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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
STREET FIGHT

A fight on the street this morn.
ing has caused Harry Woods to be
held in the city Jail on a charge OF
disorderly conduct and j. Weitz.
man, a Russian Jew merchant, to
be placed under bond to appear in
police court this afternoon. Woods,
it is said, went into the merchants
place of business, ostensibly for the
purpose of making a purchase, but
he walked out without buying any.
thing.
Weitzman, so it is declared, pur-
sued him to the street, accusing Aim
with the theft of razor. They
mixed it right there and each of
them had their eyes filled with fists
in an instant. An officer came
along and lead them off to the bta.
ton. Woods did not have the rafdr,
however. ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
HERE ARE A. FEW LATE DEvEL
OPMENTS IN THE EXPOSE
OF THE POLICE DE-
PARTMENT.

Within the past week two women
have told The Press that while they
were in the lodging house business
In Spokane an officer now on the
force called weekly to collect trib-
utes, and that he received In this
one house alone from $40 to $50 per
week.
That they were afterward forced
to vacate this place because of
some more favored ones outbidding
them, and that after going to an
other location demand for tribute
was renewed by different officer,
q new man on the force.
Another party will testify to a no
torious woman, who made her boast
that she had no fears of the police.
making an appointment to have an
officer call at her room at O'Clock
in the morning; that the officer
called and over the protest of the
clerk of the house went to the room
and there remained for hours.
Another party will testify that an
officer sent in pursuit of man who
had committed a deadly assault
went to her lodging house and
there remained from until 1880
in the evening, when he telephoned
into police headquarters that he had
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
IS 2
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GOING To
CLIMB

Another body blow has been sent
right to the solar piexus Of the man
who pays for his meals at so much
per.
The restaurant men defend them.
selves in raising the price of meals
by saying that the price of things
they serve justffies them in the
boost.
The advance in the price of meals
is not a concerted move, it Is said,
and the organization to which hotel
and restaurant men belong are not
backing the advance. Here is the
way one restaurant man talked
about 1t to The Press.
1--WE buy an entire beef at time
and l know that the price has
nearly doubled within the last
eight months. Eight months ago
we paid 16 cents a pound for chick
ems. 1t costs us rs cents a pound
to get them now. In the period l
refer to pork has gone up three
cents a pound and there has been
like advance in the price of NUT
| ton.
But, say, that story about the
wonderful advance in the price of
kidneys that appeared must have
been written by funny man. l
have been in the restaurant bust
ness for good many years and in
all that time kidney and liver sold
at the same old price"
Dairymen served notice on res
taurant and hotel proprietors today
that they would advance the price
of milk 2Ia cents per gallon next
week. This is new departure, for
as a usual thing the price Of milk
is reduced at this season Of the
year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
G. N. BETWEEN
PORTLAND AND EAST
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(By United Press Leased Wirs)
PORTLAND, Ore, May 3.-An.
nouncement that this month would
see the Inauguration Of Great
Northern train service between
Portland and British Columbia and
between Portland and the east was
made here today by Louis w. Hill,
president of the Great Northern
road. who arrived in the city on a
special train last night from Ia
coma.
James J. Hill. chairman of the
Great Northern board of directors,
tired by his journey, retired at once
upon reaching the Portland hotel.
Today he, in company with other
directors and officials of the road,
are to inspect terminal property
here and discuss railroad develop
ment matters with his representa-
tives in this city. Mr.. Hill said to-
day that before leaving the city
Thursday he would make a definite
statement concerning his plans for
Oregon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
BIG JAP STRIKE

HONOLULU, May "a great
strike of Japanese plantation la
borers throughout the islands is
threatened. according to Japanese
leaders here today.
A Japanese in touch with the sit
uation said today that the laborers
are organizing and all will quit
work when the order comes.
This territory will be paralyzed
when the strike comes" declared
the speaker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
TRIAL OF A FORMER
PORTLAND CASHIER

PORTLAND, -e Ore. May s.
Charged with having embezzled
from the Oregon Trust and Savings
bank while he was chashier of that
institution, $4,000 in notes and
$4,000 in cash, w. Cooper Morris
was placed on trial in the circuit
court here today. The mysterious
disappearance of $4,000 in ques-
tion has never been satisfactorily
explained. The credit and debit
slips showing this transaction and
the testimony of w. H. Moore, ex-
president of the bank, will be two
of the strong features of the pres
ent trial. Seneca Fouts and Judge
Gordon of Tacoma are acting as
Morris attorneys.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
WOMEN
PAY $3.50 TO
CITY

