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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
MUST ANSWER
TWO CHARGES

AS an outcome Of the differences
arising from attempts to straighten
out the tangled affairs of the de-
funct State Bank of Washington,
G. e. Clure, former cashier. was
yesterday arrested on charge OF
embezzlement. Thomas McCart
swore to the complaint.
Clure was released under 5000
bonds to appear before Justice
Stocker tomorrow for preliminary
hearing e. w. Swanson, former
president of the State Bank, and
Clure are also to appear in court
tomorrow on the old charge Of re-
ceiving deposits in the knowledge
that the bank was insolvent.
Clure's arrest followed his adj
mission OF having withdrawn 800,
on his salary account on $500 he
claimed belonged to his wife be-
fore the receiver took charge. ,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
CENTRAL LABOR BODY OF
SPOKANE HAS WRITTEN
AGREEMENT OF CHARLES
SUMNER TO SUPPORT ITS
CONTENTION.

The statements which have
eminated from sources favorable to
the Home Telephone company that
the people OF this city would be
asked to assist in unionizing all the
work being done by the company
up and down the coast is ridiculous
according to local union men. No
demands have been made on the
company which involves any other
city, and no demands have been
made on the company that had not
been agreed to In writing by the
representative Of the Home Te,e.
phone company in this city at the
time the franchise was granted.
An investiga ton of all the facts
would seem to bear out the state
ments OF local labor men that the
new concern is. to say the least
about 1t, very careless in making
and keeping contracts. Represer.
tatives of the Home people now
claim that they have no knowledge
OF any contract made with the local
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pended by the Home people in this
city Will be much less than has
been expected.
Mr.. Summers Agreement.
Here is Mr.. Summers voluntary
statement which he placed in writ
ing:
SPOKANE, Wash. Feb. 20, 1905.
Spokane Trades Council, City.
Gentlemen: am advised that your
organization has passed resolutions
urging the city council of Spokane
to pass a pending ordinance grant
ing to me a franchise to construct,
maintain and operate a telephone
system in this system, and that you
have appointed committee to
labor for the passage of such an
ordinance.
In this action you have added
one more to the many obligations
am under to organized labor for
favors received, and | desire to
assure you that, if this franchise is
granted, | shall adopt the same
policy in installing the plant here,
that | have heretofore followed. to-
wit: l shall employ union labor,
work union hours, and pay the
union scale of prices. Yours very
truly. CHARLES L. SUMNER.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
may HAVE /
RIGHT MEN
POLICE SUSPECT RILEY AND
O'CoNNOa OF HAVING HAND
IN ROCKFORD PosToFFlCe
ROBBERY.

James Riley and George O'Cort
nor were found guilty Of vagrancI
and fined 500 and costs by Justice
Hinkle yesterday. They are suf
pected of being implicated with
Allen in the blowing of the sat0
in the postoffice at Rockford,
Wash, but although Allen ha1
been sentenced to IA years In the
penitsntiary for the crime the
county could not work up . case
against these men. !:
Riley Is the one who was suH
pected Of having the bulk Of thu
money taken on the Rockford jobt
and in his overtures to the proses
cution on the case Allen limited
that most Of the money would be-
found in Riley's possession. y
When arrested at the Abb SALOONS
both the men showed fight, and on9
ran out the back way, and all that
stopped him was the cold muzSle Of
Detective Macdonald's revolver
While Macdonald was corrali1n1
one, Detective Weir had to circle
the saloon to find the other.
While the men are serving OUT
their fines the police will try I'd
work up evidence implica ting them
in the manw safe blowings Of late.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
HOME TELEPHONE co. NOT
PLAYING FAIR WITH UNIONS

unions and in a way repudiate the
right of Charles Sumner to sign
such a contract. In view Of the
fact that Mr.. Sumner is one of the
heaviest holders in the Home COM
pany and that he was the party to
whom the franchise in this city
was given 1t would appear the
the contract with the local unions
would be binding on the company.
Company's Former Statement.
Another fact in connection with
this matter that might be well to
remind the people of is the state.
ments made and published at the
time the franchise was being
sought in this city. These state.
ments were made by the represen.
tatives of the company and were
very large sum of money would
be spent in construction work In
Spokane and that this money won d
be put in circulation in wages pail
In installing the new lines. Ii was
estimated that. figuring wages from
a union basis, not more than Is
per cent of the money spent on con,
struction would be expended in
this city and 1t is evident frorl
the present action of the company
that the amount to be actually ex
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
May SHUT UP
THE TOWN

