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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07

The state railway commission, in
Its finding on the Milan wreck.
condemns the Great Northern Rail-
road Co. for using defective and
dangerous track not only at Milan,
hut at other points in the state.
d-here is nothing very startling
&bout the decision. 1t is as easy an
outlet as the company could expect
even from It's friends, considering
the policy of criminal neglect that
has been followed by the railroads
In this state for years. The public
ia assured by the state officials that
the company is doing all it can to
remedy the defects. The company
usually does all 1t can right after a
wreck has made repairs impera-
tive. But not otherwise.
Neither is there any suggestion
of punishment or measures to COM
pei the company to offer the public
safe travel in future. The state Is
apparently helpless as far as cor
receive measures are concerned,
which is nothing strange In view OF
the fact that railroad lobbyists have
ruled the state for years and
created the state commission.
One of the discouraging features
of the investigation was the testi-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
GIRLS KIDNAPPED

The police are In possession Oh
descriptions of men. l about AZ
years old and the other mere
youth OF 90 who are suspected OF
spiriting away from Sprague. virs
ginia Thompson, age IA, and Mamie
Geigerick, 10, who disappeared
Thursday night after the family OF
W. N. Geigerich. with whom they
were stopping, had retired to bedS
The girls took suit case OF cloth.
ing with them and are supposed ia
have come to Spokane. The mar
shall at Sprague notified the police
yesterday after 1t was decided that
the girls had run away. Trainmen
claim to have seen 2 girls answer.
ing their descriptions on train
coming to Spokane. The. dresses
were different, however, from any
the missing girls ever wore befores
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
ONO BLAMES
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS ON MONROE
ST. BRIDGE WERE UNHEED-
ED AND MAkESHiFT REPAIRS
WERE REGULARLY AUTHOR.
IZEn

The west side of the newly re-
paired Monroe st. bridge was
thrown open to foot and wagon
traffic this morning. This side has
been completely refloored. When
the east side is refloored the whole
work will present a crowned cen
ter instead of the flat surface, as
before.
Regarding new bridge in COM
pliance with the authority given
the city by the voters last spring,
when they allowed a 100000 bond
issue for new bridges, Commission
er James T. ONO this morning
blamed the council for not getting
the work of construction on Mon
roe st. under way. He said:
81 sent several communications
which were not needed in the
least. Then l took several of the
councilmen to inspect the bridge
and told them that If work were
not to be started soon on a new
structure new flooring would be
necessary. They considered awhile
and then told me to 60 ahead with
the work OF reflooring. Just when
we will have new bridge here
do not know and will not attempt
to guess"
Mr.. ONO further stated that the
matter of new bridge was up to
the council and the board of works
had no authority in the matter UNI
til given 1t by the council
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
ROBBED HIN OF $4,000

1t appears that Hall has been
"borrrwing" the company's money
for at least years There has
been little effort on his part to con
ceal This fact The money taken
out OF the business was secured
only by promissory notes, signed
by Mr.. Hall.
AS he has no other property than
100000 worth of Belding-Hall stock
which is worthless until all out
standing bills are paid, it is expect
ed that the $4,000 which he Dor.
rowed and the sac, 1000 which he lent
irresponsible persons--$345,000 in
all-is a total loss.
A pathetic feature Of the case
is the condition OF the missing
mans children, who are living at
the Hall home in charge of house
keeper. Since Mr.. Hall left Chica
go they have received no word
from him, neither have they re-
ceivh any money with which to
meet the household expenses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07

Northern Pacific railroad officials
will file with the city council on
Nov. l plans for grade separation
of their line through the southern
part of the city. This was decided
upon at the st. Paul headquarters
the other day, when the plans were
gone over and adopted.
These plans are now in the city,
but have not yet been turned over
to city officials or anyone interest
ed by railroad people.
1t means that the fight for grade
separation which has been waged
by city officials unremittingly for
many years has at last been won.
In past years numerous people
have been killed and injured on
the unguarded crossing, particular
ly at Division st and Sprague av..
where for almost the entire day and
a portion Of the nights trains are
switched back and forth in the
course of being made up to send
out east and west. AT other cross
ings, delapidated gates are some
times used, but very infrequently,
and pedestrians are compelled to
take their chances ON luck and
agility. The practice of leaving
cars on crossings to block traffic
ration the city has kept up a sickly
sort Of controversy trying to have
the company put in proper and
safe up-to-date gates for the public's
protection. The company has
steadfastly refused to comply and
has even refused TO station flagmen
at those crossings. And complaisant
city officials went no farthur than
feeble protestation, naturally.
The grade separation will begin
east OF the shops east OF Division
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
ANOTHER OUTRAGE AT
NOTORIOUS M|NNEHAHA
Gamblers and Touts Abuse nespect-
able Women in Hoodlum Rush
for Car.

