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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
TOBACCO TRUST
SHOWN Up

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Her-
bert Knox Smith, commissioners of
corporations, today submitted re-
port showing that the American
Tobacco Co. represents a total net
capitalization Excluding INTERIOR
porate holdings) of over $316,000,-
900, A very small group of 10
stockholders controls GO per cent
of the outstanding voting stock of
the American Tobacco Co.,
through which company the entire
combination is controlled.
The report sets forth the lists of
subsidiary companies controlled,
including over twenty hitherto
secretly controlled, so-called DO
gus independent concerns
From the time of it's origin, in
1890, to the end of 1906, the
growth of the combination pro-
portionate control of the plug,
smoking and snuff branches of the
industry has as whole been
steady and great, until it practical.
ly controls the business.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
MAY JAR
jim HILL

Just as was anticipated, the
Great Northern has absolutely re-
fused to aid Prosecuting Attorney
F. C. Pugh in his efforts to bring to
light the relations of Judge M. j.
Gordon, former counsel for the
Great Northern, and Judge Milo A.
Root, former justice of the supreme
court of the state. 1t has likewise
refused to throw any light on the
alleged shortage of Judge Gordon
with the company, which people in
the confidence of the railroad esti-
mated to be as much as $4,000.
And worse still, it has even refused
to lend it's aid to the state In the
prosecution of the case against
Gordon for the Sparrow shortage OF
$4,000, for which Gordon was ar
rested and is under bond of $780,
900.
But the prosecutor is not yet
through with the Great Northern.
Since the big corporation has con-
cluded to stand on its dignity and
refuse to aid in the prosecution of
Judge Gordon, it is quite likely that
the prosecutor Office of Spokane
county may have surprise or two
in store for Jim Hills road before
they get through with it.
What steps will be taken to bring
the Great Northern to time Will not
be given out just now, but some
thing is brewing. Prosecutor Pugh
thinks he has enough.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
MRS. COTTRELL
ASKS NEW TRIAL

Judge Hinkle tomorrow will hear
the argument for a new trial in the
case of Mrs. May Cottrell, convict
ed of having forged d. p. jenkins
name to a check for $50. In the
event of the court refusing to
grant it the case will be appealed.
The check was passed at the Blake
ley store. and Mrs. Cottrell, who
had been employed by Colonel Jen.
kins as his housekeeper, claimed
that she was in Seattle at the time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
TREASURE BURIED
In CIVIL WAR
FOUND

DANVILLE. Ky, Feb. 25.-Bur-
led treasure comprising $22,500 in
gold and silver coins, and $4,000
worth of diamonds, revolver, and
several thousand dollars in Con-
federate money was found today by
III. s. Hensley and Albert Pawley
under hearthstone in the old resi-
. dence of the late Nathan Ross,
near Paint Lick.
II was hidden during the guer-
rilia war times when "One Armed"
Sam Berry's gang terrorized the in
habitants Of central Kentucky.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
NOTHING TO STOP HIM NOW.

SALEM, Ore, Feb. Ex-Governor
Chamberlain is working hard to
complete the mass of work heaped
upon him since the legislature ad-
journed so he can go to Washing
ton to assume his duties as senator.
He will go not later than the first
of next week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
HAND MANCLED AND
BLEEDING TO DEATH

While he was feeding a shingle
saw in a mill on Peone prairie
just before noon today, George
Forker's hand was almost severed.
Drs. Roark and Eikenbarry were
delayed by the breaking down of
an auto, and Forker was in dan
ger of bleeding to death at PAS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
OLD OHIO ON A TEAR.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 25.-The
Ohio river passed flood stage to-
day under the continued thaw. In
terurban cars connecting river
towns were forced to suspend and
factories in bottom lands closed
their doors, laying off 5000 en-
ployes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
ROBBERS ROUSE THE TOWN.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 25.-The
postoffice at Roseville was robbed
early today of $3.50 and $50 in
stamps. The explosion OF the safe
aroused the two, but when the
alarm was given, the robbers were
gone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
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FRANCES BIRTH RATE
NO LONGER BACKWARD

