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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
$4,000 NAMES
ONPET|T|ON

1t was announced today that 49,
900 names had been secured on the
petitions for the admission of the
Milwaukee and the North Coast
railways.
The names will not be presented
to the city council tonight but will
first be tabulated by wards and
compared with the list of voters
on file at the city hall When the
lists are properly arranged they will
be submitted. by which time, the
committee says, they expect to have
10000 signers. The names of wom-
Ell are being accepted, as it is figur-
ed that the women are equally in
terested in the franchises with the
men.
Those who do not care 10 answer
the question sent out by the com
mittee from favorable point OF
view are changing the addresses
and sending the cards to the city
council or Councilman Ostrander,
who is leading the movement to
have terminal rates inserted in the
franchise.
Mr. Ostrander says that he still
adheres to his original declaration
in favor of submitting the fran
chises to popular vote.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
AND
AER0PLANE
SHOW OPENS

The first automobile show ever
held in Spokane and Hne Of the
first aeroplane exhibits ever held
in the northwest was officially
opened at the Princess rink last
night before a large and apprecia-
tive audience.
The show, which is to continue
throughout the week, promises TO
meet with success. The central
feature of attraction in naturally
the Curtiss bi-plane which has been
brought to this city at a great eX-
pense. Last night when Aviator
Walter Donnelly gave an exhibition
of the workings of the machine,
while number of men held the
craft to keep it from soaring, the
great volume of air propelled by the
propeller sent about so hats flying
into the air from the heads of on
lockers who were standing behind
the machine.
Tonight will be dealers night
the show.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
LADY RAFFLES

Gladys Leslie, the lady "Raffles,"
sobriquet earned in her connec-
ton with the burglary of the G. F..
Jackson residence out on Bridge
port avenue, March 4, was SEN
fenced to an indeterminate term of
six months to Is years in the peni-
Tertiary this morning. Confronted
by the imposing lot of evidence the
police and state had piled up
against her, Gladys Leslie, a
woman Of considerable beauty,
broke down in tears, and pleaded
guilty to a charge of concealing
stolen property.
The woman claims to be an artist
and by some is said to be possessed
of more than ordinary talent. Her
associations here in Spokane are
declared to have been generally
with a questionable element
Charles Barnett and George Fisher
arrested with the woman, are to be
tried on a charge of burglary in the
near future.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
9 O N tt N u F. D
r o
p A G F. Q N f
ATTACKS TAFT ON

ing of the federal incorporation
bill until a more convenient ses-
sion.
Even statehood for New Mexico
and Arizona, it is commonly re-
ported. is about to be forced to
walk the plank, while the presi-
dents plan to amend the antitrust
act has already become a part of
ancient history.
These measures were promised
by the republican platform or orig
mated with and were supported
by the greatest insurgent of ALL
the man who taught the insurgents
how to insurge, who walked off the
republican reservation with the
greatest disregard for results, who
more than any other man was re-
spOnsible for the present chief ex-
ecutive, and man who left as a
legacy to the incoming administra-
ton an unfinished program, which
the republican platform contained
promises to complete"
Discussing President Taft's re-
cent speech on the tariff, Palmer
said:
IF Taft was but half as anxious
to save the workingman' pennies
by cheaper cotton goods as he was
to save the steel trust by dumping
raw materials into the mills at re-
duced cost he would have en-
shrined his name in the hearts of
the poor and his praises would not
be sung in the counting houses of
protected wealth.
He might have won the plaudits
of the home builders if he had
not purchased the Wanted but in
significant reduction in the lum-
Der tariff at the price of a trade
war with Canada, now all to i'm
minent.
IF he had given thought to the
millions of shivering poor who
must now pay from third to a
half more in price for woolens, the
party would have lost the generous
contributions of the VESTS sheep
trust"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
LABOR COMMITTEE WAS
ACTING ON INSTRUCTIONS

