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0LUME i. NUMBER 56
UR D'ALENE PRESS. TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9. 1906
PRIC% FIVE CENTS
ESTIMONY OF
CALVIN
'ublisher of Idaho Statesman in
Smoot Case
Publisher of the Idaho Daily
IStatesman, taken before the senate
I committee, in giving his testimony
1 Mr. Cobb says:
Twenty per oent of population of
|Idaho is Mormon."
'My knowledge (referring to poly
I gamy) is by heresay. 1 hear that
certain men live injpolygamy, and it
is generally understood that there are
j men living in polygamy. I do not
| know it myself "
In reply to question, ''Is there a
| statute in Idaho against polygamous
cohabitation" Mr. Cobb replied,
"I believe not. There have been
several bills introduced in the differ
ent legislatures, and they have all
died as they say. We have no such
law." (Pages 762-3, Vol. 1). What
we call the Mormon counties would
have possibly a third." (referring to
legislature) "It is the general feel
ing among both political parties that
the Mormon church is to be dealt
with as a political quantity."
(Pages, 763, Vol. 1.)
''Every political leader, when the
Mormon church wants anything,
he thinks it wants anything, is will
ing to grant it. So the great mass
of our people are perfectly powerless
in that condition of affairs. " (Page
7C4, Vol. 1.)
''Senator Joe Rich of Bear Lake
county, a Mormon democrat, intro
duced a resolution asking to have a
vote taken on a consititutional con
ventoin. " He was a member of the
senate. And the paper of which I
am publisher opposed it vigorously,
and a good many of his political
friends advised him against it and it
was finally abandoned, and he stated
at that time, so I am informed, that
the object of that would be, in
drafting a new constitution, that cer
tain clauses of our constitution,
which we call the antipolygamy
clauses, could be omitted, under
the plea that they are now obsolete.
I think this question did not appear
INSTALLED ITS OFFICERS
, Geo. A. Maithland of Wallace,
/Grand Captain General of the Grand
Commandary of Idaho, who was dep
utized to institute the Knights Tem
plar's lodge and install the new offi
cers was present last night at Frater
nal hall for that purpose. The cere
monies and ritual were well render- j
ed. The local organization hereto- j
fore has been working under a dis
pensation but in the future it will j
have a charter. About six months i
ago some twelve Sir Knights asked
for a dispensation which was granted i
and daring the time seventeen new
members have been initiated into its
mysteries, making a membership of
30 and the banner lodge of the state ;
in growth.
The charter members were: F. D. j
Winn, J. M. Elder, C. D. Warner,
Geo. Ott, O. D. Bratton, Warren
Dent, Thomas Patchel, H. J. Jones,
F. A. Blackwell, Raymond Allen.
Robt. C. Sweat, B. R. Lewis and T. A.
Daughters. jThe officers elected and in
stalled were E. C., F. D. Winn; G.,
C. D. Warner; C. G., J. M. Elder;
P., T. A. Daughters. S. W., H. J.
Jones; J. W., W. Dent; Tr., R. F.
Blackwell; Rec., Geo. Ott; St. B.,
E. R. Whitla; Sw. B., Chas. Getka;
W., O. D. Bratton; Sen., R.
Miles; Gds., Chas. Getka. Geo. Wil
liams. and R. F. Blackwell.
Typhoid Fever Decreasing.
Spokane, Oct. 9.—"There have
only been 11 or 12 deaths from ty
phoid fever in the city so far this
year as against a total of 37 deaths
last year." said Dr. C. V. Genoway,
city health officer, last night.
Continuing his comment on the
improved condition. Dr. Genoway
said:
"Last year was practically a nor
mal year for the disease in this city,
but the number of deaths was far
larger than it should have been.
Carefully following the sanitary laws
will do much towards stamping out
the disease. I have noticed this year
that most of the resident cases were
where Deonle have dumped slops and
again until the last session of the
legislature, early in January, when
Price, of Latah county, presented a
similar resolution, and we opposed
that and it was allowed to die."
"It did not come up again for six
weeks." "Price of Latah county
presented resolution, he is a member
of legislature, probably a republican,
not Mormon. This resolution car
ried by almost unanimous vote: and
prior to that—two weeks—Apostle
Smith came to Boise—John Henry
Smith of Utah. He met the editor of
the Statesman, in the lobby of the
Idanha hotel, and he said, "Do you
think it would be advisablejto ask for
resolution for an amendment to
the constitution to take out those
clauses which are so objectionable to
our people?" (Page 765, Vol. I.)
In reply to the question by Senator
Dubois "What is the opposition to a
constitutional convention? What
it based on?" Mr. Cobb replied : "It
is based on the theory that the new
constitution will have these clauses—
the antipolygamy eliminated." (Page
76 7, Vol. 1.)
Here follows portions of constitu
tion, being the "clauses" referred to.