Forty inmates of immoral
houses on Main avenue were ar
rested last night on charges of vag-
police headquarters in bonds Will,
in all probability, enrich the city
treasury to the extent of 500.
They were Japs, white women and
negroes, and all, with the excep-
ton of Lulu Luellyn, negro WON.
an. were released on bonds of SIS
respectively. The Luellyn woman
was compelled to post a bond in
the sum of s25 for her appearance.
1t is said she was found on the
street, which accounts for the addi-
tional $40 to her bond.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
ROBBED BY
MASKED MEN

Two armed and masked high
waymen held Carl Wilson of the
Liberty hotel quiet at the points of
revolvers, near the south end of the
Monroe street bridge this morning,
while they relieved him of about
500 his pockets contained. 1t was
about 2:30 a. m. that the robbery
occurred.
Wilson was returning to his ho-
tel and was about to turn off the
south approach of the bridge to
pass the S. A. A. c. building, when
he was confronted by the two dark
forms and a low sullen command
to put 'em up" 1t was too dark
for him to secure a good descrip-
ton of either.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
NOT UNITED YET.

When Nellie G. McGirl appeared
in Judge ]. d. Hinkle's department
of the superior court this morning
she thought that all ties that had
previously bound her to John T. Nc
Girl had been severed. But accord
ing to the findings of the court
there had been some irregularities
in the proceedings attendant upon
the severance of the marital tie,
and the. former decree was set
aside,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
BRYAN EVEN OFFERED
LEAVITT MONEY
TO GO AWAY
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oHttCu LSdSVo
LINCOLN, Neb., May 3.-Simul-
taneously with the announcement
by VIM. j. Bryan that his daughter,
Ruth Bryan Leavitt, was married
at 10 o'clock today to Lieutenant
Reginald Altman Owen of the Brit
ish Royal Engineers, came a state
ment by T. S. Allen. Bryan's
brother-in-law, scoring Homer
Leavitt, the brides former hus-
band. Allen said:
1.-The assertion that Leavitt was
asked by Mr.. Bryan to marry Ruth
is so baseless as to be unworthy
of reply. Leavitt, in fact, invaded
the Bryan home and courted the
impetuous girl of II over the re-
peated protests of her parents:
Bryan even offered Leavitt
money if he would go away"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
C NJ THU E D
r q
p A Q f o N E
GENTLE" METHODS

on since the first of February, and
EAave been trying to make an honest
living. My wife has worked some
since we came to town, but has not
kbeen able to do much because Of
poor health. That these statements
|are true we can show by recon-
'mendations running years back, if
Enecessarv.
When officers Dial and Warner
came to our room, they seemed sur
prised that there was a woman
there. Warner at once set my wife
down as being an improper char
acter, and asked us If We were mar
ried. We said we were and showed
him a little book the minister gave
us, but we did not have our mar.
riage certificate. Warner looked at
the book and threw 1t on the table,
saying 1t was not worth damn. He
told us we had gone up town and
procured that book and got JUS
tice Of the peace to make the entry.
in it for few dollars for a bluff.
We proved to him that we were
married and exhibited check for
$3.50, given to us jointly by the
Western Union Telegraph company.
Warner told US we were liars and
said ne knew us from away back.
He said he knew what we had been
doing before we came to Spokane,
although we have been in the west
,, for a few months. He charged my
wife with "rustling" for a living and
l was profiting from her earnings.
in spite of the fact that the check
| exhibited to him was issued for
labor for a telegraph company. l
resented this accusation and told
Warner so in plain words. Warner
then jumped up, In fit Of wrath,
and making a movement toward me,
said:
Don't you talk back to me; I'll
give you people dose of it you will
never forget"
Dial was at this time absent from
the room, and Warner then told us
to prepare to go to the station. We
asked him II we were under arrest,
and he said no; that he wanted to
| take us down to the station to in
lvestigate. He repeated a number of
times that we were not married and
| that he would show us. We had
supper about ready to serve, and
asked him for permission to remain
and partake Of it, but he refused,
saying that we could eat when we
came back.
We were detained at the police
station two hours without any
charge against us and Sergt. Dial,
from an adjoining room, stuck his
head in from the booking window
and shouted out to the desk officer
in sort of Simon Legree tone OF
voice, book these people,"
l asked him what they were 60
/ ing to book us for and Dial said:
! Il don't know, you will find out
in the morning"
! Our names were entered on the
books but no charge was placed
sagainst us l asked Dial if we could
lgive a bond, to which he replied
lin gruff tone of voice:
"You can If you don't be all
night about it. l would rather
see you go before the judge and get
Ewhat is coming to you"
While we were being booked. a
crowd Of men, some of them city
firemen and other hangerson, were
permitted to laugh and jeer and
make remarks to us. To them Mrs
Davis said:
ooh you needn't laugh and make
| fun of me- l am innocent"
Then they yelled. "Oh you kid
We presumed that is the usual fate
accorded women prisoners at the
Spokane police station. Frank
| Davis. Mrs. Frank Davis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
MRS, DAVIS CALLS

