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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
DUBOIS LOSES
OPENING ROUND

BOISE, Sept. 14.-Anti-Dubois
faction Of the democratic party of
Idaho scored big victory today
when the supreme court, in a
unanimous decision overruled the
demurrer of Dubois attorneys. I'm
der this ruling the court will go
into the facts and decide on merits
which ticket is entitled to the
partys name.
The court submitted a list of 16
questions upon which 1t wants
proof. They concern the manner
in which delegates to the state
convention were chosen and pro-
ceedings of the two conventions at
Wallace. The effect of the ruling
is to declare the Idaho primary
law mandatory as a basis for the
selection of delegates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
LET TAFT SPEAK FOR
HIMSELF SAYS BRYAN

BALTIMORE, Sept. 14.-Bryan
today answered the letter written
by Roosevelt supporting Taft and
made public yesterday. Bryan
said:
ut is to be expected that Roose-
welt will support Taft. He could
not do less because he selected
him as the administration candi-
date. If Taft were dead it would
be interesting, as we would know
from Roosevelt what he knew of
Taft's opinions. AS Taft is alive
it is hardly necessary for Roose-
welt to speak for him.
Bryan said Taft is running on a
platform which Roosevelt COM
PEELED him to amend in several
particulars. He said his speeches
threw little light on his political
views, and then referred to what
he calls the incompatible attitude
of Taft on labor matters, saying:
Taft does not agree with labor
ing men regarding the use of in
functions in labor disputes. No
word of praise from the president
can change Taft's attitude along
this line, or make his candidacy
more satisfactory to the toilers."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
ROOT FIGHTS
!. HUGHES
Republican Ring Is
Arrayed Against
f Reforms.

SARATOGA, Sept. 14.-With the
candidacy of Governor Hughes op-
posed by a strong contingent the
republican state convention opened
here today with prospects, of a
free for all battle. Elihu Root will
be temporary chairman. Former
Governor Frank Black and Joseph
A. choate will probably be pre-
scented to the convention. Hughes
leaders are here in full force.
Timothy Woodruff, state chair.
man. is actively opposing Hughes,
though Roosevelt has stated that
Hughes should be supported by the
organization. Root said:
II am from Oneida county, where
the people are against Hughes"
The machine branch of the party
will make a hard fight against
Hughes. Old line republicans do
not like the way he managed af.
fairs in the legislature last win.
ter. Racing interests are doing ev-
erything possible to defeat the
governor.
Black and Choate will be put
forward by the leaders who fear
Root will be weak on account Of
his record as counsel for the trusts.
Bitter attacks have been made
upon him by Hearst.
OYSTER BAY, Sept. 14.-Roose-
welt came powerfully to the sup
port of Hughes for denomination
today by the issuance of the fol-
lowing statement:
THE president has been in COM
munication with Root and Con-
gresham Cocks, regarding the
governorship, and has authorized
them to state that while he does
not intend to dictate to the con-
vention. to all friends who spoke
about the matter, he said in the
strongest terms that he favored
the denomination of Hughes"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
NORTHERN PACIFIC STILL
SERVING SEWAGE WATER

lie to drink at the Spokane pas
senger depot of the Northern Pa
cific, as well as the water which
is used in watering the passenger
cars.
Il do not see how the spread
of the dread scourage typhoid is to
be checked or prevented In Spo-
kane when the number of people
who travel over the Northern Pa
cific is considered and who daily,
at the passenger depot or in the
passenger cars, quench their thirst
with Spokane river water, and / do
not believe that this state of affairs
should be tolerated for minute
in so progressive a city as Spo.
kane. | do not question the right
of any party to drink any water
whatsoever, but l do question the
right of the officials of the North
ern Pacific to supply such water
for the public to drink, contamin-
ated as it is by the sewage of
Occur dAlene and other places up
the river.
"Will you not, in the interest of
the pubic, give this matter pub
licity and again serve Spokane
faithfully as you have done so
many times in the past? Should
any firm or corporation endanger
the health and lives of hundreds
merely to save a paltry sum of
money?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
NOTHING IN POCKETS
AND NOWHERE TO co

