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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1909-05-07
Ex-Governor Joseph w. Folk

The gymnasium building at night was
filled with large and appreciative audi
ense to listen to Ex-Governor Folk OF
Missouri. He repeated the lecture deliv-
cred at other places on "The Era OF
Conscience" which was listened to with
great interest and frequently applauded.
President Bryan Of W. s. e. introduced
the speaker. Governor Folk is a large
man, weighing at least 200 pounds, and
has an intellectual cast OF cOuntenance
In speaking no attempt at oratory is
made II is plain statement Of fact in
plain language, illustrated by apt COM
parisOn, or a short story that points a
moral il it does not adorn a tale. The
governor, moreover, is in the prime of
life, being 80 years old last October
For a man Of his age he has forged
ahead wonderfully, as his prosecution of
the st. Louis booders, commenced eight
years ago, and their subsequent rout
household word and placed him among
those who are looked upon as presiden-
tial possibilities. 1t eau be said OF Folk
that be did thinge-it was not all talk,
as it was with Bryan and few others
that could be named. All who can should
hear Folk and take to heart what he
says, for it is by constant effort that the
public conscience is aroused to abuses
that exist, and constant effort is needed
to keep down the boodIer and CRATER,
who apparently never sleep. He favors
the commission plan in city government,
which has proved success at Galveston
and Keokuk, and probably will be
adopted by most municipalities in this
country His lecture wae discussion
of the duty Of voters and ofEicehOlders to
the city and the commonwealth, and
condemnation Of the bOOdler and CRATER
in public affairs, to which we say Amen
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TRACK MEET At ".
S. c. LAST SATURDAY
For First Time w. S. c. Holds
3 Northwest Records.
Ex- Governor Folk of Missouri Lee
tures in Evening to Large Audi
once on 1.-The Era of Conscience"
--Scathing Rebuke of Boodlers.

The track meet at Pullman last Sat-
from Moscow, Colfax and other towns to
witness the athletic sports az well az to
see and hear ex, Governor Folk of Mis-
souri, at the gymnasium building at
night. The day WAS perfect. Following
the uncertain climatic conditions that
prevailed during the month OF April, the
first day OF May came really as the har-
binger of spring, in which ali classes were
prepared to bask in it's loveliness. The
college band played several selections in
their usual good form, lending helping
hand to the Joy of the occasion.
The Washington State College carried
off the hOnOrs-and all the cash as we'll
defeating the University Of Idaho in
most of the contests. For the first time
in it's history w. S. c. holds three North.
west records. The most exciting event
of the day was when Nelson OF W. &. c.
quarter mile run in so 5 seconds, beat
ing the Northwest record by 2-5 of a
second. The enthusiasm knew no bounds
and the cheering lasted several minutes
COOL of W. S. c., the long distance
runner, made the mile in 4:31 % and
the two mile in 1922, breaking down
the Northwest record.
Two Northwest records were tied, the
half mile by Johnson in 200 5, and
100 yard dash by Nelson in 90 5
Every existing W S record, except in
the weight events. was broken.
Summary of Events.
Half mile run-Johnson, Clark and
North, all W 5 G; time :02 >
100 yard dasb-Neson, " s e; Mont
gomery, Idaho Lowery, " q; time
:O9 IS
Pole vau|t-Strofiecker Idaho; Dali
quist, W s G.; eagle, W S c. height IL
feet.
Shot pnt-Halm and Meade, W c.;
Jewell, Idaho; 40 feet 8 inches.
12O yard hurdles-putman, W s c.;
Driscoll, Idaho; LaFollette, W s @; time
:16.
100 yard dash-Montgomery, Idaho ;;
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

missioners, asked that o feet be vacated
from the south side Of North street near
the court house. Referred to street com.
mittee. This is in relation to the retain
ing wall at the court house washed away
last January and to be rebuilt.
Judiciary committee asked further
time on railroad ordinance. Granted.
Ordinances No. $50 and 356 we're pass
ed and are published elsewhere in this
paper.
A special committee, consisting of
Councilman Perrine and Plummer, to act
with the city attorney, was appointed to
investigate the matter OF a road from the
top OF Almota hill to connect with Wall
street, to get estimate of the costs OF
right-Of-way, etc, and report at next
meeting
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Resignation rendered.

s. Q. Armstrong, who was one OF five
gentlemen appointed by the county COM
miseioners to have charge of the finances
and general management of the Whit
man county exhibit at the Alaska.
Yukon Pacific Exposition, has rendered
his resignation to the commissioners.
Mr.. Armstrong is guarded in what he
says, giving no definite information as
to future plans, but it can be stated with
reasonable certainty that he will accept
the appointment Of state grain inspector
rendered him by Governor Hay, and also
that he will soon remove from CoIfax,
probably taking up his residence in
Tacoma,
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CITY COUNCIL BUSY
LAST MONDAY NIGHT
Pot P0urri of Measures Ap-
proved and Disapproved.
Aimota Hill Resrade Up for Consd-
GRAFTON Committee Appointed
to Look After Right of Way--
County to Take Hand in Work.

