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TO BUILD MISSION AY.
BRIDGE BY DAY LABOR
Motion Made by Commissioner Jack
O'Brien Adopted by Board.
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The Mission ay. bridge ordered
by the council Tuesday night will
be built by day labor. On motion
of Commissioner O'Brien, second
ed by Commissioner Witherspoon,
the board of works so ordered this
morning with the understanding
that the city engineer should give
his full time in the superin
tendence and nirpervision of such
construction as a representative of
the board.
The estimated cost of the struc
ture will b« $116,640. A 40 foot
roadway is provided. The bridge
will be of sufficient strength to
carry 50-ton streetcars. Commis
sioner O'Brien states that City En
gineer Ralston wiL begin the work
at once
TO SWELL CITY BRIDGE
DEBT TO $1,100,000
The projected second bond issue
In less than two years for new
bridges was introduced last night
by Councilman Schiller, who
served notice that at the next
meeting he would introduce an or
dinance providing for a special
election called for the purpose of
authorizing a $000,000 Issue.
Mr. Schiller estimates that the
streetcar companies can he in
duced to pay enough toward con
struction to bring the total amount
available for bridges up to $950,-
-000. Mr. Schiller nor no other city
official knows what the companies
will pay. The council is proceed
ing along the same old lines of put
ting the taxpayer up against in
debtedness, leaving other consid
erations last.
With the $500,000 issue already
in hand now nearly expended for
bridges the city's total share of
the expense will he 11,100,000 if
the proposed issue is authorised
If the companies accede to what
Mr. Schiller and other councilmen
WHERE SOME OF COUNTY'S
$100,000 WENT
75,000 ELKS
MARCH TODAY
DALLAS, Tex., July 16.—Over
75.000 marched In the monster
parade of Elks today. The streets
were thronged long before the
HtArch of "The Best People on
Earth" began. Visiting delegations
in purple and white costumes, car
rying banners, making a line three
miles long. Floats and funny
stunts murked the parade at in
tervals.
Members of the Los Angeles
delegation reported that a thief
broke into their sleeping apart
ment last night and stole cash and
three gold watches valued at $205
apiece.
FIRST WARD THIRSTY
Three drinking fountains are to
, be installed in the First ward, fol
lowing Councilman Funk's request
last night. Counellmnn Dalke said
he was agreeable that the First
should have fountains because
there were no saloons there and
they should have something to
drink, If only water. Repeated ef
forts have been made to get a sa
loon license in the First ward, but
the council has always turned
them down on opposition from the
citizens.
PINE TREE LANDMARK
IS DOOMED
The old pine tree, 160 feet high,
which sets on property at 605 Sixth
ay. owned by Mrs. Katherine Bick
hani, is to be cut down. Yester
day during the high wind this tree,
which has been dead for yearn,
waved to and fro aud scared resi
dents who had occasion to pass
under It. Chief Rice today order
ed it removed. It Is should fall
the way It tends it would crash
into the handsome residence of It.
6. Patorson, just across the
street. Great care will he neceH
aary iv icuio\lug it
It is generally believed that the
attitude of the majority of the city
council is against day labor. It
has the right to designate whether
a job shall be done by day labor
or contract. Otherwise the matter
is left to the discretion of the
board of works.
By falling to specify that the
work should be done by contract,
those members ot the council who
are against day labor overlooked
a point. In consequence the mat
ter was left to the board and
O'Brien, whose position with re
gard to day labor hitherto has not
heen definitely stated. He had
stated before that he favored day
labor provided it was under the
supervision of an efficient and
competent engineer.
guess they will, the public will
have expended one and one-tenth
million dollars, against less than
one-third of that amount to be di
vided among two streetcar com
panies and a railroad or two.
The streetcar lines involved
would he practically useless with
out the bridges. Yet the streetcar
companies are expected to pay less
than one-third of the total cost,
providing they consent to pay any
thing at all.
