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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15

Firebugs were evidently at
work in the city yesterday after
noon, and only the fact that the
day was quiet and little wind was
blowing, prevented disastrous con-
flagrations.
The first call came to the fire
department at 4:05, when two
small barns in rear of 222 Main
avenue, occupied by Connors'
Bros, mysteriously caught fire.
The department met with no diff
Guilty in putting out the flames.
The Argo lodging house is located
in front of these barns. Had this
large wooden structure caught fire
that entire section of the city,
which is thick with wooden build
ings, would undoubtedly have been
ruined.
At 5:47 Louis Rupert's barn at
237 Main avenue caught fire and
the department was called again.
The same mysterious circum-
stances surrounded this fire as the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
$4,000 FOR
LEG AND ARM
D s m e NJ 3 E r. ED LlNEMAN
BORNE INTO COURT TO
PRESS CLAIM FOR TERRIBLE
INJURIES AGAINST ELECTRIC
LINE.

Walter E. Shore, electric line
man, with his left leg and left arm
gone, was borne into Judge Hun
eke's court room this morning,
supported by two of his friends, to
testify in an action for $4,000
damages instituted by him against
the Spokane & Inland, called for
trial this morning before a jury.
Shore was employed in placing the
overhead electric work at Black
wells switch, near Colfax, in Octo-
Der, 1907, when the Stacking up of
a wire which he held threw him
against one of the high tension
wires, causing a current of over
5000 volts to pass through the left
side of his body.
The amputation of Shores left
arm and left leg became necessary
and he has been under a doctor s
care, unable to do anything, ever
since.
The Inland company contends
that the blame for Shores misfor.
tune rests with himself and his
fellow employees and denies legal
liability.
s. r. Stern is appearing for the
plaintiff, and Graves, Kizer &
Graves for the defendant. >
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
[Ab0R|NG men WANT
CHANCE To- WORK AND
PAY FOR WHAT THEY GEL

ings of the laboring men them
selves.
E. ]. Tamblin, socialist, suggest
ed that idle men be set to work
building tenement house on the
site OF the city yards. This has
been a benefit wherever tried" he
said.s You can finance national
apple shows and dine James j..
Hill and other magnates. Why not
finance something for the working
man."
Mayor Moore suggested housing
men, in Billy Sundays tabernacle.
A fire could be kept there and the
men allowed to sleep on sawdust
bed. The place would hold 1000
men.
Yin regard to the soup kitchen
proposition find objection to it"
he stated People say 1t ATTRACTS
a lot of men who would impose
upon the condition. 1t would be
well not to have 1t free, but make a
small charge. 1t has been suggest
ed that men be given work on park
Improvements. There is not much
to hope for from that direction, as
1T is difficult to get land for parks
and the board Is not doing much
improving"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
Will Inspect New Asylum
Building Said to
Be Unfit.

Charges made by Senator r. A.
Hutchinson, who said that the new
$4,000 building at the Medical
Lake insane asylum is UNIT for
use and unoccupied though erected
more than two years ago, are being
investigated today by several rep
resentatives of eastern Washing
ton in the legislature who went to
the lake town at noon. Lieutenant
Governor-elect Hay, Representa-.
tfves Edge and Rancher of this city
are with the party.
Senator Hutchinson made his
charges at the recent meeting of
legislators in this city. He said
he was advised that the board of
control would ask an additional ap-
preparation of $65,000 to construct
a building to be used in place of
the unoccupied one. He has re-
quested that the legislators on
their trip to ascertain what graft
or other cause is responsible"
The fault in the structure is said
to lie in the fact that 1t is located
upon low ground and is constantly
damp by reason of the drainage
from the higher ground surround
ing it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
DESERTED SHIP
FOR LOVE Of
4 GIRL

