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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
DRUG CLERKS
GET TOGETHER

E. P. Ferte, the man in charge
Of the prescription department Of
the Ritter Drug Co.'S store, was
elected president of the Registered
Pharmacists of America. at the
first annual meeting of the body,
held here last night. e. w. Ham,
mond was chosen vice president,
A. F. Maxwell, secretary-treasurer
and L. c. Ramsdell, vice secretary
treasurer.
This organization, which is ma
tional in its scope, was organized
here in May. and Spokane is made
fits head laboratory" So far less
than so members have been en-
rolled, but this is an encouraging
increase over the membership at
the time II was founded.
Enforcement of the pharmacy
laws and plans to bring about a
more universal employment Of reg
istered pharmacists only at the
prescription counters were the
chief objects of the founders in or
ganizing the nationai association.
The Spokane local, as 1t may be
called, already has an employment
department, through which help in
all lines of the drug business can
be secured for any part of the
country.
President Ferte states that while
the organization could scarcely be
recognized as a pharmacists union,
having no specified wage scale. ii
is figured that indirectly, through
the strict enforcement of the phar-
macy laws and on the general quail
ifications of it's members, the or
ganization can bring about effects
similar to those made by regular
unions.
A death benefit, that will grow
with the combination, has already
been established here. The Off,
GERS elected last night will serve
one year. Meetings are held the
last Thursday of each month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
ONE YEAR IN JAIL TO
CURE HIM OF DRINK HABIT

One year in jail sounds like
rather bitter medicine to give .
man for the good of his soul and
body, especially when rendered in
the spirit OF compassion. Yet this
Is the prescription Judge Mann this
afternoon gave J. b. Williams, who
suffers from chronic alcoholic KEEP
tomanla. As he told the court.
when gripped by the thirst for
liquor, he steals II he can't get
drink in any other way. He had
only recently left jail when he
committed two thefts that
amounted to burglary. The court
heard the same old plea OF having
fallen from a high position. and
that Is likely. for William Is we'll
educated. and his solemn promise
to leave liquor alone II excused this
time.
That was all very familiar to the
court and an earnest but not Sc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
ARMY OF CORPORA TONS
TO BE WIPED OFF MAP

relief from the monotony of the
city bastile for the remainder OF his
service and should be given some
advancement as a reward for his
faithful service,
There is no chance of Captain
of Police Coverly slipping into the
chiefship at the expiration Of his
service unless the chiefs pay ia
doubled about twice over. He said
so today.
Il wouldn't accept the job OF reg.
ular chief of police for $500 a
month. too well know how much
worry and responsibility there il
attached to the job he declared.
Captain Coverly has been acting
chief on several occasions and IL
was limited when former Captain
John Sullivan was appointed act
ing chief of police by Mayor Pratt
that Coverly would be given the
office for the remainder OF the
term when his 20 years OF service
In the police department was fin.
ished.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
SAYS HER HUBBY
HAS DIAMONDS

At the hearing of an order to
show cause why he should not pay
alimony and counsel fees, Judge
Hinkle, in the superior court this
morning, in the case of Gertrude
johnson against her husband, John
A. Johnson, awarded the wife $50
alimony a month and $50 for her
attorney, pending her divorce suit.
which she has filed.
Johnson Is the owner of the sa-
loon known as the Horseshoe bar,
and his wife alleged In her order
on him to show cause that he was
wealthy and had diamonds worth
$4,000. She asked for $500 attor.
ney fee and 500 a month alimony.
Johnson was enjoined some time
ago from disposing af his nronartv.
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DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S
GOING, AND ON THE WAY
TO NOWHERE IN. EAST OLIVE
BRIDGE MATTER.