Meanwhile there is tho solemn
assurance of the mayor and a few
councilmen that the corporation
apportionment of cost must be
made before the bond Issue is
called. The board has been order
ed, as usual, to get such agree
ments.
Mr. Schiller's plan is to hold the
bond election in connection with
the direct primary election. The
city engineer is preparing plans
for concrete bridges at Monroe
and Howard and Washington via
duct.
The fact that the county com
missioners spent more than $100,-
-000 this year than last year may
he partially explained by the evi
dent extravagance in the purchase
of new fixtures for the county
treasurer's office. Complete new
sheet steel fixtures were instulled
there at a cost of $16,252.50. To
an observer the fixtures are very
ordinary and it appears that the
commissioners must have gone
Into tho deal with eyes shut.
For comparison the Traders
bank fixtures, also recently install
ed, are referred to. They are
handsome works of marble, onyx
and sheet stee. The cost was
ouly $16,100.
There is evidently a vast differ
ence between tho cost of fixtures
sold to a bank and to a county.
COURT TAKES CHARGE
OF FIELD LAND
Judge Huneke will appoint a
trustee for the Marshall Field
lands in this state following his
decision this morning in which he
concluded that the numerous heirs
themselves, by reason of the will
of the Chicago millionaire, were
not provided for with respect to
the lands. On April J6, 1883,
Marshall Field hdvanced $39,070.93
to Generals Phil Sheridan and
James W. Fonyth on lands tn
Spokane and Whitman counties
along the O. R. & N. railroad, and
took deeds In exchange. When he
died he did not arrange for a
trustee for this property. Much of
the land is still unsold.
SEATTLE HAS $5,000
BRIBERY SCANDAL
SEATTLE. July 16.—Bribery tins
heen attempt)«. an effort to kill
the municipal garbage bill, An In
vestigation It now under wny
which mu> lend to startling de
velopments. It Is known that at
least two members of the city
council have beer, approached with
an offer of mono, which In one
case comprised v plain proposition
to pay $:>,ooo for the vote of the
"lombei In quesllou.
THE SPOKANE PRESS
25 DROWNED HI
MANILA BAY
MANILA, Juiy 16— Twenty-five
persons were drowned today when
a pleasure launch foundered. Three
of the victims are Americans. One
is thought to have been a sur
geon in the U. S. army.
The launch was carrying 75 per
sons to Corregldor island when the
disaster occurred. Details are
lacking.
BRYAN CALL
BUSINESS MEN
LINCOLN, July 16.—Bryan today
sent invitations to six business
men who are not known as politi
cians or even strict party men, re
questing them to visit here or if
that is impossible to meet him in
Chicago July 25. when he will be
in that city to attend the meeting
of the subcommittee of the nation
al committee. Bryan desires the
advice of these men in the selec
tion of a campaign manager. He
wishes to give the business ele
ment a voice in this matter.
It Is learned from authorative
sources that Bryan will make a
famous speaking tour in the East,
visiting all the main cities. Today
workmen began grading the road to
Fairview in preparation for the
Bryan notification ceremonies Aug
ust 12.
Bryan today expressed gratifica
tion over Ihe receipt of a telegram
from W. H. Dunphy, Walla Walla,
announcing the defeat of the local
Taft organization in the Walla
Walla mayoralty fight.
FLEET AT
HONOLULU
HONOLULU, July 16.—Complet
ing the first leg of the voyage
around the world from San Fran
cisco to New York, 12 vessels of
the Atlantic fleet, anchored In Pearl
harbor today. They were wel
comed with fireworks and cheers
of a tremendous throng. The third
division composed of the Louisi
ana. Virginia, Ohio and Missouri
will proceed to Laquina, Island of
Marl.
When the vessels passed Molo
kai at daylight the leper colony sa
luted with fireworks, while a brass
band composed of members of tho
colony played.
