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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
Willing to Employ Citizens
If Federal Union Will
Leave Field.

Spokane contractors are out with
an olive branch looking for perfect
peace with Federal union 1924,
and with a committee are attempt
ing to frame an agreement by
which they are to give employment
to the members of the Federal
union, exclusively, providing the
latter will cut out contracting on
the day labor plan. AS matters
stand at the present time, it looks
like it will be swap.
Thomas Maloney, business agent
for the Federal union, stated this
morning that he would cut out con-
tracing, providing the contractors
would guarantee to unionize their
jobs and give his men their work,
firing out the nonunion Italians and
Greeks, who pay no taxes in the
city.
The day labor plan, by which
Mr.. Maloney has been taking exca-
waiting and street grading contracts
here for many months, has been
successful. and has been the means
of providing employment for many
members of his union when other
wise they would have been idle.
The scheme has worked out so
we'll that the Federal union has
been able to land many valuable
contracts from the city at figures
below those of the established con-
tractors. No formal meeting has
yet been held, but it Is prophesied
that the contractors will come out
with this proposition before the
summer work opens up in general
Federal union 1854 still has
several unfinished contracts with
the city that will afford employ
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
CONDUCTORS
TALK STRIKE
DISCHARGE OF UNION MEN,
Der OF GRIEVANCE COMMIT.
TEE CAUSES TROUBLE ON
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.

GALVESTON, Feb. 1S.-Conduc-
tors of the New Orleans to San
Francisco branch of the Southern
Pacific balloted until early this
morning without deciding whether
their union will strike because the
road discharged a fellow employe
The trouble arose when a con-
ductor on the Ell Paso division, who
served as member of the griev-
ance committee of trainmen, was
discharged for INSTRUMENTATION. At
ter a conference with Southern Pa.
cific officials, other affiliated rail-
way trainmen's organizations have
indicated that they will join the
conductors II strike is ordered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
TO INVESTIGATE
LABOR TEMPLE
FUND

An investigation of the books of
the old Spokane Labor Temple as
ISOLATION is to be made next Sun
day morning by the board of trus-
tees of the new association in an
effort to ascertain what has be-
come Of the money previously
taken up in subscriptions.
Subscriptions from politicians
and merchants all over the city,
which it Is reported amounted to
approximately $4,000, were secured
last summer by the first Spokane
Labor Temple association. How
much more funds the solicitors Sc
cured is not known, and likewise
many more matters regarding the
financial affairs of the old associa-
tion are enshrouded in mystery, so
far as the new board of trustees is
concerned.
Different unions in the city were
much opposed to the solicitation of
subscriptions from the merchants
Of the city, declaring the practice
to be disreputable from labor
standpoint, favoring instead an as
sessment of all the union men to
raise the necessary funds.
A $1,000 option was purchased
from the Cook-Clark Real Estate
Co on building site just west of
the corner Of Madison and River.
side, but money raised in the big
benefit given for organized labor at
the Columbia theater composed
this deposit.
Though It is now declared that
there was no forfeiture clause in
the contract under which this prop
erty was purchased, the Labor
Temple association was due to pay
a heavy installment within a speci
fed time, That payment is in de-
fault, as aside from the option, II
Is declared not one cent has been
paid on the property. and the Cook
Clarke concern and the new associ
alton may soon face a legal entan
clement. The new Spokane Labor
Temple association is confident
that they will be able to recover
either the $1,000 or the option on
the site.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
GUT SALARY TO
LET KNOX IN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 49,
Representative Dalzell today intro
duced resolution in the house de-
signed to straighten the legal
tangle preventing Senator Knox
from becoming secretary of state,
through a provision that Knox,
while senator, voted for an In
crease of salary for the Office to
which Taft is anxious to appoint
him. Dalzell's resolution pro-
poses that the house insist upon
disagreement with the senate's ac-
ton in increasing salaries of cab
met officials and ask for further
conference.
1t provides that the conferees be
instructed to disagree on the por-
ton of the bill increasing the sal
airy of secretary of state to $4,000
with the result that the secretary
of states salary will not be in
creased. Knox will then become
eligible.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
LITTLE HEROINE DID
BEST SHE COULD

