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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-02-05
HEARING on Rates.

DULUTH, Mimi, Feb 5.-An I'M
|! pOrtant railroad rate hearing Will DC
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

UNION CITY, Conn, Oct. Sis
handsome, 20 year old Sophia
Kritchman a human being or 10
fiend?
When the girl, who is the belle u
the factory district, is tried for the
murder of a former sweetheart,
will it be shown that, with all her
fascinating, girlish ways, she had
no sense of pity? Il.
There never has been a. more
brutal murder in the history OF the
United States than the killing of
Bronislow Kulvinskas.
Sophia and her sweetheart,
Joseph Mitchell, %, are under in
dictment for the murder.
Kulvinskas was in love with
Sophia and asked her to marry
him. He had been boarding at the
Kritchman home, and. It is said
told her he had saved 5000 for the
wedding. The girl FASTENED To
young Mitchell with the story Sef
Kulvinskas' proposal.
II Is charged that Mitchell told
her to 60 walking with KulNinskAe
the next day and to luer him Into
the woods.
They sat down on bank to talk
Then, according to the. coroner's
findings, either Mitchell or the
girl fired at Kulvinskas from a re-
volver which had been stolen from
a trunk belonging to Kulyinskas
brother.
KulvinskaS did not die. The gifl
and the man fled.
Two hours later Sophia KritcA
man got little Victoria Dalton, d
neighbours child. to go walking
with her
I'VE came to some bushes" Vic.
toria told the police. and Sophia
threw stones into them. heard a
mans voice, and Sophia told me TO
run up the road. But she went INTO
the bushes. When she came Gut
again she had razor In her hand.
She said there was q tramp IN
there"
Twice more, the police say. that
afternoon and evening. Sophia
Kritchman returned to the Ap0t
where Kulvinskas was dying.
But II appeared that she Der;
self, though terrible razor cut
was found across his throat. prob
ably inflicted when Victoria saw
the razor, did not have the nerve
to finish the terrible deed.
All that night Kulvinskas lay IN
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
RESULT
OF OPERATION
WOMAN HAS HUSBAND AR
RESTED, THEN WANTS
HIM RELEASED.

A peculiar mental condition. re-
sulting from an operation, from
which she has never fully recov-
cred, is believed by the police to
have been Kate Vankirk's cause
for having her husband. John Van
kirk, arrested and placed under
heavy bond ON charge of vag-
rancy. Scarcely had Vankirk been
arrested on warrant sworn out
by his wife. when she came to the
police station, perturbed and
greatly excited, and demanded an
explanation of the officers con-
duct.
Vankirk is musician, with
steady employment; but his arrest
compelled him TO secure 5000 bond
for his freedom till his case is
called before Judge Mann tomor-
row. Mrs. vankirk came to the POI
lice station this morning, asking
again about him and demanded
that she be given guide to her
hotel, having forgotten the way
back.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
THE SENATOR
ATTACKED BY
COLO FEET"
FROM RACE AT
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
CONVENTION.
IS THIS DEEP
Laid PLOT?
SESSION is ON
THIS AFTERNOoN-75
DELEGATES.

Those expecting to see a stormy
session of the State Equal Suffrage
association, which convened at
$50 O'Clock this morning at the
Masonic temple, were disappoint-
ed, but from all indications the
session which is to be called at 8
o'clock this afternoon promises to
be the most stormy in the history
Of the association.
1t is announced that Senator R.
A. Hutchinson, who was slated as
probable candidate to lead the
state organization. has withdrawn,
and. that the Spokane cohorts, are
now. scurrying for likely candi-
date. This is great joke on
Dick" as 1t was stated that he
was willing to accept the coveted
honor last night There was moth
ing doing at the meeting this
morning, but a suppressed at
mosphere' over the hall pointed to
an outburst of oratory this after
noon that has seldom be equaled
in Spokane.
Nothing definite was accom-
plished this morning, but the big
fight will be on this afternoon, y
stated Mrs. May Arkwright Hutton
this morning. 1t is believed that
Hutchinson withdrew because he
did not have a chance, or else just
plain cold feet
From the groups of women
standing in small circles after the
meeting this morning it was learn
ed that terrible plot is being
formed, but just what. they are
not able to state as yet. 1t is be-
iieved that Mrs. Homer Hill. of
Seattle. who is now a guest OF
Mrs. Hutton, will make strong
race for the presidential chair.
About rs delegates are present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
Spokane Marriages Fall Off;
Divorces Increase
THIS CITY MADE A DUMPING GROUND FOR MARI,
tai WOES OF THE NATION. s

