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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
SAID HE WOULD WITHDRAW
BUT DIDN'T FILE HIS NOTION
AND FIRST WARD SCRAP
GOES UP IN THE AIR.
After coming out and announc-

ing that he had withdrawn from
the .rame NJ. b. Watkins neglected
to file a notice of withdrawal with
City Clerk Fleming ana as result
his name is on the ballot as can
didate from the First ward on the
republican ticket. second term.
This leaves a nice kettle of fish for
the other candidates to fuss over,
A. j. Cartwright thought he had
pretty much of sure thing in the
race but now that Watkins name
goes before the voters there is a
big question as to who will be NOM
mated.
George X. Manchester, republic
an, running for the first term in the
First ward, is making hard cam
paign but with little hope of vic.
tory. He stands for restricted
district but on most of the large
municipal questions is not well in
formed and Is particularly dull on
the initiative and referendum and
the recall
Herman Scheunerman, democrat,
running in the First ward for the
second term. is another hard work
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
ATKINSON WAS
DISCOUNTED

Frank Atkinson tried his best to
square matters with John F. Sand
ers today and denied that he meant
to accuse Sanders of withdrawing
from the mayoralty race on ac-
count of cold feet" Atkinson de-
MED he used the statement but the
quotation published yesterday was
taken verbatim.
"Mr. Atkinson has been disgrun-
tied for some time" stated Mr..
Sanders today. Twice within the
past month he has threatened to
resign the presidency of the Law
Enforcement league because things
did not suit him. AS a matter Of
fact when the vote was taken last
Friday night the result was a tie,
Atkinson not voting. This meant
that we would not go into the con-
vention. In spite of the report to
the contrary voted to go into the
convention and Mr.. Atkinson
thisknows this.
ut is also true that the league
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
HUTCHINSON
HEATS Up
FIGHT

Senator Hutchinson found time to
drop into the Federated club love
feast at Grace Baptist church last
night and tell the 81 people, includ.
ing nine candidates and the speak.
ers, few little matters that have
somehow escaped their attention.
when l was fitting for the laws
you said you wanted on the floor OF
the senate" he reminded them
members of the opposition repre-
senting the VETS openly made the
statement that l was a candidate
for mayor of Spokane; that the
people here demanding reforms
would join in fighting me and that
together they would beat me.
Senator Hutchinson criticized
conditions under the preset admin
istration, and Charles Uhden, a
commission merchant, broke in
with a demand for particulars, cal.
culated to end Hutchinson's argu.
ment. Senator Hutchinson said to-
day:
1.-TWO years ago, while I was in
the house, this man Uhden wrote
me letters protesting against the
passage of a bill designed to pro,
tect shippers from commission mer.
chants. The latter were required
to give bond to pay for the goods
shipped them. Uhden wanted that
law defeated and has been sore at
me ever since, because l not only
refused to oppose it, but worked
for it.
1.-TWO charges of selling short
weight have been brought against
Mr.. Uhden in this city.
81 reiterate what said last night,
that disreputable women are receiv-
ing protection from the present ad-
ministration.
''If given the keys of the city
hall, so / can command the proof,
will prove it.
"Disreputable houses are running
openly within one block of the city
hall. Could they exist without the
knowledge and protection of this
reform administration"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
JUGGLED THE
PAYROLLS
County Salaries Allowed That Beneficiaries
Themselves Would Not Accept.

