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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
WILL CUT ICE
IN THIS CASE

Phillip D. Carr, receiver at Sc
attic of the No Ice Refrigerator and
Manufacturing Co.. has served pa
pers on Alva r. Clarke, C. M. Bar
ringer, N. L. Smith, J. B. Cald-
well, Lewis A. Cakes and the Ice
less Refrigerator Co., local cor
pOration, in a suit about to be
started in Spokane county for the
recovery of valuable patents worth
many thousands of dollars and
which the No Ice Refrigerator Co.
claims it has been defrauded out
Of by the above named men and
the Iceless Refrigerator Co. of Spo-
kane.
Back of this suit lies an inter-
esting story of alleged conspiracy
which will have direct bearing on
the civil and criminal charges
brought against Charles r. Hessel-
tine, president of the United Sc
curities Co.
Alva R. Clarke of Seattle, in Sep
TENDER, 1908, was the inventor of
certain valuable patents, as shown
by the records in the United States
patent office, for new method
of cooling cars and refrigerators
without the use of ice. The No Ice
Refrigerator Co. claims that it en-
tered into an agreement with
Clarke to purchase these patents,
given him in payment the entire
capital stock of the company,
amounting to 100000 shares at S.
par value or $500, 900, he also agree
ing to pay back into the treasury
certain number of shares of the
purchase price.
Clarke, 1t is then alleged, failed
to carry out his written agreement,
but instead it is said formed a
conspiracy with Barringer, Smith,
Caldwell, Cakes and others, and
formed with the intent to defraud
the No Ice company, the defend
ant corporation, known as the Ice
less Refrigerator Co. The United
Securities Co., who, It is alleged,
owns a majority of the stock of
the No Ice Refrigerator Co., then
employed G.. M. Barringer to nego-
tiate with Clarke for the patents,
and in another suit filed in the
superior court by it claims that
instead Of using the money entrust-
ed to him for the purchase of the
patents Barringer and the others
induced Clarke to convey the pat
ents to the Iceless Refrigerator Co.
Barringer, it is alleged, paid the
money belonging to the United Sc
curities Co. to Clarke. in consider
alton for the conveyance along
with stock of the Iceless Co.
The petition sets forth that the
superior court of King county has
instructed the receiver to bring
this suit to protect the equity of
the stockholders of the No Ice COM
pany for the benefit Of its credit
ors, and the receiver asks that the
record of the transfer to the Iceless
company be invalidated and Clarke
be compelled to convey the patent
to him as trustee for the No Ice
company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
NO SECONDHAND
SCHOOL FOR THEM

Whether the board OF education
can palm off on Hays park one
small secondhand frame school.
house In place of tho four room
brick building that was promised
is likely to be made an issue III
injunction proceedings az q result
OF a meeting of the Hays Park
Improvement club last night.
On a report that the board Of
education intended to move the
old building from Minnehaha 10
Hays park President Sims Of the
club appointed committee to look
up the legal phase with reference
to restraining the board nom
carrying out its plan. A vigorous
protest was also framed ana TIE
legal fight will be resorted 10 e
the protest fails.
The hoard has given Minnehaha
new school and the Hays park
people claim they have twice ~
many pupils. while their nearest
school Is either the Logan ~ The
Longfellow. = mile and 3 half dir
tant. The board promised Hay'n
park good building. they cav. and
they intend to realize on the prozIe
Use II there ID any way % % q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
COUNTY MUST f.
BEAR EXPENSE

The court has decided that the
county must pay the costs In ha-
beas corpus proceedings brought
by Grace Pauschen. an alleged lun-
attic, for her discharge from the
custody and confines Of the East
ern Washington Hospital for the
Insane at Medical Lake.
Her cost bill amounts to $4,000.
which the county will have to pay.
The costs. amounting to over $3.50,
of the Medical Lake institution
will also have to be paid by the
county. -
The records show that she was
committed from Lincoln county to
the care of DIR. J. M. Semple of
the Medical Lake hospital on Sep
TENDER 25. 1908. and discharged at
the hearing of the habeas corpus
proceedings on January %. 1908.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09

