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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
PAPER MAKERS ARE HEARD

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE east
e-r manufacturers OF newspaper tods-
concluded the presentation OF their
sf5e 81 the controversy before the spe-
,-fsT house committee investigating the
~-ood pulp and print paper question
~rS tomorrow a number OF western
--srr1fscturers viii be heard- The com
--TT-ec zzfIl endezvor 70 finish the TAX
s-r- of evidence tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
KILLs FELLow woRKrAx

RENO, New. May 21.-StanIey Peek
today shot and instantly killed Andy
Saterro. fellow workman IN the
Southern Pacific baggage room here
Peek then went home and teIephoned
Deputy Sheriff Branton 10 come and
get him, giving him the first i1tims-
tion Of the crime. Peek gave as the
reason for his act alleged undue in
timacy between Sate-ro and his wife.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
BREAKS ROAD BIKE RECORD

LONDON, May PIT A Fisher OF
London has broken the worlds record
for road cycling. covering 1000 miles in
81 hours minute, lowering the pre-
vious record by Il hours
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
HART WINS At POOL

Harry Hart defeated / Cantor by a
score of % 10 II in the bank shot pool
last night at the St James
billiard parIors. Hart also defeated
kirkland. 100 10 20. at continuous pool
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
r.rcr-S ON yJUyCTToNs

WASHINGTON. May zl--The rePub-
-t-s-- l-sr5c,1s tonight voted against the
-. - a. rhfz session Of congress OF
hsT7 10 modify the power % federal
.-,.---s~ il the issuance OF iniGnctions.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
Rrrnn Hof SrrfnH

For your week end rest A half hours
easy ride from San Francisco on The
line OF the Southern Pacific Ask any
agent
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22

MONEY TO DEVELOP MEESsn Jose. Nav
21-Tbe Guadalupe quicksilver mining compsu nv
has Incorporated with 81 ooo. 900 capital and sui
hcient roney subscribed 70 develop the old
Guadalupe mines. several miles south OF this
c5f
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
INCIDENT CREATES TALK
Judge Cooks Stenographer Re-
mains in Room by Ruef jury

An incident in Judge Cooks court
just after the Ruef jury had begun to
deliberate on Tuesday night has
created some comment among those
who have followed the ms and outs
or the various graft trials Judge
Cooks court adjoins the jury room to
which the II men had retired TO pass
upon the evidence against Ruef. The
jury had been out half an hour when a
bailin attached to Judge Doolirz's
chambers noticed Joseph Stevens. stem
ographer in Judge Cooks court. sit
ting al his desk Only a wall separated
him from the jury
The baiiif claimed that stevens was
not at work and ordered him to leave
the place Stevens replied that he was
performing his regular duties. but the
oailin insisted and forced him to leave.
stevens telephoned TO Judge Cook and
the latter soon appeared upon the scene.
he threatened to arrest any Judge.
sheriff or bailin who interfered with
Stevens
The bailiff remained on guard. and
Stevens soon abandoned his position.
NORTHWEST LEAGUE RESULTS
AT Spokane Il, Butte 2
At Seattle-Aberdeen u. Seattle .
AT Nancouver-Tacoma s. Van
couver 4.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
ONCE MORE

The thought of two whirled instant from
human aid to death the falls sufficient to the city
to shudiering
What would 1t to have asstreecar load and
fate?
be denied bridge crossing
aside from the railroad bridges that considered abso
lutey
The others anquated which the
ton of human safety always hangs This applies the city
bridges Also especially the fral thrown
the river at Post ST. just above the main falls
Through extravaganza perhaps the
Washington ST. bridge double what estimated
but If 1t is safe 1t is worth the price.
With occasional example what falling into the water
above the falls the goes crmnally careless
Its safety matter The
demands Of this city call for the bridges
AS matter of fact Spokane has probably the
for bridges of city in the West They the cheap
est of makeshifs city companies could devise.
Before the city administration
good bridges Unless this issue ably the
time certain to when will be blasted Spokanes
reputation furnished far and wide streecar ruined
city officials with criminal
These circumstances avoided only stroke of
tune that would probably be repeated when the
Howard bridge collapsed That warning
The public is but little better protected.
What is there for making crossing
substantial the G. N. viaduct?
ls human life worth transported
this city? Or is the somewhat despsed Jim Hill
reality humane considerable public than the
city of Spokane Spokane transportation concerns?
The public has the to enforce public protection If
the male of it is careless life it ought
pected to show consideration the children they
responsible for.
How about it?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
CAN'T CHECK WATER +,
EXTENSION PAYMENTS
Experts Find Flaw in City Treasures
Collection System.

