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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
PANDEXTER TO BE
COMBINES CHOICE

was not treated seriously by those in
conference.
Mr.. Poindexter's strong endorse
rhent comes from various Sources.
In the first place, the candidacy OF
Governor Mcbride to succeed himself
is to be fought from start to finish.
and Mr.. Poindexter's great popularity
among the leaders of the party in
both the cities and the country and
good features to play against the gov
ernor.
Furthermore, the intention of the
leaders Ia to crush the aim of Nc
Bride TO make the railroad issue the
leading problem of the campaign. Mr..
Poindexter has never taken a stand
either for or against the railroads.
has never been called on to make such
a stand, and the governors friends
can not say that Mr.. Poindexter is a
candidate Of the railroads.
Lastly, Mr.. Poindexter has made
a good reputation in this county as a
capable and careful official, brighter
man than Governor Mcbride and one
whose reputation can not be assailed
from any point.
Springing Mr.. Poindexter's name as
the candidate for governor is said to
have ruffied the feathers of Ed San
ders. chairman Of the city central
committee who is candidate for lieu
tenant governor, and plans are now
being discussed to take care of Mr..
Sanders, whose work for the party in
the last city election is recognized
as having earned for him the right
to expect something from the leaders.
The problem is a hard one, but 1t Is
not the intention to leave Mr.. Sanders
completely in the cold.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Board In Quandary.

Deputy County Auditor II. c.
Lynde has informed members of the
city school board that to call another
special election to vote on the pro-
ject for floating a smaller bond issue
than the one that was defeated at the
election last Saturday will entail an
immense amount of labor on the
county books, The books for the
year must be made up by the first
Monday in December. Accordingly, IL
the election is called the books will
have to be left open untl the last
nick of time. The election can not
possibly he held under 20 days from
the date of the call.
At the high school the boarc OF
education will meet tonight and try
to solve the problem.
Unless the bond issue is made the
tax levy will have to 9ia mills in
stead of IN mills inorder 10 raise the
5000 that Is absolutely required by
the school board.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Mil Poindexter was agreed upon
by the conference of republican lead
PRS that met in this city last week
Gas the most suitable candidate for
governor, and the nomination will go
10 him II he cares to take It," said a
prominent participant in the confer
|ence today. ,--'-... -..,..
''Mr. Poindexter's name came as a
surprise, and was the outgrowth of
an inability on the part of the bosses
| to pick the most likely pippin from
The large collection in the candidates
basket. Before adjourning the lead
ers got the consent Of Mr. Poindex-
lter's friends for his name to be pre-
scented to the convention. The Poin-
dexter agreement included the en-
lorsement of Ed Hamilton and his
Pierce county colleges; Senator Levi
Ankeny. who is an old time Walla
fWalla friend of Mr.. Poindexter and
Iof King county leaders"
1t Is known positively that the
Igubernatorial nomination plum was
unanimously agreed by the other big
counties of the state to be for Spo-
kane-and the only troubles OF the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
NIGH }AnpL[
OH IS TAk[N
Unknown Man Abstracts
Gold From Poplar
Exhibit

The $4,000 gold ore display from
Poplar creek, now on exhibition in
the mineral department of the Inter
state fair. proved too much for sneak
thieves to pass up without making an
attempt to land some Of the yellow
metal. Last night just before dusk,
when Phil O'Conner. B. Greedy. Jacob
Dover and w. P. Pool, who are in
charge of the display. had started to
dismount IT, preparatory to packing
it up for the night, a sneak thief sue
ceeded in abstracting two surface
nuggets Of considerable value. A
man was caught in the act Of break
ing Off chunk of the big 920-pound
specimen from the Swede group and
O'Conner, Greedy and Dover made q
rush for him, but In the dimness Of
the Ill lighted exposition hall he made
good his break for liberty. Only a
meagre description of the man could
be furnished to Superintendent w. A.
Copeland of the mineral department.
This is the second time sneak
thieves have obtained samples" said
w. B. Pool this morning. while on
the way to the New Westminster fair
from Nelson on the trip up the Arrow
lakes someone took a magnificent
nugget, valued at over $40. We have
never let the exhibit go out Of our
sight except when it is locked in q
safe. Every night 1t is carefully
packed and brought to town and then
taken back to the hall the next morn
ing. 1t has been guarded by two to
four men all the time as the tempta-
ton to lift some of the nuggets Is a
pretty big one"
The poplar creek display will 60
from here to Calgary. N. w. T.. and
Winnipeg. Man. Few exhibits of
mineral have attracted such a re-
markable interest by both practical
miners and laymen as these specimens
Of gold from British Columbia's new
Eldorado.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
LIVED IN LUXURY BY
PROFITS OF TH|EVERY

