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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-01

Furniture for sale cheap If taken
at once. 119 N. Stone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-01
FIRE
AT DALLAS

t6y United Press Leased Wtre)
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 1.-Five
hundred persons are homeless spd
a quarter of million dollars worth
of property Is in ruins as the re-
suit of a fire that swept over Dallas
today, destroying a large section of
the city. Fifty buildings were con-
sumed. These included many resi-
dences and one planning mill.
Starting shortly after midnight, the
fire gained rapid Roadway and a
high wind carritd it straight across
an entire section of the residence
district.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-01

Get Z nice bound books for $1.00.
Henry Feise, 81 N. Washington
street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-01
NEW PHONE
WORKED WELL

Those new girlless phones that
have been installed by the Home
Telephone company worked to per-
lection yesterday and everyone is
delighted except the blase old cod
gers who like to hear a musical
Number, please" For these it is
not wise. Boredom would be made
worse by being compelled to punch
out the number wanted. For this
reason it is presumed that the old
Pacific States compeny will always
be more popular among certain
class. Meanwhile, the Home com
pany is rushing installation as fasr
as possible, and 1000 phones will
be working in the near future.
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, HE QUITS LAW I
, FOR PRIZE RING I

. Sammy Smith, a New York
= lightweight, gave up law to
= become a fighter. His eyes
= failed while he was attending
. law school. He walked and
= ran daily to restore his health.
. and two years ago took to
. close to the topnotch class.
. boxing for exercise. He is
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Notice to & Delinquent Stockholders

ss hereby e ; uys ss sosP IN snssy ss s s f
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
BODY Of LEDING
FOUND IN WOODS
Former Jeweler Dead in
Lonely Place Near the
Belt Road.

The body OF Robert LcG-u-. of 1888 T
street northwest. was found on Morri-
son street iu a. lonely Place near the Belt
road 20 TeuIeyt0wu about I o'clock this
afternoon
There were no marks OF violence or
the body and a physician from the
ueiEhborhoOl- after q Hastv examina-
ti01. said he believed 1I-. Lediug had
lleL ii natural death
Robert LeLllE was prominent Eusl-
ness man si the District e q for years
Moore * Le1llEr ou Pennsylvania ave
nue.. near Ninth street
He retired from the -eWsl-y business
eight Years C-o and since that time has
been at the head of JEc Acme Lamp
Company OF 5y> Ninth street. north
WesE.
No information could be obtained At
lir- LelLuEs home this afternoon re-
-ardLuE The probable cause OF his
death Mrs L-dluE Is critically III ana
other members Of the family were pr0S-
tra-ed al the news they had received
II IS understood. hOweEe-. thar Mr.
Le6inz was accustomed to taking a walk
iG the country on sunday when the
that me was taken suddenly with h-art
failure while on one o. tie pedestrian
expeditions Just how long ne had laid
Iu the road before the body was found
has not yet been learned
Coroner hewitt was notified fUU0o65-
arplV on the report being made 10 the
police and as soon as he has viewed
the body 80 VIII be- turned over 60 NT~
Ledlng.s family TO prepare IL for burieL
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
CANNOT PREVENT
VAR OVER TARIFF
Commercial Peace Between
Germany and America Is
Threatened.

BERLIN. Jan. All hole Of pre-
venting the Inauguration Of a bitter
tariff war between America AMI Ger
many Immediately following February
= the date on which the most -av0red
ration modus vivendi between the two
nations expires. has been abandoned
5v prominent Germans who have been
working in the interest Of commercial
peace between the States and the faith
erland-
The specific difficulty Is found N the
interests Of the American meat trade,
now cxcIuded from Germany, Wash
InEton insisting that meat products
shall be admitted on terms Of equality
with meat from other countries.
The aGrarisn element Of the reichstaE.
Eovcver, is holding out strongly against
this demand Up To a day or two ago,
o9timistS here have been hoping Amer
lea would make a special concession.
and agree on a basis of a two years
continuation OF the lowest rates in
favCr of Germany. which IN return
would be willing TO concede the rates
on which American products have been
admitted for two years past
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
Spell of Evil Is Cast Over
Prosperous Virginia
Town.
HOLLANDS WILL
is BLAMED FOR ALL
One Man Murdered, Another
Awaits Execution Because of
Document.
By EDWIN RYALS.

