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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
CITY RESERVOIR
FILLING AGAIN

Within the next "a hours the
water commissioners will know IL
any restrictions In the sprinkling
supply will be necessary. The re-
cent hot weather and the great
amount of water used by the fire
department in putting. out the fire
at the King Sash & Door Co. mill
Just about took all the surplus sup.
ply in the big reservoir, Fortunate
ly the weather got cool yesterday
and not so much water was used
for sprinkling purposes.
The pumps at the up-river sta
ton have been worked steadily
and the reservoir is rapidly filling
again. Commissioned ONO. who.
during Commissioner Roy's alb
sence in Chicago with Mayor
Moore, is in charge of the water de-
partment. visited the reservoir this
morning and decided that at pres
ent at least no restriction Of
sprinkling is necessary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
STREET CAR
LINES ESCAPE
Records Show no Assessments Of Franchlses
nor Personal Property.

Spokane streetcar franchises are
valueless, according to the assess
or's books. But franchises for the
steam lines are worth a little some
thing. The Great Northern has
been valued at $4,000; o. R. & N,
$4,000, and the Spokane Falls &
Northern, $4,000 Assessor e. P.
Galbraith was asked about the
value of franchises this morning
and his reason for not assessing
those for streetcars. He replied:
1--WE have assessed all franchises
for what we consider them worth.
We compute their value by the
amount Of business done by com.
panies owning them"
Investigation of the books, how.
ever, showed as above. Streetcar
franchises in this city are worth
thousands of dollars, yet the assess
or seems to have overlooked them
AS far as the records show
neither the Washington Water
Power nor the Spokane Traction
companies have been assessed any
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
PARADE PRIZES
LABOR DAY

Satisfactory progress in all de-
partments was reported yesterday
at the regular meeting OF the Labor
day celebration committee. The
parade committee, which was al
lowed SITS, reported the following
prizes arranged:
Best showing made by union
with 80 or more members, $50;
union making best showing with
less than so members, SIS: best
float, $50; best uniform rank, $50.
Unions must pay up the per
capita tax before Labor day in or
der to compete for prizes, and each
union must hand list of the num-
Der of men in line to the marshals
and judges, who are Messrs. Glar-
up. Fordyce, Gorckley, Lowery and
Farrell.
On request the committee was
empowered yesterday to select 5
men to assist the marshal of the
day in handling the different d.
visions Of the parade.
The lineup OF the parade was not
settled and the committee is open
to suggestions. Chairman Steven
son, Of the committee, was made
general chairman of the day.
Preparations for the celebration
have progressed 80 satisfactorily
that the committee will not hold
another general meeting until the
last Sunday in this month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05

thing for personal property. The
streetcars of these companies,
valued at thousands Of dollars, the
barns, rails and other appliances,
are not listed. II they are, the
books do not show it. Notwith-
standing this, Assessor Galbraith
says they have been assessed. Per-
haps he has some private book
which is not shown to the public.
Anyway, there is no record for
these in the book in which corpora
ton business is kept exclusively.
It looks as though corporations
have been assessed only where the
assessor couldn't get away from it.
Spokane e Inland personal prop
erty valuation Is placed at $780,
$40; Occur Jd'Alene & Spokane,
$53,635; Medical Lake line, $751;
2S5. The real property Of these
lines is valued at the following hg-
ures: w. w. p. Medical Lake line,
$44.S10; Spokane Il Inland, $780,
585; Occur d'Alene & Spokane,
$5S,610; Spokane & Inland. Liberty
Lake branch, $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
WONT PAY
HUGE FINE
Standard Oil Trust Issues Open Defiance to
Judge Lands Decree.

titled to be heard in such matter.
: II Smith had seen fit to confer
with us we would readily have fur
nished him with data for a truthful
statement of the facts in ques-
ton"
Following his statement, ,Secre.
tary Pratt, of the Standard, said:
1.-THE reported statement OF
Chamberlain, of the National Petro-
leum association, that an advance
in oil prices will be made as a re-
suit Of the fine is entirely unwar.
ranted and absolutely unfounded'
Chamberlain is challenged to- re.
vealed the source Of his misinfor'
nation"
Smith reported that the STAN
dard monopoly was responsible for
every increase in the price Of oil
for the past 10 years, and disputed
the claim that the trust had ever
lowered the price. He estimated
that the profits of the oil trust since
1882 have amounted to the enor'
nous sum of $790,000,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
COUNTY FEE
FIGHT ON

