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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
SAY BILL WAS
LEADER

Bill Mathews, the notorious cat
tie rustler and desperate, captured
10 years ago by Sheriff Felix Pugh
after a revolver fight. in which
Pugl shot, him. is held at Twin
Falls. Idaho. for completely in the
Union Pacific train robbery at
Omaha Mathews is declared by
others in the bad gang. already in
custody OF the federal authorities,
to betheir leader.
Dan Downer, Henry Torgenson,
Frank Grigware and Lon Golden. all
well known In Spokane, are others
under arrest for the robbery.
After his capture by Pugh for
cattling rustling near Spangle, in
1890. Mathews served four years in
Walla Walla. His criminal career
dates back 20 years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
PENALTY FALLS
ON WOMAN
Sick and Poor She Sees Husband jailed ftr
Robbing Her Fat'er.

A frail little wife, pfnched ana
worn by sickness, little to eat or
wear and less still for comfort in a
rented shack, cherries and dark
since he is gone, and one little boy,
to aid, these and husband, Loren
Laundrus, likely to go to prison,
make up the picture.
1t was drink, drink that benumb-
ed his mind and robbed him of his
reason, Landrus says, that caused
him to take the life savings of his
wife's grizzled old father, amount.
ing to between 5000 an $500. It
was liquor that made him show the
money to make his associates be-
lieve it belonged to him.
1t was his subsection to drink
that caused him to want company
in the escapade. Perhaps 1t was
Ben McFarlane's guiltless frienc.
ship that caused him to go with
Landrus. The court heard the
story told just this way, but drink
that is poor excuse when laws
are broken and an old mans saw.
ings gone.
Landrus is poor, wretchedly poor
His wife has been sick a long time
and debts are smothering them
McFarlane is luckier, though unfor.
tunately entangled in the same
meshes of the stern law that holds
his friend captive. They are
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21

This Is the Conclusion Drawn From Jury's
Failure to Convict Calhoun.

stated that he was ready to pro-
coed with a new trial AS soon as
the necessary arrangements were
made.
In answer to charges of unfair
ness made by Calhoun's attorneys
against Judge Lawlor, and repeat
ed in Calhoun's statements after
the disagreement was known,
Heney said:
Their only purpose for making
these charges against the court is
so he might, as any man might, be-
come angry at their bitter insults
and let fall some remark that they
might twist and turn until they
made 1t appear the court was pre-
JUDGED"
Denying that he Is employed by
Spreckles, Heney declared these
charges were already disproved.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
BELIEVED TO Be
0LDOFFENOER

Overpowered and held for the po.
lice by A. R. Witheril, the proprie-
tor of the Pine Grove Grocery,
which he attempted to rob, backed
by two formidable looking guns,
William Bonafils is trying to clear
himself by alleging conspiracy on
the part of his captors.
Masked with white handker-
chief and carrying sawed off shot
gun and large revolver, Bonafils,
alias "Goodchild," stepped into the
Pine Grove grocery. O3S11 Howard
street Saturday night and demand
ed the cash. He laid one gun on
the counter to reach for the cash
in the register and Witheril
bounced upon him.
C. G. Tibbits, who was just out
side, hurried to Witheril's assist
ance and Charles Gray, an employee
of the store, arrived in time to
lend a hand by threatening to shoot
Bonafils with the gun that lay on
the counter. "GOodchild" was a
good child then till the police ar
rived. and took him to the station.
Bonafils was employed by the
Mcdonald Supply Co., and was a
member of the local order of
Eagles. Though he acknowledged
to Officers Bunker and Fitzharris,
who took him to the station, that
he had been to several other stores
intending to hold them up. choos-
ing the Pine Grove grocery because
Witheril was alone, he now de-
clares he is the victim of put up
job. He alleges that he stepped
into the store to get cigar and
that his captors put the guns about
him before the police arrived to
make a case against him. He is
young and unmarried.
He is suspected of completely in
other store robberies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21

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Jail waiting to know his flnaI fates
Whatever this IA win determine
that of his wife most likely. Tho
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
FLYING LEAP SAVES TEAM.

