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LAST EDITION. SPOKANE DAILY CHRONICLE. THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1924. CITY AND GAS CO. FIGHT OVER FRANCHISE STATUS Rate Fixing Power Hinges on Validity Questioned by Gas Company.

Connsel for the elty of Spokane and Spok no Gas A Fuel compan's came to grips this afternoon at the rate hearing before 1 the state ntilities commission on the question of validity of the city franchise empowering the gas company to use 1 city streets for laying Six mains. Attorney J. W. Graves for the gas contended the. franchise company.

bad been superseded and abrogated and that had no status before the since Attorney Winston declared the franchise still is in force as originally written excepting for specific changes and alterations made by the public utilities commission. A copy of the franwas admitted evidence over protest of counsel for the gas compuny. Attorney Graves protested that the city of Spokane first sought relief from the state utilities commission and thereby disregarded terms of the franchise. No City Charged $2. Attorney Winston also submitted In evidence a pamphlet setting forth rates and other charges for gas In every city in the United States Not of more than 15,000 population.

elty listed recorded a service charge high as $2, the amount the Spokane Gias Fuel company seeks through the present action to impose on all gas consumers, Mr. Winston pointed out. "The validity of such a franchise such 85 exists between the city of Spokane and gas company has thee been upheld by the supreme court of the United States in a recent decision case of an Arkansas coltcern against the Arkansas railway commission," declared Attorney Win- ston. Seek More Business. company's petition is based on the contention that a higher service charge enable.

the company to make a rate on Kas and thus increase number of consumers and likewise the businers of the concern. The average the bulk of consumers would remain nearly unchanged, it is claimed, and the company would benefit only to the extent that new business was added. Figures submitted by Mr. Nockett showed a $23.000 drop in operating receipts from 1922 to 1923, due to decreased gas consumption and 1088 of customers, thought. There WaS a corresponding drop lp to operating expences, traced partly lower coal prices.

In the same period the item of expense under heading of new business jumped sharply. Figures Submitted. Comparative figures showing total operating expenses were submitted follows: 1920. $339.368: 1921. 611: 1922.

1923, $367,551. Total eperating income for the same years was given ax $21.710 for 1920, $48,219 for 1921, $114.774 for 1922. and $82,686 for 1923. The rate of return in percentages for the period from 1920 to 1923 were 1.166, 3.931. 9.433 and 8.39.

The rate of depreciation allowed by the.commission and upheld in supreme court decision is 3.33 per cent. Payments by the gas to the Henry L. Doherty company of New York, owners of common stock In the local concern, were probed by Attorney Winston In questioning Auditor Hockett. Legal expense incurred by the also were questioned. aN well as expenses for advertising and salaries.

Submit Mass of Figures. A mass of figures bearing on income and expenditures of the Spokane Gas Fuel company was submitted today by the state department public works auditor, P. Hockett. at the hearing on the gas company's petition for permission to increase its service charge to $2 month. Hockett completed his testimony at noon and the hearing adjourned to 1:30 o'clock, when the Spokane is to to present its case in protext to the proposed service charge boost.

The city's case will occupy less than one hour, it was announced by Assistant Corporation Counsel Alex Winston, after which the gas company probably will call some witThe commission's decision will be announced probably time In June. PRAISES SPOKANE ON RETURN HOME "Spokane great deal more prosperous than many sections of the United States said F. It. CulbertsOn of Culbertson's. who today has just returned from an extended visit to the east.

"Nowhere In my tour did I find a section of the country that shows as many Indications of general perity does Spokane," said Mr. on Culbertson. "Conditions throughout the country are by means alarmIns. however, but there is an apparent trend toward cautlousness throughout the east. Spokane 18 admirably situated to overcome much of the adverse conditions that can affect other sections of this coun- La Follette in Race for Presidency Senator La Follette today virtually announced that he will president on an independent ticket at less the approaching democratic republican conventions demonstrate to the people whether either of parties can and wilt purge itself of the evil influences which have long them.

dominated At this time nearly everybody interested in polities. especially the election of a president of United Stater and this news from Washington. D. C. given through the Associated Press published in day's Chrontele was the first Intimistion that people interested in politics who live in Spokane and the Inland Empire had of this fact.

