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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
GRAND Jl1RINO Wr11TEWAS4
SAYS PROSECUTOR PUGH Y

|structions of Judge Huneke to the
grand jury. In opening he stated
that he presumed the grand jurors
were aware from the press and
their examination the nature of the
particular matter which they were
called upon to investigate but did
not mention to any more specific
extent than this general reference
to the case Of Gordon.
The court outlined the scope of
the grand jury inquiry. saying that
it could investigate county affairs,
examine the county records, in
quire into the management of the
county. jail and other county insti-
tutions and was required by statute
to look into prize fighting or spar
ring matches and betting on prize
fighting. He said the duration or
the sitting of the grand jury was
not limited but that due regard
should be had for the taxpayers.
One half the grand jury would be
sufficient to cause an tnveStigatlOn
of any alleged violation of the law
but. it will require the vote OF II
to return an indictment.
The court cautioned the grand
jury against leaks and stated that
the giving out of information to
newspapers or others would be
punished by contempt of court.
Attorney Post stated the attor-
neys for Gordon would see that the
rule of the court as to the secrecy
of the grand jury was lived up to.
The court said that no assurance
on that score was necessary, as he
proposed to see to that himself.
Clarence Long and James Logan
were appointed special deputy sher-
ifs for the grand jury. Bailiffs
Walker and Bishop of Judge HUI
neke's court were appointed grand
jury bailiffs.
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strong ally in the Sanders support.
ers who have Joined with Hinkle's
friends in a determination to break
the slate fixed by some of the
leaders. This compromise has
been agreed upon in the interests
of both candidates who see they
are up agaisnt frame-up and have
no chance for square deal under
the present standing of the club.
Another ruction was caused by
the withdrawal of w. A. Monteen
and o. B. Nelson of the Scandina-
vian-American clubs and of Willis
E. Lamb, who refused to abide by
the decision of the club to stand as
a unit on any Endorsement of a can
didate. The delegates elected to
abide by their home club rather
than by the action of the federated
clubs.
The candidates who appeared
were asked to state their position
on local option, boxes in saloons,
minors in saloons and pool rooms,
general Sunday closing, registra-
ton of all guests in hotels, initia-
tive and referendum and recall, the
restricted district, barring Of i'm
moral women from hotels and lodg-
ing houses, and the attitude in the
matter of public service corpora
tons and franchises.
Those who attended the meeting
were c. M. Fassett, N. S. Pratt, J.
Grant Hinkle and John F. Sanders.
According to those present there
vas little to choose between the
candidates as far as their state
ments were concerned. although
Mr.. Pratt and Mr.. Fassett seemed
to have a more thorough knowl-
edge of the matters under ques-
ton. ]. T. ONO did not attend but
sent his platform, while N. J. Lau-
mer was detained by a previous
engagement and submitted his plat
form, together with letter stating
his position.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
SCH|vELY SAFE
THIS SESSION

OLYMPIA, March 1o.-By vote
of % to 20, the senate this morn
Ing again refused to investigate
Secretary of State Nichols and In
surance Commissioner Schiveiy.
Senator Graves of Spokane led the
fight against the investigation. He
quoted from the constitution of the
state, showing that in all cases of
impeachment, the indictment must
come from the house, while the
senate would sit as judge, in the
proceedings.
This ends the investigation ap-
parentIy SO far as the legislature
is concerned. 1t is doubtful If the
governor will call special session
at the behest Of the people advo-
eating the investigation.
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LEAVE CITY LITTLE
TO SAY ABOUT IT

Councilman Ostrander offered a
proposition to the council last,
night that the city buy the cement
to be used on the Monroe street
bridge and in the event that the
construction is let by contract that
the cement be furnished the con
tractor. He argued that this would
insure both quantity and quality as
the contractor would not be bash
full about using enough cement.
The council regarded the PROPOSE
ton as a check to the plans for the
immediate construction OF the
bridge and headed by Councilman
Dalke killed 1t.
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bOhbSHELL N.
CLUB SESSION
EFFORT TO PUT FEDERATION
ON RECORD IN DELICATE
MATTERS. CAUSES HOTTEST
KIND OF RUMPUS.

