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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
HORSE FEED RUSTLERS
TAKEN IN HOT CHASE

Arrested on suspicion of having
stolen horse feed, George Adams,
K. w. Davie and w. l.. Hubbard,
two youthful horse traders and an
expressman, may be charged with
horse stealing. The trio was ar
rested this morning by Detectives
Miller and Bush and Officer Frank
Bunker at Davies home on the
Marshall road on Hangman creek
They were traced by A. G. Leon
ard, living at Occur d'Alene and
Twelfth streets, and Fred Burkhart,
S1214 Chestnut. to Davies home by
trail of hay leading from Burk-
hart's and Leonard5s barns, where
they are believed to have stolen
considerable feed. Leonard and
Burkhart engaged them In converse
tion till the officers arrived In the
2atrol wagon.
Davie leaped on one of bunch
of ponies standing In the yard In
an attempt to escape but Burkhart
closed the gate and the horse was
unable to leap over 1t, Davie then
attempted to outwind Officer Frank
Bunker in foot race through the
ravines and up the hills, but was
brought to a halt under a volley Of
shots, one of which he thought had
, struck him in the leg.
Hubbard, an expressman, who
was arrested but few days ago
and convicted of disorderly con.
duct, hid behind a lounge In the
Davie home. but Adams submitted
coolly to arrest. Each was booked
at the police station on charges
OF larceny, but the herd OF horses
In the yard caused the police to sus-
picion them and the sheriff's office
Is examining the animals this after
noon, believing them to have been
stolen.
Hubbard is the eldest of the trio,
being 20 years old; Adams. who Ia
a stranger to the neighbors and the
police, is 22 and DIVES age is 10
years. Leonard, who is an express
han, apd Buskhart, working in the
street department, stated this morn
Ing that they have been missing
small amounts Of horse feed for
some little time. Today they saw
where hay had been dropped along
the alley from their barns and fol
lowing 1t up, reached young Da-
vies place near the brickyard in
Hangman creek valley.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
PROBE
FOR LAND
OFFICE
(By United Press,

SEATTLE, Aug. THE Joint
house and senate investigating
committee is determined to inves-
tigate the office of the state land
commissioner. according to Chair
man Pliny l.. Allen today. He said
the committee is determined to as
certain what has become of all
lands the government gave the
state of Washington under the en-
abling act of 1889. The committee
will get a record of all sales and
list of the land left. Land Commits
sioner Rose has such a list, but
Allen says the committee has de-
clined to consult 1t, A separate
force of clerks are working for the
committee, getting information
from the federal land offices
throughout the state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
(By United Press.)

DAYTON, Ohio. Aug. Edward
Leonard, Civil war veteran, who
served brilliantly under General
G. o. Howard. shot and killed Cap
tain Oscar Eastmond at his desk in
the barracks of the Soldiers Home
here today. Leaving his victim,
Leonard ran upstairs to a bedroom
on the second floor. where Ser
geant Arnold was playing solitaire
and shot Arnold full lin nthe face.
He then rushed out and shot down
Corporal Warren Wright.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

this morning TO review the two for
mer murder trials. Of Harry Thaw
at the Thaw sanity inquest here.
He said all the. witnesses at both
trials with the exception Of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, appeared to have
tried to tell the truth. He endea-
vored by analyzing the testimony
to show that Thaw Is a paraoniac.
While Jerome outlined Harry's
tainted mental heredity" and al
legged imperfect childhood" Har-
rvs mother read a magazine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

velop thousands of miles Of terri
tory, without adequate transporta-
ton facilities at present.
One billion dollars for good roads
and national highways.
One billion dollars for forest pro-
lection, reforestration and conser-
walton of the forest resources, as
surfing perpetuation of the timber
supply.
That is the proposition. in out
line. The plan Is to persuade Con-
gress to Issue gold bonds, bearing
2 or 3 per cent interest and running
100 years, to the amount of $5,000,-
900 for those specific purposes.
Arthur Hooker, secretary of the
board of control of the Irrigation
Congress. is the man who will
Continued on page p
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
SERIOUS CHARGE TO Be
FILED IN SUTTON CASE

