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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28

about confessing a possible Wall
street ptrent OF his orphan, but he
contends that the orphan can't be
nurtured to healthy activity ON
terminal rate and common user
diet. Nobody will furnish tho
wherewithal to buy buds for it
then, which all sounds very much
Wall street. The common user
gown would be all right II the
North Coasts goifathers. step.
fathers or whatever they happen
to be were permitted to say what
companies should be entitled "a
the common user. II the Vanders
bilts or Canadian Pacific. for IN
stance. happened to be really r.
sponsible for the orphans exiE6
ence there would be a racket when
Jim Hill or Hartman came along
to borrow the baby, None Of than
would subscribe TO the terminal
rate doctrine OF raising railroads.
Which In simple language Ii q hinG
% what's the matter with etrahoyn1
maybe. - = -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28

This morning the grand Jury
launched upon an investigation of
the purchase of steel fixtures for
the county treasurer's office and
the clerks office.
The fixtures for the treasurer's
office were bought in 1907 at a
public letting and cost the county
around $4,000. The fixtures for
the clerks office were installed in
1908 at cost of nearly $4,000,
which has been said by some steel
fixture men to be twice what they
were worth.
The clerks office contract was
to be paid for 10 days after the
work was installed, but the old
commissioners allowed the bill, it
is claimed, two months before the
work was finally completed.
Shaw G Borden enjoyed the
county printing work under the old
commissioners for the last year or
two. The work formerly went to
the Inland Printing Co, but it is
said that George H. Collin, chair
man of the commissioners, and
Colonel |. N. Peyton, owner of the
Inland Printing Co.. had a differ
ence and that Collin took the work
to Shaw & Borden Ugly rumors
about this transfer of the county
printing We're set afloat by re-
marks made by Colonel Peyton on
the street, and these rumors, 1t is
now reported, have come to. the
ears of the grand fury.
After the new county commits.
sioners took charge of the office,
Jan. IL, a bill for $500 for printing
supplies, furnished ut the order of
the old commissioners by Shaw &
Borden, turned up. of the existence
of which the new commissioners
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28

such disposition the principal of
the trust goes to the heirs at law.
H. H. Rogers, jr., received the
home at Fairhaven and the trus-
tees are requested to make him
president of the Virginia railway
The will also asks the trustees to
make Urban Broughton, son-in-law
chairman of the board of directors
of the same road. The executors
are H. H. Rogers jr., John w. Ster'
ling, New York; w. P. WinsOr
Fairhaven.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
PROGRAM FOR DAY We
HONOR NATIONS DEAD

The G. A. R. has arranged the
following official program for Me-
mortal day observance:
On Sunday, May 80, Sedgwick
post, as a body, will visit the Uni
versalist church, corner Fifth and
Howard, and hear all address deliv-
cred by Rev. A. c. Grier at 10:30
q. m.
General J. L. Reno post will go
to Vincent M. e. church and hear
an address delivered by Rev. c. O..
Kimball at 1890 a. III.
Monday morning the respective
posts and corps will meet at the
armory at 8 a. m. to proceed to the
cemeteries; Sedgwick to Fair
mount and Reno to Greenwood, to
visit and decorate the graves of the
departed, returning as soon as pos
sible.
From 1880 to 1890 the relief
corps Of the two posts will prepare
and will give luncheon at the
armory to all comrades who desire
to attend.
At l p. m. all who can possibly
participate, meet at the Monroe
street bridge to strew flowers on
the waters of the Spokane river to
commemorate the dead Of the navy.
All parties participating in the
parade are requested to be at
Riverside, west on Monroe, to start
in the parade at 2 p. m.
The parade: Riverside and Mon
roe, east on Riverside to Browne,
south to Second. west on Second to
Mcclellan to the armory.
Patoons of police, the two Grand
Army posts, Spanish War Veter-
ans, United States troops from For.
Wright. national guard, Gonzaga
college cadets and band.
Street cars will stop along line
of march during the parade.
Commander ]. Il. Candy will be
the presiding officer at the armory.
]. e. Clark, assisted by an aide
from each of the organizations,
will be marshal of the day.
The program at the armory will
be as follows:
Song, America; invocation;
welcome by Mayor N. 8. Pratt; G.
"A. X. ritualistic service; song. A.
T. Amos, "Recessional," De Koven;
Spanish War veterans ritualistic
service;; song, Mrs. George w.
Manning, my Own United
States; Grafton of the day, DR.. G.
Ross Baker; Star Spangled Ban.
ner," everyone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
His School Gets That and
Rest Is Held in the
Family.
(By United Press)

