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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
4,L]OCAL
!KLABOR

Striking switchmen are eagerly
awaiting word from the twin cities
today regarding the next step to
be taken in the fight for recogni-
ton of their demands by the rail-
roads. The railroad department of
the American Federation of Labor
is in session at ST. Paul, and it is
believed that in the face of the re-
port that the railroads have also re-
mands for an increase in pay, gen.
eral strike in this department will
esult.
Strikers throughout the north
west are momentarily expecting to
hear from headquarters that the
machinists', telegraphers' and
freight handlers unions have been
called out in a sympathetic strike
with them. Even with the strike
having lasted among the switchmen
this long, it is declared that the
local switchmen's union is still in
fair financial shape, and that the
members are prepared for a cOntin-
uation of the strike for an indefin-
tie period.
The most complete traffic tieup
in the history of the west seems
threatening. Switchmen declare
that with the firemen's grievances
now on their cause will be materi-
ally aided and that the only man
ner in which the railroads can
avert most serious trouble is to
bring about a speedy and satisfac-
tory settlement of the differences
throughout.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
CHARTER RECEIVES
GOOD BIG BOOST
Recall Provisions Remedied---Civil
Service Adopted---W Is
Completed.

The charter committee practi-
calIy closed its Iabors last night,
passing upon the final draft of the
proposed city charter. The COM
mittee celebrated its meeting by
amending the direct legislation fea-
lures Of the proposed charter in
way to popularize the new docu-
ment with the people.
The percentage necessary to Sc
cure a special election to recall a
member of the proposed commits
sion was reduced from % per cent,
as now in force, to 20 per cent.
The proposition to compel voters to
go to the city clerks office in order
to sign a petition to recall an cleo
tive officer was also knocked out
and the requirement that signers
be registered voters was also done
away with. The petition under the
proposed charter can be given gen
eral circulation, and every objec-
tionable feature which has been
proposed was eliminated.
The initiative and referendum
features of the proposed charter
were also amended, the voters not
having to register in order to quail
ify as signers of petition. The
percentages to initiate or secure a
referendum vote remain as at pres
ent, 10 and s per cent respectively
The progressive members of the
committee got together last night
for the first time since the commit
tee has been meeting, with the re-
suit that the people can under the
proposed charter absolutely con-
troll their elective officers and can
legislate in all matters of interest
to the public, whenever such action
is deemed necessary.
The committee also went on rec
ord in favor of civil service for
members of the police and fire de.
partments The chiefs of the de-
partments are included in the pro-
posed civil service law. 1t is likely
that some opposition will develop
to the proposition to include the
chiefs of the departments in the
civil service. If this is done these
departments of public service will
be practically Independent of the
city commissioners, and the powers
of the commissioner of public
safety will be curtailed and the
efficiency of the department ham
pered by placing the chiefs under
civil service. 1t was the consensus
of opinion on the part of the com
mittee that the members of the
police and fire departments should
be promoted whenever occasion ar
rived to make changes or created
new positions in these departments
If the plan OF the committee is
carried out a member of the police
or fire departments can serve as
chief and retain his right to resume
his old position on the force should
he be retired as chief.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

The committee voted down the
preferential system of holding cleo
tions, and the plan adopted is prac-
tically the same as in the city of
Des Moines. d. c. Coates made an
effort to secure favorable action
on the preferential system. losing
by one vote. The preferential sys-
TEN received support from seven
out of the Is members of the com
mittee, 1t will be recommended to
the people as an alternative propo.
sition, the members of the com
mittee being somewhat undecided
as to how it will operate Mr.
Coates said he believed the prefer
entail system would become the
popular method of holding elections:
in the cities in this country in the
near future, and all that was neces-
Sary in order to secure the adoption
of this system was for the people
to properly understand the manner
in which elections were conducted
under this plan.
The present park commission
pan was duopIeu ny tHt COlnnillee
with an amendment providing tina,
property owners who felt inclined
could assess themselves and the
park commission could create park:
| and Fairgrounds paid for by abut
ting property owners.
The committee will hold its fina
| meeting one week from next Frida.
when the entire draft of the pro
| posed charter will be read over ant
| clerical errors or other imperfec
tions will be eliminated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
7
BOYS STEAL
PARTY CREAM

Complaint comes from the Can
non Hill locality that mischeviOus
boys have committed a number of
depredations there recently, and
that complaints to the police de-
partment seem to bring no results.
Last night a gang of boys broke
into the back porch of family on
Tenth avenue that was having a
social affair and stole the contents
of two cans of ice cream. The
cream was literally plastered over
the walls of the house and the gen
eral surroundings, wholly regard
less of the fact that ice cream has
recently gone up in price.
The boys cut the wire and I'M
hooked two clasps on the screen
door before reaching the cream
cans.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
DESPONOENT
MAN ENDS
LIFE
FATHER OF FOUR CHILDREN
DRINKS CARBOLlC
ACID.

