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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12
SUES SCHOOL
SUPERVISOR; Meeting

Meriden. Conn. Sept. 5%.-Icdward d.
McCollom. supervisor of the schools OF
South Windsor and Manchester. was
made defendant in a s.. 900 Islander suit
by Miss Helen Barry. OF Norwich. for
the last year principal of the Union Dis
trict school OF South Windsor.
Miss Barry alleged that the super;
visor made remarks about the coloH
OF her hair. the frequency with which
h bathed and her methods of PERSONAL
adornment. A letter written by Mrl
McCullom to the board OF school visit
ors. which was made public and which
resulted in her discharge. says in part
She lacks hat general refinement
and education which Is the foundation
OF a teachers qualifications rather than
gingerbread decorations
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12
TEDDY BEAR MEN
QUIT STUFf|NG; GO
OUT ON A STRIKE
Limb Artists Remain at Work.
However; No Danger Of a
"Famine."

New York. Sept. 6.-The first strike
In the Teddy bear trade occurred in
this city today when Teddy e "a stuff
fers employed in the factory Of the
Bruin Manufacturing company walked
prices.
The leg. arm and trunk artists re-
fused to strike in sympathy. &C tho
manufacturers say there Is no danger
OF a Teddy bear famtue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
FINES FOR NOT
REGISTERING

The Central Labor union last
night adopted a resolution asking
all affiliated union to place a fine
of s. on members who failed to
register. 1t was we'll known to the
delegates present that the action is
unconstitutional and was agreed to
only as a reminder to the working
men Of the city of the necessity for
their being registered and in po-
sition to vote at the coming elec-
ton.
The committee appointed on Sc
curing a baseball park for the City
league reported that Jay P. Graves
had agreed to furnish park on one
of the lines of the Traction Co.
providing the proper officers of the
league would sign a contract to
play on the grounds. The teams
can secure grounds that are fair to
the labor unions If they feel so dis
posed. as the matter now stands.
President Conner, of the league,
was reported as doing everything
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
HERE'S A PRETTY KETTLE
OF COUNCIL MEN

officer Of the city's lawmaking
body.
Councilman Brown said: Search
MEL don't know even what was
done with the boards request"
Councilman Baldwin said the
board should obey the first order.
TAe company must pay one-half."
Councilman Gray said he didn't
knew which order was meant.
Councilmen Pratt, Estep, Horr
and Laumer could not be reached
this morning.
The public, which elects city le-
gislators and pays them, is here
afforded the spectacle of council
issuing directions governing a vital
city affair and then confessing that
it didn't know what it meant or
what 1t was doing.
The situation is one in which ig
norance appears to be more than
usually blissful. The only hope Of
enlightment appears to be in con-
ferences with Huntington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
BACK DOOR CAR
LINE ISSUE

The city council this evening
may devote some consideration to
Jay P. Graves plan Of benevolently
assimilating what alleys he cares
to use in the street car business.
although formal action cannot be
taken. until about the middle of
March.
In this instance Mr.. Graves de-
sires the alley between Main and
Front avs. from Market to Post
SITS. This route parallels the pro-
posed Graves subway, which was
asked on the theory that 1t would
accommodate all the grantees
traffic and render surface lines I'M
necessary in the business district.
On the heels Of this comes an ap.
plication for a street car franchise
in the alley along the tunnel route.
Traffic has outgrown the subway
even before the first ounce of dirt
is moved.
Sentiment of the business men
affected through alley entrances Is
strongly against the latest fran,
chise, but it is believed the council
will grant it if Mr.. Graves says So
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
THELECISLATURE

OLYMPIA, Feb. 26.-The Grege
bill to district the state has passed
the senate amended to conformity
with the Rosenhaupt bill already
passed. The amendments will be
accepted by the house in all prob
ability.
The initiative and referendum
bill in the senate has been placed
at the foot of the calendar along
with Booths newspaper libel law.
Over the objections of Reid, floor
leader, the house passed the Dick
son railroad commission bills
amending the present law. The
new provisions authorize the en-
ployment of track and safety equip
ment inspectors by the state in
stead of the railroads, and grants
the numbering interests demand for
a reciprocal demurrage law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26