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Two men
and two women were arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Barlow In the Centre
street court today. charged with be-
ing the leaders OF gang of thieves
who in the last six weeks have stolen
thousands of dollars worth of silks,
laces and all manner of feminine fin
cry from different department stores
in the city
The four prisoners, who were ar
rested early today In an apartment
at No. S24 East Fifteenth street, gave
their names as Emanuel Freentille,
his wife Marie, Emanuel Analdo-
Perez and Alice Gumprager. They
are Cubans. Both women are very
young and very pretty. They wore
beautiful gowns, which the police de-
clared had been stolen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
HAS
DISAPPEARED
Fine Stone Nipped From
Mrs. Taylor at the
Race Track.

Because she did not like the notoriety
of having her name in the papers Mrs.
E. Taylor of Gil Sprague avenue refus,
ed to report to the police the loss of a
valuable diamond earring, until today.
Mrs. Taylor was in the grand stand on
Saturday at the fair, and wore two
diamond earrings valued at $500. On
her return to the city one of the gems
was gone,
The grand stand Saturday afternoon
was crowded from top to bottom
and though Mrs. Taylor wore sealskin
coat with large fur collar reaching
above her ears, 1t would not have been
q hard matter for an expert thief to
nip the rock in the crash incidental
to the coming and going of the crowds
on the stand, or while the owner was
interested in the races.
The police believe that a noted dia-
mond thief by the name of Ewing from
Cincinnati has been working the fair
visitors, but on account of the lateness
when they received the report of the
robbery it Is feared that it will be i'm.
possible to recover the gem.
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BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IS
MYST|FYINC OFFICERS

NEW YORK, Oct. PA beautiful
woman of IS, extensively dressed and
wearing diamonds and other jewels,
who had just escaped from the River
crest sanitarium in Astoria by climb
ing out of window, was arraigned to-
day in the Even street police court in
Brooklyn on a technical charge of va
grancy. She was discharged on the
vagrancy charge and hurried back to
the sanitarium by guards from there.
She was taken in custody last night
Tucker, IS years old, of No. 6 West
Ninety-second street, Manhattan, She
declared that she had been incarcer-
ated in the sanitarium against her will
for more than seven months.
81 had been looking for chance to
escape all those months" she said, "but
the chance did not come until last night.
Then the doctors and guards had a
banquet and fed out of window"
Miss Tucker appeared to be perfect
ly rational, but the authorities of the
sanitarium declared that she was in
sane. She made no protest against be-
ing taken back.
She was taken in suctody lastn light
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very late by Policeman Blanchfeld, OF
the Greenpoint police station, just after
she had been nearly run down by a
trolley, car.
When she saw the policeman she
started to run away, but was caught
She was taken to the Herbert street
station, where there is a matron.
Before she was taken into custody
she had awakened the night clerk in
McMurray's drug store and asked to be
directed to a place where she could
spend the night. She refused to be
taken to a hotel and said that she was
going to a police station.
At the sanitarium 1t was said that
Miss Tucker was one of the patients
who had the run of the grounds and
who was not closely watched as her
condition was not dangerous.
She had simply walked off the
grounds, It was said, as she might do
at any time, should she care to use
her opportunity.
1t was denied that there was any
banquet of the doctors and attaches of
the sanitarium last night and that Miss
Tucker had escaped through a window
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avenue to a Press reporter today.
1--WE can not account for it on any
score. He was most exemplary
young man and would avoid a per-
sonal encounter If possible. And to
think he was shot from behind!
Everything looked SO bright when he
left with Miss Wiley. who is my sis
ter. We knew that he planned to
come home on freight train, because
his work here made It necessary that
he should not stop over in Spangle."
AS to the amount of money Petrie
might have had the Dubois family
are not certain. They know that he
had at least s25 when he left. He
may have had more. He may have
left some of what he had in his
trunk, which had not been opened.
the keys being in the hands Of the
coroner
Coroner Stocker has determined to
hold an inquest at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning at Smiths undertaking
parlors, and to that end had Deputy
Sheriff Butler serve subpoenas on
Brakemen Campbell and Mass and
Conductor Luck of the freight train
on which Petrie met his death. Miss
Wiley, Petrie's fiancee, was sent for
this morning and was due to arrive
in the city late this afternoon.
1t is reported that Petr1e drew be-
tween SIS and $50 on Saturday eve
ming.
( Chief Woydt received a report from
Detective McDermott this afternoon
that Fulkerson's tracks where he
jumped from the train were found.
confirming this part Of his story. The
chief also received word from the
rancher by whom Fulkerson has been
employed for the past three seasons
and said he paid Fulkerson the exact
sum found in his pockets last Satur-
day night. There Is now no doubt in
the mind of the chief but that Full
kerson has told the truth throughout.
Fulkerson is being held and this
afternoon Chief Woydt and Prescott
ing Attorney Kimball are overhauling
the train crew and suspects who may
know something of the crime. They
are OBTAINING Fulkerson in the hope
that he may identify the men who
committed the holdup.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
MURDER
PUZZLES P0L|CE

