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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26

kane too we'll to believe that any
great part of them as boozers. On
the contrary, l think their habits
Of sobriety compare favorably with
any class of Spokane's citizens, but
Il is nevertheless fact that the
men who paid fines in police court
for drunkenness. in a great many
cases, were men whose wives and
children could Ill afford to spare
the money for drink and fines.
Il still insist, Notwithstanding
Senator Hutchinson's comments on
my remarks, that the saloons be
closed on Sunday, and that the
closing OF saloons on Sunday is a
benefit to the workingmen and to
every other resident of the city OF
Spokane"
Senator Hutchinson stated that
the saloons should be closed on
Sunday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
COPS ACCUSED
Of BATTERY

Charges of assault and battery
have been filed against Officer Wal
lace and Detective Fred Pearson of
the police department by E. Eek
lund, junk dealer, with a store at
ELS Front avenue. and the board of
police commissioners have started
an investigation of the affair. The
charges are an outgrowth of Eek
lund's arrest the other day by Off
Ger Wallace, for obstructing the
sidewalk in front of his store, with
an old stove and other things.
Both Pearson and Wallace de-
clare that Wallace did not use his
club till Ecklund grappled with him
and refused either to walk or to
ride to the police station and grab
bed Wallace.
Ecklund had defied the officer to
arrest him without a warrant. He
was discharged after hearing on a
charge of obstructing the sidewalk.
Both Wallace and Pearson are
said to be disqualified for police du-
ty under the new regulations, Wal
lace being over the age limit and
Pearson under heighth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
WHO HEARD
THE CALL?

Senator Hutchinson, republican
primary candidate for mayor, is
laughing over an attempt to make
capital out Of an alleged promise
from him to Nick Laumer that
Hutchinson would not run for
mayor this spring.
In reply to inquiry, Senator
Hutchinson did tell Laumer and
Mr.. Penrose last December that he
had no intention then of running
for mayor.
Later, during the legislative ses-
sion, he received petitions bearing
1900 names Of Spokane citizens,
asking him to make the race. The
petitions were reinforced by nu-
merous kilograms. Senator Sutch-
inson came home long enough to
see how matters stood and then
filed, as any capable man would
under the circumstances.
How many other candidates for
mayor are candidates in response
to a 1900 name petition or any
other form of public demand Of
comparable prominence?
Mr. Fassett yielded to a commit
tee organized on the instant.
Mr.. ONO has labored steadily for
the past year on his own account.
Nick Laumer has plenty Of
friends, but the proportion of these
who wanted to see him a candidate
for mayor is an uncertain quantity
Grant Hinkle responded to what
demand there is for radical action
against the saloons.
Size 'em up. That's what they
are in the public eye for. The pri-
mary is the peoples convention.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
BEYOND
DEGREE

Six of the eight slaughter houses
in the vicinity of Spokane have
been condemned by the board of
health and no meat will be re-
ceived from them after April l.
The two worst places are those of
Glindeman, Thebes & I.eidorf, on
the Marshall road, which Is de-
scribed In the report as filthy be-
yond degree, and Lareida's place
east OF the city. operated by Tony
Spaeth, which. says the report,
smells to heaven" This latter
place is one of the most filthy In
this section of the country, accord
ing to report.
The other places condemned are
Bosquet's, east of the city; Miller
Bros, east of the city: Chris Sor-
enson's. west of the city. and J. w.
Martins slaughter house on Five
Mile. The only two places which
passed inspection were Stanton
and Mitchen Bros.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
$4,000 IN
OVERTIME
1t Was Absolutely Necessary" Until New
County Commissioners Took Office.