depend on her husband for a liveli-
hood for herself and the little ones,
but finally, Is months ago, for the
second time, he sent her a pass.
She hoped that the six years sep
aration had changed him-perhaps
made him steadier in his work and
more thought Of his home, and she
came.
1t soon became the same old
story-Ben was never satisfied
with his employment. First he was
a railroad brakeman, but finally he
secured employment at living
wages in a store. Growing tired of
this and apparently thoughtless of
how the weight of his overwhelm-
ing debts would fall with crushing
force on his little family, he went
away.
She could not pay her debts
without funds and even bills that
he had incurred were beginning to
come to her for settlement. Finally
the furniture company that put the
furniture in their house came and
took the outfit away because she
could not pay.
1t was a cold blooded business
proposition with the furniture
dealer, but almost at the same
time he placed her case before the
Jewish society. While they are at
tempting to reunite her with her
husband, who is now somewhere in
Oregon, Mrs. Cohn and her little
ones are at the mercies of charity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
(By United Press.)


LOS ANGELES, July 9.-Twen.
sy-four women are involved today
n the strange case of Christian G.
Johnson, alleged bigamist, whom
the police believe is John Madison,
with wives in most large cities.
Ten widows have been found
who believe they all married Mad
son in the past four years. Others
think he swindled them through
promises of marriage.
The prisoner is puzzle to the
police. He is 62 years old and a
protested woman hater. Under the
names of John Madison, Christian
c. Johnson. John c. Anderson and
G. o. Moeller he is accused of hav-
Ing married the following widows:
Mrs. Elizabeth N. e. Jackson,
lola, Kan, a wealthy woman, to
whom he represented himself as q
California cattleman. He married
her in the fall of 1908, secured
b1400 and disappeared.
Mrs. Minnie Allen, st. Louis,
oaned Mh $3.50 before their mar
.iage, which occurred November 8,
1907. He also borrowed her dia-
nond ring and disappeared.
Mrs. Alice Richardson, St. Louis,
married him In 1908. He obtained
5000 In jewelry from her.
Mrs. Katherine Bauman is an
other st. Louis woman from whom
be secured $1,000 before marriage.
Mrs Maggie f. Bloom, Hannibal,
Mo-, married him in 1908. She sold
her home to get money for him.
Mrs. A. Farran. Rocheport, Mo-,
married him in June, 1907, under
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
HIGHER BIDDER
GETS BIG JOB

In spite of the fact that the
Western Asphalt Co. bid lower on
the Division street paving job, the
board of works let the contract to
the Blome Co. of chicago for a
total OF $S3,6S0, or abou $l,700
more than the Western Asphalt
bid.
The Blome Co. bid was favored
at the higher price by~ property
owners interested, who said they
had investigated the company's
work in Chicago and figured that
they would get the best work the
company could do, as this is it's
first appearance In the west.
The Western Asphalt Co. is a
Spokane firm headed by II. l..
Lilienthal. NE refused to say
whether he Would make any pro-
test on the award this afternoon,
but gave the inference that IL any
thing was done 1t would come from
the property owners. II is report
ed that there Is a detection devel-
Oping in some quarters on Division
over the higher bidder being given
the contract.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09

feared, as a posse OF formers, arm
ed with revolvers and ShotgunsI
had gathered there early Ii the
evening and the feeling against the
prisoner was running high. To
avoid the possibility of any attempt
to wreak summary vengeance on
the prisoner the sheriff's posse and
some of the more cool headed
ranchers were detailed to guard the
building In which Scholl rested un-
til the Great Northern train for
Spokane arrived.
There were no eye witnesses Of
the tragedy and the only version
of the affair so far obtained In that
by Scholl to Deputy Prosecutor
Donovan at Colbert. This comics.
sion is signed by Scholl and Wit
messed by Deputy Sheriffs Logan
and Sweet, e. ]. Carpenter, T. w.
Smith and H. M. Ewing.
In his narrative of the tragedy
Scholl says that Falkstraw, who
had yesterday been engaged in per-
forming chores for q neighboring
rancher named Fred Winifred, had
demani led that Scholl comply with
an order of Winifred and remain
off the latter's land. accompanying
the request with q threat. Sch0n
at the time was on horseback and
was accompanied by his wife, who
came to open the gates and IL said
to have heard the threat of Falk-
straw. Scholl's usual. outlet TO and
from the public highway took him
across the Winifred place. and he
informed Falkstraw that he would
return over the same route on his
way home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
MURDERED BY !
HIS NE|CHb0R
Slayer Claims Self Defense But Officers
Insist Killing Was Deliberate Murder.

