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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

No more glaring instance Of the
evil effects of the methods of the
third degree" in dealing with pris-
oners has been presented around
Spokane in years than that of
Joseph Bacile, the Italian acquitted
by a jury in Judge Kennan's court
last night.
Bacile was sweated and sweated
by a number of the prosecuting
attorneys office and some of the
higher up detectives on the city
police force. There was no testi-
mony against Bacile, as the evil
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
SAVED FROM FIRE BY DOG.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. "a
The barking of a dog probably
saved the life of Mrs. Ralph H.
White, wife of the sporting editor
of the Terre Haute Tribune, when
fire destroyed the White home In
the night White had gone to the
office and Mrs. White was sleep
ing when she was aroused by the
dogs barking to find her room
filled with smoke and flames burst
ing from the roof. The fire started
In the furnace flue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

CHICAGO, Dec 24.-Assistant
Fire Marshal Burrows of the Chi.
cago fire department, and Captain
Collins, who lost their lives In the
fire that destroyed the beef ware.
house Of Nelson. Morris & Co. at
the Union Stock Yards. were bur-
led today. Great crowds followed
the bodies as they we're borne to
the cemetery. The funeral of
Chief Fire Marshal James Koran.
killed in the same disaster, will be
held Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
WoH.Hn<oN <,>X<sxs>>>.
HELD FOR oHOPlIFTING.

= BOSTON, Dec. 24.-Silks Z
. and laces hobnobbing with Z
. sides of beef. strips Of bacon, Z
. cans of soup, condensed milk Z
. and paint greeted the eyes Of Z
. a squad of officers sent today Z
. to search the home of Mrs. Z
. Elizabeth Knadler, 63 years Z
= old, who had been arrested Z
= on a charge Of shoplifting. Z
= There also were musical in Z
. struments, vases, stems, man. Z
. icure sets and a great variety =
= of other articles estimated to Z
. be worth more than $4,000. Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
SOME SMILES

Smiles adorned the faces of city
employees on the monthly salary
roll when Comptroller Farley to-
day began issuing checks to the
men a week ahead of the end OF
the month. The list started with
N. s. Pratt. mayor, at 1896, and
run ON down to the man who gets
but $75.
This advance payment was made
in order that the city officials
might be enabled to have Santa
Claus visit their homes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
DUCHESS WILL DROP CASE.

(By United Press Leased WIre)
TOURS, France. Dec. 24.-The
Duchess de Choiseuf-Prasli for.
merly Miss Charles Hamilton
Paine of Boston, today, through her
attorneys, announced her willing
ness to drop the prosecution OF
Count" and Countess d'Aulby de
Gatigny, who are charged with hav-
ing extorted 100000 from her. AL
though the public prosecutor de-
MED the request OF the attorneys,
it is believed the action foreshad-
ows the collapse Of the prosecu-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
CLAR|NC INSTANCE OF
THIRD DEGREE" EVIL

dence showed, yet he was kept in
Jail so long and sweated so indus
triously that the officers had to "go
through" with the case, as they say
and place the man on trial.
1t is charged that in the sweating
of Bacile he was condemned to
death by the officers and the rope
shown him with which they intend
ed to hang him, this being for the
purpose of making him come
through" Bacile believed that the
death sentence had been passed on
him, and this form of persecution
very nearly drove him insane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
TO FILE REFERENDUM
PETITIONS TUESDAY

second floor Of the Rookery build
ing. It is desired to file the refer
endum petition Tuesday in order to
have it ahead of the election on
the proposed new city charter,
which takes place Wednesday.
Favorable progress on the sewer
petition was reported at the meet
ing of the Kenwood-L idgerwood
club last night. The Cannondale
Improvement club reported head
way on the sewer referendum at its
meeting last night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