Investigation into the manner in
which the assessors Office, espe-
cially the making out of the Office
pay rolls. has been conducted dur
ing the last two years will reveal
conditions that need ventilating.
In additio nto the questionable az
lowance of over $4,000 for overtime,
mentioned few days ago, it now
appears that salary allowances
were made by the former county
commissioners ostensibly on the or
der of County Assessor Galbraith to
men not entitled thereto and that
warrants for such allowances, in
two instances, rested uncalled for
in the auditors Office until inquiry
revealed the fact that the men had
already been paid and did not
know that they had anything COM
ing.
These specific instances are the
allowance of 500 made to w. T.
Lloyd May 2, 1908, and warrant for
$50 issued in favor of G. o. Bump at
the April, 1908, meeting of the coun-
ty commissioners. These warrants
lay uncalled for in the county audi
tors office for some months, until
the men were finally seen and in.
formed the auditors Office that the
county owed them nothing; that
they had already ben paid in full.
On the June, 1908, pay roll of the
assessors Office, filed May 2S,
claims were made for rs days for
M. II. White and M. ]. Phelan, spe-
cial field deputies, at IS per day or
$3.50. Three days later another bill
for the same service was filed IS
higher than the first, claim being
made for 27 days. Before the coun-
ty commissioners could allow the
duplicate bills the matter was
caught in the auditors Office and
the first claim thrown out
The pay rolls In the county asses
sor's office are made out by George
F. Whitemore, a man whom Asses
sor Galbraith agreed to release II
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
NEVADA BEGINS
RATE BATTLE
(BY United Pressl

RENO. March 30.-The com.
plant Of the Nevada railroad COM
mission againset the Southern Pa
cific and Nevada, California 4 Ore
gon railroads that their rates for
Nevada points are unjust and dis
crimitory were aired today before
the interstate commerce commits
sion, rpresented by Examiner Ly-
ons. Representatives of San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles shippers
were present to resist the petition
Of Nevada shippers.
California shippers say they en-
counter water competition and
should be allowed to keep the
rates now enjoyed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
LITTLE GIRL YEARNS
FOR HER MAMA

Her aunt, who has ben caring
for her, Is In feeble health and
her grand parents are too old to
take her into their home.
The Mrs. Dennis writing the let
ter wishes only to locate the miss
ing woman, whom she states was
in a Spokane hospital about two
years az with "Glendell" as her ad-
dress, that she may write to her.
Mrs. Dennis, who Is wanted is a
widow Ave feet five inches tall
weighing about 1875 pounds, with
light brown hair and black eyes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
ROOSEVELT NOT
INTERESTED in
GETTING KILLED
(By United Press.)

HORTA, Island of Fayal, Azores,
March 30.-Although Giuseppe
Tosti, steerage passenger on the
steamship Hamburg, is in iron on
account of his alleged threat to as
sassinate Roosevelt, because he
thought Roosevelt had stolen his
child. Roosevelt is taking little in
terest In the case.
1T was nonsense to send out
such story" he said today. "The
man probably made the remark at
tributed to him, but I never saw
him and heard no commotion."
Captain Burmeister would allow
no correspondents aboard to send
a wireless about the incident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
Watkins STAYS ON TICKET

er and from the attitude he has
taken he Is first and last for the
First ward and Is a believer In the
majority determining on what Is to
be done.
There is scheme on foot In the
ward to bring the saloon issue into
the fight and the battle against 1t
will probably be lead by CounciI-
man Funk, who has bitterly OPP
posed the plan.
In the Fifth ward John Davis is
proving strong card. Davis Is a
young man and appears to be a
clear thinker and well grounded.
He stands for enforcement OF the
laws. NJ
Louis Wolf has denied that he
hedged on his platform by stating
that Preusse was designing IL.
Wolf made the statement person.
ally to a representative OF The
Press and seemed to think the talk
was real witty until his friends
told him how 1t looked in print.
c. II. Mallette. running on the
democratic ticket for the council
from the First ward. second terms
is mining man and has been sue.
eessful in his own affairs. His
friends describe him as broad
gauge man. from which II might be
taken that he leans toward the
more liberal element.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
BILLY SUNDAY COP
BOUND OVER

Philip Duvall of Kenwood. former
special officer at the Billy Sunday
revival, where he was converted,
was today bound over to the SUI
perior court by Justice Hyde on a
charge of impersonating on officer.
His bond was fixed at $1,000 and an
effort is~being made today to Sc
cure bail.
Duvall was arrested last Friday
by Sheriff Pugh for claiming that
he was deputy sheriff in a deal
with the landlady of a boarding
house, who held the belongings of a
friend of Duvall for a board bill.
Duvall held the badge of a special
officer until he surrendered II a few
weeks ago on the ground that he
could not be a policeman and a
Christian.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
SALOON KNOCKS
INSURANCE
POLICY

