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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
NAMES
UNITE IN
APPEAL
CITIZENS COMMIT TEE BUSY
TABULATING THE
RETURNS.
M|LWAUKEESPOS|T|ON
WILL ADJUST GRADE AT
FRONT AND DIVISION.

A canvass Of the names received
by the citizens committee working
for the admission Of the Milwaukee
& North Coast railroads, made at
a meeting held last night, showed
that nearly $1,000 names have been
received for the monster petition to
be presented to the city council
praying for the granting of the
franchises. The committee expects
to have 10000 names before the
canvass closes.
AS rapidly as a force of clerks
can do so the names are being COM
piled into list of precincts so that
the councilmen or any others in
terested can see at glance how
the people stand. The citizens
committee wants it understood that
it has inspired none OF the mean
things that have been said about
the city council, and that it gives
the council credit for taking a
stand that it thought was right
when the resolution was passed re-
quiring terminal rates or no fran
chise. The committee says that it
actual recorded preferences of a
majority of the voters OF the city
just how the people stand on the
franchise question.
The report that the Milwaukee
had withdrawn it's franchise and
would not treat further is prema-
ture, it is learned from Attorney
F. M. Dudley, representing that
company. Mr.. Dudley says that
original franchise submitted by
him is still pending and that the
only thing withdrawn was the pro-
posed plan for the settlement of
the question of the viaduct at Front
and Division. A good deal of COM
plant had been made about the via
duct originally planned for this
crossing and the new plan lowered
the viaduct seven feet by sinking
the tracks of the Milwaukee and
kept Front and Division on joint
level as at present by raising Front
avenue east and west from Browne
to Market. Property owners had
approved this plan. Mr.. Dudley
says that his company is willing
to try to solve the question of grade
separation and aid the city in elimi-
mating the deadly grade crossings
wherever possible.
The Milwaukee will contribute
nothing toward the expense of an
election, as the company does not
recognize this plan as legal, in the
face of court DECISIONS. 1t was re-
ported yesterday afternoon that
President Earling of the Milwaukee
had transmitted an official COM
munication direct to the council,
but none had been received by
President Lambert of the council
last night.
The demand that terminal rates
be made a part of the franchise of
the two new roads is not heard as
much as it was a week ago. There
is no organized effort along this
line and the chief protest comes
from such as do not care to sign
the cards sent out by the citizens
| committee. Among the people as
a whole there is no division of
sentiment as to terminal rates, the
only question being whether it Is
advisable to insist on having this
provision inserted in the franchise
of the two new roads at the possible
result OF losing them entirely.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
THOUSANDS SIGN PETITIONS FOR NEW ROADS
CAMPAIGN

. Tomorrow begins cleanup .
= week, by order of the City .
. Beautiful committee of the .
= 10000 club, endorsed by the =
= mayor. =
= The crematory department =
q has taken steps to have every .
= available man on it's force in =
= the cleanup campaign this =
= week and extra wagons will =
. be employed. Hauling Of gar =
q bage and waste matter will 4
. be done at the regular rates. Z
. The city has the sole and ex- =
. elusive right to haul away ma =
= terial Of this character. =
= BY order Of the mayor =
. househoIders will be permit Z
= ted to have bonfires to burn =
. trash on next Wednesday and =
. next Saturday. II these days =
. are windy the fires can be =
. built on the following days. =
q q = . = = . q . . . . q - .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
OF
F|CHTSDUE
DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE
CUTTING QUITE A
FIGURE.
(By United Press Leased Wire.)


