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The evening world., 1908-03-24
BRYAN "HCRNSWOGGLING'
is DENIED BY MURPHY,

Tammany is neither pro-Johnson nor
anti-Bryan. nor has the organization
amy fayorite. Leader Charles +. Murphy
declared to-day at the Wlswam, where
m, faithful. heade- by "Li,Ee Tim
Sullivan, gathered in force Nearly eN-
ery district was represented
"What about The 'hornswo-gIins OF
Rryan2" Leader Murphy was asked
"What do YOU mean oy tha'' i hed
Mr. Murphy
"Chalrman Counors stated Oh" other
Any thAt Bryan was 'hornswogg ed
SN,lL Connors peaks FOR himself
only lie does not speak for rammany
". are neither for nor against John
son nor Bryan
S'ralIlmany vote wall De cast a; Den
ysr fOr the best man decided upon after
he neld has been carefully gone over
WssEska - I" zee >""@s''c" 'r
The evening world., 1908-03-24
CAR DASHES AGAINST
HOUSE AND 80 HURT
Filled With Passengers, II
Jumps Tracks and Turns
Over in Crash.

DETROIT. March H.-An OUTBOUND
interurban car on the Ann Arbor Iihe
overturned at the corner OF Michigan
avenue and Thirtytirst street TINS
afternoon and more than thirty per
sons were injured,
The car. whicn was filed with pas
sangers. was travelling out Michigan
avenue at high speed when 1t suddenly
lett tine track and plunged across TIE
pavement and into building All tine
ampulances in the city We're summoned
70 the scene.
The evening world., 1908-03-24
AZURE MAID, BY BLUES, THE
MEDIUM OF BIG KILLING.
Books Open Her Price at IL to 1, but the
Crowd Backed Her to 13 to S
on Reported Fast
Workout
Especial to The Evening WORLDLY

| BENNlNC,S RACE TRACK, WASHINGTON March 24-A real
olfashioned killing made the fourth Maid fy
by Blues medium. The books opened her price and
the money Immediately showed Every of the penbatng
loaded the s and when the field went to the B to
the best obainahe against the flly.
The y kicked up awful fuss the way the post seated
Mcdaniel and delayed the start She finally was led to the barrier and
when Cassidy sprung the webbing she was away flying.
Billy Nan avori followed her. but the further
the wider became gap between them. Maid had
maintaining her advantage and easei
The evening world., 1908-03-24

The effort to catch the winner told on
Billy h Van and in the last sixteenth
he was beaten ont for the place by
Tennis. All the Washingtonians backed
Azure Maid on n report of a five fur
longs workout in l0l, and great was
the applause for Mcdaniel on his re-
turn to the stand
Comedienne Finishes Second,
Coincidence who looked / to . shot,
vent to the post in the opening event
NJ & To J.
she must have broken leg, was
the comment OF turtle when ne
scanned the odds Comedienne nm
ishcd second Goes Fast speedy lit
lie hllv took the lead as the barrier
went up ana held it all the way, win
ming going away. Helen b., thrd all
mo way. ran good race Madden's
Queen Lead was practically left.
Mclaughlin Kills Second Race.
Fifteen went TO the post in the
maiden two-year-Cld event. They Sot
off in a bunch and II was any body
race to the stretch. Up to this poin
the stretch Rrussel forced ms MaN
throrgh on Jimmy McLaug alin's Per
s0nal ana won with lots 70 spare at
the end by three lengths. Balbek beat
iuldy half a length for the place. Nc
l.aughlin and his friends made a nice
Clcan-up on the result. the iilly's price
going down from " to 20 TO l.
The evening world., 1908-03-24
Pati, italian j. P. Morgan Flees
With Family After Attempt to
Burn Mansion, Following
Threats to Kill ALL
Millionaire banker Tells HOlU
Black Hand DrOUe Him to Exile

suspension posted
the doors closed this
afternoon. 1t as follows:
The clientele this be calm and trustworthy. the banker
obliged himself his
life
$4,000 with the New York"
The evening world., 1908-03-24
Both Two-Year-Olds Dying as
Result of Plunge Into
Yard.
TUMBLE OF THIRTY FEET
Little Ones Land on Stone
Slabs as Neighhor Watches,
Helpless.

