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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04

without any dictation from the
average business man. whose only
ideal is dollars and cents? What
does he leave to the world? Whose
skill designs and erects our mag
nificent buildings, paves our
streets, decorates our halls, prints
our books and papers, builds and
operates our railroads and ships,
discovers and operates our mines,
invents our labor saving machin-
cry and gives to the world the
great geniuseS in science and art
the business man" or labor? The
man who fears he would lose caste
if he should attempt to clean up
this dirty, corrupt, grating politi-
| cal machinery has no place in our
commission form of government.
Who would be SO capable OF carry.
| ing out these fundamental princi-
| Piles as those who had the brains
to conceive remedy, and have the
courage of their convictions? Moth
/ ing is impossible to him who is
right and has the courage and the
determination to carry out his con-
yictions. The laborers need not
expect any reform for their good
from the average business man, SO
let the labor unions be up and do
| ing. Let our commissioners be
commoners, who are not contami-
mated by contact with our present
| system of government. Mrs. II. e.
Towner, 1928 College Ave.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
BIC FRUIT CROP EXPECTED

Officers OF state horticultural
associations and commercial Or
CARNATIONS in Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana say in reports
to the Spokane chamber of com
merce there is every indication
that the fruit crop this year will
be the largest and most profitable
in the history of the four states.
There is no danger of a late freZe,
but should the unexpected happen
the owners of commercial tracts
are ready to do battle with hun
dreds of thousands of smudge pots
or orchard heaters. 1t is predict
ed that higher prices will prevail
as a result Of the heavy damage
to the fruit crop in the middle
western states.
F. A. Huntley, state horticultural
commissioner, says that growers
In Washington will produce twice
as much fruit in 1910 as in 1908,
the year of the record crop. Includ-
ing peaches, apricots, cherries, ber-
ries and other soft fruits the yield
will be at least doubled owing to
the increased acreage, he adds,
while the apple crop will show
an increase of about 20 per cent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
NO HEADWAY BEING MADE II
THE MATTER OF WATER
BETTERMENTS

Trouble IS brewing at the city
hall over the failure of Contractor
John Huetter to complete the
standpipes and reservoirs.
Huetter, it is claimed promised
a week ago to go ahead and rush
work on the reservoir being built
in Lincoln Heights. A visit to the
Job yesterday showed that he had
done but little, and that the work
was as yet only in the stage of be-
ginning.
A threat is made to forfeit the
contract OF Huetter and have the
work completed by the city or re-
advertised and relet under a new
contract This would mean a still
greater delay.
Huetter blames dilatory tactics
on the part of the board for the
delay in the work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04

Two members Of the Grand Army
have volunteered to act as men,
bers Of a committee to investigate
tho Elliott case and other matters
in connection with the police de.
partment. They will act as citi-
zens and as such will go into the
case. Three other volunteer mem,
bers Of this committee are expected
to be secured today or tomorrow so
that real bona fide police investi-
cation can proceed without further
delay.
The Elliott case was taken up
by Sedgwick post, G. A. r., last
night. A demand for an investiga-
ton Of the case was presented at
an open session of the post by Mrs.
p. p. Stafford and also by j. e.
Clark, representing Reno post, G.
A. r.
Comrade Chapman, who is en-
ployed at the city hall, said that
he had talked to Mayor Pratt and
Chief Sullivan about the case and
that they had told him that there
was nothing to be investigated and
that on this showing Chapman was
opposed to the plan of inquiring
into 1t.
J. e. Clark took the opposite side
and scored the city hall indiffer-
ence in the case and charged that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
CARS CRASH;
M0T0RMAN HURT

Motorman Mozart Of the River
view car on the Spokane Traction
Co.'S line, was seriously injured
shortly before 10 o'clock last night
at Perry street and Sixteenth ave-
nue., when he crashed with his car
head on, into the track sprinkler.
Both car and sprinkler were badly
damaged but the men in charge of
the sprinkler jumped and were I'M
injured.
The Riverview car was coming at
a terrific rate of speed down the
Sixteenth avenue grade and was
unable to stop, though it is declar-
ed that both the air and sand were
applied. A disregard of orders,
which prescribed that one crew
should stop at the switch near the
corner is given as cause for the
accident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
WATER MIDDLE IS
NOT BEING REMED|ED

