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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11

READERS
vACRANTS

Palmists, clairvoyants and for
tune tellers Of all kind must quit
the business Immediately or be
prosecuted as common Migrants.
This is the ultimatum of Chief Of
Police Sullivan today.
Under the new emergency law
all such people, together with
fraudulent solicitors, falsely repre-
senting themselves to be represen-
tatives Of religious or charitable
organizations or anything of the
kind, are classed as common va
grants. There are number Of
claimvoyants and palmists in the
city at tho present time. Fortune
tellers of the alleged gypsy type
have not been tolerated here for a
long time.
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh is
putting in most of his time now
getting the new code into opera
ton and the edict to fortune tell
ers, palmiets and others of the
tribe OF easy money getters is one
of the results. 1t is supposed that
fight viii be put, up against the
law as tho future reading" bust
ness is too profitable to lose with
out a struggle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
FLESH AND BLOOD
DOLLARS AND CENTS

In the eyes of Attorney Frank
Graves, counsel for the Inland EN-.
pire railway system, the law as II
relates to furnishing redress to
widows and orphans Is a cold
blooded proposition of dollars and
cents, which does not take into
consideration the grief or anguish
OF those left behind to mourn the
loss Of loving husband, or a kind,
indulgent father.
This view Of the law as to dam
age suits was enunciated this
morning by Attorney Graves in his
closing plea in the case in which
the four orphaned Hills children
are trying to recover from the In
land $4,000 for the loss of the life
Of their father, an electric lineman,
who was killed at Spokane Bridge
by an engine striking the trolley
tower on which he was employed.
1.-THE law does not undertake to
bind up any wounded hearts or
soothe injured feelings in the trial
Of these cases." said Graves. THE
element does not and should not
enter into the consideration of the
merits of such cases: 1t is purely
matter of financial reckoning
one of the loss sustained from the
standpoint of dollars and cents
solely"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
BRYAN'S SKULL
FULL OF MUSH
SAYS HARVEY
(ey United Pressl

LAWRENCE. Kas., June IL
Colonel George Harvey. of Harp.
.er's Weekly. designated Bryan's
head as breakfast food receptacle
at a banquet give min his honor by
the class In journalism at the Uni
versity of Kansas last night. He
said that after he met and talked
with Bryan in London sometime
ago he was convinced the country
should have a democratic presi-
dent. He decided to support him
with his paper.
"But vol remember Bryan came
home and made a speech at Madf-
son Square garden" said Harvey.
Then he came out here and did
the same showing his head was
full of mush. For that reason
could not see my way clear to sup
port him"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
WEDDING DAY REUNION
FOR SISTERS

A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the Catholic cathedral at noon
yesterday when Miss Ellen Fur.
long and L. w. Yost were joined
in holy wedlock by Rev. Father
Verhagen, Miss Mabel Rosskoss
was the brides maid and Bert
Daun was best man. A reception
was attended by about 40 of the
young couples friends following
the wedding, under supervision OF
the brides sister, Mrs. Peterson,
at the home OF Mrs. Roche. 30S
Third avenue.
Mrs. J. Smith. one of the brides
sisters, whom she had not seen for
II years, was, with her son, guest
at the wedding.
Mr.. YOst is In the hardware bust,
ness at Pocatella, Idaho. and for
a short time he will reside there
He later intends engaging in bust
ness in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
PRESIDENT OF RAILROAD
OWNS JUST ONE SHARE.
REST OF STOCK BELONGS TO
WOMAN WHO is SUPPOSED
TO BE STENoGRAPHER FOR
STRAHORN.