AS the result of grudge of five
years standing between neighbor-
ing ranchers, Ed Scholl, age SO, at
Z o'clock last night shot and kill
ed Henry Falkstraw, age SO, at a
point near Mt. Carrolton school.
house, II miles northeast of Col
bert or about % miles northeast of
Spokane.
While Scholl, who is under ar
rest, claims that the crime was
committed in self defense, the at
tending circumstances, in the
opinion of the officers, mark 1t as
clear case of premeditated MUIR
der.
After the commission Of the
crime Scholl made an attempt to
escape on horseback, but his horse
went lame and he was compelled
to take to the highway on foot.
When within four miles of Colbert,
where he intended to take a Great
Northern train west, Scholl en-
countered an automobile contain
ing Deputy Prosecutor w. G. Dono-
van, Coroner Schlegel and Deputy
Sheriffs J. T. Logan, George Sweet
and s. d. Doak, who made his ar
rest after he had tried to dodge
around the machine and get away.
The deputy prosecutor and the
three deputy sheriffs leaped from
the automobile and with revolvers
drawn surrounded and captured
Scholl before he had left the ma
chine 90 feet behind. A telephone
call from Tom Smith of Colbert
brought a hurried response from
the Spokane officers.
After Scholl was taken to Col
hort affeuntS at iYnching were
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
MUST PAY ALIMONY

Wess T. Shale,. whom his wife
cited for contempt in not obeying
the courts order to pay her $40
per month alimony, was to have ap-
peared before Judge Webster this
morning to explain, but owing to
the courts order, he will have un-
til July 10 to answer.
The Shales were married on
June IA, 1891. and have five chill
dren. The wife secured a divorce
on the grounds of non-support and
cruelty on January 20, 1904. Judge
Belt ordered him to pay his wife
$40 per month for the support OF
her infant children. He failed to
keep up the payments and must
show the court good reason or be
in contempt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
MUST STAND LOSS

The city council last night con-
CURED In the action of Mayor Pratt
in knocking out the wholesale
liquor licenses of the Nichols and
Rice bath houses but refused to
give them any refund for the I'M
used portion Of the licenses, as
recommended by the mayor.
This action was taken on the
motion of Jacob Schiller, who held
that because the license regulations
were deliberately violated, the
holders thereof were entitled to
no relief.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09

CONVENTION
SPOKANE ADVOCATES OF 81.
RECT LEGISLATION REPRE-
sENTED AT SEATTLE MEET
lNG-1lG SPEAKERS BILLED.

The Washington Direct Legisla-
ton league will hold state con-
vention in Seattle August 81. The
convention is held for the purpose
of getting all sections of the state
working In complete harmony for
the adoption of an initiative and
referendum amendment to the
state constitution. The conven-
ton will be held in the Hall OF
Fine Arts in the A. Y. p. exposition
grounds.
A meeting of the local referen-
dunn league will be held some day
next week to secure a representa-
tive delegation from this county.
The local league is represented
in the state organization by Mayor
n. s. Pratt and Attorney Alex
Gregg.
The principal speaker at the Sc
attic convention will be w. s. Uren
of Oregon, Father of the Referen-
dunn" as he is popularity known.
Senator George f. Chamberlain OF
Oregon also will attend and adj
dress the convention.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
HESSELTINE CASE
CONTINUED TO AUGUST

The hearing in the case of the
United Securities Co, a temporary
receiver for which is applied for
by A. Il. PINCH. a bondholder. was
to have been continued this morn
Ing before Judge Webster, but by
agreement Of counsel it went over
until August 16. at $3.50 a. m.
During the hearing Hesseltine's
attorneys charged that their office
had been robbed and papers stolen.
They asked Matthews. attorney for
PINCH, to return them. The mo-
ton was denied them by the court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
BLUEbEARD WITH
RICH WIDOWS
Police Have Record Of "a "Woman Halter
Married, Robbed and Deserted.

