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New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
ASKS DISMISSAL OF BAKER.
Continued from first page.

rendered safe as an amusement place
for the great masses of this community
who daily visit there during the summer
months"
Mr. Mitchell then takes up the question
of gambling and prostitution in the city
at large, and tells of forwarding to Com
missioner Baker list of one hundred
addresses where, 1T was charged. prosti-
tuition was practised. He became con-
vinced that the complaints he forwarded
to the police were receiving only per-
functory attention. he says, and accord
ingly once more appealed to the Com
missioner of Accounts for inspectors.
From August IL to September is, he
adds, these inspectors found that gam
bling was prevalent and so open that in
a few afternoons, without difficulty, they
obtained access to eleven separate places
where various forms of gambling were
carried on.
"They further satisfied me- says Mr.
Mitchell that no real effort was being
made by the Police Department to sup
press gambling or to check the open and
fragrant solicitation and prostitution
which flaunted themselves In the faces
of the public on the highways"
After quoting his letter of September
is, dealing with these matters, Mr..
Mitchell tells of the visit of Police Com
missioner Baker next day. The Com
missioner, according to the report, ad-
mitted that the conditions were as de-
scribed. but gave as a reason the Mayors
order forbidding the use of plainclothes
men. When Mr.. Mitchell called to his
attention the fact that detectives were
available for this work. the Commission
er said he would write letter to the
acting Mayor, to put himself right be-
fore the community.
Makes Bakers Letter Public.
This letter, which has never before
been published, begins with quotation
from acting Mayor Mitchers letter re-
ferring to the transmission OF the ad-
dresses of one hundred places where
prostitution was practised, and his state
ment that reports In his hands convinced
him that the police were grossly derelict
in their failure to enforce the law in
these respects.
In reply, Commissioner Baker recalls
the letter of Mayor Gaynor. on August 4,
to acting Commissioner Bugher, and the
acting Commissioners order to the force
the detailing of plainclothes
men to duty. He also recalls that on
August 10 he told acting Mayor Mitchell
that it would be practically impossible
to comply with the order to get evidence
against the places complained of unless
men could be detailed for the purpose.
"You, however" continues the letter,
refused to permit me to assign them
in plain clothes, stating that 1t was the
general impression that Mayor Gaynor
did not want any but uniformed men to
do this work, and that you would not
change his ORDERS
After recalling the fact that the
strike, beginning July z,
required the use of about two hundred
men of the force and the close attention
of the inspector and captain in the dis
trict referred to In the acting Mayors
letter, the Commissioner adds:
For quite few days after the shoot
ing of Mayor Gaynor matters pertaining
to the city administration were some
what up In the air, and there is no doubt
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

way for while and shuttle service run
as near to the ferryhouses as possible.
Thousands had to walk. Most of them
Joined the thousands watching the dis
play. which could be seen fifteen miles
out in New Jersey.
Chief Croker said at S:55 o'clock that
the fire could spread no further, but his
men were kept at work until early this
morning. 1t is likely that the lumber
ward blazes will shoulder all day.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
TAXPAYERS SAVE as MINUTES.

Despite many unfayorsble circumstances
the new system for the collection OF taxes,
which was put into operation yesterday
by Controller PrendeTgast, worked well.
Under the old system the average length
Of time for obtaining bills and paying taxes
and getting receipts was about an hour.
This was cut down TO fifteen minutes yes
terday 10 is expected that II will be
clipped 10 five minutes as soon as every
thing gets 10 working smoothly.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
CHILL GRANTS MORE TIME
Bids for New Dreadnoughts To Be Re
ceiyed Until October 80.

Valparaiso. Chill. Oct. 3.-At the request
OF the American firms. the time limit for
tenders for the construction OF the Gillian
Dreadnoughts has been extended until Oc-
tober 30.
Tenders VIII be submitted by British,
French. Italian, German and American
shipbuilding concerns. IL is understood
that the German government viii grant a
subvention TO the representatives. OF that
corlutTy
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
EDWARD MADDEN INJURED
w. E. D. Stokes Saves Him from Death
After Gun Accident.
IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.

Lexington, KY, Oct. Edward Madden,
Oldest son of John L. Madden. the well
known turfman. was seriously injured to-
day by the accidental discharge of his gun
while out hunting. The timely arrival OF
W. T. ID Stokes prevented him from bleed
ing to death.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
Calls Statement Untrue.