crease will be really much greater
If the ratio for October. Novemher
and December continues the Same
as last year.
However. the divorce DEGREES
granted do not represent to exceed
two-thirds or three-fourths at tho
most the divorce applications filed
in the superior court There ia
case after case on record where tho
proceedings have gone so far and
stopped. There Is no Dismissal
recorded in such cases. which goes
to show that the plaintiff paid the
lawyer the retaining fee to start
the proceedings and then lacked
enough money to carry the case to
a conclusion. The high fees re-
ceived by attorneys in divorce
cases Is believed to be accountable
for much of this class of business
IN the courts of Spokane county.
County Auditor Butler says:
THE high percentage of divorces
as compared with marriages should
not be charged to Spokane-mado
Weddings. Only about one divorce
case in 10 represents q Spokane
wedding. The operation OF athe
marriage examination law accounts
for the loss OF marriage licenses
this year.
Spokane. it seems is dumping
ground for all the marital woes OF
the country. Out here, far from
the home state, the couples fight
ont their differences. where hut
few know them. A large percen-
tage Of the Divorces remarry soon
afterward."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

date for nomination, though no or
ganized campaign had been made
for his nomination. and though but
slight publicity had been given to
the fact that he would be an indie.
pendent candidate at the regular
election, ASA republicans wrote
his name In the blank space on the
ballot.
With certain democratic office
holders supporting him and with a
well organized fight on election
day, Mr.. Fickert received 1898
democratic votes, while Mr.. Heney
had his name written In the blank
space Of the ballot by 1856 demo.
cratic voters.
With the regular labor .union
political organization openly de.
claring for him and working for
his nomination. Mr.. Fickert re-
ceived 330S labor union votes and
Mr.. Heney had his name written
on the blank space on the ballot by
Git union voters.
The total democratic vote cast
was Sl96. and the total labor union
vote cast was 6453.
The total registration of all the
parties for the primary election
was Si,409. and the total vote OF
all parties cast was SS,317.
II will thus be seen that less
than one half the total vote regis
tered was cast at the primary cleo
ton. and that Mr.. Fickert received
only trifle over one half of the
total republican vote which was
cast, although his name was print
ed on the ticket as a regular nom.
inee and Mr.. Heney's name did not
appear thereon at all. II will be
seen further that Mr.. Fickert re
ceivod q total of less than one hall
OF all the votes cast by all parties
(Contjnued on paoe Sixl
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
(By United Press)

PlTTsBURG, Oct. e.-The city is
thronged with baseball fans unable
to secure tickets for today's game,
the first of the worlds champion
ship series between the Tigers and
the Pirates. II is estimated that
$4,000 are unable to get into the
grounds. Spectators are unable
to get many tickets this year, but
the few they have got have been
sold as high as SIS and $50 apiece
Weather is finepand warmer.
Batteries-Pittsburs, Adams and
Gibson; Detroit, MulIin and
Schmidt.
Lineup-Pittsburg: Byrne, Leach
Clarke, Wagner, Miller, Abstein
Wilson, Gibson, Adams; Detroit:
D. Jones, Bush, Cobb, Crawford
Moriarty, DeIehanty, T. Jones
Schmidt, Muffin.
End of fourth inning: Tigers I
Pirates I.
TtFSt iHHiHS-SouSo WdtNSos OuSii
hit to Abstein, Cobb walked. craW-
ford forced Jones, Delehanty
singled, scoring Cobb. DeIehanty
out later. One run. Byrne popped
out, Leach and Clarke out on
grounders. No runs.
Second Inning - Jones and
Schmidt out on infieId hits. MuIlin
singled. D. Jones flied out. No
runs. Wagner up, was applauded,
but grounded out. Miller flied, Alb.
stein walked, but caught mapping.
No runs.
Third Inning--Bush out on hunt
Cobb out on groun6er. Crawford
singled infieId. Delehanty flew. Nc
runs. Wilson and Gibson out on
grounders. Adams flew. No runs
Fourth lnning-Moriarity out on
grounder. T. Jones flied, Schmidt
walked. Mullin forced Schmidt. Nc
runs. Byrne out Infield. Leach
fans. Clarke hit homo run into
right field crowd. Wagner hit by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
FORM OF BANK
BILLS CHANGES

