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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
VAST CROWD At
CEREMONY

Inch by inch, following impress.
sive ceremony of the Masonic
order, the cornerstone of the new
postof1ice building was lowered in.
to place at 1913 o'clock, while
the thousands of people who had
gathered to witness the proceed
ing, stood with barred heads.
Long before the ceremonies be-
gan. the vicinity Of the corner OF
Riverside av. and Lincoln St, site
of the new postoffice, was jammed
with eager spectators.
AT II o'clock, the procession, led
by the Knights Templars, arrived
headed by the Spokane band. A
squad of policemen had proceeded
1t to the place and opened way
for the procession to pass onto the
platform erected for the speakers.
DR.. c. Ross Baker, of the
Emanuel Baptist church, delivered
lengthy eulogy of the postoffice
department, federal authorities and
people Of the Inland Empire. Fol
lowing this the band played the
"Star Spangled Banner" while the
crowd as one man lifted their hats
Rev. ]. w. Hindley then invoked
the blessings OF the Almighty.
After the invocation, Judge Hen
ry l.. KEENAN, laid away in the cor.
nerstone a copper box containing
the following articles:
Copies OF The Spokane Press,
Spokesman-Review, the Spokane
Chronicle, Orator-Outburst and
Northwest Mining News. Roster
of men employed In the local post
office; list Of officials of secret so.
cieties; proceedings Of the last
meeting of the Knights Of Pythias
state commandery; program of the
Interstate fair, plans and specifica-
tions Of the building; photographs
Of Contractor Maxwell, and Post
master M. r. Harrison and the
crowd awaiting mail on Christmas
day.
Mayor C. Herbert Moore then
introduced Congressman Wesley L.
Jones, orator of the day. His adj
dress was followed by addresses by
Senators Ankeny and Piles and
Governor Albert Mead.
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TO MAKE DEMAND

Councilman Fred baldwin, OF the
Second ward, nearly succeeded last
night In adding further delay to
the bridge question by Offering a
resolution that the board OF works
be authorized to negotiate with
the railroad and streetcar compan-
les regarding what they would be
willing to pay towards the cost OF
new bridges.
Councilman Joe Phillips, In some
heat, insisted that the board be
authorized to make a demand upon
those companies for a fixed sum.
Baldwin then changed his motion
30 to read and the board was au.
thorized to get the estimates OF
cost, fix share to be paid by the
railway companies and make q de.
mand for it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
SHOOTS HIMSELF IN NECK

loaded gun in a case, he came to
a bootblack stand in front of the
Crown saloon on Riverside av. He
had his shoes shined and then
stepped down, at the same time
setting the gun down. The shock
caused it to go off. the bullet en-
tering the right side of his neck,
passing through and just missing
the jugular vein. The police were
notified and took the wounded
man to Sacred Heart hospital in
the patrol wagon. DR.. P. F. Witter
was called and dressed the wound,
which was found to be not serious
unless blood poisoning sets in,
The police blame Crow for car
rying loaded gun, and point to
the fact that it might have been
exploded on the train and killed
somebody
Crows mother keeps an apart
ment house in San Francisco. He
has relatives living in Portland.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
ONE CITY WITHOUT STRIKES

MANCHESTER, N. H., Oct. s.
I'm this day of labor agitation
strikes and lockouts, it Is with
wonder, almost, that the story OF
Manchester's SO years without a
clash between employer and en-
ployed is accepted.
A strikeless mill city! Once, in
1855, disagreement over hours re-
suited in an eight-day close down
Ever since labor and capital have
never locked horns. Every cloud
has vanished before common sense
calm discussion.
Cotton is the chief article OF
manufacture in Manchester Mil.
lions of yards are turned out week
ly. The Amoskeg corporation, the
greatest cotton mill In the world
employs 10000 operators. Its
monthly payroll is $225,000. 1t
runs 275,000 spindles, which re.
quire 10000 horsepower to turn
them.
Manchester is the metropolis OF
New Hampshire. 1t is essentially
a workingman's city, where equal
rights applies to the owner and
employee with the same force.
1t has been said Manchester's
working class is not intelligent, but
this is a libel The population con
sists chiefly of descendants OF
Scotch-Irish settles and French
Canadians. They are good opera
tors and earn good wages.
Manchester mills folio wthe mer
it system strictly IN promotions
and in fixing the wage scale. EN-
ployes are treated with considera
ton. There Is absolutely no arts.
tocracy among the mill agents. SUI
perintendents have risen from the
ranks and remember the day when
they were operators.
Cost of living Is higher now than
ever before, but compared to other
cities 1t is still low IN Manchester
The Amoskeg corporation owns an
immense territory about the town
and encourages home building. II
sells property cheaply and upon
terms which encourage operators
to buy.
Those who desire to rent are
given the benefit of good, conven
lent houses owned by the corpora
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
GARBAGE GRAFT
ALLEGED

