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Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-11-05
Not In Montana.

From the Helena Record:
Don't get the idea in your head that
becase the Mt. Mckinley controversy
is now cedtral in Montana that that
snOW-covered peak is located in this
state. 1t is Ill Alaska, and people
who attempt its ascent come to the
mild Montana climate to recuperate.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-11-05
An Interesting Oceu 3atios.

From the Columbus News:
Now that the Pittsbursers have de-
feated Detroit for the worlds cham
pionship and Johnson has beaten the
mug off ketchel. one can sit down and
more calmly peruse the affidavits and
counter-affidavits that are coming rap
idly from DIR. Cook old travelling
companions and the doctor himself.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
THAT TERRIBLE COMMISSION

An attempt being political capital
Omos plan to consult with advisory
tative public mayor.
Pratt the hootedor cackled
before heard proposition
Not being convinced
trey T. Ham graphed Mayor Harry fol-
lows:
Have advisory committee your appointment and
how
Here is Mayor Lanes
"Yes executive board of 10 members.
Portland gets along toeraby we'll
The of the
that gives his administration stability afforded
threatening innovation time methods
AS matter Of fact the advisory designed
give the working force that will attempt dictate
municipal policy citizenship
will afford the a determining
public sentiment and public needs.
The plan is the first official acknowledgment
kane has beyond the big village
and of interests complicated
cannot justice to his position without help
the proposed commission will afford.
There times without individual citizen
through fault
that the would time when
presented to him. There sometimes
several to matter of public interest
But there would be little difficulty reaching least Of
commission of 10 with matter needing executive attention
the commission would thus afford
having questions action
through the entire city and
not merely for salary or political preferment.
While willingness guided by
council this board realizes who
made responsibility he is
accountable of the responsibility
dom the councils agacy willing to devote time to
that function simply and effectively applied Spokane conditions
OF there honest able conscientious in
all Spokane aside those by the Cowes Omo
plan is dangerous and impossible
Whether leading issue the
present campaign.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
WIN BASEBALL OUTFIT
AND HELP ORPHANS

Here. kids, Is your chance to get
fixed up for the season by little
hustling that will be helping lot
of other kids in hard luck at the
same time.
The Orphans Home of Spokane
will give complete baseball out
Mt, consisting of suit, bat, mask,
gloce and fall, to the boy who sells
200 tickets for the benefit concert
to be held at the Dreamland
theatre for the week commencing
April 25, The tickets are 10 cents
each and are good to May l. Tick
cts may be had from ID. II. Robert
son, secretary. at The Press Office,
or at the home, E10 Liberty av-
enue. There are eight days left
to sell them. If any boy fails to
sell 200 tickets the prize will be
iven to the one selling over $50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
PROSECUTION
wins POINT
Characterize Attack on Pelletier for Con
tempt a Fishing Expedition"

The efforts of Frank H. Graves
and Frank T. Post, of counsel for
Judge Gordon, to have Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Pelletier
punished for contempt of court has
been blocked for the present by
Prosecutor Pugh and Deputy
Prosecutor Kizer.
Graves and Post did not have
the success before the court in the
role of attorneys for the state that
they have had as counsel for the
defense. 1t was the first big bat.
tie that they have lost, but they
are not yet ready to concede de.
feat.
The states attorneys character
lied the move against Pelletier as
fishing expedition" on behalf of
the defense with view of obtain.
ing information as to procedure
within the grand jury room. Mr..
Kizer challenged the sufficiency of
the affidavit filed against Pelletier,
and called 1t affrontery on the part
of the counsel for Judge Gordon.
He said Graves and Post hoped to
get Pelletier into court and con-
vict him on his own testimony, II
possible, without having any direct
proof OF the alleged violation of
kho oourf'c order
The contempt proceedings at
tracted an array of the bar to the
courtroom. Attorneys Graves and
Post, appearing as the official
prosecutors appointed by Judge
Huneke, sat at the right end of the
attorneys table, while Pugh and
Kizer were seated at the left end
In the rear of the judges bench
In a corner, absorbed in the read
ing of a transcript of some evil
dence, and apparently wholly OBJ
livious as to what transpired in the
courtroom, sat Judge M. ]. Cor
don, the occasion Of all the legal
strife that has marked the conten
ton over the grand jury In Judge
Huneke's court for the last month
This was the first time Judge Cor
don has appeared in court during
the many legal battles that have
been fought In his behalf. and he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
w. A. Lorings Swept Into
Falls While Taking Pic
ture By Flashlight

