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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
STREET CAR
RIOTS RAGE
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-THE
first attempt of the United railways
to run cars proved a dismal fail
ure. Soon after II this morning
5000 Infatuated strikers and sym
pathizers sighted the first car
which left Turk st. barns. After
smashing every window and beat
ing the crew they forced them to
return the car to the barn.
A second attempt was made to
send the car out, but as soon as it
emerged from the barn it was
greeted with another shower of
brick, rocks and pieces Of iron. The
mob closed In on the car and de-
rallied it, but almost Immediately it
was placed back on the track.
II then started down the street,
followed by another fusillade in
which the motorman was struck on
the jaw by a rock and knocked
senseless. Another man took his
place and proceeded a few feet.
when teamster blocked the track.
Policemen forced him to drive off
and the car proceeded. but when 1t
reached a point where 2 building
were in course of construction
about block and half from the
barn it was bombarded by scores
Of men concealed in the buildings.
The car was literally wrecked.
Union pickets succeeded in reach
ing the car, which they boarded and
with their aid the car was again re.
turned to the barn.
The conference participated In by
q committee Of citizens, Mayor
Schmitz, President Calhound, Of the
United railways; President Cor
nelius, and Secretary Bowlings, of
the Car Mems union. failed last
night to effect any compromise and
the fight is on to a finish.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
SUES GOULD FOR
$250,000
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NEW YORK, May Howard
Gould, millionaire, son OF Jay
Gould and brother of George
Gould. Helen Gould and the d.
vorced Countess de Castellane, is
defendant, with his lawyer, De
Lancey Nicoll, in a suit for $780,
900 by VIM Woodward, alias big
Hawley," alias Hon. Lionel Mus
grove He is big crook and a
known one.
Big Hawley" claims there was
breach of contract; that he fur
nished information to Howard
Gould and his attorney which was
to be used in certain proposed liti-
CATION.
Woodward, or big Hawley," has
operated in many lands and has
served number of prison terms.
The police say that 10 years ago he
was convicted Of trying to black
mail a rich New Yorker out OF
100000. by claiming that he alien
ated the affections OF his wife, who
turned out to be a woman posing as
such. 1t is said he sued prominent
persons on all sorts of claims, but
has generally dropped the case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07

The only person W no escaped was
Annie Bush, II year old daughter.
After completing his murderous
task Davis ragged up and down the
house, defying arrest The police
feared to enter, but citizens, bold
er than the rest, crept up the stair
way, and, before the maniac was
aware of their presence, rushed
upon him and bore him to the floor.
The fiat resembled a shambles.
Bush's head was blown off while
he was standing before a wash
stand. His wife took refuge in a
closet, but Davis quickly found her
and shot her to death.
Orson, Carothers and Baird
were evidently shot while asleep.
All were frightfully mangled.
Vinton Is believed to have given
the maniac desperate battle, as
the survivor says she heard sounds
of a scuffle and the firing of a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07

A disturbance was raised in
Brown precinct early this morning
by Gordon G. Corbaley and Attor-
ney f. A. Sargent, who began 10
challenge voters Unfortunately.
The voters passed it off as joke,
swore to the legality Of their vote,
and all would have ended peaceably
were it not for the fact that Sar-
gent placed his hand over the ballot
box and began to instruct the
judges In their duties.
The Judges expostulated without
avail and Sargent and Corbaley
were practically in possession OF
the polling place when someone
called Patrolman Scott. Matters
were explained to him. Sargent
was wrathy, and declaring that IL
legal voting was going on, delayed
voting to such an extent that he
was threatened with arrest. Then
he left the precinct.
Brown precinct was the one in
which it was said there were most
of the so-called illegal registrations.
But no arrests were made. Cor
bailey and Sargent were not accom-.
panied by any officers. Patrolman
Scott said:
Il could not do my duty and al
low those men to stop the voting
after the election judges had &C.
cepted the votes challenged. was
stationed here to keep order. The
only disturbance thus far has been
that raised by those 2 men,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
HORSE HIT BY Car

