HYPNOTIST IN COURT
WHEN
PROCEEDINGS STOPPED
DEFENDANT FALLS IN TRANCE.
Then Medical Adviser to Presiding
Judge Has Pins Stuck In Him In
Vain Endeavor to Discount
Performances of Accused.
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Prague. The forgery trial which Is j
proceeding with a municipal engineer a
aa the defendant came to a dramatic
paus« at the criminal court when the
prisoner fell In a hypnotic trance. The
accused, whose name la Slegmund
Versbach von Hadamar, a member of f
an aristocratie family, is charged with
making forged entries In the baptismal
registers to establish his right to a
title of nobility. He admits the for
gery but in doing so makes an extra
ordinary explanation.
Hs sUtss that ths entries which he
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Ritter which he Is accused of 111«
gaily bearing, were penned while he
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v trary to hla normal desire. To con
firm this plea the prisoner's medical
attend&nt, Dr. 'Warner,,- declared bis
belief that the patient had been under
the said Influence exercised by a sec
oud person, and that this person had
ordered him not to reveal the formula
by which the hypnotism had been pro
duced. The formula was, however,
"Deus Aeternus."
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An angry conversation then ensued,
In the course of which the medical
adviser of the court. Dr. Pelnar, tried
In vain to drag down the prisoner's
arms. Nothing daunted, the medical
adviser then challenged the specialist (
to drag down the extended arms. Dr. j
Werner tried and failed, but as a su
preme test thrust a long pin Into the i
hand of the accused, who did not ,
flinch. Dr. Pelnar. not to be outdone,
submitted to the same experiment also
without flinching.
As soon aa the witness uttered
these words In a loud voice the prison
er sprang from his seat with glased
eyes and extended arms, and In a dull
voice slowly uttered the Latin words:
« "Me Indlgnlsslmum servum tuum."
The court was thrown into a state
of excitement, and the president beg
ged Dr. Werner to break the hypnotic
spell. The latter handed a paper to
the President containing a long
formula, and the president asked the
prisoner:
"Where have you read thus?"
He replied: "On a board In the
Hofburg, near the emperor's head. I
was In the Hofburg to present a peti
tion for pardon from the emperor."
The experiments which the special
ist then proceeded to perform with the
prisoner were Interrupted by the pub
lic prosecutor, who cried:
"I protest against such hocus
pocus."
To which the president replied: "I
am powerless."
Flnally the president Inquired what
would now follow, to which Dr. Wer
ner replied that the prisoner would
awake In full possession of his senses.
He then breathed In Versbach's face ;
and the prisoner shivered and sat ;
down wearily, but after some moments
fell again Into repose, and all attempts
* to awake him proved fruitless. Dr. j
Pelnar asserted that sleep was due '
to wearisomeness of the genealogical
documents read to the court—an opin- j
Ion which instantly awoke the prisoner
with a weary smile.
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The presiding Judge then adjourned
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the proceedings sine die pending the
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preparation of a report by the medical
faculty upon the mental condition of
the accused. No report Is to be made
upon the state of mind of the special
1st, who is. however, believed to be
suffering from merriment, long sup
pressed.
CHILD MEETS DEATH SMILING
Tot Playing on Railroad U Crushed—
Engineer Could Not Stop
In Time.
Mcmongahela, Pa.—The engineer ol
a light locomotive on the Pennsylvania
railroad running swiftly past Cincin
nati Patch, near here, the other after
noon, saw ahead on the track what
appeared to be & spot of snow, but
when he came within a hundred feet
he taw It was a baby laughing at the
approach of the engine and waving Its
hand.
'He shut off the steam Instantly, the
heavy locomotive shivered under emer
gency air and came to a stop,
engineer looked hack. The white spot
he had seen had turned to crimson.
Ôut he could not forget the smile of
the child.
The little victim was Harry Vlara,
aged two years. Its mother, Mrs. Au
gust Vlara of this place, had taken
her seven children to visit at the home
of her sister. Two children had gone
for candy. The tot had followed, un
noticed, and stopped to play on the
tracks. The father was sent to the
workhouse several weeks ago for beat
Ing his wife.
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NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES
B. E. Monaghan, an old-time resident
Plains, Mont., died at a Missoula hos
pital following an operation for blood
poisoning.
The derailment of a logging engine
Columbia City, Ore., resulted in
near
the death of Engineer William Bodsley
and Fireman Brettan.
