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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-01-15
RUTH AND MEIGS ARE PRESIDING

! Olympia, Jan. 1.-Honors are even
between the "wets" and the "drys"
in the organization of the 18th Wash
intgon legislature. The vets organ
lied the senate with the election of
Senator Ruth of Thurston county as
president pro tenn and the appoint
ment of committee to distribute the
senate patronage. The drys captured
the house with the election of Repre-
sentative L. o. Meigs of Yakima
county as speaker and the increase
to IS of the committee on rules and
joint rules.
Both houses met promptly at noon.
The senate was in session only an
hour and half. Both houses passed
an $85, 900 legislative appropriation
bill and memorial asking congress
to appropriate $1,000, 900 for the con-
struction of roads in Alaska.
The lumber tariff resolution met
opposition in. the senate, where Cotter-
i'll of King made an unsuccessful
effort to have it referred to the COM
mittee on manufactures, and five votes
were cast against it, those of Cotter-
i'll. Graves. Stevenson, Rosenhaupt
and Arrasmith. Three votes, Todd
and Young of Whitman, and Buck of
Spokane, were cast against it in the
house, where it passed without dis
cussion.
The local option fight promises to
shift to the center of the stage as
soon as the Root scandal and the Hay
Coon contest for the office of lieuten-
ant governor can be disposed of.
Superintendent Boyd +. Doty of the
anti-saloon league, Royal W. Ray
mond. superintendent. and W. W..
Herwig, assistant superintendent. are
here in charge of the local option in
terests, while j. w. H. Davis of Ia
coma is representing the brewery and
saloon interests. The anti-saloon
leagues local option bill has been
prepared and will be introduced int he
house by McMaster of King county,
and in the senate by Falconer of Sno-
homish. The bill follows the provi-
sions of the Illinois law, the principle
of which is that the electors may vote
the saloons out but may not vote
them in. This is accompanied by a
provision that it shall apply to those
districts now having saloons.
In the senate all local option bills
will go to the public morals commit
tee, on which Lietenant- Governor Hay
has decided to appoint Fishback. chair
man, Cotterill, Myers, Falconer. Cox
and Metcalf representing the drys, and
Ruth, Booth and Knickrocker, repre-
senting the vets.
Senate committee chairmanships
thus far announced include: ARA
smith, agriculture; Ruth. appropria-
tions; Paulhamus, railroads: Smith,
banks; Metcalf. cities of the first
class; Bassett, education; Graves, ju-
dietary; Huxtable, labor; Poison,
roads; Hutchinson, charitable institu-
tions; Whitney, horticulture; Rosen-
haupt, constitutional revision; Hay,
rules.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-01-15
CANFIELD'S FIRST WEDDING

Coltax, Wash, Jan. 9.-Superior
Judge H. W. Garfield yesterday after
noon officiated at his first wedding,
when he married Miss Alice P. Bloun t
of Latah and Thomas C. Wise of Hav
Yesterday was motion day and
Judge E. H. Sullivan of Spokane was
presiding for Judge Garfield, who is
disqualified in many of the cases
pending. The news that Judge Can.
field was to perform his first marriage
got abroad among the attorneys at
court and they laid siege to the
judges chambers in order that thew
might be present at the wedding.
The bridal party repaired to the offices
of Court Stenographer Love, the
crowd following, but finally made
their escape to the clerks office.
where the knot was tied.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-01-15

The city council of Dayton has de-
cided in accordance with the vote in
Decemer. to close all saloons in the
city on June 10Th next.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-01-15
Proceedings Of The Board
Of County Commissioners
WHITMAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
(Official Publication

Pursuant to adjournment. the Board
of County Commissioners of the Coun-
ty of Whitman and State of Washing
ton. met the 4;h day of January
1909, members present.
w. c.. Mccoy, Chairman, ]. R.
Ruply and Samuel Ellis, County Com
missioners:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-01-15

The following bonds were approved
by the board:
Bond of Charles l.. Chamberlin,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
HER MOTHER PUT
POISON IN BEER
Daughter of Harper E. Bennett
Gives Testimony Favorable
to Father.

