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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
PLANS LA|D HERE FOR
SYSTEMATIC FIRE PROTECTION

Government and state foresters,
timber owners and conservationists
from Montana, Idaho, Washington
and California concluded two day
| convention here yesterday at which
plans were perfected for uniting all
these agencies in systematic CO.
| operation for forest protection in
the western states. The meeting
was the regular semi-annual session
of the Western Forestry and Con-
servation association, or which SpO-
kane is the headquarters, and a
Spokane man, A. L. Flewelling, is
president. 1t serves as central
medium for the local and state con-
servation and forest fire associa-
lions of the five states mentioned,
particularly to afford facilities for
cooperation with each other and
with the state and the federal for
est service.
State and government officials in
attendance included State Forester
G. M. Romans and Deputy Forester
w. C. Hodge, California; State For
ester J. r. Welty. Olympia; District
Forester C. S. Chapman and Asso-
ciate Forester G.. H. Cecil, Port
land, and Associate District For
ester F. A. Silcox, Missoula. X. w.
Douglas, Seattle, represented the
Washington Conservation associa-
ton. Other affiliated associations
represented were the Oregon Con-
servation, North Idaho Forestry,
North Montana Forestry. Washing
ton Forest Fire, Oregon Forest Fire,
Potlatch Timber Protective, Clear
water Timber Protective. Pend
dOreille Timber Protective, Occur
dAlene Timber Protective.
The following officers for the en-
suing year were elected: President,
A. l.. Flewelling, Spokane; secre-
tary, G. M. Cornwall, Portland;
treasurer, A. w. Laird, Potlatch;
vice presidents. G. w. Millett, Kali
ispell, Mont, F. J. Davies, Occur
d'Alene, Idaho, E. J. Ames, Seattle,
Wash, A. c. Dixon, Eugene, Ore,
e. H. Cox Madeira, CAL; trustees,
J. r. Toole, Missoula, Mont, 7. ].
Humbird, Standpoint, Idaho, G. S.
Long. Tacoma, Wash, F. c. Knapp,
Portland, Ore, and ]. H. Queal, Nc
Cloud, Cal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
SPOKANE FIRM SAY
THEY were J0BBED
IN PAVING CONTRACT

At the city hall this morning 1t
was learned that there is strong
probability that the contract for the
Brownies addition paving will be
contested by the Independent AS
phalt company on the ground that
unfair advantage is said to have
been taken of them by their sue.
cessful competitor after the bid
passed out of the hands of the In
dependent and before the bid of the
successful firm, j. F. Hill of Chi
cago was presented.
Nothing definite could be obtain
ed at the city hall beyond the rumor
that trouble was brewing. When
the board of public works adjourn
ed yesterday afternoon it was an
nounced that the contract would be
awarded this afternoon. Yet the
board met at 10 this morning in
stead and awarded the contract be-
fore the afternoon session came
around. Fears of an injunction suit
is said to have prompted the action
of the board.
A call on the Independent people
failed to elicit any direct informa
ton beyond the statement by an
official of the company that they
had been "jobbed" He did not
specify in what particular he had
been jobbed beyond the inference
that the Chicago firm had a decided
advantage over the Spokane firm
when they filed their bid.
The bid of the Independent AS
phalt company was presented In
duplicate, one copy to the mayor
and one copy to the board of pubic
works. some time before the bids
were opened. The mayor was In
his private office when the bid OF
the Independent company was pre-
scented, and the bid of Hill did not
come in until later. Hills bid is
$1340 lower than the bid of the
Spokane firm on contract lnvolV-
ing half a million.
Another peculiar thing about the
bid is that Attorney Frank Allen,
counsel for Hill, also appeared be-
fore the city council last night to
plead the case of ]. c. Ralston. 1t
is said that Ralston has had CORE,
spondence with Hill before the
company came out here to make a
bid. Two prominent politicians
who have figured in a number OF
deals pulled off around the city III
the last two years were active last
night and were in conference down
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06