The city council has got into
the predicament that might be ex-
pected in its pull-hauling over
building the new East Olive ave-
nue. bridge. Mohr was active
again last night, and In FOLLOWING
his lad the council naturally got
nowhere. Mohr wanted the council
to advertise for bids on the bridge
to be opened on July Z, and sub
mitted to q special meeting OF the
council July s. This motion lost,
but Mohr secured an adjournment
of the council until July g.. which
he doubtless figured would answer
the same purpose. The apparent
purpose. is to let the bridge by con-
tract instead of doing the work by
day labor. The function Of saying
how the bridge shall be built, how
ever, rests with the board, and
how the council is going over the
boards head is a matter AZ vague
as Mohr's argumnts on the Ques-
ton.
Another twist in the procedure
Is that contract bids opened on
July z will not be legal. Such con.
tracts have to be advertised 20
days, and that period will not have
lapsed. The council also Instruct
ed the board to Informally accept
plans Of the National Bridge Co.
in connection with the bidding.
But council. informalities fail to
supercede charter requirements in
such cases, and the city engineers
plans will be the only valid plans
befoer the board.
AS result the East Olive ave-
nue. bridge situation Is tied up in
the sort Of package It will take all
summer to unite II the council per-
sits in the Intellectual, meddling
policy 1t has adopted In connection
with its row with City Engineer
Ralston. Whether Ralston is de.
serving OF censure or not for the
Mission avenue bridge has been
lost among the wheels within
wheels set going, the council In
the meanwhile f1oundering about
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
SPOKANE
DAY HAS
BIG CROWD
Metropolis of Inland EN-
pire Was Very Much
in Evidence.
(By United Press)

SEATTLE, June 25.-Spokane
cay at the exposition today
brought out one of the largest
crowds that has yet attended. This
morning a special train carrying
800, arrived from Spokane. Spo-
kane chamber Of commerce, mem
bers OF the 100000 club. city Off
GERS and citizens assembled on the
grounds before noon and parade
was given at 1880. The Spokane
building was dedicated at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
The program included music by
the Elks quartet of Spokane, an
address Of welcome by Lachlan
MacLean, chairman of the Spokane
exposition committee. and an ad-
dress by Governor Hay. The ora
ton of the day was delivered by
the Rev. w. J. Hindley, pastor Of
the Plymouth Congregational
church of Spokane. Other speeches
were made by Mayor Pratt of Spo-
kane, M. M. Goldman Of the Wash
ington state commission, and r. s..
insinger, chairman Of the board Of
control Of the national irrigation
congress. The Spokane visitors
will spend three days at the fair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
lBy United Press)

MINNEAPOLIS, June 25.-Court
records here indicate that Mrs.
Edith Thompson Woodhill was Ann
Pearl Witt before her adoption by
Captain Thompson. They show
that she was adopted October 10,
1890. She was the daughter of
Ann Zeetella Witt, the widow of
Matthew Witt. She was born in
Asotin, Wash, November 30, 1886.
ST. MICHAELS, Md, June 25.-
Emmett Robrts, the slayer or Mrs.
Mabel Thompson Woodhill, was
shot to death by sheriff's posse
while resisting arrest at 4 o'clock
this morning. Roberts was sur
rounded on a wharf at Mcdaniel,
Md, the home of Mrs. Woodhills
foster father, Captain Charles H.
Thompson. Robrest opened fire on
his pursuers, who returned the fire,
instantly killing him at the first
volley. Roberts was heavily armed
and had been surrounded by towns
people during the night, awaiting
the coming Of officers.
Mrs. Woodhill was the wife of
Gilbert Woodhill of Los Angeles,
an automobile dealer. She was a
friend of Mrs. Katherine Tingley,
the Point Iona purple mother
She was placed in the Point Iona
school by her guardian, Lyman ].
Gage, former secretary of the treas
ury, and studied theosophy for
years.
Mrs. Woodhill and her husband
had gone to Maryland for a visit
with Captain Thompson, and Wood
hill had started on his return trip
home, leaving his wife behind to
spend the summer. MISSIONER had
her husband gone than Mrs. Wood
hill began keeping the company of
Roberts, who owned small farm
adjoining Captain Thompson's
place. The couple were much to-
gether and after the woman was
murdered and her body cast into
the river, Roberts remained around
and assured Thompson that his fos.
ter daughter would return. Sus-
picion was directed to Roberts be-
cause the woman was last seer
alive in hi company. Roberts was
newspaper correspondent and
magazine writer.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, June u.s.
IT'S a shame to drag my name into
this mess simply because poor
girls body was found in an eastern
river" declared Lyman ]. Gage to
day, discussing the tragic death OF
Mrs. Woodhill. Gage refused to
say anything concerning the WON.
ans past. When asked concerning
the parentage of the woman Gage
replied, Have your own guess. -
He said she was in San Diego less
than a month ago. He admitted
that she was entered by him in the
Tingley school of theosophy, OF
which he is a member.
ST. MICHAELS, Md, June 25.-
Gilbert Woodhill said that Lyman
J. Gage kne whore about his wife
than he did himself. II knew my
wife was divorced from Caswell
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
C|CARET LAW
CONDEMNED
BY JUDGE
COMMENT AROUSED BY AR.
REST OF TWO YOUNG MEN
WHO HAD JUST COME FROM
IDAHO,

