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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
Spirited Election.

Beta circle, Women of Woodcraft,
held its regular election of officers yes
terday afternoon and the election was
hot one. The battle of the ballots
waged until late in the afternoon and
the result was in doubt for some time
Primers were sent out to round up the
absent ones, just as the electioneering
officials on mems election day round
up the thoughtless. The returns were
very close until someone bethought
themselves of several members who
were clerks in stores. These were hur-
ried i'll on leaves of absence from duty
III their stores and carried the day in
favor of the following ticket Mrs.
George MIDGET, advisor; Mrs. Ella
Kelly, clerk; Mrs. j. b. Bishop, bank
er; Mrs. Della Washington, magician;
Mrs. Ida Bliss, attendant; Mrs. Lena
LaVavalley, inner sentinel; Mrs. Lottie
Dralle. captain of the guards; Mrs.
Emma F. Miller, manager; Mrs Nellie
Adams, musician; Mrs. Viola Daniel,
installing officer; Mrs. z. A. Newell,
past guardian.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
OFFERED THE GUARD
$4,000 FOR RELEASE

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-One hundred
pounds of dynamite stored away by
the carbarn bandits was found in a
house in the northwestern part of the
city this morning by the police, after
search lasting several days. The
police are now convinced that the four
arrested have accomplices still at large
who may attempt TO liberate their
comrades. Twenty holdups within the
past few days and the murder of Law
yer Fuller Weider are attributed to
the gang, who are believed to be max
ing desperate efforts in behalf of the
prisoners. All efforts to sweat infor-
nation from the latter are unavail-
ing. The police dragnet was out last
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
THREATS Of
TILL f|Af|A
Say They Must Have
Money or Will Exter.
inmate a Family.

NEW YORK, Dec. Awe want
money. You have it and have got
to give us 5000 at once or we will kill
you and Your family. Say nothing
about this to anyone, but place the
money in an envelope and drop it in
the gutter in front of your store at
noon tomorrow and we will have a man
there to get it.
If you value your life or that of
your children don't fail to obey us
We mean business.
NINE FRIENDS"
This letter, said to have been sent by
members of the Malta and received by
Frank Disalvia of No. 225 East Eighty
fifth street, spread CONSERVATION today
among his family and other wealthy
Italians in the vicinity of his home
Disalvia was especially terrified be-
cause the threatening letter resembled
one of the first letters received by
Fathr Giuseppe Cirringione, the Bronx
priest who was kidnapped. The letter
to Father Cirringione resembled the
Dsalvia letter of today in that the
letter was signed mine Friends" and
the priests letter declared that the
writers were nine workmen with starry
ing families. Both letters demanded
money.
TIE letter was mailed at Station X
1t $as printed with ink in English
Thd spelling was correct.
On account of the similarity of the
letter to those received a short time
ago by Father Cirringinoe, Disalvia
rushed with it to the East Eighty
eighth street police station.
Detectives have since been on the
watch at the tore and in the house tt
guard Disalvia's children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
As to Panama.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Liver-
nash of California, a union labor
representative, introduced a resolu-
ton today reciting the present revo-
luton has endangered transit across
Panama in violation of treaty obliga-
tions and resolves, therefore,:
First, lit is the duty of the United
States to demand that the govern
ments of Panama and Colombia in
their relations to each other refrain
from interfering with the freedom of
isthmus transit.
Second, the United States hereby
disclaims any intention to impair or
limit the sovereignty of Colombia
disclaims any intention to support
the republic of Panama against CO.
lombia or to interfere with their re-
lations with each other further than
shall be necessary. ..,-...
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
IS VERY HEAVY
~ .uN us1 u

