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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
LET HIM GO"
SAYS CHIEF

A Is year old messenger boy
caught stealing diamond ring yes
terday was allowed to go scot free
by Chief Of Police Waller.
And l believe l did right" said
the chief when telling the story
this morning.
The boy carried package to a
lady's house. Her purse, contain
ing 35 cents and a diamond ring
lay upon the dresser. The boy
appropriated the diamond, took it
home, gave 1t to his mother for a
present to his younger sister when
her birthday comes in few days.
He told his mother he found the
ring. Tom Herndon was detailed
on the case and within an hour
from the time the lady first report
ed her loss the detective, boy and
chief of police were in consulta-
ton. The boy broke down and con-
fessed all. He cried and seemed
very penitent. The chief was
touched but before releasing the
young culprit first visited his home
and found a very sick father, four
younger children and mother all
dependent upon the little messen-
ger boy for support. The lady was
given her property and asked the
chief not to prosecute the child.
However, a severe lecturing was
given before the chief finally told
the boy he could go free.
81 believe" said the chief, that
it is best to overlook this instead
of branding that child criminal.
The little fellow is keeping up his
whole family"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 81
It is definitely determined that At
torney General William H. Moody
is to leave the presidents cabinet
January /.
The attorney general is to be-
come member of a law firm in
Boston which now is carrying his
name upon its stationery and office
door. Mr.. Moody does not hesitate
to say that he expects in the future
to employ freely the knowledge Of
federal practice which his public
duties has given him. He expects
within the next few years to make
a large amount of money.
Whether Attorney General VIM.
H. Moody will be found in future
appearing as counsel for trusts,
which some other attorney general
is prosecuting, is a question which
he does not feel called upon to dis
cuss.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
UPH0lDS SUICIDE
THEORY

A certificate Of the death Of
James Weir, the man found shot
and dying in the lumber yard near
the o. r. h N. depot last week,
was issued by the health board this
morning to Coroner Witter. The
certificate reads: Suicide by gun
shot wound" This officially con-
firms the coroners theory of sui
eide. Witter did not call an in
quest, although friends of the dead
man strongly suspected that he
had been murdered. Weir, they
claimed, had money and a atch
when seen last and where this
went to is still mystery an inves-
tigation might have unravelled.
The gunshot wound was inflicted
from the left sid, and 1t was proved
by witness today that Weir was
left handed. AS the face was pow
der burned this evidence of suicide
was considered satisfactory.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27

eral of the ablest attorneys in the
state have assisted in making any
changes that seemed necessary to
fit conditions here. Mr.. Graves
was asked by the league to circu-
late the law among the candidates
for the legislature in this county,
but being a candidate himself he
did not think he could with pro-
priety undertake the task, so he
turned the matter over to the local
referendum league, which will try
to secure the pledges asked for by
the direct primary league.
The law has the Endorsement of
the King county republican club
and prominent democrats of Seat
tie favor it. AS all the candidates
are pledged by their platforms to
the adoption Of direct primary
law there is reason to believe that
there will be no opposition to the
proposed measure this winter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27

ments and rolling stock. Big divi-
dends sent the stock up and an era
of market manipulation was sub
stituted for the expansion and in
crease of equipment that the rapid
development of the country. espe-
cially the Northwest. demanded.
The condition is aggravated by
application of the same policy to
operating forces. The man who
could make the road show maxi
mum profit and minimum expendi-
ture, regardless of life or limb or
public demand, shot into the as
cendancy.
The Hill policy of railroading is
VIGOROUSLY a policy of cheap con-
struction and cheap operation. 1t
demands cheap material and cheap
men. Consequently older officials
worth good salaries are let out
whenever there is an opportunity
for doing so. Younger men with
promotion promised, work harder,
work cheaper, and are more sub
sevient. When they arrive at the
age of 40 o thereabout they meet
the fate of their predecessors. That
is tn way their promised promotion
usually pans out Any Hill rail
road man in position to tell the
truth will confirm this.
One result is told in the wrecks
that have become matters of al
most daily occurrence, especially
on the Great Northern. Lives Of
trainmen are sacrificed to this pol
icy continually, but that makes no
difference with dividends. If the
company Is caught where it cannot
escape, as in the Diamond lake ac-
cident, 1t merely denies the fact Of
a wreck and settles on a cash basis
with survivors of its i'll fated en-
ployes. Then the management re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
ANOTHER REASON WHY
We CAN'T GET COAL

