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The Washington times., 1910-01-01

Mr. and Ms Walter 8 Andrews
were hosts at q dinner party OF TWEEN
ty-four covers last evening n honor
OF Miss Marjorie Pearson. daughter
Of the United States Minister e
Greece and Montenegro, and a niece
Of Mrs. CaIderon Carlisle
The Washington times., 1910-01-01

Miss Margaret c. c Brooks, dsuEh-
ter Of Mrs. E c. Brooks, left Wash
ington several days ago for New
York. where she viii spend & couple
OF weeks with her aunt
The Washington times., 1910-01-01

Gist Blair entertained q party at
Ginner last evening
The Washington times., 1910-01-01

trimmed with green and white ostrich
The Washington times., 1910-01-01

Sare TO you.
The Washington times., 1910-01-01

Senator and Mrs Hale were anon z
the dinner hosts Of last evening.
The Washington times., 1910-01-01

Mr. Justice Brown and Mrs. Brown
viii receive this afternoon IN their
home on Sixteenth street. assisted BY
their house guests, Mrs Pitts DUfheId
and Miss Pixley.
The Washington times., 1910-01-01
Worn By Mrs KennaTd.

Ms NennaTd5 VIC OF TIC second
secretary Of the British embassy. wore
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
PAWN CASH
Continued from page one.)

izations in the city Some time ago the brckayers de-
termined that the check system wrong They insisted
cash. At first there couple of of refusal
but when the brckayers quietly quit work, all the
tractors agreed to eliminate the check business.
The Press in all it's departments including members Of
the typographical union pays in cash. But there very
few unions in the city who paid in this manner at
present .tt.
Thousands upon thousands Of dollars worth of checks
are cashed every Saturday afternoon and night by the
saloons And the holders of the checks spend anywhere
from five cents to five dollars for getting them cashed by
buying drinks One saloon Main cashes 900
worth of the Stanton Meat company checks and another
saloon cashes worth of checks On the Fourth of
July it cashed about worth of checks The saloons
longer seek this business in fact they have tried to get
out Of it, but there other way for hundreds of to
get their wage money.
employers in every branch of business will take the
trouble to pay in cash. hundreds of families throughout
the city will be benefited and will bless them for the
action There is good argument for the check system
The only is that it employers little trouble
But if they would realize that it u.s. in economic and
practical best to eliminate the method they would
quickly stop it.
The Press urges the trades council to take the matter
up Immediately and take the necessary steps to
mate the plan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
!. R. NO
LONGER
EFFECTIVE
According to Norman Mack,
the Democratic
Leader.
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10y United Press Leased Wire.)
BUFFALO, N. Y, July 23.-Nor.
man E. Mack, chairman of the dem.
ocratic national committee, in a
signed article in the National
Monthly today characterizes Roose-
welt as an instrument no longer eff.
fective," and discloses what he be.
lieves are the plans of the repub-
lican leaders in the coming con.
gressional campaign.
"The republican organization"
says Mack, "plans to make the is
sue in the congressional campaign
in the west Roosevelt, and in the
east Taft. Those benefiting by re-
publican success are not particular
whether Roosevelt and Taft are
apart in their views or together.
But they do desire the western peo.
pie to be impressed with all repub.
lican candidates in the west are
strong for Roosevelt and those in
the east for Taft.
"The recent display Of fireworks
in New York indicates that Roose-
welt is no longer an effective instru-
ment. He was effective when he
held the patronage and privileges OF
the white house. He has not lost his
power of words, but he has lost the
power to enforce his own will"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
MISS JESSIE SHIRLEY AT
ORPHEUM NEXT WEEK

Miss Jessie Shirley, the well
known and favorite Spokane ac-
tress, will make her vaudeville be-
but at the Orpheum theater on Fri
day evening. July 20, in Edgar Al
len VOLTS latest playlet called
The Cheat" and will be assisted
by George MacQuarrie, the popu-
lar leading man, who is in Spokane
for his vacation. This is the same
playlet Miss Shirley produced in
the east, but was compelled to
give up her engagements in that
part of the country owing to i'll
ness. At the solicitation of Man
ager Muller and many friends Miss
Shirley has consented to appear
for one performance only.
1.-THE Cheat" is one of Mr..
VOLTS best sketches and is writ
ten in his brightest vein. 1t por-
trays the efforts of an overly wise
society detective to convict a
young widow of Fleeing her ac-
quaintances with the aid of atrou-
lette wheels. She seemingly falls
into the trap prepared for her. and
after a most exciting game In
which she wins a large fortune
from her lover. she is denounced
by the detective and arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
bEEL|NGHAM LABOR COUNCIL
ENDORSES PO|NDEXTER

