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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23

A new way of eluding the new
state liquor laws prohibiting the
giving of liquor to women in sa-
looms Is to drive in an automobile
or rig of any kind to a saloon door
and scream the order Tor your IA
vorite drink to the bartender In
side the saloon. While this means
OF hoodwinking the statute Is not
exactly desirable to all women, Its
practice was noted the morning.
Like new fad in dressing that is
often repugnant to some at first, 1t
may really be accepted generally
as a means of getting around the
law.
With feet perched high on the
foreboard of the auto and looking
the part of hilarity where loud ex-
pressions and boisterousness were
seemingly insufficient TO express
her exact state of mind and humor,
silk stockinged and profusely rib
boned specimen of femininity sat
before a Front aveneu safoon door
in an auto this morning. In her
hand she held foam;ng glass of
amber brew which she slipped and
smacked with many = squint OF
satisfaction, as the patient keeper
of the boozorlum stood with tray
In hand, on the sidewalk
The spectacle caused a scurry 70
the law books at the police station
but so far as can be found In the
whole library of dos and dont's
there is nothing that takes away
this last right of a woman. with
enough nerve to drink ner beer un
der the gaze OF tne passing
throngs. Nope. not thing IL there
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
DEATH FOR INDIAN
ASSASSIN

LONDON, uJly 23.-Medar Lal
Dhingra, the Indian student who
shot and killed Sir William Curzon
Wyllie at a reception recently, was
today sentenced to death.
After being instructed by Justice
Alverstone to disregard the prison
er's only plea, that the crime was
of a political nature, the jury re-
turned a vedict of guilty in five
minutes. Dhingra was member
of an organization of terrorists in
India.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
SPOKANE TOTAL
OVER $4,000
SUPERINTENDENT WITTEN'S
OFFICIAL REPORT OF NUM-
Der OF REGISTRATIONS FOR
LAND YESTERDAY AND TO
DATE,

Applications for registration for
Occur d'Alene, Flathead and Spo,
kane lands have been officially re
ceived by James Witten, superin-
tendent, yesterday as follows:
Number received from Occur
d'Alene, 4,579; total received from
Occur d'Alene to date, 34,56O;
number received from Kalispell,
693: total received from Kalispell
to date, 1885, number received
from Missoula. 7,1S6; total received
from Missoula to date, 1887;
total received for Flathead lands
to date, 23,423; total received from
Spokane to date, $685. number
received from Spokane yesterday
a 400.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
CONFERENCE WAS
OF LITTLE AVAIL
(By United Press.)

KENOSHA, Wis, July 23.-The
announcement that conference
will be held today in an effort to
settle the differences between the
striking employees of the Allen tan
merry and the officials OF the COM
pany had the effect of maintaining
peace this morning.
The conference proved futile
attempt to settle the difficulty. The
strikers demands were so numer-
GUS that the company refused to
listen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
BABY TURNS TRAIN
WRECKER
(By United Press.)

REDDING, Cal, July 23.-Ber-
win Carsen, four and half years
old, bears the distinction of being
the youngest train wrecker ever
caught in the United States. Ber-
win left his mothers side yester-
day and walked to the railroad
yards, where we'll oiled derailing
switch easily swung open beneath
his baby arms. A huge locomotive,
pulling a long freight out of the
yards, slipped from the yails and
pushed the forward trucks over
the main line and stuck there.
Berwin's mother arrived and car
ried the child home, while the
train crew cursed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
(ey United press.)

OCEAN VIEW, Cal. July ga
Eight feet long, weighing over zoo
pounds, the first specimen of man
eating shark ever taken In local
waters is on exhibition here. It
was caught by John r.. TAFT yes
terday after battle lasting an
hour. TAFT was fishing with two
companions when the shark hooked.
His hands torn and lacerated by the
line, he landed the catch without
assistance by other members Of the
party.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
TAFT AND DIAZ TO
MEET ON BRIDGE
{ey United Press.l

WASHINGTON. d. c.. July ga
Taft and President Diaz OF Mexico
will meet on a bridge over the Rio
Grande october Is of this year, ac-
cording to an announcement today.
According to palms announced.
Taft and Diaz will be guests at a
banquet served on the bridge on the
boundary line In such manner that
each president Will sit In his own
country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
(Rx United Press.l

WASHINGTON, July 23.-While
the Wright brothers were prepar-
ing today for further flights In their
government tests of the aeroplane,
Orville Wright disclosed why he
and his brother Wilbur never made
an ascension together.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
HUSBAND SPOILED HIS
OWN FUNERAL
(By United Press.)