The hills were black with peo
ple as the first division, the Con
necticut, Kansas, Minnesota, Ver
mont and Wisconsin, steamed Into
the harbor. The second division,
the Georgia, Nebraska, New Jer
sey and Rhode Island, dropped an
chor to the eastward of the har
bor entrance, while the Illinois,
Kearsarge and Kentucky, of the
fourth division, anchored west of
the entrance
After the officers of the various
ships reported to Admiral Sperry
the latter went ashore and made
an official call on Gov. Frear. An
elaborate program will be carried
out. Saturday night Sperry and
officers will be guests of the gov
ernor at dinner. Monday they will
be entertained by the chief justice
of the supreme court.
WON'T CONFESS TO
CHARGE OF ARSON
Carl Donatch, accused of arson
in the burning of the house and
contents at 540 Scott st., has not
confussed to the deed, despite the
fact that for six solid hours yes
terday he was "sweated" by Dep
uty Prosecutor Webster, Police
Chief Rice and Detective Lister.
He claims he will establish a suf
ficient alibi.
AGED WOMAN IS LOST
A gray-hnire.l old lady Is lost
between this city and Rosalia, ac
cording to information furnished
the police this afternoon by T. F.
Prltchard, of Rosalia. The old
lady's name Is Mrs. Carpenter. She
boarded the train for Rosalia but
got off before the train arrived
there. She Is feeble-minded.
POLICE COURT LOADED
WITH DYNAMITE
There was enough dynamite
within reach of Police Judge
Hinkle yesterday afternoon to
have blown up the city ha.l. It
wstj an exhibit In the preliminary
hearing of Jim Domouo, the Italian
Weather'—Tonight probably showers; Friday fair.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1908.
CITY WILL INVESTIGATE
PHONE COMBINE RUMOR
Following information which
leads him to believe that a deal
between the Pacific States and the
Home telephone companies has
been made, and the latter is con
sequently delaying its work of in
stalling a competing Spokane tele
phone system, Councilman Funk
last night oifered a resolution
which was adopted that the board
of works conduct an investigation
HIRED GIRL CAN RIDE FREE
INTERSTATE COMMISSION \
HANDS DOWN OTHER IM
PORTANT RULES GOVERN
ING RAILROAD OPERATIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 16.—
Four important decisions were
handed down today by the inter
state commerce commission. In
cases where members of a family
are entitled to a pass under the
rulings of the commission, a house
hold servant traveling with the
family is also entitled to a pass.
Direct touring between two
MILLIONS WILL BE WEDDED
Miss Walsh is the daughter ot Thos. Walsh, Colorado mining mil
lionaire. It is announced that she will marry "Ned" McLean, son
of John R. McLean of Cincinnati and Washington, whose millions
rival Papa Walsh's.
accused of throwing a bomb onto
the doorstep of the home of Mrs.
Alphonso Pino, his former sweet
heart, with murderous designs.
Evidence was introduced showing
that Domono had a motive for the
deed and he was bound over to the
superior court.
TO RATIFY BRYAN
AUGUST 8
The Bryan ratification commit
tee last night decided to hold the
meeting on the evening of Aug. 8
instead of in July, as originally an
nounced. It is expected more
noted speakers will be procurable
at that time.
Committees were named last
night on program, finance and oth
er necessary preliminaries of a
democratic celebration. An effort
wilt be made to secure one or
more of the big party guns from
the East or Middle West. Bryan
will be given the preference if he
will come and be ratified.
MEET TO WORK
FOR REFERENDUM
Everybody Interested iv the In
itiative and referendum issue Is
urged to attend the meeting of
the Spokane Referendum league to
night at Apollo hall, 810% River
side. This meeting will mark the
opening of the most energetic cam
paign for reform measures iv the
line of popular government that
has yet been attempted iv this
state. It Is the purpose of the
league to put ail candidates ou rec
ord this campaign.
and report back to the council at
the earliest opportunity whether
the company Is carrying out Its
work continuously as it agreed at
the time of securing its franchise.
Home telephone work has been
proceeding very slowly for some
time, and lack of funds was given
as the reason. Theh impression is
general that the phone trust is not
uneasy.
points is a "reasonable route" for'
the shipper. In cases where the
cost of a clrcultuous route is less
for a railroad the shipper can de
mand reparation.
