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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
PROSECUTE
HARTMAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov IS
After a delay of such long duration
that it aroused public sentiment
to a dangerous pitch, the Califor-
mia railroad commissioners have
at last taken the first step toward
prosecuting the Southern PACING
railroad for rebating.
When the interstate commerce
commission investigated Southern
Pacific affairs in September such
strong and indisputable evidence
of rebating was found that even
those who knew Of the railroad 5
guilt were surprised. Owing to
the fact that these violations of the
law occurred in California alone
the interstate commission was
powerless TO act. Everyone expect
ed that the railroad commission
would Immediately prosecute the
Southern Pacific, but this body ig
nored the matter completely until
its last meeting, when the com
missioners saw that further delay
would be dangerous.
Secretary Brusie, of the commits
sion, has been ordered to request
that a transcript of testimony
taken in San Francisco be forward
ed by the interstate commission
at Washington. This delays mat
tiers for couple of weeks and
gives the California commissioners
another respite.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
SAFE BLOWERS
ARE IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Nov. 1S.-Two safes
were cracked in South Seattle, pre-
sumably by the same safe blowers
They secured $119 in cash and
some s615 in checks, and have, as
far as can be determined at this
time, made clean getaway.
The safe Of the Walla Walla
Feed Co., of which G. A. Morrill, is
manager, was blown open, the
robbers using explosives. A WON.
ali living near the store heard the
explosion, which, she states, oc.
Cured about 10 o'clock. But $40
was in the safe at the time. and
this was taken by the safe blowers.
At about the same time, the
safe of the Indy Lumber &
Realty Co, which is located on
Stump av., was pried open. the
outer door having been left I'M
locked, and 500 in cash and s6l5
in checks appropriated by the
raiders. Payment has been order.
ed stopped on the checks, and it is
hoped that the robbers may be
caught in attempting to cash
these
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
ARMED TO teeth
WITH SHOTCUNS

SEATTLE, Nov. 1S.-Each arm
ed TO the teeth with a double
barrelled shotgun, Guslaf Abraham
son, aged a. and Emory Roboin,
aged 10, were arrested by Deputy
Sheriff j. T. Holloway at Rich
mond beach.
The boys stated that. they left
their homes in Everett a week ago
and have been making their way
toward Seattle since. They con,
fessed to having stolen the two
shotguns and 200 rounds of am
munition from a Richmond Beach
farmer. 1t was reported to Deputy
Sheriff Holloway that the plant of
the Richmond Beach Sand &
Gravel Co had been stormed, prac-
tically all the windows in the build,
ing being broken by shots from the
guns of the invaders.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
EACH TOOK OTHER
FOR A ROsEER

SEATTLE, Nov. 1S.-Held up at
the point of gun by another
boarder in his own rooming house,
who was laboring under the i'm
preston that he was capturing a
burglar and compelled to jump
from a bathroom window two and
one half stories from the ground,
Frank Coughlin, of 'o7 Ninth av.,
was the principal in an exciting
comedy-drama, which nearly ended
in a tragedy.
Coughlin went home about 4
o'clock in the morning and walked
to the bathroom to get pitcher
of icewater. AS he stepped back
into the hall he met Frank Noah,
another roomer. Both Immediate
ly jumped to the conclusion that
the other was a burglar. Noah
drew revolver and pointed it at
Coughlin. The latter threw the
ice water, pitcher and all, striking
Noah in the face, ando temporarily
binding him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
COPS INJURED
BY BRICKS

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 49,
Wrought up by the fiery speeches
of a discharged conductors wife,
a mob of 1900 people yesterday
paraded the streets and in a col
lision with a squad of policemen
two of the latter were injured by
bricks, number of persons
dubbed and numerous arrests
made. A police order was issued
forbidding any more parades. Yes
terday was the third day of the
strike and the company operated
about one fourth the usual number
of cars. All service was suspend
ed at nightfall.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
"WHY is LOVE?"

