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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
SAVINGS OF YEARS BpRNED IN
WRECK; HE VAS GOING HOME

Spared from a terrible death, but
robbed of the savings of years, with
which he was fastening back to
Finland to be rejoined with his
wife and children. August Erick-
son is stranded, penniless, friend
less and alone in Spokane. Cruel
fate has played a trump card
against the luckless foreigners
hand, and when he was about to
snatch up the pleasing reward of
years of toll and sacrifice from the
worlds great game of chance.
Six years ago August Erickson
kissed his wife and little baby
fond farewell and left for America,
the great land of riches and oppor-
tunity, to seek out home for him.
self and those he was leaving be-
hind. He hurried west, where for
tunes smiles seemed to shine
brighter on his path to future, and
for more than five years he has
worked and saved. A week ago
with a ticket for his home port in
Finland and $500 tucked away In
his worn and tattered grip, he
boarded a train from Portland,
Ore. He was going back to get his
wife and child.
He was caught in the Milan
wreck of the Oriental Limited the
other day and in the same fire that
consumed the handsome train, his
grip. money, ticket--nearly his all,
were reduced to ashes. His dreams
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
OUT
50 BODIES
OF VICTIMS
"A TERRIFIC STORM is RAG.
ING" WIRES CORONER.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
SEATTLE, March 5.-The bodies
Of 80 victims of the avalanche at
Wellington, that wiped out of ex-
istence two passenger trains and
killed more than hundred persons,
reached here tonight, having been
brought down the mountainslde by
means of sleds and ropes. Deputy
Coroner Borthwick wired to Coro-
ner Snyder from Wellington to-
night:
Terrible storm raging. Impos-
sible to keep trail open. All bodies
in safe places. Work of recovery
stopped by storm. All injured do
ing well. Plenty provisions here.
viii leave with IS more bodies
soon as possible to start"
Coroner Snyder returned from
1.-The scene of the avalanche tonight
with two grim reminders of the
catastrophe in the form of grips
containing diamonds, watches and
cash to the value of more than
$4,000, taken from the bodies of the
slide victims. Each valuable is
tagged and catalogued and upon
proper showing will be turned over
TO relatives of the dead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
LAWYER HINTS THAT RAIL.
ROADS MAY GOLD BRICK
CITY.
CAN'T ENFORCE RATES.
FEDERAL COURTS WOULD
KNOCK PROVISION
SKY HIGH.

A we'll known lawyer yesterday
expressed his belief that the ter
minaI rates provision which many
people are asking to have inserted
In the franchises Of the North
Coast and the Milwaukee is posi-.
bly, nice little joker, which If the
city sacrifices much in securing
might develop into a large-sized
gold brick.
This lawyer holds that a terminal
rate provision In a franchise could
not be enforced in the courts. He
insists that the national rate law
is superior to any agreement that
the city of Spokane might make
with the railroads and that if the
railroads were to grant terminal
rates the federal courts would later
nullify the provision If the matter
were brought to test. And it is
pretty nearly. certain that it will
be tested, should the Milwaukee
and the North Coast grant the con-
cession.
The idea of this lawyer is that
the city council should first see
that it's rights in the matter Of via
ducts, grade separation and dam
ages are first carefully protected
before conceding anything to Sc
cure the terminal rates. His opin-
ion is that the railroads will ask
for lot of concessions along these
lines in the final showdown and
then grant terminal rate clause
which will afterward be set aside
by the courts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
n. P. NIGHT Il
DISPATCHER
IS KILLED

Life crushed out between the
couplings of cars on train No. d.,
near the Northern Pacific depot,
the body of Henry Mayer, night
dispatcher Of the Northern Pacific,
was found by swtchmen shortly
after o'clock this morning. The
discovery of the dead body was
made about the time the train was
preparing to leave the station and
as no one witnessed the accident
1t was not known previous to that
that Mayer had been injured. From
all indications the dispatcher was
killed instantly while making @a
coupling of cars. He has been In
the empIoye Of the Northern Pa
oific for number OF years. His
associates state that he is unmar.
ried.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
SAY, DID YOU NOTICE
THAT FINE RED GLOW?

