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THE SPOKANE PRESS j 55 mLAND EMPIRE ' 3 ONLY PENNY PAPER GIANT HARRIMAN WEAK AS LITTLE BABE CARRIED ON BOARD SHIP RAILROAD KING DIDN'T REGAIN HEALTH WILL RETIRE. CHERBOURG, France, Aug. 18.—All doubt of the serious condition of Edward H. Harriuian was removed today, when the railroad king was carried aboard the liner Kaiser Wilhelm Second apparently too weak to walk. His appearance and condi tion indicated that his Euro pean trip in search of health had been a failure. He at tempted to veil the evidence of his weakness, so that it would not affect the stock market. He said: "I am not in a serious con dition at all. The baths at Badgastein weakened me and German food disagreed with me. I was also annoyed by the crowds at the hotels." Harriman is accompanied by his wife, two daughters, son, private secretary and three servants. They arrived by special train from Paris. His weakness and lassitude Were shown when he was helped from his private car. lie was almost lifted into a wheel chair. He was rolled to the tender and taken to the steamer. It was clear that he was unable to walk. It is intimated that he would re-" tire to his country place at A »len, near New York, when he reaches America. REPUDIATE CHARGE BY MOTHER OF*SUT TON THAT OFFICER WAS MURDERED WASHINGTON, Auk. 18.—The naval board Investigating tho death of Lieutenant Sutton today found he had committed suicide or shot himself accidentally. It was an nounced that the board decided: "Lieutenant Button was kilted by a revolver shot fired by himself, without the Intervention of others." The decision is an official repud iation of the chaise of murder made by the mother of the dead officer. After the decision the court said: "No possible Charge of criminality lies against any participants in the affray, except Sutton himself. Sut ton is directly and solely respon sible for his own death, which was lelf-infllcted, eithe irntentlonally or In an effort to shoot one of the persons restraining him. His death was not caused by any other injury Whatsoever." MURDERED IN REVENGE? (By United Press.) I LOS ANGBLBB, Cal., Aug. 18 — Bonvinced that William Suultors, 111 aged and wealthy veteran of the BlvU,' ar, was murdered Saturday, today are investigating Hie case. Baulter was 74 and was ■ resident of Tacoma. spending his Hin i here. He told his landlady liiit he never went on the street Hghls, fearing violence ut the Hinds of a party he bad beaten In ■bitter civil suit. The night before H was murdered she saw him talk- HJg with a man whose description He gave the police. Later Sautter's Hdy wus found. The autopsy to- Hy revealed that he had been Rniek in the chest by a heavy blow, which fractured the breast bone md ribs, puncturing the lungs and »itals; ~...-*(t»i», i ßt* This Will Pass In Summer. PResorter —Aren't the mos thlck here? id Resorter —Yes; but you to have seen how slender ere at the beginning of the PRISON SYSTEM AT N. P. DEPOT Northern Pacific depot in Spo kane Is a semi-pathetic, semi humorous combination of a prison and a school. It's the limit In Its line, too. Take an incident which occurred last night, for example. Time 8:30. The crowd was waiting for the ar rival of the North Coast Limited from Seattle. They were all im prisoned in the waiting room. It's a sort of delay, linger and wait-ing room. The people had been waiting around patiently, with their bag gage flocking around them, for about 15 or 20 minutes. At last train time came. And in came the Limited. Still thor.e doors to the platform remained locked. The minutes passed. Passengers left the Limited and the depot by other exits. Still the crowd wait ed, and piled itself around those doors. Ten minutes passed, and finally the schoolmaster of the in stitution, in -the guise of the train master, mounted a bench and in stentorian tones called "attention!" "This is the North Coast Limited," BOOTH IS THREATENED WITH BLINDNESS (By United Press.) LONDON, Aug. 18. —General Wil liam Booth, for years the head of the Salvation Army, Is threatened GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH. with total blindness, and has aban doned his projected tour of the province!. He will remain in Eng land for treatment. A recent oper ation for cataract was unsuccess ful. OPEN WAR (By United Press.) PORTLAND, Aug. It.—There was open battle by llarriman against Hill interests in court here today, with the presentation of affi davits filed last night by llarriman ers contesting the accuracy of the Oregon Trunk line right of way. Also a cross bill was filed contest ing the rlglh of the Oregon Trunk to operate In Oregon. Hill attor neys asked their time to consider tho documents, which was granted. EXTRA! BOSTON IS ATTACKED (By United Press.) BOSTON, Aug. 18.