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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
NO 30G Al Published Feb. 90 1909.
.ClIAPTER z. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to provide for the distribution OF
SanbOrn and Sanborn's Supplement to
the statutes of 1898, and making an
appropriation therefor.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly.
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Upon the fling by the SER
geantS-at-arms of the senate and assem-
bly, with the secretary of state, of their
certificates showing delivery to them of
copies Of Sanborn and Sanborn's Supple
ment to the Statutes of 1885, pursuant to
Joint Resolution No. .. s., and pursuant to
q like resolution adopted at the legislative
session of 1907, the secretary of state Shall
draw his warrant upon the state treasury
ia favor Of Callaghan and Company of
Chicago, Illinois, for the cost OF such num-
g@ OF copies as are. certified to have been
Delivered, ut the price Of FIVE dollars per
coAy. There is appropriated out Of any
money IN the state treasury not otherwise
apAropriated a sum sufficient to carry out
the6 purposes of this act
Seetion 2 This act shall tn Ike effect and
lie IN force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved Feb. 20, 1909
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No. 2, 81 Published JAN 30, 1909,
CHAPTER /. LAWS OF 1909.

NO. ~ 81 lPuDDSneQ jan ~, l0O3'
CHAPTER 1, LAWS OF 1902
AN ACT 70 legalize ordinances ana other
acts Of cities Of the fourth class where
the same lave not been published In ac-
cordance with law.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly, do en-
act as follows:
acts required by law to be published in
the official paper of any city Of the fourth
class shall not be held Invalid for the rea-
son that the same have not been properly
published where there is no newspaper
printed in said city, and where such ordi-
nance or act was published either in a pa
per printed in the county in which any
such city is located or having general
circulation therein.
Section ?. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved Jan. 80 1902
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No. 264, ST. Published Feb is. 1909.
CHAPTER 6, LAWS OF 1909.

N~1~AA @@'A0 " Ala WS %1 Aooo'
AN ACT to make an appropriation for
for in Joint Resolution No. 8, S.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
81 enact as follows:
Section !. There is hereby appro-
priated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated a sum not to
exceed five thousand dollars to cover and
red by the joint committee of Investigation
appointed pursuant to Joint Resolution No
3, s., heretofore adopted, in carrying out
the provisions of said resolution.
Section . All accounts for expenses in
Cured by virtue Of said resolution shall
be audited and paid in the same manner as
is provided by section 121 of the statutes
for the payment of witnesses.
Section 3 This act shall take effect and
be IN force from and after its passage and
publication
approved Feb. Is 1909
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No. 9, 81 LPublished Feb. Q, 1909,
CHAPTER 3, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to make February 18th, 1909,
Lincoln, holiday.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate aud assembly, do en-
act as follows
Section l. February u, 1909, the centen-
Mai Of the birth OF Abraham Lincoln, is
hereby made legal holiday.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
he in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved Feb 8, 1900
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No. ]. A Published Feb. II, 1909.
CHAPTER 5. LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 2424 of che stat
uteS, relating to the term of court in the
ninth judicial circuit
The people Of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows;
Section l. The tenth paragraph of Sec
tion 2424 of the statutes is amended to
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15