Very little work is being done on
the standpipes. which were intend
ed to give relief during the coming
summer in the local regions in
which they were built. The water
shortage continues and on the
north hill the situation is no better
today than it was week ago. Peo-
pie have water to drink in most
places, but there is no pressure to
moisten the lawns or sprinkle the
gardens.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
WILL SEE HOW
THE MILLION
IS SPENT

DR. P. s. Byrne, has reconsidered
his determination to resign from
the park board and will remain
with the board. The doctor says that
he IS in accord with the proposed
enlargement of the park system and
will use his efforts to see that the
people are not disappointed in the
confidence they have reposed in
the board.
1t was reported awhile back that
the doctor was not in harmony
with the park board on the bond
question. His statement that he
will stay with the job and see that
the money is spent is accordance
with promises will reassure his
friends.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
TERMINAL RATE
SIDE TONIGHT

Tonight the advocates of terminal
rates will have an inning before
the city council. This will be an
adjourned meeting from last Fri
day evening, at which time the
advocates of the passage of the
Milwaukee and North Coast fran
chises presented their side Of the
controversy.
After tonight's meeting, which is
not official but merely a commit
tee of the whole, it will then be up
to the city council to say whether
or not they shall recede or stand
nat
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04

From the most northwesterly
point of the state of Washington
likeness of George Washington,
chiseled by nature through a multi
tude of years, looks out across the
water to British territory 1t resem-
bles the father of his country" so
closely that it might have been the
work of a human hand.
Washington rock lies at the
waters edge on Waldron island, to
the northward of Puget sound. Brit
ish and American forces at one time
contended for the possession of this
island
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
REFEREE WILL BE
A CALIFORNIAN

selection of an arbiter for the
Fourth of July fight.
That the referee will be a Cali
fOrnian now is a foregone conclu-
sion, unless most serious hitch
should arise. Eddie Smith of Oak
land, Eddie Graney and Jack
WEIGH were the public's pick when
the conference began, with WEIGH
bit in the lead, because of John
sons expressed preference for
him.
Berger. however, is not going to
be hasty in the matter of naming
anybody, as his particular choice,
and all signs pointed to a lot more
1Ockeying on Samuel'S part.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
GRAND ARMY MEN To
AID IN POLICE PROBE
Will Serve as Citizens on Volunteer
Committee---City Hall Fights
Inquiry.

an effort was being made then to
cover up the Elliott case instead OF
bringing 1t to light.
Action was finally taken author
izing any member of the post to
act as a citizen in the matel Nd
serve on the investigating c(Nmit-
tee. Action favoring the investi-
CATION of the Elliott case was taken
by Reno post the night before.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(by United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Repub-
lican regulars in congress today
are openly blaming President Taft
for having, as they charge, wreck
ed his legislative program. They
are in a rage because the presi-
dent seems Indifferent to the con-
gressional situation.
Men who have fought for the.
Taft program in both houses of con
gress today intimate that the pres
ident has no sense of responsibility
for the troubles of the republican
party.
Taft's messages to republican
leaders received yesterday and urg-
ing them to try to pass some kind
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
REGULARS BLAME TAFT
FOR WRECK|NC PROGRAM

of BILL" have added to the anger
of the regulars.
The presidents telephone mes
sage from Pittsburg to Senator AL
drich is as much responsible for
wrecking the railroad bill as was
the onslaught of the insurgents, the
regular leaders declare.
That they will read the riot act
to the president when he returns
from his western pleasure jaunt
and that there will be some hot
SESSIONS in the White House be-
tween Taft and the republican lead
ers is being intimated today in no
uncertain terms by the men who
volunteered to steer the admins
tration program through congress.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
DEFENSE IN FRAUD CHARGES.
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire0
CHICAGO, May 4.-John c.
Fetzer, Benjamin Thomas and
Charles r. Kappes today are pre-
pairing their defense against
charges that they defrauded the
Chicago & Western Indiana rail
road of S525, 900 The charges are
made in a suit by Frank II. Scott
and Murray Nelson, Jr., attorneys
for the railroad, in an effort to col
lect that amount.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
STAMPEDE OF ELEPHANTS RIGHT
IN UNCLE JOE'S TOWN IS AN OMEN?

