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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
AMATEUR BARRIERS
SHEARINC VICTIMS

they have received free shaves, hair
cuts and shampoos by amateur bar
bers who are trying to pass the ex-
animation being conducted by the
state board of examiners. The ex-
aminers in charge are r. L. Ireland
of Tacoma and Carl Koch of Spo-
kane.
The examination started early this
forenoon, at which time three bar
bers' chairs were taken into the roll
room over the police station. Then
n hurry call was sent out for the I'M
shaver and unshorn to come in and
get a free shave. After all willing
victims within call had been worked
out or refused to be operated on by
ambitious young tonsorial artists
from this city and Pomeroy. the call
tended up town. Those who heard
the alarm are still coming.
In all 10 men are to be examined.
Seven applicants stood trial before
the first rush was over. Miss Anna
Peckham. who has been working in a
woman to try for the certificate. Each
applicant puts up a IS feet to pay the
expenses of the examiners.
Among the questions asked the APP
plicants are: How do you trim a
Van Dyke beard?' Can skin diseases
be treated; and how?' How does a
razor feel when 1t is SHARPE" 'How
can you tell whether or not the man
being shaved is being hurt?''
Other questions are asked. but the
examiners steadfastly refused to tell
the reporter the ''puzxlers" they had
up their sleeves for the unwary appli-
cants.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
new PUMPS.
Installed at the Up-River
Station Within Six
Weeks.
add TO WATER SUPPLY
Total Daily Output viii Then Be
Fully Nineteen and One.haIf
Million Gallons.
ADD TO WATER SUPPLY

Superintendent Weymouth has re-
ceived notice from the builders of the
new city pumps to be installed at
the up-river pumping station that the
pumps will be shipped from the fac
tory in Dayton, O., on the first Of
the coming month. This means that
within six weeks from now the
pumps will be in place and will be
aiding in throwing water among the
residences of the hillside, instead Of
beginning work four months from
now, the time agreed upon several
weeks ago.
The foundations for the pumps will
be finished in a few days. 1t will re-
quire from 10 days to two weeks for
the pumps to reach their destination
after shipment, and another 10 days
or two weeks will be requiI<i for
their installation.
These pumps will add $4,000 gal
Ions of water to the city supply each
day. making the total daily supply
1880, 900 gallons. These pumps are
to work entirely Independent of the
proposed reservoir on the hill and will
do much to caring for the lawns of
the hillside.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
TO- ARBITRATE
GAS TROUBLE
6. A. Witherspoon and 0. |. Rankin Are
Appointed Arbitrator by Commits.
sioner Blackburn.

The settlement of the long drawn
out fight between the gas company
and the gas workers union is in
sight. Both sides have agreed to SUBJ
init the points in dispute to board
Of arbitration, selected under the law
passed by the last legislature giving
the state commissioner of labor the
right to intervene in strike troubles.
Isaac Anderson Of the gas company
appealed to State Labor Commission
err Blackman several days ago to
come to Spokane and If possible Sc
cure an adjustment of the difficulties
by arbitration.
Commissioner Blackman has been
here several days in response to this
request and today an agreement was
signed to submit all differences 70 a
board appointed under the new law.
An arbitrator was at once named
by each side, G. A. Witherspoon, a
steam filter, by the union and o. L.
Rankin of the Grote- Rrankin COM
pany by the gas company.
These two went into session i'm
mediately to choose a third. AS soon
as he Is selected the taking of evil
dence will commence at Central Labor
hail. Commissioner Blackman said
today:
p This is the first board assembled
under the new law. The law requires
board of three, one selected by each
side and the third by these two. The
labor commissioner sits as moderator
summons and swears witnesses and
generally oversees the boards SEES
sions.
The meetings will be open to the
public. We will begin taking evi.
dence as soon as the third member
Is chosen.
THE millworkers have also appeal.
ed to me to secure a settlement OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

thing was wrong and halted the men.
Neither could give a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION for their being together.
Ortman, who is slow witted, said
Hawke had met him and persuaded
him to go out to Hawkes. ranch east
of the city to spend the night. Hawke
could give no explanation for SO do
ing. The arrest was then made.
Hawke was arrested on April 3
after three days search by the po-
lice, who had received a written con-
fession from r. Luckey. telling of
the alleged conspiracy Matched by
Hawke to swindle Ortman out Of his
ranch near Rathdrum, Idaho.
The trial of Henry Hawke was be-
gun this morning before Judge Rich
ardson, Prosecuting Attorney Kim
ball and Assistant Barnard repre-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
AM|CABLE settlement
ON GREAT NORTHERN