Regarding the frequent asser.
lions that the committee of fifteen
in its campaign was not represent.
ing organized labor and that some
of the members exceeded their
authority, The Press gives below
the real truth about this cam.
paign; it is official and exact and
is given to make it useless for any
further fancy lying to be done by
political organs seeking to bolster
up a crooked official clique.
On February % the Central La.
Dor council voted to demand in
creased wages for city laborers
and three police matrons. The
council also instructed the presi.
dent to appoint a committee of
fifteen to have full charge of the
campaign, to present labor's de-
mands to the council and to get up
a demonstration on March 8. The
chairman appointed the following
committee: w. Horn, w. j.
Coates, Byron Vickerage, Fred
Cardamone, ]. w Gimson, J. c.
Gordon, w. j. Sullivan, w. A.
Cliff, Thomas Ivey, w. R. Owen,
Robert Ronald, H. L. Hughes, d.
c. Coates, A. w. Swenson and H.
A. Jarvis.
That same evening this commit
tee met and chose ID. G. Coates as
chairman, he being absent at the
time. The committee also author
i'm, tn loh IA
mands to the city council, which
was done on that night of March
s, when he was elected by two de-
tectiveS at the request of the
president of the council.
But before, on the night before
March s, the committee reported
back to the labor council and re.
ceived not only its unanimous APP.
proval of the campaign as begun,
but instructions to go ahead and
do exactly what was done, even to
selecting the street speakers.
Then, on March IA, the commit
tee reported to the central council
again, and that body unanimously
ordered the committee to go ahead
and demand of the council an in
vestigating committee of seven
for the Jail probing and three po-
lice matrons, and these demands
also were presented by the COM
mittee to the council per instruc.
ton.
Finally, last night the council
placed for the fourth time its in
dorsement of every act of the com
mittee and of its chairman, thus
settling the various false reports
that had been maliciously circu-
lated by almost all labor leaders
working fox the city administra-
ton.
At no time since the campaign
began on the city hall has any
member of the committee of fiji
teen acted without the full knowl-
edge and authorization of the en-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
GARFIELD co.
SCRAP SHIFTS
TO SPOKANE
FORMER EDITOR AND ATTOR-
NEY RENEW HOSTiLITIES IN
THIS CITY.

M. O. Fitzmaurice, a former Gar
field county newspaper man, thinks
that there is not much justice III
the courts of Spokane. About
three months ago." said Fitzmau-
rice, Il was set on and beaten by
lot of paid thugs and then de-
feated in my application for final
citizenship papers on evidence
brought out by Atwood G. Kirby,
former Garfield county attorney,
now, residing in Spokane. Kirby
has used every manner OF unfair
and discreditable means to cause
me trouble, even to having his
official friends kidnap me in the
city of Lewiston on fa!se charge
two years ago.
One night last week | encounter
ed Kirby in the corridor of the Pey-
ton building and he cursed and
abused me. using language unfit to
print. This in the presence of two
women, for which | have two re-
putable witnesses. l went 70 PO-
lice Judge Mann to have warrant
issued and he referred me- to the
corporation counsel. Before John
M. Wiley | placed the facts, with
the name of the witnesses and he
refused to issue warrant, on some
pretext. There is no justice in Spo-
kare G, unless you starI in with the
ring. have fought ring politicians
all of my life and it is for this that
l have incurred the i'll will of Kirby.
The clashes between Fitzmaurice
and Kirby have filled some of the
annals of Garfield county. Fitz-
maurice had the farmers with him
in fight by the Garfield Standard
on the county ring. He was Oppos-
ed by Kirby, who had Fitzmaurice
arrested for libel at Lewiston, Ida,
and hurried across the state line
in a hack. Fitzmaurice has had
Kirby arrested for kidnapping and
on other charges.
This strife has been shifted to
Spokane county and Kirby scored
first blood locally when he had
Fitzmaurice defeated in his appli-
cation for citizenship papers last
fall. Fitzmaurice now has an affi-
davit by ID. F. Swensen a printer,
sworn to before Attorney II. M.
Brooks, in which 1t is alleged that
Kirby urged another printer, Ray
Shinault, employed by FitZmaurice,
to carry a gun and in case of any
dispute with Fitzmaurice not to
wait for the law but fill his body
with bullets; that Kirby exhibited
gun at that time and said that he
was waiting for a chance to get
Fitzmaurice. Steps will be taken
against Kirby.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
THREE BURGLAR|ES
REPORTED TO POLICE

