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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

Four or five of the boldest and
most daring yegg-men who ever
worked in Spokane, raised havoc
early this morning at the corner OF
Pine street and Third avenue. The
safe of the grocery firm of Stone e
Blake was blown and the building
nearly wrecked by the the terrific
explosion. While the men were
working on the safe their confed-
crates were outside holding up
every one who came in sight.
While the men were working on
the safe and the other men were
holding up people on the street, Mr..
and Mrs. Van Hook, who live across
the street, were watching the oper-
ations and waiting for the arrival
of the police who had or were sup
posed to have been telephoned for
by Mrs. Lulu O'Brie- Wilkins-L Lewis
Sweeney Stauman- Coverly- Morrow,
ex-wife of Captain Coverly of the
Spokane police force.
For two hours these men were
working without fear of the police.
They held up one man at ITO a. m.
whose name is unknown. At lis
Louie Garfield of 1921 Eighth ave-
nue., a bricklayer, was knocked
down by two men, but neither his
watch nor IS In silver was taken.
Garfield, as near as can be figured,
got away FIRM the men and started
down Third" avenue yelling for help.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

The yegg-men shot at him twice
but still he ran on yelling for help
and saying, "My baby, my baby
It was his yelling and the shooting
which awakened the Van Hooks
and the Morrows and Fraziers, who
live over the store where the safe
was blown.
Mr.. Van Hook arose from his bed
and look out of the window. He
saw two men outside the store and
heard them signaling to other con-
federates on other corners. TIN
signal that all was right was "Annie
Laurie" which was whistled by the
two lookouts on Third and Pine. A
short time after that, Mr.. Van Hook
went to the rooms Of Mr.. and Mrs
Morrow, who reside with him. and
asked them to telephone to the pc
lice and notify them that safe blow.
ers were working In the store and
hOldup men were operating on the
street. Mr.. Morrow stated he would
call the officers. Van Hook then
went to his room and waited for
the arrival of the police, who never
came.
Mr.. Morrow this morning told
Mrs. Van Hook the police were
never telephoned for, but after Nor.
row saw the damage done to the
grocery store, he told Mrs. Van
Hook he did telephone, but the po-
lice would not answer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

It developed this afternoon that
Albert Fox, who was shot by his
wife in their rooms several weeks
ago, putting him in the hospital for
about three weeks, and who was
fined $50 and costs this afternoon
IN the police court. is none other
than Albert Fox wanted for hold
ing up a German near the Washing
ton street bridge last fall. Fox has
been identified by Officer Tom
Smith as the man wanted. Smith
states he Is sure or the man II he
can find the German who was held
up.
Fox Is also one of the men ar
rested in the Albion block by or
ficers Thompson, Warner and Bril-
ley for, opium smoking. Warner and
Thompson went to the door and
asked for admittance. While they
were talking, Fox climbed out Of
the window and dropped from the
IRE escape. No sooner had he hit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
IS HILL IN FIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. -
Seattle, Tacoma and Portland
breweries, with the reported back
ing OF Jim Hill, have begun a finish
fight against the local beer combine.
The northern breweries are ship
ping $4,000 barrels Of beer here an
nually, and expect to double that
output. Owing to an increasing de-
mand for northern beer the north
erners have offered special induce
ments to saloon keepers to handle
their goods. AS result the sales
OF local breweries have fallen off
and they propose to retaliate by
flooding the northern cities with
San Francisco beer I'm the hope OF
forcing their rivals to withdraw
from the local field.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