ira car run out to the park about
o'clock.
The saloon and lodging house at
but county officials pay not the
slightest attention.
Only a few days ago deputies
from the sheriff's Office went out
there under prtext of 'investi-
eating" They entered the saloon
and introduced themselves. They
did not take the trouble to go up
stairs, where 3 French girls and l
American girl were All of the
women were characters from the
Main block.
the park is conducted by Peter
Gouyet, a notorious Frenchman
whom the police have had numer-
Gus dealings with. He has as
sembled about him a lot OF disso-
lutte countrymen and their women
slaves who occupy the immoral
Main block downtown. They ap-
pear secure from interference by
the law, as nothing has ever been
done by Prosecuting Attorney Barn
hart or Sheriff Howard B. Doak to
rid the county of their presence.
Two weeks ago the Warwick
poolroom, which was driven from
the city when the city council pass
ed an ordinance prohibiting pool
selling, opened UP at the park. With
the Frenchmen and the gamblers
the place is now nest of outlaws.
few of whom should not be behind
the bars on general principles, ii
nothing else.
A storm of protest has arisen
from people living in the vicinity,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
ACCUSED OF FRAUD

Steve Griffith, a collector, was ar
rested this afternoon and charged
with obtaining money under false
pretenses. II. j. Peterson, the
complaining witness, says that
Griffith and c. A. Coleman induced
him to pay 5000 for location on a
timber claim In Stevens county
and then made out location papers
which did not correctly describe
the property.
Coleman was arrested at The
Dalles, Ore, and Is now on his way
here in charge of Deputy Sheriff
Mac Pugh.
Griffith, as soon as he heard there
was a warrant out for him, went
to Justice Hinkle and gave him.
self up. He was released on 5000
bond and told to appear Monday
for arraignment. He says mis-
take has been made and he will
prove himself innocent Of the
sharge,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
BY gibson GARDNER
Special Correspondent to Tho Pres,

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept T.
Prosperity? What IS prosperity ?
Plenty Of work? Yes. And high
prices for everything? II you have
anything to SELVES.
But suppose it Is all case of buy
with you all but your labor. Sup
pose you work for wages, or a sal
airy. Has the income from your
labor been in fair proportion with
the increase in the cost of living?
1t is matter Of public record
that the cost of living has in
creased 40 per cent.
Have your wages been increased
40 per cent?
The following facts are based on
government statistics. They prove
that the increased cost of living,
caused almost wholly by the greed
of trusts, is without exception the
most urgent and serious question
of the day in America.
There are about a million fam
flies in the United States, living in
cities, who earn daily or weekly
wages which are in the neighbor-
hood of $50 a month. A canvass
of 25,446 families, located in all
parts Of the country, shows their
average income, per family, to be
$751.34. Conservatively estimated
there are 1000 900 families in cities
whose annual incomes are close to
SOAPS.
These are not the hopeless very
poor" nor the submerged tenth"
They are the great mass of the hon.
est, law-abiding, steady working
classes"
How does prosperity affect them
How does the 40 per cent increased
cost Of living affect their daily lives
their table, their homes, their
clothes?
The day laborer's wages are
about what he got 10 years ago, be
fore prices went up. The little sal
aried clerk gets just about what he
got 10 years ago. Certain lines OF
union labor (union labor comprises
about 100000 workers in its
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
EXISTENCE NOW LIFE AND DEATH
BATTLE FOR HARDWORKING POOR
Government Reports Show Trusts HaUe IN
creased Cost of Living 40 Per Cent While
Bulk ofLabor Has Secured No Advances.
Union Labor's Highest Increase but ~
Per Cent