The horses attached to delivery
wagon belonging to the Guernsey
dairy, while standing on Monroe
street near Broadway this morning,
took fright at a passing car, and
what promised to result in seri-
Gus runaway was narrowly averted
owing to the presence of mind of
the plucky driver. He rushed from
a store nearby, and, making a fly
Ing leap. managed to secure a hold
on the wagon and drew himself
into 1t In time to grasp the lines
and bring the team to a standstill
some distance from where they
started.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
SLEW man WHO
TOOK WIFE

PORTLAND. Ore. June 21.--R.
T. Dickerson, grading contractor.
this morning shot and instantly
killed H. A. Garrett, whom he 10
cused of taking his wife away from
him. Dickerson Immediately
boarded car ana rods ID this city
and surrendered to the sheriff. The
shooting occurred near I camp on
the Patton road. where Dickcrson
is In charge Of the men engaged N
grading. He refused to discuss the
case beyond stating that he fired
In self defense.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
FOUND NEW GOLD FIELD

The gold diggings in the neigh.
borhood of Fairbanks, Alaska, dur.
ing the present year. according to
reports received by Seattle bank
will yield $11,000,000. Three ships,
the st. Croix, Victoria and Senator
are now on the way to Seattle and
have on board over $l.500.000 in
gold dust.
The Kuskoquiam river valley is
the scene of another newly discov.
cred digging. an dthe stories of An.
drew Svenson. the discoverer, has
started a stampede for the new
field, which is about 200 miles up
the river.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
DEATH OF MRS. SCOTT.

The funeral Of Mrs. Margaret
Scott. mother OF County Surveyor
Allan r. Scott and Mrs. John Wet
eel, was held this afternoon at the
family residence, 110S Shannon
avenue, followed by interment. at
Fairmount. She died Saturday of
dropsy and was well and favorably
known in Spokane. She Is sur.
vived by six children, four daugh-
tiers and two sons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
SAYS JORDAN MEANT
THE SOLDIERS

BERKELEY, CAL, June 21.-Pro-
fessor Lucien Foulet, who gained
notoriety by resenting the allega.
ton of President Jordan Of Stan,
ford university, that France is q
decadent nation. is here today to
take up his dusties as professor Of
the romantic languages at the uni
versity of California. Il now be-
lieve," he said, shat Professor Jcr-
dams assertion meant to apply to
stature Of the soldiers Of the
French army. and not to the repub-
lie as a nation. The doctor should
have explained his meaning Of
terms before he used It, I am con.
tent to let the matter drop"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
NEW JESUIT CHURCH

On the site of the old st. Alloy
sius Catholic church, corner Boone
and Aston streets, there will be
built a new edifice that will be one
Of the most imposing of its kind In
the Pacific Northwest. The bare
wall alone will cost $4,000 and the
church when finished will repre-.
sent an outlay OF $4,000. The old
frame church on the corner is
about to be moved away to permit
work to begin soon on the new
structure.
Father Collier Is In charge of the
building fund and his campaign has
already yielded $4,000 for the
work and over half of the re-
mainder has been pledged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
ONE CRIME
OVERLOOKED

= The new criminal code takes =
. care Of nearly every imagin- =
= able form Of misdemeanor, =
. but there h one crime 1t has =
. overlooked entirely. This II =
= committed by the occasional =
- species Of humankind who =
= spits tobacco Juice out Of open =
. street car windows. With =
. every other window behind =
= him open and the car speeding =
. along he is enabled to thus =
. distribute his filthy output on =
= the faces Of everybody sitting =
= near window. =
. Flying spatters of tobacco =
. Juice are not commonly adver- =
= tised as advantages of Spo- .
= kane street car service. and =
. naturally the donation comes =
= in the form Of q surprise to =
= say the least. -
OF course woman may fret =
. q bit at having a COB OF 1t .
. plastered on her countenance =
. or fired down her throat. and =
= she might even object to hav- =
= ing her baby, subjected to the =
= same treatment. but both ON =
= cial and private citizens ap- =
. pear to like It. .
= The proof OF this il that no .
. spitters are recorded as being =
= deservedly kicked on Z car. =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
NEW OREGON RAILROAD

