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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
DEMANDS
100000
DAMAGES

The heaviest claim against a
railroad for the loss of human
life filed in the courts of Spokane
county in years was entered today
in a suit for 100000 damages
brought by Mrs. Bridget Brannick
and her son, e. j. Brannick OF
Portland against the Northern Pa.
cific railway for the death Of her
husband. Z. Nj. Brannick, who died
year ago from injuries received
by being thrown against the sides
of caboose at Connell, Wash.
Former United States Senator
John M. Gearin of Portland and III.
Nj. Stephens of Spokane are the
counsel for Mrs. Brannick. The
complaint alleges that Brannick
had bought ticket for a ride ON
freight train from Hatton to Con-
nell. Wash, and while leaving the
train at Cornell and in STOPPING to
pick up his overcoat, the train was
violently showed and Brannick was
thrown against the sides of the ca
boose. 1t is claimed that he re-
ceived injuries which caused his
death three weeks later.
The complaint says that Bran.
nick. although 65 years old. was
earning $4,000 year and had a
contract at that figure running
three years. His life expectancy
was 11:10 years, during which the
plaintiff alleges he would earn the
salary drawn at the time he was
killed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
REC|STER!!!!!

With only five weeks left before
the primaries less than 5000 voters
have registered in the city up to
the present and unless the citizens
busy themselves during the pres
ent week there will be line a
block long at the city clerks Of
fee on the last few days, or a big
falling off in the vote.
Register now" is the slogan OF
City Clerk Fleming, and he has
sent out the books to each pre-
cinct in the city. they will be out
the entire week and the men in
charge will be at their stations
from 9 a. m. to $3.50 p. m. every
day. A complete list of the places
at which the poll books will be
placed is advertised in The Press
today.
1t is estimated that 5000 names
will be added to the books this
week and this will leave about
5000 voters still to register in the
last month. Up to the present the
Federated clubs have taken no &C
ton to get out the voters but it
is expected that this will be made
feature of its work. The pas
tors in the city heretofore have
urged registration, but they, too.
have been tardy in reminding their
flocks up to the present.
Owing to the fact that the boun-
daries of the precincts have been
materially changed and several
new precincts created many of the
voters will be misled as to where
they should register unless they
take the trouble to look the mat
ter up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
SUFFRAGE BILL
PASSED TO-DAY

OLYMPIA, Feb. 23.-The senate
this morning passed the police and
firemen's pension bill. The police
pension has already passed the
house. Palmer's uniform account
ancy bill, providing a bureau of
inspection for public Offices. passed
the house; also the McMasters' bill
giving university regents the right
to allow street car lines to go
through university grounds.
The house killed the bill provid-
ing that challenged voters must
declare their party.
The woman suffrage bill passed
the senate without ripple by a
vote of 30 to 8. 1t now goes to
the governor for signature.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
First Person in History to
Be Made a Booster
Unseen"

The nation at large and some
cities here and there have con.
ferred what honor they could on
Taft since he became successful
candidate for president, but there
is something lacking still, a defici
ency that can be supplied only by
the 10000 club and the Enakops
OF Spokane. The assurance of full.
fillment by these bodies has been
given, and preparations for the in
auguration of the Taft administra.
ton are once more moving smooth
ly along.
On March 4. the hour of Taft's
inaugural, he will be made a
booster unseen" by the 10000
club, the inaugural ceremonies be,
ing merely incidental to this. The
booster ceremonies will be per.
formed by Harry j. Nicely, presi.
dent; Arthur w. Jones, secretary,
and the directors of the club in the
Hutton building headquarters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

LABOR RULE

Alien labor got knockout at
the meeting of the board of public
works this afternoon when the
members concurred in the follow
ing resolution:
"ResoIved, That the board Of
public works instruct the secretary
Of the board to ascertain IL all the
men employed by the city on the
city pay rolls or upon public works
being done by contractors are
American citizens; that the board
hereby adopt the rule that none
but American citizens be employed
upon such work; and It Is hereby
decided by the board that in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-The second
great struggle between Standard
Oil and the government in the
$29, 240,000 fine case began this
morning in the United States cir
cult court, when Attorney Miller,
chief counsel for Standard Oil,
moved that the entire venire of
$50 be quashed because of being
improperly drawn and that too
many of the talesmen were farm
ers. Attorneys for both sides be-
gan arguments on the motion.
District Attorney Sims notified
the Standard attorneys that the
government expected to prove 1852
separate offenses of rebating in
violation of the Elkins antitrust
law, If ne succeeds he will ask
the court to assess the maximum
fine Of sc. 100000.
The original Standard Oil case
was heard by Federal Judge Kene-
saw M. Lands, and the trial began
March 4, 1907. The oil company
had been indicted by two special
grand juries on 642S counts, charg-
Ing violations of the Elkins anti
trust law. which prohibits the
granting or accepting of rebates
on oil or oil products.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

event that any contractor or con-
tractors continue to employ other
than citizens, the board will not re-
ceive bids from such contractor or
contractors until this rule is fol.
lowed strictly"
The matter was brought up be-
fore the board by George {. Stone,
who has been presiding over the
sessions Of the Representatives
from the fraternai organizations Of
the city. The board were all Of
the same mind AZ to the justice OF
the proposition, and the only ques-
ton was as to how IL could be
brought about.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
RAKES 7. K.
FEARS TAFT