A Hillyard street car of the
Washington Water Power Co.,
about II O'Clock this morning col
lided with horse hitched to a
wagon of the Spokane Toilet Sup
ply Co. The horse was backed into
the curb on Front av. about mid.
way between Howard and Stevens
.sts. AS the car approached. the
horse started across the track. The
car struck him, turned him over
and puzzled him along few feet
The front glass Of the car was
smashed.
Pystanders ran out and helped
pull the horse from in front of the
car. The animal took 1t all as a
matter of course and made no. effort
to run away or get excited. The
wagon was damaged.
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When Briley entered the alley he
saw but the one man, Smith, who
Immediately pulled gun. Before
he could get it into action Briley,
although taken unawares, felled
him with blow of his fist.
Smith was only dazed and tried
to rise. The detective bounced
upon him and while trying to wrest
away Smiths revolver, he heard
the command, Throw up your
hands" Briley turned and saw in
the shadow second burglar with
q gun aimed at him.
Without moments hesitancy
the detective shot from his stopped
position. The burglar groaned and
sank to the ground. BY that time
Detective Herndon and Patrolman
Warner, who had entered the alley
from the other end, reached the
scene. The patrol was sent with
Officers Berto, Lawson, Casey and
Burns.
The injured man was removed to
the hospital, where he is in dying
condition. He Is conscious, but
steadfastly refuses to divulge his
name. There were no letters or
papers on his person by which he
might be identified. The other
burglar was taken to the police sta
ton. He is only youth but has a
hard face. He also refuses to tell
anything about the other burglar.
lie admits, however, that they were
trying to force entrance to the sec
Ond hand store. The had been
pals for several weeks and have op-
Grated in Spokane for week past.
The first information the officers
had of the attempted robbery was
a creaking sound heard by Patrol
man Warner. He traversed the
length Of the block and encounter
ed Briley and Herndon, whom he
told of his suspicious. The officers
separated, Briley taking one end
of the alley, Herndon the other, the
uniformed man stationing himself
in front of the second hand store.
The noise was made by the fore
ing Of the door with a foot jimmy
or small croWpar.
Smith had revolvers when cap
tured. One was black liver John
son 3S, pocket gun, and the other
was As caliber Colt, nickle plated.
The wounded burglar carried a
black Colt As.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
SHRIMERS OWN CITY
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LOS ANGELES, Cal. May -
With bright sunshine, the visiting
mobiles of the Mystic Shrine enter
ed upon the second day of fes-
tivities. The days program began
with a parade, visiting Shriners es-
corting imperial officers and repre-
sentatives to Scottish rite cathedral
where public exercises were held.
The ceremonies concluded with the
delivery to Imperial Potentate Clay
ton by the mayor of a golden key
TO the city,
AT the first business session of
the imperial council this evening
will occur the first presentation OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07

