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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
CITY HOPES TO
SECURE THAT
$4,000

That the city will eventually Sc
cure the $4,000 from the county
for the construction of the East
Olive street bridge is practically
assured today, in view of an opin-
ion from the prosecuting attor-
ney's Office to the county commits
sioners. This opinion holds that
the county will have the right to
appropriate $4,000 a year for four
years to pay for the bridge, and
this will be taken up by the board
at the regular meeting Friday and
is expected to pass.
In case the commissioners do
not grant the $4,000, the matter
is likely to develop into legal
battle, according to Corporation
Counsel Hamblen. Mr.. Hamblen
stated that the offer of the county
was submitted in writing to the
council, and the matter resolves
itself into legal question as to
whether the county can be bound,
In case the county does not pay
the money, the city council will
meet a decided obstacle In the con.
Instruction of the bridge. AS the
resolution passed the council there
was a clause attached that the
work should not be started until
terms in writing had been secured
from both the county and the Spo-
kane Traction Co,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
CASH BASIS
: FOR COUNTY
New Board Proposes Plan to Cut Off Inter-
est on Salary Warrants.

County Commissioner ]. 8.
Phillips is determined to put an
end to the practice that has been
carried on by Spokane county for
years of always running six
months short of having enough
money to carry on the business of
the county for a year, and issuing
interest bearing warrants for
about six months in each fiscal
year in payment of the current ex-
penses of the county.
Mr.. Phillips was forcibly re-
minded Of the unbusinesslike
character of this policy when he
drew his first check from the
county this week for part of a
months pay, and the check was
stamped on the back, mot paid for
want of funds" This warrant is
sued to Commissioner Phillips was
treated like all county current ex-
pense warrants, which are paid
with funds borrowed at the banks
at six per cent interest, while the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03

SELL BROWN
SUGAR BOOZE

A report was filed with the
health department this morning
that there are a number of drug
stores in the city which sell brandy
of a home made variety, and which
is made from about everything
other than the materials which are
expected to go into the liquor.
Brown sugar and other ingredi-
ents are alleged to be the material
used to make up the brandy which
Is sold for use in the sick room.
The informant. a physician In
the city, was referred to w. H.
Adams, who has charge of the en-
forcement of the pure food and
drugs laws in this section, and ac-
ton Is expected to be taken
against the firms selling the imi-
tations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
CITY TO SHARE
v, v. P. co.
EXPENSE

The city council viaduct commit.
tee has decided to assess one third
of the cost of construction against
the o. r. & NJ, one third against
the Spokane International, one
sixth against the Washington
Water Power Co. and a similar
amount against the city. This es-
innate is based on a steel viaduct
to cost $260,000 across Division
street, the viaduct to have con-
crete floor.
1t has been hitherto stated that
the city would be put to no ex-
pense for this viaduct.
d. l.. Huntington of the Wash
ington Water Power Co. met with
the committee and promised an
early reply from his company on
the proposition. ]. P. O'Brien of
the 0. r. & N. will meet the COM
mittee Monday. The proportion
of the costs to be assessed against
the Spokane International is con-
dition of the franchise granted to
the company.
Why the Washington Water
Power Co. should not pay the other
third instead of sharing it's bur
den with the city is doubtless
merely a matter of detail satisfac-
torily explained at the meeting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
WANTS QUESTION OF PURITY
OF CITY WATER SUPPLY
SiFTED, AND GETS EVIDENCE
FH7M THE MAYOR.