Up to the present all officers
have been co-defendants in the in
vestigation without a specific
charge against them. a secret ses-
sion of court was held this morning
to hear letters written by Mrs.
Sutton, mother Of the dead lieuten-
ant, to the authorities at Annapolis.
In one of these letters 1t is said
the mother makes grave charges
against an officer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

frif ads would never see her alive
agsin Mrs. Reed fears she has
enc I'd her life. In the river in pref
erefce to facing the public with
her shame, but the police believe
she is alive and in hiding.
Itamrick's case has been twice
continued because of the girls alb
sence. He was brought before
Judge Mann yesterday and the po-
lice had his case continued till Mon
day Hamrick believes the girl is
still-alive.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
LAND SEEKER
HAS VANISHED

Information is wanted by Mrs,
Allen of Vancouver, b. c., concern
Ing the whereabouts of her hus-
band, Charles Allen, due in Spo-
kane Friday, July 30, from Occur
d'Alene. Allen, 1t seems, went to
Occur d'Alene to register with the
expectation of returning here last
Friday, but since that time his
wife has heard nothing from him.
She telegraphed the Spokane po-
lice this morning to see what
they could do in securing informa.
ton concerning him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

1t is doubtful II Davie could have
been captured had 1t not been that
he accidentally bumped his knee
against a rock while looking back
ward in his flight from Officer
Bunker. who was firing shots from
a revolver at his legs. Davie was
sure at first he had been shot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
SUICIDE THEORY
IS NOT BELIEVED

Failure to appear In the police
court to testify against d. G. Ham
rick, her alleged betrayer. has
caused bench warrant to be is.
sued for the apprehension of Essie
Evelyn Clearwater. The girl. who
was living at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Reed, 04s20 Madison
street, disappeared late Tuesday
night, after having declared her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
BUSCH IN DANGER

PARIS. Aug. THE proprietor
of the Hotel Bristol, at Berlin, to-
day received message from
Mainz. stating: "Adolphus Busch,
the millionaire brewer, Is critically
Ill. He will never get back to
America"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
ROAD
GOING AHEAD
Spokane Contractors Have No Fears Of
the Hartman Agents.

to Des Chutes as soon as possible.
Porter said today: The Oregon
Trunk line is not bluffing. 1t has
prior right, as the opposition has
no right of way deeds, which shows
that the Hartman people are doing
the bluffing. don't know whether
they are bluffing or not, but know
they never intended to build rail-
road to Des Chutes and wouldn't
be there now but for hampering u.s."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
UP AUTOMOBILE;
ESCAPED IN MACHINE

TACOMA, Wash, August 1.-Two masked men held up
and robbed two men and two! women in an automobile
American Lake late last night They put out the auto
lights and sgnaed nearby passing electric and
eved the motorman and conductor Of their change at
revolvers point They then told the motorman to
nue and escaped in the automobile after oustng the
autoists. The police are pursuing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

In celebration Of their reopening
for business In the Curtis block,
corner Sprague avenue and Lincoln
street, from which place they were
driven by fire that did considerable
damage to the company's stock, the
employees and officers of the A. r..
Moore 4 Co.. tailors. gave a dance
last night. The dance was given
In the shop and was ATTENDED by a
small gathering Of friends. Mr.
Moore was seriously injured In the
fire, but has nearly recovered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
TRAGEDY AT
DAYT0hHOM|

Aae murderer was caught and is
|noSs guarded. When he shot East
moi The aged inmates of the home
rushed into the room, but Leonard
hel dthern at bay He seemed in
san with rage and would give no
exp anation of the attack. 1t is re-
por ed that he was reprimanded by
CAPTAIN Eastmond. Another report
is hat 1t was the outcome of a
gru sge of long standing. Leonard
shQs Eastmond from the back. The
oth'sr victims will probably die.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
JAPs CARRYING
OUT THREAT
(Hy United Press.)