--The "Red" army, attacking Boston, command ed by Brigadier General Taaker Wlaa, drove back the defending "B'.uea" near Middh boro this morn ing. Tbe Blues retreated in good order, through the muddy fields and roads. The Keds lauded 800 men in the night. The entire Hod advance was opposed by only three regiments of Wins. The defenders rushed reinforcements to the threatened point. EXAMINATION AT SCHOOLS An. examination of the eighth grade pupils of the district schools of Spokane county will bo held to morrow and Friday in the Masonic temple, under the nusplces of County Superintendent McFarland. Several hundred pupils will take Uio examination, • «, fyt^ On Thursday aiid Friday of next week there will be a meeting of the district school teachers In the Ma sonic temple, at which time Assist ant State Superintendent Lay hue will explain the new school law. The country schools of Spokane county will reopen either Septem ber 7 or i... he thrillingly declared. Nobody was found to dispute this assertion. "For St. Paul, Chicago and the east." Still no denial. "It's a solid Pullman train, and carries no day coaches." All o.k. Then he .descended, and moved to the door. "Passengers must show their tickets," was the next announcement. Finally said Intend ed passengers, who had kept their eyes glued to the doors for half an hour, saw those doors slowly open. One by one they filed through. Sighs of relief went up into the night air. The ordeal was over. This is a regular occurrence. Railroad officials undoubtedly think nothing of it. It's like "painless dentists." Of course, the dentists are painless; It's the patient who Is pained. Traffic conditions unquestionably are congested, but this pen condi tion could be remedied. Such a system is not practised at other depots or in other cities. If pas sengers are not allowed on the platforms the waiting rooms are large enough to accommodate them. MEN 70 INCREASE PARKBEAUTY Here are the committee! of the park commission, as appointed by President A. L. White and an nounced by Secretary H. J. Gibbon today: Improvements—G. A. Sonneman, F. E. Goodall and Arthur W. Jones. Finance—D. H. Dwight, Arthur W. Jones and F. P. Hogan. Location, designation and acqui sition of grounds—F. P. Hogan, N. S. Pratt and F. E. Goodall. Ways and means —G. A. Sonne ninnn, L. M. Davenport and A. P.. Campbell. Privileges and entertainments — Arthur W. Jones, L. M. Davenport nnd P. S. Byrne. Law and legislation—A. M. Wins ton, P. S. Byrne and D. H. Dwight. Press and publication—A. B. Campbell, A. M. Winston and Mayor N. S. Pratt. 500 SOLDIERS FIGHT FIRE (By United Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.—Im migration quarantine stations and the camp which surrounds the fed eral buildings on Angel island were saved from destruction today when soldiers from Port McDowell beat out the flames of the brush fire, after an all night fight. They start ed at the discharge camp and soon spread beyond the control of the federal attaches of the buildings. The soldiers were then called from the fort. More than 500 regulars were in the fire fighting. LOST WHILE FISHING IN ALASKA (By United Press.) TACOMA, Aug. ll.—Word was brought here today by Captain Bloom of the Washington schooner Port ling of the drowning of six fish ermen of the brig Harriet C of Ana cortes on May 16 at I'nimakc Pass. Alaska. They were codfishiug in light boats and were lost In a storm. Several others were res cued. The bodies were not recov ered. U. P. CORRESPONDENT AIDS ROOSEVELT (By United Press) PARIS, Aug. IS. — Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt today re ceived v letter written by Col onel Roosevelt at Nairobi, In which the former president made frequent reference to the assistance he has received from Warrington Dawson, staff correspondent 0 f the United Pres|. The colonel said that Dawson's acquaint ance with African life has been Invaluable to the party. WEATHER I Pair tonight and Thursday. Max. Temp, yesterday, 88; Mm. today, 52 Spokane Has About Outgrown the 150,000 Club. Make it a 250,000 Club Now. SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1909 FIRST PHOTOS FROM BLOODSTAINED SPAIN A recruit drafted for the war M Morocco bidding goodby to sister and sweetheart at the Barcelona wharf. It was friends and relatives of young-men forced to war who started the terrible rioting in Spain. Identifying the Spanish dead at Melilla, Morocco, after a great battle with Moors. Thousands of Spanish soldiers have been killed within a few weeks and their bodies muti lated. Spanish prisoners were first tortured and then mur dered by the Moors. These horrors caused the frenzied uprising of the Spanish people. NEW MARRIAGE LA W COSTS $1,000 PER MONTH Poor, poor little Dan Cupid, he is prosperous and liberal enough, but before the medical profession he mournfully shakes his silken tresses and bows his head in shame. He, the little spirit who would lead a man to the end of creation to unite him with a mate of his choice, is too bashful to meet with the requirements of Washington's new marriage law. His frailty of nerve in just this one thing is destined to oost Spokane alone thousands of dollars. Records at the court house show nearly a 50 per cent