Charley and Willie Gehnrich, who
came into the world together two years
and a half ago. are likely to go out of
it together. These little shavers. twin
sons OF Mrs Martha Gehnrich. fell out
OF rear window of their mothers fiat,
at No. +i4 East Eigntyninth street. to-
day. They are dying, side by side. at
the Presbyterian Hospital.
The Gehnrich children were one of
he features of the big, closely built up
block that lies between First avenue
and Avenue =. So much alike in ap-
pearance that their mother had to deco
rate one with blue hair rsooon and
the other with a pink bow. the pair at
tracted a lot of attention. even in a
ne.ghborhood where children are the
commonest things to be found.
Pets of the Neighhors.
The Gehnrich fiat is on the second
floor of the old-fashioned four story
frame house that stands at No. AL.
On either side is a moueln brick tene-
ment that runs back much further, and
the dwellers in these two houses nave
had free show every day Watching
the two active, tary-nalred twins
wrangling and playing in their mother
kitchen.
But to-day the free show had a pi;il-
bic ending. 1t turned 10 tragedy Mrs
Gehnrich was in the front room. tidy
ing up. Herman, seven years old. the
Oldest of the three children. had been
sent out on an errand.
The twins We're playing on the
kitchen window ledge. The window is
guarded with "a wire netting screen.
fastening with staple and folding
down fiat against the wall when laun-
dry is to be run out into the back yard.
Either tins staple pulled loose or one
OF the venturesome kiddies climbed up
and got it unhitchei Mrs. Gehnricl
heard one of the boys scream and she
came running. But she was too Late.
Mrs. Schin Her. who lives next door.
saw two little yellow tops suddenly roll
out ward over the screen and across the
SCHNEIDER doesn't know which-was
CluitIlHg Lie olItT Dy llS pIld4pEe.
Evidently this one had started TO fall
first, and as he went he grasped his
brother and dragged him along, too
The drop was thirty feet to a tagging
Of roughened stone slabs. Mrs. Gehn-
rich took one look from the window At
the tiny forms lying below and tainted.
Both Had Skulls Fractured.
One of the neighbors got Policeman
Lederman. whose call brought DR.
Lamb with an ambulance. Lying on
the same cot Little Pink Top and Little
Blue Top were taken away. The sur
geon said they both had fractured
skulls and Internal injuries and that
they would die
The father OF the twins. william Gehn-
rich, came from the sheet-ron factory
where he works, in East Ninety second
street and L ok the mother to the hos
pital. She was frantic with grief.
The evening world., 1908-03-24
STElNWAY TUNNEL PURCHASE
BILL IN THE SENATE,

ALRANY. March "a Senator Fra sley
to-day introduced a bin %. enable tho
city to purchase the Steinwav Tunnel
TIE measure represents the view of the
Mcclellan administration There Is no
uroyision. however, for condemnation of
the tunnel property and u Jls city buvs
As@SIssss Ss t1i'ss 'sssssnsI ~ ssr-' - - ---s
The evening world., 1908-03-24
Progressing Won Easily.

Progressing WAS an odds-on chance IN
the third and he won like one should.
Last away from the post. he overhauled
everything but Fircbrand in the hrst
eighth He followed Firebrand's pace
to the stretch and then came away
easily, 1t was a close tit for the place.
lNrebrand out gaming Glaucus in the last
strides. Three AIacs-McCarthy, Me
htmels and McCahey again split the
moneS
The evening world., 1908-03-24

Flst trkf fat an
she be anywher b
Queen Tr4l 4 lei the barrier sprung and f
The evening world., 1908-03-24
B00KMAKERS LOSE TO WE[[-P[AYED
CHOICES At BENN|NGS RACE-TRACK

EVENING WORLD RACE CHART
SECOND DAY AT BENNINGS, MARCH "a.
iii and
a
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Pegsirnn T;rs mGgsh a9i t2kF %m
q isgnhHh
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
MR.. WETZEL DIDN'T
THINK ABOUT IT

cannot furnish suficicnt water.
The quality Of It appears to cut no
figure In his calculations.
This course IL evidently being
followed to also pave the way for
forcing meter system on the en-
tire city. Instead Of charging the
we'll supply, the plan Is to pruno
every opportunity of proving ito
capability until the water situation
Is entirely removed from the reliae
BILE basis upon which 1t rested prior
to the advent Of Mr.. Wetzel, ana
then remodel it according to the
ideas of himself and his directors.
In the face of the emergency
caused by the failure of the pumps
through lack of supervision and
timely repairs, discrimination and
resitancy denoting a failure to
grasp the needs of the situation
have marked the administration Of
the water department.
Citizens have been unable to SCI
cure an equitable regulations de-
signed to effect fair. distribution OF
what water there was available.
The few have been favored at the
expense Of the many and a corr
poration enterprise has proflted un-
disturbed at the expense of all.
As a private citizen Mr.. WetzeI
is known to be clean and COM
mendable. AS a public official he
has been proved unsatisfactory at
| the outset of his pubic career.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
ONE REASON why
THE PRESS KEEPS
UP WATER FIGHT

