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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
G O n TIL u E D
-F r o 49,
P a, @ F. Q N E
DYING AS THE DIRECT

Sullivan have men been put or
bread and water for 35 days; from
three to five days is the army regu
lation. Ten days means chronic dis
ease for the average man, but for 81
days S. o. Chinn was given a bread
and water diet, and from the bar,
barity of the treatment he emerged
wreck, and is dying a lingering
death.
Chinn went to Jail because he per
sisted in exercising his right of free
speech, as he read the constitution.
He caused no disturbance. he de-
manded merely what he considered
his rights; he was no bomb thrower,
no senseless agitator; he was one
of the towns citizens, and quiet,
soft spoken, hard working man. But
he had determination; so had Sui
Ivan to prove that when he said
the constitution wasn't worth a
damn that he knew what he was
talking about, so Sullivan kept
Chinn on bread and water for 35
days. and so today Chinn, by giving
up the struggle and finally dying,
admits that Sullivan knew what he
was talking about.
Don't you wonder if Sullivan is
real proud and happy of his little
victory over S. O. Chinn?
Chinn doubtless was to blame for
his own death; he should have
given up his fight against the odds;
he should have recognized that men
can be tortured to death in Spokane
regardless of law or common de-
cency, and he should have saved his
life. But. you see. Chinn was not
/ that sort of man; what he thought
was right meant everything in life
/ to him. and if it had taken twice 35
days Chinn would have been there
just the same.
Sullivan can't escape the moral
responsibility for this mans awful
death today by saying the man
could have given in and agreed not
to speak on the streets. The gov,
eminent does not give its worst of
tenders one-third treatment Sui
! Ivan gave this man, who was
guilty of no offense the law recog
nizes, and when Sullivan transcend
ed the bounds of civilized brutality
] 200 per cent he did so on his OWE
responsibility.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
LEGALITY
Of CLAUSE
ATTACKED
LAWYERS SAY TERMINAL RATE
PROVISION WILL NOT
STAND.
1WOWR|TTEN OPINIONS

In written opinions submitted to.
day by request to A. W.. Doland,
chairman of the interstate COM
merce commission Of the chamber
Of commerce, Cyrus Happy and
James M. Geraahty, attorneys, hold
that the city cannot enforce a ter
ninai rate clause in the franchises
Of tho Milwaukee and the North
Coast and that IL the same were
granted it would be null and void.
These opinions will be read to-
night at the meeting of the chamber
of commerce on the franchise mat
ter and published in the newspapers
in advertisement form tomorrow.
1t is held that the city, in trying
to enforce terminal rates by fran
chise contract, is exceeding the au-
thority reposing in it as munici.
pal corporation. Such a contract is
held to be special contract and
contrary to the interstate commerce
law. Decisions are cited to show
that franchise contracts of this
character are not upheld by the
courts. and that violations of the
same have been held as not invali-
dating the franchise.
H. M. Stephens. attorney in the
Spokane rate case, and Frank
Graves, attorney for the Hill inter
ests, believe that the terminal rate
provision will stand.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
LOW VALUE FOR
HUMAN LIFE
JURY GIVES WIDOW AND Chill.
DREN $125o-DEAD MAN
PARTLY AT FAULT.

Mrs. Ora Grasser and children
were awarded $3.50 by a jury in
Judge Hinkle's court this morning
against John Munich, for the death
of their husband and father in a
foundation cave-in on July %. 1909.
The suit was instituted for
100000, but the jury found that the
deceased was partly responsible for
the accident through his own negli-
gence, holding the Munchs respon.
sible to the amount of $3.50 for
their failure to guard against acct
dents.
Henry Munich was laying flooring
on the foundation of a house under
construction when the north end
of the foundation wall caved IN,
crushing him to death
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
COMMISSION
Elan Up TO
COUNCIL

Mayor Pratt has transmitted to
the city council the report of the
charter revision committee, with
the recommendation that a special
election be called for the choice of
IS freehoIders to draft an official
charter.
The mayor reaffirms his belief
in the commission plan of govern
ment. but has nothing to say as to
the character of the charter drafted
by the committee, beyond the state
ment that the committee had
worked faithfully and given months
of consideration to the proposition.
The charter proper covers 80
typewriter pages, and has 10 ar
ticles. There are seven pages of a
letter to the mayor and eight pages
of exhibits" making the whole doc
ument, with the mayors letter, con-
tain AZ typewriter pages.
1t is not expected that the city
council will break its neck calling
the special election.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17