WASHINGTON, March 26-All
the fighting is not yet over in the
house. Several revolutions are
brewing, among them propositions
to oust Cannon, elect the various
committees of the house and pro-
vide machinery whereby members
can drag from committees bills
that now slumber in pigeon-holes.
1t is certain that when the Steen-
erson resolution for the investiga-
tion of the merchant marine league
and the so-called foreign shipping
trust" is presented to the house,
it will provide that the investigat-
ing committee shall be elected.
Whether the organization" will at
tempt to have the committee ap-
pointed by the speaker is not
known. If they do, things may
happen. Two resolutions that seek
further to strip the house organ
ization of it's powers, to make the
speaker merely presiding officer
and to give the house an oppor-
tunity to control it's committees,
were started on their way today.
Both came from the democratic
side of the chamber, which is now
on the majority side where the
rules are concerned.
Representative Sims (dem.,
Tenn.), whose proposition for the
election of house committees by
caucus instead of appointment by
the speaker, was not considered at
the recent minority caucus, wants
to have a democratic confab TO dis
cuss it. He began circulating
petition for another caucus today.
Sims emphatically denies that his
action will create dissension
among the democrats.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

PITTSBCRG, Penn, March 90
More startling developments in the
councilmanic graft probe are ex-
pected next week, following the
mysterious three hours conference
between former Councilman Chas
Stewart, who is declared to hold
the key to the present situation,
District Attorney William Blakely
and his first assistant, Warren
Seymour. here this afternoon.
when it was said Stewart gave in
detail the full history of corruption
in city politics.
Prosecutor Blakely tonight re-
fused to discuss the conference eX-
cept to say that ii was satisfactory.
AS a result of Stewards state
ment it Is declared tonight that the
grand jury early in the week will
make another represeatment sn
which a large number OF select
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er's smile or a single persons love,
but was all her life a drudge, a
slavey, a Cinderella, an Alice-sit-by-
the-fire, the police, all the time
, they are adding to the evidence
!. piling sup against her, are hoping
against hope that somehow the
clouds will part for her and she
will be enabled to establish her
innocehce.
katherine herself sits all day
long in her cell. There is no one to
bring her comfort-not even flow
err brightens the iron-barred room,
And while the case against her
Igrows blacker and blacker with
each fresh revelation, she keeps on
repeating her Il didn't"
|, The father of the family of seven
children, of whom Katherine is the
baby. is a laborer. He had housed
bis scotherless brood in little
brown cottage When he returned
from work one night he found his
daughter Elizabeth stark dead on
the kitchen floor
There was a whiteness like frost
Continued on Page Three.
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MAN AND GIRL DISAPPEAR;
IS It CASE Of EL0PEMENT?

Frank Nugent aged 30, former
order clerk at John w. Graham's
book store, has mysterously dis
appeared, deserting his wife. Octa-
via Redfield, 17-year-old girl, who
was employed until week ago as
a clerk in the toy department at
Graham's has also disappeared, and
gossip links their names in a story
of possible elopement.
Nugent left his position at the
Graham establishment about six
weeks ago to take up farm at
Rathdrum. which he purchased
with the proceeds obtained from
selling his little home on Pennsyl-
Vania avenue.
A week ago last Wednesday Nu-
gent left his newly acquired ranch
to come to this city to find employ
ment, so he said. Since that time
nothing has been heard from him,
neither by his wife or by any of his
friends in the store. all of whom re-
garded him as the finest kind of a
fellow.
simultaneously with Nugents
mysterious departure from his wife
and home Octavia Redfield, the
dainty miss of II summers, sudden
ly threw up her position as clerk in
the toy department for the purpose,
she said, of going home to her sick
mother in Orofino, Idaho. When
asked by Manager King whether
she intended to return to work after
her visit home, she replied that she
thought so, as her mother was sub
ject to spells of heart failure and
might need her assistance at any
time.
Something about the way the girl
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
MORE DYNAMITE IN
P|TTSBURC CRAFT

