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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-01
White Waists
White Skirts

These arc made from Duck. Linen,
r. X. and Repp. They are the high
est class goods tC be found at our
regular prices. An ovcrstock causes
Us to mako the following reductions:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-01

One lot Infants Coats (cOlorcd) were
1913 to 5000 reduced to. .$1.3S
White Linen Coats were $2.75 now.
Sl.JS
White Linen Coats were "a now $2.75
White p. X. Coats were 81 now. $3.50
Cummings Play Suits were soc. now CSC
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
CITY PARK PROPOSITION
AWAKES CRITICISM

Councilman N. 8. Pratt's propo-
sition to take city parks out Of
politics and elect the commissions
at the same time school election
is held is being criticized on &C.
count Of fear that the combination
will allow political trading between
those interested in the two boards
concerned in the election.
But the 100000 clubs PROPOSE
ton is creating more adverse critic
ism even than Pratt's proposition
1t is. doubted if many of the several
thousand people read the petition
they signed to have the 100000
clubs proposition put to vote as
an amendment to the city charter.
This proposition would perpetuate
in complete charge of park affairs
10 men named by the club. 1t al
lows these men to appoint their
successors. Appointments are for
10 years.
In voting this charter amend
ment the people would have no
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
GERACHTY SAYS !
IT'S ALL RIGHT

Corporation Council Geraghty
this morning gave it as his opinion
that the city council has the right
to appropriate $4,000 for the freight
rate fight of the chamber Of COM
merce. He is now drafting an or
dinance providing the appropriation
as requested by the city council in
committee of the whole Wednesday
night. Said Mr.. Geraghty:
THE freight rate law passed by
the last congress gives municipali-
ties the right to become party in
a rate fight for its own protection.
This money is in no sense a dona-
ton to the chamber of commerce,
nor can it be turned over to that
organization. But it must be con-
trolled and paid out by the city I'M
der proper vouchers endorsed by
the finance committee of the city
council. While the city is a party
to the fight it should bear it's share
of the expenses which must be au-
dited by city officials like any other
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
HELD UP AND
TIED UP

Two masked men, tall one and
short one, at o'clock last even
ing entered the office of the Olym-
pia Brewing & Mating Cos. depot,
corner Railroad av. and Adams ST.,
and at the point of revolvers held
up George Hayden, bookkeeper,
while they rifled the safe of 81.
From a drawer in the desk they got
$40. During the robbery the small
highwaymen chatted gaily.
Then they tied Hayden's hands
with a handkerchief and locked
him in the Office. 1t was some
some before the bookkeeper could
get the door open and then he went
down the street until he met
man, who united his hands. Before
attempting the job, however, the
stranger had Hayden go to a cor
ner under street lamp, saying he
feared he was a holdup. When re-
leased Hayden called Henry Self
fert, local agent for the company,
who IN turn called the police.
Detectives Macdonald and Nc
Dermott, Bailiff Edwards and Pa
trolmen Lewis and Downey, left
the police station on foot and scat
tered in different directions in an
endeavor to head off the holdups.
Detective Macdonald stopped a
man who was running along the
railroad track and took him to the
brewery Office, where Hayden said
he was not one of the robbers.
The man then showed the detec-
tive $500 he was worth and said
he was going to have the officer
arrested for outrageous treatment
The police have no clews to work
on except an indefinite sort of de-
scription given by Hayden.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
BRIDGE GHOST WALKS
AGAIN THIS EVENING

The city council meets tonight in
committee of the whole especially
to consider Councilman w. T.
Horr's charges that the Monroe st.
bridge has veered foot to the left
and other charges that the struc-
ture Is generally unsafe. The
board of public works Is called
upon to report at the meeting the
extent OF the improvements and al
terations made on the bridge and
to submit the report of Engineer
Bihler, which was made in 1892.
Commissioner Roy said this
morning that since the Bihler re-
port was filed numerous alterations
and improvements have been made
to the structure. Bihler's report
and recommendations being follow.
ed out as closely as possible.
Bhler's report substantially was
that the bridge was antiquated and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
ALL
LATE

