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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
HAS THE "DRAC'
IN CONTRACT AWARDS?

Who has drag" in the I'd Of contracts by the board OF
public the member o. tho
board prominent member OF the
chamber in city contracts went to Seattle
before
addition paving They tried
paving probably had objection but they first
had "the
regnns wardng and that else
had be question Is this other party?
This might interesting look for the property
want to learn how things around the city hall just
invoice
Big deals up Seattle Portland else
where and not In nqusve
porters hanging place
and that Is the interesting watch
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
| G O Min u E D
r O
P A G F. O n f
GET FULL PAY FOR
LEAVES

office four weeks. He lost no time
after returning in calling for war
rant 69,920 for $333.15, the time
he shad put in in visiting the old
folks back east
Councilmen Peter Nelson and E
Y. Lambert and City Clerk Elem
ing were in California for three
weeks, but were not "docked' and
found check for their January sal
aries awaiting them, SIS each fol-
the councilmen and 5000 for the
city clerk. Fleming, however, had
asked the council for permission to
leave before he went, which was
granted. And it should be said for
Lambert that he put in month as
acting mayor in December with
out one penny of extra pay, serv
ing the city in this capacity for SIS
per month, while the office OF
mayor pays $333.15 a month.
Councilman Dalke has now been
in California for six weeks. A check
for his January salary awaits him
and as he will not come back until
about March 3 another cheek will
be in readiness by that time
money for Dalke that has never
been spent" This $3.50 that Dalke
will pull down on his return will
help a great deal toward compen
sating him for the excitement he
has missed by being away from the
city hall in the meantime.
City Comptroller Farley, who
holds the city's purse strings, says
there are no limitations on the time
which a city official can absent
himself from duty and still draw
ray. He can be gone one month
or six-it is all the same, so far as
the law is concerned.
Mr.. Farley says he is governed
by the city charter and the ordi'
i,ances, and that when a bill is
presented to which no legal ex
ceptiOn can be taken that 1t Is
paid. BY an unwritten rule the EN-
ployes of the city in the various
departments are given 10 days va
cation year at full pay, but there
is really no law of the city govern
ing this.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
UNIONS TRADE or MEMBERSHIP
MAY Be MADE SATURDAY NIGHT

BY IL o'clock Saturday night, 1t
Is believed, all questions surround
ing the proposed trade of members
between Teamowners' union mo.
1O1 and Transfers union No. l20a
will have been settled. Should the
teamsters' organization turn over
to the teamowners union all Jcits
members owning teams and eligible
to membership in the latter orehn-
ization, and the teamowners' union
surrender members who rank only
as Transfers, it is evident that the
agitation for the formation of a
teamowners' association will die a
natural death.
The teamowners' union will profit
most by the agreement should the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
Score another scalp for City En-

Score another scalp for City En-
oineer RaIston.
Also record one more conquest
for Exshaw cement.
A. H. Cedarberg, the brainy
young Scandinavian engineer, who
had the independence to rise and
address the city council by request
on a question in which the inter
ests of the taxpayers were in
volved, has been dismissed from
service by Contractor John 7. Huet-
ter, who has made his peace with
the powers at the city hall.
Cedarberg was the genius that
furnished the estimates and did the
figuring for Huetter on contracts
which he secured from the city in
the face of terrific opposition, for a
total of over 100000. Cedarberg
was fearless and on two or three
occasions in public took issue with
City Engineer Ralston in some mat
tiers at the city hall.
fRaIston sent E. F. Waggoner,
agent here for the Exshaw cement,
and a close friend of the city en-
gineer, to see Cedarberg and urge
him to desist in his fight on the
city engineer. In all there were
two of these visits from Waggoner
to Cedarberg, but the latter an
swered that if his job depended on
stultifying himself he would first
quit. He was dismissed by Con-
tractor Huetter soon thereafter,
and now the troublesome young
Scandinavian is not on hand to
point out attempts to pull off deals
injurious to the pocketbooks of the
taxpayers.
In a talk with Contractor John
Huetter he says that he let out
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
WOMEN WIN
FIGHT FOR
3 NATIONS

