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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
A PROUD
RECORD Of
AN INDIAN
Hunts Sons, Wanted for
Murder, and Arrests
Them.
BIG RISK WAS TAKEN
Indian Father Was Also
Charged With Muir
der.
(Bv United Press)

. TULSA, Okla, Jan. p
= "Sonny" Smith, full bIooded
. Indian, and his two sons are In
= Jail today, charged with mur-
= der. Smith was arrested sew 4
. eraI weeks ago, at the time Of 4
= the alleged murder, but his 4
= sons escaped to the swamps
= and could not be found.
= Finally Smith asked permis-
. sion Of Sheriff NewbIock to
= 90 seek the fugitives. He
= promised to come back TO face
. trial. NewbIock allowed him 4
. to go, bound only by his prom.
. ise. The officials trust In the 4
. Indian proved we'll placed.
. Yesterday Smith, with his 4
. two sons and their families,
. returned to Tulsa.
= "here ! an," said Smith,
= proudly. "Here are my two 4
= sons, whom | arrested In the I
= sWarps or the Arkansas, near 4
= Muskogee. would have writ I
= ten to you, but could not leave I
= the trait, and most Of the time 4
= was too far from the railroad" I
= Smith and his sons were I
= locked up in the county jail. I
. They will be tried for murder Z
= at the coming court session. ,
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
THIEF IN HARD LUCK
Peck of Diamonds that He Took
Chances On Were All Paste.

CHICAGO, Jan. THE immense
display of diamonds by the Lester
Jewelry company in State street
tempted a man early this morning,
and he broke the plate glass win
dow and ran off with peck of
gems.
A car was passing at the time,
and the motorman and the conduc-
tor gave chase. The thief fired
four shots and succeeded in escap-
Ing.
When ten detectives appeared at
the store this morning to take up
the chase Lester said, Never mind
him; he is the boss hard luck thief.
The diamonds are all paste and not
worth $25."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
NO CHECKS FOR LESS THAN 81 NOW
NEW NATIONAL LAW RATHER PECULIAR NATURE BE-
COMES EFFECTIVE TOMORROW

Under the new section of the
penal code of the United States, it
will hereafter be a serious offense
to- issue a check for less amount
than 81. The new code becomes
effective tomorrow. The language
of the provision forbids the max
ing, issuance, circulation or paying
out of any note, check. memoran-
dunn, token or other obligation for
less than a dollar.
Business firms who have been
interviewed as to the effect of the
new enactment say it will mean
the substitution of postage stamps,
subsidiary coins and postoffice
money orders in lieu of the bank
checks for payment of accounts
representing fractions of dollar,
The number of bank checks drawn
in payment of balances of less than
a dollar are very few Outside sof
the mail order houses the number
of such checks received in the
course OF business Is comparatively
insignificant.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
WARRANTS FOR THE
ARREST OF STAFFORD
AND c. {. ATKINSON

Kennan for arraignment and plead
ing next Monday.
Stafford is charged with embeZ-
zling $3.50 of the county's money
through telephone charges, while
Atkinson is charged with appropri-
ating over $1,000, interest on trust
funds in his possession. to his own
use. Indictments were returned In
both cases by the 1909 grand jury
and both were quashed by the SUI
perior court judges because the law
which went into operation in June
made the investigating body Illegal.
Prosecutor Pugh filed informa-
tons against the indicted officials,
holding that the grand jury wished
to have the matter probed to the
bottom and II was his duty TO carry
out the wish of the inquisitoriaI
body.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

Treasury officers are at loss
to account for the legislation. 1t
does not appear to have been dis
cussed in either house of congress-
The consideration of the report of
the committee to codify the penal
laws was attended with very little
interest in congress. Bankers who
have been interviewed on the legis-
lation We're as much surprised as
the treasury officers to account for
it.
+ One banker expressed the opin-
ion that IL was a step toward the
establishment of postal savings
bank, but Senator Hepburn of
Idaho, chairman of the Joint COM
Imittee on revision of the code, who
handled the report in the senate,
made speech In opposition to the
postal savings bank bill. The most
Trational explanation of the enact.
..ment appears to be that il was de.
signed to stimulate the sale of
postage stamps and postal money
orders.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

