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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-11

S. 7. Everett, who has a sum-
mer home in Transylvania county
has a magnificent place on Euclid
avenue, the beauty of which is
somewhat marred by a gigantic
steel fence erected on one side to
insure privacy from a big apart
ment house built close to Mr..
Everett's line.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-11

Tom Johnson. many times the
democratic Mayor of a strongly
republican town, has as strong a
hold as ever apparently, upon
the job. His three-cent fare
plan, one of the ambitions of
his life, seems to have been
knocked cut, and the railroad
company is now in the hands of
a receiver.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-11

A vast amount of paving is
being done in the city. The
property owners pay two-thirds
the cost and the city the remain
ing one-third.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-11

To a countryman, the ex-
tremes of poverty and wealth
seen in a great city Cleveland
has over 6OO,OO iphabitants) is
startling. Private residences
costing from thirty to sixty
thousand dollars are too nun
erous to excite comment, and
homes valued at a hundred to "a
hundred and fifty thousand, dol
lars, on side Streets" are not
uncommon.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-11

Automobiles are as thick here
as tourists in Hendersonville in
August. There are five thou
sand men employed in their
manufacture and the annual pro-
duct is valued at twenty-five
millions of dollars.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-11

The idea that Mayor johnson
has lost his great wealth, is in
correct. He is still a very rich
man. He has done much for
Cleveland in the face of the
bitterest opposition, and has
ideas which are almost Socialistic
which he wants to see put into
practice in this city.
Mayor johnson has a political
machine which is a thing of
beauty. He now wants the city
to engage in the manufacture of
certain articles, which would en-
ploy thousands of men, save the
tax payers thousands of dollars
annually, and incidentally
strengthen his fences right
smartly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
POLICY
URGED
POLICEMEN REQUESTED TO
BACK ADMINISTRATION IN
ITS EFFORT TO CLEAN UP
THE CITY.

1t is up to every member of the
Spokane police force to get into
the harness with vengeance and
work for the better social and civic
welfare of the city or be dealt with
according to the degree of his lax
ity by the 'higher-ups.
In letter to Chief of Police John
Sullivan today. Police Commission
er c. w. Tuerke commends the de-
partment for its raid on the Ideal,
Monica and Pioneer lodging houses,
wherein the inmates displayed a
disposition to disobey the restric-
lions of the administration. as i'm
posed for the purpose of minimiz-
ing the social evil.
The action of the court" he
says, lin dealing with the offenders
in this instance affords us support
that cannot but lead to wholesome
results. and would have every
man under your command under
stand that his strongest asset as a
member of the force will be his
sincere desire to uphold the eff
cheney of the police department, by
adopting for himself in the line of
duty the policy of the administra-
ton in eliminating vicious prac-
tees heretofore ruling in Spokane.
ANY officer who manifests a
lack of harmony with the effort to
improve the social and civic condi-
tions by evasive or other practices
will be dealt with accordingly" he
concludes.
Nearly 60 women were taken
Thorn the three lodging houses
above mentioned. were fined s. and
costs each and sentenced TO 10 days
in Jail by Judge Mann. Saturday
night, on their promise to leave the
city Immediately, and after each had
purchased railroad tickets to other
places, they were released from
their jail sentence. The city treas
ury was enriched to the extent of
$3.50 by their fines.
Following their convictions. Nels
Swanson, proprietor of the Ideal
lodging house, and Mrs. Helen
Wood of the Pioneer and Monica
were taken into custody Saturday
night charged with conducting dis
orderly ! IS. They are under
bail to er to the charge in
court bt.A have been before the
police courts on other occasions
and have been heavily fined for
the same offense.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
ON
CONTRACTORS

There is trouble on tap in the
board of works office for delinquent
contractors. Corporation Counsel
Conner has written an opinion hold
ing the board to the collection of
$40 per day for each day beyond the
contract stipulation for completion
of city work, except where an ex-
tension has been granted.
The board is prepared to levy on
between 20 and 80 contractors who
are behind, the levy running from
$40 to $3.50. This does not include
the Sprague avenue fill, upon which
a penalty of 500 per day, fixed
by special agreement, has accrued
since early in the month. Commits
sioner Tuerke said today that the
contractors expected to have the
supplementary work there finished
today, but he was not exactly GER
tain that they would succeed.
The commissioner will insist that
the penalty be paid in full. The
contractors only recourse lies in
appeal to the city council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
BLER|0T WILL QUIT
WHILE STILL WHOLE
(By United Press.)

