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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
WIDOW AND 3 LITTLE
ONES FACE STARVATION
LITTLE SOY ielJAlL
FOR KILLING FRIEND

Little Westfall Ramsbottom, the
youthful slayer Of Temple King,
was confined in the Juvenile jail
just before noon today, as directed
by Judge Sullivan yesterday after
noon. The little fellow sits with
down-bowed head and tear-streaked
face in his little, secluded apart
ment. He has evidently wept HIM
self Ill over the grave outcome OF
his childish fight Sunday night.
The kind-hearted old matron Of
the Jail said this morning that the
little fellow did not seem to realize
the enormity of his deed, but had
wept more through fear than any
thing. He will be tried before
Judge Poindexter on charge OF
causing his playmate's death.
Chief Of Police Rice did not hold
the child-he is but II years old
yesterday, but coroner's inquest
last evening fixed the responsibility
for the King boys death on West.
fall.
Kings death was caused by a
stone thrown by Westfall in q
quarrel they had.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
PRESSMEN were NOT
ALL TO BLAME

The statements sent broadcast
over the country that the printing
pressmen employed on the st. Louis
newspapers struck in violation Of
their international agreement with
the Publishers association is only
part true, according to the press
mems official organ.
The st. Louis publishers present
ed the union with a 10 per cent cut
in wages and the men presented a
counter proposition. The publish
ers claimed the right to arbitrate
their proposed reduction in wages,
and to this the men refused to
agree and were backed up In their
position by the international union.
In the meantime the arbitration
agreement expired, May /, and the
union, not being informed of the
signing of a new agreement, or
dered a strike, with the result that
every paper excepting one was tied
up. And that paper was not men,
Der of the Publishers association.
A conference between representa-
tives of the international officers
and publishers and the information
from President Higgins of the
Pressmen's union that new agree
ment had been signed resulted in
the men returning to work and in
their eventually receiving an in
crease of II per cent in wages.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
GRIEvE FOR JOB
CENOWAY HAS

Mayor Moore tonight will send
to the city council the name of DR..
N. M. Baker to succeed himself as
member of the board of health. The
council will also be asked to con-
firm DR.. NJ. B. Grieve as health
officer to succeed DR.. Charles v.
Genoway, whose term expired with
the old administration.
The mayor held a long session
with the board this afternoon. DR..
J. B. Munley and DR.. N. M. Baker
of the board were present. DR..
Munley had the proxy of DR.. w. L..
Hall. DR.. C. V. Genoway was pres
ent. 1t is doubtful If the council
will confirm his successor.
The mayor will also send in the
name of some one as successor to
Commissioner James T. ONO. He
has not given out the name he will
propose. The mayor paid a high
tribute to Chief of Police Rice to-
day when he said he wished he
could have such men under him in
all city departments. He talked,
though, as if this were impossible
with the present democratic ma
jority in the city council
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
BIG JAP LABOR
COLONY HERE

An investigation by committee
appointed from the Central Labor
union into the number of Japanese
and other oriental laborers in this
section Of the country reveals the
fact that fully 1900 of this class of
laborers are In this city and vicin-
ity at the present time. The report
will be forwarded to the Japanese
Korean league of San Francisco.
Few people have realized the
number of orientals that have been
coming into the country by the
shipload, and the report of the spe-
cial committee last night was q
surprise to the greater number Of
the delegates present.
About 400 of the orientals are To-
Gated in this city and the rest are
employed in the surrounding coun-
try in various capacities, as fol-
lows: Bar and restaurant porters,
domestics, expressmen, vegetable
vendors, tailors, railway laborers
and BARRIERS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
WITH APOLOGIES
TO Mr.. M'FADDEN

BY an unfortunate transportation
of type lines yesterday the opening
sentence of an item intended only
as a joke on A. McFadden was
made to read like this:
''In a drunken row yesterday"
and then the story told how one
McFadden had held up train at
the N. p. depot until porter went
and got him pair Of
trousers to replace a pair stolen
from him out of the sleeper.
The reference to a drunken row,
ETC., belonged to another item en-
tirely. ii was not intended in con-
nection with Mr.. McFadden, who is
not drinking man, but is good
fellow just the same.
The Press is sorry for the mis-
take, but feels certain it would take
something more potent than typ
ographical error to lay Mr.. Nc
Fadden liable to suspicion Of los
ing his trousers or any portion of
his apparel in drunken row.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
ACCUSES
OFFICERS
(Scripps News Assoc!ation.r

