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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
WILL POPS NOMINA TIE
LAFOLLETTE TOMORROW

ment that will gather the patriots
under one flag and the tory reac-
tionaries under another.
Conditions now seem to be
shaping themselves. The Hearst
movement is not far away. The
right thinking members OF the DEM
ocratic ami republican parties are
about ready to assert themselves,
and it is reasonable to believe that
this year of 1908 offers the oppor-
tunity for great radical moves
ment" e
The national committee mNA- -
the New st. James hc'~
The convention will be
Olympic theater. 1t Is
that over 1000 delegates
in attendance. Banners al
will be provided for den
from the various state, ID
be a band to enliven thu
ings and display of
the evening of ADril 2
e. S. Waterbury. Kansas -ns
of the populist national commh
has predicted that Senator Lab
lette would be nominated for pre-
dent on the first ballot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
HIRED GIRL
Is FORGER
WANTED NEW CLOTHES AND
HAD READ THAT BOGUS
CHECK PLAN WAS EASY
WAY TO GET MONEY.

Miss E. Schultz, comely do
mestic. Of % years of age, will APP
pear before Justice Hinkle this aft
ernoon to answer to the charge
of forging Frank Sweeney's name
to two checks, each for $40, one of
which she succeeded in cashing at
the Exchange National bank, where
Sweeney was formerly cashier.
ON March s she attempted to
cash the other check but the
forgery was detected. Since then
the police have been on still
hunt flor her. At the time of COM
mittihg the forgeries she was en-
ployed in the home of Charles
Sweeney, the millionaire. The ar
rest {was made last night by De-
tective Herndon. Shortly after she
was taken to headquarters, Frank
Sweeney appeared, but only talk
ed with the chief of police. Miss
Schultz spent the night in Jail. She
says she did not realize at the
timetth extent of the crime and
wanted some new clothes badly, so
tookfthat means of raising money
becaHse she had read how easy it
was.1
Miss Schultz was hell to the SUI
peridr court under a $500 bond.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01

kinds of paving concerns could
now buy asphalt--and are now buys
ing asphalt. That has made paw
ing cheaper to American cities.
But 1t has cut down the enor-
nous profits of the New York 4
Bermudez asphalt trust.
And that is why--one big reason
why--they are now agitating war.
against Castro. They want the
Venezuela lake bottled up again.
Pres. Roosevelt does not like ev-
erything that Castro has done late
1y. He is not entirely pleased with
his attitude. But Pres. Roosevelt
does not like the claims" and ac-
tons of the asphalt trust. As he
said once: They do not come into
court with clean hands" And this
Is how he feels about the senate's
punching of four extreme measures
to compel Castro to do business"
There has been SO much dirty
work" in this asphalt diplomacy
that Roosevelt sent VIM. ]. Cal
hound of Chicago as special com.
missioner two years ago to invests
gate the entire affair. His report
was followed by the separation OF
Mr.. Loomis from the diplomatic
service, and there were limitations
that it was because LOOMS was
acting for the trust. But Calhoun's
report never has been made public.
Some disclosures are expected
which will throw sidelights on the
affair.
President Castro has nearly fin-
ished paying off the claims which
were the subject Of arbitration aft
err the powers blockaded his ports
of entry. The claims Of the block
aiding powers were taken up first,
and he has now begun paying the
peaceful powers" claims. He has
also tackled the public debt, and
gone into the business Of peddhng
asphalt.
Secretary Root and Sen. Lodge
are in the position. apparently, OF
being willing to bring on war il
necessary to compel Castro to give
back the asphalt monopoly to the
trust. An .ultimatum has gone to
Venezuela, and the only thing that
remains is the passage OF the reso-
luton giving Roosevelt power to
act
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
FIRE ORDINANCE
NEEDS FIXING

