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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
SPOKANE WINS
BIG RATE CASE
Commission Announces Decision
Practically Granting Demands

WASHINGTON March 2.-The
interstate commerce commission to-
day announced its decision in the Spok-
ane freight rate case. The decision
sustains the principal claim made by
that city against the Northern Pacific
railroad company. The claim by
Spokane against the railroad was that
it should be given the same freight
rate as the cities on the coast, and it
was on this point that the case was
carried up to the present tribunal.
which today rendered a decision in
favor of Spokane. Heretofore Spok-
ane and all other inland cities had to
pay the full rate from the east to the
coast cities, plus the local rate back
to Spokane The decision is far reach
ing and will not only affect Spokane,
but all of the inland cities. The de-
cision is probably the most important
ever rendered by the commission.
Make Spokane JObbing Center.
CHICAGO. March 2.-"The fam
GUS Spokane rate case which has been
in the hands of the commissioners for
more than two years is now with the
printer" says the Record-Herald TO-
day. 1T is understood the decision
will be given within a week and that
1t IS favorable TO Spokane.
1t Is rumored in railroad circles
that the commission insists that the
transcontinental freight rates to
Spokane shall be reduced between so
and &c cents per 100 pounds. The
first figure is said to be the reduction
on first class goods. and the last fig
ure to be the reduction on NTH class.
Reductions on the other classes range
between these.
Spokane complained against hav-
ing to pay, in the majority of cases.
the rate to the Pacific coast plus the
local rate from there back 10 spok-
ane, which the railroads said was
necessary because of the water COM
petition. If the decision is as rum
ored it will, railroad officials assert.
make Spokane the greatest jobbing
center Of the northwest"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
ALUMNI TO ENTERTAIN
President Harris Of the Northwest
ern University TO be Guest.

President Harris Of the Northwest
ern University TO be Guest.
SPOKANE, Wash, March a.
Spokane Alumni association of North
western University will entertain
Abram Winegartner Harris, Sc. D.,
L. l.. D., president of the corpora
ton, during his stay in this city in
the middle of March. He will meet
graduates OF the Northwestern now
living in various parts OF the north
west. Also some who were students
when he was president of the Uniyer-
sity of Maine, director of Jacob Tome
Institute at Port Deposit. Md, and
others who studied under him at
Evanston, III.
DR.. Harris will also renew ac-
quaintance with many who followed
his work when he was organizer of
experimental station for the United
States government. 1t is likely he
will visit Washington State College
at Pullman. and the government ex
pertinent station 1T Moscow, Idaho.
He is also interested In the move
ment to make Whitman College at
Walla Walla, Wash. the Harvard OF
the West.
DR.. Harris will be the guest Of
honor at the alumni banquet In the
Hall of the Doges here the evening
of March 49," said Rex Weeks. sec
rotary of the alumni association.
"and we expect he will pass several
days In Spokane SO that we can show
him the sights in the city and the
district tributary to 1t.
while we have reached a large
number OF former Northwestern men
in the Inland Empire, there must be
other in Washington, Oregon. Idaho
and Montana not known to us. We
want them to join us in honoring Mr..
Harris"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
SUSTAIN RAILWAY
COMMISSION ACT
washington Supreme Court
Says Law is Constitutional
Giving Power fix Rate

OLYMPIA, March 2.-sustainlng
In every important detail the railroad
commission law, three decisions
handed down yesterday by the SUI
preme court constitute a great VIC
tory for the people. They affect rul-
ings OF the railroad commission and
involve constitutional questions that
have been before the public since
the passage OF the act.
The members of the railroad COM
mission expressed themselves as
deeply gratified. Justice Dunbar's
opinion. concurred in by the other
members of the court, settles for all
time the vexed question OF constitu-
tionality, for, as pointed out by the
members of the commissions under
decisions Of the supreme court there
can be no further appeal, and the
commission now possesses the un-
questioned authority to fix rates.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02

