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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15

Of the murderess, the man for who's
she had renowned every claim a placs
she had by right Of birth to b Aoatsd
and made a byword.
There y sympathy f1r the primes,
and sympathy for her victim. L0also
Liegler was woman Of little intellect.
She was q dancer Of perfect form and
rarely beautiful features.
Her ideas OF morality were not ro-
bust. 1t was but natural that aho
should be fattered by the attentions
Of Prince Otto, even though his titlo
was title Of courtesy. Doubles ahe
never gave the princess . thought
Not only il it Of immediate matseinl
advantage to the women Of the staea|
of this part Of Europe to have prot6c.
tors among the royalty, but Il Gvn
them a prestige that cannot b undax.
stood outside of monarchies.
While the actress il being seczut1E
buried, the wounded valet i hovorinG
between life and death, the primes =
wandering about the castle grounds. d.
spised by his own servants and afkaid
to show himself in public; the littIs
princess, her hands wet with the blood
Of another woman, weeps in her. auaxdf
ed apartments. The pitifpl testers u
it all y that she expects 50onst& ~
come the mother Of child by the man
whose perfidy made her q murderesa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
mo- GOLD mine
EVER EQUALLED IT

NEW YORK, Dec. l5.-Those per-
sons fortunate enough to own Standard
oil stock received a handsome Christ
mas present today in the shape OF
checks for their shares OF the sl2 ,OO0,-
900, representing the fourth and last
quarterly dividend of the year. The
dividend disbursed today amounts 70
$l2 a share, which is an increase OF 81
over the dividend declared at this time
last year. This brings the total divi-
dends for the year to A per cent, or
$44, 900, 900 in dividends for the full
year.
There is no regular rate Of dividend
paid ON Standard oil stock. The dis
tribution is made out of the earnings
of the quarter. When the directors
meet slips of paper are presented show
ing the profits up to date for the quar-
ter, and the directors thereupon de-
eide what amount shall be distributed
in dividends to the stockholders. In
the fall and winter months, when the
use of oil and kindred products is larg-
er. the dividends declared are pro
portionately larger.
John d. Rockefeller is credited with
owning SO per cent of the stock of the
Standard Oil company, and his receipts
from the earnings of the corporation
during the current year appear to be
approximately $4,000, 900.
The four quarterly dividends Of the
! corporation this year are as follows
, March, 20 per cent; June, per, cent
, September, per cent; November. ].
per cent. In the first quarter OF 1902
20 per ceLs was declared; second quar-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
OLD TIMES AT
THE WHITE H0US {

crafty his tastes in this direction.
Being naturally devoted to reading
and study, he does not allow his taste
for sport to interfere, and books are
always welcome presents for him. It
is not known just what Miss Alice
noticed that Mrs. Roosevelt, during
her late visit to New York, was a
visitor at a large Broadway Jewelry
establishment.
Mrs. Roosevelt Is an exquisite
needlewoman and is also an adept In
fashioning vari-colored embroiderfes.
She has a store of daintily initialled
handkerchiefs. filmy lace collars and
little articles whose value will be
greatly enhanced by the fact that the
work is the product Of her skilful
fingers. During the present week a
number of packages will be dispatch
ed by Mrs. Roosevelt to friends
abroad or in distant parts Of the
United States. They will be carefully
timed to reach their destination at
the opportune moment.
Following the established precedent
the cabinet women will present Mrs.
Roosevelt with handsome gift. None
of the ladies feel free to disclose its
nature. but 1t is sure to be something
beautiful and costly. The members
of the cabinet will probably make
Individual gifts to the president
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
Will Wed
Tonight

The wedding of Miss Edna Smith
to w. S. Gilbert will be solemnized
this evening at s p. m. The cere-
mony will take place at All Saints
cathedral. Dean Robert Perine, who
left for Portland with the remains
of his brother a few days ago, is ex-
pected to return in time to perform
the ceremony.
The young people have lived in the
city for number Of years. Both are
we'll known among social circles in
the city. Miss Smith is daughter
Of Mrs Helen Smith and a sister Of
Frank Smith, the well known cigar
man. Mr.. Gilbert is a son Of F. W..
Gilbert, general superintendent Of the
Northern Pacific. He is a graduate
of the Spokane High school and the
University of Michigan, and Is now
practicinz law in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
HEAL TIL OFFICER
BREAKS RECORD