The Press will this week finish
the work of inspecting the sanitary
conditions of the Chinese laundries.
1t proposes 10 give the people of
Spokane who send their laundry to
these places the assurance that
they are not endangering them
selves thereby. 1t proposes to cause
the arrest of every Chinaman who
does not forthwith clean up his
place and run 1t in sanitary man
ner. If, in the investigation now
In progress, white laundries are
found that are in a filthy state, the
proprietOrs Of these will be arrest
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
SECTION OF CITY WAS AT
MERCY OF BOLD BURGLARS

shots. I told Mr.. Van Hoow to see
what the trouble was. He looked
out Of the window and saw two men
talking together. AS soon as he got
ready to ask the trouble, one of the
men stated to his partner that he
would have to leave. He walked
up the street and whistled annie
Laurie" very softly. In few Sec
onds an answer came. Then we
noticed there were people across
the street. My husband went to the
Morrows' rooms and asked them to
notify the police. They said they
would and we went to our rooms to
wait until the police arrived. They
did not come.
"This morning I saw Mr.. Morrow
and he told me he had not te,e-
phoned. He then went across the
street and found what damage had
been done. He came back and told
me he had telephoned the police
when asked him, but could not get
an answer. don't think he tele-
phoned them"
Officer Dial was on the desk last
night, but did not get the call. The
phone was in perfect order and Mr..
Dial did not leave his desk during
the night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
(Scripps News Association.D

(ScrippS News AsSoctat1on.D
INDIANAPOLIS, March 26.-The
Joint committee met again this af-
ternoon, but there is no immediate
prospects of a settlement. The de-
lay in reaching a settlement in the
anthracite fields resulted from the
conference here. 1t Is predicted
this morning the joint scale confer
ence will continue for several days
yet. The miners representative de-
claEed an agreement would be
reached Thursday. The bitter
strife at the conference Is said to
be mostly among the operators
themselves and not between the
miners and operators.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
BUTTE WANTS OUR
TIN CANS

Don't throw away your old tin
cans and scrap iron, as there may
be an opportunity for some enter
prising person to clean up a lot of
money and yourself make some pin
money and be saved the troubles of
having these articles hauled away.
DR.. Charles o. Genoway, city
health officer, received a letter this
morning from Tom H. Evans OF
Butte. Mont, unfolding a scheme by
which the doctor could amass
a large fortune easily. According
to Evans letter, there is a dearth
of tin cans and scrap iron in Butte.
The fact has long been known that
the enterprislng ones of Butte clean
up a lot of money by throwing all
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
EIGHT KILLED AND
MANY. HURT

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 26.-
A passenger train went through a
culvert on the Northwestern road,
20 miles west of Casper, Wyo.
Eight are killed and II injured.
Railroad bridges are washed out.
Surgeons are going to the scene in
wagons.
The engine passed over safely
and two outfit cars filled with Aus
trian laborers tumbled into the ra-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

Fritz Hilschene. who was tried
before Judge Hinkle this morning
for being a habitual drunkard, was
placed under a $50 bond to keep
sober for 60 days. Hilschene
claimed he did not drink to excess
but upon investigation it was found
he has been thrown out of saloons
almost daily In an intoxicated con-
dition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
LOCAL UNION LABOR
MAY ENTER POLITICS

The action Of the executive coun-
Gil of the American Federation of
Labor in recommending labor. or
CARNATIONS throughout the country
to actively participate in partisan
politics is being discussed by local
labor men. This is the first time
in the history of the federation that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
GOVERNOR CURRY
NOW SAFE

MANILA, March 26.-Governor
Curry Is safe and well. He reports
to the government: Had a hard
fight In which Captain Jones of the
constabulary lost half his COM
mand, gaining a magnificent victory
under the greatest odds. The Pula-
james fired and charged while un-
der flag Of truce and promising
to surrender. With the assistance
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
(Bcripps News Association

RIVERSIDE, Cal. March 20. -
The city Of San .acinto that a few
years ago was nearly destroyed by
earthquake, Is threatened with new
danger. The San Jaclnto river has
changed its course, sweeping with
Irresistible force toward the town
Hundreds of men are working tt
avert danger. Cloud bursts in the
mountains are the causes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

vine. Most Of the dead were in the
caboose behind which was a heavy
water tank. The tank crushed the
cabOose like shell. A relief party
started by hand-car, but is blocked
by snow. The injured can not reach
here before late this afternoon or
tonight. Many will probably die of
exposure. Charles Morrow, section
foreman, and c. M. Blue Jr. are
among the dead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