Mr.. Mitchell also qualities as untrue
the statement that on September is he
authorized the Commissioner TO detail
men In plain clothes to stop gambling
and prostitution. He reiterates that ne
told Commissioner Baker to use the de-
tective bureau for this purpose.
believing because of the admission
Of a breach of ORDERS" continues Mr..
Mitchell, because of the falsehoods OF
which the Commissioner has been
guilty and because of the general In
subordinate tone of the letter. but chiefly
because of the utter failure of the Police
Department to perform its duty, that
the Police Commissioner was out OF
sympathy with what must be the desire
of every good citizen as well as of you
and myself, namely, to minimize fla
grant vice in the city of New York, and
concluding that II would be impossible
to work with him as an efficient instru-
ment to that end, went to St James
on the evening of Monday, September
1S and placed the whole matter before
YOU as fully as possible in the limited
time at our ulSpOSdl anu III VIC" VI jun
then physical condition.
II recommended, as you know, the re-
movaI of the Police Commissioner from
office. You declined to assent, request
ing me to take no action in the matter
pending your return to the city, which
YOU assured me would be within a few
days, and requesting me also to withhold
from publication the letter of the Police
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-26
Timea ot the r1ne ara rnsen rnonn ths

Timee Of the r1de are CSKen from the
o. s. Coast and GeOdstic Survey ta-
bles. The tides at Kanulm and Hilo
occur about one h0uF earlier than at
Honolulu. Honolulu standard time is
10 hours 30 minutes slower than Green
wich time, being that OF the meridian
of 167 degrees 30 minutes. The time
whistle blows at 1880 p. m. which is
the same as Greenwich, 0 hours, 0 min
utes, The SIN and Moon are for loca,
time for the whole group.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-26
TOUCHES TTIE SPOT.

Why suffer from pain In the stomach?
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy gets to the right spot
Immediately For cramp collie or
diarhhoea it works like magic. For
sale by all dealers, Benson, Smith &
Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-26
Shipping in Port

Thetis, U. S. R. c., Cruise.
(Mercnant Vessels.j
Helene, sch. Port Ludlow.
Flaurence Ward, Midway Is.
w. B. Olsen, sen, Grays Harbor.
Edward Seva1l, Dk., Newport News.
b. K. Wood, SCH, Grays Harbor.
THE TRANSPORTS.
Buford, ar. S. F., from Hon., Oct. Is.
Dix is at Manila.
Logan arrived at San Francisco from
Honolulu Feb. 12.
Thomas, sailed from Mania for Ho-
nolulu Feb. Is.
Sheridan sailed from Honolulu for
Manila Feb. IA.
Crook sailed from San Francisco for
Honolulu Feb. 10.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-26

Fine Job rrInung, star once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-26
Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Togo Kisen Kaisha S. S. Co.

Companies HONOLULU Leav
o. mentioned below:
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
COURTS ACTION
IS RESENTED
SOCIALISTS PLAN GREAT DEM.
ONSTRATIoN ALL OVER
a COUNTRY.

10y OUNSO VVeoS eeASSO "US/
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The socialist
party, which has Its national head
quarters here, gave out its plans to-
day, for a score of monster demon
sfrations to be held throughout the
United States to arouse public SEN
.timept against alleged violations Of
the right Of free speech. The first
Of the meetings, which j. MahlOn
Barnes. national secretary. said to-
night would BE one of the biggest
protests against the gagging of a
free press ever held in the United
States" will be held here January
10. Eugene v. Debs, the standard
bearer, will be the principal
speaker at this meeting.
The Debs meeting is called in
protest at the conviction of Fred D.
Warren. managing editor of the APP
peal to Reason of Girard, Kan, who
offered a reward for the .kidnap ping
of Ex-Governor w. S. Taylor of Ken
lucky. supposed then to be hiding
in Indiana Debs will salso discuss
the rulings in the case of Gompers,
Mitchell and Morrison.
This meeting will be followed i'm
mediately by another meeting in
ST. Louis just before the hearing in
the appeal of the Warren case
Plans are being made to hold SINH
lar meetings in other cities on the
same night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
SAY CHARTER NOT
: CONSTITUTIONAL.
Seven Taxpayers Wan,
Mayor Enjoined From
Performing Duties.
ny United Press Leased .wirej

