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Arizona republican., 1908-11-19
TRIED A DOLLAR BRlBE
 ON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Justice Johnstone Fails to Finish an Interesting Story.

Richard Smith was up before Jus tice Johnstone yesterday charged with riding a bicycle on the sidewalk.
 If this man had not offered the officer a dollar to let him go," ex- plained Marshal Moore to the justice. "hs might have been dismissed with an admontion."
 There are altogether too many of these attempts to bribe public off cials," said Justice Johnstone. cycling the prisoner. Why, just the other day a man came around here with a hundred dollar bill-say, is that a newspaper man over there in the cor ner?'
 When assured that it was the jus tice said: Well, I'll finish that story some other time. Smith, you are fined $500"
 Smith said in eXtenuation that the place where he was riding his wheel. Seventh and Washington. used to be muddy last Christmas and he then acquired the habit of riding on the sidewalk.
 Lew Armstrong was also fined $500 for riding on the sidewalk on Monroe street between Second and Third.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-19
A MERGER OF CANALS
 IN BUCKEYE COUNTRY
THE BUCKEYE COMPANY TAKES OVER THE WHITE TANKS.
The consummation of a Deal Which Was Begun Last May.

The consummation was effected yesterday of a deal which was begun last May and which will he of great value to the Buckeye country. the taking over by the Buckeye Irrisa- tion company of the property of the White Tanks Canal company. Ac- cording to the terms of the deal the former, which had an authorized cap ital stock of 10000 shares of the par value of S1O each was to deposit with the Union Bank and Trust company as trustee, 4,OOO shares for sale, sev- enty-five per cent of the proceeds to go to the White Tanks company and twenty-five per cent to the Buck eye Irrigation company. The latter had already issued and disposed of 12,000 shares. The others had not then been issued but they have been since and they are now in the pos session of the trustee. At the time of depositing them Secretary c. NJ
Arizona republican., 1908-11-19

| Zander of the White Tanks company released mortgages on about 10000 acres of land under that canal.
 These mortgages. though not bur densome, had to a large extent pre- vented the lands from participating in the real estate activity which the oth- CT parts of the Buckeye country had enjoyed There were seventy of the mortgages. The secretary also exc cuted a deed transferring all of the property of the White Tanks company to the Buckeye company. The legal business for the two companies was transacted by Ernest w. Lewis for the Buckeye company and Walter Bennett for the White Tanks com pany.
 The White Tanks company grew out of the dissatisfaction with Neveral farmers in that part of the country with the management of the WesseX company, the owners of the Buckeye canal It had no capital to begin with. It is stated that the only thing in the treasury at the outset was a fat hog. Three days collections add ed S23OO. The S3O,OOO which will be received by the members of the com pany if the trustees stock should be sold at par.
 The property transferred consists of a heading in the Salt river above the head of the Buckeye canal and about three and a half miles of construc tion work in which 100000 yards of earth have been excavated. This work is not vet finished but it is prob able that it will be completed and made a part of the Buckeye system.
 A year ago last February the inter ests of the Wessex company were taken over by the farmers in that neighborhood for $93.O0O. of which s16,00O was to be the first payment. the other payments to be made sS,000 year. There is yet due S66, 900.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-19
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

(By the Governor of Arizona.) To the People of Arizona:
 The president of the United States by his proclamation having desig- mated Thursday. November the 26th. 29OS, as Thanksgiving Day. I. Joseph H. Kibbey, governor of Arizona, have proclaimed and do hereby proclaim Thursday, the 18th day of November, 1908. as Thanksgiving Day, I. Joseph as Thanksgiving Day in the territory of Arizona, and recommend its cele- bratiOn accordingly.
 In Witness Whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the great seal of the territory to be af- fixed
 Done and proclaimed at the city of Phoenix. the capital this sixteenth day of November, nineteen hundred and eight.
 JOSEPH H. KIBBEY.
 By the governor:
 JOHN H. PAGE, Secretary of the Territory of Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-19
TEA
There is nothing that costs so little, both money and work, and that goes so far if 1t has the chance.
Your grocer returns your money fl you das1 Hks Sehlllinss Bsst, vs pay bin.
FREE DEAFNESS CURE

