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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
BOY TO
DRIVE DEVIL
OUT OF Him
"Healers" Had Such a Tus-
sic They BACKED the
Lads Eye.

A spiritual demonstration" of so
severe a nature that it BACKED the
eye of Percy Smith, age IL, this
morning landed Mrs. II. McEvoy
and Thomas McKinnon, socalled
healers, in the custody of the po-
lice on a charge of assault.
]. c. Smith. a poor man, father of
the boy, swore out the complaint
before Justice Mann. He declared
that the alleged healers beat and
bruised his young son in an en-
deavor to drive out a devil.
When little Percy returned to
his home after getting away from
the spiritualists, his left eye was
discolored and surrounding it was
an ugly bruise. His little body was
weak and hurt.
This Is the second case of this
kind which has come to notice
The other was of woman named
Mrs. Clark, out of whom the spirit
ualist drove devil, or at least
started their demonstration with
that end in view. Mrs. Clark
dashed screaming from the house
and boarded a passing streetcar,
beseeching the passengers to save
her.
Mrs. McEvoy, when seen In the
police station this afternoon, de-
clared that a devil has possessed
little Percy since his birth. The
devil in his left eye, it is said by
Mr.. Smith she declared, was the
evil spirit of Catholic priest.
Mrs. McEroy claimed that Mrs.
Smith, who also is a spiritualist,
came to her several times about
the boy and wanted the evil spirit
driven from his body. Mrs. Nc
Eyoy said at first she did not act
because it was not the proper time
to secure hold upon the devil.
Yesterday Mrs. Smith visited her.
Then little Percy followed.
Like the average youngster. he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
RICE
ENJO|NEO
Employment Agents Will
Not Pay License Due
January /.

Thirteen of the rs employment
agencies in Spokane today agreed
to stand pat any pay no more city
license on the ground that the or
dinance requiring a license fee OF
5000 per year is unconstitutional.
To forestall arrest for the non
payment of the license fee, which
became due January 1, they have
had Chief of Police Rice enjoined
from interfering with them in any
way until further order Of the
court.
The action is based on the ruling
Of Judge Huneke, made some
months ago in the case of the city
Of Spokane against A. M. Macho,
in which 1t was sought to take
Macho's license away and put him
out of business for alleged viola
ton of the ordinance. In passing
on that case Judge Huneke held
that the city council had exceeded
It's prerogatives under the city
charter in imposing n license on
the employment Offices.
In the suit fled today Thomas
Goodwin and 10 others are plain
tiffs. The validity of ordinances
A2633 and A2648 in the matter of
licenses for employment men is at
tackled on the ground that employ
ment agencies have a fixed place
of business and do not carry on
the sale of liquors; denies that the
employment agency receives the
equal protection of the law, as no
other brokers, insurance men or
real estate agents are made to pay
license fee; that the or
dinance IL invalid because it does
not state It's object in the title.
The compliments say the ordi-
nance is unconstitutional and that
they have refused to take a license
out under it for the year 1909, and
that they intend to carry on the
business without license.
Judge Hinkle assigned the case
to Judge Huneke. who made the
previous ruling in the Macho case.
Judge Huneke granted a restrain
ing order against Chief Rice, fix
ing the bond at 5000 and setting
the case for further hearing for
January Z. ]. M. Geraghty and
Alex M. Winston are the attorneys
for the employment agencies.
The knocking out Of the employ
ment agency license fee will mean
the loss Of $4,000 revenue to the
city. The Macho case, in which
Judge Huneke held the employ
ment agency ordinance invalid, has
been appealed by the city to the
supreme court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
MAYOR FINDS
MORE FLAWS

Mayor Moore this morning In
studying the new Graves franchise
which is to connect with the Co
lumbia river electric line, has
found another reason why the
council should not grant 1t in the
form submitted by Mr.. Graves at
torneys.
There Is no clause in the ordi-
nance which will allow the city to
separate the grades in case traffic
becomes so great as to be danger
Gus to life. The mayor says there
ought to be clause by which the
city could enforce grade separation
when the officials think 1t neces-
sary.
The mayors other reasons are
that the city should be paid sub
stantial revenue for the privileges
granted. and the franchise should
be for term of not more than
25 years. As worded It is for a
perpetual franchise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
TO AMEND
CHARTER
Referendum League and Central Labor Union
Plan Civic Reforms