There was joy among the sup
porters of Judge Poindexter for the
senatorship today, when letter
was received from the Central
Labor council of BelIinghamEt$ll-
ing Of the unsolicited endorssse mt
of Judge Poindexter's course In
congress by the trades council Of
that city.
The letter was received from Re-
.cording Secretary Charles 8. Hall
of the trades council, who says the
action was taken at the meeting
held July IA. Mr.. Hall says that
IS unions, representing practically
all of organized labor in Belling-
ham, are affiliated with the Cen
trail Labor council of that city and
that the resolutions as to Judge
POindeXter were adopted without
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
G O Min u E D
r o
p A G E O N F.
JOB MUST BE

work this morning, and things at
the bridge are tied in tighter knot
than before. Today members of the
union gave out the following state
ment:
I'VE desire to say that We Ger.
tainly have been patient and long
suffering on this job. We have of,
fered suggestions for the better.
ment of the work and the safety of
the men employed theron, and only
after vigorous protest have these
suggestions been adopted, and
sometimes not at all.
This week the engineers at the
job began discharging some of our
men on the ground that they were
agitators,' the usual term applied
to any bunch of laboring men that
demand living conditions. Deter.
mined to not longer labor under
conditions which continually place
human life in jeopardy, we have
concluded to quit the job for good
unless it be that he engineers will
employ a strictly union crew, in
which event we are assured of the
skill of the men with whom We
work and know that our lives are
safe.
skilled bridge and structural
men are asked to work side by side
with unskilled men who have never
worked on a job of this character
before. We have done this in the
past, in the interest of harmony
and peace on the job, at the risk o.
our lives, but have concluded thai
it does not pay. Hence we have
ordered our men pulled off for good
or until the city agrees to employ
only union help on the works."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
SOCIETY GIRLS
1922 MILES
IN AUTO
Complete Trip Across Con-
tinent-Sun-Baked and
Freckled.

= Omitted Press Leased Wire.) =
. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. =
. Two sun-baked and freckled =
= society girls, Miss Blanche .
.. Stuart Scott and Miss Ger =
= trude Phillips of New York, =
. arrictl here today in their .
. Lady Overland" automobile .
= after journey of Al days .
= across the continent during .
. which they covered 1922 =
= miles. Miss Scott drove the .
= machine most of the way. .
= This morning, accompanied .
= by large delegation of motor .
. enthusiasts from this city, .
. they boarded the ferryboat at .
= Oakland and rolled out on .
= this side, their jorney's end, .
. at 1O:45. .
. The parade up Market .
= street was triumph. Every .
= automobile owner in the city .
q who could do so, joined in the .
= procession. The little car .
= with the inscription, "The .
=. Car, the Girl, and the Wide, =
. Wide World" was the center .
. Of Interest. .
= 1--WE had a delightful trip" .
= said Miss Scott. "We fixed =
= many punctures and break .
q downs ourselves when no .
= garages were available. We .
. will spend some time in San .
= Francisco and then go to Los =
q Angeles. We have demon .
= strated that woman can .
. cross the continent in a motor .
= car as well as a man. .
. q q . q q . q q . . .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
CHARGED With CUTTING
W0MAN'S CLOTHES

AS the result of an ARRAY at the
Bavaria lodging house last night In
which "a man is charged with cut
ting a womans clothing into rib
bons with pair of shears and later
attempting to stab her with the
same weapon, Mrs. Reed, wife of a
city fireman, today had warrant
issued for the arrest of young
man named Turney, grocery
clerk, whom the woman charges
with having forced her apart from
her husband.
Turnkey is the con of a prominent
grocer on Riverside avenue, and is
married man with a child three
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
DECIDE TO FORM
NEW CAMP HERE