in stating that there is not near the
amount in sight that there was at that
time. But this is not causing a great
deal of apprehension in regard to the
future earnings. Most of the lines will
benefit largely by retrenchment and
by remunerative returns as result of
recent improvements and may be able
to keep their earnings up to the level
of the previous year, regardless OF
the fact that some staticticians, who
are on the spot, find that they are I'M
able to figure it that way.
Retrenchment in the construction de-
partment of the western roads is es.
timated to have included the laying
off of probably 10000 or $4,000 men
which will amount to something like
$40, 900 900 year, distributed over the
territory covered by the various lines
II is further believed that the cost O.
operation may be reduced considerable,
in the future by the reduction in tn,
price Of rails and structural matYia
intended for bridge work and the like
In the meantime prices OF eommoditie
OF one kind or another may reach
level that will stimulate q heavier ton
mage from how on.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
HE May YET RULE
ALL THE RUSS|AS.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 4.-Relig-
ious services were held throughout the
empire today in celebration of the
twenty-ffth birthday of Grand Duke
Michael, heir apparent to the throne,
who was born November %, O. s.
december A., 1873. The services also
included thanksgiving for the Czarina s
progress toward recovery.
Notwithstanding the fact that he ap-
pears destined to become the car of
all the Russias, the czarowitz is proba-
bly, the least known publicly of any of
the members of the imperial family,
and it is difficult to realize that the
frail, sickly youth, who was never ex-
pected to reach manhood, is now Is
years old.
The grand duke is the third son of
the late car Alexander Ill, and as
youth he gave great promise of a use
fur career, though his elder brother,
Grand Duke George, heir apparent to
the throne, naturally came in for a
larger share of public notice. With
the death of the latter a few years
ago and the continued failure of the
present czarina to bear a son, it has
become more and more of a certainty
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
GREAT INTEREST AROUSED u
QUE PIANO BANKING
CLUBS.

Spokane piano buyers taking ad-
vantage of the exceptionally low
prices and peculiar advantages made
possible under our piano banking club
proposition.
A BANK GIVEN TO EACH CLUB
MEMBER
If the interest manifested during
the first three days of our piano
banking club sale keeps up until
Christmas. the number of pianos
and organs sold during the same
length of time will not only make
an unprecedented record in the his
tory of Spokane, but several hundred
Spokane homes heretofore without
music will have been made happy.
Our cooperative club plan makes
the way so easy and the burden so
light that II is needless to say that
many people who have always want
ed pianos, but have felt that they
could not undertake buying one will
join one of the four clubs and have
an instrument placed in the home at
once.
THESE ARE THE PAYMENTS.
Members in club IA" will obtain a
fine new piano upon payment of 81
down and weekly payments of 1925.
Remember these clubs are limited to
90 members
Members of club "B" pay $40 upon
delivery of piano and the balance at
the rate of $500 per week.
lsl,h ..lS'' ,,,ap,bars ,>o,,
and the balance in payments OF $3.50
week
NoTE-Payments may be arsang-
ed on corresponding monthly basis
If desired.
HERE ARE THE PRICES.
The regular seas styles will be
turned over to- club "a" members
now for $l4S. and tho s275 pianos for
$ls4; all $300 pianos at s2l7. $325
pianos at $232. $3.50 pianos at SEAS to
club "B' members, and the very
finest medium grade instruments that
could not be sold under regular re-
tail conditions for less than $500
will go 10 club "C' members for
$3.50; s425 pianos for sS06. $3.50 pi-
amos for s332, and $47b pianos for
tS6S. The most regular $500 highest
grade fancy carved pianos will go at
sss6, and all $3.50 styles for s42S. and
the seo0 styles for $+96 in club ID"
Corresponding reductions are made
on every one OF the $500 fine new
pianos included in this sale.
1t will pay you to make investiga-
lions at once, Full particulars on ap,
pllcation.
ElLERS PIANO HOUSE,
605-60I Sprague Avenue.
q, A. iEipINSER, Mgr
Largest Dealers in the Pacific North
west,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

I am in favor Of smoking someone
out"
said one Of spokane's heaviest real
estate owners: Personally, would
be helped by the Ksngman bridge
proposition, but II II . distinct In
jury to the city and 20 I am unalter-
ably opposed. A. . good citizen, z
can not stand IDLY by ana see these
things 60 on. # . grand jury will
stop the bad conditions growing up
In various departments, let us have
one. A. for county affairs, that scan
DIAL about buying wood shows the
utter incompetency Of ofacials who
are posing 80 frisnes or the people"
Said still another large property
owner: Il will sign the call for a
grand jury; you bet I will. Why, I
found that the county paid Sass a
cord for pine that I went out and
bought, in small lots, for SO, and I
never bought over 10 cords at a
time. Oh, it is lovely thing to be
in politics. Spokane has 20 long been
'touted' a. beyond reproach in its
political affairs that 1t must come
~ q double shock to have The Press
exposed the naked truth"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
City News.

