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The evening world., 1909-03-23
PRISON BAD MAN
TRIES TO MURDER
SING S|NGKEE
Sapiro, longtime Convict
From New York, Slashes
Lynch With Knife.

Armed with n long knife, J. Sapiro. a
lc cng. term convict from New York, made
a desperate effort to kill one OF the
keepers at Sing Sing to-day. He sue
ceeded in innicting only one wound upon
his foe before other prison attendants
overpowered him.
During most of the two years Saplro
has served he has been on the punish
ment rolls. Warden Frost regards him
as an incorrigible. Because OF his dam
gerous disposition and confirmed insub-
ordination, the man has been kept in
solitary confinement Tor the past six
months. While the other prisoners are
in the work shops he stays In his cell
except at meal times. He Is also given
one hour out Of each twenty-four for
exercise in the corridor OF the tier where
he is confined. being let out only when
there are no other convcts nearby.
To-day when j. ]. Lynch, a hall
heeper, opened the cell door to let
Sapiro out for his exercise the man
rushed at him with knife he Is sup
posed to have stolen from messroom
table. At the prison 1t was said there
was no particular reason why Sapiro
should lave singled out Lynch for at
tack. But in his grudgo against the
whole Institution he tried TO do for the
drst man he could reach.
Lynch had a moments warning. He
lodged and hit Sapiro blow in the
face with his clenched fist that drove
the Italian back. Instantly the convict
recovered and charged again Lynch
had no weapon except his own hands.
Calling for help, he grappled with sapIro
and fought FOR the knife, He managed
to fend of any disabling thrusts, but
before aid came his sleeves were
slnshed In several places and the palm
Of his right hand Was ripped TO the
bone where he had grabbed the naked
blade.
Three other ha'lkeepers arrived In the
nick OF time. Still struggling desper-
ately Sapiro was knocked down. dis
armed and dragged into his cell, where
his wrists were manacled to bolt in
the wall.
The evening world., 1909-03-23
MRS. HOWLETT'S
GEMS RETURNED,
MAID FORGIVEN
Actress Wife of Noted Whip
Asks Court to Let Her
Withdraw Charge.

Mrs. Morris Hewlett. wife OF the
noted whip. and herself an actress late
ly engaged in the melodrama Ma
rooned." made spectacular appear
ance when she hoated into the Flush
ing Police Court to-day to ask Magis-
trate Connolly for leave to withdraw a
charge which she had made against her
maid. Rachel Roanel.
Mrs. Howlett, who lives at Elmhurst.
rode 10 the police court in a big tour
Ing car. Her costume was the hand
soonest and most elaborate that had
been seen in Flushings dingy old town
hall since the murder trial OF Thornton
Hams. the novelist.
1t seems that Mrs. Hewlett lost her
diamonds, worth a good deal OF money.
several days ago. When she applied
for the warrant she alleged that she had
discovered one Of the missing pins ras-
tened to an underskirt. The maid WAS
arrested yesterday afternoon and locked
up for the night
Mrs. Hewlett explained to-day that
her Jewels had all been returned to her
and that she did not desire to prosecute
the girl. The Magistrate decided to hold
Miss koanel for forty-elght hours. II
nj the end of that time her mistress still
refused to push the charge, he said, hs
would release the girl.
The evening world., 1909-03-23
At NIGHT
GIVES CLUE TO
LOST BALLOON
Signal Seen by Ranger Indi-
Gates America Dropped
on Mount Wilson.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, March 23,-Ac.
cording to a report received here to-
day Chief Ranger George Grove. OF the
Angeles Forest Reserve. Is reported to
have seen nashlght, supposedly
Aeronaut Mueller's signal from the
f, lost balloon America, drop In the noun
tains last Saturday night. A force OF
oNeInmcnt rangers have started from
Sierre liadre for the scene. The place
is in an almost inaccessible canyon, on
the southwest slope Of Mount Wilson.
Nearly three days have passed since
the America went up from 1Ourna-
ment Park, in Pasadena With Capt. A.
+. Mueller as pilot and Ave prominent
business men OF Pasadena As passen-
gers, and up to this forenoon no word
has come regarding the landing OF the
balloon Or the fate OF those in the bas-
ket
Searching parties that left Pasadena
and this city yesterday are now In va
riOus places in the mountains and at
daylight to-day began a search OF the
accessible parts of the ranges and can.
yons in the hope OF finding the members
of the party, or at lanst Of learning
something regarding their locp ton.
All night long the hunt was Kent up
and messages were received from every
point beyond the mountains where a
landing could have been made, but no
definite Information Of any kind was
gathered.
The storm ltad ceased. the weather
moderated during the night and there
was s,ill hope that the rescucfs might
be successful in reaching the men be-
H., I,,, stuh .
wandering in the mountains At least
thirty men are now following UP the
canyons and crossing flats between the
mountain ranges.
The evening world., 1909-03-23
DEFECTIVE BALLOTS FIGURE
IN THE TRIAL OF SCRUGHAM.
Robert S. Hughes Testifes About
Alleged Use at New York Life
Election.

