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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
LEGISLATIVE
CRAFT PROVEN
G. Tracy Rogers, Lobbyist,
Collected $32, 900 from
Street Railways Of
New York

New York. Sept l6.--The street rail
ways In this state paid out more than
$4,000 for legislative graft purposes
In the year 1908, II was brought out
today I'm session OF tho Legislative
investigating committee. This money
consisted of two assessments made by
the railroad association and collect.
ed by G. Tracy Rogers, lobbyist. Out
OF this sum tho Metropolitan Street
Railway company on this city was
assessed $4,000.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
FIGHT IS ON IN
old NEW YORK

New York. Sept 16.-With the or
gsnizstion fthe Republican county
committee Of New York. the fight be
tween the Roosevelt and Sherman fac
tions for the control Of the state con
vention is fairly on. Delegate TO the
state meeting will be held next Mon.
day, and candidates for Congress will
be nominated the following day. Both
factions of the party are claiming con
troll of the Saratoga session and the
fight will likely be ended on the floor
OF the convention.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
g. M. COHEN GETS LEASE
ON ALTAMoNT HOTEL

y. NJ. Cohen was the successful bid.
der today for possession OF the nine
months lease and all the furniture OF
the New Altamont hotel The clos.
ing figure was $4,000.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
NEWSPAPER MAN
FOR GOVERNOR
James Gray Selected to Fill
Vacancy in Minnesota
Democratic State
Ticket

ST. Paul. Sept l8y-The nomination
Of James Gray to fl1 the vacancy on
the ticket caused by the refusal of
Ex-Governor John Lind to run again
was made unanimous by the Demo.
cratic state Central committee. Gray
is a newspaper man OF note.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
TAF 7 AND TEDDY
ANE ENDORSED
Maintain Insurgents Fail to
Insurge and State Con
vention is Harmon
ious Affair

Missoula. Mont, Sept. 16.-The Re
publican convention had q harmoni-
Gus session here today and the threat
ened insurgent uprising failed to ap-
pear Both Roosevelt and Taft were
endorsed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16

35-inch, guaranteed, black tafeta,
good bright, smooth finish 81 cents
at Pedigo's.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
DANCING HALL TO OPEN.

Elliott and Easley have arranged to
open Sons Hall ON Tuesday night
September p and will have dances
every week during the winter.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Upward Movement.

New York, Sept. 16.-Stock market
opened quite steady, prices practical
ly unchanged but traders predicted
there would be upward movement in
leading issues before end OF day.
American stocks in London showed
Improvement and there were advan-
ces throughout list Is to 1-2.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
Cotton tiiuhe.

New. York. Sept l6.--Cotton opened
steady. due to over night orders, two
to six point higher. Following call
here were further advances on com
mission house buying. Giles report
was issued today, and showed 6S
against 1872 on August II and 73.1 on
August l. This had some effect on
buying orders. Opening September.
1850, bid; October 1913; December
1907; January 1903; February 1910.
bid.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16
LOWER MARKET
IN WHEAT PIT
Cotton and Stocks Show Up
ward Tendency-Lon-
don Prices Show
Improvement

Chicago, Sept. 16.-Easy cables
and favorable weather caused a low
cr market in the wheat pit at the
opening today. Prices were OF 5-S to
3-4c. Under general commission house
selling later there was l-2c. rally.
Corn was lower. Oats easier with
other grains. Provisions strong
Opening September. wheat %; corn
90 3-4; oats 35; pori: January 1856.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-16

Basket sale at Pedigo's
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
HOW SULLIVAN TRIED
TO SECURE JUSTICE