WASHINGTON, May 4-The possible political significance of
a elephants Danvlle,
yesterday by members of the house today Insurg
generally disposed regard of for
elections.
The of the elephants and the turbulence of their actions
right Uncle Joes" home ypifed the
spirit against Cannonsm" Cannonites inclined to believe
the elephants imitation the
Hcans would their opponents
Anyhow the elephants did $4,000 damage to gardens fences
and sheds and slightly injured people before being
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
DISCUSS POSSIBLE
CONTEST Of BONDS
Vote in Park Election to Be Can.
vassed by City Council---Result
so far Unchanged.

vass the vote on the park bonds.
City Clerk Fleming said today that
the result as reported to him
shows IS majority. The official
figures will be tabulated by the
city council
At the meeting Of the park board
this forenoon claim of H. l..
Lilienthal against the board run.
ming back three or four years was
considered and finally compro-
missed by the allowance of $4,000.
This claim grew out of work per
formed in connection with the open.
ing of Mantle park.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
MoNTESANo MURDER TRIAL.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

MONTESANO, Wash, May A.
The prosecution used one of the re-
naming peremptory challenges and
the defense two in the trial Of Will
lam Gohl for the murder Of Charles
(Henry) Hadberg, here today This
left the prosecution but three per-
emptory challenges and the dt16pse
six.
Work of examining jurors was
slow.
Mrs. Gohl today denied the ru-
NOR that she had attempted in any
way to intimidate the states wit
nesses. She said she had not
spoken to a witness since the trial
began.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
WILL CROWN
QUEEN TOMORROW

A disinterested party is counting
votes at the NJ. w. A. carnival thin
afternoon which will decide the
queen of the carnival. The decis-
ion could not be reached in time
for publication this afternoon
though it had been previously plan
ned that the results of the election
should be made public at 100 this
afternoon The coronation of the
queen of the carnival will be the
feature of the carnival tomorrow
night,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04

AT meeting of the park board
held this morning there was some
feeling of rejoicing over the ap-
proval of the 100000 bond issue
The possibility of a technical OBJ
lection being raised to the validity
of the bond issue. causing the fill
ing of an injunction suit, was dis
cussed at the city hall this fore
noon. No notice of any intention
along this line has yet been re-
ceived.
The city council will decide to-
night whether it will meet Friday
night or next Tuesday night to can
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
PORTLAND POSTMASTER |!
DYING.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

PORTLAND, May At was re-
ported this afternoon that Post
master John G. Young of Port
land is not expected to live until
night. He is suffering from can
Ger Of the stomach. He has been
i'll for several weeks but his condi-
ton was not believed to be serious
until three days ago when he suf-
fered a relanSe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
HILL PARTY AT SALEM.
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SALEM. Ore, May 4.-James j
Hill, Louis Hill and party arrived
in Salem at II o'clock today from
Portland over the Oregon electric
line.
The Hills first inspected the spe-
cial exhibit in the Great Northern
demonstration car. The exhibit is
composed of products from the
soils Of Oregon and Washington.
After viewing the exhibits the
party was taken in automobiles
through the Rosedale and Liberty
fruit districts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
(By United Press Leased Wire)

CHICAGO May 4.-The iuvesti
CATION of charges of bribery in cen
nection with the election of vii
liam Lorimer to the United States
senate was begun today by Dis
trict Attorney Wayman. Charles
A. White, member of the Illinois
legislature, was the first witness
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04

NEW YORK, May A number
of arrests, some of which it is pN,-
dicted will cause a sensation, are
imminent in the whiteslave cases
following the story told District
Attorney Whitman by Harry Lev
insOn, confessed SLAYER
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
BY MAX BALTHASER, THE
RlNGSlOER.
INV ri Drar1