'1n the course OF a few days, if
we cannot get better deal from
those in charge of the operation of
the crematory, I will divulge a
story of graft that will make Spo-
kane people sit up and take no.
tice." stated James Berridge. of the
City Scavenger Co., yesterday
morning in the health office.
Just what secrets Berridge
would tell, however, he refuses to
make known. He says the price
of 81 a ton recently inaugurated
at the crematory makes the garb-
age business Improbable. He
wants the old rate of 25 cents a
load. He says the scavengers have
figured on building a crematory of
their own but have given up the
idea. Now that the high charge
has been put into effect they may
again take up the question of a
crematory of their own.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
BIG FRAUD
AT FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 81
Amazing methods used by the
Southern Pacific and big shippers
in San Francisco to make inter-
state shipments appear as state
shipments were revealed today.
Most of the witnesses before Inter-
state Commerce Commissioner
Lane confessed to receiving re-
funds on state shipments, which
is unlawful.
Ancil King, of Studebaker Bros,
stated that he had applied for
refund on state shipments. Attor-
neys for the commission state that
the Studebaker business is really
interstate that 1t shipped to Porto
Costa, unloaded and shipped on
Southern Pacific boats simply to
defeat the interstate commerce
law.
Many other shippers reported
special rates.
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PAY DEBTS AND
RAISE PAY.

Theh last remaining indebted.
ness of the First Baptist church
was removed last night at the an.
nual business meeting The amount
still unpaid was $1,000. Rev. Van
Osdel subscribed $500 toward the
liquidation and the members sup.
piled the balance.
In recognition Of his long serv.
ice in this city the board voted to
increase Rev. Van Osdel's salary
$1,000 per year, bringing the total
up to $4,000 per year. 1t was after
hearing this that Rev. Van Osdel
contributed $500 to the church
debt.
Seven deacons, nine elders,
seven deaconesses, treasurer of
the expense, missionary and build
ing funds and other officers were
elected An elegant supper pre-.
ceded the business session and the
evening closed with baptism of
four persons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
BROWN LIVED IN
FEAR OF DEATH

BAKER CITY, Ore, Oct. g.
With over $1,000 up for the capture
and conviction of the murderers OF
Ex-Sheriff Harvey Brown, and with
the strong conviction that the men
who did the deed are still within a
few miles of if not in this city,
officers declare they hope to make
an arrest today.
Brown had told Edward Flynn
on Saturday before the murder that
he might be assassinated within
10 days. So sure was he that
his life was in constant danger that
he had about made up his mind
to leave for California to escape
men whom he thought followed
him everywhere.
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list. Sooner or later they will be.
come a menace to American work.
men. | am opposed to their en-.
trance into this country under any
conditions. Already we have too
many of them"
Asked as to the prospects of the
campaign he is making for Sen
Ankeny's seat, Mr.. Jones said:
81 am not really campaigning in
the true sense of the word. | am
merely going around getting ac-
quainted with people and their
views on national legislation. l
wish to meet people who want to
present various question and get
their views on them so as to aid in
their settlement. In few days !
will take a trip to the northeastern
part of the state for the purpose
of meeting people and hearing their
sides of such questions as they may
be interested in"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
BOLSTER DAY AT
The FAIR

The work OF the late Herbert
Bolster in behalf OF the annual fair
in this city is memorized today at
the Interstate fair, the date being
dedicated to him. Mr.. Bolster
started the first fruit fair 13 years
ago. 1t Is expected that the judg-
ing will be completed today.
Tomorrow is named for the state
college and excursions are expect
ed to bring crowd of Pullman
students. The feature OF the day
Is a stock judging contest open to
young men under rs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
INSANE Driver SENDS
AUTO over CLIFF

