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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22
AWARDED SIDEWALK CONTRACT.

Jannerone Brothers We're awarded
the contract at a special meeting of
the Billerville Township committee last
night for laying the curb and sidewalk
on the west side of Prospect place.
The amount was $40.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22
| CLUBS SHOW.

/ The Union Club, of Arlington, will
give a, vaudeville and dance at Quincy
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22
GOES ON TRIP TO SWEDEN.

Carl Grain, of 339 Forest street, Ar
lington, has gone for a three months
visit to Sweden.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
WILL ORGANIZE
THIS DISTRICT

Old line democrats who gather
in Spokane for the state conven-
ton on May 8 will have chance to
see what the young democratic
club movement originated in Spo-
kane really amounts to. A call OF
all the young democrats of eastern
Washington, which comprises the
Third congressional district, to
gather in Spokane on the conven-
ton date for the purpose of form
ing a district organization was au-
thorized at last nights meeting OF
the young democrats club of this
city. The object is to organize the
entire district with central gov
erning body located in Spokane.
There is also the matter of moral
effect of the young democracy on
the warehouses; who will sit in con-
vention. Young democrats are
subject to political bees as we'll as
old ones, Besides that, the young
ones have some advanced ideas
and believe it time to put them
in motion.
bul VIC ulotilSt vi SouhiHeAeAOA =" 80
not be made before the convention,
both bodies meeting at about the
same time. Pres. Conner is strong
for the district organization, and
he is seconded by Paul Pattison,
president of the Colfax club, which
has membership of 17S. Each
member of the Spokane club was
made committee of one last night
to bring in members. The club also
named a committee to work for
the plan to have a special train
take the Washington delegation to
Denver. A debate on anarchy was
the forsenic feature Of last nights
meeting: The club holds its next
session April IA to organize a
movement to get out the strongest
possible democratic registration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
PROHIBTTIONZSTS EXPECT TO
SHOW UP 5000, 900 BALLOTS

There will be at the convention
four delegatesat-large from each
state ami one delegate for every
200 votes cast for DR.. Silas G.
Swallow, the candidate in 1904.
The vote for Swallow was 25S,536;l
so there will be about 1900 votes
in the convention.
Recently the prohibition leaders
predicted that 1,000,00 votes would
be cast for their candidates next
fall Now. they say. the number
may go to 100000, unless the con-
ventlons of the old parties take
action favorable to prohibition.
They base their estimate ON the
work of the national issue move
ment. This is an enterprise of the
prohibtionists to get voters to sign
pledge that they support this year
only such candidates for president
and vice president as will place
themselves on record as favoring
the entire prohibition of the manu-
fact1re and sale of alcoholic liquora
for beverage purposes.
The pledge has already been
signed by over 1000 900 men. 1t is
non partisan, but the prohibitions
lists expect to get all the voters un-
less the old parties nominate men
favorable to prohibition.
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, may b0
nominated for president.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
STREET REPAIRS
DEMANDED g

Commissioner ONO today began
to operate on the w. w. p. Co. and
Barber Asphalt people for permit
ting holes in pavement that they
are under obligations to keep in
repair. They were ordered to pro-
coed with repairs Immediately. The
day of grace has long passed for
both these companies in this re-
spect, neither ever evincing any
willingness to keep the terms of
their maintenance contracts until
compelled to. Unless better atten-
ton is given to asphalt repair
work the city authorities will be
inclined to look with favor on brick
or some other pavement that re-
quires less attention to maintain
The w. w. P. Co. is especially
dilatory in keeping up the pave
ment along its street tracks, near
ly every rail in the business sec
ton offering trap for ankles and
wagon wheels. The policy Of the
Barber people in neglecting street
repairs required under their main
tenance contracts is notorious the
country over But the city is main
tanning a board of commissioners
to see that this work is attended to.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
SCHOOL ELECTION BOOKS
WILL CLOSE TOMORROW

