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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
co NTIN u E u |
FR o
P A GE O n T.
AMERICAN WOMAN
MURDERED

der. were made public here today.
One letter was addressed by Charl-
ton to Miss Catherine Scott, sister
of his bride, and the other to
friend of Miss Scott.
The letter to Miss Scott reads:
NV dear Kate: Your dear sis
ter and | have sprung a little sur
prise on the world around us by 60
ing off quietly and getting married.
You will undoubtedly be greatly
surprised as 'Audrey'-mon nom
d'amour-has told you nothing
either of me or of our plans. How
ever. YOU must not be hurt for you
and Laura are the first to be told
of our happiness.
"The past nine or ten years OF
'Audrey's' life are already very
much of the past and yet much
more so every day. We nave
planned to go abroad to be gone
several years, leaving some time In
MAY, which will further serve to
erase the memory of years which
were quite barren of everything for
her save continual struggle
against overwhelming odds in a
game which was full of everything
empty.
1--WE are looking forward to hay
ing you with us some day fol
Audrey has told me how close yor
are to her and her every wish Is
mine. needless to say.
Happiness is horribly inadequate
as an expression of our life to
gether and it shall be for life, too
Kate
The letter was signed Porter
Charlton" and audrey Charlton.
The latter name was written in q
different hand from that of the let
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DESERTED BY
YOUNG BRIDE

Deserted by his young bride of
but 10 months, II. J. Vermeer, a
Hollander, has appealed to the po-
lice for assistance in search for
her. Nermeer married the woman
in Holland, where they had been
sweethearts since childhood, and
came direct to Spokane after land
ing in the United States.
The distressed husband believes
his wife has elOped with waiter
from the Davenport restaurant, as
she had been working there about
three weeks prior to her disappear
ance and was last seen talking to a
waiter in the place Thursday after
noon. The Nermeers lived in Holly
wood addition and had little home
there. which they were paying for
from monthly savings.
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co NTIN u E D
r o
P A G F. O N f
POWER OF EVIL
for the wife to go to Spokane to
seek employment.

for the wife to go to Spokane to
seek employment.
She first went to work in res
taurant and then in lodging house
and the mails regularly, twice a
week, brought the tidings to the
husband and children oh the farm
that she was well and looking for
ward with joy to the time when she
could again return to home and hap
piness. About this time the woman
fell under the unholy gaze of a
member of the Spokane police
force, Officer McQuillan, detailed to
preserve the moral character or
the lodging houses Of the city. AT
first the advances Of the policeman
were slow, but gradually he made
Roadway into the woman's good
graces. She was unused to the ways
of the world, while the policeman
knew all the wiles and arts of the
deceiver's game.
After the woman fell her letters
home began to grow fewer and far
Their apart. This caused some sur
prise and m1SglvlngS with the nus
band and finally when the wife
ceased to send any letters home, he
resolved to come to Spokane for an
investigation. After some effort he
located his wife in rooms where she
| abided with the policeman, and
found the officer there with her
the night he called. The outraged
husband engaged the policeman in
combat, there was a terrific strug,
gle on the floor, in which the officer
beat the farmer over the head with
his revolver, the final termination
of the encounter being the calling of
the patrol wagon and the landing OF
the officer, the farmer and his wife
at the police station.
The husband was detained in one
room, while the policeman and the
woman were placed in another
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
WATER VICTIMS
FIGHTING MAD

sprinkler, and place certain re-
strictions on the sprinkling of the
parks and school lawns.
If the council adopts such regu-
latons and they are disregarded,
then the water shortage victims
will demand that the council re-
move the water commissioner. II
the mayor of the city upholds the
water commissioner in the contin-
ued permission to use the auto
matte sprinkler, in that event the
committee will demand that the
council proceed TO impeach the
mayor.
There was no water on the
North Monroe hill most of this
morning, none for three or four
hours last night, and during most
of Yesterday morning.
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When the sleuths of the water
department went up on the north
hill yesterday and placed a fine of
$3.50 each on 80 water consumers
in that territory, it was adding in
suit to injury. Some of those fined
have today refused to pay the fine,
and will take the matter to court
first if the city insists, on the
ground that the contract as to the
use of water has been repeatedly
violated by the city before it was
violated by the consumer.
The north hill water consumers
are now going into the water fight
with battle armo ron. Tuesday
night they will demand that the
city council again go on record
against the use of the automatic
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
MERIT AWARDS :.
PHENOMENAL SUCCESS