the name of Moeller. He secured
$1400 cash, 5000 in drafts and a
$3.50 diamond ring by this cere-
mony.
Mrs. Sylvia Pollard de Bennett,
San Francisco, married him in Au-
gust, 1906, under the name of John
son, sold her home to get him
money.
Mrs. Henrietta Leopold, San
Francisco, married him In April,
1909. He secured $500 and de-
serted her two hours after the mar
riage.
Mrs. Tessie Tretheway, Stockton,
CAL, married him May Is, 1909, I'M
der the name of Anderson. She
threw him from the house after
finding in his possession a letter
written by another woman.
Mrs. Mary Virgins Brown,
Springfield, Mass, married him De-
cember 5, 1904. He secured $500
and disappeared. She died of a
broken heart.
The authorities have names OF
seven other women who are be.
lieved to have been duped by the
prisoner. Seven months ago detec.
tives were put on the trail of John
Madison at the direction of St
Louis authorities, but the matter
was finally dropped. The arrest is
due to Mrs. Leopold, who reported
his disappearance. He was traced
to Stockton, where 1t was learned
he married Mrs. Tretheway. Then
the local authorities compared
notes with authorities of other
cities and secured the list of de.
cortnd vyiunC
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
|. TAC!CART IN
C|NGLESCASE
(By United Press.)

CHICAGO, July 9.-TOm Taggart,
former chairman of the democratic
national committee, took the wit
ness stand this morning in the trial
of Ella Gingles, the Irish lace
maker accused of stealing lace
from Miss Agnes Barrette, her en-
ployer.
In previous testimony given by
Miss Gingles it was stated that
Miss Barrette wanted her to go to
French Lick Springs, Ind, Tag
CARTS famous resort, as white
slave"
Taggart said he knew Miss Bar
rette, but knew nothing about the
Gingles girl.
Taggart was excused after Attor-
ney O'Donnel, for the girl, explain
ed that he was not instrumental In
having him brought into court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
JOHN DIS PRESENT
BOOSTS GASOLINE

CLEVELAND, July 9.-Return-
ing home from Jersey City today,
John D. Rockefeller announced he
received a trifling birthday pres
ent while absent. The gift was
a check for 81, 440,0 900, representing
his share of the profits Of Standard
Oil.
A meeting of the directors yes
terday raised the price Of gasoline
one cent per gallon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
REORCANIZE FOR
EQUAL SUFFRAGE

Reorganization of the fight for
equal suffrage as result of the
recent split in Seattle will be made
either at Spokane or Walla Walla
in October The call for this meet.
ing has been agreed upon by a
temporary organization of which
Mrs. May Arkwright Hutton OF this
city Is treasurer and Mrs. Homer
M. Hill of Seattle, former presi-
dent OF the state suffrage associa-
tion, is president. All the clubs of
the state have been invited to par
ticipate and big representation Is
expected, as many Of the clubs on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
DOCTORS GRIP IS
FOUND BY POLICE

Two handgrips filled with sur
gical instruments. stolen from DR..
Sellar's automobile as 1t stood on
the street the other day, have
been recovered by the police and a
bunch of suspicious characters,
who were sent to the rockpile by
Judge Mann, are believed to have
stolen them.
Shortly after George Smith, Wal
ter Helyer, Frank Kelley, Sam
Sharp and James Cameron, caught
In a room at the 8. V. hotel by
Detectives Dial and Miles. were
brought to the station, the two
grips, filled with the valuable In
strnments, were found in a room
which one of the men had occupied.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
DEGENERATE
AT LARGE

One Of the brutes In human
shape for whom no adequate pen.
atty has yet been devised, Is Turk.
ing around town. The fact was dis.
covered yesterday when a little
girl who had been permitted to at.
tend Sunday school picnic at Lib
erty park came home TO her
mother, frightened and the victim
of shameful mlstre atment, but
safe. Her natural combativcness
and the danger of her attracting
help In the park had saved her.
The necessity Of keeping close
watch on children is emphasized
by the fact that fit retrlbution for
the work of a degenerate 10 lacking
even N he Is captured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
BOY browns