A MAN murdered, another In
"a the condemned cell of a
L = country Jail awaiting the
summons TO the electric chair, a
third stricken with illness that has
threatened his reason bankruptcy
narrowly, if at all, averted in the
case OF half d dozen others; a
communilT shattered in happiness
and disrupted with enmity and
strife: a cloud Of scandal, crimi-
nation and recriminatiou that has
cast It's banefUI influence over d
community once thriving and
happy-these are some of the fate
ful and fatal consequences Of the
miser life of old Zachary T. HoI-
land
odd Zach" is dead, but seeds of
evil his grasping nature sowed
have lived, thriven, ripened unto
the harvest-and that harvest has
been reaped by those nearest TO him
IN blood and affection Just a
week ago came the last calamity,
when the town of Holland, which
old zach" founded and of which
his relatives and family cOnnec-
tions were almost the exclusive
owners, was destroyed by fire. and
its growing prosperity stiled in a
night.
4 man Of that secton with whom
I talked man high in station, in
intelligence, and the respect and
esteem Of his people-shOok his
head as these circumstances in the
aftermath Of Zach" Hollands life
passed in review before his mental
vision.
1T seems sometimes as though
the hand Of Nemesis had pursued
these men and women he said,
and that zach Hollands money
which did no good when he was
living-can bring nothing but evil
now that he is dead
And, yet, in his own strange and
crooked way Zach Holland lived
N an old romance Rosemary, that
IS for kindly remembrance mixed
its fragrant odor with the rue of
regret and the musty scent Of the
money he boarded and loved. But
unTeIenting fate cast its shadow
athwart even this pleasant aspect
of his life, and, dwelling for the
time in memories of the past, he
made a VIII which resulted in
tragedy and death.
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
.INSURGENT VICTORY
NAY Be REPEATED
More Illuminating Defeat
Promised Regulars When
They Face Issue.
by WALTER 7. FAHY.

a careful scrutiny Of the vote by
which Speaker Cannon was deprived. OF
the power TO appoint the House com
mittee which VIII JOIN a similar com
uittee in investigating the RalIfnpar-
Pinchot controversy, and a canvass OF
the situation demonstrated TO-DAY ft7a.
II the House leaders .atteu1t 10 engage
II another test OF strength with the
Insurgents they VIII be subjected TO 2
more humiliauns defeat than that Of
Friday
Immediately after the announcement
of the vote on Friday, Speaker Can
mons friends declared the matter would
be fixed in the Senate and that the dgbf
would Esve 10 be made over a-ain at a
time when the House Organization was
IN better shape 10 cope with 5the iusur-
gent movement The prediction was
well grounded, for the matter has been
fixed Ii Is questionable. however. II
Speaker CanIOn's friends will risk an
other defeat
In recommending a substitute for the
Jones resolution, in which the Speaker
IS given the power OF committee ap-
pOiutment, the Senate Committee on
Public Lands has given the House or
Eanizs ton a chance to reopen the fight
Il now remains for the House leaders
10 decide whether they want 10 take
advantage OF the opportunity given
them Tt is stated on the best Of au-
thority that they viii pass the chance
up If they had a ghost Of a chance
Of winning they would try conclusions
with the insurgents again
Make Close Study.
One OF the Speakers friends, how
ever. has made q careful analysis Of the
vote OF Friday There were fOrty-three
Democrats and fOrty-fve Republicans
absent It IS fair TO assume that the
I49 members who voted against Cannon
would do so again Gardner Of Massa-
ChusettS, Fowler of New Jersey, and
Cary of Wisconsin are included IN the
list Of absent Republicans Each one
Il them can be counted upon to vote
with the insurgents II the opportunity
presents itself The House leaders are
taking IL for granted that Mr. C1aSI-
DeT'S recent statement Tez2rdinC the
futilIty o. fighting Cannon at this time
is TO be taken literally and they are
counting upon him tu vote regularly 4
q matter Of fact. ETr- Gardner has in
formed the insurgents that he Will vote
with them If the fight IS re-Opened-
Fowler and Cary viii do likewise The
insurgents, then, would have three more
votes than they had on Friday, even If
both sides summon their fun voting
strength.
There is another matter to be con-
sidercd. however in the event the Sen
ate adopts the substitute for the Jones
resolution and sends II to the House
with the provision authorizing the
Speaker to appoint the committed
There are many members of the House
on the Republican side who would re-
sent Senatorial interference with the
practices Of the House and would vote
against the resolution, regardless of
any desire 10 stand by Cannon
Representative F'itzgerald Of New
York, who voted with the Cannon
forces predicted today that the House
would not tolerate diCtatiOn at the
hands Of the Senate
II cannot believe said Mr. Fftz-
gerald. that the Senate Will coun-
Continued on Third Page)
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
Buyer Might Be Found

