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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
Especial to The Press.)

OLYMPIA, Jan. 25.-A bill will
be introduced in the legislature
providing that women who have
one child may vote.
The bill is already drawn and
makes child bearing the key to
woman suffrage. 1t is intended
to head off the woman's suffrage
bill, which has no end of friends
in the legislature.
Mrs. De Voc, the head of the
woman's suffrage lobby, when in
formed of the proposed measure,
announced that she would present
a substitute bill, making paternity
q qualification for holding office.
Of hand she declared that her bill
would require all members Of the
lower house to have at least two
children, members of the senate
three, supreme judges six and
governors an even dozen.
The author of the latest woman
suffrage bill is keeping under COW
er, although his measure is in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
STORK JOKER in
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Qualification of One Child Per Vote Raises
Furore in Olympia Lobby.

hands of the bill clerk. He has
carefully withheld his name from
the document and the clerk is
pledged to secrecy. The an
nouncement threw the woman suf-
frage lobby into a ferment. Sew
eral of them have no children, and
a person who didn't care for con-
sequences might doubt their
chances of ever complying with
the qualifications suggested. One
and all, however, are indignant,
insisting that the bill is nothing
more or less than an attempt (they
sniff here) to belittle their move.
ment and make them appear
ridiculous.
The woman suffrage bill has a
decidedly fair chance Of passage
if the popularity occasioned by this
new one does not kill it. The
house has been polled and the
women have a majority. What is
more astounding. the senate seems
disposed to hearken to the cry for
the ballot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
PROTEST WATER
POWER GRAB

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Speak-
err Whalen of the Michigan legis-
lature and a delegation Of Michi-
gan legislators, today made formal
protest to Roosevelt, charging that
the bill by Congressman Letimer
of Illinois creates the biggest
water monopoly the country ever
saw.
They say it will give absolute
monopoly to the Michigan, Lake
Superior Power and Union Tur-
bine companies, which are con-
trolled by Wall street interests, of
the water power at 500, Mich, and
that the bill will not make it neces-
sary for the companies to pay a
cent of revenue to the government.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
COOK HAS
ENDED LIFE
EITHER THAT OR HE HAS
GONE TO SOME SOUND CITY
IN SEARCH OF OTHER KIND
OF EMPLOYMENT.

The belief is gaining ground
that w. H. Cook, deputy in the
county recorders office who dis
appeared last Thursday night, has
either committed suicide or gone
70 some city on the Sound.
Cook was of a melancholy dis
position and had but few con-
fidants. When he drank he usual
ly did so by himself. He was hard
up in money matters, having had
much sickness in his family dur
ing the past year, and of late had
worn a more detected appearance
than was usual with him.
The only alternative to the sui
eide theory is that Cook has gone
to the coast to seek employment
and get away from his troubles in
Spokane. Yet there was no neces-
sity for a search for employment,
as Cook had place in the audi
tors office so long as he filed the
obligations imposed on him.
Cook was As years old, and
prior to his coming to Spokane,
IL years ago. was a telegraph OPP
orator in Wisconsin. He has a
wife, married daughter and a
daughter by adoption. He held
membership in the Masons in Wis
consin but had no local lodge con-
nections. He belonged to the
10000 club.
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SPOKANE.
IN WRECK Of
BIG STEAMER

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-H. j..
Hover of Spokane, who Is en- route
on an auto tour of Asia, Africa and
Europe, with his wife, was pas
senger on the Republic He said
today:
"The impact of the collision was
terrific. Many of us were hurled
from our berths. Nearly all ran
on deck in night clothes and were
greatly excited until Captain Seals
by made a speech, in which he
said there was no danger of us
losing our lives. When they saw
his GOODNESS and that of the crew,
we got our nerves back.
"A strange sight was hundreds
of Italian immigrants kneeling
barefooted on deck praying aloud"
The rescue of Captain Sealsby
and his mate was the most dra-
matte incident of the sinking Of
the Republic. Standing together on
the bridge, they declared they
would not desert the ship. They
finally decided to be rescued by a
life boat from the revenue cutter
Gresham when the water was up to
their ankles. The small boat was
nearly taken down in the suction Of
the sinking liner.
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pressure. Already general earth
quakes along the western coast of
Mexico and British America warn
us that the Pacific ridge of our con-
tinent may expect serious disturb
ance.
"All southern Italy Is in con-
slant danger. But hardly less so is
our Pacific coast. One of the great
crimes of humanity is in allowing
cities to be rebuilt in these known
zones of danger.
Sicily was once part of the
mainland, but volcanic earth
quake caused subsistence of part
of it, and the sea rushed in and
filled what is now the straits of
Messina. In spite of the many ter
rible warnings, the Italian govern
ment, instead Of discouraging re-
settlement of the quake zone, is
seeking deliberately to lure its
citizens to a region of almost GER
tain destruction by granting i'm
munity there from land taxes"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25

Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-"The inter-
nal uneasiness of the earth which
caused the Sicilian earthquake is
not ended, and seismic disorders
may occur at any moment in any of
the faulty sections of the earth's
surface"
This disquieting opinion is given
out by Prof. Frederick Heath of
the American Geological society.
Our Pacific coast, Japan, the
Philippines or the equatorial re-
gions may experience serious trou-
BILE before the internal pressure
ceases" he says.
Professor Heath, who is a high
authority, describes the condition
in simple way:
"The earth, cooling on the ex-
terror, is filled within with white
hot liquid rock. Through the out
side crust assures are opened from
time to time by the internal heat.
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HAD DRAWN $3.50 IN ADDITION
TO ALLOWANCE MADE
THROUGH COURT PROCEED
INGS, AND DEPoSIToRS WILL
MEET AGAIN.

The discovery today by the de-
positors of the defunct Inland bank
of Spokane that the receiver of the
bank, Attorney w. f. Meier. lad
also drawn $3.50 as an allowance
for services in addition to the
$1,750 allowed by the court on the
final settlement of the trust two
weeks ago, which subsequent al
lowance has just been set aside.
has created a new storm of pro.
test.
This $3.50 will make $2750 charg.
ed by the receiver and his attor-
ney, S. r. Stern, for winding up a
trust in which the total assets
were only little over $4,000.
After all allowances were made. a
total dividend of 10 cents on the
dollar remained for the depositors.
Another meeting of the protest
ing stockholders has been called
by Hugo Spannagel Thursday
nigth at the Club pharmG|S, when
the claim of the recei~et and his
attorney, in view of the allowance
just called to mind, will be gone
into again. Some of the more in
dignant depositors insist that the
receiver ought not be allowed any
thing for not making better
showing in realizing on the assets
of the bank.
Steps will also be taken at this
meeting to proceed against r. e.
Gazette. his wife and his sister.in-
law, who held the $4,000 stock of
the bank to recover judgments
against them on their liability as
stockholders. While it is believed
that such judgments might not
add much to the assets at this
time, 1t is deemed advisable to
take this action in order that II
there Is any property that has been
sequestered from the receiver, the
same can be touched through the
ordinary process of law.
1t was also learned today that
the stockholders who had signed
the petition asking that Gazette be
not prosecuted had done SO
through promises by Gazette that
he would reimburse them for their
loss II he were successful in max.
ing money in real estate operations
he was undertaking In the Sunny.
side irrigated district. In some
instances II is learned that Gazette
has given notes to parties on the
petition obligating himself to make
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TO CONSIDER CARE OF
HOMELESS CHILDREN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Nearly
200 delegates from charitable insti-
buttons throughout the United
States met today in the east room
of the White House at the invita-.
ton of the president, to discuss
ways and means of caring for de-
pendent children o. the country. A
public session and banquet will be
held tomorrow.
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TO GOVERN
THE CITY

