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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
final TOUCHES
TO THE MESSACE

reted out and provided against its
repetition will be praised.
The message is expected to advocate
the further enlargement of the navy. 1t
viii not specify the number and char
acter of warships which the president
believes should be authorized, as he will
refer for that to the recommendations
of Secretary Moody. The latter will,
il is understood, recommend the con
struction of at least three battleships
of as great tonnage, as heavily armor-
ed and armed and of as great speed and
coal capacity as any ever authorized 10y
congress,
Comment will be made upon ouI
friendly relations with the world al
large. The Colombian mbroglio will
come in for mention aud satisfaction
will be expressed at the settlement q
the Alaskan boundary dispute. Ih'
message is also expected to discuss tn,
labor question. especially as refers t.
government employees. II will follow
the precedent set by the president II
his first message and contains no =,
nopsis of the reports of the cablne
officers. OF course. the importance q
currency legislation will be urged. hu
in regards To thus and all other publ
questions the message ~ expected
he notably short aud To the point.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
Recommends New WarShipS
and Affairs in Panama
Discussed

president has ever written to regu-
lar session. II is about one-third short
CT than the message of last year, which
was considerably shorter than the first
message two years ago The document
will contain fewer words than any
message by any of the presidents in a
number OF years
The message will discuss carefully
the istmian canal complications and
make recommendation in that regard.
1t will also take up the immigration
question and suggest greater re.tric-
tions to the end that undesirable immi-
grants may be excluded The postal
scandal will be discussed. the lesson to
be drawn therefrom pointed out, nnd
the officials of the department who fer
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
JUST SUCCEEDED IN
SHOOTING OUT AN EYE

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Aaron Sha-
piro, a clothier and member of the firm
of the Manhattan Clothing company, at
No. 2274 Third avenue, tried to kill
himself this morning by firing four
bullets into his head. One of the shots
blew out his right eye. But, still alive
and suffering awful pain, he was taken
to the Harlem hospital.
Shapiro assembled to the second floor
of the store, which is used as a store
room. Employees heard the shots and
ran to his side.
why did you shoot yourself?" asked
Patrolman Roe of the Feast One Hun
bred and Twenty sixth street station,
who was called in.
LET me die. I'll do better job
next time" was his only reply.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
New Developments Showing
How Strange Tragedy
Happened

attended. Until Sunday afternoon
the boy was thought to be on the
road to recovery. but at 4 o'clock he
passed away.
1t is claimed today that the boys
were fighting and that he was Sc
Verely hurt in the stomach by blow
preceding the one which sent him into
commissions. After the blow to the
stomach he got up and this time was
attacked by the brothers. with the
result that he was severely injured
and his death followed.
The following letter throws an en-
tirely new light on the affair and
Coroner Smith will undoubtedly hold
am investigation into the new feat
ures of the story.
ITO the Editor of The Press: While
| do not want to figure in a newspaper
I controversy or NEEDLE In affairs IL
/ which | am not concerned. ! can not
, refrain from defending right and de
nuSncing wrong and inhumanity
Therefore would respectfully ash
YOU To publish a word In regard to thu
accidental killing of the Watson boz
hy young Mitchell
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

ih- taxpayer asks, Why these two
systems? Why, in case the 325 a
month covers the legitimate expense,
should there be any more?
The records show the following
bills paid and charged to the com
missioners' expense:
o. X. Stables, October 1September
u. Dean, 81.
September 80, Alven Fl. Collin. to
team hire, "a.
September 20, Washington Water
Power company. to one street rail-
way ticket book, IS.
October 10, same, IS. showing that
in two weeks the commissioner rode
on the street cars 220 times, or an
average of 10 rides per day, there be-
ing 10 tickets in each book.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
WILL TAKE StEUTHS
TO THE HIDDEN GIRL

