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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
BIRTH OF
OIL TRUST

NE WYORK, Sept. 19.-wesley
Tilford, Standard OIL treasurer
was today's first witness In the oil
hearing. He admitted that during
the tight years of liquidation, divi.
dends from the subsidiary compan.
les were paid to trust certificate
holders This point is important,
as the Ohio supreme courts order
of 1893 demands the trusts disso-
luton.
Kellogg tried to show that the
trust conducted business. He Ia
making efforts to get on record q
copy of the original trust agree.
ment of 1882, which was the be.
ginning Of the oil trust. The va.
rious oil companies placed their at.
fairs in the hands of nine trustees,
William Rockefeller, o. III. Payne,
John d. Rockefeller, j. A. Behwtck,
H. H. Fiagler, w. H. Warden.
Charles Pratt. William Brewster,
John Archibold.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

What sort of action the city viii
be able to bring to ascertain wheth
er 1t can compel the w. w. P. Co
to pay part of the cost of new
Monroe st. bridge Is question that
Just now is puzzling the administra
ton.
Unless such an action can be
brought successfully there is no
prospects Of getting the bridge
work outlined and badly needed
done within the limits of the $400,-
600 bond issue. The effort to ex.
pend the money, in the event OF the
company maintaining its stubborn
and selfish policy, will become
grab for what money there is be-
tween the conflicting interests in
different parts Of the city.
The old franchise under which
the w. w. P. Co. has used the
Monroe st. bridge leads the bridge
question farther into the mire. 1t
is even more complicated than the
company's electric lighting propo-
sition. The old ordinance original
ly granted to the Spokane Cable
Railway Co. conveys privileges on
Monroe st. from the south end to
the intersection OF Bridge st. with
the right to run and operate the
same over any bridge that may be
constructed over the Spokane river,
connecting Monroe st. on the south
side with the same street on the
north side.
The same ordinance contains the
following section:
This ordinance shall not be so
COZ Afhed as to deprive the city of
Spokane Falls OF any powers. rights
or privileges which it now has or
which may hereafter be conferred
upon 1t in the matter OF the regu-
lation, use and control OF its
streets"
Later, when the systems were
electrified. an ordinance was pass
ed amending the cable franchise to
permit the alteration. 1t purports
to convey all the rights conferred
by the first franchise over all the
streets then occupied by the lines,
and such other streets as the COM
pany had right to occupy. The same
restrictions are imposed, If the Sec
hon asserting the city's rights and
privileges in indefinite manner,
would stand as a restriction.
All the company ever agreed to
contribute was the lighting of the
bridge while It used that structure.
The charter imposes maintenance
of paving between rails.
A full reading of the franchise
leaves the reader about as much
enlightened as when he began. The
franchise IL declared illegal by the
charter. The amendment attempts
to continue the same rights and
privileges granted in the original
franchise.
The amendment was passed In
February, 49,, and accepted
February q of that year.
The city charter was signed and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
Of W|FE'S
|NF|OEL|TY

PORTLAND, Sept. 19.-Sensa
tional witnesses were introduced in
the Reynolds trial today. Mrs
Reynolds told the Jury Of Incl
dents with Hibbins and infinitely
described the scene with Hibbins
just prior to his shooting by Reyn
olds. A. S. Parsons, of Walla
Walla, told how Hibbins was warn
ed two years ago that Reynolds
was very jealous of his wife and
would kill any man who tried to
win her affections.
Eta and Harry Reynolds, chill
dren of the man on trial, testified
that they had seen Mrs. Reynolds
kiss HibDins. Edward Gross testi-
fed that Mrs. Reynolds had key
to Hibbins' apartments in the Lin
coin hotel and that she appeared
there the day following the murder
and collected some woman's cloth
ing which she said was hers.
Reynolds will probably 60 on the
stand late this afternoon or tomor-
row morning. The case will go to
the jury probably tomorrow night.
Reynolds killed Hibbins in Port
land in company with Mrs. Reyn-
ODDS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
TO BUY
CITY HALL