town until a late hour. These men
are friends of City Engineer Raj
ston and have been more or less
associated with him in the last two
years.
The bid of the Hill people carries
a somewhat exorbitant figure for
extras if many are ordered by the
board of public works. And there
remains a great deal of work to be
done as extras that is not clearly
set forth in the contract. For in
stance, dry wall is put in at So per
cubic yard, when conservative
figure is So per yard. The indie
pendent company's bid, when the
extras are taken into consideration,
is said to be lower than the bid of
the Chicago firm. A sewer to cost
$4,000 is included in the bid of the
Independent, but is not in the bid
of the Hill firm. -
Following are the bids:
]. F. HILL Chicago, $4,000;
maintenance five years. $3.50;
work to be completed by October /,
1910.
Independent Asphalt Paving COM
pany, Spokane. $513.400; mainte-
nance five years, $4,000; to COM
plete the work within six months.
Warner-Quinlan Asphalt Paving
company, Syracuse, n. Y, $685.
627.50; maintenance five years,
100000; work to be completed in
1875 days.
Mitchell Bros. Spokane, S552 900;
maintenance, $4,000; to be COM
pleted in eight months.
P. c. McHugh, Seattle, s587,140;
maintenance, $12,750.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
TACOMA, LIKE SEATTLE, III
WILL BE WIDE OPEN
(By United Press Leased Wire)

TACOMA, Wash, April 6.-Ta-
coma has followed in the wake of
Seattle and signified it's desire for
an open town" A. V. Fawcett,
who ran on such a platform, is the
mayor-elect today, winning by 800
majority over six other candidates
yesterday, in the first election I'M
der the new commission plan.
E. A. Lynn ran second in the race
for mayor. The total mayorality
vote was 1913.
Yesterdays election decides only
the mayoralty. In two weeks,
April 10, voters will again go to
the polls to select four councilmen
or commissioners from the follow.
ing eight candidates who were the
eight highest at the primary: 49,
Ray Freeland, Owen Woods
Nicolas Lawson, l.. w. Roys, w. P
Bonner, Maurice Hickey, H. j. Nc
Gregor and Clarence Parker.
The comptrollership will also be
decided April 10 between A. j
! Weisbach and John f. Meads, who
won yesterday.
Fawcett's election was an over
! whelming one, a total of $3.50 votes
being cast for him, compared with
1892 for his closest competitor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
LITTLE BOY DROPS
OUT OF SIGHT

Since leaving his home at 1913
Dean avenue yesterday morning to
go to the Bryant school, little Ken.
meth Hamilton, age II, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hamilton, has
dropped completely out of sight.
His parents are almost distracted.
fearing that he has fallen the VIC
tim of serious accident and that
perhaps he may never return. Those
about the school, 1t is said, cannot
shed any light on the mysterious
disappearance and the police have
been called into the case to lend
their assistance in a general search
for the little lad.
Kenneth Is described as bet
short. medium build, light complex.
ion, light hair and blue eyes. He
wore a black coat, black pants and
brown hat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
.ROOSEVELTS Alone, TO-
RETRAvEL ROUTE Of
HONEYMOON TRIP

journey from there to Genoa in an
automobile.
While en- route to Genoa, the
ROosevelts will stay three days at
the villa of Miss Carew, Mrs.
Rooseyelt's sister, at Porto Mau-
rizio.
Roosevelt plans to meet Clifford
Pinchot there, but made it plain
that neither he nor Pinchot would
have anything to say after the in
terview and that the correspond
ents will temporarily withdraw
from the party will not miss any.
thing of Importance.
Roosevelt was pleased today to
receive number of messages rom
editors of Catholic papers and from
several presidents expressing ap-
prevail OF his action in connection
with the vatican incident. He re-
fused to disclose the names Of his
CORRESPONDENTS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
BECOMES
FACET|0US

Former Police Commissioner
Carl w. Tuerke last night, after
the meeting Of the city council,
suggested the formation of a
down and out club, to be COM
posed of the gentlemen who
have been Canned" at the city
hall in the last year.
He said that he is willing to
take the craftsmanship, as he
was one of the first to be
placed in the ranks and was
elected to membership by a
vote of 9 to | in the city coun-
Gil, the sentiment in his favor
being almost unanimous.
Tuerke is having lots of fun
at the expense of his former
fellow officials and is enjoying
private life a great deal more
than he did his official station.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
CONTEST LIVELY in "MEE;ON CUTTING
SMOOTH PURSE
SNATCHER WORKING

