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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
l1Q(URD7 Is HIGHEST }A[ARI[D
OFFICIAL IN TILL UNITED STATES

100000 He asked how he justified
his failure to make inquiries as to
how much the firm was making out
of the company and made a long
technical explanation of how gen.
eral agent was really an independ-
ent merchant and when the general
agent made great profits II means
the company protited greatly. 1t
was system of large rewards for
large achievements. That was what
built up the business. McCurdy
said Raymond & Co.'S remuneration
was about the same as general
agents of other companies.
Charles A. Preller. auditor of the
Mutual, produced his books. show
ing the account of last years adver-
Using. stationery and postage to be
$1.114,SS3.76. He was asked con-
corning the legal account and said
$S64.254,94 was expended for legal
expenses in 1904. He displayed such
woeful ignorance of thu accounts
of the company that 1t caused
laughter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

(Scripps News Association)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6. - James
Beck, counsel for the Mutual, pro.
duced a list Of the salaries of Of.
ficers, which showed President Nc.
Curdy received $4,000 a year, the
highest salaried official in the coun.
try.
Robert II. McCurdy was the wit
ness in the insurance investigation
this morning. He said the finance
committee fixed the salary of Of
flcers. The presidents salary had
not been changed in the two years
he was on the committee. He did
not know the presidents salary and
did not know If anybody did.
Hughes wormed out of McCurdy
the statement that rates of COM
missions paid Raymond & Co. were
higher than anywhere else except
in Texas. Inquiry developed the
fact that the Texas representatives
were Chamberlain & Gillette. Gill
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
CHANGE PLANS
| FOR SENATE BUILDING

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. - The
commission In charge of the new
Office building which 70 be erected
for the senate met here today to
consider the changes in the plans
made necessary to bring the cost
of the building within the limits
of the appropriation for 1t. The sit
uation concerning the building Is
rather peculiar. If the most ex,
pensive building materials be used,
the great structure can not be built
for the sum of $2.250,000 appropri.
ated for the purpose. Now, the
original plans provided that the
east section Of the building should
be left out. But this would neces.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

was interested in getting every
thing possible plastered with Sc
curity Savings society certificate
did not take the trouble to find
out who was the owner of the
property at the time he placed the
certificate against 1t. He was ap
parently too busy in behalf of the
society in hitching up property to
consider ownership. Consultation
of the tract indexes would have in
formed him that H. G. Belt nc
longer owned the lot in question
1t was his business to fish out the
plaster for the society.
The Skidmores can not get clear
title to their lot from the county
treasurer now because of the 1901
personal tax so kindly made of rec
ord, nine months after Belt had sold
it, in order that the Security Saw
ings society might get in it's delin
Quency work. They think they can
clear title at less expense than
$25959 and have appealed to the
courts to get the tangle caused by
the eager tax delinquency pursueI
unravelled.
At the office of the county treas
urer this morning 1t was stated that
another attorney was in the office
trying to straighten out a tangle
similar in origin and effect. There
have been other tangles. There is
apparently no way in which an esti
mate can be made of the work OF
the month of last December, the
last in which the general man
ager" of the Security Savings so
ciety was at the head of the county
treasury,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
HOW Ex-TREASURER MUDCETT WORKED
OVERTIME FOR HIS SAVINGS SOCIETY

state the closing up of the building
in the future, which would cause
considerable additional expense. 1t
would be a makeshift, however,
which would make it possible to
use some cheaper building stone for
the walls of the court and thus
keep down the expenses. The archi.
tects will submit a number of plans
and propositions so changing the
original plans as to bring the cost
of the structure within the limits
of the appropriation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
GREAT EASTERN T[An5
CORNING

They will play in st. Paul, Min.
neapolis, Salt Lake and Spokane
before reaching the coast. After
this series Spokane fans will have
an opportunity to compare eastern
with western baseball. The series
between Oakland and Tacoma rep.
resented some of the best western
playing, and with the fasteners
will be some of the cracks of the
great eastern leagues. The cup Of
joy of the Spokane fan certainly
ought to be full to overlooking at
this announcement. ,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
DURING CRIMINAL TERM

