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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-29
COUNCIL KILLS
MAYORS VETO

Mayor Moore was not in town
last night to witness the affront
given his veto of the Graves
streetcar franchise to the fair
grounds. His veto, for the reason
that there was not sufficient recon-
pense at two mills per car mile,
was read and then Councilman
Gray moved for passage over the
veto. Councilman Schiller second
ed and all voted In favor except
B. r. Ostrander.
What carried much weight with
the council were petitions signed
by practically every business man
in town except w. w. p. officials.
1t is generally acknowledged
that the council should impose a
heavier burden on streetcar com
panies hereafter, but the fair
grounds line WAS a poor place to
begin just now. The w. w. P. has
a franchise there and for years has
enjoyed an exclusive privilege and
waxed wealthy from travel. Peo-
pie living on the Traction COM
pany lines were forced to pay two
fares each way. But with the
Traction lines running to the
grounds they will be saved one
fare, which taken all in all, will
total a saving OF several thousand
dollars during fair seasons.
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LIBRARY VOTING CONTEST

y absolutely free to the lodge. school,
curing the largest number or votes
below will give one vote with each
mptly paid are entitled to votes. The
att 4 Robbins. Post and Main. Bal
CO., Wash. and Riverside; Arnold
ONE BAKERY. 1715 Broadway; Browns
I End Pharmacy, Napa and Sprague;
Mission. OlS25 Division; The b. A.
de Pharmacy. Ash and Indiana.
BOSTON MARKET, Meats, Secona
av. and Cedar. Main 1927.
CANNON HILL FUEL D ICE CO.,
STANDARD CokMzRCIAL COL
Ln0E, Columbia Bldg Main 9221.
o. X. AAnKIT, Meats. 071s Mon
roe. Maxwell SEQ.
SQUARE DEAL MARKET, Meats.
0o.oPEIxTrv1 REALrx co.. I
Bernard Main 1882.
HIN0EL b MIKEsELL, Timers.
Els1l spraEue. Main 1880.
EAST END Pharmacy. Napa and
UNIoM FEED 90, E1s1o sprasue.
MAI ALLEN ZEN anoonxY CO., o1sa7 d.
vision. Maxwell 22c.
TIE MISSION. Confectioneries.
xINoLD DUG co.. sis Riverside.
oHAs. Z. srunons. Jewelcr. SIS
Riverside.
Main 1887. POS Chemical block
THE =. A. GROCERY. Main 2341.
Firth ave. and Fisk.
BHOADWAY DEFY GOODS 90.
Maxwell 272s. 1913 Broadway:
RED CROSS MEAT AA1xET.
Maxwell 1856. Ash ,nd Indiana.
J. n. no1EHrs BRO, Buggies.
Wagons and fl rises. 0"3C Monroe.
THE vroLnT KAYR DAxAA1,
Ladies' Hair Goods, Combs and
Toilet Articles, Gents TSNpees 40
Sprague Main 1876.
SPOKANE TAIxoAINa 90. Main
ny EMpnn TEA AND oxooxExx
90. Main 282 Gil Riverside.
EAMNEY AND BERMA1D, Main
9439 1928 Il. Sprague
WBgT SIDE PHARMACY, Ash
and Indiana: Maxwell il2. u
Hardware. Maxwell Si+7 Ash and
LIBBY AIT STUDIO, Portraits.
Main 2477. 28 Wolverton block.
DAVIS SHOE co., ia Post st.
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MAKESPARENTS
PAY PENALTY

The new curfew ordinance intro
duced in the council last evening
makes it misdemeanor for par
ents to allow children under the
age of 16 to frequent streets, pub
lie or private parks after p. m
from Oct. l TO April l. Through
the summer season, from April
to Oct. l the limit is extended to
8 p. m.
For violation of this ordinance
parents are liable to fine of 500
and costs, 80 days in Jail, or both
fine and sentence.
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CONTRACT PLAN
ON HOWARD
BRIDGE
PLANS ADOPTED ON EST.
MATE OF $4,000 AND MR..
WADDELL GETS $3.50 FOR
EXPORTING PLANS.