The body Of the dead man found
in the river yesterday minus an
arm and leg and partially de-
capitated has not yet been identi-
fled. It had been In the water sev-
eraI months and was badly decom-
posed.
One Of the workmen who found
Il and who had been drinking
water out Of the river just a few
moments before the body was
found, Is sick today.
He has been unable to eat since
he saw the body.
This ls one Of the things Com
missioner Wetzel "didn't think"
about when the river water. was
turned into the city mains without
warning for two days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31

as to be unable to go to the city
hall between the hours of and s.
Another matter of considerable
Importance is section IL of the
primary law as to who is entitled
to vote at the primary election
There are great many new fam
lilies. lin Spokane who have been
here such short time that a few
days makes considerable differ
ence as to whether they are allow.
ed toSvote or not. Section IL reads
as follows:
Every qualified person, prop.
erly registered as a voter in the
election precinct enabling him to
vote at the ensuing election where
registration is required, and every
qualifid person in precincts where
registration Is not required, shall
be entitled to participate in the
primary election
From the above quotation it
would seem to me that a voter in
g precinct where registration is
not required must be in the state
one year, in the county 80 days and
In the precinct 80 days, while a
voter who lives in precinct
where registration Is required need
havetbeen there but 10 days, in the
county 10 days and in the state IL
months and 10 days.
"The registration books are
kept open until the day of the
primaries. and the law provides
that any person (of certain quail
ficatipns) who have been in the
state, county and precinct the
times last abov named shall be
entitled to register, and conse-
quently to vote. No matter how
this provision is looked at it pro
vides different qualifications for
the voters in precincts where reg
istration is required than for those
voters in precincts where registra-
ton Us not required"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
ERROR IN FIRST
WARD COSTLY
MAY COST CITY $4,000 TO COR
RECT ENGINEERING MIS-
TAKES IN BIG SEWER AS
SESSMENT ROLLS.

City Engineer Ralston, under
whose supervision the assessment
rolls for the First ward sewer
were prepared, will find 1t hard to
defend the numerous errors and
discrepancies which have cropped
out, when a committee OF indignant
First warders call on him at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon. There
was an indignation meeting in the
First ward the other night and a
committee was appointed to have
Mr.. Ralston correct the mistakes
made in his office.
1t Is claimed that assessments
against certain property are high
err by 80 per cent than they should
be.
Instances are the cases OF DR..
G.. T. Penn and Mrs. Mclean, who
occupy opposite corners on
Sprague and Napa. The rolls show
Mrs. McLean's assessment will be
$1,000 and DR.. PENIS 1901. I'M
provements to both pieces of prop.
erty are precisely the same and
physical conditions of the ground
are precisely similar.
The claim Is made that 1t will
be necessary to get out new rolls,
which will require about two
weeks extra work and expense.
The expense will approximate
$4,000, which will amount to about
that much money thrown away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
REGISTRATION BOOKS
IN SPOKANE CLOSED
TO THE WORK|NGME|

J. Ora Hoffman, of Hoffman &
Bailey, candidate for the state le-
gislature from the Second district,
submits the following points of
useful information on the workings
OF the direct primary law:
II have noticed several pleas in
the Spokane papers urging upon
voters the necessity of registering
If they intend to vote at the COM
Ing primary election. 1t is assert
ed that the reason for not register
ing is because the voters are COM
PEELED to climb three flights Of
stairs in order to register. This
may be one of the reasons why a
good many voters are delaying, but
it seems to me that there is a still
more vital element preventing
many from registering.
From a great many laboring
men comes the complaint that they
are unable to register for the rea-
son that the books are open only
during the hours when they are
at work. During the week, with the
exception of Saturday, the clerks
Office is open from s o'clock in the
morning until o'clock in the aft
ernoon, and on Saturday, when a
great many have part holiday,
the Office Is closed at 3 o'clock. A
few laborers are so situated that
they could spare few minutes
during the busy part of the day,
while on the other hand there are
a great many men who find them
selves unable to leave their work.
1T seems to me that the books
might be kept open until o'clock
on Saturday evening, or some 9TH
err evening, so as to give all the
voters a chance to register l wish
that your paper would take this
matter up and see what can be
done to facilitate the registration Of
these voters who are so situated
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31