The enterprising captains of Indus. try who invest their capital in Inland Empire Industries and mercantile business and who are. the employers this district are usually most interested in political questions. They ate also interested in the fresh world news, the big league games nad the financial and market news of the current day which they find in their Chronicle and upon which they rely. If you are out of employment the classified want ad columns under the caption of "Situation Wanted" will prove a good investment for you.

these employers use them AR their employment agents when in need of These help. ads cost but 5 centa per line per Insertion. Two hundred thensand people read your message durOne the leisure evening hour when they hare the most time to give it attention- Adv. GEORGE STONE BREAKS LEG Disastrous Collision on Baseball Field--Pupils Picnic. MILAN, May -Walter Owens has bought an auto bus to haul the children on his route for the Milan school.

Last Sunday the Milan town team was playing baseball on the local diamond George Stone had the misfortune to receive a broke 1 leg when run into by another player. Pupils of the first to fifth grades enjoyed themselves Saturday at a picnic given by their teachers, Miss Nannie Turner and Mrs. L. Schaller, at Manito park. Many were accompanied by their parents.

among whom were Professor and Mrs. Morfitt, Mrs. Congledon, Mra. Porter Fleming, Mra. Francis Keuster.

John Sundberg, H. Cafell, John Mra. Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. Compher.

Mrs. Gustafson and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hulteen. Pupils of Milan high school gave the play, "Clarence," to crowded houses last Friday and Saturday nights.

The receipts were more than $75. All players were well received and did credit to their coach, Mrs. Myra Moffitt. PROGRAM AT RIVERSIDE PARK The following program will be given by the American legion at Riverside Park cemetery at 10:30 tomorrow morning: Address, Past Post Commander W. C.

"America," led by Cyril Mee: invocation, Dr. L. M. Chambers, "Nearer to Thee." quartet; address, Rev. H.

A. Van Winkle, "The Two song. quartet: present flags and bouquets to Gold Star Mothers and Fathers by Mrs Blackman, resisted by Boy Scouts: national anthem, led by Cyril Mee: firing squad, Fort Wright: taps, Fort Wright bugler: echo from hill, Boy Scout bugler: girls drop flowers on graves as taps are sounded. MISS HODGINS HEADS LEAGUE Miss Margaret Hodgins, a senior at the North Central high school, has been elected president of the girls' league of the school to serve during the fall semester. Other officers are: Eleanor Hove, vice president: Aileen Chinn.

secretary, and Helen Fowler, treasurer. Miss Hodgins was head of the personal efficiency department of the league last semester, and this year was elected chairman of the school athletic board. being the first girl to hold that position. She has been captain of the baseball team of the school, captain of the basket ball team this year, member of the girls' track team, played in the girls' tennis meet with the Lewis and Clark high school, winning both her single and double matches. MODIFY OREGON F.

AND M. RULES Governor Would Admit Citrus Fruit After 31 Days 'Good Behaviour. Approval of recommendations for 1 slight modification of the Oregon quarantine against foot mouth disease will be made by and nor Walter M. Pierce, he has Gover. cated, according dispatch Indi.

ceived today. reNo considered modifications have ax yet for this however. been mit The citrus Oregon fruit when modification 21. would ad. elapsed since the outbreak of days have.

ease in any previously the dis. area of California. Real Estate. An interesting case of how ity cost a real estate dealer curios. clothes is told in a bulletin his Southern California of the According to the bulletin the Dairy council.

real wanting to curi. ous ob. serve disposing the operations of a firing squad dered along the trench, breaking wan. the of cattle, quarantine regulations. He promptly taken in hand by tine officers, who stripped him of hie clothes and furnished him with a disinfected coveralls to leave suit of the place.

