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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
Special Correspondence to The Press

special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, May 1.-Continuing
the work started by the eminent
David Low Dodge in 1916, the
United States will hold it's second
national peace congress in this
city beginning tomorrow and con-
tinuing until Thursday.
The chairman of the congress
will be the Hon. j. M. Dickinson,
secretary of war, while peacemak-
ers from all parts of the world are
on the long program for addresses.
Three peace societies were
formed in the year 1915, but the
New ork society, founded by David
Low Dodge and his associates, was
by several months the first. The
suggestion was taken from Mr..
Dodge by Noah Worcester, who
called a meeting about Christmas
time of that year in DR.. Channing's
study in Boston and organized the
Massachusetts, Peace society. The
London Peace class was organized
a day or SO after that, and ever
since peace societies have been
common.
The first peace congress of any
importance was held in London in
1S43. This has been popularity
termed the "British-American" con-
gress, as out Of 637 delegates all
were from Great Britain and the
United States but six.
1t was at this congress that the
clause was suggested to
be part of all future commercial
treaties. The idea was avanced by
Judge William Jay, then president
of the American Peace society.
The first of what might be called
the present series of international
peace congresses was held in Paris
in the year of 1899, the year of the
Paris exposition. The second in
ternational congress was held the
next year in London, while since
then they have been held In Rome,
Berne, Chicago. Antwerp, Buda-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
TO BURY IAE CIVIL WAR
RATCHET STILL DEEPER

pest, Hamburg, Paris, Glasgow,
Monaco, Rouen, Boston, Lucerne,
Milan, Munich and London.
The first national peace congress
in the United States was held in
New York April 14-17, 1907. The
congress was opened by musical
conservation at Carnegie hall in
the presence of 5000 people.
The Chicago congress is going to
be even more elaborate than the
big gathering at New York two
years ago. In addition to the adop-
ton of resolutions to perfect the
system of maintaing international
peace, strong delegation from
Tennessee and Mississippi will
take steps to bury the civil war
Ratchet still deeper in the earth.
Tomorrow there will be special
peace services in all the Chicago
churches. In the evening there will
be mass meeting at Orchestra
hall and Monday morning the dele
gates will register. The opening
session will begin Monday after
noon.
When the congress votes for the
next meeting place, Portland, San
Francisco, Denver and Kansas City
will all scramble for the honor.
The next international congress
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
REOHEAOS ARE
UNDER EYES
Of THE COPS

After two nights and a day of
steady man hunting, the eyes of
the law are upon a whole bunch of
rough looking, red headed men sus-
pected of holding up Northern Pa
cific train No. 8 near Trent, late
Thursday night. A half dozen or
more of the toughest kind, with
the largest girths and the reddest
hair have been rounded in and
sweated terribly by the officers,
but so far no one has been thrown
into Jail. Some say they believe
they can put their mitts on the
fellows who did the job in about
as long a time as it would take to
pull on a boot, but they are not
doing it. They are perhaps wait
ing for the offer of reward from
the n. P.
A reward of $1,000 for each of
the men is offered by the govern
ment. A small sensation was
caused at the police station yester-
day when it was announced that
the N. P. would show $4,000 worth
of appreciation for the capture of
the two men. but Superintendent
Beamer says no. ell declares that
as far as he knows, the N. P. has
authorized the offer of no reward
for the capture of the robbers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
DEADLY DAY IN CITY
HEALTH OFFICE
WHOLESALE MASSACRE OF
GERMS MAKES ATTENDANTS
WEEP AND VISITORS JOIN IN
DOlEFUL CHORUS.

