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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-14

Curtain observation-disclosures
able frame, non-rustable pins.
In all well made stretcher;
on sale Bargain Friday at,
each $3.50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-14

One Hundred Hammocks-
Smaller in size than usual;
made of good strong material;
good colors: the right hammock
for children's use; each. zoe
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-14
Bargain Friday Sale of Fine Linens for Table Use

A sale of high grade linens, in
good designs; all Y inches
wide, every piece finely finish
ed and warranted all pure
lines:
The 72 inch $3.50 linen is on
sale at ....... .$1.99
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-14

Porch Shades-Three sizes on
sale at these low prices:
4x8 porch shades on sale at $1.35
6x8 porch shades on sale at $500
SKIS porch shades on sale at $2.65
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WASHINGTON PARK

WASHINGTON PARK LOTS
Some choice lots left. Think of
buying so foot lot only 3h miles
from Howard and Riverside for
$l25 on the easy terms of 81 down
and 80 cents week. No interest;
no taxes. 8l8 Riverside av., room l.
Office open until 8 y. IN.
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The 70 inch $500 linen is on
sale at ........ .$t.59
The 70 inch $1.75 linen Is on
sale at ........ .$1.39
Table Napkins-All our fine
napkins that match these table
linens will be offered for sale
at reduction of 20 per cent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-14
LEARN THIS ONE
THING TODAY

That there is a wide difference
between modesty and self-deprecla-
ton
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-14
"AM I MY BROTHER s KEEPER"

(This the third of series articles entitled Gam My
Brothers Keeper?")
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-14

Bed Spreads-Marselles make
in beautiful designs; the best
grades on sale at these reduc-
tons:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-14

Boot Lace Hose-Importe6
goods, full fashioned, in light
and medium weights; regularly
soc: on sale at. a pair. -. ). $50
Ladies' Black Gauze Hose
Full regular made: plain or rib
bed: regularly soc a pair: on
sale at 3 pairs for. -. $500
Medium Weight Hose-Regu-
lar three pairs for a dollar; on
sale at 4 pairs for. -. 800
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$3.50 Suits for $2250-For
and suits
"a
Of
reduction They
panamas voles and cheviOts;
$3.50 Skirts for So 50Whe garments
assortment and garment excellent
$3.50 a colors red green
wh1e plain colors in
chidren Dresses Half PrceA
of good batis
slightly mussed and out they g. price
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11

order. This order was delivered VERB
ally by the yard master.
The witness then stated that he had
seen open switches at most vital parts
of the line during the time OF trains,
and cited several instances.
Tells of Practice
Among the astonishing things
brought to the attention of the jury
was the fact that there is a general
practice among dispatchers to report
train which is really ten hours late as
only eight hours behind, and thereby
give such a train two hours TO make
up in order to get to the running or
ders. 1t is claimed that this was done
in this instance.
Switches should be connected with
block signals.
Near the wreck while it was being
cleared away three switches on the
main line were left open for several
hours at a time with no fiagman out
to protect trains coming down the
steep grade from Beaumont.
Some time previous to this wreck the
Southern Pacific had installed its auto
matte block system from Beaumont
down it's curvey track to within few
feet of these three open switches. Had
these switches been connected to the
which stood high in the
air and almist over them Engineer
Clarence Warrington would have seen,
when far up the track, that there was
danger ahead.
But he died from injuries received,
and was blamed for fast running while
attempting to make up lost time, which
he was required to do.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
IS IN LAST DITCH
Continued from rage one)