Maybe you think it was an easy
task to redistrict the police beats Of
the entire city. Well, you have an
other guess coming. It looks easy
Just take down the map and cut
up the city into smaller chunks.
An inquiry into the manner and
method by which the redistricting
was done by Chief Sullivan and Po-
lice Inspector Lewis proved that a
number OF factors were to be con-
tended with in securing the best
arrangements Of the beats. These
men may not have sat up late
o nights to complete the work, but
they admit that It was no small
task
The most important things to be
considered were, of course, the
value of the business interests of
the different districts and the class
of residents and the number of sa-
looms. Then there were the hun
dred and one minor matters, in
volving an intimate knowledge OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
DID REID
PUT HIS
Wrote Letter Concerning
British Politics During
Election Time.
LIBERALS ARE 'RILED'

LONDON, Jan. 7.-Efforts are
being made today to learn whether
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid author
tied the publication of a letter he
wrote to Sir Charles Walpole, a
protectionist candidate for parlia-
ment. The liberals are said to be
behind the investigation.
1t is reported that If they sue
ceed in proving that the contents
ol the letter were made public UNI
der the ambassadors authorization,
they will charge Reid with inter-
fering with English politics, and
may take steps looking toward his
recall.
The letter concerned itself with
the condition of the American un-
employed. and Is said to have fur
nished Walpole and other English
protectionists with much valuable
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

President Perham of the railroad
department of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor. who left the Twin
Cities for Washington to zee X
some settlement of the wage war
might not be effected.
According to interviews given
out at the Twin Cities BY offioinla
of the maehinists, boiler nlukerU,
freight handlers, those crafts stand
ready to Join the switchmen ID
sympathetic strike the moment af~
forts TO secure a settlement thr0N1h
arbitration have ceased.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
Y0URHUSBANO.
WANTS YOU
YOUNG WOMAN LEAVES HER
HOME-POLicE LOOKING
FOR HER.

Because of family trouble,
It is believed, May A. West
brook, who has lived with her
husband at 1922 Second avenue,
has left her home to take up
the battle of life alone. Since
December 27 this lady has not
been seen by her husband or
neighbors, according to a re-
port which has been given to
the police.
The woman, who Is described
as tall, slender, fair complex
ioned, Having black hair and
blue eyes, is now being sought
by the police. Her husband
wants her to come back and
live with him. The report was
turned In to Desk Officer
Pitts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

Warrants for the arrest of Coun.
ty Clerk c. e. Atkinson and Poor
Farm Superintendent w. M. Stat
ford were sworn out by Assistant
osecuting Attorney Don r. kizer
this morning, charging Atkinson
with making profit on public
funds as charged in the indictment
returned by the grand jury and
information filed In the county
cierk's office, and Stafford with
larceny embe zzlement as contained
In tho indictment and information.
The Atkinson warrant was
served by the sheriff's office this
morning. while the Stafford papers
will be served this afternoon. At
klnson was released on the $4,000
surety bond secured by him at the
time of the indictment. The cases
will probably come before Judge
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
HE COULDN'T KEEP
PLEDGE; TOOK LIFE

The news of the suicide of J. J.
Gholson, a we'll known merchant
and real estate dealer of Cheney,
at the Sheldon hotel, 212ia Post
street, came as shock to the peo-
pie of that town last night. Ghol-
son shot himself through the head
with a .3S calibre Smith & Wesson
revolver at about 430 last even
ing. The shooting occurred in his
room at the Sheldon.
Inability to keep temperance
pledge taken on New Years is be-
lieved to furnish the reason for the
rash act of this man, who leaves a
wife and three children at the col
lege town.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
81 HAD A SON"
WALLS MOTHER