The Federated clubs had it fast
and furious last night at the meet
ing TO hear the various candidates
for mayor. The trouble was start
ed over ]. p. Perkins. one of the
allies of J. Grant Hinkle. who
sprang a bombshell by introducing
q resolution which would have put
every man In the meeting on rec.
ord. The resolution called for a
statement of every delegate on the
following questions:
That he shall declare himself OPP
posed to the saloon in any way ana
agree to labor for its destruction,
that he will. If elected, remove or
cause to be removed, all boxes in
saloons and require all saloons to
obey the letter of the law, while
they exist.
That he shall pledge himself to
obliterate the social evil If posi-
BILE. and will use all the power at
his command or within his influ-
ence to curb it.
That he shall pledge himself, If
elected to the Office of mayor, that
he will not appoint any man to any
position in the city government
that is not fully in accord with the
foregoing.
This put the whole delegation up
IN the air and after dickering back
and forth it was voted by vote of
20 to 10 to defer the action. With
this sidetracked an attack was
made on Perkins that he was a
manager in the Hinkle campaign
and was not qualified to sit in the
session. A motion was made to
throw him out but again the dele
gates started to stall. Perkins in
sisted on immediate action. He
stated that he would leave the
meeting but before he did so he
took occasion to express his opin
ion of the club. He stated that
there were some of the men in the
room who would steal red hot
stove, called them towards and
dodgers, whited sephulchers and
other complimentary names, wind
ing up with the statement that if
he were thrown out he would take
IL members with him. He then
left and at the close of the meeting
1t was vote dto retain him in the
body.
Pratt and Fassett have the in
side track with the clubs and it is
probable that both will be indorsed
The Hinkle forces have gained a
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Continued from page 4

knew Judge Gordon's SON arroll
socially. HE - r,
The court then annol I'd Its Sc:
lection of 16 grand iun1 IS mpos.
ed of H. c. Bail. B. II. Davis, j.. r..
Gauldin. Andrew Hacketf w. r.
Hertzberg, Charles r Lewis, r, E.
Marion, F. N. Muzzy, I. b Schoen,
George Watson, William. Kelley.
Jr., J. T. Baugher, J. t. Gaewdson,
Fred Shirley, r. q. Hi9tow, ]. J.
Theis.
Attorney P. G. Sullivan,iun behalf
of Judge Gordon objected Ito the
arbitrary" manner In which he
held the court discharged some of
the grand jurors and selected 9TH
ers. The court oyerruied the OBJ
lection and granted an exception.
Mr.. Sullivan then read a long
typewriter statement concerning
certain newspaper publications
that had been made as to. the cali
ing of the grand jury for the Cor
don-Root investigation, beginning
with the publication in the Spokan.
Press in which Prosecutor Pugh
announced his intention to recon-
mend the calling of a grand jury.
Every newspaper article on the
grand jury that has since appeared
in the newspapers of the city was
presented as an exhibit, all of
which Sullivan claimed had tended
to influence the public mind against
Gordon. On this account he asked
the court to instruct the grand
jury after a manner suggested in a
typewriter list of instructions
handed up, a few Of which the
court used.
Judge Huneke's Charge.
"The majesty of the law" was
the predominating note of the in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
WEEK
APRIL 3

At the meeting of the City Beau.
tiful committee this noon cleaning
week was selected to start April 3
and run until April 10. Bonfire
days will be on April 3, 7 and 10.
A committee to make arrange
ments with the crematory depart
ment for burning the refuse was
appointed, one to make arrange
ments with the school children to
have a captain in every block to
take charge of the work and a gem
eral committee composed Of one
man from each ward to be respon-
sible generally for the work In the
ward.
The plan is to have everything
that can possibly be burned done
away with and the balance Of the
refuse piled in the street where 1t
can be gathered by the wagons
from the crematory department.
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PROF. WILLIS IN BAD ON
INAUGURATION WEATHER