Nr- F'ravels annual salary IS just
the equivalent Of the cost Of 100 shares
Of Citizens Savings Bank, based on the
price recently offtred for control.
The recipients of the postal cards infer
that Mr.. Fravel and his associate, for
it is said that ne has at least one
other clerk associated with him, have
in view the securing of options on q
sufficient amount OF stock 10 control.
say u per cent, when acting like the
wise clerk aforesaid, they might 20 out
and try and ind a buyer
The movement is not seriously con-
sidered for the reason that the officials
Of the bank. the men who have brought
i 20 success are not IN harmony with
it-they cannot be bought. and might
readily start an opposition bank. II nee
gSSaTv-
Because a 2-cent stamp made much
wealth Is no sign that a few hundred
postal cards viii buy a bank
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
WEATHER REPORT.

A disturbance has developed of the
scLIl Ataltir coast and u has caused
rain in east Florida and on rra aIT9urr-
coast as far north as E5r-fufa. Trfs
storm VIII move northwest and cause
snow in New England auE eastern New
ACrk- and ram or snow in New Jersey
tonlgnL To VIII also cause increased
Northeast winds OBJ E4e southern COAST
Of New England tonight
Temperature are below zero in Wis
-1Esl1- northern Illinois Iowa Mime
sofa North Dakota and central Vv0-
ming AT Charles CITY Iowa. at 5 4 m
today the temperature was twenty de
EreeS below zero.
lHCre VIII be snow fiUr-fpS in the
t-aNe region tonight and Monday, and
there win be snow in New England and
eastern New York and rain OF snow i'm
New Jersey tOuiEh-- Elsewhere east Of
me Miss iSsluui river the weather viii be,
lair and warm
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
SENIOR DE LA BARRA
ARRIVES IN CAPITAL
New Mexican Ambassador Is Fa-
tigued After Long
Journey.
Journey.

Sea0r dc Ia Barra- Mexican auhsssa-
dor to the United States, returned 10
Washington today after ar absence Of
several months IT, his own country
lie reached this city IT . O'Clock, going
directly from the Union Station to the
embassy, 14lS 7 street
The ambassador felt considerably IA
tfEue6 after his long journey and he
declined 10 discuss the recent diuTo-
matte difference between his govern
ment and this one, growing out of the
asylum given former President ZeIsva.
by Mexico.
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
G. oVERNAENT CLERK
AFTER BANK STOCK
Small-SaIaried Official Seeks
Options on Control of
Big Institution.
By /. 4 FLEMING

a poorly paid Government clerk
VINO can save and accumulate enough
money from his stipend to feel war
ranted in making an effort 70 secure
large stock holdings In a prosperous
savings bank ought to be encouraged.
He is certainly an exception to his
class.
To the great army Of clerks the state
meut that one Of their fellows, a clerk
I'm the Bureau Of Animal Industry, has
been so careful and Industrious as 20
find himself where ne is interested I'm
accommodating the control Of a bank. viii
come as a surprise
once upon a time" wise clerk, no
ticiHE that a big Government bond issue
was being advertised without the usual
formula OF certified check with every
bid" used his last 2-ceut stamp, made a.
bid for a block OF bonds, secured an
allotment and sold the bonds for sIgHuUl
premium, without further expenditure
than the 2-csnt stamp; net pr0dt, $40
se9SS
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
One Ofer TUNED Down

II Is less than d month ago that the
shareholders Of the Citizens Bank.
after q long session, decided by q vote
OF 50 10 s. per cent OF tile shareholders
to turn down the ore- made by T. T.
Jordan. "a prominent local hnaucIer, OF
81 share for the stock, the par value
of which is SIC q share
This settled. the officers and directors
started in 10 make 1910 a prosperous
year with the Institution Judge of
their amazemeut when they learned OF
another effort 10 buy tine stock Of the
bank
Tle information came through the
medium OF postal cards LETT al the Cit
zeuS- Savings Bank hy hundreds OF
stockholders clearly indicating that the
aforesaid clerk, T. r. FraveL was
interested in the prospects Of OBJ
taiCiug stock in the bank and from
iIe number OF pOstals, Il was further
evidenced that the control might also
be interesting"
Here IS one OF the postals:
Washington, L. c, Jan 6. 1910.
Dear Understanding that you
are g St0ckholder in the Citizens Saw
iDgs Bank Of this city please advise By
return mail the lowest cash price YOU
viii accept for the stock, indicating
the number Of shares you own
Very respectfully,
ssE = ER 4 VII -
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
LOVE AND WEALTH

IT WAS soon after the civil war that
= two brothers-Zachary T and vii
liam Holland-who had taken part IN
that conflict on the side of the South
and their state, returned 10 Nan
semonu county. Virginia Il is a
country rlch and prosperous Suffolk
Continued on Fourth Pagel
The Washington times., 1910-01-09
TEMPERATURES