LONDON, July 26.-WelcOmed
to London by 100000 cheering peo-
pie, Louis Bleriot, The French
aviator who yesterday crossed the
English channel in an aeroplane,
was escorted to the Hotel Savoy
today, where a formal presentation
of the Daily Mails $4,000 prize of.
fered to the first aviator to cross
the channel in an aeroplane, was
made.
Bleriot reiterated his declaration
that the fame was worth more to
him than the cash prize. His wife,
who accompanied him to this city,
expressed delight over ner hus-
bands announcement that he will
keep his promise never to fly
again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
SAW BRAVE RESCUER
DROWN BEFORE HER

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
SCREEN LAW IS
TO BE OBEYED

The Wilmot bar. near Howard
street and Riverside avenue, is the
only saloon in the city now that
has not complied with the law pro-
hibiting the screens that Distract
the interior of saloons from public
view of the street. All others
against which Police Commits
sioner Tuerke had already started
proceedings, asking revocation OF
their licenses, dispensed with par
titions and screens Saturday even
ing and Sunday.
Commissioner Tuerke's COM
plant, made out by the corporation
counsel against the Wilmot, RAN
kin. Dufresne and Grand bars. will
come before the city council at Its
next meeting to be voted on. 1t is
announced that the proceedings
will not be pressed against the
places that have complied with the
law up to that time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
MORE INDICTMENTS
(By United Press

CHICAGO. July 26.-Thirteen
new indictments will be returned
today in the investigation into al
legged protection of vice by the po-
lice, according to reports. The in
dictments will be against resort
keepers and will be used as club
to get the accused men to turn
states evidence and assist the pros
ecution in gaining convictions In
the case of the high-ups.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26

On Sept. s, 1900, tidal wave
swept over and nearly wiped out
the city of Galveston, Texas.
Galveston is built upon a low
sand-spit island, in the gulf of Mex
leo. It's original level was only a
few feet above high tide level. At
ter the flood of 1900 the people of
the drowned city undertook to re-
build upon lines that would insure
them, they thought, against a repe-
tition of the flood disaster.
To do this great sea wall was
built around the island-or across
the sea frOnt-and sand from the
gulf pumped in SO that the level of
the city was raised II feet. The
destroyed buildings were rebuilt on
the new level and buildings which
withstOod the flood were raised to
it.
The danger in Galveston lies in
the fact that a steady southwest
wind will pile up the waters of the
gulf high and higher, and If this be
followed by gale or even an un.
gulf higher and higher, and if this be
comes pouring in upon the coast
with resistless might.
1t was to meet this danger that
Galveston rebuilt itself, intrenched
behind it's mammoth, concrete sea
wall.
No greater sacrifice ever was
made than by Galveston after the
fateful flood. The city, burdened
with floating debt of 100000 900,
seemed unable to bear the huge ex-
pense of protecting itself.
If ever there was gloom ahead, it
Continued on mage ski
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
COUNTY WON'T PAY
MURDERER'S BURIAL

Though relatives of Fred G.
Browning, wife murderer and sui
eide. cannot he located by tele-
graph. and Miss Marie Garrett,
cousin of the murdered woman,
has refused to have anything to do
with his funeral and burial. the
county will not be compelled to
bury him,
The expense of the burial will
be taken out Of estate, which
amounts TO several thousand dol.
lars in all. Browning was buried
by the Gilman Undertaking Co,
yesterday. Coroner Schlagel stated
today that the funeral expenses
would ultimately have 10 be paid
from the estate. though Miss Gar,
rett has been made Administrative
OF the same.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
CARE FOR DETAILS
MARKED HIS CRIME

