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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12
view and the Chronicle Publishing

view and the Chronicle publishing
companies.
Manager Goodin tripped into the
calcium and sang . song Of rusty old
equipment. The Review had i've ram
shackle old machines. rour Of which
were nine years old. and Hoe quad
press four years in use and second
hand when purchased at q Philadel-
phia bargain counter.
Asked II the Review had recently
had an offer to sell. he admitted that
The Press had offered to buy the pa
per. He did not think It was his
place to say whether an offer of
s25o.eo0 would be accepted.
There was 5000 cash on hand on
March /. Then the Review had an
Associated Press franchise. Here
the basso broke forth into full
throated musical eloquence; for the
Associated Press franchise was not
assessable. To a newspaper this re-
port was like Force to Jim Dumps.
No paper had ever succeeded without
It. This was all that made the Re-
view valuable. Even at that, he de-
clared. the Review. as also the Chron-
icle, lost money last year.
Manager Hooker of the Chronicle
had placed valuation Of $1,000 on
q discarded press. which, he declared.
was not worth $500. He had no plant
save q couple of machines worth not
over $500 each. His money In bank"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12
MOTHER EARTH JUST A COMET,

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE sci
entific sharps are now trying to figure
out that old mother earth is a comet
with three tails; count 'em. three
tails, and Is therefore the boss vau-
deville stunt Of the heavens.
But you've got to take gallery
seat on the moon to get any kind of
a decent squint at it, according to
Professor John Cox. Of McGill uni
versity.
The alabaster foreheaded scientists
gather all this from radium. the
newly discovered substance that the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12

The baby elephant with which the
public is familiar through amusement
pictures Is, as rule. four or five
years old when it reaches these
shores and Is commonly big enough
to shift for itself and trudge through
the streets under a parching sun as
an item in some circus display. This
strange mite of wild animal nature
is hardly higher than it's mothers
knee and Is as playful as n young
cub. Ringing Bros. are the owners
of the baby elephant and guard it as
one would priceless jewel. Natural
lists and students. as well as the gen.
eral public, have shown keen interest
in this truly rare specimen of wild
animal nature
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12

Occur d'Alene, Idaho.-The recently
destroyed planning mill of the Occur
d'Alene Lumber company will be re-
built on an enlarged scale.
Curlsw, wash.-Murray & Nit
chell's saloon and three adjoining
buildings were burned yesterday. In
surance. 5000. Owners will rebuild.
Olympia, Wash.-The attorney gen.
eral has informed the Sprague Rod &
Gun club that a hunters license Is
only good In the county In which 1t
is issued.
Home.-An earthquake was felt
throughout Sicily for about two min
utes yesterday. A stream near Mount
Aetna became turbid and Mount We
suvius is again in eruption. Similar
disturbance also occurred on the
island of Crete.
Sacramento, Gal. - The Amador
gang of convicts have eluded the
posses through Corral Pass and are
now In Devils BASIN country. Dis
sensions have occupeed between the
Amador and Eldorado posses and they
are working separately.
1athdrum, xdaho.-What threaten
ed to become serious firs and
frightened the community to the
point Of sendinS to Spokane for the
assistance Of it's fire department was
fortunately got under control before
great damage was done.
BUTTE, Month"; suit Of Western
Union Telegraph company versus the
American Labor union and other
unions Special Master in Chancery
II. ". Blake recommends that q per-
manent injunction be granted the tel
esraph company.
xonaou--Arnold white. the writer.
has been fined $500 for an article
criticizinx the Whitaker Wright case.
He refused to pay and was sent to
prison. The editor ana publishers
Of the Sunday Sun. In which the ar
ticls was printed. were ordered to
pay the cost OF the proceedings
brought against them for contempt
OF court.
Denver. Coi.-The building trades
council has passed resolutions en-
dorsing William r. Hearst for nomt-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12
Local Briefs.

Ex-Councilman John II. Davey has
registered an exphatic kick with the
street commissioners on the condition
of the macadamized road west of
Hangman creek.
The power o. purpose yields rich
returns to all who use 1t rightly; and
especially to those whose purpose It
is to save. The Spokane & Eastern
Trust company's bank is helpful to
such.
Mrs. Sarah r. Manchester, aged ~,
a pioneer of Spokane. is dead at the
residence of her son, A. b. Man
chester on East Sprague avenue De-
ceased resided in this city for the
past 81 years ana Is survived by
three sons and two daughters.
The Club Cafe always ir the Head.
Our 25e merchants lunch with beer
or wine from 1850 to 2 p. m. as good
as ever. Headquarters for steaks
chops. etc. I. Chilberg. manager.
John l.. Retallack of Kaslo. h. c.,
Is in the city. Mr.. RetaNack has for
the past number of years been prom
inently identified with the SLOGAN
sllNer-leau camp anu was one OF
three appointed by the Silver-Lead
Mine Owners association to go to
Ottawa and arrange with the domin-
ion government for bounty to en-
courage the production Of lead in the
province. His mission was success
full. the government setting aside
100000 annually.
You can get anything you want for
sewing machine at J. p. Eastman
4 Co. sSs Riverside. Phone Main
TAG. Machines rented or sold on easy
terms. Expert repairing.
Miss Lima Johnson. so years Of age,
has come all the way from Sweden
to marry John Warner. who promised
to meet her here on the It'll inst.
Warner for some reason did not show
up and Miss johnson Is now at the
home OF Rev. John NJ. Hullen, pas
tor of the local Swedish church, E40A
Riverside avenue. She persists in
the belief that her Intended husband
will yet come to her.
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to repel them. Then the oncoming
rush will be DETECTED and stream
past the earth on each side in para
boltc orbits. The space behind the
earth will be screened by her and SO
be void of corpuscles.
Continuing, Professor Cox says:
could we take our stand on the moor
We should thus see the earth attended
by faint double tail. with a dark
dividing line Immediately behind it.
pointing from the sun. and a SINH
lar. though fainter. tail pointing to-
ward him.
The contact of the rapidly moving
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12
BOZ cUHHD or ooIyo Aztec
PKYsx01AM'N T11ATN1NT
MAD RAYLRn