UNION CITY, Tenn. July "a
While Mrs. John Wise was making
arrangements for the funeral of
her husband, who fled % years ago
after killing Nobe Mason in a quar-
rel over a trivial offense, Wise
walked into her home.
Mrs. Wise got a telegram stating
her husband was killed by a train
in Louisiana and his body was be-
ing sent to this city. Friends
gathered at the home to prepare
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
GUN USING OFFICER
GETS HIS DESERTS
(By United Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, July ga
Police Captain Michael Joseph
Conboy, a member of the force for
25 years, who, while intoxicated,
shot Bernard Lagan, IT.. June 20.
was dismissed officially ut 2
o'clock this morning, wnen the
board of police commissioners re-
turned verdict OF guilty of a
charge of intoxication, Conboy was
celebrating the birth OF a grand.
daughter Lagan found him In a
helpless condition early in the
morning and was shot by the off
Ger while assisting him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
UCHlDA MAY COME
(By United Press.)

TOXIC, July 23.-K. Uchida,
now ambassador to Austria, was
named today as the diplomat most
likely to be selected for the Japa-
nese post at Washington in the
event Baron Takahira, now ambas-
sador to the United States, is kept
here when he reaches nome, which
will be soon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
GREGG SATURDAY
JENSEN TODAY

Lefty" Gregg will likely pitch
tomorrow. Jensen is listed for the
box today and, as he is chief GUS
todian of the Turks goat, Port
lands usual defeat at the hands OF
the Indians is expected
Lefty" has been slightly out of
condition with a bad shoulder for
a week or so.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
REASON WHY WRIGHT
BROTHERS FL Y SLNCLY

I'VE do not think II wise to 90 up
together" he said. He then Init.
mated that should an accident hap
pen when both are flying they
might be killed and the secrets OF
their successful aerial nRviaation
lost to the world.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
FORTY KILLED IN FALL
Of A TALL STRUCTURE
ST. PETERSBURG, July 23-Forty persons are known
to have been killed and many buried under the ruins of
five story building that collapsed today
FAITHFUL" ALL LIVE
In SEATTLE
(By United Press)

= SAN FRANCISCO, July 70.
. Ottoman Ear Adusht Han
. ish, of mystic Mazdazinian 4
. cult. Is here on his way to
= Seattle. 'The perfect one" 4
. as he is called by his follow Z
. ers, will not seek converts in
. San Francisco. He says q
. number of the faithful are
. awaiting him at Seattle.
= Hanish was given consider
. able nOtoriety in Chicago q
. few years ago, through one OF
. his followers practically
. starving herself to death in
= obeying his teachings. 4
. . 90 . . Q Q . . 5000
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
Detective SHAKE-uP
FOR GOOD OF FORCE

phone to him every half hour Of
their shift, just the same as men,
bers of the patrol department re-
port to police headquarters.
Walker will also aid in the labors
of Police Clerk Hopper. who has
been badly overworked with the
business of the two departments
for months.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
chief Sullivan Says Politics
Cut No Figure in
McPhee's Case.