ton Of this kind ON the part OF
the local unions would lead to a
closed town. The union men say
that in reality they would not be
hurt to any great extent If the con.
pany retaliatsd by closing the
town and that they would be ahead
some money on Monday, money
that is now spent Sunday in riding
to and from town On the cars OF
the local crushing monopoly.
The local unions have been try.
ing to discover some method to
put the City league out of business,
as the games of the league are
played at Natatorium park and
proved ute a drawing card. 1t
may be that the mayors action IN
stopping the one amusement fea.
ture at Mantle will result in stop
ping the games played on Sunday
by the City league teams. In case
the city and county officials ,fused
to enforce the laws, as many be-
lieve would be the case, where the
interests of the Washington Water
Power company are affected, union
men claim that 1t would reveal
what they have already suspected,
that the big monopoly has never at
any time in the past had quite as
subservient tools holding public Of.
flee as at present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
SPOKANE FOLKS
SEEK THE SHADE

ciety and athletic sports are going
on.
The children at st. Joseph's Or
phanage are having their annual
celebration, as are also those of
the Children's home.
Thus far today some passenger
records have been broken by the
rush OF people to outside points to
spend the Fourth. The Great
Northern, Northern Pacific, o. r. h
N. and the electric lines all did
enormous business. Medical Lake
and Occur d'Alene have proven the
most popular resorts and thousands
have left the city for these points.
Many went to Loon lake.
Downtown ticket offices were
closed and the depot agents and
clerks are crowded with work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04

The action of Mayor Daggett in
ordering dances at Mantle park
stopped, almost before they had
started, has created an unfavorable
impression among local union men
who want to know why the city
officials have permitted dances of
a like character at Natatorium
park for years. 1t is well known
fact that the games and other
forms Of amusement at the big
park of the Washington Water
Power company are being conduct
ed in direct violation of the laws
governing Sunday observance and
the action Of the mayor, through
the chief of police, in rushing to
the rescue Of the Water Power
company as it is claimed by many,
was what prompted their action in
the present instance, has called at
tention to the fact that many, If
not all, the pleasure features con.
Quoted at Natatorium can, If press.
ed vigorously, be Chased on Sun.
days.
1t is known that action Of this
kind Is now being considered by
local union men, but whether any.
thing will be done to compel the
administration to force the com
pany to observe the Sunday closing
laws is yet definitely certain.
1t is considered certain that ac.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
SOUTHERN PACIFIC To
DRY UP INLAND SEA

DENVER, Col, July 4.-Profes-
sor l.. G. Hill, chief of the govern
ment reclamation service in Arizo-
ma, states that the Southern Pacific
railroad will soon begin the task
Of draining the great inland sea
that is now forming in the YUM
basin in Arizona. The undertaking
Is without parallel in the history Of
railroading in this or any other
country.
The Colorado river has broken
through its banks in Arizona. The
course of the river has been di-
verified by this break and the whole
volume of water, practically. is
pouring through the break and set
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
HEIR TO GERMAN
THRONE IS BORN

sentative of the government was
present because, under the law, he
must identify the boy who will
some day be emperor of Germany.
The physicians declare the child to
be fine, healthy and thorough
Hohenzollern.
When it became known the child
was boy salute of 101 guns was
fired from Potsdam fortress herald
ing the birth of prince in direct
line of succession to the throne.
At every garrison in the empire a
salute of 101 guns was fired and
flags hoisted On all public build
ings.
The minister of war ordered all
commanding officers to exempt
troops from drill and serve double
rations. The minister of education
ordered teachers of state schools
to cease work and grant a holiday
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
CITY LEAUCE
PASSED IT UP

All the talk about a picked team
from the city league meeting the
league team has died down and
what killed off the talk has Just
leaked out. 1t seems that the In.
dams offered to play the picked
team at any time or place and put
out five men every inning. A prom.
inent sporting man offered to bet
$500 that the Indians would win
In a walk.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
TACOMA ON WARPATH,