precedent in this and other states for
SO many years that the contention Is
not seriously considered.
Chairman Spellacy believes that over
half of the delegates from San Fran
cisco who are regarded as McNab men
would vote against him on the question
of instructions.
The McNab slate of delegates at
large is Bell, Bob Fitzgerald of Oak
land, Judge Mcguire of San Francisco
and Nathan Cole of Los Angeles. The
opposition candidates have not been
selected and may not be until the con-
vention preliminaries are arranged. The
opposition looks with confidence to the
country districts for support against
the McNab program.
The Los Angeles Democratic delega-
ton will leave for Fresno next Sunday.
Chairman Spellacy expects to be at the
convention city next Thursday and will
remain until after the convention. He
is member of the Los Angeles dele
cation. Chairman Schwamm will issue
credentials to all the delegates today
and in mailing them will inclose a copy
of the letter from Secretary Walsh
urging all delegates to purchase rail-
road tickets and take receipts so that
they can disprove the charge of riding
on Southern Pacific passes If it should
be repeated. 1t Is also probable that
the state convention will speak in no
uncertain tone on the question of South
ern Pacific domination.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
AGED DOCTOR MAY HAVE
BEEN KILLED BY AN AUTO
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 1O.--Dr.
Thomas Conrad, aged so, who was
picked up unconscious at Central ave-
nue. and Haight street on Thursday
night, died today as result of frac-
tured skull.
While the police have not investi-
gated the case carefully, the hospital
authorities were given to understand
that DIR. Conrad was struck by an au-
tomobile running at high rate of
speed, without lights.
When notified of the death Coroner
Leland requested the police to aid him
in making an investigation. 1t is said
that Frederick Ickler, who on March
6 shot and killed Floyd Bedill, a steno-
grapher employed by Miles, Lee & JOS
lyn. and wounded Richard Parker the
latter dying a few days later. intended
to Kill DIR. Conrad as well, Testimony
brought out at the inquest into the
deaths of Bedell and Parker showed
conclusively that had Conrad put in
an appearance at the office that even
ing he might have lost his life also.
"In any event we wish to learn def
nitely If we can who caused death in
this case" said Coroned Leland. II
will hold an inquest at the proper
time"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
BIG CROWDS PROVIDE
HARVEST FOR THIEVES
BOGUS TICKETS SOLD BY
VENDORS UNM0LESTED
Signs Carried Into Throng Warn PEG.
pie Against SWindIers, but Whole
sale Graft Is Carried on
Without Arrests
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. - The
thousands who wished to visit the war
ships today furnished rich harvest
field for a number of petty swindlerS.
Bogus tickets were sold without in
reference from the police by vendors
who represented no launch company
whatever. None but invited guests
were taken on the flagship, although
thousands bought tickets which they
thought would enable them to board
the Connecticut, and many of the eX-
cursion steamers did not land passen-
gers on any warship, but merely cruised
among them.
The two principal launch companies
that make no false representations to
patrons are the worst sufferers from
the graft. Bogus tickets purporting to
be issued by one of the legitimate
launch companies have been printed by
the thousands, and are in the hands of
innumerable takers. The average
stranger along the water front is ig-
norant of even the names of the COM
panies, and they buy the tickets with
avidity.
One of the companies was compelled
to hire men to carry signs among the
crowd warning it against the takers.
Because his indignant passengers de-
rlanded the return of their money when
he failed to land them on the battle
ship Vermont today, Henry Frisch of
the excursion steamer St. Helena drew
a revolver and threatened to shoot John
Babcock, the spokesman of the protest.
ing eXcursionists. Policeman Wedeking
was on the dock when the trouble be-
gan, and he lost no time in diSarming
the steamboat captain.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
WALTER DAMROSCH TO GIVE
A GOOD PROGRAM HERE
New York Symphony Orchestra viii
interpret Masterpieces of Bee
thoven, Debussy, Mozart
and Others

Walter Damrosch, who brings his
big New York symphony orchestra to
Los Angeles next Thursday for a Sc
ries of four concerts, unquestionably
has done more to popularize symphonic
music in America than any other one
man now alive. This season he gave
in New York city cycle of Beethoven
works in memory of the hundredth an
niversary of the great composers
death.
In the east and on tour the orchestra
has been heard by large audiences, and
It's success in popularizing the better
forms of music has been remarkable.
Many of the numbers which Mr.. Dam
rosch is featuring upon his programs
never were given by any orchestra In
this country prior to the present sea-
son. In particular he has devoted him
self to the Interpretation of the master
works of Beethoven, Debussy, Mozart
and Mcdowell.
The orchestra is the only organiza-
ton of it's kind constantly under the
direction of it's conductor. Rehearsals
are held daily-a necessary requisite
for the proper rendition of symphonic
music--and the success which has come
to the orchestra has been won by UNI
ceaslng labor joined to thorough UNI
Outstanding on the part of its menu
bers of the works they are called upon
to interpret.
The programs announced for Los An
geles include several musical gems
which never have been heard on the
Pacific coast. The orchestra numbers
sixty instrumentalists, with five solo,
lists. It's appearance here will mark
an achievement of which Mr.. L. e.
Behymer, under whose management
the concerts will be given, may well be
proud
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
DARING BURGLAR
TAKES HEIRLOOMS
Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars Worth
of Jewelry Stolen, and House
Is Badly Damaged by
Bold Robber