decrease In the issue of marriage licenses for the month of July this year as com pared with tlte corresponding month of 1908, and nearly a 60 per cent decrease as compared with that month In 1907. So far for this month the records show that only 45 marriage licenses have BILL TAFT SIMPLY WQN'T STAND EOR IT, NO SIR! (By United Preaa) BEVERLY, Mam., Aug. 18 — President Taft is reported to be angry over a published statement that he boxes every day. and hasj 'the making of a good heavyweight pugilist. Secretary Carpeuter is been issued. This is far more than half of the number that will be taken out for the entire month, It Is estimated, though a total of 131 couples secured the state's author ity to link their lives at the court house here, in August, 190 S. In all, 184 paid their brief visit and in cidental fee to the license clerk and went away smiling during the corresponding month of 1907. What is the cause? "The new marriage law that pro hibits marriages In the state of Washington without a physician's 'o.k. as to the contracting parties' physical conditions," "Cupid" Hay wood at the court house will an swer you, in substance. No, it is not the fee attached to that examination necessary to de termine the lovers' physical fit ness or unfitness; it Is the examln (Continued on page 3) busy denying that Taft ever donned i gteves. He says the rumor orig inated because Taft exercises with' weights and dumbbells. Masseur BarkVr, who Taft suspects origin ated the rumor, denied ever saying that Taft would make a syud-ju-.^ei THE SPOKAN^ PRESS STEAMER RAMS A STEAMER (By United Press.) ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 18.—With a crash that could be heard for nearly a mile, the steamer George W. El der struck and almost immediately sank the steamer Daniel Kern, near Waterford Lights, Columbia river, 30 miles from here, today. A score of passengers on Elder were thrown into a panic and interfered with the Elder's crew In their attempt to rescue men on the sinking Kern. They rushed to the side, where the Elder had a gash In her bow above the waterllne, ca reening the Elder so that she filled slightly. The officers drove the passengers back, and the men res cued the Kerns crew with small boats. None was Injured. The Ke. - n is lying In 50 feet of water, with topmasts showing. The Elder is here for repairs. HENEY PROBABLY LOSES BULLETIN. (By United Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18—A strong supporter of Heney, the graft prosecutor, this afternoon concedes the nomination of Charles M. Fickert, "regular" republican, by the democratic party as well as republicans. Heney lost the demo cratic nomination by a scant mar gin. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.—In complete returns of the first pri mary election ever held in this city yesterday show that the regular or ganization in both the democratic and republican parties won. A pe culiar feature in the contest for district attorney developed in that Charles M. Flckert won the repub lican and Franc's J. Heney the democratic nominations. The suc cessful nominees for mayor were William Crocker, republican; Dr. T. B. W. Leland. democrat; P. H. McCarthy, union labor; W. McDe vitt, socialist. PITY POOR PINCHOT (By United Press.) PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 18.—Dr. L. G. Carpenter, member of the Colorado state forestry commission and professor in the Colorado col lege, is on record today as an op ponent of Gifford Pinchot, follow ing a verbal attack he made last night on Pinchot, before the Soci ety for the Promotion of Scientific Agriculture here. The professor contended that the states had the right to supervise their own forest water preserves, and that the chief forester inter fered. Several delegates of the society defended Pinchot, including F. W. Rains, state forester of Massachu setts, who said: "Pinchot stands between the peo ple and the predatory |x>wers that would slash, burn and get posses sion of every water power, no mat ter what might be tbe ultimate re sult to the people." OLD ENOUGH TO MARRY ANYWAY That advancing year* are no bar to the darts of Cupid is shown In ths case of H. A. Johnson, aged 65, ■nd Mrs. Nancy A. Pearson, a widow somewhat younger, who stole away from their home in Starbuck to be married in Spo kane. They procured a license at the clerk's office this morning, and when Johnson was asked as to his age ha remarked: "Oh, well, I guess we are old enough to get married, anyway." Mr. Msywerd, MIHiMKHIeje, marriage license etoefc, th*w p*A*jM> ■ranted that the~3mpi« had a IVUIe delicacy on this question. After ward* Johnson gave Hia correct age and aatd that he would be married some time during the day in Spo kane. SEVENTH TEAR, No. 239 30 CENTS PER MONTR TAFT ASKED FOR LID ON PINCHOT (By United Press.) DENVER, Aug. 18.