All who ventured to the third
floor of the city hall about noon
today were Immediately put to the
weeps and staggered half blindly
to some convenient place to dry
their eyes and toot tehir nasal
horns. Once they entered the
health office the mysterious influ-
ence that brought all to apparent
sadness and tears was discovered.
Mrs Hughes, clerk of the health
department, was evidently review
Ing very, very sad memories with
the others. for she. too, was in a
fearful mod. and her voice failed
her when she tried to explain. She
could only point to door of the
adjoining room, when asked what
was wrong. No one was so curious
as to venture in there They had
enough, even as far away as the
stairs.
The health department was
simply numbering scarlet fever
germs in a little room adjoining
the main office and by means of
formaldyhide. Just when Mrs.
Hughes began to congratulate her
self on having heard of only five
new cases of the fever today,
sixth case walked in at the door
Then the doctors got busy with the
Sitting drug.
The six cases We're all that had
been reported up till noon. That is
considered an improvement in con-
ditons and it is believed that pub
lie schools may be kept going dur
Ing the prevalence of scarlet fever,
with the daily inspection of all
school children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
HUNTING HEA TF1EN'SOPILIM
OFFICERS HARDEST TASK

That about $4,000 worth OF
opium is consumed by the China
men and hop fiends" of other ma
tionalities in Spokane every year
is an assertion that has been made
by one of Spokane's well posted
Chinese business men. Can you
believe it-$40,00O worth of that
black, tarry drug?
Where is this quantity kept hid
den? Uncle Sans customs officials
are continually making their
rounds of the Chinese resorts and
abodes but are able to find only a
small quantity of the drug, and that
properly stamped in accordance to
law.
United States Customs Inspector
Snodgrass unearthed $4,000 worth
of the stuff last summer as the re-
suit of a clever little investigation
in which he and other United
States customs officials figured.
This was considered large
amount by people not acquainted
with the use of opium and with the
prices charged for it.
When asked where they stow
their opium and keep it hidden,
Cinnamon grin broadly, likely say.
ing in pidgin English that Mclean
man SLOW" 1t is hard for the
officials to believe that $4,000
worth of opium is brought into Spo-
kane and consumed during one
year, yet they believe that cans of
the stuff are hidden away in the
ways, under the floor, perhaps in
crevices of their buildings founda-
tions. secreted in hidden hooks OF
the attics and perhaps beneath the
basement floors like the boarded
gold of some old miser.
1t is figured that, to get all the
drug these swarthy skinned poison
lovers have, their buildings mus.
be practically torn down. A few
of the customs officers raided the
pldCtS III vi tiohu w Aih''
hidden opium. They tore up the
floors, pried the wainscotting from
the walls and looked from base
ment to garnet through the build
ings. When about to give it up,
one tore a window casing away and
there found hundreds of dollars
worth of the stuff sealed in five
tael tins. They continued their in
vestigations along these lines and
found large quantities OF the
Chinks' favorite drug, yet they did
not believe they got it all.
The opium traffic is now under
the band and considerable trouble
with smugglers is expected in the
next few months. A small guam
tity of contraband opium is to be
sold Monday morning in the
United States marshals office, but
all confiscated by the authorities
hereafter must be destroyed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
WATER MAIN ON HELENA.

A petition Tor water main on
Helena street, from Riverside ave-
nue. to the Northern Pacific rail
way, has been filed with the city
clerk by the property owners of
that section. The proposed i'm
provement, it is estimate, will cost
1854 so, and the revenue shown by
the petition is $100.S0 The board
of public works has recommended
that the petition be granted by the
council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
A MANS DEBT TO SOCIETY.

Tomorrow afternoon at the
Young Mems Christian association
Bishop Spaulding, who is in at
tendance at the Episcopal conven'
ton, will be the speaker and will
take for his theme "A Mans Debt
to Society" The bishop is a strong,
forcible speaker TO men.
Mr.. Eugene Storer, tenor, and
Mr.. O. X. Knowlton, cornet soloist,
will assist in the musical program.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
IC1131E
aSS&3
CURES STOMACH TROUBLE
OF 30 YEARS STANDING

