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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26

"A LIE NlIGEIT HAVE
LET THIS MAN FREE

Rather than become a fugitive,
Ibrobably with a price upon his
head, he sought out Attorney Win
tton to defend him and then, sur
I4Sndered himself to the police.
When arraigned before Judge
Mann, charged with murder, he told
Row, as a matter of attracting the
attention of Trublood, who heard
with difficulty, he touched him on
the side with his umbrella. Tru.
blood, was at that time sweeping
out the barroom, and, misunder-
standing the meaning OF Lockhart's
thrust. raised his broom as If to
strike. Lockhart says that he did
strike and broke his umbrella. Real
izing that his friend had misunder-
stood him, Lockhart says he again
punched Trublood with his umbrel-
le, and the old man struck him
a singing blow across the nose
with the broad brush with which he
was sweeping.
Right here comes the feature Of
the affair that may either convict
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
A SLEEPING +:
CAR ROMANCE

When Carl G. Bacon and Anna
G. Bowman left Denver a few days
ago, each carrying colonist tickets
to Spokane, the thought of mar.
riage had not entered the head of
either. AS a matter of fact they
were not even acquainted. r.
They met in the tourist car. Lit.
tie courtesies extended by the man
were appreciated by the young lady.
They fell into conversation and
soon learned that they had mutual
acquaintances in the Colorado me-
tropolis. From there it was but a
step to friendship and very short
step to a warmer attachment. The
result was that before they reach
ed Spokane they were engaged and
when the train arrived here yester-
day afternoon they sought the
courthouse and obtained mar
riage license.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon will make
their home in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
WALLS FROM
DIVORCE COURT

Two actions for divorce were
filed with the clerk of the superior
court this afternoon, and one de.
cree was granted in Judge Hinkle's
department of the superior court.
Marion Morecraft, in her COM
plant against Fred M. Morecraft,
alleges that since their marriage in
1903 her husband failed to properly
provide for her, used vile and
abusive language, threatening to
knock her head off and tore her
clothing.
Andrew r. Ewing's case excites
sympathy, for according to his COM
plant, Eta Ewing treated him in
shameful manner before others,
as we'll as when they were alone.
Then she just flounced out of the
house on September 1, 1908, and
has since refused to live with him
He owns one lot In Ives addition
in which he claims his wife has no
interest.
Bert d. Fargo was divorced from
Jessie Ada Fargo on the ground of
desertion, his wife having left him
eight years ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
Spokane's
Bargain Shop
For Piano Buyers

1.-THE Place to Buy Real Plano Bar.
gains is in Our Exchange Depart
ment."
In this department are pianos
from many channels at prices re-
duced in many instances to less
than one-half their original price.
Everyone is in good condition be.
cause the secondhand ones go
through our shop, where experts
give them perfect adjustment and
renew worn parts. Some are like
new and need no repairs.
Our splendid line OF fine pianos
gives us an inducement for ex-
changes not equaled by any other
house in Spokane, and the large
stock that We are obliged to carry
to accommodate our trade often
leaves us with discontinued styles.
These do not reduce in value, but
we are obliged to sacrifice our
profit on them to keep our stock
new and fresh.
The stock in our exchange de-
partment is constantly changing.
but you will always find bargains
worth your consideration. and Ii
you decide to buy we Will make
terms to suit your convenience.
In our regular line we offer
Chickering and thirty other high
grade makes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26

o'clock this morning there was still
$1,000 to be secured and just ten
working hours, making $500 per
hour. Through the courtesy of the
Taxicab company and number of
private owners of automobiles, gen.
erous use has been made of these
vehicles during the day. Members
of the committee will assemble at
the Commercial club for their final
dinner at $50 tonight. Should any
deficit exist at that time a system
attic telephone canvass will be in
augurated, as many have signified
their willingness to increase their
subscriptions if necessary to reach
the goal. 1t will probably be unwise
for any man in Spokane who has
not yet made subscription to go to
bed before the whistles blow to-
night, as there is a probability Of
his being routed out by telephone
and solicited.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26

