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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
GRAFT
REDUCED

The city has been saved pro-
portion of Barber Asphalt Co.
graft by the board of works kick
ing on a bill Of $7,114.75 for repair
work on Division ct. AS result of
objections raised when the account
was submitted new bill for &c.
984.90, making a saving of $129.85,
was presented today. That isn't
much in view OF the fact that the
asphalt trust, in all probability, is
getting at least "a per cent more
for the Job than 1t Is entitled to,
but 1t helps some.
When the city laid new water
mains on Division ct. strip of
paving feet wide was taken up
on l side of the street from Bridge
st. to Sprague av, distance Of 5
blocks. The company bid $2.75 a
square yard and, as usually hap
pens, found more yards than any
body else could figure out in the
same distance.
When 1t developed that the COM
missioners would not stand for the
bill the company sent back a new
1 with the reduction noted, explain
ing that on second consideration
and careful investigation it had dis
covered that 1t could do little
better by the city than 1t had at
first thought possible.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
CITY WILL LOSE
I $500

by conservative calculation the
city will be out at least $500 by
the First ward sewer blunder In ad.
dition to the loss OF time conse.
Quent upon readvertising and max.
ing additional surveys and esti.
mates.
The city has possession of the
$4,000 furnished Use by the Fidel.
ityt National bank through a certi.
fed check for that amount to
guarantee good faith In perform.
ance of the contract he later funk.
cd out on. But the city has the
mohey on condition that 1t be re-
turned to the bank and the council
forget that a guarantee amounts tc
anything on this particular con
tract. Or that this contract with
the city amounts to anything il the
contractor and his hackers decline
to fulnll their agreement.
Naturally the question arises, Il
the guaranteed furnished by Ilss
shndld not be forfeited, why should
guarantee be required Of any Other
contractor and how could 1t be for
fetted In case no attempt was made
to do the work. The proposition
strikes at the root Of the entire
theory Of contract security In deal
inss with the city.
Here Is another curious feature Of
the proceeding. Use says he had bis
bond made out and ready to flls
calling upon the city commission
ers twice for that purpose while
the question OF taking up his for
felt check was under discussion
But the bond was not accepted
Ilse says he doesn't know why. Ap
parently neither does anybody else
The First ward IL still wondering
when It will get the Improvement II
has fought for thess many months
And nobody knows.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
FAKE ADVERTISING GRAFT ]
AS REVEALED IN COURT
The Conviction Of "chIropractors" DsvsIope
Astonishing State Of Affairs In Their
Publicity Department

moned into court as sooner OF
later happens.
Consequently the oflcial having
supervision of the advertising de-
partment must be prepared to
swear that he knows nothing about
his own business which is exactly
what occurred in yesterdays caseA
In this instance. however, II had
little effect on the jury for the
"healers" were convicted after .
few moments deliberation.
The "healers" Lad previously aps,
pealed from a conviction In the JUS
tice court and will now make last
effort to maintain their profitable
graft on a credulous community By
appeal to the supreme court on q
technical argument that they are
immune from provisions regulating
medical practice for the reason that
they administer no drugs and are
not doctors.
Prior to the present action
against them they boldly an&
nounced themselves as doctors,
however. Now they are "healers.a
They rub your back and knock OUT
anything from the toothache to con-
sumption. So they say.
But The Press can cite case Of
a crippled girl who was treated"
by these "healers' and nearly died
as a result. She Is now under care
of regular physician and the
"healers" have never attempted to
collect the bill.
There is another case Of girl
who lives on Sinto av. and whose
father works on the streets. He
paid out SIS on the "healers' asi
surance they could rub out the
goitre. The money he could SO
poorly spare was thrown away.
There Is still another case Of a
woman afflicted with consumption.
Her slender means were also heav-
lily drawn on through representa-
tions that the deadly disease would
succumb to the rubbing process.
You will find no mention OF these
cases in the Chronicle, however. No
matter how outrageous the practice
Of any class of takers might become
there would be no word of protest
In that paper SO long as the adver.
Using and pay therefor occurred"
to Mr.. Hooker. There is little un-
Outstanding between a faker and
the faker paper that so much bust.
ness (Which means SO many delud.
ed sufferers) will be returned for
investment Of a stated amount OF
money in advertising space. The
more space, the more victims.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28