WILL AID
|NQU|R

E. o. Conner, former corporation
counsel, when asked for a statement
today in reply to the return attack
made on him by the new corpora
ton counsel, John e. Blair, in a let
ter to Mayor Pratt, published this
morning, said that he had nothing
to say beyond what was contained
in his original letter to the city
council. The former city legal head
does not desire to prolong the con-
troversy through the newspapers,
but will give all aid possible to the
council committee investigating the
conduct of the corporation counsel's
office.
Blair is scared that the council
may chop off his head and has had
some of his influential friends in
terview the councilmen and plead
his case.
Corporation Counsel Blair has
named V. T. Tustin and r. l.. Nc
Williams. bright young lawyers, as
his assistants. Both men qualified
today by taking the usual oath. Mr..
Blair qualified yesterday by giving
a bond for $4,000, with the Pacific
Surety company as bondsman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17

KANSAS CITY. Mo.-Fifty high
school classmates of Cora Downs,
II, join in search for negro who
attempted to assault her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
TRIED To END
LIFE UNDER
TAFT'S CAR
AGED WOMAN THROWS HER.
SELF BEFORE WHEELS OF
PRESIDENTS AUTO.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
CHICAGO, March IAN aged
and infirm woman tried to dash
herself under the wheels of Presi-
dent Taft's automobile here today.
She was rescued by daring police
man, who snatched her from the
path of the moving machine and
bore her to safety. Only the fact
that the machine was moving
rather slowly prevented tragedy
that would have married the GEE
bration of St. Patrick's day, which
Taft came here from Washington
to attend.
The woman, whose name has not
been made public, made two at
tempts to kill herself. She broke
through the police lines, shortly be-
fore the presidents machine had
halted. At that time she was seized
by several men and carried back to
the crowd. Later, on Chicago ave-
nue., she made her way through the
lines, evaded the police and threw
herself prone before the oncoming
car in which the president was
seated.
The incident was only one phase
of strenuous day for the presi-
dent He alighted from his private
car at 8 o'clock this morning. He
was welcomed by the Irish Fellow
ship club and the Seventh regiment
Illinois national guard, composed of
Ireland's sons.
The presidents program this af
ternoon included conservation
mass meeting which had been
called to endorse his policies, and
receptions at various clubs from
o'clock to 6. In the evening he
will attend the st. Patrick's day
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
CANE
&
MACCABEES'
CELEBRATION

The Lad es of the Maccabees will
hold a short business session at
1880 o'clock this evening at their
club rooms, 722R First avenue,
after which they will be in readi
ness to receive their ST. Patrick
guests. who will trip the light fan
tastic toe to the music of ireland
the Gem of the Ocean, at the ball
to be given by the Maccabees this
evening.
The L. o. r. NJ are in front rank
and are anticipating splendid
time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
SHE THOUGHT ST. PATRICK
WANTED EVERY HEN TO DO DUTY

been in at the finish. The egg
weighed seven ounces. Big eggs
from breeds like the Brahmas
weigh but IS ounces to the dozen
so that Barred Rock hen presented
an egg just five times bigger than
the biggest you generally discover
In the hay.
Come to think of II, probably it
wasn't an Irish egg at all, at all.
Easter is coming along in a few
days and IT really does behoove
nice hens to do something worth
while.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17

On the eve of St. Patrick's day
one Spokane hen did her duty
nobIy. She is the property Of Mrs.
Roby at 11os Stafford street, and
when she waddIed off her nest late
yesterday she had something worth
while cackIing about.
"Ciuck, eiuckety ciuck, te he!
Goodness Gracious!- Come here
quick and see what J have done"
she excftediy cried, and Mrs. Roby
Investigating, discovered an egg
that looked like an ostrich had
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
STAFFORD FOUND
NOT GUILTY

Wilson M. Stafford indicted SUI
perintendent of the county poor
farm, was freed from the embezzle
ment charge against him yester.
day afternoon, Judge H. l.. Ken
nan instructing the jury to return
a verdict for the defendant.
The dismissal of the case does
not amount to an exoneratiOn, as
the court held that the charge of
Claiming money under false pre-
lenses. rather than embezzlement
should have been preferred against
Stafford.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
G O N tt N u E D
" F r 0 M ---.
P A @ f. O N f.
LEGALITY IS GRAVE
QUESTION

