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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
BANK WRECKER WALSH
FAILS TO ESCAPE TRIAL

After that he was spirited" away.
A few months later another in
dictment charging misapplication
by means of memo" notes, and
accusing Walsh of classifying bank
statements was returned. After a
series of delays, motions to quash,
to annul, to give a bill of particu-
larsrdelays so exasperating that
Judge Anderson once reprimanded
Walsh's attorneys-the ex-banker,
closely guarded, appeared in court
again and pleaded not guilty.
His defense will be largely a
technical one.
Ever since the ia lure of Walsh
with $14,000,000 liabilities, E. P.
Moxey, Uncle Sans expert bank
examiner, has been working on the
mass of figures to prove Wash s
guilt. Assistant District Attorneys
Fletcher Dobyns and F. S. Han
chett have piled up nearly half a
ton of documentary evidence. The
government is ready. There are
no more preliminary motions that
Walsh can make.
Two years after the alleged
crime he must answer the accusa-
tions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
GAYN0R NEEDS
SEA AIR NOW

MACON, Ca, Sept. 16.--Colonel
John F. Gaynor, federal prisoner,
convicted with Benjamin Greene
and Ceptain Oberlin NJ. Carter of
defrauding the government out of
millions in the Savannah harbor
contracts, has improved in health
since his removal to Indian
Springs. where he was taken upon
the advice of physicians.
He Is so much better that he now
considers that a sea voyage would
put him in fine condition, and ii is
understood that he has asked the
United States circuit court of APP
peals to consent to his making the
trip.
Although the circuit court has
confirmed his sentence of five years
Imprisonment. which also carries
an enormous fine, and the prison
er's only hope lies in his applica-
ton for rehearing. he has been
granted some extraordinary privi-
leges. He is living in luxury at
the Wigwam hotel at Indian
Springs, where his expenses
amount TO nearly sou a week, for,
besides his personal attendants, he
pays his guards good salaries and
provides for their entertainment.
The liberties that have been
granted Gaynor have caused a
great deal of comment. Although
he is willing to be under guard on
his trip, 1t Is believed that the de-
partment OF justice at Washington
will object 10 his leaving the state
of Georgia.
Colonel Greene, who Is In Macon.
under sentence, has asked no spe-
ciai privileges and spends his time
quietly in Jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
SAY
REPORT IS
FALSE

What the union telegraphers now
on strike in this city claim they
can prove is a deliberate misrepre-
sentation of facts appeared in Sat
urday's Chronicle. The statement
was made that the Western Union
is now taking back what operators
it cares to select from the strikers
and that the difficulty is over. The
impression was distinctly given
that the operators who quit more
than month ago are seeking their
old positions and have given up
hope of winning.
In reply, Pres. Nisonger, of the
local Commercial telegraphers
union, makes the following state.
ment:
"The Chronicle report is false in
every particular affecting the oper
ators and we have been convinced
that the misrepresentation was
made deliberately. When We tried
to make a correction today through
the Chronicle labor reporter we
were informed that he had been
instructed not to take any more in
terviews on our side of the ques-
ton. We then went to the. editor,
who gave us no satisfaction. In
stead, he berated us for taking
away his Associated Press oper-
ator, showing personal luminosity
against us because of strike that
involves the entire country. After
the regular Associated Press oper-
ator quit the Chronicle finally Sc
cured one of the Western Union
strike breakers, who also quit short
ly in spite of repeated published
statements that the Associated
Press has resumed its service with
out dijculty. For acting under or
ders of our union we are to blame
for all that, of course.
"All but a few of the operators
formerly employed in this city have
found positions elsewhere. Nobody
has gone back to work and nobody
has applied for reinstatement. AS
far as we are concerned the strike
can last till Christmas and we will
be no nearer giving in than we
were when We went out.
CAS- for the 20 operators claimed
by the Western Union, we know the
company has but IL excuses for
operators now at work. Its most
valuable man, c. w. Cloves, wire
chief, quit Saturday night. The
best man left is A. ID. Campbell,
former manager, who was good
operator 20 years ago, but is only
third class man now.
Reports from all the country
are the same as can be truthfully
made here. None of the men who
went out have gone back They
are not even thinking of going
back"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
BUTCHERS SIGN
AGREEMENT