John Raynor of Riordan is in the
city today.
w. H. NJ. Short of Deer Park is at
the Pacific.
p. H. Walsh of Republic is in the
city today.
The Plata Mining company has in
corporated.
A. c. Edwards of Leadville, Col, is
at the Victoria.
James Donan, mining man from
Danville, is in the city.
James Robertson of Momence, ILL.,,
is guest of the Victoria.
W. f. Schrock of Almira is in the
city on business trip connected with
his lumber interests.
II. c. Howe of Kalispell, who is ex.
tensively interested in the oil lands OF
that section, is at the Pacific.
Surveys have commenced on the pro-
posed railroad from Post Falls north
60 tap the timber and agricultural lands
there.
John A. Finch. w. II, Cowles, F. T.
Mccullough and f. p. Hogan were oho,
sen trustees of the Country club last
Iii hi.
The Idaho State Eagle. a publication
of Wallace, Idaho, has filed articles OF
incorporation at capitalization OF
10000
John Mercer, local representative OF
the Wisconsin Central line, has return
ed to the city from brief business trip
to the Palouse.
Notices have been posted in the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
shops to the effect that the schedule
of hours, reduced for time to effect
a saving, will be increased, giving the
men n chance to earn more money.
Among the prominent real estate
men in the city today is |. We'll of
Standpoint, Idaho, who is here on a
short business trip. Mr. We'll is very
extensively interested in the lumber
business and his timber holdings are
quite numerous.
The police Of Standpoint, Idaho, have
been ordering Migrants from that town
for the last week or so and these are
arriving in Spokane in large numbers.
This move is the elimination of the
orders now in effect throughout north
ern Idaho. aimed at all hoboes and
,thers with no visible means of sup
port.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
THIS CITY IS SHOUTING
LOUD FOR GRAND JURY
Wastefuess and Political Intrigue Initiates Citizens Who Now Camor
for Official Investigation Concerning Condition Of Town.

I hope the grand jury will give some
Of our doctors . chance to be heard"
Other men interviewed by The
Press were of the same general opin-
ions. All declared that the time is
ripe for a sweeping investigation.
affecting all official crookedness, lax
ness, looseness. grabbing, grating
and incompetency, wherever found
from high to low.
Only one man objected. He said:
What can be done? Isn't it wrong
to have it told to the world that
things are going wrong here? know
something about politics. have no
faith in grand juries.'
yet it is just men like yourself"
went on The Press. who by taking
a negative position, make it all the
easier for the gang to keep on at
work."
He smiled and replied, I'm busy
with private affairs.
IF everybody said that, where
would the town be?' replied The
Press, returning the smile.
The busy gentleman's answer was,
Il give it up"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

hanging on with bulldog determination.
On Thursday, October %, the jour
neymen plumbers to the number of 20
struck for an increase in wages from
IS to $3.50 day. The loss to them
at the old rate of wages will soon
mount up to the round sum of $4,000.
During the time since they first struck
and the present the men have drawn
heavily on their own personal resources,
as well as upon their treasury.
With the bosses still firm in their
determination of holding out until
spring if necessary. it is evident set
Element will soon be forced upon the
plumbers themselves or the union will
he disrupted.
This strike has caused more ill-feel-
ing among the members of organized
labor than is generally known. The
trades council itself is badly split up
owing to the withdrawal Of the ear
penters, and there are several other
unions which only granted their en-
do.sement of the strike under pres
sure brought to bear by other unions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
THE PLUMBERS STRIKE
SEEMS NEAR THE END

to say something the delegates depart
ed. Only one thing can be made out
of the visit of the delegates--the
plumbers union is surely weakening.
On the star: they refused to consider
the subject of arbitration, claiming
they We're strong enough in themselves
to bring the bosses around to their
way of thinking. They didn't even
ask the endorsement of the trades
council, so confident were they of a
speedy ending of the strike. Up to
date the amount represented by the
loss in wages to the plumbers is an
enormous sum of money. Many of
them. comparatively, have had to leave
the city to search for employment in
other cities, while others have been
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