regime in the commissioners of.
flee. In January of 1908, % men,
at a cost of $22.0943, we're required
to run the assessors office; in
January of 1909 the office was run
with 10 men, at cost of $1771.53,
saving of $42790. In February
of last year q men, at a cost OF
$2517.71, were employed in the
assessors office; in the same
month this year the office got
along with 20 men, at cost Of
$1594.05, a saving of $923.66.
1t is claimed by the assessors
office, in justification of the higher
bills of year ago, that the reap
extra expense; yet the county as
SCISSOR also claimed that overtime
was necessary, and swore to the
correctness Of the bills for over
time filed. He has managed to get
along without overtime during the
present year.
In the management of the assess
or's office, Mr.. Galbraith has per-
mitted his chief deputy, George F.
Whitemore, to have full swing, and
what Mr.. Whitemore has done to
| the taxpayers in the way of ques-
tionable salary allowances the rec
ords will show. Whitemore made
out the pay roll, and the first pei.
son taken care of in the monthly
distribution of avors was Mr..
Whitemore himself In addition to
salary of 1925 per month, White
more drew $401.01 overtime In the
eight months mentioned. .oc about
$50 per month extra. Whitemore
must have worked night and day
| last June and July, as in June he
drew $770S extra and in July.
$3.50. On Aug. the assessors
books are supposed to be turned
over to the auditors office, yet
: Whitemore continued to draw over
time in August.
Then Whitemore demanded more
salary from the county, and the
commissioners kindly raised him
to $40 per month. This increase
was knocked out In February by
the present board of cimmission-
ers.
time, Glen Creighton, $50 a
month deputy, was enabled to
draw $33460 In eight months; In a
single month he drew as much as
$70.52. In the same period A. NJ.
Campbell, tracer at $110 per
month, drew in extra time $30220:
E. Fl. Bartlett, tracer. at 500, drew
$294.80; d. j. Harrington, a deputy
at $50, got away with $265.42, and
so on down the line.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
CLUES SHOW THAT SAUDAW.
SKI WAS TAKEN TO PLACE
WHERE BODY WAS FOUND
EARLY ON MARCH 2.

That John Saudawski, the Polish
cabinetmaker, whose murdered
body was found on the Fort
George Wright reservation last
Sunday afternoon, was driven to
the isolated spot and there killed
in the early morning Of March 2,
after a night of heavy drinking, or
that his corpse was hauled there to
hide a murder that had been COM
mitted in town, Is evident from to-
days developments of the myster-
ious case. A single buggy, with
yellow running gears, believed to
have been hired at a downtown
stable by Paul Clein, already sus-
pected Of the murder, was used to
carry him and his murderer there
between Z and 1880 o'clock Tues
day morning, March 2. Trace of
where the rig was hired was found
this morning, and Clien's time
check at the Wiseman Show Case
works shows that he reported for
work two hours late that morning.
The authorities believe now that
Glen took Saudawski to the reser-
walton and killed him In the morn
Ing after having filed him with
liquor the night before, In spite Of
the fact that the autopsy, per-
formed on the body by Drs. Witter
and Tooker, disclosed undigested
food, supposed to have ben eaten
Monday evening, March |. in the
dead mans stomach. The physi-
clans expressed their belief that
the man had been murdered within
two to four hours after having
oafon tho fond NJ Tho narn,o, boly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
SAYS KENNEDY
ATTACKED HER

J. c. Kennedy, the well-known
contractor and father Of Eddie Ken
nedy, of baseball fame, was arrest
ed today for disorderly conduct, on
a warrant sworn out by Mrs. H. Fl.
Burns. wife Of the proprietor OF the
Palace saloon. She declared that
Kennedy became enraged because
Burns had removed a night latch
from the door of an apartment in
Kennedy's fiat, which he was leav-
ing. Mrs. Burns defended her hus-
band in his absence. Eddie took
the part of the hero. separating his
dad from Mrs. Burns.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
INDIANS SOLON
AFTER SCALP
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, March ga
rough and tumble fight was mar
rowly averted on the floor of the
house this afternoon when Fordney
of Michiga nand Byrd of Missis-
sippi clashed over the proposed
changes in the lumber tariff, as 1t
related to the lumber trust. Ford
ney. irritated by questions about
the lumber trust, declared he would
answer no more.
Byrd, who is an indian, declared
the mill owned by Fordney in Mis-
sissippi is part of the trust.
You do not know damned
thing about it," shouted Fordney.
Byrd took off his coat as he ran to-
ward Fordney. bent on fierce
struggle. Members blocked him
and Fordney apologized. Byrd re-
turned to his seat.
Prior to this Byrd paced the open
space on the koor with clinched
fist. shaking his head and apparent
ly determined to have 1t out. Ford
ney said II he had been discour-
teous he wished to withdraw his
remarks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
HIDES BEHIND
W|FE'S CRIME

