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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
ALLEGATIONS MADE THAT
DISTRICT PLAN Is AIMED AT
DEFEAT OF TOWNSHIP OR
GANlZATloN.

wnship organization, six miles
4teAe to the township. instead Of
the present scheme Of districts,
which the county commissioners
are WORKING on, Is to be demanded
OF the Commissioners. as the out
come OF aNWeeting of the Spokane
County Township club in the Pan
tages theaterbuilding today. The
opinion was oppressed that the
county commissioners are conspir-
ing to defeat township organiza.
ton because II would practically
cut OF lot of theiflncome.
It was impossible to vansact any
actual business this moving, or to
organize permanently. owing to the
speeches. which took considerable
time.
The meeting this afternoonys To
adopt recommendations, PRINCIPAL
among which will be that legisa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
MRS. HAMS
C0LLAPSES

FLUSHING, L. l., Dec. 30.--It
was announced today shortly after
court convened that the mother of
Thornton Hams, on trial for par
ticipation in the killing of William
Annis, collapsed last night and
was unable to testify. The prose
cution may take her deposition at
the hotel.
Judge Crane revoked his former
ruling excluding the prosecution S
witnesses from the room. Minnie
Ropne, the colored domestic in the
home of Captain Hams, today cor
rected her previous testimony that
she told Captain Hams of his
wife's alleged misconduct on the
day of his return from San Fran.
cisco.
She said she first told the cap
tain of her misconduct on the Sun
day following the captains arrival
at home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30

in a report to the president Of the
bar association-if the president
or others in authority see fit to
make 1t public.
Root, it is understood, is to have
still another chance to answer and
explain what Gordon told the COM
mission-if Gordon told the COM
mission anything-and then the
commission will be ready to reduce
what it has learned to record.
This, however, is a record which
the public does not own. It has
none of the features of a legisla-
tive inquiry in that respect.
Gordon is supposed to have tes-
titled as to his connection with the
Harris case, but If he reserved i'm.
munity for everything concerning
his relations with the Great North
ern, of which company he was
counsel in this case, it is hard to
see how any information of actual
value could have been extracted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
FLOUR FAILS
TO LOSE

The claim of flour mill owners
that 40 pound sack of -four will
shrink two pounds in dry weather
has been disproven in a test COM
pleted today by A. Il. Powell, in
pector of weights and measures.
Two sacks of flour were set upon
q radiator 10 days ago. The
shrinkage In each sack was exact
ly seven ounces. A third sack was
set away from the radiator and the
shrinkage was three ounces.
In order to further carry out the
test two sacks are to now be placed
In cool, damp place for the pur-
pose of ascertaining If weight will
be taken on.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
ALL
GET THEIRS

The most scandalous affair ever
cooked up for a "gridiron" massa-
ere was outlined today by the COM
mittee on annual meetings of the
100000 club for the annual dinner
January IS.
All the prominent men of the
city, together with the more i'm
portant events of the past year.
are included in a broiling program
that will beat the best there is In
vaudeville. The armory has been
engaged for the occasion and the
Elks' quartet and Spokane male
chorus are formally listed in the
artistic features provided. Ar.
engagements will be made to seat
1900 people at the free banquet
which will follow the election OF
Ave men to fill vacancies on the
board of trustees. The griding
will occur while the dinner Is In
progress.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
rs YEARS
FOR RUFF

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. so.-
Abe k4ef. the former san Fran.
cisco 5bliticsl car, convicted De
cemblk s1D d hribinE former su-
perviS John J. Furey. was yes
erdaypentenced to the maximum
penaltI OF n years by Judge Law
lor. This ID the result of the third
trial Of Ruef on graft charges. 4
Judgment was deferred several
times To allow the defense to en-
ter afidavits showing that the
process of trial was irregular and
that Undue influence had been
used to convict Ruef.
Ruef took his medicine coolly
and after the sentence was pro-
nounced the crowd in the court
room dispersed without demon
stratiors
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
SONS Of ITALY
WILL SEND
HELP

