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for the appeal.

advance Tor the appeal.
This deal did not go through be-
cause subsequent developments
showed that other membranes
were on the ranch. Mr.. Kimball
said that DR.. Latham made an alb
solute lie when she said that $1,000
was to go to the prosecuting attor-
ney and the remainder to the
court officers. He said that he mo-
tive was to engage the sympathy of
the officers of the law and also
jealousy of Mrs. Franzen, with
whom DR.. Latham fancied Messner
to be in love with.
With his setting of unrequited
affection and brilliant jealousy be-
fore the jury, the defense called
wealth, in the person of the defend
ant, Prall, to the stand. Prall's
financial condition was first in
quired into, and by dint of ques-
tioning he acknowledged that he
was worth over 100000 in real es-
tate and securities, among the lat
ter being a note of $12,520 given by
the Big Bend Milling company, and
$20,950 in mortgages on other
properties. Mr.. Prall had been sent
for by DR.. Latham to come from
MedfOrd, Ore, to assist her in rails
ing money with which to prosecute
her appeal from the judgment of
conviction. But he did not propose
to loan his money on second mort
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gage. When inquiry revealed that
the property was too much incum.
bered already, he declined to carry
out his plans of assisting the doc.
tor any further.
Later in his testimony, Pralt
testified that he never had any in
tention of defrauding DR.. Latham,
and never had any agreement with
Mrs. Franzen or Messner to obtain
the mortgage for any purpose sug-
gested in the charges against him,
but instead to assist DR.. Latham in
the way of making possible nego-
tiations through Peacock, Wells G. !
Ludden for raising bail money, and
perfecting her appeal.
w. H. Ludden was the next wit.
ness, called for the purpose of cor.
roborating the theory of the de-
tense concerning the purposes for
which the money to be raised by
the mortgage was to be put.
The jurors bertay signs of having
occupied the jury box for a long
time. Not man there but what
presents the appearance of having
entered into the first stages of rails
ing full beard. A magnificent
crop of mattress material is in the
making, and II the IL men do not
first call at barber shop before
appearing at their homes or ac-
customed places, the chances are
that wives and sweethearts will not
recognize them.
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SALARIES OF
LIBRARY GIRLS
ARE RAISED

The ordinance giving the city
library an increase in force and
raising the salaries was signed by
the mayor today and sent to the
city clerk for file.
The ordinance provided for the
salary of the girls who just pass
ed their examinations to be $25 a
month for the first 10 months, $50
from the tenth to the sixteenth
month, $45 from the sixteenth to
the twenty-second inclusive and
from then on $50 per month.
The salary of the librarian will
be 500 instead of $50. The rest
Of the salaries remain the same.
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MAYOR VETOES ORDINANCE
INCREASING POLICE FORCE

tive force. There are now four Of
ficers and SO regular men. III.
The salaries as given by the neV1 ]
ordinance were: Chief. $40; cap,i
tain, $l1O; inspector, 500; SEM
geants, sos each: first grade police$-
men, who have worked three years
or longer; $S5; second grade mem
who have worked two years. $S0i
third grade, who have worked ono
year, SIS; specials, $3.50 a day. =
The police department Is pleased !
that the ordinance was not passed.
as 1t would have taken some OF tha
plain clothes men out and put them
back into uniform. The mayor rec.
ommends Ave additional patrol meu
without additional officers. -
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There will be no increase in the
police force as asked for by the
council under ordinance A14407 I'M
less the council pass it over the
head of Mayor Daggett.
The letter addressed to the coun-
Gil this morning by the mayor
reads:
II beg to return you herewith,
without my approval, ordinance No.
A14407, entitled, An Ordinance
Providing for a Police Force in the
City of Spokane.
My objection to this ordinance
Is that it provides for an inspector
at 500 per month. which would
mean an additional office and an
additional expense which l do not
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-24
WERE RACES FIXED
AT INTERSTATE FAIR

