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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
WOMAN'S CLUB, UNION LABOR
AND GERMAN SOCIETIES
MEET
A STRONG RESOLUTION
MEMBERS SHOULD BE GIVEN
POLICE POWERS

TT either Mayor Pratt, the coun.
Gil or Acting Chief OF Polfc0
Sullivan has the idea that the
good government forces IN this
town are going to have any white-
wash investigation OF the city Jail
conditions, then those gentlemen
want to back up and guess again.
Yesterday afternoon the leaders
Of the. Woman's club, union labor
and the United German societies
met in conference and after digest
ing Mayor Pratt's refusal to In
crease the investigating committee
to five members, ana hts announce
ment that he wanted a public I'm,
vestigation," the leaders decided
that unless there was some slight
semblance of real probing to this
inquiry they would have none of It.
and so Mayor Pratt is requested to
increase the committee to five, add
ing one member each from the Ger.
man societies and union labor, and
to have these inquiry sessions se-
cret. and finally to give the COM
mittee special police powers SO that
members of the department need
not be called In to help investigate
themselves.
And unless the mayor sees lit to
SO make this investigating body a
real live force, there will be some
real, sure enough, private investi-
eating done If 1t requires a special
grand jury and new public prose,
cutor to get results.
Any fond hope that the various
official schemers may have had
about this campaign being speedily
choked. and any delusion that the
various cogs in the machine may
have entertained about being able
to bamfoozle the various leaders
with gush about tried and true pO-
lice officials who deserved a public
investigation" will likely be-
brushed away by the following,
adopted by the three above named
organizations yesterday afternoon:
To His Honor. Mayor Pratt. Dear
Sir Noting your determination to
limit the members Of the Jail In
vestigatiOn committee to three
members and your refusal to in
crease this committee to five, add
ing one Of the United German So
cieties and one from the labor or
ganizations. we, the undersigned,
representing the Woman's club, the
United German societies and or
ganized labor, do request that this
investigating committee be in
creased by the addition of mem,
ber from the ranks Of union labor
and a member from the United
German societies.
Further noting your desire for q
I, public investigation into jail con
ditions, we. the undersigned of the
three above named organizations,
do urge that this policy be not fol-
lowed In justice to the witnesses
on whom the success OF the investi-
CATION must depend. and request
for the sake of the public good that
this committee pursue Its inquiry In
secret and that every means be-
given II to discover the real truth
of Jail and police conditions.
| To really make the committee
available for active investigation
we believe that each member
should be given full police power
as special officer. so that no
member Of the regular force need
be relied on to aid In the inquiry of
his own department.
MRS. A. IL. HOUSE
u. G. COATES
KARL RIEDELSBEROER
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
NOW HE WANTS TO co WHERE
GIRL THAT HE MURDERED IS

quicker the better. l want to die
and go where Dora is and l want to
go quick"
According to his confession,
Youngberg lured Dora Nelson to a
lonely spot and pleaded with her to
marry him. Upon her refusal, he
threw her down, choked her to
death and left her body lying on the
railroad tracks to be cut to pieces
by the first engine passing. His
trial will be set for some time next
week and II is expected he will be
convicted on his confession and
executed at an early date.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13

him and call on Mr.. Lillis. Dr.
Samuel Ayres, physician to Mr..
Lillis, accompanied the party and
dressed the injured mans wounds
while the reporters looked on.
lie gave each caller a cheerful
greeting and smiled as much as his
injured mouth would allow.
I'm glad to see You ALL" he
said. Il have been lonesome for a
week, and 1t was only because of
the dragon-like watchfulness of
Doc and my lawyer here that kept
me isolated so long" He shook
hands with all present. s
But 1t was not the well known
and dapper Jere Lillis that this
jury saw tonight; not the bon
vivant; not the smiling and debon-
nair clubman that Kansas City
knows so we'll 1t was6a man cut
and SCARED almost from head to
foot, his legs swathed. In bandages.
Both eyes were blacked and discol-
ored and the lips were drawn and
black where they had been bruised.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
MAN CONFESSES TO FORGERY
~ WHILE IN A FIT AT STATION

a One ~ the most remarkable con-
sfesslcns ever recorded In Spokane,
according to the police, was made
Hast night by James w. X. currie,
Echsrs sed with forgery, while he
WAS In 6the throes Of violent cpl
'ieptie fit.
Crrie. who Is about 80 years
old. is said to have passed a
worthless check at the New Di-
vision saloon about q week ago.
Laet night he appeared with an
other check. Recognizing the
mar, the proprietor OF the place
told him TO wait few minutes as
they did not have the change
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE
OF. .TAFT'S RELATIVE
E WAS A STEEL MAeNArE, WORTH $40 1000, ,ooo

