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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
LITTLE BOY GETS FLOGG|NG
AND SIX YEARS IN REF0RMAT0Ry
FOR STEALING ONE LUMP COAL

ing dangerous criminals, almost
daily exceed their legal powers in
the vindictiveness of their senten-
ces against offenders who have,
they think, trespassed against the
upper classes.
Among a long list of cases cited
by the commission are the follow
ing:
One months hard labor and $40
fine for kicking a gamekeeper; one
months hard labor for poaching a
rabbit; three months hard labor for
trespassing by sleeping overnight
on the land of a country squire.
On the same day that the game
keepers assailant was sentenced,
the same bench fined prisoner S.,
without Imprisonment, for knocking
down his wife with rolling pin and
beating and kicking her until she
was in bed for more than six weeks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
STRANGE CREVlCES
APPEAR In EARTH

(By United Press Leased Wire)
RENO, New, April 28.-Resi-
dents of Jakes valley, rs miles
west of Ely, are driving their
cattle to higher ground today,
following the appearance Of
great crevices in the earth,
which suddenly opened and
swallowed a large number of
cattle.
The crevices, many of them
from six to eight feet wide, fill
ed with water.
Thus far ranchers have found
about so head of cattle dead in
the newly made water holes.
The information of the
strange action of nature was
brought to Ely by Robert
Burke, government forestry
employe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
WHAT THE WEATHER
MAN SAYS TODAY

Rain has fallen in the northern
part Of the Rockies and in Florida.
Elsewhere fair weather has pre-
vailed.
Temperatures on the Pacific
coast are about normal, thence to
the Rockies. Temperatures in gen.
eral are somewhat above normal.
High pressure on the North Pacific
coast is indicative of continued
fair weather in this vicinity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
METEOROLOGICAL
GAS SERVICE

A great deal of new work is
planned by the Spokane Falls Gas
Light company for this season.
More than 200 men are now en-
gagged in construction work and
others will be put on in the near
future.
Fifteen carloads of material, val
ued at $4,000, will be here in a few
days and will be used in refitting
the coal gas generating set Of the
company. II will take about 90
days to install the machinery.
When in place it will increase the
capacity of the plant one-third.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
ONE PROBLEM FOR
A MARRIED WOMAN

Every woman has to make the
decision-will you live your life
with your husband as one or as
two? Will you interest yourself in
the things he likes and make his
life easier for him?
The man who comes home to
complaints about the cook and the
grocery bill is getting mighty poor
refreshment for brain tired after
the days work.
The man who comes home to a
companion who can talk intelli-
gently and interestedly about the
things in which he is interested has
an ideal married life.
1t lies wholly in the wife's hands
as to which of these conditions will
prevail, for the men-poor, helpless
creatures-cannot alter the condi-
tons of home life in this respect.
Inc Daily and Sunday Spokane
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
FASSETT ENDORSES
COMMISSION PLAN

c. NJ. Fassett, president of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce, is
heartily in favor of the commission
form of government. He believes
that it would place the city of Spo-
kane on a more solid business basis
than it is at present.
In speaking of the matter he said
that there was not under this pres
ent system of government any d.
rect responsibility and important
matters were shifted from one de-
partment to another until no one
knows anything about them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
POPULATION INCREASING
FASTER THAN FOOD SUPPLY
by United Press leased Wire)

NEW YORK, April 2S.-"The
population of the country is increas,
ing faster than is the food produc-
tion," declared Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson today at the pro-
duce exchange.
"The trouble lies in the neglect
and deterioration of eastern farms.
Farmers get big prices now, but it
costs twice as much to grow things
as it did 10 years ago." he added.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
(By United Press Leased Wire,)

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-
United States Consul Crownin-
shield, at Naples, today cabled his
opinion that Miss Estelle Reid,
whose body was found here last
Sunday, had been drowned acci-
dentally He gave no details of
the case or of his reason for at
tributing her death to accident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
424 ALL-STEEL
PULLMAN CARS
(sy United Press Leased Wire,