The board of directors of the
chamber of commerce, in executive
session yesterday, by unanimous
vote appointed committee con-
sisting of e. F. Waggoner, F. r.
Culbertson and T. II. Brewer, to
call upon Mayor Moore and request
~ thorough investigation of the
city water trouble. The board OF
trustees was not satisfied with the
public report of the investigation
held by the board Of health and
by committee requested the mayor
to make complete and thorough
investigation.
The chamber of commerce is
spending thousands of dollars an
nually to advertise Spokane and
the entire Inland empire, and to
have reports go out that the drink
ing water in Spokane has been
polluted by river water unfit for
use does not meet with their APP
proval.
The committee reported today
that Mayor Moore received them
very kindly and said he would be
pleased to undertake such an In.
vestigation, but that he would
place all the information in the
hands of the committee, some OF
which was not used at the investi-
cation owing to the fact that City
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
LEWIS ELECTED BY
BIG MAJORITY

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. g.
President Thomas Lewis was to-
day reelected by the United Mine
Workers. The official report Of the
tellers shows he received a ma
iority of 1928 over Walker. w.
d. Van Horn of Indiana was elect
ed vice president, and Edwin Terry
of Iowa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
TULSA, Okla, Feb. 3.-The dis
covery of gold bearing sand mile
from this city has created a big
excitement here. Experts say de-
velopments will be immensely
profitable.
John Mitchell, as candidate for
delegate to the American Fedora
ton of Labor, received 114,572, the
biggest of all votes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03

balances of the county with the
banks draw only two per cent in
terest.
AS a step to remedy this diff
Guilty for the time being Commits
sioner Phillips proposes to trans
fer from the funds now holding
balances in the county treasury
enough money to put the county
on cash basis until the new taxes
begin to come in. There is some
thing over 100000 of funds in
the county treasury and the trans
fer of reasonable share of this
would ease off the county's strin-
gency.
The legality of this mode of
financial relief for the county Is
being inquired into by the prose
cutting attorneys office and on a
favorable opinion, which is expect
ed, action will at once be taken to
get the county out of the clutches
of the bankers and lop off the extra
four per cent which is now being
cleared on county business.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
TO PAVE
!. CANNON HILL

Cannon Hill residents will meet
in the council chambers at the city
hall Saturday evening to take up
the matter of paving number OF
the principal avenues on the hill
and launch a movement which may
ultimately result in the paving OF
the entire district.
The meeting Is the result of the
agitation which arose over the
paving OF Eighth avenue to Wal
nut street. The citizens on this
avenue objected to the continue
ton Of the paving ON that street
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
ASKS INVESTIGATION

Commissioner Wetzel admitted
that river water had been used or
turned in to prime the pumps at
different times for the last three
months. The city board of health
did not take the testimony of wit
nesses who were present as we'll as
other testimony which had been
prepared for introduction at the
meeting.
The entire Information will be
turned over by Mayor Moore to-
morrow to the committee, who will
report to the board of trustees. II
the board of trustees do not con.
slider the information and action
of the board of health sufficient,
the mayor has promised to secure
any information they desire and
to hold public investigation of
the entire matter II the chamber
of commerce deems it for the pub
lie good.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
REVENGE, NOTLAW
HIS MOTIVE
Especial to The Press.)

OLYMPIA, Feb. 3.-The intro
duction by Representative Palmer
of his drastic game bills, to pre-
vent the hunting of game birds
with dogs and to close the season
for nearly all kinds of game birds
for six years, is bit of legislative
retaliation for the agitation to stop
the bounding of deer with hounds.
There is little or no chance of
either of the bills becoming a law,
as Mr.. Palmer's attitude and mo-
tive are pretty thoroughly under
stood. OF course, the chaotic con-
dition of the game situation with
reference to the number and diver
genoe of the bills already intro
duced is such that he may slip
through some retaliatory measure,
but there are lobbyists, all volun-
teers, without number who are
watching this phase of legislation
with keen eyes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03

OLYMPIA, Feb. 3.-Great press
ure is being brought to bear on
legislators from all sides to pre-
vent passage of the bill providing
that eight hours shall be the legal
day for women employed In fac
tories, mercantile establishments,
laundries, etc.
Members who spent Sunday in
Tacoma and Seattle returned with
the report that they were waited
upon on all sides, telephoned to
and written to, asking them to kill
this measure.
The measure meets with the op-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
HALL WANTS
'COOD' Booze
Especial to The Press)