The country wants to know
what is to be done with the tariff,
to see whether the country is to be
ruled as an autocracy, mobocracy
or republic. There are two ex.
IRENE parties now; one composed
of the administration and its
friends, who desire a pure democ.
racy in control. This government
was organized as republic. AS a
result these two parties are pulling
in different directions. 1t has
ceased for the time being to be a
republic, and just now II is an dig.
archy.
IF Taft adopts a generous or
fair play policy toward railways,
business generally will advance
quickly"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
SANTA FE PRESIDENT SAYS
BUSINESS DEPENDS ON RES
CUE OF COUNTRY FROM
PRESENT REIGN OF OLiG-
ARCHY.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Feb. 90
Charging that Roosevelt has perse-
cuted railways and at the present
time the government is an dig
archy, President Ripley of the
Santa Fee railroad today declared
that future conditions of business
generally depended largely upon
the attitude of Taft. He said the
boom following Taft's election had
died, and the country is In a wait
ing mood. waiting to see what the
coming administration will do. He
said further:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

fine gravel. On this was built a
sloping rubble wall 20 feet high
and seven feet thick. Growing
this was the actual fortification in
clay brick.
In the ruins of the city has been
found much old pottery which is
of interest to the Psychologists
Much Of this is old Judaie in origin.
From later investigations it is
hoped to classify more of it,
Caanannte, Israelite or Jewish.
Other pottery with the mark of
Rhodes. and with Aramic inscrip.
lions, as well as terra Gotta work
has been found.
The destruction of Jericho by
Joshua, as told in the bible, is
dated back to 1451 B. C. 1t was re-
built by He'll, a general of Ahab's,
in 1919 B. c., and destroyed again
by Simon, a Roman general Re
stored under Herod, 1t fell again
before the sword of Vespasian. and
has remained lost ever since.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
WANT BLAKE TO
BATTLE PRATT

An effort Is beiag made today
to bring out another democratic
candidate for mayor. The move
ment is on the part of the ''old
guard" which feels that Pratt
ought not to get the nomination
and fear that Nick Laumer may
not be able to beat him.
Bruce Blake. president of the
Young Mems Democratic club.
was approached this afternoon but
declined to entertain the sugges-
ton, 1t is understood that Blake
is for Pratt
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
CITY THAT FELL FLAT :.
BEFORE A BIG SHOUT.

And seven prisest shall
bear before the ark seven
trumpets of rams horns;
and the seventh day We
shall compass the city (Jeri-
cho) seven times, and the
priests shall blow with their
trumpets.
And it shall come to pass
when they make a long
blast with the rams horn,
and when We hear the noise
of the trumpet, all the peo-
pie shall shout with loud
shout and the walls of the
city shall fall down flat.
And the people utterly de-
stroyed all that was in the
city, and they burnt the
city.
And Joshua adjured them
at that time, saying,
Cursed be the man before
the Lord that riseth up and
buildeth this city Jericho"
From the book of Joshua
chapter vi.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
BALDWIN AND GRAY
STILL WILLING

A canvass of the outlook for a
full democratic councilmanic tickle;
was made today noon by the execu.
tive committee of the Young Mems
Democratic club at meeting held
at Cakes cafe. The First ward
was reported full to overlooking
with some seven or eight candi'
dates. From the Second ward IL
was announced that Councilmen
Fred Baldwin and John Gray had
for the sixth successive campaign
reluctantly agreed to again serve
the people" and by motion the
nominations In the Second were
closed and the old time warriors
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

given a free field for the race.
In the Third ward the pSmes OF
Dana Child and r. c. Dillingham;
were mentioned, but the assurance
was given that they would not take
the nomination on silver platter.
The committeeman from that ward
were instructed to look around for
other timber.
In the Fourth ward 1t was re-
solved to urge George Mudgett and
George Il. Stone to declare them,
selves in addition to the candidate
announced today, F. w. Lavigne.
In the Fifth ward 1t was report.
ed that Mr.. Dorsey. who had been
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
MAXIMUM PENALTY IN
COMING LOCAL OPTION
Drastic Provisions for Doctors and Druggists
Who Violate It.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 23.-Here is advance summary Of
the local option law which will be passed this session
of the Washington legislature.
This bill will have the endorsement of all Of the drys
in both house and senate of Governor Hay and prom
ised the support also of of the called liberals
senator's which efforts of the saloon interests
can block it's becoming law
The bill makes first, second and third class and un-
classified cites Of than 1900 population separate
units and all country precincts and uncassfed cities Of
less than 1900 population another unit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