NEW YORK, May 2S.-The will
of H. H. Rogers, disposing of be-
tween $50,00O,00O and $4,000, 900,
was filed for probate today. Ex-
cepting bequest of 100000 for a
permanent school fund for his
home town, Fairhaven, Mass, the
entire estate goes to relatives.
To the widow the will gives the
New York residence, stables, auto
mobiles and trust fund not be-
low $2,500,000 nor above $4,000, 900.
Trust funds aggregating $550,000
are created for the benefit of rela-
tives, to be paid the beneficiaries
during their lives and revert to the
estate after death.
After their requests, the residu-
airy of the estate is divided into
four trusts for the benefit of four
children. When each is 40 years
old one half the principal of the
trust Is to be turned over for dis
posal but the others are held in
trust until his or her death. The
children may dispose of their
trusts by will, but in default of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
SOMETHING NEW AND
CLASSY IN HOBO GRAFT

A new species of the hobo, or an
old hobo with new tricks. has been
discovered by the police in the per-
son of d. J. Keane. arrested this
morning by Special Agent Kenevan
of the Northern Pacific.
Tickets, p-l-e-a-s-e," was the
lusty shout waited BY the heavy
morning breeze to the alert ears OF
the young officer as he was passing
along the platform beside a coahc
loaded with foreigners. That
sounded strange. since the men
had just got on and the train was
standing still, so the officer corf
cluded to Investigate. and invest
gate he did.
There. In his torn and tattefs
clothing. his face suggesti~ y
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
BRASS BAND BROUGHT
FOLKS TO CHURCH

CHICAGO, May 2S.--The suburb
OF haywood is still talking about
the novel method adopted by the
Rev. P. Barker of the First Con-
gregational church to draw q
crowd to his evening services.
Barker brought q band Of 50
pieces from Chicago, and, at its
head, peraded the principal streets
for an hour before the services.
1t was big success he said.
I'VE had between 100 and 500 peo-
pie in the church"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28

same date. The senate of the
United States gives the greatest
city in the western agricultural
district just 90 minutes in which
to take up those 10 important
propositions. However, the COM
mittee finhs time to put in whole
day at Seattle and another day in
Portland, where irrigation is, of
course, one of the burning issues
of the hour-that is, the sort of
irrigation junketing committee is
usually looking for.
Secretary Monroe of the Spokane
chamber of commerce is looking
into this congressional trip to see
what it's all about. Senator Car
ter has sent out the itinerary
which accounts for the fact that
the committee will spend more
time In his state. Montana, than
anywhere else
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28

Paul Clein, on trial for his life.
Mrs. Newkirk, who has lived In
Spokane county for over rs years
told her story in such a straight
forward and convincing way that
many believe that her evidence is
what will convict Clein, should the
jury return verdict of guilty
Mrs. Newkirk could not be shaken
by the cross examination of Attor
ney Winston, for the defense, and
the more the questioning was pro-
longed the stronger she made her
statements.
Mrs. Newkirk said she had avoid
ed making generally public her
knowledge of the case on the ad
vice of her children and 1t was
only yesterday afternoon that the
state learned from a neighbor
woman of Mrs. Newkirk what the
latter had seen.
1t became necessary to reopen
the states case in chief to hear
the testimony of Newkirk and that
of George w. Croling, who follow
ed her with evidence second only
in Importance to that of Mrs
Newkirk. Attorney Winston said
he would not waive any of the
rights of his client in reopening
the case and entered protest,
which was overruled by the court
In passing on the motion Judge
Webster said that it was due both
to the defendant and the state that
each side be given the opportunity
CONTINUED on page 2)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
D. A. R. ON VERGE
OF REVOLUTION
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, May Escrow
ing unrest over the ectiOn of Mrs.
M. r. Scott, recently elected presi-
dent of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, in appointing GER
tain members to places for which
they were recently defeated, today
threatens an upheaval in the or
ganization. Complaints are becom-
ing more pronounced against her
action in appointing the super
vision committee with only one
member, the chairman, belonging
to the national board.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
GRAND JURY PROBING
STEEL FIXTURE DEAL