—President Taft sent a personal appeal to President Walsh of the trans-Mis sissippi congress to put the lid on the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy, according to gossip here today. STEEL "RATS" SAVE WOMAN FROM DEA TH CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—Steel "rats," used to hold a pompadour, saved the life of Mrs. Mabel Moore, who was robbed of $1,500 worth of diamonds today by two men who beat her on the head with a blackjack. The "rats" protected her head and otherwise she would have been killed. She is in the hospital. The po lice are seeking the jewels and the thugs. RIVERS ARE RAGING PUEBLO, Col., Aug. 18.—Cloud bursts last night at Howard and in Ute pass made raging torrents of tributaries of the Arkansas riv er, causing the worst flood In years along the main streams. At Canyon City the Arkansas river was five feet higher than ever before in its history at mid night and still rising. This flood is due here some time today, and preparations were being made to avert possible great damage. At Florence the entire population worked throughout the night carry ing goods to higher ground in the expectation that practically the en tire town would be submerged. The extent of damage at Howard has not been learned, as communica tion was cut off by the storm. Horsemen were sent out last night all along the river between Canyon City and Pueblo and even below here to warn people of the approaching flood. - ..e Colorado Midland tracks were washed out near Manitou, tying up traffic com pletely. Rain fell all night along the Arkansas watershed. DOG PEST HERE WORSE THAN TURKEY Since March 9, 1156 Canines Have Gone to Pound- Arid Still They Flood City. Diminishing the dog pest In Spo kane has been no little task for the humane society, as is shown by the fact that 1156 vagrant canines have been taken to the pound by the dog catchers from March 9 to August 18. This is about 650 more dogs than were caught in the same length of time last year and in the neighborhood of 750 more than were captured for the correspond ing length of time in 1907. Out of this number caught this year, 64 of them were sold, 297 were redeemed by their owners, 29 escaped, 18 are still at the pound, and the other 718 were killed. The work of catching and destroying stray dogs was begun in earnest March |, immediately after the city council passed resolutions censur ing the humane society for negli gence In the destruction of stray BE THANKFUL YOU'RE NOT IN OMAHA (By United Press.) OMAHA, Aug. 18.—Three deaths this afternoon brings Omaha's heat record up to 17. There are scores of prostrations. The thermometer registered 100 degrees this after noon. T. M. A."B TO HAVE TIME T. It A.'s ar*' invited to attend a midnight and alt night social meet ing at Liberty lake. The initiation will be funny, "(he crowd will be jolly, tbe lunch will be as good as usual and the refreshments to go m ITOO MUCH "XITKTJCS (By United Pi***) NEW YORK. Au*J 18.--M.M- thief Foreater Pinchot arrivod haiW last night and announced be would not discuss the controversy, but would confine his remarks to tho conservation of the national re sources in a general way. Pinchot's address was the first feature of the. program today. ALICE THAW'S DEVOTION TO BROTHER (By United Press.) MEGANTIC, Me., Aug. 18.—Near, ly exhausted from a 20 mile walk through the woods endeavoring ta induce Justice Mills to pardon hei brother, Harry Thaw, Alice Thaw, formerly Countess of Yarmouth, left last night for White Plains to rejoin Harry. After a long discus sion of the case Alice offered to post a million dollars to guarantee Harry's good behavior if released. Judge Mills refused to consider tho plea. CRETADS LOWER THE GREEK FLAG ROME, Aug. 18.—A dispatch from Canea today says the Cretans lowered the Greek flag. Violence was feared, but it is believed tho unexpected arrival of the Italian and French warships prevented bloodshed. dogs and threatening to take th« work from them unless a deter mined crusade against unlicensed dogs was immediately begun. The result has worked wonders in some of the downtown districts, where damage done by dogs in the past has been hard to estimate, but it is cutting into the tax collections alarmingly. So much, in fact, that the city would rather have the li cense money than to have'the doga killed. Still the work of ridding Spokane of its dog pest seems but started. From all parts of tbe city com plaints come dally to the Spokane Humane society regarding the neighbors' dogs. They wallow out the gardens, damage the flower beds and spread destruction gen erally. In a few days arrests of unlicensed dog owners will begin. Daisy B. Davenport, wife o* Homer Haven port, the cartoonist. Is suing for separation, charging abandon ment. Friends of the couple say the differences are due to "artistic temperament." The wife's attor neys refuse to say whether a suit for absolute divorce will be filed. later. APPETITE BETRAYS HIM. CINCINNATI, 0., Aug. IS—Be .rayed by a dish of macaroni Into ;be hands of the United Statea mstofflee Inspectors la tho truft itory of the capture of Salv«tore Irrigo, alleged to have been the iversoer of tho Uluok Hand