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(Herewith is presented the third
Installment of the story of X. Z.,
Russian prisoner. His description
of atrocities practiced upon men,
women and children convicted of no
crime, constitutes one of the black
est aecusatlous of governmental in
humanity brought against the czar.
His story has been investigated and
found reliable —Editor.)
The punitlce detachment was
stationed in the province of Llnd
vald. and we were both brought
there late at night. We passed the
whole night in chains, without
sleep. The cell in which we were
locked was very small, perfectly
dark and devoid of windows.
In it with us were two peasants,
Vlllipe and Jurgen. from Iskhkull.
Their bodies were covered with evil
smelling, suppurating wounds, the
result of torture. Both were of mid
dle age. They prayed upon their
knees that God might free them
fro mtheir terrible sufferings by
death. They were accused of killing
the landlord Mikhelson in Iskhkull.
but they both assured me that they
had had no part in the crime. Three
weeks later, after having been re
peatedly tortured, they were shot
without trial by order of Colonel
Lieutenant Prinz. the commander of
the punitive detachment.
On the day after our arrival I was
taken out of the cell by lonin and
taken to the offices. There lonin
informed me that Mellor Zakomel
sky, the governor general of the
Baltic provinces, had ordered me
and Martinson to be delivered into
the hands of the punitive detach
ment; and that unless 1 at once
confessed my guilt the detachment
would torture me until I did so.
"I have nothing to say."
I was then taken to a special
building set apart for tortures.
There the dragoons stripped me of
my clothing and rained blows upon
my head and my whole body, lonin,
after that, ordered the dragoons to
count 30 strokes of the magaika
upon my body. Disgusting and in
decent jokes followed and again 30
strokes of the magaika Were meted
out. The pain was horrible.
So passed my first •'interrogation"
by the Liudvarten Punitive detach
ment.
Immediately after me, Arnold
Martinson was taken to the torture
building, in spite of the fact that he
could hardly speak, his throat hav
ing been already injured during his
previous tortures in Riga, and that
his spine was badly injured, he was
again tortured that he might be
forced to "confess." For three long
hours they tortured him. after
which he was thrown back into the
cell, naked and unconscious.
He regained consciousness only
many hours after. He was subse
quently kept three weeks with the
punitive detachment, and tortured
during that time In the most hor-
Tible manner.
lonfn and the officers applied
lighted cigarets and candles to his
lips and tongue. His wounds were
salted and rubbed with nagaikas
and revolvers. After there weeks
Colonel Prinz informed us both that
he had been to Riga and had
spoken about us to the governor
general. Mellor Kakomolesky, and
that they had decided that Martin
son should be shot, but I should re
main alive. And next day dragoons
took Martinson to the fields and
shot him. A grave had been al
ready prepared for him during the
night, and was awaiting him. The
execution took place quite near the
building in which we were confined,
so that we could plainly hear the
shooting. A friendly dragoon told
us the details of the grewsome af
fair. In the official report it is
stated that Arnold Martinson was
shot during an attempt to escape.
This is not true. •
• After my first "interrogation" in
Lindvarden I lay for several days
on the floor, unable to stir. My
whole body felt like one great
wound. One day lonin came back
"GUARDS BACK" GREATEST
PL A V SA YS GREA T MURPH\
BY MIKE MURPHY.
Undoubtedly the greatest play
that was ever invented, the one
which had most to do with revolu
tionizing the game and one which
is largely responsible for our pres
ent attitude toward reTormed foot
ball, is the famous old "guards
back," invented by George Wood
ruff, the old Pennsylvania coach,
in 1895.
It was in this year tbat the Penn
sylvania team was having a strenu
ous time with an unusually long
and hard schedule. Several of the
smaller colleges had given the
Quakers hard battles, and each new
game was looked forward to as a
possible defeat.
Woodruff, who all along seemed
to have his team well in hand, had
been working hard behind closed
gates on a new formation. A guard
was drawn back of the line, directly
behind the other guard on the oppo
site side of the line, while the half
and fullback were close upon his
mooK KAPTI NcSOK TO
1 TH£ FIELDS « -*V
WOT HIK.
from an absence in Riga and or
dered the dragoons to bring me into
the torture building.
They did so, and threw me on the
floor. lonin read aloud from some
paper words to the effect that I be
longed to the Lettish Social Demo
cratic union, and that I was the
editor of Strahdneeks (The Work
man) the social democratic paper.
-When I declared this to be untrue
the dragoons fell upon me and be
gan to strike me with their naga
ikas so savagely that I could not
help crying out. lonin dealt me
blows with an iron rod.
The dragoons kicked me while
the officers elaughed. Then they
raised me to a standing position
and lonin struck my hand aud
throat with the flat of his sword.
They pinched the wounds on my
back and poked sticks into them.
Specially selected dragoons car
ried out the tortures. Many of the
others pitied us and expressed com
miseration. They secretly brought
us cigarets, sugar and tea.
(To be continued.)