(6y United Press Leased Wire)
CHICAGO, April 2S.-The man.
agement of the Hartman lines. has
contracted with the Pullman com.
pany for the building Of 424 all-steel
cars for delivery this year. When
the Pullman company delivers this
order the Hartman lines will have
925 all-steel passenger cars in SER
vice on its lines between Omaha
and San Francisco, between New
Orleans and San Francisco and be.
tween Los Angeles, Portland and
Seattle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
LOADED WITH GUNS;
STEAMER CAN'T SAIL
(By United Press Leased Wlre)

(By United Press Leased Wlre)
NEW ORLEANS, April 2S.-The
steamer Venus, loaded with guns
and ammunition consigned to Grey.
town, Nicaragua, presumably for
the did of the Madriz government,
lies in the harbor here, while two
separate actions are pending to
keep her from sailing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
Q . q . . Q . . q q q . = . .
DROWNED WHILE TRYING =
TO SAVE FERRY TOLL .

. (By United Press Leased Wire) Z
. SAN BERNARDlNO, CAL, 4
. April 2e.-The banks Of the I
. Colorado river are being pa 4
. troIIed today in the hope OF 4
= finding the body Of Loren 4
. Mann, drowned while attic mpt- I
. ina to swim the river to save 4
= ferry toll. Jeff vedder, his 4
= companion, was saved from 4
= like fate by William Sweeney, 4
. a ferryman. Mann's home was I
. in indianapolis, Ind. Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28

broad brimmed hat making him a
mark for all eyes, the aged father
of the young physicion each day,
his wife leaning on his arm, has sat
by his side in the court room.
This is their boy, the boy for
whom they worked and saved that
he might receive an aducation, and
they have the sublime faith of all
parents, that their boy could have
done no wrong Frequently during
the hard moments of the trial the
old folks lean forward and whisper
encouragement,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28

(ey United Press Leased Wire)
WASHINGTON, April ga bill
to open to settlement the klamath
Indian reservation was introduced
in the senate by Senator Chamber
lain Of Oregon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28

KANSAS CITY, April 81
Through the ordeal of facing
charges of numbering Colonel Thos.
Swope and the attempted whole
sale killing of the Swope family.
DR.. B. c. Hyde has never lost the
love and affection of his aged
father and mother. With the.
physicians wife, these old people
have announced their belief in his
innocence.
Erect and vigorous despite many
years, his snow white beard and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28

ttot,
A careless phrase he CHANGED to
drop,
The world displayed great inter-
est! Washington Star.
Miss Grapevine, the candidate
for queen of the NJ. w. A. carnival
brought out by the newsboys, leads
the race by IS votes, Miss Portia
l.. Bliss being second.
The Ladies' Aid societies of the
Fourth Presbyterian and the Cen
trail Baptist churches held a Joint
meeting in the former church this
afternoon.
County Auditor Butler has sent
out notices of publication to Fair
field, Cheney and Deer Park, giving
official notification of the local op-
ton election to be held May 81.
Frank Bruno, former "dive king"
who is charged with having melted
Jim Rolandi to shoot Mrs. Bruno,
has been released on a $4,000 bond.
He will have his preliminary hear
ing May 10.
NOT A CRITIC.
~ suppose I'm dreadfuIiy old
fashioned and out of date" whis-
pered Aunt Ann PEBBLES at the con-
cert, regretfully, "but Pm really en-
ioying this music!"-Chicago Tri-
bune.
r. G. Mclean, who will succeed
l.. G. Monroe as secretary of the
chamber of commerce on May 1, is
highly lauded in letters received by
G. NJ. Fassett, president of the
chamber, from prominent men in
Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Final services concentrating
the feast of the Passover will be
held in all reform Jewish syna-
gogueS tomorrow evening and Sat
urday morning. In the orthodox
houses of worship the services will
take place Saturday evening and
Sunday morning.
The Y. m. C. A. received a tele-
gram from T. F. Spencer of San
Francisco yesterday pledging $3.50
to the mortgage fund. Several $40
subscriptions were also received
from local men.
John T. Burns, secretary of the
fifth dry farming congress, adj
dressed the jobbers and manufac-
turers of st. Paul yesterday. The
jobbers and manufacturers of the
Twin Cities will probably run an
excursion to Spokane during the
congress next fall
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

