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IDE. AY. HOLDUP
WORKING AS
PLANNED
P
As predicted by The Press last
night the council postponed the
confirmation of the Ide ay. assess
ment rolls. This is the place where
the North Coast railway, hy its
agents, McCrea & Merryweather.
Is trying to force property owners
-into selling at a low cost and to
that end has caused the assess
ment rolls to be held up more
than a year.
A petition largely signed oppos
ing the confirmation was filed.
How that petition was obtained
•was obtained was detailed in last
evening's Press.
Councilman Gray asked the cor
poration counsel whether the coun
cil could confirm in the face of op
position from the majority of the
property. Corporation Counsel
Hamblen that the council
bad that ri?ht.
Councilman Schiller moved for
postponement until the next regu
lar council mee'ing. Councilman
Lambert seconded. On a vote tne
only ones opposed to postponing
were Councilmen Dalke and Gray.
BOARD IS STILL
"WORKING"
Councilman Dalke last night de
manded that something be done to
force the Traction Co. to pay its
share of the cost of the Washing
ton st. bridge.
Corporation Counsel Hamblen
assured the council that the board
of woiks was "working on the
matter." He said afterward that
he expected a settlement would be
effected soon.
This matter has dragged along
some months now and so far as is
known a settlement is as far off
as ever.
Yet the city is to go right on
building other bridges, leaving the
board of works to "work on the
matter" of assessing the corpora
tions interested.
G. N. FRANCHISE CUT
TO 25 YEARS TERM
The Great Northern was grant
ed a franchise for a spur track
across Elm st. last night. It ask
ed for a 50 year franchise, but on
opposition from Councilman
Schiller the term was cut to 25
years. The franchise was amend
ed so as to provide that the tracks
should be laid at grade. The grade
of Elm st. has not yet been estab
lished and City Engineer Ralston
was instructed to establish it at
once.
HILLYARD VOTES CITY
WATER PLANT
The city water plant proposition
carried in the Hillyard election
yesterday by a vote of 195 to 20.
A bond issue of f56,000 is author
ized. The supply will be drawn
from wells.
$5,000,000 BOND
ISSUE HELD VALID
SALEM, Ore.. July IB.—-The
Oregon supreme court has reversed
a decision of Judge Cleland in the
test case of Francis I Mogenna
vs. Portland. This means that a
bond issue involving $5,000,000 for
Construction of an additional eon-
BACHELORS BUYING WIVES
UIU'SRELS, July 15.—Belgium's
annual marriage market for left-
Oxer spinster* has Just been held
at Ecauaslnex, An even dozen of
girls offered themselves to the
highest bidder* a* wives, and they
•Fete ut] snapped up at good prices,
tin- Ingest iiguit- being |50<J lot a
"TRAIL MARRIAGE" SPONSOR
JUDS HER HUSBAND'S CAREER
Special Correspondence to The Presa
WASHINGTON. July 15—One of
the most brilliant women in the of
ficial set in Washington is Elsie
Clews Parsons, wife of the young
New York congressman who dis
tinguished himself as a Taft lieu
tenant in the Chicago convention.
As Elsie Worthlngton Clews she
graduated with the highest honors
from Barnard college in 1899, tak
ing the degree of doctor of philos
ophy, and filling a lecturer's chair
in this branch for four years there
after.
Although she enjoyed an excep
tional opportunity in a social way
as the daughter of Henry Clews,
she gave much of her time as a
young girl to the study of socio
logical conditions in the New York
tenement districts. It was in this
work that she imbibed the ideas,
duit to Bull Run river: increased
water supply; a new bridge to re
place the Madison st. structure,
and for an extensive parking and
boulevard system voted for by the
people a year ago is valid.
FREE WATER FOR HOME
The new children's home to he
located about a block aud a half
from the site of tlie new isolation
hospital is to be provided with
water. Then council last night au
thorized the board of works to in
stall the necessary pipe free of
charge.
FED HER OUT OF
THE GARBAGE CAN
TACOMA. July IB.—ln an an
swer to a complaint made against
her In the superior court of Pierce
county by her husband, George H.
Appell. who drives a garbage
wagon. Mrs. Appell alleges that
her husband compelled her to eat
garbage he picked up and also to
often drive the garbage wagon.
She also produced evidence show
ing that she milked cows, dug post
holes, built fences and constructed
chicken coops.
