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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
ON
TEMPLE SITE

The prospect Of selling the labor
temple site option has apparently
been abandoned, as the payment of
$12, 400 will be made this afternoon,
according to A. A. Stockwell, of the
labor temple association. The COM
mittee has not yet settled up with
the Natatorium park management,
where the temple carnival was
given last week. The delay is
caused by the fact that several con-
cession owners have not been Wis
tied yet.
Mr.. Stockwell estimates the tenn
pie fund realized at less than
$4,000 Contrary to expectations,
the labor temple committee says,
the boxing matches did not bring
much money. The actual receipts
amounted to 5000, of which the tenn
Pile will get one half.
The committee now has under
consideration proposition made to
it by Lou Hunt and associates, who
are remOleling the old Comique
theater into a place of amusement
where they will exhibit moving pic
lures and songs. The theatrical
men want to open under the
auspices of the temple committee
and pay a percentage for the privi-
lege
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
j. P. CLUB MAY
HOLD FORT

The right of the Union Park
Commercial club to sell liquor to
its own membership may not be
contested by the Union Park resi-
dents. but any attempt to carry on
a retail liquor business will be &C
lively resented. The club plan is
not welcomed by any means by
those opposed to liquor selling, but
1t Is admitted that an organization
may be permitted to serve it's mem
bers with liquor under the present
regulations. The law prohibits
clubs carrying on retail business.
This and other phases of the
issue were discussed last night at
the Union Park M. f. church. Dr.
Penn, G. w. Salmonson and
Samuel Frederick were appointed
a committee to take charge Of the
question.
Members of the club defend the
place as an institution they have
established for recreation and claim
they have as much right to the
privilege accorded to other clubs as
in any other part of the city. The
members pay an initiation fee and
claim to maintain regular and or.
derby organization. The club has
accepted the $1,000 license require
ment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
DEATH OR JAIL
FOR CARRIERS

GRESHAM, Ore, May 2S.-
Whether to run the risk of being
killed by 80 racing autos, with the
certainty of arrest If they escape
alive, or to resign their positions
and see their families starve, is the
quandry two rural mail carriers
here are placed in by clash be-
tween the governor and Uncle
Sam.
The governor has forbidden any
one to use base line and section
line roads on June 4, when the
auto road races are run.
The u. s. government has order
ed the carriers onto those roads.
The local postal inspector told
the carrleries that the government
will fight the case If they are ar
rested, but wasn't be responsible
for death or damages.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
TO PROSECUTE
SPOKANE CLUB
CHIEF OF POLICE WILL GIVE
1T A CHANCE TO TEST Or
DER DEMANDING SALOON
LICENSE.

Manager Strickland. of the Spo.
kane club, is to be arrested as soon
as he returns to town on a charge
of selling liquor without a license,
Recently Police Chief Rice issued
an order that all socalled social
clubs that had sideboards should
pay the regular liquor license fee
of $1,000.
All the clubs except the Spokane
gave up the liquor, and the Spo-
kane notified the chief that 1t de.
sired him to prosecute and make a
test case. The chief will accom-
MEDIATE the members as soon as the
legal head of the club returns.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
DOCTORS TO AID
PROSECUTION

The charge of criminal malprac-
tice made against DR.. Bunton by
Mrs. Lillian Tiffany during her de-
tense of a suit for divorce brought
by julius Tiffany, Is still under in
vestigation by Deputy Prosecutor
Webster. Mr.. Webster stated this
morning that he is not yet ready
to proceed against Bunton.
Reputable physicians Of the
city have undertaken to assist the
prosecution. as Bunton has been
under suspicion before, but until
Mrs. Tiffany's statements on the
witness stand there has not been
foundation for direct charge
against him. He Is not ranked as
a regular practitioner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
GIRL BUYS HERSELF TO
DODGE CROSS-EYED SU7TOR

