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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03

Mayor Intends to Fire Commissioner as Soon
as Signs arc Right.

II the Division st. asphalt Job,
for which a bill of $6,8s4 Produced
from $7,114) was new work, why
was it not advertised for bids as
provided In tho city charter7
If it comes under the head Of
maintenance work why was It not
done under the maintenance con-
tract rate by which the Barber COM
pany agrees to maintain the street
for 10 years for $2,4oo7
Manager Baylor, Of the asphalt
company, claims the work was
regularly ordered under the main
tenance contract which obviates
calling for bids.
Yet in urging collection Of the
bill charged he does not for q
minute argue that the work done
was maintenance work. The
amount Of the bill rendered the
city proves that without further
remark.
Wherein this asphalt business Is
surely peculiar and merits close in
Quiry. The maintenance contract
appears to be marvel of elasticity,
1t serves as an excuse for order
ing work without competition in a
nice quiet way that is not main
tenance work at ell when 1t comes
to collecting the bill.
The contract calls for mainten-
ance of Division st. pavement for
10 years for $1,000. Maintenance
means repairing wear and tear re-
sulting from use.
A single job ON this same pave
ment handed out under this same
contract calls for payment of $6,884,
and the company's original charge
was nearly times the amount OF
the maintenance contract. The city
dug up the street for water mains
and the company replaced the pave
ment.
The work is ordered under
stated contract provision and col
lected for at any rate the company
considers the job worth. 1t is fish
at the beginning and fowl at the
finish. And not single city COM
missioner understands.
Commissioner ONO, who has
charge OF the city street depart
ment, will be asked no questions
about the matter, II is stated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03

(Scripps News Association.)
BOISE, July 3.--When court re-
convened in the Haywood trial to-
day the defense announced 1t ex-
pected practically to complete its
side with the exception of reading
dispositions take at San Francisco,
before adjournment tonight.
The state today sent out notices
to witnesses who will be called
next week in rebuttal. According
to Senator Borah not more than a
week or 10 days will be required to
put in rebuttal evidence.
The first witness today was
Francis Clifford, life insurance
man. He knew Pettibone in Den
yer and had desk room in his store.
He swore there was only 1 room in
the store, with a basement under
meath. The latter was used as
stOreroom and workshop.
He was in the basement daily
during his entire residence there
and never saw any evidence Of the
manufacture of bombs or anything
like that there.
He met Orchard as Hogan in the
store 4 or times Orchard told
him he was writing hail insurance
and making lots of money.
As evidence of this he presented
a check to Pettibone which was too
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
MURDER0uS FIGHT
Two Cinnamon Killed and Another Wounded..
Survivors Claim White Man Did Il.

and ordered the dead Cinnamon
taken to the morgue.
Deputy Sheriff Pugh places lit
tie confidence in the story about
the white man which the Cinnamon
tell. He believes that the shooting
was the outcome OF long feud. 1t
was ascertained that the dead
men are partners who have been
working at market gardening for tt
Gee, a wealthy Chinaman who
keeps the store in the Lotus block
near the police station. tt Gee Is
now in Portland. The wounded
Chinaman lived in another room Of
the shack and never spoke to or
mixed with the others like China
men usually do. The little OH
Chinaman was a sort of worthless
pensioner who helped when he
could among the market gardeners
in the vicinity.
Various interpreters were taken
this morning to Sacred Heart hos
pital and an endeavor was made to
have All So tell the truth of the
affair. Ecah Chinaman would first
enter into a long conversation with
the wounded man and then, turning
to the officers, would say, white
man; cloth on face" That was all
that could be gotten out of any OF
them.
There is evidently an endeavor
on the part of the Mongolians to
bury the secret. Efforts were made
to locate the revolver or revolvers
in vain. The officers argue that II
the men had been attacked by an
outsider they would not all have
been shot from the front and the
little old man spared. Considerable
money was about the place but 1t
was not taken. The shack was not
ransacked, either.
The general belief Is that the
Cinnamon just naturally fought
each other and either All So or the
old man hid the weapons or threw
them away SO far that they have
not yet been found. The bullet
with which All So was wounded
passed through his body and i'm
bedded itself in the wall. 1t is
80 caliber.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
THREE BRIDGES
ORDERED

e. e. Goudy, western representa-
tive of the Wallace-C Coates En-
cheering Co., addressed the city
council last night and urged imme-
diate action regarding bridges for
which his company has drawn
plans. The meeting lasted we'll into
the night. 1t was finally agreed to
accepted the Howard st. plans OF
this company for concrete bridge,
also the plans for the North Wash
ington st. and Washington st. via
duct, both concrete. He was re-
quested to furnish plans at once
for a concrete structure on Mission
ay
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
COCKTAILS FOR TEDDY GET VICE
PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS IN TROUBLE