, ranks) have had some advances ily
pay.
By some the advance Is estimated
as high as II per cent.
But let alone union labor for the
moment and consider the millions
of families whose heads are NOT
"unionized" and who have not had
even the II per cent increase to
help meet the 40 per cent increase
in the cost of living.
Here is the answer in the coma
crete. The public is invited to look
in on one of the one million famiS
lies. The picture is true. 1t has
just been made by the United
States bureau Of labor. 1t is COM
posite study of 10 Washington famft
lies, carefully selected. These fame
lilies were composed of sober, ip6A
dustrious people doing their best ID
the struggle with want.
These 10 families represent the
following occupations: Coal heav1
err, janitor for church, worker fol-
construction company, day labOrTI
er with shovel, teamster, employee
in box factory, charwoman workfn6q
for the government, iaundress, dO2
nestle, painter, laborer, junk deaQa
err, bridge construction worker
street payer, timer, skiller laboreEi
Cat 81 day when empfoyedT&
seamstress, clerk and -four mill eW6
ploye
Actual accounts were kept OF the
earnings and expense of these
families. y
The average yearly earnings fo&
the families was SOAPS. THIS
largest number OF persons in fang
lily was 10: the smallest 4. Th&,
average size of the family was g
and half. Reducing the food conS
Stunning power of the children I'd,
terms OF adults, each family
amounted to little over Az adults
| Children over Is years Of age are
found to eat as much as adults.)
| With everything reduced to aver
ages, we may consider 1t now as u
! family; a family of Ga people, co13
| Stunning as much as 4 6-10 adults.
| Food is the most important cCUk
| CONTINUED on page A.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
JAPS HAVE EYE
ON SPOKANE

Today's dispatches tell of the de.
termined efforts to smuggle Jap
coolies into the United States in
spite of constant detection and
prosecution. That these Japs will
be Systematically placed where
they can find the most work is
shown by the action of educated
Japs in coast cities like Seattle
who are gathering all available in
formation about each city and sec
ton in the west.
Sec Monroe, of the chamber OF
commerce, recently received re.
quest for such information regard
ing Spokane and surrounding coun
try from the editor of Jap paper
at Seattle. From this information
it will be figured out Just how
many Japs can be profitably placed
here and what the future prospect
is for knocking white men and
women out of work.
1t is announced that the score
tary Will send the information. He
could have favored the working
men of this city and country great
ly. and business interests as well
by ignoring the request, or better
still, replying that only men and
women who are, or expect to be
citizens Of the United States, are
wanted here. But nothing of that
sort could be expected from a sec
rotary of a chamber Of commerce
who was used as lobbyist last
year to help defeat the law design
ed to prevent employers from max
ing women work more than 8 hours
a day. In that fight Mr.. Monroe n
generally credited with helping rep
resent the local laundry trust, re
naming at Olympia until the law
was disposed of in committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07

"A disgraceful exhibition Of gam
blers knocking down women was
given at Minnehaha park about s
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
close of the days plunging on the
horse races. which were taken by
the poolroom. The w. w. P.
streetcar which arrived about that
time was not accommodation
enough to carry all of the crowd
back to town, SO, before 1t had
hardly stopped. a rush by more
than 100 men was made for it.
They crowded into the rear plat
form just as several respectable
women passengers who live beyond
the park attempted to get of. The
women were thrown back and / fell
to her knees. Others were badly
frightened and made a rush back
into the car. Another in attempt
ing to get out OF the way, fell, but
was not seriously injured
Notwithstanding this, the rush
continued and the car was filled
with the poolroom gamblers before
the women were given an oppor-
tunity to leave the car. 1t was with
difiiculty that they managed to
squirm between and through the
packed crowd Of men, who paid but
little attention to the efforts of the
women, who were Josiied and
showed about from l to another of
the poolroom, grafters. The oc.
currence was reported to the street
car company and a request will
probably be made to have an ex-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
C|CARET MEN
ASK REBATE