Spokane Italians stand ready to
assist their suffering countrymen,
and only await telegraphic advices
as to the needs of the devastated
country and homeless people, to
send as much cash as they can
spare.
The earthquake and consequent
tidal wave and eruptions which
killed thousands and made thous-
ands more homeless, came as q
great shock in Spokane. Many
Italians who live here have reIa~
tives in the portions OF Italy and
her provinces which were destroys
ed. Many spent their boyhood in
those sections. In the Italian
quarters little groups of sad-eyed
men, swarthy of visage, stand
around talking of the holocaust.
Although no organized effort to
raise money has been made yet,
1t is contemplated as soon as CONF
munication can be obtained. j
william X. ADD, a leader among
Italians here, said today that al.
though the demand comes at Q
time when there is little work for
Italians, the most of whom follow
railroad construction. yet many
have saved a little money with the
intention Of going home. He has
received frequent expressions front
these who are willing to part with
almost everything they have.
II is the custom for the Italians
to remit money monthly 70 theit
families and relatives. aud this II
where the most OF their moeny
goes. In consequence the rank and
flle of them have not saved great
deal. However. what they hsva
saved they offer to part with.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
MARKS NEEDY
GIRLS AS PREY.
OLD MAN ANSWERS ADS FOR
EMPLOYMENT, USING DECOY
LETTER TO WIN THEIR CON-
FiDENCE.

A peculiarly disgusting, but not
unheard of form of degenerate is
loose in Spokane. So far it has
been impossible to learn his
identity. but the information con-
tatined in the following communi-
cation may serve as sufficient
warning. In a case OF this sort
the name Of the writer is not re-
CURED for publication purposes.
The letter is its own explanation
1t follows:
Editor, Press-Sometime ago,
being out of a position, l inserted
an advertisement for employment.
To my surprise. in the evening an
old man answered my ad In per-
son, offering me a position which
was altogether out of my line and
not one which my ad would lead
him to believe l would accept. 1t
was place In the Furnishing room
of a reformatory.
Il tried to get him to call again,
when my room mate would be In,
so we could discuss IL; but he al
ways seemed very anxious to see
me alone.
when l spoke OF the matter to
my room mate she Immediately
recognized the man as the same
who makes practice of answering
the want ads Of girls out of en-
ployment, using a decoy letter
which he has from the reform
school ut Chehalis as his authority.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
HORTON OFFERED
TO PLEAD GUILTY
Kizer Makes Charge in Opening City Hal
Bull Sack" Case Today.

was jointly implicated with G. h
Sheldon, another clerk In the de-
partment, in the embezzlement 81
the same; that Horton had made
full confession Of the shortage IN
Kizer's presence, and also in tho
presence Of Frank Allen, assistant
corporation counsel; Chief Of Po-
lice Rice, Detective Martin Burns,
Cannon & LeMasters. the experts.
and others.
Mr.. Kizer then detailed the op.
Grafton of the bull sack" In
which Horton and Sheldon shared
jointly, he said. Some stubs rep.
resenting receipts for labor and
material we're either lost, misplac.
ed or thrown away, causing an ex.
cess in the amount of cash ON
hand. This long cash was placed
in cigar box, which, when found,
contained a tobacco sack, which
had evidently been used to hold
the city's stolen cash. The bull
sack" had been SO called by Hor-
ton and Sheldon and still retains
the name. The contents OF the
bull SACK were divided at certain
intervals, and sometimes as much
as 5000 was divided among Horton
and Sheldon, 1t is claimed.
After the opening statement.
Judge Poindexter moved again
that references to the general
shortage be stricken out, which
was overruled. The court, however.
promised the defense that 1t would
that the state did not depart too
widely from the case under trial.
and asked the state to first intro.
duce all its testimony that bore di.
rectly on the case at issue, follows
ing It up later with evidence relat.
ing to other items in the general
shortage and references to tho
bull sack" 4
The jury trying Horton consists
of N. T. Pike, Hillyard; B. F. Tilss
ley, Spokane; Philip Link. Spo.
kane; c. M. Goodman, Milan
Frank Eslick, Waverly; w. r. En-
ston, Spokane; William Thompson,
Deep Creek; r. b. Wright, Hill.
yard; 8. c. Sutton. Moab: Henry
Wood, Colbert; w. H. Little, Rock
ford; Justin Clark, Greenacres.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
RGD GROSS
TO RESCUE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3o.-The
executive committee of the Ma
tional Red Cross, at a meeting to-
day, decided to send the Italian
Red Cross $4,000, which is the
surplus on hand from contributions
to the fund for relief Of San Fran
cisco Victims.
ROME, Dec. 30.-The earth
quake relief committee today re-
ceived $4,000 by cable from J.
Pierpont Morgan.
New Year celebrations through.
out Italy are abandoned. All the.
aters and other public places of
amusement are closed. Railroads
and telegraph lines are under the
governments control.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
STR0Mb0l|
SP0UT|NG