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-
During the examination Of talesmen
in the Schmitz trial today, Thomas
Blanchard, under oath, declared
that Frank Maestrett, president of
the board of public works, forced
him to give up $500 to secure Macs
trett's signature to a bill Blanchard
had before the board. Heney and
Barrett, Schmitz's leading counsel,
almost came to blows as the result
of Barrett's charge. They shook
fists in each others faces.
The court threatened to send Bar
rett to Jail and the trouble SUBJ
sided. No jurors we're passed this
morning.
Heney charged Chief Oman and
Detectives Hamill and Robert Ora
ham of trying to influence jurors
and witnesses in favor of Schmitz.
He may ask for special elisor to
summon venires. Heney declared
summons were being wilfully
served on the wrong men.
The entire venire was exhausted
without securing additional jurors.
A new venire of so was ordered to
appear tomorrow morning.
The arraignment of Schmitz,
Ruef, Eugene De Saba, Frank
Drum and John Martin on indict-
ments charging bribery of super
visors in the gas rate case was
continued this morning until Fri
day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
STRIKING GIRLS
HOLLER CAT
AND HEN

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-"We
will show organized labor all over
the country that men are not the
only ones who can win strike.
"And we will show the telephone
corporation that girls are just 1s
efficient strikers as they are en-
ployes.
1--WE will win the strike as sure
as-well, l don't wish to draw q
simile-but well win. That's Ger.
tain"
That's Miss Alice Lynch for you.
She's the determined president OF
600 striking telephone girls.
When she talks, Miss Lynch's
eyes fash in a manner that denotes
determination She has already
proven that she is fighter from
the drop Of the hat.
The hello girls are outp rincipally
for recognition Of the union. They
want $50 a month for girls working
the first three months; $35 the next
three months, and $50 month after
the first year.
The strike has been on nearly a
month. Rain or shine, day or
night. group of pretty girl pickets
can be seen standing around the
telephone Offices.
When one of the strike breakers
appears ON the scene the picketS
surround her. Instead Of being
armed, these pickets probably have
a bag of chocolate creams or car
amels. The strike breaker is first
asked to quit hire job. II she re-
fuses she is liable to be called q
"cat," or "hen," or some other cpl
tibet calculated to make her realize
the evil of her ways
! Miss Lynch has her own idea on
the status of women, and her phil
osophy stamps her as a real char
acter.
Girls, buy less candy and more
! books" is one of her bits of advice.
When interviewed she said:
IF women had voice in the
government of the city, state and
nation-well, things would be diff
ferent. We would not be compelled
to suffer the indignities the tele-
phone company thrust upon u.s."
The secret was out. She Is a
woman suffragist of the dyed-in-
the-wool kind, and no doubt since
the strike began she has converted
many of her associates to the cause.
Just how long the strike wiz last
is hard to figure. but little Miss
Lynch will never give up the fight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
PARK IS FAIR But =.
CAR LINES ARE NOT

The agreement with the Ingersoll
Amusement Co., which has a 10
year lease on Natatorium park
from the w. w. P. Co., was ap-
proved by the Central Labor union
last night
1t provides that the Ingersoll
people will hire only union men in
the park. This includes every class
of labor, even the ticket sellers.
The signing up of the park has
not changed the status of the lines
Of the company. according to &C.
ton taken last night by the central
body. The delegates were instruct
ed to report back to their unions
that the lines of the company were
unfair and ask that pickets be ap-
pointed from the various unions to
report any member of the local UNI
ions who use the lines of the local
monopoly in reaching the park.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
MAYOR MOORE WELCOMES
III DELEGATES, AND WITH MEN.
1TloN OF CLEANER SPOKANE,
AND CONVENTION GOES TO
WORK.

