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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
MATRIMONIAL
REEFS AND
CRIES

Less than five months after her
marriage to Floyd A. Dillon, Carrie
Grace Dillon was found in a lodg-
ing house in this city with Edward
B. Sanders, arrested and sentenced
to 80 days in the Salvation Army
home, with fine of 500.
These facts were brought out
this morning when Dillon was
granted a divorce by Judge w. A.
Huneke. The couple were married
in Occur d'Alene on June &c, 1909,
and the wife was arrested on No
vember IS.
OTHER WOMEN PREFERABLE.
Desertion and a desire to spend
his time and money with other
women were the grounds upon
which Pearl Purdy was granted a
divorce from George Purdy by
Judge Huneke this morning. The
couple were married in Colorado
in February. 1908, and within few
months Purdy left his wife.
Alleging cruelty that caused her
"excruciating bodily pain and
mental suffering" Charlotte Mol
den has sued for a divorce from
Christ holden, her husband of lit
tie more than year. She also
declares that he called her vile
names.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
JOHNSON, SHOT,
IS IN CRITICAL,
CONDITION

AS the result of a shooting affair
in the UmatiIla lodging house Sun
day morning, Oscar Johnson lies in
a critical condition at the Sacred
Heart hospital. Parties at the hos
pital stated this afternoon that
Johnson's chances for life and
death are about even.
According to Hugh McAlvey, the
man who did the shooting, Johnson
and his partner. Swan Elllund, were
pushing against his door in the
rOoming house at about 2 o'clock
Sunday morning. He ordered them
away twice, according to his story,
and then opened the door. One of
the men kicked him, at which time
he shot, the ball piercing Johnson
right lung. ~~He4-was arrested yes
terday morning by Officers Ulrich
and Fordyce, and will have his pre-
liminary hearing today.
Johnson and Eklund had been
drinking Saturday night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
CALHOUN TRIAL
GETS FURTHER
POSTPONEMEN7
(By United Fress.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10
Upon motion of Charles M. Fickert,
the new district attorney, the trial
of Patrick Calhoun, millionaire
traction magnate, charged with
bribery, was postponed today until
January 81.
Fickert asked the postponement
on the ground that he was unfa-
miliar with the cases or record. At
torney Stanley Moore, for Calhoun,
asked that the trial be set at the
earliest possible date. The second
trial of Calhoun was begun last
summer by Special Prosecutor
Francis J. Heney, but only few
temporary jurors were obtained be-
fore election drew near, and as the
case was the main issue in the cam
paign for the district attorneyship
it was postponed by agreement un,
til November
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
THE WONDERFUL sTovAINE Is
USED WITH GREAT SUCCESS
ON WILLIAM PARSONS At
CITY HOSPITAL.

SEATTLE, Jan. luxurious as a
medical student at his first surgical
clinic. comfortably reposing on an
operating table In the city hospital,
discussing with the attending sur
geons the cutting off of one toe
after another until but two were
left on both feet, William Parsons,
a laborer, was Seattles first bene-
ficiary of the medical worlds latest
gift to Notwithstanding.
His physical condition, too debili-
tated to rally from the depression
of ether or chloroform. his bodily
resistance destroyed by exposure
and weeks of suffering. Parsons
had to have the pain of the ampu-
tation OF eight grangrenous toes
deadened by some anaesthesia.
With the two old-time methods of
anaesthesia impossible, the sur
geons at the city hospital turned
to stovaine, as used by Prof. Thorn
as Jonnesco of Roumania, as a
last resort.
NO sTovAINE IN SEATTLE.
There was no stovaine in Seat,
tie, but a telegram to New York
pharmaceutists and the mail
brought the anaesthetic to Seattle.
Parsons was placed on the operat-
ing table at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Stovaine and strych-
nine, in saline solution. were in-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10