How far the common sense of
the police court scars above the
boundaries of legislative restric-
tons was demonstrated this after
noon in Judge Mann's court. James
Baker and William Burns, both ap-
parently hard working young men,
came to town from Idaho looking
for WORK. They were about broke
but they had the markings" of a
cigaret and attempted to solace
themselves herewith. Officer
Miles saw them, and the new law
makes the act an offense against
the peace and dignity of the state.
The court remarked that the law
might be all right, but to him 1t
seemed farcical, especially when
applied to a stranger coming from
a state where smoking has not yet
been made crime. The court
had no use for cigarets personally,
and il they were harmful thought
their use ought to be regulated, but
he pointed out that the penalties
must inevitably fall on working
men unable to pay fines. He con-
tinued the case and told the boys
that the continuance need not IN
terfere with any work they might
have.
A similar course was followed in
the case of Richard Mccarthy, ar
rested for the same offense. Judge
Mann expressed the hope that
someone who could afford to would
test the law. He did not think it
would pass a test. The court men,
toned the fact that several laws of
the new code seemed to him i'm
proper legislation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
UNION LAUNDRY
HAS FAILED
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS WHICH
BACKED IT IN THE BEGIN
MING WILL LOSE THEIR
MONEY-MORTGAGEES TAKE
ALL.

Heavily in debt, judgments Of
considerable amount, and $4,000,
or thereabouts, In unpaid mort
cages hanging over II. the Union
laundry, the first cooperative ven
ture into speculative fields by Spo-
kane's labor unions. has changed
unexpectedly gone to the
wall. Labor unionlsts have lost
their money and the mortgages
have been notified that the machin-
cry and all earthly effects aside
from its trade and name Is In the
inactive plant out on Superior
street at their disposal
With a mortgage of 81 500 on the
machinery, the Traders National
bank eomes first, and when that In
ST. IN Is satisfied the Spokane
Labor Temple associations mort
gage OF 5000 and that of 5000 said
to be held against the property by
J. II. Stevenson, prominent team
owner, will practically stand for
naught, according to the way labor
unionists have the thing figured
today.
w. j. Doust Of the Cascade laun-
dry, Frank G.. Meeks OF the Spo-
kane laundry, James F. Mama of
the Great American laundry and
George Shafer. former manager OF
the unfortunate enterprise when It
was run as a "union" laundry. now
own what Is left of the old con-
Germ. Labor unions who put sew
eral thousand dollars into the stock
of the old Union laundry over on
Broadway, which later made up a
part of the new Union laundry cap
ital by means OF consolidation
with the Inland Laundry Co., are
squeezed out altogether.
The deal was contaminated yes.
terday, but the consideration will
not yet be made public. Whatever
that is may be divided among the
stockholders.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
FRANCHISE NOT
TAXABLE

On a construction OF the law
agreed to by the Western Union
Telegraph Co. and Prosecuting At
torney Fred c. Pugh, representing
the county, an order was entered In
the superior court to the effect that
the county should accept 3620.7S,
as offered by the telegraph com.
pany in payment Of its taxes for
1907.
It was sought to tax the COM
pany's franhcise as such and the
amount in controversy was 1910.
The supreme court had passed on
parallel case that came up from
Pierce county and on account of
that ruling 1t was agreed that the
company's franchise was exempt
from taxation. The treasurer is
enjoined by the agreement Just
reached from levying any such tax
In the future.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
SWEDES HOLD A
JOYOUS REUNION