~ had a son in Spokane, but
haven't heard from him for sew
erai weeks" Is the plaintive cry
OF mother, Mrs. X. r. J.
Woods of Boise, Idaho, who has
written a letter asking the Spo-
kane police to be on the look
out for her son. The letter,
which Is on record in the office
of the chief of police, is a good
sermon to boys who neglect to
write to their mothers. This
boy like many others, may be
only careless, but he Is giving
his mother whole lot of worry
by his actions. No description
Is given of the son who is
sought.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
MOURNING MEMBERS OF
DEFUNCT SUIT CLUB
TO MEET

The mourning members of the
defunct Clement suit club are to
meet tonight with Attorney A. G.
Gray to decide what legal proceed
ings will be instituted against the
suit club man.
Clement comes up before Justice
Hyde next Wednesday for prelim-
mary examination on the charge OF
conducting a lottery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
A VAIL FROM
COAL DEALERS

Some coal dealers have COM
planned because City Inspector of
Weights and Measures Schultz is
requiring a sack of coal to weigh
100 pounds. They claim that the
insistence on this rule forced them
to buy new scales and fill and
weigh each sack separately.
Inspector Schultz says that the
requirement that coal sold by the
sack shall weigh 100 pounds per
sack is part of the new weights and
measures ordinance. While it
works a hardship in some cases,
yet Inspector Schultz says that the
provision will result in the con-
sumer getting full weight, and that
the one thing for coal dealers to do
is to comply with the order.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
DETECTIVE WORK SUCCEEDS

Through the efforts of City De-
tective Hogan, F. B. Hart, an en-
ploye of the MCGOWAN Hardware
Co., has had his valuable bicycle,
which was stolen on Wednesday.
returned to him. officer Hogan
found the wheel in a second hand
store on Division street, between
Front avenue and the river. The
name of the thief is not known by
the second hand man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
FUNERAL OF EIGHT
POISON VICTIMS
tBy United Press)

SAWTELLE, Cal, Jan. Seven
hearses, bearing eight members of
the Fernandez. Valdez. Reyes and
Prociado families, who died from
the effects of poison after a New
Years family banquet, left Sawtelle
for Santa Monica's Catholic church
at Santa Monica today, where fu-
neral services were held.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
5 SHOCKS;
MADE The
WATER BOIL
Terrible Earthquake Shocks
in Caribbean Sea.
THE ISLAND ROCKED
(By United Press.)

MOBILE, Ala, Jan. 7.--Word
reached here today of a ter
rible earthquake shock which
shook Swan island, 900 miles
from here, In the Caribbean sea.
Captain Olson Of the fruit
steamer Corinto, which Is In
this harbor, said the island
rocked for half an hour. He
said the water in the islands
harbor fairly boiled when the
heaviest trcmor came. Five
shocks were felt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

A disposition of the case of d. s.
Hobbs. the pugilist-politieian, who
was given a sentence OF thirty days
on the city rock pile for throwing
a brick at the bartender at the
Darby bar. will be made today. 1t
is the belief of the police that
Hobbs, who gave Officer Bill
Shannon a black eye, is on the
verge of insanity,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
v
JOHN DOE A MUCH
PlNCHEO MAN

D John Doe Is pinched again. 4
. Bold and plain the name
. stands out on today's police
. docket. This time that we'll
. known parsonage, who has
. been arrested and found guilty
. of every variety of crime. was
. drunk. The next time his cog
q men may be opposite the
. charge of burglary or even
= murder Who knows? He is
O "A much arrested man.
a a 4 a a 4 4 q a a a q q q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

material for their English "protec-
tion fight"
Ambassador Reid Is EN- route to
the United States to attend the
funeral of his fatherin-law, the late
d. o. Mills, who died in California.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

PORTLAND. Ore, Jan. For
$3.50 quality" hogs sold In the
market today. This is the highest
price paid for some months.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.--Dr. Fred
erick A. Cooks name has been
dropped from the roll Of the Arc
tic Club of America, founded by the
doctor and his friends,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
HOTEL BURNS;
ONE KILLED
(6y United Press.l

10y united PreSS.J
ST. LOUIS, Jan. Tone fireman
was killed and several severely in
jured, when the Cambridge hotel
was destroyed by fire today. Scores
OF guests narrowly escaped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

building, but that he ran to the
rear, only to be knocked down by
the rocks thrown by the robbers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
NINE NEW
COPS PASS
ALL TESTS
TEURkE SENDS DOWN LIST OF
CANDIDATES THAT HAVE
PASSED SATISFACTORILY
NEED SULLIVAN'S 0. K.