Despondent over trouble, both
financial and domestic, James Fay,
age about as years, with wife Iiv.
ing and the father of four children,
ended his life by drinking carboIic
acid in his room at the Denver
house, Sprague avenue and Lincoln
street, about noon today. His wife
resides at the AIki block, but a
short distance further up Sprague
avenue.
An unpaid bill for nearly 800 on
furniture purchased last July was
found in his possession. He swal-
lowed nearly two ounces of the
deadly acid while he was alone in
the rooming house, and was in the
throes of death when the landlady,
for whom he had been working at
odd jobs, returned.
Emergency Hospital Physician
O'Shea and Steward Dare made
heroic efforts to revive him, but he
was dead within a quarter of an
hour after their arrival with the
police. Friends of the suicide de-
clare that he has been quite morose
for several weeks, saying that he
and his wife had persistently quar-
relied and had parted some time ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
SUDDEN DEATH Of
J.E. COOPER

A death which will come as a
great shock to many people occur
red last evening when James Fenni-
more Cooper, recently elected head
of the commercial department at
the North Central high school. died
suddenly at his home, 1926 Sinto
avenue.
Although Mr.. Cooper had been in
poor health for some time, he was
able to regularly attend school, and
yesterday he was apparently in his
usual health when he left the
school. When he arrived home he
was taken seriously ill and did not
rally. Death was due to Bright's
disease.
Mr.. Cooper has resided in this
city several years, and he leaves a
wife and daughter 8 years old. He
also leaves mother in Pennsyl-
vania and a brother in Denver.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
DAMAGES ASKED
FOR SAUERKRAUT

Two complaints for damages be-
cause of the recent flood in Union
park have been lodged against the
city. B. C. Clausen asks $l67.S712
for the loss of a lot of vegetables
and food stuffs and damage to his
property, the basement of which
was flooded. He values the sauer-
kraut lost at $40, while over Sc
worth of turnips, rutabagoes and
carrots, "floated away The COM
plainant lives at W633 Green
street.
Mrs. Claudia Penn asks 1915 for
damages to her two places, at
E2023 Sprague and II Crestline.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
THE TALE OF
OVERLOADED
CAR AND THE
BABY CART
"Say, are you married."
"Sure, he must be married.
.Eet opto the Marathon"

"Sure, ne must De HldTTleu.
"Get onto the Marathon"
These and other EXPLANATIONS
of mirth floated away from the
back platform of Mantle car
Monday evening, at the top Of
the hill on Grand avenue. There
had been one Of the usual "car
off the track" incidents, and as
a result of half hours delay
there were 81 men on the back
platform of this car, and 105
people on the car, all told.
Well, the blamed back plat
form was so heavily loaded that
when the car reached the sum-
nit of the hill it sagged so that
a baby buggy hitched outside
the railing hit the ground and
drifted astern.
"Man overheard! Ships boat
iost," went up the cries. About
a block further on the car was
stopped, and the conductor
he was sure a cracker jack
Ieaped to the ground and mara
thoned back through the mud
and sIush to that baby carriage,
resting all forlorn in the mid
die of the broad highway.
The valiant "con" took hold
of said carriage, and right mer-
riIy did he wheel it up the
street, TO the accompaniment
of a rapid fire stream of jokes
from the cars rear platform.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
.HENEY HAS ] .
HIS INNING
(By United Press)


PORTLAND. Ore, Feb. 2.-Franl
els j. Heney is having his inning to-
day at the Hermann trial. Begini
ming slowly yesterday afternoon, in
the cross examination of Hermann,
he took the defendant through his
early career in Oregon, up to the
time when he began his service as
commissioner of the general land
office. 4
Then he plunged sharply into the
subject. and during all the morning
session it was game of fence,
thrust and parry between the gov.
eminent prosecutor on one side and
the defendant on the other.
Candor cOmpels the statement
that at different times during the
contest Heney passed Hermann S
ormor of defense and drew blood.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
BUYING MACHINERY.