IN THE SENATE
(Bv United PreSS)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-SenatOr
Nelson of Minnesota, chairman of
the public lands committee, today
reported to the senate the house
resolution calling tor the investiga-
ton of the Ballinger-Pinchot con-
troversy. The resolution provides
for the election of an inveStiga-
ton committee, in accordance with
the action taking the power of the
appointment from the hands of
Speaker Cannon and Vice President
Sherman. Another resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of the
committee as originally drawn is
also before the senate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10

zines might as well take a long va
cation.
Ridgway, who is magazine pub
Usher, talked to the Chicago Adver-
Using association. Among the
things he told his hearers was that
his magazine was stocked with
enough manuscripts to ran~a nine
months. a
If any Of his audience had an
idea of dashing off anything and
sending it in, the idea was prob
ably abandoned.
At the same time Mr.. Ridgway
didn't say anything about any of
the mfsazines having more than
enough advertising contracted for,
so it is pretty safe to believe that
you can still get space for adver-
tisements, even if there isn't room
for your short story about some
such thing as the girl you fell in
love with turning out to be the
girl your rich aunt really wanted
you to marry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
RESERVOIR
SUIT BEGINS

The condemnation suit of the
City of Spokane versus the Kier-
nan-Lawyer Land company, to Sc
cure possession of two city blocks,
10 acres of land, in Lincoln
Heights, for the site of the new
southeast reservoir, was com
menced this morning before Judge
w. A. Huneke.
The land company asked in the
neighborhood of $4,000 for the
land, and the city, deeming this too
high, decided to institute condemn
alton proceedings.
Bruce Blake and John L. Wiley
are representing the city lin the
case, while Graves, KiZer & Graves
are attorneys for the defendants.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
F|NCK FEELS
HURT At ACTION
OF PARK b0RAD

Alfred Finck, the genius who has
furnished the floral and landscape
beauty of Mantle park for two
years, feels hurt. Finck is a Ger
man landscape gardener, a grauate
of five years training in the old
country. He says that he has work
ed for the park board for a nomi-
nal salary for two years, with the
understanding that promotion was
coming. Recently, when it was
learned that Park Superintendent
Balzar was about to resign, Finck
says that some members of the
board told him that he would be in
line for the place, and on this prom
Use he refused to accept most fiat
tering offer from another source.
Now Mr. Finck has learned that
a man from Boston has been picked
81 as park superintendent, and he will
resign from the service in about
two weeks. Finck's friends say that
he had the backing of about 10000
Germans in the city. some of whom
are somewhat exercised over his
failure to- secure what was looked
upon as a merited promotion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
HIGH VALUE
PLACED ON
W|FES LOVE
HARMON RUSSELL BRINGS AN
ACTION AGAINST GEORGE
LAMONT FOR $4,000
DAMAGES.

Alleging alienation Of his wife's
affections to the extent that she re-
fused to live with him and started
divorce proceedings to secure a
legal and complete separation, Har-
mon Russell has commenced suit
for $4,000 against George Lamont,
a carpenter, who boarded with the
RusselIs for a time.
In the complaint it is alleged
that Lamont visited the Russell
home while the husband was at his
work at the Spokane Table Supply
Co., and that after Lamont had
been told to leave the house he had
his mail delivered there as a pre-
text for calling on Mrs. Dollie A.
Russell, the wife.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
LOOK .OUT FOR
THIS FELLOW

Look out for a man giving his
name as George Marshall, claiming
that he is representative of the
Glidden Varnish company of Cleve-
land, Ohio.
An advance notice of Marshall
and his tendencies have been for
warded to the local police from the
authorities at Marshalltown, Iowa.
1t seems that he succeeded in pass
ing a few bogus checks over on
some of the natives in that region.
Whether he chose that alias be-
cause of the name of the place has
not been learned. Marshall is feet
7 inches in height, weighs 165
pounds, and has light hair and mus
tache. Look out for him!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
PR|MP|NG FOR
CH|CKENSROW

$780, Possession,w as taken today of the
Turner hall on Third avenue near
Browne by the Inland Empire Poul-
try and Pet Stock association. The
second annual show by the associa-
ton will open tomorrow, and the
poultry and pet stock exhibits are
being placed in position today. The
poultry coops of the Interstate fair
are being used, and fully 1000 eX-
hibits are expected.
To give an idea of the trouble
some men go to exhibit a bunch of
chickens. one man stated today
that he had been up until midnight
the last four nights grooming his
chickens for the show. They were
washed. powdered and fixed up
with as much care as a groom
gives a race horse in preparing
him for the track.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
WH|TEWASH
AMERICANS
MURDER
NICARAGUA WILL NOT PUN
lSH REAL GUILTY
. 500: ONES.
(By United Press)

