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The Washington times., 1908-11-22

Fairfax Episcopal Church, Tuesday, No
vemDer a
The Ladies' Aid Society. Of the Rap-
list Church, here, realized a good sum
Tor their new church from the supper
given Friday night This society real
lzed 500 from the rummage sale held
few days ago.
Church, Collins, BarbOr & Williams
have sold s. b. ByTne's fine farm OF
Washington, for $4,000. Mr.. CasseU VIII
take possession next spring.
The Minor Hin tract of 400 acres, near
Falls Church, has been sold TO Moore
& Hin. Of Washington, who will iu-
mediately take possession and will move
his family to this place January 1.
NJ E. Church has sold to Cyrus strib-
bling an acre lot in Falls Church. Mr..
Church Of Falls Church. mas sold four
lots ar Farlee, TO Ethel NJ. RObey ard
Two lots at Farlee TO J. r. T. Garrett
Mrs. J. W. Garner has as her guest
Judge A A Freeman of Victoria, Brit
ish Columbia.
Milton Mcdaniel, OF Falls Church, has
leased the Falls Church bakery.
The Rev. Frank Noble, pastor of the
congregational Church, will preach the
Thanksgiving sermon at the PresDy-
terial Church in Falls Church. Novcm-
Der q.
The Rev. J. /. KILLER will fill the pull |
pit of the Presbyterian Church tonight I
at the regular union services of all the
Protestant churches in Falls Church.
The Rev J. Z. Amos, who has been
assisted by the Rev. w. W. Van Ars-
dale, of Alexandria; the Rev. Dr. Page
Milburn, and the Rev. S. NJ. Alfred. of /
D al laaHn Naa-H
meeting. al Vienna Va, closed the serv-
ices Thursday. There were a number OF /
conversions and two additions TO the /
church.
The Mems Club of Falls Church Pres
byteTian Church met AT the church on /
November To- and all present we're high !
~ entertained by the address on the +
Work in the War Department of the /.
Quartermaster Department - by Robin /
son Loving The reading of an original /.
article, and recitation by Rev. David 7.
Riddle were much enjoyed.
About fifteen members of the Column /
bia Baptist Church OF Falls Church !
met at tie home Of w. :. HOge, IT., and
organized a bible trainers class. Mrs /
W. :. HOge. IT., was chosen leader of 4
the class for the meeting Friday, No
VembeT p. at the home of Mrs Henry
Byrne. Miss Bell ByTne was elected /
secretary.
The Alexandria County Sunday School /
Association convened at the First Pres /
byterlau Church. at BallstOn Va
Thursday night at $50 p. IN. The assO- |
citation was called TO order by Dr. II :
T.. COrbett. Superintendent Hodgkin I
opened the meeting with a service of /
song, and was followed by prayer by /
Rev. +. n, Kirby. Special music was /
furnished by quartet from Arlington 1
Sunday School Interesting reports We're
read bN the treasurer and secretary. /
At this part Of the program the Fort /
Alyer sunday School furnished several !
selections Reports from delegates 10 /
tine State convention were made by Mr.
Burner and the Misses Hance.
The address Of the association was |
made by state Secretary Louis j. Nc
lntosh- All thoroughly enjoyed his /
words of wisdom and helpful sugges-
tiOns. The report that Mr. Mcintosh /
would soor resign the position which ne /
has hlled so splendidly is regretted by
All interested in Sunday school work
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Phelps are the
happy parents Of a fine son.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

hall han, at which several hundred people
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

William Quinn. OF Monroe street. 10
home, after visiting in Jackson, Mich.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

The Mems Club of Falls Church Pres
byteTian Church met at the church on
November 10, and all present were high
~ entertained by the address on the
Work in the War Department Of the
Quartermaster Department" by Robin
son Loving The reading of an original
article, and recitation by Rev. David
Riddle were much enjoyed.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Kautenburg. OF Newton
street. have returned from a trip to
Chicago.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