The police department and the
sheriff's Office clashed at noon IN
Barth polling place in the Kaiser
hotel. A deputy sheriff named
Isaac Seacrist challenged the vote
of T. Moyle, a man who has lived
a long while in the city. Instead
of allowing the election judges to
proceed with the swearing of
Moyle's vote, the deputy ordered
Moyle to accompany him to the
county Jail. Patrolman McQuillan
was standing by. He inteferred
WITH the deputy's plan to arrest
Moyle. The deputy became OBJ,
streperous and McQuillan told him
he could consider himself under ar
rest.
Il have as much authority as
you" exclaimed Seacrist, you can't
arrest me-"
After that it was just simply a
question OF physical superiority
The patrol was called and Seacrist
is now in Jail.
Chief OF Police Waller was called
this morning after the disturbance
in Browne precinct and he gave or
ders that his officers should not al
low anybody to "bulldoze" them.
The city authorities take the
ground that only the election
judges are legally qualified to pass
on a voters qualifications, and no
interference can be tolerated unless
warrants are served.
Soon after the arrest of Seacrist,
Patrolman Downey arrested an
other deputy, who was creating dis
sension in Burke precinct. This
deputy was w. A. Ford. An Au-
strian named j. B. Lubura, who
runs a restaurant and has been In
the city several years. was chal
lenged by Moore adherent. He
was compelled to swear in his vote.
The challenger told Deputy Ford
to arrest him. Ford did so, when
the policeman stepped up and ar
rested the deputy.
Word was sent at once to Sheriff
Doak and with Deputies Pugh and
Long and Candidate Moore, and his
campaign manager, Corbaley, they
took an automobile and arrived at
the station just behind the patrol.
The sheriff ordered the police to re-
lease his deputy. Sergeant McPhee
was called and told the sheriff that
their man was under arrest and in
charge of the police department,
sheriff or no sheriff. Everybody
started to argue at once and things
looked like hand to hand conflict
between the sheriffs and the police.
Detective Briley, Patrolmen Lis
ter, Downey and Dial were lined up
against the 4 sheriffs. Finally Nc
Phee said he thought the best
thing to do was to release both
men,
an arrest that Austrian" said
Sheriff Doak.
Then, If that's the case, your
deputy is under arrest" replied
McPhee.
c. Herbert Moore tried to act as
peacemaker, but his efforts in that
line were unsuccessful,
Police Commissioners O'Brien was
then sent for. He knew the An.
strian and stated to the sheriff that
he was a legal voter. |&6Iiff DoaL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
FIGHT SUNDAY LAW

SEATTLE, May THE Sunday
closing law will soon be taken into
court on bitter fight. The saloons
in the wet suburbs of Seattle In
tend to resist its enforcement on
the ground that under the state law
granting to incorporated cities the
right to license and regulate saloons
the state waived al! control over
them.
The saloons located IN the unin.
corporated sections of King county,
and In Seattle, will press the attack
on the ground that the Sunday clos
ing law Is class legislation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
ARREST SALOON Men

Patrolman Pitts this morning ar
rested J. c. Guerin and John Nord-
lund, saloon keepers, for violating
the closing laws. Both these men
had their places of business open
and were selling liquor, according
to the officer They were allowed
to go on their own recignizance.
The closing orders are being strict
ly enforced today in all parts of
the city. No saloon doors are per-
mitted to open in voting hours,
from 8 a. m. to I p. m.
Patrolmen c. Rolf and Fuller
this noon arrested Anton Capri, a
saloon man. for selling liquor and
not keeping his place OF business
closed. Burt EXtine was also ar
rest to be held as witness against
Capri
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07

number of shots. Vinton finally sue
cumbed in the unequal battle.
Davis is carpenter and came
from Foundryville, Tulare county.
The escape of Miss Bush is due
to strange freak of the madman's
brain. He had the girl at his
mercy, but said he had daughter
about her age and told her he
wouldn't harm her. He then per-
mitted her to climb out Of a win
dow.
Davis tells a rambling story OF
the slaughter. entirely at variance
with the facts. He claims he BRAIN
ed and cut the throats of some OF
his victims, but all wounds on dead
and gunshot wounds.
The mailman claims his victims
were slowly poisoning him to death
in order to get life insurance he
carried in the Woodmen of the
World He accused Baird Of being
the chief conspirator.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
NONUNION HACKS
FOR MOORE

Democrats today are making cap
ital out OF the hiring of non-union
hacks by the Moore forces, Six
cabs owned by the Spokane Cab
Co., a non-union concern, are
hustlng voters for Moore today. On
each one is a banner, vote the re-
publican ticket; vote for Moore. -
AS soon as labor union men were
informed OF the fact this morning a
delegation tried to communicate
with those at the head of the Moore
campaign. Each campaign official
approached avowed that he knew
nothing about II.
Finally the unionists got mad and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
HATPiN IN ABDOMEN

WATERLOO, Ia, May ITO
carry around inch hatpin in
ones abdomen for years and. not
know it was the experience Of John
Welchers, of Grundy. Surgeons who
operated on the young man were
amazed to find the hatpin, with the
beaded head near the skin and the
point near the intestines. The shaft
of the pin was coated with rust I'M
til it was the size of lead pencil.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
THAW HAS CASH LEFT

