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HEALTH DEPARTMENTQNLY
SUFFERER SO FAR
Council Pares $10,000
and Then Adds
$12,564.
After wrangling over estimates
until nearly midnight the council
last night instead of cutting down
about $200,000- cut off $8,100 from
the health department and about
$2,000 elsewhere and added more
than that amount to the police de
partment. Comptroller Fairley
sprung a surprise by declaring that
advices he got from County Audi
tor Greene w»re that instead of the
valuation being $65,000,000, on
which this city was to base its tax
levy, the correct amount is ?62.000,-
--000. Therefore a tax levy of prob
ably 14 mills will be required to
raise the money asked for by the
departments.
Councilmen were apparently de
sirous of using their axes on the
estimates but finally figun d there
was good aigument that the de
partments needed the money asked
for. Just where they are to make
sufficient cuts to put the tax levy
at nine or 10 mills, as the mayor
desires, was not indicated last
night.
Councilman Schiller referred dur
ing discussions of other depart
ments to the health department,
and indicated that he would hit it
one fell whack with the ax. After
they all got through swinging the
ax, that department's revised esti
mate of $36,250 was cut $8,100.
And that was the only cut of conse
quence secured during the more
than three hours consumed by the
arguments, the department charged
with care of public health.
The nearest approach to an out
break came through Councilman
Dalke's defense of the commission
ers' estimate, which included $11.-
--000 for new fire stations and
property. Councilman Baldwin,
who was trying hard to cut some
thing, proposed to eliminate any
new fire stations. "Why," he ejacu
lated, "the fire chief himself de
clares there is not apparatus
enough, or men enough, to man
what they have under present cir
cumstances."
Dalke flared up like a political
torch at this:
"Give the department the men
and the apparatus. Those people
whose territory we annexed de
mand something for the taxes they
are to pay. There's no fire protec
tion on either hill to amount to
anything. Invariably when a fire
breaks out the dwelling or what
ever it may be is consumed before
Trie Tire department arrives. Those
hills kill off the horses. 1 demand
that those fire stations be built."
"This town has the largest fire
department of any other town of
its size In the country," retorted
Baldwin.
Councilman Schiller here dis
played tact by suggesting that the
matter be passed for the present.
Another ruction was imminent
immediately the police department
was suggested in the order of busi
ness. Councilman Daike again got
into it by declaring against any
further increase in the depart
ment force. He said the chief of
police had told the council that
be could get along with the pres
ent force and if the council allow
ed him any extra men, even one,
Rice would drop dead. "And we
don't desire to kill an efficient
chief," declared Dalke.
"He said he could get along if
he had too," vouchsafed Baldwin.
"If he needs them, he needs
TEDDY BEAR? NOPE—JUST A REAL,
LIVE LOVABLE BABY GIRL
SEATTLE!, Oct. 21.—How's this
lor the original Teddy Hear?
Tin- photograph la of Kalstugia,
n Siberian baby, who la now here
With a group of Slberlnn natives
to be exhibited at the Alaska Yu
kon Pacific exposition.
However, Haletugla, or In r pre
them, and that's all there is to It,"
said Councilman Funk. "Every year
they have been going to put on
men for the residence districts.
Where are they? Hut this time we
want them and must have them.
What are we paying taxes for, any
way? Everything seems to go into
the Second ward, police and all."
Various suggestions of from five
to 12 new men were made and a
motion for seven men offered by
Baldwin lost. Then 12 new patrol
men were voted for, which added
$12,564 to the police department
estimate and brought its allowance
up to $87,539.
When it came to wrestling with
the engineering department the
councilmen were stumped at the
figures, so after worrying around
a bit and noone knowing where
they were "at" after several min
utes when everyone talked at once,
the matter was passed over until
the next meeting and tbe engineer
ordered to appear and not only ex
plain by word of mouth but to
write the explanation. Mr. Ralston
has a clever way of "explaining"
things so that when he gets
through nothing really, has been
explained although at the time he
is talking things seem clear as
daylight.
The street department estimate
of $131,852 was cut haphazard to
1130,000; the bridge repair depart
ment from $16,836 to $16,000; the
jail department was allowed $10,260
asked; the electrical inspector
$5,640 as asked; executive, legisla
tive, legal, treasurer, clerk and
comptroller departments were pass
ed along without change.
