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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
PUCH DODCES QUASHED -
INDICTMENT SITUATION

II consider the matter of the
Stafford indictment up to Special
Prosecutor d. w. Hurn, and not up
to this office" stated Prosecuting
Attorney Fred c. Pugh this morn
ing when asked as to the possibility
of the prosecutors filing informa
tons against the indicted county
officials who were freed on a
technically by the five superior
court judges of this county.
las for the Atkinson indictment,
l. have. not paid much attention to
it: my time being absorbed in what
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

put his hand to.
Old Marley was as dead as n
door nail.
Mind! | don't mean to say that
know. of my own knowledge, what
there is particularly dead about a
door nail. might have been. in
clined, myself, oregard coffin
nail as the deadest piece of iron
mongery in the trade. But the wis
dom of our ancestors Is in the
smile; and my unhallowed hands
shall not disturb 1t, or the country's
done for. You will therefore per-
NIT me TO repeat, emphatically, that
Marley was as dead az door nail
Scrooge knew he was dead? OF
course he did, How could Il be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

him In only one respect. They often
"came down" handsomely, and
Scrooge never did.
Nobody ever stopped him in the
"My dear Scrooge. how are you?
When will you come TO see me?"
No beggars implored him to bestow
a trifle, no children asked him what
1t was o'clock, no man or woman
ever once in all his life inquired
the way to such and such a place
OF Scrooge. Even the blindmen's
dogs appeared to know him; and
when they saw him coming on,
would tug their owners into door
ways and up coutts. and then
would wag their tails as though
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
KING
LEOPOLD
DYING

BRUSSELS, Dec. 13.--king Leo
pold is dying, according to an an
npuncement made by one OF HE
physicians early today. u stated
that his end is approaching rapidly,
and that the aged monarch's death
Is but question of few hours.
Cardinal Mercier, shortly before
noon, administered extreme JUNCTION
to the dying king. According 70
the news from the palace, leopold
realizes his end 10 near. Prince
Albert Of Flanders 10 at the palace,
prepared 10 assume lmmediatsiy
the duties Of administration that
will fall to him should his royal
uncle die.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
Ora TITUDE DUE WHITNEY
-. AND HUTCHINSON

for new grounds and buildings, the
state board of control signified it's
intention of putting up temporary
wooden building with the hope that
another legislature would consent
to the transfer of the home to Or.
ting, Wash. 1t was then that Sen
ators Hutchinson and Whitney
again stepped in and served notice
that they would file injunction pro-
ceedings against the board If any,
thing of the kind were undertaken.
The wooden shack was not built.
The board of control is under Or
ders from the governor and is
looked upon as part of his political
machine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

While the people of Medical Lake
are thankful to Governor Hay for
getting, on the band wagon" at
this time in the movement to hold
the school for the feeble minded
youth at that place. they recognize
that their chief debt of gratitude in
this particular is due to Senators
X. A. Hutchinson and Whitney. who
defeated the effort in the senate to-
move the school away from Spo-
kane county. -.
Even after the legislature had
made an appropriation of 500. 900
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
G. w. CASSIDY GETS DIVORCE.

George w. Cassidy was granted
a divorce from Margaret Cassidy by
Judge Hinkle this morning, but the
wife was awarded the custody of
their three children, 500 attor-
ney's fees, and SIS Per month for
the maintenance of the children
after August l, 1910. Mrs. Cassidy
was also given the community
property in Morgan's addition as a
home for herself ana children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

you saall 'railroading' I. w. WIS to
prison. ] shall take up these con-
spiracy cases and rush them to a
completion, making the FilignO
case the test in the superior court,
and then turn my attention to 9th
er matters"
This statement does not enlight-
en- those who feel that it is the
duty of the prosecutors office to
carry ont the will of grand jury,
even though those charged with
wrongdoing are set at liberty on
technically, as well as 1t is his
duty to 60 after "cOnSpirators."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