here tomorrow and President Taft,
who is now enroute from Washing
ton, will attend.
Notwithstanding the coroner's 8
statement, Geo. M. Laughlin, a
brother, maintains that his brother
died from cerebral hemorrhage.
Laughlin was assistant treasurer
OF the Jones & Laughlin Steel com.
pany and was said to have been
worth $20,000,000. He had been in
i'll health for some time.
Arrangements to guard the presi
dent, who is expected to arrive
here early tomorrow, were made
tonight by the police. The funeral
which will be held at the Lauglin
residence, will be private.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13

handy. The police were sent lor
and Currie was placed under ar
rest. While on the way to the sta
ton Currie gave his name to Off
Ger Jellsett. He said he had come
to this country from Scotland dur
ing the past few months.
Jellsett was standing beside him
at the booking window when the
prisoner suddenly keeled over,
just as Desk Officer Sanborn start
ed to book him. So violent did
the prisoner become that the com-
bined efforts of City Physician
O'Shea, Steward Milburn. Captain
Weir and Officer Jellsett were re-
quired to hold him to the floor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13

During the throes of the fit Cur
rie prayed. talked to his mother
as II she were there, and said.
"Gentlelnen. want to return those
checks; they are no good"
The checks were made out on
the Exchange National bank and
We're drawn payable to Cnrrie.
whose name was also signed to
them. The paper presented last
night. which is held by the police
as evidence. called for the pay.
ment of IS.
A postal card found In tho
pocket of the prisoner was ad-
dressed to II. Phillips. box sl4.
Hillyard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
ISOLATION HOSPITAL SUPERlN.
TENDENT HAS BEST JOB
IN CITY
BOARD BILL s|S,942. As
HARRIS FAMILY ON THE CITY
PAY ROLLS
~ q. HARRIS. super,ntendent

W 3. HARRIS, superintendent
" of the isolation hospital
has probably the best thing
ir the gift of the city of Spokane
from the standpoint Of financial
remuneration--if reports from peo'
Pile who have been in his care al
the hospital can be accepted as .
fair criterion.
In the. last 22 months Harris has
drawn from the city treasury ot
Spokane $1s,o42.45 for soasdsus
and hauling patients to and from
the hospital, or an average Of $861
per month. The board bills wers
collected on the basis Of IS cents
per meal, and In some instances
Harris has collected as high az
$500 In a single month.
And this is not all. Harris, in
addition to the seemingly gigantic
board bills, is on the city payroll
az superinte ndent Of the hospital
fC0ntlntled IN paoA3 AZ
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
DARING ESCAPE FROM
JAIL AT PENDLET0N


captured. 1t Is thought a conred-
crate on the outside passed saw
through tho. window to the pris-
oners, who took advantage of the
liberty of the corridors granted
them to saw the bars OF the back
window. Then they jumped to the
ground and escaped unseen by way
OF the courtyard.
,Faur alleged bad check artists
and four Burglars are In the party.
They are win, HALEY Of Free,
water, George Simpkins. James
Carter, Leo Lent. Peter Bloom.
George. Gould and Harry Pay, all
Of hi, city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
BY United Press Leased Wire)

PITTSBURG, Pa. March 12.-
Financial and social circles are dis
cussing tonight the coroner's state
ment, announced late this after
noon, that Thomas X. Laughlin, 35,
brother in law of President Taft,
and millionaire. committed sui
eide by shooting himself In the head
here on Friday morning Consider,
able mystery surrounds the million
aires death, for, although the coro-
ner claims to have been notified
Friday afternoon the news Of Laugh
Inns death did not become public
until announced by local morning
papers here today.
Laughlin's funeral will be held
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
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CARTHAGE, Mo-, March l2.-
After having confessed to murder
ing Dora Nelson, 22 year old
white girl. in Joplin, last Tuesday
night, William Youngberg pleaded
with the judge in circuit court this
afternoon to set an early date for
his trial.
What's the use of taking down
the scaffold you killed the Niger
on last week?" the self confessed
murderer asked the judge. why
not swing me from It, too? The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
EIGHT MEN
ENT0MBED

(By United Press Leased Wire) 4
WtlkESBARRE, Pa. March "a.
Eight men are reported entomh-
ed as result OF gas explosion
tonight In mine No. 5 OF the lc-
high & Wilkesharre Coal Co. The
section Of the workings Of the cob
liery where the explosion occurred
is filled with black damp and the
rescuers are proceeding slowly.
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PENDLETON. Ore, March H.
One OF the most daring jail de-
liveries In the history Of the coun-
sss
try occurred late this afternoon
when seven of the 10 prisoners
awaiting trial sawed away two
steel bars and made their escape.
The sheriff and deputies Mt the
time OF the delivery were busily
occupied with taxpayers and It was
some time before the discovery
was made. They immediately took
the trail. bMt up to u late. hour to
night none OF them had been re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13