Rcoert $, Hughes was the nrst wit
ness to-day when the trial OF George r
ScruSham and Charles Stirrup on a
charge OF conspiracy was resumed be-
fore Judge Foster In Part v, General
Sessions, Hughes was an inspector a:
tuc election OF directors OF the New
York Lie Ius .raHce Company.
The conspiracy charge t, an out
sroN,G o' The insurance campaign n.
i'i. Wien the International Po!icyhold-
ryS CDmmittee PIT tlcket in the field
{" defeat ;he administration ticket. In
charge ~ the international campaign
vas Scrugham and he had St!rr,p as
one OF ms ltutensnts. a. II alleged ia
the Joint indictment found tha, deteg-
i've bal. 1's were changed and used with
the legal 5allots
Jay Lawshe in his testimony YESTERDAY
declared that these defective ballots haA
been Included with the other ballots
lacking distinguishing affidavit or iden-
tihcation Hughes was called to-day TO
corroboratc him.
Hughes on the stand upheld the pos,.
tive assertions Of Lawshe, and declared
that he saw nothing In any OF the hoxes
or packages OF ballots delivered by the
oi' IOmffllttce
on Dec. lS, l90s--the date OF the election
which would show that any segregation
Of defective or invalid ballots had been
attempted.
Louis Marshall, Of the defending statr,
stated that more than 1000 agents hnd
been sent out by the New York Life
Company to influence policyholders in
favor OF the administration ticket To
further prove bias he declared that the
inspectors had challenged 5000 OF the
votes OF the International Committee,
DO YOU remember about these 10. .o0D
agents being sent out and the later
chnllenges'" asked Mr., Stanchheld.
II don't recall" declared Hughes,
David NJ Carvalhu. Handwriting ex.
1ert. was called by the state TO examine
the handwriting Of tho attes,ins wit.
ness on the Tobfln-r ballot and 20 com
Ihre Il with the admitted signatures ~
Scrugham, previously introduced as
"yh'bls. Mr., Sinyth wanted to ostab-
lish that they were Nritten by the same
persons
My opinion In the. they were written
by the same hand," Mr. Carvalho said.
The evening world., 1909-03-23
OFFER Of A JOB
COMES AS LIFE IS
ENDED BY GAS
Boy Delivering Postcard to
Frank Donadon Learns
of His Suicide. !