SAN FRANCISCO, May An
terest in the Jeffries-Johnson fight
today shifted to the Seal Rock
house, Johnson's training quarters,
where the conference at which it
is expected the referee for the big
mill will be selected, began at
O'Clock. Long before the hour set,
big delegation of newspapermen
and sporting men was on hand to
hear what everybody anticipated
would be more in the nature of
an academic discussion of the mer-
its of various men than an actual
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
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BIG INDIAN POW-WOW.
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PENDLETON, Ore, May 4. 4
"A big pow-wOw of Indian 4
chieftains has been called by 4
the head men of the various I
tribes on the Umatilla Indian 4
reservation for the purpose of 4
vOicing protest against the I
present system of the Indian 4
department relative to the 4
payment of rental money. 4
The money is now paid to I
the Indians in sums mot to Z
exceed $25 per week" This Z
, system is an experiment made 4
by federal agents, with the 4
view of compelling the In 4
, dians to quit purchasing 4
, gaudy finery. 4
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
NATION CAMS |5,|2|,036
(ey United Press Leased Wire.l

WASHINGTON, May 4-The census office today
= nounced unoffcay Of
country had increased fE,te1,036 1900.
According last US population the United
. States In 1900
. q o . . . - 90 . . . . . . . . . . .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
LEADING LADY" IN COLLEGE BOYS PLAY
FAINTS IN CORSET; UNDERSTUDY IN ROLE

= NEW YORK May 4When the New York University
matte its musical comedy The Undergraduates
tonight Berkeley
= will be leading lady"
= 'No skirts and
= ing embrace of the stees
When they instrument
could do walk tried dance but everything black
and the thing knew they spnklng
= water, and asking, Will he live, doctor?' =
. q q q . 3 q . . . q q q n 4 4 q q 4 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

A. e. Dibble, Spokane ..........32
Anna Ralston, Spokane. 26
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-19
.BRAvELY DANCES
TO HELP HUSBAND
Vaudeville Actress Had Trouble
in Getting Him Hospital
Attention.
ToNEY COMES TO RESCUE
Takes Her in While Dr.. Open
tiner Attends Man and Sends
Him to Hospital.
ToNEY COMES TO RESCUE

Stranded and without prospect Of
procuring employment. Edward Vert
ley, who was suffering from what
appeared to be q dangerous attack Of
appendicitis, and Mable Palmer, his
wife. vaudeville performers. reached
Richmond on Saturday. and after other
hospitals had failed him, Wertley had
to be sent to the City Hospital, where
he is now under treatment.
Mrs Wertley, or Mable Palmer, her
stage name, says she experienced great
difficulty owing to their straitened cir
cumstances in procuring medical at
tention for her husband, and he lay
for many hours without the expert at
tention of which he was In so much
need.
Mrs. wertley telephoned, she said
last night to every hospital in town,
but she was refused by all because
she could not make a first payment. In
her great distress she went to DR.. w.
Z. Oppenhimer, who came to the house
was staying with her husband, and
administered temporary treatment and
then had the patient removed to the
City Hospital.
DIR. Oppenhimer Helps.
But long before she could get help.
Mrs Wertley telephoned and besought
aid, she stated last night, in every
direction, and 1t was at 2:30 o'clock
in the morning, when she had become
thoroughly drenched by the downpour
which continued through that night.
that she was able to reach DR.. Open
himer. She telephoned to him from
Murphy's Hotel and when she mar
rated to him the circumstances OF her
trouble and her financial straits he
Immediately responded to the call.
But she had to make way for herself
while waiting in Richmond for the re.
covery OF her husband, and she trled
all the theatres in an endeavor to nave
her act placed. With one exception,
they all turned her down, saying thas
they were full.
Finally she went to the Theato. at
Fifth and Broad Streets, where d. L.
Toney n member OF the Legislature,
of South Richmond, took her in he
offered TO take her act-she is toe
dancer. vaudeville artist and singer
and she made good" He gave her
an engagement which will last two
weeks. She was almost overcome when
he agreed TO give her chance.
She came here from Baltimore. Md.
and brought her husband on from
Petersburg, whittier he had come from
Florence, S. c. He was too weak and
Ill to continue further alone, and she
brought him to Richmond, trusting TO
the chances of the bigger city to get
employment and medical aid for her
husband.
Mr. Toney said last night that he
was glad to have been able to help
the little woman. and there were no
bounds to her gratitude.
Wertley Is suffering from severe at
tack of appendicitis. but Will recover
with careful attention.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-19
LOUISA PYRITES
SUIT is ARGUED.
Another Battle in Ten-Year
Legal War Fought by
Counsel.