knew nothing. On checking up the
bill it was found that many of the
county offices had been loaded up
with supplies of different kinds in
a volume sufficient to run them for
months.
The grand jury closed the inves-
tigation into the sale of ths
county's tract indices yesterday
afternoon. Dr. Morrison was also
before the grand jury yesterday to
tell about some of his bills al
county health officer, on which he
was enabled at times to collect as
high as $500 per month from the
county without giving date of visit
or name of party visited.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
TWENTY WHOLE MINUTES
TO TALK ERICA TON

Anybody and presumably every
body in the Inland Empire within
reach of Spokane interested in irri-
cation and reclamation is to have
a glorious opportunity to make
their needs and desires known to
the senate committee on irrigation
next September. At that date act
ing under resolution. the commit
tee is to make a junker through
the west and the committee will be
prepared to entertain suggestions
along the line of 10 distinct propo-
sitions affecting the reclamation
business.
Here Is the fine part of the ar
rangement so far as Spokane is
concerned: The senate committee
is scheduled to arrive here Thurs
day, September 16, at 1925 a. m.
and leaves at 7:45 a. m. on the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
WILL INSPECT FAIR AND
COME BACK TO SPOKANE

n B. Combs. chief sanitary in
spector of the state board of
health, left Spokane last night for
Seattle, where he will inspect the
A. Y. P. buildings before the fair
opens, that precaution having been
decided upon. He expects to return
to Spokane in about 10 days and
resume the cleanup work that he
inaugurated here, Inspector Combs
has been engaged in sanitary worn
for the past eight years. He is well
satisfied with the progress made
here since the actual cleanup
started and expects to soc the city
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
SHE HEARD SHOTS AND
SAW CLEN
elderly Woman All But Fastens Guilt in
b Murder Mystery.

ION the night Of March / last
| was aroused from sleep, and just
then / heard a shot In the direc'
ton of the reservation, up the
road. The shot was followed by
two awful screams that made a
chill come over me; then two 9th
er shots were fired close together
and all was still.
1.-THE next morning l got up at
2 o'clock and went to the door and
looked out. There was shiny
black horse with rubber tired
buggy with light colored running
gears coming toward me going to
town. / thought it might be the
doctor who had been out to see a
sick lady, and looked to see If II
were him. It was not the doctor
but man with a dark face that
did not know.
II am 81 years old and have
never before been a witness in
court in my life. After the dead
mans body was found ] was
anxious to know If this man (point
ing to Clein) was the man | saw
on the road that morning. l came
here and lady pointed him out to
me and l found that he was the
man."
In these positive words Mrs. Ella
Newkirk, who lives in Coopertown
northwest of Fort Wright and near
where the dead body of John Sau.
dawski was found, gave the most
damaging testimony this morning
that has yet been heard against
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
TELEPHONE TRUST
STRUCK BIG SNAG

ing. City officials intended to cut
only local wires, but made a mis-
take. The cables cut include two
lines to San Francisco. one to Po-
mona, one to Covina and the Postal
telegraph circuit. They also put
the city fire alarm system out of
commission.
The city officials took radical ac-
ton following decision of court
dissolving a temporary Injunction
secured by the company. The COM
pany has refused to pay taxes or
take out new franchise for more
than O year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28

BARRIERS strike. was the hobo
Keane. thrusting out his .gfimy
hands for tickets and gouging the
sleepy ones in the ribs to make
'em dig up. OF course there were a
few ignorant ones In that bunch
or there would soon be no more
box cars and blind baggage rides
for ikeane-he'd scalped few OF
those tickets and with others he'd
perhaps ride the cushions.
Il business was in fact so rushina
tNat he was thoroughly uncon
SsNSus of Kenevan's presence until
gfhe felt the squeeze OF hamnkt
nit on bis poorly clad arm. He Il
pQ1m nnA.hrough the bars. with
x' prospects con
nUancy is the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28

as clean as a new pin when he
leaves.
The new health ordinance COM
mittee has considerable of task
on hand. II cannot hope to have
the ideal system under the present
charter, and the ordinance now un.
der consideration must be broad
enough to cover anything that can
be foreseen until such time as the
charter can be amended. The
meeting of the committee which
was scheduled for next Monday has
been postponed by consent of ali
until Tuesday because of Memorial
daY.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
RIOT AT HOUSE OF
GOOD SHEPHERD
(By United Press)