Let US sec what this man SulIi-
van has done toward securing JUS
tice, or, rather, has not done, in the
Elliott case.
Last December, when tho old SOL
der, j. n. Elliott, was confined
within tho Spokane county jail, to
which he had been "railroaded," so
he swears, on evidence trumped up
byPoIiceman L. D. Glider, good, old,
honest Mrs. Elliott, her body stoop-
ed with the weight of years and her
hair white as the snow, went to
John Sullivan and asked that her
partner be released in the name Of
justice. The family Iarder was
about empty and starvation was be-
ginning to extend its gaunt hands
in her direction. Her only support
was locked up in prison because he
had dared to oppose the attentions
of a corrupt and immoral police
man to the adopted daughter that
the old folks had strived SO hard to
raise in the straight and narrow
path.
What did Sullivan do? He made
an alleged examination OF the facts,
questioning the girl. and accepting
her statement, sent the old woman
home to spend Christmas by a
cheerless fireside. And that was
indeed a sad Christmas in the Ell
lott family.
Then the case came to the atten-
ton Of the Grand Army through an
appeal for aid for Mrs. Elliott. Stall
wart Veteran J. E. Clark, who
knows no fear of the police or any
man on the face of the earth, went
into the case through his official
relation with Reno post as chair
man of the relief committee. Clark
appeared on the scene when the
last crust of bread in the Elliott
home was gone and the last stick
of wood consumed He soon had
relief measures under way, and
then he dug in to see why was
these things. He knew the matter
had been up to Sullivan and that
Sullivan had stood pat for Glider
and against old Mrs. Elliott.
Tuerke, then commissioner of po
lice. Tuerke was shocked on hear
ing the story, yet instead of going
to the Elliott home alone. as Clark
had suggested, he brought Sullivan
along.
And again what was the result?
Sullivan, after the hearing, made
the remark in his usual bluff, bull
doing way, well, Tuerke, well
let these boys off with a repri'
mand."
After Elliott was released
through a threat of the prosecu'
ton of Glider, the matter was
again taken up in an effort to Sc
cure justice. in an appeal to the
authorities by Elliott himself, but
again was justice denied.
After The Press entered the case
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
G O TIN u f D |
r o
P A G f o n F.
CONFESSION OF
ELLIOTT SCANDAL

has been placed at $4,000. She has
failed to give the bond.
Every effort is being made to
apprehend Mrs. Kelsh, the woman
who is alleged to have cimmitted
the criminal operation on the FL
lott girl. Her daughter, Mrs. Nick
Schomers, S18 Hogan street, has
promised to do everything she can
to induce her mother to
return and face the charges. She
says that her mother went away
last Saturday morning, saying that
she was going to Nelson. B. C. The
belief is expressed that the old lady
has never gone beyond 40 miles
from Spokane. Glider had seen Mrs.
Kelsch a day or two before she
went away.
Last Saturday evening Nellie
Pearce and Gladys Britton put In an
appearance at the home Of Mrs.
Pearce's sister, Mrs. Young, E241S
Cataldo avenue. Half an hour later
Glider appeared. The two women
conferred with him behind closed
doors and Glider then left. A few
minutes later the women left, and
had gone but half an hour when
Deputy Sheriff Logan appeared
with a warrant.
The two women went to the home
OF Nellie Pearce's father, John
Young, near Mica, whence Nellie
came to town yesterday. it is be.
lieved on the advice of her father,
and surrendered. Where the Brit.
ton girl went from the Young home
has not yet been learned.
GLIDER coNFESSES.
Glider has confessed to Prose
cutor Pugh his relations with the
Elliott girl. telling. among other
things, that he was intimate with
her at the time he and Hood had
her in their room on East Sprague
for two weeks. He denies any re-
sponsibility for the criminal opera
ton.
Rose Elliott has also told the
prosecutor the full story of her rela.
lions with Glider, OF the criminal
operation performed on her, but
tries to shield Glider as to being
criminally connected with having
the operation performed.
Mrs. Nellie Pearce has confessed
to most of the facts, but tries to
shield Glider. She was taken yes.
terday afternoon, along with Cor
oner Schlegei and Deputy Sheriff
Logan in an effort to locate the spot
at which she said the child was
buried. but the pile of cinders in
which II Is alleged by her to have
been concealed had disappeared. In
her statement to Mrs. Riggs the
Pearce woman is alleged to have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
TAFT HAS A SERIES OF
ESCAPES