Bul1etin-Dr. q. v. 0enoway, health,
omcsr, actually breaks all precedents
BY refusing to carry q 975-a-month
political inspector ON the payrolls Of
his department. He has actually told
the mayor, the board and everyone
concerned that this useless man must
go-for the good Of the service. This
man II q hold-over, "inheritsd" By
the new ONCE, but Health omoer
0snoway declares that he'll do his
duty to the public, and let politicians
roar.
It's another SIS a month for the
ring-ridden town to pay. DR.. c. ".
Genoway was asked by The Press
this morning, How do you like poll
tics" He said: II find a man en-
ployed as special police officer, and
l tell you right out I do not regard
his work as necessary.
Then why not everlastingly cut off
the expense on the taxpayersf"
That's the idea-and at once"
who put this man inn" %
He was put in all right; inherited
him, and now they wish to keep him
on, for old times sake"
rs that the way the public is
served?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
SHOT And KILLED
WHILE FLEEING FROM
THOSE IN PURSUIT

and has informed Sheriff Ferguson
that he will leave with . party to
identify the body tomorrow morning.
The inquest on the body Of Del
vecchio will be held at 2 O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon TO determine II
possible If there were any others Inn
plicated in the killing.
When the authorities became salts
fed that Di1io was the man killed at
valley q committee from the Catholic
Order Of Foresters called upon Mrs.
Dilio and informed her Of the death.
Di1io owns farm about II miles
north Of the city on vns road that
form the continuation Of Division
street. This place was visited Sun
day by Sheriff Doust ana Deputy
Sheriff Butler and thoroughly search
ed, but from no one in or about the
neighborhood could they learn that q
man answering Delio's description
had been there. A. It was known to
the police that Dilio went north ON
Division street when he left the city
it supports the theory that he took
to the railroad track and adds to the
belief that he was the man killed thisf
morning. 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
HowPreSident Roosevelt and
Family Propose to Spend
the Holidays

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.--At the
White House, as in nearly all the
homes throughout the land, the prin-
cipal theme of interest is the selec-
ton of Christmas gifts and the prep
aration for the holidays. President
Roosevelt believes in keeping the holi-
day in good. old fashioned way. and
as a consequence Christmas is always
a joyous occasion for all the MEM
bers of his family. 1t is strictly a
family celebration. The children are
home from school and for two weeks
the executive mansion resounds with
their shouts and laughter. the presi-
dent himself often taking part in
their romps.
or course the strictest secrecy is
maintained as to what the Roosevelt
children are likely to find in their
stockings Christmas morning. bat the
tastes Of the youngsters are so we'll
known that 1t is not difficult to iI;uess
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
WAS kh|f[D
IN Till fA([
The Serious Charge Made
Against TheO. Bezant
by Mrs. Elliott.

Theodore Bezant was arraigned be-
fore Justice Stocker this morning ON
charge of assault and battery on
the person of Mrs. Annie Elliott and
the hearing was put off until Friday,
when there may be more serious
charge lodged against him.
c. II. Bellmore, Bezant's stepson, IS
the complaining witness, and the whole
series of incidents grew out of Bell
mor's course on learning that Bezant
was not treating his mother as sick
woman should be treated. Mrs. Elliott
had gone to the house to nurse Mrs.
Bezant and Bellmore called to see
whether his little daughter had been
beaten by Bezant as an opener.
Words followed between the two
men. Bezant drew his knife and later
started for his shotgun, threatening
to kill Bellmore. Ae he emerged from
room with the gun i'll one hand and
the knife in the other, Mrs. Elliott
leaped between him and Bellmore and
received the knife in the face. That
constitutes the assault case as charg-
ed. Bellmore may see fit to bring the
charge of threatening to kill with dead
ly weapons. The parties to the case
live on Pleasant Prairie.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
The Ring Tailed Monkey.