AS a carefully prepared charge
of flashlight powder gave to his
camera, across the way the last
beautiful picture he will ever pre-.
pare it for and blinded the eyes
of his wife. shutting out the hor.
rible spectacle, w. A. Lorings
slipped from perpendicular
precipice last night and was swal
lowed up in the raging water be
low the upper falls. No one wit.
messed Lorings awful plunge, and
not even the camera recorded his
fate. A few overturned stones and
little scattered moss down the
gray cliffs ragged side tell the
tale.
Arm in arm with his wife, the
young photographer walked to the
second Howard street bridge a lit,
tie after 10 o'clock last night to
make flashlight pictures of the
falls, A few moments later, be.
fore the binding glare of the pow.
der's white light died away, he
plunged to his death from the lit
tie island few yards below.
He stood near the precipice
when he touched the match to the
powder. while over on the bridge
his wife waited to work the
camera. Peter Stenger, for whom
he was making the picture, stood
near Loring, but when the light OF
the powder was gone the photog
rapher, too, had disappeared. There
is no chance of escape from the
dashing water at the foot of the
cliff and the body was quickly car
ried away, while the distracted
wife and their friends ran fran
tically about the waters edge
vainly calling his name.
Lorings, age 33, lived at 01325
Ash street, where he kept his
studio. He has been here about
three years, and aside from his
wife is survived by three little chill
dren. A search of the river was
made today, but no trace of the
body could be found.
The plates on which the picture
of the falls was supposed to have
been taken at the tragic moment
revealed nothing when put through
the developing process by Police
Inspector Lewis at the police sta
ton this morning. Mr.. Lewis states
that from all indications the len:
of the camera did not work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
VICTIM OF LIQUOR

Alone in a cell of the city Jail,
where he was placed last night for
drunkenness, George Hoegle, a
German blacksmith. age SO years,
died this morning from acute alco-
holism, Hoegle has a wife and
two sons. One of them has aided
him in conducting blacksmith
shop at 1907 Occur d'Alene street.
They lived in the rear of the shop.
According to information re-
ceived by the police today, Hoegle
has been drinking heavily for
some littel time. Last night he
was placed on car by his son, to
go home, about o'clock, but it is
apparent that he got off before 60
ing very far, for he was found
about S:55 by Officer Daniels. The
body is at the Turnbull undertake
ing establishment awaiting funeral
arrangements.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
Reaches Far and Wide for Alleged Looters
of Live Stock Insurance Concern.

states before starting the one In
Spokane in 1904. After the Pacific
association went to the wall two
years ago Hilliker and Hunter
went to Oakland, CAL, and estab-
lished the California Mutual Live
Stock association, which they are
still operating.
The alleged crooked dealings
carried on in connection with the
Pacific Liev Stock association
would fill columns IL told in de-
tail. The Fleeing Of the company
began before 1t was in business q
year and continued for nearly two
years, during which time the COW
was MIXED dry by the officers to
the tune of over 100000.
A sample of the business meth
DDS carried on by the officers of
the Pacific Live Stock association
is the manner in which the North
west Front and Ornamental Brick
Co. was promoted in January,
1906, and operated by the live
stock officers out of the funds Of
the live stock company.
The men under indictment were
largely the stockholders in the
brick works, and from January nm
til December, 1906, withdrew from
the live stock funds $232163.
which they used in running the
brick factory, and charged to gen
eral expense" in the books of the
live stock company.
This money was afterward re-
funded, after it was seen that the
company was getting into deep
water.
At the time this money was APP
piled to the brick works the live
| stock company was insolvent, over
Nawn in the bank and away be-
hind in it's losses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
TURKS ATTACK
BEFORE NIGHT
CONSTANTINOPLE IS PANIC
STRICKEN AND SULTAN Is
SAYING HIS LAST PRAYERS
TODAY,
(By United Press)