Despite efforts Of city officials to
keep quiet the fact that Cannon &
LeMaster, the bookkeeping experts,
are at work on city books by spe-
cial request of the finance commit
tee and are in the pay of the city,
1t has leaked out.
Originally the experts were set
to work by McCrea & Merryweath-
err, agents for the American Surety
Co., but after three days Of hard
work on G. e. Horizons books in
the water department they notified
Mayor Moore that they were un-
able to check up on them for the
reason that although Horton had
been in charge of the water depart
ment funds for several years, there
is no way OF telling if the book
keeping has been correct. The
mayor hastily called the finance
committee together and placed the
matter before it. The expert re-
peated the assertions made to the
mayor. 1t was decided then to en-
ploy the experts to 60 over Hor-
toms books and endeavor to check
them up and install some COM
petent checking system for the fu-
ture. Before the finance commit
tee adjourned it was decided that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
GANG WORSTEO
REFORM LEAGUE IN CALIFOR-
MA DOWNS s. p. CROWD IN
PRIMARY ELECTION AND
OLD DUMMIES ARE OUT.

SAN FRANCISCO, May Ere.
turns from a majority of precincts
indicate that the Lincoln Roosevelt
league has swept the state and that
1t will have SO large a majority In
the convention that Herrin and his
Southern Pacific allies will not at
tempt to put up fight, but fall In
line with a shout for harmony"
Out of the 600 delegates voted for
the league will have at least 400.
1t is the worst defeat the Southern
Pacific machine ever experienced
and may mean that neither Gov.
Gillett, Sen. Perkins or Flint, all
recognized opponents to the Lin
coln-Roosevelt league. will be al
lowed to go to the national conven-
ton as delegates at large. Col.
George Stone will probably lose his
position as chairman of the state
republican committee.
The election of league delegates
also means the withdrawal of M.
II. DeYoung, editor the Chronicle;
Harrison Gray Otis, of the Los An
geles Times, and George Knight,
who seconded Roosevelt's nomina-
ton in 1904, from consideration as
delegates at large. 1t will assure
Taft a solid California delegation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
N. Y. Students Hold
Spurious Paintings

NEW YORK. May 6.--Artists
and collectors of paintings In New
York were thoroughly aroused by
the announcement that spurious
paintings We're being sold, and
even hung in galleries. The Sal
magundi club. to which most of the
prominent New York artists belong,
was stirred to action and it is prob
able that it will assist tin a legal
fight to end this sort of forgery.
Although the matter has just
been brought to light, it Is said
that a certain artist has been max
ing limitations of other artists
work, which were sold under the
real artists names, for the past
three years. He is said to have
carried on his transactions through
dealer who is at present under a
cloud.
Those who are said to have
bought spurious pictures or any
artist whose name has been used,
seemed inclined to say as little
about 1t as possible.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
FLEET NOW At
FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-Day
broke cold and foggy but by
O'Clock thousands were leaving the
city for the waterfront on both
sides the peninsula, the Presidio
Goat island and the Berkeley hills
The Preside was thrown wide
open, the public being admitted to
stand even upon the ramparts OF
the batteries.
Soon after Z o'clock the haze lift.
ed ard 1t was possible to see is
great white hulks slowly lifting and
falling in the. swell.
From the peak of the Connect.
cut tiuttered the pennant of Rear
Admiral Evans.
Every train is damned. Towns
within radius Of 100 miles are
practically depopulated. In some
of the smaller places strangers
were unable to secure meals, as no.
tells, restaurants and all homes
were closed in order that the peo-
pie might be in San Francisco.
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the affair should be kept quiet un-'
til the experts had time to go back
over the books.
Mr.. Horizons honesty and hard
work is not questioned by city of
ficials, who declare he is methods
cal, painstaking and accurate.
But since he took his deputyship
under M. H. Eggleston, city treas
urer, who is now in the East, there
has Eeen no check kept on him..
For instance, should one pay him
$3.50 for a water extension, he
gives no receipt, but turns the
money in to the treasurer. who
could, II desired, only credit him
with a portion of the amount and
no one would be the wiser by rea-
son of the fact that he is not given
a receipt for it and has no way
in which to check up.
1t is this state Of affairs which
the finance committee wishes to
straighten out When the experts
are done with Mr.. Horizons books
they will go over the books Of ev-
cry city department and when fin-
ished with the work will make
what recommendations for changes
in the bookkeeping system they be-
lieve necessary
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
LIFE LINE TORN FROM
HANDS LET'S men DIE