About fifteen members of the Column
bia Baptist Church. OF Falls Church
met at the home Of w. =. HOge, IT., and
organized a bible trainers class. Mrs
W. ). HOges IT., was chosen leader of
the class for the meeting Friday, No
vembeT p. at the home of Mrs. Henry
Byrne. Miss Bell ByTne was elected
secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
WHY JUDGE HINKLE
SHOULD STEP OUT

of bookkeeping by clerks of his
court.
But Horizons defense will prob
ably attempt to shift the burden
on the system of doing business in
the city office. He has lost his po-
sition and must make a fight for
liberty, whatever the reason.
The Press does not advance the
idea that the nature of the Horton
case applies to Judge Hinkle's
shortage. Horton is accused of
actually taking the money. But
both shortages are bound up in the
same investigation results and
there is certain to be an element
of association in this with a large
part of the public, with no wrong
motive whatever assigned to Judge
Hinkle, that should not attach to
an occupant of the bench.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
DIRECTORIES SHOW
CITY'S GROWTH

c. V. Wadham has an interesting
collection of Spokane city director
les in his Office in the basement of
the Auditorium building which he
is willing to present to the city
library If they are not already in
possession of copies of the same.
Mr.. Wadham's collection begins
with the edition of 1892 and with
the edition of 1908 comprises II
volumes. AS a work of reference
to future generations this collec-
ton of directories will rapidly in
crease in value as the years roll
by. The directories are silent mon
uments of the remarkable growth
Of the city and contain wealth of
historical data and statitics.
The portion of the 1892 directory
containing the names of the peo-
pie was set in large type and COW
cred 391 pages. one column to the
page. The 1908 directory is set
in small type, two columns to the
page and covers for the names 945
pages. Spokane's population today
il considered to be five times what
ii was in 1892.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
MYSTERIOUS DIAMOND
ROBBERY IN FINCH HOME

were missing. She informed Mrs:
Finch and the police were notified.
Servants were INTERCEPTED, but
were unable to throw any light on
the subject. The police are mains
tanning secrecy about the matter.
Owing to the fact that second
story man." as burglars who OPP
crate by climbing porches and get
ting into houses by unlocked win
dows or forcing windows with a
Jimmy" burglars implement,
are called, have not operated here
in months, the police are consider
ably worried. Porch climbers are
the most successful and boldest of
any class of criminals. Last fall
there was an epidemic of these
kind of robberies. In one instance,
a Cannon hill house was entered
early in the evening and the
burglar walked boldly from room
to room while the people thought
the steps were those of a member
of the household.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26

tofi nd that the report was a mis-
take. Market Master Happe says
due notice of the change Of the
location of the city market will be
given.
The incident this morning shows
that the people are ready to pat
ronize market on the northside
when one Is opened.
An effort will be made to have
the city council take some action
at its meeting tomorrow night so
that provision for market shelter
can be made without further delay.
With the advent of another stretch
of fine weather, It is thought the
outdoor market can be continued
only about long enough to erect a
building on the city block on Mis-.
sion and Sinto avenues, Normandie
to Atlantic streets.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
NO FUNDS TO
RETIRE BONDS

The necessity for holding the city
tax levy down to 10 mills resulted
in one action that sorely grieved
City Comptroller Farley, and that
was the elimination of the sinking
fund. He was strong advocate
of the sinking fund plan of retir-
ing the s1,S00,000 bonded debt of
the city and argued that the only
way this can finally be done is to
set aside the money needed for
that purpose.
During the present year about
$35 200 was raised by taxation for
the sinking fund, which has now
reached a total of $4,000. To this
amount will be added $4,000 from
the general fund on January l next,
with which to retire $4,000 of city
bonds.
A levy of half a mill was pro-
posed for the sinking fund for the
coming year, but this had to go in
order to hold the levy down to 10
mills. Hence the sinking fund
commission during 1909 will have
nothing to worry" over in the
way of city nest egg to meet bond
issues.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26

Two diamond rings and a plain
gold ring belonging to Miss Laing,
companion of Mrs. John A. Finch,
were skillfully perloined from the
Finch residence, 2340 First avenue,
sometime last night under the very
noses of the household, to all ap-
pearances. Whether the thief was
a burglar who entered the house
by way of the second story, or
walked boldly in through the kitch-
en- in the rear past the servants,
is a matter which the police are
trying to solve. Investigation
about the premises disclosed no
clew. The doors and windows
were closed as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finch and Miss
Laing were downstairs the great
err part of the evening and the rob-
berry was not discovered until Miss
Laing went to her room. She had
left her jewels In plain view in a
small jewel case on the dresser.
This case was open and the rings
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
CONVERTED CROOK WILL
ATONE IN PEN|TENT|ART
Chief Rice Accepts Confession Of Robbery
and Attempted Murder.