Frank Donadon, a decorative. painter,
thirty-hye years old. who had been out
OF work for eight months. was found
dead from gas to-day In his room at
No. Al Fast One Hundred and Forty
sixth street just after a postal card was
delivered at the house stating that a
long job had been found for him.
The painter lived with II Mrs. Hass-
locker and had been despondent OF late
over his failure TO get work a week
ago he cheered up and said a friend
had promised to get him something
passed and he did not hear from the
friend heavy melancholy settled on
him.
When the postman arrived to-day he
handed In postal card addressed to
Donadon. It read:
Dear Frank; Come over as soon
as you get this. have a long Job
for YOU. CHARLEY"
Under this was written Charles Van
Blaren, No, 900 Amsterdam avenue"
\ Young son OF Mrs lIasslocker ran
M to the painters room and called out !.
Get up, Frank. Here's your job come
at last"
The hoy got no response. He tried the
door. II was locked Then he noticed
a strong odOr OF gas. Frightened, he
ran out and rallied policeman, who
broke open the door. Donadon was
dead in bed. lie had turned on all the
gas Jets in the room and stopped UP the
windows and door,
The evening world., 1909-03-23
MINUTE Of LIFE
IN BABY GIVES
MOTHER $4,000
Child Twitched Leg, Nurse
SWears, and Widow Is Sole
Heir to Estate.

A twenty-yeear.old widow who re.
married was to-day awarded the es.
tate of hcr first husband, amounting to
!?O,Ooo, 10y Surrogate Ketcham in
Brooklyn. in a suit brought against her
by his relatives.
Five months af,er the husband >
death a child was born. and although
tire plaintiffs contended that 1t was dead
a, birth, the young widow proved that
1t lived minute and therefore she was
entitled to the fun estate.
Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Runlett. OF No. l76
Lcncrts avenUc. Brooklyn, was the de.
fendant She Was married to Edward
Il. smith Jr. a Brooklyn real estate
man, Feb. 23, 1907. lie died a few
months later and his relatives asserted,
through le,;al channels, that she was
only entitled to her dover of one-thlrd
Of the $1,000 estate.
The Smith family. who live at No.
counting from the young widow as
executriX, but she declared the entire
estate to be hers.
In the Surrogate's Court to-day Mrs
Mary Wier. nurse. swure that she
attended the then Mrs. Smith when
the child was born.
"The baby lived Il full minute, and
saw its little legs twitch several
times she said on the stand
Surrogate Ketchum decided in favor
Of young Mrs. Runlctt and declared
that legally she was entitled to the
whole estate as it was proven that she
had given birth to Il living child.
The evening world., 1909-03-23
FIRE IN FOREST
SWEPT BY GALE
TO AMAGANSE71
Long Island Village in Such
Danger that Church Bells
Call Out the People.

The little town OF Amagansett. L. t.,
and several hamlets adjacent are threat.
ened by a forest fire. which Is being
swept toward them by high northerly
wind. A small army OF volunteers Is
battling with the flames In an effort to
save their homes.
In burning brush at stony Hnl. on the
outskirts OF forest about two miles
north OF the railroad station at Gard.
ners Bay. to-day Horace King allowed
the fire to get beyond his control
Sweeping across a stubbe field, the
names communicated with tho forest
As the fire increased dense volumes
Of smoke settled over Amagansett. and
this was the first warning the residents
Of this old whelin town had that their
homes wera imrerlled. Grzzled old
salts and sturdy Young farmers formed
FIRE fighting brigade.
Word was sc,t back to Amaeansntt
OF the progress the fire was making
ald at | o'clock all the church bells in
the town were rung, calling volunteers
to go to the aid OF those who had left
earlier in the day.
Men. women and children, armed with
shovels picks and axes, set forth and
in less than half an hour after the alarm
had been sounded the little town was
depopulated
There is no fire-hghting apparatus at
Amagansett. and the hre-ngh,ers are re-
lying upon the trenches they have dug
to check the progress of the Are, but
with the wind blowing at half a gale
all their efforts so far have been futile.
The evening world., 1909-03-23
AssEMsLYMAN MOON DYING,

Assemblyman Harry Barber Moon lies
at the point Of death at the home OF
his father. former State Senator James
Moon. in Philipsburg. y. j. lie is suf-
ferlng with paralysis and tuberculosis.
The evening world., 1909-03-23
HAROLD VANDERBILT
ACQUITTED IN AUTO CASE
Jury Out Twenty-four Hours De.
clares Him Not Guilty of
Reckless Speeding.