Red Cross Dentists perform dental services for over
5000 people in the past six months. The marvellous
results obtained are not from mere chance but be-
of their careful conscientious attention to each
detail of their work and the universal satisfaction they
are giving They are putting the highest class of den
tistry within the reach of all. They are making the
very best solid gold for $3.50 This crown is in
every respect good other dentists are charging
So to $40 for.
They make the very best plate, using the very best
of materials, for $3.50. This plate, in workmanship,
rubber and teeth used is the as other good den
fists charge $5 to $50 for They charge but % cents
for the absolutely painless extraction of teeth They
guarantee all their work for II years. and their gold
bond guarantee stands back of every piece of it, These
dentists are ready at all times to give their advice
and consultation and examination will be absolutely
free to all that to their offices, Rooms II to u.s.
second floor of the Galena Block northeast corner
Riverside and Post. The entrance is on Post street
An appointment for an examination can be made by
calling up Phone Main 54S.
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PUT IN TRUNK
BEFORE DEATH

COMO, Italy, June 11.-An autop-
sy today on the body Of Mrs. Mary
Chittenden Castle Charlton revealed
the fact that the woman died OF
suffoc alton after her body had been
thrust in the trunk taken from Lake
Como yesterday.
The postmorten examination re.
vealed that the wounds on the heao
were not of themselves sufficient TO
have caused death. There IS no
doubt byt that Mrs. Charlton wnhe
unconscious was wrapped IN cloth
and placed in the trunk.
Among the discriminating circum-
stances against Constantine lsmol'
atoff, a Russian arrested at Toss''
ano, according to the police. was an
inquiry he made Of fisherman con.
corning the location of the deepest
part of the lake.
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POOR BONGO!
HE'S SEASICK!

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ABOARD STEAMSHIP kAlS-
ERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA,
(via Wireless to London), June
11.-"Bongo" is the only mem
Der of the Roosevelt party that
has succumbed to the heave
and pitch Of the SEQ. "Bonso'
is TtheI RooseveIt's pet dog.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt is act
ing as physician extraordinary
to the suffering little animal.
The other members of the
Roosevelt party are in good
health and enjoying the trip i'm
menseiy. Colonel Roosevelt rel
mains on deck almost con-
st5ntly.
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After the police had heard the hus.
bands story he was released, only
to find that the police officer and
the woman had been released ahead
of him. The man made an immedi
ate demand on the police for the ar
rest of the officer and the woman,
but this was refused. He then took
the matter up with Justice Hinkle,
the police judge at that time, and
for two days tried to get warrant
for the arrest of the officer and his
wife, without results. Finally, as a
last recourse, he went to the office
of the prosecuting attorney and
secured warrant, but by that time
the officer and the woman, with the
connivance Of the police depart
ment, had fled the countrq, going
east, where they have since re-
manned. The officer, of course, was
removed from the force after the
husband had brought the mans
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
KING GEORGE
Is THE BOSS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, June 11.-Home
Secretary Winston Churchill is
said today to be much worried
because Of a singing rebuke by
King George. During his ma
jesty's reception to the cabinet
members at Marlborough
House, he discussed the polit-
ical situation with Churchill.
After the king had expressed
his views on certain matter,
Churchill is reported to have
said:
81 do not agree with your ma
jesty there" The king was at
first puzzled at the interruption,
which was unprecedented. Then
he grew Enthusiastically angry.
leave my presence imme-
diateIy,' he is reported to have
ordered.
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EGEQ HE BEAT WEE.