Did you notice that red glow on
the horizon last evening?
Sure you did. What was the
cause?. II wasn't the sunset, be-
cause too many clouds were float.
ing breezily by to make that unus-
uaIly gorgeous. What was Il, then ?
Answer: That red line across
the first page of The Press. Yes,
sir, a fine streak of red pai--~we
should say, red ink. 1t was the
first red ink ever used by q news
paper in Spokane. The entire home
edition of The Press did not have
what might be called the war paint
on, owing to preliminary Difficult
ties with the color attachment to
the press, but next time 1t will be
in smooth running order.
Hereafter, when there is any big
news, red ink probably will be used
ON the first page, for the stream.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
CHAMBERLAIN ONLY DEMO-
GRAFT TO VOTE FOR IT.
-INsURcENTs FIGHT IT.
50 TO q THE VOTE
TAFT SUSTAlNS DEFEAT m
PART OF BlLL-WkiY THE
DEMOCRATS OPPOSED.

(By United Press Leased Wire)
VIZ AsHINGTON, March So
w Three days Of debate On
W the floor and loo rolling in
the cloak rooms resulted in the
passage Of the postal savings bank
bill by the senate this afternoon BY
a vote Of so to 22. The division was
on strict party lines with the ex.
ception that Chamberlain (dem..
oregon) voted for the bill.
Progressive senators are elated
tonight over their victory in fore.
ing an amendment. that destroys
what they consider the most objec-
tionable feature urged by the reg.
ulars and places the bill in such
form that the insurgents could
vote for it. The conservatives are
relieved over the passage Of some
kind of bill and hope to regain
lost ground when it goes to q con.
ference.
President Taft sustained defeat
in the fact that the use of the saw
ings deposits for the purchase of
Y per cent government bonds,
which he strongly urged, was for
hidden in the bill as it passed the
senate.
The fight today was over the
question of the use to be made Of
deposits in the postal banks.
Many senators, particularly from
the west and south, contended the
money should remain in banks in
the neighborhood where the money
was deposited. Smoot (rep., Utah)
submitted an amendment providing
that when in the judgment of the
president, in case of war or any
other exigency involving the credit
of the government" arose the
money might be used for the pur-
chase OF government bonds.
All the energy Of the insurgents
was directed against the Smoot
proposition. They charged the OBJ
s70o,000.000 worth of 2 per cent
bonds now held by them and per-
NIT them to buy Panama per cent
bonds and substitute them as a
basis for circulation.
Cummins (rep., Iowa), leader
of the progressives, proposed as an
amendment to the Sm0ot plan that
the president be authorized to pur-
chase government bonds only in
case of war. The Cummins amend
ment was defeated, 40 to 16.
Borah trep., Idaho) led the next
move of the insurgents and the one
that carried the day, with an
amendment prohibiting the presi-
dent from buying any government
bonds that paid less than 2A per
cent interest. That shut out the
purchase of the 100000, 900 of 2
per cents and there will be few, IL
any. bonds to buy.
Borah's proposition was carried.
40 to IL.
The Smoot amendment, as
amended by the Borah proposition,
was then adopted. 46 to "a.
An amendment by Gallinger
(rep., n. H., providing that trust
companies. as well as national and
state banks. could be made deposi"
taries of postal savings funds. was
accepted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06

er" bead. II is the latest, up-to-the-
minute thing in journalism, and is
used by the New York Evening
Journal, Evening World, and other
great papers, Among western pa
pers which utilize it to properly
display big items is the Portland
journal.
The Press is the leader in Spo-
kane ne&spaperdom. 1t was the
first to issue noon edition. 1t was
the first to print pink" edition.
1t WAS the first to order a colored
comic supplement. And now 1t is
first in securing red ink. Another
press was needed for 1t, and the
paper is sent back and forth be-
tween the two big machines, first
printing with black ink, and then
with red,
Watch The Press for all the news
In the "newsiest" way, and all the
finest features.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
WONDERFUL SERIES OF CLOSE
ESCAPES FOR GREAT
NORTHERN TRAIN.
D0DGtD SLIDES, FLOOD
BOULDER CRASHED THROUGH
SMOKER, HURTING
NONE.