WASHINGTON. July 3.-Roose-
welt refuses to be drawn into the
momentous dispute of how many
cocktails and how strong were re-
Gently served at reception In the
home of Vice President Fairbanks.
The president says his part in the
discussion would be In bad taste,
as he was guest when the cocktails
were served. Roosevelt refuses to
say whether he did Or did not drink
cocktail.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 3.-Due to
the strenuous fight being made
against him by the temperance
members OF the Methodist church,
Vice President Fairbanks probably
will withdraw from all aims at be.
ing made the CHIEF lay delegate to
the national conference Of his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
WIFE IS SUFFERING BUT
JOHN O..ST|LL HIDES HIDES

able to make what laws concern
him he has grown marvelously
adept in lodging those other people
have made.
4 This morning an array Of rs u.
Isl. deputies marched out to Forest
Hll, Rockefeller's summer home,
:uHder instructions to surround the
Oh baron's castle and patrol 1t day
aid night.
{ The Rockefeller mansion on
Enclid av. is under similar seige.
The home of Rev. c. A. Eaton,
Rpckefeller's Cleveland pastor, is
also closely watched, lest the pas
tor, In solicitude for Rockefeller's
spiritual welfare, conceal him In
the cellar to preserve him from the
law of the land.
Marshal Chandler thinks Rookie
Teller is in Cleveland. None Of the
officers know for certain where he
ii.
tCHICAGO, July 3.-District At
torney Sims received words from
Marshal Henkel that the latter will
be unable to produce either William
or John Rockefeller in Judge Lam
dis court July 8. William is as
hard to find as John. Henkel Is
still on the trail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
FOURTH May BE RAINY DAY

Spokane will celebrate the Fourth
~ a do-as-you-please fashion tomor-
A6w. There is no official program.
Several societies will celebrate with
picnics and sports in various places
and the bulk Of the holiday crowd
will probably put in most of the
day at the parks. Special arrange
ments for handling big attendance
have been made at Natatorium.
Small boys and even old boys have
been warming up to the fire cracker
bOmbardment by preliminary Skin
mishes wherever it seemed safe to
pull them of.
That is there will be picnics and
park fun, etc, II It don't rain. The
weather man has cooked up the
prospect of a shower and the indi-
cations that he has hit It right are
discouragingly good. When 1t comes
to spelling Fourth of July or any
thing of that sort the weather man
is usually Johnny on the spot. He
says he can't help 1t, but the public
has It's own opinion about that.
Perhaps. after all, It may rain
Just enough to lay the dust.
Out Of town travel to the various
lakes will be heavy from present in
dications. The city will be filed
with strange faces by the opening
of the information convention of the
b. Y. p. u. and the streets will be
lavishly decorated In their honor
rs well as with the colors in honor
of the nations birthday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03

church at Baltimore next May.
The fight begun by the prohibit.
tionists Is to be made countrywide
and the fact that Fairbanks served
cocktails with cherries In them to
President Roosevelt and the guests
at his home here, Decoration day, is
the offending point.
Editor Clark, OF the Phalanx, pro-
hibition state organ, today sent
marked copies of his attack on Vice
President Fairbanks to all the pro-
hibition papers In the country.
The Phalanx alleges that the
cocktails were almost forgotten and
the luncheon delayed until Mayor
Bookwalter could hurry to the Co
lumbia club In his automobile and
get forty with the cherry In
them"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
SEEK EVIDENCE
AGAINST BRUNO