The campaign for more effective
initiative and referendum rule in
Spokane was launched today noon
at a meeting of representatives
from the Spokane County Referen-
dunn league and the Central Labor
union. Thomas Maloney represent
ed the latter and Robert Farley,
DIR. Munroe and others the league.
The plan outlined comprehends
charter amendments designed to
make the referendum more sweep
ing by applying it to all legislative
acts of the city council. 1t is pro-
posed to cut the petition percent
age, now fixed at IS per cent. of
the city vote, to probably 10 for
referendum purposes and Is for
initiatory action. An effort will be
made to adopt the recall with a
percentage of Is, the same as now
prevails in Seattle and Los An
geles.
Still another amendment is de-
signed to empower the city to pur-
chase material, such as stone quar-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02

ries, asphalt, ETC.. for public Inn
provement purposes so that mate.
rial and labor will both be avail
able to the city in case Of con-
tractors holdup. The plan in
cludes the day labor system of do
ing public work.
Instead Of depending on the coun-
Gil to submit the proposed charter
amendments, the advocates Of
these reforms propose to circulate
petitions and secure a is per cent.
representation, which, under the
present law, will compel the coun-
Gil to submit the amendments az
offered. This plan will block any
chance Of the amendments being
doctored to suit councilmen's ideas
of what the petitioners want in.
stead of giving them what they ask
for. An active campaign will be
inaugurated at once along the
course outlined today.
Cooperation of the Central La
Dor union will be secured through
the labor committee on legislation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
QUAKE RESCUERS
GOING INSANE
Sailors and Soldiers Surrender Their Cloth
ing to Victims Vatican One
Vast Hospital.

Sicilian estate in the western part
Of the island to provide relief
funds.
The total property loss is esti-
mated at $1,000, 1000, 900.
ROME, Jan. 2.-Eveylin Pierce
arrived here with the news that
her brother, Joseph H. Pierce,
American vice consul at Messina,
and all members of his household
we're drowned in the tidal wave
after escaping from the quake. The
death of American Consul Cheney
is practically certain.
BOSTON, Jan. "A house to
house canvass to secure earth
quake funds began today by local
Red Cross society.
ROSLYN, WASH, Jan. 2.-Miners
of this city will have a tag day"
to raise funds for the relief Of the
Italian earthquake sufferers.
WASHINGTON. D. G., Jan. g.
The state department today re.
ceived a cable from Consul Crown
inshield at Maple. confirming the
death of Consul Arthur Cheney and
Vice Consuls Lupton and Pierce at
the American consulate at Messina.
1t is impossible to recover the
bodies. Lupton had just arrived
at Messina.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02

higher is all, but not enough to be
dangerous in the least.
The w. w. P. usually pays about
as much attention to the desires
Of the city officials as does a
mastiff to a pup, and will un.
doubleday object to paying for any
of the cost of the fill. One way
to force it to pay would be not to
fill the place or improve 1t at all.
Conditions now are not such a
detriment as might be expected.
Havermale street is only couple
OF blocks long. 1t is now reached
by way of Washington street. Al
though Mayor Moore says the
company should pay the greater
proportion OF the cost of a I'LL,
there is no good reason why II
should not pay all OF the cost.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
WOMAN LOSES
LIFE in FIRE.

A fire in the home of Mrs. T. j
Kelly. S405 Chandler street, about
2:30 o'clock this morning so suffo-
Gated her that she died soon after
removal to the emergency hospital
The police are looking for a
man supposed to have been drink
ing with the woman in her home
last night. A IA year old daughter
survives Mrs. Kelly. Her husband
who was bartender. committed
suicide in Spokane a few years
ago. The irigin of the fire is un
known.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02

kicks doors and pouts when he IL
not allowed to have his way.
Usually a good spanking Is cure
for such behavior. However, when
Percy followed his mother to the
spiritualists' home he was in an
ugly mood and slammed the doors.
When reproved he slammed the
door again and this time kicked 1t.
Its time to get that evil
spirit" shouted Mrs. McEvoy.
Thomas McKinnon, a great. raw
boned Scot, who Is with Mrs. Nc
Evoy most Of the time, then
grabbed Percy by the arm and
turned him over his knee. It was
not to spank him. however. Mrs.
McEvoy grasped the youngsters
hands and says that as the evil
spirit was driven from him the
blood rushed to his head and set
tied in his left eye.
The father claims the child was
beaten. Both the spiritualists
deny this and said they treated him
with gentleness. Mrs. McEvoy
says Percy kissed her on the de-
parting Of the evil spirit.
Justice Mann will set q day for
the trial when the pair are brought
before him this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02