The latest rumor attending the
sale Of property along Front av. is
that an attempt will be made to
purchase the city hall site. City
officials have heard rumors of this,
but no official negotiations have
been offered. The hall is said to
be directly on the right of way the
North Coast road Is buying up
along the river through town.
Property is still being bought on
the west end of Front av. in the
neighborhood of the Monroe st.
bridge. 1t is reported that a strip
between the w. w. p. Medical
Lake depot site and Frank P. Ho-
gan's' property was purchased for
100000. what Is considered an ex-
orbitant figure for the land in ques-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
LABOR LEADER
MAKES RECORD

Spokane friends OF G. r. Case,
former president Of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor. are gratified with
the record he Ia making as super.
tntendent OF streets and sewers in
Seattle. Mr.. Case was appointed
BY Mayor Moore to succeed A. l..
Walters. He has been bitterly op-
posed by the political ring, which
has fought Mayor Moore In the In
terests Of the Seattle corporations.
Mr.. Case is one of the men who
II making the. administration Of
Mayor Moore the best Seattle has
ever had.
,l-Sncretary Taft, when in Seattle
recently, cOmplimented the city on
rs present efficient administration
and said he was glad the city was
80 well looked after, even though
the mayor was democrat. He
said he stood for good government,
and II made little difference to him
to what party the officials belonged.
Although appointed by demo
cratic mayor. Mr.. Case is republi-
caI.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
CASE Of KILL
Or Be KILLED

U. s. Marshal Pray, of this city,
has filed his report of the attempt
to arrest Dan Stafford of Colville
on a charge Of selling liquor to In
dians. The report is laconic and
simply says that Stafford is not in
custody because it was necessary
to kill him.
The shooting took place on Stat
ford's ranch on the Columbia riv-
err. The offense was committed at
Reardon, but the officer was given
the slip. Knowing that Stafford had
ranch on the Columbia, Pray
went to it and surprised his man.
Mrs. Stafford threw herself in
front of her husband as he reach
ed for his pistol on sight of the
marshal. Pray had also reached
for his gun, but before he could
draw a bead on his man, the pro-
tecting form Of Mrs. Stafford was
between them.
But she was excited and stepped
away Both men again tried to
shoot, but the marshaIs bullet was
the quicker. Stafford was shot
through the breast Pray was ex-
onerated by a coroner's jury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
NEW LIGHT ON CHILD
SLAVE EVIL or u. S.

America has disgrace than child
The through its department labor
making Investigations
tons will be laid before coming together with another
President
drastic national child labor
Washington
he investigate this awful problem behalf
investigate slavery
lace mills
boys girls, under IA oing the breakers
articles will exclusively
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
MRS. GlLLULY WILL be ABLE
TO TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF
HUSBAND IF NEW TRIAL Is
GRANTED.

George X. Gilluly, the attorney
who was recently found guilty by
a jury in Judge Huneke's court,
this morning applied for a new trial
on the grounds that additional evil
dence which could not be produced
before was now In such shape as
to make a new trial imperative, as
it would show that the accused
man was guiltless.
Some surprise was expressed at
the trial at the evidence given by
Mrs. Gilluly. the defendants wife.
This Is accounted for now in an
AFFIDAVIT signed by Mrs. Gilluly in
which she says that during the trial
she seemed to be in vision, and
at times unconscious and insensible
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

Recently the chief of the depart
ment of mines, Mr.. Roderick, call
ed at Scranton a conference of mine
inspectors, and solemnly informed
them that the child labor laws must
not be further disregarded. OF
course there Is no change.
A systematic canvass of seven
boroughs in the anthracite district,
having an aggregate population of
90,0S3 and school enrolment of
1898 and mining population of
$4,000, ELECTED replies from school
superintendent who estimated that
there are in these seven boroughs
not less than 2,460 boys under age
working in mines. On this basis
the number in the entire region
would be 14,760.
1t is the ambition of every break
boy to be promoted to the mines.
That means that he is almost a
man, sharing the danger and re-
sponsibility Of mans work. And II
is the ambition of many employers
to get them there, because they dc
mans work for a boys pay.
And the reports of factory inspec.
tors show that accidents to chill,
dren are from $50 to 800 per cent
more frequent than to adults.
And yet breaker bosses and mine
superintendents are often heard to
say:
IT'S good for the little devils. !
served my time in the breaker and
1t never done me no hurt"
According to which doctrine all
accidents are good-all killings
maimings and sufferings. all ignor-
ance, i'll health and degeneracy.
No. Congress should know that
Pennsylvania is a degenerate state
She does not protect her children
There are $4,000 children in her
factories (probably more, but that
many by official reports) and 1880
boys in the breakers and the mines
all of an age when they ought ia
be in school.
The state has close to 10000 chill
dren between the ages of 10 and IA
who are unable to read or write.
Can the nation afford to leave
these problems to the states?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
HEALTH BOARD UPHOLDS
POISONED WELL THEORY
Satisfied Water is Naturally Of Pur-
est Quality