Not for political reasons, but
imply to liven up the detective de-
artment in giving the public the
rejection naturally and reason
bly, expected form a plain clothes
apartment of any city police force,
aS Martin ]. Burns, acting captain
j police, and Captain George Miles
asen placed at the head of the
tvs force of sleuths, says Chief
ullivan.
y ID. d. McPhee, who, as sergeant
detectives, has been at the head
this department, has been shift
to desk sergeant. to have charge
the uniformed men in the police
Eation during the day.
Some had intimated that McPhee
as relieved of authority because
differences that have heretofore
xisted between himself and Mayor
ratt, which cropped out in little
hcident in the late municipal cam
aign.
But Chief Sullivan and the heads
the city government insist that
Olitics Is no way connected with
he change. Sergeant McPhee is
ne of the old school officers, some
What plain. and outspoken in his
hammer an9 Independent as to his
PERSONAL actions and conduct so
ong as the same conforms to regu-
Eations.
II know people will say that this
s a political move. or that it has
been done through spite work, but
give my oath that 1t is not" de-
Jared Chief of Police Sullivan to-
Hay. 1T has simply been done to
better the plain clothes depart.
fment and to get the results expect
ed from the men in this branch of
fhe service.
BURNS and Miles have been Sc
Pected because they are clean and
careful and will get out and coach
their men along.
"For years the city has not got
The results from the plain clothes
that are reasonably to
be expected. The town right now
lis overrun with crooks, thieves and
thugs. We have captured five of
them and four of these were dis
missed in court for want of evil
dence.
1--WE must get these men. To get
them we must expect the plain
clothes men to get out and work.
The head of the department must
coach the men along. No plain
clothes department can get the re-
suits by waiting about the station
till some outsider spots the Grim.
inals and calls them out to make
the arrest. Almost as soon as a
crook comes into the city, the
plain clothes department should
know 1t, and they should keep their
eyes on him and guar dthe people
from his work.
"As l have been placed in charge
of this department. and the public
expects me to give them proper
police protection, | am going to
it in q way to give them
the best possible protection with
the little handful of men l have to
work with"
AS heads of the detective depart
ment, Captains Miles and Burns do
not forfeit their positions as police
captains. The two offices must
work along together, and though
there Is no increase in salary for
the new positions, yet the hours of
the two officers will average 10 or
IA day.
It Is so arranged. with the ap-
pointment of Officer Walker. for
merly desk officer, as clerk of the
department, that the new
chiefs of the detectives can go out
upon the still hunt with their men.
In their absence Walker will re-
ceive the calls for the plain clothes
and each member of
the force is expected to report by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
DIED In EACH
OTHERS ARMS
(By United Press.)

HOUSTON, July 23.-Locked in
each others arms, the bodies of r.
l.. Bettison and wife. who were
drowned in the flood. were found
today in the mud flats at Swan
reef. They were left thereby the
receding water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
EDRIS IS NAMED
(By United Press.l

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Presi
dent Taft today nominated w. p.
Edris as postmaster at Spokane to
succeed NJ. +. Harrison. MIR. Edris
was recommended by Congressman
Poindexter. The change in the
office will occur September / next.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
SMOKED $50 ciGARETs A DAY;
INSANE AND DYING
(RY United Press.l

HINTON, w. Va. July 23.-After
having smoked $50 cigarets each
day for several months, ID. II. Clark,
age 10. son OF wealthy farmer, is
n racing maniac. He can live hut
a few months.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
Woman FINDS way TO
GET AROUND THE Law

to stop her, it seems. out, gee. she
must have ben dry. Even the pink
nosed poodle dog that sat in the
seat behind her looked sneepish
and ashamed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
JUNGLEDOM FEELS
THE BIG STICK
{By United Press)

. NAVAISHI, East Africa,
= JuE 23.-Scientists with the
. Roosevelt party are engaged
. in asserting $1,000 specimens
= of animals, birds and reptiles
= killed by Roosevelt and COM
. paffions. A special train car
= rying the trophies arrived
. here today.
Q . . q . . . . . Z . . . . q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
FRISCO JUDGE RIPS
BASE BALL GAMBLING

for the funeral when Wise stepped
in the door. He was arrested on
the old charge of murder.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-23
CL0vEN HOOP May SHOW
IN WATER COMMISSION
WEATHER
Fair tonight and Saturday.

. . q . Q Q . = . . 90 80 .
q PARK BAND CONCERTS =
. Tonight at Corbin park.
. Tomorrow night at Liberty .
. park. .
Q 900 O . Q 90 900
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-01
MATTY ADMITTED
THAT MERkLE DID
NOT TOUCH SECOND
Giant Twirler Told Truth and 1t
Cost His Team Much
Money.