Judge Sullivan has ruled that a
member Of the Woodmen of the
World who engages In the saloon
business after becoming a member
Of the order forfeits his right to
collect insurance under his policy.
Holding this to be tho law Of the
order, as shown by rules adopted
at various national meetings, Judge
Sullivan granted a nonsuIt In the
case Of Mrs. Frank N. Lewis, who
was suing the order for $4,000 for
the death Of her husband, who car
ried a policy In the W. o. W. Lewis
engaged in the saloon business In
Spokane after his initiation into the
order at Payette, Idaho.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
SWEETHEART IS
CLE|N'S HOPE
IF she CAN PROVE AN ALiBi
FOR HIM STATES CASE so
FAR DEVELOPED WILL FAIL.

A determined effort to shake off
the strong web of circumstantial
evidence that has been woven
about him by Deputy Sheriffs Long
and Logan and Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Donovan, working In the
Iewandoski murder case. will un-
doubtedly be made by Paul Krans-
nerosky, alias Clein. Blame for the
atrocious crime. the sickening de-
tails tails of which have shosked
the whole surrounding county, will
be shifted upon another mans
shoulders II Mrs. Ida Douglas,
Clein's betrothed, can prove an abb
of sufficient strength and unless a
clever scheme of defense that Clein
is planning out In his dismal cell, is
not thwarted by the county's
sleuths.
So far, some of the most import
ant circumstances necessary to con-
vince a Jury OF Clein's guilt have
not been discovered. According to
the authorities, no one has been
found who will say that they saw
Clein on the north side OF the river
on the night of March 1, the last
time Lewandoski was seen alive by
his friends. No street car man,
who will testify to having taken
Clein and the victim over the Fort
George Wright line has been To-
Gated. Consequently. should Mrs.
Ida Dougles equal the expectations
of her lover and prove a nalibi for
him, the force Of the circumstantial
evidence already piled up by Logan,
Long and Donovan will have been
badly shaken.
Peculiarly damaging circum.
stances were found settled about
other parties who were rounded up
early in the game by the officials,
but they were dismissed and the
apparent circumstantial evidence
that they were Connected In some
manner with the killing OF the Pol
ish cabient maker have been prac-
tically abandoned because they
proved an alibi. With the rapid
progress that is now being made
by the authorities in ferreting out
details of the crime, II is apparent
that an alibi that will stand the
most rigid tests n ali that will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
SAFE AND Sane
CONSERVATION
Whoop Her Up Business Now Barred From
General Land Office.

seven years there was too much
"whoop 'er up, boys" noise in the
conduct of the general land office.
The soft pedal is now on to stay.
Ballinger thinks conservation
means prevention of waste, not pre-
vention of development. He will not
talk about his policies and takes the
position that it is impossible for an
executive officer to map out pol
icy and follow it rigidly in all cases.
There is to be no relaxation in
the prevention Of fraud. 1t will be
hard for dishonest entrymen to &C.
quire public lands as ever. It is ex-
pected that under Ballinger mill
lions of acres of land withdrawn for
classification will be thrown back
for entry again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 80.
of natural resources
in a perfectly safe, sane and con-
sentative way" without impeding
in any way development of re-
sources of the great west and with
out hysteria will be the policy of
the interior department under Taft
and Secretary Ballinger.
The big change in the land office
is that there will be no policy. Bal
linger will not admit that a policy
is necessary. He is going to enforce
the law and changes will be slow
and we'll considered. Each problem
will be worked out on it's merits.
Officials of the land office are of
the opinion that during the past
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
COAST LEAGUE
SEASON OPENS
(By United Press)