Eleven representative men of
Spokane have been designated by
A. l.. White of the park commits
sion to doctor up Spokane's city
charter and to take such steps as
are deemed best to insure for the
Inland Empire metropolis laws
and system which will put it
on an equal footing with the other
well governed municipalities of
the country.
In accordance with the resolu-
ton recently passed Mr.. White
named the following committee to
take up the work of charter re-
vision: F. T. Post, chairman;
ia mes Geraghty. w. d. Vincent,
DR.. e. d. Olmsted. r. Insinger, j..
c. Ralston, VIII S. Graves, Judge
w. IL. Huneke, Frank H. Walker,
l.. III. Hamblen and Fred Baldwin.
The committee met at Daven-
ports at noon today and decided
to get to work Immediately on the
preparation of a businesslike char
ter. F. II. Post presided at the
meeting and the matter was dis
cussed informally, although no def
mite action was taken other than
the decision to take up correspon.
dence at once with many of the
leading cities for the purpose of
getting ideas on what is needed
In the way of revision.
The meeting was then adjourn
ed, to meet Friday evening at $50
O'Clock.
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In this instance the assure opened
somewhere under the Mediter-
ranean sea and water poured in
and was boiled into steam. Some
thing had to give way, and the
weakest points of the earth's sur
face are the volcanic openings, the
thin crust of Italy and the fault
regions that circle the Pacific.
Continued tremors and activity
of volcanoes indicate that the ifs
sure which started the present
trouble is not yet closed and that
steam is still being generated
within the earth. Where it may
break out next is the question
Distance counts for nothing. The
weakest spot, wherever it is, must
break, If the pressure increases.
THE entire western coast of
America is in the danger zone. The
Pacific ridge of mountains was
formed by the thinner crust of
the earth 'faulting' under internal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
HOLDUP ROBS
MESSENGER BOY

A shameless robbery was COM
mitted on Ronald SWEET, Western
Union messenger boy No. 2, early
this morning.
The boy was on his way to de-
liver a message, when he was con-
fronted by lone highwayman. at
the corner of Cannon street and
Third avenue. With a gun pointed
at his head, the robber cleaned his
pockets of 81. SWEET WAS not bad
ly frightened by his experience,
and after being released, went on
and delivered the message. He Is
the hero of the whole bunch of
busy lads today, but 1t cost him 81.
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NEELY IS BOSS
BOOSTER
SECRETARY JONES REFLECT
ED WITHOUT SIGN OF OPPO-
SiTlON AND w. D. VINCENT
WILL HANDLE THE MONEY.
H. j. Nicely, president.
A. w. Jones, secretary.
w. ID. Vincent, treasurer.

II. j. INeely, president.
A. w. Jones, secretary.
w. ID. Vincent, treasurer.
j F Meagher. first vice president
A. c. Ware, second vice president
This is the lineup of the 10000
club for the coming year, deter
mimi upon at the meeting of the
board this noon at Davenport's
Gordon c. Corbaley surrendered
the reins to Nicely. who now plans
to secure the needed 10000 or
more inhabitants for Spokane be-
fore the advent of 1910 to make
the club live up to it's name. A. w.
Jones. secretary, was reelected
without opposition. evidence that
he has made good in every sense
of the word.
The present officers have a hard
err job on their hands than any of
their predecessors. as they have
shortened time limit in which
to reach their goal. That the idea
of having 10000 people in Spo-
kane by aJnuary l. 1910, is not
abandoned was evident from the
discussion around the luncheon
table today. and every effort will
be bent toward reaching the goal
set several years ago, when $4,000
looked like a tremendous popula-
ton for the city by the next
census.
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1t marks it's wares with false
bills of lading and offers to ship
green goods to you and mark them
with the name of wholesome ar
ticles of food, SO that people won't
know what is being sent to you.
1t is an infidel. 1t has not faith
in God.
1t would close every church in
the land.
1t would hang its signs on the
abandoned affairs of the church.
1t would close every public
school.
1t respects the thief and It es-
teens the blasphemer.
1t fills the prisons and the peni-
tentiaries.
1t despises heaven. hates love,
scorns virtue.
1t tempts the passions.
Its music is the song of siren.
Its sermons are q collection of
lewd, vile stories.
1t wraps mantle about the hope
of this world and that to come.
Its tables are full OF the vilest
literature.
Sundays evening sermon was ON
the subject of atonement.
The crowd was so large at the
afternoon service that police We're
necessary to clear the passage.
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NOTE TOLD Of
FEARFUL DECO

CLEVELAND, Jan. 25.-When
Earl Hillburn, age 10, accompanied
by his sweetheart, Helen Williams,
returned to the Hillburn home last
night, he found his father and
mother dead. Hillburn had evil
IDENTIFY killed. his wife, then blew
out his own brains.
The father announced his inten.
ton of killing his wife and COM
uniting suicide in sealed note adj
dressed to Miss Williams. 1t was
carried to her by his son, who did
not know the contents. When they
read the startling lines they ran
to the Hillburn home. where they
found the couple dead.
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is being experienced in

