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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
CHARGES
DELIBERATE
MURDER

Opening statements having beenf
made by opposing counsel, and th0t
taking of testimony in the Gauvette |
murder trial begun this morningl
with the calling to the stand Oh
DR.. Pope, the surgeon who CONF
Quoted the autopsy on the body of(
Mrs. Elizabeth Gauvette on June
%, hte day following the murder. i
Prosecutor Pugh in his opening !
statement, told of the facts leading
up to the killing of Mrs. Gauvette, |
and spoke of the crime itself, add
ing that the state would show that
It was most deliberate and cold. |
blooded.
v. T. Tustin,' for the defense,
said that he would show that Gan-
vette's act was that Of mailman.
and that his mental condition waaS
due to hereditary causes and the |
excessive use of liquor, He said I
he would show where Gauvette |
once wanted to kill his old father 4
and asked his brother to hold his
father for him while he cut on his !
head, but that on the followingk
day when he realized what he had i
done he was s,rry. The insanity.
in the family. Of Gauvette can be !
shown by records, Mr.. Tustin said. |
and that Gduvette was insane just ,
before he killed his wife was be-
lieved by her, as she had insanity
proceedings instituted against him.
After DR.. Pope came former Cor
oner E. F. Witter, who told Of the
finding of the body of Mrs. Gau--
vette near the corner Of Bridge
avenue and Maple street on the
night of June q, 1908. He said
she had received two revolver bull.
let's in the body and that one bullet
had passed through the heart and
both lungs, causing instant death.
The bullets which had pierced thai
woman's body were exhibited and
identified and introduced as part o.
the record, to be shown the jury.
Gerald Fitzpatrick told of the
Gauvettes having rooms in the
house in which he lived and of the
family jars just prior to the trag.
edy.
A jury was secured in the Gau.
vette case just before the adjourn.
ment Of court last evening. In ses'
curing the jury two days were
taken up and 43 veniremen exam.
ined. The jury consists Of II. J.
Berdick. farmer, Waverly: Alfred
Mount, a lineman: v. A. Gates.
farmer, Deep Creek; Henry Hirsehs
ell, farmer, Fairfield: J. e. Ffaz-
ellie, conductor on Traction sys.
TEN; II. A. Whitlock. farmer. Mo.
ran prairie; E. ]. Davis. grocery
salesman: Charles e. Frisbee. car.
penter; ]. r. Meeker. blacksmith,
Deer Park; F. c. Sudhoff, farmer,
Milan; Phil Bosley. timber cruiser,
and w. w. Dowd, carpenter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
OUT
PRIZE BIRDS

A number of prizes have already
been awarded at the first annual
exhibit of the Inland Empire Poul-
try and Pet Stock association, be-
ing held at the corner of Lincoln
and Sprague avenue.
Competition is keen and with
over 700 entries on exhibit the
doors were thrown open yesterday
morning. Between 500 and 900
paid admissions were shown by the
records last night, which is consid-
cred good showing for the open
ing day of the show.
Parrots, one Brazilian macaw,
pigeons, turkeys, geese, ducks and
canaries, as well as an elegant col
lection of fowls, are being shown.
Awarding of premiums continues
today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
COUNCIL GETS
FINGER IN Pie
NOT TWO NOR THREE, BUT
ALL TOGETHER THEY'LL
MEET THE GOOD GOVERN
MENT HAAN COMMISSION.

II there f.~sfff$ charter fixing to
be done in Spokane the city coun-
Gil is to be counted in, not In pairs
or triplets, but altogether THIS
developed as the councilmanic an.
swer last night to an invitation of
the city government revision com
mission recently named by Presi.
dent White Of the park board.
The commission asked an ad-
visory committe of three from the
council to join forces In addition
to Baldwin, who was selected by
White. The object was to work
in harmony with the council, not
withstanding past councilmanic
performances.
Before the nature Of the invita-
ton could drill through, Council
man Ostrander was on his feet and
presented a counter resolution that
the council meet In the committee
of the whole and the committee of
business men wait upon them, if
they had anything to say.
Councilman Schiller supported
the Ostrander resolution and for a
time it looked as though the meas
ure would pass until others point
ed out that by adopting this &C.
ton the business men were shut
out Of any power to vote on pro
posed amendment and the council
had the whip hand entirely.
1t was only after Corporation
Counsel Hamblen whispered into
Ostrander's ear that the matter
was finally settled, the council ap.
pointing a committee of nine, the
whole body exclusive of Council.
man Baldwin who Is already a
member, to meet with the other
committee Friday night and enter
into the discussions with them
over proposed amendments. The
council was assured that this &C
ton would not be resented by the
committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
WHEN LOVE LEAVES
IS WIFE A SLAVE?