third Monday in d" - April, the
first Monday in June, and the second
Monday in October; In the county of Sank,
on the third Tuesday in d March,
the first Tuesday in September
and the first Tuesday in December No
jury shall be summoned for the term to be
held in the month of June in
said county of Dane.
Section . This act shall take effect
and be In force from and after it passage
and publication.
Approved Feb 10, 1900.
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mo /, 81 [published Feb. 3, 1901
CHAPTER 2. LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 2, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 925-4G of the
statutes, relating TO official paper in
in cities of the fourth class.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. Section 925--46 of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 325-46
The council, In cities of the fourth class
at its first meeting or us soon thereafter
rs may be, shall designate one or more
newspapers printed in the city, If there
be any printed in such city, and if not
shall designate newspaper having a gen
etal circulation In said city and printed in
the county in which such city is located
in which shall be published all ordin-
ances notices, and other proceedings re-
quired by law to be published, and said
council may establish by ordinance such
rates for such printing and publishing as
TO them may seem just and proper; pro
yided, that the price for such printing
shall not exceed the legal rate for like
work as the same is or may be established
Ivy law, and in cities In which no news
paper is printed all ordinances, notices,
and other proceedings required b law to
be published, shall be posted In three pub
lie places In said city.
Section 9 This act shall take effect and
be IN force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved Feb 3, 1909
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pleted by drawing from the same Dox
from which the original list was obtained
unless the municipal judge orders the
completion of the jury by summoning
talesmen Nothing herein contained
shall be construed as denying to the
court or Judge thereof the power or order
ing that any trial jury may be completed
by the summoning Of talesmen. Exam
nations of jurors on their voir dire shall
be allowed.
the powers Of circuit courts and shall
have full power and authority to issue
all legal process, proper and necessary to
carry into effect the jurisdiction given
by law within the limitations prescribed
by said chapter y and the amendments
thereto.
Section u. All judgments, orders and
DEGREES made and entered in by said mum
icipal court In all actions and proceed
ings not heretofore cognizable by justices
of the peace. shall have the same force.
effect and lien, and be executed and car
ried into effect and enforced, as tudg-
ments, orders and DEGREES made and en-
tered in the circuit court, and all the
yided for the collection and enforcement
of the judgments, orders and DEGREES of
the circuit court, shall apply to and be
exercised by said municipal court
Section % All fines and costs collected
by the clerk of said court in all actions
for violation of the charter or any ordi-
nance of the city of Kenosha, or any other
action in which the city of Kenosha shall
be a party, shall be accounted for and
paid by said clerk unto the city treasurer
of the city of Kenosha- All fines and
costs in every civil action, and in all
criminal prosecutions and proceedings
under the general statutes of this state,
shall be accounted for and paid over
quarterly by said clerk unto the county
treasurer of the county of Kenosha,
Section % The fees of the clerk, wit
nesses, jurors and officers in all cases
within the jurisdiction Of justices of the
peace, shall, except when otherwise here
In provided be the same as they have
heretofore been allowed in courts of JUS
tees Of the peace, and in all actions be-
yond the jurisdiction Of justices of the
peace, the fees of the clerk, witnesses,
Jurors and officers shall be the same as
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-07
SHORT SHAVINCS.

A friend of a business man no.
ticed yesterday that one of his
coat pockets seemed to bulge in
unusual fashion. On closer inspec.
ton the neck of a small bottle was
seen to protrude from the pocket.
What you got there?" the friend
demanded.
THE latter looked foolish, and af-
ter some hesitation he said rather
sheepishly:
i"Hu! that's tooth paste-er-you
see-hm-ahem-I sort of mechan-
ically stuck 1t down in my back
pocket while dried my hands, af-
ter washing my teeth this morning,
then came on downtown without
thinking of it again. | discovered
my mistake this afternoon, when,
noticing that the atmosphere about
me was permeated with a strange
yet rather familiar fragrance, 1
made a hasty investigation of my
self and found my pistol pocket
about half filled with tooth paste.
That's why 1t is now displayed so
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-07

workmen having exercised the con-
stitutional right of free speech, as
defined by the amendments to the
constitution of the United, States, in
Article /; and, whereas, the trust
forces OF the United States are OPP
posing labor by reduction of wages,
and increasing the hours of labor
on one hand. aud by mere asing the
cost of living on the other; and.
whereas, only through the fullest
exercise of free Spee0h---and free
press can oppression be resisted
and true progress made; therefore
be it .,,... .,...
Resolved, BY local union No.
1895, Carpenters and Joiners Of
America. OF Eugene. Ore, that we
hereby strongly denounce the ac-
ton of the city authorities of Spo-
kane in iniprisoning men and wom-
en- who exercise the right of free
speech in speaking on the streets
of Spokane in behalf of the labor
ing class of the United States.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be spread Oh our min
utes, copy be sent to the city
council of Spokane, Wash. and a
copy sent to the carpenters for
publication.
3D.. Pres. J. \. ST. CLAIR.
Sec. o. C. REYNOLDS.
Fin. Sec. F. Z. HARRIS
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DEATHS.