MOUNT VERNON, n. Y, Dec. s.
After spending night in cell ut
police headquarters Mrs. Bertha Lang,
wife of John Lang of Plainfield, n. j.,
who is charged with kidnapping his
wife's pretty l4-year-old sister, Emma
Bahr, w orphan at the Wartburg Farm
school, told Chief Foley today that she
would accompany a detective to New
York and find the girl.
Emma disappeared from school
Thanksgiving Day. Lang was arrested
on a charge of kidnapping her and he
declared that neither his wife nor him
self had taken the girl from the insti-
tuition, but that she had simply follow
ed him.
81 know where Emma is in New
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec, O.
The president has put the final touches
to his message to be presented to the
long session OF congress, which begins
Monday. Advance copies of the doe
ument have been given TO the press
and rs usual the strictcst precautions
have been taken To prevent its beoom-
ing public before its presentation Ia
the national legislative body. In pre-
pairing the message the president con
suited number Of senators and rem
,csentatNcs and among the leading
members oil both houses the chief tea'
lures of the message are already pretty
welt known.
II is stated on good authority that
We message will he the shortest the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
Will Resume.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s. - The
comptroller of the currency has au-
thorized the First National Bank of
Allegheny to resume business Mon
day, it being found solvent despite
the terrific run which caused the
doors to close. 1t resumes with I'M
impaired capital
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

is becoming very popular. Its news
papers, its business blocks and enter
prises and its people show the push
and breezy energy that have made the
city. The same could be said of Ia
coma and Seattle. can see nothing
in the business conditions of the
west as l have observed them that
need give rise to any fear for the fu-
ture. 1t Is a magnificent country,
surprisingly promising. / gathered
much information from the men I
met relating to commerce and manu-
features, and. so far as 1 am able to
see, even more prosperous times are
at hand. This. at least. is the feeling
as l gather 1t. Our own business on
the Pacific coast is very satisfactory.
Usually at this season of the year
there is a shrinkage. 1t is not so
manifest this year. November busi-
ness showed UP we'll and the BUSH
ness now being handled is satisfac-
tory
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

An ambulance was summoned from
the Harlem hospital and DIR. Kraus-
kopf made hasty examination of the
man. He found that five shots had
been fired by the man, one of which
had missed. The physician said he
did not think Shapiro could live.
The only person in the store when
the shooting occurred were Henry
Hynes, the manager, of No. ! East
One Hundred and Twentieth street,
and Bessie Belden of No. 1886 Park ave-
nue. the cashier.
Manager Hines said he could assign
no reason for Shapiro's act. He said
the business was flourihsing and as far
as he knew shapiro had no domestic
troubles. The clothier's house is at
No. lOl West One Hundred and Thir-
teenth street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
DoWle May Win.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Receivers in the
Dowie litigation are involved in trou-
BILE with other creditors who claim
Dowie is solvent, Samuel Stevenson,
who holds Dowie's notes for 100000,
appeared in court this morning and
compelled the receivers, representing
three creditors, to file an indemnifying
bond for 100000. This move is in
Dowies favor because if he can prove
solvency he may be able to recover
damages from those who brought him
trouble,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

York Mrs. Lang said, "and l am
going to go with a detective to find
hGr. / know she won't stay at the
home, because she has to work too
hard, she says. They say I want to
take charge of my sisters property,
but that is not so. She only wants TO
live with u.s."
Mrs. Lang cracked jokes with her
husband, who occupied cell near, and
then made fun of him because he was
behind the bars.
Say. Jack, you are no good" she
said. "If you hadn't 'squealed on me
! wouldn't be locked up here. / wish
] could have found a husband for
Emma, then she couldn't have been
brought back. Oh, but forgot, she is
too Young to marry"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