The new fire protection ordi-
nance offered to the council last
night by the board of works was
considered too broad and was re-
ferred back to the board with the
recommendation that it be amend
ed to state particularly the mum
Der of exits that should be required
In buildings Of certain size, and
the style Of the proper fire escape
whether ladders or stairs.
Councilman Funk opposed the or
dinance on the grounds that 1t
gave the board too much power
The present board might think
stairs the proper means of escape,
and the next board might favor
ladders. AS the ordinance empow-
ers the board to order all altera.
tons it believes necessary, Funk
stated that he believed it poor pol
hey to leave so much to discre-
ton.
Councilman Estep defended the
board and urged that something be
done to provide tlre protection. He
said that the council accepted its
commissioners as honest men. He
said he knew buildings that were
provided with ladder escapes that
he would not trust himself upon
much less women or children. Stair
fire escapes will be provided.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
spscia, Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, April Mrs. Sa-
die Kass, divorced from her dead
husband by law Of the Talmud,
1000 years old, may marry again. 1t
was as strange divorce proceed
Ing as America has ever seen.
The law of the Talmud provides
that the widow may not marry
again, when her husband dies with
ont issue, until she has first mar
ried her husbands eldest brother
ami been divorced from him. or has
been divorced from the dead. Mrs.
Kass was an orthodox Jewess,
deeply devout.
Before the funeral she went to
the eldest brother. at Is the law
of the Talmud," she said. that |
must marry you now, and be Ill
vorced from you. in order that |
may ever wed again. Some time
may wish to do so. Therefore I
ask you to go with me to rabbi
and we will be married."
The brother refused. Finally to-
gether they went to Rabbi Vine.
and Mrs. Kass stated the case. The
rabbi solved the problem by iuvok-
ing another decree, common In Ju-
dea 1000 years ago.
Take off your Shoes" he COM
manded the brother. Then the
rabbi slipped of his own sandals
and placed them on the brothers
feet.
Nov make obeisance." he said
TO the young widow, and she bow
ed low thrice to the sandals upon
her husbands brothers feet,
"My brother-in-law will not mar
ry me-" che said In the ancient Ian
guagc of the faith. Therefore
crave OF you. Chilitiza--I ask of
you that you free me from my OBJ
legation to marry my brotherin'
law that you free me from the tie
to my dead husband. and that you
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01

lily interested in the so-called
Critchfield claim. This involves an
other asphalt deposit; one, how
ever, which is said to pay better
as "claim" than as mine. The
CritchfieI lawyers have recently
filed briefs with Mr. Root.
There are several sides to this
asphalt Castro situation. But
the following are few simple
facts which should be kept in
mind. There has been a great fall
in the price Of asphalt for Amerf
can paving operations since the
trust lost its Venezuelan lake. Be-
cause:
After Castro forfeited the rights
of the New York & Bermudez con-
Germ he had his supreme court ap-
point a receiver for that property
and started in to work asphalt on
his own account The trust hal. In
the meantime, acquired the Trim
dad lake, and was doing business
with that asphalt. But the trust
no longer had monopoly. AL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
One SHOP
WORKING

Sixty-five sheet metal workers
went on strike this morning follow
ing refusal of the employers to
keep their agreement to pay SIS a
day. Eight apprentices are also
out. Of the IL establishments en-
ploying metal workers, only one is
working, Ringle's shop on East
Sprague av, where the scale is be-
ing paid. Thus far no non-uniOn
men are at work.
1t is stated that the employers
intend to ship in enough men to
continue business and try to force
the union workers to come back
The union men had been receiving
$3.50 a day. but according to an
agreement made last year were to
receive S. day from April 1.
The employers say there is not
enough work now to justify the
new scale, wherefore they declined
to fulfill the agreement. They are
meeting this afternoon to consider
further action.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
Committee CALLS
IN RAILROAD Men

The city grade separation com.
mission decided yesterday to in
vlte d. c. Corbin to conference
as soon as he returns to the city.
This will probably be Friday or
Saturday. Jay p. Graves was at
the meeting, but nothing was given
out as to his views on the sub
ject of common right of way, tun-
mel through Cannon hill and union
depot, as proposed in City Engineer
Ralston's scheme.
The belief is that Graves was
not ut the meeting as "A citizen or
a representative Of the streetcar
lines. but as representative of
those interested with him In his
tunnel along Front av. Mayor
Moore said today that with such a
commission rs he has gathered
something tangible should develop
In reasonable time.
The council last night decided to
hold another grade separation
beeting next Monday night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01