PANAMA, Jan. 10.-Information
received from Managua today by
American residents of Panama
caused them to believe that the in
vestigation into the execution OF
Leroy Cannon and Leonard Groce,
in Nicaragua, ordered by President
Madriz, will result only in an Of
ficial whitewash brush to the Incl.
dent.
They say Madriz consented to the
investigation only to satisfy the de-
mands of the American residents of
Nicaragua and to place his admin
istration upon a firmer Washington
footing. That the affair will result
in no definite findings, or at the
best some minor officers will be
made scapegoats, they say is in
evitable.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
SPRAGUE FILL IS
WHITE ELEPHANT

The board of public works was in
executive session again this morn
ing with the attorney for G B. Den
mis-, contractor for the Sprague av-
enue fill. Dennis had new propo-
sition to suggest, but the decision
of the hoard was that he go ahead
and finish the job as contracted.
/ OF all the white elephants" that
have ever appeared at the city hall,
the Sprague avenue fill is the most
annoying. 1t is to the Pratt ad-
ministration what the Ballinger-
Pinchot case was to Taft.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
MAINTAINS
CITY ON 4
CASH BASIS
AND IN ADDITION CITY TREAS
URER PETERSON SAVES
TAXPAYERS TWICE HIS
| SALARY
USES FUNDS ON HAND
ATTENTION CALLED TO MAN.
NER IN WHICH THE CREDIT
OF CITY Is UPHELD

When the bonding companies fin
ished checking the accounts Of City
Treasurer Peterson for the purpose
Of making a change in surety com.
panies on the bond, by order Of the
board Of public works, an account
of $127,228.74 was found turned in
as cash which in reality was city
warrants held as cash.
BY the means Of applying the
cash on hand In all funds toward
the payment of the warrants repre-
scented in that total the city has
kept on a cash basis, and city en-
ployes were paid their wages in
cash over the counter. Otherwise
these warrants would Of necessity
have to be stamped, mot paid for
want of funds in which case the
warrants would draw six per cent
interest, payable by the city.
The city council has endorsed
this method of keeping the city on
a cash basis in the period Of low
ebb in funds, between times of tax
payments. 1t began under the re-
gime Of City Treasurer Harry Egg
gleston and has been continued by
City Treasurer Peterson.
This plan Of tiding over the city
in times Of need Is wholly optional
with the city treasurer. who could
refuse under the law to make this
arrangement. Treasurer Peterson
saves the city over twice his salary
by the simple process of paying
bills so long as he has money on
hand.
At the courthouse, under the old
management, the county. was al
ways from six months to year be-
hind in its cash payments and as a
consequence paid out from $4,000
to $4,000 per year in interest on
warrants that could be saved were
the nlan pursued in the city fol-
lowed
The new bondsmen of Treasurer
Peterson have given no notice yet
Of their disapnroval of this plan.
which technically they might take
exception to.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
OBVIOUSLY WATCHES AS
HIS TOES ARE CUT OFF

jected into his spinal canal A
slight tingling sensation marked
the infusion and the progress OF
the stovaine through the lower
part of the body. Parsons was al
lowed to sit up after the injection
of the solution to allow it to make
its way more readily through his
body.
Thirty minutes was consumed
by Drs. F. S. Bourne, w. c. Wood
ward. c. E. McKinnis and l. r.
Green in amputating five toes
from the right foot and three toes
from the left foot of. Parsons. All
the time the operation was in
progress DR.. Crichton, who was a
spectator of the operation, answer
cd Parsons questions as to the
progress of the operation. While
the operation was progressing Par
sons felt no pain. His breathing
and his pulse were normal during
the entire surgical work.
KEEPS TRACK OF HIS TOES.
Parsons, curious to know what
the surgeons were doing, whose
view was cut off from him by a
pile of blankets behind which they
were working, kept inquiring of
DR.. Crichton as to what toe the sur
geons were working on. His COM
posture was as great as that of the
surgeons who were doing the work.
Not once did the patient move dur
ing the operation.
After it was over and Parsons
was taken back to his bed in the
hospital, the only after effects of
the operation felt by him was the
tingling pain always following the
severing of part of the human
body.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
IN TINA TIE
Correspondence

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. 1910
Dear Dad | had fine New Year
present for Frank Hitchcock. l am
sure Frank appreciated it. 1t was
suggestion; but it was one which,
If followed out, ought to be worth a
lot to his administration Of the
post office. 1t would mean money
money to the postal treasury, and
to the people. It's this: Frank Is
worried about that $17,0O0,000
deficit He suggests more postage
on the magazines and the news
papers to make it up. My scheme
is better. Stop buying postal rail
way cars and presenting them to
the railroads. Is he doing this?
Sure. What the government pays
the railroads in rental for postal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
BANQUET FOR w. D. STEM.