At Mantle park Spokane's swed-
ish-American population held their
second annual picnic under the
auspices OF the local society. The
affair began at o'clock Ii the
afternoon and lasted until q late
hour last night. Over 700 Swedish.
Americans attended. and the fes-
tivities included all the known out.
door sports in which men, women.
boys and girls took part.
Dan Danielson. president Of the
society. made the address OF wei
come and said the object 81 the
picnic was to bring the local
Swedish population In closer social
relation.
In the evening the Hwenska 0lea
club entertained with songs. and
Rey. ]. =. Seth and other pre-
inent Swedes Of the city spoka.
Prizes were awarded the winners
in tha various athletic events, 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
COUNCIL TIES ITSELF
IN DOUBLE B0WKN0T

impotently and the taxpayer pay
ing the freight.
+, Councilman Nelson last night
offered q resolution submitting the
bridge building to the board of
works for immediate action, sup
porting It with an argument for
day labor. The resolution was
lost on a tie. Dalke, Cartwright,
Funk and Mohr voting against it.
The matter now hangs until July
g, when 1t will be necessary for
the Mohr forces to revise the city
charter If they are still deter
mined that the bridges shall be
built by contract. Possibly they
are only figuring ON getting an ex-
act bid and other data from con-
tractors in order to have the
mathematical goods on the city
engineer II they have occasion to
go after him over the East Olive
bridge. Meanwhile the taxpayer
still pays the freight In wasted
time.
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we're little talk on reformation
came from the bench In response.
In administering the sentence. the
heaviest he has given. Judge Mann
said that II Williams could satisfy
him later that he was hopefully
started in the direction of redemp-
ton the court would take further
interest In his case and see what
could be done.
Then they led Williams away, n
lost dog, with the deep brand of
ruined manhood stamped upon his
face and form. The liquor habit
has brought him to the door of the
penitentiary under the cumulative
penalty law.
Judge Mann's temperance course
is rather sever, but 1t works effect
ually II the patient will do what he
can to help himself. an instance of
which the court cited in passing on
Williams.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
SUES FOR A BEATING

Jacob Carp filed complaint in
the superior court this morning, in
which he asks that George Use,
who resides In Spokane, pay him
$l025 for bodily injuries which he
alleges the defendant inflicted
upon him.
Carp says that on the I4th of
November, 1908, Use made an I'M
lawful assault upon him. beating
and wounding him in the head and
on other portions of his body, and
that he will carry a permanent
scar on his face where he alleges
Ilse cut him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
KIDS EAT SUGAR
PALACE AS FAST
AS IT IS BUILT

SEATTLE. June 25.-A sugar
palace, such as shown in one of
the seems from the Ginger Bread
Man." is building as one of the
exhibits Of Hawaii at the EXPOSITION.
So toothsome is the palace that the
workmen have difficulty In keeping
ahead of the visitors VINO break
off pieces OF the structure and eat
it. Small boys passing the sugar
1alace give 1t a desultory lap with
their tongues and the result Is that
by night considerable of the sugar
Is missing.
The sugar palace is 25x27 feet
and IA fet high. 1t is replica of
the royal palace of Hawaii, which
Is now used by the territorial gov
eminent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
DYING MOTHER
CALLS FOR SON

William Walkers mother is dy-
ing at Sherry Valley, Prince Ed.
ward county, Ontario, and all day
long the police have conducted a
fruitless search through Spokane
for her absent boy. Walker was
at the Pedicord hotel here not long
ago, but left and since that time,
the police have found no trace of
him.
The police are anxious that any
one who can tell Of William Walk
er's present whereabouts shall re-
port It to them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
HID HIS WATCH IN
CONDUCTORS SLEEVE
10y United Press)

SEATTLE, = June rs. - Two
masked men held up and robbed
the, crew Of Nineteen<h avenue
car al, Nineteenth avenue and East
Caller street. The conductor lost
81 Of his own money, about SIS of
the company's money and his
watch. The motorman lost a quar-
ire, all the money he had. \
The motorman has q watch. He
thought first OF that when the ban
dts stepped on the car, and slipped
the timepiece up the conductors
sleeve and saved Il.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
VICTORY FOR
MRS. H. GOULD
Given Clean Bill Of Character and $1,000 a
Month Alimony.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Justice
Bowling this afternoon completely
exonerated Mrs. Howard Gould Of
all charges made against her by
her husband and granted her a sep
aration and alimony OF $4,000 per
month.
Denying that she had any affec-
ton for Dustin Farnum, the actor.
and charging that every witness
who testified to having seen her
Intoxicated swore falsely, Mrs.
Howard GoulG resumed her story
on the stand this morning in her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
TAKAH|RA NOT
RECALLED
(By United Press)