The rngaed monkey Qemur catta) the known and
most easily recognized of the monkey babbon family Sin
gular naturaliss
combining the ngaled species Africa developments show
that the tailed America especially the large
cities.
The distinguished garden
the length and strength Of the thumbs, ieaere palms
abng him keep rigid grip anything that
his fancy.
For the possession special feeding ground troupe ring
tails will often fierce fights the battle they
walk around often for hours for days displaying their teeth and
seeking opportunity when the other looking
The fight fair Often tails
weaker ring tail,
The genuine ring tail resembles small ashgray The tail
hence the
during the day. and while generally doce disposition this doci
iy should not be mistaken fer good will captivity the gta
sleek and fat.
wish these interesting tails
suit edkkers Natural History the public library busy
consider the political of Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15

the corporation have run close to >s76.
000, 900, or nearly four times grsatsr
than the $loo, o00,00 capitl stock.
A fair idea Of the magnitude Of the
dividends of the Standard Oil company
can be obtained from the fact that the
Pennsylvania Railroad company. With
in the last 81 years has paid somethin9
like $2l5 ,000, 0V0 to stockholders, o. 80
000, 900 less than the stockholders y
the Rockefeller corporation have -
ceived in six years. n
In view Of ne fact that oil haa hean
advancing on the strength Of repnrfe
that production il falling az very Nd
idly, the present increased dividend NJ
the STANDARD Oil company has CAUSED
considerable interest In financial cir
Giles. People in close touch with tho
situation say that il 10 very unlikely
that Rockefeller interests would agrees
to an increase in disbursements ~
stockholders II they believed that ~
oil famine waa threatened
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
Mrs. EmmePt'S
viii BODS
Up Again

Another phase of the litigation start
ed soon after the death of Mrs. Clara
May Emmert at the Isolation hospi-
tai, cropped out in court this morning
and this time it is the dead woman's
story. Attorney E. 0. Conner present
ed to Judge KEENAN, a petition for the
probate of nuncupative will of Mrs.
Emmert, by the terms of which she
bequeathed her property to her two
brothers in Pennsylvania in equal parts.
Mr.. Conner states that Mrs. Emmert
before going to the hospital and when
not in expectation of death, drew her
check for $4,000 in favor of James 'Ber-
ridge, mentioned in the alienation ac-
ton, but to whom she was engaged to
be married as soon as the formalities
of the expected divorce were complied
with. AT later time and when facing
the probability of death, Mrs. Emmert
changed her determination and remem-
bered her brothers, thus complicating
an already complicated state of affairs
regarding her estate. This new story
also places the character of the dead
woman in light far different from
that cast by the allegations of her hus-
band in his complaint.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
Mining News
OF General
Interest

The Mountain Lion Mining company
has placed orders with the Union Iron
works of this city for machinery which
viii be placed on the company's
grounds in the near future. The ma
chainery WI. be used for the new Hen
dirk process. j. Birney of Republic
speaks well of the new process and
thinks it will prove great success
in the camp. He says about So per
cent Of the values are saved by the
new method and it will also treat the
Republic ores better than the smelters.
The Golden Eagle Mining company
of Republic is doing extensive work on
its property. DR.. r. Bangs of Boston,
one of the heavy owners in the mine,
and an extensive mine owner in other
mining sections, seems we'll pleased with
the present outlook. M. r. Stole, VINO
now has charge of the property, has
two shifts of 10 men at work. Mr..
Stole has installed hosting plant On
the property with capacity of lift
ing from the l000-foot level. The shaft
is now down $50 feet, and before spring
the l000-foot level is expected to be
reached. The property lies next to
the Quilp and is thought to have the
same ledge.
The old mining camp of Fay, New,
is having another boom. The greatest
discovery in the west for years was
recently made on its Snowflake mine
of that district. Several lodges from
Is to l25 feet in width, all carrying
values averaging about $l6 in gold
have been opened up.
In one place 30-foot breast is being
quarried which runs SCI in gold and
"a in silver.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15


brought the conclusion to the traileE1
that there had been q holdup.
The tracks led six miles UP the rail-
way track to Chattaroy and ended II
a box car. just prior to the arxivx1
of the tTailerss railroap paen Rad h{ard
cries coming from the car and ope0ed
it, releasing the prisoner in the person
OF Congleton.
He had story to tell Of being I'D
up and $35 in cash taken from him,
the recovered pocketbook having hem
thrown away at point convsnisnt n
location by Consleton should ~ syS1
return. He was marched ct the poin1
Of the gun to the box car and til
locked in. lie has no idea who t.
holdup was, and his tracks wexs lost
in the multitude Of tracks about ~
placa
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
AUSTRIA'S ROYAL SCANDAL ,,x,.,
The TALK OF ALL EUROPE