Three burglaries, reported to have
happened last night, have been
brought to the attention of the
police
The room of II. f. Daniel, North
ern Pacific brakeman who lives at
the Person hotel, was entered and
a pocket book containing $25 in green
backs was taken.
A saloon conducted by BILLY"
Gannigan at III Washington was
broken into during the night. A
lead dollar, several machine slugs
and so cents were taken.
Burglars entered the saloon owned
by A. f. Diedish, 3l3 Main avenue,
by breaking through the lavatory
window Their net haul in this
place amounted to 20 cents, taken
from the cash register.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22

"At the present time feel that
the council is right, but they may
change entirely.
This is great question and
there are two sides to it. 1t is
like tossing coin to see whether
it will come down heads or tails"
When asked if he didn't think a
few words from him at the present
time, while the railroad officials
and supporters were circulating all
kinds of petitions in regard to the
matter, might influence a great
many people and help them to set
tie the question, he looked serious
for moment, then smiled and
shook his head.
Il can't at the present time make
public statement, but when the
question is up to me l will not
hesitate to express my decided
ODiniOn."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
LABOR TURNS DOWN THE SCHEME OF
Coutiu from
Continued from page one.

which will sever Mr.. Malony's con-
nection with organized labor. Ma
lony is another one whom the city
fathers have been depending to
play the political game and to rend
wide open the ranks of labor. About
the only thing likely to be rended
is Mr.. Mallory.
The disposition of every delegate,
with the exception of two who had
been induced to come to the rescue
of McElvoy. was to stand by the
committee of Is, to stand for a
prosecution of the Jail investigation,
and to stick to the demand for three
police matrons. There was no
sign of split or of disagreement,
and from now on some erstwhile
labor leaders will probably keep
still, or else they will have the same
sad news conveyed to them that
was conveyed to McElvoy and Ma
lony this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
CRISIS IN
F|REMEN'S
STRUGGLE
1T is EXPECTED COMPROMISE
WILL BE REACHED WITH.
OUT A STRIKE.

(By United Press Leased Wire)
CHICAGO, March 22.-The
Brotherhood of Firemen and En-
ginemen and the railroad general
managers committee today are
considering a compromise measure
submitted to them by Labor Com
missioner NeiII. The railway man.
ayers announced that they do not
expect strike of their firemen.
Decision by both sides today prob
ably will definitely determine the
matter.
w. S. Carter, president of the
Brotherhood, was in session with
committee Of that organization.
Chairman. Nixon of the managers
held a conference with the men,
bers of his committee.
The far reaching effects of a
firemen's strike is shown by the
following outline of the situation
given by a prominent railway Off
cial here:
Number of railroads affected, 40.
Mileage approximately 10000.
NulIlUeI vi Ilcu lllueuldlely d.
fected, $4,000.
Monthly pay of men immediate
ly affected, S1,600,000.
Employees affected: Firemen,
wipers and all yardmen.
Principal railroads affected:
Santa Fe, Northwestern, Chicago
G. Alton, Burlington, Chicago &
Milwaukee & st. Paul, Rock
Island, Colorado & Southern,
Great Northern, Illinois Central,
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, North
ern Pacific, Oregon Short Line,
Oregon Railroad & Navigation,
Frisco, Union Pacific and all
southern lines.
Points in dispute: General wage
increase averaging II IL per cent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Charg
ing the billion-dollar United States
Steel corporation with a violation of
the Sherman and other antitrust
acts, President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor called
upon the attorney general today to
attack the corporation. Gompers pc
General Wickersham. Originally the
charges were presented by GomperS
to President Taft on January 26.
Taft referred the labor leader to the
attorney general
Officers and directors of the so
called trust are named in the
charges.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
RED TAPE UNW0UND