Clayton Russell, for
many years a
resident of St. Maries, Ida., ended his
life recently by cutting his throat with
a razor. He had been in ill health,
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, bo - v of Beter Winstanley, a
™ ncher > who 1,ved four miles west of
hlo< ; an ' C -> Junction, with apparent
f v * dence of murder having been commit
ted> was found Sund ay.
To accommodate 400 delegates at the
Inland Empire Sunday school
tion in Lewiston, May 16-17-18, is a
problem before the committees in charge
of the Lewiston convention.
Theodore P. Tollefson of Stiles, Ida.,
has been appointed United States com!
missioner b Jud Dietrich of thc
United state8 district court The
P° in tment is to take effect at once.
Extensive terminal improvements in
volving an expenditure of aproxi
mately $3,000,000 are contemplated by
the allied Hill railroads on the property
recently acquired by them in East Port
land,
conven
Work started this week on the new
cannery for Juliaetta, Idaho. New ma
chinery will be installed throughout, and
in addition to canning fruit and veget
ables, packing will form an important
part of this season 's operations.
The Masonic lodges of Kalispell,
Mont., have planned a reception in the
nature of a house warming for May
9, on the completion of decorations
and refinishing of the hall in honor of
the coming state convention of Elks.
A monkey-wrench and a cold chisel
told the story of a jail break at Conrad
Saturday morning, which had given lib
erty to six prisoners, some of whom
were held for the county and some for
the city courts. The work had been
done by cutting the hinges from the
doors.
Senator Edward Cardwell, aged 84,
one of the best-known pioneers of Mon
tana, died Saturday of old age at his
ranch near Cardwell. He was a mem
ber of the territorial council and twice
a member of the legislature, represent
ing Jefferson county in the senate. He
was wealthy and his ranch is one of the
finest in the state.
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^ership before the advent of the fire
i dan S er season An acreage of 335,000
, «8 uow embraced m the district, and the
fire l' atro1 <;° st8 approximately one-half
cent an acre,
Secretary A. E. Boorman of the
Northern Montana Forestry association
has sent out circular letters to the
|150 members of the association urging
them to assist in securing new mem
Frank Eastman, son of H. B. East
man, a wealthy resident of Boise, was
seriously and probably fatally injured
in an automobile accident near Ontario,
Ore., recently. The machine struck
; loose ground, skidded and overturned
; while being driven at possibly 40 miles
an hour. -C. K. Hunt, representative of
;], e Simmons Hardware company,
j tained a broken shoulder, Römer Teller,
' a lending Boise hardware man, who was
driving, was badly bruised,
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sus
If the weather conditions prevail as
1 during the past month in the Camas and
Nez Perce prairies it is believed the
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acreage to be sown to spring grain will
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be 10 per cent less than last year,
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8 ~ > s 30 da -\ s behlnd «"»J °. £
a " d farmers arc beginning to feel alarm
that thc spring crop can not be sown
to advantage this year The moisture
: surpasses all records for the last 15
1 years. Farmers say that the fall grain
1 now has a growth which at this time
I of the year surpassed previous years.
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A handsome silver service, a gift from
the state for which it was named, was
presented Saturday to the battleship
Idaho, now at the Phladelphia navy
yard. , . -
Governor Hawley of Idaho made the
presentation speech in the presence of
a delegation from the western state and
many naval offiers. With the crew of
the battleship standing at attention,
Captain W. L. Howard accepted the
gift in a brief address of thanks.
The silver service, 52 pieces in all,
exhibited during the exercises on
a table between two 12-inch guns of
the quarter-deck battery. The punch
bowl bears the inscription:
"From the people of Idaho to the
battleship bearing the name of their
beloved state.
The silver service was purchased
through an appropriation made by the
legislature of Idaho.
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Alton Train Derailed
Chicago.—Part of train No. 12 on the
Chicago & Alton, from Kansas City for
Chicago, was derailed Sunday near
Springfield, Ill. A tramp who was rid
ing
on a brakebeam was killed.
The
All the world loves a lover,
world likes to be amused.
SURE—OF COURSE.
Interior Department Decides in Favor of
Spokane Power Company—Given
Right to Overflow Certain Land
on Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.—The decision
of the interior department in the case
of the Washington Water Power com
pany versus the settlers along the St.
Joe river and banks of Lake Coeur
d'Alene, a rehearing of the case asked
for by the power company regarding the
revoking of the permit to overflow cer
tain lands, has been rendered in favor
of the company, granting the right to
overflow the land. By this decision one
of the most important cases in the his
tory of north Idaho comes to a close.