All railroads running into Spo.
kane report delays today on ac'
count Of the great snow and rain
storm of yesterday. The Northern
Pacific Is having the worst time, its
trains being about seven hours late
on account Of the difficulty found
in bucking the snow drifts in the
Cascade and Rocky mountains. The
Great Northern reports trains both
east and west late about three
hours.
Water Is the principal trouble en-
countered by the o. r. & N. Some
small bridges this side of Portland
went out and caused several hours
delay and trains will arrive today
about seven hours late.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

such expenditure of the city gov
eminent" Y
Attorneys who hold the opinions
that the county appropriation Oh
$4,000 recently made for the rata
fight is invalid base their conclu%!
sions on the legal provision makin&I
1t incumbent on county commis!s
sioners to find authority in the,
statutes for appropriations of publ!
lie money. The statutes of thi5'
state contain no provision that will
permit the rate fight appropriations
p. c. Mcdonald, attorney for the
bonding company furnishing surety>
for the county officers, holds this
view and has, in the interest OF his
clients, taken the matter up with
the head offices.
The city appropriation is placed
upon different basis by reason Of
the fact that the city of Spokane
is made a party to the suit against
the railroads brought before tho
interstate commerce commission.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

could be made safe If his recon-.
mendations were followed. Since
that time steel approaches on both
the north and south ends of the
bridge have been put in. The
wooden superstructure has been
torn down and steel Orders put in.
Stone and concrete abuttments
have been put at both the north
and south ends.
Commissioner ONO this after
noon notified the Washington
Water Power Co. that ii might re-
sumo running cars over the bridge.
All yesterday afternoon and today
farce force of men has been at
work on the bridge clearing off the
snow The Post st, bridge is being
cleared this afternoon. A force Of
men has been at work clearing the
catch basins so as TO drain the
streets.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

choice of selection, but must vote
for the 10 men selected by thay
100000 club or vote against thaS
amendment. SO DESTROYS are peo.S
pie to take the parks out of politics.
that when presented with the petfxs
ton and told it was such a PROPOSE.
ton they signed it without guess
ton.
1t gives these 10 men the power
to fix the tax levy at 1 mill. Never
in the history Of Spokane has tha5
tax been this large. This year itj
is four-fifths Of mill, the highesfI
yet, and last year it was threeT
quarters of a mill. M
The names selected for the parhi
board by the 100000 club are F. Ed
Goodall, D. c. Corbin, r. L. RutterH
]. w. Graham, c. Herbert MooreA
A. l.. White, G. NJ. Fassett, j. ID
Sherwood, NJ. NJ. Cowley, ]. Fd7
Harris and the mayor as an exc
officio member ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
country FACING
!, ANOTHER STRIKE

Chief Morrissey, Of the Railway
Trainmen; Grand Chief Garretson.
of the conductors, with representa-
tives of the switchmens' and other
organizations af1iliated with the
three large unions.
The conferences called to con-
slider demands for an eight hour
day, 5 to 20 per cent increase in
wages general Improvement of
working conditions has been pro-
gress for weeks between represen-
tative of the employees and officials
of all roads west Of the Mississippi.
Grand Chief Garretson, of the con-
ductors, returned this morning
from trip through the East. 1t Is
now practically that all lines In the
country will become involved.
The strike on the Southern Pa.
cific Is likely to spread any day.
Hannahan says:
1--WE hope to settle the con.
trovesy, but the strike fever is
growing. Some over-zealous union
mans refusal to handle goods haul
ed by nonunion labor may start a
general strike. The fever will be-
come uncomfortable unless we can
settle within two weeks"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

AT MILAN

A head-on collision between the
passenger train from Spokane and
a freight occurred on the Great
Northern at Milan about o'clock
last evening. The engineers had
time to slow up sufficiently to avoid
a wreck, but number of passen-
gers were thrown about and
bruised by the shock. Mrs. Arthur
Bronson was cut on the lips and
lost a tooth.
The pilots of the engines were
smashed but neither train left the
rails. The collision occurred as the
passenger train was pulling into
Milan and the freight was pulling
out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
VITAL DEFECTS IN GRAVES
SUBWAY Project