Registration books for the school
bond election close tomorrow even.
ing at o'clock, and unless voters
evince sudden interest in the i'm.
portant matter of bonding this dis
trict for 100000 a very small rep
resentation of the citizenship will
decide the matter. The election
will be held Saturday, April II.
At the city registration station
in the Elk drugstore, 424 Sprague
av., So were registered at noon, 20
of whom were women. At Bow
mans grocery, Fifth and Fiske
where the books are open for Bis
bee precinct, As had registered,
very few of them being women.
Male voters registered at the
city hall for general elections
since Jan. are qualified to vote
at the school election, but the num-
Der at the City hall is not apt to
exceed 5000 and a heavy proper
ton of these will not vote on the
bond issue if the practice of the
past is followed
The board is asking for 100000
with which to make needed en-
largements and to provide the
buildings with fire protection ia
cilities that are now lacking. With
the 100000 authorized last year
the district now owes $3.50, 900, and
If the new issue carries this will
be increased to S1,050,000 This
amount will be safely inside the
legal limit of district Indebtedness
as the board is allowed per cent
on the county valuation, which
last year reached $36000,000
Nc opposition to the expenditure
has been encountered, as the need
of expansion of the schools to keep
pace with the growth of the city
is generally recognized, and the
only means the board has of meet
ing the demands of this expansion
is to borrow money. But the mat
ter is one that ought to command
the interest of every voter 1t
means the speno,ng of money they
are taxe.l for, and lack of interest
in it means lack of interest in the
public schools. the most important
institution supported by the COM
monwealth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
Special Correspondence to The press

WASHINGTON, ID, c., April s.
The national prohibition convention
will be held at Memorial hall, Co
lumbus, O., July Is. 1t is a late
date and was chosen deliberately
that the prohibs might take advan-
tage of any mistakes made by the
other parties at their conventions.
This is strategy, OF course, and
another sign that the prohibition
lists have cut their political eye
teeth. Anyway, they believe, that
they have framed up a program
along practical lines and that they
are going TO cut wide swath this
year. There will be less preaching
than in the past and more aggres-
sive attacks on the cohorts of the
rum demon. Ohicehollers who in
the past have been sly enough to
get both the wet and dry votes
Will be forced into the open.
The call for the national conven.
ton contains the declaration that
the prohibition Of the manufac-
ture, importation. transportation
and sale OF alcoholic liquors Is the
main question before the people.
and that there is fair chance of
the present campaign sounding
the death knell of this destructive
traInc."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
DIVORCE FOLLOWS
SECRET MARRIAGE

Hazel Summers Berg this morn
ing brought action for divorce from
George o.. Berg on the grounds that
at the time of the marriage in
Rathdrum, Idaho, March 10, 1907,
she was not of age, and further
more, she has not been provided
with a home by her husband since
that time. She asks further that
she be given Judgment for 500
attorney fees and $25 suit money,
also her maiden name of Hazel
Summers.
In addition to this. Berg must
appear before Justice Hinkle this
afternoon to answer to the charge
of threatening bodily harm to j.
Parker Shattuck, of 1913 Mallon
av., his wife's uncle. Only few
weeks ago Berg was married to
Hazel Summers, who lives with the
Shattucks. The marriage was a
secret until few days ago. 1t was
not looked upon with much good
will by the Shattucks, according to
the story Berg tells the police, and
that caused trouble.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
OLD POPS WILL
STAND PAT

ST. LOUIS, April 3--The popu-
list party has had enough of flu
sion. In the platform adopted to-
day they declare for the old middle
of the road policy. The platform
declares for abolition of national
banks and issue of money direct
from the government to the peo-
pie.
Populists claim this platform
will drive hybrid politicians from
their camp and leave none but
simon pure populists in the organi-
cation. Other features are postal
savings banks, parcels post, par
ceiling public land direct to settlers,
government ownership of all pub
lie utilities, employers liability
law and the initiative and refer
endum.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
POLITICIANS CAN
GO TO H. SAYS
BLUNT OLD BOB