& Because God is Love" and,
therefore, Love endureth forever"
Jesus Christ said, This command
ment give | unto you, that We love
one another as | have loved you
The Bible teaches that love is a di-
vine attribute. 1t therefore fol
lows that spiritual life is of God
only. Hence, the word love" can
have but one significance-it must
be divine-because it alone ZEN
dureth forever" Again, Love en-
dureth all things. hopeth ali things
believeth all things" Without
love man (and that assuredly
means the whole human family
becomes as sounding brass and a
tinkling cymbal." 1t consequent
ly follows that the divine spark
found in the human breast is
given by Him who wrote it upon
the fieshly tablets of the
heart" ]. McA.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
LIVELY D0INCS
AT GRAND FORKS

GRAND FORKS, B. c.. Nov. IS.
Within the past two days here
one man accidently killed himself
and two more attempted to take
their lives. Arthur Langford went
hunting and leaned on the barrel
of his gun. The gun was dis
charged, sending the bullet
through his stomach. He died be
fore medical assistance could be
given him. George Elliott cut his
throat with knife and jumped
into the Kettle river, but the water
was probably colder than he fig
ured it would be SO he swan out
and will recover from his wound
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
MUST NOT LEND
THEIR O'COATS

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Nov. 1S.-The
commandant of the midShipmen
has issued an order forbidding the
midshipmen the privilege of lend
ing their overcoats to their lady
friends when the air is chill. This
is similar to the order recently is
sued at West Point which caused
a storm of protest from the social
element.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
TAFT NOW GUEST
OF THE CAR

VLADIVOSTOCK, Nov. 1S.-Sec-
rotary Taft and party arrived at
this city yesterday on the con-
verted cruiser Rainbow. They will
proceed to St. Petersburg tomor
row. The car has commissioned
special train and guard of honor
for the trip. Mr.. Taft will prob
ably proceed to Hoburg and will
then sail for New York about Dec
Z. He has definitely decided that
he will not call on the German en-
peror, and will also not have time
TO stop in France. Advices from
the French capital state that
France is much disappointed at
this, as they had planned to heap
many honors on the portly secre-
tary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18

the American success is at the
Royal Opera house, in Berlin
which is the kaiser's own private
property, supported by the impe
rial purse, and conducted by spe
cially appointed official of the i'm
perial house household. The chief
production of this season has been
Puccini's Madam Butterfly" and
the three principal roles are taken
by Americans. Miss Geraldine Far.
rar Is Butterfly, Mr.. Griswold is
Bone and Mr.. Maclennan plays the
part of Linkerton. Keen jealousy
exists in German theatrical circles
of the American successes, and the
newspapers are printing violent ar
ticles denOuncing the employment
of the Americans.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
FOR A PACIFIC
COAST COUNCIL

SEATTLE, Nov. 1S.-Organized
labor of this city has taken the
initial steps toward the formation
of a Pacific coast labor council to
control labor matters for the coast
and ultimately to ask Of the nation
al organizations that better treat
ment be accorded the West in
union matters. The bakers at their
meeting Saturday night voted for
the formation of a Pacific coast
association of bakers. If this
proves successful, as union men
are confident it will, the action
will be followed by proposition
TO other unions for the formation
of a Pacific coast labor council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
PLAN TO MOVE
Wheat ADOPTED

SEATTLE, Nov. 1S.-At a meet
ing here Saturday at the National
Bank of Commerce between repre-
sentatives of the wheat exporters.
wheat growers and bankers, plan
was definitely decided on to move
the wheat crop of the Inland EN-
pire. AS a result the wheat crop
will start today on it's way to the
markets of Asia, Africa and
Europe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
Remarkable Photograph Taken Aboard Atlantic Liner Showing
Big Wave Roarinng