SALEM, Ore, June 21.--Articles
of incorporation for the new coast
railway, known as the Independ-
ence-Siletz Pacific railway, were
filed with the secretary of state to-
day by Independence capitalists. 1t
Is capitalized at a half million.
The road will run from a point
near Simpson. Polk county. to the
Pacific coast through the Siletz In
dian reservation. Cape Foul
Weather, Lincoln county, will be
the western terminus. The incor-
porators are o. w. Taylor, d. w.
Sears and M. Mirschberg, Independ.
ence capitalists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
FEARED LYNCHING

Troubled with an hallucination
that other boarders at the New
Lcndon lodging house were plot
ting to lynch him and that they
watched him through key holes,
Henry Holte is in the city jail sus-
pected of insanity. He came to the
police station and told a rambling
story of the threats on his life and
asked protection. He was imme-
diately locked up. He is native
of Norway. aged IS years. He will
be examined for insanity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21

that time, the work was turned
over to the board of works. The re-
suit was that the fever epidemic
showed this work had not been at
tended to and the costly emergency
measure was necessary. Under this
rule. the board of health Is now
controlling this branch. but how
long the rule will continue is un.
certain. The board of works wants
TO handle all the scavenger work
In connection with the crematory,
but II 1t does no better with It than
In the past, another state inspector
will have to pronounce Spokane a
dirty city when the next epidemic
develops. There are some new men
on the board of works, however,
but Judging from the past the hope
OF clean city depends ON the
health department.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
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DEAF MUTES TO
CELEBRATE.

. The Spokane association of Z
= deaf mutes has resolved upon Z
. a picnic of all the deaf mutes Z
. Of the county on July or 5, 4
. at Mantle park, the exact date
= not yet fully agreed upon. Z
= There will be a patriotic ad- Z
. dress in the sign language, Z
. outdoor sports and basket Z
. dinner. Z
. The Spokane Deaf associa- 4
. ton is growing, as there were Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
new TRIAL
DATE SET

SAN FRANCISCO, June 21.--
Judge Lawlor today set next Mon
day for opening the second trial OF
Patrick Colhoun. The attorneys for
the defense announced that they
would present affidavit supporting
allegations that Judge Lawlor is
biased and that Heney was never
legally appointed an assistant dis
trict attorney.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2t.-
heney Today presented motion In
court asking that second trial Of
Calhoun be called tomorrow. The
motion 10 bitterly contested by the
defense. Most Of today's session Of
Judge Lawlor's court was devoted
to the opposing arguments Of Cal
houn attorneys.
Attorney Moore accused Judge
LawIor Of being biased. He said
Heney was never legally appointed
an assistant district attorney, and
wanted time to get rulings on these
points.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21.-
The call, owned by John d. Spree
kles, is the only morning paper
here that printed an editorial on the
action of the Calhoun Jury In dis
agreeing. A poll of the jury shows
10 for acquittal. The disagreement
was announced at noon yesterday.
The Call editorial says in part:
THE simple moral of the Cal
houn trial and its outcome is that
a wicked, rich man has a better
chance of getting into heaven than
an outraged public has of getting
him into jail. The fabric of the
law gives way under the weight or
millions. The penal code was not
built to hold against the pressure
of plutocrat, especially when his
crime is coms.ltted upon the pub
lie.
"He can be tried again on the same
charge, and ought to be. He will
probably be tried again on some of
} the many charges pending agains,
him.
I'm a moral sense he takes next
to nothing. The verdict of acquit-
tai has been in circumstance equi-
yalent to not proven. The jury's
failure to agree makes the result
OF the long trial even less satisfac-
tory to Calhoun than to the small
but potent element In the commun-
ity for which the term higher ups
was invented. Probably the popu-
lar mind turns to the fact that Cal
houn presented no defense.
I'm the last two years 1t was
signaled from the camp of the graft
defense that when the head of the
United Railways came to trial
there would be confusion and rout
among his enemies, those being all
who are identified with the prose-
cntion. The defendants case was
no case at all, so far as testimony
went. He relied wholly on techni-
cal laws. In characteristic fulmina-
ton Calhoun expresses disappoint-
ment over the result and then fatty
charges that the assistant district
attorney, meaning Heney, was
bribed.
THE public we'll knows how
much credence and weight to give
such charge from such source
against such man. Also the pub
lie will know exactly what Calhoun
means when he says: 1T is for the
people of San Francisco to decide
whether criminals shall control the
Office of teh district attorney, and
the administration of their law
dragged through the mire of, cor
ruption.'
Plainly the thought behind this
utterance is that Calhoun does not
want to face another jury with a
prosecutor pledged to do his whole
duty. He has had enough of Heney.
In effect, he asks the people to
keep Heney out of the district at
torneys office"
Judge Lawlor. in addressing the
Jury after the disagreement had
been announced, severely criticised
the laws that made is possible to
prolong the selection of Jury to
period of three months. Heney
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
DEAD MOTHERS
GOOD ADVICE