CHICAGO. Oct. Bert l..
Lynch. 81, died in st. Anthony's
hospital as the result OF his mad
dash in an automobile over a 30.
foot cliff in a stone quarry.
Lynch was driving the machine,
accompanied by John Joss. in Sum.
init, when they approached the
quarry. Without any intimation OF
the plunge he intended to make,
Lynch drove the machine at terrific
speed toward the cliff. Joss
jumped.
The young man had been seized
by an insane impulse and evidently
could not save himself from the
plunge when he saw the deep
quarry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
ROTTEN SAUSAGE !
P0|S0NS FAMILY
DR.. Calder Victim of the Councils
Failure to Protect Public Health.

DR.. Calder, dentist in the Symons
block, is seriously i'll at his home,
01322 Mill St, from ptomaine poi
soning caused by spoiled sausage
he purchased at shop on the
Northside.
His entire family were sickened
by the stuff, but with the exception
of the doctor they are now well.
Complications have resulted in his
case that may result in long i'll
ness.
In spite of the danger of many
such cases the city council refuses
to take action on a new ordinance
prepared with the object of over
coming the technical defect on
which the old meat inspection was
declared invalid.
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SHUT OUT ALL
AS|AT|C LABOR
Don't Admit Them Under ANY Con-
ditions Says Cong. Jones.

81 am not in favor of admitting
Asiatics to this country when we
do not expect to make American
citizens Of them.
81 am heartily in favor of their
exclusion and will work for ma.
tional legislation to that end"
So stated Congressman Wesley
L. Jones, candidate for United
States senator, when seen at the
Victoria hotel this morning by a
representative Of The Press.
Mr.. Jones does not mix his
words. He does not beat about the
bush on this question, but comes
out flat-footed In favor of the ex.
clusion of all Asiatics-Hindus,J ia.
panese and Chinese.
He said:
while the employment of Asia.
tics just now may do no harm, yet
these conditions will not always ex.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
ClcARET FlENDS GET
MAKiNS' BY MAN

Local cigaret fiends watch
anxiously nowadays for the arrival
of the mails, as each train brings
envelopes full Of the necessary pa
pers from friends in other states
with which to make the forbidden
pills"
One of the largest consignments
was received today from Harrison.
Idaho. The envelope contained -
books.
Last month woman in Wallace
sent to friend here 100 books In
large envelope. and In this way
the morbid cigaret hends are en-
abled to sidestep the law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
TICKLED WlFE'S FEET
LIKE A FlEN0

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.--Mrs.
Elizabeth Payne, q small, delicate
woman Of Jersey City, had her
big, powerful husband hauled into
court and fined $40 for mistreat.
ing her.
Mrs. Payne said:
"Times innumerable he has
dragged me from bed and placed
my feet under his arms. Holding
me In this way he would tickle the
soles of my feet until almost lost
my reason. Sometimes he tickled
me with his fingers and sometimes
with a fork. which ne kept for that
purpose. My feet are 80 sore now
that l can hardly walk"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
UNIONS May
JOIN HANDS

Members Of the Musicians union
are taking more than ordinary in
terest in the proposed formation in
this city OF branch of the Per-
formers Protective union of Amer
lea. 1t is claimed that there Is a
movement on foot IN the country
to have both these organization
affiliated on account OF the inter
est Of each being in many cases
identical.
Should this affiliation be brought
about, 1t will mean that no union
performer can work in a house un-
fair to the musicians and vice
versa, and 1t is contended that this
will bring to quick settlement
many strikes which now take a
long period to adjust.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
LET CHICAGO GET
SOBER JUST once

