The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-07
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A. state that a large number Of for
eigners are aspiring for positions
with the civil service. Japanese,
Scandinavians and Italians number
among the aliens, while the Scandi-
navians especially desire to be mail
carriers.
At the meeting Of the union de-
pot committee to be held next Mon
day morning at the city hall, high
officials from all the roads In Spo-
kane, with the possible exception
of the Northern Pacific, will be
present, according to Chairman j.
J. Browne of the committee.
Rem H. Rice Of the National Ap-
pie Show received permission yes
terday from the board of public
works to temporarily close the
streets intersecting the proposed
site of the buildings. Pacific ave-
nue. will be closed from point 100
feet east of Mcclellan street, to
100 feet west of the same street. a
Judge Edward Whitson of the
federal court was kept busy yester-
day; sentencing Is prisoners con-
victed of selling liquor to Indians.
The punishment in most cases was
from 60 to so days.
An additional gas manufacturing
plant is to be installed in. Spokane,
with a capacity Of 100000 day,
more than doubling the present
output, according to Manager E. H.
Gimper of the Spokane Falls Gas
G Light Co.
"Siwash" drunkards, or, In other
words, men who have been ad-
judged habitual drunkards by the
superior court, will be protected by
Prosecutor Pugh. New notices will
be sent out to every saloonman in
the county giving the names of the
men who have been declared chron-
ic inebriates by the court. Frank
Keller, bartender at the Horseshoe
saloon, was fined yesterday by JUS
tice Hyde for selling LIQUOR to an
habitual drunkard.
The Great Northern railway will
send an exhibit car over the Bur
lington system containing display
of the best products grown on its
line in Montana, Idaho and Wash
ington.
The idea Of a central national
bank Is meeting with the endorse
ment of Spokane bankers. Aaron
Kuhn of the Traders, Thomas H.
Brewer of the Exchange and w. d.
Vincent of the Old National have
taken a stand in favor of it.
A $4,000 residence is being built
on the north side at Nora avenue
and Dakota street by e. A. Tor
rance, who recently sold the Eagle
block on riverside avenue.
Spokane college will celebrate the
third anniversary of it's founding
tonight.
A lot 56x10t fronting on the N. p.
tracks between Division and Mar
ket street has been sold by Joseph
Bailey of the Old National bank to
George A. Brown of Spokane and
J. H. Morrisey of Asotin. The sale
represents a profit of $4,000 in two
years.
The charter for the new National
Bank of Commerce of Spokane has
been approved by the comptroller
Of the currency. The capitalization
is 100000. The bank will be To-
Gated on the ground floor of the
Zeigler block, which is now being
fitted up for that purpose.
Nelson s. Pratt, jr., aged ID, a
nephew of the mayor. who was ar
rested last summer for an alleged
attempt at wrecking the Oriental
Limited on the Great Northern, has
lost his suit for damages against
the railroad for malicious arrest.
A jury in Judge Kennan's court re;
turned verdict for the railroad,
WHICH pleaded justification in max
ing the arrest. The boy was &C.
quilted by the juvenile court.
The Spokane Society Of Social
and Moral Hygiene has elected DR..
N. Fred Essig president, Judge w.
A. Huneke. Dean Alfred Lockwood
and School Superintendent Bruce
M. Watson vice presidnts, DR.. ]. G..
HARRISON secretary, and Harry
Moore treasurer. A circular to be
sent to young women and girls was
approved.
DR.. w. L. Hall Of the health
board says that there has not been
enough sickness in Spokane in the
last three months to keep 40 doc
tors busy, although there are 140
in the business in the city. He
ascribes this remarkable showing
as to the condition of the public
health to the rigid quarantine and
cleanup campaign carried on in the
city during the scarlet fever cpl
demic.
E. 3. Howard, convicted In Sep
TENDER of burglary, was found by
a jury In Judge Sullivans court
last night to be an habitual Grim
inal. This means the doubling of
the sentence for the crime of which
he was recently convicted. The
three former convictions In the
courts of Oregon were shown to the
jury.
The plan Of the government own
ing the banks lost in a debate by
members of the Spokane chapter
of the American Institute of Bank
ing last night. James bradley, f.
r. Chamberlain and John Ritchford
had the affirmative. and for the
negative were Charles Allison, j.
Smith and p. Johnson.
The electric lights on the old
Monroe street bridge will give way
soon In order to permit the build
bridge. The bridge will be closed
soon.