pipe4 through which 1t is impossi.
BILE TO obtain an adequate supply.
itTis claimed that il the city
wouifi connect up with the White
house system, already approved,
the scarcity could be overcome. Ur-
gent protests have been lodged
with the water department from
all iarters.
There will be water enough to
sprinkle from to tonight, how.
ever according to Commissioner
Wetkel. who states that the big
reservoir is now full and that this
evening he will uncork enough to
equalize the pressure during sprin.
king hours. Then 1t will be shut
off again and refilled during the
night. Mr.. Wetzel said to day that
he will soon recommend that the
city purchase two more pumps
and that another big water main
be aided to the system and run up
into the Lidgerwood section.
This whole trouble Is" stated
Mr.. Wetzel. that the town has
.outgrown the water system, which
has not been kept up. think with
two addition pumps we can care
for the situation for some time Il
come
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
new WATER RULES SHUT
OFF SPR|NKL|DG SUPPLY

The emergency water regulation
announced yesterday, prohibiting
sprinkling in any manner except
between the hours of 6 to 8 morn
ing and evening has left the lawns
farther out at the mercy of the
sun even on the north hill, where
the limit is extended from to 10
p. m.
The reason Is that every private
citizen apparently Is sprinklin9
only at those hours. the result OF
which Is no water at ali for many
localities. On the north hill last
night the water went off about 6
p. m. and did not come on again
until $50. The sprinkling period
was practically thrown away.
On East Third there was not
enough wafer to drink in sprin.
king Lours, to say nothing OF
watering the yards. The house
wife up there who neglected to
draw a reserve supply earlier in
the day had not water to wash
dishes with. even.
In Pine Grove addition on the
north hill yards and gardens are
dying for water while in neighbos.
Ing additions there Is plenty. Pine
Grove is dependent upon a small
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31

asphalt company had thrown as
phalt and rocks onto tn walks.
Regarding this Mr.. Wetherspoon
stated that 1t made no difference,
as the walks have been closed any
way.
Engineer Ralston is now plan.
ming concrete sidewalks instead OF
the dangerous and worn out wood
en- ones, and the board of works
will recommend that the council
order the new walks built.
Mr.. Wetherspoon said that new
concrete walks will prove of con-
siderable expense along with the
assessments against property for
the paving. which Is about COM
pleted. Walks will enhance prop
erty values, the commissioner
states, yet some OF the poorer peo-
pie who are holding lots for in
vestment will be assessed more
than they desire or probably can
afford to pay.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31

The excuse offered by Water
Commissioner Wetzel for not noti-
flying the health board when the
river water was
turned into the mains in place OF
the pure we'll water, thereby caus-
ing an increase of sickness, is that
he did not think" about it.
II should have told the health
board,' Mr.. Wetzel said this morn.
ing, "but never thought about 1t.
II never boil any drinking water
myself, yet I suppose a lot Of peo-
pie are squeamish about drinking
water without boiling it. / under
stand that the health board Is con-
siderably exercised over It,"
1t is believed today that the new
typhoid cases that have appeared
are we'll in hand now. No new
cases were reported today. The
disease was at standstill until
the river water was turned in.
Yesterday three cases were report
ed within a few hours of one an
other. There were eight alto
getner.
Well water Is again in the mains
today, however, and the water
commissioner may be careful not
to make the mistake again-if he
thinks about it.
Mr.. Wetzel Is beingopenly
charged with an indifference per-
hitting anything that will serve to
strengthen his hobby that the wells
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
WILL SHIP HINDUS
TO HAWAIIAN ISLES

VANCOUVER, B. c., July 81
Before the advent of next winter,
the open season of pneumonia for
Hindus. Vancouver may be rid Of
these orientals, or at least such Of
them as are likely to become
charges upon the community. A
movement is now on to root out
the Hindus and transplant them to
the sunny lands of the Hawaiian
islands.
If the plan meets with success
scores and perhaps hundreds OF
Hindus will be shipped south with
in the next two months.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
ABERDEEN SUFFERS
ANOTHER BAD FIRE