City council met Monday night, Mayor
Lippitt in the chair. Present: Council
men Dreifus, Barroll, Easum, Tiff, Per
rine, Plummer and Stravens.
The cancellation OF $19.17 against Mrs.
Jacob Urech anent the Thorn street sewer
tax, she having previously paid sewer
tax and the new assessment being of no
value to the property owned by her, was
ordered by resolution passed by the coun-
Gil.
Petition OF NJ. E. Plummer to replat all
Of block %, Perkins and Prescott's Riv-
erside addition, be being the sole owner
of said block, was referred to street com
mittee to report.
Petition Of John Monahan for liquor
license was read first time.
Petition OF E. II. Rosenkrenz to con-
struct hen house on South Meadow
street 12x4O feet was granted.
Petition Of A. j Morehead was tabled.
He asks opening OF certain streets and
alleys in the north end that have not
been opened.
Resolution approving of assessment
roll OF Improvement district No 15 for
the Improvement of Clay and Harrison
streets, there being no protests, was
passed.
Remonstrance against the 0. r & n
laying more trackage on Railroad avenue
was referred TO street committee to re-
port at next meeting.
Bills allowed as follows: Current ex-
pense fund 1886 60; water fund. SAG. 10.
Petition Of H. l. Willis for sidewalk on
Rock street was refused.
Street committee recommended that
are light be established at Wall street
bridge, which recommendation was ap-
proved.
]. r Ruply, representing county com
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Shirley & Glaesr, graduate opticians.
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Bic Real Estate Deal.

George W. Larue & Co. last Friday
bought the Jay r. Lee farm OF 7O6 acres
at Lee Siding, IL miles west of Colfax,
The consideration was $28, 500 spot cash.
Larue & Co have held an option on this
place for some time, taking it up the day
before it expired Itis considered good
buy, cheap the way real estate is selling
hereahOuts. The farm was bought as a
speculation and will be resold either as a
whole or divided into tracts. Fair i'm =
provements cover the place, including a
good IL room house. Two hundred acres
is planted to wheat, the rest is to be
summer fallOwed.
Shirley & GlRaer, graduate OPTICIANS.
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CITY AND COUNY JOIN FORCES
Almota Hill Resrade to Enter City
at West End of Wall Street.

BY reference TO the proceedings of the
city council Monday night, published
elsewhere, it will be observed that steps
have been taken to secure right Of way
OF road from grade near top of AlmOta
hill to connect with Wall street at the
bridge crossing the South Palouse river.
This is matter that has been under
consideration for some time. The coun-
tv commissioners will do the grade work
provided the city will give right of way.
This the city will undoubtedly do. As
outlined the grade will be six per cent at
the steepest point. 1t is proposed to
begin at or near the Livingstone place,
pass above the High school building and
below the English school building, max
ing a uniform and easy grade to Wall
street
Many of the property owners will give
right Of way, while one or two are die
posed to hold the city up. The city will
not begin condemnation proceedings
unless compelled to. Gen. Livingstone
is understood to be willing to give right
Of way through his property provided
good and substantial roadway is built.
This is work that will prove to be of
great benefit to farming interests lying
southwest of Colfax, they being COMPEL
ed to come down or go up what is called
the Almota grade, the lower part OF
which is steep. but by the proposed
grade will be mostly eliminated. Team
ing either way will he easier and better.
Do not overlook our garden seeds In.
land Milling & Feed Co
Plymouth rope, all sizes, sold by Whit
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Coe and Lowery, w s C: time % 5.
Broad iump-Put man. Thompson and
Phillips, all W S c.; % feet 7 inches.
Mile run-COOil end Welch w : o.;
Price, Idaho time 4:31 l s.
Hammer throw-Halm, ConOver and
Dammon, all " S c; 139 feet 213 inches.
Quarter mile run-Nelson. Lowery and
Bartlett, all " S C.: time :5O15
High jump-Putman, W s c, and Stro-
hecker, Idaho tied for first at feet 8
inches and divided the points, each tax
ing four; Van MOuItOn bird
Dlscus-Meade and Dinse, W S c.;
Jewell, Idaho; distance Ito feet inches.
22Oyard hurdles-Montgomery Idaho;
Putnam and LaFollette time :25 2 8
Two mile run-Cooil, W S c.; Price,
Idaho; Stookey, W S O; time 1922.
Relay won by North, johnson and Coe
for W 5 10, who ran in the order named.
Captain Putnam of W c was the star
individual point winner. Captain Mont
gOmery was Idaho's best individual point
winner. Putnam got II points to 13
Tor Montgomery. Hahn, Nelson and
COOL, w s c, each got 10 points
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TRACK MEET WHITMAN
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS
Fourth Annual Event Took Place
at Garfield Saturday.
Tekoa Earned "a Per Cent, Garfield
"a 1-2, RosaIia 20, Palouse 19,
Oakesdale II, Colfax g, Farming
ton 4--Summary of Events.