OUT OF CANADA FOR TWO DAYS MOUNT VERNON, May -Sheriff C. R. Conn of Skagit county announced today that no positive! identification had been made of men! in Tacoma accused of robbing the Citizens' bank of Anacortes, near. here, April 14, A message from Canadian customs authorities received, the sheriff said, stated that the Tacomans had cleared Canadian waters in the speedboat Doreen, southbound, April 12. An alibi of the four men.

Sheriff Conn! related, was that they were 250 miles from Anacortes April 14, in Canadian territory. SPECIAL SERVICE TO LIBERTY LAKE STARTS TOMORROW Fifteen electric trains daily in each direction between Spokane and Liberty Lake will be operated on the summer schedule beginning tomorrow, according to W. P. Johnston. general freight and passenger agent of the Spokane Eastern Railway and Power company.

The first train will leave Spokane at 5:30 a. m. every hour and 10 minutes thereafter to 10:10 p. m. These trains will erate over the Vera line.

"All concessions will be open at Liberty Lake tomorrow," said Mr. Johnson today. "There will be dancing in the afternoon and also night. Round trip fares of 60 cents will be in effect Decoration day and on Sundays, also on week days after 3:30 p. m.

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Series SMIT CR CATHOLICS WILL HOLD OUTDOOR MASS FRIDAY More Than 10,000 People Expected to Attend Services. The Very Rev. Father J. M. Piet, S.

new provincial for the Jesuit order of the Pacific coast district, will be celebrant outdoor mass to he held by Catholics of the city at Fairmount cemetery as memorial exercises tomorrow. Father Theo Pypers of St. Ann's parish will be deacon, and Father Charles McAleer of Sacred Heart parish will be subdeacon. Father Feist of Our Lady of Lourdes parish will be master of ceremonies. and 20 altar boys from St.

Aloysius parish will serve. The mass will be sung from an altar erected in front of the Monaghan mausoleum, where Ensign Robert Monaghan, whom Spokane citizens honor as one of the city's first military heroes, is buried. Open at 9:30. Some 10,000 persons will attend the services. according to a estimate by J.

J. Schiffner, a inember of the Catholle Laymen's council, which is sponsoring the ceremonies. Opening the services at 9:30 R. 111.. the choir and the congregation will join in singing "The -Spangled Banner." It is announced.

"Nearer. My God, to Thee" will be sung by the entire congregation at the close. Led by the choir of more than 100 voices, it is estimated that the singing in the large concourse will prove striking and inspirational, A military guard of honor will attend from Fort George Wright. Commanded by Lieutenant Michael Quinn the guard will take position near the altar, present arms at the consecration. and the bugler will blow "attention" at the sacred time when bells are usually sounded.

Soloists. During the mass the choir will sing Stewart's "Mass in Minor." Harold Fraser will conduct, and Mrs. Hildegarde Guth Presley will be organist. Miss Winifred Conerty of the cathe. drai choir will sing the soprano solo of the Eleison." The tenor solo, "Domine of the "Gloria" will be sung by E.

C. Anderson of the St. Aloysius parish I Miss Elsie Wieber of St. Augustine's will sing the soprano solo of the "Benedictus." DRIVER OF CAR IS RESPONSIBLE, Deciding that the owner of a car could not be held responsible because another man was driving when An accident occurred, Justice 8. A.

Mann declared that Mike Miller, former proprietor of the Astor Cafe of this city, could not be prosecuted on a charge of obstructing the Highway. Mrs. Florence Foss of Colbert, complainant in the case. testified that her daughter was injured when the car which they were driving from Newport plunged into Miller's car, which was partially on the highway and without proper lights. The testimony showed that William McCarter was driving the car at the time and not Miller.