The final disposition of the $4,000
warrant which the county commits
sioners want to pay to H. M. Ste.
phens for representing Spokane at
the rate hearing, will be settled
probably this afternoon by Judge
Warren, who this morning occupies
Judge Poindexter's bench.
Arguments by Prosecutor Barn
hart and H. M. Stephens, represent
ing the county, and Mcdonald &
Kizer, who represent the National
Surety Co., are in progress. The
surety company wants per.
manent order enjoining the county
from paying any money to Stephens
on the ground that it is illegal.
The bonding company brought
the action so that it might be pro
tected in case the proceeding is il
legal.
The chamber Of commerce
agreed to raise $1,000 for the ex.
pense of the hearing, and arranged
for the city and county to each pay
the same amount, making a total
of $4,000. The legality of the
county appropriation was at once
attacked by the surety company re-
sponsible for the county auditor
Attorneys for the company have
been unable to find any authority
in law for the county appropriation,
although Prosecutor Barnhart
holds it to be legal.
To what extent the county was
benefited or interested in the rate
fight did not appear at the rate
hearing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
GIRL MURDERED
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Omitted Press Association.)
DAYTON, o., Aug. 5.--Anna
Markowitz. daughter Of pawn
broker, was assassinated last night
near the old soldiers home here,
and Abe Cohen, a travelling sales.
man, is suffering from bullet
wound as the result Of an attack on
them.
Bertha Markowitz, sister Of the
dead girl, gave the alarm. After
Cohen was shot, Anna Markowitz
was dragged away and strangled to
death. Many tragedies have been
committed on the same scene.
Jacob and James and Bertha
Markowitz. brothers and sister of
the murdered girl, are under arrest.
The police are under the impress
sion that they were following
Cohen and Anna.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05

ANU JEAL - 70. The ONLY
SOLID RESULTS OF HAGUE
CONFERENCE-NoTHiNG FOR
PEACE OR TO ALLEVIATE
HARDsHiPs OF CONFLICTS.
(Mr. Dawson has attended every
session of the peace conference
since the start, and his observa-
lions on the deliberations of that
body are authoritative and timely.
-Editor.)
BY Francis Warrington Dawson
Special Correspondence TO The Press
THE HAGUE, Aug. 5.-Brought
together. at cost of. 81 200, 900, the
International peace conference at
The Hague will adjourn in week
or two without having accomplish
ed anything for peace or for the
alienation of the hardships Of war.
Continual exhibitions of interna-
tional suspicion and jealousy have
been made and the only solid result
of the conference has been to put
the European powers more and
more en- their guard against osten-
sible permanent peace suggestions.
Practically every so-called peace
proposal that has been made at the
conference has not had for it's OBJ
ject the removal Of war, but has
rather been more or less thinly
disguised attempt to gain some ad-
vantage useful in warfare to the
proposing power.
So persistent has been the at
tempt to use the peace conference
for this purpose that even If some
country were to make An entirely
disinterested proposal that would
have only beneficial results for all
the powers, it is doubtful II 1t
would stand chance of adoption.
The only kind of proposals that
the conference will adopt before it
adjourns will be the harmless vari-
ETY. that pledge no country to any
thing and that express pious gen.
eralities.
Several countries have tried to
persuade the conference to put I'M
der very strict limitations the bonn
bardment of ports in warfare. They
based this suggestion on the
ground that bombardments cause
tants. All these powers, it turned
out, have numerous unprotected
ports that would fall an easy prey
to strong navy enemy, and they
were simply trying, under a human
itarian guise, to protect their ports
from certain capture.
Other countries want the confer
ence to agree that belligerent
shall no longer be all owed to seize
neutral ships carrying contraband.
This proposal is supported by
countries that would have to de-
pend on securing materials from
foreign countries during warfare
to avert famine, and is opposed by
the powers that consider them
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
new YORK
0UTRACES