RoberteW. Gates Frank Reigler
James McCarry L. E. Markwood
James Donovan George r. Cox
Roy Fordyce S. l.. Rucker
Raymond j. DeWeese
Police Commissioner Tuerke to-
day sent the names or the above
men to Chief Sullivan as list of
applicants for police appointments
who had passed satisfactorily both
the mental and physical tests re-
quired. A few more will be added
to the list. AS the chief is to rec
ommend the appointment of 10
men, and only nine have so far
passed the tests, it is probable that
they will be accepted.
Such recommendations are are
made by Chief Sullivan will be ap-
proved by the board of police COM
missioners. The chief will send up
his list at once, as he is anxious to
increase his force.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

Every one is interesting.
Any one Of them may make
q lot Of money for you any
time. Read them carefully
daily.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07

Snow or rain tonight and
Saturday; warmer. Max.
temp, 1e; min., 66. The
back Of the cold snap here
was broken last night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-17
The Idle Rich"

AS the days go by, interest in the
big sophomore play grows more and
more intense. This was especially
noticeable yesterday when tickets were
put on sale at the college. The stu
dents fairly swarmed in to buy them.
Reserved seats will not 60 on sale I'M
til tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,
giving every one, townspeople and
students an equal right at choosing
seats. Manager Jack Stone sprung a
surprise on the student body yester-
day morning when he presented each
of the students with hat band adj
vertising the play Friday night. The
hat bands are green and will be es-
pecially suitable for st. Patr.cks day,
tomorrow. Rehearsing for the play
has been going on in the theatre for
the past week, and all will be in readi-
ness when the curtain goes up to-
morrow night. The play promises to
be the most elaborate and interesting
ever presented by local talent. 1t Is
in three acts. The first is in the
drawing room Of Hiram Greene's cot
tage at Saint Augustine, Florida. The
second act is a scene in another room
of the same house. The third and last
act is an outdoor scene at the home
of Hiram Greene, at Lenox, Mass
achusetts. The whole play is full OF
who have seen it believe it will take
exceptionally well with Walla Walla
audience.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-17
ORDINANCE NO. 1889.

An ordinance levying a tax to pay
for the laying and construction of a
sewer on College avenue beginning AT
q point "a feet north of the manhoie
at the intersection of 1saacs Avenue
and College avenue and running north
on College avenue distance or lZoo
feet to the center line of F1gueroa
street in the city of Walla Walla, ana
authorizing the water and sewer de-
nartment to proceed with the construc-
ton thereof and authorizing the Tnayol /,
and clerk to issue warrants on the luhu
created by said tax to pay therelor;
The City of Walla Walla does orudiii
as follows: -
Section /. That there be ana mere
nv is levied a tax in proportion 70 tiis
benefits received on the lands emDraceo
il the assessments district heretoioTe
nreated nv Ordinance No. 1923, entltied.
AN ordinance providing for the con
st,1,ct,on of a. sewer on College avenue
heginnina at a point "a feet north o %
the manhole at the intersection
Isaacs avenue and College avenue au'
running north on College avenue US
lance of 1850 feet to the lntersec 8
OF Iv;oI,eroa street in the city OF VI
VIOLA WalIa. and creating an asses
want district to pay therefor IN l,le
Snn, IF s1.e55.O0. said sum to De IiIe
o,,,f1,,nt of the estimated cost OF liie
oopstrucfion of said sewer, as snow
by the estimates therefor, now on n,e
in the Office of the City Cierh' Win -.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that the City
of Walla Walla will receive bids up to
and including O'Clock p. M, March p,
1910, for the paving with brick, asphalt,
bitulithic on b1tuminOus base, bitumin-
Gus macadam on broken stone founda-
ton, bituminous macadam on existing
macadam foundation, Blome granitoid
concrete, and trapoid concrete, of Sec
Ond street from the north side of the
alley between Alder and Poplar streets
to midway between Whitman and Wal
nut streets, in accordance with the
plans and specifications heretofore
adopted by the City Council therefor
now on file in the Office of the City
Clerk.
All bids must comply with Ordinance
No. 1924 and the requirements for
bids in such plans and specifications
and be accompanied with a certified
check on some local bank in the sum of
$4,000 as therein required
Bids and checks must be sealed,
marked Bids for Local Improvement
District No Co. and addressed to the
undersigned
The City reserves the right to reject
any or all bids
T. D. S. HART, City Clerk
First publication in Evening States
man, March 10, 1910; last publication,
March 10, 1910.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-17