ooh God, wish I had made a good
fob of it! I wanted to die because 1
was starved. I walked the streets,
but no one held out a helping hand.
Then decided to take my life. What
day is It? I am SO confused. My
minds almost gone"
Thomas Fitzgerald, stretched on
the white cot at Deaconess Nome. was
telling the sensational story Of his
attempt to take his life. The police
found him this morning in boxcar.
He was unconscious and dying. Three
gaping wounds in his throat and a
blood-stained razor told the tragic
story.
The car was filed with hay. under
which the man had crawled to keep
warm.
When found Fitzgerald was half
frozen, weak from loss of blood, and
starving to death.
why did you do 1t, TOMB" asked
The Press.
Hunger drove me to it, sir" said
this man on the cot
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
Hanna Declines Il.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Sit is re-.
ported that Hanna has definitely de-
cided nto to accept the Craftsmanship
of the national committee another
this evening.
The president and Hanna are ex-
pected to agree on some one for the
chairmanship. 1t is generally believ-
ed Hanna will insist on Heath's re-
tention as secretary OF the commit
tee until the close of his term, which
will be at the time of the national
convention
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
A Slippery Prisoner.

LONDON. Dec. 5.-Frank Allen,
who was released from prison, where
he was serving sentence for the
London bank robbery. was Immediate
ly rearrested by an American officer,
charged with robbing the postoffice
at Springfield. H., IN 1895. Owing
to the siipperyness of the prisoner
the American officer viii employ q
Scotland Yard officer to help guard
during the voyage to America.
Aliens accomplice was Killoran,
who was arrested for the Springfield
affair in New York a few years ago
and was in the daring escape from
Ludlow street Jail He sailed for
England in "a little fishing smack.
killoran returned to America, was
arrested and is now in the peniten,
tiary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
Dr.. DanzIngeP
Is Fighting
HIS LandIadq

MADRID, Dec. 5.-Dr. Adolph Dan
Finger. United States vice consul at
Madrid, is involved in a legal fight
with his landlady, who claims he owes
her husband $50 rent. Danziger pro-
tests overcharge and attempted to re-
move his effects. The landlady called
the police, who insisted the disputants
should settle the matter in court.
Danzinger is well known in Cali
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

Calvary Baptist church (coloredD
Is all torn up over scandal in which
the pastor. Rev. Beckham, and Deacon
Ball one of the pillars of the church.
played the leading parts.
Pastor Backham was not at the
parsonage when the reporter called.
Deacon Ball was found at his home,
corner of Third avenue and Post
street. but Mrs. Deacon Ball was also
there. The deacon said: Il was act
ing as n peacemaker. Mr. Beckham
was talking with my wife when
stepped up"
A "Thero that's enough. now, you
Shut up" Mrs. Deacon Ball inter
posed, and the deacon shut up.
From other sources. however. II
was learned that the trouble arose
over combination OF church and
social affairs. In the course of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
Some of the Leaks. Show
ing How Peoples Money
Is Squandered

There is no need to go back fur
there. There may or may not be other
items back in the records. and they
may or may not be larger or smaller.
The fact Is that the records show
that the unvouchered s25 a month
drawn regularly by the commissioners
for expense is not covering all the
drafts labelled commissioner ex-
pense"
Another bill of commissioners ex-
pense is that for Commissioner Dean
on last summers trip to Olympia be-
fore the state assessor. The bill paid
was SIS and accompanying the bill
are no vouchers. neither Is the GER
tification on honor filled ont. The
trip cost the county just an even $75,
not $50. or $3.50 or $77.63 or $40.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

"The Lost Chord (Sullivan), Miss
Turner, Mrs. Koehler, Mrs. Kraft
Mrs. Essig, Mrs. Glen and Professor
Bareuther, accompanies; evening song
"Version" (Eilenberg), orchestra
closing ode, lodge: Air-"Home, Sweet
Home"
We've finished our labor, the parting
has come,
And each of the brothers now goes to
his home:
And our voices blending, we now will
depart,
In perfect love giving each note from
the heart.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
His Sad Death.

At the meeting of the officers and
teachers of the Nazarene church Sun
day school resolutions were offered to
express the feeling of all the members
of the school relative to the sudden
death of little Walter kreitz, who was
knocked from the Great Northern rail-
way bridge by passenger train and
killed last Sunday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

A warrant was served on II. E.
Westlake this morning. who is charg-
ed by s. w. Green, inspector of
weights and measures. with fraud in
selling goods under short measure.
Westlake was up before Judge Hinkle
week ago and beat the case on ac-
count of there being flaw in the
charge. Green claims now to have
positive evidence where Westlake is
cheating in the sale of cranberries.
Green will try to prove that West
lake has been selling cranberries and
measuring them in a liquid measure,
instead of dry measure as he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
All for St. Lukes.