LAKE COMO, Italy, June IL
The active search for Charlton re-
suited in the uncoVering of many
other details in connection with
their stay here and at Motlasco,
The proprietor of the Suisz hotel at
Como admitted that he had ordered
the Charltons from the hosiery be-
cause of frequent beatings Charlton
is alleged to have given his wife.
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shortcomings so glaringly to light.
but as to punishment for such Of
lenses policemen seem to be i'm
mune. The husband, some months
thereafter, secured divorce in the
courts of Lincoln county, and ta
unhappy tragedy of wrecked h0
and blighted happiness was drawn
to q close.
The manner in which the case OF
McQuillan was handled is the man.
ner in which similar cases are IAN
died today. OF the q policemen
dismissed for irregularity, chiefly
immortality, since Chief Sullivan
took hold of the department, there
is not a record of single man.
aside from l.. D. Glider, being prose
cuted, and that action was insti-
tuted by the prosecuting attorneys
office, on affidavit of citizen. after
the police had used every effort to
keen the case under cover
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NURSE rs HELD UP

Accosted by lone thug,
armed with heavy revolver,
shortly after having left a Gar.
den Springs car at Tenth ave-
nue., Mrs. L. M. MacBee, a nurse
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. h.
M. Stephens, was held up and
robbed of a valuable gold
watch, a bank book and IS
cents in cash. Mrs. MacBee
stated that hte robber was
passenger on the car which con-
veyed her to the Garden
Springs section and it was but
about a block from the car line
that he commanded her to dis
gorge her valuables.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
HAMMERSTEIN BARRED
FROM RUSSIA
BECAUSE HE'S A JEW

PARIS, June 1t.-Dectaring
he had applied to the state de-
partment to attempt to force
his way into Russia. Oscar
Hammerstein admitted today
that he was barred from that
country because he is a Jew.
The refusal of the Russian
authorities to allow him to go
to ST. Petersburg is a hard
blow. he declared, because he
has imperative business engage
ments there wit hratists whom
he hoped to bring to America.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
WHAT THE WEATHHn
MAN SAYS TODAY

A storm center of much energy
over British Columbia has caused
rain on the north Pacific seaboard,
with high winds and thunder storms
in western Oregon and Washington,
Rain has fallen from the lower Mis-
valley to and along thevAt
lantic coast, caused by low pressure
over the Allephanies. Temperatures
in eastern Washington are consider
ably above normal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
CHARLTON'S FATHER
COLLAPSES ON NEWS

WASHINGTON. June 11.-Judge
George Charlton, father of Porter
charlton, the missing American,
suspected of the murder OF his
wife, Mary Chittenden Castle
Charlton, collapsed today following
the sensational reports from Como,
Italy. where Mrs. Charltons BODY
was found.
Judge Charlton asked the state
department to secure all obtainable
information and expressed the fear
that his son had met with foul
play by the person who had at
tackled his sons wife.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11

A big convention of the Train
Dispatchers of America will be held
here in Spokane June p, - and rs
al the Masonic temple. The entire
program for the meeting has not
yet been made public, but plans are
under way to give all visitors the
best of entertainment during their
stay.
Much attention is being turned TO
this part of the country at the pres
ent time by train dispatchers in all
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
GENERAL MAUS MAKING
TRIP WITH DOG TEAM

WANG YER BARRACKS,
Wash. June 11.-General Marion p.
Maus, commander Of the depart
ment of the Columbia. who has UNI
dertaken six month inspection
trim to Alaskan posts, is enroute to
Dawson, by dog team, today, accord
ing to information received here.
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HOW TEDDY
BOSSED ENGLAND
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LONDON, June 1.-THE influ-
ence of Theodore Roosevelt upon
English opinion, resulting from his
recent speech criticising British
colonial administration is believed
today to be responsible for the ap-
Monument of Sir Charles Hardinge
as viceroy of India to succeed Lord
Mimic. 1t is, argued that Roose-
velt's speech at Guild Hall concern
ing Egypt, in which he argued Eng
land to sterner measures has decid-
ed the government to institute
changes in India. 1t is known that
Hardinge favors the use of force in
ruling the Hindoostan peninsula.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
VANDERBILT WINS
COACHING MARATHON