"And now it's time for me to be
interviewed on this Graves subway
proposition" said another PROM
INENT CITIZEN this morning.
'Most of us who qualify in this
class have broken into print ex-
tensively Lhave been holding back
until | could get the thing figured
out, for this Is serious question
and demands careful consideration.
Several of the objections offer
ed to the tunnel appear to me per-
fectly valid and to these | wish
to call the councils particular at
tention. The first in place and i'm.
portance is the possibility of the
tunnel becoming filled with water
In that prospect grave danger
turks beneath our very feet. No
city is so firmly founded that it
can afford to annex a subterranean
river. And consider the inhuman.
ity of dragging train loads of inno-
cent, unsuspecting passengers
through an underground torrent.
Do we wish to insinuate by this
means that all newcomers need
bath before they enter the gates of
the City Beautiful?
OF course the Graves company
would never think of draining that
tunnel.
1.-THE threatened smoke nuisance
Is almost as bad. In the first
place 1t may smoke up the Athletic
club. Better bottle up even $10,.
100000 project than incur any such
frightful possibility. Some of that
Sfearsome cloud Of fumes belching
forth constantly from the tunnel
they'd never think of ventilating 1t
might even invade the Cowles
premises. No wonder the Spokes-
man-Review and Chronicle SILVER
at such dire prospect. Imagine the
baleful effect to the entire city, and
indeed the Inland empire, IL the
Cowles Sunday shirt were stained
with SCOT as 1t swung modestly on
the line, Perish the thought.
This same sacrelgious smoke
might even gumshoe its way up to
Riverside av. and soil the souls OF
the printers in the balmy lower re-
gions of the tall tower. Mr.. Cowles
Is too deeply interested in the
sternal welfare of his industrial as
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
after
HARTMAN NOW

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Interstate
Commissioners Knapp and Lane to-
day began an investigation of al
legged violations Of the interstate
commerce law by the Hartman
lines. The commissioners hesitate
to let Hartman interests know ex-
actly what lines they will pursue.
and their plans will probably not
develop in full until the commits
sion sits in Chicago Jan. or per-
haps later in San Francisco.
The commission seeks to deter
mine whether the joint ownership
of the Southern Pacific and Union
tactic amounts to conspiracy in
restraint of trade.
The testimony showed that Rock
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

Island, Southern Pacific and Union
Pacific control through stock
ownership the Chicago 4 Alton,
each taking alternate years to ex.
ercise control. ;
Hartman did not appear at the
hearing, his attorney announcing
that he was unable to do so before
Tuesday on account Of confinement
TO his, house by a recent operation.
Alexander Miller, secretary of tina
Union Pacific, testified that the al.
rectorates of the Southern and
Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line
and Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Co, were practically identical. and
that the Union Pacific and Oregon
Short Line directors had voted tho
stock of the Southern Pacific since
1901. ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

Councilman Horn, after personal
investigation, charges that the
Monroe st. bridge has shifted. His
opinion Is shared by all citizens
who have had the opportunity Of
observing the contortions of the
bridge railing and tracks.
City Commissioner ONO stops
street car traffic across the bridge
for fear the added weight Of snow
will break it down. He believes it
is out of line. 1t even seems to be
in condition to be peIted into the
river by snowfIakes.
The city engineers office and
other public officials supposed to
know something about city bridges
and to keep watch for the safety Of
the public affirm that the bridge Is
safe and sound. They say the SER
pentine behavior Of railing and car
tracks is due to the restless dispo-
sitIon Of the bridge pavement. They
admit that the structure needs in
specting. It has been in use for
the past ID years.
Here is the situation: Some city
officials fear the bridge Is unsafe.
Others say IL is safe. But nobody
actually knows what the actual
condition is. A wrangle is on over
the matter Of inspection.
How do you like that sort Of
thing, you who cross the bridge
daily7
II is a drop Of more than 100
feet to the water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
NOT TIED TIGHT