KANSAS CITY, March t2s-Jere
s. liliis, the banker and clubnnan
who was attacked last Sunday
morning and injured with a knife
by Jack Cudahy, In the Cudahy
home, will not resign from the pres.
id&Ey Of the Western Exchange
bank, will not leave Kansas City,
will not contest the action Of the
Country club In dropping him and
will take up his daily life In Kan.
sas City Just as before the episode
a week ago. These statements
were made by Mr.. LilIis tonight In
an interview.
Tonight w. 4. Johnson. vice
president of the Western Exchange
bank and attorney for Mr.. Lillis, in
vited the newspapermen to go with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13

MRS. JOHN p. CUDAHY, WIFE
OF THE RICH PACKERS SON
WHO BOUND =, AND THEN
KNITTED BANKER JERE +.
LILLIS. WHOM CUDAHY FOUND
IN HIS HOME
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KANSAS CITY, NO., March 12.-
Banker Jere s. Liliis, who was dis.
figured for life by John Cudahy,
was removed to his home, and, ac.
cording to physicians, will be able
to be out In few days.
Prosecutor Conklin announced to.
dya. that there would be no prosecu-
tlon Of Cudahy for slashing LiIiis
with a knife at the cudahy home
unless liliis himself filed a COM
plant.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
NOT SO BAD

"Maud's hair 10 what you
would call Titan, ISN'T TT"
"Weii. Titan or Imi-
Tltian."-8oston Transcript.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-13
THE WEATHER

:FSlr today snd tonight
Monday probably fair. Max.
temp, 81; miny ~
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Continued on page two)
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

Alderman Thomas F. Scully Is the
choice OF Democrats, not only OF the
Tenth Ward but all over Chicago, for
Municipal Judge. His honest and fear.
less Council record will make his can.
didacy a winning one.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
A SERIOUS QUESTION.

President Emeritus Eliot Of Harvard
University was recently quoted as ia.
voring a law to authorize physicians
TO put hopeless patients out Of their
misery by painless means. He denies
the accuracy Of the report. He says
he does not believe In the right OF one
person to kill another to end his
agony. but he does believe that we
should avail ourselves OF anodynes,
even though their use In . hopeless
case may shorten the brief remaining
span OF life. This amounts to much
the same thing as the statement al.
legged TO be erroneous, except that DR..
Eliot seems 70 pint at suicide rather
than professional murder. The patient
may take anodynes until his pain Is
relieved and risk fatal consequences.
But II must be remembered that many
agonized patients are In condition
which incapacitates them for volun.
tary action; and most OF them could
not procure the powerful an0dynes re.
quired without a Doctors prescrip.
ton. What shall the doctor do in such
a case? Shall he give the medicine
with the primary object of relieving
the pain and risk the killing? II the
patient dies would the present law ex'
onerate the physician? Would the
court and jury presume, as In the case
OF serious surgical operation, that
the intent was merciful and not homi.
cidal? In case Of an arraignment and
trial the verdict would undoubtedly
be influenced by the circumstances.
The surgeon who performs what Is
called a major operation, first notify
ing the patient and his friends that
the effect may be fatal although he
hopes for recovery, is never molested
IL the sufferer dies under the knife
Why may he not take chances with a
drug as well as with a saw or cutting
instrument? Probably no change In
the existing law Is needed to cover
reasonable cases. Where the parties
are all reputable it will usually be pre-
sumed that the eyigencies OF the case
required the med!cament and that tht
death was the incidental and not the
premeditated outcome.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

Matt Aller would make splendid
member Of the Illinois Legislature
The Democrats OF the Sixth district
couldn't name better man.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
WORTHY OF NOTE.

A total Of twenty.eight statues and
public memorials to. women have been
erected In this country. according t.
writer who recently made IN In.
vestigation. 1t Is said that more hon.
ors of this kind have been paid 20
women In the United States than In
any other country In the world. IN
the list are Indian women, heroines
Of pioneer days. nurses In war and
pestilence. writer's, teachers. scientists
and others who have rendered dis.
tinguished service for the Welfare Of
the race. II Is an eloquent evidence
OF the place Of woman In American
life, although. Of course. many az
worthy 40 the twenty.eight In question
are without public monuments Of
bronze or marble to their memory.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