All Of them pass the same high
test. The city well, unless by some
artificial means polluted, should
pass the same test"
Notwithstanding the efforts Of
the Spokesman-Review to make
their conclusions appear otherwise.
the members Of the board are Ger.
tain that the well, IL not tampered
with, will prove satisfactory In ev.
cry respect. The city well is with
in the radius of few miles Of all
the Opportunity wells. 1t is better
safeguarded by depth than some Of
tion and reaches the same flow OF
water.
If seepage from the surface could
possibly penetrate to the depth OF
the wells it would certainly show at
Opportunity, where people are liv.
ing, keeping stock and constantly
cultivating the soil.
Just at present the fortunes OF
the morning filtration advocate
seem on the wane, but there 10 DO
doubt but the attempt to beat the
board into line will be continued
until the question IL definitely set,
tied. The Review has merely
transferred It's campaign of mig(
representation from the city rebefy
voir to the city well. The plan u
to kill the latter project before thu
properly constituted officials hare
had an opportunity to give It 4 f4l&
test. The heview's price for thia
service is the only element Of m1at
terry remaining. J
BY this attitude 1t Is acknowh
edged that fair test will dispose
of the movement for the installak
ton of filtration plant that is cert
tain to cost the city more than
| $500 900,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
NO LIVES LOST
IN WRECK

Meager reports from the wreck
of the Oriental limited at Vulcan
late yesterday afternoon, as told
exclusively in Press extra, are to
the effect that all but two Of the
coaches were burned.
The company refuses to give out
any particulars further than that
nobody was killed. A woman pas
senger Is said to have been badly
and a number Of other seriously
injured.
Two days work by the wrecking
crews will be required to put the
track in order. 1t was torn up for
nearly 1000 feet.
How the wreck occurred Is with.
hold by the company officials, from
which 1t may be inferred the track
was as rotten at that point as at
other places along the line.
The first of the passengers who
were in the wreck and are return
ing to Spokane will arrive at
o'clock this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

The city board of health has con-
firmed the attitude taken by The
Press in regard to the malicious
pollution of the test well up the
river. The board is unanimously
convinced that the pollution found
must have been introduced through
the surface opening, and refuses to
accept the results of recent tests
as proof of the natural condition of
the water.
There is strong probability that
the we'll was befouled several
times, az each succeeding test
showed a surprising increase of
bacteria, for which the physicians
could account on no scientific basis
The board intends TO install a
new pump and conduct further
tests under conditions that will
insure the water against pollution
by INSCRIPTIONS advocates of a fill
tration plant.
DR.. Grieve, city health officer, is
certain that under fair conditions
the we'll will show an absolutely
pure supply of water. The city well
taps the same flow as that supply
ing the wells at Opportunity, a
short distance away. The strong
est tests prove this water to be
entirely free from bacteria.
Dr. Rose, city bacteriologist, who
has been testing the water, said:
Il am convinced that the contain
ination found was introduced into
the well through the surface open
ing. 1t can be accounted for on nc
other grounds. The water from the
Opportunity wells is the purest
from a archaeological standpoint,
to be found in the country. There
isn't germ in a barrel Of 1t. Some
of these wells are deeper and
others not so deep, as the city well
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
RY gibson GARDNER