Divorced from one wife and
thrown into Jail on complaint OF
another wife, was the fate which
this morning happened to George
Krohling. Just after Judge Ken
nan had given Mary Erfurth di-
vorce from him, Deputy Sheriff
Long stepped into the courtroom.
Krohling stepped jauntily down
from the witness stand and start
ed to leave the room when the
deputy placed his hand upon his
shoulder and said:
you're under arrest.
Talk to my attorney" replied
Krohling.
"I'll talk to you," was the reply,
and Long lead him away to jail.
In September, 1900, in the little
town of Mount Vernon, n. D.,
Krohling met and won pretty Ma
bel Rogers. In the course of time
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
CHINESE IN
REBELLION

PEKIN, April 1.-Wholesale ar.
rests are being made to suppress
the Enforcement movement
started by those who opposed the
policy of the foreign Office in the
Tatsu Maru incident. Revolution
airy leaders took quick advantage
Of the unpopularity of surrender tc
Japan and now practically every
city is a hotbed of revolution and
Enforcement conspiracy.
An unusual feature is the num-
Der Of rich and influential Chinese
who are siding with the revolution
lists. Numbers have fled from their
homes to districts where the gov
eminent is SO weak that it cannot
effect their arrest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
Special Correspondents to The Press

Special Correspondence TO The Press
ST. LOUIS, April With re-
farm as the slogan and the plain
people as delegates, the popullsts
will hold their national convention
in this city April 2.
Counting on a strong and steady
growth in the spirit OF revolt
against the conservatism of the ola
parties the populist leaders look
forward to a big attendance,
Not only populists, but near
populists and radicals of various
schools, will be represented An
effort may be made to consolidate
all of them under the name of the
radical party.
These are the uncompromising
middle-of-the-road populists. who
declined to fuse with the democrats
under Bryan's banner in 1896. They
invite to their conventions not only
representatives of other reform or
ganizations but all individuals will
ing TO subscribe to the populist
principles.
Ii Is now known that the national
provisional committee. the fcder-
ated peoples party clubs and the
American Monetary league will be
represented at this years conven-
ton.
Jas. II. Ferris. of Joliet, III, is
national chairman of the peoples
party. He is enthusiastic over the
outlook. I'VE will have the largest
and best convention in years. he
SAYS. Even more encouraging TO
our cause than a fine convention,
however. is the promise OF an up
heaval in the old parties.
The one great. desirable thing Is
such a disturbance, an earthquake
that will throw the honest men into
one party. and the predatory com
bines and the plain vulgar graft
ers into another. A majority OF
the republican party desires the
same legislation and the same kind
of a government We are seeking.
This is true, to an even greater eN-
tent. of the democratic party. The
problem is TO bring about a move
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
DIVORCED FROM ONE Wife
ARRESTED BY ANOTHER

baby was born. One day the
child got choking spell and the
mother begged Krohling to go for
aid. He did not no SO for some
reason and the mother ran to the
home of her parents. Her father
came and when he took the baby
to his own homo the mother fol-
lowed and since had not returned
to her husband.
in 1905 Krohling came to Spo-
kane. Here he married Mary Err
furth in July, 1905. Last May the
original Mrs. Krohling, who since
leaving her husband had moved to
Baker City, had got wind OF
Krohling's second marriage, came
to town and consulted with attor-
neys. The result was that today
the Krohlings were divorced and
he is behind the bars on a bigamy
charge
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
THROTTLE EMMETT TODA Y

Representatives of the men at
the throttle on all the railroads
from San Francisco north and
Omaha west, including Canadian
territory, are assembled at the Elks
temple today for the district con
vention of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers.
There We're probably 100 dele
gates present when the session
was called to order this morning
by State Labor Commissioner Hub
bard, who is a member of the
brotherhood. More are expected
tonight from the c. p. road, Mayor
Moore welcomed the engineers to
Spokane, and addresses were made
by Pres. Goodall ana Sec. Monroe.
of the chamber of commerce, con-
veying assurances that Spokane
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
CITY SUES on
OLD CONTRACT