J. s. Hull, a Cheney attorney,
called at the county auditors office
yesterday in relation to the mar
riage Of Joshua Welch, age so. and
Elsie Mcdonald, age 20. 1t is said
that the couple were married at
Cheney by a farmer preacher"
named Edwards, who Is unomain.
ed. The old mans relatives oppose
the marriage. 1t Is said the compli-
cations will be Strengthened out
shortly by having another cere-
mony performed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
5. P. CONTROLS
CLARk'S ROAD

NEW YORK, Jan. 4-The inter-
state commerce commission inves-
tigation here today developed the
fact that the Southern Pacific prac-
tically controls Senator Clarke's
San Pedro, Los Angeles 4 Salt
Lake line, supposedly a competing
company. by trust agreement and
traffic contract to run 80 years.
This Is admitted by counsel for
the Hartman lines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
MAY BUST
STANDARD

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Standard Oil
faces possible penalties Of nearly
$61 200, 900 In fines as the result Of
prosecutions made possible by
Judge Landis' decision yesterday.
Through an inquiry by the feder-
al grand jury In Louisiana new at
tack is about to be made.
Herbert Knox Smith, Of the bur-
eau Of corporations, appeared this
morning to take part In the trial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
ANDY DIGS
$4,000

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. A.
1t is announced at the White
House today that Carnegie has
given $750,000 for the erection in
this city Of building for the bur-
eau of American republic. The gov
eminent and various South Ameri:
can republics have agreed to pur-
chase a site.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
BIG FLOODS EVERY WHERE

PORTLAND, Jan. A heavy
downpour and strong winds con-
tinue this morning. All rivers in
western Oregon and Washington
are brimful and out of their banks.
The worst floods of the season are
in prospect.
The Willamette river, at its high
est stage, Is now at the danger
line Traffic on the Southern Pa
cific and O.. r. & N. is completely
blocked by slides and washouts.
Two hundred passengers maroon.
ed on the o. r. & N. at Bonneville
yesterday were brought to Portland
this morning by steamer. Many
sections report the worst storm Of
1.-The season.
g.
BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 4.-Wipd.
snow and water has tied up train
service to a great extent in Mon
tana and Idaho. Heavy frosts are
reported from some localities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
CHOPPED OUT OF
WRECK WITH AXES

STOCKTON, Cal. Jan. 4.-The
Southern Pacific northbound "Owr'
was wrecked at Manteca this morn
ing. The mail car, baggage car,
two sleepers and day coach went
into the ditch. The only person
seriously injured was tramp. Pas
sengers in the sleepers were pin
ned in the wreckage and residents
of Manteca chopped them out with
axes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
WILLIAMSON
MISSING

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Eng-
glebright, California's new member
of the house, was named a member
OF the committee on mines and
mining to succeed Williamson. of
Oregon, who, announced the speak
err. lis not attending this session"
Williamson Is convicted in con.
nection with Oregon land frauds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
JAPS TO SEIZE PAPER
PUBLISHED IN u. S.

TOXIC, Jan. 4.-The official
Gazette today announces that the
Jap socialist journal printed at
Berkeley, Cal, will be seized and
its circulation prohibited because it
advocated the assassination of
Roosevelt
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
SEATS OR NO FARE

LA CROSSE, Wis, Jan. 4.-The
city council is considering an or
dinance making 1t a misdemeanor,
by fine, for conductors
of street cars to try to collect fares
from passengers not provided with
seats,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
DRUNK THREE YEARS.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 4.-"Your
Honor, he inherited $4,000 three
years ago and has spent it all for
rum. He has been drunk every
day since that time, excepting one
day" said Mrs. Thomas s. Plat,
1863 Halsey, in the Gates av. po-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
that WEDDING RING
MUST BE GENUINE