PARIS. March 22.-After wran-
gle between civil and military au-
thorities as to who had jurisdiction,
a court martial will be called late
this month to try two soldiers,
George Grady and Henri Michel, ac-
cuSed of numbering and robbing
Nine. Jules Edoudard Gouin on a
train between Paris and Fontain-
bleau last fall.
The crime was one Of the most
atrociOus in the police history of
France. Both civil and military au-
thOrities sought to place the two
men under arrest. Finally the mill
tary authorities secured precedence.
A mental examination has just been
completed by the medicO-major and
the men pronounced sane. One is 20
years old and the other is 81.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
WALKING ACROSS
COUNTRY TO KILL
GOVERNOR BENSON
(By United Press Leased Wire)

GREELEY, Col, March 22.-
Authorities here today are search
ing for William II. Williams, sup
posedly a demented man, who Is
walking to Oregon to kill Governor
Frank Benson, according to Jet
ters received by the governor from
Williams.
Governor Benson received an
other missive from Williams yes
terday and he Immediately notified
the officials here to apprehend the
man.
A search was started for
Williams, but he escaped. 1t Is
presumed that he has continued
westward.
Williams started on his walk to
Oregon from some point inS he
east. At various towns en- route
he mailed letters to Benson, &C.
quainting him with his purpose,
and progress toward his destina-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
MORE GRIEF.
FOR The {. N.

Failure of the Great Northern
railway to supply the Penrith Wood
Co. with cars, when the same Were
ordered, may give the big corpora
ton "A little taste of the same medi-
cine that is oftimes dealt out in CO.
piOus doses to it's helpless custom
ers. Under the provisions Of the
reciprocal demurrage charges, which
was passed for the protection of the
shippers after railroads had begun
the practice of imposing demurrage
charges for delay in unloading cars,
the Penrith Wood Co. has instituted
proceedings in the superior court,
asking damages in the sum of $1,000.
ThiS sum amounts to 81 per car per
day during which the ordered deliv-
cry of cars was delayed by the rail-
road company.
The complaint, which was filed
this morning, alleges that the Great
Northern Railway company gave no
heed to the plaintiff cOmpany's re-
quest for cars and failed to deliver
them to its service within the time
specified by law.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
BY PARA DALTON,

have been wondering, perhaps
you have, too, what Mayor Pratt
thinks about the railroad question.
When | called at the office yes
terday found the mayor Ak his
desk, his morning mail anS official
reports piled up before him. He
was busy writing when ! entered,
but he laid down his pen and
smiled as he greeted mo.
l told him was representa-
tive of The Press and had come in
to talk to him about didn't get
any farther. The mayor inter
rupted me by saying, 81 beg your
pardon" I know l talk very
fast, so l smiled, Mr.. Pratt smiled,
and l began again, more slowly
this time, by repeating that l was
a representative from The Press
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
Special Notices

NOTICE OF SPECIAL NETTING
To the stockholders of the Ger
manAmerican Mining Co.: You and
each of you are hereby notified that
the stockholders of the German
American Mining Co. at the office
of the company, 800 Columbia
building. Spokane, Wash, at II
o'clock in the forenoon on the 5th
day of May, 1910. for the purpose
of considering the matter of trans
ferring the mining claims Of this
company in the state of Idaho, and
for the purpose of transferring said
property to the United Lead Mines
company; also for the purpose of
considering the matter of disincor-
porating and winding up the affairs
of the German American Mining Co.
Dated at Spokane, Wasn., this sew
enth day Of March, 1910. German
American Mining Co, by c. e. Nit
chell secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
MAYORIIKES COUNCILS
STAND, SAYS PARA DALTON

and had come in to talk to him
about the railroad question, ter
minal rates, ETC., and to get his
views on the subject.
Il have decided said the mayor,
that l would not give my per-
sonal opinion on the subject at
the present time. The question is
now under the consideration and
action of the city council and am
sure they will do their duty. A
public expression of my opinion at
the present time would be a lack
Of courtesy on my part toward the
councilmen.
II have a personal opinion and
have expressed it in private, in
fact, would tell it to you," con-
tinued the mayor, and he smiled
again, but wouldn't tell it to
the public" Naturally he didn't
tell it to me.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
GETS AID
FROM ANGELES IN
BIG SHOW FIGHT