II have to work all the time. I
don't get any money for it. My
husband can't make much money.
He fought in five wars. He's a fine
looking young Englishman. I was
IL when we were married at Ba-
tavia, N. Y.
HE was making some money,
then. But he can't make as much
now. The work and worry have
driven out Of my heart all my love
for him. It's terrible to have to
work for a man you don't love.
ITS terrible to have to bring
children into the world and know
that YOU won't have money enough
to care for them and educate them
and give them a right start in life.
That's what I call slavery.
Wasn't that one Of the strongest
points against slavery, that moth
ers were forced to see their chill
dren brought into the world with
out any future before them?
/ 81 told my husband couldn't get
along with him any more. came
from the south and l know about
the thirteenth amendment. l spoke
to my husband about that as
grounds for divorce. He seemed to
think 1t would be all right, so
went to Mrs. Henrietta tombstone
Wood. an attorney. l knek she'd
understand what l meant by home
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
SHOWDOWN FOR
HOME PHONE

The Home Telephone Co. has
been forced to showdown by
Councilman Leonard Funk in a
resolution passed by the council
last evening.
The resolution called OH the cor
poration counsel to investigate and
report whether the franchise of
the company could be transferred
or leased; whether or not the
franchise had been forfeited
through the inactivity of the COM
pany; and also whether the coun-
Gil had the power to pass an amen
datory ordinance prohibiting the
transfer or lease of the franchise.
The matter was brought up by
Funk on account of the many and
conflicting rumors which have
been current in the city to the
effect that the Home Co. was die
kering with the Pacific States Co.
and was about to combine with 1t.
In view of the fact that the chief
point In favor of granting the
franchise was that by so doing a
better telephone service could be
secured. the council is more than
anxious that the matter be investi-
gated, and If possible any merger
of the two supposedly rival con-
Germs be thwarted. The Funk
resolution passed without a dis.
senting vote.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
TEAMSTER NTERPOSES
POINTED REMARKS

Highly elated above the ordinary
affairs of this commonplace world,
w. r. French, teamster by profes-
sion, called for a cab last night to
bear him from his castle to the
village.
Arriving at the environs of
Boone and Washington. French
vexed the drowsy ear of night with
remarks couched in Ss caliber Ian
guage. The point of his converse
ton penetrated the sides and roof
OF his chariot and oozed off into
the ozone. The driver modestly re-
tired in the direction of the police
station. Presently French condo.
scended to occupy quarters of state
in the civic castle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
NEVER WAS, AM NOT
AND NEVER WILL BE
AMEN!

Police Judge s. A. Mann is not
and will not be candidate to sue.
coed Mayor c. Herbert Moore. Mr..
Mann made this announcement this
morning to set at rest the reports
circulated from time to time that
he was an aspirant for the posi-
ton.
II am not, have not been, and
will not be a candidate for mayor"
stated Judge Mann. II am satisfied
to remain as police judge, where
| find the field plenty broad enough
to require my fullest attention"
Judge Mann has risen rapidly IN
the city, and since his assumption
of the Office as police Judge has
proved Daniel come to Judgment
somewhat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
TOWNSHIP CLUB KICKS
ON ASSESSORS LOBBY
Also Determines to Make Fight for Its Own
Local Option Law.