A daring burglar entered the resi-
dence of Mrs Annie E. Mackenzie at
996 Adobe street last night during the
absence of the family at church and
stole jewelry to the amount of sou.
1t is believed the thief had been
watching the house during the early
part of the evening and when he saw
the members of the family leave for
church he went to the rear of the resi-
dence and cut out the screen in door
Wav and then forced the lock.
The house was completely ransacked
and when the family returned home
everything was found in confusion,
with drawers pulled out and desk
and trunks broken open and the con-
tents scattered on the floors.
The jewelry taken consisted Tor the
mos part of heavy 24-karat chains and
Iockats and breastpins, some of which
was nearly a century old and valued
more as heirlooms than for their in
trinsic worth.
A pigeon blood ruby ring. the stone
of which weighed three-fourths of a
karat. was among the loot, as we'll as
gold watch and several articles of old
silver r..
A description of the jewelry was fur
nished the police by Mrs. Mackenzie,
and detectives were assigned on the
caSeS
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
BENEVOLENT GERMANS HOLD
OUTING AT SCHUETZEN PARK
PIattdeutscher Verein Entertains
Members and Families with,
All-Day Picnic and
Contests

The Plattdeutscher Verein of Los An
geles had it's annual picnic yesterday
at Schuetzen park, just beyond the
city limits on the Pasadena short line.
1t was a big family affair, the wo-
men and children outnumbering the
men and all deeply enthused in their
favorite forms of al fresco merriment.
For the men prize shooting, bowling
and other contests had been provided.
The wheel of fortune, throwing games
and dancing attracted the women. The
younger element also had its special
place on the program.
Most of the visitors brought their
lunch baskets and the feasting under
the trees was one of tho pleasant fea-
lures of the day.
Fraternal guests were present from
number of kindred benevolent So
cities, and the AFFAIR was counted a
big success.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
WHITE MAN BADLY HURT
IN MELEE WITH NEGRO

"Joe" Mangerina, a carriage painter,
living at $50 Ogier street, was knocked
down and seriously injured in fight
at the Joy park baseball grounds late
yesterday afternoon.
He engaged in an alteration with a
negro and several of the mans COM
panions attacked Mangerina and dur
ing the melee he was struck on the
head and sustained a probable fracture
of the skull.
The injured man was taken to the
receiving hospital three hours after the
fight, still in an unconscious condition.
He was partly revived by restoratives,
but the surgeons We're unable to de-
termine last night whether his injuries
would prove fatal.
The name of the negro who struck
him is unknown, but detectives have
been assigned to the case to arrest
him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
COAST SINGERS WORKING
FOR FESTIVAL IN FALL

Progress in the committee work of
the Saengerfest movement is being
made rapidly now that the fleet has
come and gone. 1t is three-state al
air for California, oregon and Wash
ingtOn.
The various committees for the fall
musical festival for all organized
German-American singers in the Pa
cific coast states are mapping out their
work and getting ready to look after
details
Cooperative work is being done in
San Francisco. San Diego, Portland,
Spokane. Seattle. Sacramento and oth-
er points. all of which places Will send
delegations Of singers.
The concerts i'm connection with the
fest will be given at Shriners' auditor
ium and Chutes park.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
JUDGE 3. N. SMITH TO
BE BURIED TOMORROW