Caught up by the swift current
while bathing beneath the Mission
avenue bridge this afternoon, the
little son Of Milo w. Kimm, presi-
ent and manager of the General
Contracting firm, with offices in
the Peyton block, was drowned.
Playmates made a gallant effort
to rescue him, but not till life was
extinct could they drag the body
from the river. They boy Is about
seven years old, and lived at E207
Baldwin avenue, according to re-
ports.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09

tective Briley on a charge of dis
orderly conduct for striking an old
man with whom he had been drink
ing.
Meinhart escaped from bitter
punishment In the diamond case
because his wife refused to testify
against him, according to the au-
thorities.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
A DAY FOR OARSMAN
lRY United Press.l

SEATTLE. July 9.--Junior
events of the two days regatta
given under the auspices of the
Northern Pacific Association Of
Amateur Oarsmen. will be pulled
off at Lake Washington at $3.50
this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
CHARGE THEFT TO BOY

Henry Marinean, age 16, is being
detained In the detention ward of
the Juvenile court on the complaint
of B. G. Peters, probation officer.
1t is alleged that the boy stole a
watch from the valise of a man
named Simpson, with whom the
boy roomed at the jackson lodging
house
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
AGAIN IN TROUBLE

r. II. Meinhart, who created a
sensation a few months ago by
decamping with several hundreds
dollars worth OF his wife's dia-
monds. is again in trouble. lie
was arrested this morning by De-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
C|GARET LAW
INVALID
(By United Press.)

TACOMA, July 9.-The anti
cigaret law passed by the last le-
gislature is unconstitutional, ac-
cording to the decision of Judge
Miles Clifford rendered in the SUI
perior court this morning in case
of the state against T. r. Shook
and j. r. Murphy.
The court said the law Is In re-
straint of interstate commerce and
therefore contrary to the constitu-
ton. The defendants were re-
leased.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
STANDPATTERS WIN
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON. July 9.-The
house this afternoon adopted the
previous question on rule to send
the tariff bill to a conference by q
vote of 179 to 1853. Seventeen re-
publicans voted against the ques-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09

the west side were numbered
among those banished by edict of
Mrs. Emma Smith DeVoe. 1t Is
figured that the new organization
will cave her out of a Job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09
DIVORCE CASE DRIVES
VETERAN TO SUICIDE
fev United Pressl

NORTH YAKIMA July e.-The manosd rsmans Of Levi =.
Leduc the Civil found the main line
Of the his pocket found
superior court ~ Yakima county
hibiting visiting the home occupied BY his wins who
started divorce that the old
was heart and committed suicide
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09

WASHINGTON. July 9.--At 1908
this afternoon the secretary Of the
senate presented the teTlff bin to
the house ana requested confer.
ence. a recess was then taken In
the senate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-09

They were each sentenced to 10
days In jail and assessed fines of
$50 and costs In addition, yester.
day.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-19

Qlsrfspect 10 tbs state courts has be-
come too common and IN most in
stances the transfer worked Sc
F'ous injury 70 Etigants. Chief Justice
! uller has given the practise a rap
mat was much needed.
Py reason OF the unwarranted and
abortive transfer the costs in the case
nave been Very heayy-so heavy
that II the Westfeldts had been poor
they could not nave carried on the
litigation. The AsheviIle Citizen says
the Westfeldts had 10 pay $4,000 alone
n stenogTaDhers fees; the printing
cost over $4,000: and in addition there
are other large costs. Litigation in the
FEDERAL court eats up money fast and
many poor men lose their rights be-
cause II costs too much to urge them
IN the Federal courts. The best
speech Judge Taft made in his cam
Iaisn was in favor Of decreasing the
costs in Federal courts. He will do
Well II he Will urge the sweeping re
auctions that he advocated.
Chief Justice Fuller's remanding
this case to Haywood Superior Court
IS q needed rebuke to Federal judges
who think State courts are to be
treated with disdain by them.