Were the races held at the inter-
state fair on the square or were
they fixed, and did some of the
Judges, along with the pool rooms,
graft the people out of their money?
Such is the question which has
arisen since the end of the racing
meet held here about a week ago.
1t is claimed by some of the sport
Ing people that the judges and pool
rooms stood together while the pool
room men claim that the people
who are kicking and the horse
owners were together.
The sensational charges which
have been going the rounds seem to
be based upon the next to the last
race run on Saturday of fair week.
There were IL horses entered and
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them not, and after selling her pa
pers, making about 25 cents, she
went to grocery store and spent
it for provisions.
Mrs. McCune Is widow and has
one small child to care for. She
lived in the east and was told to
take what little money she had and
go to Idaho, where she could take
up a farm on an Idaho reservation.
She came out west with her sister,
using nearly all the money she had.
When she arrived in Idaho she
found she had no chance to get
any land as the reservation was
not to be opened up for some time
to come. She spent more of her
money going to Montana where she
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-24
TRY DALTON
TILL TH|RT|tTH

James Dalton, accused of murder
in the first degree in causing the
death Of Policeman Stotko, will be
tried on the 30th inst, If the Prall
and Messner conspiracy cases are
finished by that time. Judge Carey
today fixed that date for the trial
of the alleged murderer.
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BANDITS ROB BANK AND
SHOOT UP INDIANA TOWN

glycerine was exploded at 1 o'clock
and did little damage. The second
-15 minutes later-roused r. G..
Branson, who ran to the street,
but as soon as he appeared, the
bandits pickets fired and Branson
retreated to his house for a gun.
He went to the home of President
M. T. Sampton, and the two turned
in fire alarm. In the meantime
the thieves forced the doors of the
safe and by the time the citizens
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believe is warranted at the present
time.
"The increase provided In this
ordinance is but for five additional
patrol emn, and l do not believe
that the size of the police force
necessitates an inspector. l would
recommend that an ordinance be
passed providing for at least five
additional patrol men without adj
ditional officers"
The ordinance was passed by the
council on October Is. and called
for one new man. The ordinance
was not an increase in the pay
roll. but an increase in the force on
patrol duty by three men, two of
these being taken from the detec-
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Penniless and without anything
to ear or a friend in Spokane and
with little child to feed, Mrs. Ida
McCune went on the street yester-
day and sold papers to try and get
enough money to pay her room rent
and to keep from starving.
The sight of. the woman selling
papers created great deal of ex-
element and many persons stood
watching her in her effort to get
food for herself and little one.
The newsboys were yelling, free
show" and some, who have their
corners at Sprague and Howard
were calling her "buttinsky" and
"scab," but Mrs. McCune needed
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OTHERS IN A
W0RDY WARFARE
(Scripps News Association

tScrlppS news ASSOclatlon.)
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. "a. -
Major Otto A. Chase of the state
national guard and Captain William
M. 4nglis got into an angry discus
sion yesterday, on the rifle range,
which resulted in the arrest of
Inglis and his probable courtmar-
tialing. Case had Inglis arrested
and then hurried to Olympia to pre-
fer the charge of conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and gentleman.
The trouble arose over Case ac-
cusing Inglis Of monopolizing the
entire range for the use of his
company. The trouble will prob
ably be arranged by General Drain.
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Silver Heels was booked as the
favorite. He was the horse which
made fine run for the first mile
In the Derby. He was considered
sure winner by the book makers.
Chilena, the other horse, mixed up
in the supposed crookedness, was
played at to l.
The books were opened and Sill
yer Heels was played well, but Chi
lena was backed down from to /
to 1 to 2.
When the race was about to be
called, the betters noticed that a
man was sent from the pool room
to the judges stand. Then the
jockey on Silver Heels was eau
toned to let the rose run and not
to run him wide. At the end of
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JA|LbR[Ak
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association)
SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. "a. -
Harry Ward. six months for Jail
breaking; John Fresch, six months
for beating board; Ed Walker, a
hundred days for larceny; Wesley
Stewart, twenty days for concealed
weapons, sawed their way out Of
the county Jail early this morning,
and escaped. They secured a saw
left by workmen. Fifty other pris-
oners refused to escape.
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were aroused, the cracksmen had
obtained their plumber. All the
electric in the town were turned
on. The citizens attempted to sur
round the robbers, but they didn't
fear capture, but deliberately
walked the streets. and shot out the
lights. Cashier BlHnson received a
flesh wound in the head. Seven
We're in the party. All escaped.
They were heard to say that Bran
son had shot two of them.
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RIDGEVILLE, Ind, Oct. "a
Burglars this morning blew the safe
at the Bank of Ridgeville, and stole
$4,000. In a running battle with
the posse and citizens, the cashier
and two of the robbers were
wounded. For over an hour the
town was at the mercy of the BAN
dts, who walked the streets shoot
ing at everything in sight, appar-
emily taking their time about leav-
ing. The first charge of nitro
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KILLED
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
BUENOS AYRES, Oct. PA
dispatch says so were killed and 500
wounded in recent rioting at San
tiago, Chilli. The disturbances con-
tinued all day yesterday, and far
into the night. A detachment of
troops finally arrived, and they had
a quieting effect. Many arrests
were made.
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MUTUAL HIRES NAN
To DECEIVE PUBLIC