Every butcher and meat dealer
| nthe city ha ssigned an agree.
ment not to use chemicals as pre-
servatives In meat except the Peo-
pies market on e. Sprague av.. &C.
cording to report made to the
health board today by Inspector
Otto Bittrick.
The superior court recently de-
clared that the city ordinance rela-
tive to personalities was void be-
cause It stipulated that nothing but
salt should be used when there are
other personalities not poisonous.
The state pure food laws prohibit
poisonous chemicals. and, pending
the passage of an ordinance In con-
formity to this law, Bittrick has
secured the promises from butch,
ers that they will not use cheml'
calls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
BOILER MAKERS
STRIKE HERE

The boiler makers strike, inau.
gurated in st. Paul, reached the
Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific shops in this city yesterday
morning. The Great Northern men
in the Hillyard shops quit work at
10 O'Clock and the Northern Pacific
men at about the same time.
About 16 men on the Great
Northern are affected, with larger
number of helpers. A smaller num-
Der is reported on the Northern Pa
cific, the shop here employing less
men.
The men demand AN cents an
hour in territory west of the Mis-
sippi river. This is a raise of ~
cents an hour. The companies
offered compromise of 431a cents,
with nine-hour day, but this was
refused.
More than 1000 men are out in
the east and this number is great
ly augmented by the spread of the
strike to the northwest and the
coast.
Local railroad officials say they
expect to fare better than the rest
of the territory involved on account
of having new engines and not
needing frequent repairing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
DEAD MAN At
THE THROTTLE

In charge Of dead engineer, an
Inland Empire electric train rush
ed into collision with another cleo
trio freight train at Freeman late
yesterday afternoon, according to
the theory of the company officials.
The engineer was o. w. Frost,
one of the best men on the line.
He was pulling second freight
and his train smashed into the one
ahead, which had stopped at the
station. Floyd Marshall, a brake
man, had gone back to flag the
train, but claims he could not at
tract the attention OF Frost From
this the officials argue that the en-
gineer had died of apoplexy.
Coroner Witter, who examined
the mangled body. says it was i'm
possible to tell whether death had
resulted previous TO or as a result
of the collision, as the injuries sus-
tanned would have been fatal in
any event.
The electric locomotive was bad
ly damaged by the collision and a
couple of cars in the train ahead
were also splintered.
Electric railroad men say that if
Frosts hand had left the controll-
err the current would have been
shut off automatically, so that if
the apoplexy theory is correct he
must have retained grip on the
lever.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
CANADA GETS
JAP BARGAIN

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 10
The Japanese are making up a bill
of their losses during the recent
rioting No official statement has
been given out, but they are cutting
the account down to the actual
amount Of plate glass windows
broken and other damage done dur
ing the riot. No consideration for
less Of business is included.
Dispatches were received from
the Toxic government requesting
the subjects of the mikado not to
make any demands beyond the
actual amount Of damage done by
the mob during the rioting, 1t is
estimated that the bill will be APP
proximately $500. That Is for the
Japanese section alone. and is
down to the last penny.
The Dominion government has
agreed to pay this bill, and will
make an effort to collect the
amount from the city Of Vancouver.
The city will refuse to pay. SO far
the Chinese have not begun to fig-
ure an estimate of their damages.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
YACHT RACE CLEAR TO PANAMA
JUST FOR FUN AND A DINNER

NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-With a
dinner at the St Regis as a stake.
Major c. ]. s. Miller and Russell
Hopkins will race In their steam
yachts from New York to Panama,
early in November.
The young men, milllonaires. are
sensation hunters. Miller. whose
father owns about all there is to
Franklin, Pa. has taken his thrills
In automobile racing. ballooning
and other hot stunts.
Hopkins. who halls from Atlanta,
Ga, also has a dad with pockets
filled with gelt. He is said to be the
representative of Panama In the
United States. His biggest claim
to fame Is the ownership Of phi
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16