The council last night adopte
plans for concrete bridge OF
North Howard St, estimated cos
of $4,000. These were adopted il
order to place before the w. w
P. figure on which it might bas
an estimate of what the compan.
will pay-maybe-as it's share 0
construction cost
On motion of Councilman Lam
bert, day labor's enemy seconded
by Councilman Mohr, ditto, tn,
council ordered the board of work.
to advertise for bids on this
bridge. Lambert explained that he
conceded with Councilman Mohr's
declaration that the $4,000 Mis-
sion av. structure could be bull
for $4,000 less by contract.
Councilman Mohr explained that
he had a letter from William r
Roy, representative of the Nation
al Bridge Co. OF Minneapolis, stat
ing that the bridge can be built
for $4,000 He also stated that
the same firm offers to build the
East Olive av. bridge for $110, 400
against Engineer Ralston's esti-
mate of $4,000.
With reference to Mission av.
Commissioner O'Brien said that j.
A. L. Waddell, the Kansas City ex.
pert, was in town soon after the
plans were made, and exported and
approved them. O'Brien says Wad-
dell spent three days on the
work.
1t was not explained to the coun-
Gil that Waddell will receive $3.50
for his three days work on an au
thorization of Engineer Ralston by
the council to have his plans ex-
ported for one half of l per cent.
1t might be stated that Ralston, at
the time Waddell was here, gave
out the information that Waddell
was here only to renew "old ac-
quaintances," but from O'Brien' S
statements last night it would ap-
pear Waddell was really expert
ing" He is a famous steel bridge
engineer but is generally believed
to be about as competent in con-
crete bridge matters as Mr.. Raj
ston appears to be.
Councilmen Baldwin and Lam
bert took the position that Raj
ston's estimates were too high.
Councilman Ostrander arose in de-
Tense of Ralston and said he had
proved his worth and competency
on the Washington st. structure.
This created ripple of mirth, for
the fact as generally known is that
Ralston was going around like a
rat in a trap with worry about the
Washington st. structure, and when
finally completed it was about
100000 higher than the highest
estimate. Part of this added eX-
pense is credited to s. H. Knight,
the expert concrete bridge engi-
neer hired to build it and then
fired. But he was not there long
enough to build more than the
south abuttment and one pier, so
the final cost can hardly be
charged to any incompetency on
Knights part.
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love through the threatened dis
| closure of dishonorable liaison.
In the desk she placed number of
forged letters, purporting to be
from a woman in Italy, threatening
to lay the whole story before Frau
lein Beier.
The forgeries were so we'll exc
cuted that the police were deceived
completely.
Relatives who sought to contest
the will put detectives on the case.
They discovered her relations with
Merker, and OBTAINING the man,
found in his pocket letter limiting
at what she had done. Both were
arrested and subsequently she
made a full confession. She was
convicted and Merker is held as
an accomplish.
The king of SaXony refused to
commute the death sentence, and
she has just been executed. Her
eXecutioner came from Dresden
and left unknown. At the execu-
ton he was in evening dress, 81
lent, solicitous and with the man
ner of sourtier.
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in the case now under considera-
ton, for Judge Grosscup stands
high in my regard, and in addition
was once a fellow citizen of Ohio.
The evils incident to such a state
of affairs and their extent have
been known to us a long time, and
we therefore affirm and assure you
of our determination to stand by
our position, trusting to men of
good sense, and especially to the
people at large, to justify us in our
efforts to maintain a wholly impair
tial attitude toward all members
of the public in the discharge of
our public duties as common car
riers. Your respectfully, J. T.
Brooks.
Here's brief one. but it got the
goods:
My Dear Mr.. Pickard: l wish
you would tell someone connected
with the Northwestern r. r. that
my daughter Kathryn intends 60
ing to Dixon, H., next Tuesday, to
be gone 10 days. All well. Gross
cup.
And here's how the Judge got a
long trip free on the B. & O.:
Dear Sir-I take pleasure in
sending you herewith transporta-
ton desired by you in favor of
yourself, wife and daughter from
Chicago to Baltimore and return,
good for 80 days. Kindly &C
knowledge receipt of same, end OBJ
lige, Your truly, E. H. Gary, Coun-
sci.
This one was over the Northern
Pacific:
Dear Sir: | have yours of the
9th requesting transportation for
Judge and Mrs. P. S. Grosscup and
daughter. | hand you herewith
transportation as requested in their
favor, st. Paul to Casselton and
return, good until Nov. Is. Yours
very truly, c. w. Bum, General
Counsel.
And there were many others OF
the same kind.
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A $500 library and cases given ava
church. club or society in Spokane sc
by Dec. LIST, 1908. Merchants listed
loo purchase, Current accounts pro
lot boxes are located at McNab Drug
Drug Co.. S13 Riverside; Broadway III
Pharmacy, Monroe and Maxwell; Eas
Fair Pharmacy. EGGS Sprague: The
Grocery. Fifth ave. and FISK; West s
WHITE HOUSE DRY GOODS CO.,
Riverside, Howard and sprague.
oHAMT MUSIC CO., sos-slo River
side. Phone 1881.
THE DoERR-NITcHELL ELEC-
TRIO co., 11S-120 Lincoln. Main 1888
MoMAB DRUG CO., Washington
and Riverside. Main 232:
CASCADE LAUNDEY CO., oil
Bridge. Maxwell 2s6
SPOKANE CEREAL FEED b
FUEL CO., Rock Springs coal. 010lS
Division. Maxwell 800.
CALIFORNIA MARKET, Meats, fish.
WASH. TIRE REPAIR STATION,
auto. tire vulcanized, bicycles and
sundries. Repairing o6oS Monroe.
MBT1oPoLE MARKET, Meats.
s2l Sprague. Main loi7:
S>4SAA
1928 Broadway. Maxwell 20
SPOKANE FLORIST CO., 1872 Riv-
,rsde. Main 8.
GOLDEN WEST BAKERY, E1904
Sprague. Main Alto.
FAIR PHARMACY, E262s Sprague.
Main 1911.
A. NJ. AUSTIN, Feed. 1924 Monroe.
Maxwell 2128.
BROADWAY HOME BAKERY,
i716 Broadway Maxwell 611s.
W. o. FOOTE, Groceries, S14 Pitts
burg st. Main 1880.
a6BLn, PRATT 3 ROBBINS, Fur
niture. Main and Post. Priv. Ex. %.
WARE BROS, Hardware, tents and
awnings, 1876 Howard. Main 2l77
D. r. PIERCE, Harness and sad
dlery, 822 Sprague. Main 4166.
B1OwM's PHAAMACY, Monroe
and Maxwell. Maxwell 1850.
0POKANE STEAM LAUNDRY, 40l
Howard Main ia.
PINE O1IHK DAIRY CO., S16s
Division. Main 325.
=. A. HeIHTYHE, Plumbing. 81
TIE ALMA CASH GROCERY.
Second av. and Cedar. Main 603
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you know you wrote me a let
ter the stranger explained. 80
I'm here. And I've brought my
wife and eight children"
| The man had come from Gresham,
N. H., where he had been farmer
in a small way His Oldest child
/ was only II years of age.
The government engineer looked
on this strayed New Highlander with
some CONSERVATION. 1t was an I'M
settling thought that this man had
come all this distance, with all this
family, on the strength of a letter
one of scores sent out daily in
reply to questions.
What became of the poor man?'
I asked.
"Oh, he's all right I found he
had some money, and he picked out
| his land and went right to work
the usual New England 1S-hour day
and he will do finely"
"And yet you don't deny there are
and have been failures?'
There have been failures" Mr.
+ land we now have the third crop of
i settlers. 1t Is like anything else
/ To succeed a man must have a GER
| tain amount of determination, and
! also certain ability to do hard
work. Otherwise he must have
money to pay others to do the work
/ And some money he must have any
: 10 n1, tf
come without money and tools"
A minimum of $500 is the re-
| quirement for a man who plans to
pioneer an irrigation farm on this
( government enterprise. a letter to
Thos H. Means will bring all infor-
nation on this subject.
| In answer to that question, us
there any chance for me?" l should
say, Yes" But l would qualify
| the yes" with a warning that there
are thorns in the rose, and that it
will be well to look squarely in the
| face the fact that the way of the
pioneer IS paved with hardships, and
that this irrigation garden is still
more desert than garden--a hot
sandy, rock-rimmed, forbidding look
| ing waste-literally desert--valcu-
| lated to strike dread into the heart
1 of the man who knows mountains
as forest-clad and valleys as green
4 velvety stretches, restful and pleas
| ing to the eye Out here a man must
| live in hope, and see with the eye
that leaps into future years, when
| 10.
1 and fertile, and the land which now
j invites settlers at the cost OF settle
| ment, will be held at higher prices
than the farm acres of Illinois and
| Missouri
Yes; there is the chance here-foi
hard pioneering.
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ANOTHER TINY CORPSE
FOUND IN RIVER