AS an. insurance agent slristy
Mathewson Is a big success. He made
the record stab in his new profession
recently when he horn-swangled Bar
ney Dreyfus into taking out a life in
surance policy for $100,0 600, With the
document still wet he FASTENED to Pres
ident Harry Pulliain, of the National
League, to explain what a good fellow
Barney is. The figures took the breath
out of Harry c. p, but he was game,
Come around next month" the genial
president told Christy. and III help you
out. OF course. | cannot do 50 handsomely
by the doctors I'll see You get some kind
Of q rake off. I'll gamble with the UNDER
takers to help out such a good fellow
Whereupon the champion president aired
his views on insurance agents and baseball
pitchers in general.
'Christy's a clean boy" he continued.
He's just. as white as skillful, both ON and
off the diamond. Some of the newspapers
said at the time of the celebrated tie game
that Matty was willing to make affidavit
that he saw Merkle touch second base.
His testimony was exactly opposite. He
was one of the very few that corroborated
the statements of myself and Umpire Hank
ODay as to The regrettable muddle.
IF ever there was an object for n nah
10 shade the truth. it presented itself to
MathewSon when he was called upon to file
an af1da Wit. "A worlds championship hung
in the balance. So did the pitching lienors
of the National League. not to mention the
ries. But he cast it all aside. as 7 sincerely
believe. for the very sake Of truth and hon
esty. Now. who shOnld succeed more than
a man OF that stamp?
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-01
RECORD OF THE BOWLING
IN SUBURBAN LEAGUE.

game lead now held by the Bay View
bowlers in the Suburban League may be
reduced this week. The Wheelmen are
scheduled TO bowl on the First Ward Re
publican clubs alleys tomorrow night,
while the National Turn Nerein PIN
knights, besides having a postponed aft
fair with the Celluloids. oil the ~latters'
alleys, to get out of the way, are scheduled
to meet the Belleville team Friday night
however, may have TO be rolled some
other night. because the Park 4. A.. five
is scheduled to roll a Newark League
match the same night on the National Turn
seem to have let one get by them. Ind
some change will nave to be made. If vhe
Nationals should succeed in winning four
games ont of the five in their matches this
week and the Wheelmen drop two on the
First Wards alleys. the lead would be
race for the championship would again
assume Il more interesting aspect. Aside
from the advantage which the many-time
champions hold; the Suburban League race
only Il shade on the kruegers. West Ends
and Parks. who are tied for third place,
these teams having won one more game
than the Nationals, but also having lost
two more. The South Orange team. too,
but one game each way behind the Turn
ers, may be regarded as having II right to
be considered as very much in the race.
The high team average honors in the
Suburban League are held by the Krue-
gers. with a mark Of S9s.15. The West
next in line with SS6.31. The Bay Views
are fourth with Ssh. Jack Aitken, of the
Bay Views. has advanced to first place in
the individual average race with Il record
be found the team aud individual records
to date:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-01

In a little V c d mont the advance
squad of the Tigers will be headed
southwark for the annual spring train
ing trip. About eighteen men will very
likely take part in the spring boiling
out. Manager WoIVerton will be in
Newark tomorrow. it is expected, to
make arrangements for the coming sea-
son. He will announce the names of
the men whom he is to take South and
will perhaps give the details of the big
deal referred to her some time ago.
Unusual interest is conferred in the
work of John Camel. of the Rochester
Club, and Joe Kelly, who returns to the
Maple Leafs this year. Camel has not
eorrallcd a star outfit up to date, and
says openly that the big league man
ayers are not treating him squarely.
McGraw and Ebbctts, of Brooklyn.
jumped TO his rescue Saturday. Nc
Graw offered him Brain. Mcdonald.
who is held on the Giants list, Bcecher.
who was ono of he. sta pitchers of the
Tigers last season. and Dummy Tay-
Tor, one Of the veteran New York twirl-
ers. who will have to get to the minors
This year. Brooklyn came through with
an offer Of Maloney. the speedy out
fielder of the Superbas for the past
three years.
Mcdonald two years ago played a few
games vita the Newark club and in
iured his hand. Later in the season
he was turned back to New York and
has not PLAYED since. He is a classy
player. his best work being done with
the Utica club. of the New York State
League, a few years ago
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-01