A request to her children mt q
use their money legacies In riotous
living. tnt to remember that tho
money she was leaving them wAs
the result Of the hard labor Of her
self and husband. was contained ia
the will Of Mrs. Belle r. Klnnear.
admitted to probate today. 0he
leaves all her property to her two
children. William and M&hls Kim.
near. (
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
CHINESE Dies OF DRUG.

Dead in he'd with his opium pipe
and torch for cooking the pills"
lying at his side, Louie Ty. China.
man, aged about IS years. was
found In the rear Of Lewis Den's
noodle grill, 520M Main avenue. Ty
had smoked too much Of the drug,
and death ended his sweet dreams
while no one was near him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21

A CORPSE?

NEW YORK, June 21.-uncon-
firmed rumors that Hartman died
In Austria today created great con-
fusion on Wall Street. A sharp
'abrcak IN the market followed. .'S'
directors Of Dthe Union Pacific
and personal friends have received
no word. Hartman 10 supposed to
be In Vienna today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21

The state encampment of the G.
A. II. opens today at Tacoma and
delegation from the local posts
numbering 100 left here yesterday
to attend. They will visit the A.
Y..P. fair before returning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21

4 When one devours a book II indi-
Gates . taste for literature.
The Huttig news., 1909-08-21
THE NELLY IOUAvtS.
The Memphis Military Company to Drill st
 Arkansas State Fair.

The Nicely Zouaves. the crack military organization of Memphis, whose exhibitions at the Arkansas State Fair last year delighted thousands of people, have accepted an invitation to participate at the fair again this year. The Neelys are in great demand. and Capt. [ K Deffry has been beseiged with attractive offers from various fair associations but declined them all in preference to the Arkansas State Fair.
 The Nicely Zouaves have the reputation of being the best drilled and most richly uniformed military company in the U tied States. It's members are all popu- lar young business men of Mem phis and to be elected a Zouave is a distinction much sought after
The Huttig news., 1909-08-21
Just for Fun.

Statistlcians tell us that America pays more for enjoyment than most of the countries of Europe combined. Hence our next issue S leading article is timely.
 Twenty Million Dollars a Season for Fun, by Howard E. Sexton. This story will deal more especial ly with the theatrical angle of the fun-loving American s nature. Every phase of this subject is dealt with thoroughly.
 The story is interesting and will please you. Read it.
The Huttig news., 1909-08-21

architect, and J. R. Randolph has the contract for the construction of building. The building is to be onf- story and basement. built on tn colonial style. There will be Q large swimming pool in the base ment. There will by a porch fifty six feet long and fifteen feet wide across a portion of the front of the building. the middle section of which will be two stories, with massive columns.
The Huttig news., 1909-08-21
Judge Geo. W. Hays for Circuit Judge.