Funeral services for the late Judge B.
N. Smith will be held Tuesday after
noon at 2:3O o'clock at the First Meth
odist church. The interment will be
in Rosedale cemetery.
The following will serve as active
pallbearers Judges N. T. Allen, d. K.
Trask and N. p. Conrey, j. A. Ander-
son, w. A. II. Hammell and C. c. Nc
Comas.
Honorary pallbearers will be Judges
Charles Monroe, Curtis d. Wilbur, F..
w. Houser, George H. Hutton, Walter
NBordwell, James G. Rives, w. p.
James, William Young, John Davis,
Charles Patterson, j. d. F'redericks
and c. G. Rays.
the direction of Pentalpha lodge No.
202, F. and A. M, under escort of Los
Angeles conmandery No. 9, knights
Templar, and the c. A. r.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
RICHMOND CONFERENCE is
EYE OPENER TO PUBLIC
Speakers at Charities and Corrections
Assembage Show Need of Laws
to Protect Children from
Factories
BY Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va. May 1O.-Dealing
with the worldwide topic of children,
their education, training and the evil
of driving them under steam pressure
at the wheel when their frail limbs and
bodies were too weak to stand the ter
rible punishment and strain, the gen.
eral session of the national conference
of charities and corrections, at st.
Pauls church tonight, aroused the pub
lie to the Importance of more adequate
laws to protect them from the evils of
the factory work. Prof. w. H. Hand
of the University of South Carolina
pointed out the imperative demand for
compulsory education.
Miss Jean M. Gordon, who followed,
claimed that in New Orleans the negro
and the Jew are not to be found in
factories and department stores; that
work falling to your little white-faced,
shrunken- chested, curve backed Chris
tians.''
The annual conference sermon was
preached at st. Pauls church this aft
ernoon by Rev. M. A. S. Jones, pastor
of the First Baptist church of Column
bus. Ga,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
TELLS OF FIENDISH
ATTEMPT TO MURDER
Plan Was to Give Crime Appearance
of Having Been Committed by
BurgIar-Was Hired
by Brother
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, May 10.-That
Mrs. May North, who was mysteriousiy
shot in the Montgomery hotel at ELK,
Wash, on the night of May l, was tne
victim of a deliberate plot to murder
her. Matched in cold blood, two months
ago by E. T. Montgomery, proprietor
of the hotel, whose mistress the woman
had been for several years, ana MS
brother. H. M, Montgomery, was ad-
mitted late Saturday night In the coun-
ty Jail by H. NJ. Montgomery, VINO CON
fessed to Chief Deputy Prosecuting Al
torney Fred c. Pugh that he was tne
hired ssin of his brother and that
he fired the shot which was lntenoeo
to put an end to the woman's lie.
The confession, which is in Writing
and signed, was the climax or many
days of painstaking work on the part
of the chief deputy and OF Deputy
Sheriffs Clarence Long, Frank Harvey
and George Sweet. ia
land Mrs Montgomery occupied the
same room on the ground floor OF the
hotel. The hotel safe was in the same
room We first thought the best pan
would he to murder the woman in her
he'd. and when the matter came to De
explained to say the house had been
held UP and the robbers had shot MIS-
North. -
"Another plan we considered was to
Mace a bomb under the bed and TO say
that an attempt had been made TO
hlow the safe. A proviso that my
brother always made was that the
murder should be done when he was
absent from Elk. ostensibly on bust
ness. He said that in the event OF the
woman being shot he would De
SUSPECTED and he wanted to be able TO
prove an alibl. =
"When my brother came back, l
told him that had quavered. We then
talked it over again and he decided
to go to Rochester, Mimi, and that
while he was there the CHASTITY work
should be done. He left on the night
of April 90 AS we stood on the depot
platform waiting for the tram, Ernest
tried to bolster up my courage ana au-
vised me to be sure to do 1t this time.
I planned to kill Mrs. North on the
night of May /. Fearing that l might
lose my nerve again. 1 filled up on
whisky that night. About ten minutes
past 9 o'clock ] saw a man who mad
been nlaying cards with Mrs. North
and her daughter come from their
room and enter the saloon attached TO
the hotel. I knew that Mrs. North
and her daughter would then retire.
In order to go to their bedroom they
had to pass a certain window. and l
Immediately left the barroom and
timed myself so I would get to that
window lust as Mrs. North was pass
ing ii. MY calculations were correct.
and Just as she passed the window
I fired, and I saw her throw up her
hands and fall to the floor"
Mrs. North, who is now in Spo-
kane hospital, Mill probably recover.
No one is allowed to see her.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
WOMAN ATTEMPTS TO
KIDNAP BARTENDER; SHOT
Wife of Prominent Contractor of
Marshfield, Ore, Fatally Wounded
by Object of Her Az
fectons
By Associated Press