On account of including the
bailiffs salary of $1,300 in the
judiciary estimate the latter was
cut by that amount, making it
total $3,200.
The W. W. P. benefited on ac
count of a Blight scrap which arose
over arc lighting. Councilmen
tentatively agreed on 30 more lights
in each of the five wards. This, if
finally allowed, will add $7,200 to
the annual lighting bill, bringing
the sum total to about $43,200 for
lights alone. The W. W. P. has a
contract for lights at $48 each a
year.
Councilman Lambert suggested
that $5,000 asked by the 150,000
club for booster lights along Riv
erside also be added. This was op
posed by Councilman Ostrander.
who said it was extravagance. The
matter was passed for the present.
Commissioner Wetzel appeared
with revised estimates for the
water department totaling $312,000,
only $1,800 less than his original
figuve. It was not finally disposed
of.
The committee adjourned to
Thursday night, when department
estimates will once more be
tackled.
DRUNKARD KILLS WIFE
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 21.—1n a
drunken frenzy, Silas Timmons,
plasterer, age 37, killed his wife,
age 19, with a razor last jiight in
a rooming house, then cut his own
throat. Timmons will live.
The couple came to Salem from
Portland five weeks ago. Timmons
was frequently drunk. The girl told
the landlady yesterday that her
husband held a knife over her
Tuesday night.
Love your neighbor—but don't
Invest in h's stock.
Charity covers a multitude of
sins, but it's always our charity and
other people's sins.
decessors, from time immemorial,
or to the dim past ages of Siberian
history, have woru like customs.
And she's Just as lovable a mor
sel of laughing, cryinfl crowing,
■ ling, eating, bewitching hu
manity as any baby girl you ever
knew of course, your own.
(Herewith is given the second In
stallment of X. Z.s remarkable
story of barbarities practic- .1 upon
Russian prisoners. The narrator Is
relating his personal experiences.
While his identity, for obvious rea
sons, Is kept secret, his story has
been thoroughly Investigated and
substantiated.)
Tortures were practiced In the
night between 16 p. m. and 6 a. m.
During that time not one of the
prisoners could sleep. We all tossed
restlessly upon tbe hard asphalt
floor.
Many of us were shaking with
fever, cold and nervous tension. I
was among these. Fever made it
painful to remain in one position
for more than a few seconds. My
nerves were strained to their high
est pitch, when, suddenly, the door
opened, and the detective, Luden
dorf. appeared and pronounced my
name.
It was then about half past 10. I
guessed what was awaiting me, and
followed him, prepared for the
worst.
When the door closed behind ng
Ludendorf passed his arm through
mine and led me up to the second
floor, into one of the corner rooms,
the private rooms of Gregus. The
room was not large. It had one
window and two doors. When 1
entered I saw Gregus and his assist
ant, Michaev, also the agents of the
secret police, Alexandrovsky, Anton
and Zimmerman.
l.udendorf entered with me.
Gregus and Michaev, in their shirt
sleeves, were stretched upon sofas.
Alexandrovsky was seated at the
table, pen in hand, with a piece of
paper before him. The other three
came and stood behind me. Alexan
drovsky commanded me to tell him
about my revolutionary activity. I
answered that I had nothing to tell
him about. He then lifted a gutta
percha rod (called by the secret
police Marie Ivanovna) into the air.
"Do you know Marie Ivanovna?"
he asked. "If you don't tell us
everything you know, you will soon
be introduced to her."
I answered that I knew nothing,
and therefore I had nothing to tell
them.
Michaev, springing from his sofa,
aimed a blow at my face, ordering
me to undress and lie down upon
the bench. I did not move. Then
Gregus rushed at me, and shouted
that I was to lie down upon the
bench. Again I did not move. After
that the detectives who stood near
flung themselves upon me, knocked
me down, stripped off my clothes,
ONE ROCKEFELLER MORE THAN EQUALS 28 ONLY
COMMON FOLKS WITH P. U. DEPARTMENT
UTICA, N. V., Oct. 21.—You can t
boat the Rockefeller "pull" with
the government!
"My dear senator," writes the
Standard Oil messenger boy, and
like magic disagreeable little fea
tures of proposed trust legislation
are eliminated.