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Sadie
Hazenflug, niece of State Senator
Hazenflug, Is the latest victim OF
the "rippers." While walking on
the street with her fiance, Michael
Cam, she was dragged in a door,
way by / assailant while another
felled Cam. A policeman arrested
2 men and protected them from the
crowd by drawing revolvers. The
prisoners gave the names of Peter
Cambasi and John Montalono. I
Agnes McMullen, age 10, was
torn from the side of her mother
on the street, rushed into an auto
by 6 men and whirled away. The
screams of the girl and her mother
attracted crowds, but the autoist
escaped, pursued by the police.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
DIRTY MILK SOLD

The board of health. in special
session this afternoon decided to
begin at once a systematic inspec-
ton of milk. Before the meeting
was called Health Officer Grieye
delegated each inspector to visit
dairy headquarters and take Q
sample of milk. This will be given
to the city bacteriologist for an
alysis and general test for germs.
Some of the milk obtained, say
the inspectors, is very bad, even to
the naked eye. For the last sew.
eral months milk dealers and dairy
men have become very careless. SO
much so that the department has
been the recipient Of frequent COM
plants.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
IMMENSE CAvERNs FOUND
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Omitted Press Association.)
STAUNTON, Va, Aug. "a
subterranean cave, which will prob
ably rival the well-known caverns
of Luray and the famous Wiers
cave, has just been opened in the
suburbs Of Staunton. Some OF the
chambers of the cave are enor-
nous, and many unique formations
have been discovered, although the
entire cave has not yet been ex-
plored. Among the best formations
are the CURES Of a woman and q
child, buffalo and bear, each of
which is symmetrical and graceful
In contour.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
Two men
DROWNED


1 Robert d. Mitchell and Vern Will
COX, both of Spokane, were drown
ed at Bridgeport this morning. The
police were notified by telephone,
but furnished with no particulars.
Wilcox was employed up to July %
with the Star livery at 1901 First
av.
/ Mitchell is married. The police
notified his wife and she set out at
once for the scene of the drowning.
The drowned men were interesteS
In timber claims. Citizens of
Bridgeport have spent most of the
day dragging the river for the
bodies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
COMPANY MUST CLEAN
Up CARCASSES

The police this morning put into
effect a new rule. Hereafter when
streetcar company causes the
death of dog, instead of notifying
the scavenger company to remove
it, the department will notify the
streetcar people. The bill then, In
stead of being paid by the city or
the owner, will be paid by the
streetcar company.
Heretofore the scavengers have
removed the animals to the crema-
tory and charged the bill to the own
er if known and il not they charged
it to the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05

, Instead of clearing the future way
the conference has heaped further
obstacles on it, by deepening the
suspicious of the powers toward
one another.
Only one accomplishment Of any
importance at all Is expected to re-
suit from the conference. That is
the American proposal for main
tanning permanent court of arbi-
tration at The Hague. There is a
general desire among the delegates
to be civil to the United States, and
as the American idea cannot harm
anyone 1t will probably go through.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
BROTHER LEAVES
BROTHER JAILED

/ Fred and David Hinnimen didn't
do the Damon and Pythias act this
morning ana as the result David is
in Jail and Fred is at large. They
were engaged in combat at
O'Clock this morning when Patrol
man Bunker came along and pinch
ed them. About 9 O'clock Fred,
who had 036 when arrested, asked
what the bonds were. He was told
SIS each. He paid his and allowed
his brother to remain in Jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
$4,000 OFFER
TO HAYWOOD
Omitted Press Assoclation.)