COLLISION.
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CONCORD, N. H., Sept. ia
total of 32 dead will probably be
the death roll of the collision be-
tween a Quebec express and q
freight train near Canaan, on the
Boston G Maine railroad yesterday.
Twenty-Five dead bodies were
taken from the wreckage and on
so others injured. Ten more died
today.
The cause of the wreck is al
legged to be a confusion of orders
given the conductor of the freight,
which deprived that train of time
to reach a siding in order to let
the express pass. The two trains
came together near curve at the
rate of 40 miles an hour and the
coach where most of the deaths oc-
Cured was smashed to splinters.
The freight was drailed.
Most OF the dead had been to .
fair in QueDec province.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
CAN'T COMPROMISE
AGENTS SHORTAGE

w. L. Douglas, an insurance
agent who is accused of appropriate
ing $95 which belongs to an insur-
ance agency at Wenatchee, Wash,
where he was employed, was taken
back yesterday by the sheriff. De.
tective Martin Burns arrested
Douglas on description Saturday.
Several friends OF the prisoner
here offered to pay the shortage.
but the sheriff would not consent
to this without authority from the
compliments. who evidently had
given no instructions that such
course should be permitted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
A. z. FOWLER LAID PLANS AND
APPLIED THE MATCH THAT
PUTS CHEAP LABOR FIGHT
ON ENTIRELY NEW BASIS.
BY c. H. TAvENNER.


VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 10
One an-an American-was direct
ly responsible for the great Van
couver riots!
He not only caused the greatest
anti-Oriental demonstration that
ever occurred on the American con-
tinent, but he worked out it's every
detail on paper two weeks pre-
vious.
Yet not a single man in this city
of $4,000 persons realize it, nor will
they know he engineered one of the
greatest International coups in the
worlds history until this story ap-
pears in print.
His name is A. E. Fowler, secre-
tary of the Japanese Korean Exclu-
sion league, and he lives at 2719
Elmwood place, Seattle, Wash.
The motive of this master agita-
tor was no less a design than to
link England and the United States
in a common diplomatic relation
with Japan. He has succeeded,
changing the entire complexion OF
international politics.
Agitation formerly concerning
"Orient VS.. United States" now
reads Orient VS.. White Nations of
the World" This man has received
assurances from certain Washing
ton diplomats that the success of
his scheme is not secretly deplored.
Here Is the remarkable story:
For 10 years Fowler has studied
the Oriental in his native home,
and in the United States, and at
the same time kept track of Uncle
Sans inadequate Pacific coast fort
ification and naval maneuvers with
minute exactness. He has collected
exhaustive data on the combined
subjects and saw menace to
American labor in the incoming
hordes of Oriental coolies. He or.
ganized an Oriental exclusion so
ciety in Seattle, but knew, as all
American diplomats know, that the
passage of a Japanese exclusion
law would invoke the enmity of the
mikado. The emperor of Japan has
already stated he would consider
such a measure IAN insult to the
Japanese nation"
To embroil England in the ques
ton, Fowler theorized, would les
sen the possibility of Japan's en-
nifty following the passing of an
exclusion law. Fowler was con
WINGED congress would not pass
such a measure unless England
stood shoulder to shoulder with this
nation.
Out of the fire of Fowlers
patriotism came a plan that meant
riot, maybe blOodshed. Fowler
Fowled went to Victoria, B. C.
There are 5000 Orientals there
The sentiment is strong against
them. But he could not find a suit
able local man.
He went to Vancouver. He met
A. w. Won Rhein, prominent bust
ness man.
Won Rhine" he said, "do you
want to be the biggest man in this
province? Do you want to be able
to get anything from the people
you want?"
Sure" replied Won Rhein
amazed.
Then do what | tell you. The
sentiment against the Orientals
here is strong, as you know
Thursday a ship load of 1900 Japa
nese coolies will arrive. Two more
boat loads are on the way.
Form an AslatIc exclusion
league. III show you how You'll
| be secretary II make YOU. Won
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
KILLED LION FOUR TIMES