The latest servant of the "pee
pul" to hot foot to the assistance
of America's richest family is Post
master General Yon L. Meyer. No
one has been kind enough to
"swipe" the secret correspondence
in this latest Standard Oil scandal,
but p'raps the messenger boy's
epistle to the postmaster general
read something like this:
"My dear General: At your
earliest convenience please have
the postofflce at Derrick, N. V.,
closed, and the postofflce at Bay
Pond, N. V., continued. Mr. Wm.
Rockefeller's friends and servants
would be greatly inconvenienced if
there were no postofflce at Ray
Pond. Derrick is not Important.
"This will be greatly appreciated,
and if we can reciprocate it will be
our pleasure. Yours sincerely,
"John D. Archbold."
Ring! Rang! That sound conies
from the closing doors of the little
Derrick postofflce.
Wm. Rockefeller owns a hunting
park in the Adirondacks of 52,000
acres. Ray Pond is the station.
Armed guards are employed the
year around to keep trespassers
from entering the sacred precincts
of the enormous estate. Persons
who have dared to fish in the Rock
feller rivers or climb tlie Rocke
feller mountains have been arrest
ed and fined. Wm. Rockefeller has
spent less than one month at this
estate during the nine years that
he has owned it. Rut his children go
there and fish from streams stock
ed by the state, and shoot deer that
are driven or lured into the park
by the Rockefeller guards.
The lust of possession is the only
explanation that has been made of
Rockefeller's reason for holding the
great nonproducing tract which he
never sees, but is mainly used by
servants in his employ.
Derrick is seven miles from Hay
Pond, inhabited by 28 families. It
seems that the postal authorities
decided that either the postofflce at
Derwrick or the one at Ray Pond
would have to be discontinued. At
Day Pond there is one family—that
THE SPOKANE PRESS, OCTOBER 21,1908
tied me on to the bench with ropes, 1
and covered my naked body with a I
wet cloth. Zimmerman sat upon ;
my head, and Gregus once more :
commanded nic to tell them every
thing I knew about the revolution
ary movement.
I was silent, and the first blow
from the gutta percba rod fell upon
me. Then, again I was ordered to :
confess my guilt. Then the blows
rained down upon me. The -pain
was excruciating. My senses reefied; I
my brain grew numb. It waS'Lu- 1
dendorf who tortured me first. 1
When he was tired Gregus replaced 1
him. I began to shriek with the ex
treme pain and to bite the wood of
the bench in frenzy. Later I re
member Michaev beat nic, shouting
maliciously:
"Beat the editor! Beat the so
cial democrat."
How long they labored upon me
,1 cannot say; blood was streaming
from my mouth and nose; my face
1 was bathed In it; a cold sweat
ROCKEFELLER'S PRIVATE STATION AND POSTOFFICE AT
HAY POND, AND THE MUSKET EE US WHO KEEP EVERYBODY
OFF THE KEROSENE MANOR.
of Wm. Rockefeller. And, of course,
the 28 families of Derrick got the
worst of the new deal.
There is indignation among
them. They must now go to Bay
Pond for their mail. How to do
that and not be fined for trespass
is a puzzle they have not yet
solved. To reach the Bay Pond
postofflce they have either to step
on Rockefeller's land or walk down
the track of Rockefeller's New
York Central railroad. In either
case armed guards or railroad de
tectives might ketch 'em. The
penalty for trespass is $25 and
costs.
Derrick's people have petitioned
broke out upon my body when at
last 1 was untied from the bench
I was so prostrated that I could not
move, still less rise. Gregus jerked
me from the bench to the floor and
began to kick me all over.
Not content with that, he ordered
Anton and Ludendorf to haul me up
from the floor and stand me up
right. Then he himself, from the
front, and Ludendorf from behind,
showered blows of the india rubber
rod upon my head, chest, back and
other parts of my body. Gregus not
only remarked that he would put
out my eyes, but also break my
breast bone, so that even if he left
me go alive I should not remain so
for long.
Michaev also beat me upon my
arms and fingers, saying that I
should never again set anything in
type or hold a pen. They continued
to beat me, ordering me to reveal
the hiding place of the secret print
ing press, and also to confess that I
was the editor of Strahdeeks (The
the postmaster general to reopen
their postofflce.