Robert e Strahorn, president of
the North Coast railroad, today on
the witness stand in Judge Hinkle's
court said that he owns but one
share of stock of the par value of
500 in the company for which he
has asked the city of Spokane to
donate franchise worth $1,000
600. He said the rest of the stock
Is owned by woman, presumably
his stenographer, who has confess
ed in past hearings to being large
ly interested, ON paper at least, in
Strahorn's mysterious railroad.
The hearing came in the case of
A. A. Kraft. who holds a lease on
the brick building at the northwest
corner of Front avenue and Wall
street The North oCast bought
the building but Kraft has it under
lease running for a period of years
and is trying to secure an adjust
ment of his interest under the
lease.
Attorney Frank T. Post, appear
ing for Kraft, called Strahorn to
the stand. After eliciting the in
formation as to the amount OF
stock held by Strahorn, Post want
ed to know If the woman holding
the stock in the company was a
bona fide owner of the same or
held 1t for some other corporation.
On this subject Mr. Strahorn was
saved the necessity of answering
through legal objections, and a re.
cess was taken in the hearing un-
til this afternoon, to permit the
opposing counsel to show why and
why not Strahorn should tell all
he knows about the stock.
This afternoon Attorney Post
raised the point that If aliens own
ed the stock of the North Coast
railroad, the road had no right to
condemn property. Strahorn's at
torney's denied that aliens owned
the stock, but resisted Posts con.
tention that they be actually re.
quired to show the ownership in
| order to settle the issue as to
aliens. The court took the matter
under advisement until Tuesday
morning. The alien contention
obviously refers to the Canadian
Pacific.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
RALST0N FIGHT
WILL Be ON
THIS EVENING

The city council tonight will re.
sumo consideration of the commit.
tee report censuring City Engineer
Ralston for the manner In which
the Mission avenue bridge was con-
stfucted. Both sides have been
busy since Tuesday evening, and
the outcome is likely to precipitate
hot fight. With Schiller absent,
Ralston's friends are in the mi
nority. Mohr, Lambert, Dalke,
Funk and Nelson were aligned
against Ralston when the report
was submitted. Funk and Nelson
took no active part in the first de-
bate, but they were members OF
the committee that reported the
findings. Unless considerable pres
sure is brought to bear 1t looks
like Ralston is in for drubbing
at the hands of the council. II
there is any way to do 1t he will
be thrown out of the job, but
they'll have to get the mayor In
on that and the mayor Is not
anxious to mix in.
Ralston says he will be prepared
tonight to show that every change
he made in the bridge plans were
sanctioned by the council. Further
more. he says that the Howard
street bridge is a duplicate of the
Mission structure but there Is no
complaint on that.
Had the present council ever dis
played any such activity in other
matters that have concerned the
public moro vitality than the bridge,
the water question, for instance,
there would be less suspicion now
that there is considerable politics
behind the present campaign on
the city engineer. A change seems
to have come DER the spirit of
their dreams since the same coun-
Gil was so anxious to make the
city engineer entirely responsible
for the bridges, instead of the
board of public works.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
SAYS It LOOKS
LIKE GRAFT
MEMBER OF TOWNSHIP CLUBS
Ex e C UTi We COMMIT
TEE TOOK PART IN lNvESTi-
CATION At MEDICAL LAKE.

That the farmers are keenly In
terested in every move for the in
terest OF honest expenditure of
state as well as county funds, and
good government generally, was
demonstrated yesterday when J. A.
McGovern of Milan participated
with the legislative committee in
the inspection of the new Medical
Lake asylum building Mr.. Nc.
Govern happened to be in Medical
Lake on business, accompanied by
his wife, and availed himself of an
invitation TO take part in the in
spection. He Is a member of the
executive committee of the Spo-
kane County Township clubs and
ut the head of the Milan club.
Mr.. McGovern Is experienced In
building and he pronounces the
work on the asylum building OBJ
jectionable in most respects. Graft
was the term he used. He said
the cement and brick work was
very poor and roughly finished. The
contractors even neglected to put
on mop boards to protect the base
of the walls from the stain of
scrubbing. The cement floors were
badly cracked and Clipped and the
whole structure presented the APP
pearance of being put together in
cheap and slipshod manner. Mr..
McGovern. like the committee It,
self, could not understand why the
work was accepted and paid for.
As result of his visit the town
ship clubs will very likely develop
an active. interest in state expendi-
lures in this section as well as in
county affairs. When the farmers
get really interest In these mat
tiers the state over the old practice
of passing Off on the public work
that an individual would not stand
for will become an exceedingly
risky proceeding.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
(By United Press)

NEW YORK, June 11.-John
Wright Hunt, American million
aire and owner of hotels In Los
Angeles, Atlanta and other cities,
arrived here on the Mauretania to-
day and announced that his beauti-
full wife. formerly Henrietta Bah
cock, whom he married In Detroit,
10 years ago, left him in Paris
for a Russian adventurer.
He said she took jewelry valued
at $4,000, and fed to Chantilly
with the man, who said he was q
relative of Grand Duke Alexis.
Hunt followed and made her re-
store all the jewels except $4,000
worth. Then he let her 60.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
PRISONER ARRESTS
HIS CAPTOR
nv United press,

