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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
HOUSES
UNITE FORCES

John Anderson and H. S. Church,
two of the pioneer seed men of the
city, have united forces in a cor
poration called the Inland Seed Co.,
incorporated for $4,000. The COM
pany will do a wholesale and retail
seed business and will equip one of
the most complete plants in the
northwest for cleaning and hand
ling seeds of all kinds. Church at
present is in business at 915 First
avenue and has the Oldest seed
house in the city. Anderson is To-
Gated at 513 Sprague and has been
in business in Spokane for 20 years.
In addition to their corporation
association, Church and Anderson
have formed private partnership
and taken over some valuable, close
in real estate. They will erect a
five or six story seed house on two
lots on the northwest corner of
Sprague avenue and billiard street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22

l<ItANolt vi AVE- ftbA.
Japanese merchants and laborers
and Chinese.
The city enjoys good police pro
lection. but that has been one of
the big problems. For the city has
grown rapidly. In 1900 Reno was
mere village of 800 inhabitants.u
It's hotel accommodations, so far
as they go. are quite adequate, al
though the hostelries will be un-
able to cope with the crowds that
will swoop down upon the city for
the big fight. But there are broad
expansive spaces where tents may
be pitched, and these hastily pitch
ed abOdeS will accommodate the
witnesses at the big championship
battle. III
In Reno one loses sight some
times of the sordid things of life
except, possibly, in matters of .di-
vorce The mountains, the I'M
mense sense of bigness, the pure
air, all combine to inspire one with
the majesty of nature and the in
significance of man.
Viewed from a distance, the long,
thin fingers of snow stretching
down from the white-capped noun
tains seem to hold it, a pearl, in
the grasp of the Infinite.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22

Now that the council has con-
ceded rep for the city clerk in
checking up the charter revision
petitions for the submission Of
charter revision to popular vote,
City Clerk Fleming states that he
will probably not need assistance.
and he says he expects to have his
report on the integrity Of the petit
tons ready to submit to the city
council next Tuesday evening. With
the railroad franchises out of the
way. Fleming figures that he will
have time to do the work with the
regular office force.
The motion that the council grant
whatever help might be needed on
the petitions was made by Council
man Nelson last night after Judge
Adolph Munter, on behalf of the
revision committee had protested
against further delay. The council
requested that the petition report
be made by the city clerk Tuesday.
Fleming has about 1000 of the
5000 odd names checked Like
various other officeholders in the
city hall he is personally opposed
to the direct legislation movement
in city affairs, but he declaims to
the effect that this attitude will
have no Influence in the matter of
checking petitions. Advocates of
commission form of government
think differently. They recall the
fact that City Clerk Fleming was
one of the officials who had TO be
mandamused in order to bring the
Home telephone franchise before
the people. 1t required an order
Of the state supreme court to in
duce them to finally submit it.
The council may be counted as
opposed TO the commission form. as
it is designed to do away with the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
NORTH COAST
TO PAY So DAY

In addition to signing an agree
ment with the federal unions of
Spokane to pay the city scale of So
per day for common labor, Presi-
dent Strahorn of the North Coast is
quoted as giving further personal
assurance that this rate of wages
will be paid and that preference
will be given to Spokane resident
labor.
Contractor Carlson, who is inter-
ested in much of the railroad work
in this city. urged this course in a
recent conversation with the North
Coast president, on the theory that
resident labor at So per day is
cheaper than floating labor at less
rates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
FAMILY !; !: 8
TO FACE 1.

Coroner Schlegel today decide ID
an inquest unnecessary in the case
of Robert Simpson. who late yea,
-terday sought the suggestive SIT
roundings of Greenwood cemetery
to end his life by swallowing car
bolic acid. Men working in HA
cemetery found Simpson writh
in his death agonies.
Letters left in his desk indicate
the cause of suicide as despond-
ency resulting from inability to pay
debt estimated to be not over
$500. Simpson was the proprietor
of the Riverside stables and has
been downhearted for some time
over lack of profits in his business
He left a wife and child who were
at the home of L. NJ Moss, 1922
Riverside, when Simpson went out
alone to end his troubles in the
cemetery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
(By United Press Leased Wire)