About 50 young couples of Spokane
society people attended the dance given
by the st. Marguerite's guild of st
Agnes church on last evening at Hamil-
ton hall. Punch was served during
the evening and the affair was a decid
ed success, both socially and finan-
cially. over $50 being reported cleared
for the st. Luke's hospital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
Solemn Service
al ElkS' Temple
Tomorrow

The annual memorial services of the
j. II. O. f. will be held at the temple
tomorrow afternoon, commencing 1T
2:S0 o'clock. The decorations will lie
much more elaborate than on any
previous occasion and the following ex-
ceptionally elegant program will be rem
dered:
Funeral March Chopin, Orchestra,
Brother Fred Il. Hoppe, director; open
ing ceremonies, officers of lodge No.
DOS; roll cali of "Our Honored Dead"
"The Vacant Chair" Brother William
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

faVors and affections. and to seduce
and debauch her"
For the deprivation of the love and
afection of his wife and his anguish,
humiliation and shame. Emmert asks
for SEQ, coo from the defendant, James
Berridge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
Cleared Millions.

NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-Excitement
continues on the cotton exchange The
bull ring, headed by Paul Sully. is
said to have cleared $4,000 600 within
few weeks.
Open declaration is being made on
the exchange that certain operators
hal advance Information on the gov.
ernment crop report which caused the
immense rise. They accuse some one
in the department of agriculture.
Members are clamoring that the scan
do! be probed and an investigation
made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
Art Literary Club.

The Art Literary club will meet with
Mrs. b. f. Buck at 30S Fifth avenue
on Monday next at 2:30 p. m. Papers
will he read on the Mosques of Syria
and Egypt and Turkey" by Mrs. A. ].
Albring and Mrs. w. y. Gilbert re-
spectively. All members are desired
to be present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
Heavy Sentence.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5. 49, Ex-Marshal
BaIsses was this morning sentenced to
bss pears imprisonment in the peni-
ten'Ay and to pay fine of $1,000 for
participating in naturalization frauds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

they propose to charge every union
with following out proposal made 10
the master plumbers association and
that is unless they speedily give in to
the demands of the strikers a boycott
will be placed upon all buildings where
they are working. Not one, but all
unions. must either enforce this or
withdraw from the council. Things
are admitted to be very near climax,
Some unions, it is believed, will pay
no attention to the orders of the coun-
ell and this will be followed by an
other split such as IL the case of the
carpenters, who caused big split with
the council resulting in their with
drawal
The boss plumbers only laugh and
say the council is only bluffing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05
Notice to Subscribers.

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Press has not arrived at $50 o'clock.
telephone Main 315 any time between
$50 and o'clock and copy will be
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

Mrs. j. s. Vincent. prominent
society woman of Eureka Springs, Ark,
arrived today over the o. r. d n.
railroad. Mrs. Vincent will visit with
her son, c. P. Vincent, who has bust
ness interests here
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

The Rhodedendroms will soon give
another of their very popular dances.
AL Childs, after several days illness,
is able to resume his post at Taft's
cigar store on Riverside.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

The Manhattan Dancing club gave
hop at the Fraternal Brotherhood
hall on last Wednesday evening and
report a very enjoyable time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

D. j. Craig, mining man from the
lower Pend d'Oreille, left today for
Davenport, where he has business in
terests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-05

years in San Francisco. He is an
erudite scholar and conducted Jewish
services and lectured through south
ern California
The daily sentinel., 1903-08-15
coRBETT-JEFFRIEs FIGHT.

Round 1-They came to the center
quickly and jeff chased Corbett
around and missed left swing for
the jaw. They came together and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
BY e. l.. RAINEY.
10 PAGES.
THE LIVING HEROES OF THE CON
FEDERACY.

