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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
BELIEVES BOTH
ARE GUILTY

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Pugh, who is in charge of the Mont
gomery case, feels certain that
both Il. T. and II. M. Montgomery,
brothers. were instrumental in the
shooting of Mrs, May North in her
room at the Montgomery hotel in
Elk on the night of May L. Last
Saturday II. Nj. Montgomery CON
fessed to the shooting and said he
was urged to do it by his brother,
who promised half interest in the
hotel business as the reward.
Yesterday e. T. Montgomery de
MED his brothers statements and
claims tnat after Mrs. Montgomery
informed ON her husband. he. to
mitigate the offense has endeavor.
ed to draw him in when he was in
Rochester, Mimi, and knew moth
ing about the crime, The woman
is trying to shield K. T. Montgom-
cry The latter does not deny his
relations with the woman and her
daughter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
MORE GUINNESS
VICTIMS

LAPORTE. Ind, May 13.-Let-
tiers from all over the country re-
late instances of disappearance OF
various persons, who are believed
to have been lured into the "house
OF death and horrors" which 1t is
alleged was operated by Mrs. Gun
ness, and it is thoufht are yet to
be found in the murder garden"
Emil Kell of Kansas Is one OF
these. Two years ago he drew
$4,000 from a bank and mysteri-
ously disappeared. He went to Chi
cago, it is said, to reply to a matri-
monial advertisement.
Charles Eggman, or Newcastle
Ind, is also among the missing. He
drew $4,000 and left to answer a
matrimonial advertisement. He
was never heard from again.
Ray Lamphere today denied that
he had ever made complete con.
fession" to the Rev. Schell or that
he had promised to.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
LADIES TAKE UP
FARE FIGHT
WILL REFUSE TO PAY FOR
STREET CAR. TRANSPORTA-
TON UNLESS THEY ARE
FURNISHED SEATS.

The public demand for no seat
no fare ordinance Is coming back
to plague the reluctant council in
the form of a movement started by
the Spokane Floral association. II
the present plan is carried out all
members of women's organizations
in the city will be enrolled in the
fight, pledged to refuse payment of
fare when no seats are available.
They will wear buttons displaying
their interest in the cause of pub
lie comfort.
The city council went far enough
with the movement to find that
such a regulation could be enforced
and then dropped the matter after
General Manager Huntington of the
w. w. p. had expressed his disap-
prevail. 1t remains to be seen
whether the ladies can exert SUI
perior influence with the gentle
men who gather at the city hall.
and also whether the street car
men will be equal TO the task of
throwing them off the cars when
they decline to pay for the privilege
of standing up because the COM
panies decline to employ men
enough to operate sufficient cars
to handle the traffic without dis
comfort TO the patron.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
PucH IS PRAcTlCING
POLITICAL ECONOMY
AT COUNTY EXPENSE

Fred Pugh, deputy prosecutor
and candidate for prosecutor, is
evidently practicing some peanut
political economy in a personal
campaign he is making. Pugh is
sending out letters when he thinks
they will do the most good, calling
attention to his own services as
deupty and his ability to fill the
shoes of his chief.
The stationery used in this Pugh
propaganda is that furnished the
prosecuting attorneys office by the
county, supposedly for official bust
ness.
Official business, as Mr.. Pugh ap-
pears to construe it, is getting
Pugh elected to office.
The county pays a good, strong
rate for its official stationery, but
that isn't by any means as strong
as Pugh's nerve in using 1t to pro-
mote his own elevation in office.
How strong other county officials
may be In this respect has not de-
veloped, as the Pugh letters are
about all that have attracted any
particular attention. One of them
was written to juror in a case
tried by Pugh, calling attention to
Pugh's performance in that case.
The fact that the county was pay
ing the bill for all this did not es-
pare the former jurors attention.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
GREAT SESSION
OPENS TODAY