victims. 1t developed during tho
interview this morning that all
that saved Rourke from being
wounded and perhaps killed was
the fact that the holdup's gun
missed fire. In substantiation OF
the statement he exhibited his
gun, which is 80 calibre fully
loaded. 1t contained a cartridge
which had missed fire on account
of being an automatic instead Of
regular old style .32.
81 am firmly convinced" said
Chief Rice this morning, that
Mansfield is honestly penitent. He
is no watery eyed lunatic by any
means, but has the hard face Of a
criminal. He says he confessed
because he got religion, and after
talking with him for two hours !
am convinced he tells the truth.
He first began his holdup career
three years ago in Helena, Mont,
when he hold up streetcar. Dur
ing the past three years ne mas
made Spokane his headquarters he
has held up more people than hS
has recollection of. He has re-
counted about twice as many al
the police reports show"
Mansfield is held in Jail on q
| charge of highway robbery, pend
ing further investigation of the
stories he tells. He will undoubt-
eddy receive a severe sentence in
prison and fully realizes it. In the
chiefs conversation with him this
morning the matter of prison
term was discussed and Mansfield
said he was willing to atone for his
crimes with any punishment the
law would designate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
100000 FOR CITY
IMPROVEMENT IN YEAR
Spokane Reaches Highest
Mark for Public Work
Projected.

This has been a record breaking
year for public improvements In
Spokane. Thus far during 1908
City Engineer Ralston reports that
the engineers office has prepared
plans for improvements aggre-
eating in cost s3,152,sS4. All OF
these improvements may not be
made, as some are defeated or set
aside after the engineers Office has
expended hundreds of dollars in
time on the job.
The detailed character of the
improvements for 1908 show that
plans for street Improvement, con.
sisting of grading, curbing, side
walking and paving, were drawn
for total of s1,052,24O. Sewer
plans amounted to 1856, 1888; bridge
plans, S1,117.000; water plant ex.
tensions, $547,461; other work,
$4,000.
In 1905 the engineers office pre-.
pared plans amounting to S1,145,.
Ola; in 1906, $1,S19,019; in 1907,
$1,750,413.
The cost of maintaining the en-.
gineer's Office, exclusive of the i'm.
provement inspectors, has grown
from $10,924 in 1904 to $67,4S2 in
1908.
Councilman Phillips, who is
about to retire from the city coun.
Gil after 10 years continuous serv,
ice, says the cost of running the
city engineers Office could be re,
duced one half if councilmen would
cease to introduce so many resolu
tons for public improvements
which afterward come to naught
Most of these resolutions, he says
are introduced as feelers as to the
cost of a certain Improvement
When the cost is later found to be
higher than anticipated, the work
is dropped.
Councilman Dalke will introduce
an ordinance in the city council
to require people who make inn
provements by private contract to
pay the engineering and inspection
expense on the same. just as 1t is
collected from the fellow who does
not have enough cash to carry on
the work himself and has the city
do 1t for him on the installment
plan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26

Here is a reason why Judge
Hinkle should not be considered a
proper candidate for superior court
Judge.
When C. e. Horton, accused or
embezzling from the city, comes up
for trial it will be Judge Hinkle's
duty as presiding judge to assign
the case for hearing.
The city has what it considers
discriminating evidence against
Horton, while Judge Hinkle as po-
lice Judge and justice of the peace
has not been so charged nor any
evidence rendered in support of
such charge. so the two cases are
not parallel.
Yet the spectacle is presented Of
Judge whose accounts have been
found short, presiding over court,
one department of which must try
another city official whose accounts
have been found short. The short,
ages were discovered by the same
expert except in the matter OF
Judge Hinkle's shortage to the
county.
The aspect of the situation as 1t
relates to the bench is in
congruous no matter how thorough
the explanation the judge may
make.
Horton made good his shortage
Judge Hinkle has done likewise
with the county and has signified
his willingness to do SO with the
city.
Very likely the Judge Is the un-
fortunate victim of a poor system
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
REPLIES TO
n I ROOSEvELT'S LATEST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26-Gom-
pers today issued formal reply
to, Roosevelt's letter to Senator
Knot regarding the attitude of Ia
Dor In the campaign. He says:
n Roosevelt made Taft candi-
date. Seeing the labor vote aroused
and the toilers would not be cajol-
ed, because they were desperate,
in anger and by the worst exhibit
tion of demagogism, he tried to
instill into the employees fear that
prosperity is endangered If a
square deal is accorded the work
ers. He then throws the influence
of his Office into the scales against
the interests of other citizens"
1.-THE president says Knox has a
right to discuss the principle of in
functions because, as attorney gen
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26

