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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
INSPECTOR Green SAYS THAT HE HAS.
Discovered A Mares NEST
Spokane Wood and Coal Consumers Not Getting Full Measure
From the Deaers---Wi| Look After Them.

ment that from now on he will start
crusade against those companies
whom he suspects.
In the sale of a cord of wood the
operation is very simple: In order to
make Il full cord the bark of the
wood must be turned up-that is, an
honest cord. When It is stated that
in a cord of wood there are 1913
cubic feet. wood is meant and not
part of those feet in daylight as
is the case when the points of the
wood are up, which allows whoever
may please to exercise a fraud, to
beat the buyer out of fully wood
enough to make a very great differ
ence.
In regard to this matter Mr.. Green
said this morning:
II intend to remedy this matter
Immediately. Up TO the last few days
have been so busy on other mat
ters that I have scarcely had the
time to look into this fraud, but
shall do so at once"
He is also after what he refers to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

The statement has been made today
that the wood and coal people of
Spokane are at the present time
working great fraud upon the pub
lie on almost every sale they have
made this winter. s. w. Green in
spector of weights and measures, fol-
lowed a wood rack today for the pur-
pose of ascertaining if they were
selling the full 1913 cubic feet of cord
wood.
Green says he has suspected for a
long time that there was a fraud in
operation among the fuel companies
Fuel is not finding particularly
ready sale this winter, anyway, ac-
cording to the inspector, and he goes
on to state that he has the most posi-
tive evidence of one of the greatest
frauds ever perpetrated in this city
1t is seldom that 1T Is worked sue
cessfully upon the large blocks or the
hotels. for the reason that they all
measure the wood they buy. This is
not done by the poorer classes of
people and Green makes the state
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

Two dead tough" street gamins.
mere children. have turned daylight
thieves; stolen a well-filed purse. but
weakened at the last moment and re-
turned the swag.
The number of "touga" messenger
boys. Juvenile thieves and infantile
desperadoes is unquestionably on the
increase in Spokane. Within the past
month the police have had several
calls to investigate robberies. which
We're afterwards traced to small boys.
The Press learned. at noon today,
of an astonishing piece Of petit lar
ceny at the hands of two messenger
boys, Willing to grant them pro-
lection in the hope that they may
lead better lives, The Press will never
brand child thief. But these boys
certainly deserve the hard name.
There is a young woman telephone
operator who occupies certain room
No. Il2, in downtown block.
Two messenger lads came there
yesterday, while the telephone oper-
ator, who was off duty. was out in
the hall. The door was found ajar.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
THE HE|NOUS CHARGE
AGAINST ALT HAWKINS

and go to 'Kalispel, Mont, to enter a
dance hall dive.
Henderson and his wife We're ar
rested last night by Sergeant Sullivan
and Officer Miles just as the oa4thound
train on the Great Northern was about
to pun out,
The three giils two aecd 10 YEAR
aud the other l1-werc taken into Gus
tody alsa aud llaeel where they would
be in safe hands and away from snN
chance Of besng tempered with, Z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

pookstbc oks and see how they will
sQueal.
The plan 10 80 simple the wonder IL
no one ever suggested 1t before. It
IL not hard to carry through. There
are HOO shippers here, who spend
about 100000 in freight per an
mum. This can be saved to the local
merchant and consumer in spokans.
Not more than $50 signsrs would be
needed. These would represent the
larger share Of the gross freight bus
mess.
Are you in line for lower freight
ratesp
This big battle The Prsss purposes
to hght through. If you wish to
help, sign the coupon attached. The
idea II to find out as soon as possible
who are. the friends of the movement.
# you have not read the previous ar
ticles in The Press on the merits Of
the proposed protective freight pool,
ask your neighbor about it.; or tele-
phone The Press, Main a75, and this
newspaper will send You the previous
articles at once. At any rate, If you
wish to bring this thing around, in
business-like style, sign and return
at once to The Press this coupon. It
Is in the nature Of straw vote, to
hnd out what are the prospects.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