It is with pleasure that The News this week carries the an nouncement of Judge Geo. w Hays of Camden for reelection to the position of Circuit Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District. sub ject to the action of the Demo- cratic primary.
 Judge Hays has during the three years he has served this district on the ben sh made a reputation for himself as ju ist t a is enyied b. many older ones holding similar positions. He has given to all fair and impartial treatment and has rendered just decisions in all cases tried before him. It has been his c conscientious endeavor to keep the docket cleared as near as is possi- ble and he has succeeded admirably.
 He now asks the voters of the district for an endorsement of his past record and it is safe to say that he will receive a testimonial from their hands that will speak louder than any words we couli use in showing their appreciation for the able effort he has put forth in see. ing justice meted out to all alike.
The Huttig news., 1909-08-21
Active at 87

This would be unusual news if men and women would keep them selves free from rheumatism and all aches and pains as well as keep ing their muscles and joints linn per with Ballard's Snow Linement Sold by Union Saw Mill Go.
The Huttig news., 1909-08-21
A Weakiing

is the only way to describe the poor child that is afflicted with worms.
 No matter how much or how often
 it eats, the worms get all the nour- ishment from the food, the child gets pratcally none. White S Cream Vermifuge gets rid of the worms quickly. easily and with no bad aftereffects. Price 25 cents a bottle. Sold by Union Saw Mill Go.
The Huttig news., 1909-08-21
DisalreeahIe at Home.

Lots of men and women who are agreeable with others get cranky at home. It's not disposition, it's the liver. If you find in yourself
 that you feel cross around the house, little things worry you, just buy a bottle of Ballard's s Heroine and put your liver in shape. You and everybody around you will feel better for it. Price so cents per bottle. Sold by Union Saw Mill Co.
The Huttig news., 1909-08-21
SKUNK FARMING PR0ElIABit.
Raising of the 0dorifer0us mammals Has Be- come Important Industry Of Southwest,

Skunk farming is becoming al important industry in the South west, and yet the man who sug geSted 1t was regarded as mentally unsound. A few years ago an en- terprising, imaginative Washington correspondent sent out a purely fake story about the big money which was to be made in skunk farming, giving the Department of Agriculture as his authority. The result was that hundreds of letters poured into Washington addressed to the Department of Agriculture.
 At that time there could be giy- en but one answer, and that was that the story was fake and that there was no facts relative to the industry, but since then there has been great change. for the story did effective work. In skunk re- gions" the farmers got busy, so to speak, and several skunk farms were started. Today there are hundreds of such farms on a pay ing basis.
 The average skunk produces 9 quart of oil and the fur or skin al ways brings good price, fashi ,n regulating the value. At the pres ent time the skins which are the most valuable are the darker ones. A pure blackskin is worth from $1. 50 to $2oo. according to the quality and size; a stripped skunk skin brings in the market about so or so cents, while these with a part stripe are worth in the neigh borhood of a dollar.
 While there are no official statis- tics on record, it is known that the American skunk will begin breed ing at 1 year old. They breed twice a year and have littsrs q from five to thirteen an average of eight to the litter.
 
 It has been figured out that a man who understands skunk farm ing can begin on 20 skunks. 5 fe- males and 5 males, and in a few years he can have a healthy bank account. It is not difficult to cal culate how rapidly these 90 skunks increase in number Say you be- gin work early in the fall and that in December they breed. At once you have increase of l2O skunks. putting the average in each litter at eight. In June they breed again and the same rat o of increase is kept up, at the expiration of year and half you will have z,495 skins.
 Put the pelts at $l each. the pelts of POO male skunks would bring $2OO; the oil at so cents an once would be worth $500. Then l figuring as was done on the in crease in skunks, at the expiration of year and half you could kill 3,zOO male skunks, the pelts of which would be worth that many dollars.
 The amount of oil gathered from l this nuTber would be 29,6OC onces. worth just $l4,80o. At the expiration of four years you would have killed 300, 900 males the pelts of which would be worth $1 .89O.OOO, and the oil 15.t2o,- 900 onces. worth $z ,56O,OOC And you wouli stlll have 3,7OO,- 900 skunks left.
 It is not surprising that skunt i farming is being taken up through out the country, and if it was pos sible to deodorize the skunk the industry would be evan more pop. ular.
 DisagreeabIe at Home.
The Huttig news., 1909-08-21

Ground was broken this week at Fl Dorado for the excavation of the basement ef the home to be erect ed there ty the local lodge of Elks. The plans have been drawn by Rev. J. F. M ;Kenzie. an amateur