AREN'T you making a great deal
of noise?" said the irritable neigh
bor
Cant help it," replied the patient
father. Zone of us has to be heard,
and I'd be perfectly willing to give
you your choice. If | stop singing
the baby cries. "-Washington Star.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28

Ihe Daily and Sunday Spokane
Press. 10 cents a week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28

William Finn has sued the North
Coast railway for $4,000 damages
for injuries sustained while work
ing for the company at Kennewick.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
Oily NEWS
~ IN BRIEF ~

Game Warden Uhrlg took the
word Of boy whom he caught
fishing for trout Sunday when the
youngster said that he would ap-
pear in court Monday morning. The
boy failed to show up and investi-
cation showed that he did not live
at the address given the warden.
A park bond rally will be held by
the North Hill improvement club
at Monroe street and Amber ave-
nue. tonight. Friends of the move
ment will be present to explain the
plans of the commission.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28

and I'd be perfectly willing to give
you your choice. If stop singing
the baby cries. '-Washin Star.
Judge Witten, superintendent of
the Indian lands of the department
of the interior, addressed about 500
prospective settlers on the Occur
d'Alene reservation at Occur
d'Alene last night. He lauded and
hailed the American citizen as the
real home maker and builder.
Carrie Nation will arrive In Spo-
kane Monday and deliver an ad-
dress at the revival tent, AstOr
street and Baldwin avenue, Mon
day evening. She will be the guest
of the w. c. T. L. during her stay
in Spokane.
The annual state convention Of
the knights and Ladies of Security
was held here yesterday, lasting
until midnight. A social session
followed the business session.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
ORAToRIcAL ACCIDENTS.

ORATORICAL ACCIDENTS.
To listen to him none would stop
When studiously he would pro-
test;
A careless phrase he CHANGED to
drop,
The world displayed great inter-
est! Washington Star.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
The City Fathers Met Last Might.


The BroOkhaven City Council
met pursuant to adjournment last
night at the Mayors Office and
spent most Of the time Of the ses-
sion in examining and allowing a
miscellaneous lot of accounts ac-
cumuIated for the month past.
The street commissioner was
ordered to have the city prisoners
repair the fence around Rose Hill
cemetery, and the Cemetery Asso-
citation was invited to meet with
the Board at their regular meeting
in March to perfect plans for build
ing a new fence around the ceme-
terry.
A committee was appointed to
act as they saw fit with reference
to repairing Or making 4 new ditch
on West Monticello street
The Board will again convene
next Tuesday night, Feb. 22.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
SPRINGFIELD (Col

1t is not my custom to write up
schools taught by the colored teach
ers of the county. but I make the
following statement with reference
to the work Of E. s. Reed Without
any apology, for It will not only
show the white people Of the coun-
ty what a negro whose heart is ira
his work can do for his race. but
at the same time should be source
of inspiration to other negro teach-
ers Of the county. This young
man came out Of college six years
ago and began work il a little box
school building about mile and q
half from Thayer. He has built q
house on the same site that IS
worth So, 900. In addition to this,
the patrons have bought 20 acres
of good pine land on which they
made 8 In bales Of cotton last year.
With the money thus secured
they have kept i third teacher in
the school this year. The principal
of this school pulls OF bis coat and
leads the work in the field He
tells me that they expect to plant
peanuts. corn, peas. sugar cane,
ETC.. this year This is the sort of
work that the negroes Of the coun-
ty need and the negro teachers
s5}hn huwn t{Sn rsSs4~oFa nxSA sxFi94xsi,s4S
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
Yardaman COrrects a False Report.

Jackson, Miss Feb. Is. 1910.
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis.
Tenn:
Your special from jackson,
Miss, of the 14th inst, intlmating
that ex-Gov. Vardaman had an
understanding with Col. Street and
would throw his vote to him is
wholly without foundation in fact.
| am in this race to remain until
the last roll il called. Since the
organization Of the caucus, have
not had any doubt about my nom
lnation, ultimately. And / have
no doubt now. know Che white
people Of Mississippi are with me
in this contest and / believe that
their Representatives will ultimate
ly carry out their wishes. The in
timation that | have made a deal
with Col. Street, because Col
Strset would decline the honor Of
reelection on account Of age, does
me very great injustice.
4 am not interested ia putting Y
man ID the Senate who win not be
ID my way in the primary Of 1911
Whether elected BY this Legislature
nor not. ! expect to be d candidate
ii 1911. and am not disturbed
about he results. Nor ann inter-
s.M4ssr W. SaYfftfteFs = SsttF4 ~ NfEsfss
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
$4,000 FIRE At VIGKSBURG.
Two d The Largest Stores ia the City
Destroyed.