Frank and Charley Thomas,
small boys, while fishing at the
north end of the Howard st.
bridge yesterday evening, discov'
cred a bundle containing new
born babe in the shallow water.
The body was taken to the NOR
que. No marks of violence are on
1t and there was nothing about the
cloth in which 1t was wrapped
which would lead to Identification.
The police presume the body
was thrown into the river by per-
sons too poor to pay for its
burial.
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of, including trip and annual pass
es and special cars. Only once
was his request for pass turned
down.
Grosscup saw no improperly in
holding a public Office and accept
ing favors of large private corpora
tfons. One letter shows he referred
to a railroad case pending in the
United States court as a leverage
to secure passes.
Grosscup is one of the older
Judges on the federal bench. Many
railroad cases come before him. He
Is member o. the court of ap'
peals, and his vote was important
in the $29,000,000 oil fine case.
The notorious Chicago traction
cases, with their costly receiver.
ships, were dragged through Gross.
cups court for years. Once a young
friend of the judge toured the
country as traction expert" II
me gained any knowledge on the
trip 1t did not revolutionize Chica.
COS traction methods.
A few years ago Grosscup him.
self toured the country extensive
ly, and everywhere he went word
was given out that he was "presi
Dental timber"
These things are especially sig.
nificant in view of the fact that
politicians say Grosscup is soon to
resign. He has said that he in.
tends to take up private practice
OF law. Judge X M. Lands is one
of those who have been mentioned
as likely to take his place.
Here are a few of the letters be.
tween Grosscup, his secretary C.
n. Pickard, and railroad officials
Here's note to Pickard from
the B. & O., date Aug. 27, 1898:
Dear Sir--Inclosed herewith
send you annual pass over the
lines of the Baltimore e. Ohio rail
road in favor of Hon. P. S. Gross.
cup, which please deliver to him
with the compliments OF the Hon
]. X. Cowen, receiver, and myself
am requested to say that under
our rules 1t 10 not possible to give
you an annual for your personal
use that would take you where you
probably wish TO go. but that
transportation will be procured fol-
you whenever you may need the
same. Very truly, e. II. Gary
counsel.
Grosscup often appealed for pass
% through the railroad lawyers
This letter shows how the Penn
sylyania turned down GrosscuT
through Its own attorney:
r. J. Loesch, Chicago, Ill.-Deal
Sir: The officers of our company
1t meeting held about go days
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HER EXECUTION WAS AN
EVENING DRESS FUNCTION