LOS ANGELES, May 2s.-Lee
Kai Low has just been married to
Miss Quong Ii Gum, but she cost
him $1,399. Lee had arranged with
Miss Quong's father that she was
cheap at 5000. and the old man had
agreed to let her go at that.
Then Chen Lum Kee appeared
on the scene. Now Kee is old and
toothless. cross-eyed and lame, but
he still has eyes which can tell a
pretty Chinese girl when they see
one.
Kee told old man Quong that 1t
was a shame to let the gill go so
cheap. He was willing to give
100 for her. The father OF tho
Chinese miss conveyed the infor-
nation to Lee Kai Low. The latter
had the wedding feast all ready. the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
FOR TOWNSHIP
GOVERNMENT.

c. r. Shenk has secured printed
copies of bylaws for township Or
ganization clubs he is promoting,
and will poll the county this sum
mer in order to line up a majority
vote in favor of the plan at the
coming election this fall. A club
has been formed at Rockford with
200 members, and there are smaller
ones at Moran and Freeman. Che
ney and Fairfield are to be organ
lied early In June. Shenk plans
to spread the movement all over
the county in order to secure town
ship control of its expenditures.
The plan comprehends an asses.
sor for each township, and road SUI
pervisor to have charge of road
work. 1t is figured that this means
will reduce such expenditures to
an economical basis now impos-
sible. In the last general election
the vote on the question on city and
county stood 1856 for and $50
against. But the supreme court
has ruled than the plan must poll
a majority of all the votes cast, and
the election was lost, 1t Is argued,
only because of general lack of In
terest and information on the sub
ject. 1t is the purpose of the club
to supply this deficiency by cam
paign of booster education. An Of
fetal badge has been adopted show
ing a pillow and an apple, represent
ing agriculture and horticulture,
the country's two greatest re-
sources.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28

certain speed, l think 80 miles an
hour over a measured course, and
for this they offer to pay $25,O00.'
"Your machine can do this?"
Easily"
why have you made it so hard
for the public to see your machines
and experiments?
For two reasons. In the first
place, when we began we were not
protected by any patents. In the
second place, We wanted to develop
the machine ourselves. We had dis
covered the principle, but the ma
chine was crude. 1t was in the same
state as the automobile 20 or 30
years ago. There were mechanical
Nv driven road vehicles as far back
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
DECLARES WAR ON
CALIFORNIA PILOTS

SAN FRANCISCO. May Is
Capt. Birmingham, chief inspector
of vessels, has declared war on 500
masters in California who threaten
ed to surrender their licenses be-
cause three captains are facing
fines for blowing whistles inces-
sanity the day of the fleets arrival.
The law forbds the constant blow
ing of steamers whistles because
of liability of accidents due to con-
fusion of regular signals.
Birmingham says the sentence
would have been light If the def
had not been issued, but 1t will go
hard with them now.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
FAITH CURE
CURRENCY

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2S.-
The main provision of the faith
cure" currency bill agreed on by
the house and slated to pass the
senate this afternoon are:
Emergency currency may be is.
sued up to five hundred millions,
subject to retirement tax of
per cent the first two months and
per cent per month thereafter I'M
til 10 per cent is reached.
State, county, municipal bonds
security must be 80 per cent mar.
ket value; other bonds and com.
mercial paper, Is per cent market
value.
No bank to be allowed emergency
currency in excess of 30 per cent OF
the capital stock and surplus OF
commercial paper.
None is allowed unless the bank
has already taken, under the pres
ent law, currency equal to 40 pei
cent of capital and surplus.
Banks holding state or county
municipal bonds. with the approval
of the secretary of the treasury
will be allowed additional cur
rency directly upon them to 80 pei
cent of the market value on in
dividual initiative AMI responsible
ity.
Banks affiliated in groups with
aggregate capital of more than five
millions will be known as nation
al currency associations"
A currency commission of nine
house members and nine senators
will be created.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
ARGUMENTS IN
MURDER CASE