On next Saturday the memory OF the
dead heroes of the confederacy will be
hoaored in word and deed throughout
Georgia, and within the next month
all the states OF q once fair sisterhood
will have strewn the graves of those
who died in the service of the stars
and bars with beautiful floral offerings
of the springtime.
It is a sweet custom-this loviEg
rlbute to our dead soldiers-and one
that will endure as long as history aEd
tradition shall teach the children OF
the southland of the unwavering deE0-
ton OF their valiant forefathers to a
fallen flag. We need never fear, no
matter how far We think into the fu-
ture, that the time will come when the
memory of the sleeping heroes who
marched in the ranks of the grey
will be uncherished or their resting
places uncared for,
Butthe living heroes-what OF them?
Do we not, in our lavish devotion 60
the memory of the dead sons of the
confederacy, fall little short in our
care of those whom we still have with
us? Is not human nature, with its
surcharge of sentiment as it hallOWs
a memory, apt to not measure up in
practical service to the remnant of the
shattered army of the south?
Not long ago one VIII" had lain dowR
his sword and bis hopes at Appomattox
was beard to say: 'It's just question
of little while now when all the bows
who fought for the south will have
passed out into the great beyond. Ii
is good thing, think, for somehow
[ feel like the few of us left are in the
way-the state would be glad TO get
rid OF us" There can be no doubt
that he was wrong, bu: what had led
him to think thus? Might it not have
been some sighting remark or
thoughtless rebuff on the part OF some
one who had forgotten the period Of
glorious service from 90 to rs?
We won't have them with us much
longer. The rosters of their chapter:
are getting shorter and shorter: before
he shrapu. of time their ranks are
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
The Occurrences of the Week in That
Community.

Saturday and Sunday were regular
preaching days at Beulah, and Elder
Everette and wife were with US both
DAYS. Elder Murray and wife of Sum
ter county were also present.
Next Saturday and Sunday Elder
Petty of Alabama will preach at Beu-
lab. Let every body come out and hear
him.
We have had some cold weather for
this time of the year, but 40 damage
was done to the crops.
The Woruer band expects to be as
sisted next Friday night by the Mount
Olive band.
Misses Monte and Dollie and Mr.
West Davis were guests of Miss Eva
Davis Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Daniels spent
Saturday and Sunday with their father
and mother.
Mr. and Mrs. McGill spent Sunday
with their daughter, Mrs. G. C. Jones.
Mr.. VIM. Hastv and wife were guests
of Judge and Mrs. Daniel Sunday.
Mr.. Floyd Wills and Miss Rilla Slo-
cum were in the village Sunday
Mr.. 7. j. York and Miss Viola Las
setter were in WOrner SUNDAY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22

growing thinner, and before long the
last Scared hero will lay down his
arms to the years.
Let us then while each year we strew
flowers oyer the graves of those sleep
ing yonder in the silent city of the
dead not forget to scatter the blossoms
of kindness and tenderness in the
hearts of our living veterans OF the
south. Let them know that we are
saying, God bless you and keep you
and bring you to the perfect rest and
naaon
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-04-22
BRYAN on Immortality.

Here are William J. BrYan's ideas
of immortality. They are fit to be
preserved in every scrap book, and
repeated to the children and grown
people alike. He says:
81 shall not believe that this life is
extlnguished. If the Father designs
to touch with divine power the cold
and pulseless heart of the buried acorn
and make it burst forth from its prison
walls will He leave neglected in the
earth the soul of man, who was made
in the mage of his creator? If he
stOops to give the Osebush. whose
withered blossoms float upon the
breeze, one sweet assurance of another
springtime will He withhold the words
of hope from the sons of men when the
frost OF winter comes? If matter mute
and ina1imate, though changed bv the
force of nature into multitude of
forms, can never die will the imperial
spirit of man suffer annihilation after
it has paid brief visit, like royal
guest, to this tenement OF clay?
"Rather let us believe that He who
IN His apparent prodigality wastes not
the raindrops, the blade of grass, or
the evenings dying zephyr, but makes
them all to carry out His plans. has
given immortality to the mortal"