LONDON. Aug. Foreign Of
flee advices have been received
from Toxic saying the Japanese
this morning began the reconstruc-
ton OF the Antung-Mukden railroad
In accordance with the ultimatum
sent China yesterday. A Japanese
military force is guarding the
work, prepared to resist any at,
tempt of China to interfere.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
r. II. NEWELL,
GEO. E. BARSTOW,

these present unproductive areas
to give up their natural riches be
a good investment for the people of
the United States?
These two questions bid fair to
form the one big issue in the DELHI
erations of the National Irrigation
Congress, which opens in this city
Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
TAFT GOES INTO
SOLITUDE
lRy United Press.l

BEVERLY, Mass. Aug. TIA: /
arrived here this morning and was
met by his wife and her sister. Mrs
Lewis Moore. He was greeted by
officials, who extended welcome.
President went to the Evans es-
tate, ON Burgess point. where he
will endeavor to have solitude.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

ment or refusal of endorsement
of the Roosevelt policies as per
tanning to reclamation and con-
servation.
One billion dollars for drainage
of overlooked and swamp lands.
thus reclaiming an area equal to
100000 square miles. an area po-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
HENEY GOES HUNTING

PORTLAND, Aug. 7.-Francis j.
Heney. San Francisco graft prose.
cutor and also government prose
cutor In the Oregon land frauds, ar
rived here today from Seattle. He
left this morning for Huntington,
where he will leave for a mining
trip In central Oregon. He probably
viii return to Seattle in a few
days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
WEATHER
Fair tonight and Sunday.
BURSTING VAT
OF HOT BLOOD
SCALDS FOUR
(By United Press)

= (By United Press) =
. CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Terri- Z
. bly, scaided by bursting vat =
= containing boiling blood, four =
= employees Of the Hammond =
q Packing Co., at the Union Z
. stock yards, are In st. Ber- =
= nard's hospital today and will =
= probably die. The vat contain =
. ed 1900 gallons Of blood. Other =
. workmen suffered lesser =
q burns. =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
MOTHER OF DEAD PORTLAND
OFFICER SAID TO HAVE AC-
CUSED ONE OF HIS COMPAN-
IONS OF MURDER.
(By United Press. }

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. Tt is
understand today that charge of
murder has been placed against
one of the officers in the brawl
which resulted In the death of
Lieutenant Sutton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

Rev. Willis McFadden OF First
Presbyterian church, will deliver
the opening invocation at the open
ing of the seventeenth national irrk
cation congress-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
(By United Press.)

PORTLAND, Aug. 7.-According
to statement Of Johnson Porter of
Porter Brothers, contractors, they
are spending $4,000 daily on the
work of building the Oregon Trunk
line. Six new camps in the Des
Chutes canyon will be opened early
next week, and equipment now
stored at Vancouver, Wash, for the
North Bank railway is to be rushed
tentially capable of supporting 81
100000 persons.
One billion dollars for the re-
clamation by irrigation of 100000
600 acres of land, now wholly or
partly waste.
One billion dollars to construct
and improve deep waterways, to de-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
ROOSEVELT OR NOT?' To BE GREAT
ISSUE At THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS

Big Gathering at Spokane,
Wash, to Be Asked to
Support Gigantic Plan to
Spend Five Billions in
Furthering Reclamation
and Conservation Policies
of Former President
Strife Over Endorsement
or Refusal to Indorse
Seems Certain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07

Is it possible and practicable to
effect an organization of every
part of the United States into a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-07
THAW IS
A PARAON|AC

(By United Press.)
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Aug. Z.
District Attorney Jerome began
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-21
In His Own Way.

In modern politics we have seen
that society Is better governed by al
lowing the individuals, as far as pos
sible, TO govern themselves, writes
President Hadley OF Yale il discus
sion of wealth and socialism, appear
ing in the Circle magazine for May.
Ia modern economics we have seen
that soc ETY. is made richer by allow
Ing individuals, us far as Is possible,
| to get rich in their own ways. Each
of these principles has its limit, but
each marks an immeasurable adj
vance in politics and economics over
the system of police government
which preceded 1t.
Scientific socialists have done an
admirable work IN pointing out where
the evils arising from individual free'
dom may exceed its advantages and
when society must use it's collective
authority to produce the best econ
omic and moral results Men Of this
type must recognize that the point of
issue between the socialist and the
,lndividuallst Is not question of ends
but of means. Both sides have the
same good at heart-namely, the
general good OF society. One side
believes this good is best achieved by
individual freedom Ia particular
line Of action; the other side believes
that the dangers end evils with which
such system Is attended outweigh
it's advantages.
Unfortunately the contest between
the indiv,dualist and the socialist
has not been carried on in a spirit
which could lead to a mutual under
standing. The individualist Is apt to
regard the socialist as revolutionary.
The socialist is apt TO regard the In
diYidualist as hard hearted and I'm
mersl.
Indivldualism is not creed or a
platform, but way of looking at
thi gs, and the same may be said of
socialism. The difference between
the fndividualist and the socialist is
largely a matter of temperament.
The successful Investment Of capital
In land has been the msaDs Of pro-
ducing large fortunes, bus the for
tunes were not certaintles from the
outset. II they bad been the COM
munity could and would have made
the improvements from public funds
at public expense. The profits of the
successful 10 land improvement and
land speculation are Offset by the
losses OF the unsuccessful.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-21
WHY WAS 1T?