turns to the task of making up the
outlay and rolling up another big
showing of earning that will at
tract the attention of the big men
back east who are working the
stock gamble.
AS a result the entire Northwest
is now tied down to almost ruinous
inactivity because the railroads
cannot meet the demands of traffic.
On the coast the lumbermen have
been denied shipment of their pro-
duct in the midst of their banner
year. Agricultural interests have
been handicapped and a fuel IA
mine precipitated upon this whole
wide range Of territory. Spokane
is suffering, but Ogden, in the
heart of the coal district, is no
better off.
Notwithstanding official versions
and denials from railroad sources,
the fact that the Northwest has
been made the victim of criminal
neglect of it's interests by New
York railroad manipulation cannot
be contraverted. 1t is too evident
on every division from st. Paul
west.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
POISONING CASE
is CONTINUED

The sensational Broesch di-
vorce suit was continued in Judge
Poindexter's court until Monday
morning on account of the motion
docet needing attention today.
Yesterday many people turned out
to hear Fred Broesch's accusations
against his wife Emma, In which
he said she tried to poison him.
While he was half delirious with
pain and swollen eyes and limbs.
caused by mysterious illness. he
says. she kept continually asking
him to make his will.
The defense is trying to show
that fly poisoning was responsible
for his condition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
PLAsTlN0 SUED AGAIN

A third complaint against Joseph
Plastlno was filed in the superior
court this morning by c. l..
Brokaw. He wants $40 300 dam
ages for injured character and a
troubled mind, suffered while
spending five months in the county
Jail, and for legal expenses in
CURED in consequence. Plastino had
Brokew arrested for fraud, alleg-
ing he induced five Italians to put
up 500 each for timber claims on
a guarantee to get them buyers,
This latter, Plastino claimed, Bro
kaw failed to do, and prosecuted
him before Justice Stocker. The
trouble terminated in Brokaw's
final release.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
ANOTHER HORROR
IN MISSOURI

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 27.-A
tenement occupied by 80 Greeks
and negroes burned at Amourdale
this morning. At least seven were
killed.
The body of a Mexican, badly
cut up, taken from the debris indi-
Gates that murder preceded an in
cendiary fire. a negro told the po-
lice the Mexicans were fighting
during the night. All the others
escaped except two.
Three more bodies were taken
today from the old chamber of
commerce building, which burned
Thursday. This makes nine bodies
taken out, besides parts of bodies
also recovered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
SALOON DOORS
CLOSE SUNDAY

ITO all officers and patrolmen:
You are hereby notified to see that
all doors to saloons are kept closed
on Sunday.
Leroy Waller, Chief Police"
The above order was left for the
instruction of officers and men Of
the police department last Sunday,
but does not go into effect until
tomorrow. No publicity has been
given the fact that such an order
was issued. When it did leak out
saloon men have fallen over them
selves, figuratively speaking. in
getting down to the city hall.
Why the order was issued is not
plain. If designed as the fruits Of
the mayors reform" it looks like
a move that will fail to satisfy sup
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27

LNDON, Oct. 27-Mayor Schmitz
of San Francisco says the system
of co-education in San Francisco Is
responsible for the controversy
with Japan. He said.
ut stands to reason in city like
San Francisco, the most cosmopoli-
tan in the world, 1t is imprudent,
'slot to say immoral, to educate for
eign children side by side with ma
tive born Americans. | have moth
ing to say against Asiatics, but
don't think 1t right for their male
and female children to mix togeth-
er with American. The expulsion
Of the Japanese boy, Yasumaru,
was not for racial prejudice, but
to do the right thing In delicate
situation"
Schmitz said nothing about the
prevailing corruption excitement
troubling his lieutenants m San
Francisco.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
ENGINEERS
TO FIGHT