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 49,
William McDonough, pay clerk OF
the battleship Missouri, is on the
priaon ship Manila at Mare Island
today. awaiting a trial on the
charge of deserving his ship at
Annoy to return to this city to visit
his sweetheart.
He wrote his resignation but did
not wait until It had been accept
eds He is we'll connected in the
ea1
he dropped from sight in Annoy
several weeks ago and when the
transport Thomas arrived here re.
Gently McDonough was passen,
ger. He was arrested before he
had reached the gangplank.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
MERRITT FILES CHARGES
AGAINST JACK 0'BR|EN

me to appoint Mr.. Lockhart as as
sistant superintendent as a person
al favor to him, as he must have
the support of Mr.. Lockhart's
friend in council to retain his po-
litical situation. He further stated
that If Mr.. Lockhart did not prove
satisfactory he would see that he
was removed any time that I said
the word. / have said the word
several times, giving each time a
new cause, any of which should
have been sufficient, but was al
ways told that we could not let him
go because we must have the sup
port of Mr.. Lockhart's council
manic friend for something.
"The first six months Of the OPP
Grafton of this department l was
not only left alone as to its man.
agement but had considerable
trouble in securing the necessary
supplies and the department SEEM
ed to be considered a joke by GER
tain officials. Immediately upon
the filing of the report which show
ed a profit much interest was
shown by these same officials and
the old garbage men who were
bought out by the city. At this time
I was called into MIR. O'Brien's Of
fee and requested to consult with
him every morning with regard to
the details of the department. He
seemed to be very much pleased
with the showing, always assured
me that he was with me and al
ways sorry that conditions We're
such that we could not get rid of
Mr.. Lockhart. enclose copy of an
Continued on page q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
HOPE FOR RATE
RELIEF NOW

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-the
announcement was made today
that the long hoped for conference
between the traffic officers of the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe and
the representatives of the Califor-
mia shippers would be held here
beginning tomorrow.
The shippers are protesting
against a threatened increase In
transcontinental freight rates.
While 1t is not believed that tho
east and west bound traffic win ba
placed back on the old schedule,
there are reasons to hope that Q
radical and sweeping change will
be made in rates on traffic in both
directions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
Says City Commissioner Is
Playing Politics to Hold
His Job.

Definite charges involving City
Commissioner O'Brien In political
manipulation of city crematory
management are filed today by A.
w. Merritt, superintendent, whom
Mayor Moore Is trying to depose.
Here Is what Merritt tells the
mayor and finance committee in
his written statement:
Merritt's statement follows:
Learning, unofiicially, that your
honorable body has been appointed
to investigate the crematory de-
partment, l beg to submit the fol-
lowing, so that you may, II posi-
BILE, In your recommendation, recti-
fly the mistakes made in the early
stages of the department and make
1t possible for whoever Is RESPONSE
BILE for the success of the depart
ment to make good. AS 1t is now,
it seems to be a question just who
is responsible for the success or
nonsuccess OF the department.
IF the board of public works is
responsible they should have the
power to appoint and discharge the
superintendent and all other en-
ployes.
"If. the superintendent Is re-
sponsible he should have the
power to select and discharge all
employees.
Some one man must be the
Judge of the competency or incom-
potency of all men employed in the
department, and II In his opinion
any employee is not working for the
interest of the department it
should be his duty to discharge
him. regardless Of who his friend
Is.
Referring particularly to the
appointment Of the present assist
ant superintendent will say that
pominally the assistant superinten-
Saent is appointed by the superin-
endent with the consent OF the
mayor and board of public works.
Mr.. Lockhart was never my choice,
and In justice to the mayor, not
his. After I had repeatedly refused
70 appoint Mr.. Lockhart assistant
superintendent, giving my reasons
that he had told me personally that
he and others associated with him
were going to put the department
out OF business inside Of year,
MIR. O'Brien came to me. seeming
~ very much interested In the sue
cess Of the department, and asked
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
SHOOTS WOMAN
HE LOVED