OF course, there Will be a police
ratron-not one, but three.
A city council that would have re-
sisted the stirring pleas made be.
fore 1t last night by the ladies OF
the Woman's club would have been
t1ard-hearted indeed. And further
more, the women, through their
spokesman, Mrs. p. p. Stafford,
said they had the "dope" that indi-
Gated the need Of the matron and
would spring 1t unless the council
granted the request for the matron.
Furthermore, Mrs. Stafford told
the city council what she thought
Of their body as whole, called
them lot of turncoats, change-of.
front men, and said that she had
heard that some of them wore a
dollar sign, back of which was the
Washington Water Power company,
the Spokesman-Review and other
forces.
She chided the councilmen for be-
ing led around by the nose by Chief
of Police Sullivan. and asked:
'Who is this man Sullivan, any,
way, that you have to consult his
wishes in preference to what Is
wanted by thousands of taxpay-
ers?"
Mrs. Stafford ripped up the police
department from stem to stern, and
said that she had learned from UNI
questioned sources that women
prisoners were mistreated within
the walls Of the jail, and it was not
from the I. w. WIS, either.
II may be arrested for criminal
conspiracy in the morning for say.
ing this. but l am not afraid" she
remarked.
The council tried to head off
Mrs. Stafford by interfering re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
PRAISE CONN0RIRAP THE BOARD

The request of the board of pub
lie works for action authorizing
the installation of a central tele-
phone station in the city hall and
the employment of telephone op-
orator at $50 per month, provoked
some spirited remarks about the
board last night at the meeting of
the city council. The request was
not granted but referred to the
finance committee.
Notice was ordered to be served
on the board of public works that
it contract not one cent of further
obligations against the city with
out the order of the city council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

the bondage Of masculine serfdom
and will assert her right and indie
pendence to act for herself" I
Councilman Lambert poured oil
on the troubled water by saying
that the women were in earnest
and deserved to get what they ask
ed. On his motion the corporation
counsel was instructed to draft an
ordinance creating the positions OF
three police matrons, to work in
shifts of eight hours each. at a sal
airy of SIS per month. The club
women had asked that the pay be
made $50, but Lambert said wom-
an should not decencly work around
a place of that kind for less than
SIS, and his motion prevailed by
the unanimous vote Of the council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
ALLEGES DOCTOR SET LEG WRONG:
NOW WANTS $751; DAMAGES

M. Y. Jerdee has commenced suit
for $25, 141 against DR.. r. E. Briley,
alleging that the surgeons negli-
gence in setting broken leg caused
that member to become two inches
shorter than its brother. and Grip
pie the owner to such an extent
that he will never be able to work
again.
Jerdee alleges in the complaint
that he went to Briley to be treated
when his leg was broken in a
threshing machine, the surgeon set
ting the broken bone, and sending
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

marks at different times, but for
every question she had a ready an
swer in waiting. She brought
forth laughter a number of times
at the expense of Councilman Chas.
Mohr, who tried to butt in"
Following Mrs. Stafford, Mrs. A.
u. House, president of the Wom-
ans club, spoke, but her remarks
lacked the fire that had stirred the
preceding speaker. Mrs. LaReine
Baker, the suffragist leader, raspe1
the councilmen by asking what
right they had to oppose what wom-
en- wanted.
1--WE are not like a lot of chill
dren, that we do not know what
we need" she said. "The time has
come when woman has thrown off
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

him to the Deaconess hospital.
When dismissed from the hospital,
/ ten weeks later, it was discovered
that the right leg was two inches
shorter than the sound member,
and that the bones had not knit to-
gether as they should.
Figuring his earning capacity at
$1,000 per year, and % years as a
reasonable time to complete his
span of life (Jerdee is 40 years o1d)
together with sos for hospital and
nursing, and $35 for medicine, the
plaintiff asks for $25,141,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