The case has been pending in the local
land office for several years.
Early in the year 1909 the Washing
ton Water Power company was given
the right to overflow the land, aggre
gating approximately 6500 acres, by the
erection of a large dam at Post Palls,
but a little more than a year after this
permit was revoked.
The company filed an answer denying
the allegations and asked a hearing. As
a result of the hearing the secretary
revoked the permit to the company and
later at a rehearing it was decided that
the charges set up by the settlers
against the company had not been
proven.
In the decision of the secretary just
received at the Coeur d'Alene land
office he firmly states that in his opin
ion there was not sufficient reason for
a revocation and allows the permit to
stand.
GOVERNORS TO MEET
Seven Executives Joinn in Northwest
Development Congress to Meet at
Seattle in June.
Seven governors of northwestern
states have issued a joint proclamation
calling a northwestern development con
gress, to be held in Seattle, June 5 to
8. The proclamation was made public
by Governor M. E. Hay and for four
days Seattle will bo the capital o£ the
American northwest, with seven gov
ernors and hundreds of citizens in at
tendance at the conference.
The conference is to plan a campaign
and suggest legislation which will assist
the northwestern states in more rapid
development, and to stem the tide of
emigration to Canada. This fact is set
forth by the governors in the proclam
ation, when they say:
"Not realizing the opportunities in
their own country thousands of people
from the United States, with hundreds
of thousands of dollars in wealth, have
developed farms and built new homes
under a foreign flag."
States which expect to perfect an or
ganization to work for the American
northwest are Minnesota, North Da
kota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon.'
G. N. CAR BOOSTED NORTHWEST
Railroad Coach Covered 30,000 Miles
on Trip.
The Great Northern Washington ex
hibit car tiaveled 30,000 miles on an
educational tour exploiting the north
west.
The car traveled through northern
Oregnn, Washington, Idaho, Montana,
North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wis
eonsin, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indi
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ana, Ohio. Michigan, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Maryland, New York|
and Massachusetts.
The car visited 732 cities and towns
and showed northwestern products to
1,440,607 people. The registry sheets
show 260,414 names of persons wanting
literature mailed to them, and thou
sands of these people have already lo
cated in the northwest.
The estimate of those in charge is
that fully 10 tons of booklets exploiting
the northwest were distributed from
the car and moving pictures were shown.
To Probe Navy Contracts.
Washington.—An investigation into
the contracts of the navy department
with the United States Steel corpora
tion was recently ordered by the house,
which adopted a resolution by Chairman
Stanley of Kentucky, chairman of the
stall trust investigating committee, call
ing on the secretary of the navy to fur
nish such information.
Would Bar Rebels From U. S.
Washington.—Representative Garner
of Texas urged the house committee on
immigration to accede to the Root
amendment to the immigration law,
which would bar Mexican revolutionists
from the United States. Representative
Berger of Wisconsin, socialist, declared
thé resolution was un-American and ty
rannical.
Army Maneuvers In August.
Sacramento, Cal.—Twenty thousand
men of the regular army and militia
will take part this year in the annual
maneuvers of the national guard of Cali
fornia, Arizona and perhaps New Mex
ico, which will be held August 10 to 23.
The newly completed administration
building of San Diego's exposition re
sembles one of the old Hopi houses
modified with mission effects. It is one
of the sights of San Diego.
LATE MARKET REPORTS
Dispatches concerning market quota
tions, conditions and phases are as fol
lows:
Chicago.
Flour—Firm.
No. 2, 94 l-2c.
Barley ; —Feed or mixing, 80@$1; fair
to choice malting, [email protected].
Timothy seed—$7.50@12.
Clover seed—$14@20.
Mess pork—[email protected] 1-2.
Lard—(in tierces), $10.87 1-2.
Short ribs—(loose), $10.25.
Butter steady; creameries, 28@31c;
dairies, 24@28c.
Eggs weak. At mark, cases included,
*1 1 ° rd ' nar ^ drst8 ' 16 l-2c; firsts,
17 1-2(5) 18c
Cheese steady. Daisies, 16 3-4@17c; *
twins. 16 l-2@16 3-4c; Young Americas,
17@17 1-4c; long horns, 16 1-4@16 l-2c. I
Cattle—Market slow. Beeves, $5.90@ )
9; Texas steers, $5.3507.35; western
steers, $5.6507.70; stockers and feed
ers, $4.2506.75; cows and heifers, $2.85
07.65; calves, $5.5008
Hogs—Market weak, 5c lower. Light,
$7.2507.70; ■ mixed, $7.3007.77 1-2;
heavy, $7.3007.80; rough, 7.3007.50;
pigs, 4.7506.85; bulk of sales, $7.550
7.75.
