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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
PEABODY TAKES
WITNESS STAND
State Produces Mass Of Testimony to Establish
Truth Of Orchards Confessions.

Gen. Bell and Major Mcclellan say
ITO hell with the constitution. We
will give union men post mortems,
not habeas corpus"
The witness admitted deportina
men and searching houses fol-
unionists.
Richardson grilled Naylor several
times, causing him to admit he did
what the Mine Owners association
wanted 1t was shown that Naylor'3
chief assistant we're "gun men,"
one of whom is now in the penitenS
tiary serving a life sentence fo(
murder.
Naylor called Gen. Bell news
paper soldier.
He said he got to the Independs
ence depot shortly after the explo.
sion and recovered the bodies Of
IA victims.
Schulenberg identified the Pea
body bomb which he found in thu
river at Wallace.
Sheriff Switzerland, of ShoshonS
county. confirmed this story an(
declared he unloaded the bomb an
ter it was turned over to him. q
T. Roach, Of Denver, plumber, told
of making the Peabody bomb at thu
request of Orchard, who told him
he wanted it to hold cactus plants,
Mrs. Peabody, daughter Of tho
governor, told of seeing man acts
ing suspiciously about their house
| in Denver. She identified Orchard
as that man.
Peabody was then called to tell
of the attempt on his life by Orch
ard. He saw Orchard in Canyon
City in 1906, at the time Orchard
said he was prevented from killing
Peabody because of the remodellind
of the Peabody house.
The defense threw bombshell
into the prosecution by refusing ID
cross examine Peabody. Borah said
he had purposely refrained from
any extended examination in tho
hope Peabody would be questioned
at length by Richardson and then
on redirect examination the state
could lift the lid on the entire Colos
RADIO troubles. The defense refused
| to fall into the trap. The judgd
then announced no session OF court
Monday, as he is going to Caldwell
to continue the trial Of Orchard
which is set for that date.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
OPERATORS MAY
STRIKE HERE

The threatened strike of the COM
mercial telegraphers employed by
the Western Union and Postal COM
panies is attracting great deal of
interest In Spokane, where the tele-
graphers have big local 1t Is be-
lieved that the fight will be made
IN 2 or OF the big eastern cities,
but If the order to strike extends
this far the local union will have
to respond and both telegraph Of
fees will be tied up.
The trouble arises from the fact
that while the companies with con-
siderable publicity some time ago
granted an increase of 10 per cent
(and Immediately raised rates
enough to more than make II up)
they have not lived up to their
agreement. Men who have steady
jobs got the raise, but good man
going to another city to work was
paid a lower scale. The union is
trying to establish a uniform scale,
and this scale does not quite
amount to 500 per month.
III duulltOll " luiS, inc OpttdNoIS
want the companies to furnish the
typewriters they are required to
use. In spite of enormous earnings
the telegraph companies compel
their operators on meager salary to
furnish the typewriters. If an OPP
orator hasn't 800 to buy a machine
with he has to rent 1t at So per
month.
The grievance that Spokane op.
orators have is that they are re-
CURED to work for SIS less per
month than operators of the same
grade at Helena, Portland and
other cities In this part of the
country. Yet It costs them as much
TO live here, and they have to
handle the same work the better
paid operators handle. The low
Spokane scale WAS fixed by Mana
ger Campbell when the Spokane Of.
Iice was established and has never
.boeii raised.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
NEW PATROL
TEAM, $500

Another 5000 was expended this
morning for new patrol team. A
man from Arizona whose name Is
so unpronounceable that none OF
the officials can remember it, sold
the team. They are a handsome
pair of light and dark bays and
weigh about 1900 pounds.
Cecil Thompson was given the
job this morning OF breaking them
In to haul the patrol wagon, which
is far too heavy for any team
smaller than elephants.
The purchase Of this new team Is
blow to local automobile agencies
that were trying to induce Chief Of
Police Rice to try an auto patrol.
Several months ago the depart
ment bought pair Of horses that
were about the finest lockers ever
seen at the police station. But af-
ter a couple of weeks on the hard
pavements they went lame. Veter-
inaries say they had poor feet and
had been turned out to pasture UNI
til they got we'll enough to shoe
and fool purchasers. They cost
5000 and are now working for the
city yards.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
BIG SAVING MADE TO CON.
SUMER AND SYSTEM IS NOW
EARNING LARGE MARGIN
OVER EXPENSES.
(Scrlpps News Association.l