Out of the courthouse every day
Issues grand, imposing array
Farmer bucoc and we'll dressed clerk,
Released for the moment from criminal work
Along the sidewalk the jurors tread
"Stonewal" Maxwell strding ahead
While back to the rear on easy hips
Swings the tall form of BailiH Phipps
Across the street they wend their way
To eating house known as official COTE
Eeating there to their hearts content
With never a thought of the dough that's spent
Faces a-beam with antticpations
or being filled up county-paid rations-
Sharp contract to sitting longside of a room
And listening to stories of possible doom.
They sit at the table, forgetful of crime
Feeding their faces feeling sublime
Then OF a sudden a baif calls out:
Dinner is over! We've got to get out"
Back to the courthouse faces are sour;
Chances for smoking Just half an hour
When the judge gracefully mounts to the bench
And the county attorney returns to his stencil.
Into the jury box, trying to smile
To sit on the cushions an afternoons while
Demeanor is changed; they're now very quiet
II shown an idea they'll probably eye it,
But now they're suddenly waxing intent
Trying to fathom what argument meant
They listen and listen with no chance to smoke
Not even to grin or crack a small joke
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| lette was a brother of the former
general manager of the Mutual.
McCurdy had said that expenses Of
getting business in New York were
higher, then said the expense in
Texas was higher because the
country was sparsely settled, maxi
ing much travel necessary. Hughes
remarked on the popularity that
expense was higher in New York.
where it was thickly settled, also
higher in Texas where there were
few people.
Hughes probed into the affairs of
c. II. Raymond & Co, New York
representative of the Mutual, of
which Agent Thiebaud, McCurdy's
brother-in-law. was partner. Nc
Curdy gave long explanation OF
how he had saved the company SAT-,
600 annually through his supervis-
ion of the company alone.
Raymond & Co., said the witness,
from which he went to become gen.
eral manager of the Mutual. was
doing an annual business Of $l7.-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

Riverside and Howard, when the
wind reached velocity of SO miles
per hour.
Several accidents were reported
to have occurred during the worst
part of the wind storm. At the
Interstate fair ID. j. Colbert, who
lives at 1924 Nora avenue, was at
the grounds and standing beside
one of the booths when it blew over
and injured his back and ankle.
He came to town on the car and
was taken to his home.
Part of the tin roof at the corner
of Howard and Sprague blew Off
and lodged on the telephone wires,
and a piece of the tin roof at the
corner of Sprague and Stevens was
blown off and started a team to
running away, but the horses were
caught before they had gone so
feet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
BROWN
TO Pen

Frank Brown, upon conviction by
jury, goes to the state peniten-
tiary for six years, because he was
guilty of a statutory offense against
Clara Miller.
George Savage, in order to escape
a similar fate for having wronged
the girl in the first instance, crawls
under the skirts OF matrimony.
1t all happened within three
hours under the courthouse roof
Savage, who is a Great Northern
fireman at Hillyard, is charged with
being the initial wronger of the
girl, and stands so charged in the
prosecuting attorneys office. He
procured a marriage license and
was married by Justice Stocker
just before noon today. The wife
may not testify against her husband
in this state.
Brown was sentenced this after
noon after having been found guilty
yesterday. He asked to be SEN
fenced & once so that he might be.
gin his term.
1t is much like the Clifford Goody
case. Goody and Charles Barnes
had relations with Mamie Anderson
after trip to Minnehaha park
Barnes is serving seven-year
term at Walla Walla and Goody is
the husband of Mamie. This case
happened in Spokane only few
months ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
TO CHOOSE PLACE
FOR CONVENTION

CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-The members
of the executive committee of the
National Educational association
met here today for a short confer.
ence and will start tonight for the
Pacific coast to select the place
for the annual convention of the
association for next year. The
cities to be visited are Denver, San
Francisco, Portland and Salt Lake
City, each of which has invited the
association to meet there next year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