Tattoo marks on the left arm tell
ing the name of the tattooed man
and the date of his birth clearly es-
tablished the identity of Elmer E.
Petrie, 20 years of age, Of ST. Cloud
Mimi. who was murdered last night
on a Northern Pacific coal car Just
west of this city. Petrie has been
working as a non-union telephone
lineman in this city for several
months. He boarded at 1923 Boone
avenue.
Petrie went to Spangle yesterday
morning, accompanying Miss Lulu
Wiley. to whom he was engaged. and
was murdered presumably by hoboes,
while riding home on a freight train.
G. B. Fulkerson of North Yakima,
who got aboard the same car with
Petrie at Marshall Junction, brought
word to the police that two men had
held him and Petrie up at the point
of a revolver and one had shot Petrie
through the head, afterwards robbing
him (Fulkerson) of his purse. Ac-
cording to Fulkerson the murder oc-
Cured near the west city limits and
he was forced to jump from the
train after the crime had been COM
mitted.
Fulkerson reported the conditions
to the police as soon as he walked into
town, and the officers found the body
of Petrie as Fulkerson had described.
lying at one end of the open coal car
Early this morning Fulkerson was
questioned more closely, and as a re-
suit of the investigation has been
locked up as a sleeper More than
$50 was found in his pockets. al
though he had said he was robbed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
FEELING VERY BITTER
OVER RAID OF CLUB

cording to the words of former EN-
ployes of the Owl, conditions were such
Saturday night that a serious encoun
ter might have taken place at any time
Better judgment seems to have con
cluded that the old frontier methods
of settling differences is obsolete, and
today things look more calm in sport
ing circles.
Part Of the officials at the city hall
expressed the open belief today that
nothing will come from the Green raid
when the case is tried Saturday; that
not one was caught in the act of gam
bling; that the police have known all
the time that the old tables were
stored in different houses like the Club
as soon as the new anti-gambling law
became operative; that the whole pro
cedure will go into thin air.
Despite this doubt, Chief Woydt Is
commended for taking the initiative in
what he believed to be straight
tip"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
YOUNG THUGS WORK
ON C|TY'S STREETS