City May Have to Pay
Back Some of Those
Collected

If the statement of Corporation
Counsel Judson is correct that one
assessment only can be assessed for
sewer purposes, the city in on the
way for one or two lawsuits. Two
sewers are now in operation on Sec
ond avenue and Howard street. The
city has assessed the property own
ers of that section for both sewers.
The owners of property now have
plans on foot to reclaim the taxes.
M. NJ Cowley of the Traders Ma
tional bank was recently assessed
SIG for n new sewer running east
and west on Second avenue. The
sewer is of no use to Mr.. Cowley
and does not connect with any of the
property owned by him. IF the
money Is not returned" said Mr..
Cowley. Il will take steps to have
It returned"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

were 1907 ,547 1926. On the same mile
age basis the net earnings averaged
sl69 more per mile for 1908 than for
the previous year.
The total net income OF the roads
included in this advance report was
1874, 1904 This amount includes $685.
079, 800 received as income from corpo-
rate investments and miscellaneous
sources. The aggregate of the deduc-
tons from income was S6i3, 546, 723. The
principal items comprised in these de-
auctions were interest on funded debt,
rents of leased lines. permanent i'm
provements charged to income. taxes
(which were 81. 960 00i) and dividends.
The resulting surplus from operations
was sol ,l62.7i2 The full report for
1902 showed surplus of s94, S55. 0sS.
The dividends declared during the
year ending June 80, 1903, by the rail-
way companies for which returns APP
pear in the preliminary report amount-
ed to sl5G, 90 This sum exceeds
that representing the dividends Of corr
responding lines for 1902 by 50, $50, 200.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
MONAHAN MONUMENT
DRACS ALONG SLOWLY

ought TO know that this article would
not be as serviceable as white bronze.
The Lincoln monument is rapidly
disappearing from the effects OF dis
Indignation and relic hunters. Cleo
patra's needle in New York is also
wearing away. Something like $780,
0e0 has been spent on these two mon
uments, and as we have not that sum
at our disposal" here Mr. Cowley
smiled. I'VE want something that will
withstand the elements and the hands
nf man"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
ABBIE KELLY

instrumental in caunsing her illness,
which has since developed into Sc
we're case of typhoid fever.
Miss Kelly. it will be remembered,
occupied room No. 2l0, Marion block,
and it was while there that she met
some young men who drank with her
and then it is alleged either gave her
drugged wine or else SO much OF II very
poor variety of the stuff that it was
drug in itself.
Miss Kelly is too i'll at the present
time to converse with representatives
of the The Press and therefore nc
statement ms to whom the guilty par
ties are can be obtained.
The Press, however, has partial in
formation which may lead to the de-
nouement and exposure of the guilty
ones.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

Abbie Kelly, the handsome young girl
whom it has been alleged was doped
one night last week, and who is now
lying at the Deaconess hospital suffer
ing with typhoid fever and lowering
between life and death, is reported TO-
day to be in none too safe Il condi-
ton.
Abbie Kelly, by the way, is not the
true name of the young lady, but The
Press has secured her right name and
also the residence of her mother IN
California.
The mother has been advised OF the
dangerous condition of her daughter and
her arrival in this city is expected any
day.
Then vigorous effort will be made
TO secure evidence against the young
men who are suspected of having been
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. o.
Notwithstanding the well known aver
sion of the president to receiving gifts
from persons personally unknown 20
him, Christmas presents are arriving
IN great numbers at the white house,
coming largely from unknown admirers
of the Roosevelts, though, of course,
there are many also fro mrelatives and
personal friends The character of the
gifts is varied Some are costly, 9th
ers unique, and not few on the freak
order. They come not only from all
parts of the United States, but from
Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the far
east. Among the gifts received from
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