Attorney Mccartney is arguing
this afternoon for the defense in the
trial of Curtis Hawkinberry for the
murder of Perry Schultz. Prosecut-
ing Attorney Barnhart made the
main argument for the prosecution
this morning. Deputy Prosecutor
Pugh closed his argument last
night. Whether the case will get
to the jury tonight is uncertain.
Yesterday the defense offered
several prisoners from the county
Jail in rebuttal of evidence present
ed by the state concerning admis-
sions OF guilt alleged to have been
made by the accused. Deputy
Prosecutor Webster aud Detective
Weir were placed on the stand to
impeach the Testimony of Joe
Gregg
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28

ton, O., we remained in the air 38
minutes. Yesterday the time was
about 10 minutes"
as the machine badly wrecked?"
ooh, this machine does not count.
We We're just using this one to try
out the new rudder apparatus. Our
good machine is in Dayton. 1t will
be shown in the Official government
tests which will be made next Sep
TENDER at Fort Meyer, in Virginia,
near Washington"
what does the government re-
quire in these tests?"
"They call for a machine which
will carry two men, remain in the
air for an hour, carry fuel for a
voyage of 1875 miles. and make a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
CHANGED HER MIND BUT DIDN'T
WASTE THE MARRIAGE LICENSE

WENATCHEE, May 2S.-Mrs.
w. Hatmaker, nee Ona Stevens
OF Leavenworth. Wash, is decided
ly of the opinion that a woman
has a perfect right to change her
mind. even at the eleventh hour.
so she went before the county ATT
ditor and hal the name of Clarence
Mynder, which had been put on a
marriage license with her own,
changed TO w. Hatmaker, which
last is the name of an CID sweet
heart of hers back III Tennessee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28

guests were present. and only the
bride was needed.
II was no time to dicker, but Lee
raised old Kee 500. The latter Of
fered $1,000. That stumpei Lee.
He had only that amount and he
had to keep out something for the
supper.
Just at this moment Miss
Quong's young brother appeared on
the scene with purse from the
winsome miss. 1t contained her
savings. 500. Lee bid the whole
cheese. 1899. Kee retired from
the contest and Lees friends paid
for the wedding feast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Kai Low start
married life broke, but "Poppa"
Quong has 1899, and it's all in the
family. SO they may live happily
ever after.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
KILLED BY COOK IN
FIGHT OVER AN EGG

MISSOULA, May 2S.-James
Badgord. a grader working at rail
road camp near Lothrop, who was
shot and badly wounded by a Jap
cook, is dead.
Badgord. on coming to his break
fast, found that an egg was missing
from his plate. He started an in.
vestigation, blaming the Jap cook
and started to give the Jap a
thrashing. when the latter whipped
out a revolver and fired Its con-
tents into Baigord's body.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28

Mr.. Hatmaker arrived on the
scene the very day the license was
issued and lost no time, 1t seems,
in convincing the bride-to-be than
his name would look much better
on the license than that of the
other fellow. Apparently he had
the eloQuepce or the winnings ways
with him. for Miss Stevens capitu-
lated after brief assault
Mrs. Hatmaker says that ION
with tie old love. on With the new.
is ont of date. Ills the other way
'ro1Ad these days. !.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
GOULD STRIKE ON

ST. LOUIS. May 2S-Reports is
sued from headquarters of the
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
show that 1900 men struck today
on various divisions of the Mis-
souri, racific, Iron Mountain and
other Gould lines.
Union officials announce that the
trouble resulted from the company
breaking contracts with the men in
the substitution of piece work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
DYNAMITE TO SCARE
GRAFT WITNESSES

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-Of-
ficials of the graft prosecution are
positive the men who dynamited
Gallaghers home are trying to in
timidate graft witnesses.
Kid Nelson, Tom Groves, A. II.
Middlemas and Jim Hayes were ar
rested early this morning because
they trailed Burns in an auto yes
terday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
BANKER FINED
. $576,853
Five Years imprisonment in Addition
for J. Thornburn Ross.