TACOMA, July A demand
has been made upon the Northern
Pacific by the chamber OF COM
merce for equal railroad facilities
with Seattle. Tacoma merchants
have been asked to turning the
routing Of their freight over to the
chamber of commerce and boy
colt OF the Northern Pacific will
follow unless a concession is Sc.
cured on the demands made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
HIS HEELS
SAVED HIM
3. J. ROYAL MAKES QUICK
GETAWAY AFTER TWO MASK
ED MEN HAD ORDERED HIM
TO THROW UP HIS HANDS.

Two men wearing masks at
tempted last night to hold up B.
j. Royal OF S314 Lincoln street
when he reached the alley between
the Northern Pacific tracks and
Lincoln street.
AS the men moved from the
shadows with the command
Hands up!" Royal became SC
frightened he took to his heels
followed by the cursing men who
chased him a block, but did not
fire at him.
He was unable to give an &C.
curate description of them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
PICNIC AND PARKS ARE CHIEF
FOURTH OF JULY ATTRAC.
TON EXCEPT FOR SMALL
BOY WITH THE TORPEDO.
The small boy and his large fire.

crackers are supreme today, but
thus far no accidents have been re-
ported.
All the city parks have attrac-
lions and are full of people seeking
enjoyment in theeir cool shade and
picnics, fishing parties and outings
have left the congested portion of
the city barren excepting for the
noisy small boy who is busy dodg-
ing the police and placing torpe-
does on the car tracks.
Mantle park Is the scene Of the
gathering of the St. Andrews So
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
HELD UP AND
ROBBED

ton street bridge and when near
the south end the two men step
ned out from the shadows. They
did not parley, but struck him
down.
AS soon as he recovered, Watts
reported to the police and instruc-
lions were given the force to pick
up suspicious characters who have
been under surveillance. Four of
these were arrested and examiner
but nothing was learned as to who
the guilty ones were, because
Watts could not identify anyone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
TINY MISS OF THREE
HAD LOST HER "PAPA''

A pretty little blonde haired
girl of perhaps 3 years Of age was
brought to the police station this
morning, as she was gOins around
crying that she "lost papa"
Ed Fisher, secretary to Chief Of
Police Waller. had his hands full
when ne tried to find out who she
was:
whats your name" he asked.
"Boohoo. m-my-y n-names Wio-
IA"
"What's your other manner"
"Ain't dot none"
"What's your fathers name?"
Papa"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
HOT GAMES
FOR TODAY

A pitchers battle 10 going on al
the game between Butte and Spo.
kane at Recreation park with Poiu
doing the twirling for Butte and
Belt for Spokane. Both men are ID
fine shape and held the score down
to to 0 up to the fourth inning.
Ire Traction company Baseball
Express" will leave the corner Of
Riverside and Wall street for
Recreation park at $500 p. m. and
reach the park In time for this
afternoons game.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
EATHERLAND CELEBRATING
ARRIVAL OF PRINCE IN d.
RECT SUCCESSION TO THE
KAISER WiLHELM'S CROWN.

BERLIN, July 4-Crown Princess
Cecilia, wife of Crown Prince
Frederick, gave birth to a son to-
day at the Marble palace in Pots
dam. Mother and child are doing
well and all Germany is en- fete.
The emperor was notified by wire
less aboard the imperial yacht in
the North Sea en- route to Norway,
and telegraphed his congratulations
on his first grandson.
The empress, crown prince and
three physicians and representa-
tive Of the German government
were present when the latest
Hohenzollern arrived. The repre-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
BRIDE WORTH
100000.

BERLIN, July 4.-The engage.
ment Is announced today of Bar
bara Krupp. younger sister Of Ber
tina Krupp. to Tylo Vonwilmorki, q
subordinate in the ministry Of the
interior. BY the terms Of her
fathers will dowry Of $4,000. 00Q
Is settled upon Barbara.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
CAN'T SAY
"HAvE ONE
KANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
PUTS BAN ON BOOZE SERVED
OUT IN HOMES AND THREAT.
EMS TO GRAB BREWERY
WAGONS.