Lockhart Of manslaughter. or cause
the jury to. turn him loose. q free
man:
with this blow I became fright.
ened," Lockhart testified, land !
seized the brush away from Tru.
blood and struck him q blow across
the head with it."
Doctors testified that the nature
Of the injury inflicted by this fatal
blow would indicate that 1t was
caused by the handle of the young
mans umbrella instead Of the
brush. Strangely enough, in this
instance, 1t might have been better
for John Lockhart had he testified
that he struck with his umbrella,
for then, circumstances would have
shown that the old man, who died
from the blow, was not unarmed
at the time, and that Lockhart had
some cause to fear bodily harm.
Lockhart has been bound over
to the superior court under bonds
Of $4,000 to answer to q charge OF
murder
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26

Should John Lockhart be con.
victed Of the murder Of Gilbert
TrubIood, the aged porter Of the
Arlington bar, his case may show
one instance>in which truthfuIness
caused man to be punished, When
lie might have Get him free. Tru.
blood died few weeks ago from 1
fractured skull inflicted by young
Lockhart, his friend, when the two
came to blows through the old
mans misunderstanding Of Lock-
harris intentions.
Lockhart fled from the city
thinking he had only slightly in
jured the porter yet fearing he
might be arrested for fighting, he
says. After a few days absence,
he returned to Spokane and went
back to the Cadillac hotel, where he
had previously roomed and there
for the first time, he declares, he
learned of the fatal consequences
of his blow
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
|SPRACUE FILL
HAS A CAvE|N

fill shriveled to the extent of leaving
goodly section of the roadway
nothing more than a crust.
The cavein occurred near the
west end Of the fill, on the north
side of the tracks of the Washing
ton Water Power Co. If there is
more of the fill in the same shape
1t shows that there are treacherous
conditions underneath, due to the
settling of the rocks. and that great
care should be exercised in going
over the unsightly pile. Had a
street car been on the portion of the
fill that caved in today it would un-
doubtedly have gone on it's side and
might have gone down the embank-
ment on the north side. The hole
left after the cavein was six feet
deep.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
INNER WORKINGS OF
BOARD OF TRADE
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CHICAGO, April 26.-An investi
cation which has been kept secret
for two weeks has been in progress
here in regard to the inner work.
ings Of the methods and manners OF
the Chicago board of trade, which is
blamed by many persons for the
high cost of living"
The rumor that federal investi
cation was in progress got out
among the traders, but it was i'm,
possible to get confirmation. Fin
ally the traders were advised that
Attorney General Wickersham had
ordered the investigation; that Dis
trict Attorney Sims is in charge of
it and he is going to stay in charge
until it Is finally decided to the sat
isfaction of the attorney general
whether Chicago really is resopn-
sible for high prices.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26

There was another cavein At the
Sprasue avenue filI today. Forum
ateiy, Il came at time when no
cars were running over the weak
ened part Of the fiji, and no one
was hurt. A feed wagon was pass
ing over the eaved portion just az Il
fell, but escaped safely.
This was a cavein and not a fall
out, as have been the other events
at this noted monument of munich
pal failure. Today no walls fell, but
the bottom simply dropped out of a
section of the roadway 20 feet long
and six feet wide. 1t is presumed
that the heart of the fill had become
affected under the general stress
that has prevailed there for some
time and shat In the contraction
which followed the interior of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
RAZOR THIEVES
GET CLOSE SHAVE

. Burglars who broke into the
. International Trading Co.'s
. store, 300 Front avenue, last
. night and carried away a large
. assortment of safety razors, Z
. got the closest shave of their
. existence. This is no joke
= wait till you hear the rest
q of It.
. They we're at work in the
. store when Officer Long came
. along. found the door open and
. stepped inside. He .peered
. around little but by chance Z
. did not find the burglars. He
. went on out, locking the door Z
. after him. 1t must have been Z
. some time later that they I
= made their exit through a rear Z
= window. Aside from the razors
. and the aforesaid "close
. shave" they got away with
. about $22 in cash.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
ANOTHER NURSE
| IS TEST|FY|NG