Los ANGELES, Cal, May Is
Driven to open revolt. they say. by
constant work and no thanks, IL
girls precipitated a riot at the
House Of the Good Shepherd in
this city today. Several girls were
severely injured.
Windows were broken, doors
smashed AID rocks thrown at the
sisters In charge.
Policemen stopped the riot,
which was renewed when the sis
tiers appeared at windows. Eleven
girls. bruised and hysterical. were
taken to the police station.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
SOMETHING TO EAT
AT PUBLIC MARKET

There will be chickens, eggs
Cloth fresh), vegetables and other
edibles on sale at the public mar
ket tomorrow, according to Master
Happe. The market is now held
on the old site on Second avenue
between Stevens and Washington
street. A number of farmers are
expected in tomorrow, unless the
weather Is too bad.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
DEADLY FIRE ON STEAMER
(6y United Pressl

VANCOUVER, b. c.. May Is.
Three men will probably die and
another is already dead from burns
suffered in fire on the steamer
Coquillam. The dead man was
fireman on the steamer and had
no chance to escape from the en-
CINE room, where the blaze start
ed. The steamer was brought back
here
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
WINSTON WILL APPEAL.

Attorney Winston will carry the
Clein case to the federal court in
the event of Clein being found
guilty on the point that the su.
perior court has no jurisdiction
over a crime committed on a mill.
tary reservation. He claims he Is
sustained in this by the recent rul
ing of Judge HanfoaN at Seattle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
HUGE DEBT GRIPS VINEYARD
fRy United Pressl

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 2S.--
Niney-one acres of fine vineyard
property belonging 10 the Califor-
MIA Consolidated Vineyard Co. To-
Gated at Gait. are tied up today
pending the result of an attempt to
foreclose a mortgage OF 100000 BY
the Knickerbocker Trust co. OF
New York, The mortgage also Gov
ers vineyard properties in other
counties.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
(By United Press)

LOS ANGELES, May 2S.-With
S93 working lines out of commits
sion by order of the civil authori
ties of Pasadena and with police
men guarding the severed lines to
see that no repairs are made until
the pole tax Is paid and franchise
obtained by the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Co.. officials of the
compayn met this morning to dis,
cuss the outlook.
Between 2400 and 400 tele.
phones at Pasadena are not work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
81 YEARS FOR
ROBBING MAILS

= SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S. .
IS. II. Fisher, who was con- Z
. victed of robbing mail boxes =
= In this city and Alameda, is in =
. jail awaiting removal to pris. =
= on to begin serving four SEN =
. fences aggregating 81 years. =
. He is accused of stealing =
. $500 letters from boxes in .
= Los Angeles. .
go >>> >H> . Q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
SHOT PRISONER
THROUGH BARS
(By United Press)

ABILENE, Texas. May 2S.-Un-
able to gain entrance to the jail
here today, mob fired through
the iron gratings and murdered
Tom Bartnett. who was recently
convicted of numbering Alexander
Sears, wealthy cattleman. The
jailer had refused to surrender the
prisoner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
CREMATORY NEEDS
THREE MEN

Are you out of a job? This is
nothing to jump at, but still 1t is
work at so cents per hour.
The city crematory department
wants three men for the night
shift.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
PRESBYTERIANS
PICK NASHVILLE
INV limited Pressi

DENVER, May 2S.-The general
Presbyterian assembly today Sc
lected Nashville, Tenn, as the next
meeting place.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
'MOROS KILL THREE
SOLDIERS
(By United Press)

MANILA. May 2S.--A sergeant
and two privates of the United
States army were killed by Moros,
who surprised an outpost of the
Eighteenth infantry near Keithley,
firing before the soldiers could de-
tend themselves. Two columns of
60 pursuing the Moros.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28
WHY HASN'T THIS PLAGUE
SPOT Been CLEANED?