The funeral of Ernest Homer
Chandler, the four year old son of
Arthur b. Chandler, 213 Hoffmon
street, Hillyard, was held at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The funeral services oveT the re-
mains of Katherine Kleinbach, the
six months old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kleinbach of E1003 Prov
idence avenue, who died yesterday
morning, will be held from the late
residence at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. ----..- ----- .-.---'.---
James Cell, painter, died yes
terday at his home, 1920 Thirty
second avenue. The funeral serv-
ices will be hedr at O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon. Interment Green
wood
The body of Abraham Bennett,
aged years, who died at his home
in Freeman, Wash. Saturday, have
been shipped to Clear Lake, Wis
cOnsin today for burial.
The funeral of Celia Meyer, the
II year old daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Thomas Meyer. was held this
morning at 9 o'clock from Our Lady
of Lourdes church. Interment was
in Paramount.
Alex Poison died at Sacred Heart
hospital yesterday from injuries
sustained at Gdeenwood, B. c.,
when he was struck by a broken
beam and hurled upon the rocks
many feet below. a,
Anna Rogers, former student Of
South Central high school, died at
her home at Galesburg, Mich, No
vember 20. She lived with her SIS
ter. Mrs. E.. d. Durand, while at
tending school here for two years.
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F|TZNAURICE
IS DENIED HIS
CITIZENS PAPERS

NJ. 0. Fitzmaurice Of Lewiston,
Idaho, who has had a somewhat
eyentful career in newspaper mat
tiers in Washington and Idaho, and
whose most recent enterprise has
been the incorporation of the Spo-
kane Morning News. was today
denied his final papers for Amer
lean citizenship by Judge Whitson
OF the federal court.
FitZmaurice has figured in MANY
sensational incidents in the last
few years. one of the most remark
able was when he was kidnapped
from Lewiston and taken % Iom.
eroy, Wash. to stand trial OH 4
charge of criminal libel. This case
has been tried three times since
then, but each trial resulted in 4
disagreement by the jury Fitz-
maurice says.
FtZmanrice, after the court lear
ing this morning, said that lis
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-07
SAY ONLY
WV 0'ss
$4,000 WAS,
PAID BACK
AGENTS HOLD
MEETING TO BETTER
THEIR SITUATION.

- Spokane employment agents held
meeting last night to discuss
conditions affecting the business
here. 1t was agreed thta the pres
cht ordinance places the employ
mcnt agent at the mercy of the
mayors office, which without any
investigation of the facts can com
pei the employment agent to stand
and deliver whether the employ,
ment man is in the right or in the
wrong, under penalty of a forfeit
are of his license.
A canvass of the amount of
money paid back by employment
agencies to men was made, and the
same was found to be about $4,000.
as against $4,000 set forth in some
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-07
EUGENE CARPENTERS UNION CONDEMNS
ACTION BY SPOKANE POLICE

= Congress shall make no law =
. respe citing an establishment of q
. religion. or prohibiting the free .
q exercise thereof, or abridging =
. tire freedom of speech, or of .
= the press: or the right Of the .
. people peaceably TO assemble Q
. and to petition the government :
. for a redress of grievances" =
Basins their action on this, the
first. article of the amendments to
the Constitution of the United
States, Carpenters and Joiners
union No. 1855 of Eugene, Ore, has
adopted resolutions, severely de-
rouncing the Spokane police depart.
ment and the city council here for
its fight against the members of the
l. w. w. who are attempting to use
the streets for speaking purposes.
A set of resolutions, bearing the
official seaol of the union, was re-
ceived here today by men in charge
of the |. W. ". during the incar-
ceration of its officers, on charges
of criminal conspiracy.
The resolutions follow:
Whereas, In the city of Spokane
workingmen are being thrown into
Jail because the city council of Spo.
kane passed an ordinance prohibit.
ing .the holding of meetings in the
streets of that city. The imprisoned
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-07
OFFICER 4S-...
DISMISSED