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April o.
Circumstances attending the illness
Of members Of the Swope family
were recounted today on the wit
ness stand by Miss Elizabeth Cor
don, nurse, in the trial of DR.. B. G.
Hyde.
The witness said that DR.. Twy-
man, the aged family physician Of
the Swopes, had destroyed all medi-
cines prescribed by Dr.. Hyde, just
after Margaret Swope had been at
tackled by commissions after taking
medicine given her by DR.. Hyde.
Miss Gordon testified that Mar
garet was i'll with typhoid when DR..
Hyde gave her the medicine. Soon
afterward she manifested symptoms
similar to those exhibited by Col
onel Swope. for whose murder DR..
Hyde Is or trial, and by Chrisman
SwOpe, the coloneps nephew.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
EXECUTIVE CHARTER
COMMITTEE APPOINTED

to the efforts to launch q commits
sion plan of government in Spo-
kane. They were authorized to
manage the campaign in any way
they see fit and to take such steps
as they deem expedient to get the
commission plan before the people
A petition has already CONS =
the city council from the men who
attended the luncheon last week,
asking that body to grant the
election for the naming of an Off
cial charter committee with
out the necessity of circulating
petition. In the event that the
council declines to take favorable
action on the petition it is prob
able that the committee will call
mass meeting to consider further
steps.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
1T IS NOW
REALLY MAY YOHE

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PORTLAND, Ore, April rs.
Mrs. Putnam BradIee Strong,
formerly Lady Francis Hope, is
today known as May Yohe, hav-
ing been granted divorce
from Captain Strong and given
her maiden name. The divorce
was granted yesterday by Judge
Campbell at Oregon City, the
grounds being desertion. Cap
tain Strong was represented by
attorneys, who filed demur-
rer to the complaint. The de-
murrer, however, was overruled
by the court and the decree
granted.
May Yohe was deserted by
her husband several years ago.
She had married Captain strong
after an international scandal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
HUGHES NOW
OUT Of WAY Of
ORGANIZATION
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(6y United Press Leased Wire.)
ALBANY, N. Y, April 26.-The
appointment Of Governor Hughes
to the supreme court bench and his
withdrawal from New York poll
tics will result in the reuniting of
the republican state organization,
according to leaders here today: A
working agreement between the
"reformers" and old machine men
has already been reached, it is re-
ported.
TIL agreement, it is understood,
allows the reformers now in the
foreground to stay in nominal con-
troll Of the party though they will
work in harmony with the machine
leaders. Governor Hughes will be
asked to approve the gubernatorial
nominee before he is named by the
party convention, it is understood.
so Hughes hackers will support the
ticket.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
WOMEN PLAN A
MODEL TENEMENT

EAST ORANGE, N. j., April 90
The construction of a model tene-
ment with an apartment fitted
daintily, yet within reach Of the
means of poor families, Is being
planned today by guild of society
women here. Mrs. John F. Fort,
wife OF Governor Fort, of New Jer-
sey, Is at the head of the guild.
The tenement and furnished
apartments will be used as models
and the guild hopes to induce the
poorer families of the city to pat
tern after the modern style Of eX.
terror and interior decorations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
MORGANS DAUGHTER
IS IN FRISCO
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 90
Miss Anna Morgan, daughter of j.
p. Morgan, today is planning to
meet with labor leaders here for the
purpose Of organizing the working
women OF San Francisco into a
league which will have for its OBJ
ject the betterment Of it's members.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
night at the Palace hotel, when var.
fous suggestions will be discussed
and organization will be perfected.
Miss Morgan has devoted a great
deal of time and attention to the
cause of working women through
out the United States. She also has
expended a considerable sum Of
money in organizing women.
Miss Morgan is here with her
mother and will remain for several
days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
WIFE DIES OF
BROKEN HEART

(By United Press Leased Wire)
SEATTLE, April 26.-Mrs.
Alexander Hoffman, whose hus-
band was killed last week in an
accident at the Union Oil Co.'S
yards, died this morning Of a
broken heart. With his brain
laid open and cut in places,
Hoffman lived ~ hours, while
his wife watched over his bed.
side.
When he died she became
sick and declared she wanted
to die also. Her wish was
granted. Already a victim Of
tuberculosis, her grieving
brought on a hemorrhaee and
she was found dead in her
room in hotel this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
CHARGE SELLING
LIQUOR TO MINORS