WASHINGTON, May 13.-with
President Roosevelt presiding the
great conference of governors call
ed by the national executive to dis
cuss ways and means of preserv-
ing the country's national resources
opened this morning in the east
room of the White House. The
president opened the proceedings
with vigorous address on con-
servation.
Forty-one states and territorial
governors were in attendance, as
well as representatives Of 100 ma
tional organizations. Thomas r.
Ship of the forestry service was
chosen general secretary and w. j.
Magee recording secretary. A num-
Der of subjects not included on the
program will be discussed Friday
afternoon. They are universal
divorce law, extradition of GRIMM
ais on the telegraphic order of a
governor, universal agreement on
treatment of cattle afflicted with
tuberculosis and care and segrega-
ton of consumptives.
Until May Is admission to the
White House will be closed, except
by card.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
CITIES UNLOAD
IDLE men ON SPOKANE
Deluded Into Coming Without Means
on Promise of Prompt
Employment.

it and workmen of other crafts in
proportion.
To test the city employment Of
fee version given, Robinson and a
friend went there this morning and
asked for a job of any kind. They
were unable to obtain it. And there
were plenty of men in the office at
the time waiting for something to
turn up. Mr.. Arant is i'll in a hos
pital.
How such reports originate is
something the labor organizations
of this city would like to find out.
1t is suspected that employers an
xiOus to enforce reduction of
wages may be responsible for
them. There is another possibility,
which Is that newspapers in cities
already overwhelmed with idle
men are taking advantage of every
opportunity to induce them to 60
elsewhere. Spokane, being one Of
the few cities in the country that
Is making progress enough to at
tract general attention, naturally
becomes an easy mark for enter
prises Of this sort.
All it means to Spokane Is the
crowding in of eager men, many of
whom will not have enough money
to live on when they get here. In
stead OF being able to contribute
anything to the industrial welfare
of the city they will only become
a burden and will find themselves
helpless in strange country
There is enough work to keep
the wheels moving fairly we'll in
Spokane for those who are estab-
lished here, but the man who
comes on slender means to take his
chances just now will find that he
has been rankly imposed upon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
TAFT YOKED UP
WITH FULTON
OREGON CONVENTION WILL
DECLARE FOR SECRETARY
AND BOURNE MAY BE LEFT
OFF THE DELEGATION.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 13,-Taft
will be endorsed and Oregon's dele
cation to the national republican
convention be instructed for Taft
II the present plans of the Fulton.
Taft organization prevail at tomor.
rows convention which will be
held here. Apparently the Fulton
Taft men control the convention by
about 200 votes. Out of % dele.
gates, Fulton expects to control all
but about As.
Bourne may be left off the dele
CATION entirely. II he is sent, de-
clare Fulton men. he will be lin.
tied by instructions for Taft.
The convention will be called to
order by State Chairman w. M
Cake at 10 o'clock. Judge G. H.
Williams may be selected to act as
chairman. Tonight Fulton-Taft men
will hold an informal conference
1t Is understood their ticket for a
national convention delegation in
cludes Fulton, Judge George II
Williams, NJ A. Moody. of Dallas,
and A. N. Gilbert OF Salem.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
ENGINEER and BOARD
OF WORKS LOCK HORNS