Head of the Weather Bureau.
Prof. Willis l.. Moore, chief
weather shark-are the elements
conspiring to make him lose his
job?
Looks that way. Three times out
of four he hung out the "Brite and
Fare" sign for presidential inaug-
uations, then turned around and
their new millinery, their shiniest
gold lace and handsomest plumes,
on his prediction of sunshine, then
gave a combination of rain. hail
and snow, together and in turns,
that ruined 100000 worth of cos
tunes and an inestimable amount
of sweet dispositions.
Professor Moore is So, and has
been In the signal and weather
service since he was 90 He worked
up from the bottom of the ladder
to the top and In weather circles is
considered good man.
gave out weather that set presi-
dents and diplomats and office
holders and common citizens biting
nails to keep from saying anything
wcS5e.
Professor Moore's bad guess this
year, whr he promised sunshine
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
NEW ENCLANDERS
ELECT TONIGHT

The nominating committee of
the New England club of Spokane
met last evening, and after dis.
cussing plans for increasing the
membership, made the following
nominations, to be submitted to the
annual meeting tonight:
President, Fred E. Goodall; vice
president, Aubrey L. White; hon
orary vice presidents, by states, A.
w. Doland, New Hampshire; M. A.
Wiley, Vermont; George H. Mar
tin, Maine; Dr. John H. O'Shea,
Massachusetts; secretary-treasur-
er, William D. Finley; assistant
secretary, Frank P. Tebbetts;
executive committee, P. ]. Webb,
J. B. Rogers, c. H. Merriam; mem
bership committee, E. r. Crane,
Finley H. Mason, H. c. White
house
Mr.. Goodall reported much inter
est in the club among "home" peo-
pie, and said that during his re-
cent trip east he was assured by
scores that they would visit Spo-
kane the coming summer while en-
route to the A. Y. p exposition. He
Thought all visiting New England
ers of prominence should be enter
tanned by the club when in Spo-
kane, and plans looking to the
carrying out of this were adopted,
to be reported at tonight's meeting.
The committing also considered
the holding of a spring meeting
within a few weeks, and it was
decided that Patriots day, April
10, would be an appropriate occa-
sion. This matter was referred to
the new executive committee, with
full power.
Tonights meeting will be held in
the assembly room of the chamber
of commerce at s o'clock, and a
full attendance of members is
urged, while an invitation is ex-
tended by the officers to all former
New Englanders to attend.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
RUINED GIRLS BY
SUPPLYING DRUGS

TACOMA, March 10.-Detectives
created a sensation here today by
arresting Grant Billion, Jack Wells,
Arthur Wilson, r. Stanley and Paul
Schultz, of the "City Messenger"
Co., first on a charge of 1eing i'm
plicated in the murder d Joseph
Helossis in Seattle, then d an &C
cusation that they carrifd on a
traffic in cocaine and molbhine to
such an extent that mar young
girls in Tacoma and Seat He were
ruined by use of the drug.
The detectives decla ed the
messenger" company BIS con-
Quoted solely to dispense deadly
drugs to girls. The md were
given 80 days each on he rock
pile.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
FOUND DIAMOND
IN HIS POCKETS

Diamonds valued at several hun
dred dollars found in Frank Carl
ness pockets when searched at the
police station last night after his
arrest on a warrant sworn out in
Seattle, charging him with defraud-
ing a lodging house keeper, may
cause an investigation to be made
by the police into the prisoners
Spokane record. Carfness was
placed in Jail without bond shortly
after he had been admitted to bail
following arrest by Officer Hogan
and Detectives Pearson and Nc
Phee for smoking opium at the Re-
gal hotel.
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- -
about Spokane. and influenced by.
an offer of 500 reward. officers Of
the police department are on the
look out for him. Hen On will evi-
IDENTIFY find a "hen on If he ven
lures out with this price on his
head, for the police have been
given an excellent description of
him.
A communication regarding the
matter reached here this morning
from the sheriff at Fresno, Cal,
who says the hunted Chink killed
and robbed one of his countrymen
by the name of Ching Kay Sin at
Fresno, March /.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
HOG CHOLERA
PORK PEDDLEO

A case of selling pork infected
by swine plague has been unearth-
ed on Half Moon prairie, Is miles
north of Spokane, by City Inspec-
tor Bittrick and DR.. MING of the
state veterinary department. VIII
liam Van Lewven is charged with
the offense against public health,
but no action has been taken by
the state authorities further than
to quarantine all the hogs on the
prairie.
The officers found dead animal
and two others badly diseased on
the place. The pork is presumed
to have been sold at Deer Park,
Buckeye and in that neighborhood.
Inspector Bittrick does not know
that any of it has come into Spo.
kane, but he declares that the own.
ers of the swine and his neighbors
as well should be prosecuted. The
plague is form of hog cholera.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
OFFICERS QUALIFY