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PASSAiC, N. j., May TO-
President Taft's series Of mar
row escapes from automobile
accidents is the subject Of
much speculative discussion in
Passaic today, following a near
collision between his car and a
speeding Erie express train
here. When the president
started for the banquet given
in his honor by the Passaic
board of trade the streets were
lined with thousands Of people.
Their shouts drowned the roar
Of the train at the Aycrigg ave.
nue. crossing, where the Taft
automobile narrowly missed be.
ing struck by the locomotive.
The automobile procession Of
city officials and citizens was
divided, the car In which the
president was riding being
stopped peritousIy close to the
tracks,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10

and the affidavits were published
Sullivan branded the story as lie.
Then began the effort to involve
old man Elliott in order to break
down his credibility as a witness,
by having his own daughter make
charges against him, which are be-
lieved to be false, and will be so
shown. In the affidavit of the girl
she failed to mention her second
trouble, and in this respect over
looked something. tt was in the
ferreting of elders efforts to con-
ceal the second trouble of the girl
that the final facts in the case
came to the surface, despite the eff
forts of Chief Sullivan, Mayor
Pratt's fake investigating commit
tee, the women friends Of Glider
and others.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
COUPLE ARE HELD;
ThEFTS SUSPECTED

Both George and Annie Williams.
colored, are heldin the city Jail
today. suspected Of having been
implicated in various street rob-
berries here In the last few months.
The Williams woman is believed
to have been the one who
touched" George Frazer for $91
one night at the carnival last
week.
Rooms occupied by the two at
S07 Second avenue, were raided
last night by Officers Edwards,
Edwardson, Macdonald and Bush,
and revolvers and ammunition. an
opioum smoking outfit, jewelry and
q long purse holding a keen bladed
knife, open and ready for imme-
diate use, were found secreted
about the place.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10

Since the Investigation Of the
criminal phase of the Elliott case
was begun elders beat was
changed so that he could be on
guard more or less during the day
and night. One day The Press
found a private detective on guard
in front of the Minneapolis lodg-
ing house, where the crime was
committed. and in the afternoon
Glider took up the shift. =.
1t may be that Chief Sullivan
knew nothing of the criminal phase
of the case, but it can be shown
that things were cooped up in such
a manner that 1t seemed that
everywhere the investigators turn
ed there was police activity ahead
to block the path. ,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
COMMITTEE THRoTTLEs IT
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
WASHINGTON. May 10.-By a
vote of to 2 the Ballinger inves-
tigating committee today throttled
an attempt by Attorney Brandeis
to establish q connection between
the election OF Senator Piles of
Washington and the appointment
Of Ballinger as land commissioner
and the political activities Of the
uggenheim cunningham affilia.
ton in Washington.
Brandeis introduced newspapers
telling of the "jollity party" held
by Piles supporters on the evening
Piles was elected senator.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
JOHN 7. SULLIVAN MUST NO LONGER Be CHIEF
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
CALIFORNIA DELEGATION
GOES TO WASHINGTON
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
NEW YORK, My 10.-The Cali
fornia exposition delegation left to-
day for Washington, where they
will appear before President Taft
and congress tomorrow to make the
formal request for worlds fair at
San Francisco to celebrate the COM
pletion of the Panama canal.
The delegation attended a ban
quet held at the Hotel Astor and
which was given by New York's
leading men to launch the move
ment for a worlds exposition in
1913 to commemorate the 300th an
niversary of the founding by the
Dutch Of New Amsterdam.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
nv United Press Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Sena-
tor Perkins of California today in
troduced a resolution in the SEN
ate empowering the president to
issue invitations to foreign coun-
tries to participate in the San Fran
cisco exposition of 1915. The reso-
luton is similar to one introduced
in the house yesterda by Repre-
sentative Kahn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10

William J. Sullivan has been ap
pointed a member of the park
board by Mayor Pratt. Sullivan
was on the committee sent by the
Central Labor council to the asso
ciated civic clubs, and worked for
the success Of the 100000 park
bond issue. Mr.. Sullivan is a mem
Der of the stationary engineers
union and is a man of family. He
will succeed Alex NJ Winston on
the board.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
(By United Press Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, May 10.-WiE
liam l.. Chambers Of Washington.
D. c., today was appointed third
arbitrator in the wage and hours
controversy between the western
railroad lines and their firemen.
Chambers will act with Labor Com
missioner Neill and Chairman
Knapp of the interstate commerce
commission.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
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= MOTHERS DAY TOMORROW .