self much abused Sam and the
health Office never have agreed, be-
cause Sam sights the health Office
and shows favoritism to the
majors ONCE.
The last act of the colored poll.
tician was to remove the big rug
from the main Office of the health
department and never return it.
When Sam opene! the conversation
this morning DR.. Grieve insinuated
gently that he would please like to
know what became of that rug.
Sam replied that he didn't think
the health Office needed it, and be-
sides It gathered too much dirt.
Then he left, muttering to himself
about Timothy Reardan and the
health department in general. The
question Of who is boss at the city
hall Is still unsettled. Everyone
who has yet got into an argument
with Sam on that point has come
off second best.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
WILL EXPOSE WORK OF
P|NKERT0N DETECTIVES

had countenancei no acts OF VIC
lence during the strike troubles
while he was connected with it.
Easterly was named by Orchard
as l of the miners who had plotted
the indicator mine explosion with
him and had knowledge of various
other criminal conspiracies. Each
of these allegations Easterly point
eddy denied, furnis hing further di.
rect impeachment Of Orchards tes-
timony.
An interesting summary of the
benevolent work ct the Western
Federation of Miners was given by
Ed Boyce, it's first president and
now l of the wealthy mining men
of Idaho. He showed how the fed
Grafton had provided for the wild
ows and orphans OF members, had
taken care of its sick and revolu-
tionized the treatment of men in
the mines. AS instance Of the bene-
fits accomplished. he showed that
in Butte alone TIE union had de-
voted $1,250,000 to it's sick and
needy in a period OF s years.
The energies Of the federation
had been devoted to securing bet
ter working conditions and COM
polling safety devices, previous to
the adoption of which the killing
of a man by accident was a matter
of common occurrence. They had
fought the mine owners system of
keeping employees dependent on
them for food by paying in scrip re-
deemable only at company stores,
and in striving for these ends had
employed attorneys and tried to
elect favorable legislators.
That, he declared. was the extent
of the federation's efforts. Force
was never counce'led nor counter
anced. What outbreaks had oc-
Cured were those extremely likely
to happen in mountainous region in
times of labor trouble and which
the federation could not prevent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
FOURTH WARD KICKS

A meeting Of Fourth warders
last night decided to have a delega.
ton meet the city council Tuesday
night to voice their protests
against the granting of franchise
to the o. r. & N. to cross North
Monroe st. The people in the vi.
entity don't object to a crossing al.
together. but don't want amy more
Of them at grade.
There will be a joint meeting OF
Third and Fourth warders tonight
In the municipal courtroom to con.
slider the question.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
SAM BUCKS AGAIN

"Say, Mistah Doctah, you-all
doan treat me VIII proper respect"
This was the greeting Health Of
flcer Grieve got from Sam, the col
ored porter at tho city hall, when
he went to his Offices this morn
ing.
1t appears that Tim Reardan, /
of the health inspectors, don't get
along with Sam worth q cent, and
in consequence Sam believes him
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
EAGLES AFTER PARKS

s. J. Parks. clerk for the law Arm
of Roche & Onst!ne, was arrested
last night on complaint of J. j.
Johnson, who accuses him of ac-
cepting $40 on the representation
that he was authorized to do SO by
the Eagles. Parks, the officers of
the lodge claim, had no such au-
thority and did not turn in the
money. He was released on his
own recognizance and the date for
his hearing will be set this after
noon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28