That is to say each city of the
size named will determine for it.
self whether it will be wet or
dry" and the balance of the
county will determine as to the
rest of the territory.
Elections to determine wet or
dry" are held on petition of 80
per cent of the voters. The first
election may be held specially any
time before November, 1901. but
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

Will Jericho be rebuilt? They
ask the question in the Holy Land
in awe.
The walls of Jericho, which fell
before the Israelite forces at the
blast of rams horn after process.
sions of priests and people
marched around them daily for
seven days, are being uncovered by
German Psychologists.
Joshua, the Israelite leader, pro.
nounced curse on the city after
its fall, and invoked the curse of
God on the man who should re-
build 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
CITY HALL A DEATHTRAP

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23.--One
man was killed and another seri-
ously wounded when portion OF
the west wall of the old city hall.
now being wrecked, collapsed to-
day. Both were precipitated from
the third floor and buried under &
ton OF twisted iron and masonry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

ROOSEVELT SAVED
FROM 100000
DAMAGES

. PERRY, Okla, Feb. o.
= The suit for 100000 dam
. ages for alleged false i'm
. prisonment in tho Kansas
= penitentiary was filed today
. by Ira N. TerrilI against
D Roosevelt, Former Governor
= Ferguson of Oklahoma terri
. tory and other officials, was
. dismissed.
D TerriII was formerly pop
= ulist speaker Of the Okla
, homa territorial assembly.
= He served a term for MUIR
, der, always alleging he was
, wrongfuIIy imprisoned and
, that the Incarceration was
D the result Of a conspiracy
D between territorial and fed
, eraI officials. He was freed
, two years ago.
, 90 >>>><>>>>>>>
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
HETTY GREEN GETS
A SON IN LAW

YOUNGSTOWN, N. j., Feb. a.
Sylvia Green, daughter OF Hetty
Green. richest woman In the world.
was married today to Mathew An
tor Wilks at st. Peters church.
Hetty was present. "a,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

after that the dry and wet" cleo.
tons will take place at the tima
Of the general election, but sepas
rate ballots will be used.
Seattle and other first-clasa
cities whose charter permits local
option are exempted from the pro<
visions of the state law.
The enforcement provisions ara
somewhat drastic. Thirty days af{
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

mentioned, had concluded not to
make the race. M. O'Shea of the
Spokane Cab Co. and DR.. Ingersoll
were mentioned and a committee
appointed to wait upon them
Another meeting will be held
next Friday noon to further dis
cuss the outlook.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
AUSTRIANS READY
TO SLAM SERVIA

LONDON, Feb. ga dispatch
received here today states that
Austria has over 10000 troops
massed on the Servian and Mon
tenegrir frontiers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb ga
Roosevelt and party. returning
from the feet reception, arrived
today without Incident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

CONTINUED on page 81
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-22
WATCH OUT FOR FIRES.

The news columns have been filled
OF late with items about prairie fires
In every direction there have beer
occurrences of this dangerous nature
and it is time that they be prevented
if they can be.
The peril that threatens when d
farmer begins to burn OFF his stubblo
is that the blaze may get away from
him. SO great is the danger regard
ed that the law of the state make
it a criminal olfense to start q
prairie fire or permit me.
Old settlers here understand this
but newcomers may not be impressed
with its Importance, and take the
greatest are to prevent fires. The
mar who permits a fire TO get away
is liable for the damage it may do in
its course, and a very little blaze may
wipe out the wealth of ever Il Ncrg
rich man.-Aberdeen American.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-22
o e

The last legislature, all fair-mind-
ed men of whatever party must
agree, was a pretty good one as
bodies of that kind go, but possibly
it may become apparent as time re-
veals and tests the nature of their
work that it was even better than we
thought. Many people may arrive at
this conclusion from hearing the
s~enseless charges being made against
that body and considering the source
whence these charges come. The
latest cry against it is that it was a
"leaderless' body. This is the charge
brought by the stalwart papers Of the
state, chief among which is the
Argus-Leader. The latter cries out
to be delivered from any more legis-
latures without leaders or a lobby.
The kind that suited the Argus
Leader, and those whose ideas it re-
fleets. were the legislatures Of the
Herried and Elrod administrations.
Those bodies were certainly properly
equipped with a lobby and leaders
who merely executed the will Of the
paid lobby which held each house so
absolutely under control that it's
members might just as we'll have
stayed at home for all the influence
anyone of them had or the shaping
of important legislation. Those were
the halcyon days for which the I'M
happy stalwarts sigh. The people
delivered themselves finally from
lobby.led legislatures. and will not
likely return to them soon.-Aberdeen
Democrat.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-22
KEEP IT m E..