Regarding the attempt to bride
him yesterday by the Bruno broth
ers, dive keepers, Chief of Police
Rice this afternoon said that so far
as he was concerned, prosecution
was at a standstill until Friday af-
ternoon, when they will be given a
preliminary examination before
Justice Hinkle.
Detective Burns has been assign
ed to the work of securing absolute
evidence, with a view OF proving
that the Brunos did inclose the 3
800 bills in the letter which Tom
Bruno handed to the chief. Thus
far the detective has been unsuc-
cessful. No one has been found
to whom the Brunos confided or
admitted the attempt to bride.
Their closest friends have been
questioned unsuccessfully.
Bruno announced this morning
that he would continue to run the
Main block as heretofore until he
was closed up by the police. The
notorious dive has been conducted
for years under system of month
" fines of the women. Chief Rice
has put in vogue the filming of pro
prietors and owners of such places
but besides some restrictions re-
garding the sale of liquor has not
done anything to close such places
Whether Bruno IS convicted or not
will make no difference with the
plans of the chief, who is now OBJ
tanning advice regarding his pow.
ers to close the Main block.
The chief, however, will not state
what his plans are.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
BRIDE ARRESTED and
DIES IN JAIL

r BOSTON, July 3.-Instead of
starting on his honeymoon today,
Walter Toler left for Gardner, Me-,
taking home the body of the girl
he expected to marry. She was
Miss Grace Mcdonald, a young
actress.
A license was procured and last
night Miss Mcdonald gave a fare
we'll dinner to her friends. AS the
dinner progressed it developed into
a gay one and the guests became so
hilarious that the hotel proprietor
called in the police.
Miss Mcdonald, as hostess, was
arrested and lodged in Jail. She re-
fused to permit her sweetheart to
pay her fine and spent the night in
Jail.
When the turnkey went to the
cell today he found her dead. Heart
disease is believed to be the cause
Of death.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
DAVENPORT MAN
GETS GAY

Detective Briley this afternoon
arrested Robert III. Burns, store
keeper for Davenport's restaurant,
on complaint Of Otto Bittrick, meat
inspector. Bittrick visited the swell
hostelry this morning and asked
that he be allowed to inspect the re-
frigerator. Burns refused to allow
the inspector to even remain in the
kitchen and is said to have order
ed him out.
A warrant for his arrest was then
sworn out Burns was released on
his own recognizance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
MARRIED FOUR TIMES
and LIKES IT fine

CHICAGO, July 3.-"Marrlage,"
says Ossian Guthrie, 81, "is the ma
tural state for man and woman. I
am going to be married myself next
Monday. 1t will be my fifth ex.
pertinent.
"If any young man desires ad-
vice from me on this subject, my
best answer will be: I have tried
it times and am willing to risk 1t
once more, at four-score and one. 1"
The octogenarian's bride Is to be
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Flower, long a
resident of Hyde Park. and about
35 years his junior.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03

Two Cinnamon are in the morgue
at Smith Undertaking Co. and Is
in Sacred Heart hospital as the re-
suit OF battle with revolvers par
ticipated in by 4 Cinnamon at Gar
den Springs about IL o'clock last
night.
How Guen was shot through the
heart and died instantly. Sen Men
was shot twice through the abdo-
men and died at Sacred Heart hos
pital at 8 o'clock this morning. All
So Is shot through the right lung
and still lives.
Much mystery surrounds the
shooting. The weapons have disap-
peared. Every Chinaman thus far
interviewed tells the same story
about a masked white man sudden
ly bounding into the room and
opening Are.
Soon after the shooting the
sheriff's Office was notified by tele-
phone and Sheriff Doak and Deputy
Mac Pugh took street car to the
scene. The dead man was found
lying on the floor of the shack
where the shooting occurred. Fur
Their Investigation Of the vicinity re-
vealed the bleeding form of Sen
Men laying upon the lawn of the
Hoyt greenhouses nearby.
The officers then returned to the
shack and found All SO seated in
a chair in his own portion of the
house trying to make the officers
believe he was uninjured. A tell
tale pool Of blood was under the
chair upon which he sat. He was
closely questioned but would not
talk English. Finally the officers
discovered Sho Lap, an old China
man who Is very feeble, hiding UNI
der the bed. He could talk but lit
tie English. He claimed to have
witnessed no shooting at all and
stated that when he heard the shots
his face was turned to the wall On
facing about he found his country
men in the throes of death.
DR.. H. H. Mccarthy was then
telephoned for and rendered what
assistance was In his power. Cor
oner F. P. Witter was later called
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
DOORS
SAYS CHIEF