Recently there has been a great
deal Of complaint that d. F. Laws,
one of the city health officers, is
excess baggage on the payroll Of
the department. What use he is
his enemies declare is hard to de-
termine, unless he hold his Job in
payment of a political debt.
The fact appears to be that Laws
puts in most of his time talking
politics from a republican point of
view, instead Of attending to the
health regulations in that part Of
the city to which he has been as
signed. He Is supposed to have
charge of all the alleys, garbage
and refuse south of the river, but
IN this he seems to be as useful as
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
COLLINS THINKS HE WILL
STRIKE HERCULES VEIN

r. F. Collins, superintendent of
the st. Louis & Idaho mine, in the
Occur d'Alene country, Is in the city
for a short visit. Talking of his
property, which lies next to the
Hercules, one of the largest mines
in the Occur d'Alenes, Mr.. Collins
said: "Never before have l been
as confident OF striking the Her
cules vein as l am today. In our
fourth level we have the same ore
as the Hercules. The iron stain and
iron oxide make me positive that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

the Hercules vein will be encoun-
tered within the next 100 feet. I
have increased my force of men and
am working double shift. We
will soon have one of the largest
mines in the Occur d'Alene coun-
try
The st. Louis & Idaho has been
talked of as the most promising
prospect in that country for three
years. The stock Is not on the
market. The property Is owned by
II. F. Collins. his brother and three
associates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
WANTED THE EVIDENCE

The case of B. L. Rocze, who is
acused by his wife with having
threatened to kill her and with de-
stroying her property while in a
bad temper, was continued this
morning by Judge Hinkle until
Wednesday. Rocze objected to the
continuance and insisted that ste.
nogrnpher take the evidence in the
case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
ed and arraigned alonside the

ed and arraigned alonside the
Cinnamon.
DR.. Genoway and his men have
given all the aid possible to The
Press in this matter, and Sanitary
Inspector Bunker has worked un-
tiringly in an effort to round up the
oriental laundries and make them
clean, and thus overcome the great
danger that has heretofore existed
from disease. More than one per
son in reading The Press has come
to the description of the conditions
existing at the place where his
laundry work was done and been
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

of federal troops we will be able to
exterminate the fugitives. The ma
tiveS in Samar are in sympathy
with us, lending aid from every
town. Judge Lobinger and all other
Americans are safe"
Wood sent federal troops to aid
the constabulary, and has given ma
tive soldiers Krag-Jorgensens to re
place their antiquated rifles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

that body has recommended to its
membership action of this kind and
local men believe that under cap.
able leadership and with thorough
organization the laborites can be-
come big factor in politics. The
recommendation may lead to some
startling developments in the local
field.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
(gcripps News Association.y

SALT LAKE, March 26-All bust
ness on the Salt Lake route is now
diverted via Ogden and Sacramento
to Los Angeles, owing to washouts
covering a hundred miles of track
west of Caliente. 1t will be 10 days
be fore 1t can be repaired.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
(Scripps News Associa tion.l

(ScrfppS NeWN ASSoc1Htfo1t
JUNEAU, Ala ska, March 26. - A
special dispatch says the town of
Wrangel was burned to the ground
Saturday afternoon. The fire start
ed in the Pioneer house, and swept
up and down the main street, also
burning out fully two dozen resi-
dences. The mayor and council
will appeal to Pacific coast points
for assistance. All leading stores
except st. Michael's Trading CON-
pany are In ashes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
TO
DEATH IN CAR
(Scrtpps News Association.D

ST. PAUL, MINI, March rs. -
p. 8. MCGUIRE and e. M. Van Hor-
sem were burned to death and a
boy, Charles Mcclure, fatally hurt
in a freight car near Fargo, N. D.,
while travelling with a stock of
household good to new farm in
the northwest. They upset Ian
tern In the car.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
(scripps News Association. }