WASHINGTON, Oct. (Special)
Everybody handles national bank
notes more or less frequently, but
how many have noticed that the
form of the bills is being changed?
Everybody Unconstitutional in
this fast-moving age 1t may be
merely a hazy recollection-that
congress- passed a law, after the
financial panic of 1907, authorizing
the issue of emergency currency so
as to meet time Of similar strin-
gency. But how many know that
this kind of currency Is now, and
has been for months, in free circu-
lation, and can tell the difference
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
PASTORS MUST
PAY THE 81 FEE

Prosecuting Attorney Fred C.
Pugh has upheld his assistant, A.
]. Laughon, in the opinion rem
dered as to the necessity of the
ministers officiating at a wedding
to collect and pay over to the
county clerk the sum of 81 for each
wedding, as a fee for recording the
certificate.
Mr.. Pugh says that IL the minis
tiers want to make an inexpensive
test of the law he will aid them in
every sway possible. He regrets
that this Interpretation of the law
places a burden on the ministers.
hut contends that 1t is his duty to
interpret the laws as he thinks 1t
will afterward be sustained by the
court
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

Reference to the statistics of
marriage and divorce as shown by
the records of the superior court
of Spokane county show the star
Ting fact that during 1909 MARI
ages have fallen off and the d.
vorces have proportionately in
creased.
1t is further shown that there
was one divorce granted as against
every Az weddings this year. as
compared with one divorce for ev'
cry 1-5 weddings last ye:i.
This means that the party en-
tering the state of matrimony in
Spokane is taking one chance in
Az that his venture will be I'M
happy and his marriage a failure,
The records of the county audi
tor show that 1865 marriage II
censes We're issued in 1908. The
records of divorce DEGREES main
tanned by County Clerk Atkinson
show that $50 divorces were grant
ed in the same period. This is an
average of about one divorce to
every 1-5 weddings.
In 1909, TO October T. there were
1910 marriage licenses issued, as
against 1866 In the same period
last year, showing loss of marri,
ages OF 126. With the three big
gest months of the year in court
business yet to come there have
been thus far 27S divorce DEGREES
issued in 1909, which based on the
monthly average of last year
means an increase of some few
divorces. But the divorce in,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
CAROUSAL
PLACE IS
BROKEN UP
ExPRESSMAN AND WOMEN IN
BARN DISTURBED NEIGH
eoRHooD.

A squalid old red barn, with its
copious cracks and liberal popu-
lation Of rats, where a grizzled ex-
pressman, with no particular con-
Germ as to his personal appearance,
and dissolute women have been
holding their nightly carousals and
affinity rows, has become a source
of annoyance to the neighborhood
about the Hardwood dairy. The
barn sits at the rear of 81 Pacific
avenue, surrounded by other barns
and outbuildings of thickly set
tied district.
According to complaint made
by the neighbors, the chilly old
structure, redolent with the scent
of liquor and horses, serves as a
sleeping place for an expressman
named Winslow,. his cayuses and
his friends, regardless of sex. In
fact. this seems to have been the
cause of the complaint that resulted
in an investigation by the police.
Winslow, who is commonly known
as Susan" by his brother baggage
smashers around Bernard and
Sprague, had a woman guest, plenti-
fully soaked with Supplying bev-
erages, for the last several days,
until the police rude1y broke up
their visit yesterday evening.
For several days Winslow's visit
or, though seldom seen about the
premises, was plainly in evidence
with her lusty voice in maudlin
harangues to her host at night. Sud
denly she ceased to disturb the
peace and quiet of the neighbor-
hood, and, peering through the wide
cracks and seeing her rolled in the
ragged blankets on the floor, neigh
bers were horror-stricken. She did
not even move and they thought her
dead, but when police officer call
ed to investigate last night, he
found her to be about the liveliest
corpse he had seen in months.
There is happiness in the neighbor-
hors' hearts today, for the police
man routed the source of the an
noyance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
WRESTLING
MANAGERS
ARRESTED

SEATTLE, Oct. S.-Joe Carols,
well known manager of wrestlers,
and Bert Warnock, the Minneapolis
artist, are under arrest at the
county Jail, charged with using the
mail for fraudulent purposes.
The men are said to be under in
dictment by the federal Judge at
Council Bluffs. Iowa. and alleged
to be connected with the Maybray
gang, the leader of which already
is under arrest in the east.
The men arrived at Cabin, near
Taunton, Wash, together with a
man giving the name of Harris,
said to be wanted in Iowa. Carroll
has been manager for DR.. b. F.
Roller, the Seattle wrestler, for a
number of years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
INLAND system IS
SWATTED HARDER
Had Damage Case Retired--.First
First Verdict for 5--Second
Is for $4,000.