A large number of people assembled at
Garfield last Saturday to witness the
fourth annual track meet of Whitman
county high schools. The day was per
feet and the events we're greatly enjoyed
by all who attended. Below is given the
events in full, including names of the win
ners. Tekoa team carried away the ban
ner for relay races, championship banner
for Whitman county and six individual
medals. Following is the per cent earned
by each team represented at the meet ::
Tekoa A, Garfield 24K ROsalia %, Pa
louise 10, Oakesdale IT, Colfax 9, Farm
ington
Summary of Events.
5Oyard dash-Pratt of TekOa Let, time
5 l 5; Watson of Tekoa second, 3 5 :;
Hargrave and Hart Of Coltax, tie, 5 8
Broad jump-Miller of Rosalia 1st, dis
tauce 1919 feet; Mcclure of Oakesdale
I'd, Is feet Fredericks of Pennington
Sd, 1874 feet.
$50 yard run-Gwinn Of Garfield 1st
time :O2:16; Williams OF PalOuse I'd, :O2:-
% Watson of Tekoa and Griner of Gar
field tie, :02:23.
Discus-Love of Garfield 1st, distance
500 feet Miller of Rosalia I'd, "a 8 feet !;
Weed mark Of Palousa 30, 80 3 feet.
100 yard dash-Pratt of Tekoa Ist.
time 10 As; Mcclure OF Oakesdale and
Watson of Tekoa tie, ID and 81, IL.
220 yard hurdles-Ha:grave Of Colfax
LIST, time 80 2-5 Gwinn of Garfield and
Mueller Of RosaIia tie, I'd and Sd, 80 5
Hammer thrOw-Ludden OF ROsalia
1st, distance 1913 feet; McI}ne Of Rosalia
ID LOT feet Love Of Garfield Sd, 90
ieet
44O yard dash-Talley of Oakesdale
1st. time go 5; Stinson of Coifax q,
go 4 5; Griner Of Garfield 81, :G1.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-03
z KILLED IN TORNADO
SCOPE WAS NARROW, BUT WIND
WAS TERRIFIC.
Family Of Eight Perish-After the
House Was Wrecked Ruins
Caught on Fire.

Dallas, TeXas.-Twelve known dead,
twenty injured, at least two seriously,
property loss reaching into the thou
sands of dollars, and possibly a score
of injured, is the result of a tornado,
cyclonic in its character, which swept
over the northeastern part of Wise
county Tuesday evening.
Several small towns were visited by
the hurricane, but none were entirely
swept away, although each suffered Sc
rious damage. The greatest loss Of life
occurred in the country districts. The
destruction of one farm house alone
caused the death rate to amount to
eight. This single tragedy Of the storm
occurred near Slidell, near the Wise
county line, and located about midway
between Decatur and Gainesville. The
farm house of Ira Rice was crushed in
by. the furious wind, and the family Of
eight members pinned beneath the
wreckage. A light in the house at the
time of the disaster caused the ruins
to become ignited and, famed by the
strong wind, the flames snuffed out the
lives of the helpless victims.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-03
MILLIONAIRE Is SHOT DEAD.
D. n. Duncan Of Pine Bluff, Killed
by Discharged Employee.