A resolution was adopted by the
city council last night, on motion
of Capt. John Gray, commencing
Corporation Counsel E. o. Conner
for his able services in behalf of
the city and deploring his deter
mination to quit the service at this
time, with so much important mat
tiers pending with which he is ac-
quainted. He was asked to recon
slider his resignation and continue
at the head of the city's legal de-
partment.
1t is understood that Mayor Pratt
has already picked John E. Blair as
the successor of ConnOr
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

same be made, for in the teamsters'
union there are declared to be ap-
proximitely 80 men eligible to mem
bership in the teamowners' union,
while the teamowners' union is de-
clared to contain less than score
of members who can be turned into
the teamsters' union.
Committees from the two unions,
who have been vested with full
power to act in the matter, will
meet Saturday evening in Pantages
hall, and though it is said today
that there are a few members of
either union concerned who will be
affected by the exchange slightly
opposed to the scheme, 1t is be-
lieved that the trade will be made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
LATEST CITY
HALL NEWS

At 2 o'clock this afternoon no an.
nouncement had been made tendino
to disclose the identity of the man
VINO will succeed Teurke as police
commissioner. The action Of the
council last night in orderinq the
city comptroller to pay the ex-com.
missioner no salary after TODAY was
taken as cautious step to fore.
stall any chance Of the MAYOR reap.
pointing Teurke. In an Interview
gwen out this morning, MSyor
Pratt was Interpreted as beino in
favor Of some other man, atthouoh
ne WOULD mention no candidates for
the position.
FOREMAN Gilmore of the street
department is in charge of the
work department today in the alb.
sence of his chief, whose official
head got the "axe" at last nights
meeting of the city council. Mr..
Gilmore says that the worst flood
IN many years is expected at I'm
ION PARK as soon as the snow starts
melting. A large crew of men
nave been stationed there and are
blasting holes in the ground in pre.
pairing for the influx of water
which Is anticipated.
The sinking fund committee is
meeting this afternoon for the pur-
pose of awarding the $4OO. 900
water bond issue. There are about
six bids to come before them. The
committee is composed of the
mayor, city treasurer, city comp
troller and president of the city
council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
fSpecjaI to The Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Clarence
n. Mackay makes the following
statement: "The Mackay compan
les have sold its entire holdings Of
stock in the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co. A large part Of
the money, at least, will be used to
extend and strengthen the land and
ocean systems"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

tHc oIIiCe Oy Mayor FTdtt tnlS v
. morning, but declined. .
- . . . . . . = . . - - q
No more dramatic incident has
taken place in a long time within
the battle SCARED walls Of the
council chamber than was the re-
movaI Of Police Commissioners Carl
w. Tuerke from office last night.
In fact, the event was tragic, as
it spelled the political finish of a
man who for months has been the
object of more grief around the city
hall than any man that ever filled
like position.
The council chamber was packed
to the doors, as number of inn
portant matters We're pending
While people were expecting pos
sible councilmanic action on
Tuerke, yet it came in an unlocked
for manner and from an unex-
pected source, as not even the half
dozen keen witted newspaper Len
present had been able to get on the
inside of the little drama that was
about to be enacted.
With a suddenness that almost
took ones breath. the attack on
Tuerke was opened by Councilman
George w. Shaefer of the Second
ward. man VINO has championed
Tuerke at all times and voted to
retain him in office when removed
before by the city council. Shaefer
arose in a quiet way and asked the
chair for the right to speak to a
question of personal privilege. He
gradually lead into cool but i'm
passioned discussion of the visit of
Tuerke to Judge Webster's old
home in Kentucky, delivering an
excoriation Of Tuerke the like of
which has never been given by one
city official to another on the floor
Of the council.
During the progress of Shaefer's
talk there was deathlille stiffness
in the room and every word of the
Second ward councilman fell like
the blow of a triphammer. After he
had finished there was nothing left
to be said by the other members,
and the roll was called. With the
announcement of the results to I
for the removal of the unfortunate
Tuerke-there was an outburst of
applause in the room, in which
many of the women present parti-
cipated.
The, Shaefer motion was Sec
onded by Cartwright, who on the
former removal of Tuerke had sided
with the police commissioner.
Funk, Gray, Schiller, Lambert,
Mohr and Nelson were the others
voting against Tuerke.
Councilman Ostrander pleaded
| for letting the matter alone. on the
ground that it was one that did not
| concern the city council. Council
man Mohr asked that Tuerke be
permitted to stay in until the bar
committee had completed it's inves-
tigation, but seeing that he stood
alone on the proposition joined
with the other seven members in
the elimination of the i'll starred
police commissioner Ostrander
cast the one vote in favor of
Tuerke.
To complete the humiliation of
Tuerke, Shaefer had Tuerke's letter,
sent to the city council before he
went east. read, in which Tuerke
said that he was going on the trip
to attend to public business. Then,
after the vote had been taken, the
job was made complete by order
ing a note sent at once to the city
comptroller to shut off Tuerke's
nav
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
Shaw-Wells
Building