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LONDON, June IL Alfred
Gywnn Vanderbilt today won the
coaching marathon from Bushy
Park to Olympia, 10 miles. me
marathon was the most spectacular
feature of the international horse
show. Vanderbilt was opposed Dy
some of the best whips on both
continents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
SOHMER
PIANOS

INSPECT our line of Sohmer pianos
il you want a piano perfect in every
detail.
The Sohmer has long been the
fayorite of many critical musicians
and ii will surely please the most
exacting.
The new quarter grands in Chip
pendale style are marvelously beau
tiful, both in appearance and tone.
We are exclusive western distrib-
utors for this great American prod
net.
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TWO BOYS DROWN
IN SWIMMING POOL
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RELINGHAM, Wash, June IL
While attempting to save the NE
of his 12-year-old brother yesterday
afternoon, Fred Knutson, aged 10,
was dragged to the bottom of a
swimming pool near Nooksack, TINS
county, and drowned. The bodies
of the two boys were found late IN
the evening, clasped in each other S
arms. They were stepsons OF John
Garden, farmer.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Clarence Henry Bangs, Spokane,
legal, and Gail Fairchild, Spo-
kane, legal.
Walter l.. Benkert, Spokane, "a,
and Josephine Warren, Spokane
10.
John Paterson, Spokane, legal,
and Dena Davidson, Chicago, legal.
John Poletta, Clayton, 81, and
Mareareta Domenica. Clayton, 20.
w. l.. Gross, Spokane, 20, and
Violette Hindman. Spokane, 10.
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BUILDING PERMITS.

w. f. Wead. $4,000 story and a
half frame, E303 Twentythird ave-
nue..
James A. Aud, 1902 Knox avenue
J. o. Skidmore, $3.50 one story
frame, ETA Wabash avenue.
J. w. Mortimer, $4,000 two story
frame, S1S29 Perry street.
Emma Miller, 500 frame, 1911
Mansfield avenue.
H. l.. Healy, 5000 frame, E410S
Twenty-sixth avenue.
]. l.. Bryan, 5000 frame, sos Wei
lesley avenue.
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40 INJURED
IN CYCLONE
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TYLER, Tex, June lit is re-
ported that forty persons were in
jured, some fatally, in a @cycline
which swept the country near Ty-
Ter late yesterday Wires have been
down following the storm, and de-
tails of the damage, which is re-
ported heavy, have not yet been
received.
1t is reported that a number OF
small villages were visited by the
storm. Crops were also heavily
damaged
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
MRS. HARTMAN
HAS COUNTRY HOME
FOR WORKING GIRLS

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MIDDLETON, N. Y, June II.
A horde of workmen was en-
pIoyed today to make aItera-
tons to the Mountain Top hotel
roperty, near Arden, which was
recently purchased by Mrs. E.
n. Hartman to be used as a
country home for New York
working girls. Mrs. Hartman
plans to accommodate hundreds
of poor girls who cannot afford
to live out of New York during
the summer.
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NEW YORK, June 11.-The
Northwest corporation Of PhiladeI.
phia has disposed Of it's gas and
electric traction companies to the
American Power & Light CO. The
deal involves gas properties at
Walia WaIIa, WASH, North Yakima,
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TRAIN DLSPATCHERS TO
HOLD CONVENTION HERE