justice for the city, with two trunk
systems knocking at Spokane's
doors, will not come again soon. Ter
the coming of half a dozen new rail
ways, it is asserted, and the posi-
ton of standing pat, even to the
point of losing the roads, is urged.
Sam Berry-Now is the time to
insist on terminal rates; we cannot
well do this after the roads are in.
We stand with the city council,
even to the extent of losing the
roads-but | think there is no dan
ger of that.
M. D. Hall, manager Of the Grote-
Rankin Co.-The way to secure per
manent relief in railway rates is
through national legislation. We
need all the railroads we can get
and | do not think that it is just to
insist on one or two roads being
barred because of the conduct of
the older lines. In times of business
depression the railroad pay rolls
go on. We need all the industries
we can get, and in this line the rail
road is one of the steadiest employ
ers in the country. Railroads must
run, when other industries shut
down.
c. J. Kemp of Kemp & Hebert-
While not having given much Study
to the question of terminat rates, !
believe in upholding the action of
the city council If we can but get
terminal rates it will mean more to
Spokane than all the railroads we
can bring to this city. ga
o. D. Coughlin, manaaeYpf ithe
Whitehouse-Whi in theaeast re-
Gently I was given forcible Illus
tration of the inequalities of rail.
road rates. When you place your
money on the railroad counter to
buy passenger ticket the rate to
Spokane is less than Tacoma or Sc
attic. 1t is based on the actual dis
lance travelled. Yet when we tender
shipment of dry goods to our.
houses at Spokane and Tacoma, we
are asked to pay $1.35 more per
hundred for the shipment to Spo-
kane than to Tacoma. Yet, with all.
this. the question arises, can we get
lower rates by insisting on the ter.
minal rate clause? If ! thought We.
could. would favor a delay or one,
two or three months in acting on
the franchise. But | fear that the.
plan is a new and rather drastic
method of trying to secure the de-
sired results. and ] see no hope of
terminal rates from this sources
Hence ! am in favor of admitting.
the Milwaukee and the North Coast,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17

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IPOkcANE'J
PROSPERITY
.EOPARDLZED
(VE RESPECTFULLY YOU AS CITIZENS INTERESTED
WYNN THE WELFARE PETITION UP-
l0 w M HOLDING COUNCIL
WIZ TAKEN REGARDING N1LwAU-
KEE RAILROADS, UNTIL GIVEN THE FOLLOW
FACTS YOUR CAREFUL THOUGHTFUL
sTRAHoRN PRESIDENT RAILROAD,
COUNTRY INCLUDING
ROLL
THAT IF THEY WHICH ASK HE
WILL HAVE INSIDE LIMITS AND 5000
MEN SPOKANE COUNTRY WITHIN MAKING TOTAL
PAYROLL OF OVER s2oOoooo PER DAY
YOU WANT TO LOSE THIS PAYROLL? THIS IS SEPARATE
CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE, SOUND RAILROAD, WHICH PROBABLY
AMOUNT ANOTHER s2oooooo AY-MAK1Na TOTAL OF
100000 EXPENDED RAILROADS AS
SOON x rurv ercpr TUT I'D Ncu1sr po,1 TUE c1rv cornc1,
srRAHoRN ALSO STATES THAT WILL BUILD THEIR
LIMITS,
THESE SHOPS PERMANENT PAYROLL
s5oooooo MONTH POPULATION $500
PERMANENT
PAYR0LLs RAILROADS PROPOSE
WE AFFORD OPPORTUNITY NO! AND ASK
YOUR ASSISTANCE TO GET PROJECT STARTED AT ONCE
BUSINESS MEN OF LARGE EXPERIENCE PROVED LOYALTY
TERMINAL
IMPOSSIBLE IMPOSSIBLE
METHODS SECURE TERMINAL
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
REFUSE RAILROADS
EVERY MERCHANT LABoRMG
CITIZENS
EMPLOYMENT
WE ASK YOUR ASSISTANCE PROJECT STARTED
w. E
CB NASH WERNER
G. M FASSETT F. E. ELMENDORF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
FAMILY TROUBLES CUlMINATE
IN A SCALP WOUND,

Family squabbles came to a sud
den end last night when J. ]. Demp-
sey, who claims to be a newspaper
man, and resides at 1908 Augusta
avenue, was arrested on a charge of
disorderly conduct. Dempsey's
scalp was decorated with a nasty
wound, which was bleeding pro-
fusely, and he was taken to the
emergency hospital, before being
booked, where his head was dressed
by Steward Dare.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
CANE RUSH
At MOSCOW

