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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
OLD man
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Schurtz had jumped into clump of
willows back Of the New York brew
cry. McDermott waded in and
brought out his man.
At the police station Schurtz dryly
remarked that he merely wanted to
give the officers some fun. To a re-
mark by a reporter that an inch worm
was measuring his collar, for new
suit of clothes-probably stripes
Schurtz scowled and said, Don't get
fresh, young man."
For months Schurtz has been q
beggar--a poor old man begging free
lunch and playing the fiddle in sa-
looms for drinks. He was regarded
as harmless until day or two ago.
when poor people living near the
river complained of his attentions
to little girls. 1t is said he has a
wooden leg, but at any rate he can
run
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

celebration will take place. An excel
lent program has been prepared. The
program will be:
March. "Des Troubadours," Louise
Curtice, Jacqueline Wood. Muriel
Leigh and Pricilla McColl: scripture
reading; chorus, Coming With Sing
ing; prayer: chorus. Praise We the
Lord; song by the kindergarten
class; piano duet, Thyrza and Della
0ooding; exercises by the primary
department; piano solo, city of
Refuge" (Baer). Beatrice Williams;
song by Mary Hepburn; etude, "wol-
lenhaupt.' by Page Boyles; chorus,
"Buttercnps and Daisies: song by
Roy Staley; plano and violin duet by
Nina and Howard Smith; song by Luz
lu Bruce; emblematic exercise,
Grown Beyond the Cross" by Mrs.
Perkins class; chorus, "Victory."
Exercises begin at 1880 o'clock.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
Mines Are Flooded.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, June 1s.--A
large portion of the Mayfield mining
village was flooded last night by the
overflow of reservoir, due to ex-
cessive rains. Fifty families barely
escaped with their lives.
Galleries in the district are dam
aged. In the Glenwood mine of the
Erie company water reached a height
of 20 feet in the main shaft. Two
miners escaped with diff
Guilty through the air shaft.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
ONLY few STRIKERS
:. RETURNED TO WORK

Miilworkers this morning denied
the statement that Is members of
their ranks had gone back to work.
although some of those who have
been dissatisfied have returned.
Several of the smaller millowners
are commencing to sauirm," said a
member of the strike committee this
morning. They're looking around
for a soft place to land when they
jump"
So far everything seems to be pro-
crossing nicely with the millworkers
who are out and there is but little
been no apparent change In the stu
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

oners who had just been brought In.
A minute later when Chief Woydt
came out to question 6churtz he was
nowhere to be seen. The chief ran
hurrisdly out of the door and around
through the patrol house looking for
his man.
Detective McDermott ran up, the
narrow court towards Front avenue.
At the same instant Chief Woydt and
McDermott saw Schurtz headed up
the street towards the New York
brewery.
McDermott gave chase, but the old
man was opening and closing like
jackknife and disappeared at a mile
e-minute-Johnson clip around the new
Rescue home. He was completely lost
among the wood and lumber piles Of
the adjacent block.
A workman on the roof of the city
hall saw the run and yelled down that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

alton from either the standpoint of
the millowners or strikers aside from
the action Of the smaller miliowners
trying to have matters ease up The
larger owners still assume a deter
mined stand.
workers held their semi-annual cleo
ton and the foffowing officers were
put into office: President, F. F. Hub
bard; vice president, III. A. Peterson;
recording secretary. w. G. Carlysle;
financial secretary, G. w. Bonnell:
treasurer, william Gray; conductor
G. Brockman; warden, N Gavanza
Besides the above officers. delegates
and trustees were also elected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