at 326 Main avenue. This will
be the largest floor space in the
city. 1t is the professors inten-
ton to rent the hall out three
nights week for lodges, etc.
The hall viii be known as
Academy hall. The Spokane So
cia1 club viii have a grand COM
Elementary opening Thursday
evening ca this week. All desir-
ing invitations call on the Sec
rotary at the hall any time this
week before Thursday.
The club has decided to issue
invitations to all respectable
people and all people of good
moral character and q years of
age and over.
The opening Thursday night
will be complimentary to all Pro-
fessor Graham's friends and all
those holding invitations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
POWELL
SUCCEEDS
TUERKE

1t Is understood at the city =
. hall today that A. e. Powell, =
= formerly inspector Of weights =
= and measures, will be appoint .
q ed to succeed Carl W. Tuerke, .
= the deposed police commits .
= sioner. .
. W. p. Woyt was rendered .
= the office by Mayor Pratt this =
= morning, but declined. .
Q q . q q 80 q y . Q Q - q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24

Don't forget Prof. Graham's
grand complimentary opening to.
night 1926 Main avenue. 49,.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-24
Professor Graham

is fitting up' an elegant dance
hall in the
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-26

such au estate does not suggest
poverty to me. Now l am prepared 10
interview the attorneys OF my wife.
the countess"
twinkle Of amusement appeared III
the blue eyes of MIR. Devine.
"lmagine you can collect do you"
he asked
II can make the attempt 1t depends.
l suppose. on what value Mr.. Hewing-
ton sets upon his word and whether Or
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-26

ENOUGH TO REVEAL THE FOREIGNER.
not ne Is willing to have his pleasant
little fiction as TO a defunct son-in-l la
exposed. What do you thinky"
Mr. Devine could appreciate audaci-
ty. He grinned
Il think you're a slick article" said
he. land ! should say you had got 'enl.
Looks to me as If MIR. Hewington
would either have to chloroform you
or buy you off"
Count vecchi INDUCED in a non
chalant shrug.
Il ask only what is justly due One
cannot live without money"
There's more or less truth In that,
count. only And Mr. Devine pursed
her cherubic mouth qnizzically "Over
here we don't make u practice OF chok.
ing our wives to get It."
bah" The count waved aside this
reference to his brief domestic career
Over here shall make my demands
through madame's legal representa-
tives"
You're Improving. Going to call on
them today?"
AS soon as | can get a message to
the countess and learn the names OF
her attorneys"
"Oh. ! see. Now. wait Let me
think that over minute" The Cher.
ub rubbed his pink chin thoughtfully
"You say you don't insist upon seeing
the countess personally: all you want
is the address of her lawyers
The count nodded.
Then I'll tell you what we might
do" suggested Mr.. Devine. Lets go
up and ask Timmins to find out We
can get to his office without being
seen. What do you say?"
The count was quite willing. He of
fered Mr.. Dcvine a cigarette in his
most affable manner, and when the
Cherub has rescued his straw hat
they started off through the maze of
bluestone walks for the stables
On reaching the office he left the
count outside and went in alone to
consult Timmins.
Ever see a picture of Count Vec-
chif' he asked Timmins.
Yes, Timmins had, but not for a
couple of years.
Take squint through the window
at the chap outside" said Mr.. Devine
did the picture look anything like
him?'
Timmins peered through the glass
"Yes, very like him, sir" he went on.
'Then that's him." declared the
Cherub.
Not the one that they said vas
"Yes, but he says he isn't Claims
he never died at all. Now, what do
you guess he's here forY'
Judging by what I've heard, sir,
should say he might be after money"
"Timmins you're mind reader.
That's just what he is after"
why. the sneaking, unmannerly vii
lain.' exploded Timmins. He ought
to be put in JAIL sir"
We'll, something ought to be done
with him. What's that little stone
coop without any windows down there
by the swan lakef"
That's the icehouss, sir"
Full up, is it?'
''Oh. no. sir; not now sir. It's very
near empty, l think"
Room for a cot bed and a chair or
80, is thereY'
Timmins grfnned expressively.
Plenty Of room, SIR"
How about air, Timminsr'
Excellent ventilation, sir. Has to
be. you know"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-26