of the inquiry. He said he received
$4,000 from the mutual for his serv-
ices.
McClintock explained at length
the dividend system. The commit
tee men asked him to explain. Nc
Clintock gave a technical disserta.
ton upon which policy holders
dividends were dropped. Commit
teeman Rogers asked, "If it dropped
below 4 per cent, would the policy
holder owe you anything"
McClintock said, THE law would
not permit that"
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F. B. CLYDE
Run DOWN
and KILLED

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24.-B. F.
Clyde, head of the Clyde Steam
ship company, fell in front of a
train at the SIND street station of
the Pennsylvania road today. His
body was ground to pieces. He
was about SO years old and owner
Of the Goughcree stable of running
horses. A few months ago he mar
ried Mrs. Bloomfield McIlvaine.
Clyde was very wealthy.
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GOVERNMENT WILL TRY
To RECOVER BONDS

to 8. V. Kemper, president of tho
Butte Land & Investment company.
He is said to be the first of large
number of fraudulent entries dis.
covered by Special Agents Sharp
and Capels. 1t is predicted criminal
prosecutions will follow. A number
of entrymen have left for parts una
known to avoid prosecution.
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NJ GOVERN TO
FIGHT CORBfTT
(Scripps News Association.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "a.
Charlie Pollock of Philadelphia,
who is looking after the interests
of Jack O'Brien on the coast, re-
ceived word this morning that
Young Corbett and Terry McGov.
ern were today matched to fight be-
fore the National Athletic club Of
Philadelphia next Monday night, to
fight catch weight, six rounds.
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STATE PAYS BILLS
(Scripps News Association. }

(Scripps News Association.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. "a
The law permitting the papers in
docket cases to print records in the
United States supreme court was
invoked today in aid of Mary
Rogers of Vermont, murderess, who
is trying to escape the death pen
atty. The chief justice ordered
the woman to be freed from all ex-
penses.
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(Scripps News Association

tScrfpps news Associatfon.1
NEW YORK, Oct. 24-Emcry
McClintock, actuary of the Mutual,
was witness before the insurance
investigating committee today. He
said his salary was $4,000 He re-
viewed the failures of the insurance
companies in the early '7O's and
the causes. He said the new meth
DDS were evolved afterward.
Charles :. Smith was called. He
said he was a newspaper man, his
principal work being to disseminate
news, and combat the evil influence
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-24
LEWISTON MN
SAY NOT QU|LTI
Of LAND FRAUDS
(Scripps News Association.)

MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 24.-The
land fraud trials were called before
Federal Judge Beatty this morn
ing. William eKttenbach, George
H. Kester, Clarence Robnette, of
Lewiston; William Dryer, Clarks-
ton, accused of conspiracy, pleaded
not guilty, and asked for speedy
trials. The court gave the district
attorney until tomorrow to set date
for trial. A federal grand jury is
being impanneled to continue the
investigation of land frauds.
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PLAYED BALL
IN OLD ILLINOIS
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Association.)
Edward Johnston, deputy state
treasurer of Illinois, is in the city
today, the guest of Hugh M. Rogers.
The two used to play baseball in
Lexington, ILL.,, before Pop" An
son had a batting average.
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WILL APPROVE
GALVESTON LINZ
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News AssoCiation)
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct pa direc-
tor of the Santa Fe today said the
Galveston cut off to the Pacific
coast would probably be started
within year. At the stockholders
meeting Thursday they would ap-
prove the purchase of the Oakland
& Western and Jasper & Eastern
In California. Three directors will
be elected.
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BUM RESIGNS
(scripps News Associationl

(Scripps News Association.)
John NJ Bum, who has been tho
attorney for the Northern Pacific
in Spokane for number of years,
has resigned his position and will
either practice law in Spokane on
will go to New York to practice.
Mr.. Bum will be relieved bN
E. j. Cannon, a we'll known attor~
ney of st. Paul. The change viii
take place January /. i,
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INTERNED SHIP
LEAVES FRISCO
(scripps News Association,)

(Scripps News Association.) =
VALLEJO, Oct. 24.-The Russian
cruiser Lena, informed at Marc
island for 10 months, leaves at
noon Thursday for San Francisco,
where she will coal and try to get
away Sunday en- route to Vladivot
stock. She will make a fast tripa
and hopes to reach that port before
the ice forms. IL
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GOURLEYS WILL
FIGHT NO MORE

Judge Carey today signed an or.
der dismissing the divorce action
brought by May Gourley against
William Gourley Of the Spokane
Bar saloon. The couple have ad
justed their differences.
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BRYAN WAS AT
TOGO RECEPTION
(Scripps News Association.)

TOXIC, Oct. 24.-Bryan was
present at a reception in honor of
Togo today. The mayor introduced
Bryan to the admiral, who ex-
pressed great pleasure in his unex-
pected presence.
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(Scripps News Association.)

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 24.-Fourteen
suits have been begun by the gov
eminent to cancel timber land en-
tries in Boise and Washington
counties, on the ground of fraud
and collision in taking the lands
for speculation. A large part of
the land involved was transferred
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-24
CATHOLIC SISTER
BURNED TO DEATH
(Scripps News Association

SALEM, Ore. Oct. 24.-Sister
Cryille Of the Sacred Heart AGA.
DENY died this morning of burns
received in trying to extinguish the
flames from blazing pan of tar
on the stove.
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PORTIONS OF
MOSCOW Are
WITAOUT WATER

(Scripps News Association.)
MOSCOW, Oct. "a. - Strikers
damaged the conduits, and some
portions of the city are without
water.
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SHIP ON REEF

HONOLULU, Oct. 24.-The ship
Ernest Reyer of New Castle is on
the Diamond reef. She has a good
chance of floating.
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COMPTROLLER
INVESTIGATES
IN PERSON
fScrtpps News Association. }

'fScrtpps News Association)
P1TTSBURG, Oct. 24.-Comptrol-
Ter Of the Currency Ridgeley is en-
route here and is expected hourly,
to personally run to earth the poll
tical scandal connected with the
failure Of the Enterprise National
bank.
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Q)l1l1|NQ Up
4 tV|Dth(t IN
+ 10Uh6 CAST
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
VALLEJO, Oct. 24.-Judge Gear.
counsel for Commander Young of
the Bennington, was before the
courtmartial board at Mare Island
all morning, summing up the evil
dence and will likely conclude late
this afternoon.
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FLOWERS FOR
W. c. 7. u. TRAIN
(Scripps News Associatiou.)