MIKE MURPHY, TRAINER OF
PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
ELEVEN.
heels. The other half was within
easy reach of the fullback, a little
to one side. With this formation
a
the varsity battered the scrubj
mainly trying to buck the line. , . (
Fora while the play met with
only fair success, gaining small dis
tances. The keen eyes of Perm
coach soon detected the reason for
the small gains, and the remedy
was soon forthcoming. The first
guard was started a little soener,
while the man behind paused
slightly, then plunged forward,
striking the first man and lifhtlng
him straight through the line like a
huge human battering ram. Gradu
ally the second guard picked his
openings and occasionally darted'
through tackle instead of center
and guard.
In the Harvard game that year
the red and blue team managed to
use the new play quite effectively,
but not with any startling results.
It was not until the Cornell game
that the other colleges would admit
that Woodruff had discovered a
wonder in the line of new plays.
The play, however, enabled the red
and blue to trounce the crimson by
a narrow margin, the score being
17-15.
In Nov. 28, Thanksgiving day, the
other colleges were compelled to
notice the strength of the famous
Woodruff creation, for the Cornell
team that year was defeated by a
team that was supposed to be its
inferior in weight and skill. The
Ithacan eleven had defeated Brown,
who had in turn played Yale a tie
game and had tied the New Haven
ers.
In this game Quarterback Will
iams worked every variation of the
guards back formation that Wood
ruff had taught him. Time after
time Buck Wharton would plunge
through tackle for a big gain; then
when the Cornell backfield would
shift, waiting for a repetition of the
play, Brooke, who was playing fulf
back. would slip around tbe end for
a substantial gain. This variation
of the attack so baffled the Cornell
team and so surprised the coaches
of other colleges that all winter
long the possibilities of the new
play furnished food for discussion
among the gridiron generals.
From that date the success of the
famous combination was never
questioned, and only the change of
rules has made the play a back
number. From this formation the
"tackles back of a few years later
arose. The principle was the same,
the tackles beng used in place of
the guards.
The massing of the big men
around the center and the injuries
resulting caused the demand for an
open game, which, finally indorsed
by President Roosevelt, resulted in
a revision of the rules, under which
every semblance of the old forma
tion is barred off the gridiron, prob
ably forever.
HIGH SCHOOL WILL
SHAKE UP TOWN
A boosting evpeditlon, 700
strong, comprising both boys and
girls from the high school, will
parade the business section Friday
afternoon in an endeavor to
awaken additional interest In the
clever football team of the South
Central high school and athletics
generally.
On Saturday afternoon the foot
ball team tackles the Tacoma high
school team, considered one of the
strongest elevens in the North
west. Coach Kennedy has put his
team through hard practice for
this game and wants all the boost
ers and everyone else who can get
away to go out to Recreation park
and boost for the Spokane team.
"Tacoma never did have any
thing on this town in business or
athletics," says Kennedy, the other
day.
He figures correctly that a good
crowd and lots of home boosting
often has much to do with win
ning a game.
NEW GONZAGA CLUB
The alumni of Gonzaga college
last night organized the Loyola
Athletic club witti James Walsh,
president; Earl Healey, vice presi
dent; Herbert Wales, secretary and
treasurer; Aloysius Hogan, ser-
geant-at-arms, and D. T. Thavls,
William Wallis and Peter Proulx,
directors. The club will use Uie
Gonzaga gymnasium evenings. A
strong basketball team is being or-,
ganlzed.
ORGANIZE FOR BASKETBALL
Another meeting of basketball
enthusiasts Is to be held at the
Y. M. C. A. next Friday evening,
when organization of a league will
be perfected probably with teams
from the Y. M. C. A., S. A. A. C,
Blair Business college, Cook's
Gym., Co. I, Loyola Athletic club
and Gonzaga college. Organization
was discussed at a meeting last
evening.
CHESS BY TELEGRAPH
A chess tournament by telegraph
between players of the S. A. A. C,
Seattle A. 0. and Multnomah A. C.
is strongly talked of by. chess play
ers of this city.
THE SPOKANE PRESS
CALLS KAUFMAN COMING CHAMP
When Al Kaufman was matched
with Fred Bradley, the New York
scrapper, a few weeks ago, eastern
fight fans smiled and remarked that
Gus Ruhlin and Yank Kenney were
still alive, if anybody cared to drag
them forth and exhibit them as
boxers.
Rut when Kaufman put Bradley
on the floor for the count of 10, it
was all different. Bradley had
earned a reputation In the east as a
clever fighter, and the ease with
which Kaufman disposed of him
caused much comment.
Billy Delaney is still managing
Kaufman, and he says the big chap
is ready at last to fight for the
world's championship.
S. A. A. C. ELECTION SMOKER
The first smoker of the S. A. A.
Ci this season will be held the
night of November 3, election
night, and during Intervals between
boxing and wrestling election re
turns will be read from the ring
side. The smoker is open to club
members only.