L. Angeles Sept 16.-The 12-year-old
dzuchter of Harper z. Bennett, the real
Ez.s.e man on trial for the murder of his
We, gave sensational testimony in de
fg.ss Of her father when she took the
stand today.
TIE little girl testified2in effect that
her mother had put the pSfson in the beeI
(Which both Bennett and his wife drank,
resulting, it was alleged, in the latter 5
death and Benefits serious illness. Fur
Their the child said that she had frequently
heard her mother threaten to kill herself
She had put her arms around her mother
and begged her not to do it Then her
mother said. she testified. that she would
not poison herself until Mr.. Bennett was
there to see her do it.
Regarding what occurred on the night
Of her mothers death, the daughter testi-
fled:
Mamma took a little blue paper bound
with a rubber band and went into the
pantry and slammed the door. When she
came out she had two glasses Of beer.
She gave papa one Of them and kept one
herself. Papa drank his right off, but
mamma only slipped hers"
This the defense will contend, explains
how there came to be strychnine in Mrs.
Benefits stomach.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
THREATENS THE
PUBLIC HEALTH
Past Assistant Surgeon Finds
Many Cases of PeIlagra in
United States.

Washington, Sept. 16.-Expressing a
belief that pellagra is likely to be-
come in this country a public health
problem Of greater proportions than
at present realized Q. Il. LaVlnder,
and marine hospital service, has just
reported the results Of his inVestiga-
tons Of that disease in the Illinois
state hospital for the insane, to Sur
geOn General Wyman.
There are forty or fifty wei defined
cases Of pellagra in the institution, ac-
cOrding to Or. Lavinder. The type OF
the disease there differs in some re
spects from the general type he is IA
miliar with in the south. but that the
disease should vary in different local
titles is said to be not unusual.
The conditions are, however de
CIares DR.. Lavinder, definite and well
marked and admit Of a positive dag
nOsis.
Inquiry was made as to how much
corn or its products entered into the
general diet and il was learned that
corn is used sparingly, perhaps not
more than two or three times a week.
The quality of the meal and hOminy,
which J saw, was to all appearances
excellent. I was unable to assign any
cause for the extent of the disease in
the hospital
There is one phase of the situation
in this institution which has been com
mon in my experience, here a S well as
ly recognized the medical staff recalled
that tile disease had been in the in
stitutiOn for many vars and the super
intendent told me that now he realized
he has had cases ever since the insti-
tuition was opened, eight years ago"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
.ENTRYNEN DID
NOT PUT UP Cash
Interesting Evidence Given by
Rufus J. ireland in WyO-
ming Coal Land Case.

New York. Sept. 16.-Rufus ]. Ire
land Of Amityville, L. l., jointly in
dicted with Wilberforce SUIly and
George W. Daily of this city, and Frank
T. Wells of Amityvife, on charges of
conspiracy to defTaud the government
of coal lands in Big Horn county, WyO-
ming, was recalled as a witness today
at the eXtraditiOn proceedings before
United States Commissioner Hitchcock.
1t is alleged that the defense has ad-
mitted that the cost of the coal lands
was not paid for by the cOteTie of Ami
tyville entrymen, but BIZ persons prom
inently identified with the Owl Creek
Coal company, which subsequently ac-
quired them. The witness is president
of that company. He told of d meeting
of the board of directors in 1907, when
he was voted an annual salary Of 81 500,
and Samuel Hildreth and Fank II.
Wells, also counsel $1,000 per annum
each. About the time the officers of the
company were voting the salaries it APP
pears from Ireland's testimony that the
Union Trust company of Chicago was
demanding payment on a note for $50
600 of the Owl Greek Coal company,
which it held. In order to protect her
interests, Mrs. Mary p. MytOn, a Tela-
tive of Sully, took up the note and now
holds all but four of the ninety issued
of $4,000 bonds of the coal company.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
BOLD ATTEMPT
TO ROB TRAIN
ROIdup of Passenger No. 5 on
the Denver & Rio Grande
Near LeadViIIe.