Puzey, the father, telling him to
clean up at once.
Little Lola stayed away from
school and did her best at the
home, but she could ont make a
go of it. Her mother left home in
the early winter for Seattle and
took three children with her, as
well as most of the bedding and
some of the furniture.
The father is a street car con-
ductor employed on the Traction
cars said Mr. Peters. II made
several attempts to find him, but
have not yet been able to. The
neighbors state the husband re-
ports from time to time that his
wife will soon return, but she has
failed to put in an appearance. 1t
was pitiful to see the attempts
made by the little girl to keep
house, but the task was beyond
her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
POLICE MADE
BAD MISTAKE
JOHN p. BOND, HELD AS SUS-
PEcT IN FORGERY CASES,
FOUND TO BE INNOCENT
AND is RELEASED.

John p. Bond, young plumber,
arrested here the other day, on in
formation received from Helena,
Mont. is not the clever forger with
a half dozen cognomens who oper-
ated in that place, consequently he
was released this morning after
Chief of Police Flannery arrived
here to take him back.
Detective Lister, one OF the Off
GERS who figured in the arrest,
stated shortly after the young man
had been locked up that he was
not satisfied that Bond was the
man wanted, In spite of the fact
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
MSsvCorS nameL@Ghr~p

that the Rancheria is mixture of
shells and skeletons Of the abor-
igines. Lathrop, in laying out his
home, drew his supply of skells for
garden borders, paths, driveways,
tennis courts, etc, from the Ranch
eria. In doing so many Indian re-
mains have been carted away mix
ed with the shells.
Now laid out for paths, these
dead white BONES. which once di-
rected the arrows fight, make
pleasing contrast for the green
lawns, brilliant flowers and grace
full palms that have superseded the
redwood and pine as the Anglo
Saxon did the red man.
But no more bones will grace
the entering ways in the aristo-
cratic estates in Mill Valley. Citi-
zens and churchmen alike are
aroused over the dissertation. 1t is
already proposed to erect monu-
ment to these first settlers of Mill
Valley, on the top of their, pre-
sumed to be, last resting place
the Rancheria. The town trustees
have stopped all inroads on the
shell pile.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18

]. H. Pussy, former Palouse
rancher, has been a thorn in the
side of the Spokane Grocers' as
ISOLATION since he opened his store
on North Division street near In
diana avenue, refused to join the
association and began doing bust
ness in a different fashion from the
way the other grocers carry 1t on.
One of Mr.. Fussy's most objection
able weaknesses, in the eyes of
the grocers' trust. was his habit of
cutting prices on certain articles
and giving his customers the bene-
fit thereof. So the grocers' Organi-
cation concluded that 1t would be
well to go after Mr.. Pussy, and
they did.
s. A. Bishop, E375 Webster av-
enue, a member of the grocers' Or
ganization, stepped into Fussy's
place recently and bought a
shoulder at 12k cents per pound.
A young clerk waited on Bishop
and making out a sale slip put the
shoulder down as ham but mark
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
F|NANC|ERS PAY $4,92|
FOR BOND ISSUE AT4I-2.
N. W. Harris Company Of Chicago Are the
Successful Bidders.

The solidity of Spokane's credit
was never more substantially en-
phasized than this morning when
the sinking fund committee met to
award the $4,000 Az per cent ere
matory bonds. There were ii bids
last night, but when 1920 arrived
this morning the number had swell
ed to 10 bids.
The bonds were awarded to the
N. w. Harris Trust & Savings bank
of Chicago, who bid $4,000 plus
a premium of $4,921 for the issue
They made as liberal a bid for
the bonds at 4 per cent, but in
view of the fact that this would
require further action by the coun-
Gil the first bid was accepted. The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
CORPORATIONS
BACKING THE
PRATT FIGHT