me Chicago EsOls au0bsss
oAenO 1ts sabsssibsss the Nest
lnAasntial, most DsosDsrees ano
nest respected nsa II Chicago
IL reaches nearly every 0an
q staaain0 n the 0enaunity
ana all men who are nou1dePs OF
Dublie opinion Or directors 81
Dublie aRaiss.
IL 10 the guide, mentor an1
FRIEND Of every political leader
q every shade Of opinion.
IL 10 read ~ 0ovePnnent,
state, Count, sad City smeials.
IL 10 read b. . big percentage
q the legal fraternity, including
bssch ana bar.
lt 10 the favoPits Of Chlca6o's
lsading business men.
IL reaches All CLASSES n their
heaes.
Il 10 read ~ the Fire Depart.
0snt.
Il 10 ssaA ,, the Police Depart.
meat.
IL IL d svesy public o0cs aaa
every rublic library.
IL t. not controlled by any
cheap, cheeky o. crooked advsP.
slsias agency.
In the tweaty years Of its
existence it has managed 60 build
~ . large circulation and great
business without the aid Of pro.
esssional aavePtisins sharks.
That 10 why 10 10 10 iadspsnd.
eat. 90 popular and 20 stPong.
The Chicago Ea6ls 10 one pa.
per that has never dspendsd
spon Advertising agents for .
circulation. IL has ons Of Its
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02
A GREAT WORK.

BY far the greatest undertaking ever
engaged in by railroad company, in
the nature OF constructing station or
terminal. Is the work now under way
at the Grand Central Station in New
York City. There, on Forty-secona
street and the region north of it, the
changes now being made and the new
buildings and improvements planned
for the next few years represent an
outlay which Is estimated at one hun
dred and eighty million dollars, The
station building itself will occupy six
city blocks, and the whole terminal
plant will occupy seventeen, This sta
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

Benjamin F. Richolson's nomination
for Judge Of the Superior Court by
the Republicans will result In his cleo.
ton next November by a big plurality.
Matt Aller would make splendid
member OF the Illinois Legislature.
The Democrats OF the Sixth district
couldn't name better man.
Alderman Thomas F. Scully Is the
choice OF Democrats, not only OF the
Tenth Ward but all over Chicago, for
Municipal Judge. His honest and fear.
less Council record will make his can.
didacy a winning one.
~9~
Thomas c. Clark deserves to be
nominated and elected Judge Of the
Superior Court. He Is qualified In
every way for O seat on the bench
and will make an honest, painstaking
and fearless Judge. The Democrats.
by nominating him. will be strength.
ening the whole ticket.
~16u
The nomination Of Charles A. Nc
Donald by the Democrats for Board OF
Review will strengthen the whole
county ticket. ~ ...
Eugene L. McGarry ID the right
man for the Democrats TO nominate
for Sanitary Trustee.
AZ
Albert G. Wheeler has earned by his
splendid record as a financier and a
public spirited citizen a high place In
the estimation of all Chicagoans.
John F. O'Malley. the popular North
Side Democratic leader and former
| State Senator, will, as usual. be found
in the forefront In the coming big fall
campaign.
Clyde A. Morrison is in line fol
nomination by the Republicans fol
Judge of the Superior Court.
~
No official In Chicago has made
better record in every way than mas
| City Attorney John r. Caverly. He
rightly deserves his widespread popu
larity.
~
Illinois is proud at all times tt
point to former United States Senator
Albert J. Hopkins as one OF her fore
most and most highly esteemed men
49,
County Surveyor Edgar L. RossiteI
Is one OF the hardest working ant
most capable officials in the county
He Is deservedly popular.
~4A
John j. Mclaughlin has the heart,
backing OF every active Democrat il
the Nineteenth District for renomina
tion to the Legislature.
John j. Coburn Is the choice o
thousands OF Democrats all over Chi
cago and throughout the country fol
Superior Court Judge.
~
George NJ. Weichelt has earned {
nomination by the Republicans OF III
| Thrty.first District for the Legisla
ture by his good record as lawye
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

ton Is the greatest trafhc center In
the world, and on the two levels no
fewer than sixty.two tracks will enter.
In all the changes being made and all
the stupendous structures projected
absolute architectural harmony will be
maintained. While the work 10 going
on there Is no interruption Of trafic.
and last year about one hundred and
eighty thousand trains. handling over
twenty million passengers, came and
went at the present station.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

He Is an aggressive. able and con.
scientious public ofiicial. who Is work
Ing all the time in the interest Of the
people. His friends and followers In
the Thirteenth ward are already boom.
ing him for Superior Court Judge.
Alderman Herman J. Bauler's boom
for Sheriff on the Democratic tick.
Is growing stronger every day. lis
splendid record in the Council, cot.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

will prove one of the best men ever
sent to the Legislature.
Julius F. smietanka. the well.known
attorney and member Of the School
Board. would make splendid Judge Of
the Superior Court.
&6
Cyril r. Jandus, the popular lawyer
and State Senator. IL being talked Of
by many OF his friends for County
Judge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-02

mer alderman Of the Twenty.ninth
Ward. His clean and able record in
the Council well qualities him for q
seat on the County Board.
George N. Weichclt II the right
man for the Republicans Of the Thir.
ty.hrst District to nominate for Repre-
sentative. Able and forceful. with
clean and honorable record to his
credit a. q lawyer and citizen, he