Vicksburg, Miss. Feb. IL.
Three hundred thousand dollars is
the concensus Of opinion among the
insurance men tonight Of the
property damage and loss to build
ings and stock in the fire which
started in Kuhn Brothers at noon
today and was not under control
until 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
The losses are fully covered, the
largest losers being the Valley Dry
Goods Company and Kuhn
Brothers, whose stores were gutted,
and the other losers were Gotthelf
Jewelry Company, Ben Guider,
johnson Shoe Company, Metzger
Shoe Company, u. ]. Schlenker. /.
Schwartz, Brown & Baer Shoe
Company.
The jackson fire department sent
its chief. and a dozen men here to
assist the local department, Mayor
Hayes having made the call for
aid, but the fire was under control
before they reached here.
The origin Of the fire is a COM
plete mystery, the flames having
been first discovered in the second
floor of Kuhn Brothers and spread
rapidly into the adjoining property.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
SENATORIAL CONTEST.
THE DEAD LOCK REMAINS As TIGHT
AS EVER.
Speaker Street Added to the List Of
Candidates.

The feature of greatest special
interest in the senatorial fight at
jackson since last Thursday when
Vardaman and Percy received the
highest vote either has yet scored
-Vardaman 70 and Percy 54-was
the entry of Speaker H. M. Street
into the list of avowed candidates
on Friday.
Col. Street, who up to that time
had served as chairman of the cau-
Gus, was placed in nomination for
Senator by Hon. Lee Bird, of
Lawrence county, and the nomina-
tion was seconded with a fervent
speech by Hon. w. A. Alcorn, of
Coahoma. Col. Street resigned the
craftsmanship of the caucus as soon
as his name was placed in nomina-
tion, and Col. R. A. Dean, the
veteran parliamentarian and Con-
federate soldier of Lafayette, was
elected by reclamation as his sue
cessor.
Immediately following the nomi-
nation of Speaker Street and the
seconding speech by Mr.. Alcorn,
there was such hip, hip, hurrah-
and din of applause raised by the
supporters of the Vardaman opposi-
tion candidates, that the uninitiat-
ed might we'll have supposed that
there was going to be a regular
stampede of the opposition forces
to the standard of the veteran
Speaker as the favored dark horse
who was to bear them out of their
deadlock troubles, and that Varda-
man would be beaten at the first
dash, but when quiet was finally
restored and the two boIIots of the
evening were taken and announced
they showed only the following re-
suit:
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
COLUMN.
EDITED By PROF CLAUDE BENNETr, CoUN-
TT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
The Special Referred TO.

The following is the special
above referred to:
jackson. Miss. Feb. IA. 1t was
stated in political circles today
that the Vardaman forces realize it
will be impossible for them to
break the deadlock in the United
States Senatorial race, therefore
they have decided to throw their
strength to Col. H. M. Street, and. !.
if possible, nominate him on the
first ballot this evening.
What appears to be an under
standing between Col. Street and
former Gov. Vardaman is said to
exist in this move. and that it will
end with Col. Street declining the
honor of a reelection, on account
of his age, leaving the field open
for Vardanan, who, it is said, will
then announce himself a candidate
and make the race before the peo-
pie. His supporters do not deny
there is something doing, but re-
fuse to even hint that it is along
the lines mentioned.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
East Union Lumber Co.