DENVER, Aug. Haywood APP.
peared early at his old desk in the
Western Federation Of Miners
headquarters this morning and be.
gan the task of answering tele.
grams and letters of congratula-
ton.
A lecture bureau offers Haywood
$4,000 for 100 lectures during the
winter. Haywood is considering 1t.
Although the demonstration over
Haywoods arrival last night was
suppressed until it was ascertained
whether John Murphy, the fedora.
ton attorney, had survived the
trip from Boise, thousands gathered
at the depot and pressed so closely
about Haywood that only with
great difficulty was he able to
wheel his invalid wife to the car.
rage.
With his wife safe in the car.
riage he stood up and responded to
the cheers that greeted him. II
was some time before the street
could be cleared sufficiently to per.
NIT the carriage leaving the depot,
In an informal address at the
Albany hotel Haywood mentioned
the threat Of the Mine Owners as
ISOLATION that II he ever returned
to Denver 1t would be in a pine
box. His only regret, he said. was
that Meyer and Pettibone were
not with him as free as he was.
Murphy was taken to his home in
an ambulance after as hearty a re-
ception as his friends dared give
him. He is very weak and failing
fast.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
CROOKED and CRAFTY
JAPS CAUGHT
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ttFfteu tTesS AsSOClutloHsJ
LOS ANGELES. Cal, Aug. g.
The local police department is fac
ing one of the most difficult prob.
lens in its history In Japanese
invasion of the criminal field.
BY the fortunate capture Of 2
OF these willy oriental crooks.
George Kobashashi, highwayman,
and Vasugiro Okabe, sneak thief,
the mystery surrounding number
of battling crimes has been solved.
It was thought that gang of ex-
pert crooks from the east were
operating here until, by chance,
the pair of innocent appearing
Japs were captured.
The greatest cunning was dis.
played In their work and with
characteristic duplicity both were
mission workers among their PEG
Pile. AS thieves, the detectives say
the Japanese give the white crooks
cards and spades and then steal the
deck from them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
CAN'T STAND HER TEMPE r

In a complaint filed in the supe-
rior court this morning Henry II.
Brown says that his wife, Ruth d.
Brown, has made their entire mar
ried life a turmoil with her bad
temper They married in Indian
Territory in 1872. Since that time
Mrs. Brown has on occasions de-
serted the domestic domicile for
months at a time. They have no
children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
LANDS SW|PES
ANOTHER
Omitted Press Association

IUnIted PTeSS AbSUC1HIIUH.J
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.--The furni-
ture trust was officially wiped out
of existence today when Judge
Lands. who fined Standard Oil, en-
tered a formal order permanently
enjoining the American Seating
Co., A. II. Andrews and Is other
members of what is known as the
Prudential club from entering into
another trust agreement.
This trust was recently indicted
under the Sherman antitrust law,
all members pleading guilty except
the e. H. Stafford Co.. which in
tends to fight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
he CHARGES USURY

Usuary is charged in complaint
filed by Joseph Schmuck this morn
ing against A. A. and A. l.. Barnett
and Sada v. Harrison. Schmuck
says that in November, 1905, he
borrowed $3.50 from Barnett at
per cent per month interest. He
mortgaged house and furniture to
guarantee payment in 80 days.
Schmuck claims the note Is void
and fraudulent on account OF the
usurous interest 1t is now in the
possession of Sada V. Harrison.
who has commenced an action to
foreclose.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
PREDICTS BIG WAR IN CHINA
U!nited Press Association,

Omitted Press Association.p
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-A letter
has been received at the head.
quarters OF the board of foreign
missions of the Presbyterian
church from one of the medical
missionaries of the board now in
China, describing the conditions
around Canton. According to DR..
]. NJ. Swan. the writer, only lead
er is necessary for widespread
rebellion in that part OF China. He
says that certainly before IL
months pass decided change in
the government may be expected
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05

iyeness of the acceptance of the
first proposal.
Every other proposition of i'm
portance that has come before the
has been similarly
emasculated or else thrown out
Bodily.
II Even those have been disappoint-
ed who hoped that If the conference
did not take any definite step
forward toward international peace
Eit would at least clear the way for
the accomplishment of hoped for
results at some future congress.
Nothing of the kind has occurred.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
COUNCIL MEETS
TUESDAY NIGHT

The city council will meet tomor-
row night In committee of the
whole for the purpose, It Is stated,
of taking up and considering the
estimates of expense for running
the city for the next IS months.
AS the council has a habit of taxi
ing up other subjects than what II
is expected to, the Union park peo.
Pile who are fighting the saloons.
and those opposed to grade cross
ings, will do well to keep an eye
on the session.
From ALL appearances the coun-
Gil majority is opposed to popular
sentiment In both cases. 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
TURKS MASSACRE men
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
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Omitted Prcss ASSoclatlon.)
TEHERAN, Persia, Aug. g.
Eighteen Christian men and 80
women and chnuren were massa.
cred by Turkish troops recently In
the Persian village of Mavaheko.
The Turks forced a small Per-
sian garrison defending the town to
evacuate and then bombarded the
village.
Another official report says 5000
Persian cavalry Joined the Turk
ish force in threatening the town
of Urumiah, with a population OF
$4,000. Urumiah Is the center of
missionary activity and seat of the
Fiske seminary for girls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05

selves to be self-sustaining.
All the powers agreed that the
formal declaration of war should
precede the opening of hostilities
and that the delivery of an ulti-.
matum should not be considered
itself to constitute a declaration
of war. The peace party at The
Hague thought it had accomplish
ed an excellent stroke by this.
Then it was moved to make time
limit between declaration Of war
and the firing Of the first shot. The
powers refused to agree to this,
and thus destroyed all the effect
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
EQUALIZATION
| BOARD Meets