Eating houses conducted by rail
roads and supplied with food by
the roads at less cost than the
market price for such commodities
will not be allowed to serve other
than railroad travels in future.
The commission has no author
ity over the conduct of belt lines
owned by municipalities, even
though they participate in inter
state shipments.
MISS EVELYN WALSH
ONE DEBAUCHER
SENTENCED
C. A. Ivers. whose right name is
Innis, pleaded guilty this afternoon
to contributing to the delinquency
of Ooldie Hlnkley, age 13, and Una
Ross, age 16. He was the boat
man of the gang of debauchers at
Liberty lake. In consideration of
his age Judge Huneke let him off
with 60 days in jail. He is 18.
Ernest Arenton also pleaded
guilty and will be sentenced this
afternoon. John Weston Is still
to be dealt with in connection with
the same case.
John Knepper, age 31, who is
charged with the ruination of the
younger girl, was taken before
Judge Huneke this morning and
was given until July 18 to prepare
a plea. Bonds were fixed at $5,000.
He has decided to fight the case.
Knepper has signified bis will
ingness to marry either the Hlnk
ley or Ross girl In hope of escap
ing the penalty of his crime.
Ernest Arenton and John K.
Weston are still to be dealt with.
ONE KILLED IN WRECK
EAST STANFORD, Conn.. July
16.—One person was killed and
several were lnlured when the fast
White Mountain Express was
ditched a few miles east of here
today. Tho engine struck a de
fective rail.
KETTLE FALLS, Wash., July
16. —Seized with cramps while
swimming in the Columbia, Otis
Hamilton drowned yesterday. The
body was recovered.
ROOSEVELT TURNS
DOWN PHONOGRAPH
CAMPAIGN STUNT
OYSTER BAY, July 16.—Sec.
Loeb announced today that Roose
velt will not join a proposed com
bination "speaking stunt" with
Bryan for reproduction from phon
ograph records to be used in the
campaign. The manager of the
phonograph project was here yes
terday, but was turned down by
Roosevelt.
It was suggested that a record
be made of a Roosevelt campaign
address and a similar one of Bry
an's.
The plan Included phonographic
joint speaking in all parts of the
country. The phonograph man
suggested that It would save Bry
an and Roosevelt much trouble.
WALL OF WATER
RUSHES DOWN
SANTA FE, July 16—Great loss
of life was narrowly averted in
Arroyo Chamez when a terrific
cloudburst swept down the canyon
and washed out a tresttle Just be
fore the arrival of a passenger
train on the Santa Fe road. .
Three hundred feet of track is
missing. Hundreds of dead sheep
mark the patch of the torrent. A
wall of water 10 feet high rushed
down to Arroyo with a roar heard
for miles.
TO TACKLE PLUMBING
TRUST TONIGHT
The city library board meets this
evening. One of the interesting
items to be disposed of is the
Smythe plumbing bill, which the
finance committee refused to en
dorse on account of it being out
of all proportion to the actual
value of the work done. It was in
investigating this bill that the
committee discovered and men
tioned the existence of a plumbing
"gentlemen's agreement" that ap
pears to be sadly out of plumb.
STARTS LONG FLIGHT
IN AIRSHIP
TOLEDO, July 16.—Roy Knab
enshue started from this city at
noon today in an effort to fly to
Cleveland in his new passenger
airship, which It is believed marks
the beginning of successful air
transportation. He was forced to
abandon the flight after spending
a short time in the airship, which
got out of ordor. He brought it
down on a roof and will make a
second attempt.
HAD MILLIONS
TRIED SUICIDE
PASADENA, Cal„ July 16.—The
condition of Mrs. Edith Mary
Teagle, wife of Walter Teagle,
Standard Oil millionaire of Cleve
land, who shot herself through the
head Wednesday in a fit of despon
dency, is unchanged today. She
may recover.