No more will jewelers. be allowed
to engrave gold rings or other gold
ornaments Of cheap make "18 K"
Jan. the new interstate commerce
laws went into effect and forbid the
labelling Of inferior articles as
though they were absolutely pure.
In the past one could buy a Ia
karat gold ring and have jeweler
engrave it 10 karat,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

sociates to for a moment permit
any such danger.
mo, | am sorry to knock out this
vast enterprise, but the objections
already enumerated are sufficient.
We can't afford to invite demolition
in this reckless manner. If Mr..
Graves must have a subway let
him build 1t overhead"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Chiefs of or
ganized trainmen and officials Of
the main railroads Of the country
reached no decision regarding the
threatened breech and strike ex-
ceeding that Of 1894 faces the ocm-
panies unless substantial conces-
sions are made. Leading trainmen
at the conference this morning de-
cided to press their demands.
At the conference was Grand
Chief Hanrahan, of the Brotherhood
Of Firemen and Enginemen; Grand
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

in the mountains and on the Sound
is menacing property and has de-.
moralized railroad traffic.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. All
railroads in western Kentucky are
demoralized on account of rains.
UTICA, N. Y, Jan. 4.-The Mo-
hawk river is at the flood stage and
the entire valley damaged. There
are no signs of the incessant rains
of the past few days stopping.
CARMI, H., Jan. 1.-The Wabash
river is rising four feet an hour.
All creeks are flooded and enor-
nous damage is being done. A
dozen families were driven this
morning from East Carmi. The
Ohio river Is also rising.
ROSEBURG, Ore, Jan. 4.-The
river here is 20 feet above low
water and Is still rising. A rail
road bridge at Riddle was carried
out and traffic Is tied up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
Death MARK
ON Them

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. At is
reported that Grand Duke Nicolas,
Premier Stolypin and two members
of the cabinet are marked for as
sassination at once by the terror
lists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

The meeting of Spokane county
legislators set for tonight has been
changed to tomorrow in order to
arrange a joint meeting with legis-
lators from neighboring counties
who will assemble at the Silver
Grill for lunch tomorrow noon for
a get together" session.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
OPEN DOOR TO SOLDIERS.

WALLA WALLA, Jan. THE
lockout of soldiers in uniform re-
Gently established by skating
rink here has been broken and the
proprietor publicly announces that
soldiers will be welcomed hence
forth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
BEFORE GRAND JURY.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Bank Exams
liner Moxey spent the day before
the federal grand jury explaining
the results of his examination, exc
tending over nearly year. of the
Chicago National bank, which fails
ed in December. 1905, and on which
John r. Walsh Is president. ,t
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
BATTLE WITH POLICE

BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 4.-Pos
lice and the people clashed at PERI,
maningo today. Twenty.three citias
zens were shot, six being killed outs
right. ii.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
ALLEN CHARGES DISMISSED.

The charges preferred against
Plumbing Inspector Allen were dis
missed by the board of health last
night. The reason given for the
dismissal Of the charges was in
competency of testimony, The
board may personally investigate
the work done BY the inspector. 1t
Is said.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
AGNES MEYERS
MUST HANG

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 4.-The fed
eral court this morning denied a
writ of habeas corpus to Angnes
Meyers, sentenced to hang Janu-
airy 10 for the murder Of her hus-
band.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 4.-Forty
stations along the Great Northern
in North Dakota are almost with.
out coal. A great storm would
cause untold suffering.
Farmers are burning hay and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
MUST CLEAN WALKS
ALONG VACANT LOTS

Real estate agents who have "foN
sale" signs up on property hava
been notified to clean the snowf
from the sidewalks and to keep tha
walks cleared just the same as
though they were living on the
lots. a.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
SUES DUNPHY.

F. w. Mauser this morning
brought suit against A. A. Dunphy
to recover $500 on two promis-
cry notes and 5000 attorney fees.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

lice court. She wants her husband,
sent to the penitentiary, accusina;
him Of perpetual drunkenness and
brutality D.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

NEW YORK, AIRS. Annie C. Adams mother
Adams the is reported have married former
Arthur Brown of Utah. New the dis
covey this intention Bradley
driven the Washington
After Browns with grief fastened
Washington assist rival in legal
murder charge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04
CRISIS IN FUEL
FAMINE

straw and are preparing to throw
themselves upon the mercy Of the
towns, which are unable to furnish
fuel to residents even now.
The Interstate commerce COM
mission is considering plan Of
sending an agen to secure relief.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-04

TACOMA, Jan. 4.-Heavy snow