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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
EMPLOYMENT
AGENTS SIDE

Editor, Press-In last nights is
sue you gave considerable space
to an article headed Another In
stance of Employment Graft" in
which we are published in an un-
favorable light in connection with
our sending three men to Porter
Bros. e. Welch at Sprague. 1t
stated that steady stream of men
was being shipped to camp and
men were being fired to make
place for them. The facts of the
matter are as follows: On Oct. %
we got our first order for this
camp, and from that day to Jan.
81 we hired only "a men for this
work. OF this number 20 men went
to work and an inspection of Por-
ter Bros. & Welchs payroll since
October shows that these 90 men
earned $50975, Or an average of
over $25 per man. These figures
are absolutely correct both as to
the number of men sent and the
payroll.
| will give 800 to any man who
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION SERVICE
ACCUSED BARTENDER FREE
COURT HOLDS THERE Is
NO EVIDENCE CONNECTING
HILL WITH CAUSING DEATH
OF NORMAN CAMPBELL.

Justice Hinkle, in preliminary
examination, this morning released
W. ]. Hill, bartender at the Claren-
don saloon, whom the coroner's
jury held on charge of the in
voluntary murder Of Norman J..
Campbell, by throwing him out of
the saloon when it was time to
close up the place for the night. In
giving his decision the justice re-
hearsed the testimony of witness
es-how man said to be Charles
davidson, who has since disap-
peared, fought with Campbell and
knocked him down three times.
when 1t is supposed his head
struck the iron footrail and pro-
duced the fracture of the skull
which resulted in a blood clot that
caused death; how while previous
ly Campbell was vociferous like a
drunken man usually is, he after
ward was quiet and seemed not to
be himself; how, when Hill GUST.
ed him it was necessary to shove
him out on account of his inability
to control himself.
All these facts were gone over
with the result that the court de-
termined that the fracture result
ed from Campbell's head striking
the iron footrail and not from con-
tact with the iron post in front of
the saloon when Hill put him out.
An important witness for the de-
tense was j. V. Scriber, employed
on the Washington st. bridge, and
whose address was not known at
the time of the coroner's inquest.
Scriber testified that he washed
blood from Campbell's head follow
ing the third knockdown, and that
the cut where the fracture was
found was there when he attended
to Campbell.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
.ELOPERS TRIED TO SWlPE.
AN AUTOMOBILE :.

Mum was forbidden the hospitality
Of the Hollandsworth home for car.
rying on his love-making, he
sought the laundry as the trysting
place.
Early yesterday afternoon Miss
Dudley was sent home to prepare
the evening meal. 1t is presumed
that instead Of devoting the time
to fire and skillet, she packed the
trunks. Neighbors say that soon
after Nellie got home, Num- and
Norman arrived with an express
wagon and drove away with the
trunks.
Efforts of the police to secure
some clew as to the whereabouts
of the lovers has been unsuccessful.
Had the strange men succeeded in
their endeavors to secure DR.. Chap
mans automobile, the chase would
have been only a matter of the
faster buzz wagon, but the men did
not get the auto on account Of the
suspicious of the physicians wife.
She said that the two young men
presented an order perporting to
come from the doctor, in which he
asked that the young men be given
his auto Mrs Chapman refused to
| let 1t go as she was sure the order
was a forgery
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07

No immediate effort will be
made to secure the cancellation OF
A. M. Macho's employment agent
license. The ordinance gives the
mayor power OF revocation on suf-
ficient showing that the holder is
not living up to its provisions,
Had Macho not appealed his case
yesterday matters would have been
greatly simplified. But since he
appealed it. the chief says. no ac-
ton will be taken unless the SUI
perior court upholds Justice Hin
kle. Macho was fined SIS. In the
meantime the police desire that
Earl Cuder, George Hill and viii
liam Gallagher remain in the city
until the superior court reaches
the appeal, and they are under $25
bond to appear II, as usually
happens, they must go out of the
city to secure jobs and provide
food and shelter for themselves,
they won't be on hand very likely.
II the men are not in the city when
the superior court calls the case,
there will be no evidence against
Macho and another conviction
would be impossible. In this man.
ner Macho has invariably beat sim
liar cases in the police court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
THESE FOUR ARE
EIGHT NOW