(6crfpps News Association.)
SEATTLE June 15-Six thousand
homes and business places In Sc
attic are now supplied exclusively
with light and current from the
municipal lighting plant Of this city.
The light is cheaper than 1t ever
was before in this city. On the
first of the year the cost of street
lighting was cut down 80 cents a
month for arcs and 10 cents a
month for incandescents, the price
now being S. for arcs and $1.15 for
the smaller lights.
The average cost to the house
holder, while 1t has not yet been
figured down to an exact sum, is
estimated by the department at
about $1.75 for the home. Counting
all connections, business houses
and all, some of which run up to
$40 and $50 month, the average
cost is from $500 to $3.50 month.
The present rate on current is
81s cents for the first 20 kilowats
per month, 71a cents for the Sec
ond 20 kilowats, 6s cents for the
third 20 kilowats. and all over so
kilowats a month, Az cents per
kilowat. The private companies
charge 10, 9 and 8 cents with dis
count making the private current
somewhat higher than the city
light.
The receipts from the sale of cur
rent by the city is now running
about $4,000 month, greatly in
excess of the operating expenses.
The city of Seattle is charged a
regular rate for the current neces-
sary to light the streets and the
public buildings, but the light is
supplied cheaper than the city ever
got 1t from the private companies
in the old days when there was
no city current.
The first receipts from the sale
OF city light was taken in in Novem-
Der, 1905. when $4,000 was taken
in for that month. Since then the
accounts have grown until they
average about $4,000 month.
The total receipts Of cash from
the sale of current from the in
stallation Of the plant to the first
of May has been s166,210.S1.
There has been a total issue of
light bonds to the amount of $780,
900. and the cost Of construction
to date has been $902. 1855. On
Jan. the plant had on hand mate
rial paid for amounting to s67,-
1886. so that the bond issue rep
resents about the total outlay.
The 1906 receipts the first full
year of operation showed a total of
$107.4S9, while the operating ex-
penses for that year were $50 1862 80
and the interest charge was $32,125,
making an expense Of $93,0S7. SO
and leaving profit for the FIRST
year of t14,351.40.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
(Scripps News Associatiou.)

BOISE, June 15.-The early por-
ton of the Haywood session today
was devoted to argument on the adj
instability of telegram sent by
Adams to Haywood asking for
money when arrested in Ogden.
The court finally admitted 1t as
testimony.
Witness Pender was recalled and
said the telegram read: Haywood,
Denver, Am in trouble. Send me
$75."
Joseph G. Houston, assistant
cashier of the First National bank,
produced bank books showing Hay
woods financial transactions. Hous-
ton identified Haywood's signature
on New York bank drafts, and
James Kerwan, acting secretary
treasurer, on others One for
$166.33 was drawn Jan. II, 1906, af-
ter Steunenberg was killed, and
cashed in Spokane by Jack Simp-
kin's wife.
The witness admitted the drafts
were issued in the regular order OF
business and there was no secrecy
about them.
Major Naylor, assistant secretary
of the Mine Owners association,
told of investigating the explosion
in the Vindicator. He produced a
partly demolished revolver which
he found near Beck's body and
which is supposed to be the one
with which the mine was exploded.
The witness didn't know anything
about sending out soldiers to
shoot up the Vindicator shaft house
because the owners declined to pay
their assessment to the Mine Own
ers' association. He hadn't heard
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
WILL CLOSE STORES

E. N. Cory, secretary of the Spo-
kane Grocers' association, is the
recipient of letter from E. v.
Boughton, secretary of the Occur
d'Alene Business Mems association,
stating that all stores at that place
have agreed to close June 10 and
turn out for good time at the pic
mic.
There will be no cut rates to
Occur d'Alene on this occasion. The
regular rate of 81 for the round
trip is as low. as can possibly BIT
secured. However, ticket good
for a big dish of ice cream will be
given with every round trip ticket
purchased.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
1O0TblACKS Battle
OVER WOODEN LEGS