A remarkable offer by one of tho leading ear specialists in this country who will send two months medicine free to prove his ability to cure. Deaf ness, Head Noises and Catarrh. Ad- dress pr. G. M. Branaman, 1521 Wal nut St, Kansas City. Mo.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-19
Navajo Indian Blankets

Special sale. Large assortment Prices right and goods genuine. Miller sterling CO, 9-11 F. Washington.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-19

Fancy Burbank potatoes per cwt- s16O. Williams Grocery Co., phone Main 173.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-19

lis attorneys announced that they would ask for a new trial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16

have been up in the air, so to
speak, over his attack on the day
labor plan of doing public work,
the abolition of which plan is a
project of great Importance from
the Spokesman-Review standpoint.
The Press has secured the follow
ing statement Of his position from
O'Brien which, If 1t went into de-
tail, might clear up considerable OF
the cloud that hangs over the city
hall.
O'Brien, however, Is a democrat
in Office by the sufferance Of a re-
publican administration and has a
string Of fish to fry on his own &C.
count, condition not conducive to
detailed statements. He says:
GAS between contracting and day
labor plans on the bridge work to
be done by the city l am in favor
of contracting such work under pre-
vailing condition. This does not
apply to other city work The con-
ditions which now require depart
mental heads to take care of sew
eral different branches Of public
work do not allow Of complete SUI
perintendence by either the city en-
gineer or members of the board Of
public works.
1.-THE day labor plan could be
successful and l would favor 1t I'M
der proper supervision, provided
none but competent union men
and citizens of Spokane were en-
ployed.'
Why can't competent union men
and citizens of Spokane be employ
ed, Mr.. O'Brien? There are plenty
of them that would welcome en-
ployment right now. Employment
is the one thing they will need to
pay their taxes and remain citizens
of Spokane.
OF cCbcNe the contract plan can
be depended upon to replace them
with southern Europe labor.
What do you know about that?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
THAW WILL TAKE
STAND AGAIN

POUGHKEEPSIE, May 16.-Har-
ry Thaw was escorted to the court
room this morning minus the smile
he has been wearing of late. He
was Immediately taken in hand by
Attorney Graham and coached for
the part he will play when he takes
the stand in the proceedings
brought to release him from the
asylum.
DR.. Evans. who testified in the
two Thaw trials, was the first wit
ness today. He declared that he
thought the defendant was sane.
He based his opinion on observa-
tion of Thaw while the latter was
in Matteawan.
II saw Thaw last night and told
him he ought TO take the stand. |
believe that he can convince the
court that he is sane in this man
ner."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
MAYOR UP
AGAINST IT

Just what position the ONO bust
ness places Mayor Moore in is
conumdrum, one of several origin
al with his honor. John Wetzel,
who agreed that his name should
be sent to the council as success
sor Of Commissioner Roy, was sur
prised at the mayors action in
sending him in against ONO. ONO
and WetZel are close friends. He
said tnis morning that he would not
allow the mayor to jockey with his
name and therefore would not al
low its use again for Roy's place.
even.
This leaves the mayor without a
man to fill Roy's place. 1t begins
to look as though Roy is almost as
safe as ONO. Back Of the fight is
said to be a personal grudge which
the mayor owes ONO on account
of the latter's strong hold on Bel
mont, the mayors precinct. What
has happened to the mayor there
was demonstrated in the republi-
can county primaries when the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
FORECASTS ABSORPTION
OF TRACTION BY ". W,P,

strictions of securing power from
the w. w. p. Co. the Graves sys-
TEN is said to have fallen short OF
earning the profit 1t should earn in
order TO make the enormous invest
ment involved paying proposition.
The completion of the new Nine
Mile dam gives the company a
power plant OF its own, but there
is the possibility here that the pro-
ject actually cost more than can be
comfortably carried with the ex-
pense of general operation when
there is a more profitable field for
investment of the money thus tied
up
Two years at the most is the pc
riod estimated for a complete abb
sorption of the electric line inter-
ests of this city and tributary terri
tory into one holding company. IL
that company is the W. w. P, the
present labor move of the Traction
Co. would save the purchaser a
radical departure, when the deal is
announced, from its characteristic
attitude on the labor question.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
THE ANSWER
MR.. NORWEGIAN?