At the regular meeting of the
Spokane County Township club,
held today at the assembly room
of the chamber of commerce, pre-
sided over by r. B. Martin, the
county assessors Office was raped
for sending George F. Whitemore,
employed by the county at sal
airy of $140 per month, to lobby for
the bill introduced by Senator
Huxtable to repeal the township
government law.
The fact that the county has
made an appropriation to pay the
expenses of County Assessor Gal
braith to and from Olympia to at
tend the convention of the state
association of county assessors,
which meeting it was presumed
has been called to work against
the township government law, was
also condemned.
About 200 members Of the club
were present and manifested very
active interest in the proceedings.
After going over list of changes
which the club thought it would
be advisable to have made in the
township law It was voted that a
defense fund of at least $1,000
would be necessary to push the
fight before the general assembly.
This afternoon member of the
club was selected to go to Olym-
pia to lobby for the passage of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27

amendments proposed and see that
nothing was done to throw out the
township law, as proposed by Its
enemies.
The club, amid applause, insisted
on retaining the local option fea-
lures of the present township law,
regardless of what action the le-
gislature may take on the local
option bill The townships want
the right to abolish saloons even
though county option bill is pass
ed by the general assembly and
Spokane county should vote wet.
The views of Billy Sunday on
township local option were treat
ed lightly by Attorney Monten,
who has the legal phase of the
club, and the charge made that he
did not know what he was talk
ing about. The club will insist
that some improvements be made
in this phase of the law.
Circulars have been prepared
and are being sent to farmers in
every county in the state, asking
cooperation in the work of i'm
proving and continuing in force the
township government idea. These
circulars ask that the representa-
tives from the various counties be
instructed to take no action on
township legislation until the bill
II the Spokane County Township
club is reached.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
NEW DEAL IN
MAN|T0 PARK
PLAN TO UNLOAD UNDESIR.
ABLE WATER SYSTEM ON
CITY IS MODIFIED TO THE
POINT OF ACCEPTANCE.

AS a result of Commissioner
Wetzels vigorous opposition, the
sale to the city of the Spokane
Washington Improvement Co. wa
ter system in Mantle will be made
under conditions some different
from those originally offered by
the company. The city department
is preparing to turn water into the
mains as soon as the company dis
continues its service on January 81.
The whole hitch at present is
what amount should be paid, and
the finance committee returned the
proposition to the board of public
works for information as to the
cost of an entire new system. An
amended ordinance now proposed
by the company, gives the city
right to reject any defective mains,
and payment is to be made only
for what is used. This will ex-
clude the wooden and understood
pipes, for which the company mod
estly asked $4,000. Wetzel esti-
mated a new system at about $14,-
900.
Thefinance committee intimated
that when the ordinance is passed
1t will be dated to take effect Feb
ruary 1. There was considerable
pipe laid by the city which was
included in the old ordinance, as
Commissioner Wetzel pointed out,
but this has been remedied in the
new one, which is expected to
close the matter.
The city will collect the water
rent after January 81 from the
patrons. Commissioner Wetzel
says that after the company has
stopped furnishing water, the city
would continue to supply it and
make the charge later.
The system is alleged to have
cost $4,000, and this is to be paid
back to the company after the city
has deducted the cost of maintain
ance, and also has deducted the
amount of mains condemned. The
money is not to be paid in a lump
sum, but only as the revenues from
the system accrue in the special
fund into which these water rents
will be paid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
FIVE FEET OF WATER
in HIS HOUSE---$472

One more claim for damages as
a result of the recent floods has
been filed with the city clerk. Alex
Bostrom of 02S27 Ruby street is
the claimant. and he AYERS that
the lack of proper drainage facili-
ties flooded out his home and that
water rose five feet in his house.
He places the estimate of damages
incurred at $472, for which amount
he agrees to settle with the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
ROOSEVELT HAS
THE TRUMPS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The
judiciary committee especially ap-
pointed to examine into the right
of Roosevelt to permit absorption
of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Co.
by the steel trust today decided
to continue the investigation, al
though the committee has learned
that the senate has no right to call
on the president for information in
the matter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
LAMBERT CERTAINLY
WILL BE MAYOR