When J. p. Mansfield, alias John
p. Gamble, was brought to police
headquarters last night by II. r..
Bursell of the Pentacosal mission,
and told the officers that he had
found salvation and confessed to
numerous holdups, the police took
his story with grain of salt. But
after sweating him two hours this
morning Chief Rice and detectives
have come to the conclusion that
his story is not the Authorizations
of a crazy man, but the honest
confession of a man whose con-
science hurts since absorbing re-
ligion. Mansfield sought Bursell in
the mission, told him he had got
religion and wanted to confess his
crimes.
The only part of the story
which does not fit police theories
is that he threw away $3.50 on
Third avenue near Lincoln street
before deciding to give himself up
The money cannot be found. He
was penniless when he gave him
self up and owed weeks room
rent at the Randolph house on Ste
vens street. Notwithstanding he
says he threw money away, he die
not pay his rent. When question
ed about it he said that he did moi
believe the Lord would like it, sc
threw the money from him ant
did not keep a cent. Mansfield
| confessed to holding up ]. P
Rourke, the Spokane hotel bar
tender, Saturday night, and holding
| up and shooting H. E. Ayers a few
nights ago. His story in regard
to these holdups are exactly as
described to the police by the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
WOMAN KILLS FAMED
WHITE DEAR

BELLINGHAM, Oct. 26.-The
famous white deer of Lake What
come, which defied hunters of the
county for many years, fell yester-
day the victim of rife fired by
Mrs. AL. Methurst, wife of a civil
engineer at Woods, near the head
of the lake. Hunters started the
deer near the head of the lake ana
were chasing 1t when the animal
ran into the open and was killed
by the woman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
BOARD MUST
TAKE CHANCES

DR.. M. b. Grieve. city health Off.
Ger, says his department will man.
age to exc out an existence on tho
reduced allowance made for his de.
partment for the coming year,
which Is $25.050, or about $4,000
less than spent this year. The
doctor says the reduced appropria.
ton will result in more quarantine
of homes than formerly, as the re
ductionduction of the appropriation
will mean the treatment of fewer
cases at the isolation hospital.
The enforcement of these quar-
antines will rest with the people,
as the health Office will not have
inspectors enough to do police
duty,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
NEW MEN ON THE
ELECTION BOARDS

The work of securing precinct
election boards throughout the
county has been completed by the
county commissioners. A few
changes have been made in the
polling places in the city since the
primary election but in the coun-
try the voting places are substan-
TALLY the same. Owing to the in.
difference of the precinct commit
teemen in the country some diff
Guilty has again been met with in
appointing the proper men on the
boards. Many changes on the
boards in the primary election
have been made. some upon rec
ommendation and others because
the old men had left the precinct.
Fully one third of the members of
the boards for the coming election
have been newly appointed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
Special Correspondence 20 The Pres,

Special Correspondence 20 The Press
: NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-New
York socialists may accomplish
this selection the first great pur.
pose for which their party has
been laboring as national organ.
iZation.
They claim to be able to send
Norris Hillquit to congress this
year as the first representative of
the party in the national lawmak.
ing body.
The whole East Side is stirred
over the matter. Tammany is max
ing unusual efforts to hold its
votes. But even the conservative
New York political writer's say
that the socialists have good
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26