CHICAGO, Oct. S.-"Close the
saloons for 10 days and give Chi
cago an opportunity 10 get sober
for once in its 70 years OF life"
said Miss Marie c. Brehm, presi-
dent of the w. c. T. U.
'Grand!" calculated ESQ dele
gates to the white ribbon conven-
ton.
Miss Brehm is really in earnest
and the plan is to be seriously put
up to Mayor Busse.
She says that IL Busse doubts
that Chicago will want to stay dry
after a Today trial he has only to
accept her invitation to prove her
words.
Miss Brehm does not say how
she expects Mayor Busse to ac-
complish the wholesale closing Of
Chicago's thirst parlors, but leaves
the problem to the executive to
solve in his wisdom.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
PRESIDENT
AT CAIRO

CAIRO, Oct. 3.-The president
was given a typical southern well
come here today when he arrived
on the steamer Mississippi. When
the old fashioned side wheeler hove
in sight the negroes jumped up and
sang and shouted. He was greeted
by the reception committee and
driven to St. Mary's park, where
he delivered an address.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 3.-Society will
Guido itself in the welcome to
Roosevelt and other distinguished
men who will be guests during the
Waterways convention opening
here tomorrow. The party is ex-
pected to reach here about noon
Friday. The presidents address
will be delivered in the auditorium
where the Waterways convention
will be in session.
The presidents address today
was devoted largely to national
standing with foreign powers. He
urged adequate preparation in or
der to be removed from the peace
with insult" policy, arguing that
the only safe and honorable policy
for the United States is to show
itself courteous toward other ma
tons, scrupulous not to infringe
upon their rights, yet able and
ready to defend it's own.
In domestic affairs he en-
phasized former arguments for an
application for federal power that
will prevent abuses of law in inter
state affairs He declared the cor
rupt business man as as great a
foe to the country as the corrupt
politician.
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president will undoubtedly tell the
public why he has changed his
mind.
Every mail brings letters from
the presidents admirers, urging
him to run again. Almost every
visitor makes the same demand.
In private conversation the presi-
dent tells his visitors that he does
not expect again to be candi
date and says there is no reason
why he should run. But he init
mates that II his enemies prove
strong enough to defeat the candi
date he prefers as his successor
he may feel obliged to run.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
STANDARD OIL
FIGHT RESUMED

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Dissolu-
ton suits against Standard Oil
were resumed again today. c. c.
Steinbrenner. of New Jersey,
through whom Kellogg wants to
show that the Standard has monop-
oily in the lubricating oil business,
was called to the stand.
The government charges that
the Standard controls 81 per cent
of the lubricating oil business. Kel-
logg believes that railroads are
paid excessive rates for lubricating
oil in return on oil shipments, prac-
tically amounting to rebating.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
DETROIT CINCHES
PENNANT

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Detroit has
assumed a position in the Ameri-
can league race which assures the
Tigers the pennant unless an I'M
forseen defeat intervenes. Yester-
day the Tigers won both games
and Philadelphia lost. The stand
ing of the two leaders is: Detroit,
,bl6; Philadelphia, 900. Chicago
stands .591,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03

ton at decent rent. The corpora
ton euforces certain conditions
from lodginghouse keepers in it's
territory and the result is sanitary,
clean, well appointed rooms for en-
ployes.
The big concern retains it's own
physicians, who care for the in
jured and sick.
In politics an empioye is as good
as his boss and gets the same
warm support from his party wne-
ther he be $2-a-day operator of a
IS ,0A0-a-year manager.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03

A draft OF the new law proposed
has been before the council near
ly two months. In the meantime
the city is deprived Of the inspec-
ton of an official with power to en-
force regulations designed to pro-
tect the public.
The reason for it Is the petty
pulling and hauling going on in
city politics as to how the small
err offices shall be apportioned.
This has already resulted in the
old inspector being tied up by
process of law until his proper
status can be defined, and still the
council makes no move to remedy
the defect in the ordinance point
ed out by the court in the Bittrich
case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
MEET IN NAME
| Of CHARITY

A convention of the charitable
institutions of the state will open
tonight in the Vincent M. E.
church. Mayor Moore will deliver
the. Introductory address and will
speak on the causes which lead to
the delinquency of children. He
will give figures presented by the
local police which show that in 80
cases out of 100 deliquent parents
primarily are the cause.
Other speakers will be Gov.
Mead. Judge Arthur Griffiths, NJ
A. Covington, A. H. Olds,. Rev. W.
]. Hindley and Miss McMicken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
ALLEGED ATTEMPT
TO POISON HOUNDS