The Steam Engineers union de-
cided last night to start a vigor-
Gus campaign against the firm Of
Tefft & Schaffer. owners of the ice
rink and ice plant and the Star
single mill. The union has never
been able to get the firm to hire
union engineers, pay the union
scale or work uion hours.
The union received letter from
the company last night offering set
Element on the following terms:
Engineers to work IL hours a day
and non-union firemen to be re-
tailed. These terms stirred up the
union and not only were they re-
jected but committee was ap-
pointed to wait on the Diamond Ice
& Fuel company and ask that con-
Germ to stop handling the product
of the Tefft & Schaffer company.
The Tefft &, Schaffer company has
had trouble with the unions for
over year and when placed on
the unfair list disposed Of its en-
tire product to the Diamond peo-
Pile. AS the Diamond company was
then in control of the ice market
and people weer compelled to get
ice from thet concern, the matter
was not pushed in an energetic
manner. The union men say Nat
thigs have changed in the last few
moths and that they can now fight
the Tefft & Schaffer people with
out injuring in any way the inter-
ests of the general public.
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Local fuel dealers are loath to
believe that the railroad cOmpan-
les upon which Spokane depends
for its coal supply are deliberately
holding back the output of mines
they own or control in order to
cinch the consumer on famine
prices when cold weather begins.
They admit that the possibility as
set forth in The Press is plausible
and possible, but hesitate to &C
cept the idea that wholesale rob-
berry by that means would be at
tempted by railroad management.
They hold this faith In spite Of the
disclosures of combination methods
of bleeding exposed and now made
difficult and dangerous further
east. The suggestion follows here
that, driven out of old pastures, the
corporation holdup has taken
Greeley's advice and come west,
where illegal profit, while smaller,
may be more safely filched.
However, no direct accusation
can be made against either the
Northern Pacific or Union Pacific
fixing them the charge of con-
spiracy in connection with the ex-
treme shortage of fuel all through
the Northwest. AS the situation
lies, the roads would seem to be
safe enough had they deliberately
planned gigantic holdup. 1t
would reuire more potent prose-
cution than this part of the coun-
try has yet known anything about
to prove 1t.
But here Is one reason for the
prevailing scarcity of rolling stock
that railroad men cannot deny and
excuse. OF late years the profits
of nearly all the big lines, notably
the Hill roads, have been put into
dividends instead of improve
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
FOR
HIS SON

]. GS-Maloy, of Anaconda, Mont,
is In the city today searching for
his IL year old son. Eddie, who
three weeks ago ran away from
school in Portland, Ore, and was
seen last Sunday in Spokane. Eddie
wore dark clothes, black soft hat
and knee breeches when he ran
away. His complexion is dark.
Any one knowing of his where
abouts will confer favor upon
Mr.. Maloy by notifying the police.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
GAMBLERS AND
GRAFTERS IN
TOWN

Several knights of the green
cloth" who have been plying their
vocation in Butte, arrived in this
city during the last few days.
They report that the lid has been
put on in Butte and that gambling
and other forms of vice have been
dispensed with for the time being
at least. Butte has been wide
open town for some time past.
There has also been an exodus
Of Gypsy fortune tellers from the
mining camp, many Of these peo-
pie having arrived in the city and
taken out licenses to ply their
graft here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27

found in thicket near here,
where he was murdered, today told
the full story of her husbands ca
reer. Snyder, with George Perry,
of independence, Mo-, and man
called Rogers, plotted the robbery
of pawn brokers' shop and a
theater at Portland. This failed and
they planned the robbery of the
Forest Grove bank last December.
Through quarrel her husband
was not at the bank robbery. He
left home to demand his share OF
the loot and was never seen again.
She accuses his companions OF
killing him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
NO SYMPATHY FOR
TACOMA PLUMBERS