special correspondence to The Presl
-FREIBERG, Saxony, July 29.-
1T was her fatal beauty; her love
of fine things they say, in hall
apology for pretty, piquant, viva
cious Crete Beier, the mayors
daughter, who paid with her head
the price of her fiance's murder
So 1t may have been.
/ All her life Crete had been q
lspoiled child. She grew up the pet
of the little town.
| Theh mayor was not wealthy, as
wealth goes in this day, yet he
gave her the best his means would
afford. She was educated in 3he
best schools, she was dressed as
the daughter Of the mayor shullld
be. At 16 she was the belle of
Freiberg.
She was more than passing
beautiful, with medium, wileiwy
figure, milk white complexion,
china blue eyes and flowing
wealth of fiaxen hair.
Yet underneath it all lurked the
heart Of a fiend.
Crete dreamed of the beauties
of the European capitals, the balls,
the court receptions, the laviSh-
ness of dress and ornament, fhe
social triumphs to be won. Ahd
when her friends laughed at her
exuberance the china blue eyes
blazed with a strong unlooked-for
fury.
There was one, though, who en-
couraged her dream, a travelling
salesman from Dresden, named
Merker. They met at a social af-
fair and he became her ardent
wooer. The eventual result was
liaison which was unsupported I'M
til her whole remarkable story was
disclosed by her arrest.
Another sutton was a wealthy
young mining engineer named
Pressler, who lived in Chemnitz.
Finally her engagement to Pressler
was announced.
The wedding day approached,
but Crete sulked in secret. Mar
riage offered her not a castle, but
a cage. One day she slipped away
from home and went to Chemnitz.
She went straight to her lovers
bachelor apartments and Pressler
met her in establishment. 81 have
a great surprise for you," she told
him, after the first greeting, "but
you must shut your eyes and open
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ST. PAUL POOR JUDGE

The st. Paul Dispatch, speaking
of the recent Improvement in the
work of the Saints, takes occasion
to remark that Wheeler has been
a great improvement on Rowan at
first, especially in the matter OF
handling low balls. There did not
appear to be anything wrong with
Dave in this respect out here.
Nordyke, of Vancouver, was for
merly ST. Pauls first sacker. If
he played the same kind of game
there that he has been putting up
in the Northwestern league this
year st. Paul didn't know when
they had really first class man at
the initial corner.
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u. S, JUDGE CROSSCuP
VERY FOND OF PASSES