The divorce mill ground out four
divorces today. Curtis Rutan was
separated from Margaret Rutan on
the ground that she favored the
association of F. A. Shaw in pref
erance to her husband. There are
no children. The Rutans were mar
ried in this city, Jan. 5, 1904.
Harriet l. Burger was granted a
divorce from e. G. Burger on the
grounds of desertion and was given
$40 a month alimony, the house
and lot and charge of the two chill
dren. They married in La Porte,
Ind, Oct. 8, 1898.
Because Carrie Gray preferred
the association of other men to
that of her husband, T. E. Gray, a
separation was granted this morn
ing. They were married Feb. 26,
1902, and have one child.
Jennie Russell secured a divorce
from Hanson w. Russell on the
grounds that her husband is i'm
prisoned on McNeil's island. They
were married at Independence,
Iowa. March 3, 1880, and have no
children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
TO INTEREST ROCKEFELLER
IN SPOKANE PLAYGROUND

The 10000 club, through Sec.
CASTOR, today made an attempt to
interest John ID. Rockefeller in the
children's playground Of this city,
A communication was addressed to
the oil magnate. based on a press
dispatch OF yesterday to the effect
that Rockefeller and his son-in-law,
Mccormick, are planning to estab.
fish summer Fairgrounds on an ex.
tensive scale throughout the ma
ton. The communication outlines
the organization OF the Spokane
Fairgrounds association and its es-
adjustment of two Fairgrounds on
an expenditure of 5000 contributed
by the public. In conclusion the
secretary says:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
SPOKANE RATE
CASES SETTLED

OLYMPIA. Feb. THE state
railroad commission is arranging
to make complaint and force hear
ings on a number of matters that
have been pending,
Within the last few days the
commission has been advised that
through correspondence satisfac-
tory settlements have been secured
by the compliments in the follow
ing cases: Spokane Transfer &
Storage Co. against the 0. r. &
n Here several Spokane shippers
had pooled their freight to make
up a carload and the railroad had
attempted to collect less than car
load rates, which, of course, were
considerable higher than the car
load rates, Fl. l.. Kimball against
the Great Northern: complaint of
an overcharge on a shipment OF
telephone poles from Manson sid.
ing to Spokane.
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GETS $4,000
JUDGMENT

Nelson Bennett, well known in
Spokane, has gone to Boise, Idaho,
to collect a judgment of $1S0,000
which has just been granted him
by the state supreme court in a
suit against the Twin Falls Co.
The suit grew out of dealings Mr..
Bennett had with the Idaho cor
poration some years ago. In 1904
he took from the company con-
tract to dig the first 25 miles of an
irrigation ditch. When it came to
settlement Mr.. Bennett thought
he was being robbed by fraudu-
lent classification and, upon being
refused his money, filed lien on
the ditch and the company's land,
about 100000 acres in extent.
A little more than month ago
an opinion was handed down af-
firming a Judgment in favor of Mr..
Bennett in the sum of S1S0,000 and
allowing the plaintiff attorney fees
In the sum of $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07

Mrs. August Kellar of Point
Richmond, near San Francisco, has
just served term in the Martinez
county Jail on charge Of selling
liquor without license which was
brought against her husband by
enemies, she asserts. Now she is a
popular heroine and her husband,
who has applied for the post
mastership of Point Richmond,
stands a better chance than ever.
The Kellars live on an eminence
and call their home the Cliff House.
They had license and used to
serve beer to thirsty pedestrians.
No complaint of their place was
ever made, but man who recent
ly moved into the neighborhood OPP
posed their license and got the
trustees to deny it this year. He
went further, for when Kellar, who
is a veteran employe of the San
Francisco postoffice was on the
eve of being appointed postmaster
in his own town, Kellar's enemy
had him arrested for illegal liquor
selling, thinking thus to destroy
his chance and get the Office for a
man of his own choice.
Here Mrs. Kellar stepped in. "If
anybody's guilty | am" she said,
and the judge, much against his
will, had to sentence her to a term
in Jail. The sheriff told Mrs. Kel-
lar she cOuld serve the sentence
in her own home under guard, but
the brave woman, fearing to get
the kind hearted sheriff into trou-
BILE. went to prison with her baby.
winning the sympathy and respect
of everyohe-even her enemies.
They have withdrawn their active
opposition and Kellar is likely TO
be appointed soon.
Mrs. Kellar is very modest, She
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07