Clyde Williams announces today
that he has made arrangements for
the picked teams from the National
and American leagues which will
visit the coast after the season
ends in the east to play a series
in Spokane. Probably three games
will be played here, but the dates
are not yet fixed. The season in
the east ends Sunday, then follows
the post-season series between the
championship teams of the two
leagues, Immediately after which
the two picked teams leave for the
west.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
TAFT CONTROLS
PANAMA CANAL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-At the
cabinet meeting today it was an
nounced the president, upon the adj
vice of the cabinet, had decided not
to transfer the Panama canal from
the jurisdiction of the war to the
state department, but leave it
where 1t is. 1t was decided not to
send out the proposed circular, in
structing consuls in China to be
more lenient in regard to applica-
tons for certificates allowing Chi
nese to enter the country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

In the action brought this morn
ing, by filing of complaint Of r.
M. and Frank Skidmore against the
Security Savings society and the
county of Spokane is illustrated the
method Of getting everybody possi-
BILE plastered with certificate of
tax delinquency before George Mud
gett, one OF the officers of the de-
PENDANT company, closed his term
in the county treasury. 1t has been
said that the records were scraped
with a fine-toothed comb in order
: to cast all the tax delinquencies
possible into the clutches of the
Mudgett financial concern.
In the case filed today the COM
plant is that the title of the plain
tiffs to lot 20 of block 10 of Heath's
Fifth addition is defective. The
complaint states that the 1904 tax
of $50.01 was paid to the county
treasurer early in February, and
further says:
Once Paid His Taxes.
"And plaintiffs have paid to the
county of Spokane said taxes, but
the county treasurer, after receiv-
ing the money, returned 1t to the
plaintiffs and issued to said defend
ant Security Savings society GER
tificate of delinquency for said
taxes, and saii' defendants claim
that the taxes for the year 1904 on
said property are unpaid and claim
them to be lien upon the above
named lot"
County Treasurer Erwin this
morning stated that so long as the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

times that people can not get In
am going to see that it is kept
clear, if have to get them all. The
steps of the cigar store are getting
to look more like a pig pen than a
pair of steps,"
Officer Daniels was kept busy
this morning moving along all the
people who stopped at Howard and
Riverside to talk. I'VE have re-
ceived instructions to keep that
street clear and to keep people from
driving too fast. and Shannon and
| are going to do it If we have to
arrest all the people in the city,"
stated Daniels.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
CUL=DE=SAC AT POST
STREET BRIDGE CAUSE
OF MUCH SWEARING

The center Of profanity In Spo.
kane today Is at the southerly end
Of the Post street bridge, and its
cause has not been the high wind.
Just as transfers have grown
into the habit of taking the Post
street route to the North Side they
discover that the route Is no longer
practicable. The laundry drivers,
grocery delivery men, truckmen
generally and even private citizens
do not know that the Washington
Water Power company has made
Bridge street impossible by Its work
pm the coming freight depot.
There Is nothing to warn the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

1t just cost Thomas Jacobson $50
and costs to take gun from his
room and try to sell it. 1t was all
right to try and sell it, but it was
not right to force men in the Com
bination saloon TO buy drinks just
because he was the only man in the
house who carried a big gun.
Jaeobson's story of trying to sell
the gun was not believed by the
Judge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
UNPROTECTED
IMPROVEMENTS

Mr.. Defeter, 02521 Hamilton
street, reports to the police that
he was badly injured last night by
fall from his bicycle, caused by
unprotected improvements.
Mr.. Defeter was riding on the Gin
der path when he struck some work
which was being done by contract
ors. 1t was dark and the entire
cinder path had been torn up. There
were no lights out to warn him OF
the danger ahead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

Councilman Jack Snyder, so 1t is
stated about town, is no longer on
the staff Of the county assessor.
For some time this has been sus-
pected to be the true state of af-
fairs, but this morning Snyder him.
self Is said to have made the an
nouncement while on trip over
town.
AS a matter of fact the Fourth
ward councilman has not been seen
around the assessors Office since he
started on his annual vacation. AS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
STORMY TIME BREWING
FOR Automobiles

have not been announced by Chief
Waller. Perhaps courses will be
measured off on the different
streets, as in eastern cities, and
when a policeman sees a machine
which he thinks Is going over the
speed limit, catch its time over the
measured course and pull the own
or on his record. The eastern press
dispatches of few days ago con-
tanned an account of the arrest of
Senator Knoxs son in Philadelphia
for running above speed, his time
having been caught for measured
distance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