SAN JOSE, CAL. June H.
George Wieland, who was deputiz
ed to come to the Pacific coast
from Scranton, Pa, to arrest j. w.
Morrill, on charge of perpetrating
d fraudulent mining deal, was him.
self arrested today. charged with
embezzlement Of stock In the Mon.
Jar Mining Co., valued at $41,500.
The arrest was caused by Nor,
rill. Wieland. who Is q wealthy
timber man, was released on $10,.
600 bail. Morrill, also filed civil
action TO recover money he alleges
Wieland embezzled. Both cases
will be heard when the couple re
turns to Scranton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
EDNA AND EDWARD,
THEY'REAFTER YOU

treat the young men couldn't buy,
80 they robbed an old soldier. But
the old soldier came to the front
on the double quick and chased
the maruaders into the rear of
Lambert's plumbing shop. He cap
tured one cit was not Lambert),
conversed with him some and turn
ed him loose. The boys were well
dressed and one wore a blue suit.
This Is the second crime committed
against Holston's wagon.
h "The police force is too small to
cope with all the scallawags," he
says.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
LAW CHANGES ANCIENT
COURT CUSTOM

A somewhat radical departure in
the trial of jury cases was made in
Judge Huneke's court this morn
ing, due to the laws of the last
legislature, when the court deliv-
cred his charge to the Jury before
the attorneys made their argu-
ment, instead of the attorneys
speaking first and the court laying
down the law afterward, as has
been the custom from time i'm.
memorial.
And, furthermore. the law re-
quires that the courts charge be
typewriter and given to the jury,
to be taken with them to their
private room for consideration.
The case under consideration by
the court was the suit of the Hills
children against the Spokane q In.
land for $4,000 for the loss OF the
life of their father.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
COULD'S WIFE WON'T
TELL HER AGE
(sy United Press,

NEW YORK, June 11.--Founda-
tons for the attempt to prove How
ard Gould's countercharges against
his wife. whose name Is linked
with Buffalo Bill and Dustin Far.
mum. actor. was today laid when
Attorney Nicoll. representing
Gould. resumed the cross examine
ton Of Mrs. Gould In her suit for
separate maintenance. The corti-
doris Of the court room were
jammed.
She answered questions readily
except one regarding her age. That
she declined to answer and the
court sustained her. She admitted
she met Farnum In various places.
She once invited him to her apart
ments. where he remained 'only =
short time"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
REFUSES TO PAY
HENEY'S SLEUTH

SAN FRANCISCO. June H.
City Auditor J. A. Roster was
served with a writ today demand.
ing that he appear in court Mon.
day and show cause why he should
not audit the May pay roll Of De.
tective w. ]. Burns and his corps
of assistants. The amount in.
vOlved Is $3.50.
The writ was issued as the re.
suit OF a petition filed by District
Attorney Langdon. 1t IL alleged
Roster refused to act because W.
H. Matson. attorney for the United
Railroads, threatened to sue his
bondsmen II he did.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
WOMEN BARRED
PFiSTER CANNOT SELL THEM
LIQUOR, BUT DAvENPORT'S
AND SILVER GRILL ARE NOT
RESTRICTED.

In an Interpretation of the new
criminal code, made today by
Prosecuting Attorney Fred Pugh
for Chief of Police Sullivan women
cannot enter, drink in or be en-
ployed about saloons, music halls
or dance halls.
In the application of the law as
interpreted by Prosecutor Pugh,
Chief Sullivan says 1t means the
closing Of Pflster's palm garden or
other places Of like character in
which liquor is sold to women.
The law is not applied to Daven-
ports or the Silver Grill. They
are not classed in the same cate
CORY with Pfister's, although liquor
is served in either place II women
want 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
SUFFRACIST FRIES
LEGISLATORS
(By United press)