KANSAS CITY. Kas.. July A.
Attorney General Trickett an
nounces the rule that 1t is illegal
to give away intoxicants and per
sons who entertain friends at home
with a cold bottle or mint julir
are liable to prosecution. He
threatens to seize brewery wagons
appearing on streets.
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fists and making demonstrations
up and down the halls and calling
for 'bullud" to pacify him, made
some folks SILVER.
Nobody was willing to take 4
chance with their blood. so PATROL
man Lister. weight 240. was Called
II was a very lamblike person
Kicker was when the burly blue
coat arrived and took him AWAY !
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
ROOT LEAVES ON CRUISER.

(Scripps News Association)
NEW YORK, July 4.-Root
started for South America this aft
ernooh aboard the cruiser Charles
ton. He is accompanied by his
wife. son, daughter, secretary and
valet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
LUMBERJACK SHOUTED
FOR RIVERS OF BLOOD

"Whurp!"
The shout Of defiance came f'om
l.. Kicker, a lumberjack, who was
out among them last night and
had wandered into the Yale build
ing on Front avenue.
1t wasn't the shout that put
everybody in the building en- the
run, but the belligerent aspect of
the jagged enc, brandishing his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
ROBBED A WIDOW FOR
MONEY TO BUY BEER

him In moving the belongings OF
Mrs. j. c. Carter. a widow. During
the operation the lady's purse con.
tanning 81 disappeared and with 1t
Anderson. who was later In sa-
loon buying beer with the widows
money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
GUT OUT THE
CANNED BEEF

WASHINGTON. July l.-The
Fourth Of July celebration In this
city is unnoticeable except for the
explosion of small firecrackera
Beef products" have been exclud,
ed" at picnics in the suburbs.
Most government officials ara
gone. Moody's whereabouts IL q
mystery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04
|. WATTS RELIEVED OF $50
AFTER BEING BEATEN IN
SENSIBLE WITH REVOLVER
By FOOTPADS ON WASHING
TON STREET BRIDGE.

Footpads about 1 O'Clock this
morning held up and robbed L..
Watts, an engineer with the Barber
Asphalt company, of $50 after beat
ing him into semi-consciousness
with the barrel of large revolver
carried by one of them.
Watts was crossing the Washing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04

Charles Anderson stole 81 and 1t
cost him 800 yesterday afternoon
when Justice Hinkle heard the
case. Riley Miller. a veteran Of
The civil war, who does an express
BUSINESS. hired Anderson to assist
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04

What's your mothers name"
"M-ma-ma, boo-hoo-l'se lost"
"Do you go to SCHOOL,"
Eyes"
what SCHOOL,"
Sunday tool"
where were you going?"
Use g-goin' tampin'."
The child continued to cry until
Captain ]. F. Linsey of the fire de-
partment came in, and he evidently
knows more about children than
the average man, for he "jollicj'
the little one until she smiled and
then went with him to have some
ice cream.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04

He--What are you girls talking
about?
She-Nothing; are your ears
burning?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04

LOCAL UNION MEN CLAIM
SUNDAY ORDER AGAINST
MANlTO PARK WAS INSTl.
GATED BY WASHINGTON
WATER POWER COMPANY.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-07-04

Ting in the Yuma basin. It has
already washed out 200 miles of
Southern Pacific tracks, besides do.
Ing other damage. An area Of $50
square miles in extent is covered
with water. Brush mattresses will
be floated to the gap in the river
bank, fastened with piles and
Weighted with rock. When these
dams are built up high enough the
water Of the river will be turned
back into it's natural channel.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-03
MORE TROUBLE
From Dist. No. IL to be Aired
i'm Court.
iFrom Wednesdays Daily.)