The Washington Water Power
Co. and the Spokane Traction Co.
are behind N. 8. Pratt, democratic
candidate for mayor, and to show
their good faith have come forward
with a campaign fund, which is
said to amount to $1,000, to secure
the election Of Pratt. They seemed
to have combined on the mayor
atty.
This inform alton comes from a
source which ought to be reliable.
To bear out the fact, It Is learned
that A. w. Merritt has set up
offices in the Sherwood block, from
which the Pratt campaign will be
managed, and he is doing the work
on a flat salary, this salary, how
ever, not being paid by the candi-
date. A. W. Merritt Is the brother
Of II. D. Merritt, right Of way agent
for the Spokane Traction Co. and
their political agent.
That Mr.. Pratt Is the choice OF
the big companies for the mayor
atty cannot be disputed, and in
view Of this fact there Is little
probability that the Federated
clubs, which seriously considered
the endorsement Of Pratt, will now
take this action, although this
plan was cut and dried.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
MILL VALLEY, Cal, Feb. 1S.-
Every time Miss Corinne Lathrop,
one of Mill Valleys fashionable
misses, walks down the broad
white pathways or drives leading
from her beautiful home, she
treads .an the bones of men long
dead.
Whenever she ventures onto any
of the paths of her fathers estate,
or walks in the gardens, her dainty
French heels lamp portions of hui
man skeletons into the earth. In
her private tennis court her twin
king rubber-soled shoes patter
over the last pitiful remains of a
warrior who once ran with freer,
drawer stride than she ever es-
sayed.
This startling condition of affairs
became known when it was discov-
cred that high mound near the
entrance to the valley was burial
ground of the Tamal Indians. I'm
til then the big pile which is called
the Rancheria, was supposed to
contain nothing but sea shells. Re-
cent investigations have proved
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
LOS ANGELES WAKES
UP WHEN SPOKANE
BOOSTERS SHOW UP

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1S.-The
Los Angeles boosters club today
inspired novel general boost. An
hour will be set aside when every
whistle in this city will be sound
ed and every bell rung. At the
same time every one will grasp
the hand of the nearest person on
the street. in store or offices and
shout Boost for Los Angeles"
The booster delegation is enjoy
ing a great reception here. Mayor
Moore is guest of honor at a club
banquet tonight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
C00DALL QUITS
STORE FOR A
RAILROAD

F. e. Goodall, for the past eight
years manager of The Whitehouse,
has resigned his position to be-
come a railroad builder-a Spokane
road at that.
Mr. Goodall will take an active
part in the promotion of the line
to be built by the Big Bend
Transit Co., an enterprise which
has for it's object the construction
of a road from Spokane down the
Spokane river to the Columbia.
This line will open one of the rich
est districts tributary to Spokane
and considerable of the right-of-
way has already been graded. Mr..
Goodall will be connected with w.
A. Nichols in the project. New
York offices have been opened and
the eastern capital will be inter-
ested. This will necessitate the
presence of Mr. Goodall in New
York at different times, but he will
continue to make Spokane his
home.
Mr.. Goodall is president of the
Spokane chamber of commerce.
He will continue at the head of
that organization for this year, at
least
Mr.. Goodall's successor at The
Whitehouse has not been an
nounced He is said to be a New
York man of wide mercantile ex-
perience.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
BUT TASK OF BEING MOTHER
AND HOUSEkEEPER WAS
TOO HEAVY AND OFFICERS
ARE AFTER HER FATHER.

While the mother and three lit
tie children are in Seattle, the
work of keeping house for her
father and her little brother has
fallen on Lola Puaey. That the
task was too much for the poor
girl was apparent this morning
when Probation Officer Peters re-
ported to the health Office that the
home at 62S Hogan street was in
such a condition that the depart
ment should take up the matter
and see that it be made sanitary.
DR.. M. B. Grieve doubted the
power of the board to invade
home, and contented himself with
addressing letter to Alexander
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18

successful bidders will also fur.
nish the printed bonds at a cost
of $50.
Harris & Co. were not the only
high bidders, as there were many
who passed the $4,000 mark.
Among these were the Compton
Bond & Mortgage Co., represented
by w. d. Vincent, who bid $4,463,
the second high bid; Halsey & Co..
with $4,113.90; A. B. Leach, the
National City bank, Lee Higginso
& Co., and c. f. Dennison & Co.
BY special action of the council
last night Councilmen Mohr and
Gray were appointed on the sink
ing fund board to fill the vacancies
caused by the absence of Mayor
Moore and Treasurer Eggleston..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
COUNTERFEIT QUARTET
CAPTURED