Omitted Press Leased Wire)
MOSCOW, Idaho, March II.
In a cane rush between
sophomores and freshmen on
the campus of the University
of Idaho today F. Louck, a
freshman, sustained a broken
shoulder and was taken to the
hospital. A sophomore named
johnson was also injured, but
not seriously.
Two rushes were held, each
lasting five minutes, and the
sophomoreS were victorious in
both.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
BIG ELK COMING

Preparations for the visit lof J
U. Sammis, grand exalted ruler OF
the Elks, are being made lE the 10
cal lodge. Mr.. Sammis, who is ex
pected about the last of April OF
first of May, is a brother of Fred
H. Sammis, proprietor of tfe.Crys
tai Marble Works of this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-17
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SIOGAN-MILE OF
} PETITION IN WASHINGTON

. May Arkwright Hutton,
= president of the Washington 4
= Political Equality League. 4
. makes the following unique Of 4
q fer to the children of the pub Z
= lie schools of Spokane: The 4
. league is DESTROYS of securing Z
& as many signatures as possible Z
. to the national petition, and Of Z
= ferS one cent for each sigma
. ture of citizens, men or
. women. over q years of age, I
. giving their occupation and ad- 4
. dresses.
. These petitions will be given I
. out between the hours of I
= p. m. to p. M Friday, March 4
= IS, and must be returned not 4
. later than 6 p. m. Saturday, 4
. March 10.
= That the above offer is per-
= missible is shown by the fol-
= lowing telegram received from 4
. national headquarters:
. Mrs. May Arkwright Hut 4
= ton, 429 Hutton building, Spo-
. kane, Wash..-Your plan of
. prizes good; is approved by
. petition committee. Rachel 4
. Foster Avery, Chairman"
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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-21
FRUIT DAMAGED SERIOUSLY
IN GRAND VALLEY COLORADO

Today Thursday Manager H. E
Smith of the Payette Fruit Packing
Company received a letter from j.
F. Moore Manager of the Grand juno
tion Fruit Growers Association in
which Mr.. Moore states that on last
Thursday and Friday nights Grand
Valley was visited by a severe frost
and despite the fact that every ef-
fort was made to prevent injury
by the use of orchard heaters it is
believed that considerable damage
was done to the crop. The letter
was dated April 18th last Monday and
further stated that four fruit experts
would go out in autos on Tuesday
the 18th to examine into the exact
conditions and when it was ascertain
ed as to just the extent of the dam
age he would advise Mr.. Smith as
he thought II to the interests of all
fruit growing sections to keep in
close touch regarding the condition
of the crops.
He asked for a statement as re-
garded the crop here and Manager
Smith advised him that up to the
present time we were practically in
tact and every indication pointed to
a full bumper crop of apples.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-21
NEXT MARKET SALE.

Monday, May 2nd has been decid-
ed upon as the date for the next
public market day sale in Payette
and all those having anything they
wish to dispose OF are invited 10
list the same with Auctioneer j. NJ.
Swanson. The last sale was a great
success and the movement seems to
be quite popular. Many things were
brought in last time and listed which
were traded or sold before the auc-
tioneer got to them and this is
one of the features of the sale. You
can lisj your stuff and should you
find a neighbor who needs what you
have and wishes to trade you some
thing for it or buy it at private sale
you are at perfect liberty to dispose
of it in any manner you see fit and
notify the auctioneer. There Is moth
ing binding in listing your properly.
Auctioneer Swanson already has a
large amount listed for May End but
can still handle considerable more
so all who have anything to dispose
of come TO Payette on market day
and list your property.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-21
5000 ACRES PUT
UNDER IRRIGATION
ldaho-oregon Power Co., Contracts
TO Pump Water for Large Num-
Der of Acres Of Land-Lack of
Time and Material Alone Prevents
the Watering of Many Acres More
All Tributary to Payette.

Sinclair Mainland, of the Idaho-Ore-
gon Light & Power Company, was
a Payette visitor on Saturday of last
week looking after the interests of
the company here, being on his way
to OK Bow where the big power plant
is in process of construction.
While here Mr.. Mainland stated
that the company has just finished
signing up contracts to furnish water
for five thousand acres of land trib-
utary to Payette and is making ey-
cry effort possible to get pumping
plants installed in time to give water
to this number of acres Of land, all
OF it being tributary to Payette. Con-
siderable difficulty has been expert
enced in getting supplies here and
getting the power line run TO these
various pumping plants but at this
time the company is feeling that it
will be able to reach the pumping
plants that will irrigate five thous-
and acres of land that heretofore has
not been under water. All Of this
land is the finest fruit land in this
valley and the irrigation of it except
By pumping is at the present time
impossible but with the
advent Of the electric power line
with a twenty-four hour service and
at reasonable rate the owners of
this land are able to bring it under
water and plant orchards.
Applications have been received by
The company for fully 1000 acres
more of land to furnish power for
purposes but it will be i'm
possible to get at the work in time
10 prepare for this before next seas /
N but by that time fully five thous- /
md acres more of fine land will /
,e brought under water by the use
If electricity for pumping.
This means considerable for Pay
,tte as all of the land lies in this
immediate vicinity and its prOduc-
iveness and fertility can not be
Questioned. In the place of giving
to sage brush and jack
it will now produce and sup
.ort families, consequently Payette
enefits TO a great extent.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-21
Y. NJ. c. A. NOTES.