The plumbers strike in Tacoma
has created considerable trouble
among the unions in that city.
Several of the trades, including
timers and cornicemakers, car
penters, plasterers, painters and
paperhangers will, it is reported,
refuse to strike in sympathy with
the plumbers. 1t is stated that
these unions will withdraw from
the central body and the building
trades assembly rather than sus-
tain the plumbers in their present
strike.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27

porters of rigorous regulation. and
on the other hand make the saloon
men sore" The order merely re.
quires doors to closed. without
placing restriction Of any sort on
the volume Of business transacted
behind them. 1t is simply case
of shut the door" II you happen
to take a Sunday drink.
The chief has also instructed his
men to renew their raids in the
"tenderloin" section, which indi.
Gates continuation of poor bust
ness" in the box trade. It is estf.
mated that what little reforming
has been done has decreased liquor
sales in boxes more than 25 per
cent and in measure driven the
women away from saloons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
BULL
"BUTTS|N''

LONDON, Oct. 27.-Parliament
on Monday will consider the trou-
bles between Japan and America,
caused from the exclusion of Japa-
nese from San Francisco schools.
Great Britain considers the sub
ject worthy Of parliamentary in
uiry. Fears are entertained that
England might be involved IL war
should break out between the two
countries under terms of the Anglo
Japanese treaty. Upon this point
injury will be directed to the for
eign secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
MURDER and
LOOT

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 81
Revolutionists today raided a Gus
toms house and wrecked the place
with a bomb. Ten persons were
MORALLY wounded. The robbers es-
capped with $4,000.
The robbery occurred in the
street. A cashier of the customs
house, guarded by gendarmes, was
driving to the treasury to deposit
collections. A bomb thrown at the
carriage killed the horses. The
robbers seized the money sack as
the occupants of the carriage were
thrown out and handed 1t to q
woman, who fled.
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HELD AS ACC0MPLlCE

GOSHEN, Ind. Oct. 27.-Police
today arrested Mrs. Charles He
cocks. an alleged intimate of
Fullers, as an accomplice in the
supposed murder of Fuller's wife.
Fuller maintains his innocence and
sticks to the story that robbers
killed his wife. Twenty years ago
Oliver Wolf, Mrs. Fuller's brother,
was found dead in the same house
from poisoning. and the mystery
was never solved.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
BOOSTER GETS FINE.

Judge Hinkle this afternoon fined
James Webb $50 and costs on q
charge of vagrancy. 1t was proven
that Webb was confidence man
employed as booster in the crook
ed" shooting gallery at 400 Main
avenue. Len Adams. the proprietor
OF the joint, testified that Webb
was in his employ.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
EVEN BUNCOED
The PREACHER

ST. PAUL, Oct. 27.-Eva Kirsh-
ner, who on Thursday was an un-
married clerk in hotel here, Is
today a deserted wife. Thursday
she met r. G. Warren, a widower,
SO years old, with whom she shook
dice over a cigar stand. They were
married that afternoon. Now she
charges that Warren took her jwel-
ry and fled. The police are search
ing for him. They say he gave the
minister . begus check for the
wedding fee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
ST. LOUIS The
BATTLE-GROUND

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 81
st. Louis was selected today as the
scene of the governments battle
against Standard Oil. The octopus
will be made defendant in the fed
eral courts there unless present
plans fail. The fight to dissolve
the trust will be made along the
lines of the Northern Securities at
tao. Permanent injunction will be
sought.
1t is understood the government
will make Rockefeller, Rogers and
other oil trust officials parties to
the suit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27

His firm, through o. o. Alexander,
agent, was given the job by the
city council of drawing plans for
concrete bridges over Howard
street. Mr.. Wallace will person
ally attend to the plans. He will
not begin work on them until some
time next week. His plan is to
furnish specifications ami com.
petent superintendent for the work
which the council favors being
done by day labor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Princeton
beat Cornell today with score Of
IA to 10. This is the biggest foot
ball game so far this season. The
town was wild with football en-
thusiasm. The crowd numbered
100000.
NEWHAVEN-First half-Yal6
6, Amherst 0.
ANN ARBOR-First half-Mich-
igan IL; Illinois 5.
CHICAGO-First half-Chicag0
10, Indians 4.
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WHERE IS SHE?