Pine Bluff, Ark, March.-D. Henry
Duncan, millionaire and vice-president
and secretary of the Bluff City Lumber
Company, one of the largest lumber mills
in the South, with plants at Clio and
kearney, this county, and general offices
here, was shot five times and instantly
killed at the boarding house of Mrs.
Lucy Throwers in Clio Monday. The
killing was done by Jone Day, master
mechanic for the company at Clio. Day
is under arrest on a charge of murder
at Rison, Ark, having surrendered after
the tragedy.
Duncan's body was brought here and
prepared for burial. The tragedy has
thrown this entire section into excite
ment, owing to the prominence of both
parties. The cause of the tragedy is not
given, but Day is believed to have
blamed Duncan for his resignation, which
was asked for in a letter last Friday,
written by John F. Rutherford, president
of the lumber company. Day claims self.
defense and declares that Duncan reached
for his revolver after telling him that
one of them must die.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-03
MARINES GO BACK TO SHIPS
Men Restored to Same Duties Per-
formed Before.

Washington.-The last remaining YES.
tige of the Roosevelt order taking ma.
rines off the battleships and cruisers Of
the United States navy wa swept away
Friday, when President Taft, after the
matter had been considered at a cabinet
meeting, directed that an order be issued
restoring the marines to exactly the same
duties they performed prior to being or.
dered ashore. After congress had placed
a provision in the navy appropriation
bill to the effect that a certain percent
age of the marine corps should be as
signed to ship duty, an order was issued
the day before President Roosevelt went
out of office restoring the marines to the
ships, but placing them under the orders
of the captains Of the vessels on which
they were to serve
Under the old order of things, the ma
rines were given specific duties. One Of
these was to man certain guns of the Sec
ondary battery. The order placing them
under the direction Of the ships captain
made it possible to assign the marines to
any sort Of duty and to deprive them Of
manning any part of the ships bat.
terry.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-03
NLLABY'S WIVES MEET.
Agree to Work Together to Put Him
in Prison.

Norman, Okla.-'I shall not 90 back
to my home in Hollandale, Miss, until
| have seen Killaby behind prison
walls" said Mrs. Killaby No. /, when
leaving Norman today, after a confer.
ence with Mrs. Killaby No. 2 in regard
to pushing the prosecution of VIM. H.
Killaby, to whom both women claim to
have been married. Sand | will help
you to put him there" sighed Mrs. Xii.
laby No. 2.
A year ago the romance started be.
tween Killaby and Miss Mabel freezing,
of Norman, when both were coming
from st. Louis. He told of his vast
mines in Mexico, and a lively CORE.
spondence started, which resulted in the
marriage of the two here about seven
weeks ago. The happy couple left fo1
Mexico, and upon their arrival there
they found Killaby's wife. His last
wife returned heart-broken to her moth.
er here. Now, in the last few weeks,
another wife appears on the scene. She
is Mrs. Killaby No. 1, from Hollandale,
Miss, and she will push the prosecution
of Killaby, with the assistance of Mrs.
Mabel freezing Killaby, of this place.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-03
JUDGE MUZzLES PRESS.
Forbids Testimony in Murder Case
Being Printed in Papers.

Amite, La.-Judge Ellis issued per-
emptory orders Wednesday f%orbidding
newspaper representatives from sending
out, either verbatim or in substance,
the testimony of witnesses in the trial
of Avery Blount for the killing of
Benjamin Breeland, his wife and daugh-
ter.
He reinforced the order by the dec
l~aration that if it was violated all news
paper men would be barred from the
courtroom, and, if necessary, sent to
Jail. There are nine trials yet to be
held that will be directly or indirectly
affected by the present hearing, and the
securing of juries for the rest of them
may be made impossible, says the
prosecution, by publication of the testi.
mony.
The judges action provoked strong
protest from the newspapers represent
ed, in view of the deep public interest
attaching to the trial. Tonight Judge
Ellis informed the newspaper men in
attendance that he had concluded he
would not try to prevent them from
sending out their reports in full, but
that he had directly appealed to their
papers not to print the testimony.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-03
MDNAPERs ARE ARRESTED,
Had $0,645 in satchel-W Were on
WAY to the Depot.

Cleveland, DIN the arrest here Tues.
day of a man and a woman having 49,
100 in their possession, the police be-
lievc they have captured the kidnapers
of Willie Whitla. In fact, the woman
in the case, who is greatly excited, ad.
mitted that she had been responsible for
the kidnapping. When placed in custody
at the central police station she said
to Capt. Shattuck:
II am the one who planned the whole
thing. There will be trouble for me
and hell in Sharon tomorrow"
Beneath the woman's skirts was
found $1,000. All of it but $40 was
bound in packages with the original slips
placed on the money when Whitla took
it from the bank, still around it.
Capt. Shattuck and Detective Frank
Wood made the arrests in the east end
of the city. When near the police sta
ton the man broke away from Detec.
tive Wood and ran toward an alley.
The policeman fired two shots from his
revolver into the air and the man
stopped. The woman made no attempt
to escape.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-03
3.CEN7 RATE RESTORED
EIGHTEEN ROADS CONFER WITH
STATE OFFICIALS.
Order Effective April 1O-Railroads
and Legislature Have Prac-
tically Agreed.