Reaching what 1t is hoped is tho
semi.final stage in the prolonged liti-
CATION over the pyrites mining prop
erty in Louisa county. which hax
dragged it's slow length in the State
and Federal courts for the last decade,
arguments were had Saturday before
Henry X. Miller, the special master.
The present style of the case is Boyd
NJ. Smith against the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company. OF
Baltimore.
Different branches of this suit have
been under the supervision OF three
different circuit courts, and twice has
1t been through the Supreme Court OF
bunals 1t has gone to the Circuit Court
of Appeals. which reversed the judg-
ment OF the United States Circuit Court.
Acting under this reversal. the lower
United States court has directed GER
tain inquiries to be made before Spe-
cal Master Miller. The property ts
claimed by the plaintiff to have been
worth moro than 100000 as a mining
property
The object OF the suit and OF tho
present inquiry is to set aside as lille
gal certain contract by which tho
defendant company claims to have 40.
quired the property and for large dam
ages said to have beeh done to It.
Assistant Attorney-Gene w e.
Bibb and Judge a. L. Holiday repre-
sented the plaintiff, while james r,
eaton. OF Alexandria, and J. Kemp Bart
lett, OF Baltimore. are counsel for tho
defendant company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-19
BOOMERS
HERE WITH GOODS
Private Car and Boosters" Ar
rive to Tell Of the Exceeding
Worth of Oklahoma Town.

The town or city of Hallett. Oklaho-
ma, has q delegation In Richmond
mat presents just about the classtest
pit OF municipal advertisement that
mas been seen here yet. Hallett has a
private car with large placards on the
outside. telling what can be found in
ana about Hallett, and that private car
Is In the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way Companys Main Street yard.
Hallett has half dozen or so repre-
put IN time telling. Richmond people
what can be done In and about Hal
lett. II the nearer doesn't believe all
mat they tell about Hallett and the
surrounding country, those young men
take the skeptical hearer to the car
h, natural resources of Hallett are eX-
tlplted in glass cases and otherwise.
ana by way Of explanation those young
men merely say "Hallett."
inc real object of. the visit is to see
It there is not some enterprising man
and build plant. Hallett, by the
way, Is municipality Of 1000 souls,
which has been in existence for three
months. The young men from Hallett
point out with the finger of wisdom
that any town Of only three months
care OF must have solid merit and they
are willing to give to full credit to
Hallett.
The Hallett private car will be here
Tor ten days and the young men from
Hallett are always on hand to sing the
praises OF their city to anybody who
may drop In to talk to them. The
products OF the country decorate the
car and every young man on the job
can tell any prospective manufacturer
exactly what he wants to know about
Oklahoma in general and Hallett In
2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-19
.CLUBWANTS
REC|P ROCAL PLAN
Motor Car Folk Ask Governor to
Confer With Washington
Authorities.

At a meeting of the Richmond Auto
mobile Club last night a committee
consisting of DR.. j. Fulmcr Bright.
Melville Peck and Preston Belvin was
appointed to confer with Governor
Mann and to request him to agree upon
some reciprocal arrangement with the
District OF Columbia authorities by
which Virginia motor cars may be
permitted TO enter Washington with
out first securing a district license.
Some time ago the commissioners wrote
to Governor Mann suggesting that this
be done. holding that Washington peo-
pie felt that they should be permitted
to come into Virginia without IL
cense, and that the same courtesy
would be extended by Washington to
Nirginians. In a statement given out
by the commissioners few days ago,
At was stated that the Governor had
never answered the letter.
The Gordon Motor Company offered
the club, Without charge, the audi
forum on the second floor OF it's new
CARA sc as permanent home and meet
ing place The offer was accepted and
the club will take up its new quarters
there about September 1.
DR.. II. w. Bassett was elected as the
local representative OF the American
Automobile Association
New members elected last night were
O. II. Funston, w. H. Swarzchild, d. NJ.
Hoadly, A. l. Boulware, James T. Dis
ney, ]. E. Donahoe and Arthur Bauer