Last Friday night were held IL
the opera house the annual exercises
of the eighth grade pupils of ou1
schools.
Mr.. Risdon of the independence
schools had been invited to deliver
an address on that occasion.
Mr.. Risdon is an old Neoshc
county teacher and a maa who
stands high in educational matters
in the state, and is a success ia hi:
line.
During his address some of the
younger generation took it into
their heads to make a disturbance
by the elapping of hands.
They were located in the galleries
and it seemed to be no ones busl'
ness to silence them.
MIR. Risdon continued with his
address till the noise became un-
bearable and then quit in disgust.
HIS address was of very high
order, instructive and elevating, yet
he had to be insulted and driven
from the stage by Chanute children.
Has it come to this In Chanute'
that our children are to run wild
and be uncontrolled? Have parents
laid aside all discipline and decided
to encourage their children in dis
orderly and unbecoming conduct
Where were the teachers OF our
schools that they did not get among
these undisclpllned urchins and
quiet them or lead them out of the
hall? Were the parents Of these
unruly children in the audience9
Chanute has been disgraced, and
by her own children. Every loyal
citizen should feel chagrinned and
and every parent should
begin right now to look little more
carefully after authority and dis
cipline at home, in our schools and
In the city.
Children must be Taught to re-
spect authority and be mindful OF
the feelings and rights of others, or
we drift into a state of anarchy and
Unrestrsined children go from
bad to worse and sooner or later
are caught up by the strong arm OF
the law and made to suffer for want
of early discipline.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-21
Cottage Grove.
{ May u, 1907

Weather fine. Ground in gooG con-
dition to work. Corn mostly good
stand. Oats and fax looking fine.
Wheat not so good.
Over two husdred men are working
at the new puDplng station on the
land they bought Of Phebus,
Miss Wennie from Illineps has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. henry Heit-
lege.
John Tonlinson visited his son WIN
and family last Sunday.
Rev. Gordon preached at Maple
Grove last Sunday.
D. q. Phebus is getting ready to
build a new house.
Maud Sears formerly of Cbanute
but now nj Oklahoma, was visiting
around Leanna last week.
Mrs. Jas. Hyland has been M to
Douglas county taking care OF her
brothers wife who has been very sick
but is now better.
The Monarch Cement company are
drilling the sesend gas we'll on the
Fegel land.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-21
MICHIGAN After Saloons.

Michigan's new saloon law will
make 1t imp 1s IDLE for Detroit to
increase the number of its saloons for
10 years, estimating future increase
of population by the past. The num-
Der of saloons ia a community Of the
State may be diminished, but cannot
exceed one for every 500 persons. A nd
If licenses are revoked and saloGns
closed, the reduced number becomes
again the max mum.
In Detroit there will now be h
movement to clean out many saloons,
Of three classes n particular. There
- the class OF saloons in the slums
that Is the rendezvous and shelter OF
thieves, crooks and low-browed Crimi,
nals generally. Second, there Is the
class OF saloons that exists as mask
for places Of assig0ation. A third
class Is rival beer shop, supported
by competing breweries, whose rivalry
has the effect of doubling or quad
rupling the number of saloons that In
the natural course of demand would
exist.
Mlchigan's law seems to put it up
to the brewers 30 cooperate In inc
proving the saloon situation or con-
fess to besng sponsors for all the worss
features of the saloon business. The
Detroit News says. "8eFetofore each
brewery has said: Yes, we'd be GLAD
TO reduce the number of saloons car
rying our beer, bat ths moment we
close out one undesirable place an
other brewery rents IL Dpd you have
just as May saloons as you had be-
fore But BOW the very condition
that made this argument plausible
has been removed. Is brewery
wants to remove a joint OF clean Up
section of the city it san 90 ahead
and do SO and thus prove its good
faith, without the slightest chance of
any other brewery grabbing either
Lhe site or the license The brewers
can retire as many licenses as they
wish, without the slightest danger OF
their competitor ever being able to-
renew them under the present law.
This puts tine matter directly up TO
the brewers and controlling liquor
men OF Detroit. They should now DO
she things they have Drofessed to be
yearning to do. Topeka Capital.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-21
RELIABLE JEMELRY