SPOKANE BRIDE GETS CASH
BLOOMINGTON, 111., Oct. 21.—
Mrs. Virginia Wolgamot, of Spo
kane, was yesterday made the
bride of J. R. Race, age 80, of De
cateur, a wealthy farm owner, and
the happy recipient of $10,000 as
a wedding present from the groom.
The bride was the sister-in-law of
Race. Her former husband died
14 years ago.
Maids may come and maids may
go, but the housework goes on for
ever.
Workman), the organ of the Lettish
social democratic union. I gave no
answer.
After that they ceased to ques
tion me, but continued beating me,
pulling out my hair, my beard and
mustach, hammering upon my nails
and kicking me. When at last they
got tired of this, Michaev declared
to me that I should be immediately
taken out of the town and shot.
They began to charge their rifles in
my presence, Gregus remarking
that five charges would be enough
for me. Then they put on their
hats and coats and sent for an
isvochik (cab). Heavy Iron rings
were fastened upon my arms. I
thought my end was approaching.
Addressing Gregus, I asked him to
give me a revolver, that I might
finish with myself. I felt that It
would be better to die than to suf
fer any longer. Gregus was furious
at my request, and began to swear
at me and strike me, until a power
ful blow from his revolver upon my
head knocked me senseless.
When I came to myself I was
lying alone In a cell. During that
night I was four times tied to the
bench and beaten. It was my first
night of suffering in the torture
chamber.
After that night I lay lmmovoble
for several days, and frequently loßt
consciousness. Hut as soon as I be
gan to recover a little I was again
taken from my cell to Gregus' room
on the second floor. Gregus and
Michaev questioned me again, and
I, as before, declared that I could
tell them nothing.
I was once more tied to the ter
rible bench and the torture recom
menced. My body was racked with
unspeakable agony; it tore my
heart and made my head whirl
round. To increase my torments,
they salted my wounds and damp
ened them with beer and rubbed
their revolvers upon them. The
tortures lasted again till dawn,
when 1 lost consciousness.
This was the second, and most
terrible, night of my suffering in
tlie torture chamber.
I was kept in the Riga secret
police cells for 16 days. On Sept.
29 (Oct. 12), 1906, I was. together
with the above mentioned Martin
son, changed aud chained and taken
to the railway by the chief of the
Riga district, lonin, and a detach
ment of police. We traveled to the
station of Ringsmundshof (upon the
Riga-Oriel line), where we were
handed over to the dragoons of the
Lindvarden Punitive (the Ninth
Ellsavetgrad regiment).
(To be continued.)
S. P. TO RETIRE
{39.900000
NEW YORK, Oct. 21—Official an
nouncement is made today that
Southern Pacific will soon retire
preferred stock amounting to $39,-
--500,000. The management figures
that $1,500,000 a year will be saved
by retiring It.
The preferred stock was issued
in 1904, when the company was
paying dividends, and another Is
sue last year when money was
tight. The stock is 7 per cent,
cumulative, subject to call at $1.15
until July, 1910. It Is convertible
Into common stock at par at the
holders' option.
ANOTHER DEADLY
TENEMENT FIRE
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.—Three
were burned to death In the third
big tenement fire In a month this
morning. Several were injured in
jumping. An incendiary is sus
pected.
Many frenzied women and chil
dren flocked to the fire escapes
and were saved by firemen just as
they were about to meet certain
death.
FOUR CAUGHT IN DEATHTRAP.
NEWHURG, N. V., Oct. 21.—
Four men were burned to deuth
today In a gre destroying the
steamer New York, which was un
dergoing repairs at a shipyard.
Fifty persons were aboard. The
four dead were trapped below
decks.
THE "BUILDERS BOOK"
Will help you if you are building.
Call at Spokane Paint & Oil Co.,
Madison St. & N. P. Ry. •*•
Phone M. 2346. 02622 Dakota St-
REPUBLICANS
PRAYING FOR
MERCY NOW
COTTERILL LIKENB THEM TO
THE PENITENT BINNERB
WHO ADMIT PABT GUILT
AND ADMIT EVERYTHING.