Leadville, Colo, Sept. ia daring
attempt to rob the second section of the
Denver & Rio Grande No. ; passenger
train was made about Il o'clock tonight
four miles west of Malta, a small sta
ton near Leadville The express car
was dynamited, but according to the
trainmen no booty was secured.
It is believed that the five men who
were engaged in the hold up crawled on
the two engines Of No. at Malta The
train had proceeded but a short dis
lance when two men crawled over the
tender of each engine and compelled the
engineers and firemen to march back
to the express car. Engineer Smith of
the first engine was told to hammer on
the door and order the express messen-
ger to open it. The latter, however, re
fused to open the door, and charge Of
dynamite was placed under it and the
door blown open. Three of the robbers
rushed in, covering the express messen-
ger with their revOlvers. He was or
dered to open the safe, but said that he
could not. Several charges of dynamite
were then placed under the safe but
without result, except to completely
wreck the interior of the car.
After firing a parting volley of shots,
the robbers disappeared in the darkness.
One of the trainmen in the meantime
had reached Malta, and Sheriff Camp
bell, with a posse, at once started for
the scene.
It is rumored that the safe contained
a very large sum of money. but this
cannot be confirmed The train was
westbOund, and was known as the Chi
cagO & San Francisco express.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
BUSINESS MEN
TO ORGANIZE
Taxpayers of Idaho viii En-
deaVor to Defeat State
Wide Prohibition.

Especial to The HeraId-Republican
Boise, Ida. Sept. 16.-As an out
growth of the taxpayers league in this
city, backed by leading business men,
and whose activities were responsible
for the defeat of prohibition at the
recent local option election here, the
entire state is to be organized on sim
liar lines and the principal purpose of
the movement will be to defeat the plan
to secure enactment of a statewide
prohibition law. The plan has been
practically agreed upon for several
days. and TumOTs concerning it have
been afIoat, but il was only today that
positive information was available. 1t
is the purpose to organize a lea que in
every county in the state and to hold a
state convention. The organization will
not enter the political field excepting
prohibition forces. The members will
act as a unit in that connection. No
saloon man Will be identified with the
business and taxpayers body, eXclu-
sive of those engaged in the liquor
traffic.
The organization will oppose the sa-
loon as at the present constituted, and
viii use its influence to secure regUla-
tons that will place drinking on a
higher plane, according to a statement
by one of the leaders. Il will favor
withdrawal of license from any saloon
man who sells liquor to an habituaI
drunkard or to any one who shows
signs of intOXication.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
PINCHOT HEARS
FROM PRESIDENT
Reads VOluminOuS Message
but Declines to Make Any
Statement.

Avalon, Catalina Island, Cal, Sept
IA voluminous message from Pres
ident Taft to Clifford Pinchot, chief
forester of the United States. was sent
from the mainland at Los Angeles by
wireless to this station yesterday. and
taken from here to san Clemente
island on the launch Cornell The mes
sage was read by Pinchot at midnight
last night as he sat in his camp and
decipheTed it by the light of the moon
and a smoky hand lantern.
After reading the missive, Piuchot
declined to make any statement re-
garding its contents or the recent de-
velOpments in the BalliugeT incident
and Immediately busted himself with
writing a reply to the president, which
was brought back to the wireless sta
ton here by the crew of the Cornell.
PinchOt will return from his camp
on Clemente to Avalon on Tuesday next
and then viii go direct to the mainland.
With PinChOt at Clemente is former
Governor Pardee of California, who Sc
verely scored Secretary of the Interior
Balnnger in a speech at Spokane sew
eral weeks ago.
The Associated Press correspondent
who went on the launch to San Glenn
ente was unable to secure from. either
PinChOt or Pardee an expression re-
garding the action of the president in
generating Secretary Balhnger from
the charges made against him by J.. Z.
CLAWS, chief of the field division Of the
general land office.
PinchOt and PaTdee, in company with
c. F. Holder, the author and angler
have been living the simple life" on
Clemente for two weeks.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
RECOGNIZED AS
THE LORD OF WAR
Fundamental Laws of Russia
Interpreted and Trouble
Avoided.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 16.-The consti-
tutional conflict, which nearly resulted
in the retirement of the Stolypin cab
met last spring, has been adjusted by
the publication of an Interpretation of
the fundamental laws, definitely de-
Hneating the respective spheres of the
emperor and parliament in the matter
of army and navy administration. The
decree sets forth that all legislative
questions concerning the organization
of the land and sea forces of the empire
shall be subject to the immediate sane
ton of the emperor as supreme war
lord His majesty will pass also upon
questions relating to the administTa-
ton of the army and navy, including
the estimates of the navy and military
departments, provided no further ap-
preparations are entailed. But if fresh
credits are necessary, the supplement
tary amounts must be applied for in
the usual legislative course, detailed
statements as to the employment there
Of being first submitted in the budget.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
SWARM Of IDAHO
PEOPLE ATTEND
Day Set Apart for Gem State
People at Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition.