mite in launching the folder, and be-
lieved that the awarding of the con-
tract for the printing should be left
to his discretion. AS evidence of the
fact that the local shops were not
able to do the work, he stated, when
he learned that a member of a local
Job shop had resigned because he
understood that he would not have
an opportunity to bid on the work,
that he had sent the shop job for
the purpose of testing it's work, and
that when it was completed and re-
turned to him he found in 1t over so
errors. He stated that the Red Col
lar line was one of the heaviest con-
tributors to the printing fund, and
that If the work went to this shop he
would withdraw his support. He gave
1t as his opinion that the local shops
were not able to do the work.
Mr.. Scott contended that the fact
that one of the local job Offices was
unable to do the work was no evil
dence that all the other printing in
situations were also unable to do the
work, and maintained that the work
could be done in the city. Flagg, he
said had stated to him that the In
land Printing company was the only
company in the west that could do
the work, and stated that he under
stood Mr.. Flagg, was interested
in the firm. He stated that the
local shops could do the work, and If
their work was not satisfactory, that
he could secure contract for the
work with a Chicago firm at 25 per
cent discount over the price for
which the Inland would do the work.
Mr.. Duplisea stated that Mr.. Flagg
had secured all the data, material
and cuts, and that if the contract was
awarded to the local printers that
this would all have to be done over
again. This was met by a sugges-
ton from MIR. Scott that it could all
be turned over to the local shop Sc
curing the contract, and there would
be no delay.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
VAUDEVILLE AT THE LYRIC.

Prior and Saville, the two Irish
comedians, was the feature at the
Lyric theatre last evening, and they
were greeted by a packed house at
each performance. The two coined
ians are not surpassed in the north
west, and the program last evening
was full of laughs and smiles from
beginning to end. The team will be
at the theatre all OF the week.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
YARN SESSION OF
CLUB
Iblicity and Washington Water
Powers Acts Live Topics

The Commercial club held it's reg
ular monthly meeting last evening.
The attendance was fair, and the
meeting was one of the most inter-
esting, and one of the warmest that
has been held by the organization
fd1r some time. After the meeting
h lad been called to order by President
NIcClear and the minutes read, Sec
retary O'Donnell addressed the mem
tbers upon matters pertaining to the
CLUB. In his report he showed that
There was $1,118.90 owing the club
in, the shape of dues. He stated that
he had endeavored to collect the sum,
but had found it a difficult task
that it consumed much time, and ex-
pressed 1t as his opinion that his
time could be better utilized in other
work for the club than in attempting
to collect its dues. He thought the
members should pay without being
uISeu 10 10 50.
Secretary's Duties, Says McClear.
President McClear then took the
floor and stated that he regarded it
as part of the secretarys duties to
see to it that the dues were collected,
and to visit the members for that
purpose. The sending out of state
ments to the members, he said,
would never have the effect of bring
ing money into the treasury, and
the only way to collect the dues was
to wait ON the members in person.
To make these collections, he said,
meant work, and if the secretary
could not see his way clear to do 1t,
then he m ust make some other pro-
vision for the collections, but that
the dues must be collected by some
one or the club would have to dis
band for the lack of funds.
Will Fight w. w. p. Company.
A. F. Duplisea gained the floor
and addressed the club on the ques-
ton and stated that he sympathized
with the secretary in his labors to col
lect the dues from the members. He
then told of his experience in the st.
Maries country where he went to Sc
cure appropriations from the bust
ness men and citizens for the purpose
of launching folder that the public
ity committee of the club had decid-
ed upon together with c.. E. Flagg,
publicity agent of the Occur d'Alene
C Spokane railroad and the Red Col
lar line, for the advertising of the
resources of Kootenai county. He
stated that the people of the up-river
country felt that the people of Occur
d'Alene should assist them in their
fight against the Washington Water
Power company, which is drowning
them out of their homes and because
they had failed to do so were
disposed not to regard Occur d'Alene
as their friend. This brought up the
recent action of the company in Sc
curing an easement of the secretary
of the interior to food thousands of
acres of land on the Occur d'Alene
river. The statement was made that
citizen of St. Maries had agreed, If
given 80 days, to form a company
that would pay the government $40
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
FUNDS ARE GONE
BILLS UNPAID
Council Faces Financial Crisis
Enforce Fire Ordinance