George P. Cotterill of Seattle, in
an address of an hour and forty
minutes at the Spokane theater
last night made a most favorable
impression and won support in his
race for election as a democratic
United States senator from the
state of Washington. Mr. Cotterill
is deeply in earnest in what he
says, and tried to Impress his audi
ence with the truth of his asser
Hons as he selieves them, rather
than to entertain with flights of
oratory. He has the appearance
of a plain, practical man, with a
lot of good, hard common sense,
and differs materially both in dress
and speech from Cushman.
The theater was comfortably fill
ed, and F. C. Robertson, calling the
meeting to order, delivered a spir
ited introductory. He stated that
"The demand for Mr. Bryan on
the Pacific has now equalled the
billows of democratic success on
the Atlantic, and all indications
point to an old fashioned demo
cratic victory in November."
Mr. Robertson charged that Wes
ley L. Jones, republican candidate
for senator, had for years repre
sented all the railroads and trusts
in the country and is unfitted to
represent the state of Washington
in the senate. He paid his respects
to Judge Poindexter and T. D.
Rockwell, whom he said "were
democrats down south, but thank
God have left the party since com
ing to the state of Washington."
In his opening remarks Mr. Cot
terill thanked the people of Spo
kane for their support In the pri
mary and referred to the 15,000
democrats who voted for the state
ticket in the primary as men who
could not be swerved from prin
ciple by any band wagon move
ment.
He said the general Indications
in the state today are "similar to
those at this time in 1896, when
the state of Washington recorded
its preference on the side of the
plain people."
"What republican orator today
tells us about the full dinner pail,'
'let well enough alone' or 'urges
us to 'stand pat'? Every speech
today Is a plea of guilty as to past
shortcomings and a prayer that the
party be permitted to make amends
in the future."
"Recently the Portland Oregon
ian denounced a quotation on the
tariff question taken from one of
Mr. Bryan's speeches. The edi
torial had a trange democratic ring
to it, which resulted in an investi
gation showing that the portion of
Bryan's speech objected to was an
extract from the republican na
tional platform from which, by
mistake, the suotatlon marks had
been omitted.
"I see the Spokesman-Review Is
very much exercised about the rec
ord of John W. Kern. If it would
turn Its microscope on James
Sherman for a few moments It
would find enough to keep It busy
until after the election. Sherman
for years has been the official 'fat
fryer' for the Interests on Wall
street, and in his own home city
is known as 'Short Weight Jim'
because of his opposition to a bill
requiring the weight of canned
goods to be printed on the can In
order that the people might know
that they were getting all they paid
for."
Mr. Cotterill said he attended the
republican national convention at
Chicago and saw the inglorious
manner in which the reforms pro
posed by LaFollette, whom bo call-
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Ed the "greatest democratic repub
lican American," were defeated.
He spoke at length on three of
those reforms, the publicity ot
campaign contributions, the physi
cal valuation of railroads, and tho
election of United States senators
by tho people. He said the intro
duction of these reforms in tbat
convention were greeted with the
derisive cry, "Take them to Den
ver."
They were taken to Denver and
incorporated into the democratic
platform in language that Is not
ambiguous and uncertain as to its
meaning.
"Out of its $90,000,000 net earn
ings last year, the Northern Pacific
paid dividends on Its $155,000,000
of capital stock, not one dollar of
which represents original invest
ment of capital beyond the cost of
the paper on which the shares are
printed. What Is true of the North
ern Pacific is equally true of all the
other great railway systems of the
country. They were built by money
secured on bonds and the stock
represents water on which the
people pay dividends In freight
charges."
"The United States senate has
been the burial place of nearly all
meritorious legislation proposed in
late years. So long as the old
method of electing senators ifi
clung to the vicious Interests will
be assured of enough men In the
United States senate to control all
legislation. If Hill and Harriman
had made up a purse of $50,000 to
ecure my election to the senate
whom do you think I would serve
if elected? The people can never
have popular government until
United States senators are elected
by the direct vote of the people."
Mr. Cotterill on two occasions
drew forth great outbursts of en
thusiasm by mention of Bryan's
name. He stated that Tolstoi, the
great Rupssian author, has a pic
ture of Bryan in his study and tells
all visitors that he believes the
great commoner has done more for
human liberty than any other liv
ing American. He likened Bryan In
his efforts In behalf of the people
to Lincoln In his great fight rod
the abolition of slavery in the 1
twelve years preceding his election*
to the presidency.
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