They toll not, neither do they
spin-the crowd of IA Migrants ar.
rested by the police last night.
They were found lounging around
the tenderloin section at 2 o'clock
in the morning and were herded
into Jail. When searched they
were about as unpromising lot
of financiers as ever came under
the notice of the police. One of
them had 10 cents and three had
s cents each; total 20 cents.
Tho most of them didn't even
have knife, tobacco. or any 9th
err such things which Migrants al.
ways cling to, even when forced
to go without food or liquor. They
will be taken before Justice Hinkle
this afternoon and given rockpile
sentences or ordered to leave the
city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
MONEY KEEPERS
ARE HERE TODAY

County treasurer from all over
the state of Washington are hold
ing their regular annual session
today at the court house in the
anteroom of Judge Polndexter's
court. The procedure of the as
sembly this morning was entirely
informal, as but one half of the
treasurers were able to get to their
destination this morning.
This is the fourth annual gather
ing of the state treasurers. The
purpose of the annual meetings is
to urge the making of laws to ia
oilitate the better handling Of
county and state funds and to per-
feet in general the county financial
systems.
The morning session was ad-
journed until after lunch, when
several more members arrived, and
the regular work OF the meeting
was gone into.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14

Bryan declared Taft's stand on
protection, the tariff, trusts and
other questions are unchanged by
the presidents praise, and argued
that the presidents statement is
valueless unless he remains in
Washington see that Taft makes
good.
1--WE ought to have a more def
mite statement regarding what the
public may expect of Taft" Bryan
declares.
Roosevelt's plea for Taft was
given to the public in the form of
a letter to Conrad Kohrs, Helena,
Mont. In it he urges that Taft
is the man he believes will carry
on the reform movement, and give
both labor and capital, including
railroad and other interests, a
square deal. The president ap-
proves Taft's record on injunctions
and says he has the correct doc
trine on trusts. He urges the wage
workers to support Taft.
BY democrats the presidents let
ter is taken as a certain sign of
uneasiness for Taft's chances, es-
pecially in the west.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14

Although the underground water
supply has been available for
months the Northern Pacific con-
tinues to water its passengers at
depot and In cars from the sewer
polluted river from its private sys-
tenn. 1t is cheaper, possibly. SUI
perintendent Beamer says the
company is working on connections
now and expects to have this work
at the east end of the yards COM
pleted shortly.
Il do not agree with those per-
sons who are claiming that the
river water is dangerous" Mr..
Beamer says. THE city took it's
water from the river for years be-
fore establishing a well system"
Mr.. Beamer loses sight OF the
fact that the river has in the past
year been especially contaminated
by turning the sewage of Occur
d 'Alene into it. Passengers, ma
turadlly, are not likely to be aware
of this.
L. Robinson drew attention to
the N. P.'s heedlessness of public
health In letter to The Press in
which he said:
Approaching the work which
has been done In the past toward
securing a pure water supply, to
say nothing of various improve
ments that must be credited large
ly to your efforts, l beg to bring
to your attention what | feel to be
an abuse or criminal neglect of
the public's welfare by the North.
ern Pacific.
at is admitted that water Sc.
cured from the river without any
course of percolation or alteration
is unfit and even dangerous for
use of the public, and yet it is
water from the Spokane river
shall we call 1t water or sewage?-
that Is furnished the travelling pub
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
KEMPER AT LAST
GIVEN HEARING

Heinrig Kemper, over whose
case there has been considerable
comment in German circles of late,
was today arraigned before Judge
Huneke on charge of burglary
after laying in the county Jail
since May q. Kemper, Bo.
hemian with little knowledge of
English. wrote letter, through an
interpreter, to The Press stating
that the officials refused to tell
him why he was in Jail and ask
ing the assistance of the German
counsel.
The information charges KEN
per with having burglarized the
house of w. b. Dishman.
Kemper this morning requested
that a lawyer be appointed to as
sist him, whereupon Attorney
Moore was assigned to the case.
The defendant was allowed two
days to plead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
COMPTROLLER
URGES CARE

City Comptroller Farley stated
this afternoon that he is urging
all city officials to have their esti-
mates of appropriations for 1909
made on a conservative basis but
large enough to take care of their
departments for the year without
asking for any deficiency appro-
priations.
The rate the DEFICIENCIES have
been growing of late win put the
city on a warrant basis before
many years If change in the
methods of doing business is not
made.
Deficiencies mean the issuing OF
warrants which draw interest and
sometimes have to be discounted.
thereby hurting the city's credit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
COUNCIL WANTS
FIGURES FIRST
OPPOSITION DEVELOPS TO
PROPOSAL TO HIRE OUTSIDE
ENGINEER TO DRAW PLANS
FOR MONROE STREET
BRIDGE.