ROME, Jan. 2.-Hundreds Of res
.uers have fallen among the vic
tins of quake and tidal wave at
Niessina and Reggie. Continued
'abor, lack OF food and impossible
'ty of sleeping have driven them
o the state of incipient insanity in
which they found the survivors.
1t Is difficult to tell the rescuers
rom the survivors.
Sailors and soldiers are giving
heir clothing to sufferers, conse-
7uently they are going almost
naked. AS soon as the living are
removed fro mthe ruins at Messina
and Reggie, the remaining build
ings will be leveled by feet bonn
bardment. There is no possibility
that the buildings will ever be
uesd again.
ROME, Jan. 2.--The vatican gar
dens have been transferred into a
hospital for the wounded refugees
from Messina and Reggie, so the
pope can attend to the sufferers
personally.
Church authorities have report
ed to the pope that they think
many Americans are in the ruins
at Messina.
ROME, Jan. liking Emmanuel
today ordered the sale of his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
TO MAKE DENNIS
EMPLOY CITIZENS
Spokane Capitalist Has to5Be Forced Into
Patronizing Spokane Labor.

Either hire Spokane citizen la.
Dor or we will grant you no fav.
ors," is the way the board of works
has decided to answer G.. B. Den.
mis- requests that he be allowed to
make changes in the plans and
specifications ordered for the East
Sprague avenue fill, for which the
city is to pay $4,000 for.
Mr.. Dennis plans to build the
base of the foundation of masonry
instead Of laying a dry wall upon
piling. To drive piling a sufficient
depth to hold the walls will cost
considerable money. City Engineer
Ralston has recommended that the
board allow the change. M
However, Councilman Funk OF
the First ward, who has been try.
ing his best to get John Huetter,
Dennis contractor, to put on Spo.
kane labor in place of foreigners.
heard Of Dennis plans, and has
showed so much opposition that
he has secured some consideration
from the board.
There is nothing to lose by al.
lowing Dennis to make his
change possibly, but he would not
make a change unless 1t saved him
money. For this reason he is left
at the mercy Of the board OF
works, which has the power to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02

grant his requests or not as 1t
pleases.
The employment of foreign in
stead Of local labor on this job
cannot legally be prevented. Coun-
Gilman Funk took the matter up
with Coboration Counsel Hamblen,
whose opinion Of the law was dis
courasing. The present scheme,
however, may prove effectual.
Councilman Funk said today
that there are probably not a
dozen taxpayers on the Sprague
job. Men who have families here
are competent and willing to do
the work, but, Of course, they de-
mand wages in excess of that paid
the foreigners. II the board, by
refusing Dennis request. makes it
impossible for him to save any
money on the job, there is no rea-
son left for him to try to save
money by employment of foreign
ers when if he employed whites his
savings would be greater by reason
of the fact that the board would
allow As changes.
Dennis is identified with the
chambre Of commerce and has
posed more or less as a booster for
Spokane. Apparently it makes con-
siderable difference when Dennis
chance of profit is concerned in a
matter of home boosting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
SEA LEAKAGE WAS CAUSE
OF THE GREAT QUAKE

VALLEJO. CAL, Jan. PRO
fessor T. J. See, director of the
naval observatory at Mare Island.
today made the following explana-
ton of the earthquake and tidal
wave in Italy and Sicily:
The great earthquake and sea
wave in the straits of Messina was
one of the most remarkable on
record, The worst OF such dis
turbances are caused by a leakage
of the ocean. This gradually forms
steam beneath the earths crust
where molten rock slowly swells
till more space is required and a
yielding and REIMBURSEMENT occurs.
Mountains are formed this way,
usually by the expulsion OF lava
from beneath the sea and trans
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
ASK GOVERNMENT
BOAT TO PANAMA