teamster that the bridge and the
street beyond are closed until he
arrives at a row of barricades
across the south end of the bridge.
Then he utters excerpts from sa.
cred writ In tone by no means
devotional. They are stacatto, but
emphatic.
One driver suggested that mas
much as there is very little traffic
north of Front avenue on either
Post or Mill street the company or
the city might station men at
Front avenue to warn men of the
closing of the bridge, or put up a
sign.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
PACKERS
BUY TAGS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-At the
cabinet meeting this morning Will
sons recommendation that the
packers be made to pay for tags
attached to inspected meat received
the approval of the president and
advisers. Heretofore the govern.
ment has borne the expense, about
$4,000 annually. The money saved
will be used to employ additional
inspectors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
hOCkfNbElRY
ABUSED His
SIGN WIFE

o. H. Hockenberry, the chimney
sweep, was fined 500 today by
Judge Hinkle for disorderly con-
duct. He was accused of abusing
his wife while drunk and while she
was sick. He broke her nose.
Hockenberry's daughter got on
the stand and when asked by Hook.
enberry if he was not good to his
family, stated: "My mother says
that she would rather hang herself
to a tree than to live with you any
more. You know you broke her
nose when you were drunk"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
GROW SPENT
THOUSANDS
IN SALOONS

BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 6.-Crowe
valves requisition formalities. He
will leave with detectives from
Omaha tomorrow. Today he relates
how he spent Cudahy's $4,000,
most of it in saloons, making a good
fellow of himself. Much went to-
wards making getaway from
Omaha He denies the contemplate
ed holding up of Count Creighton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

is a speed law covering autos, says
the corporation counsel, and, of
course, takes precedence of any city
regulation. This state law forbids
running over street crossings
faster than four miles an hour,
which is brisk walking speed. Run,
ming at other times and places is
limited to 12 miles an hour, or a
mile in We minutes. This law has
been reported to the chief of police
by the corporation counsel and will
in the future be strictly enforced.
What methods will be taken to
capture offenders or to time them
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
CAvE-|N
BUR|ES
FOURTEEN
(Scripps News Association.a

(Scripps News Assoc1at1on.1
TROY, N. Y, Oct. 6.-Fourteen
men are believed lost in a slate
quarry cavern accident at Gran
vile. j. B. Williams, president OF
the company, who was standing on
the edge, conversing with the fore
man, was killed. Four bodies were
recovered by noon. A score Of doc
tors and nurses rushed to the scene.
People in neighboring towns organ
lied rescue gangs in efforts to save
the lives of those under the mass
of debris.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06

There Is stormy day brewing
for, Spokane's automobilists.
Too much speed, says Chief Wal
Ter and the city administration.
The great increase in high power
machines in Spokane in the past
few months, with the incident dan
ger to pedestrians and teams, has
made speed regulation necessity.
Therefore Corporation Counsel Ger
agility has been appealed to for the
law on the subject.
On the Washington statute books
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
STOLE TOOLS
and DYNAMITE

The Washington Water Power
company reports to the police de-
partment that someone broke open
their tool box situated on Division
street at the rock cut. The burglars
secured quite a number of tools.
some dynamite and caps.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
did J. I. SNYDER
RESiGN?

SCISSOR Stewart was not to be found
at his Office today and no deputy
would vouchsafe any explanation
for the severance OF relations be.
tween the two.
Snyder did not announce his
plans, but it is understood that he
has filed application for his old job
as printer at the Office of the
Spokesman-Review. ).
1t is also stated he may work In
the open air for the Washington
Water Power company in thu
future.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
MASSACHUSETTS
REP. CONVENTION

BOSTON, Oct. 6.-The state con.
vention of the republican party OF
Massachusetts was called to order
at fremont Temple this morning BY
the chairman of the executive com,
mittee. ]. w. Weeks, Draper man,
was made chairman. The number
of delegates who responded 10 tha
roll call was 1912.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-06
WATCH STOLEN
FROM A HOME