ago, after a most earnest and care
full consideration of their duty to
the public and to the stockholders
in regard to issuing free transpor-
tation to men in public life, reaf-
firmed unanimously the position
they have heretofore taken that it
is not wise or proper for the Of
ficers to issue passes to men in
public station who can be regard
ed in no other light than as serv-
ants of the people.
This rule compels me many a
time to sacrifice my personal in
clination, and never more so than
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in Pressler's library at the time.
Pressler, laughing, obeyed with
out hesitation. Then Crete whipped
a pistol from pocket in her wrap,
thrust it into his mouth and pulled
the trigger. He fell dead at her
feet. No one heard the shot and
she proceeded coolly to complete
her plans.
Not disturbing the body, she sat
down at his nearby desk and clev-
erly forged will, devising all his
property to her. Also she wrote a
farewell note to herself, explaining
that he dared Lot risk losing her
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special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, July 29-What was
called an Improperly" charge laid
against U. s. Circuit Judge Peter
s. Grosscup recently figured in the
newspapers.
Grosscup's correspondence, as
made public, indicated that in
spite of his $4,000 salary and per-
quisites, he had for years solicited
and accepted railroad passes for
himself, relatives, friends and
friends friends.
The judge accepted % railroad
favors since 1898 that are known
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HOW HENDERSON FIGURES

]. F. Henderson, proprietor OF
the Savoy lodging house, says he
did not try to make a collection
agency out of the police depart.
ment by having Fred Melicke ar.
rested for defaulting a lodging bill
of $21.
He explains that he only enter
tanned one offer to drop prosecu
ton II Melicke would settle the
bill. Starting prosecutions on such
accounts and then dropping then
on settlement Is what the authori
ties call making them a collection
agency.
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The notorious Bruno palm gar
den on Front and Browne was the
scene last night of a robbery.
Walter Phillips, who had been
drinking there for several hours,
was the victim. When he awoke
1t was time to close the saloon at
2 o'clock this morning he was
minus $40 and money order for
$40. He reported the robbery to
the police, who are investigating.
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ACCUSED OF ASSAULT

Detective Lister last night ar
rested Arthur Hoelweiksig, age 80,
on complaint of John Miller, who
claimed the accused had assaulted
his Is years old daughter when she
was alone yesterday in the Miller
bakery on e. Sprague av. and
Pine st.
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2RLGAZED ZzANRH5

Editors Note Uncle Sam has finished
taking
o Gard
Washington
interesting
0 a
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CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS

Sterling Hall, laborer, was ar
rested this morning by Detective
on complaint of Mrs. R.
E. Sothern, of SPA Washington
ST., who claimed he stole a cheap
ring and watch from her rooms.
When taken to Jail and searched
the ring was found in his pocket.
He claims the articles were given
to him.
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Justice Hinkle yesterday fined
Bert Durant, barber, whose shop
is at 1913 Riverside av., $50 for VIC
lating the electrical ordinances by
installing wires contrary to the
regulations of The electrical inspec-
ton department
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Cleaning, Dyeing, Repairing

suits 50c 15c club suits $780, and
buttons sewed quick Ladies gents
clothes French cleaned method Suits made All
work guaranteed Messenger Unique Tailoring Co.. 1t2 Washington
st, Spokane Club Bldg. Phone 736
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well. I'm here"

well, I'm here"
The man who thus announced his
arrival had knocked early at the
front door of Mr.. Means residence,
and now stood on the latter's front
porch, about four feet nine inches
high, and thin in proportion. Means
had never seen him before.
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BY gibson GARDNER.

Special Correspondence to The Press
FALLON, New, July 29.-"How
about it? What chance is there for
me in that government irrigation
gamer"
l assume that the question is a
man imprisoned in a city-a clerk
on salary who has failed in business
or who does not like his business.
There are so many of us who are
looking for an escape.
1t is not easy to answer the ques-
ton; but 1 will try. I have been
asking it of the people here at Fall
lon. They have answered with some
specific cases.
"In the counter jumper class?'
Tom Means smiled and nodded his
head. means is the government
engineer in charge here.)
Yes, I have a foor-walker from
Sacramento" Means admitted, land
with him his wife, pretty little
woman of about %. Never saw a
pitchfork until they came here"
Mr.. Means admitted that he had
been worried when he got a letter
from the floor walker saying he was
coming. Farming is not store keep
ing and making a new farm here
at Fallon is pioneering, as well as
farming.
But he is making good" Means
added, land they will come out all
right. I saw the girl the other day
riding a load of hay. and she GER
tainly looked happy"
1t should be added that the floor
walker had to turn carpenter to sup
plenent his lack of capital and
work at day wages for the govern
ment. He happened to know how
to saw board, and carpenters were
much needed
Another man who was helped by
employment on the government
ditch is a former saloonkeeper from
Kansas. His capital was short and
he found his first year very hard
He never had farmed before But
he now has crops coming to bear
ing, and would not sell or leave for
any price.
Next to the farm of the X-saloon-
keeper is one taken up by his broth
err, who was a baggage master iir
| Kansas City The brothers have
pooled their funds and tools, and
are working it out together.
| We'll, I'm here"