Mayor Moore has decided to
make the trip to California with
the chamber of commerce excur-
sion, and In his absence will leave
the mayoralty chair In the posses
sion of President f. v. Lambert
of the council. The mayor expects
to be gone about 10 days, but init.
mated today that the big fish on
Catalina islands may induce him
to voerstay q day or two.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27

auOut. but SHS luSlS BIC D Tue
same kind of slave.
After the civil war was over the
constitution was amended to pro-
vide that never again should there
be slaves in the United States.
And this is the amendment that
Mrs. Jane Welsh-Strong wants to
come in under.
Being married. she says, is being
a slave In hundreds of thousands OF
cases.
Why shouldn't she be freed, I'M
der the amendment won by the
Boys in Blue" as we'll as were the
negro slaves?
So she began a divorce action
against her $50 a week husband.
On the face of 1t there may seem
to be something humorous about
the suit. When you talk with the
woman, however, it doesn't seem
funny.
HE didn't do anything indecent.
Neither did l." said Mrs. Strong.
But I couldn't live with him any
longer.
How was l slave? Well, there
is the work, for instance"
She looked about her little Har.
lem flat. 1t wasn't very tidy. She
wasn't very tidy in her wrapper
and the baby wasn't very tidy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27

sureties in the persons of J. H.
Wilmot and wife. The outside
signers of the bond are John Rea
of Tacoma, wealthy lumberman
and brother-in-law of Gordon. and
George G. Mills of Olympia, former
treasurer of state and son-in-law of
Gordon
After the acceptances of the
bond Gordon was arraigned and
entered plea of not guilty and
the case continued for setting at
the March term of court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27

slavery. knew that no man lawyer
could understand it.
Men seem to think that wash
ing. scrubbing, taking care of q
house without means; worrying
about bills you can't pay, wanting
clothes you can't get, wishing the
very best for your children, and
knowing they can't have it-men
don't see that is slavery.
"And my woman lawyer under
stood"
Mrs. Strong permitted her pic
ture to be taken, after she had re-
tired to change her wrapper and to
put the 'remper" ON the baby.
II wanted boy baby. but this is
a girl" said Mrs. Strong. as she
posed the child in her lap. It's so
much worse to have a girl that you
can't raise rightly"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
CHILDREN BURNED
TO DEATH

DUNBAR. Pa. Jan. 27.-The four
children of A. NJ Kendall were
burned to death in their home early
today. Kendall and wife We're
seriously cut by glass, and both in.
ternally injured by leaping from a
window A gas heater started the
fire
The children burned 20 death
were Earl, age II; Pearl. age z;
Anna, age 4, aud babe, age 2.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
CALIFORNIA QUITS

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 27.--Sena-
tor j. b. Sanford announced today
that he would drop all his anti
Japanese bills, He believes that
II they were passed, Roosevelt
would send special message to
congress requesting that the Japa-
nese be given the privileges Of
American citizenship.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
FRISCO MAN FOR CABINET

WASHINGTON. d. G.. Jan. a.
Californians here are laying plans
to urge Taft to select G. II, Bent
ley, San Francisco. as secretary OF
the interior. Bentley has been
identified with business interests
In San Francisco many years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
NELSON OFFERS FIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Elf
Packey Mcfarland and Freddie
Welsh can settle the question of
supremacy within the next GO days
the winner can have e crack at
the lightweight championship. Bat
Ting Nelson has written letter
here to that effect.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
FRUIT OF DRUNKEN QUARREL

TORREaN. Mex. Jan. 27l~-Fol-
lowing a drunken quarrel between
two Mexican cattlemen, two ranch
ers are dead and woman and two
children fatally shot, A posse is
searching the mountains for the
assa.iau.s.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
GORDON BONDED FOR
y MARCH TERM TRIAL

The new bond given by Judge
NJ. J. Gordon, former counsel for
tho Great Northern, which was sub.
mitted TO Judge Hinkle and ap-
proved by him yesterday evening.
IL for the same amount, $4,000.
and carries the same sureties as
appeared OH the first bond. with
tbe addition OF Spokane county
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
50 YEARS OLD AND
STILL OUT OF JAIL

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. 27.--S
Samuel Gompers today celebrated
his seth birthday. He received nus
merous congratulations from all
over the country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
LEPROSY
FROM LAUNDRY
Chicago Begins War on Chinese Method Of
Sprinkling Clothes.

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-The board
of health is preparing proceedings
against Chinese laundries where
orientals sprinkle clothing with
water from their mouths prior to
ironing. The campaign was start
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
WIRELESS FOR FLEET

SEATTLE, Jan. 27.-The Cana
dian Pacific has decided to equip
its feet of Pacific coast steamers
with wireless. The first boat will
be the Princess May on the Van
couver- Alaska run. The company
has II ships and all will be
eutIiOped
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
BY w. q. SHEPHERD.