TACOMA, Feb. 1S.--ln the ar
rest today of c. A. Cook, Earl
Jeffries, Lottie Jeffries and Pauline
Crook, recently arrived from San
Francisco, detectives believe they
have a quartet that has flooded Pa
citic coast cities with counterfeit
coins from San Francisco to Puget
sound. Spurious IS and $40 gold
pieces were found in their posses
sion,
The secret service of the treas
ury department has been looking
for the counterfeiters for weeks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
DARK STRANGER KEEPS
HANCIN' AROUND

There's dark man hanging
around up here and We don't like
the looks of him." was the COM
plant that came over the line to
the police headquarters from E..
d. Lee, corner Cedar street and
Eleventh avenue, last night. 1t
later developed that a short, dark
fellow, whose name and business
are as dark as himself so far as
the residents of the neighborhood
know, had been hanging around
that part Of the city all afternoon.
When the police Investigated they
couldn't even find a gas light man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
ROAD CONGRESS AT SEATTLE.

SEATTLE, Feb. Samuel
Hill, president of the Washington
Good Roads association, announc,
ed today that Seattle will be the
meeting place of the first Ameri.
can road congress ever assembled.
The meetings will begin July and
continue until July s.
The congress will be composed
Of two regularly accredited dele
gates from each state. Its object
is to discuss methods of road con.
struction in this and other coun
tries
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
Move to Corral Hinkle Puts
Whole Program Up in
the Air.

The Federated clubs at their
meeting last night had more than
one stormy scene, and as result
the leaders are now at sea as to
what policy to adopt. 1t was de-
cided that the reports of the meet
ings should show nothing but har-
mony, yet Tuesday night when the
matter of indorsing the Moore ad-
ministration came up there was
some bitter debate, and the motion
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
OCTOPUS SAYS HE
STOLE ITS JUICE

The Washington Water Power
20. proposes to make al example
OF w. r. Goelier. whom tuey charge
with stealing electric current from
their lines by tampering with
meter. Cooler says he is not
gtllty and has demanded a trial by
fury. a jury Of six men was Sc.
cured today IN Justice Suckers
court. consisting OF Il. l.. Bruce,
Thomas Grant. A. w. Edgington, j.
A. Harris, Fl. l.. Hughes and T. M.
Reid, and the case will be called
tomorrow morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
SYLVESTER SEEKS
SISTER IN SPOKANE

Sylvester Burrows, Saltwater,
Mimi, has written the Spokane po-
lice for aid in locating his daugh-
ter. formerly Mrs. Mary Gillispie,
of this place, Mr.. Gillispie died in
Spokane several years ago, and
Mrs. Gillispie, who Is now missing
married a man named Taylor. She
had one daughter, who married
Frank Dickinson, a barber from
Cranbrook, b. G.
Mr.. Burrows states that he has
not heard from his daughter for a
long time. and will be glad to re.
ceive any information regarding
her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
B0LOS FLASH IN SESSION
OF Federated CLUBS

did not carry by anything like the
unanimity reported.
Last night the first fuss came
over the seating of the delegates
from the Bolo club. 1t was not
that the Bolo club was not good
enough, but merely because j.
Grant Hinkle, one of the candidates
for the mayoralty, is leading
member of the club, and it was
feared by some of the Pratt con-
tingent and others that the club
would rally to Hinkle through the
work of the two delegates, F. e.
Allison and Thomas Aston. The
pro and con of the proposition was
fought out at length. and the dele
gates were finally seated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
TRAILED WIFE TO KILL
HER AND HIMSELF

SEATTLE, Feb. 1S.-Dick Ben
nett of Los Angeles shot and kill
ed his wife and fired bullet into
his own brain this morning, He
followed his wife, who deserted
him In Los Angeles. to Seattle and
found her living with another
man.
This morning he entered the
kitchen, where she was preparing
breakfast, and fred four shots,
killing her instantly. Bennett died
later at the Wayside hospital
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
CRUSHED TO DEATH
DEEP in A MINE

TACOMA. Feb. 1S.-John Alvin
and James Ross, miners, were in
stantly killed and considerable
damage done to property by an inn
mense landslide of coal in the
mine Of the Carbon Hill Coal Co.
at Carbonate, SO miles southeast.
today.
The men were buried under tons
of rock and coal, three quarters
of mile from the surface of the
mountain. Their bodies were re-
covered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
THE BEST REWARD