PITTSBURG, May Harry
Thaw is not broke yet. Four trus-
tee accounts under the will of VIM.
Thaw, the father, filed with the
register Of wills today, shows there
is due Harry under the direct will
of his father, $439,524.46. The in
come from this for 3 years is about
$4,000. Harry spent 100000 Of it.
This is exclusive OF his income
from various other requests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
POLICE ARREST DEPUTIES
AT POLLING PLACE

then agreed not to modest him II
his deputy would be released. This
was done.
Commissioner O'Brien today
said: THE sheriff's office. with the
assistance of c. Herbert Moore and
Gordon Corbaley, have practiced a
system of intimidation today. There
are probably 200 legal Italian voters
in the Second ward. They have
tried to insist upon forcing these
men to show their citizenship
papers,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
SHE MISSED H0Lp.UP

Mrs. Krum. wife Of Charles F.
krum, Of the Krum Drug Co, is
glad she missed the eastbound
North Coast Limited yesterday
morning. BY doing so she avoided
the trying experience of being in
the hold-up OF that train this morn
ing near Butte. Mrs. Krum had
planned to leave the city on this
train. A Spokane man by the name
OF Roberts was aboard.
The North Coast Limited left
here at l0:40 yesterday morning.
Engineer Glow. the engineer killed
by the robbers, was known to many
of the railroad men of this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
COMMITS SUICIDE TO STUDY
DEATH

SIOUX CITY, Ia, May claim
ing she wanted to watch the blood
stop in the ends Of her fingers and
the nails turn blue, Carrie Madison,
81, took strychnine and died with
in an hour. Just before she passed
away she said: Il did it just for
fun; | wanted to see what death
was like"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
FORTY SHOPS SIGN UP

SEATTLE, May AT a special
meeting of the Iron Moulders' union
at Labor temple 1t was stated that
so far as could be ascertained 40
shops along the North Pacific coast
had granted the unions demand for
an hour day. Upwards Of 1000
men struck because of refusals to
grant this demand Out of the above
mentioned 40 shops 32 are located
In California. All the shops north
of and including Seattle have so
far refused to recognize the new
scale.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
NERvY OFFICER SURPRISES TWO At WORK AND
CAPTURES BOTH CROOKS
Locks Into Muzzle Of Revolver While crappleti
With One and Fires Shot That
Saves His Life.

started boosting for Daggett among
union men suspected of leaning to-
wards Moore. At democratic head
quarters the most is being made of
the hack business.
Practically every hack in the
city has been hired by the Moore
forces. The democrats are running
a light brigade of single rigs, and
they are thick. Up to the noon
hour the democrats figured they
had out half of their registration
In the Second ward. This means
that they have in about 1000 votes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
SECRET SERVICE TO
WATCH BOISE TRIAL

CHICAGO, May lit is report
ed today that Wilkie. OF the gov
to Boise with corps of sleuths to
watch the Haywood trial as person
al representative of the president
and report each condition and every
move, as well as investigate all the
evidence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
PLAY TO UNION LABOR

The Spokesman-Review this
morning makes political play to
organized labor by publishing the
signing of an arbitration agreement
with the Typographical union as q
recent occurrence. The agreement
was ratified year ago. The Re-
view management has yet to settle
its wage scale.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued to-
day to J. O. Blain. of Phoenix, b. c.,
and Mrs. Ora Caldwell. Of Seattle;
J. S. Halter, Umatilla. Ore. and
May +. killins. Anaconda, Mont;
John Grenfel, Wardner, Idaho, and
Lena Anderson, Blair, Wis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
ILLEGAL VOTER
ARRESTED

H. D. Jones, accused by g. c. Cor
bailey of being Illegally registered
when he voted in the primary cleo
ton. was arrested last night and
arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Stocker this morning. He
was released under a $50 bond.
Jones is charged with having voted
in Brown precinct after he had
moved to another voting division.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
TWO TOWNS DEVASTATED