BOSTON. March 93,-After delIbera-
tions lasting since yesterday afternoon
jury to-day discharged Harold Van.
derbil,, OF New York, a Harvard student,
accused OF recklessly driving an auto
mobile. Young Vanderbilt was arrested
on Jan. Is. Al the trial he started that
ne was hurrying to the North Station.
as 1t was imperative that he catch a
automobile license was suspended by
the Massachusetts, Highway Commits.
sion.
Mr. Vanderbilt said to-day that he
would Immediately apply FOR renewal
OF the license.
The evening world., 1909-03-23
SIDE DOOR CAR FIGHT
IS ON TO A FINISH

That the Public Service Commission
intends to order slde-door cars In all
subway trains. and that the INTERIOR.
ough thinks. on the other hand. that the
side door train has been failure and
seeks for delay, became patent at a
hearing before Commissioner Dustls. OF
the Service Board, to-day.
Commissioner Eustis went sharply
after the 1nterborough, and showed
plainly that the Commission does not In.
tend to brook any delay and Is bound
to stop overcrowdlng.
1T must have been apparent to YOU"
said Commissioner Eus,ls 10 Alfred A.
Gardner, gtteral counsel to the Inter.
borough, and Frank Hedley, vice-pres!.
dent and general manager OF the Inter.
borough. that this Commission has
been committed to the present type Of
side-door car for the curved platforms
OF the subway We seek to bring about
A relief OF the dislraGctul condition OF
overcrowding which marks the cars Of
your line every night OF the year.
Commissioner Eustls took more tcs,l-
mony and adjourned the hearing until
Thursday afternoon.
The evening world., 1909-03-23

yrssh from the gardens Of csyloa. "sa,.
aday ra y delicious. A all srssarS. -
The evening world., 1909-03-23
EXPLOSION IN PANTRY.

An uucOrked bottle OF gasoline Was is
nited by a sAs jet N the pantry Of tho
home of Paul NJ. WarbugT. NO. II t:as,
Eicn,!eth street. al 40 clock las,
night. An explosion followed, smashing
Dishes In the room. Servau,s mad tnt
blaze nearly out when iremen arrived
Mr. Warhurg is Il banker AZ 80. %
\yilIinrn street
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-06-10
A snoKr rINANclAL STORY.

one seldom hears much Of th8 de
taiI OF the finances OF u country
tho weeks expenditures, the income
for the yea, and what it is going to
cost to run the government a year.
The Hartford, Conn, Courant sup
plies some detail OF this question in
the following article which is really
interesting:
Mays las week was a rather
cheerful week at the United states
treasury as weeks go; it ended much
better than it began. Thursday was
the first of three surplus days. Fri
days surplus was $407,So3.6S; Sat
urday's vas $2Sl,G5l.17. The avail
able cash balance at the close OF the
week was $11S,979,764.5S.
The yield of income from the Gus
tom houses last Saturday was $94l,-
S01,17; on the corresponding day OF
1905 ii was $685., 30S.50. In the foul
weeks of May the treasury has re
eeiyed $27,S12, 095,4i from the Gus
tom houses, as against $l9,295,029.-
OIL from the internal taxes and So
l65,1S6.39 from all other sources,
In the corresponding weeks of 1905
the custom houses turned in $l9,4l4
S44.S5. This gain OF nearly $500,
600 tells its own story of increasing
imports and returning prosperity.
Saturday night the sum total OF
the %treasury's May disbursements
stood at $5S,7S6,000 the deficit of the
month at $5,453, 6S9.16, and the de
felt for the fiscal year 190S-'O9 at
$97,S57,S36.32, The upkeep of the
900 in the four weeks; the army
$10,230,0 900; the navy, S1G,414,0Oo;
public works, $3.50, 900; the pen.
sioners $14,SS7,0 900; the Indians
sSS0,00o; and s2,S63,00o went il
the payment of interest.
AS Mr.. Newlands reminded the
oCuilC laSL Lu cuoS lAS )
expenditures of the government nov
exceed 5000, OOO,O 600 per annum, say
ing nothing of the s30.00O,000 or 81
which is expended yearly upon thu
construction of public buildings, etc
and we have in near prospect extra
improvements-the deepening o
the Mississippi's channel, a ship ca
nal Qarge enough for ocean-goinI
ships) connecting the Great Lake
with that river, an inner waterwa,
from Massachusetts to Florida
Where's the necessary revenue com
ing from? Certainly, with all prope
Difference to Senator Aldrich, it's no
in sight now.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-06-10
NOTE AND COMMENT