BY GtlSON GAHONEH
WILKESBARRE, Pa, Sept. 49,
Child labor as it exists in Penn
sylvania Is an evil that cries to
heaven. Any federal investigation
which has a tinge of intelligence
cannot get away from this conclu-
sion.
Children Of school age are en-
ployed in the coal breakers, mines
and silk mills. The law limiting
employment to children over IA
is dead. The number of boys in
the breakers and mines is esti-
mated at 1880. The number of
girls in silk mills is unknown. Pos
sibly there are 10000 of school age.
State factory inspectors report 49,
900 children in industrial employ
ments outside mines.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Hoban, OF
the anthracite region, said:
at is not in the mines alone that
the child labor evil fiourishes. Ev-
cry day l meet on the streets
young girls going to and from their
work In the mills and factories who
should be in school. The health of
many Is undermined by exacting
duties of the night shift. They
grow prematurely old. In urging
the Enforcement OF the child labor
laws l only repeat what have said
so often, that no child under Is
should he allowed to 60 to work,
and It Is one of the most sacred
duties Of the parents to see that
they don't"
The existence and extent of the
child labor evil are testified to by
many others. At the hearing of
the committee appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to arbitrate the last
strike, the number of boys of IA or
under employed was given as from
5000 to 10000 by one authority.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
STRIKE BREAKERS
GIVE AN EXHIBITION

Amusement for some and disgust
for others were furnished yester-
day afternoon by strike breakers in
the Western Union Office. Several
of the operators on strike, includ-
ing Mrs. Tniede, were going into
the Crescent department store and
looked across the street at the win
dows of the operating room.
Several of the strike breakers,
who apparently had nothing else to
do, began to make faces at them
and throw kisses, presumably aim
ed at Mrs. Thiede. A number of
other ladies going in and out of the
store seemed to feel themselves in
the line of this particular atten-
ton, and no little indignation re-
suited.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
LYNCH Is HOPEFUL

TACOMA, Sept. 19-"If we ever
were in shape to beat Aberdeen and
win the pennant 1t is right now"
declared Mike Lynch, captain OF the
Tacoma Tigers, yesterday. I'VE
have asstronger pitching staff than
ever before and II any one of the
pitchers goes to the bad we can
yank him. AS hitting team the
bunch Is 80 per cent. stronger than
1t has been at any time this year.
Our Outfield is the best in the
league and our infield has no peers.
To me the bunch looks like pennant
winners"
Captain Lynch Is confident his
team will take the present series
from Aberdeen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19

sealed by Mayor Clough April /,
1891.
While the w. w. p. franchise, 1t
having since been transferred from
the old cable company, was passed
| a month or so previous to the adop-
ton of the city charter, the latter
instrument fixes a franchise term
of Is years for all street railroads
whether the same ere constructed
before the adoption of the charter
or afterwards.
If the charter Is retroactive to
that extent 1t appears to have con-
siderable bearing on the legality of
the Monroe st. bridge tracks.
II not, there appears to be lame
spot in the charter covering rail-
way franchises.
A study of the question tends to
strengthen the conviction that the
present charter ought to be thrown
into the river and one framed that
will be of some practical use under
modern forms of municipal govern
ment
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
WIDOW SUES
FOR $4,000

Thirty thousand dollars damages
for the death of her husband Is
asked by Maria Hill in complaint
filed In the superior court today
against the Spokane & inland EN-
pire Railway Co. 1t Is alleged that
John Hini, having purchased a
ticket in Occur d'Alene for Spo-
kane. attempted to allght from the
train when 1t stopped at Main av.
While he was yet In the act OF
alight.ns the train started and he
wac thrown to the pavement and
sustained fatal injuries.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
ON GUARD Against RATS

SEATTLE, Sept. 19.--As means
of exercising the utmost precau-
tion against the spread of bubonic
plague to this city through the me-
dunn of vessels arriving from San
Francisco. the board OF health de-
tailed James McGee, a sanitary in
spector. to exclusive duty on water
front patrol, seeing that incoming
vessels use the required appliances
to keep rats from coming ashore
and to see that every craft arriving
from the plague-strlcken city stands
breasted off from the wharf fully
six feet during the whole of the
time she IL tied up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
TWO ROBBED BY
ROOM Thieves

J. w. Land. who rooms in No. II
Ideal lodging house. on Howard ST.,
reported to the police this morning
that sometime during last night his
room was entered and robbed of
SIS. Another roomer saw a sus-
picious looking person in the block
at late hour.
Joseph Miller. who has been liv-
ing at the Galena block, lost $34
from his vest, which was under his
pillow, as he slept last night. He
was unaware of his loss until he
awoke this morning. Not only the
money, but the vest was stolen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
S. p. UNABLE TO HAVE
PORTLAND CROWD