In default of payment of the fine
this would put him in Jail for 2SS,
600 days, or more than 500 years, if
the verdict is sustained.
Stay judgment was granted by
the court and bail pending appeal
was fixed at $4,000.
The total bail now required of
Ross Is $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
TOWN OUT TO
LYNCH THUGS

OAKLAND, Ore, May 2S.-The
entire town has turned out with
guns and is hunting the two rob-
bers who looted II business houses
here and shot Marshal Beckley.
There may be lynching If they
are caught. The mob is incensed
over the malicious destruction Of
property by the thugs.
They burned the stamps in the
postoffice and smashed windows in
show cases of stores where they
found little money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
FRENCH KILLING
OFF SPANIARDS

PARIS, May 2S.-A bloody ven
delta has arisen between Spanish
and French soldiers Jointly policing
Morocco Two Spaniards have been
killed and several Frenchmen
wounded In duels. The Spanish war
Office has notified France that COM
plants of constant dueling have
been received at Madrid and un-
less stopped Spain will withdraw
her troops.
No open fighting has taken place,
but the bitterest feeling exists and
there Is dueling daily. The French
men have been the more success
full. Conditions are serious and
conferences are being held today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28

as that; but see what development
has done in the last 10 years. 1t
has been like a new invention
Some man, if We had made all our
work public. could have taken our
machine as it was five years ago
and by development could have
been in the position where we are
today
The Wrights say they have re-
Gently succeeded in obtaining pat
ents which they believe will pro-
tect them in all their fundamental
invention.
They will allow no pictures to
be taken of themselves or of the
wreck of their machine.
1--WE will soon make it all public
in the fall" said Oryille.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
PRAYER FOLLOWS
SUICIDE ATTEMPT

WALLACE, Idaho, May 2S.-At 3
o'clock in the morning inmates OF
a lodging house were awakened by
a man praying. This unusual cir
cumstance caused an investigation,
which revealed the fact that
Thomas Quinn, bartender, had cut
his throat. He missed the jugular
vein and began to pray for life. His
prayers will probably be answered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
SAILOR LOSES LIFE IN
MAKING RESCUE

LOS ANGELES, May 2S.-While
lowering a boat to rescue five per-
sons who had been drifting helpless
ly in the launch Zeus three days,
c. Il. Hooline. sailor on the cruiser
Buffalo, fell overheard and
drowned.
Il. w. Easton, wife and two chill
dren, and nurse. were aboard the
Zeus. They chartered the boat for
pleasure cruise and the engineer
deserted them three days ago. 1t Is
believed In a fit of insanity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
CLEVELAND near
THE END

LAKEWOOD, N. j., May 2S.-Re-
newed precautions were taken to-
day against the public learning of
the condition of Grover Cleveland.
1t Is believed the end Is near One
of his specialists has been In con-
slant attendance. Last night both
were with Cleveland.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
STAND PAT FOR
|. PAPER TRUST
REPUBLICANS WILL NOT
CHANGE THE TARIFF, BUT
DEMOCRATS URGE lMMES,.
ATE RELIEF FOR PUB
LISTERS


WASHINGTON, d. c., May u.s.
The house committee is divided on
the printing paper tariff question,
republicans opposing removal and
democrats urging it Immediately.
Republicans reported: "As the
present price of paper will not be
affected in airy considerable de-
gree by repeal, and as the Stevens
bills passage means the certain
ruin of the paper industry of this
country, we recommend that legis-
lation be postponed until an inves-
tigation is completed and action
taken by the next congress.
The democrats said: Revenue
derived from the imported wood
pulp is so small and benefits to be
derived from abolition of the duties
So considerable, We urge the inn
mediate placing Of pulp and print
ing paper on the free list, and be-
lieve conditions can be relieved
only by passage OF the Stevens
bill"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
NO SUNDAY
THEATERS