Continued on page 81
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SEWELL

q Copyright. 1909. by Mitchell Kenneriey -
Arizona republican., 1910-11-11
SERIAL NO. 03197.
CONTEST NO. 1917.
CONTEST NOTICE..
United

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office.
Phoenix, Arizona, November Z, 1910
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Joseph F.
Gladieux, contestant, against home
stead entry No. 5213, serial No. 03197,
made April IL, 1905, for NWA section
IA, township N, range 4 E, G. & S.
r. meridian, by John G. ThOma, con-
testee, in which it is alleged that said
John GThoma has wholly abandoned
said land for more than six months last
past said parties are hereby notified to
appear. respond. and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
a. m. on January 26, 1911, before the
register and receiver at the United
Arizona republican., 1910-11-11
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Arizona and California Railway
company will be held at the office of
this company, in the City of Prescott,
Territory OF Arizona, on Wednesday,
the 18th day of November, 1910. at II
o'clock noon of said day, for the pur-
pose of electing a board of directors
for the ensuing year. and for the
transaction of such other business as
may be properly brought before the
meeting. Books for the transfer OF
stock will g be closed November LIST,
1910, remaining closed until Decem-
Der LIST. 1910.
Dated at Prescott. Arizona, this 18th
day of October. 1910.
(Signed) F. NJ. MURPHY,
President.
F P CRUICE Secretary BIN
Arizona republican., 1910-11-11
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE
COUNTY OF MARlCOPA, TER
RITORY OF ARIZONA
NOT MICH

In the Matter of the Estate of Charles
H Ferry, Deceased. Notice of
Hearing Petition.
Notice is hereby given that Harry
E. leighton. administrator with the
will annexed of the estate of Charles
II. Ferry. deceased, has filed in this
court his petition praying that he.
as such administrator. be authorized
and directed to sell all personal prop
erty belonging to said estate and
which consists largely of mining ma
chinery, appliances and equipment
Arizona republican., 1910-11-11

situated in Santa Cruz and Pima
Counties, Arizona Territory. and that
the same will be heard on Monday
the 14th day Of November, A. ID.
1910, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
of said day, at the courtroom of said
court. in the City of Phoenix, County
of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona,
and all persons interested in said
estate are notified then and there to
appear and show cause. if any they
have, why the prayer of said petit
toner should not be granted
Dated November 3rd, 1910
CARL CLARK.
blk Clerk
Arizona republican., 1910-11-11
STIRRING FOR THE SKIRT.

A novel trimming for the handsome
satin or silk skirt is a band of shirring
placed right on the bottom of the skirt.
A beautiful imported gown of blue satin
has three rows of shirring, each row
being about two inches wide 1t gives
weight to the skirt, as well as being a
decidedly pretty finish.