LONDON, June 22.-The we'd
ding of Dorothy Deacon. the Amer
lean beauty, and Prince Albert
Radziwill. which was scheduled for
today, was postponed and the rea-
son is mystery.
The only reason given by the
prince and Miss Deacon was that
they were non-residents of London
and could not comply with the mar
riage requirements.
This explanation, however, does
not satisfy the friends of Miss
Deacon. who believe that the oppo
sition of the princes mother has
become effective. The mother of
the prince, from the time the young
people became engaged, requested
that the marriage be postponed for
two years. = -----'.-->'''- 1885, 49,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22

MONTEREY, Mexico, June o.
Francesca Madero, candidate for
presidency, was today lodged in the
penitentiary at the order of the
Diaz administration. The charge Of
insulting the government" which
was placed against him June 8,
when he was first put in jail. was
changed to "inciting to riot"
The new move, which the liber-
ais declare is confirmation by the
government that the elections will
be farce, has aroused the revolu-
tionists throughout Mexico. The
spirit of revolt, which has been con-
fined to the border states, has
spread to the interior, and today
Mexico is boiling with political ex-
element. Revolutionary elements
are spreading, and it is expected
that election day will be made the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
CONSPIRACY AGAINST
HIM, SAYS Ora YES

J. s. Graves, candidate for coun-
ty assessor, says that there is
conspiracy on amonb some Of the
county officials to put him out Of
the race. The first charges made
against Graves was that he was in
the race as the representative OF
George F. Whitemore. Then came
the incident of the discovery that
Whitemore had padded Graves
claim for services before the lat
ter quit the assessors office, re-
sluting in the discharge of White
more, and the casting shadow
across the candidacy of Graves.
And now Mr. Graves arises to
say in his own defense: II never
was a candidate of George White
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
WHAT THE WEATHER
MAN SAYS TODAY

Normal pressure covers the north
Pacific coast and from the Mis-
sissippi to the south Atlantic coast.
Elsewhere moderately low pressure
obtains, with lowest reported ba-
rometer over Utah.
Fair weather has prevailed -.
ing the last "a hours, with 4 :at-
tered rains from Puget sound to
Montana and Alberta, eastwardly
from the lower Mississippi valley
and in Maine.
In the Pacific states tempera-
lures are somewhat below normal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22

cumbersome body that now legis-
lates after a fashion at the city hall,
and here is where the only notice
able opposition to the commission
plan has developed. Councilmen
are among the lowest salaried Off
cials at the city hall, but they seem
to least relish the prospect of los
ing their jobs,
Meanwhile the commission advo-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
LITTLE BOY IN MURDER
CASE TELLS HIS STORY

rooming house to see the lad.
She stole Willie and now I am
going to get him back" was the
only information he vouchsafed as
he hurried from the depot.
Questioned by detectives and
newspaper men, Willie said:
Il don't like that man (referring
to Johnson). He came to Portland
with us from Spokane and got a
room right across the hall. l don't
know where he went.
Papa (Webb) cut his hand on
the corner of a trunk he was pack
ing. After he packed it he helped
push 1t down the hall. Then he
and got on the wagon that hauled
it and went down to the depot, and
rode back again"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
I'll HANG, I'LL HANG"
SAYS WEBB IN JAIL

Webb's plea of self-defense. Webb
said that he and Johnson fought
over Mrs. Kersh; that Johnson
drew a slug shot from his pocket
and struck at Webb and that Webb,
being the stronger, took the shot
away from him and beat Johnson
to death.
In Jail today Mrs. Kersh contin-
ued to tell conflicting stories of her
actions with both Webb and John
son.
She said that Johnson spent
money lavishly on her. but the po-
lice assert that he could not posi-
bly, have expended $4,000 in six
months, if her stories Of the man.
ner in which Johnson spent his
money and lived are to be given
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
CLERK FLEMING HAD TO BE
MANDAMUSED ONCE BEFORE

Gates are resolved to wait another
week, and then if the city clerks
report is not ready something is
rather certain to develop in the way
of legal activity to compel observ-
ance of the petitioners who have
proceeded according to law, after a
long period OF hard work in bring
ing forward what they believe to be
a vast improvement over the pres
ent system of city government.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