The bullet passed through the
right temple, penetrated the brain
and came out at the left side of
the head. Mrs. Teagle was 30
years old. She became despondent
on account of poor health. A nurse
found her lying r.cross the bed. Her
husband is in Europe.
WOULD MAKE
WHOLE NATION
CUT OUT BOOZE
COLUMBUS, 0., July 16.—When
the national prohibition convention
met early today the presidential
situation was in doubt. The plat
form presented by the resolutions
committee provides for submission
to congress of an amendment to
the constitution of the United
States absolutely prohibiting the
manufacture, saie or transportation
of alcoholic liquors to be used as
beverages.
It also declaies for woman suf
frage; arbitration between capital
and labor in disputes; for election
of U. S. senators hy the people;
for immediate enactment of fed
eral law prohibiting shipment of
liquor from wet to dry states; for
income tax, inheritance and other
reforms.
FOUR HUGE TANKS
OF OIL CONSUMED
SANTA BARBARA, July 16 —
After 36 hours battling with flames
fire fighters gained the mastery
over the oil fire. It Is believed to
day that but two men perished.
In all. tour great tanks belonging
to the Cnion Oil Co. were de
stroyed.
SPEEDY MERCHANT NABBED
A. E. Hamburger, a merchant,
was arrested this afternoon by Pa
trolman Daniel for speeding his
automobile across the street at the
corner of Riverside and Post. He
put up a $10 bond.
== ONE CENT
SIXTH YEAR, NO. 215. 25 CENTS PER MONTH
BILLION DOLLAR
BATTLE BEGINS
CHICAGO, July 16.—A battle
royal is impending between a bil
lion dollar combine of manufactur
and shippers and the railroads of
the United States or at least 10
per cent of the states.
The big shippers have leagued
TO BUY OUT
IDE OWNERS
The Ide ay. improvement con
test is not. likely to come up again
for two weeks and by that time it
is expected to be settled so there
will be no improvement. Pres.
Strahorn, of the North Coast road,
assured councilmen that If they
would postpone the matter the
company would purchase all the
Interested property. Owners of the
latter are likely to sell, as the
route of the road is still unmark
ed and few care to lake chances
on having residence sites ruined
by the proximity of a railroad.
An interesting feature of the
sale agreements already made in
order to obtain remonstrance sig
natures is that the railroad con
tract stipulates no sale if the im
provement goes through In spite
of railroad opposition.
COULDN'T HELP
BUT STEAL
SAN JOSE, Cal., July 16.—Suf
fering from nervous breakdown,
and on the verge of collapse, Miss
Jessie Turner, pretty stenographer
of Palo Alto who robbed the home
of Mrs. Mabel Scale, in this city,
and later tried to kill her victim
when she summoned help, told her
story to Sheriff Langford. She
says she is an orphan and be
lieves she inherits a mania for
robbery.
"I was driving past the Scale
home last night,' she said, "and
noticed the blind pulled down. The
thought flashed through me that
this would be a good opportunity to
enter the place. I found a key in
the door, entered and took every*
thing in sight. 1 cannot tell why
I did it."
The woman's sister committed
a similar crime a few months ago.
Miss Turner lives at the home of
Arthur Crane, San Francisco busi
ness man. She took the Crane
boy, age 13, with her and had him
open the house.
CURFEW LAW
NOW IN FORCE
If any children are found on the
streets after 9 o clock at night dur
ing the summer, or after 8 o'clock
during the winter, police officers
have been instructed to take their
names and order them to report
to the probation officers the next
morning at 10 o'clock. In case the
children fail to report they will be
taken to the juvenile jail for de
TURN NAVAL BATTLE
INTO GAME OF CHESS
LONDON, Ju*y 16.—England to
day tried a new experiment In
naval warfare by conducting a bat
tle from land by wireless. Over
300 vessels now maneuvering In
the North sea engaged In a sham
bttle movement, every one being
controlled through the wlreess by
experts in the admiralty office.