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Cali
fornia shippers will carry the fight
against increased railroad rates to
the interstate commerce commis-
sion Immediately. Their protests
were ineffective and increased
freight rates were in operation to-
day.
Shippers contemplate asking
congress and Roosevelt for gov
eminent steamship line between
here and Panama.
Every shipper is asked by the
executive committee, which han.
died the shippers fight. to keep q
strict account Of all increased
freight bills. so evidence win not
be lacking in event an appeal to
the interstate commerce commits
sion be successful.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
COMPANY SHOULD
PAY, BUT WILL 1T?

automatically but nothing has been
said as to what proportion of the
expense the company will bear, II
any. Possibly it will be necessary
to leave that matter also to the
supreme court, when. III the court
finds, ETC."
The fill proposed is recommended
by City Engineer Ralston as more
advisable than new bridge. II
would be considerably less expen-
sive than the concrete bridge,
which the council favors. To fill
In this space would necessitate
changing the north channel some
what, but the expense would be
slight comparatively. Engineer
Ralston says the change would do
no damage. Theh water In the
north channel would be somewhat
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02

Ellis LeMaster, who with T. c.
Cannon made an expert examina-
ton Of the books in the city treas.
urer's Office, bringing to light the
alleged shortage in the water Office
occupied the stand all the fore.
noon today in the Horton embez,
element trial.
LeMaster said that he was an
expert accountant but was not a
bookkeeper and had not kept three
sets of books in his life. He de-
tailed how the examination at the
city treasurer's Office was made
and how the list of 10 items in the
shortage of $3.329 charged to Hor-
ton in the water department was
compiled.
He detailed the confession OF
Horton in which the latter said
that he presumed the missing items
had gone into the bull sack" On
cross examination LeMaster said
he did not know of his knowledge
gained from the investigation, that
the $6S.40 item for which Horton
is being tried ever went into the
bull sack" or not; that the only
authority he had for the statement
was the admission made by Hor-
ton himself.
On cross examination LeMaster
said it might be possible that the
total collections in the city water
office on July IL. 1907, were proper
ly turned over by Horton to the
city treasurer's deputies and that
the money disappeared after it left
the hands Of Horton.
Judge Poindexter objected to
continual reference by the states
attorneys to the shortage" and
shortages, and denied that there
were any such. He asked that the
state be called upon to introduce
evidence to show that all of the
items in the list of ITO held against
Horton were really shortages or
else that the state cease to speak
of them as such hereafter. The
court held against him. The de-
Tense expects to show at the
proper time that some of the items
in the list Of ITO shortages used by
the state are not actually short
ages. but mere discrepancies in the
accounts, which can be explained
Ii the defense can show that any
items in the list are not really
shortages it will discredit some of
the witnesses for the state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
ON
BAY BOAT

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.-The
breaking OF shaft on the ferry
boat Sausalito early today threw
several hundred passengers into a
panic'Jn which fatalities were
averted by the quick action of the
captain and crew. In the rush for
life preservers and boats several
women were knocked down but
were not seriously injured. The
boat was lowed ashore. The thresh-
ing Of the huge steel shaft did
considerable damage before the en-
CINE was stopped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02

Owning practically all the prop
erty along Havermale street, which
runs of Howard onto the island
opposite the Great Northern depot,
the Washington Water Power Co.
Is promoting a deal whereby the
city is expected to AL in the chan
ne. crossed by the ~" bridge. As
the power corporation also claims
the riverbed and the water therein,
with about everything else the
Creator lodged in this nick of the
universe. anything In the way of
improvement the city can be In
duced to add to the property with.
out expense to the company is
naturally not entirely unaccepta.
BILE.
The project Is being worked up
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
MURDERS !
BETRAYER

LOS ANGELES, Jan. William
Mitchell, ironworker, was arrest
ed charged with numbering Cecil
Thayer, age 10, messenger &C
cused Of leading Mitchell's sister,
age 16, astray.
Mitchell approached the boy last
night and asked, Are you Cecil
Thayer?" When he received an
answer in the affirmative he drew
revolver and shot the lad dead.
He then fired several more bullets
into the PROSTATE form and sur
rendered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
HAMMER WIELDERS
WILL BE WITH BILLY