The committee In charge OF the
circulation of the referendum petit
tions against the north side sewer
grab are striving to complete their
work in time to file the petition
next Tuesday with the city clerk.
All parties with petitions are asked
to complete the circulation of the
same by Monday evening and file
it with the choirman of the respec-
tive committees or take the petit
lions to the office OF ]. w. Osborne,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
WHAT MUNTER SAID
ABOUT new CHARTER

the commissioners under the char
ter, if the same is adopted at the
polls.
Judge Munter denied that this
was the purpose Of the charter
adoption, but added, Naturally, we
will try to see that men are elect
ed who are in sympathy with the
new charter and the commission
form of government"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

l learned that the sewerun. which
/ had paid the 1910 hey In en-
tended out to MitchemA NStan
tons packing plants, making mp
bill for the benefit Of private
concern $191.5O."
= WAS there any graft In the
severn" asked the reporter.
"Graft-hell!" howled the irate
citizen; 1T was all graft. That IL
all that goes on around here. Ev.
erything is graft from ton. to bot.
TOM"
who is to blame for the sewer
being forced on your" was the next
question.
why. Pratt, Armstrong. the en-.
gineer, the board Of works, the
council and the whole kit"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
COFFEE TO RISE.

Trust methods in Brazil will be
responsible for a probable rise In
coffee the next year. The market
Is being Systematically drained so
that the price may be forced up
and some 100000 sacks of the
beverage are in storage in New
York, Hamburg and London.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
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D BIND WATCHMEN AND
, SHOOT SAFE.

= BY United Press Leased Wire. 4
= BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. "a.
. After binding Waterman
= at the Berkeley Farm cream
. cry at 2610 Aston way. three 4
. masked men this morning
. rifled the safe and obtained
= $50 in money and diamond 4
= ring valued at 500. The safe 4
. crackers escaped without
. leaving any clew.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

You may wake and call me early,
Call me early, mother dear,
Tomorrow will be the busiest day
OF all this strenuous year;
OF all this strenuous year, mother;
The maddest, cruelest day,
For / am going shopping, mother,
So call me early, pray.
There'll be many a black, black
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-"Per-
sons circulating reports that Jap
anese sank the drydock Dewey at
Olangapo in order to sontrol the
Philippines, should be spanked ana
sent to bed without their suppers,' .
said an official of the war depart
ment today. Lieutenant General
Leonard Wood added to this by
saying that such a report was abb
surd.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
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TAFT SHOPPING.


= BY United Press Leased Wire. 4
= WASHINGTON, Dec. ia
. Mingling with the crowds on
. the downtown streets, Presi-
. dent Taft today personally
. completed his Christmas shop I
. ping. The presidential smile
. beamed brightly as Taft
. pushed his way from counter 4
= to counter of the crowded
. stores, selecting the gifts that
. he will personally bestow.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
:os 4s:ca q .s. sor

NEW YORK, N-It fishing" that
William
cording Of
the ransom Of his butcher shop night
Tolyer have
ROD Into hook and proceeded to angle for
= foN1s a
VIVA 90 foct on me
fhed for the chickens He wasabout
BIAnchadWWhen
FuIIcsman uevlin caught both fishermen
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

A discussion on the proposed
new city charter was held last
night at the Hamilton school IN
Kenwood. Judge Munter, the chief
speaker for the new charter, was
asked If it was not fact that the
same organization that controlled
the choice of the Is men who
framed the chatter did not also
propose to control the election of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
REBELS HOLD
UP TRAIN

ny United Press Ceaseo WIS
JUAREZ, Mexico, Dec. 24.-Rev-
olutionists today held up passen-
ger train two miles from here,
seized provisions and ammunition
aboard and then allowed the train
to proceed. The hold up is be-
lieved to indicate that the rebels
will attack Juarez.
The train was bound toward this
city. The revolutionists tagged
the engine. AS the train came to
, stop q score Of men armed with
rifles Stepped from beside the
track and covered the train crew.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
JUST AS SHE SAID mo TURKEY"
WIRE SAYS SHE'S WORTH s. 000 900
(ey United Pres Leased Wire

(By Pres Wire.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 24-An hour after she had
family would have the
turkey Chickasha
telegram telling her that sh heir to fortune Of
$2O00O0O
The message Grant, a Boston attorney 1t
death of Crosbys aunt. Miss Godfrey
Providence tn had to be left Mrs
Crosbys had Strengthened circumstances
for time
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
MEETING OF TEACHERS.