Commissioner Jack O'Brien has
become an object Of unusual inter
est especially to workingmen and
to the democrats generally from
whom he assembled into city hall
service. Whether voluntarily or
not, O'Brien has become one of the
Spokesman-Review's trump cards
in it's efforts to get rid of the few
left in the city hall that it cannot
dominate. AS a matter of daily oc'
curence now O'Brien is held forth
a bright and shining light in com.
parison to the wicked and wasteful
ONO and Roy, his colleagues on the
board. And Jack is not Objecting
any. In fact if he is correctly
quoted, he is training in very nice
ly as retriever for this particular
hunt. Possibly his course, as his
friends regard 1t, is sensible enough
If he is able to attain his object
after the Spokesman-Review has
used him all it needs, but at pres
ent the outloOk's hazy.
There isn't any question but
O'Brien Is planning to cut big
figure in city and state politics and
just now his methods of apparent
ly playing both ends against the
middle and being Systematically
played in turn constitutes one of
the many city hall puzzles.
The question of the correct meas
urement of concrete is serving eff.
fectively as a cloak for the real pur-
pose of the Spokesman-Review
fight, which is bringing about a
state of affairs wherein the Cowles
coterie, through N. w. Durham, can
govern the city as it sees fit, re-
CARELESS of election arrangements
whereby the people are supposed to
do the governing. Naturally in
erecting a structure of that sort
everything is brick that will fill a
place. Heretofore Jack OBrien
has been known as brick in a
widely different sense.
Workingmen all over the city
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
CRUISER OFFICER HANGS
AROUND JUST SHOW BAT
TLESHIP CREWS THEY'RE
NOT THE WHOLE SHOW.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.-The
esprit de corps of the Atlantic
squadron has received a sad jolt
There are $4,000 skulking sailors
and swearing officers who are suf-
fering from an aggravated case of
humiliation as consequence OF
Admiral Dayton and the cruiser
squadron withdrawing from the
big show. Through the hauling
down of the pennant of Rear Ad
miral Thomas, Dayton became for
the time senior officer present, anu
today the two starred blue pennant
of the commander in chief is float
ing from mere cruiser. and an Of
ficer not identified with the big
fleet at all is running the whole
thing.
1t had been arranged that when
Thomas left, Sperry was to be in
command, as it was understood
Dayton AMI the cruiser squadron
would leave at once for the south.
But with the hauling down of
Thomas flag Dayton's went up and
Sperry's red flag is dropping defect
eddy in subordinate position over
the Connecticut. Now, if any Off
Ger of the battleship squadron
wants to do little social stunt on
shore he must ask permission Of al
most an outside officer.
Many reasons are given for the
delay in sailing of the cruisers, but
the general opinion is that DAYTON
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16

mayor received but seven votes as
a delegate to the state convention.
He was in the convention through
suffrance, being put on the dele
cation list by vote of the county
convention.
The one possibility left as Roy's
successor is w. P. Weymouth, who
held the job for several years de-
spite endeavors to GUST him. He
was In somewhat the same posi-
ton as Ono. They tried time and
again to get rid of him without
success. His name is now men
toned again. Although 1t is claim
ed he and Mayor Moore are not on
the best Of terms, Weymouth's ca
pabilities are unquestioned and he
is strong enough politically to Sc
cure enough votes in the counc4l.
WetZel now has under considera'
ton again running for the nomina'
ton of county commissioner from
this district against Joseph Phil
lips, who is president OF the city
council. When the city commits
sionership was offered him he gave
up all thoughts of maning the race
for county commissioner on the ex
| pectation OF succeeding Roy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
NONUN|ON men
WERE LET OUT

In reply to a statement issued
by an official of the Traction Co.
that this company never had grant
ed the closed shop to the extent Of
discriminating against nonunion
men, an officer of the threatened
oarmen's union offers the following
as an absolute statement of fact:
~On Dec. 20 of last year we were
given the closed shop and at the
same time a 10 per cent cut In our
wages. The closed shop agreement
and promise of restoration Of the
wage scale after the financial furry
was over served to secure the
wage reduction.
Eat that time the two Maib boys
had to quit the car service because
they did not care to join the union.
There was no mention Of employ
ing nonunion men until after the
union had secured the league base
ball franchise to the Traction Co.,
and the union, like an old glove,
was considered in condition to be
thrown aside"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
CARMEN MAY
STRIKE