In Justice FL. L. Halsted's court
today Judgment was rendered for
$32. 40 in favor of Clark Bros.
against School District No. IL,
town of La Vale. The judgment
was rendered by default, the
school board not caring to stand
the expenses of a justice court trial
when the matter was certain to be
appealed to the circuit court. The
district at once gave notice of ap-
peal to the circuit court.
The 32.4O was the amount asked
by Clark Bros. for a well drilled for
the school. The board claimed that
the work was not properly done and
asked for damages of $52 alleged to
have been done by the drillers to
the castings and pipes furnished by
the board.
This is the same district that had
trouble in it's settlement with its
teacher, Miss Ellen Conway, about
year ago. There are also now
charges and countercharges among
the people of the district relative
to alleged irregularities in the re-
cent school election.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-03

day with earnest, Christians. There
were the Maxwells, Crawfords,
StanleYs, Huntingtons, Averys and
many others. I made my home
with James B. Avery until got
settled at Manchester. He was a
fine noble man, indeed. I purchased
of Mr.. Maxwell a large yoke of oxen
and wagon and started for Muk-
wanago to obtain my wife and two
little boys. On the return to Bar
aboo we camped in our wagon and
had a fine time. Wereached Bara-
boo in September 1850, and stopped
with James. B. Avery, Christian
brother, until / built a house in
Manchester.
Since then I have cleared and
broken up two farms, one in Bara-
boo and one in Fairfield. I pur-
chased forty acres of prairie in
Greenfield, near the home of DR..
Cowles, and forty acres of timber
near the Wilkinson home in the
same town. [ have broken other
lots of land in the county, have
hauled wheat and -four by the
hundred, performed lots of hard
work and raised a family of four
boys and four girls. All have
homes of their own, and two, Dion
and Emma, are with me. They
have no families. My health is
usually good at 80, my birthday be-
ing December 81.
Myself and wife celebrated our
fiftieth wedding anniversary in
1897 with many presents for US.
Among the guests we're Elder O..
M. Owen and wife. My wife died
December 26, 1899, and we laid her
tenderly away on the cemetery hill,
where there were no graves when
we first came to Baraboo. Many
kind and respected friends have
passed on and how soon we may go
we know not.
With love and good will to all,
OTIS G.. WATKINS.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-03
FATHER
Begins Proceedings inElope-
ment Case.
Wrom Thursdays Daily.)

With the end of the romance of
the youthful Poynette couple who
eloped and were married at Fair
mont, Mimi, comes an action to
annul the marriage on the grounds
of the youth of the 14-year-old bride.
1t was begun Wednesday at Port
age by her father, Thos. H. Tomlin-
son of PoYnette, as guardian ad
Item. He has retained Daniel Ell.
Grady as attorney.
The girl is at the parental home
separated from her husband, Malley
Wheeler. It is regarded as probable
that there will be no opposition to
the suit on the part of the Wheel
ers, although it is said the young
man is not wholly reconciled to the
loss of the bride.
According to the Portage Regis
ter, the girls parents are now de-
tanning her and the groom is on
the anxious seat. It is thought that
her parents are placing thorns
among his roses, in the shape of
legal proceedings to have the marri-
age annuled.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-01-03

twentY-one years old and then went
to work for myself. When / was
twenty-five years old I purchased
farm of my father, there being 100
acres of rough, hilly and stony
land. At twenty-six years of age |
thought I must subdue and re-
plenish the farm but | had no mate
to help me. [ knew of a little,
black-eYed, good looking Christian
woman and if I could get her to
come and help me, to keep my house,
[ should be all right. So one after
noon I went down to Bartonsville
and called on her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ayers, and Mrs Ayers
met me at the door. When | en-
quired for the young lady, Miss
Louisa Ayers, the answer came,
eyes, she is in. Walk in sir" | OBJ
tanned an introduction to the young
lady and felt that I was on delicate
business for once in my life. Yet,
we all belonged to the same M. r.
church. I got along and eased the
matter off by saying that l was
olad to see them and soon left tor
my home. stopped at the post
Office and wrote her a letter ex-
pressing a wish to visit her soon if
agreeable. I soon had gotten her
answer to come down as my visit
would be received with pleasure.
After a happy wedding, April 9,
l847, we went to the farm and
resided there until May 20, 1850,
when we took Editor Greeley's
advice, go west, young man. On
the above date we started for Wis
consin. I had a cousin, Charles
Watkins, living at Mukwanago, to
which place we went and when we
arrived he had 100 acres of wheat
to cut which I helped him harvest
and stack. While there Mr.. James
3. Avery of Baraboo, told me of the
fine country around that place so l
went back with him. We passed
over the prairies at Lodi on the