Gus Albert, said to be the bar
tender of the Washington bar, was
arrested last night on a charge OF
selling liquor to minors, and Rolly
Johnson, age 10 and Clifford Miller,
age IS, are held by the police as
witnesses against him. Both boys
are declared to have been lettering
about the saloon for some time, pro-
curing liquor under the pretense
that they had reached the age of
majority. Albert was released on
$50 bond.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
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NINE COYOTES KILLED
ON COURTHOUSE LAWN

. Nine coyotes were slaugh- Q
. tered on the lawn in the Q
= shadow of the courthouse yes .
= terday, the killing being done .
= by Emmett Green of Mead, .
y Wash. q
= The work of killing the ami =
= mails was not attended with =
. any danger, for Green had Z
= brought them to town with =
. him. He had killed the mother Z
. coyote and captured the Z
= whelps alive. He did not know =
. just how to handle the little =
q ones so as to obtain his bounty Z
. money until he was told Mt the =
= courthouse that he would have .
. 10 kill them. He was given n =
. warrant for $40 for his catch. Z
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GRAFT CASES READY FOR
JURY.
(By United Press Leased Wire.

CHICAGO, April 26.-Unless
there should be a change in plans
the Illinois Central graft cases will
be given to the grand jury within
the next few days.
J. T. Hanrahan, president, today
refused to make any public state
ment regarding the case, but the
detectives declared that the evil
dence is complete and that several
confessions are in the hands of the
president. States Attorney Way
man said that the case had not been
brought to his office nor had he
been consulted about it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
DIRECT ELECTION OF SEN
ATORS

(By United Press Leased Wire)
BOSTON, Mass, April 26.-The
lower house of the Massachusetts
legislature this afternoon by a vote
of 100 to SO adopted a resolution
favoring a federal constitutional
amendment providing for the d.
rect election of the United States
senators.
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TWO POISON FARMS,

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= KANSAS CITY, No., April
. 26.-Both sides in the trial Of
= B. c. Hyde for the supposed
. murder by poison Of Thomas
. n. Swope have been maintain I
. ing "poison farms" 1t was
. known that Doctors Hektoen
. and Haines had a place in Chi
. caao where frogs, rabbits and
= guinea pigs were raised. As
. sopn as the animals grew to be
. Of sufficient size they are I
q poisoned. Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
COSTS MONEY
TO BE HONEST

Honesty is the best policy"
the old axiom goes, but itcost
Frank Prick. an old German,
five good, solid dollars of hard
earned cash the other day to
emulate that teaching.
Want to buy a good bike"
a cringing stranger, with a sus-
picious expression of cunning,
asked of Frick one day last
week, as he met him on the
street. The stranger was push
ing the preferred article of
commerce along the street
ahead of him at the time.
What do you ask for it."
Frick inquired in business-like
tones.
We'll, the OIL wagons in good
repair, but l needs de coin and
y kin have it fer a W" the
stranger answered nervily
so, you need the money. do
you? Well, all right, I'll take
it for S." Prick agreed.
The sale was quickly made,
but the stranger had no sooner
disappeared when the old Ger
man began to grow suspicious
Of his bargain.
Maybe he stole it," Frick
thought, and. with that, he
turned for the police station.
There he learned that his bar
gain belonged to w. C. Clay
ton of 1928 Carlisle avenue.
Sure enough it had been stolen,
and only a -ew days before.
II guess that one on me-" he
muttered as he turned the
whool over to the police, but
I'm glad came down with it. I
don't want any stolen stuff in
my possession" The bicycle
has been restored to Clayton
and he may reimburse Frick for
his expense.
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. BIT OFF WlFE'S FINGERS 4
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. elSBEE, Ariz., April &c.
. Charged with mayhem because
. he bit off three of his wife's
= fingers, Nick LustiIIa today &C.
= cupies cell In the county jail.
= lustIlla followed the woman to
. a grocery store, where she had
. gone for provisions.
= According to her story, he 4
. wanted to buy liquor with the
= money she intended to spend
. for food. LustiIIa attacked his
. wife In the presence Of dozen
. customers.
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STORMY SCENES EXPECTED
WHEN DEPUTIES MEET
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PARIS. April 26.-Stormy scenes
are expected when the chamber of
deputies meets June l and dis
cusses the status of the French
aerial fleet. The long looked for
resignation of Minister of War Brun
is expected then. if it does not oc-
cur before that time.
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WASHINGTON, April 26.-"The
congressional investigation of food
prices has been planned as a de-
tense of the tariff law" declared
Senator William j. Stone, demo
cratic senator from Missouri, in the
senate today.
He declared he based his charge
on utterances of the great tri-
umvirate who ruled the senate. &"
The triumvirate he referred to is
supposed to consist of Senators
Aldrich, Hale and Lodge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
USUALLY FREEZING; NOW HOT
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ST. JOHNS. N. F., April 26.-An
unprecedented spell of hot weather
prevails along the Newfoundland
coast. the thermometer registering
IS degrees in the shade. Usually
the temperature is at the freezing
point at this time of year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
GLEASON TURNING
LOOSE CONVERSATION
BY THE RINGsiDER, MAX BAL.
THASAR,