An Ill advised attempt to float a
raft with workmen on 1t down to
the south arch of the temporary
Washington ST. bridge, force of the
current that swept the raft out into
the stream and failure to hold 1t
with the rope, is what yesterday
resulted in the terrible fate of II.
w. Engelking and G. Powell when
they were swept over the falls.
]. NJ. Reager was in charge of the
rope, two inch line snubbed
around stanchion on the G. N.
bridge When the current caught
the raft with the rope tight the
raft was tilted to a dangerous an
gle and the men on it shouted for
more rope. Reager paved it out
until a short end was left and the
strain of the current forced that
from his hands. The raft shot
downstream. A Simeon leaped in
time to catch a rope and get out.
The other two went to their death
The case is being Investigated
today by the city attorney and en-
gineeIs department No report
has been made and the matter Is
being guarded carefully, as the city
faces the prospect of heavy dam
age suits.
The search for the bodies is be-
ing continued today. They had not
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
WOMAN AND TWO
Men ARE WORKING
BURGLARY SCHEME

Another daylight robbery was
perpetrated yesterday afternoon,
and leads the police to believe that
the same gang, a woman and two
men. are doing the work. They
gained entrance to Mrs. J. S. Chit
tenden's home at $500 Lincoln st.
by means of passkey and ran
sacked the place. securing dia-
mond ring and three other rings,
but no cash.
Monday afternoon the gang
robbed the lodging house at 1107h
Second av. and secured almost
$1,000 worth of valuables. While
the woman kept the landladys at
tention by looking at room in the
rear of the building. her two com
panions went through the rooms.
After ransacking things they put
them back in their places, then
went out and closed and locked
doors after them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
LABOR WILL BE HEARD
IN CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT

The political activities of the
state federation of labor this year
will be largely centered on the
choice of U. S. senator and repre-
sentatives who are the most apt to
exhibit the fairest and most friend
ly spirit toward the working peo-
pie. This is the result OF the re-
cent meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the state federation held
in Tacoma. E. A. Coony, one of
the state vice presidents, has just
returned from that session.
The executive committee went
over the subject of labor legisla-
tion thoroughly and classified for
future use the laws still to be
taken up with the legislature in
turn. Endorsement Of several can
didates on state and national tick
cts was asked of the committee,
but none of these requests was
granted, although the qualifications
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
HOLDUP ON OLIVE
ST. BRIDGE

A bold holdup occurred at 10: 80
O'Clock last night on the west end
of the Olive st. bridge. Percy
Archer was on his way home when
two men confronted him with pis-
tolls and took $40 from him. It
was dark AMI he was unable to get
a good view of the holdups. After
the desperadoes ran off he aroused
the neighborhood and telephoned to
police headquarters. The patrol
with Sergeant Sullivan and PATROL
men Bunker and Hogan responded
but when they arrived at the
scene of the holdup neither Archer
nor the mel who robbed him could
be found.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
0CT0cENARlANS At
FATHERS FUNERAL

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c.,
May 6,-At the funeral Of the late
John McNabb at Poplar point two
octogenarian sons of the deceased
stood at the graveside as the cof-
I'm was lowered into the sepulcher,
the elder, OHM, aged SO years. and
the younger, James, only one year
his junior. Their father died from
general debility at the age Of 10S
years, and was survived by a num-
Der Of grandchildren, great-grand-
children and several great-great-
grandchildren.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
SLAM At HAM