I'VE had cleaning day and bon
hres In this city some days ago,
and since election we have had an
other cleaning, but not the bonfires
yet" stated Mayor Moore in an
address OF welcome this morning to
the Washington State Federation of
Women's Clubs, now In annual con-
vention at Masonic temple. The
mayors address was short and to
the point. ell thanked the women
generally for the gerat assistance
they lent to his election. He was
great favorite with the ladies this
morning. -
The meeting was called to order
at $3.50 o'clock, following the regis
tering of more than $50 women,
delegates and visitors. Just at
noon trainload more arrived from
Seattle and Tacoma, swelling the
attendance to more than 800. Fol-
lowing the hymn, ..'Blest Be the Tie
That Binds" Res. w. ]. Hindley
delivered the inHpcation.
Mrs. Sarah aPlatt Decker, the
national president, delivered an elo-
quent address on the work of the
clubs. Mrs. M. A. Phelps spoke on
Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton" Mrs. s. X. Green followed
with Daughters of Revolution" :
A piano solo by Miss Jessie Pat
ton OF the Ladies' Musical club of
North Yakima was the next num-
Der.
Following Mayor Moore's short
talk, Mrs. H. w. Allen, who seems
to be a strong choice as the next
president of the organization, de.
livered the address of welcome on
behalf of the Spokane women. In
response Mrs. w. p. Harper of Sc
attic spoke.
A double quartet. "The Spring"
furnished some excellent music. fol-
lowing roll call in the afternoon.
The rest of the session was given
over to reports Of committees and
discussion.
The president of the state feder-
alton, Miss S. M. Lombard, will
deliver her annual address this eve
ming. Mrs. Evelyn Chantler will
render her report as general feder-
alton secretary.
This evening the Wagner club
will give recital at the high school
for the benefit of the clubs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
SHE HESlTATES TO APPEAL
FOR AID IN FEAR THAT HER
CHILDREN WILL BE TAKEN
AWAY FROM HER.

81 don't know what to do. / am
out of work and have 3 small chill
dren to support. must do some
thing" Such was the statement
made this morning by Mrs. l.. Arch
ibald, who years ago was cruelty
smitten by fate in the loss of her
husband in Lincoln county. Her
husband was a teamster. A hole
in the county road near Downs is
said to have been responsible for
upsetting a load of wood onto him,
inflicting fatal injuries.
Mrs. Archibald brought suit
against the county, and the case is
now in the supreme court. 1t will
not be decided until fall.
In the meantime the unfortunate
woman occupies room 20, SIT IL
Main av. She and her 3 children
are crowded into probably as small
a room as can be found in any
lodging house In the city. She
keeps the room as clean as posi-
BILE under the circumstances. The
Oldest boy is 9, and the 2 other
boys are and years old. respect
lively. She wants to keep house for
some family or do anything that
will provide money enough to keep
herself and children from starving.
She applied to George X. Hollway,
superintendent of the Associated
Charities, last winter, and was
given some assistance. She said
this morning that Supt. Hollway
told her that she would probably
find 1t easier to get some occupa-
ton If She put her children in a
home. She hesitates to separate
herself from them and clings to
them in spite of her poverty.
For that reason she has not APP
pealed to the Associated Charities
again. The woman is absolutely
destitute and badly in need Of aid.
She is confronted night and day by
helpless children, whom she is UNI
able to save from hunger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
MAKE NO S YEAR LIGHT CONTRACT

The Washington Water Power Go. early
in opposition municipal lighting demanding
as to whether the city intends to renew the
piring August g.
The company wants early notice,
the extra number of lights It expects install next
The of well orgezed plan to tie the city
for another at least, at the effect
The not at all anxioussto $4,000
picking clear for city lighting
time in cnchng the prospect Of $l5oooo of
this profit a y
In Difference to the nconsdable sentiment this city
for lighting at least city of lighting the
Gil cannot conscentiously make extending
longer than most yeaf will give the city time
the lighting situation thoroughly decide
1t wants. a
The Of the w. W. p. Co. 1t this time is particularly
interesting the outcome significant 1t puts the
administration squarey against the preliminary the
nicipa ownership campaign
q . 80 Q q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
Use DEMANDS
HIS BIG CHECK