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March &c.
-Hoggatt, governor Of Alaska is
here arranging for the transfer of
the capital from Sitka to Juneau.
He will be here a week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 90.
The senate passed a bill appro-
priating 100000 for a life saving
station and a sea going tug in
Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
INSPECTORS laws
USELESS

though he was being made a pres
ent of his salary Of SIS a month
The condition of the alley running
south Of Riverside between Stevens
and Washington streets has long
been in filthy state. old boxes and
other dirt and refuse being Uttered
there. Laws has failed to see this
during all the time he has been In
the pay Of the city. He went to
work" for the city in March, 1905
and therefore has been working a
full year and has drawn 5000 from
the city treasury under false pre-
lenses. 1t is his custom to show
up at the health office semi-occa
sionally. The remainder of his time
is spent talking politics from the
Laws standpoint.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
FOSTER FINED FOR
GETTING CHILD DRUNK

Judge Stocker Of the Justice court
fined Ed. Foster $50 and costs for
his participation in getting II year
old Gladys Dallis drunk at the
Great Northern saloon some time
ago. Foster claimed that it was
almost impossible to tell the age of
the girl from her appearance, and
that this was made even harder
from the fact that she used some
times to have a child with her and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
GIRLS JUMP
INTO NETS
(Scripps News Associations

(Scripps News Associations
NEW YORK, March ga six
story factory building on Downing
and Berford streets was destroyed
by fire today. The girls were saved
by jumping into fire nets. Four
firemen were critically injured.
Loss, 100000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

claimed to be a widow.
This is one of the developments
of the rowdy dances which have
been going on in Elk's temple. II
was at one Of these dances that Eos
ter gained the acquaintance of the
girl and from there he lured her to
the Great Northern saloon, got her
intoxicated and later turned her
loose on the streets where the po
lice found her helpless.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26

the bright tin cans and scrap iron
found into the streams of tailings
from the smelters and having them
get covered by the wasted copper,
and then re-smelting them. The
proposition made to the health of.
ficer was to gather all the tin cans
in the course of his city work and
ship these to Butte, in return for
which Evans and associates would
pay at the rate of $1,000 per ton for
bright tin cans, and 50 for old horse
shoes and scrap iron. Eleven or
twelve tons could be loaded into q
car. Farther along in the letter,
Evans makes this facetious remarks,
81 guess the freight rate is high.
but you, being an officer of the city,
might get cheaper rate"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-26
FOX IS Wanted FOR
HOLDING UP GERMAN

developed ground Brey grabbed
his him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-13

( The speech on arbitration which
William Jennings Bryan made to the
Interparliamentary union in London
and which excited such wide comment
in the English press is herewith repro
duced as reported in the London Times:
The Hon. w. J. Bryan. who was re-
ceiyed with loud cheers, said:
MIR. President, gentlemen of the In
ternational Parliamentary conference,
l regret l cannot speak to you il Il
language which is employed usually in
this body, but l only know one Ian
GlIage, the language OF my own coun-
try, and You Will have to pardon me if
/ use that. / desire, in the first place,
to express my appreciation of the cour-
tesy shown to me in the presentation
of my part of this resolution by Lord
Weardale. cur president and by Baron
Won Plener, who is the chairman anu
actively influences the council which
has framed this substitute embodyinG
both the ideas that We're presented
yesterday. l appreciate the superior
wisdom and the greater experience of
this learned council that has thus
united the two ideas, and l thank the
parliaments also for the opportunity to
say just 4 word in defense of his part
of the resolution. l cannot say that it
is IL new idea. for since it was pre-
scented Yesterday learn that the same
idea in substance was on former oc-
casion presented by Mr.. Bartholdt OF
my own country. who has been so con-
IL, 70
peace. and l am very glad that l can
follow in his footsteps in the urging
of this amendment
u may add also that il is in exact
lire with the suggestion made by the
honorable prime minister of Great
Britain in that memorable and epoch
making speech of yesterday. in that
speech which contained several sen
fences any one of which would have
compensated Us all III our coming here.
[Cheers-l In that splendid speech he
expressed the hope that the scope of
arbitration treaties may be enlarged
MIR. Bryan proceeded to cite the pas
sage in the speech of the prime min
lister 10 which he REFEREED This
amendment is in harmony with this
Su9-eS tlOh- 1HlS IcSoiulicl - III thc
form OF Il postscript to the treaty. but.
like postscripts of letters sometimes.
it contains very vital subject-in fact.
/ am not sure but that the postscript
in this case l. as important as the
letter Itself. for it deals with those
questions which have deficd arbitration
Certain questions affecting the honor
or integrity of nation are considered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-13