Wy OUVeo PVeoS Ie1oo0 Wtre)
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 1.-Alleg.
Ing that the city charter. under
which E. p. Crump was sworn in
as mayor today, and that the com.
mission form Of government adopt
ed under that charter are both un-
constitutional, seven taxpayers,
through G.. r. Fitzhugh and Albert
Beggs, as attorneys, filed suit in
chancery court this afternoon. A
temporary injunction is sought re-
straining Crump and the commits.
sioners from performing their du-
ties as officials. 1t is asked that I
hearing of the case be had and the
act establishing the new city gov
ernment be declared invalid.
The bill alleges the charter bill,
which was passed by the senate
during its last session, was never
constitutionally enacted, as the
journal of that body showed that a
third reading of the bill was ex-
pressly waived.
1t Is also charged that the pres.
ent charter denies the people their
rights as guaranteed under the
constitution. by denying the prin-
Ciple- Of self-e6vernment. 1t is
stated the new governmental in
strument confers arbitrary and
despOtic powers on the commission
and takes from the people the
rights they should have in their
own government.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
MURDERS WIFE;
WOUNDS Boy:
K|LLSSELF
DAUGHTER SAVES SELF
BY SEEING THE
WEAPON,

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 1.-Win
field Gibson, 40 years of age, q
wel-to-do resident of Munhall, a
suburb, tonight shot and killed his
wife, wounded his 14-year-old son
and fired at his daughter Grace, IS
but the bullet missed her. Aftei
a struggle with an older daughter
who endeavored to take the pisto
from her fathers hand, Gibson
turned the weapon on himself, dy
ing instantly. Gibson is believed
to have been temporarily insane.
Gibson had been employed In
Alexandria, Ind. and was home for
the holidays. The family declare
that ordinarily he was not drink
ing man, but tonight was appar
emily crazed with liquor.
Gibson first fired at his wife
the bullet striking her in the back
When she turned to run, a second
bullet struck her in the back of the
head and her body rolled down
stairs. The children were then
fired on as they fled, and before
the elder daughter, whose three
weeks old baby lay in a crib neal
by, could take the revolver from
her father he had ended his owl
life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
WHITLA AFTER
EXTORNIONIST

fey United Press Leased Wire)
BOSTON,, Jan. dennis H.
Martin of Dorchester, recently con.
victed of attempting, by means OF
a ,NIeatening letter, to extort $40,
06G from James P. Whitla of Shar
on, Pa. was arraigned before
Judge Dodge today and upon the
recommendation of the United
States district attorney the case
was placed on file.
Whitla Is the father of Willie
Whitla, whose kidnapping attracted
world wide attention. -
The Martin letter was sent some
WSkks after the recovery of the
bpHs Since his conviction and re-
ld4ee on hail Martin has secured a
.pln9sion and tie government Off.
cta1akwil give him a chance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
SAVIOR FAILS TO
DESCEND ON
PORTLAND
Prophets Followers Are
Much Disappointed Be-
cause They Waited.

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 1.-The
Savior did not come to Portland to-
day, and there is sorrow among the
followers of Prophet" De Vinnis,
who had given positive assurance
to his 10 constituents in the Rose
city that the Savior would appear
here on New Years day. De Vinnis
claimed to be the father of the very
latest in the new thought move
ment. "a
The grief of the prophets" fol-
lowers was not at all tempered by
the fact that with the passing of
the old year De Vinnis also did the
vanishing act. He left, too, without
even saying goodbye to the faithful,
sin stricken brethren and sisters.
During his two weeks stay in
Portland De Vinnis converted 13
persons to his faith. OF this num-
Der, three had the temerity to take
the "thirty-third" degree, which
consisted of being immersed in a
swimming tank. The remaining
members would not submit to this
because De Vinnis insisted that
they must be baptized in their Sun.
day" clothes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
do AWAY WITH NATION !
DEAD Letter OflIeE
HOW MILLIONS COULD Be SAVED By SuG3L1
BIT OF Law.