Spokane, Wash. Jan. &c, 1909.
Mr.. A. ii. Powell.
Manufacturing Chemist,
1909 Second ave, Spokane, Wn.
Dear Sir-After suffering for
over 80 years with stomach trou-
BILE and spending hundreds of dol
lars with doctors and for patent
medicine and receiving only tenn
poTary relief, if any, finally | was
induced TO try Powell's Stomach
Remedy. After taking one bottle
| felt like new man and could
eat things that had not been able
to eat for years. wrote you this
letter so you can publish it so that
anyone affected as | was may read
Il and learn of this wonderful
medicine and be permanently
cured Yours truly,
EDWARD RYDBLOM.
SIG Perry street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
PIPE LAYERS STRIKE.
(By United PresS)

ALBANY, Ore. May Twenty
men employed by the Willamette
Valley Co. laying water pipes on
First street struck this morning
demanding an increase of wages
from $225 to $3.50. Work is at
standstill and can not be finished
In time for paving next week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
WATER ON FIFTH.

A recommendation for a water
main on Fifth avenue, from d to E
streets, has been filed by the board
of public works with the city clerk,
to be submitted to the city council
The water mains will cost 1882 so,
according to an estimate, and the
parties who signed the petition ask
ing for the same, show a revenue
of $58.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
PULLED HIS TOOTH
AND KILLED HIM
NV United P-eSS)

HOQUIAM, May IA hem
orrhage, caused by the pulling OF
a decayed tooth, caused the death
of Adam Smith, a laborer, aged "a.
When the tooth was extracted the
blood began to flow freely, An eff
fort to staunch it proved futile.
Smith was hurried to the hospital
but died shortly afterward.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
BANKER SUES THE
SUMPTER SHELTER
(By United Press)

BAKER CITY, Ore, May ii.
T. Donnelly, cashier of the First
National bank, as trustee, has sued
the Sumpter smelter for $42, 7O5.4O,
and $500 attorney fees. The
smelter is controlled by the Oregon
Smelling & Refining Co, the Sump-
ter Valley railroad, Columbia Gold
Mining Co. and Adams-Gardinier
Lumber Co, which are made de-
PENDANTS.
The trouble with education for
women is they know too much for
mans superiority without it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
BEAN FEDERAL JUDGE
(BY United Pressl

SALEM, May Judge Beans
resignation was filed with Secre-
tary of the State Benson this morn
ing. Bean will be sworn in as
federal judge about Wednesday. He
will hold court at Helena, Butte
and Great Falls, Montana.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
BIBLE CLASS.

The businessmen's bible class of
the First NJ. +. church will meet as
usual at 10 o'clock tomorrow. All
the members being adults, the class
will not be affected by the scarlet
fever situation. The subject will
be "A big fight and how 1t was
won, or Paul's experience in Cyp-
rus"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
GRAND JURY CATCHES
TENDERLOIN BOSS
(6y United Press)

TACOMA, May 1.-As a result of
lengthy investigations of Tacoma s
social evil. the grand jury has in
dicted Peter Sandberg, boss of the
tenderloin district, charging owner
ship of the Globe hotel in the re-
stricted district The indictment
Is result of the testimony of Ar
thur Kuhl, formerly manager of
one of Sandbergs resorts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
FISHING SEASON OPENS
(By United Press)

ASTORIA, May 1.-The fishing
season opened at noon today. Eight
hundred boats threw out their nets
at o'clock. All fishing will stop
until dusk Sunday. as the Sunday
law is strictly observed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
STEAMER WAS LOST.

SAULT STE. MARIE, May l.
Captain Pringle arrived here today
and confirmed the report that the
steamer Aurania sank Thursday
during tsorm on Whitefsh bay.
The crew was saved.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01
EASTERN MARKETS
FURNISHED by Walter J. Nichols
& Coz