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and one of the chief matters to be
considered was the annexation to the
city of territory that had been left
out of prior ordinance, but the city
attorney was absent from the city,
and this matter could not be consid-
cred, and after a brief business SEES
sion an adjournment was taken until
this evening.
Funds Exhausted.
A number of bills were first read
to the council by the clerk, and 1t
was advised that they had not been
paid, and also further advised that
the money in all of the funds, ex-
cept the salary fund was exhausted,
and the council was asked to make
some provision to meet them. After
a brief discussion of the situation
the matter was referred to the An
ance committee with instructions to
report this evening.
Saloon Licenses Renewed.
The clerk then advised the council
that there was an application on the
part of A. Freese for a renewal of
the license for the Central bar, and
his petition was granted. Harry Hig-
gins also petitioned the council for
a renewal OF the license of the Cobb
Webb bar. An investigation dis
closed the fact that he had purchased
the stock of this saloon, and was not
one Of the old owners, and 1t was
therefore held that his application
for renewal could not be granted,
but that he must apply for the issu-
ance of new license. The matter
was referred to the committee on IL
censes for its consideration.
The clerk brought up the petition
of a number of the citizens for the
grading Of Government Way. and
asked the council what disposition
1t would make of 1t. Councilman
McEuen. the chairman of the COM
mittee on streets and alleys stated
that the committee, owing to the fact
that there was now pending before
the legislature bill dealing with the
grading of streets in cities, would
like more time to consider the petit
finn and II Was prantad
Fire Ordinance be Strictly Enforced.
The petition of the Lake City
Hardware company for the construc-
ton of warehouse was brought up
for consideration, and the committee
on fire, light and water reported thai
the petition had been granted. Sew
eral councilmen stated that they I'M
derstood that the company In the
construction of the building was not
complying with she terms Of its petit
ton, and an investigation was or
dered. This brought up the subject
of granting permits for the construc-
ton of buildings forbidden by the
fire ordinance. Councilman Bodler
said that the time had arrived when
line must be drawn, and predicted
that II the granting of permits of this
character was continued that it
would not be long until business
houses covering whole blocks would
be erected under this method. and
the fire ordinance would be a dead
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
COOPER CASE NEARs END
Defense Rested ON Testimony OF
Three Witnesses.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March a.
After introducing the evidence of
three witnesses today the attorneys
for the defense in the case of the
state against Col. Cooper, Robin
Cooper, his son, and John ID. Sharp,
charged with the murder of Senator
Carmack, the defense rested its case
and when the state shall have com
pleted its rebuttal testimony the case
will go to the jury.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
TAKES FAVoRITE CHAIR.

President Roosevelt Does Not Wish
20 Part With IL.
WASHINGTON, March Cher
ishing a fondness for the chair which
he has occupied for seven years at
the head of the cabinet table. Presi-
dent Roosevelt today sent Its dupli-
cate to the office. and directed that
the old one be sent to his home at
Oyster Bay. The presidents effects
will be moved from the White House
Friday when the executive office will
be ready to receive President-elect
Taft and his family.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
SAILORS IN WASHINGTON.
Cruiser Hartford Lands 800 for In
augural Parade.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The
cruiser Hartford, and transport
Prairie, bearing 1900 sailors of the
Atlantic fleet, who will participate
In the inaugural parade locked here
today. The transport Dixie is expec-
ted to arrive from Norfolk tonight
with 600 on board. Thousands of
visitors have been pouring into the
city during the day. The weather
prophet predicts clear weather for
Thursday.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
DART FOR LAND APPRAISER.

G. o. Dart received a communities
ton today from Senator Hepburn ad-
vising him that his name had been
submitted to the secretary for APP
pointment as one of the appraisers
for the Occur d'Alene Indian reser-
walton lands.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02

japanese ambassador TO the United
States and a diplomat Of long expert
ence. He began his career In the NIL
ndo's service as attache OF the Wash
szgtOn legation in 1879 and has served
In many lands.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
FATAL NINE EXPLOSION.
Two Men Killed and Fourteen Ser
iOusly Injured.