The war smoldering between City
Engineer Ralston and the board oi
commissioners is breaking out into
a flame that promises to make
things warm around the city hall
The city engineer complains that
his suggestions that contractors be
required to use certain sized box
in mixing concrete in order to In.
sure proper proportions are not be-
ing enforced by the board, the re
sponsibility for this falling espe
cially upon Street Commissioner
ONO.
BY reason of this failure he al
leges that contractors have been
enabled to defraud the city to the
extent of furnishing poor material
for sidewalks and street work.
Commissioner ONO holds that
there Is nothing In the sidewalk
specifications which requires con
tractors to use the specially de
signed box which City Engineer
Ralston has insisted upon. Mr.
ONO also said that he would pay
for q new walk If anyone will show
him a defective walk built during
the past two years.
Some inside history of the pres
ent controversy between the engi
neer's office and the board OF
public works might possibly throw
a little light on the trouble. Dur
ing the incumbency of Charles Nc
Intyre as city engineer, that office
supervised the work OF sidewalk
building and was directly In charge
OF all sidewalk inspectors, despite
the fact that the charter provides
the board of works shall as
sumo control. Just how Mcintyre
came to be in charge. none of the
present board of works know. As
there was harmony between Mcln
tyre and the board the question Of
which should control the inspect
ors never was brought up.
But when Mayor Moore put Raj
ston in McIntyre's place the
change was so unlocked for on &C
count of the fight over 1t. that Raj
stOn was unprepared to step into
the outgoing engineers shoes ant
shoulder all of his responsibilities
among them that of looking after
the sidewalk inspectors. Accord
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Efforts are being made today to
call a special meeting of the car,
penters' union tonight or at an ear
ly date in order to take action
against irresponsible advertising OF
Spokane as offering more work
than can be handled by mechanics
resident here.
The latest instance cited is ia
ken from the La Crosse (Wis.)
Chronicle, which 1t an article on
Spokane's building record publish.
es this statement:
Carpenters and all kinds OF
building tradesmen are also in de-
manJ and the outlook is that this
will continue throughout the year
]. w. Arant, manager Of the mum.
cipal agency maintained by the
city of Spokane, says that he Is un.
able to supply the demand for men
and he adds this Is true of other
agencies"
J. A. Robinson received the pa
per with information that 80 car.
penters were getting ready to move
to Spokane at once and that seven
had started already. They had been
idle and were coming via the box.
car route. They also asked their
friends to have them a boarding
place ready so they could go right
to work.
The facts of the case are that
there Is more men here now than
there Is work for and the addition
of more, especially of those in
need of financial assistance, will
only make matters worse. There
is considerable work and good pros
poets for summer, but there are
100 or more carpenters here to do
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
OREGON HEROINE SAVED SAILORS

NEW PORT, Ore. May 10
Eighteen-year-old Josephine Wis
newsky is the heroine of all the
rugged coast of Oregon. From Cape
Foulweather to Yaquina bay the
Oregon farmers are telling the
story of how she saved the lives of
10 storm-beaten sailors by her wild
ride OF IS miles from the hamlet of
Kernville, Ore. TO Newport.
When the water-logged steam
schooner Minnie Z. Kelton piled
upon the rocks of the desolate
beach almost 20 miles from New
port. Miss Josephine was the first
to see the disaster. She was riding
her pony at the time Dashing to
the waters edge, she pulled Sailor
A. ]. Nelson, who was suffering
from a broken leg. out of the reach
of the breakers. In a few short
words he told her of the condition
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ingiy the board stepped in and as
sumed that responsibility which it
should have had right along,
After Mr.. Ralston became better
acquainted with his duties he en-
deayored to take control Of the in
spectors again. This, however, he
was unable to do by reason of the
fact that the charter gives that
control to the board.
1t is political leverage that, when
it Is considered that a score of in
spectors are in touch with at times
hundreds of workmen, is of con-
siderable prestige.
After the board assumed charge
1t discovered that under the old re-
gime contractors had been allowed
to do practically as they pleased
and usually made what in the spec
ifications was mixture designed
to cover certain space, reach
twice as far. At an informal in
vestigation the contractors were
frank to admit that they had been
doing this. They were told that
hereafter the Specifications must be
followed to the letter. But they
didn't take the board seriously and
the result was that the work of sew
erai Of them was stopped.
About this time Ralston's box
suggestion came. He plans a box
partitioned of so that one space is
for cement, one for sand and one
for crushed rock, in proportions
Of one, three and five The con-
tractors have been making their
measurements with wheel barrows,
and as there is nothing in the spec
ifications which forced them to
procure such a box as Ralston's,
they have refused to do so. The
result was evident yesterday. when
Mr. Ralston sent a communication
to the mayor, which amounted to
the suggestion that the board of
works was conniving with the con-
tractors. The mayor added an ur-
gent request that the matter be in
vestigated.
The board has Mt yet taken the
matter up formally. but 1t is under
stood the members hold that pro-
vision must be made in the specifi-
cations for using the measuring
box ins order to compel contractors
to comply.
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of his nine shipmates. who were
scattered helpless along the shore.
Many We're injured, none had had
any food for hours, and all were in
desperate need of medical aid and
stimulants.
Miss Josephine did not hesitate
an instant. Mounting her pony.
she turned it's head toward New
port and began her long race
against the storm and death. She
reached town in time. Doctors were
summoned, food was packed. and In
less than four hours after she had
left the crippel seamen on the
sands first aid was given tho
stranded crew OF the Kelton.
Her bravery in rescuing Sailor
Nelson Is believed to entitle her to
Carnegie medal, and the neces-
sary affidavits will be submitted to
the Carnegie fund committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
DEATH DEALING
TORNADO