PTTTSBURG, Pa. Sept. 16.---
Clarence Chapel, the lion tanner.
who had charge Of the lion which
escaped at Luna park and killed
Mrs. Anna Hucke, was exonerated
this afternoon by the coroner's
jury and discharged from custody,
Chapel is from New York. He
convinced the coroner that he had
done his dut yin trying to get the
beast back into the cage, and that
he was not responsible for its hav-
ing escaped. -Four policemen were
present aud each tried to tell the
coroner that he had killed the lion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
SAYS BOY BELONGS
TO the PRINCESS
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CHICAGO, Sept. ia sensa-
tional story told by Mrs. Mary
Martin, Of Oakland, Cal, who has
arrived here with a 16-year-old boy
and who. she says, is the son of
Prince and Princess de Chimay, is
denied by Thomas Lyons, executor
of the estate of Millionaire Ward,
of Detroit, father OF the princess.
Mrs. Martins story il that when
the boy was born to the princess a
girl was substituted and the boy
taken to California. Mrs. Martin is
asking that the Ward estate sup.
port the boy, Lyons says only two
children were born to the princess
and prince.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16

The board of public works today
ordered City Engineer Mcintyre to
at once draw plans for the repair,
ing Of the foot bridge across the
river at Natatorium park, which
carries the pipeline TO Fort Wright.
This bridge is in very poor con-
dition. Several months ago Com
mander Fiberger. In communica-
ton to the board, said the bridge
would not last out the season.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
FAILS TO PROSECUTE

Judge Huneke this morning post
poned for one month the hearing of
A. F. Grove on a charge of steal
ing a valuable watch from r. r..
Trump. The latter did not appear
to prosecute Grove and post
ponement was asked by the county
attorney in hopes that Trump
would appear 1t is claimed that
in fun one day at Newport Grove
took Trump's watch. The next seen
of him was In Spokane, where the
timepiece was demanded of him
Grove admitted pawning 1t and Pa
trolman Lee Downey arrested him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
VETS AFTER J. BULL

SANDUSKY. O.. Sept. 16.-The
United Spanish War veterans. who
now have a membership Of $4,000,
gave the British lions tail vigor-
GUS twist at their annual reunion
here. They adopted resolutions
calling upon all state legislatures
to enact laws prohibiting the sing
ing of The Star Spangled Banner"
In schools except in its entirety.
The invariable omission of the
third stanza, which is by no means
complimentary to John Bull, was
deplored. 1t doesn't sound very pc
lite, come to think about II. after
all this ''hands-across.the-sea" talk.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
WOMAN AFFLICTED WITH
D|PHTHERIA A FUGITIVE
Fear of Pesthouse Drives Her Out
Into the Street.

Through fear of being sent to the
Isolation hospital and confined I'M
til cured of a case of diphtheria,
with which she was suffering, Miss
May Pickell this morning fled from
the Pacific hotel, where she had
been employed as domestic, and
thus far has succeeded in avoiding
the endeavors of health inspectors
and detectives to locate her.
When she appeared this morn
Ing to 60 to work she complained
O5 illness and DR.. X. T. Germane
was called. He pronounced the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
GALVESTON plan
FOR SPOKANE

James Geraghty, former corpora
ton counsel, favors revision of the
city charter. He said today that he
advocated the commission plan
adopted by Galveston and some
other cities as the best method of
carrying on the business of this
city.
Mr.. Geraghty said the council
could by ordinance provide for the
election Of revision commission
The commission would consist of
Is freeholders elected by the peo-
pie. They would revise the char
ter. which would then have to be
submitted to a vote or the people
before becoming effective.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16

case diphtheria and told the patient
to remain at the hotel until the
conveyance from the pesthouse ar
rived When 1t did arrive, how
ever, the patient had disappeared
and no one knew where she went
or even appeared to have noticed
her departure.
DR.. Germane later appealed to
the police and every effort is be-
ing made to locate her, for wher-
ever she goes she will spread the
disease Exposure to the present
weather means almost certain
death
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16

vate zoo al Irvington -on-the- Hud-
son.
Hopkins owns the 2S-knot. steam
yacht Atlanta. 10S feet over all
Miller's flyer is the Ethelsa, SO
feet over all. Should they decide
their craft are too small for the
race. before Nov. l they will pur-
chase larger yachts especially for
the event.
President Amador, OF Panama,
now in Paris. win return to be the
guest Of Hopkins during the race.
II will cost something like $780,
600 to overhaul the yachts and
race them. And this will be spent
to see which shall buy the best
dinner obtainable."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
POPE ALARMED
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ROME, Sept. 16.-The pope is
alarmed by the spread of liberalism
among Roman Catholic clergy and
has issued an encyclical which
says:
Modernism is a peril for the
church. Curiosity, pride of indi'
vidualism and disregard of true
Catholic knowledge and discipline
spreads modernism among clergy"
The encyclical declares that
teachers in Catholic schools i'm
bued with the spirit of modernism
be dismissed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
GOVERNMENT ATTACKS
S. P. LAND MONOPOLY