"The next morning at 10 o'clock
I called at the Jail to see my hus-
band. I told the officer at the
desk I wanted to see Mr.. Davis
and he replied, Who in the hell
is he?' Two women were behind
the desk at the time When I told
them that my husband had been
arrested during the night and that
wanted to see him they replied,
this Is the hell of time of day
to come and see him / remarked,
excuse me, I did not mean to in
suit you by asking you a question.
"At 1:4O p. m. had bondsman
but it actually took seven hours
work and four trips to the Jail to
secure his release, and then it was
only accomplished by threat of
habeas corpus by our attorney If
my husband was not released in
20 minutes. Mrs. Frank Davis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
FLANNERY ARRAIGNED

SAN RAFAEL, Cal. May s.
Harry p. Flannery, former presi.
dent Of the San Francisco police
commission, arrived at San Rafeal
today, to be arraigned on the indict
ment charging him with grand
larceny. The former commissioner
arrived early, reaching San Rafeal
in company with his attorney
George A. Knight. and with Attor'
neys Frank Gould and Charles A.
Hpggprty
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
NOTHING LESS
THAN NATIONAL
DISGRACE"

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. PHILADELPHIA, May s. .
. Believing that the Jeffries- =
. johnson fight will be "noth- =
. ing less than a national dis. .
. grace" the Methodist preach .
. ers' association here today .
. adopted the following resolu- .
q tions: Q
. Resolved, That the per- .
. mission of this fight can be .
. regarded as nothing less than .
. a national disgrace and a Ca =
. lamity to the moral life of our .
. people. .
. Resolved, That the PhiIa. =
. delphia preachers protest .
. against the permission Of this .
. fight, and that they invite the Z;
- ministers Of all denomina- .
. tons in the state of PennsyI- .
>Vania, and In other states, to Q
<~unite with US in a protest to .
=. the. governor of California .
. against the permission to con- .
. duct the fight" .
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
REPUBLICAN, LEADERS
SAID TO BE WORRIED
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WASHINGTON, May 3.-The re-
publican machine leaders in the
house are worried. They find
chance for embarrassment in the
resolution presented yesterday by
Congressman Francis Burton Har-
rison of New York, calling on Attor-
ney General Wickersham for the
papers and data requested by At
torney Brandies before the Balm
ger-Pinchot investigation committee
and which the committee refused to
ask the attorney general to furnish.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
EMPEROR MAKES
A TOMB OF HUGE
WINE CELLAR
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VIENNA, May 3.-Though hale
and hearty and keenly enjoying the
prospect Of celebrating his eightieth
birthday in August, Emepror Franz
Josef has lately made arrangements
for his demise. y.
Beneath the Capuchin church in
this city Is an historic vault contain
ing the remains of all the members
OF the royal family for two centur-
les. But it was crowded, so the en-
perOr decided to make more room
before he had to Join the departed.
Next door to the vault was the
wine cellar Of the Capuchin monas-
terry. A part of that big chamber
has been acquired by the aged mon
arch and out Of 1t two magnificent
vaults have been constructed. Their
walls are lined with pure white
One vault will be reserved
for Franz Josef and his immediate
relatives.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
LOSES CASE AGAINST THE
SPRECkELS CO.
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MARSHFIELD. Ore. May 3.-R.
A. Graham lost his case against the
John d. Spreckels and Brother
company and the Southern Pacific
railway. The trial was finished in
the circuit court at Coquille yester-
day afternoon and late last night
the jury returned a verdict for the
defendants.
Graham was suing for a salary of
$4,000 year as manager of the
Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern
railway for the past II years, DUR
ing which time the railroad was out
OF his possession.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
JEFF HAPPY AS A KID
TO BE WITH HIS WIFE AGAIN