parts of the United States because
of the use of the telephone in this
line of work on the Great Northern.
The telephone has been under tI1ai
on the Spokane division for several
weeks now and is said to be giving
excellent service and has cut out
three dispatchers between kallspeil,
Mont. and LeavCnworth, Wash.
Should this system finally supplant
the telegraph, hundreds of train
dispatchers throughout the country
will be thrown out Of employment.
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TO EXPLAIN IMPRISONMENT
OF MEXICAN REFUGEES
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WASHINGTON, June ll.-Asslst-
ant Attorney General Oscar LAWYER
will be summoned before the house
rules committee soon to tell why ne
imprisoned Mexican refugees when
he was United States district attor-
ney at Los Angeles.
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AUTO MAY BE IN RIVER.
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PORTLAND, Ore, June IA
red touring car going from Portland
toward Vancouver early today is be-
lieved to have broken through the
trestis over the Columbia river and
plunged into the current with It's
|ioAA oe human freight.
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BIRTHS.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Swan,
E920 Sixteenth avenue, June 6, a
daughter.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Klein,
E2217 Cataldo avenue, June 8. a
daughter.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Carlisle.
1855 Summit boulevard. June 8. a
son.
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VITAL. RECORD
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Lynn C. Hammil, 25, Spokane,
and Sonoma Neville, II, Spokane.
William Kasper. legal, Lind, and
Hazel Wolff, legal, Tyler.
Glen Dashiel. 81. Fairfield, and
Leatha Blair, II, Fairfield.
Daniel l.. Firestone, 26, Spokane,
and Emma Kluge, "a, Spokane.
Henry II. Lewis, legal, Spokane,
and Ida B. Harten, Jacksonville, Ill.
w. G.. Holloway, legal, Spokane,
and Minnie Alexander, legal, Spo,
kane.
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A sentence of fron, six months to

A sentence Of from SIX months 70
u vears in the state penitentiary
was imposed on Samuel Pucket'
found guilty of horse stealing, by
Judge Henry l.. KEENAN, in the SUI
perior court yesterday. The nine
year Old boy whom Pucket was
dragging with him around the coun'
try was turned over TO the Washing
Ton Children's home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
AMERICAN POWER CO. GETS
INLAND EMPIRE GAS PLANTS

WASH, Lewiston, Idaho, PendIeton,
Ore, and light properties at WalIa
WalIa and PendIeton. The Athena
Traction line at WaIla Waiia and
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. proper
ties along the Yakima and Columbia
ricers are also included.
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TODAY IN HISTORY

June II, 1898,
Napoleon 90 k
Malta from the
Knights of st.
John of Jerusa-
lem. In those
days it was fire.
quently observed
t h a t Napoleon
had a t a k | n 6
way with him,
but M alt a he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Dover Orchard Co.. capital stock,
100000; trustees, James Chapman,
Arthur P. w. Linersage. ]. L..
Cooper, Brewer Gookin and A. l..
Williams.
The Hillyard Livery and Transfer
Co., copital stock, $25, 900; trustees.
f. b. Porter, V. D. Porter and Mild
red Porter.
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Robbed Of purse containing $50
by pickpockets while standing in
the U and l saloon, Main avenue
and Washington street, D. P. Miller
of Occur d Alene came to the police
station with his tale of woe. He
says the job was done by man six
fete tall, clad in a gray suit.
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could not hold, the English two
years later Selling the island OF
Maltese cats and crosses.
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Ter. The missive was dated March
20, 1910.
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INLAND EMPIRE
NEWS NOTES

KETTLE FALLS, Wash, June II.
"A large eagle, while flying near
here yesterday, suddenly fell to the
ground, dead. In it's claws was a
squirrel. and it is supposed that the
imperial bird was poisoned by eat
ing the poisoned squirrel. The eagle
measured nearly seven feet.
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WALLACE, Idaho, June 1.-Be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 feet of soft
pine lumber is being turned out
daily for the Diamond Match Co.
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NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, June
11.-Armour Packing Co. has
bought the Yakima Meat Co.'S plant,
including retail markets.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-07
PARKER LOTS
 INCREASE IN VALUE
REPORTS FROM THERE SAY THAT BIC DEALS ARE BEING MADE

PHOENIX, Aug. 6.-That the resi- dents of the town of Parker are firm in the belief that their part of the country is bound to take a boom and have every confidence in it's future is proven by the manner in which the price of land has already gone up in the past month or so.
 A letter was received in Phoenix this morning by a resident of this city from a friend living in Parker, stating that two lots situated on the corner of California avenue and First street had been sold for S3,00O each and that a half interest in three lots located on the corner of Arizona and First streets had sold for s2,100
 This is an increase of fully 500 per cent over the price paid the gov ernment for the lots by the original purchaser at the sale conducted al Parker a few months ago by Receiver Chas. E. Arnold of the United States land office.