VIENNA, Dec. 1.-THE labored de-
NAL of the murder Of Louise Ziegler,
the actress, by Princess Elizabeth, con-
sort Of Prince Otto, in the apartments
of the Prince at Windisch- Graetz pal
ace, Prague, was expected. That the
Princess did shoot and kill the actress
is now accepted as a fact. The report
is that not only did the princess shoot
the companion of her husband, but that
she shot the valet who sought to pre-
vent her from entering the apartments
of Prince Otto in the palace. The man
is said to have been seriously wounded.
All Europe rings with this latest
chapter in the bloody history of the
house of Hapsburg. Ine people have
come to be conversant with all the
details of the tragedy. Barriers which
have hitherto kept secure the secrets
OF the royal house of Austria have
been swept away. The death of Louise
Ziegler is the sole topic Of CONVEX
sation in the homes, the cafes, the
clubs, the parks and the streets Of
the Continent.
No word of condemnation is heard
for the little princess who, goaded be-
yond human endurance, took vengeance
into her own hands. The heart of her
country bleeds for her. On the other
hand, nothing but execration is heard
for Prince Otto, the profiigate spouse
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15

the nature Of the gifts they are like
ly to receive from their parents. Miss
Ethel has not yet outgrown her doll
days and handsome addition to her
family of make-believes will probably
delight her eyes Christmas morning.
Little Quintin, also, will be the re-
cipient of a variety of toys and play
things, among them number Of the
mechanical sort. of which he is espe-
cially fond. Archibald scorns such
knickknacks. and Christmas is not
Christmas for him unless he finds
something alive among his presents.
He has expressed a desire, 1t is said,
for a bear or an alligator. but 1t is
hardly likely that these additions will
be made to his menagerie. which al
ready includes ponies, dogs, sheep and
variety of other pets
Theodore. Jr. is rapidly approach
ing the grown-up age. He 10 fond Of
outdoor sports. including hunting.
fishing, football and boating. and his
Christmas gifts will be such as to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
Twelve Million in Dividends
Paid Today BY Standard
Oil Company

ter, 10 per cent; third quarter, per
cent; and last quarter, 10 per cent.
The increase in the dividend during the
current quarter is due to larger earn
ings, resulting from sharp advance in
the price of oil. According to an Off
eial of the Standard Oil, the corpora
ton carries no surplus, giving the ben
eft Of all earnings to the stockholders.
The Standard Oil company is now
disbursing more money to stockholders
than any other corporation in the
world. The United States Steel cor
poration held first place a. dividend
payer previous to the reduction in the
common dividend and the conversion
of preferred stock into bonds. It now
ranks second TO the Standard Oil COM
pany. Since Janury l, 1897, the Stand
ard Oil company has paid to stock
holders more than $275,OOO,00O in divi-
dends. OF that amount John d. Rock
efeller has received more than 800, 000,.
600. Since 1901 the disbursements o
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
At MILAN
HELD UP and ROBBED

j. F. Consleton, postmaster and
storekeeper at Milan, was held up just
after he closed his store and Office last
night and was on his way home. When
Mr.. Congleton did not return at the
usual time his wife became alarmed
and went to the store, finding it lock-
ed. she reused several men and COM
menced search for the missing man.
Deputy Sheriff Howard Il. Doak hap
pened to be in Milan last night and
he at once assumed command of the
party. Snow had fallen in sufficient
quantity to make tracking Congleton
very easy, as he is lame. The trail
also bore the tracks Of another man.
Doak and his party followed the dou-
Bile track on the way picking up a
pocketbook with sum of money. This
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
People Who
y Arc Coming
and Going