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, March %.
A new possibility in the Panama
exposition controversy was fore
Swallowed today when it became
known that six members of the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation of Los Angeles have been in
Structed to cast their vote for San
Francisco in the event of a deadlock
in the state chamber of commerce
convention that is trying to arbitrate
the claims of San Francisco and San
Diego as an exposition site. The
chamber of commerce several weeks
ago pledged itself to support San
Diego. Since that promise was made,
1T is rumOred the Los Angeles cham
Der of commerce has experienced a
change of mind, and for that reason
sent no delegates to the convention
that opened here today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
HAD MONEY BUT
DID NOT WORK

With $3.50 in his pockets. Jack
Hucko. laborer p years old, was
arrested last night by Patrolman u
rich on Il charge of vagrancy. Hucko
is said to nave been hanging around
saloons considerably and acting in
generally suspicious manner He
had not worked for some time, ac-
cording to the arresting officer, and
the police are holding him pending
an investigation of where he got the
$3.50. Hucko says he got it out in
the woods, where he claims to have
been working recently.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
GETS SOMETHING

Pleading guilty to charge of sec
ond degree burglary, Albert Green.
alleged to have entered the home of
Mrs. Mary Carter on the night of
February 20, was sentenced to the
penitentiary by Judge f.. III. ullivan
this morning to serve term or not
less than six months nor more than
20 years. According to evidence in
the case. Green secured nothing by
his entrance to the Carter residence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
COUNCIL MEETING

Another session Of the city coun-
Gil will be held tonight. The ques-
ton of a city market, the scrap in
the corporation counsers office and
a few other live topics are expect
ed to come up. Come early and
avoid the rush. The railroad fran
chise matter is not slated to be
heard, but may crop out in some
way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22
THE YEOMEN WILL INITIATE

All members of Homestead No.
1893 are requested to be in attend
ance tonight, March %, at 1872 First
avenue. A large class for initiation
will be present and business of i'm
nOrtance transacted
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22

pending on McElvoy to split labor.
About the only. thing it appears that
has been done is to split McElvoy
into small and anguished seq
ments.
AFTER MAloNY TOO
Then the council listened to the
committees report on Thomas Ma.
lony, member of the federal union
charged with violating the city
wage scale. The trades council
took precisely the same view of the
case as did The Press a few days
ago when ii first told the town of
Malony's stunts. So without a dis.
senting vote the council ordered
the union of which Maloney is a
member to investigate the charges
to take the proper action il they
proved true, and the council also
recommended that contractors and
sub contractors be made ineligible
to membership in federal unions,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-22

tire labor council, and nothing has
been done that was not precisely
set forth and ordered by the labor
council.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-09-23
FRANCE TOO FULL OF ORDERS
Government Shuts Down on Wholesale
Ribbon Wearing.

In order to uphold the dignity of the
legion of honor NJ. BRAND. the French
premier, has found ii necessary to is
sue strict injunction against the
many individuals who consider their
toilet incomplete without the adorn-
ment Of piece of ribbon in the but
tonhole of their coat lapel.
In France the Society for the Pro-
motion of Virtue bestows black and
green ribbon; the Last Farewell Life
Saving society, black and red: the Ma
tional Humane society, red, white and
blue; the Society of the Public Veal,
blue and green; the Dispensary of
Boyer, blue and red; the Pantin Help
society. violet with red edge; the HUI
manitarian league. red edged with
blue; the Polytechnic Life Saving So
ciety, red and white, and score or
more of other bodies give ribbons of
many colors.
M. BRAND, backed by NJ. Lepine, pro-
claims the wearing of any of these col
ors to be Illegal. although some au-
thorities are doubtful il the premier
and the chief of police could quote
any law In support of their action.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-09-23

industrial diseases and factory hy-
giene.
Then there are diseases due to indus
trial poisons. The International Asso-
citation For Labor Legislation asked
the Swiss federal council to take the
initiative in calling an international
conference to forbid by agreement the
use of white phosphorus in the manu-
facture of matches. Nine countries
have signed the treaty prohibiting its
use