The police believe that a dar-
ing attempt to steal DR.. w. Chap
mans automobile was made last
night by Claud Num- and Charles
Norman, who are said to have run
away with Nellie Dudley, age II,
and Nettie HUMPHREYS, age %.
Early last evening D. Hollands
worth, grocer, reported that the
two young ladies', who have been
boarding at his home. at ELF Front
av., had eloped with Norman and
Num-. Norman was rooming at
Hollandsworth's and ever since he
has been there has paid marked at.
tention to the young lady, so mark
ed in fact that Hollandsworth for
bid any further spooning. Norman
Hollandswort said, used to spend
most of his time in the store where
Nellie was employed. So far as
he could learn Norman was an
idler. What appeared to effect the
portly grocer most, though, was the
fact that Norman used occasionally
to wear a plug hat, the wearing OF
which Hollandsworth objects to in
anyone but gentleman of wealth
or influence, neither attribute at
taching for Norman.
Miss HUMPHREYS was an employe
of the Crystal laundry and when
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
NOW
IN PARIS

PARIS, Feb. Premier Franco
has arrived in Paris. In his first
interview since the tragedy at Lis
bon be said
Saturdays events struck me to
the heart. | retain full confidence
in my country and was never more
confident of her future. | assured
King Manuel when | resigned that
the royalist party would rally to
the throne. My friends will sup
port the new ministry.
1T will be wise for me to live
far from my native land and its
politics, which have abandoned
forever. wish to deny that
Queen Amelie accused me Of moral
responsibility for the murder of
her husband and son."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
REPAIR BILLS
HELP PAY Rent

OLYMPIA, Feb. when a
tenant in a rented house makes re-
pairs and the agent for the prop
erty accepts a receipted bill it is
properly considered as a payment
on the rental, according to a deci-
sion of the state supreme court
rendered today in the case of Rob
ert Tyston, of Spokane, against J.
H. Roberts and wife.
There was a dispute between the
parties as to whether an allowance
should be made on the rent for the
repair bill, and this action was
brought to force the tenants to va
cate. The lower court decided in
favor of the tenant, which judg-
ment the supreme court affirms.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07

BIT HARD ON
STOCK DEAL

RENO, New. Feb. I'm an at
tempt to profit by manipulating
Goldfield stocks, particularly the
Consolidated Mining Co. paper, sew
eral members of the legislature are
said to have lost between them
about $4,000.
Thinking that the passage of a
police bill would have the effect
of boosting Goldfield price the poll
ticians pooled their cash and
bought $4,000 shares on margin
when it was selling at Sc per
share.
On Saturday they were called on
for margins and the stock dropped
to $3.50. The brokers sold them
out at $500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
PRIVATE BANK
DOORS CLOSED

The Inland bank, small private
institution on Riverside av., was
closed at l o'clock this afternoon
by order of the bank examiner at
Olympia. On a recent trip of the
examiner to this city the Inland
bank was ordered to have paid in
within certain time, the full
amount of $4,000 capital for which
it was Incorporated. 1t has been
unable to do this, there now being
only $4,000 paid in.
The principal stockholders are
Robert Gazette and Miss E. V. HUI
Der. Mr. Gazette told creditors
that If a sufficient time is given,
dollar for dollar will be paid to de-
positors. Health Officer M. b.
Grieve was at one time connected
with the direction of the institu.
ton.
The bank is said to own $4,000
worth of property and its liabilities
are $4,000.
Sam Stern, Mr.. Cavette's attor.
ney, said this afternoon that dol.
lar for dollar would be piad. He
gave as the reason for the bank
closing that II had been crowded
too much by the bank examiner.
A curtailing Of expenses will
eventually permit all depositors to
be paid in full in a short time. Ten
thousand dollars, Mr.. Stern said, is
all that is needed to tide the bank
over, but this was not to be had
and in consequence the bank was
forced to close.
1t was not represented in the
clearing house and the action of
the bank examiner does not affect
the local financial situation, which
is more promising than ever.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
MORGAN FOR
PRESIDENT