= The special economic de-
= partment will hold its regu- Z
o lar meeting at the library to-
o morrow from 2 to p. m. Spe- Z
= cial attention is called to the Z
. fact that it will be Mothers Z
= day. A very interesting pro- 0
o gram is promised. Mrs. Lucy Z
o B. Howe will read a paper, Z
. The Mother as a Factor in 4
= economic progress" All men, Z
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= attend in honor of Mothers Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10

KANSAS CITY, May 10.-Under
a gruelling cross-examination by
Prosecutor Conkling, DR.. B. CT
Hyde, charged with the murder of
Colonel Thomas H. Swope, showed
first signs of nervous collapse this
afternoon.
The physician. who insisted on
taking the stand in his own behalf,
at first showed resentment at the
questions asked by the states at
torney.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10

George Cokley, concerning whom
Information is sought by his moth
err In a letter written to the local
police, is working as a railroad
man on the Great Northern out of
Whitefish, Mont. He left here a
short time ago, together with Jesse
Reed and c. R. Williams, and all
Whitefish.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
CREATOR OF "NiCk CARTER
Is ILL.
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SAN JOSE, Cal, May 10.-Eu-
gene T. Sawyer, creator of the Nick
Carter stories, critically i'll at his
home here, was reported slightly
improved at noon today. His ply
sicians. however. declare that his
condition is very critical and fear
that he will not recover. Sawyer,
who is city editor of the Morning
Times as well as the author of al
most countless detective stories,
has been ill for three weeks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
BALLOONS AFTER RECORDS.

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NASHVILLE, ILL.,, May 10.-The
Forbes and Yates balloon, which
assembled at St. Louis last night in
an attempt to break the distance
record. passed here at 10 o'clock
this morning. The balloon was
travelling in an upper current Of air
and going at q fair rate of speed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
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MEET AFTER 20 YEARS.
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= SAN FRANCISCO, May 10.
. -Charles F. Munday of Seat
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q ers who had not met for 20
q years, are holding a reunian in
q a San Francisco hotel today.
q The meeting was brought
. about by the chance remark
. of bellboy, who said to
. Charles F. Munday, whilo es-
. corting him to his room, that
q another man named Munday I
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
EDUCATED MATADOR
MAY RECOVER

(By United Press Leased Wire)
MEXICO CITY, May 10.-Physi-
clans today believe that Harper B.
Lee, Harvard graduate and mata-
dor. injured in a bull fight here
Sunday, will recover.
When Lee was told that he would
recover he smiled and declared
that he would keep on at the bull
;. fighting game. He declared he
would go to Spain and enter the
bull ring at Madrid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
MOTHER, SON AND I.
DAUGHTER WED TODA Y

TACOMA May oA triple wedding in which mother her
Preus this afternoon !
Erickson Andrew v.
daughter Marie Sofia joined in wedock with Otto John Wick
o p. %
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10

said that the child had been burned
in the cook stove while they were
preparing breakfast.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10

This coupon Is good for $40 if pre-.
scented before May 10 as first pay
ment on tuition at Standard Com.
mercial College, Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
$1,000

We guarantee positions to our
graduates. Catalog is free. COZ Col
umbia building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-23
"SHOw" RUDE CUSTOMS MEN.