LINCOLN, Neb., May 13.-The
tornado death roll Of the middle
west was heightened last evening
by storm that started in the vi
vinity Of Omaha. Louisville, Rich
field and Springfield were in the
path of the tornado and at least IL
lives are known to have been lost
in these places. At Bellevue tow
ers and roofs were torn from the
Presbyterian college buildings, the
damage there amounting to $4,000.
All the horses in the college stable
were killed A number of buildings
were wrecked around Fort Crook.
Louisville Is in Cass county and the
death list will probably be in
creased by fatal injuries at this
place.
The dead so far reported are
James and Martin Teith, Mrs.
Frank Hester, Charles Leqd Lead
err. Edward Faller and Charles
Martin were fatally injured. Other
known dead had not been identi-
fed. Fatalities on more isolated
farms may swell this list to heavy
proportions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
ASHTON, OF TACOMA, TO
/ RULE STATE CONVENTION .
With McCraw to Start the Wheels
Is Latest Frame-up.

morning as delegation chairman in
the state convention tomorrow.
The caucus was held at 10:30
Harrison, David Hammond ami
Frank T. Post were a committee to
recommend the chairman and COM
mittees on platform, credentials,
rules and order of business and
steering. Unable to agree upon the
rules and order of business commit
tee Mr.. Ham submitted the ques-
ton to the delegation, saying that
as Post was afraid of Ham and
Ham was afraid of Post, 1t was de-
cided to leave the matter in the
sion. Mr.. Ham offered the name OF
E. F. Waggoner and Mr.. Post Of.
fered Joseph Lindsey On ris-
ing vote Mr.. Lindsey was selected.
The delegation voted to vote as
a unit on all questions in the con-
vcntion. :
The question of proxies was
brought up by Dave Laws, who sta
ted that he had already given his
proxy to Merritt l.. Woodey, coli
ored, president of the Lincoln Me-
mortal association. He explained
that both Pierce and King counties
had sent two colored delegates and
as Spokane had not named col
ored delegate he thought it to the
best interests Of the party to give
Woodey his proxy. The delegation
decided to recognize Mr.. Woodey,
as well as Judge Nash, who was
left off the original list of delegates
and alternates through mistake.
1t was decided that in any other
instances delegates SHOULD give
their proxies to alternates, but 'nA
the event that the alternate CO.
not attend, then the commh :
should fiji the vacancy in the alt.
nate list
The following committee nominal
tons were made:
Platform, Mayor c. Herbert
Moore; credentials, Grant Hinkle;
steering, Willard T. Harrison. Hor-
ace Kimball and c. p Lund; rules
and order of business, Joseph Lind
slew
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13

John H. McGraw, boss Of the big
King county delegation, for tenn
porary chairman, and j.. M, Ashton
of Tacoma for permanent chairman
is the frameup for the republican
state convention which meets at
the Armory at II o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The various delegations are eau
cussing this afternoon and may
make a general switch, but that is
the way it looks this afternoon.
McGraw Is the man who declares
that because Piles became senator
by consent Of Ankeny instead of
by the will of the people, it is now
incumbent upon the people to make
Ankeny senator again.
State Chairman Ellis De Bruler
will call the convention to order,
and the fight will be on. King
county, with 131 delegates, twice
as many as any other county, will
be apt to demand it's own way in
everything as usual.
McGraw has tried to inject the
senatorial fight into the business of
naming delegates to the national
convention which is about all the
business left for the convention I'M
der the direct primary law.
1t is probable that this attempt
will be resented by majority of
the other counties.
There is a total of 1888 delegates,
Pierce county being second in the
list with 70, and Spokane third,
with g.. In addition to the state
convention naming four delegates
at large the district conventions
held on the same date will name
the remaining six, two from each
district. King county will name at
least one of the delegates at large.
David Ham is considered certain as
one district delegate from east of
the mountains, but Post takes his
chances against the field.
King will name Judge Ballinger,
very likely, and fierce r. l.. Nc
Cormick for national delegates at
large.
Judge M. ]. Gordon was selected
by the Spokane delegation this
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
BOYS
DANCE TONIGHT