eral, he prosecuted suits for dam
ages to injured workmen.
"Knox's services as special coun-
sci to the Pennsylvania railroad
and steel corporation, indeed, quail
ify him to discuss injunctions, but
only from the corporation view
point.
"lnjunctions issued by Judge
Taft and others are based on the
theory that along with the owner
ship of mines, etc, is vested a
right to sufficient labor to make
the corporation profitable, this con-
stituting a form of property right.
1T is the purpose of our oppo-
nents to villify the labor movement
through me. The president joins
the chorus on a pretext that l at
tackled the federal courts"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The
World this morning prints story
that Sherman, republican nominee
for vice president, is connected
with a scheme to secure valuable
timber lands in New Mexico for
almost nothing through an act of
congress of 1902.
1t says that Sherman, K. l..
Philip, legislative agent of the Mil
waukee brewery interests, and
b Henry Casson, sergeant at arms of
the house of representatives, form
ed the New Mexico Lumber De-
velopment Co. and entered into ar
rangements with the New Mexico
land board to acquire territorial
timber at a cost of one tenth of it's
value.
In order to carry out the scheme
Sherman drew bill providing that
the territory could sell lands In
blocks of $4,000 acres, with no linn
itation at minimum price. It
passed the house, but was killed
in the senate.
The story says Edmund Burke,
Los Angeles attorney representing
the company, gave $500 to Solicitor
General Bartlett, of the territory; a
$500 draft to A. A. Kerr. superin-
tendent of lands, and $1,000 to Gov
ernor Otero.
These men constituted the land
board. The land board in return
gave the company option on an
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
ELKINS DEAL ALL
FIXED UP NOW

ELK1NS, w. Va, Oct. 26.-The
much discussed betrothai of Duke
Abruzzi and Katherine Elkins is
taken for an accepted fact today
through what apparently is a con.
firmation of the engagement by
Mrs. Elkins. She said today she
did not know herself when the
wedding would occur An army OF
servants is leaving the Elkins coun.
try residence To put the Washing.
ton home in order for the wedding
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
SHERMAN ARRAIGNED
FOR LAND FRAUD
New York World Involves Vice Presidential
Nominee in Charge.

extensive tract of land embracing
10000 acres at So an acre. The
land board printed for the com.
pany several thousand applications
addressed to the board, each ask
ing for a grant of 100 acres, the
limit allowed an individual.
On the back of the applications
was printed power of attorney
to the company by which the APP
plicant appointed the territory its
agent. These applications were to
be signed by divers men working
in breweries of Milwaukee and
turned over to the company after
wards.
The officers finally decided the
scheme of using dummy entrymen
too dangerous and upon advice of
United States Senator Spooner de-
cided to seek legislative authority
to profit at the expense of the
government.
Then Sherman drew up the bill,
which was prevented passing in
the senate by Senator Patterson,
Colorado, as shown by the records.
The story was dictated to a
World reporter by Burke, who was
Sherman's partner at the time. 1t
is purported to have been dictated
in the presence of former Senator
Patterson, former Governor Os-
borne, Wyoming. and Attorney W..
j. Thomas, representing Burke.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
SOCIALISTS LET
LOOSE TONIGHT

The socialists will hold big POI
litical meeting at the Elks temple
tonight for which several good
speakers have been secured.
Judge William Z. Richardson. cam
didate for superior judge, will de-
liver the principal speech of the
evening, his subject to be THE
Majesty of the Law" This will be
followed by a speech on What the
Political Parties Have to Offer the
Working Man." by d. @. Coates.
Fl. l.. Hughes. editor of the Labor
World, will also address the meet
ing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26
GREAT W|NDUP
IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Bryan
made 10 mile automobile trip to
Paterson, N. j., this morning,
where he addressed workers and
started back to New York to adj
dress the Womans Democratic
club.
The commoner Is in fine trim
for his last week. He shows little
effect of the long speaking tours.
Tonight the fireworks begin" &C
cording to a statement from head
quarters, when three monster
meetings will be held in New York.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-26

chance to win in this ninth New
York district.
Two years ago there were four
parties in the ninth congressional
district: Democrat, independence,
socialist and republican. The first
two combined on the nomination
of Representative H. M. Goldfogle
and polled 300 and the socialists
polled 300 and the republicans
$500.
This election each party has it's
own candidate. That means that
it will take about $500 votes to
win. This means that Hillquist
must increase his strength over
last election by 500. He is put
ting up a great Campaign and says
he will surely make it this time.