CONSTANTINOPLE, April o.
Beseiging generals today sent a
formal demand for surrender to
the palace. They threaten, in case
of refusal, to force the abdication
of the sultan.
There is a panic in the Galata
quarter this afternoon. 1t is gen.
orally believed the young Turks
will attack the city before night.
All shops are closed and many are
already in hiding. The troops are
trying to calm the people, prom
Using that foreigners will be fully
protected.
The sultan, worn and haggard,
rode in an open carriage to the
white mosque today to attend the
ceremony of Selamlik. Lines Of
soldiers guarded the route. There
was no untoward incident. After
the ceremony, consisting of saying
prayers, the sultan was driven to
the palace.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
LOVE LAUGHS
At DIR. 0SLER

Matrimonial business was good
around Judge Suckers way last
night. Three couples came to hiS1
to lay before him the affairs OF
their hearts and went away splice.i
and happy, of course.
Cupid laughed at age again LAST
night when the remaining life IN
terests of James Cleary of Dayton
and Marian B. Taylor of Spokane
were merged by this magistrate.
The groom is II, while his bride
is "A.
Then there was Emil Christen.
sen and Miss Petra Larsen, a well
known young Scandinavian couple
its Mr.. and Mrs. Christensei
now.
Can this be another case Of
where love has laughed at the
wrath of an angry father? Edgar
Berliner and Mary Robinson came
all the way from Denver, Col, to
be married in Spokane. Justice
Stocker presided at those ceremon-
les, too.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23

seemingly took less interest in the
proceedings than any other man
In the courtroom, as he never
raised his eyes or manifested any
apparent desire to note what tran
spired.
Pelletier was charged by
Graves and Post with having "to
the best of their information and
BELIEF violated the courts order
as to the taking of shorthand
notes in the grand jury room; that
he subsequently had transcribed
such notes and had given them to
divers persons, in violation of the
secrecy of the grand jury room.
Deputy Prosecutor Kizer attack
ed the charge with demurrer in
which he challenged the suf
ficiency of the affidavit and de-
manded that the prosecuting wit
nesses show specific proof before
the court should entertain the con
tempt proceedings. He cited a
number of authorities in support
of his position.
Prosecutor Pugh later made an
argument along the same line a.
that followed by Kizer.
Mr.. Graves replied with the
statement that Kizer did not at
tack the accuracy Of the charge
against Pelletier but the form in
which 1t was brought; that while
the attorneys for Gordon felt tha'
the statement as to the alleged con
tempt by Pelletier was true, they
were not in position to swear tC
the facts in the case.
Judge Huneke announced that he
believed the position of the state
was right but would look at the
authorities cited and announce his
findings later.
Attorneys Graves and Post an
nounced their intention to amend
their affidavit, which was handed
back to them.
In leaving the courtroom Deputy
Prosecutor Kizer. in response to q
question from the opposing coun
sci, said the state would appea
to the supreme court on the de
murrer if the court held adversely
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23

F. H. Hilliker, promoter of the
Pacific Live Stock association,
was arrested at Oakland, Cal, last
night on telegraphic orders from
the sheriff of Spokane county. He
is wanted on grand jury indict-
ment charging the embezzlement
of $1S,S04.S5 of the funds of the
live stock company.
w. M. Hunter, formerly secre-
tary and director of the COM
pany, was taken into custody today
at Santa Ana, Cal, to answer for a
grand jury indictment charging the
embezzlement of s24,335.2S of the
live stock company funds.
]. H. Schively, state commits
sioner q Insurance, was arrested
last night at Olympia, charged
with embezzling $2597.35 belonging
to the Pacific Live Stock associa-
ton during the three months be-
ginning July 10 and ending Oct. s,
1906.
Sheriff Pugh left for San Fran
cisco last night to bring Hunter
and Hilliker back to Spokane.
Schively left Olympia today in GUS
tody of Thurston county officer,
and will arrive here tomorrow
j. B. Schrock. president of the live
stock company, who was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff James Logan, was detained
at the sheriff's office until toward
evening, when he was released on
a bond of $4,000 given by the
United Surety Co.
The fifth member of the board OF
trustees of the live stock company
to be indicted has not yet been
placed under arrest.
Hilliker had promoted various
live stock companies in different
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
SHANCHA|EO At
MIDNIGHT
(By United Press)