A temporary organization of the
Spanish War Veterans fighting the
Bolo club was affected at a meet
ing held last night. The determ-
nation to go ahead with work of
forming a new patriotic organiza-
ton of soldiers of the Spanish
and Philippine wars, composed
solely of men who have seen SER
vice, was agreed upon.
A. j. Grover, formerly head Of
ficer of the army of the Philip
pines, an order somewhat after the
style of the Spanish American War
Veterans. was present and ex,
planned the work of that organiza'
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
mo LABOR PARTY
YET, THIS YEAR

According to referendum vote
of the labor unions of the state,
there will be no attempt to form a
state labor party in Washington
this year.
Only q unions voted to hold q
state convention in this city in
September. Five of the unions vot-
ing favorabiy were from Spokane.
The executive board has therefore
decided to let the proposition drop
this year.
Second Vice President William G..
Coates OF this city attended the
meeting of the executive board In
Seattle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
But Hassam People Couldn't Get It,
However---Twenty Street De-
partment Contracts Let.

A score Of contracts, calling for
extensive street Improvements.
which will cost more than $500, 900,
were awarded by the board of pub
lie works this morning. Twenty
contractors bid on the work, the
most successful bidders being John
Fife, Colley & Ferguson, Hassam
Paving Co. and the r. S. BIome Co.
Fife got contracts totaline S62,7e4;
CoIIey G. Ferguson, $4o,oe5; Has
sam, $37,31t.25; Biome, S113,715.
An examination of the engineers
estimates. the bids and the con-
tracts awarded show several signifi-
cant facts. Flies bids are each sew
eral hundred dollars below Mozart
ney's estimates. Colley & Fergu-
sons bids are all higher. The Has
sam Co. got but one contract, that
in which Hassam paving was the
only kind which could be used on
account of the restrictive specifica-
tons, and their bid was several
hundred dollars higher than the es-
innate. The Blome companys bids
were $14,465 higher than the re-
vised estimates made by City En-
gineer Mccartney.
Several more bids were made by
the Blome concern, couple of
which were awarded 10 Fife fOur
awarded to the Blome people them
selves. and the remainder taken I'M
der advisement. But, except in one
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
CITY MIGHT Have Been SAVED
$33,332 ON PAVING CONTRACT
WABASH STRIKE
IS OVER
(By United Press Leased Wire.l

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
DETROIT, Mich, July 23.-The
Grand Trunk strike, so far as it az
fected the Wabash railroad, is
over, according to Superintendent
Sims of the Detroit division of the
latter road. Sims said today that
the men on the Canadian division
of the Wabash had returned to
work.
Il conferred with the heads of
the organizations affected and
they agreed to allow their men to
go back to work" said Sims. THE
men will go back at an Is per cent
increase, the same as that granted
by the Grand Trunk. The question
of adopting the standard scale Will
be decided at a later conference.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23

Everyone had always told John
Arthur George Washington Jeffer-
son Johnson that he had a bean
like a bullet.
Believe us, kid" his friends
said, you can crack granitsWith
that solid ivory of yours"
John Arthur George, etc, heard
this so much that he finally be-
lieved it thoroughly.
Just about this time ]. A. G. w.
J. j. get a mad on" at his fore
man at the forge works.
I'll put his gol-swaggled steam
hammer out O. business, OATS what
I'll do"
Saying which, he placed his
fracture-prOof' skull beneath the
(The End)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
G O N TIN u E d
r o
p A G E O N E
CRIPPEN

followed the receipt of a
wireless message from a YES
sci in midocean declaring
that a couple resembling DIR.
Crippen and Mile. Leneve
was aboard. The vessel is
bound for a Canadian port.
The name of the ship is
withheld.
II Is generally believed that the
couple reported to be DIR. Crippen
and Mile. Leneye are aboard the
steamer Corsicana, due to arrive
in Quebec last Thursday. Inspect.
or Dow sailed on the Caronia,
bound for New York.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
BLACK CHRISTOPHER
ON THE RAMP AGE

GRETNA, Manitoba, July %.
The black grasshopper, the
greatest pest that has ever at
tackled the crops of Manitoba
and the northern states, has ar
rived in swarms. The Injurious
insects are headed north, hav-
ing come from Dakota, where
they have already done great
damage to the grain crops and
the garden stuff.
The black grasshoppers are
TO be seen In great numbers
and are attacking the gardens,
particularly cabbage. Where
they do not find succuIent gar
den forage, they attack the
standing grain and strip the
straw bare In an incredibly
short time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
HAD TO COMPEL MEN TO
ADMIT THEIR BRA VERY