Contractor August Use this
morning made formal demand upon
the board of public works and
Treasurer Eggleston for the return
of his $4,000 check which the board
recently declared forfeited because
the contractor did not give bond
within the required time for the
First ward sewer contract. llse will
not state Just what move he now
contemplates. When the check was
presented to the Exchange Ma
tional bank some days ago Use had
ordered payment Of 1t stopped. The
treasurer will not give up the check
unless forced to do so by the courts,
II llse does moth ring the matter
into court soon the city will take
such action as thought necessary to
secure payment of the check.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
SQUEEZE THROUGH
| on APPROPRIATION

The crematory appropriation will
have little money left over by
July /, the date when the new ap-
preparations are made. But it will
be only dollar or so. A new stack
vas recently built, and this bill will
amount to almost all of what is eft.
The appropriation for wages wos
1921. and ony $3494.65 of this was
spent. A balance of $S2635 was
left out of the amount. The APP
preparation for material and sup
plies was $1,000, but thus far this
cost amounts to $l169.41. A bal
ance altogether of $60694 is left.
The stack cost comes out of this.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
JOKER TANGLES WIRELESS.

WASHINGTON, May 28.-That
there is no law to protect Official
wireless stations Is giving trouble
at the Washington navy yard. A
youth living in that vicinity, the
son of a policeman, has set up a
station Of his own and takes de-
light in interpolating messages
during official exchanges. He has
represented himself to be at dis
tant naval stations or at sea on
warships equipped with wireless
apparatus. The police were ap-
pealed to, but said they had no
power to interfere.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
EXECUTOR WITHOUT BOND.

The will of Anna Peterson, who
died early this month, was APP
proved by Judge Sullivan this
morning, and William F. Boettcher,
saloonkeeper, was appointed exec
utor of the same as directed by the
deceased. BY the merits Of the will
Boettcher is permitted to dispose OF
the property without giving bond
and without order Of the court. Mrs
Peterson directed that ! lot be sold
to defray funeral expenses, for the
payment Ct debts and maintenance
Of her own and her previous hus-
bands graves. Another lot of the
same addition she bequeathed to
her present husband, Robert Peder-
son, who deserted her a long time
before her death. All the remain
ing property, both real and per
sonal, she left to relatives in Ger.
many,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
WOMEN'S CLUBS OPEN
ANNUAL STATE SESSION

annual picnic. to be held at Occur
d'Alene June 10, reported that bust
ness men at that place had decided
to close their stores and join in the
rejoicing. Two extra 3 car trains
will be run to Occur d'Alene. The
Spokane Grocers' association will
have full control of the park, base
ball grounds and dancing pavilion.
No admission to the park or to the
baseball game will be charged. Ice
cream and other refreshments will
be given free to the invited gueses.
The only admission charged will
be to the dance. G. ]. Simpson was
appointed on the committee of
sports instead of F. w. Callow, who
has recently sold his grocery store.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
OLD SCORES SETTLED

The plumbers reported to the
Central Labor union that the Smyth
Plumbing Co. had settled up with
the union and was now on the fair
list. The transfers also reported
that the Seehorn Truck & Transfer
Co. had signed up with their union
and was also fair to organized Ia
Dor. The Seehorn people were at
outs with the unions for several
wears
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
TRADE COUNCILS
PLAN FAVORED

