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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
FRED SCHADE IS
MUCH GR|EVED
Says Justice Has Miscarried
in Case of His
Cousin.

Among those who called at the
county jail sterday-visiting
day-was Fred Schade. who visit
ed his cousin, Leopold Schade, the
music teacher, sentenced by Judge
Webster to pay fine of $1,000 and
spend a year in the county Jail for
the seduction of Minnie Demmer,
a young German girl.
Fred seemed down-hearted, and
when asked the reason for his de-
preston said: Il do not care to
discuss this matter any further eX-
cept to say that on page 946, sec
ton 1871, of the Session Laws of
1909, it is stated that no convic-
ton shall be had for violations of
any of the foregoing provisions or
the chapter upon the testimony Of
the female upon or against whom
the crime was committed. unless
supported by other evidence
There was no such evidence ad-
duced in this case, and the boy,
who is innocent of the charge,
stood for a jury trial and refused
to take advantage of the statute
which would have freed him. guilty
or not guilty, if he had married
the girl. He took the sentence as
a gentleman and will come out
with a clear conscience, as a gen
tleman.
When The Press published his
statement after the preliminary
hearing in Judge Mann's court, in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15

ooh, wheat has heretofore been
kept cheap in price because it was
raised on the cheap and rich lands
of the pioneer. 1t was always
raised on the frontiers in bonanza
fields and by machinery. The
frontier is now retired into Can
ada and the average crop of wheat
per acre has been lessened from
year to year in this country. The
farmer cannot afford to raise
spring wheat now on old land. He
has done all he could to keep the
price of his products down. He
does all his work by machinery
that he can.
"A short time ago l was back
on the old place that | used to
farm in Iowa. A couple of my
younger rel.ltives now run the
place | found them doing twice
the work in the hay and grain
fields by machinery, with half OF
the help that it required when
ran It,
ITS a fact that New York and
the other large cities are full of
unemployed labor, but it is utterly
impossible to get this labor to go
out and help the farmer. They
will not leave the city, and if they
did they would be found of very
little value, because they know it
all and it seems a waste of time
to try to teach them to be useful
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15

81 say" continued the secretary
that there are too many, middle
men trying to live off the farmers
produce. They crowd into the
cities and try to live by getting
a profit in the handling or sale OF
the producers products. These peo.
pie ought to go on the land ana
raise crops.
The increase of prices of farm,
products follows this routine: First
the farmer sells in the fall or win
ter his animals and grain, when
prices are usually moderate. The
railway adds a slice for carrying,
the commission man gets his prof
its. Grain goes into the elevator
and animals into dressed meat
more profits.
The elevator man or large grain
buyer holds the grain until the
price is doomed up in the spring
or summer following, to cover car
rying charges, interest and insur-
ance and give himself big profit
when the grain goes abroad or is
ground into flour.
Flour goes by rail and through
the hands of the wholesaler and re-
tailer-mOre profits. Then the
baker gets it when a short loaf
sometimes goes to the consumer at
more profits. Every movement
after the produce goes out of the
farmers hands costs more to the
consumer"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
SECRETARY JAS. WILSON.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. TO-
James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
ture, while he admits a great in
crease in the cost of living, re-
lieves the farmer from blame for it.
He put the whole responsibility for
increased cost of living up to in
terests who make large profits
from the handling of farm produce
after it leaves the farmers hands.
AS an instance of big profits
after the farmer had parted with
his commodities, he cited his re-
cent investigation into the price
of meat.
He urged other reasons to clear
the farmer of any suspicion of get
ting swollen profits from the con-
sumner for his food products.
The increased cost of grain en-
ters into the increased cost of rails
ing hogs, cattle, chickens, turkeys
and all farm animals he said. at
does not pay to fatten hogs and
steers on 60 and 20 cent corn I'M
less the price of meat is high. 1t
takes high priced grain to raise
chickens that lay eggs.
THE ranges for cattle and sheep
are becoming smaller and smaller
each year. This of course means
that more corn and hay must be
fed to range stock"
How about wheat priceS?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
JUROR SUFFERED
FROM COLD

f. G.. Merchant, a juryman, who
is suing the county for S5040 dam
ages for severe attack of erysip-
elias which he claims was contract
ed while sitting in cold jury
room during the course of the Dod-
son trial in December, 1907, was
placed on the stand yesterday to
tell his story to jury in Judge j..
Stanley Webster's court.
Merchant testified that he was
confined to his bed for four weeks
following the dismissal of the jury
and that he was ordered to remain
indoors for four weeks more by his
physician.
1t was brought out, however
that he was in the office of his at
torney on February 4, a date upon
which he was supposed to have
been confined to his home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
NO CHANGE in
CITY BONDING