Difficulty Is being experienced in
the empaneling of jury for the
trial Of Joe Gauvette, charged
with the murder of his wife, call
ed for trial this morning in Judge
J. D. Hinkle's court. Nine venire-
men were examined this norm
ing, of whom six were excused and
some doubt exists to the retention
of the other three. At this rate
of progress it is thought that a
jury may not be secured today.
One Of the pathetic phases of
the case is the fact that the only
child of the unfortunate couple,
Florence Gauvette, aged IL, will
be asked to give testimony against
her father that may send him to
the gallows. Florence has lived
at the juvenile rooms at the court
house since the tragedy but has
been permitted to attend school
and come and 60 as she pleased.
She is a quiet child, a picture OF
sadness, and bears a strong re-
semblance to her dead mother.
She has also been summoned as a
witness by the defense.
Prosecuting Attorney Fred c..
Pugh. assisted by Deputy Prosecu-
tor Don F. Kizer, are in charge of
the states case. V. T. Tustin and
Fred Moore are appearing for
Gauvette. The prisoner, whose de-
tense is insanity, is seated at one
end of the long table in front of
the judges desk and manifests
considerable interest in the pro-
ceedings, although during the
greater part of the morning his
face was turned from the jury.
In this respect his attitude differs
from that of Frank Barkar, the
last man tried for capital Of
tense in the superior court, who
paid but little attention to what
was going on and sat with his
head buried in his hands during
most of the trial.
During the examination of the
veniremen one man was asked II
he had formed an opinion. He said
he thought Gauvette was guilty OF
murder. Asked If the defense of
insanity might not enable him to
give the prisoner a fair trial, the
venireman said the defense cut no
figure with him, that he adjudged
Gauvette guilty.
The venireman was asked to
step aside, and Judge Hinkle eau
toned the others yet to be exam.
ined that if they had an opinion
the court did not care to know
what it was; that the simple state
ment that hey held an opinion was
sufficien.
Another candidate for jury serv-
ice was excused because of pos
sible feeling toward Mr.. Pugh. He
mad been the defendant in GRIM
inal action prosecuted by Mr.. Pugh
two years ago.
Joe Gauvette killed his wife
June "a. 1908, soon after she had
alighted from a streetcar on her
way home from town. She had
filed a divorce suit three weeks
previous and had Gauvette enjoin.
ed from coming near the house.
He had made threats to kill her
and she was in mortal fear Of him
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to attend. In spite of his efforts
to save the mother at the expense
of the child's life, the mother died.
The entire matter would have
been secret had not the uncle at
tempted so strenuously to throw
off suspicion. His evasion forced
the matter into the light. The
body of the girl will be sent to
the home where she formerly lived
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Phillips.
Nothing is known of the man
responsible for the ending in I'M
natural agony of two lives.
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DOUBLE LID HITS HIM

Caught while selling liquor in
his room in the Yale block yes
terday afternoon, George Gimbel
must face the double charge of
selling liquor on Sunday and of
selling liquor without license.
The arrest was made by Detec-
tives Pearson and Burns after q
close watch had been kept on the
place for some little time. Gimbel
is German bartender, aged 81
years and is held in the city jail
without bond.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
DEMOCRATS WILL
HAVE PLATFORM

The democrats in a meeting Sat
urday night decided to hold a mass
convention shortly for the forma-
ton of city campaign platform.
Precinct primaries will be held
Thursday to name delegates to
this convention. The committee to
set the platform launching date is
to be fixed tonight by a committee,
of which Arthur Lewis Is chair
man. Alex Winston presided over
the meeting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-25
ENGINEERS CASE
SAVES TRAIN

Only the caution of the engineer
saved the o. R. & N. train from
Spokane to Portland from disas-
ter Saturday. The engineer was
scalded, but no other injury is re-
ported. The train struck a rock
slide in a bend of the Columbia
and would have gone into the river
had it been running at usual
speed.
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ANOTHER CHARGE DUG
UP AGAINST GAZETTE

good their loss. The criminal &C
ton against Gazette has been post
poned a number of times because
of a lack of interest on the part
of the losing depositors, but there
is promise now of more vigorous
inquiry into the criminal action
against Gazette.
Gazette Is out of the city and
will not be home for a week.
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RAILROAD MEN GET
CHANCE TO EAT