George Schurtz, apparently de-
crepit old man, was arrested this
morning on the charge of attempting
q serious offense against a 10-year-old
daughter of Louis Gatewood of 247
Ferry venue.
Schurtz was pounced upon by peo-
pie living in the neighborhood of
Gatewood's home and after under
going rough treatment was held until
the police patrol wagon arrived. Only
the calmer judgment Of some of his
captors prevented his being thrown
into the swift current Of the river.
- At the police station Schurtz Gre
ated the most excitement connected
with his arrest. He was regarded as
almost helpless and was stood up in
the corner like a wooden Indian while
Chief Woydt and the other officials
went into the front room to attend to
two younger and more vigorous pris-
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He says he has a big following in
this desire outside of army circles.
Thsodorvitch. King Alexanders
premier, who was shot in the massa-
ere. died this morning. King Charles
of Roumania, who was honorary coll
onel of the Sixth Servian regiment.
the officers OF which headed the re-
volt. severed his connection with the
regiment. saying:
Your regiment gave me such hor-
rible proof of your lack of military
honor"
Doctors who performed the autopsy
on King .rexandsrs body report the
kings brain WAS not developed and
showed weakness. Alexander left
tsoo. GOO. of which si0O. geo is deposit
ed In Brussels bank.
BERLIN. June 13.--RepoNS are
current today that the republican
sentiment 10 spreading with remark
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
Entertain Officers.

Sedgwick post, No. s. and Reno
post. No. AZ. G. A. r., will tender a
reception to the incoming officers at
Fort Wright in Eagles hall in the
Symons block this evening. The
posts have invited all old soldiers and
their families to attend the reception.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
Ed Spencer Not
Equal to Hard Labor

Sheriff Doust has returned from
taking Murderer Ed Spencer to the
state penitentiary at Walla Walla.
Mr.. Doust says that he does not think
that Spencer is In any condition to
undergo hard labor. However, that
cuts little figure. for Warden Dryden
has 654 prisoners on his hands and
not work enough to so around.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
Strictly Enforce
the SprlnklIng Law.

The board Of public works issued
explicit orders to the five water in
spectors today that the water should
be Immediately turned off wherever
the hours are being violated.
Where offenders are found who
have removed the nozzle Of the hose
the fine is to be IS. Where the Of
tenders are merely sprinkling out Of
hours the fine will be $3.50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
HIS HOLINESS
London, June ia dis
patch from Vienna states
evening papersprint an an
nouncement that Pope Leo
has died suddenly of heart
failure. There is no con-
firnlation of the report.

Gioachino Cor Joachim) Vincent
Raphael Lodovico Pecci, afterward
Pope Leo Kill, was born March 2,
1914 at Carpeneto, small town 80
milos from Rome, situated In the hill
country and near the ruins of Tuscu-
lum, Ciceros home.
The future pope was born of an
ancient and noble family. The
Counts Pecci lived here for hundreds
of years In peace and plenty.
The pope. who always evinced deep
interest in the working classes, was,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
Estate Of S. S. cIIdden.

Huber Rasher, w. D. Vincent and
e. ID. Olmsted, as appraisers for the
estate of the late Stephen S. Glidden,
have submitted their report to- Judge
Belt and have been discharged.
They report an actual valuation of
$66,572s1, $4,000 of which is real
estate. They also report as of no,
value shares of stock in different con-
Germs aggregating a par value of
$313,139. :,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
TO PARALLEL NORTH
MONROE STREET LINE

of Post and Mill streets to Main ave-
the line being built.
This will give the Spokane people
Il line that would practically parallel
the North Monroe street line of the
Washington Water Power company
The total length of the new line would
be about three miles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
CHILDREN CREMATED
IN |NCENDIARY FIRE

neighborhood since November last.
The authorities believe one flrebug is
responsible.
A coincidence brought this fire in
the heart of little Italy on this feast
day of ST. Anthony of Padua, the
patron saint of fire.
Today thousands of residents Of
little Italy are supplicating the saint
for protection. One of those injured
died in hospital this forenoon. max
ing the fifth victim.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

A we'll defined rumor is afloat to-
day that the Spokane Traction com
pany is completing a deal and will
shortly apply for q franchise to ex-
tend it's car line from Washington
street west through Writings addi
ton near the bottom of the hill on
the North Side to Post street and
70 run southeast from the junction
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