OLYMPIA, Feb. 3-While all the
forces of local option are surging
around the legislative halls de-
handing that J. Barleycorn be
hanged, drawn and CHARTERED, Rep
resentative Hall of Chelan, calmly
assuming that we will always have
whisky with us, is preparing that
we may have better booze.
He has bill which will pro-
hibit the sale or possession of
rectified spirits-that is, whisky
that is blended or doctored. Mr..
Hall doesn't quite believe that all
whisky is good whisky and some
is better than others, but he does
insist that good whisky is good.
Therefore he will make it a pen
atty to doctor or mix it in any
way.
THE trouble is" says Mr.. Hall.
that whisky is doctored and poi
sOned until the drinking of it
makes men crazy. 1t makes them
do things which they would never
attempt otherwise, and whisky
gets the blame. In reality it is
not the whisky that is to blame,
but the conconction that is sold
under the name of whisky. We
cannot get rid of whisky, and we
might as well make the best of
it, and this is to have pure
whisky"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
RACE BILL
IS PASSED

OLYMPIA, Feb. 3.-Hanson's
race track bill, minus the emer-
gency clause, passed the senate
this borning by vote of ii to O.
II was Immediately sent to the
house, which refused to stand for
the emergency clause being
stricken, and sent tho bill back
with that word. The fight in the
senate was confined to the clause.
The speaker Of the house today
announced the appointment Of
Representatives Sims, Taylor,
Cogswell, Spedden to the appro-
prlations committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03

alone as 1t would throw too much
traffic on the one street.
Since that time the plan has
been evolved to pave Eighth, Ninth
and Tenth avenues and to have
this work done as soon as the
weather permits. When the resi-
dents on the hill meet a general
discussion will be carried on and
1t is though more than likely that
other streets and avenues will be
included in the plan. w. H. Win
free and +. j. Walker are two of
the prime movers in the affair and
have substantial backing among
the interested residents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
Is CANDIDATE

Friday morning.
Treasurer Eggleston has been
elected on the democratic ticket
for several terms, and is personally
one of the most popular men in
the city. He has as wide a per-
sonal acquaintance, perhaps, as
any other one man.
His campaign will be made
largely on his good work when the
panic struck. Through his per-
sonal efforts the city was kept on
cash basis, in spite of the fact
that money was scarce. Eggleston
paid the city employees in full, and
there was no discount in the pay
rolls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
GIRL SWALLOWS POISON

A mistake made in taking a dose
OF medicine in dark room at the
Olympia hotel yesterday afternoon
nearly cost Myrtle Miller her life.
After swallowing the poison. ac-
cording to her statement, thinking
1t was headache waters, the woman
became violently III and called for
aid. Two physicians worked over
her for two hours before she was
out OF danger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
BY w. G. SHEPHERD.

Special Correspondence to The Press
DANBURY, Conn.,, Feb. 3.-At
all the points where capital and
labor touch in the United States
Danbury is the sorest, tenderest
spot. for it is the only union city
in the United States.
The hatters strike again brings
Danhury into the limelight.
The United States has witnessed
the operation of union libraries,
union churches, union clubs, union
newspapers and even union colon
les, but to witness the real fight
and problem of unionism it must
turn its gaze to Danbury, the union
city.
Stranger things happen in DAN
bury than in any other city in the
United States.
For. instance, Herman Taught,
when he goes to the German Luth-
eran church, next Sunday, where
he is a trustee, will shake hands.
as usual, with d. e. Lowee, presi-
dent of the board of trustees, and
exchange brotherly greetings with
him. :,
IOewee holds an attachment
against Laught's home.
Taught has worked for Loewee
for IL years, in Loewee's hat fac
tory.
He never borrowed any money
from Loewee. All Loewee has ever
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03

Commissioner Wetzel stated this
morning that he had not deter
mined what action to take, and
stated further that he did not
know whether any of the employees
at the pumping station would be
fred or not. In case some of the
men are fired. there is a chance
they will be re-employed by Engi-
neer Ralston, as the latter stated
today that some men at the sta
ton We're too valuable to be let
go by the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
WILL TALK TO TOWNSHIPS