Right In the heart Of the city,
on streets that are traversed daily
by thousands of people. Is a scene
of filth that would nauseate the
oldest employee of the crematory.
In an alleyway between First
avenue and the railroad, in the
rear OF the Lion hotel, can be
found almost any sort of filth
from chicken coop to old clothes.
manure aud rubbish that the board
of health could wish to find.
Proprietor Krause of the Lion
says:
u have asked repeatedly to send
someone down to at least inspect
II. II nothing can be done about
cleaning up"
The filth has lain In this alley
since last fall, and old clothes. bot
,tles, tin cans and refuse of all
. p~has been there, )yet from the
2" -Snter ana dried again
-----.n mer, until the
that no one
) 6 ) :. ! ! !. !: !
I have their win
Ehis alley full OF
beans that about
ken employed in
4ap get n breath
the odor is so
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-28

The United Pross has the only American correspond
ent with Theodore Roosevelt his great hunting trip.
The Press is the only Spokane newspaper which re-
ceIves the United Press service and The Press gives
you the fun and the pictures which also exclusive.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-25
How to Make a Sewing Bag.

Pretty new sewing bags are made Of
silk bandannas. finished at the top
with wooden stick which Is run
through a casing. These sticks are fiat
like those used in window shades. and
the bag made with them is far easier
to keep in order than are those pulled
up by the aid Of ribbons. OF course
ribbons are used on these new bags
but they are run through bone rings
which are sewed to the top of the
easing.
These bone rings are great i'm
provement over those Of brass, which
were formerly used. The latter always
became rusty at the seashore and
never were neat and pretty like the
bone ones. The bone rings may be
purchased for about 8 cents dozen,
while the sticks may be procured for
little or nothing. Have hole punched
at each end Of the stick through which
1t may be tackled in place to the mate
rial, and then when the bag goes to
the laundry the stitches may be ripped
the stick pulled out, and no harm will
be done TN the washing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-25
MONDAY 1ANrApv Ok 1909.
LAMPS FOR LIGHT.
How to Get the Most illumination
From Them,

How to Get the Most illumination
From Them.
The lamps should first be collected
from every room and all put together
on large tray In the kitchen. Then a
big wooden box Is brought out. which
contains greasy cloths. soft cloths. 4
pair Of old gloves, wick rags, scissors,
channels leather and chimney cleaners.
Opinions are divided as to whether a
wick should be cut or rubbed down.
The best way Is to rub 1t down with
bit of rag, which should be burned and
not put back in the box, and then any
stray ends Of cotton cut off with scis-
sors. Great care should be taken to
hold the burner well away from the
lamp when the wick is rubbed down.
otherwise the charred portions are apt
to fall on to it.
Once month the burners should be
boiled. Remove the wicks and then
place the whole of the burner, first re-
leasing it's various portions from one
another, in a saucepan of water with a
little soda and bring to the boil Twen-
ty to thirty minutes boiling will make
the burners as bright as ever they
were, and should any black still adj
here 1t can be removed with Il hatpin,
after which the burner Is boiled up
again. OF course saucepan must be
kept specially for this, and it should be
either plainly marked or kept away
from other culinary utensils. The burn
ers must be thoroughly dried and II
possible put in the sun for few min
utes. Meanwhile the wicks must have
been seen to. If very dirty they should
be washed out in clean suds, but usual
ly thorough drying in the sun or in
a warm kitchen will put them In con-
dition for burning properly. 1t is ex-
tremely important that they should be
quite dry before being put back into
the oil.
Daily cleansing Of every lamp in use
should be as much part of the house
wife'S duties as making the beds.
Another precaution to take to pre-
vent wlcks from smoking is to boil
them. Buy them in punches, place In
porcelain kettle, cover with strong
vinegar, bring the latter to Il boil and
set where the kettle will keep warm
for three hours. Drain out the wfcks,
dry thoroughly and keep from dust.
Wicks thus soaked rarely smoke.
If chimneys are bought in quantity
and boiled they also may be prevented
In a great measure from breaking.
Lay some shavings in the bottom Of
wash boiler. pack in the chimneys,
throw q handful Of salt over them and
fill with cold water Allow to come to