The plan of City Commissioner
George w. Armstrong to divide the
bonding of city officials among 10
different bonding companies has
been defeated for the present. The
city council last night ratified the
recommendation of the finance
committee and concluded to let the
division of bonds rest until the
present bond contract with McCrea
& Merryweather expires, a year
from next May.
The finance committee found
that the city had bought the bonds
from McCrea & Merryweather for
the full term of the present city
officials and until the bonds expire
there can be no change.
Commissioner Armstrong had
already apportioned the bonds
around among the different COM
panies before he consulted the
finance committee on the question.
The charter places the bonding OF
the city officials with the finance
committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
POULTRY SHOW
OPEN SUNDAY

Doors to the Inland Empire PouI-
try and Pet Stock show will not be
closed tonight, as was anticipated
at the first Of the week. Public
interest In the exhibits of poultry
and animals has grown by such
rapid strides during the last two
days that the show will be kept
open tomorrow. The place will be
opened to visitors about o'clock
tomorrow afternoon and will not be
closed for good until about 9 or 10
o'clock tomorrow night.
M. C. Thompson Of Occur d'Alene
has been awarded eight different
prizes on a splendid exhibit of Sill
yer spangled Hamburgs. John A.
Anderson, Ell Rich avenue, Spo-
kane, took about everything in the
Light Brahma entries. About 1000
persons have already attended.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
DREAMED OF CHERRIES,
SWALLOWED BUTTONS

= SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IS. 4
= AS John Eagen Of II Haight =
= street dropped into the arms Z
. of Morpheus last night, his =
. subconscious mind carried him Z
. away into the land of beauti- =
. full flowers and luscious fruits. =
= At o'clock this morning =
= Eagan awoke suffering a Sc Z
. we're attack of cramps. The =
. pain was so intense that he Z
. taken to the Central Emer- Z
. gency hospital, where the Z
. stomach pump was used and =
= half dozen buttons brought =
= forth. Then Eagan realized I
= that he had torn the buttons Z
. from his night shirt and swal- 4
= lowed them while dreaming of Z
. eating cherries. Z
Q . . q . . . . . 9 . . . . . q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
REPORTED THAT
STRIKEBREAKERS
HAVE STRUCK

When the strikebreakers
strike, what will the railroads
do? And who will manufac.
ture name for the men who
are hired to break the strike of
the strikebreakers?
That the strike breakers en-
ployed on the Northern Pacific
at Missouia and EIlensburg
have already struck and receiv-
ed an increase in wages is the
report which was circulated
among the local railroad en-
ployes today. That the men at
ElIensharg and MissouIa have
struck and are now receiving
81 day is the substance of
the report.
1t is said that the local strike
breakers are also dissatisfied
and may strike.
Tire local strikers expect TO
receive the benefit fund, which
is due from st. Paul today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15

16 years, and all the various sizes
OF apples can be packed in 1t with
out bruising. The old box win hold
from three to five and one half
tiers of apples packed tight. while
the new one will not.
All the northwest delegates to
Denver opposed the LaFean box,
but without results. The endorse
ment was passed in spite of them.
The reason of this is because the
apples in the east are sold by the
peck. and the eastern men are anxi-
GUS to get four heaping pecks in a
box.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
TOO MUCH LIBERTY
FOR ANDREW PETERSON