Ry
Sheep—Market slow. Native, $5(2'
8.25; western, [email protected]; yearlings.
[email protected]; lambs, native, $8.50(5)9.85;
western, [email protected].
Portland.
Wheat, track prices—Club, $1.02@
1.03; bluestem, [email protected]; fortyfold,
$1.03 ; red Russian, $1.01; valley, $1.03.
Butter—City creamery extras, 23 l-2c,
country creamery, 21@23c.
Portland Union Stock Yards Co. re
ports market as follows: Receipts for
the week have been; Cattle, 1534;
calves, 20; hogs, 1032; sheep, 4230, and
horses, 65.
The cattle market has been strong to
higher. One lot of steers, contract de
livery, sold at $7.25, but the regular
market was fully that good. The mar
ket for cows and butcher stuff ranged
higher and one lot of choice calves went
as high as $8.85.
The hog market ranged steady with
tops at $8.40. The supply from local
territory has avoided the necessity of
bringing shipments in from the east,
and as long as buyers can secure a local
supply they will not bring any ship
ments from the Missouri river.
The sheep market was strong to
higher, with good prices for quality
mutton.
The following sales are representa
tive; Steers, [email protected]; cows, $4.85@
6.35; calves, $8.50(5)8.85; bulls, $5.25;
stags, $6; hogs. $7(§)8.40; lambs, $7.50;
yearlings, $5.25; wethers, $5.25; ewes,
$5.00.
San Francisco.
Wheat—Shipping,
$1.87 [email protected].
Barley, feed. $1.87 [email protected]; brewing,
nominal. Oats—Red, [email protected] 1-2;
white, [email protected]; black, nominal.
Millstuffs—Bran, $28@29; middlings,
$33@35.
Hay—Wheat, $14@20; wheat ana
oats, $14@19; alfalfa, [email protected].
Butter—Fancy creamery, 24c.
Eggs—Store, 19c; fancy ranch,
20 l-2c.
Cheese—Young America, 15@15 l-2e.
Liverpool.
Wheat—May, 7s 10 3-8d; July, 7s, 8d;
I October, 7s 6 3-8d. Weather cloudy.
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Special cable and telegraphic
j munications received by
Available Grain Supplies.
com
Bradstreet's
show the following changes in available
1 supplies, as compared with previous ae
count:
J , Wheat L nited States east of Rock
, 1 cerease „,9»0,000 bn. Dnite
States west of Rockies decreased 286.
n00 bu; Canada decreased i, 281 .000 bn;
1otal xinited States and
Canada de
creased 4,487,000 bu; afloat for and in
Europe increased 900,000 bn; total
American and European supply de
creased 3,587,000 bu.
Corn—United States and Canada de
creased 2,717,000 bu.
Oats—United States and Canada in
creased 253,000 bu.
Pacific Northwest Wheat.
Tacoma—Bluestem, [email protected]; forty
fold, $1.02; red Russian, $1. Receipts
—Wheat, 24 cars; hay, 6 cars.
Seattle—Bluestem, $1.06; fortyfold,
$1.00%; club, $1; fife, $1; red Russian,
99c.
Portland—Track prices:
Club, $1.01
@1.02; bluestem, [email protected]; fortyfold,
$1.02; red Russian, $1; valley, $1.02.
Ritzville, Wash.—Bluestem, $92e; fife;
89c.
Odessa, Wash.—Bluestem, 95e; Jones
fife, 92c.
Prices to Producers at Spokane.,
The following list may be taken as
a fair standard of prices paid to pro
ducers for the commodities named:
Fruits and Vegetables—Potatoes,
[email protected] cwt; horseradish, 10c lb;
cabbage, $1.75 cwt; apples, [email protected]
box; Oregon yellow onions, [email protected]
cwt. »
Butter—Ranch, 17@19c lb.
Eggs—Ranch, [email protected].
Chees
Wisconsin, 24c lb; Hazel
wood, 25c lb; domestic Swiss, 25c lb;
brick cream, 25c lb.