A number of Spokane teachers
and school principals will go to Sc
attic next week in time for the
meeting of the Washington Educa-
tional association on Dec, ~, %
and 20. A pension for the teachers
of the state will be one of the mat
tiers discussed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
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D WILL SING FOR THE POOR
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a

= SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a.
. Standing on a flower banked
= platform erected near the
= fountain given to San Fran
. cisco by Lolita Crabtree. be- I
. fore $4,000 persons, Luisa Tet- 4
. razzini will give tonight full 4
. throated melody to the people
. Of San Francisco as her
. Christmas offering. The word
. has gone forth that those who
= flock 50 hear the great singer 4
= must bear roses or garden I
. flowers with which to show
Ger the diva at the conclusion I
. of the concert. The offering 4
= of Tetrazzini is made direct I
= ly to the poorer classes.
. q q q q 80 = q q q q 80
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

SEATTLE, Wash. Dec. "a
Five sticks of dynamite wrapped
in package, were found on the
front steps of the First Methodist
church late yesterday, by c. r.
Downie, who happened to be pass
ing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
FLEMING WANTS LARGER
OFFICE.

City Clerk Fleming has asked for
a larger office in which to take
car" Of the registration for the
coming vote on commissioners un.
az. are colnniisslon form OF gov
eminent
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

Found In the Grand Central
rooming house on Third avenue
with diphtheria, Edward Inhoff
was admitted to the isolation hos
pital yesterday while the rooms
were thoroughly disinfected and
the inmates of the house treated
with anti-toxin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
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GAS WASN'T CAUSE OF
NEW YORK EXPLOSION

= BY United Press Leased Wire. F..
= NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Offi- I
. cial investigation tiday into I
. the explosion at the Grand ,
. Central milk depot on Mon
>'day that killed several per-
. sons. injured two score and
. wreckE adjacent buildings.
. revealed the fact that acetyl-
. enc gas was not the cause of
. the explosion.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
"DEsERvED TO BE SHOT"

(By United Press Leased Wire)
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. "a
]. Howard Green is a free man to-
day, having been cleared of q
charge of numbering Prof. T. B.
Skidmore. According to an ante
norton statement by Skidmore and
admitted as evidence at Green's
trial, Skidmore declared that Green
had shot him, but that he deserved
to be shot"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

TOLEDO, O.-Fire this morning.
which followed an explosion Of I'M
known origin. destroyed the build
ing occupied by the Toledo Biscuit
company. LOSS $225,0O0.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

eye, mother.
But none so black as mine.
You'll find me Drawing the hatpin
thrusts
At the head Of the surging line.
l know they'll call me cruel, mother
But / care not what they say
For l am going shopping, mather,
The foremost in the fray.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
TELEG r A P H
B R | E F S

NEW YORK.--John Smith, the
thirteenth victim of the New York
Central explosion, died this after
noon
Observation-Disclosures N. Hus-
Juston, former treasurer of the
United States, recently convicted
of conspiracy to use the mails to
defraud, was today granted a new
trial by Justice Wright in the
criminal court
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-Gov.
ernor Hadley today appointed
Franklin Ferris of St. Louis JUS
tice of the supreme court to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Gavon D. Burgess.
MADRID.-A daughter was born
today to the Princess Louise, wife
of Prince Charles of Bourbon
Siciles and daughter of the Count
ess Of Paris.
DOVER, N. H.-While Mrs. VIM.
Somboy was shopping today for
Christmas her two children, one
aged IN years, the other 6, whom
she had locked in room, were
burned to death.
WELLINGTON, Kan, Amos
Rhodes, 40 years old. car inspect
or for the Santa Fee Railway COM
pany, was found murdered in his
home here today.
TACOMA, Wash.-Elmer Lssen-
den, aged 48, died today after a
long Illness. He was well known
In theatrical circles on the Pacific
coast. He leaves a widow ond his
mother.
Observation-Disclosures has
joined with Germany in a protest
to Portugal against the announced
expulsion. on January l, of Aus
trian and German missionaries
from Portuguese colonies.
LIMA, Peru.-A group of insurg-
ents yesterday attacked a train
near San Mateo and robbed 1t OF
$4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

LIMA, Peru.-A group of insurg.
ents yesterday attacked train
near San Mateo and robbed 1t Of
$4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24

The Spokane Press, delivered,
Csc a month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-17
GAR DETHRONEO.
AND GUNS SPIKED
Speaker Cannon Now Feeds From
the Hand of Insur-
gents.
is SHORN OF POWER
Bestride the Chamber Like Colos-
sus of Rhodes No More
Exunt Cannonism.