PASO ROBLES, Cal, April s.
In a characteristic interview this
morning Admiral Evans made his
position plain in regard to the pro-
posed commission Of vice admiral
which is being held up by a coterie
of statesmen at Washington. The
admiral Is overwhelmed by the
kindness and interest OF the
American people in his welfare.
'If this is the way the people
feel" he said today, that bunch OF
politicians in congress who are OPP
posing the proposition to grant me
commission Of vice admiral can
take their old commission and bury
it in the stokehole of hell. | have
all the reward | need in this DEM
onstration from the people I love.
Nothing any politician can give me
would equal it,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03

said this morning that announce.
ment of endowments promised
from this city could not be made
at this time. but he had assurance
that Spokane would contribute a
proper proportion of the amount
needed. The plan was explained
to Congregational ministers Of this
city several weeks ago, when DR.
Penrose, head of the college, was
here.
Pledges of assistance were ask
Ell contingent on Walla Walla rails
ing 100000, and United Press
dispatch from that city this morn
ing announced that this condition
had been fulfilled. The campaign
to raise the balance of the FUND
will be now begun in Spokane and
other cities of the state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
LABOR IS FREE
MITCHELL SAYS WORKING
MEN WILL VOTE FOR THEIR
FRIENDS THIS YEAR, RE-
CARELESS OF PARTY LINES.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April s.
John Mitchell conferred with the
president today. 1t is said he de-
clined appointment on a commits
sion to investigate the condition of
labor at Panama because of his
plans to establish a paper in In
dianapolis.
"Laboring men will vote regard
less of party affiliations" declared
Mitchell today. They are no long
er afraid of being called mug
wumps ami will support the ticket
best calculated to give them the
legislation they desire. They are
studying the personalities of can
didates rather than creeds and will
support the candidate most friend
ly to their cause"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
STRIKERS CLAIM
FURTHER GAINS

Secretary Bond, of the Sheet
Metal Workers union, this morn
ing stated that the union before it
began its strike had the endorse
ment of the Building Trades al
lance, but it looked as though the
strikers would not need any as
sistance to win their demands for
a wage OF S. a day, He said that
today there Is not solitary non
union man at work, despite a re-
port that there are several. Two
more men who were put to work,
he said. quite last night and joined
the union
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
IMPORTANT CLUB
Meeting TONIGHT

An important meeting Of the
East Spokane Improvement club
will be held this evening at the
church. corner of Third and Mel
son. This is the annual meeting
at which officers are elected and
the club takes fresh grip.
The principal topic of discussion
tonight will be the East Sprague
paving project. State Highway
Commissioner Snow and Engineer
Ralston will speak on street inn
provement. The club will also dis
cuss the approaching school bond
election. Members generally are
in favor Of the issue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
CITY TO c. ARGE
FOR HAULING

part of the city in the cleaning
campaign April 10, the City Beauti-
full committee has arranged to turn
the hauling over to the city scaven-
ger department in charge of A. w.
Merritt. No donated teams will
be used, but the department will
be authorized to employ all the adj
ditional teams needed.
Citizens will be asked to gather
their rubbish in separate piles in
alleys to be hauled, and the city
will charge for the hauling, the
price running from so cents to
$3.50, according to quantity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
EVANS PLANS TO
REJ0lN FLEET

PASO ROBLES. Cal. April 8
Admiral Evans is confident today
that in view of the marked i'm
provement in his condition he will
be able to rejoin the feet before
his flagship passes through the
Golden Gate.
Il have never failed to do any
thing yet that | set my mind
upon" he said, 81 wont do SO this
time"
The admiral is under the care of
Surgeons Mcdonald and Phillips,
who state that after Evans has had
the first sulphur bath he will re-
spond rapidly to treatment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
LIlLEY PROVES
BRIDE CHARGE

WASHINGTON, April 3.-An al
legged attempt to bribe Charles Fer
ry, an officer of brass concern
at Bridgeport, Conn, with con
tract for 100000 to urge legisla
ton favoring the Electric Boat Co.
was the feature in today's hearing
of the Lilley congressional investi
cation committee. The charge was
made in an affidavit by John G
Lake, of Rutherford, N. j., vice
president of the Lake Torpedo
Boat Co., which was submitted by
Lilley.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
SAYS Water IS
STILL CLEAN