Because ], w. Hanley showed in
his trial before Judge Stocker to-
day that his wife, whom he had de-
serted, had been convicted of man.
slaughter for killing her own baby.
before her marriage to him, he was
released on charge of wife deser-
ton.
He alleged that he knew nothing
of her crime until after he had
married her and that he was en-.
titled to the liberty Of leaving her
then
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
FULL BENCH HEARS
PUCH'S APPEAL

The full bench of nine justices
of the supreme court are today at
Olympia hearing argument on the
appeal of Prosecuting Attorney
Fred G. Pugh from the ruling of
Judge Huneke forbidding himself
or his deputy to take shorthand
notes of the proceedings in the
grand jury room.
Pugh is opposed in the appeal by
Attorneys Frank Graves and p. G.
Sullivan, who are representing
Judge Huneke and M. j. Gordon,
the subject of the grand jury in
quiry, at the same time.
The outcome of the appeal Is
watched with interest all over the
state, as the investigation of the
Root Gordon scandal Is of more
than mere local importance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
CONTRACTORS
LOSE FIGHT

The protest OF set of contrac-
tors against the awarding of con-
tracts to Thomas Maloney, Naylor
& Norlin and j. A. Clark was not
received with any enthusiasm by
the board of public works this af-
ternoon. After a little talk over
the matter the protest was ordered
placed on file which Is polite and
ladylike way Of killing 1t.
Maloney was low man on the big
contract for grading Monroe street
and the contractors held that his
profit-sharing plan Is contrary to
the terms of the contract. AS for
the other two contractors II is stat
ed hey have been subletting por-
tions of their work but not the en-
tire job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL

There are some candidates for
the nomination as councilmen who
have taken the attitude that If they
get the nomination 1t must be
brough to them on a silver platter.
Among thtse are Louis Wolff of the
Fifth ward and Clark Tuerke Of the
First ward.
"Pruesse is designing my plat
form and ole Murphy is building
it." was all Wolf, republican, would
say concerning the matter. He
jocularly remarked that Father Col
Ter of Gonzaga college was for him
for the second term. Wolff is
friendly to the saloons and has
been successful in his own bust
ness. He claims he has no definite
platform on which he is running.
Carl Tuerke of the First ward,
democrat, claims he has not formu-
lated a platform and that he has
not made an active campaign for
the nomination. IF the people
want me to run they will have to
nominate me-" Is the way Tuerke
expressed himself. He has been
coaxed into the race, chiefly to de-
feat l.. c. Brown, who is considered
the strongest candidate.
A restricted district. concrete
bridges built by day labor, and q
business administration Is the plat
form of G. d. Harmon, republican,
running for the first term In the
First ward.
c. Twitchell, running on the re
publican ticket in the First waro
for the first term, ran for the same
Office two years ago but was de-
feated by Councilman Funk.
Twitchell has been successful
business man but is Of the slow ana
easy going sort. He Is In favor of
moral reform to certain extern,
but is not an extremist.
A. ]. Cartwright. running on the
republican ticket for the second
term in the First ward, is a good
business man and claims to be ia
vorable to union labor.
John Deville is candidate from
the First ward on the democratic
ticket, but his race Is not takci.
very seriously.
One OF his opponents is Michae,
Dunn of the bricklayers' union.
Dunn has had the political bee In
his bonnet for several years and Is
making an active campaign. Dunn
is strong union man and Is in ia
vor of day labor.
Il. c. Brown is candidate on the
democratic ticket for the second
term from the First ward. Brown
stands on his record In the council
and is making a hot campaign. He
was in the council during the Dag
gett regime and was friendly to the
administration throughout the term.
In the Fifth ward there Is a hot
fight on for the second term In
which Gordon G. Carbaley Is a con-
tender, Corbaley Is fighting for the
Des Moines plan and Is in favor of
a city government in which the d.
rect responsibility can be placed.
He is against partisan municipal
elections. and favors the initiative
and recall, all OF which measures
he has declared for. Mr.. Corbaley
claims he is not aligned with the
CdGles interests and states he is
the first man In Spokane to ever
oppose the Cowles papers as editor
of the Outburst.
In tho Third ward Councilman
Mohr has hot fight on his hands
with j. u. Foster. Jack" was In
the council for six years from the
Second ward and states he IL stana-
ing on his record.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
HIS WIFE CAN'T FIND HIM.