Exhibiting their lingerie gowns, hats
and other articles of apparel, Anna
Cox and Mrs. Edith Cox Eaton, her
sister, inauguratcd a device that is ex-
pcctcd to become the vogue OF women
OF Burlingame and Hillsborough Cal
by going before Deputy Collector of the
Port Newton S. Farley yesterday and
taking precautionary measures TO save
themselves from the annoyance OF GUS
toms men on their return from vaca"
ton trip to Europe Taking oath that
they intended to start on the travels to-
day and would be absent from the
United States for two months, the two
women swore to all the articles of
clothing they would carry in their
trunks and provided photographs of the
brilliant array for the convenience Of
the customs inspectors. Deputy Col
Iector Charles compared each gown,
hat and each piece of lingerie with the
photographs, and then certified that
the pictures were exact representations
of the travelling wardrobes Of the
women. Armed with these certificates
Miss Cox and Mrs. Eaton then set out
for home to complete final arrange
ments for their departure today
satisfied that they are effectually armed
against prying customs ferrets when
they return from their tour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-23
PATENT GRANTED.

Patents have been issued in Washing
ton to Crawford Elliott, the inventor OF
the book typewriter, on a cotton picker
or harvester which he has perfected as
the result Of nearly seven years constant
effort. The basic patent granted covers
forty different claims The machine
has been tested for two years in the
cotton fields, and with it one man and
Il team of mules will do the work Of
forty hand pirkcrs. Only the ripe
cotton is picked, and this is done with
out injury to the green cotton or the
flowers, The successful cotton picker
has ut last arrived and will enable the
planters TO greatly increase the present
acreage under cultivation.
The principle Of the machine is a
double row of bristle brushes about one
and one-haIf inches in diameter and
fourteen inches long, spinning rapidly
in such manner that the revolving
brushes are introduced into the plants
close to the ground and drawn up in
verticle line through the plants the
brushes penetrating the bushes from
both sides of the row. The ripe cotton
adheres TO the brushes while the rest OF
the plant is not in any way affected,
the brushes travelling to a receptacle
where they are stripped of the cotton
and the operation is repeated.
1t has been thoroughly tested and
demonstrated that il will do the work
at 4 quarter Of the cost of hand labor
which means saving OF $3.50, 600, 900
year to the cotton growers.
The invention which has been pur-
chased by the National Cotton Harves-
ter Company of Chicago, H., means
much to the growth and expansion of
the cotton industry, and it will UNI
doubtcdly add immensely to the annual
wealth of all the cotton-growing states.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-23
A SuH'ragette Turn Out.

London. July 23.-The greatest pa
radr OF sllffragists in the history OF the
world was held in London this after
noon. Upward Of 100000 women
marched in body toward Hyde Park
to protest against the action OF govern
mcnt in shelving the Shackelton fran
chise bill granting the ballot to women
with property qualifications.
At Hyde park. the half million
women gathered in 40 monster mass
meetings, 80 speakers participating.
The parade was led by 6l7 prison
MARTYRS who had served
Jail and penitcn,iary sentences for their
activities in connection with the suf-
fragc movement. They we're accom-
panied by 800 wcll-known women art
lists, wearing their pant-staincd aprons
and carrying pallcttes and brushes, to
show that women Of culture were en-
ca Cd In the movement. Then came
100 distinguished actresses together
with prominent women spffragists from
all over the world, including Mrs. O..
II. z. Belmont, of New York.
A body of Irish women, CARRIED in
orange and green, WIS cheered all
along the line of march. The Irish
women ware accompanied by a band of
Irish women pipcrs.
4 regiment Of suffragist cavalry.
supcrl;ly mounted and riding we'll,
brought up the rear Of the procession.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-23
Murder and Robbery.

Kittaning, Pa, July GA masked
robbcr today held up near Pendleton,
Paymaster NJ. F. Brown, superintcnd-
cnt of the Widnoon Coal Mining Com
pany. who was en- route TO the mine at
RcydoldsviIle, with $500, and shot
and killed Horton Craig, who accom-
panied Brown as Il guard The bandit
then escaped but posse is searching
for him. The rObbcr failed to secure
the money When The bandit appear
ed. Brown. and James Corhctt. another
guard, Jumped from their buggy and
fired The robber returned the fire
and then fled into the woods along the
road. Brown and Corbett FASTENED on
with the money, but as Craig, who was
riding in spring wagoe closely behind
the paymastcr, followed, the bandit
fired ut Craig, killing him instantly,