A contract has been let to the
United Iron Works of this city by
Thomas Maloney to furnish the
Modern Construction company with
a new lot of machinery with which
to begin general development work
in the city during the coming sea-
son. Among the machinery that
the contract calls for is a steam
drilling outfit with an entire equip
ment for the same. This company
will likely begin operations on city
work within the next few weeks on
wide scale, affording many OF the
city's idle union workingmen with
employment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
F|REMEN
MAY 60
ON STRIKE

= A dispatch fronn neaoq,A,'-
q tiers at New York states that
= firemen throughout the coun-
= try may go on strike.
a Their demands for a rs per
. cent raise have been rejected.
. Thirty-tWo thousand Iocomo-
4 tive firemen are involved. The
= call for the strike may come at
= any moment.
. . . q O q . . = . = . = q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
WHY THE INTEREST.
HE ASKS

j. L. Fishburn, 03S16 Post street,
in communication to the city
council, rises to ask by what author
ity the city charges interest on
public Improvement assessments
before the work is completed and
accepted by the city engineer. He
claims that this has been done in
the case of lot he owns AUDITING
on Providence avenue, which was
recently improved with curbs,
walk and grade.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
LOCK YOUR DOORS.

Three times last night Patrolman
Benway thought he had stumbled
onto burglars, but each time he
found no signs of intruders. While
making the rounds of his beat he
found the doorways of three bust
ness houses had not been locked
The places were Lee & Adams
paint shop, Harrild & Son Furniture
Co, and the Underwood Typewriter
90
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
LOOKING FOR
ST CRADDoCK

Richard Sylvester, major and SUI
perintendent Of police at Washing
ton, d. c., is trying to locate a
young man named Samuel II. Grad
dock, who left the capital some
months ago. Craddock first went
to Canada, thence to Pullman, and
was thought to have come to Spo-
kane, though his parents have not
heard from him for several months,
and are very much worried over
his welfare.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
ATTORNEY SUES MINING co.

An action has been filed in the
superior court by James Finlay, an
attorney. against the Sullivan
Group Mining Co. and George Tur
ner, d. A. Clement. E. d. Adams
and Moses Oppenheimer, defend
ants. The plaintiff seeks to recover
the sum of $500 and interest from
the defendants. being the'price paid
for 5000 shares of stock sold to the
plaintiff upon alleged false repre-
sentation and fraudulent represent
at ion
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
YOUTHS FACE
SESIOUS CHARGE

William Boyd, son of w. A.
Boyd, president of the bartenders'
union, and Elmer Lind, 20 year old
youths, are in the county Jail today
with charges of contributing to the
delinquency of juveniles lodged
against them. The youths were
found last night in the Taft room
ing house on Sprague avenue with
Mary Edwards and Lillian Orley
16 year old girls. The girls are in
the probation officers detention
ward
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
BILL SHANNON, SPECIAL
NIGHT WATCHMAN

-Patrolman Bill" Shannon
has gone to work as night watch
man and house detective at the
Hotel Spokane. Bill" says he
couldn't stand the thought of be-
ing idle, and he expects to work in
his present capacity as long as he
did on the force, which was 20
years and 80 days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
AFFILIATE TRANSFERS?

The matter of affiliating the
teamsters' union with the Spokane
building trades department of the
American Federation of Labor will
likely be taken up again at the
next meeting of the Spokane Sec
tional Central Labor council Mon
day night. Cold weather Of the
last two days has greatly impeded
the work of the teamsters and many
of them are again out of work and
waiting for better weather
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
JOY FOR THE TAXI VICTIMS.

BOSTON, Feb. Mot a single
correct taximeter has been found in
Boston by the state department of
weights and measures, which has
completed it's first set Of tests. All
Of the taximeters show discrep-
ancies in favor of the operating
company. Commissioner Palmer
has taken formal action by con.
demning four taximeters. The
manufacturers have informed him
that they will correct the inaccur,
ate recording.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
WILL THE MAYOR DEBATE
WITH GURLEY FLYNN

Industrial Workers of the World,
under whose auspices Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn will speak at the Tur-
ner hall tonight on Law and Or
der" have extended an especial in
vitation 10 Mayor \. S. Pratt and
to other city and county officials
to attend the meeting. The woman
revolutionist has Just returned
from a lecture tour in behalf Of
free speech in Canada.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

A man giving the name of
Charles Watson was picked up by
the police near the station last
night and is believed to be men,
tally unbalanced. Watson was act
ing in peculiar manner, according
to the police, and will be examined
for his sanity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
TO ELECT SCHOOL DIRECTORS.

A meeting will be held the first
Saturday in March for the election
of school directors. This year
there are 1876 directors to be elected
in the 40 districts Of the county,
leaving 314 to hold over, and Coun-
ty Superintendent Edward McFar'
land has sent out letters to all the
school districts giving definite in
structions concerning the election.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
FREDERICK is MISSING.