(By United Press Leased Wire)
MINNEAPOLIS, March e.-Beset
before and behind by snowslides
which threatened almost momen-
tarily to carry il to destruction,
stopped by washouts, delayed and
forced to retreat by wrecks ahead
and at one time within few miles
OF the great avalanche which crush
ed two trains at Wellington, WASH,
what is officially known as train
No. 2 of the Great Northern, leav-
ing Seattle February 26, arrived in
Minneapolis last night, the first
train through from the coast in four
days. II train ever bore a charm
ed life II was this same No. 2. That
is what every passenger says.
No. 2 left Seattle q week ago
Saturday afternoon. Perhaps it
was an impromptu prayer meeting
held on the train last Sunday night
by Jealous evangelist which gave
the train its freedom from real dis
aster, for onlya few hours later No.
(Coptlnued on Pace 2.l
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
I INJURED AT AUTO MEET.

PORTLAND, Ore, March 5.-Sev.
eral persons We're severely injured
at the Country club grounds here
today during the aviation meet
when the Wemme aeroplane, driven
by Forest Smithson, an amateur,
became unmanageable as it was be
ing started and plunged into a
crowd of spectators. w. A. Owen
had his teeth knocked out; an Ital-
ian sustained broken leg, and
two others were badly cut and
bruised.
The machine was partially wreck
ed. Smithson was not injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
MAY WITHDRAW THE
MARINES

WASHINGTON, March 5,--The
question of withdrawing the United
States marines from Nicaragua
where they have been since the
outbreak of disturbances there,
was taken up by the navy depart
ment today. II the plan does not
conflict with that of the state de-
partment. they will leave Mica
ragua late in April, or before the
rainy season commences.
No action has been taken by tho
state department ON the sugges-
tion for intervention received from
the Revolutionary leaders, and
none will be taken until the re-
quest has come from the Madrix
government AZ well.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06

are ,fnthlessly shattered and the
big strong, manly fellow, who has
toiled on alone in this strange land
is in the deepest despair.
He inhaled some of the. flames
from the fire that burned the train,
he Says, and is threatened with
pneumonia. He told his story to
high officials of the railroad and
they offered him $50 to settle all
clainS against them, he declares.
but auekily, perhaps, he refused, and
though he is peniless and some
times hungry, he is going to work
on and wait. He has heard that
the courts can help him get back
some of his money, at least, and he
may again soon be on his way
across the ocean.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
STREETS, SCENES OF BLOODY
RIOT, QUIET At I A. NJ
MANY PRISONERS.
UN|0N|SM IS ON TRIAL
LABOR REALIZES. SERIOUS
NESS OF SlTUATiON-BOT
CLAIMING VICTORY.

= Omitted Press Leased Wire) q
. PHILADELPHIA, March 6. .
. AT o'clock this Sunday =
= morning the police report all .
= quiet. The streets have been .
. practically deserted for an .
hour and the police reserves .
= at this time have for the most .
= part aeen withdrawn. There =
. have been no further disorders .
. than those reported earlier In =
. the evening. It was announced .
= that a special meeting Of the .
. United Business Mems asso- .
. citation has been called for this .
. afternoon to take action look .
. ing to the adjustment Of the =
. general strike. =
. 80 <<~> 80 = 80 q
r. PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-A
mob Of 5000 men and boys
attacked three Frankfort cars
at Front and Dauphin streets to-
night. The mob wrecked the cars
and then attacked the nonunion
crew, who were roughly handled.
w. J. Walters, a conductor, Charles
Dill, a rnotorman, and r. L. Brown,
a motorman from Boston, were so
seriously beaten by the rioters that
they were taken to hospital.
Supt. Of Police Taylor, with 1926
mounted police dashed through the
mob scattering the rioters in every
direction, beating many down with
clubs.
A wagonload of prisoners was
taken to the city hall.
The first day of Philadelphia's
general strike, the first in the his.
tory of American commonwealth,
closed tonight at midnight with
both sides claiming victory after
a day surcharged with excitement.
Strike leaders claim they have
$4,000 men out, and that before
Monday morning 125,000 or more
organized and unorganized labor
ers will have responded.
These figures are denied by the
leading manufacturers, and espec-
tally by the city authorities who de-
clare not more than $4,000 quit
work today and that majority of
these will return to their work
benches Monday.
The street car strike has paled
into insignificance compared to the
general walkout it has caused.
UNIoNIsM Is ON TRIAL
:, Unionism is on trial for It's life,
I'D Is making the bitterest war it
knows how.
Our whole cause throughout the
United States is on trial" tonight
declared G. o. Pratt. national Or
ganizer of the car men. and virtual
head Of the general strike.
That the general strike will have
q nation wide effect is prophesied
by the strike leaders. That a ma
tional strike may follow as a logical
sequence. is limited at by some of
the uniOnists.
MURPHY's STATEMENT
1--WE have $4,000 men out tonight,
and by Monday 125,0O0 men will
ContinuAd IN Dana EIauap
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
"FARTHEST NORTH PEARY AND THE
''FARTHEST SOUTH SE4AKLETON MEET