Seattle. Sept. Ex-Governor James H.
Brady Of Idaho, members of his staff. the
Caldwell band and three trainloads of
Idaho people came to Seattle TODAY to
celebrate Idaho day at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition. This is the third visit
Of Governor Brady, who believes that his
state has profited greatly by the exposi-
ton.
Governor Brady was accompanied by the
following members of his staff: General
A. NJ. Rowe, General /. Y. Patch and Col
Onels +. NJ. Heigo W. II. Gibson Herman
ROssi and =. NJ Hoover.
The principal exercises We're held this
afternoon in the Idaho building After an
overture by the Caldwell band. Director
General Nadeau welcomed the Idaho Wis
itors in behalf of the exposition. Cover
nor Brady responded with the address of
the day Judge FOruey presided.
Following this program Governor Brady
and staff held an informal reception at
the Idaho building.
The Caldwell band made tour Of the
grounds preceding the exercises and after
ward serenaded the buildings of the states.
As souvenirs of the day miniature sacks
of beet sugar. the manufacture of which
is a rapidly-srowing industry Of Idaho,
were distributed.
A reception and ball at the Washington
state building tonight closed the festivi-
ties
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 16.-L. r CLAWS,
chief of the field division Of the general
land office, with headquarters at Seat
tie, whose dismissal has been approved by
President Taft after an investigation of
charges filed against Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger by CLAWS said today.
1.-THE rule which prohibits me from dis
oussing this matter is as much in force
today as it was when you first asked
me for a statement of the work of this
office regarding the Alaska coal cases. %
Mr. CLAWS maintained that he could give
out no statement, at least until his con-
nection with the land office ends. He
said he had received no Geographic infOr-
nation regarding the presidents letter to
Secretary Ballinger
II. c. Henry, the railroad builder, who is
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
INJURIES PROVED FATAL
Mrs. Morris, Widow of the Chicago
Packer, Dies in France as Result
of Auto Accident.

Fontainebleau, France, Sept 16.-Mrs
Morris, widow Of the late Nelson Morris
of Chicago. died here today from injuries
received fin an automobile accident neal
here Sept. 10.
Accompanied by her sister. Mrs. Wolf
of Chicago, and a private secretary, Mrs
Morris was making an automobile 'riI
from Paris to Geneva. Three miles cut
of Foutainebleau the car met a heavy
wagon loaded with brick.
The horses reared IL front of the au-
tOmObile but the chauffeur avoided col
lision by swinging this car into a ditch.
The abrupt stop threy Mrs. Morris
against the front seat7 She sustained in
iuries to the abdomen which brought
about the crisis of a disease from which
she was a sufferer.
Mrs. Morris was removed to local
hospital, where she died this morning.
The doctor ascribed her death to diabetes
and coma, induced by ner injuries.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17

81 Edward II. Hartman of Arden. in
the state of New York, do make, publish
and declare this and for my last will and
testament, that is to say, 1 give. devise
and bequeath all of my property, real and
personal, Of every kind and nature to
my wife Mary W. Hartman to be hers
absolutely and forever, and do herby nom
mate and appoint the said Mary w. Har-
riman to be the eXeCutriN of this Will
"In witness whereof ] have hereuntO
set my hand ard seal. this eighth day of
June in the year Nineteen Hundred and
Three
(Signed) EDWARD II. HARTMAN. -
Signed, sealed and published and de-
clared by the testatOr for and his will
and testament. in our presence, who at
his request, and in his presence and i'm
the presence Of each other, have each Of
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
Delegates to the American AS
ISOLATION Unanimous Against
Postal Savings Bank Plan
and the Guaranty Deposit.
BOTH IDEAS DENOUNCED
IN UNMEASURED TERMS
Report of State Supervisor
Young of Oklahoma on the
Working of the Law in That
State Is FIatIy COntradiCted,
NOT A SPEECH IN DEFENSE