as the Coal swindier." According to
the Inspector this is a swindle that
Is being carried on to great extent
In this city.
The operation in swindling patron
on a ton of coal is quite different
than in the wood.
Most wagons of the coal companies
are weighed when received from the
factories or else weighed in the early
spring. In the meantime from the
spring until the present season mud
of considerable weight gradually
accumulates.
In weighing ton Of coal 1t Is
often the case that. already knowing
the weight of the wagons, II 10 neg
lected to reweigh whenever a load OF
coal is to be hauled.
Green stated this morning that he
believed that both or ,ne above
swindles were being practiced -ex-
tensively upon the public in this city.
In fact. he boldly makes the state
ment that he has positive evidence
in one case
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
NEWS OF INTEREST
With THE MINISTERS

history of the Catholic church of this
city is being arranged by Father YER
hagen Of the Church of Our Lady of
Lourdes. The furniture for the new
church is being moved as rapidly as
possible and everything will be in
readiness for the midnight mass on
Christmas night. A special musical
program is being arranged for the
occasion.
The Plymouth Congregational
church will hold their Christmas fes-
tivities tomorrow evening at 1880 p.
m. The early date was set in order
that Christmas eve could be celebrat-
ed in the homes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

"The city council is slower than
the wrath of God" So said NJ. NJ
Cowley this morning in reference to
the monument to be erected, In honor
of James Monaghan. the naval herr
of this city. All arrangements have
been made and all we need is the help
of the council. l have letters from
many experts on the subject of the
best material to be used. Our first
intention was to use granite. But 1t
seems to be the opinion of those who
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
DEATH
Is the Pen atty for the
Crime Mrs. Rodgers
Committed

BENNINGTON, Vt. Dec. 22.-Mrs.
Mary Rodgers was this morning found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
She has been on trial the past week.
She lured her husband into a lonely
spot, where, assisted by her half-wit
ted paramour, she murdered him with
chloroform and threw the body into
the river.
! The verdict carries with it the death
penalty. The woman was apparently
the most unconcerned in the court
room when the verdict was read. The
cases of her accomplices, Stella Bates
and Perham, will be taken up at once.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
HANDSOME GIFTS FOR
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

the Philippines are many interesting cur.
rios and these will doubtless find Il
resting place in the presidents cabi-
nets.
Tropical fruits, including pineapples,
bananas and oranges. have been receiv-
ed at the executive mansion, and tur-
keys, barrels of apples, and wild game
have come from many parts of the
west. These are all of the finest quail
ity and naturally are highly appre-
ciated by the president and his family
The finest of the turkeys will be select
ed to grace the white house table on
Christmas day, while the remainder will
be distributed among the married EN-
ployes,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

Flowers

Florists are receiving large orders for
Christmas decorations, and small boys
have been hired to gather evergreens.
In the east it is said that this years
supply will be the finest in years. The
holly trees are bearing an unusually
large crop of bright red berries. The
New Jersey mistletoe is rapidly TAX
ing the place of the imported article.
A few years ago, in many parts of the
east, the cit florists depended almost
entirely on England for their supply
of mistletoe, and it was an expensive
luxury, small sprig of it costing from
so cents to 81.
During the next week thousands of
holly wreaths, strings of laurel, miles
in length, and barrels of cedar will be
sent to the city markets.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
LOTS OF NICE PRESENTS FOR
THOSE FOND OF READING

There are dainty pocketbooks, just
the thing to carry in ones bag; COM
bination glove and handkerchief cases.
and Vienna novelties in horn, brass
and bronze, including desk pieces and
smoker articles.
Exquisite are the favors and boxes
for ices and salads to be used at the
Christmas dinner. There are tiny raf-
fla cradles for bonhons and fruits and
red sleighs with holly sprays.
Menu cards for the woman who. en-
tertams are in pale blue or pink, with
japanese green and dull rose-gold bor-
ders In dinner cards are hand-paint--
ed sets of figures cards There are
hunting scenes. college flag cards and
shamrocks tinted in natural colors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
Gov. TAFT Coming.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.--Advices
received at the war department from
Manila are to the effect that Governor
Taft will sail today for the United
States. Governor Taft will reach
Washington early in February and.
according to present plans, he will
at once assume the war portfolio in
succession to Secretary Root. 1t is
Secretary Roots intention to give a
dinner to Governor Taft on his ar
rival here, and this WIN be followed
Immediately by his resignation from
the cabinet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