The movement to have the laws
OF the Central Labor union amend.
ed 30 that the various unions hav-
Ing local trades councils will bring
their business before the central
body only after action has been
taken by the interested unions Is
meeting With general Approval
Among union men,
This method will give the build
Ing trades council absolute control
over building matters. and the
lame would hold true as regards
the printing and other trades hav-
Ing local councils.
The great objection OF some OF
HE unions to the central body laws
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
AMERICAN JURY
FOR HAYWOOD
BY JACOB WALDECk.
pscial Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
BOISE. May 2S.--Idaho is the
home of the wanderers. They have
searched the country, some of them
the world, for place good enough
for the establishment of home,
and have finally settled In this land
of promise.
Tests applied to men in the effort
to get a jury in the Haywood case
brings them to the surface. 1t beats
the census in turning up the his
tory of the population.
M. H. Goodwin, a tall. straight,
muscular old fellow, with gray hair
and beard and twinkling blue eyes,
was typical case.
Where was he born? In Maine.
Where was his next place of resi-
dence? Massachusetts. Where next?
Minnesota. Next? Mississippi.
Next? Maine. Well? California.
Then where? Oregon. Next?
Washington. Then? Idaho, and
here he has lived for 20 years. He
is in the lumber business. and a
solid citizen. He has ben farmer,
carpenter and miner. He was not q
southern sympathizer and so ex-
planned: 81 left Mississippi in
something of a hurry in 1861"
Another interesting case was that
of Capt. Yates. For 80 years he
sailed as a ship captain from New
England to all parts of the world
Here he is, up in the mountains
and president of a big national
bank.
A tall. bearded Missourian said he
had spent several months In an in
terror Texas town, and had spent
several other months In the state
on the way home to Missouri
Foreigners have not penetrated to
this region to any great extent.
With two exceptions every man OF
more than 100 examined for jury
duty was born In the states. Mis-
souri, Is in the lead as mother of
Idahoans, with Iowa good second.
Half the states wer represented.
There was one man from New York
and one from South Carolina. Maine
contributed half dozen or more
Many of them came here as gold
seekers and. failing to make a
strike, settled down to agriculture
and stock raising. Now they form
a high standard of citizenship. They
are men Of family, land owners. In
telligent and independent Amer
icsRs.
That suggests another striking
phase Of the great trial. 1t Is con
test between two classes Of Amer
lean citizens that will be decided
by q third class.
All the wealth and influence o
the mine owners have been brough
to bear In an effort to convict Hay
wood. and, through him, the West
Tern Federation Of Miners. The fec
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
HARTMAN ROAD DEF|ESU,S,

is that their differences with EN-
ployers were often placed in the
hands OF committee which was
unfamiliar with the business in
hand and sometimes made a bungle
of matters under adjustment. I'm
der the proposed change the vari-
Gus trades councils would take
action and the other unions would
back them up.
1t would also bring about the
organizing of the ironworkers, 1t is
claimed, into council. as well as
other crafts that are interested in
the same lines of work.
The central body instructed its
secretary last night to write to Sc
attic for information as to how this
change was effected in that city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
PATRIARCH OFFICERS.

The department council officers
of the Patriarch Mllltants who Will
preside over the sessions of that
important branch OF the I. O. O. f.
at the grand lodge, which convenes
in this city June TO 6, are as fol-
lows: President Z. p Edsen, Sc
attic; vice president, c. t. Owen,
Bellingham; secretary, William
Crowhurst; treasurer, ]. II. Math-
ews, Seattle. All the Offices are
elective excepting that of president
and secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
NO MORE CAR FARE
FOR CITY ENGINEER

Comptroller Fairly this morning
notified the board of public works
that he would not longer issue war
rants for street car fare Of employees
of the engineering department. He
based his action on the report of the
auditing committee yesterday,
which allowed a $50 car fare bill.
but stated that 1t would allow no
more such bills. iCty Engineer
Mcintyre says his men run up the
expense in going to and from their
work. He thinks the city ought to
pay 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
CLASSES ROOSEVELT
WITH SOCIALISTS
(Scripps News Association.

LONDON, May 28.-Lord Roths-
child holds Roosevelt responsible,
with British socialists and French
tax officials, for unstable markets.
He said: "The markets are really
no worse, but with Roosevelt at
lacking railroads in one corner OF
the world, the income tax and other
problems in France. and the social
list movement in England, the pub
lie is killing the goose that lays
the golden egg, and we can expect
nothing more than what the mar
ket now reveals"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-28
EQUITABLE GRAFT
INDICTMENTS
,scripps News Association

FStTIppS NtWs NSNIVIAIIVII''
NEW YORK, May 2s.-The
grand jury returned several indlct-
ments today against officers or for
mer officers of the Equitable Life
Assurance society in connection
with the investigation of the COM
pany's affairs which has been in
progress this week. Names of in
dicted persons wer not made public,
but it is stated at the district at
torney's office that arrests will be
made at once.