They'll set to hammering Billy
Sunday a week from today. 1t
would not be knocking him though.
The carpenters union met last
night for social session and some
business. Billy Sunday sent a
delegation to the union with an
invitation to hear Billy. Billy want
ed the whole bunch to be there at
once. So II was decided that next
Saturday night every loose car
penter in the union would so and
hear William spout
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
MCDONALD GETS
LOOSE AT LAST

J. M. Mcdonald has been re-
leased from the county jail, where
Tor the last six weeks he has been
held on a charge OF aiding in the
kidnapping OF his niece, Lois McDon-
aid, age seven. who disappeared
from McDonald's home In Spokane
November 4. Private bond for
$1,000 was given. A like charge
rests against McDonald's wife. who
left thu city about the time of her
husbafh's arrest. The present To-
cation OF the missing Mcdonald
children and Mrs. Mcdonald re-
mains unknown.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02

her to home. whereupon you turned
on her and asked her II she did
not think she had followed you
long enough, ordering her to take
a side road. which would lead her
away from home.
"She refused to do this, and
promptly told you she would take
the other road. This she did. Did
you expect my little daughter to
dismount on meeting yuo?
"As for my little girl she shall
take her rides as usual. If she be
so unfortunate as to meet you
again, ! feel confident that this
communication from me will be
sufficient to assure her safety here
after"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
SCOURCES ROOSEVELT
FOR HIS RuDENESS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--Carle-
ton b. Hazard, wealthy Virginian,
today declined tn discuss the re-
buke he addrgf 'fo the president
regarding theN,sresldent's alleged
action In accosting Hazards daugh-
ter on the road near Rock Creek
park The letter Grads:
MY daughter, Martha, age IA.
came home about two weeks ago
from horseback riding crying. She
stated she was aceosted while rid
ing in Rock Creek park. She in
forms me she Unexpectedly came
upon your party. Not wishing to
pass she rode slowly back of you
until she came to the road leading
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02

ference OF it under the land. This
is why mountain ranges are form
ed parallel to sea shores. The sells
mic sea wave In Italy shows that
SO much lava was expelled from
beneath the sea that tho bottom
was undermined and caved down
during the quake. Then the sea
retired to fill up the depression
level, where the bottom subsidized.
leaving the shore bare.
When the currents met st the
center Of the depression. this later
raised up into ridge above tho
normal height. When the swell
subsidized 1t sent q great wava
ashore to add to the horrors az the
quake. The country will now quiet
itself for long time"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
ARSON SUSPECT RELEASED

Coroner Witter has determined
not to hold Alex Knudson. va
grant, on charge of participation
In the burning of shack which in.
cinerated a man supposed to have
been Jack Gentle.
Following the fire Knudson was
found drunk and said he had been
In the shack when the Are started
and got out, leaving Gentle to his
fate. Both men had been drinking
heavily all day. Knudson will be
tried on charge of drunkenness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
RUBY DID NOT ELOPE

Ruby Stanley, age II, who, 1t was
reported to the police yesterday,
had disappeared and probably
eloped with Grant Anderson, To-
connective fireman, was found this
morning by Sergeant McPhee. She
lives with the family of s. ]. Par
sons, E224 Sprague avenue. She
said there was quarreling at the
house yesterday and. she left. Last
night she stayed at the Riverside
hotel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02

delinquent who has Just been or
dered committed by Judge Hinkle.
The record shows that in the SUI
perior court of the state of Wash
ington, Irene Washington. age IL,
on complaint Of her stepfather was
committed to the Washington state
training school at Chehalis, Wash,
until she reaches the age of IS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
BAIT FOR ENAkOPS.

Nat Reiss, the carnival man, has
written to Police Chief Rice, one of
the cruelest of the beings known
as Enakops. Offering to open nego-
tiations for the Improvisation OF
wild and strange animals for the
proposed Enakops exposition next
summer. The chief will take the
matter up with others of the
Enakops race.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
THE TAFT
STORY

AUGUSTA, Ga, Jan. 2.--It is
denied at the headquarters OF
President-elect Taft that his
brother, Charles Taft, will be ap
pointed ambassador to succeed
Whitelaw Reid to Great Britain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-02
RUSSIAN PRIEST
REPORTED DEAD

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. e.
Father John Of Kronstadt. the most
powerful priest in Russia. il re-
ported dead.