NEW YORK, June 13.-Three chill
dren and one man were burned to
death and four persons were seri-
ously injured in fire of incendiary
origin which destroyed four-story
tenement in 113th street today.
Four families occupied the build
ing. Firemen found great quantity
of oil soaked rags in hallway.
Nearly 100 fires, in which dozen
lines were lost have occurred in this
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

II you become sick or meet with
any accident, you will be glad to have
emergency. Now Is the time TO open
mn account with the Spokane n East
ern Trust company Interest I Der
cent In savings department.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
New S. F. Z N. Track

The Spokane Falls h Northern is
planning to have q new sidetrack that
will be the longest and best on the
system. The old grade of the line
above the junction is being repaired
and new ties laid.
The enormous amount of lumber,
timber, etc. makes new track a
necessity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

ROME. June i3.---It was announced
here today that diplomatic relations
with Servia have been broken of for
the present A semi-official note is
sued declares that whatsoever be elect
cd king of Servia the powers will de
mand the punishment of the murder.
ers as civilized Europe can not tol.
crate high administrative military pc
sitions beink occupied by assassins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
55-Pound Salmon.

A 5tpound Chinook salmon from
the Columbia river was received by
the Cold Storage market this morn
ing. 1t is probably the largest dress
ed fish ever received in this city and
when alive it weighed at least 10
pounds. From tip to tip it is over q
yard long and is about a foot thick.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
I KILLED

GREENOCK, Scotland, June 49,
Seven were killed and a number in
jured in fire at the Ardgown dis
tillery last night. The whisky ex-
ploded and ran in blazing stream to
an adjacent -four mill where the dust
also exploded. The damage is $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

able rapidly in Servia and has caus-
ed futter in European chancellories.
II Is probable that should the shupts-
china decide ON such course I'll,
powers would intervene and insist or
the preservation Of the kingdom
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
CUTS, BRUISES AND BURNS
QUICKLY HEALED.

Chamberlain's Pain Balm is an an
tiseptic liniment. and when applied
10 cuts, bruises and burns causes
them to heal without maturation and
much more quickly than by the usual
treatment. For sale by all druggists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
Queen Not Conservative

THE HAGUE, June ia report
which has been current on several oc-
casions lately that Queen Wilhelmina
is suffering from consumption has
been officially declared to be with
out foundation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
WHY NOT your

You can wear clean and well press
ed clothes for $3.50 per month. Join
our large list who are well pleased
with the service. The Unique Tailor
ing company, 112 Washington street.
Phone Main 735.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

Miss Anna Hansen, who has been
attending school at Tacoma, returned
home Wednesday evening to spend
her vacation with her parents, 1417
Mallon avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13
Thieves Steal Watch.

Peter Lundberg has reported to the
police that thieves entered his room
over the Headlight saloon last night
and stole his watch and other effects.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

PARIS, June lS.--The French min.
lister to Belgrade this morning denies
the report that the Servian garrison
of Nisch is marching on Belgrade to
avenge the assination.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

NEW YORK. June 1S.-An details
are completed for the automobile
trust which will control the business
in America. The capital stock is
$7O,000.o00
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-13

Examinations of trainmen are being
conducted in Missoula today accord
Ing to advices received here by the
Northern Pacific.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-15
Grlffith's Tariff Bill.
tine

In the lower house of congress Rep
reSentative Griffith. Of Indiana, has
introduced his antitrust bill, or
rather his bill to revise the tariff.
The measure has been referred to the
ways and meats committee. Mr..
Griffith has directed bis efforts toward
reducing the duty. or placing upon
the free list all those articles the man
ufacture or sale of which are controll-
ed BY trusts. The bill affects seven
schedules and eighty-nine paragraphs
OF the Dingley act. Mr.. Griffith says
il his bill is passed it will cnrb and re.
strain what he calls the lumber, glass,
iron and steel trust. meat, coal and
leather sstrusts, and that it will be
the means BY which the products now
controlled by these "trusts" may be
sold to the purchaser at much cheap.
er rates and at the same time enable
the manufacturers to receive a fail
return after paying reasonable wages
for Ia hor
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-15