Republicans today are laughing
at the effort of the Spokesman-Re-
view to make it appear that d. T.
Ham wants to go to the national
convention for the express purpose
Of nominating Fairbanks for presi-
dent.
The story is sprung as last re-
sort when 1t Is seen that the
Cowles selection OF national dele
gate. Frank Post, stands a slim
chance of being nominated. Mr..
Ham is out of the city today.
Fairbanks as a presidential pos
sibility is not bothering the repub-
licans Of this section any more
than in any other section outside
of Indiana.
The republicans say they are
simply choosing the most consis-
tent and able republican available
for the place and decline to permit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06

navy this month. On the Pacific the
great battleship will be the flower
bedecked, worshipped pets of hun
dreds Of thousands at San Francis
CO. On the Atlantic, the Florida,
the crack seven year old monitor,
will be the target exploding shells
real shells that batter and rend
and sink.
The shooting, however, is to be
done by sister ships. And it is all
an experiment. Costly experiment,
but the navy wants to get some
new knowledge in battleship con-
struction and the effect of firing.
So the Florida is to be towed down
the Chesapeake and shot full of
holes.
What the navy department ex-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
MURDER SUSPECT !
UNDER TORTURE

PORTLAND, May 6.-Edward
Hugh Martin, West Pointer, cap
tain in the Spanish-American war,
graduate Of many colleges, drug
fiend and accused murderer OF
Nathan Wolff, who is now under
arrest in the Portland city Jail, has
not yet confessed.
The police state that they will
wait until he is weakened by loss
of his usual portion of morphine
and then renew the gruelling ex-
animation which was started last
night.
Martin spent several months in
a Salem sanitarium, where he was
given treatment for insanity caused
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06

ing tefore Judge Sullivan today,
appeared through the mail this
morning. 1t was dated at Danville,
Ark, May Is, 1875. 1t leaves all
property that the deceased owned
at the time of his death to Janette
Arabelle Anderson, the daughter Of
his half-sister, Mrs. Mary p. Ander-
son. 1t says that any other heirs
who may appear at his death are
to have only $40.
This will was not allowed in the
case this morning on account of 1t
being only a copy. This makes
three claimants now for the estate,
the others being the DeacOnness
hospital of this city, which claims
verbal will in its favor, and Lena
May Stutler Of Woodland, Cal,
who claims to be daughter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06

Still another thing on which prac-
teal experiments in shooting the
old Florida full of holes is ex-
pected to throw light is the effect
OF big shells on armor above and
below the water line.
The British government recently
tried some experiments similar to
the ones to be tried on the Florida,
and the target ship suddenly sank
from a partly spent ball that hit
the water and kissed" over into a
vulnerable spot below the armor.
Now, why should shot do that?
Well, this is to be tried on the
Florida also; only there are to be
water-tight bulkheads provided to
keep 1t from sinking.
Probably there will be no human
being on board the Florida when
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
PORTLAND luNATIC
WANTS TO BE KING

PORTLAND, May CT have un-
dertaken and expect to reorganize
this government My first under
taking will be to dispose of Roose-
welt and members of his cabinet
and then proceed to crown myself
king OF the republic"
H. c. Saither, claiming to be
member of the Western Federation
of Miners, thus expressed himself
in hearing of detectives AMI was
Immediately taken to the city Jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06

the shooting begins. Some sheep
and other animals will be in the
turret when it is shot up-the to
determine whether the impact is
enough to kill a man If inside.
Plenty of men in the service would
volunteer to be experimental on,
but the department does not re-
gard it as necessary.
All these experiments are to be
conducted with the utmost secrecy.
Probably they will take place some
where on the Chesapeake bay, but
the department does not care to
have other nations profit at once by
our expensive and enterprising ex-
periments. So no persons except
officers will be allowed to be there,
and no pictures will be taken ex-
cept those for the department.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
COOK STABBED.
IN STOMACH

Black" Kelly, cook, was
stabbed in the stomach this morn
ing in the Logan saloon, and the
proprietor, c. Borene, whom he &C
cuses, is in Jail. There were sew
eral people In the saloon at the
time of the cutting, but all claim
they did not see it. Kelly insists
that the proprietor, with whom he
says he has been on bad terms for
a long time, stabbed him out of re-
vense for a fancied grievance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
ANOTHER ACT IN THE
HARRY ORCHARD FARCE