Sec. 4 of Art. 1. "The exercises
and enjoyment of religious faith and
worship shall forever be guaranteed;
and no person shall be denied any
civil or political privilege, or capa
city on account of his religious opin
ions; but the liberty of conscience
hereby secured shall not be construct
ed to dispense with oaths or affirma
tions, or excuse acts of licentiousness
or justify polygamy or other perni-'
cious practices, inconsistent with
I morality or the peace or safety of the
j state; nor to permit any person, or
ganization, or association to directly
or indirectly aid or abet, counsel or
j advise, any person to commit the
crime of bigmy, or polygamy, or any
other crime. No person shall be re
quired to attend or support any min
(Continued on page 4.)
other refuse in their back yards.
About six cases sprang up in tbe
neighborhood of a well used by
neighbors on Kalispel street, on the
North side, but I cloeed up the well
several months ago.
"Another indication to my mind
of the effect of doorway cleanliness
in stamping out the disease is fur
nished by the fact that tbe disease at
present in the city have been scatter
ed over a wide territory. For this
reason, excepting the well I have re
ferred to, no entire neighborhood was
affected. The rule baa been for tbe
cases to be isolated.
"There are but 10 cases of the dis
ease in the city at present and four of
these came from outside points.
About a month ago there were 29 or
30 cases in tbe city.
"The health department has been
delayed in perfecting plans to search
carefully for typhoid by means of an
alysis. Tbe equipment for making
the analytical tests has been slow to
arrive from New York and the first of
these tests will not oe completed be
fore 10 days or two weeks. We shall
make tests of well water, of river
water, of the underground flow of
water up the valley and of any water
that may be suspected ot containing
germs of the disease.
"Tbe movement stated by tbe med
ical society to employ an expert san
itary engineer to report on system of
getting pure water for the city has
been delayed. 1 have written a num
ber of letters to engineers of national
reputation, but so far have been un
able to get the men desired. 1 hope
to secure a conqietent engineer in the
near future."
near future."
At the Baptist Church.
Tbe services at tbe Baptist church
are growing in interest with each ser
vice. Dr. Palmer is preachng with
acceptance and power. Tbe subject
for this evening is "Job's sorrow for
sin." or "Tbe Royal road to Hea
ven." Special music each evening.
Solo. "Tell Mother I'll be there."
by Rev. W. W. Daria, also a quar
tet*. Everybody welcome.
MISS KITTY MASON, ENGLISH STAGE FAVORITE.
Miss Kitty Mason U one of the ruling favorites of the English stage. Two
years ago she made a big hit In "The Orchid" at the Gaiety theater, and since
that time has succeeded In keeping her high place In the affections of the
fickle theater going public. She is handsome rather than pretty, Of the
statuesque type that the English seem to prefer to the more sprightly charm*
of the French or American actress.
ARREST OF SCOTT
POLITICAL MOVE
County Attorney Whitla Admits
It Is Politics
The following account of tbe arrest
of the publisher of the Press for li
bel appears in this morning's Spokes
man-Review :
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Oct. 8.—
The sensation of the day is the arrest
of J. T. Scott, chairman of the deni
ocratio county central committee and
editor of the Coeur d' Alene Press,
charging criminal libel. Sheriff
Doust was in town this afternoon and
served the warrant. Mr. Scott gave
a $500 bond for his appearance be
fora Justice Wilson of Hatbdrum to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock, where
a hearing will be bad.
The arrest is based on the follow
ing article which appeared in the
weekly Press dated October 6, 1906.
"Here is a bit of political history
that is interesting at tbe present
time.
"Bartlett Sinclair, he of unenvia
ble notoriety as treasurer of Regal
province, having been dismissed by
Secretary Talt, then governor of tbe
Philippine islands, on the c harge of
being an embezzler of public funds,
was doing too much talking against
tbe republican ticket and it becomes
necessary to close his mouth. This
was done at the expense of the tax
payers. Sinclair is an alleged lawyer
and Ezra R. Whitla, county at tor
ney, wrote tbe county commissioners
a strong letter asking for assistance
in his office. At its meeting Tues
day, September 25, tbe board author
ized Whitla to appoint bis assistant
and Sinclair is now acting as deputy
county attorney. As there is not
business enough in the office to ern
ploy one attorney half the time the
appointment is simply a graft for the
purpose of keeping him still. Re
publicau officials must be hard push
ed when they will appoint a man to
office who was dismissed from the
government serviec for alleged em
bezzlement of public funds, by offi
cials of their own party. What do
the voters, regardless of party, think
of this transaction?"
of this
POLITICAL MOVE, SAYS SCOTT.