Chicago, Sept. 16.-NOt a voice
was raised today in defense of the
postal savings bank plan in the ses-
sions of the American Bankers asso-
citation convention, nor was a word
uttered in favor Of guaranty deposit,
state or national banks. In formal
reports, in speeches and in imprOmptu
remarks, both ideas were repeatedly
scored by the bankers.
In the savings bank section Henry
Henschen Of Chicago attacked the pos
tal savings bank by declaring that if the
good of the country demanded that the
experience of trusted and intelligent men
as cUstodians Of the peoples savings be
disregarded and the cUstOdianship turned
over to third and fourth class pOstmasters.
the bankers would aCquiesCe. but that if
the welfare Of the country did not demand
such action the bankers would protest III
no uncertain tones.
President George NJ. Reynolds, the head
Of the Bankers association, cOngratu-
lated the savings bank section on its
steady opposition to the postal savings
bank idea.
Laws to Be Revised.
President Reynolds prOphesed that
within a year there would be such re-
vision of the national banking laws as
would permit national banks TO accept
savings deposits.
The members Of the standing law and
federal legislative committee of the asso-
citation discussed the question Of securing
national legislation placing the taxation OF
banking Institutions on an equal basis.
A resolution was offered to put the saw
Ings bank section on record as tavOrnS
the segregation of savings deposits, but
it was referred to a committee without
action.
Comment was made by. several Of the
bankers on the bank guaranty law and its
effect in Oklahoma in direct cOntraCic-
ton to the praise of State Supervisor
Young of Oklahoma at the meeting of the
bank supervisors early in the week.
The savings bank section elected VIII
liam R. Greers of Cleveland as prest-
dent.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
AMERICANS TIRE OF STRIFE
Native-Born Workmen Will Return
to Employ of Pressed Steel
Car Company.

Pittsburg. Pa, Sept 16.-With the
American flag at the head of their col
umn, the American workmen employed
in the Pressed Steel Car companys plant
in SchOenvile today will fall in line to-
morrow and march to the works
Since the American and foreign strik-
ers have split the Americans haze de-
cided to return TO work as they are sat
isfied with conditions since the strike
was declared off last week.
Throughout the strike district the
Americans made it known 10 the foreign
strikers today that if insult was offered
to the flag the offender would be shot
dead 1t is accepted that the majority
OF the marchers in the unique labor pa
rade viii go armed.
The announcement that the Americans
would return to work was met with def
ance from the foreign strikers, who
threaten to stop all attempts to resume
work inside the stOckade.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17

interested in the Cunningham coal land
claims said.
When Judge BallingeT left the office Of
land commissioners we consulted him as a.
was nothing wrong about that. When ne
went into the cabinet he was not asked 10
have any further dealings with the men
interested in the coal lands. We were
notified that he would have no further
relations with those interested i'm th8
properties. CLAWS had appropriated some
Of the papers of the company and his cone
duct has now been properly rewarded
c. J. Smith, another of the coal land
claimants. said.
Judge BaiIingers record was absolute
ly clean in the Alaska coal land cases.
Those who were i'm possession of the facta
knew this and never feared that the
charges against him would carry weight
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-17
CAATN l.
'NORDENSKIJOLD.
LECOINTE."
Supplies at Etah for Cook.

Washington, Sept. 16.-Commander
Robert r. Peary landed two men at
Etah with supplies for Or. Cook on
Aug. Il, 1908, according to a letter made
public today which he wrote on that
day to the superintendent of the coast
and geodetic survey.
In his letter Peary reviewed his voy-
age from Sydney, from which port the
Roosevelt sailed on July II, until the
time he left Etab on the day that he
Continued on Page 2.
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neSSes.
(Signed) CHARLES A PEABODY.
&C. c. TEGETHOFF"
Mr.. Peabody is president of the Mutual
Life Insurance company. Mr.. Tege thOff
was one of Mr.. Harriman's secretaries.
Mr. Peabody, who made the statement
public, declined 10 make any estimate as
to the value of Mr.. Harriman's estate.
According to a Wall street publication
III can be stated on the highest author
ity" that Mr.. Harriman's propertv
amounted to between S7500O,001 and $780,
000,O00
Goshen. n. Y, Sept. 16.-The will Of E.
II. Hartman was filed here today. No
estimate of the value of Mr. Harriman's
property was given in the petition for
probate.