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-Ans
gered because his financee, Mrs.
Sadie Campbell of Seattle, threat
ened to leave him last night, Fred
w. Vansicklin, Of Victoria, B. c..
shot her in the back at their home
here.
Although wounded, the woman
knocked Vansicklin down with a
chair, beat him with her fists and
held him until the police arrived.
The woman is % years old and
was divorced at Seattle nine
months ago. She met Vansicklin
at Victoria and they came to San
Francisco together.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
LEGISLATORS PROBING
HuTCH|NSON'S CHARGES
tions with the American Bankers
association, the Pinkerton or
Thiele detective agencies

tions with the American Bankers
association, the Pinkerton or
Thiele detective agencies.
Mrs. Cottrell was in the employ
of Colonel Jenkins as housekeeper
for about six weeks, during which
the state claims she issued forged
checks bearing the name Of
Colonel Jenkins to the amount Of
between $500 and $500.
The detective agencies were
put on the case and after an in-
vestigation placed the responsible
ity on the shoulders of Mrs. Cott-
rell. She denies having issued the
checks, although 1t has been intf-
mated that she expected to admit
the making the checks and plead
justification on the ground Of an
understanding with Colonel Jen-
kins, with whom it was claimed
she would plead close and conf
Dental relations.
The prosecution is being con-
Quoted by Don F. Kizer and Will
liam c. Donovan, deputy prose-
cutors, and the defense by Nuzum
& NuZum.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
MAY C0TTRELL
ON TRIAL
ACCUSED OF FORGING CHECKS
IN THE NAME OF COLONEL
JENKINS, WELL KNOWN
CAPITALIST OF SPOKANE.

Mrs. May Cottrell was placed on
trial before jury in Judge Hin
kle's court today, charged with
forging Colonel ID. p. Jenkins
name to a check on the Traders
National bank for $50, bearing
date of May 8, 1908. made payable
to Ora Gilmer. which was cashed
at the Blakeley store.
Mrs. Cottrell, we'll dressed and
seemingly little concerned about
the charge against her, was ar.
raigned and entered a plea of not
guilty.
At the hour of the noon adjourn
ment, a jury was secured and
sworn, consisting of w. r. Elston,
w. Tyrell. Fred C. Abel, l. e.
Pershall, p. r. harrington, o. Vol
ker, w. c. Wilson. Philip Link. E.
Pearson, Otto Richter, J. w. Har-
son. Justin Clark.
Colonel Jenkins, who is the
prosecuting witness, Is one of the
millionaire friends Of the Y. NJ. c.
A., and founder of Jenkins insti-
tute. conducted in connection with
that institution. All candidates
for jury service were asked by the
defense II they had any connec,
ton with the Y. M. G. A. or Jen,
kins institute or were patrons OF
the Old National or Traders Ma
tional banks, or ever had any rela.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
GOLDMAN
DRIVEN OUT
Of TOWN

BELL1NGHAM, Dec. 15.-Emma
Goldman, the queen of anarch-
ists," and Ben Reitman, the king
of tramps," were escorted to the
train today under a promise never
to return to Bellingham again.
They are now on their way to
Vancouver, B. c. They were ar
rested last night, charged with at
tempting to hold an unlawful meet
ing. They were brought into
court this morning and placed I'M
der $1,000 bonds.
Rather than remain in Jail the
couple were released on the prom
Use to leave the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15

The meeting at All Saints par
ish house last night for the pur-
pose of devising ways and means
of taking care of the unemployed
developed a mass of opinion and
strong utterance, but no practical
| method of handling the question
was discovered. A resolution was
passed asking the city council to
encourage all public improvement
work possible, and a committee
appointed to interest other civic
clubs in the problem.
The attitude of the men inter-
ested on the workingmen's side of
the proposition was distinctly in
opposition to any charity relief
measures. What they wanted was
work and respectable wages under
self-respecting conditions. The idle
transients willing to work for food
and bed, of which the city has
| been represented to be filled, were
| not represented, although the In
dustrial Workers speakers who
were present strongly befriended
the cause of the tramp" meaning
the man who is travelling about
from place to place, homeless and
in search of work.
There was no chance for misun-
| Outstanding as to the terms on
which work was wanted. They de-
manded it at the rate of union pay
and union hours. Thomas Maloney
cited the city authorities to means
by which the greater part Of resi-
dent labor could be taken care of
1.-THE plan of day labor on public
work and preference in employ
ment to men with homes and fami-
lies. This Is the solution that APP
pears to command least attention
at the city hall Mr.. Maloney said:
IF day labor were in vogue to-
day 1t would take care OF rs per
cent of the unemployed. The
building of the new four mile
water main should be by day labor
at decent wages. The work could
be apportioned according to a
mans needs. We want no soup.
house proposition. 1t would only
attract people who do not care to
labor, but only exc out an exist,
ence. The city council has power
to appropriate money for any pur-
pose. This new water main could
be built at a profit to he city"
1t was the first demonstration
of the kind ever seen in Spokane
James Wilson of the Industrial
Workers of the World, j. II. Walsh
liz. j. Tamblin and others did not
mince their words.
w. b. Roberts, capitalist. and
one OF the opposition to grade
separation, which would have fur,
nished employment to thousands
this winter, was prominent fig
ure at the meeting.
The addresses of Mayor Moore
Chief Rice and others were feeble
attempts compared to the outpour
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15