Ioda{ high Jiue, SIS - m and 6-S5
p m; low tide, l-z3 a m. and I2.57 D. m.
IomorToW-HiEh tide, T-12 a. m and
IA p. M; low tide. 1-eS a m and -
D m
The Washington times., 1910-01-09

FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT
r. air tonight and Monday. moderate
northwest winds
The Washington times., 1910-01-09

0ONDlilON OF WATER
lHARPERS FERRY. " Va ian g
Potomac muddy and Shenandoah cloudy
this morning
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MAN murdered, another In
the condemned cell Of a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30
GILL ARRIVED IN
TOWN LAST NIGHT

Mayor tli Gnl returned last nleht
from his fortuights hunting trip on
the brewery boat Rainier Just before
Z o'clock Ne almost as quickly dis.
appeared. and Il was given out that
he was in consultation With
friends
About two hours before Mayor
GiiTs arrival IN seattle. Acting
Mayor Max Mardail dismissed Chief
Wappcustcin from the police de-
paftment for gross neglect of duty
Mayor GIN announced At the
Lilico dock hat he would fire Wap
peustcin u there Was ans evidence
% grari In the department AZ mid.
might Gill heard that Wardall had
already fired Nappensteln and stat.
I'd that be- would feiustatc him Co
day This was following The con.
snltatiou with friends
Mayor Gill was not surprised
when a battery 90 newspaper mon
aud camera artists confronted him
tie already knew an about the turn.
over effected by Acting Mayor War
dali and on the trlp down from the
British Columbia coast he bad
plenty Of time. aS WIS apparent by
hts cool demwanor last night to
think things over
n will gct right down 10 the bot
tom OF those graft charges tomur
row morulns. said Mayor cen n
Wappy has been guilty Of protect
ms Erafters la bis own department
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30
Husband Loyal to
His Erring Wife



ia probable that the woman Niil
know her fate BY tomorrow after
noon.
TACOMA. Sept 80 Hundreds
81 women wore AERlu turned away
NJ the trial % Mrs Belle Johnston,
today. aud the deputies were com.
pclled "a bar the doors loug before
the opening hour
The woman who IL charged with
numbering her parainour. Charles
Hauke. IL the central figure in the
trial. hu, iltilc lesg interest centere
about her husband Fletcher John
stou. who remains loyalty By the
side 81 his unfaithfnl Nife IN her
terrible pfcdlcament
Even after Belle Johnston had
gone upon the stand and testified
20 the intimate relations between
herself and Hauke. who was
boardor In the Johnston home. her
husbands faithful attention and
care showed no signs Of abatement.
The usual morning session was
NiNAttfN hhAAff NNh "NH f'Hhtttf -
this afternoon
The Strain 10 Telling.
Mrs Johnston Is rapidly break.
inK down. aud twice during the
morning q recess was taken while
she was assisted from the room IN
order 20 regain her rnmposure.
Fletcher Johnston f. one Of the
most splendid examples Of man.
hood I have had the pleasure OF
meeting throughout my judicial OK
pcrience. stated Judge Chapman
this morning in reference 10 the
husband Of Mrs Belle A. John
ston. on trial Tor the murder Of
Frank llnukc last July.
The admiration of everyone In
the court room is conferred on the
patient. manly man as he sits con
stantly beside the woman who has
wruugcd him. encouraging her by
word and action. and doing every.
thing In his power 70 shield her az
far as possible from the torture Of
the trial
Her every movement is noted by
him and her slightest wish fore
stalled MANY times during the last
rev days has he brought her fresh
water from outside the court room
when she seemed on the point OF
faiuting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30
teoneluded)

