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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01

A desperate hand to hand strug-
gle with a burglar was the exper-
fence Of Mrs. Fl. T. st. Clair, of
619 Indiana av, about O'Clock last
evening. She returned home after
spending the day with friends and
saw her back door open. but sup
posed her husband was in the
house. AS soon as she stepped in
side she was grabbed about the
waist by a man who had a white
handkerchief over his face. Mrs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
KNOCKS OUT TIPS

INDIANAPOLIS, April 1.-The
person who gives a sleeping car
porter or waiter on dining car
a tip will be guilty of bribery under
the new statute.
The bill was intended to protect
shippers against freight conductors
whom the shippers were frequent
ly compelled to tip in order to get
cars.
The bill makes It bribery for any
railroad employe to accept anything
of value from any person having
business with the company, and
makes it bribery for any person to
give any thing of value for services
rendered or to be rendered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01

April foolers had all sorts of fun
today. The firemen of station No.
5 had an innocent bunch of keys on
the walk on Howard ST. bridge.
Scores of people picked up the keys
and then dropped them instanter.
They weren't loaded or anything,
just wired and the wires were at
tached to strong battery. One
man walked his friend down from
an uptown business block just to
see him bite. And he bit.
On the most crowded portion of
Riverside av. at noon lady's
purse with dainty white handker-
chief showing, was most tempting.
Many people picked up this purse
rather they picked it up part
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
ANOTHER TEAPOT TEMPEST

A row has been Matched in the
$50 600 club by the club minstrel
show rehearsals. The cause of the
ruction Is numerous local hits on
the city administration, 1t is re-
ported that the songs contain many
illusions to the way things are
done In the lower Howard St dis.
trict, and that the word graft" is
made to rhyme with city water
works and other public improve
ments.
The city fathers have been noti-
fed of the tendency OF the min
strels and are up in arms against
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
ASK CANDIDATES
TO SHOW Them

The Fourth Ward Civic Improve
ment club will meet tonight at the
Fifth Presbyterian church. corner
of Cannon and Gardner, and has in
vited ward candidates to attend and
state their views on the issues Of
the city campaign. The club is re-
ported to stand as unit for the in
itiative and referendum and will
ask the various candidates to ex-
plain how they stand on this re-
form.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
LOSS OF LIFE IN QUAKE

CONSTALOPE, April IA Sc
we're earthquake accompanied by
heavy loss of life, is reported at
Bitlis.
NEW YORK, April 1.-The Amer
lean Missionary society was notified
that the earthquake at Bitlis de-
stroyed the home of American mis-
SiOnarieS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
SOCIALISTS LIKE TEDDY

MILWAUKEE,, April THAT
Roosevelt is one of the best boost
ers the socialist party has in his
country was the claim made last
night by Victor Berger, who spoke
in the interests of the socialists ex-
ecutive boards plan for campaign.
Whenever Roosevelt lands on cor
poration, Berger said, he made
votes for the socialist party. The
more he lands the better it suits
them. The party has cut the coun-
try into divisions for campaign
purposes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01

way. A deep sounding gong was
attached to a wire. and in that way
when the innocent picked up the
purse he thought he was the whole
fire department.
All morning the police were dis
organized. Calls came for the men
on the fishiest sort of propositions.
Twenty-three ladies called over the
telephone for Detective Bob Bri-
ley; Sergeant Sullivan was popular
with the ladies, too. Reporters who
called at the station this morning
were shown a list of reports which,
if true, would have filled Sunday
yellow editions. There were MUIR
ders, suicides, holdups and worse.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
TRUST MACNATE
PLEADS GUILTY
(ScriDps Nevs Association J

tScriDDS NeWs ASSociatfOn.)
CHICAGO, April If. A. Hol.
brook this morning in the federal
court pleaded guilty to conspiracy
in restraint of trade. Sentence was
deferred. Holbrook was indicted
after an investigation of the furni.
ture trust.
The case has a local feature in
that Spokane dealings were taken
up to be used as evidence. The
Northwest Furniture Co. was ac-
cused of being a subsidiary concern
of the trust in handling school fur
niture. Il. l.. Rice, of this city, was
one of the witnesses summoned by
the government. He was former
ly employed by the trust and was
later closed out Of business by the
same organization.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
WIFE DEAD, HUSBAND GONE

CHICAGO. April 1.--Mrs. Char
lotta Graft was found dead in bed
early this morning. Her head was
battered by an axe. Charles Graf,
her husband, is missing. The 3
children say the couple Quarreled
for years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
TRUNK THIEVES BUSY