The passage of the Atlantic the
present fall has been unusually
stormy, and all the liners have suf-
fered more or less from the heavy
seas. The French liner La Province
on her last incoming trip, overlook
a 60 foot wave which swept her
decks, tearing away her rail and
almost demohshing the steel rivet-
ed CAPTAINS bridge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
CHEWED GUM;
APPENDICITIS

PORTLAND, Nov. 1S.-That a
wad of gum was the cause of all
the troubles of 11-year-old Eva
Flood was disclosed when DR..
Wiley removed her appendix at the
Good Samaritan hospital. The wad
of gum had become imbedded in
the appendix, causing appendicitis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
FOUND RANSACKED SUIT CASE

Merchants Police Flanders found
new suit case forced open in
rear of the Railroaders' home last
night. The contents were taken
away probablyd by the suppose
thief. The police want the suit
case identified.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18

past a committee of attorneys rec
ognized as fee experts have been
working on a tariff sheet which will
be submitted for approval to the
association al meeting which has
been called by President John H.
Roche.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18

Landlubbers may get some idea
of what such a contact means from
the accompanying unique photo
graph, taken just as a wave was
rushing with millrace speed across
decks. Here a vivid idea is given
of the alarming appearance of a
vessel in some of these heavy seas.
Such an effective photograph is
rarely obtained
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18

BERLIN. Nov. 1S.-The latest
phase of the American peril in
Europe is the invasion OF the Ger
man stage by talented American
opera singers who have been in
trusted with some of the principal
roles in recent operate produc-
tons, to the exclusion of German
performers.
The most remarkable example OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
WILL ADOPT SCALE OF
PRICES

If the present plans of the Spo-
kane County Bar association go
through a scale of prices for legal
services will be adopted the latter
part Of this week For some time
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18
CHILDLESS WIDOW PROMOTES
BIRTHS

NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-Although
it's president, Mrs. Bernard Aus
trian, is a widow and has never
been a mother, the North Ameri-
can Parents Benevolent association
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18

A man by the name of Clancy,
wishing to terminate his earthly
career, also jumped into the Kettle
river but he was rescued.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18

MRS. BERNARD AUSTRIAN
is offering $500 for every child born
to members. Already 400 families
are enrolled, paying S. initiation
fee and 81 annual dues to get a
chance at the an;i-race suicide
premium and agreeing to pro rate
en- endowments.
Mrs. Austrian declares the money
is intended to promote production
among the middle class" She
hasn't worked out a plan to make
the rich get out and people the
earth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18

We have been telling you that Spokane will dou-
BILE her population in the next years, and we be-
lieve it. Spokane will be the railroad center of the
west All property within the present city limits
will at least double it's present value within that
time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-18

irrigated fruit farm close to Spokane that Is
bound to grow in value long nature makes
the trees grow and will give them big income
for life?
Immense profits made on few acres OF
fruit trees every year. Nothing else gives so
investment A small orchard of bearing fruit
trees on irrigated land will give you big and
absolutely certain income every year, and you
can leave 1t to your children many times as
valuable as when you bought it, and yielding
larger and larger profits every year the
trees grow. The profit from crop will be
more than the entire cost Of the land w. M.
Little made big profit when he had to
pay $4,000 per acre for his land. Irrigated fruit
land Spokane will day be as valuable.
A small investment now means big and GER
tain income for life.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-29
SEES STOLEN COAT
ON GIRLS BACK
Woman Follows Wearer of Valuable
Garment Until Patrolman Is
Found; Then Exciting
Struggle Ensues