! NEW YORK, Feb. IL. p. Nor
gan has been nominated for the
presidency of the United States by
Carroll Brewster, PENNSYLVANIA
lawyer of some prominence. Brew
ster believes that Morgan should
be the head of new party. He
argues that Morgan would have the
confidence Of the financial ele-
ment and conservative class. and
as a financial expert could restore
good times.
Otherwise Brewster fears that
the country may be robbed of ICON
stitutional safeguards"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
SEN. FULTON NOW
VERY BUSY

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. T.
Sen. Fultons reply to Heney win
probably not be ready for several
days. Interest in II is intense here
and 1t is known that Fulton IS in
close communication with Oregon
friends In securing data TO make
the reply. In answer to a query
as to whether he intended to sue
Heney for libel Fulton refused to
give an answer at this time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
REGIMENT GETS
NEW RIFLES

The latest model government
rifles have been issued to the COM
panies at Fort Wright, but they
have not yet been given trial, as
the ammunition made for them has
no tyet arrived
The new guns are called the
1906 model and shoot the Hudson
Thomas bullet, similar to the Spit
ger bullet recently adopted in the
English army and the S bullet of
the German army.
The rifle has a barrel one-eighth
on an inch shorter than the old
gun, and has been reinforced and
rechambered to carry a more
powerful bullet, Otherwise the gun
is of the same pattern as the 1903
model.
The bullet differs widely from
the old one, and its nose is point
ed like a sharpened Npencil The
bullet has so much greater veloc-
ity that practically nothing has to
be allowed for the wind.
Rumors from Washington are
that the new rifles are to be sup
piled to the national guard during
the coming spring and summer, and
that the Washington troops may
get the new rifle in the latter part
Of April.
The regiment has also been sup
piled with the new olive drab uni
forms. The Third infantry is one
of the last regiments in the army
to receive the new uniforms, which
will be worn at all times except
when the regulations prescribe the
wearing of the blue dress uniform
or the blue full dress uniform.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
TO INVESTIGATE
BATH HOUSES

Owing to the frequent complaints
against Turkish bath houses, Po-
lice Chief Rice contemplates a
thorough investigation. Only the
other night Edward |. Kelly. a
travelling man, died in the Spokane
bath house at the corner of First
and Stevens. Last night Charles
Smith, of Lewiston, Idaho, claims
he was robbed of two checks for
500 each and 500 in cash in the
Palmerston place, There have
been frequent Complaints of i'm.
morality In the bath houses. Ger
tain of the women OF the restricted
district. whom the police banished
from the Main and Yale blocks, II
Is believed now operate In bath
houses. The police have no Ger
tain information that these women
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
DRIVING
CzAR|NA MAD

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. Tt is
feared that the czarina may lose
her reason as result of the shock
occasioned by news of the assassin
alton of King Carlos and the
crown prince. For months she has
been living in fear that the car
will be assassinated, and these
fears are greatly increased since
Carlos and his son were killed.
She is a nervous wreck and it is
feared her life will be short unless
the strain is removed Physicians
hold that the car must take her
away from Russia to undergo
treatment for nervous disease.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
COAST FOR TAFT OR HUGHES

PORTLAND, Feb. AS the re.
suit Of an investigation undertaken
by the Evening Journal as to re-
publican sentiment in regard to
the next presidential candidate on
the coast, the opinion all over the
coast is that Taft will be the ia
vorite of Pacific delegates at Chi
cago, although Hughes will have a
following, and perhaps LaFollette.
California looks to be solid for
Taft, as does Idaho. The battle
ground will be in Oregon and
Washington.
A strong Hughes sentiment Is
found about Bellineham. In Sc.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
MAKING DEAL
FOR SITE OF CITY HALL

The question which now arises
is where the new hall would be To-
Gated. A twin rumor has ii that a
real estate firm contemplates do
mating the city site. in some IA
vorable locality. hoping to profit
in the event that the city would
accept the offer and gain control
of all property adjacent to the new
site. At this time the property
would not be held at high figure
and the erection OF new city hall
would enhance the value to such an
extent that those interested In tho
donation would profit greatly.
The city hall property forms a
break in string of property along
Front av. purchased some time ago
for railroad purposes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07