A trunk was stolen from the rear
OF the oHtel Spokane last night
and this morning it was found in
a building being constructed a
block away near the Northern Pa
cific tracks. The trunk was
smashed and ransacked of valuable
clothing,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
TAG YOUR Wheel

The city treasurer and comp
troller were busy today handing out
bicycle tags, this being the date
the old tags went out of us. The
city promises to be enriched sew
eral. Anndred dollars before night
through the collection of the 81 tax
on bicycles. Hereafter the bicycle
police will be on the lookout for
those who fail to secure new tags.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
KILLS ONE AND
WOUNDS ANOTHER
(scripps News Association

CHICO, Cal. April 1.---C. Allen,
an aged man living in the same
tent with other men near DesaOla
power station, last night killed his
terminate, Jim Berry and wounded
Tom Tarinor in quarrel following
his refusal to bring in wood for the
younger men. Allen is under ar
rest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
LAUNDRY STRIKE
IN FRISCO
fScrlpps News Assoclation.)

SAN FRANCISCO, April IA
strike OF all union laundry workers
In San Francisco was officially de-
clared at $3.50 this morning. They
demand 40 per cent increase.
Only laundries are in operation
this morning. About 800 members
of .he union are affected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
HEINRICH AFTER WAGNER

Joe Heinrich, the wrestler, is
back from British Columbia and he
is certainly after Dutch" Wagner
He says he will agree to throw that
Dutchman times in an hour for
any part of 500 at any time or
place. Moreover, he invites the
to come a running.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
FIGHTS THROUGH MOB

fScripps News Associa tnn.l
lola, Kan. April John Toll
son fred 8 shots into the body of
his wife here today in jealous rage,
He then fought his way through
an angry crowd gathered to lynch
him. A posse captured him later.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
NOW UNDER AMUSEMENT

The application for a writ OF
mandamus to compel the city clerk
TO accept the candidates. of So
cialist nominees on the city ticket
is now under consideration by
Poindexter The motion was ar
gued Saturday. An early ruling is
expected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
ON
BOTH SIDES

CHICAGO, April knapp and
Neill met railway managers this
morning and the men this after
noon. II is said the men waived
some minor demands and ii Is ex-
pected the managers will yield on
others. An ultimate settlement
without a strike is thought likely.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
SENT TO PRISON

When arraigned before Judge
Sullivan this morning Howard Man
tell, charged with forgery, with
drew his plea of not guilty and en-
tered a new plea Of guilty. He was
sentenced to serve 1 year and 3
months in the penitentiary at Walla
Waila.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
SLEEPING CREW
LOST IN WRECK
(Scripps News Association.)

NE WORK, April In a col
lision on North river in a binding
snowstorm this morning the rail
way ferry Musconetong and the tug
DAILY were sunk. Four men were
drowned. They were asleep in the
cabin when the boats struck.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
STANDARD STILL DODGING

CHICAGO, April l.-Standard
Oil attorneys today made motion
that indictments he dismissed on
the grounds that rebates were col
lected on commerce which was not
interstate, but wholly within the
state of Illinois.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
G. n. TO CUT
/ MEL.o1
{Scripps News

(Scripps News Iiation.)
NEW YORK, AprlI THE Great
Northern notified stockholders to-
day that it will proceed with the
"melon cutting" The books will
close April 2 to reopen April Is.
The first four installments of 10
per cent deferred by the Minneso-
ia injunction will now fall due
April 8.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
TROOPSAT TREADWELL
{Scripps News Association.

tscripps News Association)
JUNEAU, April IA company
of United States infantry and gat-
Ting gun from Fort Seward ar
rived at the Treadwell mines this
morning. The miners are in mass
meeting and it is believed differ
ences will be settled by arbitration
with no disorder.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
NINE YEARS FOR MURDER

CHICAGO. April 1.-The federal
court today sentenced John Crit
fifth. sergeant of the Ninth cavalry.
colored. to 8 years and months
for killing Corporal Taylor, of the
same regiment, last Christmas at
Fort Sheridan
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
VICTIM OF TUBERCULOSIS

The funeral services of Arthur
Morrison, aged 20 years. who died
yesterday at St. Luke's hospital OF
tuberculosis, were held from the
Turnbull undertaking parlors at Q
O'Clock this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01

Thomas Willers, living ut the
Ideal lodging house, reported to the
police this morning that sometime
during last night sneak thieves en-
tered his room and stole a suit
case containing clothing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
TWO DIVORCES GRANTED

Divorces were granted by Judge
Sullivan this morning to Emanuel
Shlvely, from his wife, Clara, and
to VIM. II. Emery, from Bertha
Emery Both DEGREES were given
upon the grounds of desertion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
LOOKS LIKE MURDER