The message continues:
"Delavan Smith, publisher Of the
Indianapolis News, shelters him
self behind the excuse that he &C.
cepted the statements of the
World. The real offender is Pulit-
ger. The great injury is in the
blackening of the good name of
the American people. 1t should
not be left for private citizen to
sue Pulitzer, but he should be
prosecuted for libel by the govern
ment.
1t is idle to say that the known
character of Pulitzer and his pa
per is such that the statements in
the paper should be believed by
nobody, but unfortunately there
are thousands who believe state
ments they see printed. even
though they appear in Pulitzer's
paper. Congressman are actually
induced to introduce resolutions
with reference to these charges"
The president then quoted the
specific charges as published,
bringing In the names of Charles
Taft, brother of the president
elect, and Douglas Robinson,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15

of Japan is increasing at remark
able rate, due to occidental civil
cation sweeping the country.
'The cause of this Is quite
plain" he said. 1.-THE conditions
of the country are changing SO
rapidly that the people in an en-
deavor to conform with them are
exercising their brains in a strenu-
GUS way. It's a condition to which
the people cannot conform in a
single generation"
Saito is en- route to Berlin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15

brother in law of the president.
The message continued:
These statements sometimes
occurred in the editorial columns
and sometimes in the news col
umns. They are false in every
particular from beginning to end.
The wickedness of the ISLANDERS
are surpassed only by their faulty.
The inventor of the Taft story evil
IDENTIFY supposed that Taft was Sec
rotary of war during some period
Of the Panama purchase. He did
not become secretary until after
the transaction was closed. The
stories consist of strong, infamous
libels. In form, they are in part
libels on individuals, Robinson and
Taft, for instance; in fact, they
are libels upon the government.
1t is a high national duty to
bring Pulitzer, who only seeks to
connect government with wrong
doings of the basest, to justice.
The attorney general is consider
ing the form of prosecution.
The remainder of the message
is devoted to a description of the
method Of the purchase of the
canal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
.B|CGY'S BODY
FOUND IN BAY

= SAN FRANCISCO, Dec IS
= The body Of Chief Of Po-
= lice Biggy, lost from the pa
. troll boat on the night OF
. November 80, was found to-
= day In the bay near Goat
. island.
. As soon az the ferryboat
. from which the body was
= sighted arrived at the slip
. the police were notified.
, Sergeant James Donovan
= went out In a launch and
. lowed the body to the foot
, Of Mission street, where It
. remained in the water un-
, I'll the eoroner's deputies ar
D rived.
. 90 % q Q q . 90
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
PENDLETONWOMEN
VERY ACTIVE

PENDLETON. Ore, Dec. Is
The women of this city have al
ready raised $500 of the $4,000 de-
sired for library here. The
money was realized through the
sale of tags and membership fees,
II is estimated by Mrs. S. A.
Lowell that the receipts from tag
sales will search $500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
MINISTERS ALSO
In TRACK FIGHT

SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-The Meth
odist ministerial organization joins
in the fight begun by State Sena-
tor Ole Hanson against racing at
the Meadows next year.
They will probably have lobby
lists at the legislature next month.
Hanson has received $50 letters
from ministers pledging their sup
port.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
WOMEN PAYHONOR
TO TAFT

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Taft was
today selected as honorary nation
al chairman at the meeting of the
women's department of the Nation.
al Civic federation. Mrs. Horace
Brock, OF Philadelphia. was elected
chairman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
COURT MARTIAL FOR
THREE DAYS ABSENSE