Hugo Stricken of Salt Lake City
has asked the police to aid him in
finding a man named Frederick
whose mother is now in Europe and
very anxious to get in correspond.
ence with her son. Frederick was
last heard of about year ago
when he was arrested here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
GATHMAN VERY ILL

August Gathman of Cooks &
Kitchen Helps union No. 450, who
is being given treatment at Hot
Springs, Ark, at the expense of his
union. is reported to be in very
serious condition from rheumatism.
Little improvement is yet noticed
in his case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
CIRCULATING WAGE PETITION

1t is announced today that the
counter petition to the commercial
interests remonstrance against an
increase in the wages OF the COM
mon laborers and teamsters hired
on city work is already in circula-
ton Kemp & Hebert, of the big
department store, corner Washing
ton and Main, is declared to have
volunteered to aid in the circula-
ton of the petition, and from every
indication the common laborers and
steamsters will have no difficulty
in getting more than enough sup
port from the friendly business in
terests and individuals TO thorough
ly nullify the influence of those
who. have demonstrated to the city
council against the adoption of the
proposed wage scale.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
MANY IDLE BAKERS

There is more than plenty OF
union bakers in Spokane. About
400 members of the union are on
the waiting list-that Is, waiting
for something TO happen that VIII
give them work. About two thirds
|.oxsstho unions members are = at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
RECORD FOR
NEW MEMBERS

. George A. Lovejoy of the 4
. membership committee of the I
. 100000 club has secured more I
. new members than any other 4
. worker on the committee.
. With the Paulsen block for his 4
. territory, Mr.. Lovejoy secured 4
. $50 members at 81 each. Mr.. 4
. Lovejoy is manager of the 4
Q Guarantee Fund Life Insur- 4
= ance company.
Q . o Q . . . . . . 90 .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
Advertising Talks
No. 5
1t Is Easy to Figure

the cost of covering Spokane absolutely with your adver
tisement
Your problem to make that covering complete and
the cost of doing as low you possibly can.
Suppose you advertise in the morning paper you must
all three papers to get into every OF Spokane.
On the other hand you can reach every home in the
evening by using two papers.
Aside from the fact that the evening newspapers
conceded to be the closely read the substantial diff
ference in the Of covering the city through their
makes it greatly to your advantage to employ them for
the mainstay of your advertising campaign
One Paper in the Homes of Spokane Worth 10 Papers
Outside of Spokane.
vha p.Ess - THE SPOKANE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
TO WORK ON STREETS

Work is to be renewed on the
Eighteenth avenue and Madison
street grades. Most of it will go to
members of Federal union No.
11,G24, which last year accepted
the jobs under it's cooperative con-
tracing scheme. About eight blocks
of grading remains to be done on
Eighteenth avenue, and Madison
street is to be graded, parked and
sidewalked all the way from Four
teenth avenue to Twenty-ninth av-
enue. Some of the work has al
ready been done this winter, but
adverse weather conditions have
held most of it back for the COM
ing summer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
POLICE NAB
J. J. HILL

= J. J. Hill is in the hands of
. the police. The namesake of
= the great empire builder was
= arrested last night on a statu-
= tory charge in company with
= Hattie Harris, who occupied Z
q the room adjoining that of Hill
= in the Hogan building. Hill Z
= and the Harris woman were
= heard quarreling by other =
= roomers in the building They Z
. became so boisterOus that the 4
y police were notified and the Z
. arrests were made. Z
. q q q . - . y = . q . . q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

work now and most of those on the
waiting list may soon be found jobs
in the country towns adjacent to
Spokane
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
GERMAN SOCIETY DANCE.

The German Frohsinn Aid So
ciety will give a dance at Turner
hall next Saturday.
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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-28
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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-28
Advertised Letters.

Following is a list Of letters remain
ing in the postoffice at Lumberton, N.
c.. for the week ending April 25th,
1910:
Miss Ada Billiard, Wick Edwards,
Mrs. Mamie Hargrove, Miss Nora Ora
ham, Mrs. Rosie A. Howell, Fred Fon-
ster, w. M. Mason(2) Miss Leuvenia
Mckay, Miss Mary Mcdaniel, Miss Bes-
sic Mckay, Mrs. Mary E Mclean,
John S. Mcneil, Miss A. c. Purcell,
Harrison Rogers, Richmond Rogers,
Mrs. Geo. N. Thompson.
Persons calling for any of the above
will please ask for advertised letters
r. M. Norment, P. M.