Officers of the Central Labor
union state that the Crescent and
other department stores in this
city have compelled their women
clerks to sign a protest to the state
legislature against the passage or
the eight hour law for female en-
ployes. The petition was presented
to the women and girls recently,
and they refused to sign it, where
upon it was returned to them and
the information vouchsafed that in
case they refused to sign they
would lose their positions.
In letter from Olympia C. R.
Case, representative of labor at the
state capitol, said that this method
was being persued by employees OF
girls and women all over the state,
and that a concerted campaign OF
falsehood, coercion and misrepre-
sentation was being conducted by
employers of this class of labor for
the purpose of continuing the pres
ent hours of work.
Mr. Case sent request to the
central body for assistance in fight,
ing the eight hour law introduced
by Labor Commissioner Hubbard.
He inclosed a copy Of the bill,
which provides for the establish
ment of an eight hour day for
miners, smeltermen and boiler
makers, but does not provide a
penalty for the violation of the law,
and is undoubtedly class legisla'
ton and unconstitutional. Mr.
Hubbard introduced the bill, 1t is
claimed, for the purpose of defeat
ing bills introduced by the state
federation of labor for an eight
hour day for underground workers
which would be, it is said, con
stitutional.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
HARTMAN STILL TALKING

Hartman sold any of his own Har'
riman declined to answer.
Witness said an agreement ex.
listed for the control of certain
California and Northwestern rail-
roads jointly by the Union Pacific
and Santa Fee. The San Pedro line
was controlled Jointly by Senator
Clark and the Union Pacific, but
there was still keen competition
with the Southern Pacific. He
then told about the illinois Central
deal.
Hartman secured the dismissal
of President Fish because Fish de-
posted a large sum of money be-
longing to the Illinois Central with
the Trust Co. Of the Republic and
the Commonwealth Trust Co, in
which companies Fish was a
trustee, for the purpose of padding
their accounts.
Hartman said he brought
charges before the board Of direc-
tors and Fish's resignation was de-
manded
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
OKANE, WASHINGTON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1907. F
(Scripps News Association.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Harriman
was recalled to the stand this morn
ing in the interstate commerce in
vestigation Of railroad finance.
The stock transactions concern
ing the Alton road was continued.
Hartman Identified a check for
100000 he received for personal
services in addition to profits on
the deal. He admitted selling a
branch road to the Alton for
100000.
Hartman testified that the effort
of the Union Pacific to get an in
terest in the Santa Fe road result
ed in H. II. Rogers and H. c..
Frick buying $30,000,000 in Santa
Fe stock and becoming Santa Fe
directors at the same time the
Union Pacific directors admitted nc
Santa Fee men on the Union Pacific
board. Later the Union Pacific di.
rectors purchased $10,000,000 worth
of Santa Fe stock.
To questions as to where the
Union Pacific got the stock and il
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
SMITH NAILED IN
LOS ANGELES

Frank Smith, ex-treasurer Of the
walters union, who disappeared six
weeks ago with about $500 Of the
unions funds, has been appre-
hended in Los Angeles, Cal. Local
police were notified yesterday and
Chief Waller wired the California
chief to arrest him and keep him
locked up until an officer could
reach there with a warrant. The
Los Angeles chief showed a re-
markable lack of knowledge Of the
laws of his state and wired backs
SIS the crime of enlightenment
extraditable?"
Most certainly" was Walters
reply.
Walters are jubilant over Smiths
apprehension because he was the
third treasurer who had skipped
with the bankroll.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
CITY DOUBLED UP
ON ASSESS MEN1S