shall be added thereto, and said tax
with penalty added shall thereafter
bear interest at the rate of eight per
cent per annum and be Immediately
icollectable in any manner provided by
law for the collection of city delln-
quent taxes of said City, and the same
shall be a lien on the property on
which the same is levied until the
same shall be paid.
department be and they hereby are
authorized at the expiration of five
DAYS after passage and approval of
this ordinance TO proceed with the
construction and laying of said sewer
under the supervision of the water and
sewer committee of the city council,
provided however, If any freehOlderS in
said assessment district shall, within
such time, agree to do the work for less
than the estimate of the cost heretofore
made a contract for the construction
thereof shall be awarded to such free
holder. and such freeholder shall give
bond in a sum equal to ten per cent.
of their bid, conditioned for the faith
full performance of said work, IN ac-
cordance with the terms of the con-
tract for the protection of travellers
lawfully travelling along said street
during the progress of the work, and
men and others who shall do or per-
form any work thereon or furnish any
materials or skill therefor, and that
said improvements shall be completed
within days from the date of said con-
tract.
Sec. 4.-That the Mayor and City
Clerk are hereby authorized to draw
warrants upon the fund hereby created
for the payment of labor and material
used in the construction and laying of
said sewer, which said warrants shall
be paid out of the said fund only, and
all laborers and material men shall
look wholly to said fund for the pay
ment of said warrants, provided how
ever, that if the contract for the con-
struction of said sewer be entered into
SONS of Sec of this ordinance, then
upon the completion of said work and
improvements and its acceptance by
the council and the filing with the City
Clerk of receipts showing that all
claims for labor and material used in
the construction of said Improvement
have been paid, the Mayor and City
Clerk shall issue the warrants of said
city on said fund only to pay for the
same, and said contractor shall look
wholly to said fund for said contract
price.
Sec. 5. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after
five days after it's passage, approve
and publication
Passed the Council, March Is, 1910
T. D. S. HART, City Clerk.
Approved March Is, 1910.
EUGENE TAUSICK, Mayor
Published in Evening Statesman,
March H. 1910.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-17
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., March IL
Seth Bullock the chum of 7. Roose-
Welt and doughty marshal of South
Dakota, is just as active in chasing the
dimes and dollars to which he lays
claim as he is in rounding up criminals
and stock thieves. He has just made
the treasury department pay him ten
cents which the auditor had withheld
in the settlement of his accounts. The
story is told in a decision in Bullock s
favor, made by the comptroller of the
treasury.
1t seems that one of hrs deputies had
to make a. short but hurried trip by
train on official business. At the station
where he boarded the train the agent
had left his office to go to dinner. SO
the deputy could not buy ticket ana
thad to paw a cash fare. This cost him
1872 cents. whereas the ticket would have
cost only 70 cents. The auditor held
I'M the ten cents difference but the
comptroller decided that under the