Search is being made for w. Hoft.
man, travelling salesman for Syn
dusky q Gordon. barber supply
house of this city, who has been
silent so far as correspondence
with his wife is concerned, since
March 4. He was at that time in
Colville. Wash, and was bound for
Republic. He left here March l.
His wife at 2125 Sinto avenue is
distressed over his prolonged alb
sence and silence. Hoffman's age
is 43 years. five feet six and a half
inches tall and when last seen wore
q brown suit with a black soft hat
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26

dress uniform, in command of Ser
geant Weir, will escort the remains
from the parlors toward the Gem
etery.
A request was made by Acting
Chief of Police Coverly this after
noon that Mayor Moore and every
member of the city council and of
the board of police commissioners
attend the funeral The Rev. @.
VIM. Giboney will officiate at the
funeral services and interment VITA
be made in Greenwood cemetery.
On account of the funeral, the only
session Of police court for tomor~
row will be held at 1880 o'clock m
the morning.
The deceased is survived by q
wife. one son and one daughter. all
Of whom were at his bedside at the
time of his death.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
BASEBALL MACNATES
P|NCHED IN PORTLAND

agers of the Goldies saloon. were
arrested early this morning while
enjoying wine dinner.
Ireland was accused of violating
the o'clock closing law. The
Corliskey party was not booked
but left this morning for Van
couyer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
MRS. N. S. PRATT DEAD

After struggle of weeks Mrs.
Edna N. Pratt, wife of N. s. Pratt,
died at o'clock this morning at
the family residence at E427 Nora
avenue.
The death was not unexpected
but the family had been hoping
against hope that change for the
better would occur. In spite of the
best medical attention obtainable
the patient continued to fail ana
for the last few days the end was
in sight.
The funeral will he held from the
family residence Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
TO BURY VETERAN
TOMORROW

Captain of Police Sullivan. Ser
geant Herndon, Ii. G. Ron, w. h.
Nelson, VIM. Shannon and n. d.
Brockman. six OF the oldest officers
of the police department, will be
pallbearers at the funeral of officer
Jerry Dunn to be held AZ the Bucb-
anan undertaking parlors tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. A pla.
toon Of IL police officers In full
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
TOBACCO KINGS
WIFE SUICIDE
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON. March 26.-Cor-
oner hewitt today filed certificate
stating that Mrs. Pierre Lorillard's
death was suicide by asphyxiation,
She was found dead i'm the bath
room of her home yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
KIDNAPERS GO BACK

PITTSBURG, March 26.--Sherifr
Chess said today he would take
ames Fl. Boyle and Helen Falkner,
accused of kidnapping Billie Whitla,
to Mercer, Penn, county seat of
Sharon, this afternoon. The pre-
hearing will probably be
tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
SEATTLE CAR sMAsHuP.
INV United pressl

SEATTLE, March 26.--.Three
persons were seriously injured and
one probably fatally hurt today
when an outbound broadway cleo.
trio car became uncomfortable and
dashed down hill. overturning
when It struck a curve ON Roanoke
street. 1t collided with q telephone
pole. Motorman Durkette wa
badly cut.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
THE CASE AGAINST
HUTCHINSON

. Verbatim authorities used .
. by the Spokesman-Review In .
. its fight on Senator Hutchin- .
. son: .
. zone of the laumer men," .
= "Some Of his opponents" .
. "A prominent saioonman, .
. who did not want his name .
q used" Q
. 1.-THE report current" =
. 1.-THE report was" .
= at is said" q
. IAN old time politician" .
. "A rumor is, rife" .
. "Blondie Wood" .
AAAAAAAAAAAAA
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
NEW NAVAL HOSPITAL.
NV United pressl

NAVY YARD. Puget Sound.
March 26.--Plans and specifica-
tions have been received here
from the bureau OF yards and
docks at Washington for the con.
struction of a new naval hospital
In this yard. The sum available
for construction IL $4,000,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
SOCIALISTS HAVE
MACHINE GAGGED

LOS ANGELES. March 26.--Al.
though no official recognition rs
given Fred Wheeler, socialist may
orally candidate, by the "republi-
can machine" small army OF
machine" politicians are urging
voters today to defeat Uncle"
George Alexander.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
WANTS OLD TARIFF STYLE
NV United Press)

WASHINGTON, March 90
Representative Fordney of Michl-
gan, discussing the tariff bill in
the house today, declared that
some schedules do not reach the
standard demanded by the repub-
lican platform. He favors high
prices and high wages, as the
cause Of prosperity,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.-
President l., w. Hill of the Great
Northern, is expected here today to
confer with other officials. II may
mean steps TO extend the Great
Northern to San Francisco Bay.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
ALLEN Is 1T.