Editor, The Press--We
wish to tender our sim
cerest thanks to the many I
kind friends who SO quick
Iy responded to the call of
The Press for relief in the
time of our adversely. Truly
It was a godse nd.
Words fail to express our
thanks, and although we
may never be able to repay
each In person, we will en-
, deavor to pass It along to
, others in need as the Lord I
prospers US. Mrs. L. e.
, Van Valkinburgh and her
, daughter, Mrs. n. e. Lud- I
, wig.
} O Q Q Q q Q o q Q Q O O Q O
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
BIG TREES SAVED

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. 49,
The president today signed a bill
making the Calaveras big tree
grove national park. The pen
used was given to Mrs. Lowell
White. president of the California
Outdoor Art league.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
GRAFT HUNTERS )
CONVICT BANKER
TO START WITH

PITTSBURG, Feb. 1S.-W. v.
Ramsey. former bank president.
was convicted last night of bribing
city councilmen to place city funds
in the German National bank for
the purpose of speculation.
The trial was the first of the al
legged councilmanic graft cases, in
which a score of councilmen are
accused.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
TAFT A MASON TONIGHT

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1S.--Taft ar.
rived here today from Washington.
He will remain here until Saturday
night, when he will go to Philadel-
phia. where he remains until the
inauguration, The acceptance of
Taft as Mason on sight is
scheduled to take place at s
o'clock this afternoon. Five hun
dred invitations have been issued.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
ARMY INoUIslTioN ENDS

CHICAGO. Feb. lS.-The army
retiring board today concluded its
sessions and stenographers are
transcribing the testimony. parti-
cularly that in the case of Colonel
William Tucker, whose case at
tracted universal attention on ac-
count of his wife's opposition to
him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
JAP COMMANDER HERE

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Feb.
1S.-A passenger of note who ar
rived on the Japanese steamer
Tango Maru. from Yokohama to-
day is Commander T. Hieraga OF
the imperial Japanese navy. He
was recently appointed naval at
tache to the Japanese embassy,
Washington, d. c,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
POKANE'S CREDIT CALLS HEAVY PREMIUM
CONTRACTORS SEEK PEACE

ment to many of its members for
some little time, and unless an
agreement is reached with the con-
tractors, the unions bidding on
city and other jobs will be as keen
during the coming season as It has
been in the past.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
$50 FEMALES FALL
DOWN STAIRS

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Three hun
dred and fifty women and girls be-
came panic stricken and rolled
down stairs today when fire
started in the Kinly baby carriage
factory. Scores were bruised. Loss
100000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
BlAcK-EYED BABY
BOY FOR SOMEONE

. There 10 Just one baby
. left for adoption at the
. Orphans Home of Spokane,
. E10 Liberty avenue, and
. that ono Is boy five weeks
. old with beautiful black hair
. and eyes. Out Of the eyes
. comes that never explained
. baby look, but none has yet
= responded to its appeal.
. He's bright and healthy and
. he ought to have a home.
. How are you fixed on the
. baby boy question: The
. home phone Is Main 1908.
. . 80 % 90 % . = =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
FLEET
NEARLYHOME

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-The bat
tleship fleet, with Rear Admiral
Arnolds squadron of welcome fol-
lowing as the third squadron Of
Sperrys feet is rapidly approach
ing Cape Henry, Hampton roads.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
BREWERS WIFE GETS
DIVORCE AND $4,000
A YEAR IN ALlMONY

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18.-Mrs. Will
lam X. Lemp was granted d.
vorce today from the millionaire
brewer. An interlocultory decree
awards her $4,000 yearly alimony
and custody Of their son,
William j.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18

that he answered the description.
The information on which Bond
was picked up recited that the
fugitive had cashed many bad
checks there under various names,
and that his name was believed to
be Bond and that he was a
plumber.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-18
THREE MINERS KILLED

GOLFERS, w. Va, Feb. 1S.-
Three men were killed and four
fatally burned in an explosion of
powder in the home of a Slav coal
miner here today.
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