Conditions on railroads running
ina Spokane are reported gener-
ally relieved today, and 1t is be-
iieved to be question of only a
few days when most of the trains
will be running ~ near schedule
time as usual.
All west bound Gyent Northern
trains arc stun running over the
Northern Pacific line ia Seattle.
The repairs 10 the track In the
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Shame and disgrace drove pretty
Sybil Phillips, IS years old, away
from her home at Marinette, Wis.
Away out to Spokane, where she
had no friends. and where she was
not known, the girl came to bring
into the world her child, after
which she intended to return to
her home and keep her error a
secret as far as possible.
The grim hand of death has
changed the fNtire program. for
the girl Is dead and her secret Is
no longer her own. She died Fri
day morning at private hospital
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RUNAWAY KIDS CAUGHT.

Harry Thurston and Charley Jen-
kins. runaway boys from Butte,
Mont. have both been captured In
Spokane by Detective Tom lister,
and they are now In charge of the
juvenile authorities. Both boys are
16 years old. Young Thurston was
found at 1926 Warren avenue,
while his companion was in the
rear of l22 Harrison street.
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vicinity of Wilson Creek. Wash,
are nearly completed. Water is
rising rapidly few miles west of
Wilson Creek, but the Great North
ern railroad Is in no immediate
danger Of more washouts in that
vicinity.
Practically all repairs have been
completed on the Northern Pacific
line both east and west Of Spo-
kane, and No. 10 is on time today.
Nos. 3 and arrived several hours
late.
Though considerably behind
time, trains over the o. r. & N.
are getting through both ways
over the main line.
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FINE RESIDENCE BURNED

LA GRANDE, Ore. Jan. 25.-
Fire starting from what Is believed
to be incendiary origin last night
destroyed fine residence belong
ing to Mrs. Rachel Hits and Mrs.
Eva Address of Portland. 1t was
occupied by the families of F. s.
Ivanhoe and T. b. Buchler. The
lass Is $4,000.
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SAME OLD BUGABOO.

TOXIC. Jan. 25.--Local papers
are again making strenuous efforts
to suppress war talk as a result of
the anxiety of the California legis-
lators to pass anti-Japanese legis-
lation. All declare the feeling
against Japan exists only In a
small part of the United States.
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Felix NJ. Pugh, brother OF Sher~
III Mac pugh, has gone to st. Louis
to bring home Carlos Wisely, tho
former messenger boy at the Old
National bank. who is under ar
rest for the theft of $4,000 from
the bank All necessary reQuisi-
tion papers were secured by Mr..
Pugh before he left
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ROOT QUITS CABINET JOB

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Jan. Co.
Roosevelt today received the resig-
nation of Root to be effective as
soon as his successor qualities.
The nominations OF Bacon as sec
rotary of state. and John s. Tough
lin, as assistant secretary, were
sent to the senate.
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DEATH ORA WIS BLACK
MANTLE OVER BOTH

at 8 Fourth avenue, after every
thing possible had been done for
her.
Three or four months ago the
girl came to Spokane in company
with her uncle and her brother,
age 16. The brother was in igno-
rance of his sisters condition, and
it was not until after her death
that the news was broken to him.
Thursday night the uncle took the
girl to the hospital and paid to
have her properly attended. She
went into commissions and DR..
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FISHERY FIGHT SETTLED.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-Root
and Ambassador Brice have con-
cluded negotiations regarding the
treaty on New Foundland fisheries.
Canadian officials were given au-
thorlty TO sign by cable from the
British government.
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BATrLESHIPS SAIL TODAY.

SMYRNA, Jan. 25.-The battle
ships Ohio, Missouri, Virginia and
Louisiana, under command of Ad-
miral Schroeder, sailed today for
Negro bay.
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TAFT OFF FOR PANAMA.

CHARLESTON. Jan. 25.-Taft
and party, aboard the North Caro-
lima, started for Panama today.