councilmen, not mentioned hereto
fore, to whom Stewart Is alleged
to have paid $4,000, collected by
him from the Farmers Deposit Ma
tional bank, the Second National
bank of Pittsburg and the Ger
man National bank of Allegheny
will be implicated.
In his statement Stewart Is be-
lieved to have also given the names
of the bank representatives who
negotiated with the eouncilmen.
Stewart is already under half
dozen indictments, 1t Is believed
that the fear of long Imprisonment
FASTENED him to make HIS state
ment.
According to the presentment
handed down by the grand jury
Stewart aud William Brand were
the originators of the plan to gel
$l02. 1000 from six local banks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
HORRIBLE NEW YORK CRIME
RIVALS PoE's MORBID
TALES.
KILL GIRL; BURN BODY
PITIFUL STORY OF RUTH
WHEELER, 15.YEAR.
OLD GIRL.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
AyEW YORK, March 26.-LittIe
M Ruth Wheeler's fight for her
- honor cost her her life today,
and added to New York's history Of
fiendish crimes a chapter which
would rival one of Poe's morbid
dreams.
Albert A. Wolter, 18 years old, is
held a prisoner in the YorkviIIe po-
lice station, charged with staying
the girl and burning her body to a
charred mass, and New York detec-
tives are searching tonight for Kate
Fischer, German girl, VOTERS
companion.
Ruth Wheeler, who was Is years
old and remarkably pretty, was
lured from her home to the top
floor of tenement, where WOlter
lived with the Fischer girl There
she was attacked and died in her
fight with her assailant.
To make certain the girl was
dead, a heavy rope was bound about
her neck and she was strangled.
Then roaring fire was built in
an open fireplace, and the girls
body, doubled up and held together
with a piece of wire. was thrust
into the blaze until only mass of
flesh and bones remained.
The charred bones We're placed
in burlap bag and thrown upon a
fire escape. from which it was later
/ dropped into back yard, where it
was found today.
The police have woven about
| young Wolter strong chain of evi-
! dence. The youth has not confess.
ed, though Captain Carey of the
homicide bureau believes the pris-
oner will break down under the
third degree and tell the whole
story in few hours.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

Magdaene.
G sepulcher.
And, behold, there earth
quake for the angel the Lord descended from heaven and
and rolled back the the door and
His countenance like lightning and his raimen white
And for him keepers shake.
And the women ye
for know that ye seek Jesus which crucifed.
"e is not here; for He is risen He said Come
place whore the Lord lay.
And quickly tell his disciples that He
Him: Io, | have told you.
And they departed quickly sepuher with
great joy, and did bring His disciples
tell His disciples behold them
saying, All hail And they and held Him by the
worshpped Him
Then said Jesus them BE afraid tell
that they go into tallee and there shall they me-"
Then the eleven disciples Galee into
tain where Jesus had appointed them
And when they saw Him. they worshipped Him. but
doubted
AID Jesus and spake saying, All power
given heaven
go therefore, teach all nations baptzng them
of the Father and Of the Son. the Holy Ghost
Teaching them all things
manded and TO- am with always unto the end
of the world, Amen
Today in all countries of the world all peoples the
den old and beautifully the resurrection
Jesus will be told refreshing the faith the worlds halfbon
Christians To the aged Is blessed promise; to youth it
inspiration; to little children is full of sweetness
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
YOUNGEST PATIENT
AT THE HOSPITAL

Eddie Neideloff, newsboy
about five years old, and one
of the best vendors Of the Spo-
kane Press on the streets,
holds the distinction of being
the youngest patient attended
at the emergency hospital in
many months. Eddie became
engaged in an alteration near
the Washington theater yester-
day afternoon, with a much
larger boy than himself. with
the result that the little fellow
came to the hospital with a
sore and bleeding nose. No
bones were broken and Eddie
was as brave a patient as
many much older persons.
After the nose bleed had been
stopped he went back to his
corner to sell his papers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
THE WHEELER FAMILY.

Ruth Wheeler's mother and two
sisters. Pearl. 25, and Adelaide, %.
live in Harlem. Before the death of
their father they were well to do.
Then Pearl and Adelaide became
stenographers. Their mother kept
house and Ruth went to school. Re-
Gently she graduated from busi-
ness college which finds positions
for its graduates.
Late Thursday the manager of
the business college gave her a
postal card asking that stenog-
rapher be sent to see Albert Wolter.
224 East 18th street. Ruth went,
hoping to obtain position.
The number is that of a cheap
flat building on the east side. VOL
ter and Kate Fischer had two rooms
and a kitchen at the rear of the
fourth and top floor. The ianitor
of the building. John Mohl, and
his wife live in the basement.
Continued IN panA
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
VISIT OIL FIELDS.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