Bridge on the Occur d'Alene line
while repairing a trolley on June
80, 1908. 1t is claimed that he
was not properly protected by his
foreman and he was run down and
killed while at work on the bridge.
His widow so grieved over the
death of the husband and father
that she followed him to the grave
three or four months later, leaving
four promising children mother
less as we'll as fatherless. The
children consist of three boys and
girl, the Oldest of whom is now
past IS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
WELL, THIS BEATS SPEECH
MAKING, SAYS TAFT AS HE
MUNCHES A CHICKEN LEG
tBy limited Press)

WAWoNA Yosemite Valley Cal, Oct. s-"WeIi this beats
speech making. wish could have month Of this" As he
reached another leg Of chicken and
deity with provided by nature
Luncheon the OPEN with Grouse creek few
feet away pot boiling merIy the
brought the from El
munchng the trough few hundred
the road.
Governor Gillette congressman Needha Englebreht Nc
knIey and John Muir
board President Taft The all pitched
into chicken, salad butter
caution president umpire, while
members party played ball using young
sapnas as pine ball. Those not playing
busiest hunting balls for the large need
ed Umpire lodging escaped pieces
During luncheon the calornians had heatoheart
interchange Of political views.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

Had the Inland Empire Railway
system been content with the YER
dict of $4s76 recovered last June
by the four orphaned children of
John Hills, lineman killed in the
company's service, 1t would have
saved money.
A new trial was granted the com.
pany on technicality, and in the
second trial. which was concluded
this morning In Judge .Huneke's
court, another verdict has been re.
turned for the plaintiffs, this time
for $4,000.
John Hills was killed at Spokane
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

between that and the old kind?
And yet, up to the close of bust
ness on the last day of September,
there had been issued by the treas
ury department the enormous total
of $318,505.730 of the new emer-
gency notes and they are in circu-
lation today.
The work has been going on
without any public notoriety about
1t, but the fact remains that nearly
one-half of the outstanding ma
tional bank currency of the coun-
try has been withdrawn and de-
stroyed, and the new bills put in
their place, since May 80, 1903
16 months ago, when the emery
ency currency act was passed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
And Fifty Thousand Pittsburg Fans
Couldn't See That Game.
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS EXCITED
Clarke Tied Score in the Fourth
Wagner Did His Usual
Grand Work.

pitcher. Miller filed. One run
Score, I to 4.
Fifth lnning--Jones singled
Bush forced Jones. Cobb forced
Bush. oDbb stole second. craws.
ford fouIed. No runs. Abstein
went to third when Deiehanty and
Cobb both fumbied his prounders
Wilson famed. Gibson doubted,
scoring Abstein. Bush fumbled
Adams roller, ayrne hit by Pitch
er, filling bases. Leach flied to ..
Jones, Gibson scoring on throw IN.
Clarke out, outfieid. TWO runss
Score, Pittsburg 8, Detroit 1.
Sixth Innins-DeIehanty tanned.
Moriarity out at first. r. Jones
flew. No runs.
Wagner doubled and went to
third when Schmidt attempted 10
catch him off second. Miller fonlr
ed. Wagner scored on Abstein's
out. Wilson singled and went 70
second on a passed ban. Gibson
flied. One run.
Clark Tied Score.
In the fourth inning Clarke,
Plttsburg, tied the score With Z
home run into crowd. In the flfth
Pittsburg scored two runs on oss
Init and there errors, making score
3 to IN the Pirates' favor. In the
sixth Wagner scored on his two
Dagger, an out and another hit.
Score, Pittsburg 4, Detroit 1.
Final score-Pittsburg 4, De-
troit l..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
Leland Wilson. assistant city