The city today brought suit
against the Fidelity & Deposit Co,
bondsmen for the late Peter Cos
tello, TO recover $4,000. In 1905
Costello finished contracts on Third
and Fourth avs, but owing to the
cold weather the cement walks
cracked so badly that 1t was neces-
sary for them to be rebuilt. Cos
tello put up two bonds. one for
$1,000 and one for $1,000, that he
would rebuild the walks inside of
nine months. He failed to do the
work, the city did 1t and is now
trying to recover from the bonding
company Costello has since died
and John F. Costello. who is in
charge of the business is CO.
defendant with the Fidelity & De-
post Co.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
FAIRBANKS AND bEvER|DCE
MAKE REVISION PLANK

state republican platform.
Sen. Beveridge, chief speaker of
the convention, urged revision OF
the Sherman law, saying that 1t
shackled honest as well as Iishon-
est business. For the pirates of
business the yardarm or the
plank" he said, but for honest
business the open seas and welcom-
ing ports" In advocating tariff re-
vision Immediately after election
Beveridge said:
1.-TWO years ago some Of us be-
gan this fight. We were met with
arrogance from those who think
that the world does not move; from
interests whom the tariff properly
protected when 1t was made. but
whom changed conditions now en-
able to act like highwaymen to
other honest interests; from a pur-
chased press owned by gluttonous
corporations and by men whose
wealth flowed from obsolete
schedules
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01

would be gratified to entertain the
international convention of the
brotherhood in 1910. The conven.
ton this year is held in Columbus,
o., next month, and the delegation
from the western district will go
from here with the intention of Sc
curing the next national gathering
for Spokane.
AT the close of the opening exer-
cises this morning the delegates
went into secret session. Today
and tomorrow will be consumed in
business of the order, and tomor
row. night the meeting will close
with dance for the engineers and
families. A. w. Perley, state rail-
way inspector and also an old
brotherhood man, is attending the
convention,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
CANDLES FOR
Her HUSBANDS

PHILADELPHIA. April 1.--M@t
remarkable of all divorce charges
are those brought by Horace PEN
nington Conrad against hts beapti-
full wife, Anita Conrad. the Spanish
beauty.
Conrad alleges the beauty had
the bad habit of winning her huEe
bands-she had had more than one
ON wagers. He objects to halnB
that kind of husband
Mrs. Conrad is now living at H(v-
erside-en-theH Hudson. They Wefo
married just few weeks after. The
beauty had been divorced nom
Tom Cochran, the noted Yale }nQ4'
ball player Conrad says That
Cochran was another one q the
wager-won husbands. ss
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01

INDIANAPOLIS, April BE
fore the republican state conven-
ton that is meeting here today
Vice President Fairbanks declared
In a letter which was read to the
delegates that revision OF the tariff
must come. but it must be done by
men who stand firm in the protec-
tive theory.
SHOULD the opposition control
the house after the next election,
he said, "the important subject OF
tariff revision would be dealt with
by republican senate and demo
cratic house. This would result in
a compromise.
"If congress convenes lmmedi-
ately after election we would be
able to complete the work of re-
vision before the inauguration.
This would put an end to oppres-
sion in the business world sooner
than is otherwise possible"
This letter will be used as a
basis for the tariff plank in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
ITS PRINCIPAL OBJECT IS TO
DRIVE PRICE OF AMERICAN
PAVING BACK TO FORMER
HIGH POINT.
By gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON, d. c., April l.
A trust made war with Venezuela!
Is this to be the next thing?
1t begins to look that way.
The asphalt trust has broken
loose again. The trusts other name
is the New York & Bermudez AS
phalt Co. 1t is the same concern
that stirred up the Matos revolu-
ton against Castro, intending
thereby to get perpetual control OF
the Venezuela asphalt lake, on
which it had 25 year lease. But
Castro put down the revolt, and
put out the trust. By decision
of the supreme court OF Venezuela
the trusts concession was for
feited. Judgment for 100000 was
rendered against the trust.
Now the asphalt trust wants the
United States to declare war on
Venezuela. The forfeited conces-
sion has become claim, and the
asphalt lawyers have succeeded in
persuading the state department
(Mr Root to move, and by a reso-
luton introduced by Sen. Lodge the
senate committee on foreign rela-
lions has secured all the facts and
correspondence, and the senate will
soon be called on to consider a
resolution authorizing Pres. Roose-
welt to take such action in the
premises as he may deem wise"
That is the diplomatic phrase for
American warships in the harbof
of Caracas and troops landing in
Castros capital.
There Is no doubt that the New
York & BermuIez interests are re-
sponsible for the present move
against Castro. The ultimatum,
however, which Mr. Root has sent
Castro, demands consideration for
Ave claims. These are:
First. Indemnity of $4,000 for
the expulsion Of one A. F. Jaurett,
a Frenchman claiming American
citizenship.
Second Claim of the Orinoco
Steamship Co.-already decided by
The Hague arbitration court; re-
opening demanded.
Third. The Critchfield claim, a
mine and railroad. in which GER
tain Philadelphia parties are inter-
ested. Arbitration demanded.
Fourth. The Orinoco Develop
ment Co. Arbitration demanded.
Fifth. The asphalt trust claim,
otherwise the New York & Ber-
mudez Asphalt Co.
A. w. Sewell of New York and
Philadelphia has been in Washing
ton holding personal consultations
with members of the senate for
eign relations committee. 1t was
Mr.. Sewell, with Gen. Avery ID.
Andrews and Gen. Francis V.
Greene-all of the asphalt COM
pany-who in the summer of 1901
gave a check for SOL ,366.67 to
Gen. Manuel A. Matos to finance a
revolution against Castro. This,
with some other money, went for
the purchase of the steamship Ban
RICH, which Matos converted into
a gunboat and which started the
trouble at Venezuela.
A. w. Sewell is now telling the
senators how much the New York
& Bermudez Asphalt Co. lost when
the Venezuelan court forfeited its
right to take asphalt from the
lake in which the Vene.
zuela court did after the discovery
of the trusts connections with Ma
tos. He is not telling the particu-
lars of Matos' visit to Gen. An
drews' home on the Hudson, in the
summer of 1901, nor of the various
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
ASPHALT TRUST RYING TO D
FORCE WAR WITH VENEZUELA