PALOCIOS, Texas, Dec. 13.--Al-
though the water was shallow
enough for them to wade ashore,
7. Clark and son waited in a
stranded launch here yesterday,
during a storm, until rescue party
arrived. The con was frozen to
death and Clark was unconscious.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
new
SUPREME
JUSTICE
TENNESSEE JUDGE SELECTED
BY TAFT TO SUCCEED
PECkHAM.
NV United Press,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The
nomination of Judge Horace H.
Lurton of Nashville, Tenn, to sue
coed the late Rufus w. Peckham
as associate justice of the United
States supreme court, was sent to
the senate today by President Taft.
Judge Lurton, formerly chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of Ten
nessee. at the time of his recon-
mendation by the president, was
judge of the United States circuit
court Sixth judicial district to
which he was appointed in 1898. He
is 65 years old and for many years
has been the presidents warm per-
sonal friend.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
THE UN|QuENESS OF
!. THE SUNDAY PRESS

fhe Sunday Press will be a time
hoped publish the
the first Sunday in the " ~
tumor the tho funny
part OF me sunday Press will be it's
he most popular four page cooed supplement
an probably seen previous
VIII contain the kazenjammer Kids all the
oter comca stunts II will be the
ever printed in Spokane " N'p"'
But while humo is the JOY of the
ana news right off the fire of
ne sunday rress VIII be peemnent in
on Oh nese subjects The magazine section will have
that strange special
SUNDAY force Will be engaged throughout in collecting
OF The
donP
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
AID GIVEN DESTITUTE CASE
DESCRIBED IN THE PRESS

An investigation has been
Of the of restitution the family
in Peaceful valley Kenyon
OF the club called following mention Of the The Press
the club thai they
ser than represented The Press and Immediately
to GM the old people,
They raising fund for the payment of the
Of will welcome additional
that be left the home of MIR. and Mrs Kenyon
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
FOUND
IN POOL Of
BLOOD
DOG TORE HIS THROAT TO
TATTERS-TRAGEDY IN
NEW YORK.
ny United Press)


, NEW YORK Dec IA hor-
; rible story of a battle to
, death between a man and a
, huge bulldog, in which the
man was killed and left lying
in a pool of his own blood,
, was told today at the coro-
, ner's inquest into the death Of
, Carl Limpert.
The dog that figured in the
, unique tragedy was the prop
} erty of Imports sister. The
, animal had developed an In :
tense hatred for Limpert. and !
, on several occasions attacked I
, him savagely. Despite Linn
, pert's advice, the woman re-
, fused to part with her pet.
, Early yesterday, when Linn
pert entered his sisters flat,
he found the dog in sole pos
session. Ferociously the brute
flung himself upon the man
and for nearly half an hour
the combatants rolled about
the floor in a deadly struggle,
Limpert being unable to gain
the door. Later In the day
Imports dead body was
found lying ON the floor beside !
an overturned table. His
throat was torn into shreds
and his head and shoulders !
, lay in a fast drying pool OF
} blood. The dog. his muzzle
, stained with fast darkening
; red and his head and body :
bleeding from gashes received
, when he had been hurled
, against by his human antagon-
D list, covered in a corner. Z
. Q 90 600 80,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
PET DOG KILLS MAN I'M A VERY STRANGE DUEL
CHARLES J. BLAINE'S
; LAST LOVE Letter
Passionate Avowal of Love and
Forgiveness to His Wife.

Hastily pennng passionate avowal Of love and forgive
to his wife, whose frvotes, he alleged wrecked his
life and drove him mad with sorrow Charles j. Blaine,
foreman in MCGOWAN Brothers, hardware store tern-
mated his grief and mental suffering by firing bullet into
his head, he lay in bed at the Temple Court building
this morning
Enough of the painful secrets of his heart vuged
in his farewell letter to his wife and the public show
the world the Of his act but for the sake of the
families of he charges in part with the destruction
of his happiness he carried the secrets of their identity
with him to his grave.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

they said. mo eye at oil is better
than an evil eye. dark master!"
But what did Scrooge care! II
was the very thing he liked. ITO
edge his way along the crowded
paths of life, warning all human
sympathy to keep its distance. was
what the knowing ones call nuts.
to Scrooge.,
Once upon time-of all the good
days in the year, on Christmas eva
old Scrooge sat busy In his count
inghouse. II was cold. bleak. biting
weather; foggy withal; and he
could hear the people in the court
outside. go wheeling up and down.
Continued on Page Sha
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been my murderer, brace up and
be better woman, for ! will be
watching you all the while. Good
bye. James,"
The strange statements printed
here are only a few of the extracts
taken from the half legible letter.
written across the pages of a saw
ings bank book, but they tell plain
ly the cause of the suicide. 1t has
not yet been learned who Hughes
really is. Blaine mentioned him in
another part of his letter as hav
ing spoiled his pleasure at ball
game.
while | lay asleep. He must quit
his employment and go away!
"When you realize that you have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
STAVE ONE.
MarIey's Ghost.