It is expected that a complaint will be filed against McCarter. LINCOLN AND LEE ARE EULOGIZED "We of southern birth join those of the north in our love and admiration for the late Abraham Lincoln. savior of the nation, whose death was a greater loss to the south than the 105S of the battle of Gettysburg." said Edward W. Robertson, past commander of the American legion here. in addressing more than 100 members of the Kiwanis club in the Elizabethan room at the Davenport today.

two great outstanding figures in American history are Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, leader of the confedwho believed, as did the entire that their cause was right and cracy, just. Lincoln kept his head when the world was tumbling about his ears and he was being blamed for it. and his name today in the southland holds equal reverence with that of Lee." Honors Logan, Sir. Robertson paid a tribute to the late General John A.

Logan of the United States army, whose order in 1865 established the Memorial day custom decorating graves of the soldier and sailor dead, and stated that the toll of the late war had widened the scope and meaning of Memorial day. He recited McCrea'8 poem, "In Flanders Field." at the close of his address and was cheered to the echo. The Misses Dorothy and Katherine Robinson, daughters of Dr. and Mrs. L.

A. Robinson, and Miss Dorothy Owen entertained with musical numbers. J. A. Harris, commander of the department of Washington and ka for the G.

A. and Theodore Reed. adjutant, were introduced by President Sam Kimbrough. M'GUIRE CHARGES HE WAS ROBBED Report that he was strong -armed seaterday afternoon near Division and Trent was made to the police today by George McGuire, Milwaukee hotel. He said that two men A p- preached him and that one had held him while the second man took $15 in money and a watch from his pocket.

WEST OF PIONEER DAYS 15 NOT ALL DEAD YET Horse, thieves, last night broke into the barn of Mrs. Bella Lipscomb, 123511 Garnet avenue, and stole a dark brown weighing about 900 pounds, she reported to the police. PORTLAND TRAIN TIME CHANGED P. S. Also Adopts Parent Lines' Names for Its Trains.

With the moving ahead of arrivals and departures of Great Northern passenger trains Sunday morning, the Spokane, Portland Seattle railroad today, through E. H. Brooke, city ticket and passenger agent, nounced two changes. Westbound P. S.

No. 1 for Portland will leave the G. N. terminal at 7:40 a. m.

instead of 8 a. and No. 2, arriving from Portland, will steam in at a. m. instead of 7:30 a.

m. These trains will be known 0.9 Oriental Limiteds, taking their name from the they connect with the Great Northern' new trains of that name. 8. train No. 3, westbound, from the Northern Paeific station at night, and No.

4, also arriving there every evening, show no change in arrival or departure, but they will be known as North Coast Limiteds. JAMES CLEVELAND RITES SATURDAY The funeral of James Cleveland, prominent hotel man and veteran resident of Spokane, who died yesterday afternoon at Sacred Heart hospital, will be held Saturday at 3:30 from the parlors of Smith with Dr. Charles Pease of the Unitarian officiating. The body will be society incinerated and remains left at the undertaking parlors until arrangements have been made for disposal. Mr.

Cleveland, who WAS 70 years old, had been Ill with pneumonia for a week. He owned and operated the Cleveland hotel, Main and Stevens, for the last 30 years, coming from Montana after having crossed the plains when he was 19 years old. His widow. Mrs. Rose Cleveland, survives at the family home.

W1120 Augusta avenue, and A brother, W. W. Cleveland, of Spokane, and daughter, Mrs. Arthur Stephens of Davenport, Iowa. LEAVES $50,000 TO DAUGHTERS Under the terms of the will of Fitz Herbert McCullough, prominent Spokane man who died yesterday.

$25,000 is left to each of his daughters, Mrs. Edna Marshall and Mrs. Effie Adams of Spokane. Mr. McCullough left an estate valued at approximately 000.

Petition for the probate of Mr. McCullough's will was filed in superior court today. His two daughters the only ones mentioned in the will. Son and Daughter Get $15,000. An estate of about $15.000 was left by Mrs.