Word that Wardan. through a Ger
tain negro attorney, sent word TO
me negroes In those clubs that "
they would sign afiidaVits To the
effect that I was "A gratter they
would be allowed to SO the limit
with gambling and booze selling
This h a grave charge. but J have
the word OF Mike Powers aud THIS
negro attorney Let Wardall deny
81 1t he can
II am aware that Eugene Way,
councilman from the Second ward,
who is nov In the purity business,
aud other disgruntled ones, are
back OF this reform movement
Hits at Gene Way.
"Whcn the present administra.
ton went into office Way went TO
Mayor GIN aud he came 90 me and
begged TO be allowed 10 conduct a
gambling Joint over Charley Mul'
lens saloon. on YeSler way Both
the mayor and | turned him down,
and he and his friends have been
after the mayor and myself ever
NNNAfa AAAA u WIN " - q AfhHHfN
Il am not afraid Of the lnvcsti'
eating committee | honestly be
lieve that all their evidence comes
from crowd Of tcudcrloiu graft
ers, disappointed gamblers and the
like
Smashes MaTdail Again.
"As for Max Wardall. ! have this
also To say when last July
dozen macqucs were routed from
the waldron hotel. on Yesler way,
Wardall came TO me after the
mayor turned him down and de
manded that they be released I
refused him. aud be went Into
court and defended them
This Is the man who now throws
NJ his hands Ia holy horror aud
cries that these men must be driven
from the city tie knows. or ought
TO know. tina, Il Is a standing order
Of mine 10 arrest every man living
of the earnings OF a woman.
These are the men who are aft
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an fire him sure enough ans for
an investigation so long Ra ii 90 fair
aud straightforward
sure heard an about this bust
ness ! met Senator Potts $50 there
(in the British Columbia hunting
groundal and be tod me about a.
Mayor Glll hurried away after as
surfing tho new spaper men that be
would be- on hand at the city hail
first thing ga lhe morning The
party brought back "a few mountain
goats and brown bear Accom-
panylng Mayor GIN on the return
trip were Prosecuting Attorney Van.
dcrycrr Cecil Topper joe nlzard
A = Heinrich Joseph schlumpf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30
Stork Delays Journey Of
President Tait's New Cow

WASHINGTON. Sept 30 Paul.
Inc Waync.s arrival NJ the TAN sta.
bles has been delayed II WAS "a.
planned by the Presidents head
that The atork allghted
upon the special car bearing the reg
letefod iolsieln. presented To the
president by a Wisconsin admlrer
Therefore the Taft dairy viii be In.
by one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30
MEN SPEAK AT
SUFFRAGE MEET

Maybe this will be encouraging
TO opponents of woman suffrage
AZ the dinner given last night ut
the Arctic Club by the Seattle SUI
frage Club, nearly all the speakers
were mon. And the women were
content 90 keep sim and let the men
do the talking
Only two women were ON the pro.
gram, Mrs Marion Baxter and Mrs.
Homer Hill while these mon we're
IN array Rev. Joseph Garviu, Rev.
~ ID. o, Powers Rev Edgar VIII.
liams, Or ~ II Pratt. OF Chicago:
Attorney L. Frank Brown, Attorney
John rrumbull and Joseph shippcn,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30


PUEBLO. Colo Sept 80 Fed
orai control Of the interstate
streams was fayarcd today IN a
majority report submitted by the
committee on resolutions 10 the
National Irrigation congress here
A minority report supported BY the
Colorado delegation. urRlnE state
control. also was submitted. aud
debate on the question occupied a
greater part o. the morning SEES.
sion
The Colorado delegates hotiy de
nounccd New Mexico and Texas
for opposing state control. dcclar.
ing that these states were profitluR
at the expense OF southern Colo
RADIO. whose streams we're drained
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30
Wnrdnl 400 IN Evidenee

There was NO OFFICIAL turning
over of the keys Of the mayors Of
flee 10 Giil today Wardail said
that he was satisfied that GIN was
ia town. and would take official
coEnlsauco of that fact and keep
away
~ can wants me. he can find
me. said Wardall
Gill later said be did not want "a
see WafdRll
The two did not meet today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30
REPORT BLAMES
CLAWS FOR PRORe

discuhaionH and declare.
neither man was sufficlentiy =. -
informed To- make official -. ~
on he ALASKAN situation hfb
Claws and Jones' Inc ran.
eiHrcH. never were within si,e XVI =
u The coal lands 70 ques, nv 'al'.
their reports we're wr,t,.a -
wlldR ~ Seattle" y y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30

LOS ANGELES. Sept 30 The
report 0f the Alaskan mining laws
committee Of the American mining
read today. charges that
Louis Y CLAWS and Special Agent
Jones. ~ tho Held service ~ the
forestry bureau. were responsible
for the recent Alaskan coal lands
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30

Twelve young ladies received "a.
piomaa last ulsht AZ the graduation
exercises ~ The class ~ 1919 ~ the
sisters ~ Charity nurses school. nj
Providence hospital, held ia The
Holy Names auditorium bishop
Onea delivered the address of the
evening
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-30
Wardall rIrea WannY.

Two hours before Mayor on
reached tho city. Acting Mayor
Wardall issued au order 10 inc
civil service commission dlHcharg'
Ing chief Wapponhtcin
Gross neglect OF duty" was
Wardnlls charge against the chiof
'aho investigation now on would
be greatly hamperrd with Wap
penatcin on The Job.