Tanning spent most OF the night
writing his confession. Early to-
day he got into his automobile and
came to the police station here
After reading his confession, Off.
Ger Comstock said:
What do you want me to do
about this"
Just this" replied Tanning, put.
ting the muzzle of a revolver into
his mouth and blowing the top Of
his head off.
In the letter flaming said: Il
had good deal to contend with.
I trust my baby will have the best
of care. 1t is hard to leave such
happy child, but / must. My
wife's body lies on the west side
of the Lyons brook. Please give II
immediate attention"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
JENSEN PITCHES, BROWN AT
SECOND, BURNETT SHORT

ing ball that's hard to beat.
That is what they did Saturday
in the hardest fought game of the
season. When the constitutional
knocker and the man with the bug
that only one or two men ON the
team can play ball. finally wake
up they are likely to find them
selves too far behind the process
sion to ever catch up. The town
Is getting some base ball right
now.
There isn't an Indian shaking
over the coming of the Black Cats.
Instead, they are all anxious to get
at 'em.
The Aberdeen team had not ar
rived at noon, but were expected
at LAS, which would send them
out TO the grounds from the depot,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26

Against the fast coming Aber.
deem team this afternoon the In
dams will present q slightly al.
tered lineup. with Brown at second
and Burnett back at short. James
has been called to Seattle by the
illness of his little son.
Jensen will pitch against Star
kell very likely, unless Ovitz Is
switched in for Aberdeen.
Figuring conservatively, as
Brown always does. he says he will
be satisfied with four out of the
seven this week. but With the team
playing as they have been lately,
the results ought TO come out still
stronger for the Indians. Any time
a team is tieing up a score twice
In one game with lead of three to
overtake each time they are play.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
MAYOR ASKS
INVESTIGATION

Mayor Pratt has requested the
police commissioners to investigate
the death of Fireman II. J. Ray
the death of Fireman H. j. May
nard at the Candy block fire Sun
day morning. with view to ascer-
tanning whether the tragedy was
caused by the fault of the depart
ment or anyone connected with it.
The board will meet Thursday to
make the inquiry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
NO PROVISIONS
FOR WIDOW
CITY HAS NO FUND TO AID
WOMAN WHOSE HUSBAND
GAVE UP HIS LIFE IN ClTY'S
SERVICE.