]. F. Miles reports to the police
that his wife has lost gold watch.
The watch was missed from the
house about three weeks ago and
1t is supposed that some sneak thief
went through the house while Mrs.
Miles was away.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-02-04
80 BlBIOTECA DEL BOLEuN MERCANTIL

igual en- inspar zs que cl cscolo PaterNoster
entire Guerc esey y S. rk
aun desde Potter Noster puede hacer una Sc
ha; af en- caso de apuro puede esper2se agdu socoo
Sc We al Nore Ia p1na Dica-d dc Iaro al SUI eros
Nez Desde los Douvres We NADIA. La r5fa-
ga Ell ag a. Ia nube, iImitalo 10 inhabtado. Nsdie
pasa por los pouvreS que peraidO.
Los granitos son de una aura brutal mponente
En- todas partes baos b3rrancos In todas parties la
severidad ilAosptalaria del adj
rs la alta E aqua ALI Is muv profunda. Un
escollo abSoutamente do como e penasco Dou-
vres aae abriga los anmaes que necesian alearse de
los hombres
Es una especie de madrc .ora submarine
aberuto inundado.
Ali a la profunddad que acanzan dicimente
los buzos hay anros cuevas gruas, cruzamientos de
GALES tenebrosas ALI puulan las especies
Los cangrejos sc comen los poceS elos su
tamben condos
Formas espantosas hechas para vista por ojos
humanos. vivas por aqueia obscurdad
Confusos lineamienros de golaa de antenas de
tAcuos de aetas de maudbulas obertas de de
garrss de tenazas dotan alf tiemblan. desarro-
Ian, sc descomponen borran la sinestra trans
parenca Sc arremoiinan espanosos eujambre nadado-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-02-04
S<oSc1rHCigMr,.
Los automobiles
TRASLADO De LA AGENCIA

La Agencia de "a empresa Sc ha
trasladado q SIS nuevo local situado en-
la caile de Ia Cruz n1m. q, donde Sc
expenden los tiques 2 Sc daran infer
mes de todo 10 concerniente este ser
vicio
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-02-04
LOS TRABAJADORFS DEL MAR

Tengo storm glas que hace de las suyas. Esta-
en- el segundo octante de la luna e maximum
de humedad Hace POGO he visso pmpne as que cerra-
ban hojas campo de trebo cryos los esta
ban eneramepte rectos. S2'en los gus S de la tie
rra los pcan, las ab aejan de su col
mena los gorrones consular. Sc oye desde leos
e taido de las campanas. Esta tarde he OF 10 e angt
As de Saint -Lunaire
ademas ell sol ha puesto suco. M4hana ha-
bra niebla muy densa No aconsejo que oartas.
Temo mas la nebla que ell huracan E. my ptr6da la
nlebla
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-20
AID FOR SUFFERERS
Nearly $500 Raised Last Night at South
Providence Mass Meeting.

Nearly 500 was pledged at a mass meet
inc beld in the willard Avenue Synagogue
last night. for the relief of suffering
Jews i'm Russia. Barnet Bander acted as
chairman OF the meeting, A Selamayer
was treasurer and Simon Sander and
Max Morgan were secretaries.
The meeting was opened by Rabbi
Bachrach. who prayed for the Jews who
had been slain In Russia. Rabbi Pollach
OF Avar Shokin Synagogue also offered
prayer. Herman Pastor urged the need or
prompt financial assistance FOR the suf-
fcrers I'm Russia.
The following contributions are ac-
knowIedged by tho United Jewish Relief
committee:
Previously acknowledged, sl031 20; Prog
ress Society and Teacher. SlO.25. Louis
Iewison. $40: Aaron Milkman, SO; J. f..
Edelstcin. g.. J. Solinger. So. Samuel
Steiner. s.: Adolph Marks, s.; Leo Kauf-
man. s.. l.. II Simmons. s.. j NJ. Ham
burger. a.; a. l.. Falk. 81; David Leland.
So: Morris Jess, s.; l. G. Gutenberg. s.:
Joseph A. German. s.: Harry Kaufman.
So: NJ Sachs. 50: NJ. Frank. s.: NJ. Win
klcr. 50: VIM Steiner. 81: l.. steiner. 81;
NJ. Davis. 81; A. l.. sutton, 81; $. Schret-
ter. 81: \. Slocum & Son. s.: Myron Slo-
cum. g.. total. sil23 q.