Over 5000, 600 wall-eyed pike 9TH
erwise known as Susquehanna salmon
have been put in the Susquehanna
River at Rockville, Penn. They
We're shipped from the Erie hatcheries
of the United States department of
fisheries.
Mrs. Coils p. Huntington has
given land at Broadway and 156th
street, New York, valued al about
$250.000 as a site for a new home
for the American Geographical So
ciety. Tho only condition is that the
society shall provide a suitable build
ing.
Major Albert f. II. johnson, who
died at Washington on Wednesday,
was for a time secretary to Edwin NJ.
Stanton, Lincoln's secretary of war.
He was eighty-two years old and one
of the oldest practicing patent attor-
neys in the United States.
Mrs. Frank b. Nrooman has paid
$4,000 for a pew next that occupied
by Mrs. William II. Taft at ST. Johns
Episcopal Church in Washington.
ever paid for a pew in that church
Mrs. Vrooman is a daughter of Gen.
eral John G. Black of the civil ser.
vice commission.
President Cyrus Northrop of the
University of Minnesota is a gool
Splinter, in spite of his s%iNty-eigh
years. The other day he saw two un
dergraduates smoking on the cam
pus, and as that was a violation o
the rules he got after them. The.
set a good pace, but before the cam
pus fence was reached the presiden
overhauled them.
Physicians attending the annua
convention Of the Illinois Homeo
pathic Medical Association at Chica
go this week advocated the cuttin
out of the tonsils Of every one sui
: ject to tuberculosis. DR.. Richard I
Street said that 10 per cent of chile
rem examined recently had incipien
tuberculosis and that there was con
plete recovery after their tonsils ha
5 been removed.
1t took a New York jury fort
= minutes on Thursday to find a Vel
dict of murder in the first degre
against Charles Bowser, a negro. o
i April II Bowser killed a man. II!
: arrangement in the coroner's cour
) the presentment of the grand iur
Indictment and the trial occupied i
t all ahont a month, The trial itse
t Tasted only two days. Sometimes h
/, New York criminal courts work raj
idly.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-06-10

to say. But when the bretnern omit
ted the penalty it strikes us that
some of them must have felt that the
session was growing long and that IT
vas q long time between smokes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of an order Of the Pro-
bate Court of Spokane County,
State of Washington made on the
26th day of May, 1909, in the mat
ter of the estate of Simon p. John
son, deceased the undersigned,
the administrator of the said es-
tate, will sell at private sale to
the highest bidder, and subject to
confirmation by said Probate
court on or after the 9Th day of
July. 1909, all of the right, title,
interest and estate of the said
deceased at the time of his death
in and to all that certain lot, piece
or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the said County of
Spokane, State of Washington,
more particularly described as fol-
lows. to-wit: Lot Four az, Block
Thirty-four (34), in Second Sinto
addition to the City of Spokane,
County of Spokane, Washington.
improved by an eight-room frame
dwelling.
Terms and conditions of sale:
Purchase price payable in install
ments on a credit not exceeding
three years. with interest on de-
ferred payments at the rate of
seven per cent per s,nnum. Writ
ten bids for said property will be
received at The Office of the admin
istrator. the Spokane State bank,
Spokane, Washington
G. w. PEDDYCORD,
Administrator of Said Estate.
McWilliams & McW.lliams.
Attorneys for administrator.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
COMPLETE RAILWAY
HIDDEN IN BIG CITY
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June Is
A railway hidden in the heart OF
the city! A complet railway, which
has ben in operation for 10 years,
has been found here. And it is no
mean railway 1t has locomotives
and cars, and is nearly a mile In
length. Better still-for the own
ers-its earnings are $4,000 a year.
The railroad was discovered by
tax ferrets when the directors of
the company filed papers increas-
ing the capital stock from 100000
to 100000. Why the railway was
never listed for taxation is not en-
planned by the county or state Off
Gals. 1t was built 10 years ago
and has done a profitable business
all that time in switching freight
cars of other lines. It's rights and
franchises are exclusive-just the
same as the greatest trunk line.
Every foot of the track is within
the city limits, within stones
throw of the state capitol.
Crawford Fairbanks, the Terre
Haute brewer, is the president of
the company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
NOTICE..