II Is reported that many are dead
In the outlying country.
Other villages probably suffered.
An Infant was blown away and no
trace Of II found.
Crops were devastated and the
property loss In large district is
enormous.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
he BETS ON BUNcAY

An enthusiastic socialist up at
Smiths dope at noon today bet $40
even money that Bungay, the So
cialist candidate for mayor, would
poll as strong vote as Moore, the
republican.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
FEUDlSTS FIGHT
BLOODY BATTLE
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MIDDLESBORO, Ky, May -
John Howard and Martin Green
were killed. Eleanor Howard fatal
ly shot and James and George
Green wounded. this morning in a
battle in the Green Howard feud.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
TRIES
another PLAN

NEW YORK, May "A state
ment by Mrs. Albert Patrick indi-
Gates that her husband will now
seek release by habeas corpus on
the grounds that he was trickeH
into accepting a communication OF
sentence,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
DEL VAL DEAD SHOT

ROME, May TT Cardinal Mer-
ry del Val, secretary Of state In the
vatican, were not soldier of the
Lord he would be good warrior in
the camp Of Mars.
His favorite recreation is rifle
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
REPUBLICANS TRY TO
STOP VOTE IN BROWN

the gorgeous electric Turkish and
Moorish pageant. Minneapolis and
ST. Paul are after the next con-
vention. 1t is conceded that
Frank Curtis Roundy, imperial dep
uty potentate, Of Chicago. will be
the next imperial potentate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
POPE NEEDS MONEY
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ROME, May THE pope. in pri-
vate audience today with Bishop
Fox, of Greenbay, Wis, admitted
that the quarrel between France
and the vatican caused a deficit in
the last annual balance sheet of the
vatican. The pope said unless
wealthy communicates contribute
freely the church will become poor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07

EAST ST LOUIS. H.. May =
With the undertaker's wagon wait
ing al the door, George Millitis, who
has twice been pronounced dead.
suddenly sat up in bed. The wagon
was then used as an ambulance TO
convey him TO the hispital
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
Murderer Spares Girl Of Entire Family for Sake
Of His Daughter.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.-Rendered temporarily in.
sane by imaginary grievances, Walter Davis amuck
with shotgun in fiat where he roomed at 414 Piercs
st, shortly before o'clock this morning He killed
of the occupants. The dead:
o. F. Bush wife and son. Orson Mrs. Lillian Caroth
ers, w. S. Baird M E. Vinton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07

(Scripps News Ascocia.ion.)
MOUNT PLEASANT, Tex, May
1.-THE towns Of Birthright and
RIdgeway, 40 miles west Of here,
were practically destroyed by a
tornado. Wires are FRUSTRATED.
Nine Identified dead are reported
In the 2 towns.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07

An unknown burglar lies
at Sacred Heart hospital to-
day. shot through the body
by Detective Briley, who en-
countered him last night in
company with Frank Smith,
age II, in the act of forcing
an entrance to the rear door
of the Hayes second hand
store on Main av. near
Washington st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07

NEW YORK. May THE de-
mands of longshoremen for shorter
hours and more pay were refused
by all lines except the Morgan line.
The strike is now general and con
gestion OF freight by a general tie
IN is threatened.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07

Secretary Of tSate for Pope Plus
shooting, and he is dead shot He
loves to go to quiet shooting
range in the city and spend an hour
firing at the targets. The cardinal
can send bullet through 10 cent
piece at 20 yards.
Merry del Val is the most modern
of men in other ways. He drives
about in a fine up-to.date coach and
also plays an excellent game of
golf.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
maniac S[AUCHTERS
G IN LODGING HOUSE
AT SAN FRANCISCO
FOUR KILLED
IN COLLISION
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WHEELING, w. Va, May T.
Four trainmen were killed and
number of persons injured this
morning in a collision between a
fast passenger and a freight train
on the baltimore & Ohio road IS
miles south of this city this morn
ing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-07
OREGON TOWN BURNED

PORTLAND, May THE town
of Kent, Ore, on the Columbia &
Southern railway, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire today.