WHITMAN TEAM CRIPPLED
The Whitman college football
team of Walla Walla will play the
University of Washington team in
Seattle on Saturday and the follow
ing Tuesday play Whitworth col
lege team in Tacoma. Harvey,
Matthews. Bassett and Morrow are
all bunged up and on this account
the team will be fortunate to win
either game. Twenty men will
make the trip.
Coach Middleton, of the Idaho
university football team, has an
nounced that he is determined to
try out several players in the game
against the Bremerton navy team
in Moscow Saturday. This may de
feat Idaho, but Middleton is deter
mined, nevertheless, to get a line
on his material.
Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 2;
Portland 4, Oakland 1. ,
TRUSTED EMPLOYE ACCUSED.
RELLINGHAM, Oct. 22.—Comipg
to Pellingham to meet his wife,
Richard Stephens, for years a
trusted messenger at the Canadian
Bank of Commerce in Vancouver,
B. C, and na« an alleged embez
zler, was arrested.
It is charged that he stole 1800
from the bank.
Columbia Bldg., First and Howard
Phone M. 2340. 02522 Dakota S<
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IDAHO AGAINST THE NAVY
COAST LEAGUE
Business Men's Lunch
11:30 TO 1:30 P. M.
Imperial Bar
TOM WILLIAMS
CHOICE RANGE COAL
$8.00
Washington
Coal Co.
PHONE MAXWELL 380
"I believe Al is a better man to
day than Burns," said Delaney in
a recent interview. "He has a great
left —better than his right. He has
learned not to leave himself open
for a knockout punch. He's a good
boxer, but he's a better fighter. And
this is true of him —no man he
whips ever wins a hurd fight after
iward. They don't get over the pun
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DURKINS
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121 Howard Street
Sprague and Mill
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NELSON COAL & WOOD CO.
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GRAY INVBSTMENT CO.
Phone 320 First Aye. and Wall
Novelty shooting gallary for sale;
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Splendidly improved - property In
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THOMPSON-GILLIS INV. CO.,
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RELINQUISHMENTS AND
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We have two fine relinquish
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abundance of timber; living
water on each quarter. The last
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SLATER LAND CO.
420 Rookery Blk. Phone Main 1057.
HOUSE BARGAIN
JUST READ IT.
Good new 4-room house; bath,
front and back porches; good loca
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the city.
WEF'B REALTY CO.,
7 and 8 Exchange Bank Building
MORAN PRAIRIE.
Five acre tract, fruit trees, ber
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SULLIVAN INVESTMENT CO.
Phone 2433. 12 Bernard St
Attorneys.
M. T. O'Connor, attorney and
counselor' at law. Room 508
Hyde -block. Civil and criminal
practice. Satisfaction guaranteed
or no pay. Tel. 1830 or 7106.
Horseshoeing.
Charles Staley, Pacific avenue and
Bernard street.
Restaurants.
The Dairy Lunch Is now open for
business. Something new —"it's
the coffee." Brlssey Bros., 407V4
Sprague, near Washington.
Best, biggest and cleanest 10 cent
meals In the city; coffee fit for
Governor Durkln to drink. Queen
Coffee House, 337 Front avenue.
Transfer and Storage.
WEDGWOOD
Express, Transfer and Storage
Office 915 Bridge. Phone Max. 2542.
INDEPENDENT
Rapid Transfer Co. Office, 126
North Lincoln. Phone 469.
Help Wanted—Male.
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of good character nnd temperate
habits, who can speak, read and
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Howard street, Spokane, Wash.
Hotels and Lodging Houses.
LYNNE HOTEL.
319 Wall st., right by tbe river;
no nicer place In town for regular
or transient roomers; cozy, quiet
and. respectable; secluded but
close In; only 2% blocks from Riv
erside ay.; rear entrances from
Post st.; hot water all the time;
moderale prices.
hotellE^mpsey
one block from g. n. depot.
NICE ROOMS. 50c TO $1.50.
PHONE IN EACH ROOM.
TRANSIENTS.
LARGE OFFICE.
C. C. DEMeSEY, PROP.
The Albany hotel, 323 Front
avenue. Nice, clean beds; mod
erate prices.
Tbe James House, corner Madison
and First. Single rooms, 25c.
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woman. Bath and bed. $1.00. Turk
ish Bath Parlors, First and Stevens.
H. Nichols, prop. Muln 1241. •••
Loans and' Collections. \
Loans on furniture, piano, horses,
etc. A. A. Harnett, 624 Tha
Rookery.
Cooper & Co., collections. 410 Co*
lumbia building. Phone 0392.
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Wanted—Mc.nure. 1601 E. Ninth.
Phone 7258.
Spokane Artificial Limb House,
legs, arms, trusses, braces, made
and repaired. Sherwood bldg.
If your feet ache and pain, wear
Kushlon Komfort shoes.
Wanted — Musical instruments,
sporting goods and tools. Call*
fornla Cycle Works, 8 Riverside.
Any face blemish removed without
pain or scar; guaranteed. Tha
Derma Inst, 824 Riverside avenue.
Spokane Trunk Factory—Trunks,
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Store 9 Btevens st. Phone 3248.
Chubb prints business or calling
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