OAKLAND, Cal, April With
head downward, stuck fast in the
mud, the body OF an unknown man
was found in Lake Merritt this
morning, The police think it a case
of murder.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
TiMBERMEN NOT BLAMED

BOISE. Idaho, April 1.-The fed
eral grand jury continues investi-
CATION of timber frauds. There is
no truth In the report that Steunen-.
berg was assassinated because Of
his evidence against timber men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01

tScripps News Associa tion.)
FORT WORTH, Tex, April l.
In a collision of freight trains 6
miles south of here this morning
men are reported killed and 80 cars
burned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON

Christiana Anderson, age So,
died yesterday at the residence,
1l12 Dalton av, Funeral services
were held from Smith & Co.'S I'M
dertaking parlors this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
HAYWOOD'S TRIAL
May 9

tScripps News Association.)
BOISE. Idaho, April 1.-The trial
of Haywood in the Steunenberg
case has been set for May 8 in this
city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
DUNLAP MARRIED

MILWAUKEE, April William
Dunlap, the hat man, and Lavender
Byers, were married here this
morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
BUILDING PERMITS

The board of public works today
reports that during March 175
building permits representing $440,-
$40 were issued.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01
CRUISERS TO HONDURAS

WASHINGTON. D. c., April l.
The cruisers Chicago and Prince
ton were this afternoon ordered &c
Amapala, Honduras.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-01

A marriage license was issued to
Charles Wedrig. of Kennewick,
Wash, and Katie Franz, of Rock
ford, this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
LEGAL RESERVE AND CASH
TABLE PREPARED FROM RE-
PORTS OF NATIONAL BANKS.
Statistics From Twenty-Seven Cities
and Six States Included-Com-
parison With August 22.

The following table, prepared in the Of
flee of the controller of the currency,
shows the percentage of legal reserve and
also the percentage of total cash means
held by the national banks from which
reports have been received up to last
evening, compared with the figures from
the same banks on August % last.
Reports from twenty-seven. reserve
cities and six states are included in this
table.
A comparison of the figures will show
which cities have been paying out re-
serves the most freely and which have
felt compelled to protect themselves by
greatly increasing their reserve and cash
means 1t will be noticed that the low
est comparative reserves are in central
reserve cities and larger reserve cities of
the eastern part of the country The
greatest increase in reserve and cash
means are in the cities of the south and
west, notably those in Baltimore. Savan-
nah. Galveston. San Antonio. Indianap-
oils. ST. Paul. Wichita and San Francisco
The first two columns give the percentage
of legal reserve on hand on the dates
mentioned. and the second two columns
show the percentage Of cash on mand,
ETC.. on those dates:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
oLDFIELD WANTS WORK.
But Isn't After Track-Racing
Ioh

Barney Oldfeld is determined to break
into the automobile business field and
during the Chicago automobile show the
champion made application in at least one
instance for a position cas- salesman and
demonstration Oldfeld applied to Mr.. E..
r. Hollander of the Fiat Automobile Com
pany of New York for position as sales
man, but said that he would have no OBJ
lection to driving a car in contests, except
it was on the track. Barney is determined
to cut out once and for all time all
thoughts of track competition. He has
spent almost a lifetime and taken the
risks of several lifetimes in chasing the
elusive dollar around the circular track.
Barney says that when he was born he
Immediately turned to the left and he has
been turning to the left ever since. He
now intends to turn right and keep on
going right, and so proposes to build for
himself reputation in the automobile
business world to vie with the grand rep
utation he made for himself on the tracks
of the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Great Ormond Beach Meet.

The prospects for the Ormond Beach
races this year are assuming wonderful
proportions. Inquiries and requests for
vail information are pouring in to the
contest committee of the A. c. A, who
have full control and management Of the
races. This committee, at it's meeting
Monday evening, after considering the
vast number of inquiries for entry blanks
and the general feeling in regard to the
races, ratified the agreement with the
Florida East Coast Auto Association, that
the A. c. A. manage and run the Ormond
races in March, 1908.
Famous among the events which it was
decided to run is 250-mle race for
strictly racing cars. The entries of famous
drivers, both European and American, are
assured.
The 1OO-mile race, standing start, for
all classes, for the Minneapolis interna-
tional worlds championship, will also be
run.
Cars to qualify for the Sir Thomas De-
war trophy and the two-mile- minute
trophy must run in either the 25O or the
100 mile event and average over fifty
miles per hour for the whole distance.
One of the most interesting events will
be the invitation race, of 100 miles, for
gentleman drivers.
The races will be held during the first
week of March, and popular sentiment
and assurances by the manufacturers of
entries, with famous drivers, would indi-
cate that all previous records in the COM
ing meet will topple on the hard sand of
the long Florida beach, to be washed
away like the obstructing shells, and SO
under the A. G. A. management records
will continue to be broken and forgotten
ad infinitum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
The Auto Detective.