WASHINGTON, March lT.-'un-
Gle Joe" Cannon is not the car of
the House.
lie does not .besiride the chamber
like the colossus OF s.hodes."
He is Just a plain presiding Off
GER. put In the chair by the votes of
the majority, clothed with only such
authority as the members please to
grant him, and If he ever lad any
teeth they have all been extracted.
and he may now be seen eating oug
of the hand OF the House, with never
an attempt to bite the hand.
This is the situation Thursday fol-
lowing the bump experienced by tire
Speaker late Waelhesday Afternoon,
when the Democrats. the insurgenf
members, and a number of suppose
organized Republicans oyerruied Cam
non by the largest Vote that has ever
been registered against Ills nnMer---
Growing and Gros,kif,E.
The vote proved that the House
has got tired OF 'CannonIsn' sais.
Victor Murdoch, Of Kansas, leader of
the insurgents.
The Speakers absolute reign is
at an end, just as ] declared II would
be earlier in the session
The Speaker is really entitled to
crow oyer this affair" was the phil
osophical view taken by one OF Tn
Gle Joe's" iieutenants, for IL bears
out absolutely his contention that he
lis not the boss of the House. and
that he can he shorn of his power
at any moment that the House
please TO take Ii away from him. 1t
proves that the rules. which the
Speakers detractors have been talk
ing about SO long and SO loudly, can
be set aside very easily. Indeed"
In fact, il is generally understood
Thursday that when the Speaker rHl-
ed as he did Wednesday he had CON
fidential Information that he woulo
lose out on the test of strength. and
that he might have isttged the issue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-17
CONTINUE CRUSADE
AGAINST AUTO sCORCHERs
Additional vio.ators of Speed Or
dinance Are Reported
Daily.

The crusade against alleged
"scorchers'' is keeping merrily on, the
police reporting additional ONES each
day.
Mr.. President Belyin. Mr.. ]. A.
Branch, Mr. Ivan Maity and Mr.
George @. Ruehl, are the owners of
machines that are charged with speed
ing on the nfteeath. They are not
among the great batch turned In by
the officers for violating the speed
law on last Sunday.
Mr. j, NJ Gatewood. Mr.. E, J. Willis
and Mr.. George jenkins are reported
for going faster than they had legal
right to. on the fourteenth. Mr.. Jen-
kins is the owner OF motorcycle.
Summo,/,es are being served as
rapidly as possible. considerable time
being necessary in order for the police
to get from the State auditors depart
ment the names OF the owners of MAJ
chimes. corresponding with the num-
beers they secure
Bicycle Policemen Query, Atkinson
and Palmer have been particularly
active along the line OF securing the
number OF the autoists who are
speeding
BY Friday morning all of the cases
Will have been reported and Ii is
thought all the summonses will have
been issued 1t is known that a score.
at least, will be tried on this day. The
fine imposed by Justice Crutchfieid
Is $50 in each instance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-17
SMITH TO PAY PENALTY
BUT SAY He's INNOCENT
Man Who Made Confession Which
He Denied and Who Was
Convicted.

Henry Smith, one OF the four ne
groes convicted of completely in the
murder OF Edward Schultz. Chi
sta artist near Alexandria. on
March . last year, with go to the cleo
trio chair Friday morning Smith will
go to his doom protesting hts inno-
cence.
He made sens .ional confession
shortly after the hsnrder. in which
he declared three other negroes, un-
der sentence to he eleetrocutd. COM
mitted the brutal crime for the pur-
pose OF robbinsS chul,z. Smith re-
iterated his story on the witness
stand.
Because of this confession the COM
morweaith's attorney wanted to let
him of with conviction on a charge
OF murder in the second degree. The
negro refused to plead guilty to this
charge, and stood trial. He was cons
victed on 4 charge OF murder In the
firEt. degree. Subsequent to his con-
vtction. he declared the story told by
him at the trial Of the other three
snegpa%s ssns fake, and that he reeftesi
III until pressure from Chief Of Po-
lice Good. who wanted to convict
somebody This statement has been
worthy Of any crsdence. i
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-17
MEN FOLKS ARE AWAY
AND VILLAGE DESERTED
Mayor and Other Citizens of Gar.
ner Attending Raleigh Court
Business is Suspected.