Sarah Blakley, who died last March, according to petition for probate of her will, filed in superior court today. A son. Abraham Blakley, row residing in Los Angeles, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary J. Gabriel of Srangle, are the principal tors.

Her two sons-in-law. D. E. Crowley of Spokane and William Gray of Spangle, widowers of two other daughters, were each left $1000 in the will. SPECIAL CAR SERVICE FRIDAY Special street car service to the cemeteries on the Fort Wright line will be provided tomorrow.

Decoration day, by the Spokane United Railways, according to the announcement of R. A. Wiltson, assistant general manager. regular 30-minute service given on the line and this will be augmented by extra cars which will be supplied as soon as the traffic warrants it. The first car leaves Post and Main at 6:35 a.

and the first car will leave Fort Wright at 7:04 a. m. During this special schedule Fort Wright cars will make loop in the downtown district, going east on Sprague to Washington, north on Washington to Main and west on Main to Post and thence to Fort Wright. The East Trent line, being disconnected from the Fort Wright line during the time of the special service, will be looped south on Port to Riverside, east on Riverside to Howard, south on Howard to Sprague, west on Sprague to Lincoln. north on Lincoln to Riverside, west on Riverside to Post and north Post to Main, A 30-minute service will be given on this line.

AIR BASE FUND DRIVE PLANNED: Colonel Robert Alexander, commander of the 41st division in France during the late war. will be the speaker at a luncheon Tuesday for organization of a drive to raise the remaining $5000 necessary to give Spokane the national guard aviation base, it was announced at the lunchcon of the military affairs committee of the Chamber of Commerce at the Davenport hotel this noon. PERFECT SPELLER FOR ONE YEAR NEWPORT. Wash, May -The following students of the Newport high- school were on the honor roll the second semester: Cecil Davis, Howard Strauch, Dorothy Gildea, Lucille Hartman. Stella Hunt, Cuba Berneck, Doris Carter.

Henry Buechel, Dwight Gregory, Virginia Murphy, Mildred Snow. Iris Bell. Reva Davis and Marguerite Howell. Five pupils of the high school were perfect in attendance for the entire year and 34 of the grade pupile had the same record. Hazel Graham of the fifth grade made 8 perfect ord In spelling for the entire year.

Mrs. Lillian B. Burdett this last week sold her store at Locke to E. Jeannot, former merchant of Tiger. ICE CREAM BANDIT BANISHED FOR HOT MONTHS BY COLD MOCK JURY Tom Sink.

Gonzaga freshman, accused of pilfering the Junior Debating society's ice cream during a plenie in order to give it to A group of academy girin, was convicted at mock trial Tuesday night and settenced to three months' banishment from Spokane. He will spend the term during vacation period at his home in Portland. Cleverly dressed in a Buster Brown suit, the culprit attempted to arouse the sympathy of the prosecutors: at the trial. His demeanor was meek and A surprise witness was brought in by the defense in the person of Wilhelmina Laughrin, known in the classrooms who almost Implicated one of the prosecutors by swearing that it wan he who gave her the frozen nourishment. not the gallant Sink.

But two minutes was required by the hard-hearted jury to reach its verdict. COUNCIL DECIDES THAT CHICKENS AND HIGH FENCED PEN NOT NUISANCE City commissioners have no right or means of forcing Spokane people to maintain ornamental residence plots, the city couneil decided today in denying a request of Frank Rurman that the city declare some chicken pens on Spofford avenue between Elm and Cannon as a nuisance. the value of a house he is constructing In Mr. Burman protested that lowered because of a chicken pen which is built right to the property line. It is about nine inches taller than allowed by ordinance, but city commissioners declared they could not see that by ordering the alight shortening of the fence the condition would be changed.