OLYMPIA, May 2S.-The. consti-
nationality Of the law prohibiting
Sunday theaters iE Washington
was upheld by the state supreme
court today.
The case was instituted by COM
bination Of theatrical men. The
court denies habeas corpus for
Frank Donnelan, manager of Sc
attic playhouse, who was arrested
in December for opening his house
ON Sunday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
LABOR men Will PROTEST

by contract.
1t Is stated that the committee
will make the open charge that ia
voritism, loafing at the will of those
in charge, and high salaried fore
men who were unnecessary, were
the real causes of the excessive
cost of the structure, instead of the
fact that it was built by day labor
Thomas Maloney, who personally
contested the attacks on day labor
in the council Tuesday night, is
heading the labor union movement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
FORTY-NiNER DEAD

WASHINGTON. d. c., May 2S.-
Levi Hanforj, father OF the actor
Charles B. Hartford, died here to
day. He had been a clerk in the
pension department quarter of a
century. He was a California forty
miner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
CARMEN GOING BACK

CLEVELAND, May 28.-Three
hundred striking carmen have re-
turned to work and service is rap
Idly becoming normal Strikers
who remained out say the company
Is badly crippled and have not
given up hope Of winning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28

SALEM, May 2S.-J. Thornburn
Ross, who was convicted before
Judge Burnett of larceny by con-
version of $2S0,000 state school
funds while president of the de-
funct Title Guaranty Co., was SEN
fenced this morning to serve five
years in the penitentiary and pay a
fine of $576,S53.74.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
ENDEAvOR TO SHIFT BLAME
FOR WAS n ING TON ST.
BRIDGE COST TO BE CON-
BATTED BEFORE COUNCIL.

A committee of union laboring
men who object to the attempt to
discredit day labor by using the
Washington st. bridge as a cri-
terion, will appear before the city
council next Tuesday night and
protest against the proposition of
letting the rest of the bridge work
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
lRRIGATiNG UMATllLA

aERMISTON. Ore, May IS
The great Umatilla irrigation pro-
ject, costing 100000 and COM
pristng $4,000 acres, has been for
mally opened and water Is pouring
from the reservoir into the canals.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
LAST CONFEDERATE
GENERAL IS DEAD

= VICKSBURG, May 2S.-
. Gen. Stephen d. Lee, COM
. mander in chief Of the
. United Confederate Veter-
= ans, and the last general of
= the confederacy, died today.
. ATLANTA, May 2S.-Gen
= Clement A. Evans, senior
. vice commander, succeeds
= Lee as commander of the
. United Confederate Veter-
. ans.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
ANOTHER HElRESs DEAL

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May IS
The Duke liable is coming TO
America for big game, he says, but
1t is believed when he arrives his
engagement to Mathilde Townsend,
heiress, will be announced. He is
a Spaniard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
MILLION DOLLAR
firm BANKRUPT

PITTSBURG. May 2S.-An in
voluntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed In the United States court
today against George MacMullen &
Co. Liabilities $1,800,000; assets,
$3.50 900 less.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
MCCLELLAN LOSES VOTES

testifying in the famous recount
case now in progress. thus upset.
ting the plans Of Mcclellan.
The mayor planned to put the
editor on the stand. Hearst learn
ed of the scheme and made his es-
cape.
The recount of the first two box
es reduced McClellan's lead by q
votes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
FIRST TWO BOXES REcoUNTED
CUTS OFF 27-HEARST SkIPS
TO EUROPE TO AVOID TESTI-
FLYING.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-After
lodging a process server by board
ing the Lusitania at this morning,
Hearst is bound for Europe to avoid
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28

Peter ONeil. aged 35 years, a
miner employed at the Elm Orlu
mine. met almost instant death
when he I'll from the station of the
eighth level to the bottom of the
shaft, distance of 80 feet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28
GRIEF FOR GOULD.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-Another
portion of Gould's transcontinental
system is in trouble. The Wabash
Pittsburg Terminal Co. faces pay
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-28

ment of $6,600,000 interest Monday.
Probably acommittee to protect
holders of the company's $30.000,0 900
in first mortgage bonds will be
formed this afternoon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1908-09-24

We have for sale a store build
ing, residence and three big lots
on South Military street for
$3.50. There is a good well on
the property, also a small barn.
This is a BIG bargain.