Marley was dead, to begin with.
There is no doubt whatever about
that. The register of his burial
was signed by the clergyman. the
clerk, the undertaken and the chief
mourner.- Scrooge signed ii. And
Scrooge's name was good upon
Change for anything he chose to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
UL1|MATUM
To ROADS
j. BY HAWlEY
SAYS ALL SWiTCHMEN WEST
OF BUFFALO MAY
STRIKE.
(By United Press.)

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 13.-Presi-
dent Hawley of the Switchmen S
union delivered today an ultimatum
to the railroads in the shape of a
public announcement that unless
the striking members of his organ.
iZation were back at work before
Christmas every switchman west of
Buffalo would strike before Jan
uary /.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

Today The Press begins printing
Charles Dickens "a Christmas
Carol" which Is generally consid.
cred the greatest Yuletide story
ever written. This Is the time of
all times to read 1t. The story will
run during this and next week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

RACINE, Wis, Dec. 13,-With a
loss of about 100000, the Racine
Manufacturing Co.'S plant, which
manufactures piano stools, burned
last night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Dec, 13.-Fly-
ing around lake here yesterday
in the Glenn Curtiss aeroplane,
Charles Hamilton made success
full flight of two and half miles in
three and a half minutes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
HE STOPS TRAIN FOR BOTH
FRITZ Scheff Hats Mrs. Harrmans Rolling Stock in
Heart of Arizona Desert.

pASO Texas, 13-Fritzl stopped one o
she took bath The train running rocking
water insisted on hitting The ceiling of her private
train the first siding which happened to be STEMS Pass He ee
Schef remaining
finished The order complied WITH Miss Scheff
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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
LOWER DUTY ON NEWS
PRINT PAPER PROPOSED
House Committee Would Put
Ground Wood on Free List

WASHINGTON. Feb. ia reduction
in the duty on news print paper from
s6 a ton to 81 a ton, the placing of
ground wood on the free list and the
establishment of duty of one twelfth
cent a pound on mechanically ground
wood pulp are the recommendations of
the select committee on pulp and paper
investigation, which reported to the
house today
The paragraph recommended for in
sertion in the tariff bill, placing a duty
of one-twelfth of cent per pound on
mechanically ground wood pulp, pro-
vides that the article shall be admit
ted free from any country, dependency
or other subdivision of a government
that does not forbid or restrict the ex-
portation of, or does not impose an ex-
port duty or charge upon. mechanically
ground wood or pulp for use in the
manufacture of wood pulp.
The duties recommended for print
paper are: On print paper valued at
more than "a cents per pound, one
tenth of cent per pound, and on paper
valued at more than "a cents pound
and not more than 2 Il cents per pound,
two-tenths of a cent per pound
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
ISSUE BONDS TO
TAKE UP DEBT
Southern Pacific to Sell $751;
100000 Twenty Year Four
Per Cent Paper
Proceeds Will Be Diverted to
Expenditures for Extension
on Subsidiary Lines

NEW YORK, Feb. 19--Directors of
the Southern Pacific company, which
controls and operates the Southern Pa
cihc railroad. today authorized an issue
of sS2,OOO,0O0 20 year per cent bonds.
convertible into common stock at $3.50
per share.
At the same time the directors in
creased the common stock of the South
ern Pacific company by s100,oOO,0O0, to
provide for the conversion of the bonds.
1t was announced that s45.500.000 of
this bond issue would be offered TO the
share holders. and this amount had
been underwritten ty the banking firm
of Kuhn. Loeb & Co. Holders of COM
mon or preferred stock will be allowed
to subscribe for the new bonds on or
before April 90. 1909. at 96, with ad-
justment of interest. The bonds viii
be convertible until June /. 1903, al
$3.50, or viii be redeemable at 105 upon
any semiannual interest date after
March 1, 1914.
1t is understood that the proceeds OF
the bond issue will be used to cover the
Southern Pacific's expenditure for the
extension of subsidiary lines, amount
ing to $103, 100000.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
STEEL TRUST WILL
MODIFY PRICES
Announces Plan to Create Open
Market and Stimulate
the Industry
Cut to Follow Action OF Smaller
Concerns in Making Re-
ductiOns