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NORFOLK, Va, July 23.-Coast
ArtiiIerymen Faulkner, Park, Wig
ley and William Hawk, army cook,
men who were serving in De Rus
sey battery when gun No. ex.
ploded prematureiy during battle
practice at Fortress Monroe, Thurs.
day, received certificates Of merit
today for their bravery.
The men were summoned to the
office of Colonel Townsley to be
commended for their intrepidity un-
der the perilous circumstance.
When they learned the reason for
the summons they refused to go,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23

and a corporal's guard was COM
PEELED virtually to drag them into
the commandments presence.
Colonel Townsley was compelled
to cross examine the men before
they would admit their heroism. It
was shown that the men carried
four bags of powder from the en-
placement through shower of
sparks, thus preventing a second
explosion.
Lieutenants Van Deusen and
Halves. Sergeant Kincaid and Cor
porals Humphrey and Bryan were
commended for distinguished serv-
ice in time of peril"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
Pursuit
British Troops Chasing For
mer President of
Honduras.
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(6y United Press Leased Wlre)
NEW ORLEANS, July 23.-E
strong detachment Of British troops
are sailing today In pursuit of Gen.
eral Manuel Bonilla, former presi-
dent Of Honduras, who left Belize
with men and ammunition in two
schooners to attack Puerto Cortez
and Ceiba, where President Davilla
of Honduras Is entrenched.
II the British win In the race to
Honduras they will prevent Bonilla
from carrying out his plans. Every
effort will be made to capture Bon.
lila, as he violated British neu-
trality by sailing from a British
port on a warlike expedition against
a friendly nation.
President Davilla is reported
FRUSTRATED from worry. A picked
bodyguard surrounds him con-
stantly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
WHERE WILSON GETS Y
SUPPORT IN THIS CITY

These citizens supporters
of John L. Wilson for these
Waggone dscredited poll teal boss and big business
boy
Charles p Iund, ricraihoa promoter.
D. T. Ham, beneficiary Of bill
Jones giving him valuable Priest River
Patrick Clark millionaire mimi promoter.
n.
the Great Northern railroad
don for embezzement
/. N. Peyton, millionaire promoter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
Fell Out
After Falling in Love
Breach of Promise Suit
Follows.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-
Frank Thompson. millionaire, to
day faces a suit for $4,000 dam
ages brought against him by Artie
X. Bancroft, alleging breach OF
promise.
Thompson fell love with Artie,
according to the papers in the suit,
and promised to marry her. The
papers allege the promise was
made in September, 1909, and the
date for the wedding was fixed for
May p last.
The plaintiff alleges that until a
few months ago she was supreme
in Thompson affections. Then,
despite his alleged solemn VOWS to
her. it is charged, he deliberately
deserted her for another and there
after paid no more attention to
her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
GIRL ACCIDENTALLY
..aa SHOOTS YOUNG MAN

were standing on the wharf at
Mount Holly when launch carry
ing a party of young girls came up,
and Smith and his companions be-
gan talking with the girls. One tt
the girls, it is said, laughingly
asked Smith for his pistol. Sud-
denly it was discharged in the
young woman's hands, the bullet
piercing Smiths temple. He died
almost instantly.
The girls name is not known, but
those who saw the shooting declare
it was accidental
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
100000 SUFFRACETTES
SHOW INDIGNATION

LONDON July 2sThe suffraeee parade that
marched
million showed their indignation shelving
Of giving right par
iamentary elections.
The column headed 617 "pron martyrs" the
correction uniforms by suasettes for
turbances in London's streets public halls
Women profession represented bgades Three
hundred artists pees brushes formed
division More thousand another
actresses including cay all the
the English formed a dea chment 800 strtong.
There
keepers and housewives and work ing
regiment Of suaest cavalry superby mounted acted
sufraeette leaders, including Belmont In
the column floats and Of beautifully BAN
ners.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
dissenting vote.
Here Is the resolution:

dissenting vote.
Here Is the resolution:
Resolved, That the Central La
Dor council commends the worthy
attitude of Congressman Miles
Poindexter in the last congress
touching those propositions, In
itiated with the purpose to more
establish the rights of the mass OF
the people, We particularly ap-
prove of this congressman sup
port of the amendment of the sun
dry appropriation bill, which
amendment aimed to relieve labor
unions from persecution through
malice by the courts through the
means of the Sherman antitrust
law. (Signed) H. c. Borchardt,
president; Charles s. Hall, record
ing secretary"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23