health Mr. Burman said he probably would take court action. City officers said the chicken yard in question is sanitary. "Build Walla Walla" at Pioneer Pageant VENTS UNDE is one of the pincer scenes in the being shown today and yesterSpokane people saw the show today, BOY MURDERED IN SCHOOL YARD GREAT FALLS. May The body of William Gillison, 21, whose parents live in Miles City, was found in the yard of the Fowler schoolhouse in Toole county Tuesday toon when judges and clerks went there to open the polls for the pri.

mary election. The body was in the center of the yard. with a bullet through the heart and a rifle lying 50 feet away. The persons discovering the remains concluded it to be a case of suicide, but later development cated it was undoubtedly a -murder and the coroner's jury last evening returned verdict of death at the hands of parties unknown. Sheriff Benjamin 18 conducting an investigation and arrests are expected to follow.

The victim WAS carrying no money and it is the beltet by officers that the killing was for more personal reasons. MRS. BEARDMORE ONLY DELEGATE PRIEST RIVER, Idaho, May 10 Special tomorrow C. W. afternoon Beardmore for will Los Angeles, where she will represent the Cultus club of Priest River at the 1924 biennial convention of the Women's Federated Clubs, which will be held June 2 to 13.

Those in authority predict that this will be the largest in New York. Mra. Beardmore the biennial since 1916, when it was. held only delegate going from Bonner county, Mrs. O.

H. Peterson and three children of Hillsboro, arrived today to visit Mrs. Peterson'a sister, Mrs. c. P.

Getalaff. Two of the Peterson children will de operated on at the Priest River hospital while they are here. Cultus club members and their families will picnic in the city park Wednesday afternoon and evening with supper at o'clock, when the men will Join the party. TEACHER, WINTER; GUIDE, SUMMER LIBBY, May -Miss Grace Leary returned to her home in Libby Tuesday after closing the year's work FLA instructor in the Sandpoint high school. Miss Leary will return to Sandpoint next year.

She IN accompanied by friend. Miss Isabel Nauerth, who also has been teaching in Sandpoint. Miss Nauerth will be employed for a time as guide in Yellowstone National park. Force Baney returned to Libby Tuesday from Missoula. where he has completed his course in try.

He left Tuesday afternoon for Troy, where he has accepted a position with the Kootenal National forest service. Mr. and Mrs. W. B.

Dilley came down from the New Victor Empire mine in Granite gulch Tuesday and are spending a few days in town. They were accompanied by E. W. Downen and Joseph Naftziger. both of Pullman, stockholders In the company.

Make Alaska Trip. Miss Eunice Gossman, English instructor in the Libby high school. left this week for Billings, where she will join her sister. Later they will spend two weeks on a tour in Alaska. William E.

Dedid and Mina Agnes Pondelle, both of Libby, were married by Justice of the Peace Haigler Tuesday. Miss. Huida Hillman arrived here Tuesday from Sanders, Idaho, to be present at the wedding of Miss Litlian Clough to George T. Wood. Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur A. Clough have sued 100 invitations to Libby people to the wedding of their daughter Lillian to George Wood June 3. ADVERTISING Corns Never Use a Knife! It is so easy to get rid of a corn. Blue-jay ende them.

Stops the pain instantly. Then the corn loosens and comes out. Does away with dangerous paring. Get Blue-jay at your druggist. 1934 Blue- jay A CHARGE MELLON (Continued from pace one.

Interests" engaged In a whisky business. Feared Film Prosecution. The committee prosecutor asked Means what he knew about the Dempsey-Carpentier fight films, "I talked to John W. H. Crim.

asssistant attorney general, about that," the witness sald. "Crim auld it was f1 outrade that these people could get away with that. asked him why he get injunction and he said want to tackle that didnta, much." Senator Wheeler switched the examination to, prohibition matters. Means said that In September, 1922, Mra. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, mistant attorney general in charge of prohibition canes, had information that $1.500.000 worth of whisky had been Illegally taken from the Guckenheim distillery at Freeport, Ga.