The w. s. C. cadets are COM
fortably established at their camp
on the Northwest boulevard and
are busy with the regular round Of
drills and Military duty. Tonight
the two local companies of the
state troops will give ball in Ma
sonic temple to the cadets.
Tomorrow afternoon the college
soldiers will compete in the big
athletic meet at Natatorium park
with Fort Wright and national
guard men, Gonzaga and high
school students. Strict military dis
cipline prevails at the camp and
all visitors are required to cross
the lines only at the guard tent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
STANFORD WAR
IN COURT

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
May 13.-Stung to the quick by sec
ret expulsion from the college by
the student affairs committee,
Caude II. Raymond of Denver, one
of the best known students In the
university. announced today that
he had been expelled and that he
had secured attorneys to force the
students affairs committee to make
good their charges against him. Up
to the present time the committee
has refused to do so upon Ray
mond's request.
Among the charges Is that Ray
mond wrote profane letters to the
committee taking them to task for
their expulsion of 40 students last
March. Raymond denies he ever
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
BANKER CROOK
GOES TO CELL

SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.-Un-
der guard of two deputy sheriffs, J..
Dalzell Brown, confessed accom-
plice in the wrecking of the Cali
fornia Safe Deposit & Trust Co.,
was taken to San Quentin today to
serve his term of Is months for
embezzling $4,000 worth of bonds
of the sacramento Gas & Electric
Co. deposited with the trust COM
pany. AS he left the county Jail he
seemed resigned to his fate. He
had pleaded with the authorities to
allow him to serve his prison SEN
tence in the county Jail, but this
was refused him. ne will now have
to undergo the ordeal of being
measured. shaved and clothed in
convict's garb.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
THOMPSON TRIAL SET.

TACOMA, May 13,-Will II.
Thompson secured an order from
Judge William II. Smell. the trial
Judge, to bring his son Chester,
who shot Judge G. Meade Emory,
from the insane ward OF the peni-
Tertiary at Walla Walla to Tacoma
on May Is in time for the trial on
his sanity three days later. Prose
cutor Rowland states there would
be features OF the case that would
make Ii memorable.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
o0DING, B0RAH AND
HEPBURN SHUT OUT

WALLACE, Idaho. May 10
James H. Brady of Pocatello was
yesterday selected by the state re-
publican convention to head the
delegation to the national conven-
tion. Gooding. Borah and Hepburn
were ommitted from the delegation.
The conventions endorsement for
the presidential nomination was
given to Taft AMI there was no
fight at any stage of the proceed
ings. Roosevelts administration
was heartily commended.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
ANOTHER STREET
LEFT TORN UP

While the city officials are on
the subject of unfinished street
work they can oblige the residents
of West Herman av. by ascertain
ing why street improvements there
were stopped after the ground had
been plowed up and made almost
impossible.
For three weeks now the street
has been left in that condition with
the result that it has been packed
hard again by teams forced to trav-
el 1t. The property owners have
been assessed more than 500 per
lot for the Improvement, with no
apparent prospect of having the
work done at definite time. No
explanation as to why the contrac-
tor quit work after he had torn up
the street has been furnished.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13

WASHINGTON, May 13,-Ove
GUIDE, the new minister from Nor
way. has reached Washington and
been presented at the White
House. He comes as successor to
the late Minister Hauge, who met
a sudden and tragic death In the
snow few months ago while on
a visit to his native land.
Minister GUIDE brings with him a
beautiful and charming wife who
promises to become apopular IA
vorite in the diplomatic world She
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13
COPS ON THE CORNERS.

Hereafter policemen will be sta
toned at all times when not on
special calls at the corner of Spra-
que and Division. Post AMI River
side and Washington and River
side. Previously the policemen
have been under orders to walk the
beat In that vicinity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-13

wrote the letters and will bring the
matter into court. !.
Many Stanford seniors who grad
uate this week are refusing to have
their degrees given them personal
ly by Dr. Jordan and faculty. but
are leaving and having the degree
mailed to them.