A committee of Spokane business
men are making arrangements to
give a banquet on the night of jan
uary "a in honor of w. ID. Stem of
Kansas City, who is waging a Janu-
airy Bible campaign in this city.
The Armory will be engaged for the
occasion and special program will
be arranged. An invitation has
been extended to Governor NJ. r.
Hay to be present. Speeches will
be made by Mayor N. 8. Pratt,
Judge l.. B. Nash and Mr.. Stem. In
addition to this there viii be a
musical program.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
CAPITALISTS
WILL URGE:
PROJECT
UNION DEPOT PLAN
ABANDONMENT OF PRESENT
N. p. ROUTE THROUGH CITY
HAS MANY ADVANTAGES

Execution of the alleged plans of
the Northern Pacific railroad to
pass through the city over the right
of way of the Great Northern is to
be encouraged by capitalists of the
city, representing more than a mil
liam dollars worth of property in
the eastern extremities of the city's
present business district. The mat
ter is now being guarded with con-
siderable secrecy, and officials of
both the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific are reticent re-
garding it.
However, different ones of the
city's capitalistic class acknowledge
that they recently heard of the
plans of the Northern Pacific as
mentioned In The Sunday Morning
Press, and that they will use their
influence to have the plans carried
into effect as soon as possible The
reticence of the railroad officials
leads them to believe that the
change will be made as a matter of
avoiding the expense of grade sep
aration through the most valuable
part of the city, such as that en-
braced by it's present line, and to
bring the tracks in communication
with the proposed site, of a union
depot.
Changing the lines Of the North
ern Pacific to the right Of way of
the Great Northern would bring it
in almost direct communication
with this proposed site, which is al
ready approached by the Great
Northern and surveys declared to
be those of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul road. With this state of
affairs, it is also quite evident that
each Of the roads is figuring seri-
ously on the union depot project.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
CHILDREN'S TEARS WIN
FREEDOM FOR FATHER

That the innocent actions of little
children are capable of melting
mems hearts to mercy when ordi-
nary measures fail was given a new
demonstration at the city bastile
yesterday afternoon, when the three
Stratton children came to visit
their papa, r.. r. Stratton, who is
serving a Jail sentence for disorder
ly conduct.
The scene of the three little ones
caressing their papa" proved too
much for the heart of Chief Sulli-
van, and he decided to allow the
man, who has promised to be good,
to go free and be with his wife and
little ones.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10

r. J. Walker, the wealthy real
estate dealer, who has returned
from trip to Europe, has asked the
mayor and the chamber OF COM
merce to call mass meeting for
the purpose of considering street
paving and other plans of civic
betterns at. He says the condition
of Spos1ne In We matter of street
paving Is a disgrace, and that II
something is not done soon We will
be classed as takers instead of the
builders of a great. city. @
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
Id YOU KNOW
M|SS|NGBROTHER?

Fred II. Holderman Of Columbus,
Ohio, wants to get into communica-
ton with his brother. Wilson Hold
erman, who has been out west for
year. He has written to Chief OF
Police Sullivan, asking that he help
hin. find his brother. The brother
back in Ohio writes that the miss
ing man has cousin, Zerlah
Mansfield, employed in the Deacon
ess hospital here, also an uncle,
Davis Holderman, living in this
city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
WORKED SCALESTOR THE
IMPORTERS; GET JAIL SENTENCE

They were convicted December
II, 1909, of manipulating the scales
on the Williamsburg docks in the
interests of importers. Oliver Spit
ger, another checker, who was con-
victed with the above four, will be
sentenced February 1. He is in
the hospital, recovering from an
operation performed yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
NEW PASTORS FIRST SERMON

Rev. ]. G. Robertson, the new
minister at All Saints cathedral,
appointed in the place of Dean
Alfred Lockwood, in his sermon
yesterday reviewed the work of the
former pastor and spoke in the
highest terms of his faithfulness
and loyalty. Dean Lockwood re-
signed his position here to go to
North Yakima
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
ANOTHER SERGEANT.
ADDED TO FORCE