The newly elected township Off
GERS held a meeting today in JUS
tice Suckers court room at the
court house, in connection with the
Spokane County Township club.
The bulk of the session was de-
voted to the qualifying of the new
officers of the township, and the
discussion of their duties as some
different phase of the work seemed
to both the individual officer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
UNION G +
ANOTHER CONTRACT

Work on the Eleventh avenue
street grade between Ivory and Ar
thur streets was begun this morn
ing by Federal Union No. 1874. A
number of other contracts for city
work will be begun in the near fu-
tn ;. A number of gangs of work
men from this union have been put
to work In the last week and at
the present in the neighborhood of
40 men are employed by the day
labor contract plan. 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
LEAGUE PLEDGE
KNOCKED OUT

OLYMPIA, March 1o.-Ihe house
by vote of 50 to SO, today PASSED
Senator Booths bill intendedJ to
remove the anti-saIoon league from
politics. 1t is known as the anti
pledge measure, and makes solicit
ing or giving any pledge by can
didate for the legislature a, bar to
his seat .oc13s
The house also passeds the sen.
ate bills permitting cities to- sown
asphalt and other paving material,
together with meters, motors and
power equipment. .ff4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
CITIZEN LABOR
LAWS VALID

An opinion has been given the
committee of the fraternal orders
If which George E. Stone is chair
man, by J. M. Geraghty, former
corporation counsel, that the city
can by ordinance compel the en-
ployment of home labor on public
work and that such labor shall be
done by citizens.
The opinion holds that the max
ing of these requirements is fully
as much within the province of the
city council as the adoption of
standard wage scale for public
work.
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that Johnson was informed that if
he pushes the bill he will do so at
the risk of having other bills
which he introduced sent to defeat
by the powers that be- which are
opposed to the libel bill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
TO CLEAN UP YELLOW PERIL

The Cinnamon living on the
southwest corner of Division street
and Fifth avenue have caused the
board of health more trouble as a
result of their mode of life and a
notice was sent to the property
owners today to have the property
cleaned up Immediately and put in
a sanitary condition or else the
place would be condemned. About
every spring the board has the
same problem to face and it Is only
through drastic measures that any
improvement has been secured.
No MON &c avar apfiraIv orou,p
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10

SACRAMENTO. March 10.-Leg-
islator Grove Johnson's criminal
libel bill directed against newspa-
per publishers was again left OH
file. Today word has gone forth
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
POLICE ON HEN HUNT

Lee Tip Woo. alias Lee Hen On.
Chinese murderer and robber, Is
believed to be hiding somewhere
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10

Women do not like new wrinkles,
nor old ones, either.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10

PKOF. WILLIS MOUKE,
to President Taft, only to give him
the worst day in the history of the
capital, eclipses what happened at
McKinley's second inauguration in
1901.
II was in 1901 that Professor
Moore let everybody come out In
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10

No man is ever entirely grown
mentally.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-06
|OFINTEREST TOWOMEN
An GdIor{A1 W6man