Chief Of Police Rice requests
business men to render the force
assistance in protecting property by
closing and locking their doors and
windows. Nearly every night re-
ports Of unlocked doors and opened
windows are received.
Last night the front door of the
Westler-Taylor Co., LOG Post St,
was found unlocked; the F.. B.
Wright Co., on Second av., and the
Eastern Laundry Co., on Second
av., left their doors unlocked. The
back window Of the o. r. & N. ex-
press Office was left open.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
INJURED MAN TAKEN
FROM n. P. TRAM

The police were called to the
Northern Pacific depot about $50
O'Clock this morning to take a man
by force of the passenger train.
The man was raving and fought to
remain on the train. 1t was found
after he was taken to the police
station that he had wound on hie
scalp. DR.. George Gray was called
and ordered the man taken to the
hospital as the wound had affected
his brain. A memorandum In his
pockets indicated that his name 10
George Baslies, but there was MOTH
ing to indicate from whence he
came. The railroad men do not
recollect where he boarded the
train.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
CARROLL SUSPECTED

SEATTLE, July 3.-Casting Sc
rious suspicion on various official
actions OF City Comptroller Harry
w. Carroll and his connection with
the defalcations Of ex-Comptroller
John Riplinger, the Municipal Own
ership league passed resolutions de-
claring the present exporting of the
city's accounts unsatisfactory and
demanding a grand jury investiga-
ton Of the Riplinger shortage and
accompanying circumstances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
TRAIN DoD0ES EXPLOSION

SALT LAKE, July San o. r.
& N. passenger train just got out
of the way Of 2 cars Of powder be-
fore they exploded at Garden
Springs. The cars had caught fire
on sidetrack and the engineer saw
them in time to back. The train had
retreated half a mile when the ex-
plosion came and every window In
the cars was broken. Passengers
were hurled from their seats but
no one was killed. The shock
Jared big buildings in this city, 5
miles distant,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
BEAT BOY WITH CANE

A. Lundin, who is said to have
beaten his year old son with a
cane, is In Jail and will be given a
hearing by Justice Hinkle this af-
ternoon. The boys mother brought
him to the police station and ex-
hibited his back to Captain Coverly.
The youngsters back was covered
with cruel black and blue welts,
showing the marks Of the beating
he had received. The Lundins live
at the Franklin flats.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03

looking workingmen and nothing In
their demeanor denotes a tendSScy
tokard anarchism or revolution.
The majority Of the delegates are
men OF family and own homes in
the mining camps which they rep.
resent. Their good standing Is evil
denced by the pumbsE of secret and
freternal order emblOms that may
be seen In the assembly hall.
One OF the hrst acts OF the con
tention was IN expression OF con
ndence In the innocence Of theiI
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
PLEAD GUILTY AND
PAY THEIR FINES

j. A. Butler and w. III. Bell plead
ed guilty to the charge of dynamit-
ing fish at Nine Mile dam In Judge
Stocker's court this morning and
were fined $50 and costs.
Both men stated afterward that
they were not guilty and said the
story told this morning OF their
detection was false. They said
they thought It would be cheaper
to pay the fine on advice OF their
attorney. Which they did.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03

It is but a question Of a few
weeks, probably days, when Ono
will be bounced, anyway. The new
administration desires someone else
to have his place, but thus far the
council has not been in the right
frame of mind to confirm any new
appointment which the mayor
might suggest.
Mayor Moore stated last night
that he would send in a new ap-
pointment in place of ONO, but was
net ready to do it at the council
meeting then in session.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
PREPARED FOR -
BITTER FIGHT
fScripps News Association,


CHICAGO, July appropriations
are practically completed by botn
sides for the anticipated long strug-
gle between the operators and tele-
graph companies. the latter draw
ing on telegraph schools and rail-
road Offices for operators. Quarters
in a downtown hotel are engaged
for them and cots are also in the
main Office.
Russell today sent out an order
to expedite the collection of $780,.
600 strike funds. The local griev-
ance committee has accepted as
final the refusal of the Western
Union to reinstate Operator Main,
who copied names of nonunion op-
orators in San Francisco.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
scAMITz A CANDIDATE