There was a slight difference be-
son shop last night, which for time
threatened something approaching a
strike. according to some of the
members. Benson, 1T is claimed,
wanted his employees to work until 8
o'clock last night-an hour longer
than the time prescribed by the
union. When o'clock arrived the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

''Procurer' was the charge placed
after the name of Alfred Hawkins
when he was taken TO the city Jail by
Detectives Burns and Briley at an early
hour this morning. Hawkins, it is
understood, will be charged with man
aging the local end of the scheme
through which Andrew Henderson aud
his wife almost succeeded in inducing
three young girls 10 desert thar homes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

The members Of the First Congre-
gational church will hold services on
next Thursday evening. A Christ
mas tree will be given in honor of
the children.
At a meeting of the members OF
the jefferson Street NJ. E. church last
evening the following officers were
elected for the coming year: John
Cressy, superintendent; w. Il. Jack
son, first assistant superintendent;
j. II. Moore, second assistant; Miss
Leila McAdams. secretary; Tony Me
Adams. treasurer; Bertha Wraight,
librarian; Miss Ella Higley. organist.
The most elaborate program in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

The book stores are filed to over
flowing with an extensive assortment
of the standard authors. There are
all the latest publications, decidedly
appropriate for holiday >gifts.
Calendars adorned with quaint pic
lures are going like hot cakes. This
year the new designs are exquisite in
the extreme.
Chinese and japanese curios, fine
ivory cafving. satsuma bronzes, netsuke
purses are sold in great numbers.
Japanese vases are seen in dull
creamy blue ground, with figures N
gold and blue and rose.
Novelty opera bags come in cut steel.
They are exceedingly handsome this
Near and are temntinglY set forth
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

The Chant Music company has insti-
tuted suit against d. l.. Peterson
to recover Kranich K Bach piano, or
the value, $3.50, thereof. The complaint
sets forth that Peterson has come into
the possession of the piano without
the consent of the firm and has and
does refuse to give it up. On just
what grounds Peterson lays his claim TO
the instrument is not shown in the
complaint, but it appears that he
claims to be the owner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
Merchants Home Protective Pool
for Lower Frelghts.
Omitted We Stand; Divided We Fall"
"In Union II Strength"

trying to help the town, and, incl
dsntally, help itself.
The selection of leader, however,
will be made later on. It need not be
immediate. But it is urgent that The
Press finds out who favors the pro-
tective pool plan. The first step is
to learn who Is ready to come in
NOwI
Will you be one2
Are you In favor of compelling the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

Spokane will not be represented in
the great international tournament to
be held in New York for physical cul-
ture. This is not because. this city
has not as fine examples, male and
female, of human symmetry as any
other city in the country, but simply
because there is no club in Spokane
for the physical culture of females ex-
cepting the one for very young misses
under the management of the Y. Nj. {.
A. In other cities, especially in the
east. the physical culture clubs are nu-
merous and strong and the ladies are
the most numerous among the devotees
of developing the human form.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
BARRIERS QUIT

men all donned their street clothes
and the matter was settled. This
morning all is serene again in the
Benson barber shop. Nevertheless
the episode created quite a talk
among other BARRIERS of the city.
When Mr.. Benson was seen this
morning he denied the whole story
and said that somebody had got a
wrong steer" and facteiously re-
marked ASK my BARRIERS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
TURNING SCHOOL LANDS
into USELESS SWAMPS

Complaint has been filed with J. c.
Webster. commissioner of school
lands, that three owners of property
on the borders of Philia lake. near
Spangle. in Spokane county, are
building a ditch to drain the lake, and
If allowed TO complete their work the
result will be the turning of good
portion of coo acres of school land
into a swamp.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
5p0kAN['} f|N[ f0Rn5 Of MIN
AND worth NOT N GREAT SHOW