The minions of the law swooped
down upon kids doing battle at
noon today in front of the ladies'
barber shop on Main av. The boys
were cussing like grown men and
locked In fierce combat. The boys
were finally separated and taken
to the police station.
II developed that Roy Thompson,
age II, who says he don't live any
where, but travels with his folks,
who never stop anywhere, accused
Arthur Moe, age IA, of ia Sher-
man ST., of stealing the legs OFF his
bootblack stand Arthur maintain
ed that he made the legs himself.
Driver "Bill" Lewis tried some
Solomon justice by taking the legs
away from both boys, evidently
thinking the real owner would cry.
But whichever he was, he didn't
cry, so Bill adopted a new tack.
There was some fresh paint on
the legs and he asked which boy
had red painted stand. Arthurs
did, so Arthur was given the legs.
Roy says he is going to lick"
Arthur.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
F|ENO
INJURIES TWO

r. A. Schutt and his sister, Anna
Schutt, both lie seriously injured
at the Deaconness Home hospital
today as the result of collision
with an automobile while driving
in town from their home near Deep
Creek this morning. They were
just nearing the Hangman Creek
bridge when an automobile bore
down upon them with scorching
speed. Their rig was badly demol-
ished and the horse ran away.
Both sustained scalp wounds and
injured hips. The woman suffered
a severe nervous shock.
The auto driver gathered all pos
sible speed and FASTENED from the
place, leaving the injured ones by
the roadside till picked up by an
other auto, which brought them to
the hospital. Mr.. Schutt says he
does not know whose machine ID
was that struck them, but thinks
it belonged to some real estate COM
pany.
DR.. John G. Byrne has requested
that both sufferers be kept quiet,
as there is danger of mental trou-
Bile arising from the scalp injuries.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
CIRCUS SPREADS
DlPHTHERIA

The tour Of the Sells-Floto shows
will be stopped as soon as a letter
sent out yesterday by the local
health department reaches the city
where the circus is. While here 1t
was discovered that l of the circus
men was sick with diphtheria. A
physician attended, but the next
day the show moved before the
physician could get into commune
cation with the board of health.
From here the circus went to Wal
lace, Idaho, but left there before
the board of health notified the
Wallace authorities. The spread OF
diphtheria is being checked all over
the country by the summary quar-
antining of places where it is found
and the local health officers say the
circus will not be excepted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
N0RTHS|OE KICK
ON PEDOlERS

Northside merchants registered
a complaint this morning with Chief
of Police Rice that the recent new
peddling ordinance is unjust to
them. The peddlers stand outside
their doors and sell strawberries
for 10 cents a box. They are COM
PEELED to sell 2 for quarter on &C.
count Of the high wholesale price.
The peddlers make specially of
Strawberries and can afford to sell
cheaper.
The Southside has been favored
by the ordinance, which does not
allow peddlers to work south of the
river at all. The matter will be
further taken up with Mayor Moore
and an effort made to revoke the
ordinance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
DOES SPOKANE
BAR uniform?

Do you think there exists gener-
ally prejudice against the enlisted
men Of the army and navy when
they appear in uniform in the
cities?
What do you think is the cause
Of this prejudice?
How may it be overcome?
The above 3 questions that were
propounded to Chief of Police Rice
this morning by Capt. e. Helmid,
Of the Tenth infantry, stationed at
Fort Liscum, Alaska. Similar
queries have been sent to every
chief of police of any city of any
consequence. Chief Rice does not
yet know what he will reply. 1t is
not believed that Spokane shows
any general prejudice against the
boys in blue socially, although
once denied the elevating influences
of skating rink at Natatorium
park last summer.
All theaters rather cater to the
soldiers. Public dances are not
prejudiced against them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
TELEGRAPHERS
DETERMINED
tscripps News Association.>

CHICAGO, June 15.-Secretary
Russell, of the Commercial Tele-
graphers' union, is on his way here
and all arrangements are believed
to have been made for calling
strike In the principal cities of the
United States. This may happen
Monday. Both the Western Union
and Postal companies will be affect
ed aud also broers' wires and opera
tors taking press messages.
The Chicago and New York stock
exchanges and the Chicago board
of trade have wired Roosevelt to
interfere.
An attempt to have a referendum
vote taken will be made in this
city. 1t is declared that strike
cannot be called without such
vote.
The Minneapolis chamber of
commerce has asked President
Clowry, of the Western Union, 10
effect a settlement. Clowry last
week refused to meet the tele-
graphers' committee, but last night
he sent for them. The members,
however, were not then together
and their patience had been ex-
haustd by the autocratic manner of
the president.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
GAS ULTIMATUM FOR
RESTAURANT MEN