society in Royal Albert hall.
A silver medal will be presented
to Captain Bartlett.
On Shakleton's arrival in this
country, Commander Peary will
make the address of welcome at
his first lecture in America, to be
given in Carnegie hall, March 30.
Joseph II. Choate will preside.
On the eve of their arrival. Sir
Ernest and Lady Shakleton will go
to Washington as the guests of
Ambassador Bryce. They will be
formally presented to President
Taft and the president will confer
upon Sir Ernest, at the request of
the National Geographical society,
that soeiety's medal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
(By United Press Leased Wire)

NEW YORK, March 5.-Com.
mander r. Il. Peary, "farthest
NORTH" and Sir Ernest Shakleton,
"farthest SOUTH" are to be brought
together under the auspices of the
civic forum. as guests of honor
at banquet in this city April 25.
This will be on the eve of Com
mander Peary's departure for Eu-
rope, as he sails the following
morning with Mrs. Peary, their
two children and Captain Bartlett
on the Roosevelt" In order to
reach London by May 4, when he
II scheduled to receive the god
medal OF the Royal Geographical
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06

GENERAL WOOD
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Omitted Press Leased Wire) 4
BALTIMORE, Md, March 4
5.-Major General Leonard
Wood, U. S. A., left Johns 4
Hopkins hospital today, ac- 4
companied by his wife. Gen.
eral and Mrs. Wood are be- 4
lieved to have gone direct to 4
Washington. The general 4
has been patient at the hos I
pital several weeks following I
the operation from which, It 4
is stated, he has fully recov-
cred.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
ALBERT RE1MS.

He threw stone at a streetcar
and Judge Howard Davis, personal
friend of Mayor Reyburn, SEN
fenced him to 13 months in re-
formatory. He was the sole sup
port of widowed mother and two
baby sisters. -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
JOHN HUGHES.
MARY DEvLIN.

JOHN HUGHES.
He was instantlyakilled by the
bullet of special policeman. AL
though but 22, he was a successful
business man. @Ng '-" aestg
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06
LIKE GOOD STORY?

II you do, don't miss the
second instalment Of "Vir.
oinia Of the Air Lanes" In
The Press today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-06

Continued on Page Eleven.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-19
Aged Negro Crcmatcd.

Left alone by his daughter. who
had gone to nearby grocery TO pur-
chase food for supper, Alfred Stack
house, an aged negro, living in the
suburbs Of Dillon, S. c., was burned
to death at an early hour last We'd
nesday evening by a fire that destroy
ed his home. StackhOuse was an in
valid and was living with his daugh-
ter. The testimony Of the daughter
at the corOner's inquest Thursday
was to the effect that during her alb
sence the dwelling caught fire. and
when she returned home the interior
was a mass Of flames. She rushed to
the door, but was driven back by the
fiameS. She then went to a window
and called to her father, who an
swered her, but little credence is
given to this part Of her testimony, as
the general belief IS that the unfortu-
nate man was suffocated before the
daughter reached home. Stack
house was said to be more than
100 years old. He clung to the ira
ditions Of ante-bellum days and was
greatly respected by both races. At
one time he owned very valuable
property In the suburbs, which was
decided to him by former master,
but some years ago he disposed Of
this property, put the proceeds in
trust and was living comfortably on
an annuity.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-19
Puulhan Flies Mountain High.

Aviation Camp, Los Angeles, Cal,
Jan. 13.--Louis Paulhan, French avi-
ator, broke all official and unofficial
records for altitude in a Farman BIZ
plane to-day by flying to height Of
more than 1000 feet and descending
safely after SO minutes As 1-5 sec
onds in the air. The exact height
reached is not known, but it is cer-
tain that he exceeded the record Of
5000 feet.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-19
Dots from Bethlehem.