Mr. Scott was seen in regard to the
matter and made the following state
; tnent:
"My arrest is simply a political
move on tbe part of re|>nblieans. and
I Sinclair is the tool being used for
that purpose. I am chairman of the
democratic county central committee,
and hare been waging a war against
i Mormonism, for economical county
government and the abolishment of
! ring rule, which has if censed Sin
; clair and some of his followers. They
are now attempting to discredit any
| work for tbe people and for lower
[ taxation by causing my arrest on a
charge of criminal libel. It is based
on an article which appeared in the
Daily Press stating that Sinclair, who
has been appointed deputy county at
torney, wheu there is not business in
tbe office for one man, was dismissed
from government service in tbe Phil
ippine islauda for the alleged crime
of embezzling public funds while
acting as treasurer of Riga! provinoe.
I have no fear of tbe outcome of tbe
case. 1 will prove all statements
made In the Press if tbe case evar
comes to trial. The arrest is politi
cal persecution and nothing else."
Ezra R. Whitla, county attorney,
made the following statement: "I
may be called upou to prosecute tbe
case, as ! am county attorney. I
have nothing to say about it other
than that the most of the article re
ferred to is false, and that I have no
doubt but that it was published by
Scott, as chairman of the democratic
central committee, for polltioal
effect. "
Mr. Whitla also stated that Sin
clair was not deputy attorney so far
as he knew.
Mayor Collins was asked wbat ef
fect the arrest would have upou the
polltioal outcome. He stated
"Tbe arrest of Scott is merely • slap
at tbe democratic party in this coun
ty. It will prove a very destructive
boomerang to the persons at tbe bot
tom of It. Sinclair is too old a fox
in tbe political game to be bothered
by newspai>er attacks. He has at
tacked too many people in his own
numerous newspaper articles to be
come discomfited by any attack ou
himself. He is generally considered
here as a tool of tbe Heitman fac
"
tion.
ARREST OCCASIONS SURPRISE.
The arrest of Editor Scott was a
great surprise to Coenr d'Alene peo
ple. He has lived here for over 15
years, during which time lie lias been
continuously ed.tor of tbe Press.
As a rule residents are divided
along political liuea over tbe arrest:
howerer. tbe Morgan republicans
with the democrats are very indig
nant. Many prominent republicans
were interviewed, but they usually
stated they desided "not to be mixed
up" in tbe case.
Heitman republicans usually claim
the arrest will hurt tbe democratic
ticket, while their opponents, both in
the party and among tbe democrats
claim it lias already acted as a boom
erang and assures tbe election of the
entire democratic county and legisla
tive ticket.
Bartlett Sinclair was formerly a
democrat and first came into promi
< Continued on page 3)
Boughton WillH
Steamer
ph Boughton, of J. Boughton A
Company, la having plana prepared
for a flat- new excursion steamer
which will ply the wateis of Hayden
lake during the coming summer.
The boat will be built after the Mis
sissippi river steamer style, having
the stern wheel, two smokestacks,
and all the old fashioned equipments
with up to date machinery. It will
be 90 feet long with an 18 foot beam
and will be equipped with engluea
capable of driving her at the rate of
14 miles an hour. Tbe cost of tbe
boat when complete will be In tbe
neighborhood of $5,000.
Mr. Bougthon stated today that the
boat would be used for tbe pleasure
seekers only, who will be able to
charter the boat for a day or a num
ber of days at a moderate cost. This
will make It possible for parties from
this city to tour tbe shores of tbe
lake and enjoy the scenery and a hoi
iday. It will be the largest boat ou
the lake and also one of the fastest,
no doubt it 'Mil become popular to
the extreme.
The Passing of Partisanship.
Port Scott, Kau., Oct. 1>.—W. J.
Bryan made bla first Kansas speech of
this campaign here yesterday. He
said in part:
"1 am glad to come to Kansas, and
I am glad to find a spirit here that
we have not always found In politics,
In fact unless I am very niuoh mis
taken, we are approaching a time
when we can cnuaider public m<
sures with less psrtizauship than we
have been able to In former years,
can remember wheu 1 first entered
that there was such a strong feeling
in regard to the parties it waa almost
impossible for one belonging to any
party t> find anything good In anoth
er party. Tills state baa doue much
to break down the old feeling.
1'resident Roosevelt has doue a
great deal to convince the public
that there is something good in the
FATHER KIDNAPS SON
a
This morning tbe city was tbe
scene of a kidnapping which lias an
interesting history. The case dates
over a year and is the outcome of a
family quarrel, In which Dr. Henkle
his wife and son of Troy, Idaho, fig
ures as principals. About a year ago.