All Of the members OF the fire de-
partment who can be spared from
their respective posts will turn out
tomorrow morning to the funeral of
their dead comrade, II. j. Maynard,
who gave up his life In the service,
The body will leave the Buchanan
undertaking rooms at $3.50 a. m.
and services will be held at st
Aloysius church, Boone avenue and
Aston street, at o'clock.
The city has no fund that pro
vides for the widow of Maynard,
and her only recourse will be a
voluntary appropriation by the city
council or suit for damages In the
courts.
The firemen themselves have aid
ed such cases out Of a fund of their
own In the past and will probably
give some help to the widow OF
Fireman Maynard.
Fireman Maynard lost his life In
n fire which damaged the Candy
block on Sprague avenue between
Monroe and Lincoln streets to the
extent of about 81 800 shortly after
2 o'clock yesterday morning. The
fire started In the basement
Maynard was thrown from q
truck and hurled beneath the feet
of one of the fire departments
teams Immediately following the
fire. He was terribly crushed and
cut about the abdomen by the sharp
calks of the horses shoes and died
little more than an hour later at
the emergency hospital.
Mrs. Maynard reached the city
hall, in which the emergency hos
pital Is located, just few minutes
too late to see her, husband alive.
For an hour or more he had called
for her. He had received the last
rites of the Catholic church from
Rev. Father Verhagen of Our Lady
of Lourdes church, and died with
his wife's name on his lips and q
smile overspreading his face just
before she arrived.
Mrs. Maynard became hysterical
and swooned when told OF his death
and was taken home In a hack un-
der care of DIR. OShea of the emery
ency hospital. She Ia about to be-
come a mother and Is reported to
be In critical condition at the
home of her sister, Mrs. M. ].
Dunn. E2227 Sinto avenue. today.
The fire started In an unknown
manner. Mrs. e. M. Shuts, land
lady of the lodging house. on the
upper floors, J>rried through the
halls pounding at the doors of her
roomers, giving them all chance
to escape. j. ID. Atkins, the wo-
mans assistant In the management
; OF the place, declares less damage
would have been done had he been
able to rouse the telephone operator
sooner. Several minutes were coli
sumed in getting the fire station by
phone, he claims. and by that time
the smoke and flames were gushing
from the basement windows. The
damage Is practically all covered
by insurance.
The central fire station Is
draped In mourning today and
though Maynard was appointed a
regular only May 2S, respect
equal to that held out to one OF
their oldest comrades will be paid
him.
The pallbearers will consist OF
Captains Keenan,, Mclean, G. Part
ridge. Lindsey, Brown. Grant, Fitz-
gerald and A. l.. Weeks. secretary
of the department. A beautiful
wreath will be given as tribute
from the police department.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
JEROME APPEARS
in THAW TRIAL

WHITE PLAINS. N. ", July rs.
-Thte examination into the sanity
of Harry Thaw was resumed in
Justice Mills court today. Scores
of women were present. District
Attorney Jerome is or hand today.
Jerome and Thaw sat together
and smiled and talked to each 9TH
er. At the opening of the hearing
Jerome plainly indicated that he
was in charge of the states case,
and would conduct it to the end.
DIR. Ernest Schmid of White
Plains was the firsst witness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
GREAT TEST OF
WIFE'S DEVOTION

to his bedside. Her rorced smiles
and cheerful words assisted mater
tally in bringing about his rand
recovery. Finally the doctors or
dered Mrs. Calvin To undergo an
appendicitis operation. Scarcely
able to walk. she entered the sick
room and told her husband she was
going to Los Angeles for her
health. Instead she went to tho
hospital, where an operation was
performed. Now the husband visits
his wife daily.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26

here after voluntarily surrendering
himself to the sheriff and confess
ing that he shot and killed Alfred
Springer, farmer near Menlo. He
says Springer appeared at his
shack at logging camp and beat
him because he sold his shack to
another man after promising it to
Springer. Drake says he fired in
self defense.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
WRIGHTS TO MAKE
TEST TONIGHT
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON. July 26.-The
Wright brothers today informed
General Allen, head of the army
signal corps that they would at
tempt the first official aeroplane
test as required by Their contract
with the government at six o'clock
tonight. Orville will operate the
machine and be accompanied by an
officer of the signal corps. 1t will
be an endurance test, which re-
quires the machine to remain in the
air one hour without alighting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
(By United Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, July GA
pretty story of wifely devotion was
brought to light today when il be-
came known that Mrs. Il. +. Cal
vim. wife of the vice president and
general manager of the Southern
Pacific. uursed her husband back
to health after an operation for
appendicitis. performed July A,
while she was suffering from the
same disease. and so III that she
Was vt times hardly able to come
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
(By United Press.)

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, July 26.
killing his wife and hacking her
body to pieces with a romahawk,
last night, Robert E. Tanning, a
wealthy resident of Westport, cast
her mutilated corpse beside a
lonely road. Returning home, ne
wrote a sensational letter, then
rode to the police station in his
automobile this morning and deliv-
cred the written confession, after
which he blew off the top of his
head with a revolver.
Tanning hid on the road and
waited for his wife. who was visit
ing at neighbours When she ap-
peared he struck her on the head
with a tOmahawk. 1t is supposed
that his mind was unbalanced by
heavy drinking.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
MARINES in NEED
OF OVERHAUL|NG
Sutton Hearing Has Caused Demand for
Congressional Action by the
Western Senator'S.

of congress are watching the devel,
opments in the case. A western
senator, who did not want his name
mentioned, said: II believe con.
gress should take up the marine
corps investigation in the fall. no
matter what the verdict of the
present board of inquiry may be.
There appears to be among the
young officers spirit utterly for.
eign to that which should mark
men who have charge of our sea
notice."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
HAS A DAY
(By United Press.)