LOS ANGELES, March 30.-All
the time-honored stunts" will be
pulled off this afternoon in honor
of the opening day Of the Pacific
Coast league season, when the Nc
Credies Of Portland and Angels
meet at Chutes park. The usual
players auto parade with a band at
the head will traverse the down
town streets this afternoon. At
the grounds the two time winners
will hoist the pennant.
Mayor Stephens, as one of his
last, official acts before surrender
ing the chair to Mayor-elect Alex
ander will toss ball across the
slab,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
ERA Of GOOD FEELING FOR
HARTMAN HILL 3 CO.
''HEEDLESS AND UNNECESSARY NTERFER-
ENCE" OF ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION IS
THING OF THE PAST UNDER THE NEW REGIME

and to do away, once and for all,
with those methods which have
brought disreputa upon good corpo-
rations as we'll as bad"
In the above words Mr.. Taft has
outlined the purposes of his enter
prise.
Conferences have been inaugu-
rated between the attorney gen.
eral, the secretary of commerce
and certain members of the house
of representatives and the senate.
Plans are entirely tentative as yet,
but the objects sought are admit
teddy a transfer of the bureau of
corporations SO that It will come
Continued m nage a.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
SUPREME court
AGAINST PUCH
Denies Right to Make Verbatim Report Of
Gordon Grand Jury Inquiry.

Justice Rudkin of the supreme
court handed down an opinion yes
terday afternoon denying the right
Of Prosecuting Attorney Pugh to
take shorthand notes Of the grand
jury inquiry into the Root Gordon
case.
The court announced that an
opinion will be rendered later, set
ting out In full the views of the
court on the question.
A telephone message to the pros.
ecutor's office brought the first
word Of the decision. Later a tele-
gram was received by N. e. Nuzum
confirming the first report.
Prosecutor Pugh is expected back
from Olympia tonight, when more
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

definite information as to the find
ings of the court will be obtained.
The course to be pursued by
Prosecutor Pugh in conducting the
Gordon-Root inquiry will not be
known until he returns, but 1t is
generally believed that he will 60
ahead with the Investigation.
Judge Hinkle this morning denied
the motion of the attorneys for
Judge Gordon asking that Gordon's
case be brought to an immediate
trial.
The court held that it was proper
to delay the trial until the state
completed the grand jury inquiry
into the case. The attorneys for
Gordon asked and were granted an
exception to the courts ruling.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 30.
There's a whole lot of grinding
Of teeth here over the first steps of
what President Taft has announced
will be a reorganization of the in
terstate commerce commission, and
a movement to repeal some feat
lures of the Hepburn rate law. To
Attorney General George G. Wick
ersham the details Of this task
have been turned over. Mr.. Wick
ersham is to be assisted by Mr.. c..
Nagell. the new head of the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
ITO protect business from heed
less and unnecessary interference
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
TWO LITTLE GIRLS
LONELY FOR HER

Mrs. Carrie Lamb, who may be
going under the name of Mrs.
Luther. is the subject of hunt that
the police are making through the
city today. She has two little
daughters in the convent of the
Good Shepherd at st. Paul, who are
yearning to hear from her, but
whose letters addressed o-"Mrs.
Carrie Lamb, general delivery, Spo-
kane" have all been returned
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
HUSBAND LAUGHS NOW

Bert Wesley Hardy, charged with
forgery, who was recently arrested
in Illinois and brought back by
Deputy Sheriff s. D. Doak, was
bound over to the superior court to-
day by Justice Stocker, bond being
fixed at $1,000. Hardy ran away
from Spokane with another mans
wife and was located through a
haunting letter sent back to the
woman's husband. Deputy Prose.
cutor John Fl. Pelletier appeared
for the state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

by two-thirds vote indorsed j.
Grant Hinkle for the mayoralty
and Mr.. Atkinson knows this. The
inference that this action would
result In the unanimous action Of
the league to work for Hinkle was
natural. Mr.. Atkinson Is for N. 8.
Pratt and has been from the out
set. He will drop out of the
league, suppose, at the meeting
to be held this week."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
SNAKE
ASKS PEACE

HENRIETTA, Okla. March 30.
"A white flag was waving today
over Chief Crazy Snakes entrench-
ed camp. There will probably be
no further hostilities between the
authorities and Indians.
An Indian came from Snakes
camp bearing to Sheriff Odum a
message asking for terms of sur
render. He returned with com.
mand to Snakes Indians that they
must throw away all their arms.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
CANDIDATES PASS
FINAL TEST

Candidates for mayor will pass
the critical test of their careers to-
night at the chamber OF commerce
assembly room.
They have accepted invitations to
appear before the Spokane Equal
Suffrage association. The ladies
can't vote yet. but they're on the
way and what they think of a can
didate is likely to have its effect.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
AND HER MAMMA IS MRS. MA
DA DENNIS, WHO WAS IN
SPOKANE HOSPITAL TWO
YEARS AGO.