The city will be asked to pay
back several hundred dollars in I'M
used cigaret licenses since the anti
cigaret law went into effect Sept.
]. OF course the city will oppose
this on the grounds that the pro-
hibition was none of dts doing and
therefore 1t cannot be held re-
sponsible.
These licenses were taken out by
the year, and IL the city must re-
NIT, each dealer who holds a license
Is entitled to SO. The cost of a
yearly license was $40.
The first of these petitions was
filed this morning by Sam Geroga-
tbs, Greek who has cigar and
fruit stand at AIT Front av.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
FINDS SON in
ADJOINING CELL

Omitted Press Association.)
, CHICAGO, Sept. 7.-Des-
, perate by poverty and the
, alleged refusal of relatives
, to shelter him, j. l.. Van
, henert, formerly a professor
, in the University of Chica-
, go, applied to the police to-
, day to be sent to the hos
, pital at Dunning.
, When placed in a cell
, Vanhenert found in an adj
, Joining cell his son, from
, whom he had been sepa-
, rated for years. The son had
, been arrested on a charge of
, larceny. The professor was
, known as the king of b.
D hemia."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
CONFERENCE
ENDS SUNDAY

Appointments of pastors for the
coming year in the Methodist con-
ference will be announced by Bis
hop Moore Monday morning. The
bishop will preach tomorrow morn
ing at First church at IL o'clock.
Ordinations will be conferred at
$3.50. Members of the conference
will occupy local pulpits for tomor-
rows services.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
EARLY CLOSING LAW
COMING UP AGAIN

The early closing ordinance will
be up again for consideration at
the next meeting of the council. At
the time 1t was under consideration
In committee of the whole the SEN
timent OF most of the members of
the council present was in favor OF
the ordinance. There were some
who thought It would be wise to
leave the hours the same as at
present. but a majority favored
closing saloons at ! a. M, and 1t is
probable this change will be
adopted
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
Omitted Press Assoc.ation.)


CHICAGO, Sept. THE appoint
ment of a receiver for the proper
ties of the Belding-Hall Manufac-
turing Co. followed close upon a
discovery by the creditors Of the
concern that its president, Jesse
Edison Hall, had appropriated to his
own use at least $4,000 of the
corporations funds.
AS far as can be discovered,
every dollar of this money went
into mining stock, which was back.
ed up with no tangible property,
and other securities which the cred
itors are willing to sell in lump
for something less than $4,000.
Indications yesterday were that
Hall would not voluntarily return
from Canada and that criminal
prosecution would be instituted to
bring him back to this country by
the First National bank, which
holds notes of the company aggre-
eating 500 900.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
.WO0lENTH|CH
HEAVES SIGH
HE WANTS T ooET BACK TO
THE CROW RESERVATION,
FROM WHICH HE WANDERS
FOOTSORE AND WEARY.

"Hyas skookum chief me klatawa
illihee!"
The speaker was "Woolenthigh."
hungry and footsore Grow Indian
who wandered into town yesterday
from Ross, Idaho, having been
given transportation here by IL.
Shomers, a liveryman of that place.
Woolenthigh wants to get home to-
the agency in Montana. He Is
broke and it is too far to walk, SO
he wants ride on some Of the
"hell wagons which nave taken
the place of the cayuses when he
was young buck. When he left
the reservation several weeks ago
he had money enough to get to Ida
no and has worked some.
He reached the city yesterday aft
ernoon and the first kindly and ap-
proachable person he met was
Monte Collins, who ''savvies" some
Injun talk but not any more than
the la wallows. Collins ELECTED the
information that Woolenthigh want
ed to "see big chief" and took him
to the chief Of police. Major
Gwydir, formerly Indian agent of
the Colville reservation, was called
in for interpreter and carried on a
conversation with Woolenthigh
that would make an old maid gossip
envious so fast and continued was
1t.
The Grow agency has been COM
municated with and Woolenthigh
may be sent there at the govern
ment's expense. In 1883 he served
in a regiment of redskin scouts un-
der command of officers of Fort
Keough, Mont, and received an
honorable discharge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
UNION PARK TO
FIGHT IT AGAIN

Citizens Of Union park will OPP
pose the second application of
Joseph Kronenberg for saloon at
E150S Sprague av. with the same
vigor and aggressiveness as they
did before. according to expressions
made by them today.
I'VE will not stand for it under
any circumstances and the council
can offer no excuse for any other
action than at first" states DR.. G..
r. Penn, OF E2003 Sprague av.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
N. P. AGREES TO
GRADE PLANS
Plans for Elevation Through City
Will Be Filed Soon.