BOISE, June 28.-When Bill
Easterly resumed the stand this
morning Darrow Immediately tooR
him into q recital of events in the
Cripple Creek district which cul
minated In the wholesale deporta
tion of miners. Easterly emphati
cally denied any knowledge what
soever Of the indicator disaster
Independence depot explosion OF
any violence which resulted, stat
ing that while the street fights be
tween gun men OF the mine own
ers' association and residents Of
the district were common, they
were the usual thing to be expect
ed in a mining camp when the mer
were not working.
I'VE kept our men In line" saiG
he. "All through the difficulty de
tectives Of the mine owners circu
lated among the union men ant
counselled violence, but every
union officer stood firm against II
and used his influence to prevent
any disturbances
1--WE kept the peace as much as
possible, although our men were
ordered off the streets from the vi
entity of union halls"
The defense promises a big sur
prise soon. 1t is claimed to have
discovered witnesses who will
testify regarding Pinkerton opera
ton in the ranks of the union.
Prior to Easterly's telling his
story proceedings were interrupted
to permit the recall of DR.. |. l.
MCGEE by the state. MCGEE had
testified that he saw Orchard al
Wallace in July, 1904, which state
ment absolutely contradicts that Of
Orchard, who swore at that time he
was in Denver preparing to set Out
for California to blow up Bradley.
DR.. MCGEE stuck to his origina
story, again today fixing the year
positively by the fact that the re
publican campaign was on at the
time.
The only man Easterly eve,
heard advocate violence in q
miners lodge was visiting mem
Der named Charles Beckman, who
pfterward turned out to be de
fective.
Following the Independence ex
ploslon Easterly went to Cripple
Creek, then with number Of
friends took a car to Victor. The
cars were crowded, nearly every
body carrying arms. He had re
volver. When he got over to Victor
he found street meeting In
progress, It being announced that
leaders Of the Citizens alliance
would speak. They were openly
cursing federation men, declaring
they ought to be hanged.
When the meeting began, c. c
Hamlin and Samuel Crump got In
a wagon to speak Hamlin declared
the independence explosion was due
to the federation and that the citi
Zens should hang so members and
run the others on. of the district
Then" continued the witness
''the fireworks began. | fired with
the others. When the shooting
was over we took to the upper par
of town on the hills We saw sol
diers surround a miners union hall
FIRE into the building and arrest al
there, As we went home we
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Assoc1ation.)
CHICAGO, June 28.-Secretary
Russell today issued an appeal to
all locals Of the telegraphers'
union to cooperate In preparing
for immediate presentation to con.
gress a petition for condemnation
Of the property of the Western
Union and Postal and their pur-
chase by the government.
The basis Of this action Is a law
enacted Just after the Civil wal
giving the United States authority
to purchase telegraph lines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28

fire, life and accident insurance
agency and q general store, and
their success from the start has
been marked.
Asked what she thought OF the
Boston scientists theory about
crippled children, Mrs. Scurynck
looked the scorn she felt as she re-
Piled
THAT doctor never had a Grip
pied child or he would never talk
that way. For all his fine wisdom
he doesn't know the strength OF
mother love, nor the secret OF ma
ture implanting that love IN
mothers breast. XIII my babe
because the good God sent 1t into
the world burdened by a NAL
formation? That's blasphemy.
"Of course, l knew when my
babies were born. each In his
turn, crippled. that they would
grow into manhood hopelessly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
believe PICTURE
I AGENT A FAKER

The chief Of the Indian police
on the Occur d'Alene reservation
is in the city looking for man
named Gilbertson, alleged to be an
agent for the New York Art Co.
He tookf orders to enlarge pictures
but the pictures haven't shown up
yet and those who patronized him
believe they have been buncoed.
Mrs. H. M. Irwin, 02529 Nevada
ST., deposited $40 on an order with
the, same agent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
NO MORE SOCIAL.
POKER GAMES

Chief of Police Rice Is having q
varied experience with gambling
games. After giving notice some
time ago that games In incorpor.
ated clubs would be allowed, he IL.
sued a new order last night order
ing incorporated clubs to cut 10
out. For just how long, the orders
do not say. Rice says he will en-
force the law.
Meanwhile 1t Is understood that
pool room gambling will be per-
mitted In order that racing at the
interstate fair will not be inter.
ferred with.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
Haywood Defense Has Sensation 10 Spring.
Easter|y Tells Of War on Union Miners.