ROME, Dec. 30.-Another shock
was felt today at Palermo. The
volcano Stromboii is spouting up
great volumes Of smoke.
A hail storm is adding greatly to
suffering today, sweeping over the
wounded and unsheltered victims.
II Is believed the devastated re-
gion will cover 1000 square miles.
A summary Of estimates of the
dead tonight place the possible
number as high as 100000 people.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
SIX MEN HOLD UP
SMALL BANK

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 80
After holding the residents of
Wellston, Oklahoma at bay for
three hours today, six armed men
looted the bank and escaped with
$4,000.
They used IA charges of nitro
glycerine before the safe and vaults
were shattered. The first aroused
the town citizens. who gathered.
and were held back BY reyolyers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
RATES
JANUARY |

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.--A
great cooperative mass meeting
win be held throughout California
to protest against the proposed In
crease in freight rates by the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
roads January 1. Shippers are pre-
pairing for stubborn struggle. as
the silence OF the roads indicates
that they intend to increase the
rates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
VALUABLE TIMBER IS
INJURED BY WORM

TACOMA. Dec. 30.--Cruisers OF
the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.
have just discovered that 5000
acres of fire killed timber has been
so eaten by worms that it is worth
less and will be allowed to rot
where 1t stands.
The tract is on the head waters
of the south fork of the Lewis riv.
err, In Clark county, and was kill
ed In the great forest fires that
swept over different parts OF
WashingtQn six years ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
TIDAL WAVE ROLLS
OVER CITY OF $4,000
CARRY dead AND WOUNDED
FROM WRECKED MINE

MAYBURY, w. Va, Dec. 30.--
Over 100 men are believed to have
been imprisoned in the mine Of the
Lick Branch Galleries Co. at Lick
Branch, West Virginia, as result
of the explosion yesterday. Twelve
dead have been removed and five
were taken out alive.
Forty-two injured men have been
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30

rescued. Four hundred men are
employed in the mine, but it is
estimated that 300 were home
when the explosion occurred.
The mine officials are trying to
suppress the information. At noon
it was admitted that 80 are buried
in the debris, and are probably
dead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
COSGROVE HERE
JANUARY /

PAso RoBLEs, Dec. 30
Cosgrove announced today
that II his health improved
at the present rate he
would be In Olympia Janu-
airy II to take the oath.
He is resting easy and
eats and sleeps we'll.
} . 80 90 Q 90 O
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
REMOVE ALL com
FROM COAST

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. So
Uncle Sam today completed the
transfer from the local mint to
Denver Of S223,o0O. 900.
The work Of removing the coin
was begun last August, ICON after
tae laAs lat for the Orient -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30

sWiIl the coming legisIa-
tuee remember the constitu-
tionaI provision Of this
state, which declares that
} all trusts, monopolies and
combinations in restraint of
trade are unlawful; and in
structs the legislature to
pass statutes making the in
terdiction effective?
This requirement laid
uHon the law making body
Of the state by the people
who founded the state, has
remained neglected through
the years. It's about time
to observe II or tear that
section out Of the eonstitu-
tien.
n a n a u u u u u -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30
YOUNG BOY LEAVES HOME

The disappearance OF Louis
Hrabe. age IL. from his home on
East Sprague avenue, was reported
to the police this morning by his
relatives. They boy has not been
seen since 4 o'clock Tuesday after
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-30

In his opening statement
to the Jury today Don F.
kizer, deputy prosecutor,
charged that C. E. Horton
had confessed to him his
guilt Of the embezzIement
Of the city water funds and
had offered to plead guilty
to any one charge that the
state might select; that aft
erward Horton reeeded from
the agreement to plead
guilty and said he would
stand trial.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-19
RAIDS BY
COLLECTOR
CIGAR AND TOBACCO STORES
HAVE BEEN VIOLATING INTER
NAL REVENUE LAWS.