ST. and have a gradual raise until
at Howard st. 1t will have clear.
ance of IA feet 6 inches, and from
this point still higher until Hang
man creek to the west of the citN
is crossed. The raise will still bd
continued over the property Of tho
Finch Investment Co., which owns
property across the creek. When
a right of way over this property
was secured this was stipulated.
Work may be expected to start
in December. The council will re-
Quire couple of weeks to talk over
the plans and demand some
changes which in all probability
will be desired.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
ROTTEN D--THAT'S ALL

mony of Engineer Loyelace, of the
wrecked train. He knew the rails
spread and plunged his engine off
the track. but he couldn't imagine
why. Subsequent investigation
showed the tie were rotten and out
of place, but the engineer. who
nearly lost his life thereby, didn't
know what was the matter What
sort of influence the company is
able to exert that makes an en-
ploye rather risk his life uncom-
plsiningly than tell the. truth about
an accident due to carelessness is
something the railroads probably
hold a patent on.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
DRIVEN AWAY BY
BRUTAL HUSBAND

That she was threatened with
death by her husband and forced
to leave the house to seek safety,
Is the complaint of Rose Yarbrough,
who this morning asked for d.
vorce from William Yarbrough.
They were married at Cora, Idaho
in 1895. Mrs. Yarbrough says she
Is destitute and has 2 children to
support. She wants suit money
and attorneys fees. besides her d.
vorce
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07

I HIS son
UNITED Press Association.)

NUIiIteU fTtSS HSsUCIdtIVII'J
ST, LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. Lock.
ed UP in cell at the police sta
tion awaiting the coroner's inquest,
Christian Kelley, AZ years old,
grieves over the death of his son,
whom he stabbed to death last
night. The son. Christian Kelley
jr., 20 years old, came home last
night under the influence of liquor
and was reprimanded by his father,
1t is G<aimed by the father that the
son attacked him with a chair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
BATTLESHIPS TO
STAY ON COAST
Omitted Press Association,

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Sept. T.
When the battleship fleet arrives
on the Pacific coast II is likely to
stay there, according to naval men.
There Is general belief that con-
gress will be asked to provide for
big naval station and new dry
dock on the coast. Congressman
Hayes will have plenty of backing
in his work for this Improvement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
AFTER HRuNos AGAIN

The prosecuting attorneys ONCE
yesterday filed new information
against the Brunos, divekeepers,
This last complaint charges that
July l the Brunos gave Chief Of Pc
lice Rice $500 as bride to induce
him not TO inforce restrictions
against the Main block and t he
Surprise saloon. 1t further charges
Bruno with keeping house. Of
prostitution and allowing minors in
his saloon, as we'll as women to
solicit drinks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07

The board of public works and
Acting Mayor Pratt yesterday
awarded the paving contract on
Sprague av. from Browne to Arthur
SITS. to Allan F. Gill, manager of the
Independent Asphalt Co. who bid
$56,495. The Barber company bid
$57.31S.
The board also let contract to
pave Monroe st. from the railroad
south to Second av., ] block, to the
Barber company for sb,665. The
Independent Co. bid $5,5Ss.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
MOTHER DEMANDS SON

Omitted Press Assoeiation.) !
Los ANGELES, Cal. Sept. L.
Claiming that her sick son. Ernest.
age 10, is held prisoner in the
Holiness seminary at Denver. Mrs.
j. D. Bernard. member OF the
Holiness sect, today invoked tina
aid of the police to release her Off
spring. She charges the seminary
officials are endeavoring to poison
the youths mind against her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-07
JAP COOLIES
SNEAKlNC IN
Omitted Press Association.)

GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. Tim
migration inspectors raided a camp
30 miles from LAREDO. on the Next
can border, and captured rs Japa-
nese who were smuggled across the
line. They will be deported via
San Francisco. Four Japanese
agents will be prosecuted
Hundreds of coolies have con-
tracted to be struggled across the
line, despite numerous prosecutions
recently.