stopped to warn the boys to get out
II got my Winchester shotgun
and plenty of ammunition and
marched down the street through
Independence. We met a number
of members, some armed, others
not.
1--WE went to the city hall and
could see from there 5 carloads OF
Citizens alliance men and the
militia 60 up to Bull hill. They got
of and gathered up all the union
men. Then we saw them loot a
union store. We got away to Gil.
lette, where l hill "a hours, then
boarded a train and escaped to
Denver, where l reported what
happened"
After wandering about consider.
ably Easterly finally located In Sill.
yer City, Idaho, where he has been
working since. He met Jack Simp.
kins there in December, 1905
Simpkins told him Orchard was
selling mining stock and writing
insurance in southern Idaho. Simp.
kins. he said, came to Silver City
at the request of the union to or.
ganize new local.
Soon after Simpkins went back
Orchard wrote him saying he was
doing fine and wanted him to come
out and Join him selling stock and
writing insurance. On 2 occasions
he had similar letters from Orch.
ard.
Borah then cross examined East
erly, who said he knew Steunen.
berg was opposed to the federation.
Orchard told him In Altman, In
August, 1903, that because Steunen.
berg had deported him he would
get even. Easterly admitted he
knew in November and December
1905, that Orchard was in Caldwell,
but he didn't know Steunenberg
lived there. Asked why he hadn I
given information that Orchard
threatened Steunenberg, Easterly
said:
IL have never been an informer."
Easterly denied that he left an
internal machine under the bed
when he left the district. He did
however, leave 2 rifles there.
Joseph Sholz, a Mullan miner
formerly of Cripple Creek, who was
accused by Orchard of having made
trip into the Vindicator at the
time the attempt was made to
blow up carlosd of powder was
called.
He confronted Orchard on the
stand. Orchard said he was not
the man he meant.
Sholz said the only other sholz
he knew in the district was a man
he understood was a "gun man.
for the mine owners. He was not
cross examined.
George Breen, rancher, formerly
railroad man on the Florence &
Cripple Creek railway, was in In
dependence the day OF the depot
explosion. He saw the hounds
bought from the penitentiary to
the scene Of the crime.
Here court adjourned for recess.
Easterly went on the stand late
yesterday afternoon after James
Maher. former secretary and treas.
urer of the Western Federation,
had corroborated Boyce's state.
ments In regard ta the organization
He was positive that the federation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
MAD BAD LAND TRADE

Allen Shaw brought action in the
superior court this morning against
Jay H. Summers asking that q
transfer Of real estate be annulled.
The complainant alleges that he
traded property in township "a
worth $4,000 for land near Hough.
ton lake, Michigan that was abso-
lutely worthless. He says it had
been represented to him as valu.
able land
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28

Special Correspondence to The Press
DETROIT, June 28.-"I will say
this for my crippled boys-crip.
pied at birth: love them with all
my heart and soul--my love for
them is more intense, deeper, more
sacred than for those who are
whole.
"Dr. Christians ideas about the
killing of deformed babes are the
acme of inhuman'ty. What does he
say becomes of the children's souls
when they murder their bodies p
$50 said Mrs. Clement Scurynck,
who lives at 143 Richmond av., this
city.
Mrs. Scurynck has s sons, all
crippled from birth. They are:
Joseph, aged a.; Arthur. aged 10;
Clement jr.. aged 80; Anthony. aged
IS, and Henry, aged %. There were
. children In all, and 8 are now liv.
ing, Z boys and a girl.
The crippled sons are not only
cheerful and happy. but they are
all self supporting, and none of
them has ever had occasion to wish
he was put out OF the way before
he had come to a knowledge OF his
crippled condition.
Arthur, the youngest of the Grip
pies, lives at home and is a great
help to his mother. In addition, he
earns a good living by the sale OF
newspapers and is putting himself
through school and hopes to
achieve college education.
The other 4 boys are In business
In Marine City, Mich. They have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
NO PROSECUTION:
DISCHARGED

A. e. Guertin, proprietor, the
Whale bar, who appealed to the SUI
perior court from a decision of
Justice Hinkle finding him guilty
of selling liquor to a minor, was
dismissed by Judge Sullivan this
morning. He demurred to the in
formation and as no further infor-
nation was filed by the prosecu-
ton he was discharged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28

A., handicapped--my doctor told me
l must expect that. After the
second boy was born DR.. Henry
Burden, now q resident OF Balti-
more. journey abroad to con-
suit with some of the leading spe-
cialists OF Europe When he re-
turned he informed me that my
children would be crippled for
life-that there was no hope for
them. He told me that my future
children would also be born Grip
pied. But do you think ! cared?
Do you think when my babies
were born could have killed them
then. No-no-na-my God, spare
me from such thought"
If Mrs. Scurynck loves her Grip
Piled children, SO do they love their
mother, and when they hold fam
lily reunion, which is often, no
happier group can be found In all
Detroit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
VACRANT Law UPHELD