Rev. Charles A. ParkhurSt defined
a socialist in his sermon last Sunday
as a man who does not want to divide
his money with his neighbors, but
who wants his neighbors TO divide
their money with him. Since the
matter has been SO tritely illustrated
most everybody will admit that social
lists are very scarce who have either
money or desire to share it with their
fellows. Perhaps that is a good rea-
son for the existence of this peculiar
species of mankind. Wherever So
cialist is found who is willing to di-
vide his belongings with man poor
er than himself, his photograph will
be seen hanging in some gallery dedi-
Gated to the displaying Of freak pic
lures. -Eikhart Truth.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-15
Friday and Thirteen.

Professor G. A. L. Totten, formerly
military instructor IN Yale, replying
TO the question of a New Yorker
whether 1908 is to be lucky or an
unlucky year. says: "What is the
matter with either Friday or the num-
Der thirteen? AS to America, it bears
thirteen all over its heraldry, and Fri
day has been its chief day discovery
OF America, declaration OF independ-
ence. etc.,. We have thirteen letters
in < Pluribus Unum, the motto on
our great seal. We have thirteen,
thirteen times repeated, on that seal.
Take out a new silver quarter. if you
have one left, and count the thirteens.
even on its diverse face. Mannasseh
was the thirteenth tribe ia Israel and
we are thespeople.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-15

The Department of Agriculture is
starting experiments in the cultiva-
ton of drug and medicinal plants, and
about an acre is being devoted to this
purpose in the neighborhood or Wash
ington, including patch on the Poto-
mac flats and another bit of land on
the new model government farm at
Arlington.
Secretary Wilson. says that we pay
something like IS, 600, 600 per annum
for such plants imported from abroad,
andthere is no reason why we should
not save most of this money if we
would only take the trouble to find
out how to doit. No attention what
ever has been paid to this kind OF
gardening in the United States. and
comparatively little is known about
the climatic and other soil conditions
demanded. Before long, however, the
government experts will have got to-
gether lot Of facts which will be
published in little book for the in
struction of farmers.
The expe giments are being made
under the direction of Mr.. f. V. Co.
vile. Uncle Sam 5 bctanist-in chief
Small plants are being grown of bella
donna. digitalis, stramonium, aconite.
arnica. hyOscyamus, valerian. golden
seal Seneca snakeroot, and the opium
poppy that yields the familiar drug OF
commerce. Belladonna is better know
as deadly night shade. digitalis is fox
glove, stramonium is jimson-weed,
aconite is the monk 's-hood of old gar.
dens, and hyoscyamls is henbane.
There Is money in the culture of
these drug plants, it is believed, and
the experiments will be pushed with
u view to ascertaining not only the
best methods Of growing them, but
also what areas are adapted for the
production of the different kinds Of
medicinal crops. Thus before very
long We may become comparatively in
de ,cndenG of foreign sources of sup
ply z the materia medica.-Saturday
Evening Post.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-15
HeartIess Squeeze Of the Poor.

Kerosene oil can be bought in Bos-
ton today for Is cents gallon. Six
months ago, before fuel began to be
scarce because of the coal strike, it
was sold for 10 cents gallon. AS
people began TO use it more generally
for heating purposes, the price was adj
vanced, cent at a time, until when
the greatest distress prevailed it was
put up TO IA cents, and now, in view
OF continued fuel famine, it is made
IL cents. What is the cause of this
increase of so per cent. in the price of
an article of universal necessity .
Crude petroleum, from which kerosene
is made, was never SO cheap. The de-
yelopment Of new oil territory has
brought down the price of the raw
material. The cost OF manufacture is
the same. as before, or less. In a time
of distress among the poor, kerosene at
10 cents gallon would be blessing
and would save lives that are now
sacrificed to insufficient warmth
Boston Post.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-15
A Card From Mr. Stoops.