William A. Monten, representing
the Spokane County Township
club, will address the Five Mile
Township club at Five Mile Prairie
hall, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
on What is Being Done for Better
Township Organization Laws" He
will address the Meadow Lake
Township club at the Meadow
Lake school house Saturday after.
noon at 1870.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
POPULAR DEMOCRATIC CITY
TREASURER WILL FILE
DECLARATION FOR RE-ELEC.
TON WHEN BOOKS OPEN
FRIDAY,

City Treasurer M. H. Eggleston
will be a candidate for the nomina-
ton to succeed himself on the
democratic ticket.
There has been some question in
regard to this, and Mr.. Eggleston
has been out of the city. His
declaration, however, is in posses
sion of Walter Keller, cashier in
the treasurer's office. and will be
filed when the books are opened
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
TO REQUIRE WIRELESS
ON STEAMERS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-The
house committee ON merchant ma,
rine today decided to recommend
the bill requiring all ocean steam
ers carrying over 80 passengers to
equip with wireless apparatus. 1t
is undetermined whether the law
will apply to all steamers sailing
over 500 or 100 miles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
DIDN'T SEE HIS SHADOW

Those who still believe In tha
ground hog as weathe rprophet
are much rejoiced over the fact
that Mr.. Hog failed to see his
shadow yesterday on his annual
visit of prophetic import. This Ia
considered sure harbinger Of an
early spring. 49,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
TAFT STARTS SUNDAY

CULEBRA, Panama, Feb. 81
Taft announced today that he will
sail for New Orleans Sunday in
stead Of Monday. The rapid pro.
gress of investigation being made
enables him to leave a day soonel
than expected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
RUNAWAY GIRL
CAPTURED HERE

Minnie Mayer, aged 10 years,
was found in Spokane last night
after an absence of several days
from her home In Occur d'Alene.
where her parents were anxiously
awaiting her apprehension.
This is the second time within
the last few weeks that the Spo-
kane police have been asked ia
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
BROKER FIRED FOR
CUSS WORDS

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Isadore
Wormser was today suspended
from the New York stock exchange
for 60 days on complaint of Win
throp Burr, also member, charg-
ing that Wormser directed inn
proper remarks against another
member on the floor,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
WANT NO LIMIT
ON WOMEN'S TOLL

position of all large stores whers
girls are employed. as well as the
laundries. The merchants contend
that such a law will curtail the
workday to such an extent as to be
a great inconvenience to the pub.
lie. Those who favor the bill assert
that the public can easily be train.
ed to do its shopping within the
proper hours, and that the lata
shopper is only such as a MATES
Of habit.
There will be much hardef
fight on the measure when IL
comes back to the house a second
time from the committee on labor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03

and in locating the runaway girl
and she may now be sent to soma
institution for correction. She was
found last night in Second
avenue lodging house. Informa.
ton gotten from the girl at police
headquarters may lead to serious
trouble for certain railroad
brakeman. whose name Is withheld
by the authorities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
DARK DAY in
DIRTY CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Midnight
darkness prevailed here until 9
this morning, due to fog and
smoke. The same conditions pre-
vailed at Milwaukee, Wis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03
WHERE EVERY HOME FEB. s 81
{ RELENTLESS GRIP or Law

In Danbry, Where Hat Manufacturers Pastered Attach
ments for Strike Damages the Homes Of Union
Workers There Are Hard Times Again, But No Hard
Feelings Against Suing Employers; Only Bitterness
Against the Bad Laws-Cases Where Hard Earned
Savings Are Threatened.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03

he levied against the homes of
union men. Laught's home was
among them.
And the courts, all except the
United States supreme court, have
held that the attachment against
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03

given him has been his wages as
an expert blocker.
How did Loewee get the attach
ment?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-03

AT TOP, w. c. HAY IN FRONT
OF HIS THEATRICAL HOME. 7
MAYOR GILBERT.
the homes Is valid
Then there's John Craft, who has
lived in a barn ever since the at
taehment was served In 1902.
CONTINUED on page 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-26
vaseIlne for the Scalp.