SEATTLE, July 26,-This is
Brooklyn day at the exposition. AT
the exercises Nathaniel II. Levi
officially represented the president
of the borough of Brooklyn. A spe-
cial train carrying party OF "a, or.
ganized by the Brooklyn Eagle, ar.
rived in this city yesterday and par.
ticipated In today's ceremonies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
THE CALABRIA COMING.
(By United Press.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Notice
was received here today from Rome
that the Italian government had
designated the gunboat Calabria to
participate in the Portola festival
at San Francisco October 1928, to
commemorate the discovery of San
Francisco harbor by Gaepar Por-
tola.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
PHILLlES SAID TO
HAVE SIGNED Killing
(ey United Press.)

CHICAGO, July 26.-Baseball cir.
cles are stirred today by a rumor
that Mike Donlin, the new manager
Of the Philadelphia Nationals, has
secured Johnny Killing, the holdout
catcher OF the Chicago Nationals.
Charles Murphy, president of the
Chicago team, said: Killing must
play with Chicago or quit the game.
There is nothing to the report"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
LINER SINKS IN
HUDSON RIVER
(Ry United Press. }

NEW YORK. July 26.-The Ward
liner Vigilancia today lies at the
bottom of the Hudson river. almost
a total wreck, as the result of a
fire, which smoldered in her hold,
when she sank. The vessel was
valued at $4,000 and her cargo at
$4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Influ-
ence Is being brought to bear upon
senators from the western states to
demand congressional investiga-
ton of the affairs OF the marine
corps as result Of the present In
quiry into the death of Lieutenant
James Sutton.
Senators Chamberlain and
Bourne are particularly Interested
in the Sutton case, as the Suttons
are residents of Portland. Members
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
SPAIN WILL CRUSH
REBEL MOORS

MADRID. July 26-Five thou
sand Spanish soldiers left Madrid
this morning to assist in repulsing
the tribesmen of Morocco. 1t is
stated that at least 24,000 troops
will be transported this week, and
that determined effort will be
made to bring the rebellion to an
abrupt end
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
IF HE sAssEs YOU, HAVE HIM
PULLED FOR MENTAL ASSAULT

BLUEFIEI.D, w. Va, July 26.-
Magistrate J. l.. Kersey issued a
warrant, sworn out by r, d. Grims-
ley, charging James Kahle, member
of the board of affairs. with men
tai assault" Grimsley and Kahle
recently had fight. in which
Grimsley was worsted. Kahle yee-
terday went to Grimsley's office
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
MRS. TAFT CALLED HOME.

BEVERLY. Mass. July 26.-Word
of the serious illness Of her father.
John w. Heron, today caused Mrs.
Taft, wife of the president. to pre-
pare to go to Cincinnati. Heron
is suffering a stroke OF paralysis.
He is 50 years old.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
TO WE'D lAWsoN's DAUGHTER
(6y United Press.)

BOSTON. July 26.--The engage
ment of Dorothy Lawson TO Henry
Mccall son of Congressman Nc
Cali. was announced today. The
girl is the third daughter of Thomas
w. Lawson. The marriage will &C.
cur in January.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-26
BABY DIES ON TRAIN THAT
BORE ITS DEAD MOTHER

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio. July 26.
While the body of Mrs. Effie
Bernard was en- route to this city
from Indianapolis, the dead wom-
ans infant child died In the arms
of its grandmother on the same
train