NEW BANK LOCATION
The Scandinavian - American
bank has leased the first floor cor
ner of the new Peyton building on
Sprague and Pont. The considera
tion named for five years' lease is
$21,000. The Scandinavian-Ameri
can is the successor of tlie Spo
kane County Savings haul;.
fHE SPINSTER MARKET AT BOAUSBINES
bewitching hrunet
The annual market Is arranged
hy the ladies tbemaelvel ant!
bachelors front all parts of Hel
gium are Invite,) to attend. There
■re processions through the streets
Of the village, aid then, alter the
gins Have mingled with tin; men
MR?. HERBERT PARSONS
she put into her book. "The Fam
ily." which brought her a not
wholly desirable fame. In it she
advocated experimental marriages
and urged greater leniency in
breaking the marriage ties. The
book was almost universally con
demned, though some of its theor
ies were approved by such workers
in the field of social reform as
Archbishop Ireland, the late Bishop
Satterlee and Dr. Felix Adler of
New York.
Neither marriage nor the cares
of her little ones interferred with
Mrs. Pat sons' interest in sociology,
and until her husband's election to
congress she retained the lectur
er's chair at Barnard. Since then,
however, she has abandoned it for
a more brilliant social life here and
has proved a valuable assistant to
her husband's public advancement.
DAY LABOR NOT
SETTLED
The question of day labor on fu
ture concrete bridges was discuss
ed some by the council last night
when Councilman Mohr wanted to
know whether the Mission ay.
bridge was to ba built by day labor
or by contract. He said that the
council had an estimate on Wash
ington st. but the cost had been
trebled. Pres. Phillips said that
the charter ga\e the hoard of
works the powct to have the job
done either by day labor or con
tract, at its discretion.
Councilman Lambert asked for
an opinion from Corporation Coun
sel Hamblen on the question, and
the council was informed that it
had tlie power to instruct the
board as to whether it should be
day labor or contract.
The question will be decided
when the counc.l is asked to adopt
the detailed plana.
A letter from the stationary en
gineers on the cost of the Wash
ington st. bridge was referred to
the committee of the whole. It
said that the great cost was not
due to the fact that it had been
built by day la*bor, but that po
litical favorites and incompetent
management wore the cause of ex
cessive cost. The union advised
that grafting and mismanagement
be eliminated.
and the latter have had an oppor
tunity to get acquainted the auc
tion is held.
Tne girls appear on a platform,
give details about themselves,
some of them very frank details,
and then the young men make
their choree.
SPOKANE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1908.
FLEET IS DUE
AT DAYLIGHT
HONOLULU, July 15.—The At
lantic Meet is expected here tomor
row morning, according to a wire
less from the Connecticut. The
celebration in honor of the ships is
expected to be the greatest ever
witnessed here.
Tomorrow has been declared a
holiday. All business will he sus
pended and thousands will take
their places at daylight in the
morning on Diamond Head to
watch for the first glimpse of the
white ships over the eastern hori
zon.
BUTCHERS END
BLOODY WORK
VIENNA. July 15.—Culmination
of the horrors t.f Tabriz has come
in the form of a bombardment and
massacre which wiped out the re
maining revolutionists and left the
city finally in complete control of
Cossacks under pay from the shah,
according to a news agency mes
sage today.
One hundred were killed In a
bombardment oirected at the
Umirathls quarter 01 Tabriz, and
firing continued until the place was
completely destroyed. Cossacks
literally swept the streets with
bullets and bodies of victims mark
the course of firing.
This ends the terrible bread riots
following the first massacre
Cossacks.
CAN HANG HIM !F
THEY WANT TO
"They can hang me if they want
to. I will never plea guilty to
throwing the bomb that destroyed
the Pino home. I did not do it."
So declared Jim Domono, who is
in jail on a charge of hurling a
bomb onto the doorstep of Mrs.
Marie Pino that narrowly missed
killing her. D-.-tective McDerrnott
has gathered strong evidence
against the prisoner. He will show
that he was a tormer lover of the
Pino woman and had threatened to
kill her.
MONEY TAKES WINGS
Either a clever pickpocket is op
erating in town or people are get
ting mighty careless with their
money. During the past few days
numerous persons have reported
that they lost their pocket books.
Yesterday two more reports were
received. Mrs. L. Thomas, 214
Bernard st., lost a pocketbook con
taining $120 in bills, and Margaret
McDonald. 1018 Maxwell ay., lost
one containing $7 and two bank
hooks.
STREET BATTLES
LOOK BAD TO HIM
Street fights are getting too
common and inconsequential, at
least to suit Ed Martin, who wit
nessed one Saturday night that be;
gan on Howard and First and con
tinued to Sprague. It terminated
there by two men knocking a
third party out so completely, Mar
tin says, that it took two hours to
bring him back. One man knock
ed the victim of the fight against a
lady on the sidewalk and Martin
says he then notified Officer Bike,
but the latter merely smiled. Later
when the blood was flowing freely
he again sought Pike, and Pike
went to the scene to help witli the
remains. The men were arrested,
however, and yesterday fined $1
and costs. Mai tin was not called
as a witness, whereat he kicks.