Chief of Police Carroll of San Jose, CAL,
is hailed on the coast as the hero of the
most spectacular impromptu road race
ever pulled off in the busy streets of a
western town. The speeding tourists car
hit the bicyclist on Santa Clara street and
was off again. Chief Carroll, a block
away, saw the bicyclist go tumbling to
the gutter. A yell of appreciation went
up as the chief went in pursuit. Soon the
whole town knew the race was on. Streets
were cleared and San Jose went wild.
The fugitive car narrowly missed a COL
lision with an electric car at the first
turn. 1t careened and threatened to go
over at the next. Then it righted itself
and flew on. The pursuit led south on
Market street to San Carlos, over Guada-
lupe creek, and then back through the
town. Everybody cheered Carroll as he
gained on his quarry. The tourist lost
ground at every turn. Two miles at break
neck speed brought Chief Carroll to the
tonneau of the fugitive car. He sounded
his siren and ordered halt. The tourist
surrendered and was held in bail to stand
trial for speeding The bicyclfst disap-
peared during the excitement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Small Cars Popular Now.

Reports from the tenth annual auto
mobile exhibit in the Grand Palace of
Paris indicate that the tendency of
French manufacturers is toward light
cars. A number of leading inventors,
among them Delaunay Belleville, are de-
voting their attention to making their
machines as light as possible. They have
got the weight down to less than ton
for the smaller machines. 1t would seem
that If light cars are desirable in France,
where the roads are SO excellent, they
are all the more necessary for comfort on
American roads.
In Paris the big machines are going out
of fashion. The French makers are d.
recting their attention to the commercial
possibilities of light automobiles The
waning popularity of the monsters in size
and speed is shown by the reduced num-
Der exhibited and the general cut in
prices from 80 to 40 per cent. H. II.
Franklin, who has been the pioneer
maker of lightweight - automobiles in
America. declares that the action of the
French designers will soon be followed
by all automobile manufacturers. Frank
lin builds d touring car weighing 1000
pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Here's a Hotel Auto.

One Of the most interesting phases of
the growth of the automobile as vehicle
of transportation is the many novel uses
to which it has been put. These novel uses
are well Illustrated in two orders recently
received by the manufacturers of the
Prayer Miller car. which is of the me-
chanlcally air-cooied type. A western
preacher who spends his spare time in
travelling has ordered a touring car with
a wheel base of 40 inches, which pro-
vides a very large tonneau. fitted with
fo.ding berths. AS far as sleeping accom-
mooatlons are concerned this preacher
can travel independent of hotels.
The second order is for a large truck
capable of carrying four pianos and with
sides which fold out, providing room for
people to examine the pianos. This truck
Is to be sent through the middle west
Tor the purpose of selling pianos to the
farmers. This scheme has proved a sue
cess with horse-drawn truck which car
rried only one piano. The Prayer Miller
truck not only carries four pianos, but
VIII travel at nearly four times the speed
of the orse-drawn truck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

NEW YORK. December 14.-United States
Senator Joseph F. Johnston of Alaba ma de-
clared tonight in a speech at the second
annual dinner of the Alabama Society
Of New York city that one of the evils
of the day is the growing demand for
legislation. Senator Johnston. responding
to the toast alabama said
1--WE need no legislation to foster our in
dustries or develop our resources. We
can strip to the skin and can compete
with any nation or people in the produc-
ton of cotton and iron and steel
''One of the evils of the day is the
growing demand for legislation. Our state
and national legislatures are hesieged with
the clamor for more laws. Natural laws
are ignored or forgotten. and our people
more, and more demand governmental
aid and interference.
Our people should not forget that the
government is their creature; that it can
not give to one without taking from an
other. and that they should rely upon
their own stout hearts and strong arms in
the struggle of life, and ask nothing of
government but equality of rights, bur
dens and opportunities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
How's This, Folksp

A recent story In a newspaper of Bang
kok. Siam, goes to prove that mature
taking is not an exclusive American in
stitution. The story in question relates
how an attack was made on an automo-
bile by one of two white elephants which
were being driven to the river for their
morning bath. This elephant is credited
with seeing in the automobile. which was
Rambler car owned and driven by a
Mr.. c. G. Edwards of Bangkok, strong
competitor in the transportation business.
and to have been imbued with the idea of
accomplishing It's destruction before 1t
could breed any more of it's kind in the
land of SIAM Mr.. Edwards car came
through the encounter with only lamp
and mud guard broken.