Said one Of the best known local
physicians: ut seems easier to pay
the special taxes levied on us by the
extravagant councilmanic body than
to protest. That's about the size of
things. So you'll find that doctors.
generally, regard city affairs as a
farce comedy Especially has the
health once been tossed around like
football, used ~ means Of paying
political debts. We hope that the
thing Is ended, under the new health
officer, but certainly under the old
management the health Office was un-
worthy of our city. That's another
thing the grand jury should look into.
still another doctor intimated that
the grand jury might well extend the
scope Of its inquiry and examine into
spokane's pet immortality. 1T am not
referring now to all-night theaters,
or any public rowdyism," said he,
"but to the greatest social curse. It
Affects the very welfare of family
life. what has been going on here
IL almost unspeahable, and If The
Press told the truth 1t would be sx-
cluded from the United States mail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

night in the district where the bandits
formerly loitered and resulted in 10
arrests. The guard over Neidermeyer
this morning informed the chief that
Neidermeyer had offered him 500, geo
cash for his liberation. He did not
say where he would get the money, but
assured the guard it would be handed
him in cash the minute he stood out
side the prison walls. On hearing this
and discovering the dynamite the off,
GERS arrived at the firm conclusion that
the prisoners are merely part of big
organized gang of desperadoes and again
doubled the guard, both inside and OUT
side the prison where the criminals
are confined. They are now kept n
separate cells widely apart.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
SAGE DEF|ES Time
AND the DYNAMITERS

NEW YORK, Dec. IT have lived
to celebrate the twelfth anniversary
of my lucky escape" said Russell
Sage, the dean of Wall street, today
in reference to his escape from death
on December 4, 1891, at the hands Of
a lunatic, who exploded dynamite in
the aged financier's office. Il expect
to live to see the twentieth anniver-
sary." added Mr.. Sage IF 1 am
spared until then 1 will be in my
ninety-sixth year--a pretty old man."
1t was just IL years ago today that
the financial world and the public in
general were startled by the news. of
the attempt on Mr.. Sage's life. On
that day Henry Norcross of Boston
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
Want Big Damages.

George Il. Denhain and wife have
brought action against the Washing
ton Water Power company for $4,000
damages TO Mrs. Denham by reason
of her being thrown out of a Broad
way car as II rounded into North
Monroe street last August. The
plaintiff says that the car was over
loaded and overcrowded. Mrs. Den
hams injuries are claimed to be
many, the chief one being the loss Of
child. prematurely born. and the
ills attending.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
Delegates Selected.

William Quinn, of the machinists'
union, and John Blickendoefer, of the
brewers, have been selected by the
trades council to represent it at the
coming meeting of the State Fedora
ton of Labor in this city in January.
These delegates will be allowed a SAL
airy of s. day for the time they may
spend at the sessions
January II is the date decided upon
for the meeting. Delegates from every
city in the state where there is a union
will be present at the meeting of the
wage workers.
Delegates viii also be present from
Oregon. At the meeting last session in
Seattle over 200 members were present
and it is anticipated the meeting here
will be much larger. Trade unionists
are preparing to entertain the visitors
royalty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

A decidedly STACEY effect was pro-
duced by Blanche Redmon. nee Mord-
ecai, with her blonde hair, stout fig
ure and general air of composure
which allowed her to speak up more
plainly than do the most of the
women with troubles to tell in a
courtroom. She halls from the Occur
d'Alene. where she is a cantatrice.
One of her witnesses. who confessed
TO doing dramatic work at the
Comique, did not have the blondino
hair but she had IA deep-toned voice,
and all in the courtroom had chance
to study the different schools of art
as represented by those show houses.
According to the story told. Mrs.
Redmon had left her husband, Fred
Allen Redmon. in Chicago two years
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