TYNER CITY, Ind.
W. L. Bailey, General Agent Union
Central Life Insurance Company.
DEAR SIR:-In 1885, Nov. 18th. |
took out a policy for $500 in your
company on the fifteen payment life
rate endowment plan. 1t has nov
nlatured, and I have this day received
tie company's check for Stool. 81
being s5l.31 more Than the face Of the
policy. No money ever came to me
in so opportune a time and l want to
thank you and the company for
the many Accommodations shown me,
as without them could not have kept
the policy alive. This has been very
satisfactory contract Of insurance with
me and my treatment by the company
all that any policy holder could desire.
The total amount paid was 81
2S4.7s. Besides being regularly In
sured for my family's projection foz
seventeen years, Certainly this has
been ! wise providence for men IN my
old See. It'll 1911
MAD1eoN n. SrooPs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-15
Reverse Action in Order.

1t is announced that the total fire
losses of the year just closed were
considerably below those of the year
1901 and 1900, which will suggest a
very cogent inquiry to a large share OF
the community. 1t ,may be remem-
bered that the losses OF those two
years were SO heavy as to be followed
by substantial advance in insurance
rates, justified on the ground that it
was necessary to protect the under
writing interests from actugl loss.
Now that there is reduction of loss
es, reported to be in the neighbor-
hood of 10 per cent, will there be a
lowering of insurance rates by 10 per
cent? -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-15
A Big Orange Crop.

According TO present indications
there will be considerably more citrus
fruit shipped out of southernCaiifornia
this year than last. The lemon crop
is lighter, but Che shortage will be
more. than Offset by the additional out
put of oranges. The season has been
exceptionally favorable for good
orange growing, and there have been
no serious frosts to damage the crop.
The picking isnow well under way.
Up to last week about 1900 carloads
of oranges had reen shipped east from
Los Angeles and vicinity and !, 200
carloads from points north of Teha-
cnapi. The seasons output from
southern California is expected to be
from %, 600 to "a 900 carloads.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-15
disappointment in Berlin.

A few days ago the newspapers of
Berlin were lamentlng the fact that
Prince Henry's visit to the United
States and the emperor's gift
of statue of Frederick had not re-
suited in any modification Of Ameri-
can views as to the propriety of
maintaining the Monroe doctrine, and
now the distinguished DIR. SchiemanL
of Berlin university discourses as fol-
lows:
Prince Henry's visit brought live
lier consciousness OF the common IN
terests of Germany and The people OF
the United States. In America, OF
course, it has not been withoutopposi-
ton. How could it possibly be other
wise considering the wicked agitation
which has continued against US SO long
completely undindered?
This would seem to suggest the
thought that In educational as well as
in political, commercial and journals
tic circles the visit of Henry was ex-
pected to throw the United States
completely of their balance and open
the way here for German imperialism
to do as it pleased with u.s.
|. When Emperor William and the
great journalists and learned professors
of Berlin come to know the United
States lite better they will under.
stand that Americans receive peri
patetic princes and gifts of bad STATUES
with politeness, but subject always to
the constitution, the laws and the
Monroe doctrinel
As between friends everything else
may be ignored, but these considera.
lions have to be taken for granted in
this bdiliwIck.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-15
No Bad Legislation Wanted.

Among the propositions which will
be laid before the coming legislature
there promises to be several which
squint towards socialism ID its most
violent form. 1t Is not at all likely
that the legislature will be led into
passing any radical bills Of this ma
ture, but the body should b. careful
not TO indulge in any legislation which
will make it easier for the discomfort
ed and unreasoning to saddle debts
and other burdens upon communities
We fortunately have a constitutional
provision against observation-disclosures,
and any attempts to break down, by
subterfuge or by endorsing round
about measures, this barrier of pro-
lection should be quickly disposed OF
oy the legislature. There is DISPOSE
ton TO foist upon communities all sorts
of enterprises which deal with utili-
ties. This wave of socialism, for it is
nothing less though it may have de-
degrees, will subSide before another
legislature meets; but carelessneSs in
the passage Of bills which enable COM
mnnities under false pdetenses TO en-
gage in commercial enterprises should
be relegated to the waste basket of
the committee room at once--Elk-
hart Review.