Evening Star Head-Pin
Schedule Until Narch

wednesday. February Shay View Colts Iroauois Colts Newark
New. enpan team. w. H.. hurt Bowling club. Monitor A.. Monitor v,
aorwoodsn ron the Elizabeth City League, CeL"hoid Clubs tear in the
Suburban League.
Friday. February 5-Oxford 4. c. team. lay View Mhcclnens sub
urban League team. pnActtcs Of the Park Athletic association walls
urE social Five. Team A of the Elizabeth Stars. Elizabeth y NJ C. !"
team Republican Indian League team of the Newark League oiuthian
Ho, nj Arnunum team.
Wcdnrsday February -LCH Five. HHcron Rowling Club. Bishop
\ team. BcI 4 team. III light. Iroquos u siowst team, Chelsea team
Friday February 12-Phf Delta team, Pcndcrgas team, Elisabeth
star &. mueller Club United Five Of Arlington. CIarks {. n IT, Monitor
: 4. {. If Elizabeth, MapIewoo Fieid Club
wednesday. February 17Astnndard oil. Of Manufacturers League;
Titan ~ G.. panrn Paint. OF Manufacturers League; sroIIcrs. First ward
Electric. Of Manufacturers Clerks Carter How ewon Manufacturers
Clerks 5-man1
Friday. February 1s-An-schoIastics, Cabinet Five, Nights small
: of Elizabeth; Elizabeth star ID
J "Wednesday. February -Senhu IN johnson. IF Pulls A.: National
Five. Ccnuloid Club, of Newark Ieasuei Hamilton "heci"cn A nd B."
of Iobokeni caldwell II c Equitable a.
FRIDAY. February 26- Iroqu & lnnnmo ~. Miller street Car
Ions of Public Service; subway H.. Cinnamon b. man c Ehza-
beth star II. Poushers, of Elizabeth.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-01
BOTH LOHGBOAT
AND SCHUBb ARE
READY FOR RACE
Will Wind Up Training in Few
Days for Marathon Race
on Saturday.

Both Tom Longboat. the worlds
champion Marathon runner. and Al
fre1 Shrubb. the champion long-dis-
lance rune of England. called a halt
for a day in their training stunts yes
terday and resumed work this morn
ing. Longboat stayed over in Wash
ington Saturday night after his race
there and returned to E11enhurst with
his trainer, Jimmy DeForest, this
morning.
Shrubb spent the day in New York
and went out to Montciair, where he
has been training. late last night. The
little Englishman has now fully re-
covered from the injury to his toe, and
is going along in splendid shape.
The sale of seats for the race opened
this morning at the Garden box office: this
time with q rush. Tile sale had been go
ing on but one day before the postpone
lnent last week. and the demand for
reservation was heavier than for any one
have recently been held in the Garden.
When the -postpoHelnent WIS announced
ticket holders were notified that their
reservations would be good for February
J. A block of ARENA seats has been set
aside for a delegation which will come
from Toronto for the match, a
special rate having been made for thirty
days from the city Of New York.
The special fiyc-piile match race be-
tween Bob Hallen and Mike Spring is at
%tracting a good deal OF attention among
local followers of the running game, as
the rivalry between these two men has
been intense for some time. They are
running for 4 purse, winner take all.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-01
REPORTING DAY OF TIGERS
LITTLE OVER MONTH

Mcdonald. however. is not the player
that Brain is, who was passed up BY the
Bronco manager. Last season Manager
Stallings. of the Newark club. was in sore
straits for n third sacker and made over
lures to Manager Camel, then of Cincin-
natl, for the release of Brain, whom 1t
was figured would be a big Improvement
over Engle on account of his heavy hit
ting.
stalIings offered 50. so to Cincinnati for
the release of Brain. who played under
but Manager McGraw. of the Giants, re-
fused to waive claim on him and the
PLAYER reverted to New York for Si'5go.
largest ever offered by an Eastern League
club for q player. =
Roy Bceeher. who pitched great ball for
out several long hits may also be Il
Bronco next season. Beecher. while pitch-
ing good ball for the locals. was not favor
ably thought of by Manager S%tallings.
who figured that luck played a bigger
part in Beecher's games than did ability.
Rochester. however. will very likely take
him and will also make room for Dummy
Taylor.
This prncticaily gives Rochester a fair
~ good pitching staff. with Henley, Me
Ginley. formerly, OF Toronto Barser. who
will be sent back by the Boston American
League club: Snyder. Bannister. Taylor,
Honus and Beecher.
Camel will be on first Jimmy Mullen,
for the east two seasons with the Tigers,
will be on second: Holly at short: McDon-
aid or Sheehan at third. McAvoy, the
blk. colelgian. will be out in left. and
Maloney ought to make good in entire
while Goat" Anderson is down to play
right. with Heine Batch as utility out
fielder.
The deal by which Mullen goes to
Rochester is ono of the biggest of the
season. Toronto having traded him and
Pitcher MCKINLEY to Rochester for
.sSfeamer" Fiahnagan. Catcher jerry
Hurley and boudenslager This deal will
lead to others in which it Is said that
Newark will probably figure.