England has just decided that she will
take part in the international tourna-
ment and will send her best examples
of how the human form can be deVel-
oped in strength and symmetry.
Competitive examinations have been
held. and Miss Annie Oxley of Shelf
field and Z. Clement of Leicester, cho-
sen as the highest types of physical
culture to represent England. The
choice for the woman representative
halted for long time between Miss
Oxley and Miss Gertrude Perkins.
1t may interest The Press women
readers to read the statistics on which
the judges framed their decision:
Miss Oxley is slight and petite, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

Mr.. Webster, II Is understood, has
notified the parties that they must
cease work, but they have given no
evidence so far of their intention Of
complying with the order.
With the present progress being
made the ditch will be completed by
the first of January. and those inter-
ested in the preservation of the
school lands are much worried be-
cause of the inaction of the officials.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
A Feast Tonight.

The Spokane Publishers & Manu-
facturers' association. which includes
most of the job printing houses of
the city. hold their annual banquet
at o'clock this evening. Daven-
ports restaurant is the rendezvous
and the usual good time is antici-
mated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

Butte, Mont.-Forced by the law.
Charlie Kan, a Chnaman who is de-
scribed as being the homeliest speci-
men of his race ever sent to this
country, married Letta Mccormick, a
pretty 1S-year- old white girl of Liv-
ingston. Kan flashed up $4,000 to
show that he was in a position to
support wife. He will take his
American wife to China.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
CHRISTMAS
AT ST. LUKE'S

The nurses of the st. Luke's will give
a Christmas tree on the morning Of the
25th for all til epatients in the wards.
This has been customary ever since
the hospital started. The nurses will
be busy with the popcorn pepper and
the candy bags Il the doctors permit
the eating of the last named article.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
GRAND JURY LOOKING
INTO CHICAGO STRIKE

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.--The grand jury
today began an investigation of the
local labor troubles with the object
of indicting persons who melted riots
or appeared in them. Public indigna-
ton is aroused by the attempts Of
pickets to prevent the burial Of the
dead because of the strike of hearse
and carriage drivers and demand some
effective measures against such scenes
az have been enacted the past four
days.
States Attorney Dineen has caused
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
small.

The jury in the case of Charles G.
Probst VS.. The Great Northern and
b. $. Robertson rendered verdict in
favor Of the plaintiff for the sum Of
S25. The amount sued for was $4,000,
to which extent the plaintiff claimed
he had been damaged 10y having been
expelled from the train near Chatta-
roy last summer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22
Riots In Berlin.

BERLIN, Dec. 2.-Serious rioting oc-
CURED at Hamburg today. The mount
ed police charged the mob and were
overwhelmed. They secured reinforce
ments and charged with drawn swords
and reviewers. Order was not restored
until scores were wounded. Many
leaders have been arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

While c. c. Fashback was testifying
yesterday as witness in DEFENSE Of
Thomas Coehrane, charged with beat
ing up a Cinnamon named John Sing,
he showed so plainly that he was a
prominent actor in the affair that he
was arrested while the case was still
on and when arraigned he was con-
victed upon his own testimony, and
he and Cochrane We're each fined IS,
while the Chinaman got off with 81
fine and tri,n,,,inps
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

discriminating railroads to disgorge?
Will you be one of spoxane's mer-
chants who will help form protect
i've pool3 Yourself, and associates,
turning over in bulk, to competing
road, q large percentage Of the local
haul, will force the robber roads to
do the square thing7
Spokane has in vain appealed to
every manly quality in these insolent
roads. Now let her touch their
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-22

has auburn hair. She is only 20 years
old, and looks much younger. Her
measurements, as taken by the judges,
were as follows: Height, feet 31f
inches; weight, l26 pounds; biceps,
fiexed, loA inches; neck, l21s inches
forearm, 9ls inches; thigh, 1919 inches
calf, IA inches; bust, 33A inches; waist.
pam inches.
Miss Perkins is of the same age. She
is feet rs inches high, weighs l2llE
pounds. Other measurements are: BIZ
eeps, l2h inches. hexed; forearm, 90
inches; thigh, 2lla inches; calf, l4A
inches; bust, 1914 inches; waist, 26
inches.