The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-29

The ClancyS also want ]lV,VvV
from M. Daubel on the charge that
he heaved stone through window
at the Clancy domcile, injuring Mr..
Clancy, who was in the path of the
missile. NJ. Daubul denied all the al
legations in his answer TO the COM
plant. and has engaged counsel to
defend him in the cases.itu 1t
---- tt sd
Spokane. Wash, April 29--"Graft'
and gross misdemeanor" are two
worlds that have crept into the legal
Language of the state Of Washington
both being incorporated3in a section
of the new criminal code, which will
become effective on Juno 12 The
section defines what constitutes graft.
II applies to all administrative, exe-
cutive, judicial or legislative officers.
as well as to any person giving or
promising any compensation. reward
or gratuity to influence any public
official, directly or indirectly to re-
fuse, neglect or defer the performance
of any public duty. Gross misde-
,meanor" is a new classification OF
crime in the state of Washington. It
Is defined as every crime not covered
in the definition of felony or mis-
ldemeanor, and the penalty is fine
OF not more than $1,000 or imprison-
ment in the county Jail for not more
than a year, or both.
Spokane, Wash April 29-aEight
hundred members of the chamber OF
commerce, the 10000 Club and the
Now -E-Nak- Ops. headed by Fred
erick e. Goodall, Harry J. Neely, and
Mrs. +. f. Emery, will meet the dele
gates of the Chicago Association of
Commerce on their arrival in Spo-
kane early in June There will be
reception and banquet in the Hall OF
the Doges and automobile excursions
to several nearby resorts. l.. G.. Mon
roe, secretary of the chamber OF
commerce, has advices that the party
will leave Chicago May 30 on a spe-
cial train, making stops at these
Ipolnts: Fargo, Jamestown, Bismarck
and Mandan, N. D.; Helena, Butte,
Anaconda, Billings and Missoula,
Mont. Spokane, North Yakima, Seat
Il tie, Everett, Bellingham, Tacoma and
Walla Walla, Wash, Portland, PEN
dleton and Baker City. Ore. Boise
and Nampa, Ida; Salt Lake City and
ogden, Utah; Cheyenne, Wyo, Color
ado Springs and Denver, Colo;
Kearney, Lincoln and Omaha, Neb.,
and Minneapolis and st. Paul. How
lever, 1t is likely, Mr. Monroe said,
that steps will be made at other
points in the west and northwest.
i Spokane, Wash, April 29-Ernest
Aletz, SO years OF age. living with his
Ison at Post Falls. Idaho, who immi-
grated to the United States from
Germany in 1851, two years after
which he declared his intention of be-
! coming one of Uncle Sans family,
was granted final papers in the Unit
! ed States court for the district of
eastern Washington here, few days
} ago. when he stood before Judge Ed
ward Whltson and took the oath
which made him a full-ledged citi-
, zen. When Mr.. Metz came to the
l country there was a ruling regarding
aliens becoming citizens and he was
. given the right to vote, and he has
Exercised the franchise since 1863
$ Though living in country districts
$ most of the time, he never missed The
s Opportunity to cast bis ballot, but the
!, necessity of taking out. final papers
e did not occur tou,him~until short
time ago. He took up homestead
n after celebrating. the SOth anniversary
of his birth, and mas NOW made fina
lproof and received HIS Amtent