ruling, making Il compulsory Tor
every sender OF mail to AK the1P
own address upon each package o.
letter In order that II may ~ ~
turned, should Il fail 10 md tt n
tended destination, Ia. about Tire
only thing that will stop It.
while discussing the fea1ibility
Of such law the other evening
with representative Of The Press,
Postmaster Walter r. EdTis snid:
: THOUSAND a Wg9k.NgNG.
The unclaimed letters of this
Spokane ONCE run. O. high - 1000
q week. These are kept for II days
and advertised In the list postsd In
q conspicuous. place. that they may
be claimed within the speeifIed
time, by the persons to whom they
are directed, but the grea&est Per
icentAge Of them are forWif1sd 70
the dead letter once At Washing-
ton.: D. c.
@"Pefhaps II q law providins that
the address Of the sender. OF all
mail should be placed upon each
package or letter, It. would require
a. few, months or . year to educate
the people to 1t. but I believe after
that the need Of the dead letter
ONCE would no longer be known.
1T would be 30 arranged. that. to
post a letter without the semder's
address would make the mail sur
ject to being Withheld from the
mails for being improperly address,
ed. These pieces could be placed
In rack where they could be seen
and reclaimed by the senders. that
they might be properly addressed
and remailed.i Such q law would
undoubtedly prove great saving
to the government"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
KANSAS FARMERS
FIGHT RABBITS

OBERLIN, Kan, Jan. lone
thousand men, mounted, on foot
and in wagons, secured Decatur
county today in monster jack rab-
bit drive, organized to rid the coun-
try of these pests.
Wires were stretched between
wagons driven 200 yards apart, so
that no rabbit was left undisturbed.
A refrigerator car was furnished
by the railroad and the results of
the kill were shipped to the Saliva
ton Army in Kansas City for dis
tributiOn among the poor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
'yOMEN---OO YOU BEL|Ev61HIS?

women do not have to live by team
work. Fundamentally: @'s --r
The morality of women is re-
lated to devotion to the home, to
the husband and the children. And
she has been truer to those ideals
than man has. The morality, Of
man is devotion to the political
unit, which women have not.
1.-THE present day ethics and the
need OF the sifuation demand that
you women play the team game
that YOU be loyal to each other. The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

brought the switchma}to the eme.
gency hospital, wher5 his wounds
were attended to b Emergency
Hospital Physician OBhea.
Welsh admitted I'd the officers
and the physician thf he was q
strike-breaker. Whet interviewed
by a Press reporter, however. he
denied the statement! Saying he is
a good union man. ~.
Welsh says that n came here
from Minneapolis a bw days ago
and that he now refdes At 0621
Crestnut street with his wife. 1t
Is probable that he Is strike
breaker, since a uni4 man would
have no reason for Eoming to u
place known. to be- Effected by .
strike of his, own. crak. %
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
THE NEW
YEARS
RESOL YES
JAN. I, 1869.

y New Years resolutions and
- wishes for January 1, 1859:
- We hope to see work begin
- ON a concrete bridge at Mon
- roe street before the end of
- the present year. ~
- That G. b. Dennis will soon
. complete the Sprague avenue
u fill. ".s.
. That City. Comptroller Bob
- Farley will defeat the sup
Z planting of automobiles by
. airships in the departments of
= the. city hall.
= That Mayer Pratt will land
q the democratic nomination for
- governor, H. d. Merritt for
. congress, and E. o. COnnOr,
. attorney general, and that all
= of the boys at the city hall
y will share.
. That Jimmy Durkin and the
. big bug of the restaurant
. trust" will have kissed and
. made up.
. That Councilman Charles
. Mohr will succeed in finding
. out what the city engineers
= office did with the money.
. That the special committee
. will soon bring the railroads
. to terms on the proposed via
. duct across Division street.
. That the population of Spo-
. kane will pass the 100000
. mark during the present year.
. That we have forever buried
q the issue of Priest lake
= water supply.
= That the city council will
= knock $4,000 or $4,000 off
. the price of the city hall so
. that we may have a union
= depot soon.
. That Police Commissioner
. Tuerke will succeed in hav-
= ing his bluecoats pass 100. in
. geometry, rhetoric and physi-
. cal geography.
q % q q . q q . Q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