CHICAGO, May 1.-Wheat-
Close: May, $1.25&; July, SLIP;
September, $1.03A.
Corn-Close: July, 6S5sc; Sep
TENDER. 671ac; December. $3.50.
Oats-Close: July, 1890; Sep
TENDER, 421ac; December, 431sc.
LIVERPOOL, May 1.-Close-
Wheat Ad up; May, IS 9Ac. Corn
unchanged; July IS SID.
The increased cost of living
keeps you from spending your
money foolishly, anyway.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-01

will be held In Stockholm in Sep
TENDER.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-22


 down from Nome ON the Senator for the purpose of securing if possible an extension of the A.-Y.-P. exposition be- yond October I6. Exposition officials will be urged to continue the fair Go Nov. l5, in order that the hundreds nf Alaskaus to come from Seward penin- sula at the close of the season may yet be in time to witness its wonders.
 Alleging that he was to have lad LOGO Prince Rupert lots at the upset auction price, Moreton Frewen, of London, England, has brought suit against the Graud Trunk Pacific Townsite and Development Co., and c. M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk railway asking for damages in an Un- stated amount The property involved is said to be worth Uaiilion dollars
 Tue news has just reached the out- side world 2f the burning of the Pres byterian @issiou building at Point Barrow on lhe l2th of last April. Mrs H. R. Marsh, wife of the missionary, ~nd her Gve smail children, who were in the Guiding at the time of the fire, barely escaped with their lives. Other wise the building and contents were @ toGal loss. This was satd to be the old est wooden structure Ia Arctic Alaska.
 Tue season of 1909 will be remem- berad in the Nome district as the dry est one within its history of ten years. While the spriaC shipments of placer gold to the states, as evidenced by the Nome customs house records, very wearly equal those of 1908, a deficit of fully 90 per cent is expected for the balance of the season, which is Dow nearing its close. This is due to the scarcity of water in the ditches and streams traversinR the drainage areas of the gravel covered slopes south aud east of the Kigluiak mountains Gd- jaceut to Nome.
 The Alaska almanac for E9C9, com piled and edited by E. s. Harrison fer tie Artic Cla6, is just of the press. The publication is more than an ordt- mary alapanae. It contsius information on hundreds of subjects touching on Alaska and also contains many ialos- tions. There aNe 16s pages in the work. The almanac discusses Alaskss resources, it's physical characteristics, its railroads and highways, its game, dts cities and towns, educational sys- 6ems, laws, government, boat service and interior mall service. &nd many other Interesting Eeatares.
 A Seattle paper of the 18th inst. says. While talking with his wife at their home, 81l Thirteenth avenue, yesterday afternoon, William c. Hampton, fore- man in the TreadweN mines, dropped dead. He sank to the aoor within few feet of Mrs. Hampton while dis cussing some of bis affairs in the North, to attend to which he expected to leave fer Alaska last evening. He had never been sick and had never complained of heart disease, from which he is believed to have died. He was 55 years of age, and besides the widow he is sar7ived by four children. Mr. Hampton had been here visiting his family for several weeks and had engaged passage on the steamship Cot tage City for Treadwell A brother, D. Hampton is miner at G0ldRsld.
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-22