TOXIC, June 25.-Ambassador
Takahira is coming home from
Washington, d. c., this summer,
but he will not be recalled, accord.
ing to a statement made today to
the United Press by a representa-
tive of the emperor in an inter
view. The statement was made in
reply to rumor that Takahira
would be recalled because he was
unable to cope with questions aris-
ing between the two nations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
(By United Press)

OLYMPIA, June 25.-Nearly
$4,000 Washington corporation are
soon to be wiped off the records Of
the secretary of state. Such of
them as are already dead will no
longer be permitted to do business.
Under the law Of 1905 all corpora
tons delinquent for two years in
the payment of the annual license
must be taken from the list. The
delinquency cannot be settled by
paying up now.
Many hundreds of additional cor
porations will fall under the ban
and be put out of business II their
license tax is not paid this month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25

She was gOwned in a rich black
dress and costly pearls.
She admitted meeting Farnum 10
times on various occasions and in
sisted that Farnum was IAN &C.
Quaintance," not an admirer.
Attorney Nicoll, who questioned
her, was unsuccessful in an at
tempt to have her tell the color of
Farnum's eyes and give a general
description of him. She admitted
that she had been receiving from
$4,000 to $1,000 per month, adding:
That's not much money; not
nearly enough for what l wanted"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25

cigaret and the chain gang in reso-
lutions unanimously passed, the
Washington State Federation of
Women's Clubs closed its session
last night. A protest was made
against the practice of working
men In chain gangs in streets and
against combining men and women
in stockades without a division.
Walla Walla was selected as the
next convention place.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
WOMAN'S PAST
BEING Barred
Victim Of Maryland Tragedy a Native Of
Asotin, Wash.--Ward Of Gage.

when she married me, but knew lit
tie else" said Wooihill. II never
inquired about her adoption by
Captain Thompson of Maryland,
but knew papers legalizing her
adoption were on file in Baltimore.
l presumed they contained all the
data.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25

er farmer, slaughter and bring the
beef to town to sell without TAX
ing out city peddling license.
E Chief of Police Sullivan's ruling
on the point is that the farmer can
come to town and sell the beef
first then go back home, get it
and deliver it without taking out a
license. If he brings In the load of
beef and peddles 1t about town he
will have to pay the fee, evidently.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25

Tomorrow, Saturday, June 20, is
Ohio day at Cedar Point. Fish lake.
Several hundred ONO people are
expected to be there. Free trans
portation and boats will be fur
nished to all parts Of the lake. Ex-
cursion rates given by the Idaho 4
Washington Northern will insure a
large gathering.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
HEAT KILLS
FIFTY
(ey United Press)

NEW YORK, June 25.-Over
fifty dead is the result Of the hot
wave Of the past few days. There
are no signs of abatement. Hos
pitfalls are overlooking with the
Frustrated and thousands continue
to slep outdoors. Coney island and
the parks are crowded.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
CITY PEDDLINC
LICENSE POINT

The Press has been asked II one
farmer can buy cattle from anoth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-25
WOMEN OPPOSE
CHAIN GANGS

(6y United Press)
SEATTLE, June 35.-After TAX
ing determined stand against the
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-05-22
ORIGIN of the "Johnnies."

The opposing armies applied many
different names to each other during
the war. AT the outset "Reb" and
"Secesh'' were favorite terms as ap-
plying to the Confederates. Along in
1862 "Grayback" and "Butternut"
were often used, both derived from the
uniforms the Confederates wore. Many
of their uniforms were of a butternut
color, dyed reddish brown with butter
nut bark. But some time in 1864, as
the story goes, two pickets, one from
each army, were haunting each other
The Union man said it was as bad to
be a rebel as to be Johnny Bull. The
name 'Johnnies," because of England's
supposed friendship for the Confeder-
acy, sprung into great popularity and
has survived.