From all indications this after
noon the union street carmen will
resist the open shop order issued
by the Traction Co. and strike is
expected Monday unless the tenn
per of the men Is changed consider,
ably between now and then.
Richard Cornelius, Of the inter
national executive committee, and
c. o. Young, organizer for the state
federation of labor, are addressing
that part of the carmen off duty
this afternoon at Pacific hall, and
the day men will assemble in the
same place this evening.
Meanwhile the companys EN-
isaries are busy among the men and
the situation Is so badly mixed up
that nobody knows yet just where
they are at. 1t is regarded as a
certainty that the men will have to
quit their jobs or the union.
They will first attempt to confer
with the company by committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
CENT
FARE STRIKE

CLEVELAND, May ia strike
of street carmen was called this
morning at 4:45 o'clock and nearly
all the municipality Scent far
lines are tied up. A few mild dis
turbances followed, but no violence
has been reported.
A majority of the employees re-
fused to walk out with the strikers
but it Is expected that they will dc
so within the next few hours. Su.
perintendent Cook states that the
usual number of cars will be run.
ming within 10 hours.
The union men claim that the
strike resulted from Pres. Dupont
breaking faith with the men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16

The action of the Traction Co. in
breaking relations with organized
labor and adopting the policy of the
w. w. p. Co. is taken in many quar-
tiers as a certain surface indication
that the long expected consolida-
ton of the two companies has been
about perfected and that the w. w.
p. Co. will be the big fish left in
the pond.
There have been rumors creeping
about for some time as to project
ed consolidation of the two big
companies, but nothing bearing the
stamp OF authenticity is obtainable
here, as the business would be
transacted in New York, from
which point both companies are
really governed.
The most likely sounding story
is that the Graves interests are
finding mining development more
profitable than railroad operation,
and could make 1t still more so
We're the capital and time ii devotes
to transportation matters invested
In marketing metal, Under the re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
TURNER WILL PRESIDE
, At STATE CONVENTION

until he acquired silver mine and
wanted its output coined. The
friendship of the republican admin
istration at Washington the last
few years has led democrats to sus-
pect that If Turner ever runs for
Office again 1t will be as republi-
can, one of the Roosevelt regener-
ateS.
An effort was made last night to
frame up a sort of slate, but after
George P. Wright arrived from Ia
coma this was given up AMI the
thing Will be fought out on the con
vention floor, it is stated. That
qualification is a political neces-
sity.
The only possible issue in the
campaign is the initiative and ref
erendum-f the convention makes
it plank in the platform. 1t would
prove strong timber with the back
ing it would receive from the labor
unions and the initiative and refer
endum league. representative OF
, the league presented it to the re-
publican platform committee and 1t
was turned down. The better ele-
ment of democrats are in favor OF
local option.
Two special trainloads will leave
the westside Sunday morning. The
Seattle train will come via the
Great Northern and arrive about 10
o'clock at night. Inc Northern Pa
cific will bring those from Tacoma
and southwest counties and will
probably arrive sooner than the
other.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16

Democratic leaders on the ground
finished the preliminary outlines for
the state convention that will be
called to order in the armory Mon
day morning at II o'clock by A. R
Titlow, of Tacoma, state chairman
Judge Turner has consented to
preside as temporary chairman and
his selection will probably be made
permanent.
The Spokane county delegation
today selected the following steer
ing committee: Chairman, Jack
O'Brien; Jerome Drumheller, Fred
i. Baldwin, Will G. Graves, N M
Pratt, thomas Maloney, Floyd L.
Daggett. The delegation nomina.
ton for committee on resolutions
is w. G. JONES' order of business
II. d. Merit; credentials, V. T.
Tustia. The young democrats are
well represented.
Delegations have arrived from
Douglas, Garfield, Yakima, Whit.
man, Stevens, Okanogan, Ferry and
Adams counties.
The object of the democrats in
securing Turner as temporary
chairman and then perhaps per.
manent chairman, is to give him
an opportunity to address the con.
vention, place before it his views
on national and state issues and
outline likely platform.
In this connection there is talk
that George Turner will never again
run on a democratic ticket He
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
ROOSEVELT COuCES JAPAN