PARIS, France, Feb. 25.--
They've criticised the stork
so much in France from the
pulpit, the university plat
forms, in the magazines and
other places that the bird
) has got ashamed of himself.
Statistics just completed
) show that the birth rate Of
) the country, which was 60
} ing backward for a short
} time is now on the increase.
} The total gain for 1908 was
} 1906 souls.
The figures for the first
half of the year show again
) that the restriction of births
is practically nationwide
habit. The peasants of the
wine-growing districts of the
) southwest have as low a
birth rate as the peasants of
} the more advanced central
} departments. The western
valley of the Loire yields a
stretch Of increasing, though
slowly increasing, popuIa-
) ton.
Brittany and the extreme
northwest contributed an in
} crease Of over 1850. Paris
alone among the great cities
showed an excess of births
) over deaths, and that only
by 1850, in a population of
) nearly 100000.
80 90 . >4>%>
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
REMEMBERED FIRE BOYS.

A present in the form of a check
for $40 for the firemen's hospital
fund. and box of cigars for the
laddie was presented this morning
TO the fire department by the Pol
son Implement Co. The gift came
AZ tnken OF appreciation and
thanks for the work done by the
firemen In fighting the fire that
broke OUT 10 the Poison Implement
Coz warehouse Tuesday night,
nearly costing the life OF = work.
man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
TAKES VENGEANCE
DENIED BY COURT

. SALEM, Ark, Feb. 25.-
. After thrusting a dirk into I
. the body Of John w. Jones,
. whom she accused of be- I
. traying her, Lizzie kissee is I
. in jail today. Jones is ex-
, pested to die. He was in. I
. dicted on her complaint.
. The court late yesterday
. sustained a demurrer he in I
. terposed.
. Angered at this the girl
= uttered wild cry and at
. tackled Jones with a dirk.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25

Steel corporation, the National
Lead Co. has declared an open
market for lead and it's products
The move is admittedly due to the&
discovery that Independent com.
panies are cutting rates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
LOST $50, 900 PEARLS
AT A SOCIETY BALL

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.--De-
tectives are searching today for
clues to a $4,000 pearl necklace,
believed to have been stolen last
night from Miss Jennie Croker at
a fashionable ball at the st. Fran
els. Miss Crocker did not miss the
pearl until 4 o'clock in the morn
ing.
The mystery is a big social SEN
sation here, as the guests were the
very elite of the city. Miss Stocker
is by inheritance one of the wealth
lest women in the west
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
LITTLE SHIP A GREAT SCIENTIST
Special Correspondence to The Prsss

Special Correspondence to The Press
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 25.-The
big yawl Alexander Agassiz, which
has already performed valuable
service to science in scooping up
marine life from depths seldom
reached, is to be rebuilt at once
and converted into a research boat
that will have no superior.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
BARRED FROM STATEHOOD.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-It is
learned on excellent authority to-
day that bill designed to create
states of Arizona and New Mexico
will not be reported out of commit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
-PRovERBIALLY so.

Everything he touches turns to
gold"
Suppose he should touch an
anglewormg
Same thing. Even the worm
will turn"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25
TRACT INDEX BILL
DIES in SENATE

OLYMPIA, Feb. 25.-The senate
today killed a tract index bill
brought by Spokane county dele
CATION this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25

California ranks first among the
Pacific coast states in the amount
of electric power generated, with
Washington second and Oregon
third.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25

tee this congress. The committee
took test vote yesterday, showing
the members 6 to A against the
measure. r. ;
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25

About one gallon of fuel alcohol
can be distilled from three gal
Ions of molasses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25

India grants to Americans each
year almost as many patents as to
residents of all other countries
combined, Great Britain alone ex-
ceDted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25