One of the smoothest purse
snatchers that has operated In Spo-
kane for months Is now at work in
the local stores. The first report
on the culprit's work came to the
police this morning when Mrs. w.
F. Wappas of Hillyard came to the
station with story of having been
touched" for a purse containing
$4.35 in the SO and 10 cent" store.
Mrs. Wappas said she did not see
the purse snatcher and seems not
to have been absolutely certain of
how long her property had been
missing when she made the discov-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
CITY MARKET
NOW SEEMS
ASSURED
COUNCIL AND FARMERS FAVOR
SECOND AVENUE
LOCATION.
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
MATTER COMING UP FOR FINAL
ACTION NEXT TUESDAY
NIGHT.
COMMITTEE IS NAMED

II might be safely said now that
a city market is assured at the cor
ner Of Stevens and Second. After
a lengthy discussion Of the propo'
sition last night by couneIImen, pro-
ducers and those interested in mar.
ket sites It was practically agreed
that the proper location was at Sec
ond and Stevens, and that the right
plan was to try to make a deal with
J. e. Horton, who proposes to erect
a two story market building, along
modern lines, at a cost Of $4,000.
Horton was present and pre-
scented his views to the city council.
He said that other property owners
in the same vicinity were willing
to devote their ground to market
purposes as rapidly as the develop
ment Of the market demanded more
room.
Councilmen Mohr, Gray and Mel
son were appointed special COM
m1ttee to draft an agreement Win
Horton, to be presented at the next
meeting and submit estimates Of
what it will cost to erect the re-
quired awnings on Second and on
Stevens for the protection of the
farmers.
Under the proposed plan the city
will get the revenue from the wag-
ons on the street and the revenue
from the stalls and stands inside
the market building propert will go
to Horton. An effort is being made
to place as much control of the
market as possible in the city, so
that 1t can exercise a supervisory
function in protection of the rights
of the producers and the consumers.
The matter will come up for final
action next Tuesday night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
SENDS "TATERS" AFTER PIN

MIDDLETON, n. Y, April e.
While laughing heartily at a joke,
John Williams of Highland Mills
allowed a pin to slip down his
throat. He hurried to physician,
but the pin had got into Williams
stomach In the hope bill may be
formed around the pin, the physi-
clan placed the young man on a
diet of mashed potatoes. If the ball
is formed it is believed the pin can
be removed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06

cry.
Spokane is visited at intervals by
the purse snatchers and the pick
pockets, who appear to be working
in unison throughout the Pacific
northwest. No sooner is there a
lull noticed in the business here
than the same sort of work Is the
subject of police attention on the
coast and other inland cities. This
work is believed to have been that
of one of the regulars" and 1t is
generally we'll to be on the lookout
for several weeks after the first
case is repOrted,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06

The board of trustees Of the
state normal school at Cheney held
meeting at the Hotel Spokane
yesterday and heard the annual re-
port of the school. The normal de-
partment has at present 600 pupils
and the total enrolment of the
model and normal schools shows an
attendance of 500 students. Two
hundred teachers will be turned out
this year. -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06

County Clerk Atkinson today ISSUED
the following marriage Licensees:
r r.. Leslie. Spokane. Legal
Bessie u. White, Spokane. -. Legal
John Bisset, Palouse. 40
Elizabeth McDiarmid, Spokane. :. .3s
r r. Campbell. Spokane. Legal
Matte Fisk. Spokane. Legal
n A. Pierce. Spokane. Legal
LILLIAN M. Noben, Spokane. -. Legal
George III. Brownlee. Spokane. Legal
Ella Brayman Patten, Portland. Legal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
TO SELL HARRISON MILLS.
nv United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased W1re)
OLYMPIA, Wash, April 6.-Ne-
gotiations for the sale of the old
Harrison mill plants here to P. NJ.
Johns, mill man Of Tacoma and
British Columbia, are practically
completed.
The plant Is to be remodeled and
equipped as one Of the largest in
the district. The mill was started
by O. H. Harrison, who later took In
w. H. Bryan, recognizing as the
Capitol City Lumber company The
mill operated but few months,
when it was closed by creditors a
wear ago
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
SKATERS REPUTATION
OF MERRY DEL
VAL
(By United Press Leased Wire)