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-An open mar
ket in the iron and steel trade that
manufacturers believe will lead to
stimulation of the industry was Gre
ated late today, when former Judge
Gary, chairman of the directorate of
the United States steel corporation.
made an official announcement that
.the leading manufacturers of iron and
steel have determined to protect their
customers and for the present sell at
such modified prices as may be neces-
sary with respect of the different COM
modities in order to retain their fair
share of the business"
The prices which may be determined
upon will be given by the manufac-
turers to their customers direct.
The action of the leading manufac-
turers in erecting an open market fol-
lowed a series of conferences that have
been held here for the last three days
by Gary and the heads of the various
subsidiaries of the corporation, together
with officials of other steel manufacture
ing companies.
Gary, in the official statement, says
that the smaller steel manufacturing
concerns for one cause or another, par
ticularly the tariff agitation, have be-
come more or less excited and demoral-
ized and have been selling their prod
ucts below the prices generally main
tanned, and this led to unreasonable
price cutting by certain manufacturers
who, though opposed to a change felt
the necessity of protecting their Gus
toners.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
Pen Pictures of
Central America

THE first of series of 20
articles on Central Amer
lea, especially written for
The Call by Frederick
Palmer, the famous war corre-
spondent. will be printed Mon
day, February %. These articles
are the result OF painstaking
study of conditions in the Latin
republics and are told in the lu-
cid and vigorous style by which
this writer is known among the
foremost literary men of the
day.
The series will cover all the
different phases of politics and
finance, and deal with the per-
sonal side of such men as Diaz
and Cabrera, showing the inner
workings of the plots that are
the bases of the revolutions
which have brought about such
chaotic conditions.
Palmer has written about each
one of his subjects in an imper-
sonal way. He shows the rela-
tionship between this country
and the Central American states
and how the United States can
be of service in their upbuilding.
declaring that The United States.
must establish a bureau of Carib-
bean relations and our ministers
must have authority to insist on
certain reforms"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
COMMUNION WINE
ALONE CAN BE SOLD
Alright Prohibition Bill in Kan
sas Bars Even Doctors
Prescription

TOPEKA. Kan, Feb. 19.-When Gov
ernor Stubbs signs the anti-Iquor bill
passed by both the house and senate
Kansas will have a prohibition law
which is absolutely alright, even pro-
viding that physicians shall not pre-
scribe liquor for the use of patients
The senate today accepted the house
amendment barring physicians pre-
scriptions.
This bill is the outgrowth of the
crusade against the Joints" by Attor.
ney General Jackson. 1t provides that
any person who shall sell or barter
any spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented
or other intoxicating liquors shall be
guilty OF a mfsdemeanor and shall be
punished as hereafter provided"
The punishment is fine for each
offense of 500 to $500 and imprison-
ment of from 80 to go days in Jail.
There is just one exception made in
the act, the sale of wine for communion
purposes. The new act also does away
entirely with the drug store permits to
sell liquor. as the old law providing for
this is repealed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
Take Up Floating Debt

The issue of bonds authorized yester-
day by the Southern Pacific company is
for the purpose of taking up the large
floating debt of the company.
1t is the practice of the Southern Pa
cif1c Company of Kentucky (the holding
company TO finance the extensions and
terminal purchases required for devel-
opment of the subsidiary companies, of
which the Southern Pacific railroad is
the most important. This system is
a consolidation of the Southern Pacific
of, California, of Arizona and of New
Mexico. The outstanding floating debt
for such extensions has been incurred
chiefly for the Bay Shore cut off, the
Dumbarton point bridge and approaches
and for extensive railroad building in
Mexico, where Hartman has a eonces-
sion to build 1900 miles of road. The
money for these extensions was raised
on short time notes. which will shortly
be retired. The conversion terms Of
fered make the bonds an attractive
issue.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
R. Mead Shumway Is Granted
Stay Hour Before Time
of Execution
Makes Preparations to Die and
Death Warrant Is Read
Before Court Acts
Af11davits Show That One Juror
Who Convicted Him Com
mitted Suicide