Too much liberty last night
proved the undoing of Andrew Pc
terson, a laborer, who has been EN-
ployed by a number of the local
contractors in street Improvement
work in the Mantle Park section.
Last night Andrew went down to
the Liberty bar and bought few
drinks to be sociable. This morn
ing. according to a mournful tale
told by him to the police. he is
minus $40 in checks and $40 in
coin.
The part Of Andrews story which
brought the smile, however, was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
SIS, 900 DAMAGE SUIT
FROM BIG WRECK

and heirs of p. M. Waters, killed in
the wreck.
The sum asked for is the small
est yet named in any of the dam
age suits arising from deaths in the
accident, and it Is thought that the
$4,000 will form the basis of an
agreement for the settlement of
the case out of court.
p. M. Waters was 81 years Of
age at the time of his death. and
was earning 800 per month. The
seven children. who are plaintiffs
in the action. are M. j., aged 10;
Edna F., aged II; Grover A., aged
IS; Florence NJ, aged 10; Veronica
r., aged II; Adeline, aged 8, and
Leo p. Waters. aged 5.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
TARIFF
BOOSTS
MEATS
Railroads and Beef Trust
Combine for Higher
Prices.
BRISTOW ON LIVING

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 15.-
Senator Bristow of Kanass, who is
one of the most aggressive of the
progressive republicans of the SEN
ate, sheds new light on the high
cost of living.
Senator Bristow says that it is
the combinations between the
railroads and the beef trust which
run the prices of good juicy beef
steaks up to 80 or 80 cents per
pound and roll up the immoral
profits of the Armour beef COM
bination to 80 per cent during the
last year on some $20,OOO,OOO of
watered stock.
Take beef raised in western
Kansas" said Bristow. 1T is ship
ped from the grass country to be
fattened on corn: then the cattle go
to Kansas City for slaughter and
the carcasses come back to west
ern Kansas dressed for consump-
ton. This makes four trips by
rail, two eastward and two west
ward. All of these railroad trips
go into the cost of the retail beef.
Il lived some years at Law
renee. Kan, before the beef trust
had spied out and conquered the
land, when the Armour people
used to send their agents into Kan
sas to solicit business in dressed
meats and the local butcher slaugh-
tered his beef at home in competi-
ton with Armour and others.
Prices were kept down. But since
then the local butchers have been
squeezed out by the big meat COM
binations,- and now all our dressed
meat must come from the big meat
trust plants. at Kansas City, Chi
cago or Omaha. The railroads get
a lot of transportation back and
forward, the combine stores meat
to meet the time when there is big
demand. All of these services, as
well as profits, are added to the
cost of the poor mans meat.
"The tariff is a great factor in
high prices.
IF the tariff on sugar had been
reduced, sugar would now be
cheaper
IF the tariff on cotton had been
reduced instead of raised on some
items, all calicoes, cotton cloths
and clothing would now be cheap
er.
IF the tariff on wool had been
lowered on all. instead of raised
on some items, wooden goods and
clothing would now be cheaper.
IF tariff had not been con-
~
of the biscuit trust their products
would now be cheaper. or at least
the packages would be larger and
heavier.
This is true of all canned food
products and household utensils on
which the tariff should be lowered
or removed.
I'VE need said the senator.
"better regulations of all kinds for
combination, whether state or ma
tional in scope. Perhaps it will be
necessary to cast an exploring eye
into the methods of the big meat
combines and their storage plant
schemes whereby they buy cheap
eggs and other products in the
summer time and hold them for
highest prices, perhaps for years
1T is well known that there are
now price combinations in all
branches of wholesale and retail
trade whereby prices are lined up
and made the same everywhere so
as to eliminate competition and
prevent cut prices. Some exam
ination into these methods of lin
ing up prices among retailers will
no doubt yield facts worthy of
study"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15

his account of how the money had
been taken from him by his
friend" He yust put his hand
down my laag und TAX him opp,
was the remark of the laborer, who
says that he has been in this coun-
try but six years.
Andrew then explained that he
had his money possessions secure
ly hidden in his sock, but that his
companion had not been mfsled by
that ruse. The laborer notified the
banks this morning not to cash the
checks. He admitted to the police
that he had MANY drinks ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
HONEST MAID RETURNS $50 900 FOUND HIDDEN
IN HOTEL BED AND GETS 500 REWARD

The morning after his arrival he
told friend about the size of the
bank roll and was laughed at by
the easterner. who demanded to be
Shown"
Then It was that the officer re-
membered that he had left the GER
tificates In bed. He raced to the
hotel and arrived just as Mary
O'Neil, a chambermaid. handed the
roll of notes to the manager OF the
hotel.
Healy presented the maid with
500 az a reward for her honesty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
MEN OPPOSED TO
THE LA FEAN APPLE BOX