Tamassee, Jan. 12.-Special: Rev.
j. II. Clark filled his usual appoint
ment at Bethlehem last Saturday and
Sunday. l.. A. King was elected SUI
perintendent of the Sunday school
and w. j. Keown as clerk for the
coming year. Rev. Clark will preach
at Bethlehem on the fourth Sundays
instead Of the second, and will preach
at Village Greek the second Sundays.
The pound supper and social at the
home of J. z. Orr, on January 1st,
was highly eEjoyed by all present
They report having fine time.
The box supper at Bethlehem was
quite success, Great improvements
have been made on the church.
c. NJ. Mccall has been visiting in
the Salem section.
We regret very much to learn of
the recent illness of VIM. Welch, but
hope for his speedy recovery.
Mrs. Ida Lee visited Mrs. w. l..
Orr recently. She was accompanied
by two Of her sons, Austin and Mas
ter Frank. L.T.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-19
Gen. L. Il. Brooks HOn0lpd.

Gen. u. II. Brooks, of Columbia.
has received official notification from
Charleston through assistant Adjt.
Gen. E. II. Sparkman, by command
or Lieut.. Gen. Irvine Walker, that he
has been appointed adjutant general
and chief Of staff Of the Army Of
Northern Virginia, u. G.. ", with the
rank Of brisadier general.
Gen. Brooks is the veteran clerk
OF the State Supreme Court and was
one Of those who took active part in
the dark days of the war, so this new
honor comes deservedly to him.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-19
ClaXton (Ga.) Marshal Shot.

Claxton, Ca, Jan. 3.-Ordered
by the town council to arrest young
VIII Bradley, Of Hagan, nearby, be-
cause he had been accustomed, 1t was
charged, to running his automobile
through this town at dangerous
speed. disregarding the speed limit
Marshal William Baggett was shot
to death by the young man this
morning when he attempted to arrest
him. Mayor Sconyers and clerks in
a bank, through which wild bullets
sped, were in danger. Bradley es-
capped, but 1t is understood he will
surrender.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-19
DAMAGE DONE WHEN ICE BROKE
st. Louis River Front Swept by Wa
ters of Mississippi River.

+. st. Louis, Jan. 1.-THE Missis-
sippi river front at st. Louis present
ed a devastated appearance to-day
''rhe river, gorged with ice, rose from
% feet Wednesday night to 31.9 feet
early to-day, and then the gorge
broke. Inside Of three hours the
river fell more than feet and at s
o'clock the gauge read 26.l feet
The boats along the river were
left high and dry by the rapid fall
and the levee was strewn with
wreckage. The property loss will
exceed 100000.
Weather bureau reports indicated
the Mississippi river was rising
north Of st. Louis. The maximum
height Of the river early to-day was
10 feet above the danger stage. The
railroad tracks on the .cvee were in
undated and the falling waters left
them covered with debris and ice
Before the gorge broke last night
the river eXacted heavy toll of
wreckage from shipping interests.
The f.rry boat Madison, valued at
$4,000, was sunk at Madison, Ill.,;
the exclusion steamer City of Provi-
dence and the ferry boat Coils S.
Greeley, valued at $4,000, went
adrift.
More than a thousand men work
ed along the levee last night in an
effort to save small craft during the
breaking Of the gorge. Scores of
small boats went to the bottom be-
fore the gorge passed.
The steamer Saturn burned to the
waters edge at midnight after being
caught In the Jam, and Capt. Thomas
and his crew of five had narrow
escape from death.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-19
Simple Remedy for la Grippc.

La grippe coughs are dangerous,
as they frequently develop into pneu
moAia. Foley's Honey and Tfr not
only stops the cough, but heals and
strengthens the lungs so that no er,-
Gus results need be feared. The gen
uine Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no harmful drugs and is in yellow
package. J. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-19
Rev. !. w. Williams Tcstitics.

Rev. !. w. Williams, Huntington,
w. Va, writes us as follows: "This
is to certify that used Foley's Kid
ney Remedy for nervous exhaustion
and kidney trouble and am free to
say that Foley's Kidney Remedy will
do all that you claim for It,
j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-19

Chamberlain's Coug' Remedy Is
very valuable medicine for throat
and lung troubles, quickly relieves
and cures painful breathing and a
dangerously sounding cough which
indicates congested lungs. Sold by
Seneca Pharmacy; l.. C. Martin,
Clemson College,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-01-19

lazy liver leads to chronic dys-
pepSia and stipation--weaken
the whole system. Doan's Regulets
90 cents per boX) correct the liver,
tone the stomach, cure consultation.