CAPTORS CAPTURED AFTER
CAPTURING CAPTIVE
D. Mangon and several other
creditors of R. M. Chamberlin,
age 22, effected his capture under
peculiar circumstances Tuesday
night after he passed about $150
worth of worthless checks on the
Traders bank, where his account
was withdrawn. Three of those
who had cashed his checks called
on Capt. Coverly at police head
quarters and asked if he would
hold Chamberlin if brought to the
station until they could secure a
warrant. It was so agreed,
The men then hired a fast auto
mobile and wer.t to the notorious
roadhouae permitted by county au
thorities out oa East Sprague ay.,
captured their man and broke all
speed records back to town. On
the way they passed Patrolman C.
Roff. They w."t going a little too
last, even tor a police man to stop.
together for the fight and an ad
vance meeting has been called in
Chicago July 24 to open the battle.
The struggle will be carried into
the courts if necessary. If not
ended till next winter it will be
continued in the legislatures of the
various states.
tention until Judge Huneke can
hear their casen.
Chief Rice is determined to en
force the curfew laws from now
on. The law has heen on the sta
tute books for many years. Numer
ous cases of debauching young
girls has caused it to be re
vived.
PROHIBITIONISTS
BAR ALICE
COLUMBUS, 0., July 16.—Alice
Longworth, daughter of Roosevelt,
will not attend the national pro
hibition convention now In session
as a guest of the Kentucky delega
tion because the delegates decided
she is not the proper kind of wom
an to have as a guest.
This was decided on one case
cited when a delegate recalled that
Alice put a tack on a seat in con
gress, causing a fat man to yell.
FIGHTING CHILD WITH
EVIL OF INDIA
Mrs. Caroline P. Wallace, India,
and Miss Carrie A. Tennant, Cali
fornia ( arrived yesterday to hold
a series Of meetings in the interest
of the child wives of India. They
will hold a meeting for women
only at Grace Baptist church, Mal
lon and Maple, Friday evening,
and again at Christian church,
Third and Stevens, Sunday after
noon at 4 p. m.
"The condition of the child
wives of India Is deplorable," said
Miss Tennant this morning, "and
the ambition of Mrs. Wallace and
myself is to obtain legislation for
their relief. Girls are married
there at ages ranging from 7 to
12 years. This is against all moral
and natural laws, and we hope to
get a law making the legal age at
which a girl may be married not
less than 16 years. We are not
missionaries, as we do not wish
to interfere in any way with the
religion of the people of India."
Mrs. Wallace and Miss Tennant
go from here to Denver, and they
intend to cover the entire United
States in the interest of their
work.
MRS. EDDY SEES
87TH BIRTHDAY
BOSTON, July 16.—Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy, founder of the Chris
tian Science church, is today cele
brating her 87th birthday. She is
receiving many congratulations
and messages from all parts ot
the country. One came from
Japan.
ALSO AFTER MEAD'S JOB.
OLYMPIA. July 16.—Another
candidate for governor on the re
publican ticket has appeared in the
person of Oscar B. Neil, publisher
of the Nya Varlden, Bellingham.
As each ship changed position
or fired on the enemy the move
was reported to the naval experts.
They sat before a map showing the
situation at every minute by
markers moved about like pieces
on a chess board. It is claimed
this system works better in con
trolling vessels than by having the
admiral in action.
But Roff got a good view and re
j membered them.
After leaving Chamberlin at
j headquarters they started bach:
i uptown. Roff espied them, climb
ed aboard and once more the auto
: went to headquarters. Roff pre
| ferred charges for speeding. The
men explained that it was neces-
I sary to travel at a high rate ot
speed so their prisoner would not
Jump out and get away. This
proved satisfactory to Capt. Cov
erly and they were allowed to go
and secure a warrant from Judge
Stocker.
This morning Chamberlin waived
preliminary heaving and waa
bound over to the superior court
under bonds of $1,000, which were
not furnished.
t Four months ago Chamberlin ferl
heir to $4,000 and has gone through
[ with it all since then, It la alleged.