The attitude Of the city council
indicates that the proposition to
employ Professor Burr or some
other expert bridge engineer to
draft plans for the Monroe street
bridge will be opposed. 1t is held
by those against the Burr sugges-
ton that the city has already in
structed it's regular engineer, Mr..
Ralston, to prepare such plans, and
the calling in Of another engineer
is confession of lack of conf
dence in Engineer Ralston's ability
to do the work.
This question may come before
the city council at its meeting as a
cgmmittee of the whole tomorrow
Wight, when the bridge question
will be the chief issue for consid-
Grafton. The agitation to employ
Professor Burr has recently been
pushed by some of the advocates
Of concrete.
Until the city council gets an
estimate of the relative cost of
concrete and steel, 1t Is said that
very little can be done in the way
of definite action on the bridge
question. City Engineer Ralston
Is now at work on plans for both
steel and concrete bridges at Mon
roe street and until he can pre-
pare an estimate the city council
will be at sea.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
R0BS MEN SEEKING WORK
THROUGH NEWSPAPER

A warrant will be issued this aft
ernoon for the arrest of Frank A..
Russell. alleged bunco artist who
has been representing himself to
be connected with the Oregon
Grain Co. of Portland and on that
representation has cleaned up
about $1,000 and departed for 9th.
er climes and possibly other
suckers"
The medium used by Russell In
his alleged bunco business was the
Chronicle advertising columns.
This morning the police were in
formed that seven enterprising
young men read the following ad.
vertisement:
"Wanted-Reliable young men
for work In the city. Security re-
quired. L32 Chronicle"
So the young men, one after an
other, answered the ad.. gave ref
erences and were in turn COM
municated with by mail and asked
to call at offices b and G In the Elk.
change Bank building.
Thither they went, expecting to
find permanent jobs at good
salaries.
About two weeks ago Russell
rented desk room In Attorney
Cranes office. The desk room he
soon has strewn with samples of
wheat and piled high with manu-.
scripts.
1t was all q cleverly laid
scheme for bunco purposes. the pc.
lice assert,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14

On the appearance of the suck
ers Russell gave them glowing ac-
counts of the money they could
make buying grain for the Oregon
Grain Co. of Portland. He showed
them high recommendations of
himself by that firm. But he told
the young men that as they would
handle considerable money he
would require cash deposit-S1OO
for buyers and 5000 for collectors.
None of the young men were able
to put up 5000 deposit and the
man accepted 500 from some and
$125 from others.
Then he quietly folded up his
tent and faded away, it is alleged
Only three of the buncoed men
reported to the police this morn.
Ing, but they told that there are
four others still looking for Rus.
sell and jobs. The three gave the
names of Alfred Kent Of E23 Main
avenue, G. b. Avery of 02422 Mil
street and George Rothridge of the
Reliance hotel.
When informed OF the bunco
Sergeant Sullivan went to Russell's
office and opened the desk. 1t was
found that the man had left clues
furnishing information of how he
operated, but nothing as to where
he may be alternating just now
when he Is much sought after.
The buncoed men take the mat
ter philosophically and say that
experience is cheap at any price.
But they would like to get their
money back just the Same.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
SEEKS RELATIVES OF
RIVER VICTIM

Coroner Witter is unable to
learn anything regarding relatives
or friends of c. Robins, whose
dead body was taken out of the
river near No. fire station Satur'
day afternoon after having been
under water about a week. Robins
roomed in the Cleveland house un'
til September 1, when he went
away and had not been seen since
He was sick while there. 1t Is be.
lieved to be a case of suicide on
account Of sickness and conse
quent dependency.
The body was discovered by a
boy who in diving touched the
mans face.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
MONTANA'S BAD LUCK

NOFOLK, Va, Sept. 1.-THE
new armored cruiser Montana,
just back from her speed trials off
Rockland, Me-, has come to the
Norfolk navy yard for repairs to
her port engine, which is reported
to have broken down in the tests
during which she made only 81
knots an hour, when 1t was expect
ed she would make between %
and "a knots an hour.
Following repairs to the Mon
tana she will, it is said, become
flagship of a new fleet of some IL
armored cruisers and battleships
including the North Carolina, Ida.
no, Mississippi and Iowa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
AGAINST ANATOMY GRAFT.