PORTLAND, Sept. IA thou
sand people were unable to attend
Portland day at the state fair at
Salem today on account of pas
sengef car shortage on the South
ern Pacific. About 1000 were taken
out on a cOnglomerate train made
up of, ancient equipment. Another
Thousand had purchased tickets but
could not get aboard. The depot
was jammed with an angry crowd
Of disappointed people.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
COMES OUT OF A TRANCE

to her whereabouts, surroundings
and condition; that she was tenn
porarily blind and sat upright With
difficulty tight band seemed
binding her head. For six we4k1
previous she had been sick and het
mental faculties were suspended.
Since recovering she remembsr4
that Gilluly signed the alleged
forged order for 1920 witness fees
for Mrs. Florence Gray, the come
plainant, In Mrs. Gilluly's presence
and on request Of Mrs. Gray.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
CR0CERS WILL FIGHT
PARCEL LAW

SEATTLE, Sept. 19.-The Ma
tional Grocers' association will put
up a fight to defeat the proposed
parcel law. according to John s.
Green, national secretary of the
Retail Grocers' association, who
spoke here last night. He said
such law would ruin retail gro
GERS because of the terrific compe.
tition of mail order houses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
DEMOCRATS HAVE OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept. Ia
Returns to date show the entire
democratic state ticket elected. The
constitution has carried 3 to /. The
state will be dry, prohibition hav-
Ing carried. Tho legislature is
democratic and will elect rs u. s.
senators Robert l.. Owens, a full
blooded Cherokee Indian and 7.
P. Gore, the famous blind orator.
The senator's were selected by a
primary vote.
Charles N. Haskell, tho newly
elected governor, says he will ell
force the pro...ition laws.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
DIVORCE DECISION
REVERSED

According to transcript from
the supreme court of the state a
suit TO declare marriage null is
held TO be within the term divorce
suit" and therefore in the case OF
Dollie A. Piper against w. e. Piper.
which was appealed, the lower
court should not have dismissed
the case because service was made
by publication instead of to the
person.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
MURDER CASE CLOSES

Omitted Press Associat ion)
BELLFNGHAM. Sept. 19.-Prose-
cutting Attorney Peringer closed his
final argument in Dell-Roper muir
der case here and the case went to
the jury. The defense is that the
state failed TO implicate Dell di-
rectly with the murder OF the
Roper girl.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
FULTON COMES OUT
AS THIRD TERMEn

ASTORIA, Sept. 19.-U. S. Sena-
tor Fulton has come out as an advo-
cate of the third term idea. He
says there is no harm in good
man acting three terms as presi-
dent, or other officer. He believes
the application should be made In
the case of Roosevelt as the latter
was elected as vice president the
first time. A tried official, he ar
CUES, Is better able to carry out the
policies the people approve of than
new man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
HERNDoN IN CHARGE

Detective Tom Herndon has been
placed in charge of the city police
at the Interstate fair and will be
acting sergeant during those two
weeks. No members of the force
will be allowed a layoff white the
fair Is in progress.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
MUST PAY FOR sraEErs

TACOMA. Sept. 19.--The North.
ern Pacific railway will have to pay
for street vacations asked for In
Tacoma. The ground asked by the
road is valued at $400.o00 and this
amount will be asked for by ths
council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
TO GUST OCTOPUS
Omitted Press Association.

Omitted Press Association.)
FINDLAY, o., Sept. ia suit
to GUST the Manhattan Oil Co. from
Ohio was filed this morning by
Prosecutor LAWS, who charged the
company with operating in defiance
of the antitrust laws. The Man
haitian is a branch of the Stan
dard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-19
HiNDus HIKE OUT

:. >ERDEEs. Npt. 1s-Eighteen
Nindus, who were sent here to
work in The Cosmopolis mills, were
shipped back TO Seattle The labor
aniors arc maE!ng i, ~ warm for
the cr.sutais Tat they nrs glad tn
&c: ayay res G:s~ys As-eo,.