Rem H. Rice, secretary of the ap-
pie show, who has just returned
from Denver, made a special ad-
dress before the Western Fruit
Jobbers' association, opposing
resolution which was offered in the
convention endorsing the LaFean
bill, now before congress.
The LaFeal. bill establishes a
new standard per bushel for apples,
making the box larger. The new
box Is not scientific and is hard
to pack.
The old box has been used tor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
HOW CITY
WASSAVEO
A BIG SUN
INSIDE HISTORY OF STEPS
THAT LED TO TYING UP
RESERVOIR DEAL.
SAVED JUST $l5,5OO
REoUIsITIoN FOR ss2,5oo, SIGN
ED BY EXECUTIVE HEADS,
HELD UP BY FARLEY
AND LAMBERT.

But for the timely Intervention
of City Comptroller Farley and
President of the City Council Lam
bert in the payment of the purchase
price, $4,000, agreed upon by the
board of public works last fall, it
develops, in the light of the jury's
verdict in the condemnation suit in
Judge Huneke's court, that the city
would have been out $15,500. The
price fixed by the jury is $4,000.
Before the requisitiOn on the city
treasury for the payment for the
land reached the office of the city
comptroller, Councilman Lambert
had gone to Farley and told him
not to issue warrant for the
money, should the requisition come
down. until he saw it, Lambert had
previously been approached by
Councilman Leonard Funk and told
that everything did not look just
right in the reservoir site deal.
A few days later the requisition
came down, signed by the board Of
public works and approved by
Mayor N. S. Pratt, ordering the
comptroller to pay $32,50O to the
Kiernan-Lawyer Land Co. The rep
resentatives of the land company
made frequent trips to the comp
trollers office, but the warrant was
not forthcoming.
Had the warrant been issued it
would have been cashed at once and
the city would have no recourse.
The deal as to the price of the
reservoir site was negotiated by
w. H. Bourke, selected by Mayor
Pratt and the board of public works
to purchase the land for the stand
pipes and reservoirs.
After the question of issuing a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
hurt IN BAD FIRE HERE

The blaze completely destroyed
the tailor shop. which was owned
by b. II. Cohn, also three shacks
and a barn to the rear. Consider
able damage. mostly by water, was
done to a number of stores, and
the Peoples Saloon, on Sprague
avenue.
The loss caused by the fire is
several thousand dollars. The value
Of the tailor shop alone is placed
at $1,000. The shacks which were
destroyed were occupied, are a
total loss, no household goods be-
ing saved
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
CHILDREN ASK TO BE
SENT TO TRAINING SCHOOL
mother and father.

mother and father.
When these two children were
brought before Judge J. D. Hinkle
yesterday afternoon and, contrary
to the usual custom, asked to be
sent to the Chehalis school, the
judge, who Is usually averse to
sending children to the institution,
especially when they have homes
to go to, decided to give these two
shelter at the training school un.
til they are either old enough to
take care of themselves or homes
are prOyided for them
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15

NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-But for
the honesty OF hotel maid, east
ern betting on the Jeffries-J Johnson
fight would have been queered to
the extent of $4,000, according to
Edward Healy, chief of police OF
San Jose, Cal.
Healy landed here recently with
vh0.S0Q In five gold certificates
wtvep W ~. T. Mills. a California
manufacturer. and Mat Larkin. a
neortsman. ", bet on the big fight.
the officer hid the money under
shset. on his bod at the Hotel
Albany.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
JUSTICE SWIFT FOR
HOLD-UP MEN

Justice was swift for the three
holdup men who have been oper-
ating in Spokane for the last month
or six weeks. From five to 20
years at Walla Walla is the sen
fences given to John w. Pierce
l.. Mansfield and Will Atkinson, the
three self-confessed hold-up men.
by Judge Henry l.. KEENAN, of the
superior court yesterday afternoon
The three men were arrested at the
Grand Central lodging house Mon
day morning by Captain of Detec-
tives NJ. J. Burns and Detective
Macdonald.
Mansfield, one of the trio, is the
gentleman who has had two women
working for his support in this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15