10y United Press Leased Wire)
LONDON, April 6.-The London
Telegraph's Rome correspondent in
lengthy cable dispatch concerning
the "vatican-Roosevelt" incident
says:
"The affair has added great
strength to the campaign against
the vatican at a time when the holy
see needs all the forces it can mus
ter to resist its onslaughts.
THE general opinion is that
Cardinal Merry Del Val's reputation
as diplomatist is shattered.
Many gray heads at the vatican
are shaking sadly these days wish.
ing for a return of the days of
Leo's reign, when the game of d.
plomacy was played by men with
brains and not by amateurs"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
DOG BITES OFF BOYS NOSE

KENNEY, H., April 6.-Stamford
McGlone, five years old, playfully
jumped on his shepherd dog while
he was lying asleep. The dog
snapped at the boy, biting off the
little fellows nose. A physician
replaced the boys nose and stitched
it on.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
ANGY WANTS HER WAY.

NEW YORK, April 6.-Rather
than marry the man fler father had
chosen for her, Angelina Musicale
aged 21 years, soaked so match
heads in water, swallowing the mix
ture, and then drank ink. She will
recover
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10y a Staff Correspondent Of the
United Press.)

10y a Staff Correspondent Of the
United Press.)
ROME, April 6.-Desiring to re.
trave, the route taken "a years ago
on his honeymoon, Colonel 1heo-
dore Roosevelt today asked the cor
respondents accompanying him to
party and to meet him again at
temporarily withdraw from the
Genoa, April 10.
So strong is the colonel's desire
for secIusion and the abandonment
Of himself and Mrs. Roosevelt to
tender memories that even Kermit
and Miss Ethel will not accompany
them along the shores Of the Med
iterranean from Spezia to Genoa.
Colonel Roosevelt plans to leave
Rome tonight and will be out of
the public eye completely for a
week.
The Roosevelts leave at 1870 to-
night for Spezia and will make the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06

The Congregational Association
of Eastern Washington and North
ern Idaho is holding it's twenty
eighth annual meeting today and
tomorrow at the Congregational
church at Medical Lake. Rev. JON
athan Edwards of Sprague will act
as moderator.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
(By United Press Leased Wire)

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April g.
Archbishop Ireland today said he
was not surprised that Roosevelt
had called off the reception which
had been planned to take the place
of an official call upon the Method
lists in Rome.
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= The house this afternoon pass
. ed a bill extending the letter
. Thanking privilege to former
q President Theodore Roosevelt.
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= Call Of Massachusetts was the
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
SITS ON PIN CUSHION.

SCRANTON, Pa. April 6.-Mrs.
Dudwig Kellerman of Birch street
is in a serious condition as the re-
suit of sitting down on a cushion
that contained a long darning
needle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
KITE CAUSES FALL OF $50 FEET

SAN FRANCISCO, April EN-
tangled in the cord of a monster
kite which he was flying, William
Fletcher, II years old, was dragged
over steep declivity on Telegraph
hill and fell $50 feet to his death.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06

This coupon is good for $40 if pre-
scented before May 10 as first pay
ment on tuition at Standard Com
mercial College, Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06
Prof. Stockwell.

the sun on the side of the solar system opposite
est the comet will appear as large as the to u
StOckWell.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06

CURCOL will stop your
coughing without nauseating
you. It IL the best ADULT
Cough Cure made. We guar
antee it, soc.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-06

If your blood is all out of
order and you have no appe-
tite we want you to use
0AM0-CLARO on our guaran-
tee. 1t is very concentrated
and gives results. 800.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06
MILLIONS Of
LADYbUGS
TATE is DISTRIBUTING
THEM FOR POLICE WORK In
MELON FIELDS.

Los ANGELES. May 6.--Mil.
lions of ladybugs raised in the
state insectary at Sacramento are
being gratuitously distributed
among the melon fields of the I'm
perial valley.
Three consignments have passed
through Los Angeles en- route to
Ell Centre and other valley points,
where they will be turned loose
to browse upon aphides and other
insect pests that harm the melon
crops.
There are on hand In the insec-
tary at Sacramento $4,000, 200
lady bugs, Weighing in the aggre-
gate more than ton. These are
to be distributed free among farm
ers who apply for them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06
Radium Develops New
Variety of Primroses