ST PAUL, Mimi. May lit was
announced this afternoon that every
Indication now points to an amicable
settlement of the differences between
the Great Northern trammen and the
roads officials.
Should there be no strike. which
now seems highly probable, it will be
due almost entirely to the influence
brought to bear upon the Great
Northern officials by the business men
of st, Paul and Minneapolis.
The business men sent special
committee this morning to confer
with General Manager Ward. after
they had consulted the trainmens
grand officers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
5 DYING FROM GIFT
! OF POISONED LIQUOR

and died few minutes later. Two
of the others were critically i'll at
noon and the other two are out of
danger.
The physicians are puzzled over the
poison used. They think it was BIZ
chloride of mercury.
When Mrs. Noble was acquainted
with the facts she at once accused
Elizabeth Mccormick of Memphis,
who lives with a saloonkeeper named
Pell, ostensibly as his housekeeper.
Pell is Mrs. Nobbe's brother-in-law.
Mrs. Noble also Identifies the hand
writing on the address of the package
as Miss McCormick's She says this
is the second attempt to poison her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

senting the people and Calvin X. Hol-
loway, of Harrison & Holloway, di-
recting the defense.
More than an hour was consumed
in getting jury, s. Goldstein being
challenged because he said he had
an opinion. The defendants counsel
took two peremptory challenges, ex-
cusing ]. F. Young and Joseph Kan
warky, while the prosecution similar
ly dispensed with the service of M.
+. Heath and l.. X Montfort.
The first witness was r. Luckey,
who was implicated in the same
charge. He told his story of his deal
ings with Hawke prior to and after
the meeting with Harry Ortman. On
cross examination Attorney Holloway
subjected him to a severe fire of ques-
lions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

, their strike, which I shall endeavor
to do as soon as the gas matter is
finished. I hope the example set by
the gas company and workers will be
followed by the other local employees
and employers who have unsettled
differences"
The main point in dispute in the
gas company's strike rs a recognition
of the union, not wages nor hours.
The law passed by the last legis-
lature providing for boards of arbi-
tration for labor difficulties under
which the gas company acted 20 Sc
cure a settlement of their difficulties
contains in brief the following pro-
visions:
The benefit of the law is invoked
through the state labor commission
er. Upon application by either side
to controversy he must investi-
| gate the trouble and attempt by per-
sonal influence and persuasion to eff
feet a settlement. This failing. and
both sides being willing, a board of
arbitration may be summoned. This
board is composed of three members,
/ one chosen by each side. and these
two selecting a third. The labor COM
missioner acts as moderator at SEES
| sions of the board but has not vote.
The proceedings of the board are
similar to judicial proceedings, the
commissioner having power to sum-
mon and swear witnesses. The SEES
sions are always open to the public.
In case either side refuses to abb
trate when the other side invokes the
law, then the one refusing must make
a sworn statement Of his reasons fol-
doing so. This sworn statement, the
law provides, shall be public pra-srty
and open to the inspection of any
newspaper. When acting as such ar
bitrators shall be paid SIS per day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
ioman Throws
Thief from Window,

|CHICAGO. May 14.--Mrs. lie Grand
IRISH, No. 6447 Yale avenue, was
Pakened early this morning by a
Use In her room. She saw man
|hnding in front of the window.
|oman-like, she screamed loud ter
lying scream to frighten the man,
I he didn't terribly. Then she rose
pm her bed and grappled witN him.
pushed the man backward
iough the window and he fell to
! ground. turning a complete SOM
sault.
My only thought was to get that
N out of my ROOM" said Mrs.
IRISH, so with yell, which l tried
make sound fierce and terrifying,
hppled with him. lie was taken 30
implicitly by surprise that he did
struggle much. and II was n com
ratively easy task to throw him
I Of the Window
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

CINCINNATI, O., May IA poi
soning case that promises to rival the
Molineux case developed last night
when Benjamin Flicker and four other
eXpressmen who were unloading the
Adams Express car cropped pack
age containing a quart bottle of fine
whisky directed to Mrs. Kate Noble
Of this city. The expressmen said it
was too good to waste. SO caught n
portion OF the contents in a dinner
pail and drank it.
A few minutes later all five were
writing in commissions. Flicker, who
was the last to succumb. told the
occurrence to the hospital physicians
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Bids Opened for
Fifth Ave. GRADING

lie works and the mayor. held this
afternoon, the bids for the grading,
crubing and brick sidewalking OF
Fifth avenue, from Pittsburg TO Re
gal streets, were opened; Mitchell
Bros. for grading and curbing. $4,000;
August Use, for grading and curbins.
$4,000; Peter Costello, for grading and
curbinK, s4l00; August Use. for brick
sidewalking, $4,000; Copson 4 Payne.
for brick sidewalkins, s4652.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Duke DethrIdpe
Again In Trouble.