Mrs. w. s. Bickham, of the Au.
ditorium apartments, wants to
know If bill of s71.63 the city
holds against her is a legal or a
moral obligation. She says that in
1902 the board of public works. in
tearing up some old sidewalk near
her property on Sixth av., tore up
about 100 feet of new sidewalk.
The board afterward admitted the
mistake and she thought, of course,
when it was repaired she would
not be asked to bear the expense.
Two years later an assessment dis
trict was created in that neighbor-
hood and the board walk again was
torn up and in place cement walk
was laid. Mrs. Bickham says she
has been sent bill for the board
walk which was torn up by mis-
take. /,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
WOMAN OuTW|TS
JEROME

in the papers about them.
When Evelyn took the stand Je-
rome read from diary she had
kept in 1902, showing her state OF
mind when at school in New Jer-
sey. It contained such abstracts
as: MRS. Mills is very nice.
met Mrs. Mills son and must ad-
NIT he is piefaced NUT"
81 fell asleep wondering how far
l was from Rectors. Rector's is
not nice place for girls, but al
ways had a weakness for it."
"All these girls are kept in.
They'll never amount to anything.
They make good wives and
mothers. Most people say that's
enough, but want to be an
actress"
Some people are Strong morally
and some susceptible. I'm sus-
ceptible."
Additional interest was given the
proceedings this morning by Je-
rome calling Abe Hummel, the no.
torious divorce lawyer, to the
stand. Hummel had been mention.
ed by the witness as instrumental
in Whites attempts to get rid of
Thaw. He had secured the girls
signature to certain statements de-
sired by White.
Hummell said he knew Evelyn,
but couldn't tell where he met her.
He identified documents Jerome de.
scribed as Peoples exhibit &C."
These papers told of Thaw's al
legged cruelty and exonerateu
White. Delmas for a time check
ed Jerome's effort to contradict
Evelyn's version of the affidavit
and forced him to withdraw Hum
nell from the stand. Abraham
Snydecker, one of Hummells as,
sistants, was called and testified
that Evelyn signed the paper in his
presence in Madison Square tower
the night of Oct. 81, 1908.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
BUTTE MINERS
WON'T STRIKE

According to a report received
today by mining men, the sensa-
tional part of the trouble in Butte
is practically at an end and the
mines that were closed will be re-
opened. Although the miners voted
three to one for a raise in wages
from 1915 to $500 per day last
night it is claimed that the raise
was not demanded, but simply
given in the form of request to
take effect by May 1, and it is fur
Their understood that there will be
no strike if the raise is not granted
then. But John d. Ryan, managing
director Of the Amalgamated Cop
per Co., has consented to consider
the request, as reported here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26

schedule No. 1 of the Great North.
ern was reported six hours late this
morning.
1t is thought by the officials OF
the Northern Pacific that by the
end of the next week most of the
delayed freight on both western
and eastern sections of the system
will be distributed. Freight has
been accommodating along this line
since the first trouble from wash
outs until there were over 5000
loads tied up west of the Cascades
and between 5000 and 1000 loads
on eastern divisions. Several hun
dred loads of freight have been tied
up at Umatilla on the o. r. & N,
but they are nearly all moving now.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
NO MEAL TICKETS
FOR hEATHEN CHlNEE

The poor healthier Chinee" can
starve for all the chamber of COM
merce cares. 1t went on record to-
day noon as opposed to the China
men altogether. F. B. Wright made
q motion that a few carloads Of
home products be rustled and
shipped to the orient. He said he
didn't want the matter sidetracked
In any committee and 1t wasn't. 1t
was turned down cold. Mr.. Wright
made short appeal, saying he
read daily about thousands of the
poor yellow men starving.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
THE
BLOCKADE

Some little trouble prevails on
the Connell branch of the o. r. q
N. today, but as rule the rest Of
the system is open to traffic, there
having been no serious results
arisen from the recent rainfall. No.
4, from Portland, was two hours
late this morning, while No. %, a
Portland freight, was but half an
hour behind time.
On the Northern Pacific, although
there Is no trouble reported along
the line, the trains are on an aver
age about four hours behind the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
ASKS $4,000
FOR INJURIES

Lee Manbeck has brought suit
against the Broadview Dairy Co.,
of this city, for recovery Of $21 .062
on damages sustained last fall
while working on a barn for the de
PENDANTS near Marshall The plain
tiff alleges that through careless
ness on the part of the defendants
the barn collapsed and large tim
bers, falling, struck him upon the
head and other parts of the body.
AS a result, he alleges. he will
never recover his physical
strength and his mental faculties
will always be a little the worse.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
TO HONOR JEFFERSON.