Pittsburg, Pa, March2,-Two min
ers were killed. IA seriously injured
and one missing as a result OF the
gas explosion in the shaft OF the
South Creek colliery of the Pennsyl-
vania coal company at Fort Griffith
today. OF the 35 that made then
their escape some were slightly in
jured.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02

MILL GRINDS
Bills are Passed or Killed
as Marked Without
Discussion

Disc, Idaho, March IAN alto
r new combination has been
ructed in the house, its designs
to dispose of the bills on the
ded calendar according to the
ous decisions in night caucuses.
not bounded by the lines of pre-
coalitions, but includes mem
pf both radical and conservative
Ints, and it has safe majority
out 80 ballots.
day the machine worked with
pc regularity. 1t was evidently
d to high speed and ground out
alton at rate which indicates
the intention of the lawmakers
complete, If possible, the enor-
task which confronts them
p the prescribed limits. Each
in possession of card upon
was printed the number of the
Tres on the calendar with the
S mark of approval or disap-
! opposite. When a proposed
ment was called a glance at the
red dope sheet" was sufficient
was either passed or given a
sentence with comparatively
sc.ussion.
e cogs slipped but once. House
70. So was ordered to the senate
vote which closely resembled.
county division alignment. Tho
ure bears McDonald's name, al
gh Kerl was its most activ
lpion, and prohibits water COM
IS operating under a munich pal
Mise from charging for con,nec-
with mains. At IL o'clock it
voted down, 26 to rs; at 2:3O
ck it was reconsidered and
ID, 81 to %.
Anti-COllectiOn Bill.
I alteration to No. 273, which
lated that the state tire aasurer
pit the cash, United States treas
drafts, postoffice money orders
bank drafts from count y treas
to the credit of the st ate, was
psed by Featherstone, wlao asked
Ave the document sent into the
hittee of the whole in rider that
KS might be added. his abso-
b vitiated the purpo Sc of the
spsed enactment, pract lcally leg
g collection accounts. Upon the
estion of Johnston, no viewer, the
ne was repudiated al Id the bill
ginally drafted was r, commend
br passage.
Prohibition Lost
e minority prohibitic IN measure
almost as disastrous a fate, 80
p. McCracken made an impas-
I'd appeal to save it hut without
Il. Anderson and Afford left the
hber as soon as the roll was
s d and upon a motion unani-
sly carried, they were sent for
compelled to register their stand.
former voted in the Affirmative
the latter in the negative.
House Bills Passed.
nong the house bills passed
the following, in addition to
above named:
Ppropriating $4,000 for the con-
ftion of a wagon bridge across
Salmon river at Con.
ppropriating $4,000 for the con-
etion of a bridge across the
re river, between Elmore and
hee counties.
|ppropriating SIS, 900 out of the
and game fund for the purchase
} the United States for a park of
5 in the Occur d'Alene reserva-
rohibiting water companies oper-
|g under a municipal franchise
p charging for connections with
mains.
ppropriating $4,000 for the i'm
cement of the Snake river. the
ley to be extended by the secre-
OF war.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02

per acre for this land, which the COM
pany for overflow purposes was pay
ing the department now $1.25 per
acre, and that if given so days he
could organize company that would
pay $50 an acre for the land. A COM
mittee consisting of E. v. Boughton,
T. A. Daughters and Boyd Hamilton
was appointed to investigate the ease
ment given the company, and also to
ascertain what steps could be taken
to secure the land that it gave it
right to food
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-02
Printing Question Discussed.