Youthful desperadoes are the latest
criminal features to disturb the local
police department.
Mrs. w. A. Wyer of 2O2l Pacific ave-
nue., was the first victim of these juven-
lie holdup artists.
Mrs. Wyer was attacked about dark
Saturday evening as she stood at the
corner Of Pacific avenue and Napa
street waiting to take the trolley car.
She noticed two small boys, one APP
parently ID years of age, and the other
Is, coming in her direction, their hats
pulled well down over their eyes. The
lads marched directly towards Mrs
Wyer, and when in front of her one
stepped on one side and the other on
the other side.
Before Mrs. Wyer realized the boys
boys intentions, her hands were seized
one of the boys getting her purse, which
contained IS.
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Friends of Harry Green and his Club
cafe are ascribing TIE club raid of
Friday night to the work Of rival gam
bleY in this city.
1t Is said that the Green faction
charges that they were unjustly accused
Of circulating a story published in the
Press two weeks ago that gambling
games were being run in this city, and
that the other fellows evened up mat
tiers by having the police swoop down
on Green.
In police circles it 10 said that a
"squealer" who claimed to have lost
800 in Green's gave the tip that re-
suited in the raid. Some of the de-
partment express the belief that the
"squealer" never had $40 to lose, and
that he is seeking revenge or has form.
ed scheme to hold up part Of the gam
bling crowd.
Feeling over the matter has been
at fever heat since the arrest, and, ac-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

and only IS was found in the pockets
from $40 to $50 Petrie's gold watch
had not been disturbed. Fulkerson's
explanation of the deliberate murder
of Petrie is also clouded.
On the other hand Fulkerson gives
clear account of himself, says he
has worked in the harvest fields near
North Yakima all summer. that his
parents live in North Yakima and
that he has resided there for several
years. He was coming to Spokane to
visit the fair.
Chief Woydt has been busy on the
case all day today and has had mem
bers of the freight crew of the train
on which Petrie was murdered
brought to his Office in the city hall.
The members of the crew can throw
but little light on the tragedy, al
though Fulkerson claims a brakeman
collected rs cents from each of them
for the ride into Spokane. The chief
is also giving F'ulkerson every possi-
BILE advantage by starting an inquiry
as to his history in North Yakima.
The chief said this afternoon he
had arrived at no conclusion in the
matter.
Acting Coroner G. w. Stocker said
he had found that Petrie was muir
dered by gun shooting a 3S-calibre
bullet, that the lead passed through
the back, through one arm and was
in the dead mans shirt sleeve. The
coroner will not hold the inquest I'M
til the police department completes
it's investigation.
THE news Of the killing of Mr..
Petrie was a great shock to us here"
said Mrs. Dubois of W1623 Boone
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Memory Of Columbus.

Commencing at 1880 this evening at
the church of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Main avenue, there will be special
commemorative service on the discov-
cry of America by Christopher Column
bus. The Rev. Father Purcell of Occur
d'Alene city will deliver the DISCOURSE,
which will be followed by the benedic-
ton of the most Blessed Sacrament.
The Knights of Columbus will sing a
couple of odes. The church ceremonies
will be open to the public.
Afterwards social session will be
held by the members of the Knights OF
Columbus at their lodge rooms in Pa,
cifc hall
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

The arrests were made by Detective
Sergeants Valley, Cronin, Hennessy
and Collins. The detectives told
Magistrate Barlow they had found
thousands of dollars worth OF finery
of every description in the fiat they
invaded. They said also that the
prisoners had worked in pairs.
The women wore belts surrounded
with rows OF hooks. The men, who
in the profession are called 'nimble-
fingers" stole from the counters and
passed the goods to tho women. who
fastened tho articles on the belt
hooks, concealing them from sight.
After hearing the evidence Magis-
trate Barlow held the prlsoIers for
further examination tomorrow, when
several compliments will appear
against them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Local Attorney Is Picked for
Republican GubernatOrial
Candidate

weeks conference came from the in
ability of the local republicans to pick
man. Among the names considered
were Attorney A. G. Avery; d. T..
Ham, ex-chairman Of the republican
county central COMMITTEES; Willard T.
Harrison, the postmaster; Eugene b.
Hyde, of the land office; Attorney
Cyrus Happy and Colonel William
Ridpath, who was an avowed candi-
date. Judge Cosgrove of Pomeroy was
also named by his friends.
OF the names considered A. G..
Avery ranked high. but the opinion
seemed to be that he is not sufficient
ly q man Of the people. Cyrus Happy
was well liked as a possible candidate,
but did not make clear that he would
accept the nomination.. his law bust
ness in this city being very lucrative
Postmaster NJ. T. Harrison firmly
withdrew his name because he al
ready occupies a position better than
that of governor from pecuniary
standpoint, and for the further rea-
son that other business relations re-
quire his presence in Spokane. d. T.
Ham also turned down the offer. Col
Dnel Ridpath, although a candidate,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Kansas Steam PIoWa.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 1.-THE first
OF the steam plows are coming into
general use in western Kansas this
fall. The farmers who, year after year,
have been expanding their holdings
find it impossible to find farm labor
enough to have their land plowed in
the fall, so that the steam pillow comes
not only as a money-saver. but as a
necessity. Steam pillow agents are thick
in the state now and eastern implement
manufacturers are running behind on
the orders for steam plows.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Crowds at Races.