10y United Press Leased Wire.l
PORTLAND, June 22.-Between
sobs and demands to see his
mother, Willie Kersh, the son of the
woman held nj connection with the
murder of William Johnson. to
which Jesse Webb confessed, today
told what little he knows of the life
of his mother and Webb, since she
deserted her husband in Seattle,
after taking the child from Kersh
The six year old boy, who is be-
ing kept at the Willamette rooming
house, declared that Webb is his
papa"
Bert Kersh, Seattle electrician.
the father OF the boy, arrived in
Portland this forenoon and imme-
diately went to the Willamette
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22

PORTLAND, June 22.-FoIIow-
Ing the confession Of Jesse p.
Webb that he murdered William A.
johnson, the police today are work
ing to ascertain what became Of
the $4,000 which Johnson secured
by the sale Of his farm near Rem
ton, WASH. several months ago.
With the exception Of $1,000
found in the stocking of Mrs. Bert
w. kersh.
The police suspect that Johnson
was lured to Portland from Spo-
kane for the purpose Of robbery,
and that Webb and his female com
panion had deliberated on the mat
ter before she came to Portland
with Johnson.
Detectives are not satisfied with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22

any credence at all
Bert Kersh, husband of the
woman under arrest here with
Webb. is expected to arrive today
from Seattle to claim possession of
his 7-year-old son. William, who
was stolen from him by Mrs Kersh
at Seattle the day Webb is sup
posed to have disappeared from
there.
Webb is a wreck. Bleary- eyed
from debauch, his nerve shattered
by the tension under which he has
labored since he thrust Johnson
body into the trunk, he sat crum-
pied up in a dark corner of his cell
most of the time today.
I'll hang, I'll hang" he kept re-
peating to himself.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
G O N TIN u f D
F r o
P a Q F. O N f
EVIL OF BRINGING JAP

partment are alleged to be in it,
likewise some city officials not in
the police department The deals
are handled through outsiders and
the work is done in such a way
that the exact distribution of ill
gotten gains is kept under cover.
Here is the case of the Jap re-
sort, opened few weeks ago in
an alley between Front and Main
avenues, just south of Bernard
street A year ago Jap house was
opened here, but suppressed after
few days in burst of virtuous
Indignation by Chief Sullivan. The
present Jap resort has not been mo-
Tested and has been in operation
now for over a month.
Herrata a Jap white slave" OPP
orator at Seattle, established the
Spokane resort. Herrata brings
the Jap girls here from the old
country on the plea that they are
coming to marry Jap in America.
Some Jap section hands from Spo-
kane or elsewhere are sent to Sc
attic to meet the incoming
brides a marriage ceremony of
some kind is performed, the couple
comes east to Spokane. and in two
or three weeks the woman lands in
the Jap resort here. thus evading
the immigration laws of the United
States government.
When Herrata wante dto do bust
ness in Spokane he sent his agent
here. The agent called at police
headquarters, and later hunted up
an attorney that looked after most
of the private business of the po-
lice. The Jap first paid a retaining
fee of $3.50 and soon thereafter he
was in business.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
NO RECENT RAIDS
ON CHINEEE JOINTS

There has not been a raid of the
Chinese gambling joints near the
city hall since December, at which
time $175 of Chinese bond money
disappeared. Gambling is going on
there right along, even Chinese who
have lost money have been so bold
as to come out and say so.
II. There are two or three Chinese
stores there that never do any bust
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
TOLL OF
HOT WAVE


(By United Press Leased Wire)
-' NEW YORK, June 22.-Five
deaths and 40 prostrations is the
record of the heat wave here today
in the last "a hours. CD
PHILADELPHIA, June 22.-Six-
teen deaths in two days and scores
of persons Frustrated in the strsets
is the total of the heat waveYi n
Philadelphia to date. No relie8sis
in sight. III
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
TEAM AGAIN DEFEATED
NV United Press Leased Wire