According to a report made by
Prof. Fulmer to the board of health
today Spokane river water is still
to be classed as pure in spite OF
the fact that Occur d'Alene is
dumping sewage into it. The board
ordered the water expertel when
work was delayed on the new I'M
derground supply. His findings in
dictate that the stream of contain
ination has not yet worked down
within the Spokane range.
The river seems disposed to
somehow save the city no mattel
what the city council is willing to
expose it to. What becomes of the
sewage is mystery. But the
knowledge that filth is dumped
into the city drink is as bad almost
as the presence of dangerous
germs The safest way Is to
boil it.
City Engineer Ralston expects
TO have the underground system
connected with the mains in May.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
TROOPS PROVOKE
GENERAL STRIKE

ROME, April 3-In retaliation
for an attack made by troops on
the funeral party of a prominent
anarchist, resulting in the death OF
two men, a general strike was call
ed here today. Hundreds of shops
are closed and the city is filed
with troops to prevent bloodshed.
1t is expected that all news
papers will suspend publication and
remain closed until the government
will assure them that no further
violence will occur.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
RIB DRIVEN INTO
HIS LUNG

With the right side of his lung
punctured by broken rib as the
result of runaway on Railroad
and Stevens this morning, r. Lob
dell, driver for the Grimmer
Truck lines, is suffering at Sacred
Heart hospital, where DR.. Webb is
attending him. Lobdells team be-
came frightened at passing train
and getting beyond control turn
ed over the dray upon the driver
and ran away.
The patrol wagon took the in
jured driver to the emergency hos
pital. Lobdell's brother Eagles
called the lodge physician and the
injured man was removed to the
hospital He lives at the Star
lodging house.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
ENGINEERS GOING
after CONVENTION

The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers closed their session here
with grand ball at Elks temple
last night. At the session yester-
day afternoon the convention in.
structed it's dele .ates to the Co,
lumbus national convention to
boost Spokane for the 1910 con
vention. A. w. Perley, George F.
Jones and j. A. Miller We're ap-
pointed a committee to confer with
the chamber Of commerce relative
to literature, etc.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
EACH SWEARS The
OTHER Is A LUNATlC

LEWISTON. April 3.-Pat Blake
Orofino banker. and his brother-in
law, Ernest Anderson, ran n race tc
court yesterday to swear out in
sanity warrants against each other
The warrants were issued In close
succession. Blake was acquitted
after hearing, but Anderson
evaded service OF the warrant. An
tlerson has been arrested three
times, through Blake, on charges
of insanity. Family trouble Is al
the bottom OF the affair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
BIG
LABOR BOOST

More union labor contributions
were received today for the Home
of the Friendless fund. The plas-
terers voted to levy an assessment
of So per member, payable 81 per
month. Transient workmen will
be subject to the same assessment.
The stationary engineers have
promised a days wages per MEM
Der, and the machinists make the
same offer This means a boost for
the fund that makes the project as
sured
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, APRIL 8
ASK 100000 TO MAKE
WHITMAN SECOND YALE

Determined to make Whitman
college the yale of the North
west" Walla Walla city and
county have given the college
100000 as starter in a campaign
to raise 100000 for that school.
New buildings have been pro-
jected that will cost 100000.
Promises of large sums have been
secured from citizens in Spokane
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma.
Whitman was founded at Walla
Walla by the Congregational
church and Spokane ministers and
members of that denomination are
heartily in accord with the move
ment to make the college the
greatest in the Northwest. DR.. E.
l.. House, of Westminster church,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
CONGRESS MAY DRAG
ALONG TILL JUNE

WASHINGTON, D. c., April s.
1t is now believed congress will
not adjourn until June /. Speaker
Cannon declares that If the hard
work is done adjournment may
take place at an earlier date, but
1t is not believed this is possible
At present five appropriation
bills remain TO be reported, and
others are in various stages. The
only one that has become 3 law
is the urgent deficiency bill
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
MURDERS MAN
IN COURTROOM