TACOMA, Sept. IA. Grafton,
proprietor OF the museum of anat-
omy, was fined $50 and costs by
Judge Arnston. If the man per-
sists In keeping open his Ubiquitous
dive the police say they will arrest
him each time and double fine
will be levied by the Judge. Grafton
claims still that he has the right
to stay open and will fight 1t out
in the courts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
CITY To FIGHT WIDOWS
NOW D0UBLY bEREAVEO

The birth of a daughter to Mrs.
Carrie Powell, Twenty and
Perry, is reported at the city
health department. Mrs. Powell
is the widow of Grant Powell, who
lost his life by being washed away
on raft at the Washington street
bridge last spring and drowned.
Mrs. Powell has now three chill
dren, whose chief SUPPORT was re-
moved when the father was drow'-
ed. Her claim against the city for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
ENGINE PL0UGHS
into EXCURSION
Midnight Collision Cause of Three
Deaths and 40 Injuries.

CHICAGO, Sept. 14.--Mrs. Es-
Their Hecox, Chicago, and an un-
identified man are dead, three are
dying and 40 are seriously injured
as the result of a collision before
midnight last night between the
alter and an excursion train on the
Lake Shore road, at Chesterton,
Indiana.
All the injured were on the ex-
cursion train, which was on sid
ing waiting for the other train to
pass.
The locomotive on the theater
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
DESERTED CHILDREN
CRY FOR "MAMA"

A heartless mother who desert
ed husband and three small chill.
dren in Colfax ON Saturday and is
believed to have decamped with
an affinity, is sought in Spokane to-
day by the police, following the
heart broken husbands story. He
is ]. o. Johnston, a business man.
His wife, Mabel, is beautiful
woman, age 80. They have three
small children.
1t Is believed that Mrs. Johnston
and the suspected man are both in
Spokane. The police have been
furnished with the mans name and
description but will not divulge his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
REPUBLICANS GETTING
GUNS UNLIMBERED

Republicans are planning to
launch their campaign with a boom
next Wednesday night, when all
the, faithful are to gather in de-
partment No. l of the superior
court, in the county courthouse,
and there organize for aggressive
work. Plans for the organization
of the county central committee
will be made. The committees
work is to include organization of
the congressional district TO shove
the candidacy of Judge Miles Poin-
dexter for congress.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14

train ploughed through the rear
coach of the excursion train. Pas
sengers were pinned in the wreck
age.
A dense fog prevailed at the
time. 1t is supposed the switch
was not closed after the excursion
train went on the siding.
Lake Shore officials today gave
out a statement declaring the
wreck was caused by smoke sweep
ing over the county from Wiscon.
sin forest fires, obscuring the sig
nal so the engineer couldn't see it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
Primary Election Charges to Be Pre-
ferred With Central Labor Union.

purge the Central Labor union
of grating members is the slo-
gan of the better element of that
organization who are to meet in
the labor headquarters at 612k
Riverside avenue tonight for the
purpose Of submitting primary cleo
ton information against certain
members.
The latter are accused of taking
money from candidates In the
primary campaign and casting dis
credit upon labor organizations to
which they are affiliated as well as
the great mass of labor of the
city.
One of the charges is that the
official ballot turned out by the
labor unions was stolen and the
name of ]. F. Congieton stamped
where the name of J. s. Phillips
had been erased.
E. A. Cooney, vice president OF
the State Federation of Labor,
stated this morning that the bet.
ter element Is in possession OF
names of six undesirable men who
will be openly accused of grating
off politicians, affidavits supporting
the accusations.
This thing is a discredit to or
ganized labor and shall not be
tolerated" says Cooney. IF we
can put the evidence properly be
fore the body those accused will
be drummed out and dishonorably
discharged from further affiliation.
Ac cnua,.aI re thncn onanCnH ore
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
OPEN SALE OF ALASKA
EXPOSITION BONDS