France produces more than
twice as much wine as any other
country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25

OPEN MARKET FOR LEAD.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 25.-Follow-
ing the lead of the United States
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-25

Register today, while the books
are in your precinct. **$
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
M'PREE RETIRED BY
CITY PENSION BOARD

of one side of his face partially
paralyZed as the result of q gun
shot wound received in pistol
battle with criminals in 1897.
Councilman Mohr, who said.
Not because | love to, but I'll vote
aye was the only member of the
board who showed signs of oppos-
ing the officers retirement. City
Treasurer Peterson was absent
from the room when the vote was
taken. consequently the vote was
reported nine for and one against
the retirement.
The proceeds from the occa-
sional police sales ofttimes
amounts to considerable, as bicy-
Giles and sometimes valuable
watches and revolvers that bring
fairly good prices at auction, are
included in the miscellaneous col
lection. Ii is believed BY some of
the board that this. together with
the one per cent drawn from liquor
licenses and carrying concealed
weapon fines. the fund can be gath
cred without aid from the general
fund hereafter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
WEATHER
Fair tonight; Thursday fair,
warmer.
COUNCIL BALKS
ON OFFER
OBJECTS TO INLAND RAILWAY
NOW CLOSING DEAL THAT
HAS HUNG FIRE UNTIL
PROPERTY HAS GREATLY
ENHANCED IN VALUE.

Whether the Inland Empire rail-
way can tie up a piece OF city
property for four years on an
agreement to buy 1t for $500 and
then secure it at this time by pay
ment of that amount with six per
cent interest. regardless of the in
crease in value of the property, Is
to be passed upon legally by the
corporation counsel and then leg
islatively by the city council.
The question came up last night
on the Inland's proposition to take
over right of way near the city
crematory 1t had bargained for In
order to afford the Northern Pa
cific a new transfer track. Mr..
Lambert raised the point of in
creased valuation and stuck to it.
He advocated refusal to deliver a
deed and compel the company to
sue in order to determine the city's
right to demand a higher price at
this late day.
The property now might be
worth anywhere from $4,000 to
$4,000. Whatever the figure, LAM
bert wanted the city to get it. At
present the land is worth consider
able to the city as crematory
dumping ground and will in time
become filled up and level with the
street. 1t lies partly in the river
bed. The company had let its OPP
ton lie until the increase in valu-
alton had made it worth taking up.
Mr.. Lambert thought the company
ought to be made pay the increase.
Mr.. Ostrander thought the
change of tracks would be a good
thing for the city, as obviating a
dangerous crossing, and favored
the sale on the original terms.
Lambert replied that the change
would only make the crossing
more dangerous.
II. d. Merritt, right of way agent
for the Inland, took his first part
in council sessions for long time.
He said there was no question of a
lawsuit, that the company wanted
to be fair and was ready to enter
tain proposition from the city.
The company had paid over the
price agreed upon. with interest, but
If the council thought too much
time had elapsed they would try to
get together on some other basis.
River bed property similarly stu
ated he argued, had been sold by
G. r. Dennis for about 1-3 cents
per square foot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
MAYOR PRATT
COMES TO BAT
Council Cannot Refuse His Demand for
Enforcement Of Saloon Screen Law
by Revolving Licenses.