w. r. Whitaker. the Standpoint
banker, is at the Grand.
Mrs. Neil and son of Davenport are
registered at the Arthur.
A. b. Chambers, mining man of
Lewiston, is a guest at the Pedicord.
II. 8. Waterman of Loon Lake is
at the Pedicord.
G. l.. Deffenbaugh and wife of
Occur d'Alene are at the Ridpath.
DR.. w. ]. Howells, superintendent
of the Medical Lake asylum is stop
ping at the Ridpath.
J. l.. Bailor and f. c. Davidson
Oakesdale merchants. are registered
at the Ridpath.
e. T. Hay, a prominent merchant
of Wilbur, Is a guest at the Victoria.
Judge Edwin McBee of Rathdrum
is stopping at the Victoria
J. W. Cufiles. a hardware merchant
at Downs, Is at the Grand.
J. IL. Abbott, a Springdale mer-
chant. Is a guest of the Grand.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
MASTER PLUMBERS TO
PLAY STRONGEST CARD

An effort is now being made by the
Master Plumbers association of this
city to muster the assistance of all
boss plumbers of the state and knock
out the plumbers examination law.
1t is believed by them this can be ac-
complished at this time and at the next
meeting of the legislature they will in
troduce a new bill providing for an
examination of all master plumbers
instead and to put them under bond
of $4,000 or $4,000.
In this manner the public will be
much better protected than at the
present time, as it is charged the unions
now control the examining board and
use it in the furtherance of their
schemes.
If the bosses should succeed in get
ting the new plumbing bill through, it
will practically mean the loss of con-
troll of the industry by the unions.
That's what the bosses say, anyway.
They further stated this morning that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-'when people
leave Off bathing there will be little
or nothing for the doctors to do,
Pneumonia, colds and hundred other
ills result from the foolish habit OF
washing the body.
ITO battle is to be dirty, for you
thereby make a sewer of the skin.
Blood. attracted by the skin, gives up
products that should be left to seek
natural outlet, and soils the skin. -
The foregoing declarations made by
Professor John Dill Robertson at the
annual meeting Of the Chicago Eclec-
tic and Surgical society, at the Audi
torium, has aroused the interest of
members.
Professor Robertson asserted that
the theory that the closing of pores
OF the skin would result in death is
false. He said that all physiologies
which made such an assertion were
wrong. The habit of taking dry"
baths was also denounced. The rub
bling of rough towel over the skin,
or the false skin" This. he said.
conduced to the growth of bacteria
on the skin.
The doctor concluded with touch
ing incident Of a poor Esquimau
Sbrought from Greenland to Boston.
who had never been i'll in his life. He
was given bath, contracted pneu-
nQpia and died in two days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15

ed the constable to detain the man
until he could get to his once, whore
the description was on h1e.
Later when the sheriff called up the
constable to give him the description
the latter informed him that the man
had left the town, going north on the
railroad track, and that he and some
friends would follow and arrest and
hold him for further inquiry.
When the party returned the sher-
IFS ONCE here was informed that
when the stranger discovered that he
was being followed he hastened his
pace, and, leaving the railroad, entered
a heavy clump Of brush at ono side.
This brush the constable and his
party surrounded and when they got
q sight Of the stranger he was hold
ing revolver in his hand, and, walt
ing for no further assurance, one Of
the party fred and the man fell, NOR
tally wounded. He died q few min
utes after he was shot and without
speaking a word.
As the killing occurred in Stevens
county Sheriff Doust has asked Sher-
if Ferguson Of that county to hasten
the inquest with all possible speed,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15

the price the public will have to pay
for its work will be reduced almost one
half should they succeed.
In explanation of this point they
claim they can then engage appren-
tees who can do all the labor which
does not require skilled workman.
Fully two-thirds of the work, in fact,
could be done by apprentices. The
plumbers union does not now allow
the employment of beginners, but the
bosses claim that by getting through
the proposed new BILL they will follow
it by engaging whom they please for
beginners.
Another startling charge has been
made this morning against the plumb
ers' union: Much of the work done
the last few weeks before the strike
was done in such bungling manner
that the open charge is made the jour
neymen purposely tried to cripple OPP
erations in case stand was made by
the bosses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-15
Good Work
OF a SerIppS
Newspaper

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Dec. i5.---
Howard f. Huntington, son of Henry
e., John ]. Akin. +. p. Clark and
s. r. McLennegan, street railway
magnates. were arrested this morn
ing for failing TO sprinkle tracks ac-
cording to ordinance. The arrests
are the result OF the Records cru
sade against dirty streets and clouds