BOISE, May Gov. Cooling
will repreive Harry Orchards SEN
tence OF hanging on May Is and the
case will not be considered by the
board of pardons until the next reg
ular meeting in July. Any act now
by the pardon board in relation to
Orchard is held invalid by the At
torney general, who states that the
board cannot take up new business
at special meeting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06

Of the candidates named and others
from a laboring standpoint were
discussed.
At both state conventions to be
held in Spokane this month the
state federation will be represent
ed by its president, Frank Cotterill.
He Is delegate to the democratic
convention and will be in evidence
as an organized labor representa-
tive when the republicans get to-
sether. The previous records OF
politicians and Office holders in la
Dor matters have all been noted.
and Cotterill will be apt to jot down
other statistics that crop out in the
coming campaign.
It Is the intention of the fedora
ton to make a stronger fight than
ever before for needed labor legis-
lation and the use of the direct
primary affords a better prospect
of success this year than has been
possible under the old system.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
DAYLIGHT THIEF
STILL BUSY

The rooms of Mrs. ]. Z. Hood
and Mrs. Odenheimer in the st.
Elmo hotel, STAT Brown ST., were
entered yesterday afternoon by a
burglar, who secured several hun
dred dollars worth Of jewelry out
Of Mrs. Hoods room and only Sc
out Of Mrs. Odenheimer's. The
burglar was seen and the police
are furnished with a good descrip-
ton of him. The most valuable ar
ticle he got away with was a gold
bracelet set with small diamonds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
TAKE 81, 900 IN GOLD
OUT OF SINGLE POCKET

GRANTS PASS. Ore, May e.
A sensational gold strike has been
made on Williams creek, about %
miles from Grants Pass, by the
Jones brothers and the Harrison
brothers. From the accounts
brought in 1t seems to be in the
nature Of pocket, $1,000 having
already bean taken out. with an i'm
mense amount In sight. The find
ers brought some of the gold In the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06

poets to learn is: If a IL inch
shell comes at the average turret
will IL not stun or kill the men who
are inside, and thus put the gun out
OF business anyway? And, if this
is the case, would it not be better
to leave the gun in the open and
let the men work at it just as they
would the small one, taking
chance with flying shells? And
would there not be less likelihood
of the gun being put out Of COM
mission with the turret away than
with it present?
Further, would it not be better to
use the great weight which these
turrets impose in armor below and
above the water line, and in extra
coal, armament. ammunition and
speed:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
CONTRACTORS COMPETE
With DAY LABOR plan

plans with the boards recommen.
dalton.
1t Is possible that none of the
plans will be accepted and the day
labor scheme used instead. II con-
tractors bid low enough under an
estimate which the city engineer
will submit on the day labor propo-
sition, the work may be awarded.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06

A. A. Kraft this morning brought
suit against the Grant Consolidated
Copper Mining Co. for $500, alleg-
ing that when J. A. Mclean, man.
ager, sold him 1000 shares of the
stock 1t was represented that the
company had a mine in Okanogan
county that was beyond the pros
pect stage. II is further alleged
that the stock is worthless and the
company has refused him his
money back.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06

by cocaine. He was considered q
violent patient. When he left he
was apparently cured, but was
warned he would go insane again IL
he began using the drug.
He resumed taking morphine
about four months ago.
Martins wife has told District
Attorney Manning that she believes
he committed the deed and says
she accused him Of 1t Sunday
while passing VOLTS store. 1t is
known that Martin recently pawn.
ed his watch, very valuable time.
piece, with Wolff. Martins father
is retired real estate broker In
New York Of considerable means.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06

last Of the week and purchased
rifles to take out with them to
guard their find. There Is a pos
sibility that II may be on some Of
the Southern Pacific railroad land.
Some of the flakes OF gold were
half the size of a mans palm. A
small rush of prospectors is ON to
the vicinity. Many other rich finds
have been made in this same dis
trict.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-06
WIFE AND CHILD
AWAIT IN VAIN

Mrs. H. w. Engelking, wife of
one of the victims of yesterdays
catastrophe by which two men lost
their lives over the falls, last night
gave birth to a child.
She was told that her husband
was working overtime and could
not come to her bedside.