COLUMBIA, Me-, May 6.-Ac-
cording to Prof. c. Stuart eager of
the University of Wisconsin, who
for two years has been expert
menting, many curious results may
be produced in plant life by the
use Of radium.
An entirely new species of prim-
rose has been developed by the use
of radium, and it has held true to
the new form through three gen.
erations of the plant. The color
of the flower was changed and
the leaves changed from broad to
narrow.
1t is possible to accelerate or re-
tard the growth of the plants by
exposing them to the radium rays.
Several seeds of oats were planted
in the same flower pot with tubes
of radium, and the seeds germi-
mated in half the regular time and
the plant grew twice as fast.
In another experiment, when
the amount of radium had been in
creased and used in bromide form,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06
STIR
ALL SPAIN

MADRID, May 6.-The mys-
terry of series of murders is caus-
ing considerable of a sensation
throughout Spain. Two years
ago a servant named Cea, in the
employ of Count OLIVIA de Gaytan,
a near relative of the Carlist lead
err, the Marquis Cerralbo, and be-
longing to one of the oldest fami-
lies of the Spanish nobility. mys-
teriously disappeared. Recently
Cea's body was found buried in
a wood on the estate.
Nothing could be proved, and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06
500 MARRIAGES; NO DIVORCES
IS THIS JUSTICES RECORD

DAYTON, Wash, May 6.-John
w. Holman; called 1.-The marrying
Justice of Columbia county," liv-
ing here, claims an unique record
in that among the 500 couples
united in marriage by him during
the last 20 years were representa-
tives of every state in the Union
and several provinces in Canada,
also that so far as can be learned
there have been no separations by
law.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06

His first service was at the
weddings of four emigrants, while
the 4S0th he performed was for
their two eldest children.
Justice Holman does not claim
his knot Is more binding than
those tied by clergymen or magis-
trate, but he believes the fact that
no divorce cases have resulted so
far indicates there is the high re-
gard for the vows taken in his
home town.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06
HAS 3 CHILDREN

SYDNEY, N. s. w., May g.
An amusing incident occurred at
the Coombungee Agricultural
show, near Brisbane, where prize
was offered for the largest family
In the district. The Queensland
minister of agriculture was pres
emit and remarked that the district
could hardly equal his own consti-
tuency, where there lived man
with twenty-four children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06
BOY HAS GAPS FOR
TOY PISTOL IN HIS POCKET

COTTAGE GROVE, Ore, May G.
a number of sacks were
missing from William Bainbridge's
barn he questioned his eight-year-
old son, Heston, and the DO ac-
knowledged taking them. The IA
Their proceeded to apply the single
when to his amazement the boys
clothes about the hips began to
smoke and burn, and before they
could be removed he was severely
burned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06
CHARITY FOR CATS
SANCTIONED

DUBLIN, May 6.-Justice Bar
ton delivered Judgment recently at
Dublin in a case in which the ques-
ton was raised as to whether a
bequest in the will of the last Miss
swifte of Dublin of $4,000 new
consols for the benefit of the Dub
lin Home for Cats was a valid
charitable bequest. 1t was held
that the bequest was valid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06

the count was liberated. One OF
the accused servants has made
confession. He states that a few
days before Cea disappeared he as
sisted at the secret burial I'm the
garden of the castle OF an infant
belonging to one of the serving
maids, OF whom the counts son
was said to be the father. Follow
ing upon this confession. the Judge
ordered the child's body to be ex-
humed. In doing this the corpse
of a young man was unearthed.
pointing to another crime having
been committed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06
OFFER REWARD
FOR MISSING
TREASURER

SAN IA MONICA, Cal, May 8.
BY the adoption of resolutions
the city council of Santa Monica
today offered a reward for the de-
livery to the officers of Ralph
Bane, the missing city treasurer,
and took the first step to secure an
investigation of his alleged de-
falcations by his grand jury. Bane
Disappeared last Frida.
A shortage of more than $19,-
600 was alleged to have been
found in his accounts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-05-06
BOATMEN
SOUGHT

CAIRO, May 6.-The authori-
ties are searching vigorously for
the Arab boatmen who recently
beat and robbed an Irish priest
and a party of American tourists.
Father Mullan and four Ameri-
can students wers being conveyed
by shore boats to their steamer
when they were brutality attacked
b. the men rowing them.