PORT TOWNSEND. Dec. Ia
Revenue cutter service court mar
tial to try the charges against
Boatswain William Crisp, OF the
cutter Thetis. accused of absence
from duty without leave for three
days since the Thetis arrived from
the Arctic ocsAn, convened today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
BLIND PIG IN BATHROOM

w. w. Chambers and George
Jewett, railroad men. were fined
$50 and costs each yesterday by
Justice Mann. before whom they
were tried on charge OF selling
liquor on Sunday. They establish,
ed blind pig" In bathroom in
the Albert saloon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
KING EDWARD
IS VERY Ill

, LONDON, Dec. 15.-From
3 source of unquestioned re-
, liability 1t was learned to-
, day that the royal family's
B physician is deeply concern
, ed over the kings condition.
, That the king realizes the
, seriousness of his condition
, is evidenced by the fact that
, he is unloading many gov
, eminent responsibilities on
, the shoulders OF the Prince
, Of Wales.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
ROOSEVELT ROARS|
Consigns Newspaper to Liars Limbo and
Wants Government to Prosecute It.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-Askng the government
to prosecute Joseph Pulitzer and the publishers of the
New York World for libel upon the good of the
United States in connection with the charges Of fraud in
The purchase of the Panama canal Roosevelt today sent
Vigorously worded special message to congress He also
transmitted all the records and papers concerning the
deal
The message says:
In view of the constant reiteraton and association
of corrupt action with the government in the acquisition
of the canal deem it wise to submit to congress all the
information have The stories first brought to my
attention published in the Indianapolis News The
stories scurrilous beous and false
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
-FOUR GIRLS AT ONE TIME.

PUXICO, Mo-, Dec, 1b.-Mrs,
Reuben r. Jones gave birth to
four girls. One of the bankruptcies
died five hours after birth. The
other three are fully developed.
weighing about three pounds each.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-15
JAPAN IS GOING
CRAZY FAST

SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-Dr. X.
Saito. director of the hospital for
the insane of Tkio. who is in the
city. said today that the insanity
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-26
ADVERTISING PAYS.
New York Druggist Devises a New
Way of Getting Business.

New York, Aug. 26-An enterpris-
ing. if not philanthropic druggist who
has store at the lower end of Man
haitian has devised a new means of
getting business at the expense of
considerable suffering on the part of
the unfortunate victims. The drug
gist places stray banana skin in
front of his pharmacy, in hope that
some one will slip on it, which of
course will result in his being carried
into the drug store to have his
bruises cared for. Rarely a week
passes but some person slips on the
treacherous skin and Immediately is
carried into the pharmacy with
dozen or more curious citizens follow
ing. The druggist then dresses the
wounds with a salve he tells the
crowd is his own invention and war
ranted to cure all ills 1t is probable
that the enterprising druggist will
continue this practice until the police
man on the beat slips on the peel,
when an investigation may follow that
will cause the pharmacist to adopt
some safer means of publicity.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-26
Ample Police Protection.

The labor. unions want the people
to understand that they will have
charge of Michaux Grove on Septem-
Der Z and will see that the ladies',
children and visitors are protected.
They will not be pushed out when
dinner is announced 1t is the plan
of the grounds committee to have four
tables, aggregating six thousand feet
in length, so that all may eat at one
and the same time. Each organiza-
ton to be represented in the celebra-
ton is requested and urged to select
one or two good, level-headed men to
act as deputies that day. After the
selection hand the names to City
Marshal Perry and he will take steps
to have them sworn in as special
officers.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-26
The Meat Proposition.

At meeting of the central con
mittee, held in the Board of Trade
rooms last Eight, some thirty repre-
sentatives OF various organizations re-
sponded. One of the greatest prob
lens confronting the arrangement
committee is the meat supply. They
have contracted for three thousand
pounds of meat, but at last nights
meeting the general opinion was that
this amount would be insufficient.
Figuring on eight thousand people
for dinner, the arrangement commit
tee will contract for four thousand
pounds of meat, giving an average of
one-half pound to each person. This
amount may have to be increased.