Der of Japanese arrivals immediate
ly after the passage Of resolution
last yeE putting the passport
agreement into effect, but the mum.
Der of brown men coming in is
steadily crawling up. AS Japan
would strongly oppose any action
looking to the legalization of the
policy Of exclusion, Roosevelt de
cided to let that country regulate
the matter SO that it would not suf.
fer any humiliation. But as the
mikado has been slow in stopping
the influx the president feels that
1t Is his duty to call halt even II
he has to address remonstrance
to Japan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
TEViS TRIES 1T AGAIN

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, May 10
Justice Black today held r. A.
Crothers and Fremont Older, pro-
prietor and editor of the San Fran
cisco Bulletin, to answer to the SUI
perior court on the charge of libel
preferred by William S. Tevis, mil
lionaire of this city. The defen-
dants gave bail for SAL 900 in each
of three cases Tevis was defeated
in his efforts to make libel charge
stick in San Francisco and tried 1t
again here. The charge grows out
OF the graft prosecution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
GIRL WHO ESCAPED GUINNESS CLEAVER
TELL STORY OF LIFE AT MURDER FARM


special Corrsspondsncs to The Press
EDGERTON, Wis.,, May 16.-'Did
that woman kill my papa?"
This question throbs in the heart
of Little Swanhilda Guinness, IL.
daughter of Joe Guinness by his
first wife, the only person who has
lived in the LaPorte house of hor.
rors for any length of time and
come out alive.
Ever since that day when, after
her father died, Uncle Gus Guinness
went to LaPorte, quarreled with
Mrs. Guinness and took Swanhilda
away, the child has asked this ques-
ton. But no one has answered 1t
for her.
did she kill my pap?" she asked
me as we jolted over the rutted
Dane county roads in Elias Simon
sons farm wagon.
This Is her story, as drawn out
by repeated questions:
"She was a mean woman and l
was always afraid of her. but she
never treated me bad while papa
was there, only she scolded me and
sometimes she slapped me.
II was never happy all the time
was there and / was always afraid
of that woman. l was afraid of
Jennie Olsen, too. Once l tried to
go down in the cellar and she ran
after me and looked so mean when
she shook me that I was afraid to
go there again. So were Myrtle and
Lucy. I don't know why she did
not want us to go there, but Myrtle
and Lucy said We must never dare
to. Jennie Olsen was afraid to go
in the cellar, too.
MRS. Guinness never let me go to
Sunday school or day school either,
but l am going now and 1t Is lots
of fun. We just had to stay in the
yard and not go to play with other
girls.
Sometimes Mrs. Guinness would
send us out of the house to play,
but her children didn't like me and
so would play with Sport. Sport
is the incest dog! He would run aft
err sticks and he loved me all the
time.
II never could call Mrs. Guinness
mamma She never seemed like
real mamma. Sometimes she would
send us up to our rooms and lock
us in. Then we would hear her
talking to some one. She never let
us go in the kitchen, either.
Myrtle and Lucy were tattle-
tales. After papa was gone they
would go to their mamma and tell
her that was kicking on the wall
when she locked us in. wasn't
really, but she whipped me awful"
THAT woman was demon IL
there ever was one" muttered
Elias Simonson, Swanhilda's pres
ent guardian. He is a rich tobacco
| grower, at whose home, six miles
from Edgerton, Swanhilda was Sc
creted after she was spirited away
from LaPorte. With the child he
was driving out to the farm home
when | overlook them.
II never saw many people come
to our house in LaPorte," said
Swanhilda Some boxes came,
but Mrs. Guinness never let us
touch them. She always gave me
warm clothes and plenty to eat,
but it wasn't near as nice to live
there as 1t is here with Mr.. Simon
son.
Carl and Gus Guinness, brothers
of Joe, have started fight to
break the will of Mrs Guinness,
which left her property to the
Norwegian Lutheran Orphans
home. Swanhilda, they say, is, en-
titled to the estate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-16
MIkADo MUST REGULATE THE
cOOLIE IMMIGRATION OR Elk
ClUSiON WILL HAVE TO BE
PASSED.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Unof-
fetal announcement was made to-
day that Roosevelt has in strong
terms called the attention of Japan
to the continued influx of Japanese
laborers and that the mikado has
been informed that unless this mat
ter is not regulated the United
States will be compelled to adopt
an exclusion law.
There was big drop in the num-