The Internal Revenue Office under
the direction of Collector Drake has
been engaged for the past several
days on a wholesale raid of stores
and shops where tobacco and cigars
are sold, catching up the unwary who
have been violating the revenue laws.
AS a result of the raid some thirty
offenders were caught in the dragnet,
principally Chinese and Japanese, al
though there were a few haoles also.
For the most part the offense com
mitted was in failing to cancel the
revenue stamp on cigar and tobacco
boxes when same were emptied and
in the great majority of instances was
unpremeditated being due to either
carelessness or Ignorance.
The Revenue office this morning is
filled with a great array of empty
boxed seized, and the owners are sub
ject to a fifty dollar fine, and are busy
settling up with the Collector.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-19
BIG "STILL" MAN GETS SIX MONTHS

Judge Dole this afternoon passed
sentence on Hashimoto and Koga, the
two Japs who until lately operated an
illicit distillery near the Along home
up Nuuanu Valley, giving the former
a months Imprisonment together with
fine of 800, penalty of $500, and
the costs of the prosecution. Koga
who seems to have been rather tool
in the making of the okolehaO, was
given the same money sentence, but
gets off with four months imprison-
ment
A. S. Humphreys, as attorney for
HashimotO, asked the clemency of the
court on the grounds that the confis-
cation by the government of his prop
erty to the amount of about $1,000 was
in itself a very heavy penalty. He
claimed to personally have known the
offender for five years or more,S and
believed that he had loaned money to
Koga without knowing to what use it
was to be put.
District Attorney BreckOns refuted
this by saying that he had evidence
that Hashimoto financed and carried
on the business exclusively with the
exception of doing the actual labor,
Judge Quarles appeared as attorney
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-19
PEARL HARBOR FIGHTS PROGRESS

the Bates bill, fearing it would defeat
their own; when assured by our sup
porters that it was not the intention to
oppose their measure they withdrew
opposition and the favorable report
was ordered on the Pearl Harbor bill.
The Committee then voted to report
the bill for two floating steel docks. If
this measure is passed, one of the
floating docks will be sent to Pearl
Harbor at least until the concrete dock
shall have been completed, and ii
might possibly remain there indefin-
itely.
The Committee report on the Pearl
Harbor bill has received prominent
mention in the Washington papers
and Mr.. Bates thinks it advisable to
have a copy sent with a personal let
ter to each member of Congress-; he
also favors my suggestion that it be
sent, with a circular letter, to the edi-
tors of the leading papers of the coun.
try, suggesting editorial comment or
the same as being a subject of Ration.
al interest.
Because the bill as reported is more
comprehensive than the Navy Depart
ment estimates, there may be some
effort in the House to cut out some O.
the items.
If the bill is blocked in the Houst
in any way, we are now in a mucl
better situation to secure its insertion
in the general bill as a Senate amend
ment
The Alaskan-Yukon Exposition bill
has been favorably reported to tn
House with the appropriation for tn
Hawaiian exhibit increased from $25,
900 to $4,000, but the Speaker is un
derstood to be opposed to the entir
bill.
J. K. KALANIANAOLE,
Delegate to Congress.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-19
IS NOT
DEPORTED
CHINESE WOMAN DECLARED BY
HATCH TO HAVE RIGHT TO
STAY HERE