Mellon -Knows" Booze Value. met Fargus and Brown." Means: said, owne dthe distillery. I. was offered $25,000. brought the forged permits which released whisky from the disillery Mrs.

Government officials were in on the ode graft. The lead went up to the highest officials of this government, because the Mellon line of banks held the paper on the whisky, and nobody knows the value of whisky so well A8 Secretary Mellon. Bankers Real Bootleggers. "That's the real thing in this bootlegging: there's nothing in prosecuting the lower elements; strike at the Where are your reports on Senator Wheeler asked. "They are in those papers that disappeared while Mr.

Todd, the special assistant attorney general, had six men following me." The Guckenheim Means said, led him "to the big hootleakers in New York." He declared "the real hootleggers" were the big bankers, lent the money on whisky." whisky situation." Permit Forms Stolen. "They wanted to right into the prohibition unit and get Blair out, but Secretary Mellon stood back of him." he said. "Smith said if they could show Blair and Haynes incompetent they could be forced out and that they could name new men. Then, he said. they could control the There were "carloads of whisky permit forms" stolen at a time, Means went on.

Cummins said that Sexemith got them," he added. Palmer "Blowup" Staged. The witness then declared his "information was that the 1920 bomb explosion at former Attorney General Palmer's home was all piece of stage setting." Mellon Answers Back. WASHINGTON. May the A Associated Press.) -The testimony of Gaston B.

Means before the senate committee today Wat described by Secretary Melon ag "too absurd to deserve notice." The secretary issued a formal statement concerning Means' reference to him and said he assumed the committee would call him if it gives any credence to the testimony. MAY CUT COST OF BASIN CANALS Possibility of bringing about a material reduction through the use of asphaltic lining instead of concrete. in the canal construction cost of the Columbia basin project. ix slated to receive consideration of project engineers, it WAS stated at today's meeting of the Columbia basin committee fo the Chamber of Commerce at the Davenport. are going to look into the asphaltic lining proposition and determine use nthe project." said Roy R.

GIll, chairman of the committee. "If it is found feasible, I feel kure that the cost of canal construetion will be lowered 50 per cent." JOSEPH HOPKINS IS SOUGHT HERE The police today were asked to locate Joseph A. Hopkins, a laborer, who has made him home Around Spokane. for three years Mr. Hopkins' mother is dead at.

Whftefish. Mont. The request was made by a brother. Thomas B. Hopkins, GARDEN SPRINGS HOME IS ROBBED Robbers who entered the home of John Nichols at Garden Springs took articles valued at about $100.

it was reported at the sheriff's office today. When Sir. Nichols returned last night from week- trip to nearby lake he found that the rob. bers had stolen a $50 Westinghouse electri drill, a rifle, valued as a and sheets and pillow cases. It is believed the robbery was committed by small boys.

SHORT NOTES tain D. Schattner. Wilson, Charles Bonson, E. W. Wing and Mrs.

Wing and W. C. Brooks of Lewiston were in Spokane today. L. GROUP FROM LEWISTON.

Cap. ASCENSION SERVICE -Ascension day service will be held tonight at the Emmanuel Lutheran church at o'clock with special sermon appropriate to the occasion by the Rev. P. Groshupf. HAD NO PERMIT -For building fire without permit, E.

W. O'Dell given suspended fine police court today. There a fire department ban against buildIng any bonfires in the city during the present dry season. LOST HIS HAT -Police court tivittes were suspended today while all court attaches sought the hat of Patrick S. Byrne, real estate dealer, and son of former Mayor Patrick 8.

Byrne, Mr. Byrne had been fined $7 for having driver's license, but could not find hat when it came time to leave. LITTLE IMPROVEMENT Arthur Torgeson, age years, who severely injured himself yesterday afternoon when he swerved biesele into the curb to avold car at Fourteenth and Lincolt, has showed little Improvement the Sacred Heart hos. pital morning, according to athe suffered internal alighting on his head. W.

charge of the The Chronicle printa today's news today. User Title The InE to read the will mah "tinsmith port. All thi "blacksm bands" out a nd might the Smitl The sp charged up the ganizatio 80 to titles cor Salted." Fill stic SURE Smith, bylaws The Smith th club be on their season. the comi the date week. This scene, "Building Walla Walla." "How the West Was great pascant, day Walla.