Another sergeant has been added
to the Spokane police force. Officer
+. l.. Bunker Is the man to receive
the promotion. Sergeant Bunker"
is very euphonious combination.
Nick Warner was recently pro-
noted to the same position to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Sergeant Buck" Miller.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
DE LARA.
PATRIOT,
COMING

L. Gutierrez De Lara will lecture
upon the subject of Liberty" at
EIks' temple Tuesday evening.
January 10, at o'clock, under the
auspices of the socialist party. Mr..
De Lara is known as the "Debs of
Mexico" and a fine orator. He is
now a political refugee, having con-
spired to defeat President Diaz for
reelection.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
ROE ACCEPTED
PENALTY

Albert V. Roe, l. w. w. leader,
charged with conspiracy, was found
guilty of the offense this morning
by Justice George w. Stocker and
sentenced to spend three months
in the county Jail.
Saturday afternoon Roe demand
ed~a jury trial. but this morning he
had changed his mind and even re-
fused to testify in his own behalf.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
IS GUSSIE RAYMOND
ILL In SPOKANE?

as Gussie Raymond sick in
Spokane? Find her for me;
am anxious to know what has
become of her." writes Mrs. C.
Menzer Of 1920 Gerry street,
San Francisco, who claims that
she is the mother of the miss
ing girl.
Mrs. Menzer believes that
her daughter is in Spokane, and
she has written to the local Pc
lice authorities of her worry
for her child.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
WOMAN SLAYER
GOES FREE 4 &. Z.
YUl
STATE, UNABLE TO SECURE
SECOND CONVICTION, DIS
MISSES PROSECUTION!

. The case against Josephine Ia
ruth, convicted of manslaughtsrsb by
the superior court and reversed by
the supreme court, has been dis
missed, owing to the inability I'd jse
cure a conviction of the woman
without the testimony of Witnesses
Connolly and Steele. whose hfesti
mony was declared inadmissable by
the supreme court. i'- a
Mrs. Baruth shot and Killed heI
husband in 1906 and was convicted
of manslaughter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
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HORSE BITES OFF END
OF cows TONGUE 4

. HILLSDALE, Mich, Jan. 10. 4
. "A veterinarian called to Roy
= Fancher's farm to treat an in
= jured COW discovered that the
= end of the brindle's tongue
= was missing. He found it on
. the horses side of the manger
. partition, also some blood near
= crack and a splatter or two
. on the horses nose. He dag
. nosed as follows: The COW
. had curled her tongue through
. the crack and the horse had
. bitten it off.
4 q q a a q a a a a a a 4 a a Z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10

cars would in two years buy the
cars rented. In other words every
two years the postal cars are
bought and presented to the roads.
The annual appropriation for rental
of cars Is $4,S00.000. In addition
to this the roads are paid $4,000
900 for hauling the malls. AS long
ago as when Villas was postmaster
general he called attention to the
inexcusable extravaganza of not
owning the cars. am sure Frank
was delighted to know about this
way to help cut down the deficit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
SUES FOR FALL ON
THE ICE

Mrs Lizzie Warner today filed a
claim against the city for $500 for
injuries received December rs In a
fall on the. Ice on Lincoln street.
between Second and Third avenues.
She serves notice that the claim of
$500 will not be q bar to demand
for more should she file the action
In the s'lp~riHs court. Her right
arm was broken. 49, ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
= q = o = . = . . = ; q 8 .
WOOD AND CANDY
WERE IN DEMAND I

3 Wood and candy were in de-
. mand last night by the pilfer-
. ers. Officer Bradley found
q the rear window of MASKS
= candy store wide open, al
. though an investigation
o showed that none of the 4
. sweets had been taken. The
. Star woodward door was found
= open by Officer hardwood.
= = . . . . . = . @ . . o . . {
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
(By United Press,)

NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-Federal
Judge Martin today sentenced
Thomas Kehoe, Patrick j. Hen
messy, John r. Boyle and Edward
A. Coyle, formerly checkers on the
Williamsburg docks of the sugar
trust, to one years Imprisonment
ON Blackwelfs island.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
VALUABLE DIAMOND LOST.

A valuable diamond has been lost
by Mrs. Albrecht of the Odell hotel
This lady has placed a reward OF
$50 for the return of the stone
which she says was lost while she
was at Davenport's restaurant on
Saturday night.