The police are puzzled to know
what became of Claude Allan's
wife. Mr.. Allan arrived over the
Great Northern last night and had
expected to meet his wife on his
arrival. She was supposed to have
reached Spokane yesterday, He Is
stopping at the metropolitan lodg-
ing house. Mrs. Allan had not
been found up to this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
TEDDY's BIRTHDAY

WASHINGTON. D, c., Oct. 81
The presidents birthday was OBJ
served here today by the Hungaria
club. of New York. A
small army arrived with floral Of
ferings and congratulations. The
Hungarians, headed by President
Marcus Braun, with wife and
daughter, called early. The presi-
dent made speech and gave Miss
Braun a bouquet of roses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
KAISER CHEERS TEDDY

BERLIN, Oct. 27.-Led by the
kaiser himself, three cheers were
given for Roosevelt after the in
augural address delivered today by
Professor Burgess, of Columbia
university, the first occupant of
the Roosevelt chair established at
Berlin university by James Speyer.
A letter from the president was
read and also an address by the
emperor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
DIE
TOGETHER

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-Louis
Hampton, assistant secretary "a
the United States Trust Co.. shot
and killed Victoria Taczkow, q
beautiful young won IN, in the ho-
tel Griffon last night and then COM
mitted suicide. Hampton was In
fatuated with the woman. II Ia be-
lieved the tragedy was the result
of a suicide pact.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
FUNERAL TOMORROW.

The remains of Joseph Shannon
will be buried from Smiths under
taking parlors tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. Shannon died from
the effects of broken leg he stuff
cred while driving a team. The
funeral will be under the auspices
of Transfers union No. 202.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
KEY TURNED
ON JAPS

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27.-The
secretary of the school board an.
nounced today that the board has
no intention of modifying its ac-
tion excluding Japanese children
from white schools, despite the
representations of the Japanese gov
eminent to Roosevelt. He says
Washington authorities are misin-
formed and contends the board has
q right under the state law to erect
separate schools for the mon
golians.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
GOOD OUTLOOK FOR
DIRECT PRIMARY

Senator viii G. Graves received
several days ago number of
copies of the direct primary law
drawn up by the State Direct Prim-
airy league, for presentation to the
next legislature. The law is much
like the Wisconsin law and sew
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
PLEADS GUILTY

Frank Warner, the highwayman
who two weeks ago held man
up on the Howard street bridge
and robbed him while people were
passing, pleaded guilty to robbery
in Judge Huneke's court this morn
ing. Sentence will likely be adj
ministered Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
FRAUD IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-Twelve in
dictments were returned today as
a result of the investigation of reg
istration frauds, charging false
registering and buying of votes.
The Chicago Tribune Is censured
for publishing an ''adroitly worded
article denouncing the mayor and
board of education"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
BRIDGE EXPERT HERE

Commissioners ONO and O'Brien
spent the morning showing John
Wallace, of the Coates Wallace
bridge firm. over the city and view
ing the bridges. Mr.. Wallace ar
rived this morning from ChiG9HN.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
ROBBiNG THE FOUNTAIN.

Commissioner Roy this morning
complained to Chief Of Police
Waller that people in the vicinity
of the Northern Pacific depot steal
water nightly from the mountain.
Patrolmen stationed near the depot
have been ordered to watch the
water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
NEGRO SAILORS RETRIEVED.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 27.-
The president today granted re-
prieve to Arthur Arms and Rob-
ert Sawyer, negro sailors sentenced
to hang November in North Caro-
lima for the murder of officers Of
the ship Berwin on the high seas.
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WON'T tell WHY
he WAS fired

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Bellamy
Storer and wife arrived today.
They have been sojourning in
Europe since Storer's sudden recall
from the ministry to Austria. He
refused to discuss his dismissal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses were issued
this morning to John Mckay Of
Spokane and Viola Hill of Creston,
Wash; ]. A. Anderson and Able
Sevanson, both Of Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-27
REVOLVER BURGLARY.

The police have been notified
that burglar last night entered
house at 0607 Monroe street and
stole two liver Johnson revolvers
and pair of field glasses.