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-"Arise, We
slaves!"
Look who's getting up. Who but
married women!
Mrs. Jane Welsh-Strong has
heard the cry that echoes from the
day of the civil war.
Mrs. Jane Welsh-Strong isn't one
of the color that the civil war was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27

ed when news came from Paterson,
N. j., that a man had contracted
leprosy from germs lodged IN
clothing sent back from a Chinese
laundry. A thorough investigation
Of Chinese laundries will be made
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
SEARCHING FOR SOCIALIST.

CHICAGO. Jan. 27.-The police
have been asked to search for
Louis Deischbourg, prominent So
cialist. who has been missing three
months. 1t IL feared he was muir
Jeccd.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
THIS AMENDMENT HAS
FREED SLAVES; DOES IT
APPLY TO WIVES.

Neither slavery nor invol-
untary servitude, except as
a punishment for crime,
whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted,
shall exist within the United
States, or any place, subject
to their jurisdiction.-Thir-
teenth amendment to the
federal constitution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
20 men
ENT0MBED

FERNIE, B. c., Jan. 81.
BY an explosion In the Nor
rissey mines, near here, 20
) men were entombed.
II Is expected they can be
taken out at another en-
trance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27
WRECK FATAL TO 4s

VIENNA. Jan. Att Is reported
that IS were killed IN wreck az
Dislitz, Austrian Silesla.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-27

MRS. JANE WELch-sTRONG,
WHOSE HUSBAND 10 GOOD
ENOUGH BUT MAKES SMALL
WAGES, WILL TEST THE
THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-01-01
Notes to Move.

The new and second hand es-
tablishment of Charles Mote will
be removed after the first of
the year from the Morrison store
room to the Jake Miller double
front at 1906 and 1908 Broadway
Mr.. Note will use both. of these
rooms for show rooms, and will
also have Mr.. Miller's new large
ware room in the rear.
He has also rented the Park res.
taurant in which the family will
live and also conduct as a room
ing house. He. will also use par
of it downstairs for showing up
goods when too crowded at the
regular place.
Charlie Mote has been in bus
mess here about two years and
a half. He has worked hard an
diligently and has built up a
nice trade, which he will be able
to handle much better in his
new quarters, and will be able
to materially increase.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-01-01
Proposed Road Legislation

One piece of legislation that
will be pushed to the front by
Gov. Stubs and others,will be
OH road work. We are not in
favor of the governors scheme
TO make the county assessor the
county superintendent of roads.
We do not favor making any
more new county offices, or add
ing any duties to those we have
now, which means additional ex-
pense to the tax payer. Several
measures have been proposed on
road work. The measure advo-
Gated by the Mail & Breeze in
Its issue Of December 10Th strikes
us as being a good one, with
one amendment to 1.-THE meas
.rlre they advocate is in short,
the division of every township
into four districts with a road
boss for each district, and when
the levy for road work is made,
divide the tax so obtained,
among the districts in proportion
to the valuation of the district.
The amendment we would pro-
pose is this. Permit each dis
.trlct to make a levy according t,
ats own needs. Thus, if there
. is a district in a township.
through which runs a creek or
raVlne, which, means that if
would require more work than
some other district in the same
= township, it would be compelled
!" pay for it itself.It is just as
UNJUST for a township, in three
1ourths of which are excellent
roads under all conditions. to
Dear Its proportionate expense o
the other fourth of the township
when the roa1o ONO
as 1t would be for the entire
county to bear the burden. It
Is not an easy problem by anv
N means and as the representa-.
ave from t bis county in the com
ing session, We would be please,
70 hear from the farmers as 70
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kelly left
Monday for their home in Iowa,
after spending Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Kelly, of the
south side.
CA9ToRTA.
Bear. the ,Tha Kind You Have Always sagt
''F, = N<HNzzu
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-01-01

Harry MOmyer is home for, a
visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. j. Momyer. Harry is emf
ployed in the electrical depart
ment OF the Santa Fe at Argen-
tine.