ABERDEEN, July 31.-The most
destructive fire since that of the
fall of 1903 broke out in the lower
half of the block on F st. between
Heron and Hume and nine build
ings were consumed, plank streets
and sidewalks were burned and
docks. wharves. small boats and
the trestle of the Northern Pacific
railroad above the street was dam
aged to the extent of nearly $751;
600, with insurance of about $780,
900
One life was lost, that of George
Griswold, Of Montesano, who was
caught in the blaze.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
ALARM CLOCK
NABS BURGLAR

TACOMA, July 31.-An alarm
clock proved the undoing of An
drew ldiller. who entered the home
of L. c. Bradley, 1916 A ST., last
night and made away with the
clock and other articles Of value.
Officer Huckaba, while walking
near the Standard saloon. heard Q
strange mechanical noise issuing
apparently rom the middle regions
of a stranger who was walking
hurriediy around the corner. He
found that Miller. in trying to con-
ceal the clock. had placed 1t be.
meath the waistband OF his trous-
ers and that. by some peculiar turn
OF fate, II had been set to alarm
just as the ofYicer happened to
meet the burglar.
Miller. setting that he had made
a bad start in his criminal career,
gave the ofiicer his story without
further ado.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
OLD SPOKANE SOCIALIST
FIRED OUT OF HOTEL

Mr.. Lund was at the Windsor.
There he was interviewed by sew.
eral local socialists and the group
carried on a conversation on the
sidewalk in front Of the hotel, just
as a few citizens might discuss
politics or anything else. Mr.. Ma
loney, who was In the employ OF
Mr.. Yorke, appears to have con.
ceived the idea that the presence
of the socialists was a menace to
the kings peace, for he phoned for
policeman to come up and dis
perse a socialist meeting at the
hotel. The policeman arrived in
due course, but the incident was
treated as joke. However, about
midnight Mr.. Maloney went to Mr..
Lund and told him he must leave
the hotel, which Mr.. Lund did un-
der protest and walked out on the
street to find another house ana
bed. He found them.
The incident Is regarded by the
hotel management as a most re-
grettable one.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31

by 1900 acres OF the firms lands
located between Snohomish and
Cathcart will be transferred to an
English syndicate, which will cut
the lands up into small tracts and
sell them to British colonists, who
will raise fruits and berries.
The same English syndicate Is
negotiating for adjoining tracts
of large acreage. This will be the
first concerted move to colonize
any large body of land near hero
with Englishmen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
ADMITS PUMPS
BROKE DOWN

The real cause Of the present
water shortage Is a breakdown at
the up-river pumping station, as
stated previously in The Press.
Water Commissioner Wetzel ad-
mitted this today. 1t has not been
the sole cause, he contends. for on
the start the shortage was caused
by four pumps being put out OF
commission by the unsafe condt
ton of the pump house, the foun-
dations having become insecure
by reason Of the action of the
water washing against the unpro-
tected concrete. This last defect
has now been eliminated
On July % step in one Of the
large water wheels broke. This
wheel ran two of the pumps.
These are now shut down and
will remain down until a new step
arrives. A step IL block OF
lignum vitae wood and cannot be
procured readily. One has been
telegraphed for and will be sent by
express. Commissioner WctZel
says that II should have arrived
before now and he cannot under
stand the delay.
1t was contended all along that
there was a breakdown at the sta
ton which was the real cause OF
the water famine, but the fact was
never acknowledged until today by
any OF tho ofYcials Of the admin.
istration.
The sole cause given was that
the shutdown was on account Of
the insecure foundations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
LABOR PICNIC STRIKES A
PEANUT MONOPOLY SNAG
Must Pay Superintendent Brother
Rake-off on All Sales.

board gave B. J. Weeks, for $500
the exclusive privilege of selling
goods in the park. The contract
was for Ave years. Weeks more
than a year ago sold out to L. Bal
Der and transferred his contract
Last April the park commission
had some correspondence with the
corporation counsel about ousting
Balzer. Corporation Counsel Ham.
blen Investigated and decided that
the contract was valid in every
way, and that transfer of it from
Weeks to Balber also was legal.
II the Labor day picnic is to be
held In the park 1t will be neces-
sary to accede to Balzer's demands
II any refreshments are to be sold
by anyone except himself.
His terms are that the labor peo-
pie sell goods at the usual rate
Balzer charges and that he be
given a percentage of the gross
receipts.