st. Louis, Mo.-The Scent local ticket
rate and the 2,00O-mile interchangeable
book will be put into effect April 10, &C
cording to an official statement issued by
the eighteen railroads in Missouri Fri.
day. The statement was issued after the
return of the railroad representatives
from Jefferson City, where conferences
on the passenger rate question were held
with Gov. Hadley, Attorney General Ma.
jor and members OF the railroads com
mittee Of the legislature.
The statement also announces that &C.
tions to test the validity of the 2.cent
laws in adjoining states will be brought
at once. After stating that the most
cordial good feeling existed during the
conference at Jefferson City, the state
ment reads:
As the matter now stands, as between
the railroad proposition and that of the
executive and legislative departments,
there is a difference which might be elias.
sifed as detail.
In other words, the establishment oil
the 3-cent basis for through and inter.
state rates will not be objected to, and
a %2,ooo-mile interchangeable mileage
book, upon a basis of 2 cents net, is &C.
ceptable to both sides. The state ia.
vors a 500-mile book, good upon an in.
dividual railroad and for bearer at 2 ID
cents per mile.
The railroads offer, in lieu of this, 4
50O-mile book, good over all of the rail
roads in the state and for bearer, at
1-2 cents per mile, and upon an indi'
vidual railroad a 500-miIe book, good
for owners only, for 2 IA cents per mile,
All mileage books in both cases to be
good for n year.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-03
ROOSEVELT OFF TO juNGLES
Whistles Screech and Guns Boom as
Hamburg Puts Out to Sea.

New York.-Waving a parting fare
well with his black SLOUGH hat, his face
beaming in the morning sun as he stool
on the captains bridge of the steam
ship Hamburg, ex-President Theodore
Roosevelt, now Americas most distin.
guished private citizen, sailed Tuesday
for his long-planned African 'safari."
He left his native shores amid the
cheers of thousands of persons who
swarmed the Hamburg-American line
pier, the whistles of countless river
craft and the thunderous reverberations
of the ex-president's salute of thirteen
guns from Forts Hamilton and Wads-
worth.
Besides the figure of the former chief
magistrate, as the big steamship slipped
out of her dock, stood a young lad,
seemingly detected as he wistfully gazed
at the cheering multitude on the pier
below. 1t was Kermit Roosevelt, son
of Mr.. Roosevelt, who accompanied his
father as official photographer on the
expedition. Father and son, both clad
in brilliant buff-colored army coats,
which shone in the sun, remained on
the bridge on the trip down the bay, and
acknowledged with sweeps of their hats
the saIutes of the vessels.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-03
The Selfish Hoskins.

Prof. Charles Zueblin of the Univer.
city Of Chicago was discussing his re-
cent lecture, 1.-THE Family" wherein
he advocated a compulsory six months
interval between marriage license and
marriage.
Marriage is entered on too hasti-
ly," he said. "The six months inter-
val should be an interval of thought.
Thought would cure many of the ills
of marriage. Unselfshness would per-
haps cure more.
"%Selishness in marriage is on the
mans side. Too many men look at
every question from one point of view,
the selfish one, only.
1T is like Hoskins Of the Lake
Shore drive.
"'You are willing said Mrs. Hos
kins, to lay out $1,000 a month on
your wine and cigar bill, but you grum-
Bile like a bear when l want a few
hundred for a dinner gown
WELL snarled Hoskins. can I
smoke and drink a dinner gown"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-03
KILLS HIS DAUGHTER
Tragedy Occurred in Crowded New
York Thoroughfare.

New York.-Within sight of several
of her school teacher friends and pupils
on the way to school, through a crowd
ed street on the upper east side today,
Miss Anna A Mangano, a teacher in the
public school on East One Hundred and
Second street, was shot and instantly
killed by her father, a court interpreter,
who had been following his daughter
and calling to her to stop. As she kept
hurrying on, he drew his revolver from
his overcoat pocket and fired two shots
at his daughter. He then turned the
revolver on himself, but was prevented
from carrying out his purpose by y
young man, who grappled with Man
gano. Two more shots were fired while
the men struggled, but both went wild.
Mangano broke away, but was over.
taken and arrested by two policemen.
Several school teachers who were pass
ing ran to the place where the girl fell
and Immediately identified her. She
was dead when they reached her.