Shrewd work on the part of woman
who had been the victim of thief
led to the recovery of the stolen prop
erty yesterday afternoon and the cap
ture Of another woman who is said by
the police to be the thief.
A week ago Mrs. Addie Hill, 2i05
South Grand avenue, reported to the
police that a valuable silk coat had
been stolen from her home. She said
she suspected Helen Sloan, former
employe, of the theft. The police hunted
for the girl, but were unable to locate
her.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Hill was
shopping in one of the downtown de-
partment stores. She saw a girl pass
ing through another aisle, wearing a
coat which looked like the one that
had been stolen. Mrs. Hill followed the
girl from the store and recognized her
as Helen Sloan. She followed her to
Fifth and Broadway without being
seen by the girl. At the corner Pa
trolman H. G. Allen was standing and
Mrs. Hill notified him of her suspi-
cions. The officer approached the girl
and placed his hand on her shoulder.
AS he did so the girl turned and tried
to fight. 1t was necessary for the po-
liceman to call other officers before he
could get her quiet.
At the station the girl denied that
she had stolen the coat, but Mrs. Hill,
according to the police, identified the
garment as the one taken from her
home.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-29
C|TY'S GROWTH
SWAMPS OFFICE
INSPECTOR BACKUS NEEDS
MORE HELP
Annexation Of Territory EnIarees op-
eratlons Of Building Department,
Which Is self-sustainng,
Council viii Act

Growth of the city is evidenced in
the call for help issued by the city
building department
So rapid has been the construction era
in Los Angeles that the force of men
employed cannot cope with the work
which brings a profit to the city in fees.
In view of the annexation of the shoe
string strip and the enlarged respon-
sibilitics the city council yesterday re-
fcrrod the question of enlarging the
force to the finance committee, which
will devise a way of meeting the situa-
tion.
The board of public works makes this
comment on the situation:
"The chief inspector of buildings has
reported to this board that 1t is abso.
lutcy necessary to employ additional
help in the building department.
This department is now doing busi
ness in the recently annexed territory
south of the city, and as the inspector :
forces have been short handed for some
time II is impossible for them to care
for this additional work.
HE asks that two assistant building
inspectors and one additional plumbing
inspector be added to the force in the
said department. and points out the fact
that the department is more than self
sustaining, the expenses for the first six
months of the fiscal year being nearly
$4,000 less than the receipts of the de-
partment, and the chief inspector of
buildings is of the opinion that the re-
ceipts from the new territory will al
most, if not quite cover the cost of in
spection.
The board adopted the recommenda-
tion of the chief inspector of buildings,
and recommends that the city attorney
be instructed to prepare the draft of an
ordinance, amending the ordinance now
in force with reference to the building
department, so as to provide two more
assistant building inspectors and one
more plumbing inspector"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-29
holdover from last week, was put on
to FL the vacancy.
Unique Show Pleases

The Unique theater opens this weeks
bill with a refined seXtet, club Juggling
act by Allaine and Lind. New balanc-
ing features are introduced to the as
tonishment of the audience. The sec
ond number LIE Noir, ventriloquist,
was old and the performer lacks
range of voice. Homer Long sings
california Poppy to the satisfaction
of all listeners. This song is illustrat-
ed with scenes from the poppy fields
near Altadena, which are familiar to
many of the lovers of California's
adopted flower Bobby Boyle, Widow
Davis and her two girls have a mu-
sical playlet of merit in "Gogiligee, 4"
which they present cerditably, except
ing the doll feature. which they no
doubt will master later in the week.
The bill concludes with one-act farce
which is laid in London England;
time 1776. The costumes used in this
act are expensive and worthy of a
higher priced house.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-29
PAY BILLS OVER
MUSHET'S HEAD
Councils Supply Committee Tells Why
Charter Section on Requisitlons
Was Honored in the
Breach

Because City Auditor Mushet re-
jected number of items in the requi-
sition list of the fire alarm telegraph,
discussion arose in the council yes
terday,
Chairman Wren of the supply COM
mittee explained that these items We're
for attachments and connections of the
Gamewel system in use here. While
the charter provides that all amounts
of supplies asked for when the price
exceeds $500 must first be advertised
he thought it would save the city
money in this case to buy direct. Only
one bidder could name prices on Came
well patented attachments, hence the
acquisitions were spread over several
days and none allowed to exceed $500,
Secretary Irvine of the Voters
league said he had no objections to the
present items, but he hoped no more
would be charged up, as new system
of police signal boxes could be had by
the city on monthly rental at So a box.
He thought that no more money should
be spent on the system now in use
here.
1t was finally decided to allow the
bills over Mushet's head.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-29
CAFE PROPRIETOR GETS
WORTHLESS BANK CHECKS