SYDNEY, Australia. June o.
The American Rugby football com
bnation was again beaten today in
second match against the Sydney
university, but only by one bare.
point, 10 to 9. The game was very
even and the Americans deserved A
tie, for they crossed the line three
times to twice by the Australians
and they only lost on the kick for
goal.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
Grocers' Big Day

Tomorrow, Thursday, the Spo-
kane Grocers' association hold their
big annual picnic outing at beauti-
full Liberty lake. Main line now
double-tracked and plenty of trains
all day. All grocers and their
friends welcome. Big program of
sports. Dancing afternoon and
evening. Round trip, 75c. $50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22

more, and this statement was given
out to do me injury. When White
more asked me for my time | told
him ! had quit June 10. l said this
in good faith, and believed at the
time that June 10 was the day that
| resigned, although | see that they
have found out that it was the 18th.
Whitemore made that error be-
cause of my statement to him, and
the four days vacation which he
allowed in addition was in line with
the custom OF the office"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
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AOklS IN LOS ANGELES. ,

q LOS ANGELES, June 22.- Z
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. Aoki, have rented a cottage ON Z
. the east side and are estab- Z
. fishing their home here. Z
. When approached by inter- Z
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. little publicity be given the Z
. matter, as he and his wife Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
WHAT SHALL T. r. DO? WHAT
WOULD YOU DO IN HIS PLACE?

How can Roosevelt best his country
What shall be with him. what
do himself, he ele the days work?
telling Roosevelt best his
ability energy the Of his popular leadership for the
good of the nation.
plans do in his place?
The shot be oVe
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
JURY TRIALS OVER
UNTIL SEPTEMBER

After the conclusion of the jury
trials now in progress in the super
iOr court there Will be no more Jury
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22

ness that anyone can notice from
the outside A lot of Chinese can
always be seen lOafing around there
and apparently not concerned as to
the future.
The publication of the facts as to
how the $l75 of Chinese bond
money disappeared has put a qui-
etus on any further attempts at
scaling down" bonds before the
same reach the police court.
cases until September. There are
two juries out at the present-one
in Judge Webster's court and the
other in Judge Hunekes court.
During the summer vacation of
the superior court, which continues
during July and August, there will
be one judge only on duty at time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22

The shamrock became a national
emblem for tho Irish when ST. Pat
rick used il to illustrate the trinity
to the natives, 432 A. D.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-22
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MAYOR SIGNED 1T.

. OF course Mayor Pratt. .
= signed the franchises of the =
. North Coast and the Milway, .
= kee railroads. That was "a .
. foregon conclusion. 1t may of, =
. ford the members of the city =
. council some relief now that .
Q the mayor has crawled on the =
= railroad band wagon, along =
. with them, so that If anything =
. happens all will be in the =
= same boat. =
. q 90 = q . . . . = . = .
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-27
LACK NERVE,
UNION FAILS
BY JOE JACKSON.

II D. A. Fletcher, OF Cincinnati, finds
the parks and the men make the trip,
this promises to be some winter nj
baseball politics. just how the COM
mission would sidestep the dilemma in
which they would be placed should
the men originally named all go
through with the trip Is something diff
fcult to discern. Washington. for in
stance, couldn't stand for anything
other than to have a small fine I'm
posed on Johnson. Street and Milan,
for IL would be idle opening the local
park gates with these men missing
Drop Cobb. Bush, Crawford. Stanage
and Mullin from the Tigers lineup
and the Detroit club might as well
donate its lot to the Fairgrounds as
ISOLATION. It's SO all the way down
the line. Yet II would not be surpris-
ing TO see this whole trip fall through
yet
There are almost certain to be cases
OF cold feet somewhere, and a few
defections Will start all the men back.
ing out. The players either do not
realize or cannot make use Of their
strength. They do not stand together
when IL comes to an issue. That Ia
why the projected players union looks
no better than all OF the failures OF
similar efforts In the past
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-27
EDITED BY
HARRY NELLY
PITCHERS AVERAGE
500 IN NINE GAMES