Especial to The Richmond Nirginiaa.t
RALEIGH, n. c.. March FIN
these days when prosperity Is rife and
every little hamlet and town In the
country Is throbbing with industrial
energy deserted village" in the
South would create talk unbounded
and astonishment without parallel.
but the village of Garner, near this
city, Ii to-day without a male inhabit-
ant. Stores are closed and the busy
hum OF The saw as IL eleaves its way
through the green pine log Is stilled
until the return of husbands and sons.
The village loafer loafs not. and the
English sparrow, thinking it sunday.
is chirping in low and reverent tones.
The cauee OF this unwented eondi-
ton of affairs In an otherwise busy
village is the fact that the mayor Of
the town and three of his trusty
henchmen are in the city Of Raleigh
before q local magistrate charged with
ass;aulting and beating negro. Twen-
ty other citizens are here as witnesses
and the town IL left in the hands Of
the womenfolk to run as they see Mt.
The men arrived here this morn
ing and at o'clock this afternoon
Judge Bledsoe will be master OF af-
fairs to packed house, The capital
city will turn out en- masse to see this
trial conducted and bets ale already
at two to one on the dusky citizen
who faces the population OF a town
with his charges.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-17
BIC COAL MERGER
IN THE SOUTHWEST
Seven Mines Worth Fifteen Mil
lion Dollars to be Con-
solidated.
OPENING UP NEW MINES
Activity in the Pennington Gap
Territory to be Very Largely
Increased.
OPENING UP NEW MINES

A number of Cincinnati capitalists
are working on deal which has for
its ultimate purpose the consolida-
ton OF coal mines and properties In
Southwest Virginia. involving some
thing like $i5,0eo.oo0.
This fact developed recently through
the increase In the capital OF the
Dominion Coal Company, an Ohio cor
peratton. This company, which ope-
rates several mines in Pennington
Gap in the Wise-Lee coal fields OF
this State. increased Its capital from
100000 to $Sq0sp00. This company
Ing new mines, by which It will in
crease its output from 5000 tog 20.-
600 tons per month.
The Dominion Coal Company Is one
of the group of seven mining compa-
MES In the same district. the others
being the st. Charles Coal Company,
the Virginia-Lee Coal Company. the
Monarch Coal Company. Duby Coal
and Coke Company, lmboden Coal
and Coke Company and the Black
Mountain Coal and Coke Company
All these companies are operating
mines on leases from the Black Noun
tain Company. s1,000.00 corpora
ton which owns the fieid. Preiimi-
nary work is now in progress towards
consolidating these companies into
one OF the largest coal operating corr
porations in that section.
In statement issued over the sig
nature Of Claud Ashbrook. direc-
tor of the Dominion Company. and H
Lee Early, president of that company
the revenue OF this consolidation was
confirmed, The idea, according to the
statement, Is to operate the whole
field by one corporation. The seven
companies have something like $5.-
100000 invested in mines and ma
chinery. and the plan Is to pool the
thing with the company owning the
fee to the coal mines, which. Is an
immense concern.
This consolidation will add another
large corporation TO Virginias list
and will rank among the largest in
the State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-17
.HEhEY IN CHICAGO
ON PLEASURE TRIP
VIII Not Take Part in Investiga-
ton of the Graft Com
mission.

CHICAGO, March 17,--Desptte as
sertions of local reform bodies that
Francis J. Heney, famous for his graft
prosecutions in San Francisco, Is here
to help the city councils Merriam
Graft Commission conduct its investi-
cation, Heney said to-day his pres
ence has no significance.
'.St. Patriek's Day is my birthday"
said the noted foe of graft. ''and
am going to spend 1t here. l know
President Taft quite well and want 70
meet him.
Heney will leave for Washington
tonight where he will consult with
Attorney General Wickersham re-
garding the land fraud cases he Is
prosecuting in the West.
In speaking of the San Francisco
graft situation. 'Heney said Mayor
Mccarthy Is now organizing a poll
cal ring that will make Tammany
Hall. of New York, look cheap.