VANCOUVER, b. c., March 20
Ten of the best.known business
men of this city, most Of them ac-
companied by their wives, and sew
eral by their entire families, left
Vancouver last night for San Fran
cisco for tour of inspection of
California oil fields, including prop
critics owned by members of the
party. 1t is rumored that the party
is in the field for further purchases.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
MAN CROSSES
HIS LEGS AND
&, CAN'T UNDO THEM

EVERETT, Wash, Feb. 26.-John
fHartet was brought to the Everett
hospital from the Stanwood hos
tpital yesterday His is a peculiar
case Some time ago he crossed
/ his legs and they became para
iyzed and have remained in that
(. condition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

MASSILLON, O., March 26.-The
police of this city are bending every
energy to fasten the charge of mur-
der upon 16-year-old katherine
MANI. yet it is The most hateful
task the force ever had
For NO matter if this girl did ad
minister the poison from which her
older sister Elizabeth died, she is
the most pitiful figure the law ever
gathered into it's net in Massillon.
Because she never knew moth
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

BUDAPEST, Hpgary-Riot of
members of chamber of deputies
results in injuries to Premier Kuhn
Won Hedevary and Count Sorenyi,
struck by inkwells.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

| ss SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.-Presi,
dent benjamin lde Wheeler an.
nnunees that former President
Roosevelt will deliver course of lee
.tures' at University of California in
spring of 1911.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
TWO DIE ON THEIR
WEDDING DAYS
(By United Press Leased Wire)

MARYSVlLLE, Ohio, March 26.--
Miss Florence Kightlinger, SO, died
on the same day that, just 80 years
ago, she was to have been married
to Harry Ashbaugh of Marysville,
who died on the day set for the
marriage. Miss Kightlinger was
also to have been married TO John
Ogden, prosperous farmer of
Redwood.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

PASADENA. Cal.-Widow of DR..
Gardner Perry Pond in hospital
here, with newborn babe. has not
been told that her husband died.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

Continued on Page Three.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

Fair today; warmer. Max.
temp, So; min., AZ. Fine
weather for Easter millinery
display.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

Making comic opera Of Ger
many. See cable page for
Interesting story about him.
The state herald., 1910-04-29

Fans of painted wood, made after
the manner of the old ivory wind ma
kers. are displayed by some of the
better shops for graduation presents
These are extremely small, with the
painting Of the dainty French figures
on both sides. and the price marked
ON the ticket something to take the
breath away. But then. as the sales.
man tells you, n girl graduates only
once, and such charming treasure
may be handed down for generations.
They initiate fans used by beauties
of the sixteenth century.
With the pretty Dutch collars of
elaborate nature designed for the best
bib and tucker, a black velvet band
may be worn about the throat by a
girl of 16 and over. No ornament ap-
pears at the front of this. but at the
back the band may be fastened with
one or two enamled studs.
The state herald., 1910-04-29
R44ele..eey Ia.. A>x
EMBROIDERY PUT UPON LACE
Dainty French Idea That Involves
Work, But is Well Worth the
Time II Takes.

Upon some of the most exquisite
French underwear there is copyable
little note for the deft-fngered wom-
en- of our needlework guild.
Heavy motifs of embroidery orna-
ment valenciennes lace.
They appear upon the cross section
of the nightdress. the chemise and the
corset cover: also upon those strips
passing over the shoulder, and again
on the lace drawer RULES. Several
strands of white UNFINISHED cotton are
used for this work. and the pattern
of the lace is usually selected as the
design-that is. some single motif or
spray Of blossom and leaf is set In ex-
actly the proper place when the gar
ment is made. so that It may be made
more prominent by this enriching pro-
cess.
Painting the lily" you will sug-
gest, this putting OF embroidery upon
lace; but It is recommended. as is
all extra effort. TO the persistent en-
broiderer who does not hesitate to in.
volve herself In vast amount Of
work.
The state herald., 1910-04-29