has Ge-scrioea Eow II the civil war that
ranged our country into two hostile
camps but a generation ago-he has
described how il one battle Il soldier
in one line thrust his bayolet through
= soldier il the opposing line, and when
he stopped to draw il ont he recog-
nized in the face of the fallen one
the face OF his brother. And then the
poet describes the feeling of horror
that overwhelmed him TO think that
he had taken the life of one who was
the child OF the same parents and the
companion of his boyhood. 1t was Il pa
thetic story, but is it too much to hope
that a.! the years go by we viii begin
to understand that the human family
is but Il larger family than the one
which we are so we'll acquainted with?
ICheerS. Is it too much TO hope that
as the years go by human sympathy
viii expand until this feeling of friend
ship and fraternity will not be bounded
by the members of a family or by the
or state, but shall be worldwide?
lCheers.l Is it too much to hope that
we, in this assembly, may possibly by
this resolution contribute to hasten the
day when we shall feel as individuals
and as members of nation appalled,
at the taking of any human life and
strive to raise all questions to the level
of settlement by reason and not by
force: loud and prolonged cheers.J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-13
BRYAN ON ARBITRATION
Enlargement of Its Scope Described by the Ne
Disadvantages Investigation of Facts ~ " X

outside OF the sphere OF 4 court or
arbitration. ana these are the questions
which have given trouble. Passion is
not often reused by questions that do
not affect nations integrity or honor,
and for felr these questions may arise
arbitration is not always employed
where it might be employed.
The first advantage then. of this
resolution is that it secures an investi-
CATION of the facts, and if you can
but separate the fact from the ques-
ton Of honor the chances are one hun
dred TO one that you will settle both
the fact and the question Of honor
without war. ICheers. There is
therefore great advantage in an in
vestiga ton that brings out the facts,
for disputed facts between nations. as
between friends. are the cause of most
disagreements. The second advantage
of this investigation is that it gives
time for calm consideration. That has
already been well referred to by the
gentleman who has preceded me.
need not say to you that man excited
is Il very different animal from man
calm Laughter and cheerSl ], and that
questions ought to be settled not by
passion. but by deiiberation. and IL this
would do nothing else but give time
for reflection, for elaboration, for con
verse, that would be sufficient reason
for its adoption. If we can but stay
the hand of war until conscience can
assert itself war would be made more
remote When men are mad they
swagger around and tell what they
can do: when they are calm they con
slider what they ought to do. ICheers.I
The third advantage of this inyesti-
CATION is that it gives opportunity to
mobilize public opinion for the com
peiling OF Il peaceful settlement, and
that is an advantage not to be over
looked. Public opinion is coming TO
be more and more Il power in the
world. One of the greatest statesmen
my country has produced, Thomas
JenerSon-and If it We're not immodest
| would say l believe him to be the
greatest statesman the world has pro
duced-said that if he had to choose
between Il government without news
papers and newspapers without Il gov
erument he would rather risk the
newspapers without government.
Laughter and cheers. You may call
il an eXtravaGant statement. and yet
it presents an idea. and that idea is
that public opinion is Il controlling
force, and L am glad that the tiEie is
coming when public opinion is TO be
more and more controlling force.
glad that the time is coming when the
moral sentiment of one nation will af-
feet the differences of other nations.