A complaint charging Charles Widrig
of Ocean Park with forgery was sworn
to by Paul Kerkow, proprietor of a
Broadway cafe, yesterday afternoon.
Four checks drawn on the CONNER
cial Bank of Ocean Park for a total
amount of S75, were shown as evidence,
They are all said to be bogus. The
first check was drawn January and
was for SIS; the second, drawn three
days later, was for $25; the third dated
January 10, was for s25, while the
fourth, dated January 10, was for $40.
The checks We're cashed in payment
for suppers. Widrig was formerly well
known in Ocean Park and was for some
time in the real estate business there.
According to Mr.. Kerkow he has
known the young man for some time
and felt no hesitanCe about Cashing
the checks. He did not discover Wild
rig had no account at the bank until
the checks were returned and he then
instituted a quiet search for him.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-29
New School Nearing Completion
CANCEL POLICIES IN
WELSHlNG COMPANIES

The insurance committee of the board
of education after looking up the
policies on the different schools found
fifteen companies holding about $50, 600
Insurance. which they recommended to
be Cancelled Immediately Eleven more
will be dropped at the expiration of the
policies. Most of these companies are
foreign concerns which "welshed" on
the San Francisco losses. Fifty-two
more, most of them home companies,
We're classified as reasonably safe.
A recommendation was made that the
board of education evolve some plan
whereby the board could carry its
own insurance. 1t was urged that
had such a plan been adopted years
ago n great saving would have ueen
effected.
The question was referred back to
the insurance committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-29
BABY KILLED BY
ESCAP| INC Gas
Two-Year-Old Brother Unwittinuly
Pulls Tube Of Jet, Allowing
Deadly Fumes to Over
come Infant

Accidental death was the verdict
brought in by the coroner's jury yes
terday afternoon in the case of the 16-
day-old baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Balm, 217 East Twelfth street,
who was asphyXiated at the family
home Saturday afternoon after the
tube had been pulled from the gas
stove by her two-year-old brother and
the gas allowed to escape.
The little boy was pulling a go-cart
about the room in which the baby was
sleeping. The gas had been turned off
at the stove, but not at the jet. When
running the go-cart over the tubing
the later became loosened from the
stove and the gas was allowed to es-
cape. When the mother entered the
room an hour later the baby was dead.
The body of the little girl was taken
to Pierce Bros undertaking establish
ment, but the cause of the death was
not ascertained until yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-29
STANSBURY To Be
MUSHET'S DEPUTY
CITY AUDITOR SELECTS HIS
NEW ASSISTANT
Former New Yorker, Now with the
Bixby Hotel Company, Said
to Be Slated for the
Vacancy

Chief Auditor Mushet after weeks of
search has at last found a man whom
he regards as capable of filing the
office of assistant city auditor
The man is Francis L. Stansbury,
formerly of New York, who has been
connected with the BiXby Hotel COM
pany at Long Beach.
Such IS information that comes in a
roundabout way to the city hall though
Stansbury himself denies the story of
his appointment, and Auditor Mushet
says he is not ready Yet 10 announce
who will be the appointee.
Only a few days ago the city council
raised the salary OF the Office nov va
cant from $50 a month to 5000. No
man has been found willing to take the
place ct the old salary and there are
no applicants at the new rate. The ap-
pointee must be a member of the So
ciety of Certified Accountants. AS the
whole system of city bookkeeping here
will be revolutionized there is much
work ahead in that office.
Auditor Mushet has introduced many
reforms in his office. The former deputy
auditor, BostWick, is now clerk of the
council finance committee, though his
tenure there is s ID to be short accord
ing to members the nonpartisan wing
of the council.