I OAKLAND. Cal, June 11.-Mrs
Lillian Coffin, prominent suffrage
worker OF San Francisco, caused a
sensation In suffrage circles by
branding members OF the state le-
gfslature Of California as degen-
crates at meeting of the amend.
ment league. She declared the
measure they desired passed by
the legislators was deserved and
said:
"If the women secure anything
at the hands of the legislature 1t is
merely a personal favor. II re.
quires courage to go before a body
of degenerates to plead a cause.
There are splendid men in the SEN
ate. but they are in the minority"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
OREGON WINS
LOWER RATES

SALEM, June 11.--Since the
matter of the reasonableness of
wool rates enforced by the South
ern Pacific and o. r. & N. was
taken up by the railroad commits
sion, three new tariffs have been
fled by the companies. making
substantial reductions.
Unless further complaints are re-
ceived. the matter of wool tariffs
will be discontinued. Wool was
taken from class rates on the o. r..
4 n. and made commodity rate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
WOULDN'T SALUTE
THE FLAG

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
NAV AND PAW WANT POLICE
TO SEND EDNA CLEAR BACK
TO MINNEAPOLIS, WHERE
SHE ELOPED.

Poor, faithful, overwork little
Cupid is fugitive. He may have
even been stung by Washingtona
wretched new marriage laws, IL the
suspicious of the rebellious mother
of one Edna A. Van LEW OF Min.
neapolis, are justified. Edna, the
heroine of a real 1909 elopement
sensation, is thought by her moth.
er to be billing and cooling with her
fuzzy faced young knight, Edward
E. Dovan, age 20, right here IN
Spokane."s
Edna's popa is nearly having cat
fits back home, and her mama, too.
They are just sure their pretty
young daughter, age just IS, has
fed by road and rail clear to Spo.
kane to annex herself to Eddie
for life. They want him pinched
and to have her sent right back to
her parental roof forthwith. The
marriage, If there has been any,
they declare can be called on and
counted for nothing more than, q
childish escapade. because Edward
is a minor, and they will send
transportation to bring their Edna
back.
Now they are sure that this bold
bad Edward with whom their
young daughter became so intense
ly enamoured, is wearing a green,
blue or a dark brown suit, that his
eyes are dark brown, his hair black
and that he Is about Ave feet eight
inches tall. They have sent the
police their daughters photograph
and describe her only as having
been wearing a silver gray suit
when last seen and that she ID
about Ave feet four inch in height.
According to letter received
this morning by the police, the
young lovers left Minneapolis
June 5 and not a word has been
heard from them since. The let
ter, which is written by the girls
father, states that 1t is the belief
of the old folks that she and hef
young Doran have come to Sp0.
kane to be married.
II they did, they landed here just
about in time to get the effect .oi
the new marriage law full. Now
If young Edwards pocketbook Is
some gaunt after trip across the
continent at double headed ex'
pense. he got a foretaste of what
he'll get later when Edna wants q
new bonnet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
OLD SOLDIER NABS
BURGLAR

Martin o. Holston, the veteran
popcorn man at Howard and First,
put In several years of his younger
days chasing Johnny rebs" and
getting chased by them occasional
ly. and he's still able to go some
along that line. Last night about
8 o'clock three young men burglar
ICED his wagon and fed with six
sacks Of crackerjack. 1t looks like
there must have been three girls
waiting somewhere for a promised
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
LEAVE ON LONG JOURNEY,

Shackled side by side, Charles
Filpot and Joe Ganvette, both con-
demned to die, walked from the
Mallon avenue entrance to the
county jail to the o. r. Il N. depot
this morning and boarded train
for Walla Walla prison.
Chained to the doomed men, and
following close behind were three
other prisoner: George L. WEIGH,
sentenced to from Ave to 20 years
for highway robbery: Harry Smith.
going for from one to IA years for
grand larceny. and prisoner pick.
ed ny al Wenatchee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
PEOPLE TO PAY FOR
JUDGES GOWN

Judge ]. d. Hinkie today said
that the superior judges of Spo-
kane county will appear in their
official silk robes as soon as the
garments are received. They have
been ordered from a firm in Sc
attic and should have been ON
hand by this date.
The announcement by the SUI
preme court that the state should
pay the cost of the robes is pleas
ing news to the superior judges OF
Spokane county, who until the
higher court passed ON this point,
expected to pay the bill out of
their own pockets. The cost OF the
robes Is $50 each.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
WILL PAY TO HEAR
OF ROBERT TRAVIS