RAIN FINE FOR WHEAT
Wheat grower--, estimate that the
cooler weather and rain of the past
few days will ;.dd 20 per cent to
the eastern Washington wheat
crop. Idaho suffered considerable
damage by hailstorms yesterday in
Lewiston. Gran?evllle and Stites
neighborhoods. In some sections
hailstones were reported as large
as a man's list. The heaviest loss
will be In fruit.
HEAD CRACKED IN
STREET KNOCKDOWN
Arthur Murphy was arrested
about 2::>o o'clock this morning on
a charge of assaulting Stove
Mullen. He is held In jaii without
bond. Mullen is In the emergency
hospital with a lacerated scalp. It
is claimed that Murphy knocked
Mullen down iv front of the Club
cafe. When he fell Mullen's head
struck the curbstone, knocking him
unconscious.
BRYAN BACK TO THE SOIL|
LINCOLN, Neb., .Inly 15—Hryan,
candidate, was "Bill" Bryan,
farmer, today. He appears inter
ested in every feature of the crops
and gives them personal attention,
directing the men himself. He
will probably spend the afternoon
outlining his speech of acceptance.
SWAFFORD-WINSLEYT
Miss Cora B. Swafford and J, \V
Winsictt were married yesterday
afternoon by Justice Blocker Tbey
were childhood acquaintances In
Georgia. The touple will resld I
Ut 013011 PO»t.
BE A T CHILD INTO BEING A THIEF
Special Correspondence to Th* Press
NEW YORK, July 15.—"Mister
Judge, If you won't hurt me I will
tell you all about it. 1 robbed 40
houses. Every day I have to steal
something—something that costs a
lot of money, too. Mrs. Campbell,
she makes me do it.
Annie Wilson 9, stood on her
tiptoes and peered over the railing
of the Lee ay. court at the judge.
She was a peaked-faced little girl,
half-starved looking. There were
heavy dark rings about her eyes.
Her dirty. toar-Htained face
showed neglect. Her pinafore was
soiled and torn.
While the mite of ■ girl looked
at the judge, in anticipation of an
answer to her question, the court
spectators could not see her face.
All they could see was a worn
white hat with five soiled white
poppies on the crown.
"Will you hurt me, Mister
Judge?" persisted the girl.
"No, if you tell the truth you
will not be punished," promised
the judge.
"Well. Mrs. Campbell told me I
must steal. She told me how to
get into places, and what to do
after I got in. She said I shouldn't
steal any tfash. but should bring
in things worth a lot of money.
She said if I didn't get rich things
she would give me a cuff. Some
times I could not get any chance
to steal, and then Mrs. Campbell
would hit me. She hurt me, too.
"Mrs. Campbell said 1 should be
quicker'n a cat. L put watches and
nearly everything 1 stole in my
doll baby buggy. Mrs. Campbell
showed me how to do it.
"Mister Judge she is a mean
woman. I'm afraid of her. Don't l
let her hurt me. She sold every
thing I gave her "
"Do you see this woman in the
court room?" asked the judge
without looking toward Mrs.
Campbell, who was under arrest.
Annie pointed her finger dra
matically at the prisoner. The
~ COMBS
•£Y JESSIE M-PARTLOIi-
"1 wouldn't dread it so if Har
old's mother would only he com
pany," confided the woman next
door. "Hut she won't. She'll want
to run the house, correct the chil
dren's manners, and interfere With
all our plans."
Oh, if the mother-in-law. on a
visit to her son or married daugh
ter, would only consent to be
"company!"
But, no. She becomes one of
the family the minute she gets
her bonnet off sometimes before
she leaves the depot, and from
that time on strained relations ex
ist between husband and wife.
His mother If a great bugaboo
to the wife. And if she is a bride
the agony is increased a hundred
fold.
What if his mother should not
approve of her dress and deport
ment? Suppoat she should find
fault with the housekeeping or
think their way of living extrava
gant ?
Wouldn't that be truly terrible?
And his wife goes around with a
little wrinkle between her eyes
and develops an odd habit of look
ing behind her and jumping at
every little sound.
And then when his mother
goes home his wife has a nervous
breakdown, and the family physi
cian advises a complete change.