Why have substitute batsmen. when
the pitchers are hitting better than
the inhelders and outfelders? Just
think OF II, out of the last 20 times
at bat In nine contests the fingers
have smassed l5 base knocks. Every
pitcher who has appeared at the plate
during the last nine games got at least
one safety.
Ed Summers inaugurated the style
OF pitchers hitting when he bounced
home runs into the left and right
field pavilions Sept. II and finished
up the days work by getting q single.
Since then the fingers seem to have
taken heart. and had the other mem
bers OF the club swatted with the
same degree OF effectiveness not a
game would have been lost during
this period. The average for the fling
ing batsmen is just little better than
800. Maintained all season that
would win the automobile and no end
OF establishment.
IL wasn't so long ago that frenzied
scribes advocated passing the pitcher
when IL came his turn to bat. Deli
cate fingers We're supposed TO have
enough labor without being forced TO
the necessity of swinging the trusty
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-27
w. JOHNSON SEES
ATHLETICS FIRST

CHICAGO, Sept. T.-That Con-
ME" Mack's pitchers will be able TO
discount the attacking strength OF the
Cubs and that the Athletics heavy
hitters will get to the Chicago twirlers
and tear the defense TO pieces by
smuggling. is Walter Johnson's size up
of the coming worlds series.
The Washington star slabman was
emphatic In his opinion, following his
statement that he had never seen the
Cubs play.
Il don't need TO see them" he said
today. The Athletics have corps OF
fingers that the Cubs can't solve. IL
the Chance gang average more than
one run in the games Jack Coombs
pitches against them. will be sur
prised. They can't do much more with
Bender and I believe Plank Will do
well.
Chicago will probably average
about two and half runs game
against the Athletics and by sheer
hitting Mack's boys ought to put over
three or four runs That's the way l
figure II.
Certainly the Cubs have better
catchers but what's that going to get
them. The catchers aren't going TO
pitch and the Athletics won't need TO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-27
Tiges Try Hard, But Yanlks =
Produce Old s<7In10Zy Hn''

The work OF both pitchers was
classy. especially in the pinches. De-
troit had 13 chances where a good base
hit meant a run. New York had eight.
not counting the ones on which scores
occurred.
; william Donovan also has qualified
las a hitting pitcher. One OF his safe
'ties was a good sound rap into right
the eighth and was a bad bounder that
fpassed over second base. Knight stab
bed for IL with one hand, but the ball
relied away.
The hit that started the Highianders
towards tying the s Tpn h IN fn ,s nsni IN
front OF Donovan and hoped high over
hts head. He jumped and slowed the
ball but could not haul II down, solid
rAps by Hemphill and Chase brought
/ the count
walter Blair, lately returned from
the Eastern league caught for New
6Gck Tyrus Cobb by several feet when
The others refrained, evidently. figur-
ixr AZ Cobb wasn't fast enough they
6e{ter lay on the steal stun.
Owen Bush hobbIed around on his
xane leg again. A couple or hits es-
|eqped him. which ne woul1 h naws T rsn
Evck Lathers attempted second base IN
|1ke workout, but found his damaged
1st too lame. Kirke may be here
|16GAy. 30 Bush can De renewed
|&/&th but for circumstance fortunate
the Tigers and uniucky for New
-. with Vaughn on third. Daniels
rcd 10 steal second. Hemphill hit
1Espendous grounder wei, towsrd 's
- ana because OF thfs. was able
q ,r<GS = 6aIl he would not have been
- ~ o<ArfinG from normal POSI-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-27

steal bases or run them recklessly II
they can hit the ball don't figure
Eddie Collins much better than any
OF the rest OF the Athletics in this
series because | don't believe any of
them will try to steal bases. The
Cubs could run rings around the
Athletics as a team on the bases. but
| don't believe many of them will get
on.
Chicago has a better defensive
team in all departments except pitch.
ing. The Athletics have the best OF
il in hitting and pitching and that's
enough.
The Athletics are easily the best
team in the American League. They
are also game. Its funny TO read about
them Blowing I'm the games with the
Sox the last couple of days. They
weren't half trying; they did not need
to. It's true they're mostly youngsters
and play in flashes, but you notice the
times they happen 10 fash are the
times they happen TO need to-"
Johnson declared he considered
Connie" Mack far superior to Frank
Chance when it comes to inside base
ball knowledge. other things being
equal. believe Mack would out-gen
eral Chance" he said.