From the Seattle Post-IntelEgencer
 of the i1th inst. we take the following
 which Alaskans wiR do we'll to remem'
 Der; Mid the soul-stirriug strains of "The tar-Spangled Banner" before
 background of stately Washington frs
 and building which is the replica of
 the mansion ia which he lived, the
 bronze statue of Wiliiam H. Seward
 was unveiled to the world. The at
 tendant ceremonies yesterday after
 aoep were participated in 5y Gen. Will
 liam A. Seward, his son, now 70 years old, and William H. Seward, grandson
 of the great statesman, now in his 45th
 year. The iatter's son, William Fl.
 Seward, the foUrta, lives at the family
 home at Auburn. N. Y, aud is II years
 of age,
 "After all, it takes trip to the
 North to show just what men are made of, for it brings, when the occasion re- quires, men's hearts on their shirt
 sleeves" said M. J. Heney, who has the contract foC building the Copper River
 railway. Mr- Heney has beea in Seat tie si1ce the Ohio wreck. He was
 passenger on the ill.fated vessel Losing a great deal of railroad ma terial by the siuking of that steamer, he returned to this city to put in dupli- cate orders, says the P.-I. at is rather au old story uow," said Mr. Heney,
 wben asked to say something about bis proposed work for the coming winter, %but the fact is that the most interest ing thing eau talk about right now is the kindness shown us at Swanson bay when the Ohio sunk. Never mind if it is little old; that's something prefer to talk about Never uaind my con- tract When we were wrecked and cast upon a bleak and desoiate shore and those who were there will say that it was anything except inviting, VIC foQnd that there was fishing station some miles below us- That IS, we thought it was dshing station, but it proved to be pulp station tor . paper factory. Now 8 lot of people who arc wrecked do not present the very incest but that made no differ ence to the good people at Swanson bay Cottages that were occupied were thrown open to ls and we were made / to fesl that we were old frletds- The 6Qildiugs and sheds that were aacon- paeGed were msde as comforts bie as possible, and shelter was given every one. What bedclothes were ou hand were divided to give the ladies com plete comfort, and each Gttte house was made a sort of hotel. The man. ager and his family made us feel that it was pleasant to be wrecked. And it was worth the while when one met such good people. While we had met hos pitaity such as we never dreamed of ct Swansen bay, when we got on the Rupert City on oar way to Vancouver Sir Charles Hays of the Grand Tunk Pacific end the ladies of their party proved that they, too, were as dear to as as intimate friends, for they gave uR staterooms and insisted ca their being occupied by the ladies who were wrecked. ~Yes, am malzing saoneya bat I hold dearer than all else ths shown to myselS and fellow sufferers at Swanson bay and on the Rupert City" Mr. Heney intended to sail on the Northwestern. but on ac- count of business engagements wac compelled to lay over to the neEf
Douglas Island news., 1909-09-22

The Seward Gateway says that Judge OverEleld, of Valdez, has vacated Judge Reid's order of May lS, 1909, prohibit ing United States commissioners of his division from practicing Jaw.
 wm. A. Hesse, a Nome miner, says that some day the tin mines of Cape Prince Of Wales, the Jumping of place of America, will produce sufficient tin to make its product felt in the States.
 Word has been received by the dep uty U. s. marshal at Cordova of gold dust robber on Valdez creek on che property of the Oregon. Susitua Mining company. The loss is claimed to be sS,O0O.
 Tue Orca cennery, near Cordova, has closed down with pack of 40,Ooo cases as against 46yO0O cases last season The previous year was record-SreakeT, 90 this years pack may be considered as being above the average foC this ca0- neCy.
 Advioes eCom Ecbuk are to the ef- feet that Martin Moran, Frank Knight and others are making good o0 Daht creek. Because of 8 scarcity of white labor they are employing natives to whom they are paying a wage of $4 a day and board
 The Ketchikan Miner has started oa long hunt It asks the question: ~We wonder how oasny people know that oct aa ounce of ore as being shipped to smelter from any part of Alaska except Ketchikan aud the Ketchikan district9n
 Coal, even though it is of rather poor quality of lignite, is becoming factor in the development of Seward peninsula, for ground t5at has always awaited the warmth of sUnshine tO thaw it Res worked to success tn Ehs Candle district last wintsC-
 The haiibut steamer Wedding Bros- one of the vessels operating out of Sc. attle in Alaska waters, was high and dry on Rose spit, near Hecate straits on the llth. She was dragged of into deep water at high tide and proceeded to Seattle, where she was pat On the dry dock
 That the achievements Of the Alaska Yukon-Paciac exposition may be re- corded for reference for coming gener. atiOns, James A. Wood, director of eK- ploitation, has been designated by the exposition7s executive committee to write a history of the fair, giving g complete accoRnt of the undertaking from it's inception.
 The recent federal grand jury ct Juneau in its Gnal report said: "The halibut Fisherman are in tue habit of Wan6only kiillng She small ash on9G for the market. We believe that Regis- lation should prohibit the wanton de- struction of Ssh brought to the sarfece which are not taken by the fishermen for legitimate purposes of the market"
 Jake Berger, whose dog team won the best prize in the Nome dog races last spring, is inSeattle, but expects to go to Nome over the Valdez trail in time for the races next year. Berger thinks he has the best team chat can be got together in the North and he eN- poets to win again next spring, when, he says. the purses will amount to s15A00 j