TERRE MAUTE, Ind, April s.
A fusillade Of bullets in the court
room followed a verdict of guilty in
the case of H. f. Mcdonald, ac-
cusel of arson, last evening. Nc
Donald opened fire on the prose
cutting attorney and officers. Will
lia$o e. Dwyer. detective, was kill
eaSand Supt. Jones, of the police,
was wounded before the officers re-
turned the fire. Mcdonald was shot
several times, but his injuries are
probably not fatal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
SEND BABE TO PRISON
WITH MOTHER

RENO New, April 3.-The au-
thorities of this state are guilty of
sending a baby girl two years old
to state prison with her mother,
Lizzie Aston, who was sentenced
for life on charge of man
slaughter. The warden offered to
make provision for the babe and
the mother took it to the cell with
her. Unless the mother is pardon
ed the baby will spend most of her
childhood behind the bars, as it is
hardly likely anyone will adopt
her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03

found sane he will be released.
Thompson was committed to pris-
on on a plea Of insanity classified
as criminal. He has since been
pronounced sane by the prison
physician.
Sidney Sloane is in the peniten-
tiary under the same charge. II
Thompson is discharged it would
seem that a similar move is likely
in Sloane's case, although his at
torney here says he has thought
nothing about this phase of the
case and that there is no idsposi-
tion to secure Sloane's release.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
POET HANGED To TREE AND
R|DDLED WITH BULLETS
Slaughter Continues in Hayti and
Whites Plead for Protection.

PORT AU PRINCE, April g.
White residents are clamoring for
the landing of marines from the
warships in the harbor. American,
German and French business men
insist that the danger is graver
than generally thought by repre-
sentatives of their governments
here.
They assert that the blacks are
daily becoming holder and more in
sulting, and massacre will certain
ly occur unless there is foreign
demonstration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
GRAMMAR LEAGUE
CLASHES TOMORROW

Great juvenile interest centers in
the games to be played tomorrow
by the teams of the Grammar
School league. Holmes No, | plays
Emerson on its own grounds; the
Logans meet the Washingtons !;
Irvings play Holmes No. on the
Irving grounds; I.incolns play
Edisons on the latter's grounds !;
Fickls and Franklins meet on the
Fields grounds: Bancrofts and
Longfellows play on the latter
grounds. and Whittiers play on
Hawthorne grounds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
BIG STICK HITS
MILK TRUST

SEATTLE, April 3.-Milk SOLD
over the counter at five cents per
quart, the price at which pints
have been retailed all over The city
formerly, is one of the first results
of the prosecution of tho milk trust
by Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attor-
ney Vanderveer.
Milk in any quantity desired is
being sold at that price by one
OF the concerns made defendant to
the prosecution. and hy other
dairies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
SACRIFICED HER LIFE
FOR INVALID SISTER

ST. LOUIS April 3.-For Marie Lehman rs
which could kill
herself helpless invalid sister $1,000 insurance
) A clause in the policy provided
mttei within the policy
collection the
expired yesterday, night killed
herself by taking carbolc acid
recovery which
ife only resort
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03

Executions without formality Of
court martial continue despite
the promise to NJ. Carteron that
they would cease.
Today the body of Arsene
Chevry, poet and writer, was found
hanging to tree, riddled with buE
let's. He was suspected of being
favorable to the cause of Gen.
Firmin, revolutionist
White laborers at Gonaives have
barricaded themselves in ware
houses and say if trouble breaks
out they will do some fighting on
their own account.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
OWNERS MUST PAY
FOR DIRTY ALLEYS

Health Inspectors started in to-
day to make a thorough inspection
of all alleys of the city, following
frequent complaints of the unsan-
itary conditions. The work is UNI
der the direction of Health Officer
Grieve Where dirty alley is
found the board will have the Gre
matory department clean it up and
will charge the expense to the
property owner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-03
HURRY UP SEWER JOB

The Independent Asphalt Co..
which complained to the board OF
works about property owners max
ing sewer extensions on Sprague
av. after the paving work hal been
started, has been promised that the
board would instruct those persons
to hurry their extensions so as not
to interfere with the paving The
board desires that all sewer extern
sions hereafter be put in at least
60 days before a paving job starts.