Supt. Polk GOWNS, Of the East
Union Lumber Co., is much
pleased official in the working of a
new device recently purchased by
them for loading logs. The ma
chine is known as the New Ameri-
can Log Roller, and person can
get some idea of it's usefulness by
noting the work done by it the
other day. IND hours and 40 min
utes the machine was instrumental
in loading on cars a total of 108,-
900 feet Of logs.
i am gratified at the way the
machine works, and believe it is
Ieminently suited to facilitate the
handling of logs. remarked Mr..
GOWNS to a indicator man..
The device cost the company
So 900 and is i valuable acquisition
to the equipment of the company.
Mr.. GOWNS also informed us
that the company's railroad from
Doyle, is making rapid headWay.
Sixteen car loads Of steel were re-
ceived this week, and 2 1-2 miles
of steel had been placed in COM
struction Of tho road The section
gang numbers rs men.
Ii experimenting the various
departments for THE ast Union
naonln poiF f4hnIa4satA tI,Hf ha elno4a
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
STRONG TALK BY BRYAN.
Liquor interests Denounced as an En-
emy to Private Virtue and
Public Morals.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 12.-In a
statement given to the press to-
night, W. j. Bryan declared hlm-
self in favor of county option in
Nebraska. and at the same time
says it is time for political parties
to declare themselves Independent
of the liquor interests. Mr.. Bryan
says county option is both fair and
logical, and insists that the gov
|ernment has the undoubted right to
regulate the liquor traffic in any
manner it sees fit. After extended
arguments in favor Of the principle
of county option. the statement
concludes: The saloon not
every one, but as a rule lis in al
lance with vice. 1t is constantly
used to debauch politics and to pre-
vent the intelligent consideration
of public questions. The liquor
interests interfere IN all matters
that may even remotely affect their
interests. They made themselves
odious in the last session of the
Nebraska Legislature. The Demo-
Gratis had a majority in both
branches for the first time in the
States history. and the splendid
record of the Legislature has but
one blot on it. and that blot was
put there BY the liquor interests.
They controlled enough of the Sem
ators to prevent the submission OF
the initiative and referendum.
The Democratic party cannot
afford to act as the mouthpiece of
the liquor interests. It can have
nothing in common with the selfish.
mercenary and constituencies
crusade that the liquor interests
have organized against the home
and the State: against private vir-
tue and public morals. .
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16


What can the matter be? First
the negro laborers are enticed from
the Wilkinson county farms to the
Delta. the spectators come in and
buy up all the mules and horses to
sell to the delta farmers, and now
other speculators come in and buy
all the milk cows they can for a
milk syndicate at Hammond, La.
Wonder if our wives and children
will be left to US? That buyers
will be here after our hogs is a
foregone conclusion. Better raise
all the hogs. hominy and potatoes
you can, friend farmer. Make sure
of your bread and meat. Center
vile Jeffersonian.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
Necessary to a choice, ST.

The ballots Friday afternoon
were the 5Oth and 51st taken since
the senatorial caucus was organic
ed. After these two ballots were
cast the caucus adjourned until 7:30
p. m. Tuesday. Feb. 18th.
There were all sorts of rumors
flying around the hotel Hobbies and
corridors of the Capitol Tuesday
afternoon about dark horses who
would be brought in to break the
deadlock; that Alexander. one of
the retired candidates, would be
re-entered by his friends and be
elected, etc. However, when the
caucus got together and settled
down to business, none of these
things happened. Last nights
balloting simply showed the follow
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16
The PeripatetIcs.

On Saturday afternoon, Jan.
18th, the Peripatetics were receiv-
ed by Mrs. I. 4. Parsons at the
home of Mrs. A. C. Seavey, for the
regular program meeting. which
was delightful in every feature.
The program was, as usual. a
good one the literary department
scoring a triumph in its able NUM-
bers, among which was reading
by Miss Lucille Lynch. of Whit
worth. which was very much enjoy
led.
AT the close of the program a
buffet luncheon was served in
which the hostess was assisted by
her sisters and Miss Mary McNair.
Besides the club members. Mrs.
Parsons guests included score or
more Of friends with whom she
shared the pleasures Of the enter
tainment.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-02-16

who is weak before the people. or
man who will not run against me.
Another injustice is done in this
special. The intimation that I
could control the men who vote for
me is not only unjust to them, but
unfair to me. The gentlemen who
are supporting me for the Senate
will vote for me as long as / am in
the race. But if by any accident
/ should be withdrawn from the
contest, they will vote for whomso-
ever they see fit, without sugges-
tion or dictation from me.
JAMES K. VARDAMAN.