VaselIne has been known to restore
q falling head Of hair when all other
means have failed. Its use must be
understood, however, OF more narm
than good is dons.
Vasellne on long hair Is menace.
It catches the dust. destroys gloss, and
is generally unsanitary: yaselIne rub
bed into the scalp. so that not drop
OF greese can be found on the hair, Is
the best sort Of tonic to root folicles.
Divide the hair into strands, dip the
fingers into the grease, and rub along
the line Of division, Rub until the
fingers are dry and the scalp in q
glow. Some women do not trust to
their finger tips to apply vaselIne. but
put on tho grease from a machine oil
can, rubbing 1t in well later.
Should the hair suffer from this
grease. let it remain on over one nlrh'.
and WISH thoroughly the next day
with hot water and CASTLE soap. Rinse
1t we'll.
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-,
r1lirlirle Chat
And Chatter


well holding their own and from pres
ent Indications will continue to do so
for quite a time to come. II 4
For q woman With the slightest In.
clination to stou:ness this bonlng Of
the frock, no matter how much there
Is Of II, Is not sufficient harness: her
hips must be held down. But the
slender girl can wear them with the
greatest ease and satisfaction. 4,
They are regular corsets and the
frock Is made to their shape. They.
are laced after Tie gown is on. u
On each side Of the back, for the
space Of two or three inches corset
and gown are left free of each other.
After the lacing has been done the
trock 10 hooked up. \
II the opening happens to be at one
side Of the back. as 50 many things
have 1t at presept, It simply means
that the two must be left free OF each
other few inches more on one side.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-26

James Forbes comedy success which
comes to the Grand Saturday, matinee
and night, with the endorsement Of
the press and public which have fur
nished eight months Of wonderful
prosperity to this attraction during
ITS run at the Galety Theater, New
York, there will be displayed in the
depot scene in the first act, two
benches TINT were In the old Union
Station at Washington, D. c., during
the time that Abraham Lincoln was
President OF the United States and
on which he sat while debating his IA.
nous orders to our ambassador at the
Court of st. James relative to the con-
tention OF the English Government in
reference to their demands for the
i7hemnity growing out Of the over
hauling Of the British Steamer Trent
and taking of the Confederate anrbas-
sailors by an American man-oi.war.
When this depot was torn down to
make way for more modern struc-
ture these benches were piled away in
an old freight house and on their sale
at public auction were bought in by
tine representative Of Mr.. Forbes and
were to have been used In another pro-
tluction that was contemplated. When
!Mr. Harris, In order TO appease the
demands. Of out OF town managers for
1.-THE Travelling Salesman determined
to send out touring company. his
general property man called his atten-
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tion Ito this furniture and as a conse-
luence, however historic they are,
they lit in happily in the investiture
OF the first act Of Mr.. Forbes play.
THE UNDERWRITERS ARE MAD.

According to the figures Of tho
health board Of this State, there's a
growing dlminptlon in our former
death rate a nd in certain towns with
in this State, and other tSates nearby,
the people are So healthy that they
rarely ever die: now the scientists and
doctors. and the undertakers, too, have
been trying to trace the reason why
demises are so few; and at last It's
been discovered that In almost every
case, wherever Spartan Stain Is used
YOU find healthy place. Spartan
Stain possesses nysienic properties
that add to Its value in the home as a
dlsinfectant. Manufactured by The
Marietta Paint and Color Co, MarIet.
Ia, Ohio. Sold gy NJ. D. Christie, Drug.
gist, 800 Main street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-26

Four lines OF Furnished Room alver'
Using are often enough to change a
tenrantless room to a tenanted one.
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Bronze Stockings.

II You are wearing bronze slippers
be sure to get the right shade Of
stockings. The snops now mike a
specially Of the bronze stockings. 1t
is always wiser to get silk ones for
evening slippers, especially wnen they
can now be had at such reasonable
prices.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-26

arm not insane" declared the in
mate of the asylum. III I could get
word to my attorney would be re.
leased.", &
"Ill take massage to him." said the
visitor, vsibly impressed. who is
your attorney"
1.-THE Emperor charlemagne." In N
Louisville Courler-Journal.