Leland Wilson, assistant city
milk inspector of the health depart
ment, resigned his position this
morning and leaves for Portland,
Oregon, this evening over the
Northern Pacific, where he will en-
ter the North Pacific Dental col
lege.
Mr.. Wilson has been with the
health department for the last five
months, and is an old resident of
Spokane. He will spend few days
visiting the A. Y. p. exposition at
Seattle on his way to Portland. His
successor probably will not be
named until the next meeting of
the board of health.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

Mayor N. 8. Pratt received a
pathetic letter this morning from
Mrs. Maggie O'Brien at Chicago,
asking him to help locate her
brother Daniel Dreggan, who was
in Spokane, and very sick. when
she last heard from him.. She says
that her brother had been at the
hot springs taking treatment for
rheumatism, but that he was sent
back to Spokane in care of the
mayor. Mr.. Pratt never heard of
the man, but his office will do all
In their power to locate him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

this she. went directly to the scene
of the attempted murder, Joe
Mitchell boarding the same car,
though they did not speak to each
other.
ssArriving at the scene of the
shootinea says the coroner's re-
port, 'one of them went into the
bushes and shot Kulvinskas sew
eral times more with the revolver
purchased by Sophia"
Then they went away.
! Two hours later passerby
heard means in the bushes, and
found Kulvinskas. Policemen who
rushed'te the Scene got Kulvinskas'
story of the crime, but he died
shortly after being taken to a
hospital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
CHILL Y RECEPTION GIVEN
DALKE RECALL PETITION

ton. Riley spoke in behalf Of the
resolution, but was the only man
In the gathering that supported it.
A strong protest was made by a
number of speakers against the eff
fort of what was termed design
ing politicians at the city hall'
to inject politics into the meeting
OF the club. and the chairman, l..
l.. Myers. ruled the petition en-
tirely out of order.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

A somewhat chilly reception was
given the effort to inject a petition
for the recall of Councilman Rob
ert l.. Dalke into the meeting Of
the Fourth Ward Commercial club
last night. The resolution, 1t was
currently understood, was drafted
in the office of the Spokesman
Review, and given to Attorney A..
M. Riley by a friend for proBenta-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
HENEY EXPECTS TO WIN
IN ELECTION AT FRISCO

lin the second Of two @.ticles
prepared especially for The Press
the famous San Francisco prosecu.
tor analyses results of recent pri-
mary election In, Sna Francisco to
explain why he is confidept of vic.
tory In his fight for the office OF
district attorney over corrupt gang
striving to break struggle for clean
government at the polls.)
BY FRANCIS J. HENEY
A previous article described
briefly how q coalition Of public
service corporations and certain
politicians of the republican, demo
cratic and union labor parties had
planned, through supporting the
candidacy of Charles M. Fickert,
to gain control of tn coffee of dis
trict attorney of San Francisco,
and through that control to prevent
further prosecutions OF certain of.
ficials OF those corporations, now
on trml--or under indictment
The previous article also describ.
ed the political conditions that
made II possible for Mr.. Fickert to
present himself as q candidate for
nomination by all parties at the
recent primary election and the
considerations, based on these
conditions. that led Mr., Heney to.
refrain from presenting himself as
candidate for nomination by amy
party and tot announce that he
would be an independent candidate
at the regular election In Mover
her.
How the Vote Stood
Under the conditions described,
Mr.. Fickert received only 12,4S0 re-
publican votes OF a total OF 23,0SG
republican votes cast ut the pri
mary ELECTION. II must be kept In
mind that Mr.. Fickert's name was
printed on the 0egular republican
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
LINE OF SPANISH
FORTS IN AFRICA

MELILLA, Oct. S.-The first
Spanish trocha in Africa viii be
established when the sailroad be-
tween Nador and Tetuan is built.
with blockhouses every mile, con-
tanning alrge caliber guns. Search
lights also will aid the Spaniards In
fighting the Moors-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08

NEW YORK--The United States
Military academy will give mill
tary function ON the Columbia
university grounds here Saturday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
NEW TARIFF LAW BOOSTS SEPTEMBER
REVENUE $2,00O,O0o OVER LAST YEAR
fsy Unite d Press)

Unite Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct a-Tre asury officials believe the new
judging It's ration up to date VIII prove sat
isfacon from the raisi NC standpoint
September closed the customs re-
cepts figures. compared with
$25,o00.000 for September. 1905 ...
reached $Soouoooo Seooooooo
than for the same period asst year.