investigating the charges so made,
which shall not be less than three
days or more than ten days, and
notice of the time of said hearing
shall be served upon the person,
firm or corporation to whom the IL
cense was issued or transferred"
Under this section of the ordin-
ance 1t Is the absolute duty OF the
city council to fix time of hearing
to investigate the charges of the
police commissioner, for the reason
that the ordinance reads, That the
city council shall fix a time" etc.
By using the word shall the ordfn-
ance makes it mandatory upon the
city council to fix the time for
hearing and the refusal to investi-
gate the charges and fix time Is
plain violation of the ordinance
on the part of the city council
There is no legal way In which the
city council can escape this duty,
or the plain, mandatory provisions
of the ordinance, requiring hear
ing. At the time set for hearing,
the council may pass upon the suf-
ficiency of the charges and evf-
dence introduced.
AS to your further inquiry upon
the point whether 1t is necessary
to have conviction of the COM
mission of an offense or crime in
the courts, l advise you that the
general rule as decided by the
courts is that no conviction is nee
essary to revoke the license unless
the statute expressly provides for
revocation of the license upon that
ground. Any evidence showing a
violation of the laws or ordinances
or terms under which licenses are
granted, II sustained. is sufficient
to cause the license to be revoked.
under the city charter and ordin-
ances. Respectfully yours. E. O.
Conner and John e. Blair, Corpora
ton Counsel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
Brave Little Woman in Last Straits Of Ter
rible Struggle With Poverty.

Destitute and weakened with ILL.,
ness until she is but little stronger
than her infant child, yet compelled
by her sense Of duty az mother
to labor hard for her five hungry
little children, there is 4 fraii little
widow woman buffetlng Iife's bill
lows alone at 6t8 Third avenue.
Her husband is now dead. She has
long been an invalid.
Nine times she has gone through
the ordeal Of motherhood and four
Of her little ones are dead. The
other five, not one Of them old and
strong enough to assist her with
her burdens from day to day, still
.Iinger there. Each one is q fralI
little thing whose face -bespeaks
the pinches of poverty that has
wrecked the life Of the mother. The
eldest, a girl, is IS, but she is but
a mere mite Of a chilo. The young
est Is just past 2.
A little, darkened basement,
where the sun seldom shines,
where the kind IandIady from up
stairs, or sometimes a neighbor
moved to pity, are the only visitors.
Mrs. Burlington Is the name Of
this widow. She came here for
health a few months ago. She
worked hard In her old home in
Montana after neighbors carried
her husband home dead from the
field one day. In impoverished and
sickened condition she had to move
to a different climate, the doctors
said, and If she didn't get better
there In a month, she'd have to 90
to the coast or die.
Kind hearted people made up a
purse to send her and her children
here, but her health is falling fast,
for she connot rest as she should.
Many times she and her children
are hungry. Time and again since
being among strangers in Spokane
she has divided her last few NOR
sells Of food among the LITTLE ones
and with nothing for herself has
bent for hours over her washtub
and board. Washing IL far too hard
for her, but II is the only thing she
can get to do. Her hearing is so
bad that she can scarcely be made
to understand how other work 10 IA
be done.
She is failing rapidly now and
should leave for another climate,
rs the doctor told her at first, but
with not even money with which
to feed her children and serself
she sees no chance of going fur
ther. Her rent is overdue. She
offered to pay that when she got
money the other day, but knowing
Of her condition, her landlady
would not accept II.
She Iabored all day with family
washing the other day. When Il
was done, she had no money for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
MOTHERS LOVE WINS
ADAMS FREEDOM

. Theodore Adams will leave the
paralyzed for e but free The pardon him
mother sister arrived from Governor Hay today To-
they will start with him back his old home
.
vigil the mother kept boy
to the hospital presumably billet
the head. inflicted by
last New Years night Adams had tried hold
. the
abate the mothers a
. the boy in his suffering
= that her prayers for his life would be granted
remains her to take the erring
left strong hopeful, to keep
That is the making
forgeuness OF her when he
That what she must face for the future instead of the
bright she had for the manhood pride
. baby gone by. And she only is
. the II there is shadow eproof
. ever entering
according the verdict Of four physicians Adams
walk again. He q hopeless paralyuc
without eYt
all Of spread the golden
. mothers sisters devotion
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
SPANISH MONARCHY IS
NEARING A COLLAPSE