SEATTLE. April 23.-Dragged
from his bed in a graders tent,
near Ballard. at midnight by two
men representing themselves to be
officers, handcuffed and led away
in the darkness, Martin Olsen, age
%, cannot be found today in the
county jail or jails of neighbor-
hood counties. Sheriff Hodge de-
tailed deputy to conduct a
search. Olsen came from Belling.
ham two weeks ago and secured
employment. The boys father be-
lieves his son was shanghaied as
a recruit for a fishing vessel. The
case Is shrouded in mystery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
SAY COOK HELD
! OUT CASH

w. H. Bourke of the Casill In
vestment Co. today filed a petition
asking for an order restraining
Harl J. Cook from paying out any
of the money which has been paid
to him in commissions for selling
land in City Gardens. Cook, while
a member Of the Cook Clarke Co.,
took an agency for City Gardens,
and was to receive $4,000 for sell
ing $4,000 worth of the tracts. 1t
is alleged that when he became a
member of the Casill Investment
Co. he retained the agency for
these tracts, after making an
agreement that all his real estate
transactions should be made in the
name of the Casill Investment Co.
= OF the $4,000 which he was to
receive, $6250 has ben paid him,
out of which he has paid the Casill
Investment Co. $1,000. 1t was only
few weeks ago one of the mem
bers of the company discovered
the alleged deception practiced by
Cook.
The complaint states that when
found out, he promised the other
members that he would give them
a square deal and their shares in
the profits accruing from the sale
of City Gardens. He gave them
out of the s6250 which he had re-
ceived the sum of $1,000, which is
but a small portion of their share,
II is claimed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
OREGON BEGINS
RATE BATTLE
(By United Press)

SALEM, Ore, April 23.-Formal
notice was given all railroads do
ing interstate business in Oregon.
including the Northern Pacific,
Astoria & Columbia River, North
Bank, Oregon Short Line, o. r. &
N. and Southern Pacific that the
recent increase in eastbound trans
continental rates is considered I'M
reasonable and without justifica-
ton.
The notification marks the be-
ginning of a fight to be taken up
on behalf of shippers against the
increase effective July /. Request
is made that the old rates be re-
tanned. If the railroads fail to
comply, formal complaint will be
made to the interstate commission.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
KEEP RIGHT AFTER GORDON

The indictment of Judge M. j.
Gordon in the Sparrow case, in
which he is charged with embez-
cling $4,000 of the funds of the
Great Northern railway, has not
halted in any way the inquiry into
other cases in which Judge Gordon
was alleged to have misapplied the
funds of the Great Northern rail
way, The inquiry will proceed un-
til all the available evidence is
sifted.
Judge Gordon's bond in the Spar.
row case was fixed by Judge Hin
kle at 100000, surety for this
amount being given by Aaron
Kuhn and d. M. Drumheller of the
Traders National bank. This is
the bank on which Judge Gordon
gave personal check to Stevens
county for $4,000, which check
was found to be without funds to
represent it when an investigation
was made by the officials of Ste.
vens county.
The arrest of Gordon was made
by Deputy Sheriff James Logan in
the Office of Nuzum & Nuzum. He
was brought into Judge Huneke's
court and on suggestion by Prose
cutor Pugh that 1t might be well
for some other Judge to fix the
bond, the case was sent to Judge
Hinkles court, who fixed the bond
in the same amount as it was un
der the information in the same
case.
Judge Gordon had but little to
say as to his arrest. THE prose
cutor's Office will find it quite a
different thing to secure a convic
tion In court as compared with the
return of grand jury indictment,
said Judge Gordon. 1T Is a long
road that has no turn. and the
prosecutor will learn that fighting
in the open Is quite different from
working behind the closed doors
of a grand jury room"
The indictment of Judge Gordon
created sensation over the city
as the statement had been made
that the grand jury would never
secure enough evidence to return
a true bill.
The indictment came by sur
prise, as in the excitement over the
| livestock indictments no one was
expecting one. at least so soon, II
| the Gordon case. Business has
continued with a rush night ant
| day at the prosecutors Office since
last Monday, and sensational de
velopments are the ordeF NJ tn,
day as result.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
PLUMBERS HELPING TO
CREA TIE NON UNION SHOPS

union plumbers, he states. will be-
gin working nonunion men and
have an open shop all the way
through. 1t depends great deal
on the decision Of the court in the
difficulty between the Manning
Plumbing Co. and the master and
journeymen plumbers what sort Of
action along these lines will be
taken by several of the other
shops.
The case which the Manning and
Sarginson plumbing companies
have brought against the union and
the association came up for hear
ing in the superior court yester-
day but was continued till naxt
Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
BREAD To
INCREASE