Judge Sullivan this morning up
held the city's vagrancy ordinance
in the case of John Dollarhide and
Leslie Reed, convicted Migrants,
bunco suspects and gamblers. At
torney M. o. Reed, of Colfax, au-
peared for the 2 men. Dollarhide
and Reed were each lned 500 and
costs by Justice Hinkle. Detective
McDermott made the arrests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
DEMURs TO COMPLAINT

w. F. Grover. another of the al
legged fake" physicians who were
arrested at the instigation of the
county medical association and
charged with practicing in violation
of the state medical laws, filed de-
murrer to the complaint in Judge
Sullivan's court this morning, al
leging that his prosecution was a
violation Of the constitution Of the
United States.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
MAY SETTLE
FRISCO STRIKE
fScripps News Assoc!atIon.1

fScripps News Assoc!atIon.1
SAN FRANCISCO. June 28.-The
ways and means committee of the
strike campaign committee, COM
posed of representatives of Central
labor organization and non
affiliated unions, will hold con-
ference this afternoon with Cal
hound in an effort to bring the
street car strike to an end.
The committee quietly negotiated
with Calhound AMI this morning he
consented to receive 1t. What the
committee has offered Is unknown.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
RECORD Time IN
ROBBERY CASE

1t took the jury In Judge Sulli.
vans court this morning just l
hour to find verdict of guilty
against Otto Miller, accused of
robbing E. F. Riley Of $50 May 81.
In another Is minutes all papers
and everything connected with the
case except a sentence were finish
ed. The case is a record in this
county.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
UNKNOWN FLoATER FOUND

The body OF an unknown man
was found floating in the river near
the conjunction Of the little and big
Spokane rivers last night. The re-
mains are at Buchanan's and have
not been Identified.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
NEW YORK IN
STRIKE GRIP
(Scripps News Association. }

NEW YORK, June 28.-New
Workers are facing an ice famine as
the result of strike of 1000
wagon drivers this morning. They
want their union recognized.
Public health is menaced by gar
bage rapidly accommodating in the
streets, caused by strike of gar
bage drivers who say 1000 street
cleaners will be called out tonight
II the trouble is not settled.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
GENERAL STRIKE
IN FRANCE
(Scripps News Association. }

PARIS, June 2S-France Is fac
ing general strike of all laboring
men in addition to revolt of the
winegrowers. Steps to this end are
being taken by laboring men, who
think their demands will be grant
ed on account of the governments
weakened condition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
DIVORCE CAUSES MURDER

SEATTLE, June 2S.-Mrs. Anna
Smith was shot and killed last
night by Dow Smith, from whom
she was divorced months ago
Smith also fatally wounded Mrs
Sarah. Gill, his former wife's
mother. The shooting followed the
woman's refusal to be reconciled
with Smith. He fled to the woods
but was captured
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
OIL TRUST JURY
D!SACREES
(Scripps News Associasinn.)

FlNDLAY, June 28.-The jury in
the Standard OIL case, tried here,
this morning reported that it was
unable to agree and was discharged
The oil trust was arraigned on the
usual charge Of conspiracy In re-
straint of trade and violating state
antitrust laws. The jury was out
48 hours.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
MAY SUTTON TAKES ANOTHER

LONDON. June 2s.-May Sutton
added another victory to her score
in the ladies' singles today, defeat
ing Miss Lowther. one Of the best
English players.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
AMERICAN FIRST ON TOP

LONDON. June Isl. r. Glas-
cock, former mayor Of Oakland,
CAL. has the honor OF being the
hrst to rach the top OF the danger.
GUS Matterhorn mountain this sea.
SON. He raced up with . Swiss for
the honor, winning by s minutes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-06-28
ROCKEFELLER roo OLD
and RICH TO TESTIFY

Later Miller told Judge Lands
In chambers that summoning the
oil trust king and his associates is
mere sensationalism. The court
anAounced that he may excuse
Rockefeller II the other witnesses
give desired information.
Spbpoenas were issued for addi-
tional oil men.