J, W, Howard, a member of the
Merchants police force, has been
dismisset'n from the service by
Superintendent SFauffer, under pc
culiar circumstances Howard is
the special officer who some
months ago was arrested for beat
ing up May Reed on Big island. In
that instance the case against him
was d smissed because of the pleas
OF his friends to give him another
chance.
Last Saturday night Superintend-
ent Stauffer says that he discov-
cred that Howard was operating a
chill con csrne joint over the Log
Cabin saloon, and had there in his
employ a. married woman. Saturday
night the woman's husband came
in and beat up Howard and his
woman friend, with the result that
Howard was left with two sadly
disligured eyes.
After this incident the head of
the Merchants police lost no time
IN lifting Howarl's official star.
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. CoEUR D'ALENE, Dec. = 4
= The body of John H. Billings I
= was discovered in a cIumn, of. '
= bushes at the side of Twehti-s I
= eth street last night. Tnve3ti-, I
= cation by the sheriff showed I
= murder. Three deep gast1es 4
= were in the head, the skNH I
= was fractured. A piece of I
y scantIing four feet long was 4
= in the street beside the body. I
. A blood-stained coat was over
= the head. A letter from his. I
= daughter and sister was found I
= in his pocket. - 1888 onAt
= A workman's pass in pocks 4
= ct showed he had been en-,
= pIoyed recently by the Parker I
- Carnival company in 'Spokane.d'
= He was stranger here. No
. clue to the murderers. Off
Z GERS are working on the case.
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President J. M. Lynch of the In
ternational Typographical union is
.now-expected to arrive in Spokane
about December Is. He will be COM
RELIED to go to Los Angeles. Cal,
to look after some trouble that has
started between the Typographical
union and the employers there, A
banquet will be given Mr.. Lynch
during his visit here by the local
Typographical union.
Nomination of officers will be
made by the local Pressmens' union
No. 81 tonight at a meeting to be
held In the Cooks union hall. 1881
Howard street. Delegates to the
State. Federation of Labor, to open
in Hoquaim. Wash. January II, will
also likely be selected. unless it is
decided that the representation of
w. c.. Coates, their delegate to the
Central Labor Council. will be sutfi-
Gent Election will likely be held
at the next meeting.
Remember. tonight is the time
designated for the meeting between
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-07
WILL THEY
GET II IN
THE NECK?
WHAT CUNNINGHAM
ENTRYMEN ARE ASK
ING THEMSELVES.

Among the Cunningham coal
lands entrymen it has REACHED the
stage Of being question of How
many of us will get it in the neck
when the coal cases are finally
passed upon at Washington, D. c"
Some of the coal entrymen have
given fairly good records, not hav-
ing been involved as deeply in the
Guggenheim negotiations as some
Of the others. 1t is believed that
some of thes entrymen, will pass,
but that some of the others will
fail.
This morning. on cross eXamina-
ton John A. Finch of Spokane adj
mitted the conducting of-the -Gug-
Genheim negotiations and said that
when the committee went to Salt
Lake ely to consult with The Gug-
genheims he expected to be bound
by the conclusions.
After the committees return he
made a trust deed for the purpose
Of forming stock company to take
over the claims. Mr. Finch made
no effort to deny or cover up any
Of the steps he had taken in the
case, and in this particular differed
from some of his predecessors. 80 .,
W. w. Baker, Walla Walla
banker, was the next witness. Baker
had not signed the CLAWS affidavit
and had not attended the Spokane
conference. While asserting that
he had gone into the coal lands
dead on his own initiative. yet he
had admitted that he paid his
money into a general fund and had
received reports from Clarence Gun.
bingham relating to our" coal
claims, "our" development and
other phases of the work in the
plural, indicating that he knew the
matter was beng carried on Jointly
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EMPLOYMENT.
!: . AGENIS..E|GHT

Carr, Buck and Hill, the unli-
ceased employment agents, started
on, a new tack in their fight against
the revocation of their licenses
when their attorneys applied for
and received an order from Judge
ffhkle requiring Acting Mayor
Lambert to bring all papers relat-
ing to the case before the superior
court on December 10.
1.-The employment agents declare
that their license was revoked by
Mayor Pratt following hearing of
which they were not given due no.
tice, as provided for by the char
ter.
They also declare that the evil
dence submitted by certain labor
ers was not sufficient to warrant
the stringent measures taken by
the city's executive.
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IN THE COURTS