Is everyone doing all that lies ii
his power to boost for the home
town or are they helping some otlIe.
community to expand commercially
Because some catalogue house in
Chicago has a good advertising man
whose long suit is TO make people
think his concern a beat the local
dealer all to hollow on the Price and
quality OF goods. are you allowing
his Establishments and carefully prc.
pared phrases to invei2le YOU from
what actually constitute the facts.
II so that is a mighty good way to
boost for Chicago and an equally
poor method of roofing for the burg
to which one is owing for his daily
bread.
Catalogue houses are not philan-
thropists. even though the unwary
person at times comes close TO being
~hYpnOtiZed into believing they are.
For the money spent with them. the%
have been known on occasions 20
give value received but the local
merchant is willing to give You value
received all the time, and by patron.
ling him and keeping the coin at
home, the benefit is here. 1t is easy
to figure out what is Chicago's loss
on ~ .,A,,nEitih,, nt thi. bind l.. .L,
smaller towns gain, and vice versa.
Suppose the local price mark on
a certain article is a shade hisher
than that set upon it by one of the
big catalogue houses. If the out OF
town fellow gets the order. his
goods will probably urn out to be
inferior and besides your money has
been taken cut OF the country with IA
Scant chance of its ever getting back
again. When the local man supplies
the want, an opportunity to make an
intelligent choice is given the buyer,
he does not have to depend upon
some fine catalogue description. The
money paid the home ~StOrekeeper
stays at home where it belongs and
the home town IS benefited 10 that
extent.
The local man has the stocks and
by all the rules of modern city build
ing he is entitled to as much trade
as he can handle. before Chicago or
some other big town in for a
slice.
Without pros - home institu-
lions no town j. ~ shape to boom.
and the best method eXtant that will
make them prosperous is to keep the
home cash at Unconstitutional Tele.
gram.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-22
"A PAIR OF COUNTRY KIDS

We have all enjoyed Uncle Josh
and ST and all the other old and an
cient crop OF country characters who
come to the city to be buncoed and
incidentally TO purchase a carpet sack
full of hay from a gentleman in a
large c~heckered suit and a fierce black
mustache. These scenes and charac-
tiers have become as familiar TO us
as Uncle Toms Cabin" II is there
fore with pleasure that Manager Car
Isle announces the coming of an en-
tirely new rural play that is a novel
ty and with its principal interest in
a pair of up-to-date country youngsters
who manage TO present an evening of
lively amusement i'm their widest and
fondest hopes. "A Pair OF Country
Kids" will give you more enjoyment
for your money than any of this class
OF entertainment. Next Monday even
ing, April &c.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-22
IMPORTANT TEST CASE.

a test case Of interest to every
county in South Dakota is to be made
at DeadwOod, to determine whether
the county commissioners may use
money from the general fund for the
constitution aud Improvement of roads.
A well-defned movement has been
rlarted 10 give Lawrence county bet
ter roads, but the attempt is hamper
ed by the fact that so little none is
O~btainable from the special road fund.
The good roads committee through
y 7. Mason, suggested that the com
miSsioners draw on the general fund.
States Attorney John T.. Heffron. on
quest, filed an opinion that it
would be unlawful TO use the general
lund for road work. The road funds
only amour to $ll,e00 a year and is
rNerdrawn to the amount Of $4J.0 900.
u statute permits the commission
crs to levy OF the ratio OF $1,000 for
eNery 100000 OF assessed valuation
Tor road purposes, and that additional
-ums may be expended for bridges and
Dads, il ratified by n vote Of the
ueople. 1t is further specified that
the towns through which any county
Dad passes shall keep it in repair.
Attorney Heffron called attention
rD the fact that the road levy is made
My on property outside of the
and that if the general fund
is used, those in the towns would not
only be taking care Of their own
Dads but be required 10 share in the
cost Of the roads i'm the country. 1t
further contendcd by Mr.. HeffrOn
the law would not have required
vote on additional appropriations
]! it was not intended to limit the
levy to two mills on the dollar and
keep the road expenditures within
the amount raised by such levy.
Mr. Mason, on the other hand, ron
ends that the $1,000 for each 100000
OF assessed property which the board
may appropriate for road work is in
to the regular road levy. Con
.sequently a test case will be brought
before Judge Rice, Of the circuit court,
by Mr.. Mason.