attention to the management of sa-
looms may have as many licenses as
it desires to take out.
Brown defended his scheme by
saying it was his intention to pre-
vent !breweries from owing more
than two licenses. At the present
time almost all the licenses are
held fby the breweries. Mr.. Ste
phens commended that before this
ordinance could be legal it would
have Ito include all ordinances re-
lating to saloons. He said that Mr..
Schade favored the proposition
that hot more than one license
should be held by any one person,
firm Or corporation.
On motion of Councilman Pratt,
the ordinance was referred to the
corporation counsel for an opinion
as to.its legality.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
HANDSOME DAM
CAPTURED

Handsome Dan" Williams, the
railroad man who chloroformed
Jennie Smith in his room in the
Pioneer hotel and then rObbed her
of 500 and $1,000 worth Of dia-
monds, has been captured in Min
nesota, to which state he fed after
committing the deed here. On Sun
day Police Chief Rice dispatched
Officer Chester Edwards for him,
and Edwards expects to start back
Immediately.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
TO
COME BACK

Attorney E. ]. Cannon, of the
Northern Pacific, who left recent
council meeting in huff at the
manner in which the council was
disposed to rush the grade separa-
ton matter, has been asked by Cor
poration Counsel Hamblen to again
take an interest in the meetings
to the extent of appearing person
ally.
Cannon stated this afternoon that
he would be there hereafter. A
special grade separation meeting
will be held Monday night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01

SAN DIEGO, Cal, April Il
With his features drawn and bag.
gard from terrible pain of months
duration, Rear Admiral Evans was
carried fro mthe Yankton to his
private car, the Sacramento, today.
At o'clock this afternoon he left
for Paso Robes.
The Yankton steamed out to the
flagship Connecticut at 10 o'clock
this morning and the sick com.
manIer was taken aboard. Upon
the wharf he was placed in a
steamer chair and carried to the
car. His form Is wasted and hard
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
WOULDN'T THIS
MAKE YOU SICK?

NEW YORK, April by an or
der handed down in the U. S. cir
cult court today George Gould re-
ceived $4,000, the sum he ad-
vanced his sister Anna to enable
her to get a divorce from ner first
husband, Count De Castellane.
At virtually the same hour the
announcement was made by Nine.
Gould through her friend, Mrs. Ty-
Ter Morse, that her engagement to
De Sagan would be formally an
nounced when she returned to
Paris.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-01
YOUTH SAVES HIM
FROM PENlTENTIARY

William Smith, age is. was
saved from the penitentiary this
morning on account OF his age. He
was charged by Ernest Wagner
with stealing SIS from him by
forging a time check.
The charge against Smith was
changed to embezzlement and he
was sentenced to six months in the
county Jail. He pleaded guilty.