Just a little work by the natfOn's
law makers and stroke OF the
presidential pen will throw aside
'one of this country's greatest bur-
dens and save its treasury and its
people the expenditure Of thous-
ands of dollars every year. The
dead letter" office in the national
capitol could be abandoned and the
vast sums Of money expended each
year for its maintenance might be
turned to other departments in
need. The postmaster general
could make a ruling that would
bring this about.
Should there .be~ a law making
1t necessary that each piece and
parcel of mail matter be stamped,
or printed with the address Of ita
sender, to whom It should be re.
turned in case the one to whom II
is addressed cannot be found, then
there would be no need OF de-
partment so expensive as the
dead letter" office.
THOUSANDS OF CLERKS PAID
Thousands Of clerks and officials
are employed there--hired for moth
ing, other than to make one last
attempt to find the owner or the
sender of unclaimed mail. Their
salaries and the expense. OF that
office run FAR past, the hundreds
of thousands of dollars and into
the millions every year. Six, sew
en-, eight and nine and possibly ten
million pieces of unclaimed mail
matter come to them each revolu
ton of the. calendar. Less than
half the, owners or, the senders OF
the same can be found and carload
after carload of it is destroyed. In
some of it are valuable things and
these are sold at auction and
their prices are turned back into
the fund that maintains the office
Perhaps not one out Of so Of the
nations people know that the
postoffice department of the Unit
ed States will print envelopes with
the return address of all its pa.
tdons free. 1t is nevertheless true
GOVERNMENT PRINT FREE.
One thousand of the regulation
commercial size envelopes, with 2.
cent stamps affixed and printed
with, the address of the patron, to
whom 1t should be returned in case
of misdirection or inability to find
the person to whom it has been
sent, are offered for sale by post.
Offices all over the land at $21.24.
Figure it out. The stamps readily
represent $50 in cash and the re.
naming $1.24 Is the cost of the en-.
velopes themselves. The printing
is done without charge.
This is an inducement that has
been offered by the postoffice de.
partment for long time in hope
that the work of the national dead
letter" office would be decreased
In spite of this it is on the increase
and its cost to the government is
climbing higher and higher into the
hundreds Of thousands and the mil.
lions. 1t seems that only a law OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
WONDERFUL COMET Is
SEEN WITHOUT A
- GLASS

NEW YORK, Jan. For the
first time since Halley's comet
reached this section of the heavens
on its present visit 1t is visible to
I the naked eye in New York.
~. Professor Eastman of Columbia
university has been studying the
Cpmet without the use of a tele-
scope. 1t Is In the northeast, 20 de-.
Grees In length. For two weeks it
Will be visible and 1t will be plainly
seen for several nights.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
MARY BAKER / EDDY
WRITES ANEW
:, POEM :. =.

BOSTON,, JAM 4 That Mrs.
Mary Baker. Eddy, head and found
err of the Christian Science cult, is
alive and, in, fulL possession of her
faculties was. indicated today when
the organ of the denomination pub
lished a brief poem written by the
aged leader on the New Year.
F.. Mrs. Eddy is credited with .hav-
ing written the stantas while stu
dents gathered about her In her
beautiful home on Chestnut Hill.
The verses made public are under
the head.
Extempore, Jan. 1, 1910.
They read:
1-Oh, blessings infinite. Oh; glad
new year; III go.
Sweet sign and substance of Gods
presence here,
2--Give us not only angels sounds,
But science vast, to which belongs
The tongue of angels and the song
of songs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
FALLS DOWN BANK;
MAN IS KILL.

While walking along the N. z.
commercial track last night in q
hah-drunken, dazed condition, O.
w., Welsh, a switchman, said to
pe a strike-breaker. fell down the
embankment about. six feet in
height. and broke his left leg near
the thigh. The man was found in
q helpless condition about II
O'Clock by p. o. Sautbine Of the
merchants police. The accident
occurred just at the rear of the
Brown Bros. Roofing company, in
the 800 block on East Sprague
avenue.
A call was sent in to the police
station, and the patrol, with Off.
GERS Bunker and lawson on. deck,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
MAN SAYS YOU DON'T
STICK TOGETHER

in and true to the political unit, but
slowly we are becoming truer to
our wives, our homes and our chill
dren.
Concerning the women's clubs
Of today: The significant thing 10
not the more or lees absurd parIia.
nentary laws applied by the MEM
bers. But the Significant thing 10
that these clubs exist, do continue
year after year. and vitality and
strength shall come with expert
enee." ...s
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
SLEUTHS ON TRAIL
OF SWINDLERS

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. l.
Railroad detectives at work on the
alleged pass frauds on the Great
Northern railroad started out to-
night and expect Monday to make
arrests all UP and down the rail-
road lines involved.
A. Toscas, who has been en-
gagged several years as overseer of
gangs Of Greek laborers, andAsxlse
Is under arrest in Grand Forks on
the charge of getting trip, passes
and selling them to Greeks at 81
each, declares that he will be able
to prove his innocence. ~