| ton. and now that he had grown to
manhood. he resolved to realize his
ambition. He was fortunate enough to
become pupil of Horace Bixby, and
he was soon guiding the awkward
river craft along tho tortuous channel
OF the muddy stream.
The Idea Of his becoming an author
had never entered his mind Mt that
time. but he absorbed enough OF the
pilot life to enable him to describe the
difficulties encountered In guiding n
boat along the great river In his Life
ON the Mississippi River" which he
wrote many years later.
First Literary Work.
In 1862 he began his first regular
literary work on the stan OF the yir.
ginia City Enterprise. He wrote n col.
umn daily. dealing with the political
situation In the state, that attracted
wide attention. These articles he
signed with the nom do plume Mark
Twain" which he had heard sung out
on the Mississippi steamers to let the
pilot know that the sounding showed
two fathoms OF water.
In March Of 1867. Twain" published
his first book. The Jumping Frog OF
calaveras County" The book made
quite stir In that part OF tho coun.
try. but only 1000 copies were sold.
II attracted the attention, however. OF
the editor OF the Alta California, who
sent the author out ms newspaper
correspondent on steamboat excur.
sion to southern Europe and tho orr.
ent.
His letters were published from time
to time. and In 1863 tho author TO.
viscd them and published them in
book form under the title OF "Thc In.
noeents Abroad" This work made
Mark Twain" famous and compelled
his recognition as Americas foremost
humorist In the first 10 months, So.
900 volumes were sold. and many
more subsequently. This was n record
sale for those days.
MARBLES Miss Lanadon.
II was on HIS trip In tho Mcditcr.
rnnoan that MARK Twain mot olivia
l.. Langdon Of Eimira. N. Y They foil
In love with each other. and In 1870
were married. Their married M. was
one OF perfect harmony and four chill.
dren blessed their union.
Mr. Clemens resided In Buffalo for
The state herald., 1910-04-29
REST AND PEACE
Fall Upon Distracted Households
When Cutlcura Enters.

Sleep for skin tortured babies and
rest for tired. fretted mothers is found
in hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
gentle amounting with Cuticura ONT
ment. This treatment. in the major
ity of cases, affords immediate relief
in the most distressing forms of itch.
ing, burning, scaly, and crusted hu.
mors, eczemas, rashes. inflammations,
irritations, and chaiings, of infancy
and childhood, permits rest and sleep
to both parent and child, and points
to speedy cure, when other remedies
fail. WORKOUT and worried parents
will find this pure. sweet and econom.
ical treatment realizes their highest
expectations, and may be applied to
the youngest infants rs well as chill.
dren of all ages. The Cuticura Rem.
edies are sold by druggists every.
where. Send to Potter Drug & Chem.
Corp, sole proprietors. Boston. Mass,
for their free 32-page Cuticura Book on
the care and treatment of skin and
scalp of infants. children and adults.
The state herald., 1910-04-29
Tlnsei Cloth for eridoe BAGS.

The latest development In bridge
bags is OF perfectly square shape and
can readily be made by an inexperi.
enced person. A width of novelty
open-work mesh tinsel cloth which
comes in both silver and gold. is first
lined with delicate tone OF blue.
rose or green tnffeta or satin. the side
and top edges firmly buttoned togeth-
or with twist and then finished with n
fancy edglng of heavy silver or gold
thread. Bullion braid. knotted into
Ave balls. ornaments the lower edge
of the bag. which is closed with braid
draw strings finished with bullion tas.
sells.
The state herald., 1910-04-29

The Fiji cannibal reluctantly pro-
duced n quarter in response to the
Lightning Calculator's pathetic plea
at the psychological moment.
IF you would only cut out the
booze" he growled. land pass up the
crap and dice and the handbook thing.
you wouldn't have to be touching your
friends for erub-stake so regularly"
"Ah! You're like SO many others.
my Philistine friend" sighed the
Lightning Calculator: at seems i'm
possible for you to understand the &C.
centricities of genlus!"-Los Angeles
Herald.