After beakfast he went for q spin
on the river and then hied to the
gymnasium. His work this after
noon was very light, as he wanted
to take rest before boarding tho
train for the north. Jeffries leaves
at $3.50 and will 60 direct to Oak
land. He plans to leave with Mrs.
Jeffries on the o'clock train to-
morrow.
Farmer Burns has received -
letter from Frank Gotch in which
the champion wrestler says he will
Join the camp on or about May Is.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
BLOW TO
HYDE DEFENSE
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KANSAS CITY. Mo-, May 3.-An.
other blow was delivered to the de-
Tense today in the Hyde murder
trial when Judge Latshaw overruled
the objection to the testimony of
Professor Haines. the Chicago
scientist, as too speculative.
Hyde's attorneys declared they
believed they could secure dismis.
sal of the case at once If Professor
Haines' testimony was barred. The
court, however. allowed the testi
mony to go before the jury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
HINDU LABOR PROBLEM.
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OREGON CITY, May 3.-Follow-
ing a meeting of the board of gov.
ernors of the Oregon City CONNER
cial club, President T. p. Randall
today appointed committee of
business men to confer with the
West Side Paper mills officials con-
corning the employment of Greek
Slav and Hindu laborers.
The recent increase in the Hindu
laboring population Is said to have
inspired the action of the CONNER
dni club.
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FRENCH INDIGNANT
AT AVIATOR
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PARIS, May 3.-Because he
gave England an option on the
Clement-Bayard dirigible airship
No. 2 when his own country want
ed it, Clement, the designer, has
brought down upon his head a
storm Of wrath. Frenchmen are
bitterly denouncing his action.
Clements only hope to get back
into the good graces of the French
nation, it is declared. is to have
Clement-Bayard No. 3 in shape to
sell to France by the time No. 2
goes to England.
Clement is at present waiting for
suitable weather conditions to make
the flight from Parts to London in
No 2.
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INHERITANCE TAX OF $64,97O
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 3-The
heirs of the late Calvin Paige must
pay to the state of California an in
heritance tax of S64,970.24, accord
ing to a decision of the San Fran
cisco superior court. The heirs
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$500, 900 FOR
MANS HEAD
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HONOLULU, May 3.-Dr. Sun
Yet Sen, with a price of 100000
placed on his head by the Chinese
government, is here quietly confer.
ring with leaders of the Progress
Size Chinese party. DR.. Sun is an
American citizen and bears the
enmity of the Manchus.
Although various viceroys in
China have offered sums for the
capture of DR.. Sun the revolution
airy leader travels without a body
guard.
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ROWARDENNAN TRAINING
CAMP. May 3.-Happy in the
thought that he will be reunited
with his wife tonight, after a three
weeks separation, Jim Jeffries
was as cheerful today as small
boy with his first pair of red-top
boots. The big fellow was in an
unusually jovial mood this morn
ing, joking with his road mates
throughout the hike to Boulder
creek and return.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
BAKERS STRIKE
is ON AT VANCOUVER
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VANCOUVER, B. c., May s.
After a mass meeting Saturday all
the bakers in this city went out on
strike today and a bread famine is
threatened, the master bakers say
ing that they have only supply
enough to keep hotels going. The
men are asking that the open shop
be abolished.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
ALASKA APPOiNTEES
NOT YET CONFIRMED

WASHINGTON, May 3.-On &C
count of heated protests against the
appointment of John Rustgard as
United States district attorney and
II. l.. Faulkner as United States
marshal In Alaska the senate COM
mittee today postponed action on
the appointments.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
BURGLARS ROB HOME.

While Frank Aired and family
were absent from home, 1928 Tenth
avenue Saturday afternoon, bur
glars broke into the house and es.
capped unnoticed, with approxim
ately SIS worth of jewelry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03

HONOLULU, May 3.-Halley's
comet was visible in Honolulu this
morning between 4 and 4:30
o'clock. A portion of the tail was
visible to the naked eye.
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SINGER WHO MADE "TA- 4
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Collins, a music hall perform 4
err who made herself popular
Is or 16 years ago by singing 4
Tara ra- boom -de-a," is dead 4
at her home in London. She
died very suddenly Heart 4
disease is given as the cause.
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An Eastman kodak worth $25 was

the article of loot secured by some
one who pried the lock from a
locker in the Pacific States Tele-
phone building last night. The cam
era was the property of w. Wryd-
blom of 826 Perry street.
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KILLED BY CYCLONE
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. persons are reported to have
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. by a cyclone that swept this
. section last evening.
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COURT NOTES

Judge f. Fl. Sullivan was crowded
out of department No. of the
superior court today and forced to
listen to motions in Judge Web
ster's department.
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John Rodgers, charged with at
lacking a 7-year-old girl, was ar
raigned before Judge Stocker today
and bound over to the superior
court,
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NEWSBOYS' DAY
AT CARNIVAL

Tomorrow is newsboys'
} night at the NJ. w. A. carnival 4
} and the little merchants of the 4
} street are to be escorted to
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CLENSo Massage Cream
will not make your face or
skin sore after using. 1t
adds youth, the beauty, to the
skin. removes blackheads and
pimples. We guarantee It.
zoe and TIC.
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SPECIALS FOR TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY
WHY PAY MORE

SANa-CLARo is the recog-
nized blood purifier and spring
tonic. 1t will remove that
tired feeling and give you
new life and energy. $100
the bottle.
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