100000 acres valued at $30O00,000.
Snyder declares himself to be a
bona fide settler who has resided
on the land 60 days.
The suit Is alleged to be the de-
velopment of government investiga-
ton into Southern Pacific land
holdings in Oregon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
Ford JURY BOX
FILLED UP AGAIN

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16.--
Three Jurors were temporarily
passed this morning for the trial OF
TREY Ford, making the jury box
temporarily full. The three pros
pective talesmen secured this
morning are: Harry B. Arnold,
grocer; Develan B. Bowley. insur-
ance broker, and Arthur w. John
son.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
MINER SUES
FOR $4,000

William Tyson, a miner is SUI
ing the Federal Mining Co. for $751;
900 in the United States circuit
court today. The plaintiff was in
jured in a mine owned by the de-
PENDANT company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
SUIT BROUGHT IN OREGON
THAT WILL INVOLVE 100000
ACRES VALUED AT $4,000, 900.
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PORTLAND. Sept. 16.-The suit
brought against the Southern Pa.
cific to compel the road to sell part
of Its holding acquired by congress
slonal grant to actual settlers was
filed this morning here by Attorney
A. w. Lafferty for John l.. Snyder
The complaint asks that the de
PENDANTS, the Oregon & California
railroad. Union Trust Co., S. T.
Gage, N. T. Smith and w. E
Brown, be compelled to sell 16O
acres of land within the grant in
Columbia county at $3.50 per acre.
The suit involves a grant of 81
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
ACCUSED OF ROBBERY

William T. Murphy, a laborer
was arrested Saturday by PATROL
MAI Haywood, following a report
by Hugh Jones that Murphy had
"strong-armed" him in a Howard
st. saloon and robbed him of s35.
Murphy stoutly denies his guilt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
DEMAND White
MANS CANADA
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WINNIPEG, Sept. 16.-1ne anti
oriental trouble on the Pacific
coast is the all-absorbing topic of
the convention Of the lumber con-
gress. which opened its sessions
this morning. "A whit mans Ca
NADIA for u.s. is the cry of 500 dele
gates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
OREGON LID ON

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MEDFORD, Ore, Sept. 16.-The
lid was put down In Jackson county
this morning by District Attorney
Reams. All slot machines go out
and saloons must close all day
Sunday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
MINER LIcKS TWO
AND IS ACQUITTED
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NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-After a
hearing in the West Side police
court, Magistrate Cornell decided
there was not sufficient evidence to
hold Wilson Miner, erstwhile hus-
band of Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes.
According to Henry w. Knight and
Brighton G.. Warden, Miner pum-
meled them in room in the Hotel
Rand, Of which Mlzner IS propri-
tor. In the mix-up Knight was
tossed into a fountain.
''The evidence does not warrant
holding" said the magistrate. "The
facts show the compliments were
fresh and got what they deserved"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
GERMANS DANISH
FRENCH GENERAL
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BERLIN, Sept. 18.-General Car
Dol. Of the French army, was today
suspended from German territory
BY the government for watching
military maneuvers without official
permission. The expulsion threat
ems an unpleasant international In
oident, -.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
RELEASED FROM JAIL

Judge Huneke this morning Or
dered the release from the county
Jail OF Albert Sorenson, charged
with defrauding Mrs. Marie Lund-
berg ont of lodging bill. Soren-
son had served his time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
HuMoalsTs IN SESSION
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TUHTVVU zKh5UVTdtT0n'T
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Sept 16.--
The annual convention of Ameri-
can press h,tmorists begins today
here. A special car with SO aboard
reached this city last night More
are expected today, They will be
entertained with banquet to-
night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-16
SHOT IN DUEL
WITH ROBE En-
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. Sept. Ia
James 6wearinyer
was shot in the hip this morniAg
in revolver duel with robbers
who cracked safe at Glendale last
night and secured the contents.
One robber was captured. Swear
niger will recover.