IF II Is true that you contem.
plate the endowment of play.
grounds, it seems to me 1t would
be well worth your while to con-
slider Spokane in that connection.
We have a city of more than l00,'
600 and 1t is rapidly growing. An
athletic field, such as | suggest
sh suld be as close as possible tc
thh business center. II could be
ot,sined at this time at a nominal
price as compared with the cost il
W Id involve 10 or even five years
he.
trust you will give this matter
yeur earnest consideration and
hope for favorable reply in the
near future"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07

Ii is rumored that deal is on
for the purchase of the city hall
by the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul or some other railway which
has already secured options on the
buildings along its proposed right
of way on Front av. Mayor Moore,
when asked as TO the truth of the
report, said he was not aware that
the company contemplates the
deal
Real estate men, however, are
busy trying to get on the inside
with view to ascertaining the To-
cation of the new city hall. The
mayor said he had little doubt but
that the Milwaukee could have the
city hall if it would pay a sufficient
price for 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
LONG ARGUMENT IN
DEFENSE OF HALL

PORTLAND, Feb. Judge l..
r. Webster was still speaking ia
the jury in the case of John II
Hall, accused of land fraud and
conspiracy, this forenoon. His ar.
gument is detailed denial and
refutation of the charges of the
government, accompanied by an
elaborate explanation of the theor!
and practice of the district attOr-
ney's Office. The government will
close Saturday and the jury viii,
probably get instructions the same
day
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07

attic LaFollette is spoken of as a
strong contender. In Tacoma the
choice runs between Taft and
Hughes.
In Spokane and Walla Walla
Taft or Hughes are picked. In
Oregon Taft leads with a growing
tide of enthusiasm for Hughes and
LaFollette to contend with. In
eastern Oregon, Baker and Union
counties LaFollette seems espe-
cially strong.
Nultnomah county. in which
Portland is situated. is the center
Of Hughes enthusiasm, although
Taft is in the lead at present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
TELLS. Wife TO PRAY
and Then SHOOTS HER

can show one instance where I, in
10 years of business in Spokane,
ever paid one cent to any contrac-
tor either directly or indirectly
Furthermore, the man Storey was
not hired in this office as a team
ster. Our books show he was en-
gagged as a canthook man, a class
of work he was probably unfamiliar
with, and was probably let. out on
that account c. W. Renard, Spo-
kane Employment office.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
JUDGE HARGlS
SLAIN BY SON

JACKSON, Ky, Feb. 7.-Beach
Hargis, who killed his father.
Judge James Hargis, last night in
his store, is raving and cursing in
his cell today. Judge Hargis was
the most noted feud fighter of
Kentucky aud had been implicated
in numerous murder conspiracy
charges. The father and son quar-
relied over the latter's drinking.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Com
handing his young and beautiful
wife to say her prayers and pre-
pare for death, Benjamin G.
Evans shot her and himself.
Neither wife nor husband is eX-
pected to live.
Marital troubles resulting from a
previous marriage on the part OF
Evans are believed to have been
the cause of his desperate act.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
President viii
Glue EN- Another
Hard Jolt Soor,

WASHINGTON, Feb. g.
Another message from the
president Is expected with
In a week or 10 days.
In it Roosevelt 1t is said,
will recommend immediate
passage of the Townsend
bill which provides for COM
pulsory arbitration of labor
disputes.
The president also favors
an amendment to the Sher-
man antitrust law which
will exempt all labor organ
izations from it's provisions.
80 90 q q 90 . . . .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
MAGIC HOLDS LICENSE
TILL APPEAL IS HEARD

are paid percentage for the num-
Der of bottles of beer they sell, but
a strong suspicion that such is the
case exists in the minds of the Of
ficers.
In the general cleanup the Turk
ish bath houses have been over
looked. Reports of robberies in
these houses since the edict of ban
ishment went forth, where before
there seldom were any such re.
ports, has led to the belief that
dissolute women now ply their
trade there.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-07
REFUSE HAULERS
KNOCKED OUT

In the opinion of Corporation
Counsel Hamblen rendered today
all rubbish haulers are out of bust
ness by reason of the new crema-
tory ordinance. They will be ask
ed to call at the city hall and have
their licenses, or any proportion
which is still good, refunded.