Duke Dethridge, 81 years Of age.
who was released from the county
jail three days ago, after having serv-
ed IA years sentence for hitting man
with an axe handle, was hned SIS
and costs for drunkenness by Justice
Hinkle this afternoon.
Duke Dethridge and his brother,
Lewis, We're neighbors of Justice
Iiinkle in Illinois. and when they re-
moved to Spokane the mother of the
lads at once presented letter from
old friends and renewed an old ac-
quaintance. Since then the justice has
had to try this boy no fewer than
three times. the first trial having
come up eight years ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Trace Movements Of
Alleged Dynarnlter

CHICAGO. May 14.-Detectives to-
day are busy tracing the movements
of a mysterious stranger who made
an internal machine In this city.
which is supposed to be the one used
in a futile attempt to dynamite the
Cunard liner Umbria.
No tangible results have yet been
obtained, although excellent dest-ip-
tions of his persona, appearance has
been secured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Boyd Cannot Gust
Woydt from Office.

Republican leaders in this city are
making the threat today that Mayor
chief of police vacant" and ID this
manner will GUST Chief woydt.
Under the law the chief will remain
In offlce-unless the democratic city
council sees tit to remove him and
appoint successor. Furthermore,
the democrats cite the law to show
that the mayor is practically power
less in dealing with the chief of
police under conditions similar to
those that now exist.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Arrests "Kid" Lewis
on vagrancy Charge.

j. X. C'kid"( LGwis. a prize fighter
is in the city Jail on the charge. OF
vagrancy, having been arrested by
Officer Thompson last night. Lewis
was released from Jail few days
ago. having freed himself from the
charge Of aiding in the rolling OF
J, Prouty to the tune OF 500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Claimed He Sold
Liquor. to Minor,

Kit Decker, bartender in the Mug
saloon, on Stevens street, was arrest
ed by Officer Miles last night on the
charge OF selling liquor to Stanley
Staples, son of local merchant. who
is a minor. Decker put up 500 bond
for his appearance in court.
Through Attorney Dick Nuzum the
defendant pleaded not guilty to the
charge in court this afternoon and
the case was continued. Although
no general order in the matter has
gone out. the police are on the watch
for saloon men guilty of selling liquor
to minors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

The trainmen's committee stated
positively that it would have no fur
Their conferences with the road, and
that the question of a strike was
up to" the officials.
The business men laid especial
stress upon the incalculable loss
which would be occasioned by tie
ing up of the system and the great
harm it would do to industrial in
terests.
1t is generally believed that the
trainmen's demands are just and rea :
sonable, and that the company's Of
flcials will give in rather than under
take the consequences Of strike.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Nicaragua Rebels
Caught by Troops

NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-THE
steamer Victoria, with all the Mica
raguan revolutionists aboard, has
been captured by the Nicaraguan gov
eminent forces as a means to end the
conflict.
The steamer was recently seized
by the revolutionists and fitted out
as a gunboat. Advices say a battle
occurred on Lake Nicaragua. Details
are meagre
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
[EAMSTERS LEADING
SMALL OMAHA RIOTS

The non-union drivers are terrorized.
One man was severely beaten.
Fifty additional deputy sheriffs
have been sworn In. Business men
held IA secret meeting this afternoon.
The purpose IL said to be to call on
the governor for troops.
The laundrymen's association will
start places on Monday with non
union help.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Fatal Wreck at
Bloominyburg Today.

COURTHOUSE. o., May IA
Baltimore & Ohio passenger train was
wrecked near Bloomingburg this fore.
noon. The rails spread and the en-
CINE left the track The engineer
and fireman were killed and the mail
car overturned No passengers were
killed although SOME were siightiy
injured
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
SHOT DOWN.

DIES MONIES, Ia. May 14.---MaSk-
ed robbers held up the walters and
patrons of a restaurant at West
Liberty this morning. One of the
patrons named Meade sprang forward
and attempted to remove the mask of
one of the highwaymen and was shot
and instantly killed. The men coolly
continued the holdup, securing s25.
The robbers escaped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
ROOSEVELT UNVEILS
MANILA MONUMENT

SAN FRANCISCO. May 14.-This
morning the president presided at the
dedication of the Dewey victory mon
umment in Union Square. In his
speech Roosevelt praised the navy
and its victory at Manila.
The universal comment upon Gen
eral MacArthur's appointment of the
troop OF colored cavalry as a personal
escort TO the president here is ex-
planned by the fact that this troop
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Real Estate Sales.

A. S. Crowder has sold lots and
1. block 8. Crowders' addition. to II.
Cotter, for $500, MIR. Cotter's inten-
tlon being to erect 5000 cottage
on the premises. Mr.. Crowder also
sold lots 20 and 81, block 3, Crowder 3
addition, to +. Nj. ADAMS. who will
build an $500 residence on his pur-
ChnSo.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

sorder In the streets today than
any time since the strike was in
lgurated. There were small riots
several sections, leading to the be-
IF that the teamsters are taking sys-
matte action. Scores of teams are
fhhitched and wagons are overturned
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
GET $4,000.