The address last Sunday at the
Mems meeting by Rev Thomas JOHNS
on the subject Sampson and Deli
lah" was very interesting TO the
thirty eight men present. Rev. Johns
showed very plainly the extreme dan
ger of parleying with temptation.
Sampson with his mighty power lost
It because he parleyed with tempta-
ton. The music rendered by the
Misses Rachel and Helen Thurston
and Miss Ruby Landon was much ap-
preeiated by ALL The meeting next
Sunday win be led by Mr.. T. A.
Wayne.
The second series of the checker
tournament is now being played.
There are but eight players remain
ing. viz: Glen Darnall, A. e. Barra-
dell, Ross Darnall, E. T. Bowman, A.
e. Wright, vern Maxfield, Jas. w.
Morley and Claude Ensign. Only the
best four of these win be allowed to
play in the third series. Who will
be the four?
Because of the warm weather the
balance of the Sunday School bask-
ct ball league games have been call
ed off. The series closed with the
Methodists taking first place, the
Baptists second, the Christians third
and the Presbyterians fourth. Next
year the league will be organized
earlier in the season.
We are to glad TO say that our
baths are in shape for use again af-
ter being closed for five or six
weeks.
The Junior boys who expect to be
in the contest that will take place
Thursday afternoon, May 9TH at 4;So
o'clock had better get busy and prac-
tice. The contest win be in the
three following events, viz: bar
vault. spring-board jump and dive
for distance.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-21
co. ! INSPECTED.

On Friday evening April 18th o.
Cured the annual inspection by the
War Department, Of Co. /. 2nd. In
fantry, the inspecting officer being
Captain Edison Lewis, 25th q. S. In
fantry of Fort George Wright, Wash.
Co I was the next to the last com
pany TO be inspected in the state
and the way they went through the
inspection, manual OF arms. and dril
was a most credltable showing TO
any company of National Guards or
even regulars for they drilled as well
and had the appearance Of regular
army soldiers WHO do nothing else
but soldier
The officers and non-commissioned
officers Of the company handled their
company and squads in most able
and creditable manner.
The men We're Inspected with full
field equipment on and one would
not think them citizens Of our town
but real soldiers ready at any time
for our country's call.
Inspecting officer Captain Lewis
states this was the best drilled com
pany he had inspected on this trip
which is indeed saying something
Tor Co. /
General A. N. Rowe, General L. V.
Patch. Major H. T Lewis and Com
missary Captain J. B. Burns accom-
panied the inspecting officer in the
inspection.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-21
REAL ESTATE
BEGINS MOVING
Many Homeseekers Visit Payette-
Payette Land Company Closes Four
Nice Deals.

The past week has been witness
that a large number of people have
had their eye on Payette Valley as
large number of homeseekers have
been in the city looking over this
end of the valley and as result of
this the Payette Land Company re-
ports four nice sales of ranches and
young orchards.
The first sale was that of the zim-
norman place north of the city. This
is a twenty acre tract with fourteen
acres in young orchard and was sold
to Gustave Martin, of Ontario, Ore
gon, for a consideration of s11 600
The next was the purchase of the
A. j. Castle thirty acre alfalfa ranch
on the bench by d. p. Donovan at
consideration of $4,000. This is one
Of the best properties on the bench
and is one of those tracts adaptable
TO orchard.
Another good buy was the purchas-
ing of the tract adjoining the Zim-
norman place north of Payette and
owned by Nick Broderson, by J.
McCune, of North Bend, Nebraska.
This is ten acre tract set to year
old trees and the consideration was
Sc, 600.
Thos Castles also sold his fine
thirty acre alfalfa ranch on the bench
to d. p Donovan for consideration
of $4,000.
The above sales aggregate $50 900
and We're all made by 'he Payette
Land Company.