Our superior array of JewelFI and
Watches makes selection easy. Every
thing is In perfect taste, a1d every
timing may be perfectly relied upon.
We sell nothing we don't kSow all
about, and we tell you everything we
know about everything you ask to see.
G. e. CONkLIN. the Jeweler.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-21
A Pair OfMOrgan Stories.

W. A. Morgan, retiring commander
of the Kansas g. A, R, tells two
stories of the Civil war concerning the
company of which he was lieutenant
There was a certain German In tie
company who Invariably, whom shoot
lag his gun, closed bis eyes and fired
into the air. Morgan frequently re-
monstrated with him.
"Shoot at their bellies, Henry"
Morgan would command.
"All right, sir" Henry would re-
reply, but as usual he pointed his gun
at the sky and let go.
"Shoot at their belt buckets, He lry,"
Morgan would urge him.
Ah," interjected an Irish member
of the company on one OF these ocsas-
lens. "Ah, leftenant, lit him alone,
sor. A shtray shot Of his moight kill
the divil.
Early in war, when the company
was getting It's first baptism under
Dire, the men were nervous, ana natur-
ally 50. so Morgan put them through
the manual Of arms.
"Do IL just a. nicely" he said, "as
II you were on drill"
Spill" Kissed a bullet from the
enemy, and . big Irishmaa clapped
his right hand over his left elbow and
gruated.
"Hit, are you?" asked Morgan, 60
log up to him.
"You blt." replied Pat. "Ysu bit
And twas done jest ez noicely sE II
we had bin on drill"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-21
Subscription Rates 81 Per Veal
TAFT AND THE JUDICIARY.

President Taft's declaration that
he intends to act upon his own judy
ment rather than on the recommen-
dations of the politicians and other
influences In the appointment OF
federal judges will be welcomed by
all who realize that there was never
a time In the history of the country
when safer, saner and higher minded
men were required for the federal
bench-or for all branches of the
judicial system of the country, for
that matter. The president is quot
ed by Brooklyn correspondent as
follows:
al believe That l am as well quail
fed as any man in the country to
Judge the needs of the bench. l
also feel that know the American
bar thoroughly, and that am
acquainted with the type Of man
that ought to serve as judge. In
those matters l believe that my
judgement should be deferred 10 by
others"
The quotation may not be literal;
in fact, it sounds a little boastful
for Mr.. Taft. But the presidents
exceptional qualifications as jurist
and a publicist of twenty years ex-
perlence emphasize the underlying
principle of his well know interest
in securing for the bench the ablest
men attainable. This determina-
ton is not due to any belief that
the federal judiciary is not now
composed of able and honest judges,
but rather to the conviction that
the country needs the rigid main
tenance IN the future of the same
high standard which now obtains.
The issues that federal judges are
called upon to construe are becom.
ing more delicate and complex witR
every year, in view of the constant
ly increasing tendency OF state
officials to come as close as possible
to the line which divides the states
from the national government. In
many instances the prerogative OF
the government has been encroached
upon, and to secure the ablest adjndi-
cation of these intricate questions
the president believes he must not
only eliminate the consideration of
politics, but exercise his constitu-
tional prefogative to the fullest
The public will rely with confidence
on President Taft's judgment in the
matter, based as it is on a profound
knowledge of the bench and bar OF
the country.-Kaasas City Journal.
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