The Spokane Falls & Gaslight
Co. has lost many friends among
restaurant men by serving notice
that weekly bills will be mailed,
and unless the restaurant man trots
around to the Office 2 days after
and pays up his gas will be cut off
without further notice.
Heretofore the company has sent
around collectors, saving patrons
the trouble Of going to the office
every week. What makes the res
taurant men especially wrathy is
the fact that they are compelled to
deposit SIS for an ordinary gas out
fit with the company on meters, and
yet the gas man serves an arrogant
ultimatum on bills not amounting
to half the amount on deposit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
CONTRACTORS MUST
Leave SOLID GRADE

All street grade contracts here
after will contain specification
that the contractors before leaving
the job must have the streets roll
ed with 17-ton steam roller and
lay good cross walks. All debris
must be cleaned up, also.
Heretofore the contractors have
left the Jobs when the grades were
soft and unsettled. The result has
been that some places sink ana
eventually the grade becomes
biliowy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
BOYCOTT
OFF MONDAY

Grocers who are members of the
Spokane Grocers' association will
begin handling bread again Mon
day. A special meeting of the
master bakers was called yesterday
afternoon and it was decided to
make the same sized loaf Of bread
that has been placed on the mar
ket heretofore for 4 cents per loaf,
but to give a discount of 5 per cent
on the bill to the retailer This
proposition was accepted by the
grocerS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
ANARCHIST PLOT HANGS
OVER PEACE CONGRESS

what time they might 60 through
the ceiling.
The session was devoted to or
ganization and elected these Of
ficers:
President, M. Nelidoff, Russian
minister to France; honorary presi-
dents, Van Goudriaan and M.
Debeaufort; vice president, M. De-
bruford, chief of the Dutch dele
gates; secretary, General Doude
Vantoostwyck, of the Dutch foreign
office. The only address was made
by Nelidoff, outlining the program.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
TAKES
A HAND
fscripps News Association,

BIRMINGHAM, England, June
15.--Sir Claude Macdonald. British
ambassador to Japan. has been es-
pecially instructed to take imme-
diate steps to bring better relations
between Japan and the United
States.
These instructions follow COM
municatlons between Washington
and London.
TOXIC, June 15.--Minister Hay.
ASH, at conference OF statesmen
today announced that the last Incl.
dent in connection with alleged at.
tacks upon San Francisco Japs was
too trivial to warrant diplomatic
action. He declared Washington
and Toxic are in complete accord.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
EORClvES BOY WHO
KILLED Her SON

A written statement was filed in
the superior court this morning
from Mrs. Eva King and family
stating that neither she. the mother
of Temple King who was killed by
Westfall Ramsbottom, May 26, nor
the rest of the family had any i'll
feeling toward Mrs. Ramsbottom or
her son. Mrs. King states that she
and other members of the family
do not believe that the Ramsbot-
tom boy had any intention Of kill
Ing her son, and that none of them
wished the youthful slayer punish.
ed for his deed. The Ramsbottom
boy was confined in the juvenile
court for a short time but was
finally released by Judge Poindex-
ter. He is now with his mother.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
SENDS SCHlMITz
TO COUNTY JAIL
Court Denies Ball and Lectures the Sheriff on
Liberty Given Convicted Mayor.

the charter providing for appoint
ment of an acting mayor when the
active mayor is unable personally
to attend to duties. All that was
necessary, he declared, was for the
supervisors to meet and select an
acting mayor.
Judge Dunno said the fact that
the prisoner is mayor had no par
ticular effect on his mind. He
would treat him the same as other
prisoners, and denied the applica-
ton. He then called the sheriff be-
fore him and lectured him about
the liberty given the mayor since
conviction. The sheriff said he
would give Schmitz no more liberty
not in accordance with law. The
court granted the request OF
Schmitz's counsel for permission to
hold a conversation with their
client this afternoon, after which
the prisoner will be taken to the
county JAIL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
CUES ESTATE ON NOTE

Complaint asking Judgment for
$1,000 oil q delinquent promissory
note, sheriff's sale OF property
against which plaintiff holds a
mortgage. and that a guardian ad
ntem DO appointed over Willis and
Arthur Hamenn, children Of the de-
lenasut, was filed In the superior
court this morning by Ignax
Wernn against Caroline S. Hamann.
Henry Hamann gave pronissory
lote for the payment Of loan OF
$1,000. and gave mortgage on sew
sral lots In Fairfield, Wash, as col
lateral. The note Ia past due.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
SHORT CHANGED HIM