LINCOLN. Nebr-, Feb. 1s.-With only
an hour TO live, under the terms of the
death warrant, r. Mead Shumway was
reprieved by the supreme court this
afternoon and a stay of sentence grant
ed until March 5. Shumway was con-
demned to die for the murder of Mrs
Sarah Martin, September 3, 1907
The reprieve was not granted until
the showing was made in affidavits that
one OF the jurors who sat in the case
committed suicide because of remorse
':over his acquiescence in the death pen
atty; and a further affidavit that Shum-
way was struck on the head when a
boy and that his mind was affected in
consequence.
=. +. G. Hamer, who worked for Shum-
ways reprieve, viii seek q commuta-
-tion Of the sentence TO life imprison-
ment.
> ShOmway was prepared to die. He
had put on his death suit-a dark gray
Instead Of the usual black; had eaten
his last dinner; had heard the death
+. warrant read TO him; had told Sheriff
~rrude that ne would not be in prison
Il he had had fair trial; and had
> listened TO the ministrations of a cler-
gyman. A crowd OF $50 waited in the
cold hrOomcorn warehouse. and the
hangman was leaning against the scat
fold waiting for his victim.
g. Then the warden ran across the court
crying out the reprieve, and Shumway,
for. time, was saved.
The evidence on which Shumway was
convicted was purely circumstantial.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
ASKS WORLD CONFERENCE
CONSERVING RESOURCES
President Will Send Invitations
to FOrty-five Nations

WASHINGTON, Feb. $50 thor
oughly impressed is President Roose-
welt with the necessity of conservation
of the natural resources of the world
that today he directed Secretary of
State Bacon. at the suggestion of the
North American conservation confer
ence in session here, to extend a for
NAL invitation to foreign powers TO
participate in an annual conference to
deal with this important problem. TO
be held at The Hague in September.
The announcement of the proposed
international gathering was made by
President Roosevelt following a lunch
con which he gave in honor of the
commissioners from this country. Can
ada and Mexico who are in attendance
upon the North American conservation
congress In addition Ambassador
Bryce of Great Britain, Senator Knox
and others were present. Knox, who is
to be secretary Of state in Tafts cabi-
net is in hearty sympathy with the
idea of a worlds conference.
All of the As nations represented at
The Hague peace conference will be
invited to participate.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
CANADIANS THREATEN
THE HALIBUT TRADE
Complaint of Encroachment Be-
yOnd Three Mile Limit

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 19.-The fish
ing interests of Puget sound will carry
to the state department in Washington
protest against the reported seizure
by the Canadian government of Hecate
strait and Dixon entrance.
The action is said to be an attempt to
extend Canadian power beyond the
three mile limit. If the Canadian con
tention is granted. the halibut trade of
Tacoma and Seattle will be seriously
crippled. it is alleged. and several fish
ing steamers will be forced out of bust
ness.
The Canadians accuse the Americans
of crossing the three mile limit re-
peatedly and of violating other regula-
tlons. Captain Newcomb of the British
nshing cruiser Kistrel accuses the
Americans of stealing 1900 pounds OF
halibut this month
The popularity of the Union Square
Hotel dining room and grill is gaining
every day.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-20
WOULD BAR CHILDREN
FROM THE BULL FIGHTS
Mexican Educator Says Sport
Caused Spain's Downfall

ToRREON, Mex, Feb. 19.-To how
great a degree has bull fighting had to
do with the decline of Spain as a world
power2
This question is raised by Andres
Osuna. director of public education.
who asked the state government OF
CoahuiIa to enact an order prohibiting
school teachers and children from at
tending bull fights. Senior Osuna con-
tends that witnessing such brutal ex-
hibitions as bull lighting tends to
harden the minds of students and make
them unfit for citizenship.
The bull ring. contends Senior Osuna,
has been responsible for the decline of
Spain as a world power just as gladia-
torial contests and similar bloody eX-
hibitions caused the decline OF the
Roman empire.