More than 200 Which is Governors' day. BISHOP DENIED TRIAL CAUSE CLEVELAND, May the Associated Press.) -Declaring that the Protestant. Episcopal church formulates its doctrine in its corporate capacity, and that no individual bishop. priest or deacon might speak authoritatively for the church, the board of bishops today refused to permit Bishop Brown to question his fellow bishops as to the questions on which he is being tried. The ruling wound up the technical attack of the defense and Bishop, Francis of Indlanapolis was called as the first witness.

BADGER CUBS COMING TO FAIR A litter of badger cubs eight weeks old will form part of the Cheney exhibit at the Sportsmen-Tourist fair here, June 3 to 6, according to a letter received today by Griffith. fair manager. They probably will be the only badgers shown. Cheney also is sending a large collection of other live and stuffed imals and fish. BOY FALLS 150 FEET IN MINE GREAT FALLS.

May Raymond. of Mr. and Mrs. E. P.

Raymond of Great Falls, WAR killed in the Silver Dyke in the Nelhart district late Wednesday afternoon when he slipped the edge of a big ore pit and fell 150 feet sheer to the bottom, being instantaneous. His father, miner in the same mine, was working in another part of mine at the time and did not witness the accident. DECLARES VETERAN HAD OTHER WIFE Living at Time He Married Her in 1906-First Died in 1914. "He was going to choke 111e cause I had neglected to milk the cows twice." testified Mrs. Margaret Crosser, who is being sued for atvorce by her husband, D.

L. Crosser, 78-year-old Civil war veteran and wealthy farmer of Stevens county. The divorce trial la being held in Superior Judge Joseph B. Lindsley's court. Mra.

Crosser testified that the was married to Crosser at Portland. in 1906. and had lived with him as his wife until 1914. at which time she learned that he was already married and not separated from his first wife. She declared that she only learned of this marriage at the time of the first wife's death in 1914.

In her complaint Mi. Crosser alleged that she and Mr. Crosser were married again in 1916. She testified that Crosser, had told her that he had destroyed proof of their first wedding and that she had nothing to show that she was ried to him in 1906. She declared that Crosser abused her on numerous occasions and that in 1918 he had told her that "she could get Crosser testified yesterday that his wife had deserted him on numerous occasions and that, she had resorted to a systematic plan of trying to extort money.

Mrs. Crosser claimed in her testimony today. that he had never supported her properly. WOOL PRICE SAGS; BUYING IS ULL ROSTON. May -The Commercial Bulletin will may Saturday; "Business continues dull for the most part here and prices are, It anything.

bit caster, the west the buyers are operatine in demiltory port of way with more or erratic, lee; In most sections rather lower and buyers withdrawn in not a few cases. The foreign markets Are without material chance. "Mohair la steady oft moderate demand." The Commercial Bulletin will publish the following quotations: Rcoured California Northern, $1.26 1.30: onions, county, $1.109 1.16; southern. Oregon Eastern, No. stables.

$1.28 1.30: fine fine medium $1.20 0 1.23; eastern clothing. $1.120 1.16: valley, No. 1. $1.16 1.18. Mohair- -Best combine.

16 9 500: best carding. 65 0 70c. TODAY'S BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Roston- 1. IT.

Philadelphia 10 Boston 00 10 Batteries Betta and Henline; Stryker, McNamara and Smith, O'Neill. Pittsburgh Chicago Chicago Morrison, 1 Ratteries Stone and Schmidt; Keen and O' Farrell At New York New York game Brooklynpostponed; Louis rain. 8t. not scheduled..