by AbsuClSteQ fIeSs
PORTLAND. Ore, May ia special
from Marshteld, Ore, says Mrs. Bertha
Gordon, alias Lerch, alias McCord, with
police records in both Portland and San
Francisco, was fatally wounded by H.
Anderson, a bartender, about L o'clock
this morning. The shooting occurred
on a gasoline launch which lay at the
wharf, back of the saloon in which An
derson is employed
Mrs. Gordon arrived from North
Bend on the launch early in the even
ing and spent the rest of her time in
the waiting room on the dock repeat
eddy sending for Anderson, who failed
to respond.
Anderson says about 1 o'clock Mrs
Gordon came to the rear of the saloon
and called him to the door. He de-
clares the woman pointed a revolver at
him and commanded him to go on
board the launch, which he did. He
says that Mrs. Gordon gave the boat
man orders to start the craft, and as
he did so Anderson drew his revolver
and shot the woman. Anderson was
arrested.
Mrs. Gordon, after the shooting, said
Anderson had robbed her of $77 and
that she came to Marshfield for the pur-
pose of taking him back to North Bend
and having him arrested. She denies
she aimed a revolver at Anderson, but
admits she had one and would have
shot him after she was wounded but
for the fact that it refused to work.
Mrs. Gordon is the wife of Edward s.
Gordon, a prominent and well-to-do
contractor.
PORTLAND, Ore, May 1O.-Mrs.
Bertha Eta Gordon sprang into pub
Lefty here about two years ago when
the authorities were looking for her
on a charge of counterfeiting. She
occupied apartments in a prominent
Portland hotel, and when the officers
went there to apprehend her, she went
to bed declared she was i'll and de-
fed the officers to take her.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
MEADE REARRESTED; is
BROUGHT HERE TO ANSWER
Bv Associated Press.

BY AssocIated FTess'
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10.-William
Meade was taken to Los Angeles today
by Captain of Police Auble of Los An
geles on a charge of grand larceny.
The crime of which he is accused was
committed two years ago. When hrst
arrested. the police claim, he made MS
escape by jumping from train, but
was later recaptured and brought to
trial.
After his preliminary examination he
secured his release on $3.50 cash bail.
When his case was called he failed to
answer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
DAM BREAKS; RANCHER SAVES
TRAIN FROM DESTRUCTION
By Associated Press.

SPOKANE, May 10-A special from
Wentachee, Wash, says Lily lake dam,
nine miles in the mountains burst early
this morning and the waters rushed
down the canyon in resistless food,
spreading over the lowlands, destroying
some live stock. carrying out several
bridges and undermining the roadbed
of the Great Northern railroad.
Glen Young, a rancher, frantically
tagged a train, which was stopped with
a Jar only a few yards from the weak
ened section of the track. Heavy rains
are supposed to have caused the break
in the dam, which is used to conserve
water for irrigation. No lives We're
LOST
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
Tobacco Beds DESTROYED

AURORA, Ind, May 10.-Early this
morning band of marauders, sup
posedly from Kentucky, ruined the
tobacco beds on the farm of Henry
Keiser five miles below here. They
dug grave put in an old sword,
box of matches and a note of warning
TO Keiser that if he attempted to raise
any more tobacco he would occupy
the grave.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
Power Company Begins Work

81 A Associated Press.
MARYSVILLE, May 10.-The Great
Western Power company, which is to
operate from Big Bend to Marysville
and through to San Francisco, begins
work tomorrow installing its line in
both directions from Marysville. Steel
towers 100 feet high will be used instead
of poles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN MAY 25
IF SUPPLY BILLS ARE PASSED
By Associated Press.

Ely Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The sup
ply bills in congress, in which appro-
priations are to be made for the sup
port of the government for the next
fiscal year, beginning on July 1, are in
such condition in both houses that If
no complications arise in connection
with other legislation, it will be pos
sible to reach a final ADJOURNMENT by
May 25.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11
Railroad official Dead

by NShOtIdItU ITU9H'
CINCINNATI, May 10.-W. j. Muir
ply, vice president of the Queen 81
Crescent route, who was stricken with
paralysis on the night of April 4, died
at $3.50 this morning at his home in this
city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11

coupon the spaces provided the and adj
the whom you wish the
whom YOU wish designating in either
of and bring mail the The Herald
office fill in the blank provided for the NUMBER
If you fail do will be impossible to count the
coupon Information to the numbers and other details
the several published elsewhere this mornings
Herald Anyone vote.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11

Visit ship hotel, Venice. ON your sea-
side trip. Good service and popular
prices. Music.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-11

Switch Foreman L. r. Alvord on
whom the chief blame is placed by the
fury. asked permission to give his tes-
timony in reply to damaging state
nents by Yard Master Mcintyre.
AIvord said: 1t is a positive fact
that we have been compelled to go out
on the main line when trains are due.
The morning of the accident when
we were reducing train we had orders
from the yard master to work Oh the
main track, and train was then due:
in fact it was even then at the depot.
Last wednesday we were ordered 70
proceed to the cement works two
minutes before a train was due.
That train had already left Bloom
inrton. the next station. ] consulted
the engineer and he refused to obey the