The trial of George Undersagt
charged with stealing silverware
and clothing from a residence on
October 2S, is being conducting to-
day before Judge Webster ,~-
Mike Breckick was refused new
trial this morning by Judge Huneke,
the court holding that the plaintiff
has not shown sufficient reasons
why he should be given another
chance in his $4,000 suit against
WEIGH & Co. for the loss of leg.
~ "F
Upon request of Assistant Attor-
ney General George. A. Lee, the
adulterated food seizure case has
been postponed until January 4. Ap-
proximately 10000 pounds of poul
try belonging to the Schalhnger Pro.
duce company was. seized by Dep
uty Food Commissioner VIII II. Adj
ans on November %, the poultry
being declared unfit for consump-
ton.
The $500 damage suit of MISS
Katherine Dietrich. against the
Washington Water Power company
for injuries alleged to have result
ed from fall from Monroe street
car through the negligence OF the
conductor, will be given to the jury
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o:sse 10 tie Rockies and in 49,
katchewanye The Pacific slpw thar
caused 8 General rise Of temperas
ture from the Pacific to the Rocks
les. with a prevalence-of- tenpera--....
lures slightly below normal in the.
Pacific coast states. Over the
Rocky mountain region low*mmter =
temperatures, much below normal,
still prevail; minimum temporal
lures of "a and % degrees below,
zero were respectively reported
at Havre, Mont. and Edmonton.
Alberta. Conditions this morning
are favorable for warmer weatheeF
with snow tonight in this vicinity ~
and probability Of snow Wednes.
day. Chas. Stewart, Local Fore
caster. - W '"'
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Z. B. CAPLE GETS
$355 IN DAMAGES

A verdict of 1886 was awarded
Edward B. Caple this afternoon by
jury in Judge Huneke's court.
Caple, who is a special agent for
the government land AMI timber Of
flee, sued the Exchange National
bank for $4,000 for injuries sus,
tanned when caught in the elevator
gates.
Although two ribs were broken,
his SCALP cut and severe Injuries
sustained which may render his
left arm useless, the jury refused TO
award large damages. ..,s =. 8, 4.
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81 OF
:. =: " }@eA2fl

the typographical
Labor
the State Federation of Hoquam Wash next month
delegates gathering
rousing meeting of the Central Labor Council last night
the Carpenters will,send
oil the
Federation convention be by the Spokane delegates will
that will bring rigid law regulating the employment
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-07
JAIL AND FINE FOR
7HAT"CRAND OPENLNG':

Ten days in the county Jail and
fine of $40 is what Tony Bowers
ands eustave Charpin received this
morning for their violation of the
county liquor law requiring Il IL
cense in order to retail booze. After
listening to evidence the greater
part of the morning, Justice Stocker
p"CnOunccd the men guilty.
Last September, when Bowers
was convicted of the same offenec,
Sheriff Pugh informed the Nine
Mile dance hall man that if he per
sisted in violating the law, The sher-
iff 5 office would get him -
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a committee from Federal union No
1924 and the city council, over the
Funk ordinance prescribing So per
day for men employed at common
labor for the city. The Central La
Dor Council will have it's legislative
committee at the city hall tonight,
also, to help the federal unionists in
securing the passage of the ordi-
nance. 1t ia learned. today, from re-
liable information that at the pres
ent time majority of the city coun
cline mare in favor of the passage
of the ordinance.
- - -
The matter Of securing a night
car service as is being advocated by
the Press, is being enthusiastically
discussed in many of the laboring
circles. Take it up for popular
vote in your own unions, and learn
the general sentiment of your own
fellow unionists. The Press believes
there are hundreds of, the laboring
people of the city who should be
benefited by night car service.
The matter, is, soon. to come to a
vote III the Central Labor Council.
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MURDER AT
occur D'ALENE

of the statements from the mayors
office.
The employment men will ask
the city council to modify section
II of the labor ordinance. The en-
ployment men say that they are not
asking anything unreasonable, but
that the present operation Of Sec
tion II is wholly one-sided.