Relatives Of Robert Travis, for
merly Of Longmont, Colo, are Of
fering reward of $25 to any one
who can furnish them information
concerning his present place Of liv-
ing. Travis has not written home
for q long time, and In an effort
to find him or to learn what be-
came Of him, M. e. Anderson at
Longmont has sent posters out all
over the country advertising q re-
ward for him. Travis is supposed
to be In Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
sUFFRAolsTs MULTIPLY

Surprising growth of equal suf-
rage sentiment in this city was
shown last night in the mass meet
ing called at the chamber OF COM
merce to elect delegates to the
state convention, held in Seattle
the last OF this month. A men,
bership contest that ended yester-
day showed the club 500 strong
and q delegation Of so will be sent
to the convention. Mrs. w. NJ. VIII
son and Miss Ruth Neimeyer won
trips to the fair Cor their work In
increasing the club membership.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
KIDS MAY GO TO
SHOWS AGAIN
PRETTY SOON

The board of health will meet
tomorrow to consider lifting the
ban on admitting children to the
aters. 1t Ia understood that IL con.
ditions are found to be as favor
able Saturday as they have been
for the past few days, the ban
will be lifted Immediately. It Is
not expected that children will be
admitted to the circus Monday,
however, and action will probably
be delayed until after the circus
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
MILLI0NAIRE'S
WIFE STOLEN

date. The doctors for some rea-
son think the circus especially
ought to be closed to children for
awhile yet. Three new cases OF
scarlet fever were reported today.
State Sanitary Inspector Combs
Is looking over the city in the In
terests Of the cleanup movement.
He has informed the health depart
ment that good progress had been
made since he was first here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
HERE'S WHAT YOU
CAN SELL ON
SUNDAY

= On the question of Sunday Z
. closing under the new code =
. now in effect, Prosecuting At =
. torney Pugh has ruled that .
. the only merchandise that =
. can be sold on Sunday is =
. meals without liquor, fruit, =
. milk. prepared tobacco. con- Z
. fectionery, newspapers and =
. periodicals. medical and surgi- Z
. cal instruments. Z
. - q Q . 90 90 700 90 .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11

Allendale. Monroe Park and
Pine Grove Terrace additions,
which have been out of water the
greater part of the time for the
last week or two, have water to-
day. The IL inch force main that
extended to the east side of d.
vision street was connected with
the system supplying the north
side and the situation is almost
totally relieved.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
BANKRUPT SYNDICATE
TO BE AUCTIONED

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. June II.
Within four days the majority
stock Of seven publications owned
by the Caikins newspaper syndk
cate will be sold at auction. 10 "a.
cordance with an order issned "
Judge Green, referee In hanks
ruptcy. The properties are tho
Orchard and Farm. pAcihc Miner.
Wholesalers and Retailers ~
view. Weekly Trade Journal. m.
THAN Chronicle, Pandex og IL
Press. Truckse Republican.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
STABBED BY
BLACK HAND
At HER DOOR
(Hy United Pressl

CHICAGO, June 11.-Because
she failed to comply with demand
to place $500 in secluded spot
near his home, DR.. Jennie A.
Bearsley, age so. was stabbed
twice and seriously wounded by
alleged members Of the Black
Hand.
That she was not killed is due
to the fact that since she received
threatening letters she wore .
steel ribbed corset. She was at
tackled at her own door last night
when she went to answer the door
bell.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
ENrTED PRESS ASSOCIATION SERVICE
WATER FOR NORTHSIDE
City Department Finds Way to Give Relief
When Put Under the Spur.

Commissioner Wetzel stated this
afternoon that as soon as the new
pumps were installed, this altera-
ton would practically insure the
north side against any further
water famines this year.
A force of men have been work
ing on this connection for nearly
two weeks, but as a matter of fact
they didn't get action until The
Press got busy on the proposition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-11
BRUTAL FIGHT ON UNITED
STATES ARMY TRANSPORT
(By United Press)

SAN FRANCISCO. June H.
Demon" Martin. Ninth cavalary.
said to be brother of Denver Ed
Martin, and Messboy Edward Con-
kiln, of the transport Thomas,
were the principals In furious six
round ring battle on the high seas
while the Thomas was enroute to
this port. II was declared a draw
Two OF Conklins ribs were broken.