BAKER CITY, Ore, Oct. g.
A desperate attempt was made
last night to poison Harry Diapers
bloodhounds and in that way cut
off pursuit Of the murderers Of
Harvey Brown. DR.. Fuller, pris-
oner in the county Jail, says he was
awakened at 2 o'clock in the morn
ing by a man outside the cell who
offered him $3.50 to poison the dogs.
which were kept in the jail during
the night. Fuller refused. The
man threatened to blow up the
Jail. Fuller called the guards. but
the man reached the darkness be-
fore the guard got out. Brown was
buried today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
DAVIS DIDN'T HIRE EN-

Isaac Davis. Of the Davis Cloth
ing Co, says he is not hiring non
union men on the brick work he Is
having done on Main av. and which
is alleged 10 have disappeared mys-
teriously twice in the night. Davis
says the work is let to contract
and he has nothing to do with the
hiring, He also says the bricks
were not stolen 10 any serious ex'
tent and that he Is having nc
trouble.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
ISAAC M. CROW MlSHANDLES
RIFLE ON STREET AND
BULLET NARROWLY GRAZES
HI JUGULAR VEIN.

The accidental discharge OF a
5000 calibre rifle through careless
ness early this morning nearly cost
Isaac M. Crow, of San Francisco,
his life. Crow is football player
of the San Francisco high school
and has been summering near Lew
iston, Idaho. He was en- route
home and had a through ticket.
When the train reached Spokane
this morning he decided to stop
over.
Starting downtown, carrying his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
DR.. JACKSON HAS
BOY IN BOSTON

DR.. ]. II. Jackson has arrived in
Boston with his six-year-old son.
John. whom he stole from the boys
mother, Mrs. Mary Jackson, in this
city a week ago. Mrs. Jackson has
received information that he has
reached the eastern city with the
boy. She is taking no steps to-
ward recovering the child.
A press dispatch received today
announced that DR.. Jackson had
denied a report current there that
his wife had deserted him. He
makes his residence in Boston and
Mrs. Jackson is living here with
her parents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
STANLEY OLSON INNOCENT

Justice Hinkle yesterday dis
missed the charge Of larceny
against Stanley Olson, who was &C
cused Of stealing bicycle, it be
ing shown that he was not guilty
When the boy was first arrested /,
was stated that M. Seller & Co
accused him of empezzling SIS. II
was not Stanley who was accused
but another boy named Herbert
Olson, who Is no win jail
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
POWDER LEFT
OUT ON Street

That people on streetcars and in
automobiles on Sprague av. east of
Division have been exposed to
danger from giant powder is
charged by men experienced in ex-
plosives who have passed that
way.
Sticks OF dynamite and boxes of
1t have been left within a few feet
OF the streetcar track and the road
way. 1t is claimed that a spark
flying from the autos or from the
car trucks would be sufficient to
explode the powder.
The powder is being used In a
ditch dug along the avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
REPUBLICANS Line UP

The Spokane Republican league
was formed last night at meeting
held last night in the municipal
courtroom. Mayor c. Herbert
Moore was elected chairman and
A. 8. Mann. secretary. The organi-
cation is afiiliated with the state
league,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
BOOSTED A TINE CHECK

Mike Allich, s,eve Kolich and
John English. Austrians, are in Jail
charged with passing raised
check on d. Binnard, a Main av.
clothier. The check raised was a
Washington, Idaho & Montana rail
way time check, the figures $3.50
being made to read 5000. The
men presented the check and were
fitted out with shoes and clothing.
The accused men will be arraigned
this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
SHE SAYS HE'S CRAZY

Judge Sullivan had not returned
a decision this afternoon in the
divorce case OF Marie Pershall
against James B. Pershall. Both
people are 60 years old and mar
ried year ago. Mrs. Pershall al
leges as her reason for bringing
the action that her husband has
gone insane over religion and that
at night he awakens her to talk
religion, which Is trying on her
nerves.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
UNDER SERIOUS CHARGE

Constable Murphy this morning
arrested James Arlington. age 20,
barber who lives at Cheney, on
warrant sworn out By j. w. Beck
who charges that young Addington
ruined his 17-year-old daughter,
Bonnie.