"A remittitur from the supreme
court reversing the judgment obtain
ed by the city of Spokane against
Contractor Costello and the Ameri-
can Bonding & Trust company to
collect $3.50 and costs. the amount
OF Judgment obtained against the
city by Philip Born for damages re-
sulting from falling into an excava-
tion in charge of Costello. was filed
today The court holds that the city
can not collect from the defendants
because the city did not give the de-
PENDANTS ample notice at the time the
Born action was brought. Costello
gave bond protecting the city, but
the city did not notify him of the
Born action until II months after it
was begun.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

Default divorce day at the court
house was marked by a number of
unusually interesting incidents. At
torneys noted that Judge KEENAN,.
presumably in haste to take up the
business before him. whether palat-
able or not, appeared in court hay
ing forgotten his necktie, He was
oblivious of the fact, however and
listened with interest while two
plaintiffs told of their troubles with
partners in foreign lands, and while
one peroxide blonde told Of her hav-
ing to work for "a living and other
plaintiffs mentioned their marital
troubles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

the mercantile situation, and increased
moderately the shipment of season.
able merchandise, while the shipments
Of turkeys and other Thanksgiving pro-
duec were the largest in many years.
Reports show that the southwestern
roads are having an exceptionally
heavy tonnage, everything considered
but 1t " mostly on account of the big
crops that have been raised in those
sections. Loading reports show that
the business of the railroads ts not a
Sreat deal lsss than It was a year ago,
although officials have no hesitancy
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

approached Mr.. Sage and demanded
several hundred thousand dollars,
threatening unless it was Immediately
paid to drop on the floor valise he
carried and which he said was filled
with dynamite.
Mr.. Sage did not produce the money
promptly enough. and his visitor let
the satchel fall. A terrific explosion
occurred. Mr.. Sage was practically
unframed. the mad visitor was blown
into pieces, a clerk named Laidlaw
was badly injured and the office was
wrecked. Afterward Laidlaw sued Mr..
Sage, claiming that the f1nancier used
him as shield. The case has been
fought through many courts and id
vet unsettled
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

Three women, who declined to give
their names, called at the jail to see
il c. IL, Newman, arrested for for
gerry, were Newman who had mar
ned sister OF one of the callers.
Come out OF there, Newman, and
zee ii You can pick Your wife out of
these ladies'" called the sheriff OCULAR
", os q surprise to the prisoner. New
man appeared.
"Not the same, not the same" was
the verdict OF the women after look
ing the prisoner over and explaining
to the sheriff that it was sister anC
not one of those present who was look
Ing for her husband.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04

What is believed to be the beginning
of the end of the plumbers strike
transpired at the regular meeting of the
Master Plumbers association last night.
A delegation representing the trades
council appeared before the meeting
with the announcement that they were
ready to have the trouble between the
boss plumbers and the journeymen ar
bitrated. They even went SO far as
to threaten the bosses by saying they
wanted the matter arbitrated their
way, too. 1t is said they then asked
the bosses if they wished to ask any
questions or make any proposition. The
latter made never reply and after
sitting around for couple of minutes
waiting for some one of the masters
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-04
An agitation 10 under way looking
for . grand jury,

An agitation 10 under way looking
Tor . grand jury.
The startling revelations of official
wastefulness, as first and foremost
outlined by The Press, has attracted
the widest attention among all
classes. Throughout the community
there Is a feeling that the town
needs a complete political overhaul
Ing. This morning The Press made
careful examination Of the situa-
ton, finding that movement is on
foot to bring the climax. The forces
of the protestants are scattered, but
very much in earnest. A leader will
soon swing them in line.
Said one of the most prominent
bankers in town: Il certainly will
sign an appeal to the superior court
judge, or to the prosecuting attorney
or to anyone else, If we can have a
grand jury. The recent developments
In The Press have opened my eyes.
It II infamous that the financial rot
tenness Of the town should be 10
long withheld. Where there IL 10
much smoke there must be some IRE.