SEATTLE, Sept. 1.-THE Alaska.
Yukon-Paciflc exposition manage.
ment at a joint meeting with the
Seattle clearing house association
decided to place on the market
S35O,000 worth of exposition per
cent bonds and early this week
they will be given into the hands
of banks and other institutions for
distribution TO purchasers.
The bonds pay per cent inter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
BROKE HIS PAROLE

Local police authorities have
been notified by the Walla Walla
penitentiary warden that Jaspar N.
Chambers. carpenter who was
working for his brother Clarence
here Oh parole, has disappeared
and reward is offered for his
capture. He was sentenced Novem-
Der %, 1906, to four years for
forgery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
TO BOOM EASTsIDE

A big boom is expected out in
the East Sprague section this fall.
The Stanton company plans a big
packing plant there, and 1t Is be-
lieyed to be settled that the o. r.
& n. shops will also be built in
this locality. Anticipating the
movement, Slater & Slater have
cut up 60 acres on East Sprague
and have put 1t on the market as
residence property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14

which are under seal. The pre-.
cinct committeeman who make up
the central committee are unknown
on that account, very few of the
official returns having given the
vote on committeeman.
There is talk of David T. Ham
for county chairman. Mr.. Ham Of
f1ciated once before.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14

identity for purposes of their own
in aiding the search.
Mr.. Johnston is not so much cut
up at his wife's departure with.
out his knowledge as at the fact
that she left their three small
children, who refuse to be com
forted and constantly cry for
mama"
The word mama" rings in John
ston's ears at his work or wher-
ever he Is and he is bent on find-
ing her and giving her back to the
children.
The police secured a clue last
night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
MAY iNplcp EX-SENATOR

MEMPHIS, Sept 14.-County Of
ficials are conducting q vigorous
investigation concerning the lynch
ing OF Lawson Patton, negro, who
attacked and then murdered a
Mrs. Mullen of this city. Ex-Sena.
tor w. V. Sullivan of Mississippi,
who made q speech demanding i'm
mediate execution of the negro,
may possibly be indicted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
DIES FAR FROM HOME,

8. Tonimura, Japanese laborer,
age 25, died today at the Sacred
Heart hospital, where he has been
under treatment for five months.
Tonimura was employed by the 0.
r. & N. and was first taken sick
with typhoid, which later develop.
ed into tuberculosis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
GIRL STABBED AT
CHURCH ORGAN

NEWTON, N. c., Sept. a.
While seated at the organ in Sum
day school here yesterday, Miss
Willie Bullinger, age 10, was twice
stabbed with a pocketknife in the
hands of Lou RAIDER, who was re-
Gently discharged from the insane
asylum.
The girl died almost instantly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
CATCH PROFESSIONAL CROOK.

TACOMA, Sept. 14.-Dave Nc
Ardle, who has been identified as
the crook responsible for an un-
usual number Of burglaries and
holdups here. and who 1t is thought
has a tall criminal record in Spo-
kane, was brought back here Satur.
day from Salem, Ore, near where
he was working in the hop fields
when arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
BRUTE BEATS WIFE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. a.
Enraged over visit of his wife
to his stepdaughter. Joseph Wal.
ter, a structural iron worker, at
tackled her with a poker, and beat
her insensible. Walker was ar
rested. His wife. is in critical
condition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
EMBEZZLER INDICTED

TACOMA, Sept. 1.-THE federal
grand jury brought in a true bill
against r. F. Parkhurst of Seattle,
who last July was arrested charged
with embezzling $4,000 from the
First National bank of that city.
He will be ararigned Tuesday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
MUST WAIT TILL
POLL BOOKS OPEN

The republican central commit
tee will not get together to begin
the campaign until after the result
OF the vote has been made public
by the county auditor, who is now
In possession Of the poll books
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-14
TO ELECT SECRETARY

The Lidgerwood-Kenwood I'M
provement club will meet tonight
at the Lidgerwood Presbyterian
church, Eighteenth and Nevada
streets. Among other things to be
considered is the election of Sec
rotary to succeed A. A. Gubser, de-
ceased.