than wages per man after all ex-
penses are paid each man gets his
share of the excess.
The onyy way the private con-
tractors can meet this argument s
by the contention that Mr.. Ma
loney has no right to take contracts
except by signing himself ms agent
for the cooperation. That would
be an easy matter. as Mr.. Maloney
claims to be nothing more than an
agent.
Mayor Pratt said this morning
that since the matter had been re-
ferred to him by the city council
he would investigate. He had
formed no definite conclusions on
the subject. Mr.. Maloney suspects
that men employed by James Broad
and other contractors are behind
the protest filed with the council
by members of Maloney's own
union.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
Jerome GRILLS
/ THAw ON STAND
Slayer Of Stanford White Answers All His
Questions With Seeming Sanity.

could not admit the question of
the letter while Thaw was on the
stand, the letter would be admiss-
able later If the writing is identi-
fled by some person other than
Thaw's wife.
Thaw then held a brief whis-
pered conference with the Judge
and left the stand, while Peter o.
ney, a meber Of the first lunacy
commission. identified the records
of that body.
do you understand the noblesse
oblige prevailing among gentle
men," asked Jerome.
YES" replied Thaw.
Would you, having committed
an act which you felt called upon
as a gentleman to perform, con-
sent to the subornation OF lying by
your counsel to escape the conse-
quences Of your act?" asked Jer-
ONE.
by no MEANS" replied Thaw.
Jerome then led up to the sub
ject of the testimony OF Doorman
Lynch of the Tombs prison to the
effect that Thaw, while prisoner,
imagined he heard voices OF little
girl in the station. Thaw emphat.
ically denied 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
(Hy United Preset

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July %.
-Thaw took the stand this morn
ing in his own. defense in the san
ty inquiry. Attorney Morschanser,
FOR Thaw, waived direct examina-
lion, being unwilling to have Jer-
ome examine his client after he
was tired by questions.
Jerome opened the examination
by asking: why are you here?"
1T is habeas corpus proceedings
Rocking toward my release from
Matteawan," was Thaw's reply.
why were you committed?'
asked Jerome.
Because at the end of my Sec
|ond trial I was acquitted, but the
Judge issued a commitment to the
ASYLUM" replied Thaw.
Jerome asked II he were willing
TO have his wife take the stand,
waive her privilege and testify
whether dNe Threatened to sue for
10 divorce.
Il will waive no privilege" said
Thaw.
/ A long argument followed Jer-
ONES attempt to introduce in evil
dence lewd letter which Thaw is
alleged to have written to his wife.
Justice Mills ruled that while he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
INDIAN LINEUP
CHANGED
BROWN SAYS HE CANNOT SEE
HOW WE WILL LOSE THE Sc.
RiES-CoNNoRS WILL COVER
FIRST.

Pitcher Claflin, released from Tia.
coma and signed by Manager
Brown of the Indian team, will
pitch some day this week-per-
haps tomorrow. against Aberdeen.
Vic Holm. whom the fans would
about as much desire to see In the
box i'll hard tussle as anyone
else. is the man the Black Cats
must face today.
Brown il going to hold down
place on the bench today and Con-
nors will play at first, while Weed
will defend second.
Burnett is recovering the use OF
his injured hand very well again
and incidentally is sliding into
bases feet foremost now. He will
occupy his old position at short and
Brinker with his perambulators
geared for high speed, will be-
scouting In center field.
You can't make Brown believe
yet that Wen lose this series.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-28
REAL AMERICANLSM
FOUND IN THE WEST
(By United Press.)

BERKELEY. July 2S.-"The west
Is the place to find Americanism," "
declared President Wheeler OF the
University of California. at ban
quet given last night at which he
was the guest of honor, at the
Berkeley chamber OF commerce.
"You can seek It today west OF
the Missouri river" he continued,
when New York and Wall street.
balls, bonds and bonnets have flag.
ged you. and punctured your faith,
come into the breezy west, where
everybody knows 1t is a great coun.
try and everything turns out all
right. Come out here and renew
your faith and refill your lungs