Frank d. Allen took his oath OF
Office today as corporation counsel
to succeed Lawrence r. Hamblen
resigned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26
10y United Press)

SEATTLE, March 26.-Charles
Comiskey. owner Of the Chicago
White Sox ball team: John Agnew.
John Burns, prominent Chicago
lawyers; ID. Il. Dugdale, president
of the Northwestern base ball
league, and John 7. Ireland, man
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26

The legality of these allowances
Is being inquired into, and if
ground can be found on which COM
plant can be made to the grand
jury investigation will be asked.
The county pay rolls show that in
January of last year the assessors
office deputies, on the signed APP
prevail of Galbraith himself, drew
$87.70 in extra time; that in Feb
ruary the amount was $5S.2S; in
March 1t was $219.25; in April,
$29410; in May, $4,000; in June,
$62269; in July, $1190.31; in Au-
gust, $12S.24; total for the eight
months, $3030.59.
In the month of July, with a
force of 38 deputies employed, 26
of them were permitted to collect
overtime from the county. The fact
that the primaries were close at
hand possibly had some relation to
this excessive rush in the assess
or's office.
The allowance of overtime
claims by the old board of county
commissioners is another illustra-
ton of the manner in which bust
ness has been conducted in this
department of the county govern
ment of late years. One of the
first acts of Commissioners Nc
Broom and Phillips on going into
office was to serve notice on AS
SCISSOR Galbraith that no more over
time would be allowed, and as a
result of this order. no more efforts
to rush" the county treasury be-
cause of alleged rush times in the
assessors office has been made.
The assessors office has lived
and taken care of it's business with
out one penny of overtime being
allowed in January and February
of 1909.
And better still, there has been
very marked reduction in the
cost of running the assessors Of
flee since the advent of the new
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-26

= Because of the sitting of =
. the grand jury an examina- =
. ton has been made into the .
= Overtime" collected by the .
= deputies in the county assess =
= or's office during the first =
. eight months of 1908. This =
= inquiry reveals the astonish- =
= ing fact that over $4,000 was Z
. drawn from the county treas =
. ury by Assessor Galbraith's =
. assistants as extra pay dur =
. ing the eight months Of 1908, Z
= beginning Jan. and ending Z
= Aug. 81. =
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-14
Kansas Guy Theattn.

For the week beginning Sunday.
October NJ. the manaeement wiA oner
q Decentralization ot George Barr Me-
Cutcheoris popular novel Beverly
the sequel 10 0ranstrrk The play VII
BE- presented w,,. gorgeous scenery
and splendid cast of characters.
Polly of Tine Circus Will be the AZ.
traction at the Wills Wood h~eginulag
sunday October IL. The story IS that
% a young circuF rider and Is full
II interesting ana dramatic situations
which are az Times amusing ana aeain
pathetic The east rs strong through
out
Uuusgal interest Is eenterga IN the
announcement of Tie engagement az
me shuheri ihratcr. commencing Atom.
day night October lS uf Maxine Elliott
ia her new play by Marion FaigIa1.
The ChapcFon The play is a
comedy On ihrec acts al the scenes Of
Which are laid % The Adirondack
mountains
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-10-14
PITTSBURG TAKES FIRST GAME
National Champions Winners Of One
Of Worlds Series by Scare
Of 4 to I.

Pittsbarg. pennsylvania National
league champions won the FIRST game
Of The worlds championship series by
the score OF 8 10 /, at F0rber Field
After tho early innings Detroit VAS
o~utclassed IN every department Of the
game. In the first three innings De
trolt outplayed the %Pittsbnrgs.
Secretary William II. Locke OF the
Pittsburg baseball club announced
that 2s.577 tickets had been sold for
the game and that 2s.28s paid admis.
sions we're received at the gates The
total receipts OF the game were s40s
271.50 which according to Secretary
Locke would be divideu as follaws:
To the National commission ~S4.92715:
to the players s2I.7s6,6i, to each club
owner S~T.24s.s7.