SAN BERNARDlNO, Oct. "a. -
Fifteen hundred delegates to the
w. G. I. IT,, and friends, in three
sections of the white ribbon special,
Salt Lake to Los Angeles, was
showered with flowers here this
morning. the first stop after cross
ing the desert.
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was Stewards injunction to the
anxious groom. Mr.. Plastino was
produced within a half hour.
"Mr. Plastino, l would like your
translation of these papers," said
Stewart. 81 have confidence in
your rendering or it,"
Plastino looked over the papers.
and then smiled. The papers were
the passport of the bride-to-be, to.
gether with the marriage contract
signed by her parents. Plastino
stated that without the passport,
signed by the mayor of Maria's
home town and by the governor Of
her province, she could never have
left Italy. Furthermore there was
the consent Of her parents. Also.
they say she is 10 years old.
Stewart accepted Plastino's word
without affidavit and Immediately
issued the marriage license.
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Prosecuting Attorney Barnhart
brought the matter up and made a
statement Of facts. He said that
the turmoil arose over the lack of
mince pie and became a wild dis
order, the entire coterie of prison
ers in the upper and lower floors
OF the Paully joining in the uproar,
stamping their feet, cursing. hurl.
ing vile epithets and declining to
observe order when so instructed
by the sheriff in person. The mat
ter eliminated when it became nee
essary for the sheriff and Deputy
MacPugh to enter the cage. They
were viciously assaulted by three
prisoners, though Eilderman did
not directly take part in the as.
sault. Mr.. Barnhart said, however.
that alderman was one of the
crowd in the general disturbance.
He said that it was a matter of
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mad.
"On Dec. 26 went home and
caught her with a woman and two
men. l told her-to come up stairs
and she did. When we got into
our room she started talking, and
picked up an alarm clock and
struck me on the head with 1t. She
then threw 1t at me and hit me on
the face. l slapped her tor doing
1t. That night l was awakened by
someone beating me over the head.
got up and found my wife was
the person. l don't know what she
hit me with.
my wife did not care for our
child at all. She would leave the
little girl at home and go out for
three or four hours. She went
with other men and l didn't think it
was right"
Mrs. Metzke asked for a restrain
ing order prohibiting Metzke from
disposing Of his place of business,
valued at $4,000, ana about $500 In
notes.
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ed a banking house. In 1886 he
made his first railroad venture in
Chicago. He changed the horse
cars to a cable system. He was the
first to give the city anything in
return for the privileges accorded
corporations. He gave $4,000
telescope to Chicago university. In
1898 he began the consolidation Of
the, Chicago street railways. In
1901 he left the city with $15,000,-
900. and went to London where he
built an underground railway. He
was rewarded with wealth and
fame. He outgeneraled j. P. Nor
gan and associates who formed an
American syndicate in London un-
foreground.
His wife was not at his bedside
when the end came. She has not
been at his hotel SINCE her husband
was stricken. She refused to say
why.
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COAST LEAGUE may
COME DESPITE RULING

fare and the cost of hotel bills will
make a stand-off. The hotel rate
in the coast cities is about $2.25
while we can give the boys $3.50
rate. We will probably see Spo-
kane, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland,
San Francisco, Oakland. Sacramen-
to and Fresno in the league next
year. In Mercedes letter he stat
ed he had schedule made out
where Spokane would see sc games
of ball. This would mean about 10
series of one week each. / don't
know exactly what will happen, but
it is more than likely, since the
good showing of attendance at the
Tacoma-Oakland games, Spokane
will be in the Coast league"
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CHRISTMAS JAIL ROW
LENGTHENS A SENTENCE

common knowledge that prisnoers
in the Spokane county Jail were
better treated, better fed, better
clothed than in the average coun-
ty Jail in this state. He felt that
these facts should be laid before
the court, not only in the case of
Eilderman but in that of every man
engaged in the disturbance.
Eilderman told the court that he
was in no way implicated.
The court asked Deputy Sheriff
Hone if he had anything to say.
Hone replied that the prosecutor
had stated the facts.
In passing sentence, Judge Hun
exc said that ENLIGHTENMENT of
money committed to his care to be
used in the support of the wife ard
children of the trusting man, was
most reprehensible and mean. It
merited a severe sentence. How
ever, testimony of sterling citizens
of Spokane to Eilderman's previous
good reputation and the recon.
mendation of the jury for clemency,
were considerations which moved
the court toward leniency.
"But now comes this report of
the sheriff. The sentence of the
court Is that you be confined at
hard labor in the state penitentiary
for two years and pay the costs Of
prosecution.