MEN HAVE SEATS-SOMETIdES.
Should give street a woman?
Yes
seshly allow his aling wife to get in
before will
who has nothing else in
life around bother ing her busy friends
he would little courteous and consider
ate at HOME, and less polite in PUBLIC.
Courtesy beautiful all times somewhat rarebut there
are sacrifices ought to ask or expect
should the working has toed all IN
who completely
unless old
Tor in i'll health?
young an with cheeks bright
their lives do
fight with workers
obliged stand look scornfuy
the few who too tired to rise.
There nothing fair Just in this The thoughtful woman
there
should
give his seat
the
hanging Nor should the worker feel obliged to
idler-even If that dler is a
things being better fitted by for
to think When he offers it, 1t is
THANK YOU!"
CYNTHIA GREY.
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but fell to translating the counts
next impassioned utterance: 81
can no more exist without you
than can the earth give up her
sum-"
And at this, Miss Julia Bancroft,
with glad, little cry. and oblivi-
Gus of the gesturing count, came
over and put her little hand in
Tenney's. "Walter, dear" she
murmured, "you have made me
happier than I can say. I was be-
ginning to think you were afraid
of me and would never speak,
Then light came to the secre-
tary and he told the magnate's
daughter the rest of the old, old
story strictly on his own account.
1t was not until their third kissing
that they remembered the count
of Megran-Voldow. who was dane
ing wildly about the room.
ooh, that dreadful barbarian"
murmured Miss Bancroft. why
did you bring him here?"
Merely on one of your fathers
little consolidation DEALS" whis-
pered Walter Tenney;" and they
kissed for the fourth time.
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that young Tenney liked the lady
oyermuch on his own account.
After six months wandering,
however, he found the one noble
of Europe who seems to him
both eligible and obtainable.
And when the count of Megran-
Voidow beheld the radiant Miss
Bancroft, his warm, Latin blood
surged, and. unable to contain
himself, he poured out his pro-
|testations of affection in choppy
accents that the lady could never
have understood. And Tenney
found 1t necessary to translate, re-
lpeating the counts voluble chat
ter, word for word, like a phono-
graph.
The count chartered and Ten.
lney, signing and looking at Miss
Bancroft, said: IT have Travelled
over all Europe, but / have found
none to compare with you"
Whereat Miss Bancroft blushed
and looked at the floor.
The count chartered again, and
Tenney, signing once more. trans
lated: 81 adore you"
This time Miss Bancroft looked
up, and. smiling divinely, muir
INJURED, "Oh, WaIteri"
Tenney wondered at the remark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-06
The Boomerang of the Smile

What's the worth of a smile?
Your whole bank account.
What business ever prospered on hard
luck stories?
What clerk talked his way to promo
ton through an ugly down-turned mouth?
What's the worth of smile? Your whole
happiness.
Who ever fell in love with a scowl?
What home ever prospered on temper or
on tears?
- There are times always when If you've any
particle of nerves in your makeup you have
to either laugh or cry. Then laugh!
The ugly burst of temper never wins any
thing but disgust and just little shrinking.
The ever-present tale of woe never fails
to grow tiresome
Life's good to you! Know 1t! The trials
of today may not even be memories tomorrow.
The mountain of the moment to come shrfnks
to the mole hill of the moment that is past.
You can't help but smile to think how you
worried. Smile first and you'll forget to worry.
Don't imagine a smile is always a self
sacrificing, martyr-like, sanity arrangement. It
isn't 1t pays.
Smile at your troubles and even your
enemies will admire you for It.
Storm out your self pity and your best
friends will turn their backs.
smile is beautiful boomerang. It goes
out and cheers the folks around you and then
comes back and helps you forty times as much
as all the others put together.
What's the worth of a smile?
Everything!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-06

OF police had to be mighty careful not to get
mixed up In legal technicalities.
And the people who had stored in that ware
house vauables belonging to themselves and
their children and grandchildren began to wear
q worried look.
President Roosevelt appointed Jas. r. Gar
field. secretary of the interior, to watch the
public domain
Richard A. Ballinger was commissioner Of
the land office having custody Of the public
lands.
Roosevelt told Garfield that land thieves
were getting away with water powers, coal land.
Ignite. phosphate, timber and what-not, and told
him to stop it.
Garfield told Ballinger.
Balnger objected that the law did not war
rant such action. "If the land is fraudulently
taken and Is valuable, can to get 1t back, I"
said he.
But T. R. and Garfield thought that to hang
on to the land for the people first and have the
lawsuits afterwards was better business.
Roosevelt wanted to hunt African Hons.
Taft was elected president. Garfield got out;
land need not be protected from land thieves.
If 1t is stolen and is valuable sue to get
1t back. And anyhow congress ought to pass
more laws.
And the heritage of the future gentle read
err your heritage and the heritage of your chill
great thieves eovet and expect to get.
In the packing house rebate cases, Wicker
sham, Taft's new attorney general says: mo
public service Is rendered by furnishing past
transactions"
In the landsxases, Ballinger, Taft's secretary
of the interior says: Wait till the crime has been
committed before you do anything
Fine for the warehouse gang!