To the stockholders of Spokane
Trust Company, corporation hav-
ing it's principal place of business
at Spokane, Washington:
Notice is hereby given you that
a special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of Spokane Trust Company, a
corporation, will be held in the
Office of the company at IA Wolver-
ton Block, Spokane, Washington,
at 3 o'clock P. M. on Tuesday, the
10th day of August, 1909. The
object of said meeting will be to
vote upon proposal to decrease
the capital stock of the said Spo-
kane Trust Company to twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,0O0) to con-
sist of two hundred fifty (250)
shares of stock of the value of
one hundred dollars ($100.00) each.
]. M. CAMPBELL,
A. d. CAMPBELL,
o. M. FOX,
JOHN e. BLAIR,
JAMES TAYLOR BURCHAM,
Trustees of Spokane Trust Com
pany.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF WASHING
TON, IN AND FOR. THE
COUNTY OF SPOKANE.
MAGGIE WAGNER, Plaintiff,
JOHN H. WAGNER, Defendant
SUMMONS.
State of Washington to John H
Wagner, Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to ap.
pear within sixty days after the
date of the first publication of this
summons, to-wit, within sixty days
after the 14th day of June, 1909,
and defend the above entitled ac-
ton in the above entitled court,
and answer the complaint of plain
tiff and serve a copy Of your an
swer upon the undersigned attor-
ney for plaintiff, at his office be-
low stated, and in case Of your fail
ure so to do Judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the
demands of the complaint which
has been filed with the clerk of
said court. s
This is an action brought for a
decree of divorce for desertion and
non-support; to'recover $3.50 attor-
ney's fees and suit money, $50 a
month permanent alimony and
800 a month for the care and
of the minor children,
to-wit, Myrtle. age II; Ivy, age IA;
Violet, age IL; Cyrus, age 8; Lille,
age 6; Ruth, age 8; to have the
furniture at No. 220
South Walnut declared the separ-
ate property of plaintiff, and for
such other and further relief as to
the court may seem proper.
HARRY A. RHODES,
Attorney for Plaintiff
P. o. Address, Suite Al Ziegler
Block, Spokane, Spokane County,
Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
GOOD ASSIGNMENT"
FOR BOB CLENDENNINC

Malcolm Glendenning, a former
Spokane newspaper man, but now
publisher of the Wallace Qdaho)
Press, will be married in Seattle
today, at the home of the brides
sister. to Miss Vedah Morton of
The Dalles. Ore.
On Wednesday following his
marriage, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenden-
ming will come to Spokane, where
they will attend the wedding of
Mr.. Glendenning's sister, Miss
Mary B. Glendenning. to Lee Ward
of Washington, Pa. The ceremony
takes place at the home of Mrs.
Margaret Glendenning, the brides
mother, E517 Nora avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
AFRAID OF HUSBAND

Joseph E. Browder, against
whom his wife, Rebecca e. Brow
der, has filed a divorce suit, was
enjoined by Judge Hinkle from 60
ing to his wife's mothers home
and annoying her.
She asked for the order, alleging
that her husband was drinking and
had threatened to kill her, and
that she was afraid to go out on
the street.