Seventeen bakers Of Spokane
will meet this afternoon at the
Ideal bakery for the purpose of
increasing the wholesale price of
bread from 81 to cents on &C.
count of the price of wheat. 1t is
understood that the big bakers,
who were stocked up with cheap
flour sufficient for the rest of the
year, will accede in the increase in
order that they may protect the
smaller dealers. 1t is stated that
retail prices will remain the same.
Flour made in Spokane today is
selling to the bakers at $5.75 a
barrel, with earnern -four about 81
per barrel higher. Further increase
is not now expected, as the bears
are hammering Patten hard in Chi
cago and the general tendency of
prices is down. 1t looks as If the
Patten imitation was about frac-
tured, from this distance.
The standard loaf of bread is
supposed to be Is ounces, but dry
ing out makes it run between IA
and Is ounces.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
CWYDIR ESTABLISHES
RED LIGHT DISTRICTS

Glaring red lights will be seen at
the rear of every automobile, and
the four inch, regulation size
license number, prescribed by the
state law for honk honk wagons.
will be much in evidence within
the next week or so. License In
spector Gwydir announced today
that he was going out to enforce
the state laws on these two SEQ es.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23

X. Petyus, plumber conducting
a shop at los Shannon avenue, is
another outcast because he does
not belong to the master plumbers
trust, which now includes the
journeymen union also. He call
ed up the business agent of the
plumbers union this morning ask
ing for three union plumbers TO be-
gin work for him tomorrow morn
ing. He was Immediately inform
ed that his order could not be fill
ed because he was not a member
of the master plumbers associa-
ton.
1t is quite likely now that
Petyus, who has always hired
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
SAYS THEY'RE DECENT

Lewis Marshall, who was arrest
ed with Della Marshall in the
Miner block raid. says he and his
wife will be able TO prove they are
not disreputable persons when ar
raigned for trial tomorrow, al
though they were taken In com.
pany with a wagonload of folks
under ban of the police. He says
he is legally married and that he
and his wife were in the place as
dodgers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23

CHICAGO, April 23.-At the
opening of the wheat market this
morning the bears pounded may
options from $1.23A to $120%.
July opened at $110% and in 80
minutes declined to $1.09ss.
Bears are still dumping wheat In
the pit. The bulls hoped a reaction
would set in after the decline OF
six cents yesterday. Bearish news
prevented II.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
CLERK DIGS UP 73
CENTS DEFICIENCY

SALEM, Ore. April 23.-
Through an error the legislature
failed to appropriate enough
money by 70 cents TO cover a de-
ticleney in salaries of circuit
judges and the interest thereon.
Auditing Clerk Corey was com
PEELED To appropriate the add
tional deficiency from his own
pocket.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
CASTRO CREEPS
BACK TO EUROPE

SAINT NAZAiRE. France, April
23-With former President Castro
OF Venezuela a passenger, the
steamer Versailles arrived here to-
day. No attempt on the part of
the government TO prevent him
landing was made. Castro Is very
i'll and was assisted in walking by
nurse.
He will go to Paris and thence
to Spain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
WARRANTS FOR SPEEDY
SOCIETY WOMEN
(By United Press)

TACOMA, April 23.-Tacoma
police have issued warrants for
the arrest of G. w. Huotori of
Aberdeen. Mrs. Chauncey A.
Wright of Seattle and Mrs. Mary
Kelley of Puyallup, charged with
exceeding the automobile speed
limit on Pacific avenue Wednes-
day Mrs. Wright is II member of
the Seattle 400" The warrants
will be served today and trial
called Tuesday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-23
APPLE PICKER WANTS PAY

The case of w. b. PETER versus
George b. kilbury. in which PETER
sues to obtain $177.S5 which he
claims for labor. board and feed
ing horse for the defendant, was
filed today. The work was picking
and sorting apples for the defen-
dant, and PETERS wife also work
ed for Kilbury.