SAN FRANCISCO. July a.
Mingled disgust and amusement
was caused in this city last night
by the public announcement Of
Schmitz's candidacy for. q fourth
term. His declaration was issued
from the county tail. where he Is
planning his campaign. Schmit4
says the people still trust him and
that he will be able to rcunite tho
scattered forces of the Ruef ma.
chine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03

leaders. AS individuals the dele
gates expressed the same belief,
but added that If the leaders were
really guilty they would be the first
to demand extreme punishment.
Debates in the convention are
marked by knowledge Of history
and the use Of good English. Many
Of the delegates belong to the so
cialist party, and the defense OF
their adherence to this political be-
lief has been q feature OF the
speeches.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03

Special Correspondence to The Prsss
DENVER, July ga sharp con-
trast is presented between the
Western Federation OF Miners as
painted by the Mine Owners asso-
citation and their agents. the Pink
ertons. and the Western Federation
of Miners. as seen assembled in ma
tional convention IN this city.
Considered as whole, the dele
gates, In appearance and intelli-
gsnce, compare favOrably with any
body of men. They are quiet, good
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
MOTHERS PRAYERS
win SONS PARDON
(scripps News Associx:iou.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., July s.
The prayer of Mrs. Vaughan, Of
Los Angeles, that her son Henry, at
Dallas, Texas, be released from
prison, where he is serving 2 years
for perjury in bankruptcy proceed
ings, was answered today when
Roosevelt signed the pardon.
Vaughan is a consumptive.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
PlERCEDThR0UcH
BY IRON RAIL
(scripps News Association

WASHINGTON, D. G., Suly g.
A dozen passengers were seriously
injured today in collision OF a.
Washington bound trolley and a
carload of rails. One rail passed
through the abdomen of the motor
man. Another man lost both legs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
QUITS MINT TO
BECOME BANKER
(scripps News Association.)

(Scripps NeWI LssoCiation.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., July d
1t is officially announced today that
George Roberts, director Of the
mint, will resign shortly to become
president of the Commercial Ma
tional bank of Chicago. He will
succeed Eckles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses
were issued today: S. II. Smith
and Nellie e. Langley. Long Beach.
CAL; Segurd Martin and Clara
Peterson. Spokane: A. e. McNeley.
Rockford, and Mrs. Minnie Jones.
Freeman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
LOGGER SLABS THREE

CHEHALIS, July Sat mid.
night William Blanton, logger, ran
amuck In q sporting house and
probably fatally stabbed Geneva
Carmen, proprietor, and danger
ously stabbed John Jones, saloon
keeper and man named John
Leonard. Blanton was arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
RAISULI CAPTURES
SCOTCH GENERAL

(Scripps News AssociationJ
TANGiERS, July 3.-kaid
Maclean, the Scottish chief
commander Of all the sui
tan's forces, 10 a prisoner Of
) Raisu!i, the Morocco ban.
dit, who demands ransom
and full pardon for all his
misdeeds as tho price Of
MacLean's surrender.
>>>> 49, 90 90
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
FAIRBANKS ON HIS WAY

INDIANAPOLIS, July 3.--Fair-
banks left here last night on long
western trip. He speaks at Fergus
Falls. Mimi, Thursday, and thence
goes to Yellowstone Park. On
July Is he will address the Interna-
tional Christian Endeavor conven-
tion in Seattle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
cLOWRY DENIES IT

NEW YORK, July 3.-Clowry has
sent letters to Western Union SUI
perintendents in Chicago, Atlanta,
New York and San Francisco, deny
ing reports that the company has
receded from it's understanding
with Commissioner Neill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
ROYALTY MAKING ROUNDS

COPENHAGEN, July 3.-Em-
peror William, the empress and
Prince Adelbert,. arrived here to-
day on the yacht Hohenzollern.
They were welcomed by the Danish
royal family.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
MONSTER ON TRIAL

CHICAGO. July 3.-The trial OF
Norman Blllek, accused of killing s
members Of the Vrzal family In al.
legged conspiracy with the mother
of the dead children to collect life
insurance. began today. 1t Is re-
ported Billek is willing to plead
guilty and accept light sentence.
The prosecution will insist on tho
death penalty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-03
"BLACK hundred"
SLAUchTERINc JEWS

(Scripps News Association.)
LONDON, July S.-Odessa dis
patches say 2 Jews were killed and
several children wounded In an
anti-Jewish riot started during the
night by the BLACK Hundred"