The executive committee of the
Jeffersonian club will meet this az
ternoon in the offices of City Treas
urer Eggleston to make arrange
ments for holding the annual ban
quet Of the club, which takes
place on April 10, the birthday of
the famous statesman. The ban
quet has now in a measure become
state function for the democracy
and representatives of the yarty
will, it Is believed, be present from
every part of the state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
COEUR D'ALENE WOULD
Be The CAYiTAL

"We want to be the capital" was
the sense of a letter read to the
chamber of commerce today noon
from the city of Occur d'Alene. The
communication is in regard to the
proposed new state Of Lincoln and
provoked a laugh.
In the same connection w. H.
Bell, a merchant of Lawrence, Ida
no, wrote and offered his coopera-
ton and assistance in forming the
new state. Lawrence did not want
the capital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
ROCK PILE REVIVED

Chief of Police Waller gave or
ders today that beginning tomorrow
the rock pile industry would start
under the superintendent of Pa
trolman McCloud. During the past
week nearly 100 Migrants have
been arrested, tried and ordered out
OF town. Some Of them have gone.
but the majority has remained and
endeavored to dodge the police.
Probably 90 CT the latter have been
Jailed to serve out their sentences
Many Ct them would as soon stay
In jail as out this kline Of weather.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
HOG ATE HIS CHECKS.

PLAIN CITY, H.. Feb. 26.-John
Noon, proprietor of a grain eleva-
tor here, is out sl4l as result or
a peculiar mishap. While walking
through the railroad stockyards, he
dropped his purse, containing
checks and paper money. A hog
Immediately picked up the purse
and swallowed it. A portion of the
sum was in checks on which pay
ment was stopped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26

(Scripps News AssociatiOn.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Evelyn
Thaw had triumphed over Jerome
when her prosecutors cross exam
ination ended today. At the con-
clusion the girl was still smiling
and self possessed and still fight
ing. Her story was weakened i'll
places, but in the main the girl de-
feated her trained adversary in a
war Of words lasting four days and
a half. The girls vsracity was I'M
scathed. II a weak spot was found
it Is in the character of the wit
ness but not in her truthfulness.
Jerome concluded the cross ex-
animation at 12:40 and it was
thought the ordeal was over, but
Jerome surprised everybody by re-
calling Evelyn this afternoon. He
wanted to question her about let
tiers Thaw wrote Banker Lyon. Je-
rome agreed to allow Delmas re-
direct examination, reserving the
right to cross examine again.
Jerome's questions today were
on evidences of irrationality OBJ
served in Thaw by the witness.
She said while in cab once they
saw White and Harry cried, bit hts
nails and talked so fast she could
not understand him.
WAS it like epileptic fit?" asked
Jerome.
1--WE seen a. cat have fit and 1t
was not like that" she responded,
and repeated to story of Thaw's
agitation at every sight or mention
of White. Thaw carried a gun be-
cause he thought he was followed
by members Of Monk Eastman's
gang.
Jerome developed the fact that
Evelyn had formed the opinion that
Thaw was crazy on the subject OF
White. He was certain White was
prosecuting him and believed
White inspired much that appeared
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
EASY MONEY
PROPOSITION

The council tonight may be con-
fronted with the proposition to APP
propriate $1,000 to have the plumb
ing ordinances revised by an east
ern expert The board of health is
in session this afternoon consider
ing communications from eastern
inspectors asking the privilege Of
earning such an easy $1,000. DR..
c. V. Genoway, head of the board.
is opposed to the appropriation.
deeming it exorbitant. He can't
see why the work cannot be done
here and the money be saved to the
city. /
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
PUT ARTIFICIAL CREAM ON
SKINNED MILK

what is it," is question OF
deep importance which NJ, c. Rob
ms, city bacteriologist, is trying to
solve. 1t seems, from samples OF
milk secured fer test by Inspector
Reinwald. that the milk is below
standard on the percentage OF but
ter fat. and is really the skinned
fluid with substance in 1t which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26

gives it fluffy, creamy appearance.
when there Is no cream there. 1t
Is not cornstarch such as was used
when the food fakes were first per
petrated, but is some connection
which is altogether a mystery to
the bacteriologist.
The city department is protecting
the guilty dairyman by refusing to
divuEe his name.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
WOMEN into Line
AGAINST 8 HOUR Law