The board of equalization met at
10 o'clock this morning and after
electing George 7. Collin chair
man, discussed things in general
and adjourned until afternoon. 80
complainants appeared this morn
ing. The session will last for the
next 3 weeks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued
this morning TO Nj. c. Kuel. of Har-
rison, Idaho. and Elsie Eberhardt,
of Piney, Ark; j. II. Poe, Spokane,
and Lynn A. Cook. Long Beach,
CAL; r. ID. Engel and Mary Dwyer,
Spokane: Arthur Boehm. Sand
point, Idaho, Mary W. Moon, Spo-
kane
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
TERR0R|STSGET
ANOTHER
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ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. g.
Gen. Karangosoff, former governor
of Odessa, was assassinated today.
The assassins escaped.
Karangosoff VAST commander o
the Lubna dragons and when 2
years ago he was appointed govern
or general of Odessa, he took Sc
we're measures to repress disturb.
ances, instructing the police to fire
directly into the mob. He was sue.
ceeded as governor by Gen. Kaul-
bars.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
THREE JURORS PASSED

Omitted Press Association.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. with
4 sworn jurors In the box attorneys
In the Halsey trial began the ex-
animation OF additional talesmen
this morning. Three were tenn
porarily passed. They are James
Burke, coal dealer; John F. Young,
hotel keeper; Edward Skahan,
grocer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
MEXICAN MAYOR WAS
BIG S MuccLER
Omitted Press Association

Ell PASO, Tex, Aug. 5.-The
federal court, sitting in the Juarez
investigation of wholesale SNUG
Cling operations, today handed
down charges against Mayor Silano
Monte, who disappeared last week,
Of smuggling 20 cars of wheat. He
is liable to duties and penalties
amounting to 100000 and IL years
Imprisonment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
MOTHERS INSANE DEED.

Omitted Press Association.)
BALTIMORE, Aug. 5.--Mrs.
Christine Nenadai, age 20,
strangled her 2 children, age 2 and
15 months, to death this morning
during a recurrence Of insanity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
ENGLISH TROOPS
! after MOORS
Omitted Press Association

GIBRALTAR, Aug. 5.-The Brit
ish cruiser Antrim, carrying 465
men, left today for Casa Blanca,
the scene of last weeks outbreak
by the Moors.
i MADRID, Aug. appropriations
were made today for Transports
tion to Morocco OF 500 soldiers
Spain has decided TO send there.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
MONUMENT TO PERRY
(United Press Association

Omitted Press Association)
TOLEDO, Aug. 5.-The victory
monument in honor Of Commodore
Oliver Perry was unveiled In Vic
tory park, Put In bay, today In the
rain. A naval parade preceded the
unwilling. Fairbanks gave a dis
course on events leading to Perry's
victory. A ball will be held tonight
in honor of Fairbanks and wife.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
AMERICAN WAR HERO
THROWS LIFE AWAY
Omitted Press AssocIa tlon.,

LONDON, Aug. 5.--Thomas My
Ter, Spanish-American war soldier
and said to be the man who holsted
the Stars and Stripes over Santa.
90 de Cuba, was drowned today
near Courtown. II Is reported that
Myler was practicing for an at
tempt to swim the English channel,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
THREE BROTHERS
LOST IN LAUNCH
tunlted PRESS As.oclation.l

NORFOLK, Aug. s. - Three
brothers. Edward G., John L. and
Clifton Garrett. sons OF G.. T. Gar
rett, Of Newport News. were
drowned today when gasoline
launch In which they were riding
was struck by a barge, which ran
ooHpletely over 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-05
AUTOS TOO SWIFT
FOR TAX ASSESS

Only "a automobiles have been
assessed this year in this county,
The total valuation is s25.740. Auto
dealers claim there are more than
40 machines now In use here.