Mr.. Duplisea on behalf of the pub
licity committee then brought up the
matter of the printing of the folder
the object of which is to place be-
fore the people in the east the re-
sources of Kootenai county, and
which is being fostered by the Com
mercial club. He stated that a mem
Der of local shop had resigned from
the club because he understood that
the local shops would not have an
opportunity to bid upon the work,
and that he had met with many pro-
tests against the sending of the print
ing out of town. He asked for in
structions with relation to the mat
ter from the club, and a motion was
made and seconded that the printing
be left to the discretion of the pub
licity committee. J. T. Scott, publish.
er of the Press, opposed this measure
on the ground that if the awarding
of the contract was left to the dis
erection of the committee that 1t
would be given to the Inland Print
ing company of Spokane, and that
the local shops would not be permit
ted to bid upon it. Superintendent
Barton offered an amendment to the
motion that the committee be in
structed to advertise for bids, and
this fonud opposition in the person
of ]. c. White. Mr.. White praised
and eulogized C. E. Flagg, the pub
licity agent of the Occur d'Alene &
Spokane railroad company, who is
working in conjunction with the COM
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-11-19
A WESTERN INSTITUTION

The National Stock Show held in
Denver annually under the auspices
of the Western Stock Show associa-
ton has become one of the western
institutions in which all western peo-
pie are interested. The object Of the
show is to encourage better breeding
and feeding of live stock and to build
up that industry in the West. The
work Is educational in character and
as a result of the work already done
the West is rapidly becoming recog-
nized as the coming center Of live
stock production for this country. The
bulk Of the mutton and beef In the
future will have to be supplied from
the great west, as the only cheap
pastures left are in the West. The
fifth annual show will be the great
est ever held in Denver, January 8-15.
and the indications are that it will be
the greatest ever held in the West.
The railroads have made a low rate
Of fare and every stockman and farm
er in this section should make an eff
fort to attend The show is not a
money making institution, as the gate
receipts have never vet more than
partially paid the expense. 1t should
have every ENCOURAGEMENT and from
a business standpoint no farmer can
afford to miss it.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-11-19
A JOB FOR THE WEST
Future Meat Supply Of the Country
Must Come From the Cheap
Western Pastures

The country is confronted by a
shortage in beef and mutton, and it IL
now apparent that the bulk of the
meat supply of the future must come
from the great intermountain coun-
/ try of the West. Nowhere else does
amount Of sheep pasture, and grass is
the foundation Of the live stock in
dustry. In the Middle West corn
states the increasing demand for
corn and wheat has started a move
ment towards cropping the remaining
pasture lands In those sections and
within a few years the beef produc-
ton OF the corn states will be limited
to the supply of steers that can be
obtained from the Southwest. The
present conditions point the West
to its opportunity. Here there are
millions of acres of pasture lands
which can never be utilized for any
crop but grass. An agricultural in
dustry founded upon live stock pro-
duction is the most profitable and
most permanent industry in the
world. Every farmer In this section
will some day be growing and feed
ing few head of cattle which in the
aggregate will be far more than ever
grew here under old range condi-
tions. This condition will be empha-
sized at the coming National Stock
Show in Denver January SIS. The
show will provide the object lesson of
the kind of stock to raise, while the
big conventions of the American Ma
tional association and the Beef Pro-
ducers' Congress will discuss the
theoretical and practical SIDE Every
western man interested in ranching
or farming or live stock production,
should take up in this big show and
meetings at Denver and become pos,
ted. For many years to come there
will be large profits in stock growing
and the man who gets in the game
early will be it,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-11-19
Idaho Country Life =

heavy. We do not know just how
many cars there will be from that dis
trict this fall, but In all Idaho will
ship over $500 cars of potatoes this
season out Of the state. Blackfoot
will have 500 cars and Idaho Falls
fully 1000 cars more. The other
cars are coming from other points all
over the Snake river valley.
Wheat is a splendid crop in Idaho
this fall. Dry farming is yielding
from 35 to As bushels to the acre,
while irrigating is producing on new
land as high as ~ bushels of fine
wheat per acre. The average crop
from irrigated land in Idaho this fall
Is between 54 and IS bushels per
acre. One farm on the st. Anthony
branch of tie Oregon Short Line pros
duces 40 bushels per acre and dry
farming over 1877 acres.