Where Is Mrs. NADIA Dennis?
The police are looking for hor as
the result of communication
reaching them this morning from
her sister-in law. Mrs. David Den
mis- of Brown City, Mich.
In that city a little daughter, age
7 years. Is yearning to hear from
her mamma, from whom nothing
has been heard In q long time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

save Clein from conviction.
The Nuzum brothers were called
to the city Jail to see Clein, by Mrs.
Douglas, according to information
that has been secured from reli-
able source, but so far they have
not been formally retained.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
ROAD CLOSES
ANOTHER GAP
NV United Press)

MISSOULA, March 30.-The Chi
cago and Pacific coast today were
connected by another transconti-
mental railroad, the Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound.
The last spike was driven at 6
last night two miles east OF Missou-
la.
II is expected that within three
weeks the few bridges still unfin
ishd will b compltd and within go
days tn road will be in operation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
WIFE'S CONFESSION
SAVES CRADLEBAUCH
INV United Pressl

DENVER, March 3o.-John Grad
elbaugh was today acquitted Of the
charge Of numbering John Walton,
with whom Cradeibaugh's wife fled
from their home In Wallace, Idaho.
Walton was killed on the street.
On the stand the wife confessed her
wrongdoing, helping her husbands
cause.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
l6Y United Pressl

PONTA DELGAO, March 3d.
The American consul and vice con-
sui brought Roosevelt in an auto
to the city. After brief stay In
Hamburg sailed. Roosevelt made
a speech before boarding the boat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
DYNAMITE KILLS 8
lRY United Pressl

CHILLICoTHE, Ohio, March 30.
Dynamite explosion today In an
excavation, where laborers were
building culvert across Indian
crerk. killed eight men aud injured
several.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
BUSY DAY FOR
OPIUM BUYERS
(By United press)

SEATTLE, March 30.-Fifty
pounds of opium, gathered by local
custom officers, was sold at auction
by the government this afternoon.
At the same time Is pounds were
sold at Tacoma. Bidding was spir-
tied because the law prohibiting
importation of opium is effective
next Thursday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

NEW YORK, March 30.--Willis
Britt, representing Ketchel. today
covered Jack Johnson's $4,000 for.
felt to bind match. Ketche1
means business and is now ready
to meet Johnson any time to agree
on terms.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

Continued on page g.
The Washington times., 1909-10-28

The same old bone of contention is
threatening TO cause trouble anew be
tween the Forest Service and the IN
terror Department, or rather between
Secretary BaHinger and Clifford Pinchot
The question Of water power grants mas
come up between them in a new form.
The Forest Service has prepared
form Of contract between the Govern
ment and the persons or corporations
seeking water power grants on the ma
tionaI forests. This form has been care
fully framed 1t IS understood that
Chief Forester PinchOt consulted Attor-
rev General WiCkersham about IT, II
has bee1 submitted to the Interior De-
rartroent with the object OF getting that
senartment to give assent TO it and 20
have ne Interior officials agree that tu-
t,lra grants of water powers shall be
made under d IKE form of contract.
Being utterly opposed TO the idea of
Grants OF water power IN peTpetuity, Mr..
pfnohot has provided in the cCatract
form which he has prepared, that the
grant shall terminate IN fifty years. It
IS f11rther. provided that it shall be re-
vocabIe If the contract is not carried out
in reasonable time or for other adequate
cause. The power is TO be used under
Government regulations and a reason
able charge is TO be imposed by the
Government In case it develops chat
the corporation which Is getting the
grant of water power is entering or has
entered a trust or conspiracy to monop-