United States Commissioner Frank
L. Hatch this morning decided the de-
portation case of 500 Kwai Yin in
favor of the defendant. The woman
is held to be the lawful wife of Yang
Chu Kan a Chinese merchant and
therefore entitled to stay in the coun-
try. The decision says:
AT the hearing it was admitted
that Yang Chu Kan, the alleged hus-
band, was a merchant within the
meaning of the Chinese Exclusion
laws.
las above indicated it will be seen
that the only questions to be deter
mined are whether or not defendant
at the time of coming to this country
was the wife of Yang Chu Kan, and il
so, was she his first and legal wife.
81 think without going into details
the evidence disc. .oses the fact that Soc
Kwai Yin was married to Yang Chu
Kan before she came to this country
at least it has so been alleged and
can see nothing in the record which
would indicate the contrary.
"As to whether or not she was his
first and legal wife, l think | should
go somewhat into detail in discussing
my views
"The first witness called by the gov,
ernment was the defendant. | have
decided to disregard her testimony en-
, tirely as in many instances her state
ments are absolutely inconsistent
Whether this was due to fright or ma
tural stupidity l do not know. The
next witness called was Yang Gnu Kan
the alleged husband. l might say al
this time that my decision is baseC
more on the testimony of this witness
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-19
ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED

The San Francisco Call of March II
has the following:
An engagement of interest is that
of Miss Elizabeth KreutZmann, eldest
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Henry J.
Kreutzmann, and Albert Humberg of
Honolulu. The news is not altogether
a surprise to the friends of the young
people, who have watched the progress
of their courtship during the last few
months, and it has caused great pleas
ure in both families. Miss Kreutzmahn
has made no formal announcement of
her engagement, but during the last
two or three weeks has made it known
to relatives and nearest friends and
through them it reaches the public.
She is extremely pretty and clever girl
and popular in one of the city's most
exclusive little circles.
Mr., Humberg belongs to the prom
inent Honolulu family of that name,
and has spent the greater part of his
life in different parts of the Hawaiian
islands. He and his bride to be met
while Miss Krentzmann was visiting
friends in Honolulu about a year ago,
and their friendship was continued by
letters when Miss Kreutzmann return
ed to her home mere. The wedding, for
which no definite date has been set,
will be an event of the early summer
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-19
WIRELESS
RECORDS
TRANSPORT THOMAS TO TRY TO
GET HONOLULU TONIGHT FROM
1000 MILES OFF.

Sixteen hundred miles out of Homo
lulu at o'clock this evening, it is ex-
pected that the U. S. Army transport
Thomas will again raise Honolulu by
wireless and give a report of the wea-
ther or whatever else is interesting in
the way of news aboard the troopshlp.
Wireless Expert Arthur A. IsDell will
this afternoon again visit Barber's
Point and will there, no doubt, pile
three hundred miles on to the present
record by receiving another message
from the Thomas, en- route to Manila,
this time at distance of 1,600 miles,
for the Thomas makes on an average
of three hundred miles a Gay.
Last night the i'nQmas caught the
| United States Naval station about $3.50
1900 miles away, but conditions were
such that no complete message could
be received the electric cars passing
the station twice every ten minutes
cutting in with their noise.
Walter W. Mass-e, president and
manager of the wireless company OF
| Providence, r. l., says:
Some of the coastwise vessels, or
] the Pacific coast, have repeatedly COM
municated with the government sta.
tions, over distances ranging from l.,
I 600 to 2,2OO miles with only a fou
horse power outfit.
1T is lack OF capital behind private
enterprise that is holding back the
development of wireless telegraphy
but, even with this handicap, we firm
ly believe that, within five years from
date, we will see it successfully com
peting with cables and trunk lines ant
that our trans-oceanic rates will b
cut down to one-fifth of what they ar
today
From my experience and obseT
vations, l am thoroughly conyince
that that within ten years the laying
of trans-ocean cables will be a thini
of the past, for while the use of the pre-
sent cables will undoubtedly be con
tinued, the wireless will be installe
and maintained at a cost less thai
what would be the interest on the cos
of cable
THE art of wireless telegraphy i
/ still young. Scarcely a decade ha
= passed since it's practical value wa
first demonstrated. Important improve
ments are continually being made; an
= when more is known of the nature c
the wonderful ether, more astoundin
discoveries, in the field of wireless
will undoubtedly be made; and thi
together with the opening of new char
nels for the application of the ar
compels us to take a decidedly optimi'
tic view"