THASAR.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.-
Flushed with his conquest of the
east, Jack Gleason was around
town this morning, turning loose
conversation galore about the big
fight.
Nothing to It," said Jack. "The
east is simply dippy over this thing.
All you can hear is fight, fight,
fight. 1t seems that every town in
the country Is going to send an ex-
cursion to Emeryville and it looks
very much that we will have to
alter our arena plans and make
more room. While l was not sue
cessful in making ticket arrange
ment with the railroads such as I
had planned, they have agreed to
disseminate information that will
make it easy for intending specta-
tors.
johnson? Oh! He's alright"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
"FRUIT GROWING As A BUSI
NESS"

The last Of the series of three
free educational lectures given un
der the auspices OF the jenkins In
stitute of the Y. M. c. A. takes
place tonight when Professor c. L.
Smith. the we'll known fruit expert
gives a practical talk on Fruit
Growing as Business" The lee
ture will be held in the Y. Nj. c. A
lecture hall and begins at o'clock
both men and women being invited
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
The boys Of the South Central

The boys Of the South Central
high school, who won the prelim-
mary prizes in the Grafton contest
on women's rights will deliver them
May 10 in the auditorium of the
school. Cash prizes of 500. SIS and
$40 are offered by Mrs. May Ark
wright Hutton. The winners are:
Eric Johnson, Owen Kilgore, Earl
Davis, Wilbur Robinson. Leland
Argall and Albert Schumpf.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26

An executive committee consist
ing Of the above named members
was appointed today by Frank H.
Walker, chairman of the commits
sion plan luncheon held last week
at Davenport's.
This committee will have full
charge of all matters pertaining
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
A steady imnroxeme

A steady improvement Is report
ed in the condition of Senator X.
A. Hutchinson who for several
weeks past has been suffering with
a complication of troubles. Mr.
Hutchinson Is able to leave his
bed for a short time each day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26

PORTLAND. Oregon-Portland
housewives are objecting to the use
of oil on the streets. They say
that shoes get so filled with the
oil that they have to tell their hus-
bands to take them off. SO rs to
save their carpets.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
SNOW IN FLORIDA.

PENSACOLA. Fla, April ga
light snow fell in Florida today and
temperature registered 40 degrees.
Early vegetables and fruit were
damaged considerably.
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Wy OHItcu TTcSs CcdSeu WTTe.I
EVERETT, Wash, April 26.-J.
w. Boyce, Is years old, an engineer
in a shingle mill. shot his wife and
then turned the gun on himself near
their home. He is the most seri-
ously wounded, but both will prob
ably recover Jealousy was the
motive.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26

Mrs. z. p. Gaibraith, who was
struck by an automobile Friday, sus-
tanning serious injuries is reported
as being slightly improved. Hope
is now maintained for her recov-
cry.