HELPER, Utah, May 1.-THE
sheriff and a posse are not on the
trail this afternoon of four men who
held up the Rooney saloon and gam
bling hall here early this morning. AS
all the men are armed a battle is ex-
pected.
The robbers lined up the patrons,
shooting William Everett through the
ribs twice. They secured $500 from
the tables and slot machines. The
patrons CONSTRUCTED $500. The big
haul was occasioned by 1t being the
Rio Grande roads payday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
viii Hire Park Band.

AT meeting OF the park board.
which consists of Mayor Byrne, City
Engineer GIN and President OF the
Council Hand. this afternoon arrange
ments were made for hiring a band
to play on Sundays and on other fine
evenings In Occur dAlcne park and
part OF the time IN Liberty park
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

is the same one that saved the Rough
Riders from slaughter at San Juan
hill.
After the dedication the president
and party embarked for Berkeley
where he was the guest of honor at
the commencement exercises at the
University of California,
This afternoon the president drove
through Oakland. returning to San
Francisco in time to attend the ban
quet of the Union League club.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Shlpwrecked Crew
Rescued at Sea,

NORFOLK, Va. May 1.-THE en-
tire crew of the British brig Bertha
Gray was brought here today by the
steamer Oswald. which picked the
men up. huddied on n portion of the
hulk. far out at sea.
The rescued men had been without
food aud water for two days. The
vessel was wrecked in a tornado.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Chiefs Of Police
Choose So. Louis,

NEW ORLEANS, May 1.-THE
convention of chiefs OF police chose
st, Louis as the next meeting place
and reelected President Sylvester as
national president.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
R0BS STAGE

IDAHO CITY, Idaho. May ID
The Boise stage was held up a mile
this side of Idaho City this morning.
The mail pouch was rihed. the one
passenger WIS robbed and the tcle-
graph wires cut, The sherik Is in
pursuit with posse.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
FIND CLUE.

Sheriff Inkster of Davenport has
been in Spokane working with the de-
tectives for two days on a strong
clue connected with the famous muir
der of Judge Lewis and wife at the
home of the latter near Almira last
winter. Arrests in the case are like
ly TO be made at any time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

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Exhufne ReIchlIn Body.

ELYRIA, o.. May 1.-THE body of
Agatha Reichlin was exhumed this
morning and is being examined to as
certain whether death was due to
choking or to her head being crushed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

NEW YORK, May l+.--Five thou
sand employees of the Hecla Iron com
pany We're locked out today because
they contemplated strike for in
creased wages and half v day or
Saturday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Zinc Works Burning.

PARK CITY, Utah, May 14.-The
big zinc works here is burning II
Is the only one in the state and is
owned by an eastern syndicate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Freight Wreck In
Northern Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May IA
reight on the Birmingham \ Mineral
Dad was wrecked last night, the
reman killed and four of the train
rev injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
Forest Fires Sweep
Adirondack Towns

MALONE, N. Y, May 14.-Fire a
nile wide is sweeping the forest in
he vicinity of Duane. The inhabl-
ANTS are fleeing. The towns of Ma
one and Mountain View are threat
med.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

Long haired men and men whose
5'azors have been out of service for
some weeks past have been heading
Eoday for the police station. where
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14

GLOVERSFIELD, N. Y. May IL
The Canada Lake summer resort Is
threatened with destruction by forest
Tres.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
GREAT SALE OF
Tapestry Furniture Covers
in Carpet and Drapery Department,
on second floor. Take the elevator

Just when to her
home
trenely prices SILK tapestries
Eng
linen Flanders
49,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-27
The City Levy.

The ordinance passed BY the cit,
council fixing the levy for city pur
poses provides as follows: For inter
est on refunding bonds, one and one
half mills; for interest on floating in
Idebtedness, one mill; generator fire
hydrant rental, two and one-half mills
for park purposes. o%ue-quarter Of a
mill; for general purposes, seven and
o%ne-quarter mills; total, thirteen and
one-half mills, or ten mills general
three and one-half mills special. A
leyey Of seven and one.half mills was
made for school purposes.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-27
The woman,s federatIon was ana

The Woman's federation was attend
ed by a goodly number OF The faithful
ones yesterday afternoon. The treas.
urer reported sufficient funds on hand
with which TO proceed with the clean.
ing OF old dumping grounds which
have SO long been unsightly 10 the
%passer-by. They hope TO secure the
services Of the prisoners TO remove
the trash, and hope their Efforts at
cleansing these places may be appre.
ciated TO the extent that no one will
be guilty Of the ofense of throwing
their trash along the public highway
again. Their looked for fete viii soon
be a reality, as plans are now being
made to give an enjoyable as well as
profitable entertainment. A full at.
tendance is requested at the meeting
on July 10th, as there will be impor-
tAnt business on hand at that time.