Natatorium park. He Is an en-
ploye OF the w. w. p. Co.
Delegates who had ordered out
their lights were asked to rise and
about 90 responded, a number OF
others said they had ordered theirs
out and others said they were try.
ing to get connected up with the
gas main and would discontinue aa
soon as possible. :.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26

Superintendent D. l.. Hunting
ton, of the Washington Water
Power Co., is rather influential with
the board of public works, it seems,
as much SO as is Whispering
Harry with the council. The board
and Huntington held a meeting Sa-
turday and talked over the
Strengthening of the piers of the
Howard st. bridges which are cross
ed by w. w. P. street cars and
one of which is the temporary
structure replacing the "guaran-
teed" bridge that fell down.
The occasion revives the ques-
ton of "who pays for the temper
airy bridge?" So far as known, this
was not mentioned at the Hunting
ton confab. Commissioner j. 7.
ONO said the city had thus far
stood the expense pending reply
to Commissioner w. T. ROy's COM
munication asking the council
which order it meant, the council
having first instructed the board
to collect half the expense from the
company, and then later, the full
amount. 1t seems that the council
Is divided against itself and as
badly puzzled as Roy, who couldn't
understand, but permitted the city
to pay.
His communication lays stored
away in some recess of the records
where it may be easily forgotten,
and the city is out $4,000, which
should have been paid by the COM
pany as the expense of rebuilding
the bridge it knocked down.
This whole deal is of nature
that convicts the council either of
incompetence bordering closely on
imbeciity or a deliberate intention
to make the public pay the cost OF
the company's criminal careless
ness. "
The councils first instruction to
the board, following the hasty
whitewash of the rotten bridge, was
that one half the temporary re.
building expense be collected from
the power company. Then public
sentiment became SO strong against
such action that Mayor Daggett
called a special meeting of the
council and it was voted to instruct
the board to collect all the expense
The board consequently had two in
structions, or thought 1t had, the
commissioners cllnging desperate.
~ to the theory that later order
did not repeal the first, and its ex-
cuse for not collecting anything
was that It was bewildered and did
not know which instruction to
obey. Then the commissioners ask
ed which was to be ut" and the
council promptly tabled the request
and Immediately forgot all about it.
Meanwhile the company confident
ly announced a willingness to do
what the council wanted it to and
the security Of this position de-
velops in the fact that the council
doesn't want it to do anything. Per,
feet understanding apparently pre-
walls on this point.
Councilman Stimmell this morn
ing said: MY understanding was
that the company should pay all
the expense"
Leonard Funk. president Of the
council, said: Il don know which
we meant" This is the executive
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
STEVENS ALSO
: QUITS CANAL

so the rock pile medicine has been
prescribed for their peculiar mala-
dies. The cleanup orders of week
ago has borne fruit. Last night only
six Migrants were arrested. The
first day the order was in effect
about rs were garnered in, but
from that on the number dwindled
daily.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
$4,000 CLAIM
! AGAINST CITY

The finance committee of the
city council met yesterday after
noon and referred the $10,175 claim
for damages presented by Mrs.
Ellen Finn to Corporation Counsel
Geraghty. Mrs. Finn fell last win
ter on the icy sidewalk on Pacific
av. near Oak st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
REGISTRATION

Registration was brisk this MORN
ing and at IL O'Clock the books
showed a total of 1894 voters who
have climbed the Alps the term
now universally used by Spokanites
in describing the ascent of the four
flights of stairs to reach the clerks
Office. The books close April 10.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26
CANAL BIDS
REJECTED
(Scripps News Association.)

NScTlppS news ASSOclatlOn.}
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 90
The administration today decided
not to accept any Of the recent
bids for the construction Of the Pa
mama canal by contract. This
shuts out divers bid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-26

(Scripps News AssociatiCn)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 90
The president today accepted the
resignation of Chief Engineer John
F. Stevens and appointed Major
George w. Cocktails as his sue
cessor In charge Of the Panama
canal work. In letter to the
canal commission the president
says he received Stevens resigna-
ton less than 10 days ago.