Magnificent weather and a splendid
race and vaudeville program brought
out the largest crowd to the Intsr.
state fair grounds today since the
opening. The grandstand was crowd
ed to capacity and all the private
boxes we'll filled with eager devotees
of the racing game. The attendance
is estimated at 1000.
The first race. one mile special
pace. was called Off.
In wonderful finish Goldfinder
with Buxton up. won the one and one
sixteenth miles race in 1859. The
contestants and places were as fol-
lows. Goldhnder 10& (Buxton). 2 to
5, first; windward 100 (Smith), s to
s. second: Burdock 102 (Ross), 2 to
I, third.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Crisis IN Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. l2.-The crisis in
the fight of the street railway employees
for an increase of four cents an hour
was reached today, when the result of
the vote taken on the counter PROPOSE
ton and refused, was carried to the
management. The original demands
were renewed, but the officials of the
railway positively refused to accede.
The unions Of street railway employees
will hold a mass meeting this week
to vote on strike.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
SEARCH 0NLOOKERS
TO PREVENT ESCAPE

LEAvENWORTH, Kan, Oct. l2,-
"A trial of military mutineers which be-
gun here today, is one of the most re-
markaBAe in the history of army post
Five men are under
trial, charged with having been ring
leaders in the big military prison break
|of November, 1901. In that break
~ desperate prisoners escaped. After
a long and hard chase, all but six Of
them were re-arrested.
The extraordinary feature of today's
proceedings lies in the fact that the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Devotional Service.

Commanding next Sunday there will
be held at the church of Our Lady of
Lourdes, Main avenue. special 40
hours devotional service. The SER
vices will be held throughout the day
on Monday and Tuesday and will close
at 1880 that evening. The alteration
services will open with a solemn high
mass, and dufng the 10 hours ador.
alton the Blessed Sacrament will be
exposedJ
On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
evenings Of next week there will be
special services consisting of sermon
on the Blessed Sacrament, followed
by q behedietion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
HOUNDS LOCATE THREE
: YEAR OLD LOST GIRL

Violet Eaton, the 3-year-old daughter
Of Mrs. Eaton. who is visiting Mrs.
Frank Garlands, at her ranch, ten miles
from town on the Little Spokane, was
lost from II o'clock Sunday until this
morning in the woods. Mrs. Garland
reported the loss to T. S. Griffith, who
was coming to town yesterday from his
ranch, ana he Immediately ordered his
man to take out his two bloodhounds,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

most elaborate arrangements have beer
made to prevent an attempt upon the
part of friends of the prisoners to inter
fere with the officers of the court and
make possible the escape of the men.
Every man present at the trial, with
the exception of officers Of the court
has had to submit to being search I'd
before entering the courtroom. Several
guns were taken off the men who APP
piled for admission.
There is every chance for a conviction
and that will mean life Imprisonment
for each of the culprits
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
MANY VESSELS HAVE
F0UNDERED IN STORM

NORFOLK, Oct. l2.-The weather
observer from Curriluck, North Caro-
lima, arrived here today as special
messenger from the coast, where all
wires are down. He brought news OF a
big wreck of the three-masted schooner
Mabel Rose OF Norfolk, and the How
lett of Mex York. Both were loaded
with lumber and are total losses. The
crews were rescued with great diff
Guilty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

The coast for miles is strewn with
wreckage, and more is coming in all
the time, indicating great loss of YES
sells.
The body of Captain Ames of the
ocean'going coal barge Ocean Belle was
washed ashore this morning. Other
bodies are still missing. The govern
ment lightship Cape Charles broke her
moorings last night. She was brought
up this morning in lower Chesapeake
bay.