Harry Laframe, beer singer at
the Comique variety dive, is being
tried before Justice Hinkle this af-
ternoon on charge of short
changing William Doyle, hard
working man, out of $40. Doyle
bought 4 glasses of beer and offered
the bill. He was given change for
IS in return. He complained TO Ike
Holland, the proprietor, without
avail Then the beer singer at
tempted to strike him and both men
were arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
NO BIG STICK THERE

DENVER, June ia few dele
gates to the land convention, to be
held Tuesday are arriving Senator
Teller in charge of arrangements.
received a letter from Senator Car
ter saying Roosevelt assured him
Secretary Garfield. Forester Pin
chot and other officials are not go
ing to the convention to control de-
alterations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
WHAT CITY LIGHT PLANT
HAS DONE. FOR SEATTLE

addition. He says that since the
Washington Water Power Co. built
it's Fifth av. line his lot has been
without drainage because the COM
pany built the tracks a foot below
the surface of the street and
shoveled the dirt from the excava-
ton up against his lot. He wants
the city to pay the bill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
MORE JUNE BRIDES

Marriage licenses were issued
this morning to Thomas N. Ken
driok and Grace Ricketts,, OF Spo-
kane; James b. Howden and Lille
NJ. Mercer, of Standpoint; Adolph
Benson and Elma Ewanson, of
Occur d'Alene; Frank Everton
Macomber and Sadie Bell Watkins,
Lewis nj. Modllnson and Ida v.
Brighton, OF Spokane; VIM. H..
Mills and Flossle u. Barnes. Of
Medical Lake
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
(Scripps News Association.)


SAN FRANCISCO, June IS
Schmitz's application for bail was
denied this morning by Judge
Dunno after the court listened to
affidavits filed by Campbell for the
mayor and Langdon for the state.
Campbell contended In an address
following the reading of affidavits
that the mere verdict of the jury
is in no sense final Judgment, and
that the mayors bond Of $4,000
is still good and in effect until
final steps are taken and judgment
entered.
He declared the district attor-
ney's affidavit practically asked
Judge Dunno to depose the mayor
and leave the city without an exc
cutive.
Langdon denied there Is any adj
ministrative matters pending re-
curing the personal attention of
the mayor. He quoted clause of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
STRIKE At MIDNIGHT

CHICAGO. June 15.-It seems
certain a big stockyard teamsters'
strike will be declared at midnight.
Transfers have been ordered to
take their property in the barns
home.
The men meet at o'clock. II
no word has been heard from the
packers by II the strike win be de-
clared involving thousands. At the
beginning it is likely to paralyze
the yards. The packers are stand.
ing pat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
TELEoRAPHERs' PICNIC

Spokane union OF the commercial
Telegraphers Union of America
will have a picnic tomorrow at Lib
erty lake. The union has chartered
a special car, which leaves the
Occur d'Alene depot at 8 a. m. and
leaves the lake, returning, at $3.50
p. m. The entertainment commits
tee has made every arrangement
for an enjoyable outing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
GETS GENTLE REBUKE

"Fe more careful next time" is
the advice delivered to Patrolman
McQuillan, who week ago struck
r.. H. McCrocklin while taking him
to the police station. McCrocklin
showed fight. He had been arrest
ed on complaint of Mrs. CLINE
Lambert. who said he insulted her.
The employment agent complained
of the rough treatment to Chief
Rice. who recommended that the
police commission caution the Of
ficer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
DELEGATES MEET, NOT KNOW
ING WHAT MOMENT THEY
MIGHT GO SAILING THROUGH
THE ROOF.
(Scripps News Associa:ion.)

THE HAGUE, June 15.-Dr Van
Goudriaan, Dutch foreign minister.
today call the peace congress to or
der with 225 plenipotentiaries from
AZ nations present. The delegates
were excited over report that an
archists were planning to blow the
gathering up. It was not known at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-15
INJURED IN WRECK

Dave Croft. age 35, was brought
10 Sacred Heart hospital last night
from Paseo, where he was danger.
ously crushed In freight wreck, He
10 a railroad man and a member of
the Eagles. He will recover.