Hay—Baled oat hay, $10 ton; wheat
hay, 10 ton; alfalfa, $10 ton; timothy,
No. 1, $14 ton.
Grains—Oats. $1.85 cwt; barley, $1.50
cwt; wheat, $1.30 cwt.
(Hay and feed prices are f. o. b. cars,
Spokane.)
Poultry—Live hens, 14c lb; dressed,
16e lb; old roosters, 10c lb; dressed,
12%c lb; live ducks and geese, 14c lb;
dressed, 16c lb; live turkeys, 18c lb;
dressed, 20c lb.
COMMERCE COURT
JUDGE IS ACCUSED
Charges Against Archbald Now Before
House Judiciary Committee.
Washington.—The house has ordered
an investigation of the conduct of Judge
Robert W. Archbald of the commerce
court to determine whether or not he
should be impeached on charges that
he has used his office to procure favors
from railroads. The inquiry will be
made by the house committee on judi
ciary, which is charged by resolutions
to investigate whether Jiidge Arohbald
"bag been guilty of an impeachable of
fense" and to report its conclusions
and recommendations to the house.
This action followed the receipt by
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* he J iouse o£a " e88a S e f , r ° m ^esiAerxt
Taft «spond.ng to a resolut.on adopted
several da y® a g° and the submission to
the judiciary committee by Attorney
General Wiekersham of the result of his
investigation of the charges,
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
Senator Works Thinks Christian Science
Is Opposed.
Senator Works of California, by his
speech in the United States senate re
cently, has furnished the Christian Sci
entists with another text-book in de
fense of their faith. He spoke in oppo
sition to the Owens bill for the creation
of a national board of health, designed
to regulate the practice of medicine in
the United States and to be officially
represented by an officer in the cabinet.
The principal point of Senator Works'
argument was what he considered the
danger of a medical monopoly t;hus
being established, to the exclusion of all
other parties and religious beliefs. He
attacked the allopaths most particularly
in this respect.
The great navy and army aviation
station on North island, San Diego, will
establish a branch station in the San
Diego exposition.
Glass
and water make liquid blue costly. Buy Red
Cross Ball Blue, makes clothes whiter thsu
snow.
Water in bluing is adulteration.
Few of the things that come to the
man who waits are the things he has
been waiting for.
BACKACHE
NOT A DISEASE
But a Symptom, a Danger Sig
nal Which Every Woman
Should Heed.
Backache is a symptom of organic
weakness or derangement. If you have
backache don't neglect it. To get per
manent relief you must reach the root
of the trouble. Read about Mrs. Wood
all's experience.
Morton's Gap,Kentucky. — "I suffered
two years with female disorders, my
health was very bad
and I had a continual
backache which was
simply awful. I could
not stand on my feet
long enough to cook
a meal's victuals
without my back
nearly killing me,
and I would have
such dragging sensa
tions I could hardly
bear it I had sore
ness in each side, could not stand tight *
clothing, and was irregular. I was com
pletely run down. On advice I, took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and am enjoying good health. It
is now more than two years and I have
not had an ache or pain since. I do all
my own work, washing and everything,
and never have backache any more. I
think your medicine is grand and I praise
it to all my neighbors. If you think my
testimony will help others you may pub
lish it."—Mrs. Ollie Woodall, Mor
ton's Gap, Kentucky.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound will help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidential) Lynn, Mass., for ad
vice. Your letter will he opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
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Vancouver and Portland
joined by a irreal wagon bridge across
the Columbia river, bringing Vancouver closer
to Portland markets. When this bridge is fin
ished, land around Vancouver will soon double
in value. NOW you can buy such land at a
reasonable price. For prices and terms ad
dress N. W. Merrifield, 810 Washington
^St., Vancouver. Wash. À
Will be
The Typhoid Fly.
The World'» Greatest MURDERER; 218.
400 caught in five days. Figure for your
«ell the sickness and disease prevented. Send
60c lor bottle ol FLY BAIT and lull in
structions how to make a Fly Trap. Postal
order or 2c stamps accepted. Harris- Ansart
Co., North Yakima. Wash.
Do You Burn Gasoline
Lights?
We offer
Buy your mantles at wholesale,
highest grade inverted gasoline rag mantle
to you direct. Greatest candle-power and
durability, latest pattern, no bnnch at bot
tom. 75c per dozen prepaid, money order.
L. O. Perry Co., 627 Pacific blk.. Seattle, Wn.