AUSTIN, Texas, July ga
constitutional amendment provid-'
ing for state wide prohibition is
the chief issue before the voters
at the democratic primaries today.
The weather Is ideal and 1t Is be-
lieved fully 100000 votes will be
cast.
The race for the gubernatorial
nomination has narrowed down to
William Poindexter and O. b. Col
quit. Poindexter is a statunch ad-
vocate of prohibition and his nom-
ination seems probable.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
PAYMASTER
IS HELD Up
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Wy 0T''NSU v SSo -SdSSu "HST
KITTANNlNG, Pa, July 23.-
After shooting and killing Horton
Craig, a bodyguard, a masked rob.
Der today held up F. M. Brown
paymaster of the Widnoon Coal
company, who was carrying $500
The superintendent of the com
paHy arrived in time to prevent a
robbery.
The bandit fled and posse
started in pursuit. The holdup and
murder occurred near Pendleton,
while Brown was on his way to
pay off the men at the Reynolds
vile mines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
vALUABlEs ARE
STOLEN FROM WOMAN

Mrs.. Paul Arnet, reported to the
police last night that she had lost
= handbag containing q gold
wneeh, . gold ring. small amount
@ eneh. and two drafts. each for
sbo9 which she believes was stol-
- from her shortly before she
siishtsd frcn 1 Great Northern
train at the Great Northern sta
tion early In the evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
(By United Press Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Rela-
tives of Benjamin 7. Smith, son of
Addison 7. Smith, private secretary
of Senator Hepburn of Idaho, who
was shot by a girl at Mount Holly.
Va, yesterday, refuse to believe
that the young man was killed acct
dentally.
Young Smith, his IA year old
brother Walter and the son of Lieu
tenant Dinger of the United States
navy, went to Virginia on a vacation
several days ago. Yesterday they
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23

gor the president will go to Ellis
worth.
During the, afternoon the presi-
dent was taken on a sightseeing
trip about Bangor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
'SASSED' COURT;
LANDS IN JAIL

William c. Essig, defendant In
divorce suit, learned today that
it does not pay to sass" Judge
Sullivan en- the bench. For doing
this Essig was ordered thrown into
Jail until the further order of the
court. He spent something over
an hour there, but was released at
noon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
Still Travels
President Taft Isn't Happy
Unless He's on a
Train.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

MOUNT DESERT, Me-. July %.
President Taft and his party
came ashore from the Mayflower
early today and boarded special
train for Bangor where Taft spoke
for 10 minutes. All of the Taft
party with the exception of the
president stopped off at Ellsworth
and went to the home of Senator
Hale. After his return from Ban
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
Liberty Lake Tomorrow

Big day at pretty Liberty lake
Sunday. Boating. bathing, picnick-
ing. band concert, baseball and
dancing. Ten electric trains; round
trip, rs cents. with special evening
rate of SO cents on Sis, $3.50 and
1892 trains. s's
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23

years old. According to the story
told by Mrs. Reed, Turnkey has pur-
sued her for nearly a year. He in
duced her to elope with him to Van
couver, where they remained for
some time, only recently returning.
Afr coming back to Spokane,
Mrs. Reed says that she tried to for
get Turnkey, but that he bounded
her wherever she went. The woman
says that she has been trying to
make amends for her past conduct
and that hits drove TURNKEY to
threatening her life unless she con-
tinued to receive his attentions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23
500 REWARD

for the conviction OF the party o.
parties claiming to he agents or
solicitors OF the Partisan Dyeing Z
Cleaning Works. SOS First svsnua
l. 4 Lenmann. prop.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23

SIT. LOUIS, July Ex-Governor
Hadley received a telegram today
from Colonel Roosevelt saying that
he would speak In st. Louis on Oc-
tober IL.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23

FIT. WORTH, Tex.-Engineer d.
e. Camp killed, Fireman Percy
Hamilton fatally scalded in Frisco
train wreck near Tolar; work Of
train.wreckers. -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-23

White gloves stitched with black
are considered great deal more
fashionable than those stitched In
the self.same color.