Silly? Well, perhaps. But her
all absorbing love for him is hack
of this intense effort to win his
mother's approbation. That's what
makes every word of faultfinding
a lash, cutting into her over
strained nerves.
Cambric Gown
A dainty gown of camhris is
made in empire fashion with wide,
■borl kimono sleeves, A band-em
broidered yoke makes a dainty
finish.
MRS. CAMPBELL BEHIND BARS, AND ANNIE WILSON AND THE
BABY CART SHE USED IN BURGLARIZING
woman winced and cowered in her
chair for a moment. Then she
shouted at the top of her voice:
"You're a little liar, and you know
it."
The girl wheeled her doll baby
buggy out of court. She is being
taken care of by the children's so
It must he a pleasant situation
for a man to be placed in between
the two women he loves best, his
mother and his wife, and find the
air full of bitter thoughts and
canst ir words.
When he think! of his mother
a great love wells up In his heart,
and he wonders why Jane can not
be more reasonable.
Then he notices Jane's pathetic
efforts to plea*?, and the pain in
her eyes at mother's constant crit
icism, and he blames his mother.
Between them the two women
make his life miserable and lower
his opinion of a.l women.
If some one would only take
mother aside and tell her to be
"company" when she visits Har
old and Jane this summer!
"Company" never comment on
the dimensions of the ice bill, nor
advise retrenchments in the gro
cery line.
A polite guest would not dream
of coddling her host into a state
of ultra-selfishness, exclaim over
liis loss of weight and appetite,
and then cast a reproachful eye
on the hostess.
She would never dare to poke
around in his bureau drawers,
hoping and praying she will find
some shirts without buttons, or
socks with holes in, that she may
repair them ostentatiously on the
front porch when her daughter
in-law is entertaining tlie Culture
club.
Any daughter-in-law will wel
come his mother as company, hut
she hates to entertain a "general
manager and auditor of domestic
accounts."
JEWELRY VERY
LOW PRICED
We undo-sell every Jew
elry house in Spokane and
ask a comparison of prices
and quality. Many dainty
and exclusive novelties in
jewelry at big reductions.
We are headquarters for
watches. A sample of our
prices—
17 JEWEL ELGIN OR
WALTHAM WATCHES
$7.50
C. E. STURGES
Watchmaker, Engraver
and Jeweler.
813 RIVERSIDE.
We Sell
THE CELEBRATED
Stetson and
Mallory
CRAVENETTE HATS
All hats we sell we clean and
reshape once free.
ciety. Mrs. Campbell will be tried
later.
The police believe the girl's
story. They have a .list of the 40
houses she has burglarized. A
large part of Ihe loot of these
crimes was found in a building or-
CUpied by Mrs. Campbell.
THE A TER
AUDITORIUM
Anna Cleveland in Irish char
acter is one of the strong parts in
"A Broadway Favorite," this
week's bill.
WASHINGTON
Two of the lesser comedy sketch
es this week develop considerable
fun. They are ' A Modern Roman,"
by Jules Garrison & Co., and Capt.
Barnacles' Courtship," by James &
Prior.
PANTAGES
Tlie acrobatic act put on by the
Zanzibar Arabs this week is fast.
On Account
of the Fire
in the Spokane Club building we will have a
Special Sale
of our immense stock of high grade foreign and
domestic suitings. Much of these goods are but
slightly damaged.
Starting Monday
July 13
Everything sold at a greatly reduced price.
You will gain by the loss of the insurance
company.
UNIQUE TAILORING CO
112 WASHINGTON STREET
HY GRADE DENTISTRY AT REASONABLE PRICES
ELECTRO
DENTISTS
v 518 RIVERSIDE AYE., OVER SPOKANE HARDWARE
All Work Guaranteed 10 Years.
PHONE M. 1781. EXAMINATION FREE
Tomorrow
Is the Last
Day of
Wentworth's
40th Semi-
Annual
Clearance
Sale
So If you are desirous
of getting some of the
genu'ne bargains offered
In new summer mer
chandise you had better
come in at once.
Bummer Suits,
Trousers, Straw Hats,
Panamas, Underwear and
Boys' Clothing, are all
greatly reduced in price.
See show windows for
detailed price reductions.
Spokane's Greatest Men's
and Boys' Outfitters
WENTWORTH
CLOTHING HOUSE
Entrance 709 Riverside
mix-up, and the same is true of the
Ferraraa, whirlwind dancers. There
Isn't a slow number on the pro
gram.
SPOKANE
"Little Dolly Dimples." with
Grace Cameron leading, July 19-22.
COAST LEAGUE
San Francisco 12, Oakland 2;
Portland 6, Lob Angeles 6,