Dr. and Mrs. Henkle »o|i«rated, the
doctor taking the boy, who Is about
five years of age and placing him in
school at Spokane. Hearing this,
Mrs. Henkle qultely went to Spokane
and removed the boy from tbe school,
then went to Wallace where they liv
ed in peace until a few days ago,
when Dr. Henkle heard of hts son's
whereabouts, and also went to Wal
lace. He again secured possession
of the boy, taking him to bla former
home. Meauwblle. Mrs. Henkle,
missing her sou sent telegrams along
tbe line to tbe police at the different
stations. Henks had reached Ward
ner when the polioe atopped him,
took tbe boy and returned him to his
mother. Mrs. Henkle started for
Coeur d'Alene. Henkle following
both arriving in tbe city last evening
ou the Steamer Idaho. They secured
separate :ootus at tbe Coeur d'Alene
Inn. This morning while Mrs. Hen
kle was preparing to return to Wal
lace with her sou. Henkle secured the
boy and left for Spokane. Mr*
Henkle left for Wallace but is said to
he determined to have the boy She
has eutered action in tbe courts at
Moscow. Idaho, for a divorce, but tbe
decree ha* not been granted.
RIVER GIVES UP ITS DEAD
Body of Net! Munson It Re
covered.
Spokane, Wash.. Oct. '■>. —Tbe
body ot Neil Edward Munson, engin
eer uf tbe train that wan wrecked at
Camden tunnel two mouths ago, was
recovered Sunday. It waa found in
tbe cab ot bis engine in tbe bottom
of the lake, and tbe only reason it
waa not found before was that the cab
was underneath tbe tank and other
debris.
After tbe wreck tbe Great Northern
had a diver working tor nine or 10
to
of
we
a
the
democratic form*. He had
courage to tuM up some of tbe re- 1
forma the Xphocrata advocated before
hia party had advocated them.
'The president has dona much
good. I don't know what he might
have done had he had an euvlroueni
favorable to reform. He baa dome
remarkable thiuga for a man who had
to fight hia leaders all the way
through. I don't know what he
might have accomplished bed he not
been so handicapped."
On the subject of government own
ership of railroads, Mr. Bryan said
that several years ago the domoorata
and populists wars ridiculed for sug
gesting such a thing, and that he has
been denounced as dangerous because
he liad mentioned it.
"But now w« find 1'resident Roose
velt dariug to hold a elub uvsr the
railroads that Idea In terms more
radical tlrnu I had suggested."
In his last two messages to con
gress, Mr. Bryan said. President
Roosevelt hint emphasized that if the
railroads did not get out of poli'.ios
aud let the people run the govern
ment, public ownership of rlalrondn
would be inevitable.
Sandpoint News Notea.
Handpoint, Idaho., Oct. 9.— A new
wagon road is being laid out to great
ly shorten the distance between Priest
river and Laclede. County Surveyor
Eiileblute has completed a survey to
reduce the distance about 11 miles.
The new road pastes clues to Valley
on this side of tba rive requiring ell
who come this way to take tbe fepry
atL aclmie and morose above Hand
poiut.
J. H. Boyd baa returned from bin
ranah near Elmira on the Great
Northern and reports thal'tha deer in
that aectiou have eaten much of hie
garden truck. The same complaint
comes from Grail ite creek. Mr.
Hchroeder, who has a ranch there ban
lost much vegetables.
days, but be faiisd to rsoovsr tbe re
mains of tbe our remaining victim.
For the past four days another diver
baa been work lug there and he met
with greater success.
It waa definitely settled that Mun
son stuck to bis |x*t until tbe lest,
and it ts thought that wheu all the
t>ticks and debris are brought to tbe
surface further light will be thrown
ou the cause of tbe wreck.
Mr. Munson bsloiured to the Mas
onic lodge of Htllyard, tbe Brother
hood of Locomotive Enigneere and to
the A. O. U. W.
Smith A Co. waul after tbe body
Sunday.
SMELTER TO START
Ore Will Be Furnished Next
Week.
Haudpoint, Idaho, Oct. it-—Geo.
Heatou. president of tbe l*anbandla
smeller, has returned from a trip to
St. Paul where be went in tbe inte r est
of tbe nine Iter and several proposi
tion* in connection with it.
A meeting waa held Friday of tba
directors of tbe newly incorporated
Handpoint Water. Power A Light
company here, of which Mr. Heaton
is at the bead, and officers were elect
ed for the eusaing year. Mr Heaton
was elected preaident; U. 8. Defen
bach, ut the Northern Mercantile
coeipeuy. vice president. and Lee L.
, Partner, secretary. The office of
treasurer and manager wilt be filled
at an ele ctiou to lie held soon. At
this meeting nothing further than tbe
election of officers was dune, but it is
understood tbe company will com
mence to wbrk on tbe water propoai
' lion soon.
White in the east. Mr. Hsatou or
ganized what wilt be known as Abe
Panhandle Ore Purchasing company.
Tins company will buy and sell ore
ami will be a part of tbe smelter
here. Stock in the company is being
subscribed in tbe east.
Tbe ore that baa been ordered far
tbe smelter is expected to arrive tbe
coming week.