I'VE want to go to the training
school," declared Ruth Willis and
Warren FairchiId yesterday after
noon, the IS year old girl because
she had no permanent home, and
the IL year old lad because he re-
allied that his present companions
are likely to lead him into greater
mischief.
1t is seldom that children ask to
be sent to state institutions; it is
rather the rule that they beg pite-
Ously for another chance. while to
their prayers are added those of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15

TEXAS BOASTS OF 14
MANY DIVORCES

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 15.-With
1888 divorces granted in 1909, Dallas
takes rank with the general aver
age for divorces for the state of
Texas. established by the United
States census bureau. 1t rates
Texas as giving 391 divorces per
100000 population. Texas out
ranks South Dakota, a notorious di-
vorce state, as the latter averages
270 per 100000.
Statistics are not available, but
it is asserted that in the number
Force and Judge Muse divide of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15

By order of the city council. two
inspectors have been Topped off the
force of sanitary men at the health
office. Five sanitary men were en-
ployed, whereas the council had
appropriated but for three, hence
the board was told to reduce its
force in order to comply with the
appropriation.
One of the five inspectors was
assigned to a vacancy in another
line of work and the other man
was released. The sanitary in
spectors as approved by the city
council last night are: J. A. Hen
derson, chief; ]. l.. Forward and
w. G. Davis. II. A Foster has
been approved by the council as
sanitary officer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15

refusals only in GAS suits filed.
Dallas county, to it's discredit, also
is close toward the top. Judge
three refusals, while Judge Rob
erts is given credit for eight = -,
The percentage of uncOntested
divorces cases in the United States
is Is. Drink causes 13 per cent
of divorces, cruelty Al, adultery
20, desertion q and other causes,
the remainder. Statistics show
that two out of every five divorces
break up a home in which there
are children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
ASSESSORS
END WORK

The State Assessors association,
which met in Spokane this week in
annual session. adjourned last
night. selecting Olympia as the
next meeting place, the time to be
the second week in January.
The SO per cent assessment valu-
alton was adopted unanimously by
the assessors, which means that
many of the counties will witness a
material increase in assessment
values over last year, as the aver
age throughout the state last year
was only A per cent.
A feature of the twelfth annual
convention was the fact that there
were no delegations present repre-
senting special interests who were
looking for assessment concessions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
DATE Of CHARTER
MEETING

A meeting of the charter revision
committee will be held at the city
han next Wednesday evening. at
which time the final draft of the
proposed charter will be presented.
The subcommittee to which the
charter draft was referred has
about completed it's work and will
be able to report at that time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
DECLARES GOOD DIVIDEND.

At the annual meeting of the
board of trustees Of the Colonial
Building company, held January 10,
1910, at their general Offices 222-
224 Lindelle block, Spokane, a divi-
dend of per cent was declared on
all the company's preferred stock,
which is l per cent more than the
company guaranteed. This divi-
dend of 8 per cent will be paid all
preferred stock holders on January
Is. 1910. $50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
DEATHS.

William Elmquist, two year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William o,
died last night of scarlet
fever at the Orchard avenue home.
The boyd was buried at Greenwood
this morning.
Victor Edmond O'Hara died last
night at 2203 Fairview avenue. Flu
neral was held this afternoon at 3
o'clock from Buchanan's undertake
ing DarlOrS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15

Lying at the Emergency hospital,
Ms arms heavily bandaged. w. w.
Taylor 10 the only victim of an
ugly fire which started in a tailor
shop at Pine street and Sprague
avenue at 5 o'clock last evening.
Although severely burned, Taylor's
condition Is not regarded serious.
The fire was due to the explosion
Of gasoline in the shop, and it was
only by exerting superhuman eff
forts In bursting out the door of the
shop. that Taylor, who had been
cleaning clothes, escaped with his
life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-15
WANT NEW TRIAL

Application for new trial was
made this morning by Strauser &
Son. the contractors, against whom
verdict of $500 damages was
awarded by jury in Judge Hin
kle's court yesterday afternoon.
Ed Lane. the plaintiff. was
awarded only $500 on claim of
$4,000. 1t was alleged that he in
jured his spine in a fall from a
scaffolding