MY boy when I years old was
taken with colo and cramps In his
he injected morphine. but the child
kept getting worse. 1 then gave him
half teaspoonful OF Chamberiain's
Collie, Cholera and Disrrhoea Remedy,
and In half an hour he was sleeping
and soon rec1ysred.-,.F L wilkins.
bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lum-
Der Co. For sale by all druggists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12
Burning OF Bridge
Causes Train Delay

BY the burning Of a 256-foot trestle
one mile east Of Naples, Idaho, on the
Great Northern yesterday traffic over
that road was delayed 10 hours. The
IRE is supposed to have caught from
Q defective sieve under the firebox.
Superintendent J. e. Hood and AS
sistant Superintendent w. Woolerton
went out to the fire from Spokane
and superintended the work Of re-
pairs Only half of the trestle was
burned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12

Twenty-one OF Spokane's tired girls
are enjoying themselves at Newman
lake at the camp in charge of the
Y. W. c. A. Those who have returned
state that nothing in the way of q
summer outing could be better.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12

Toronto, ont.--The Iron de Quot.
sailed by Captain Barr assister by
Harris. yesterday won the race from
the Canadian denfer IN 21-miie
course by minutes and IS seconds.
The strathcona was last in the luf-
flng contest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12

season. when a man can least afrord
to lose time. q sure and quick cure
for diarrhoea Is very desirable. Any
one who has given Il q trial viii
tell you that the quickest. surest and
most pleasant remedy in use for this
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. There
Is no loss Of time when II IN used.
as one or two doses OF II will cure
any ordinary attack. IL never fails.
not even In the most severe and dan.
eists,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12

the remark that she had disregard
ed the warning hand" 1t seems that
In each generation of her family one
member has carried upon his or her
wrist when danger or misfortune was
near at hand. n birthmark-the livid
imprint of four fingers and a thumb
which at other times was wholly
absent.
In the present generation this in
fallible warning of approaching mis-
fortune appears on tho wrist of Mrs.
BerneStein,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12

TORONTO. Aug. IA wreck that
20 light queer story of an occult
manifestation. Miss Olive T.. Gov
Can. was caught under a seat in n
railway wreck and was rescued by
Jack Bernstein. a civil engineer. They
became lovers and were recently mar
ried.
In telling the story of her romance
Mrs. Bernstein accidentally slipped
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12

She-old Mrs. Tippler IL a. very
humble woman. She says she always
bears her burden patiently.
He-well. Tippler is pretty good
at q carrying load himself.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12
NO BHTrE1 WAY.

There is no better way to increas SO
your business than to advertise and
no better way to advertise than In
the theater programs of the popular
theaters Of this city. Spokane and
Auditorium. This method places your
ad In tho hands Of the people who
have money to spend and are willing
to spend It at moment when they
have time to read. We will be glad
to call on you any week day and
quote rates. Telephone Main 100.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06

e. 0. Halvorsen, respondent, vs. The ORR
noco Mining Company, appellant. Judg-
ment affirmed. -Start q r
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
RELIEF WORK is
FORMALLY BEGUN
Committee Is Organized to
Receive Contributions for
Flood Sufferers.

! The relief committee of the st. Paul
| commercial club, organized to collect
FUNDS for the Kansas and Topeka flood
! sufferers, met yesterday afternoon at
! the club rooms and elected c. p. Slime
secretary and treasurer of the local
committee
Gov. Van SAINT said that he had re-
| ce1ved word from the stricken dis
tricts telling of the APPALLING distress
that has followed the flood. He urged
| that the business men of the Twin
| Cities be liberal in their contributions
Later in the afternoon, after the meet
ing had adjourned, the governor is
sued a formal appeal to the people of
| the state asking for contributions to
aid the sufferers.
The relief committee decided to
make no canvass for funds, but
to await voluntary contributions. Sec
rotary Slime was instructed to forward
all money received to F. M. Bonebrake.
who is treasurer of the Topeka relief
committee.
A telegram was received yesterday
from w. S. Bergunthal, mayor of To-
peka, In response to one asking if as
slstance was needed. Mr.. BergunthaL
replied that all contributions will be
gratefully received, as the conditions
in his city are so distressing that out
side aid is needed, as the people of
Topeka are unable to cope with the
misery and suffering caused by the
flood.
The st. Paul relief committee yes
terday received a letter from the city
hall and court house baseball team,
offering to play match game with the
Lindeke, Warner & Schurmeier ag-
gregation on June IS, the proceeds to
go to the relief fund. The offer was
accepted.
A check for 500, the first contribu-
ton to be made to the fund, was re-
ceived yesterday from Frank P. Shep-
ard. All contributions will be ac-
| knowledged through the papers,
The members of the committee who
attended yesterdays meeting were:
H. c.. McNair, chairman; Gov. S. r.
Van SAINT, Mayor Smith, w. B. Dean,
George Thompson, Condo Hamlin, ].
Harry Lewis, F. W. Bergmeier, M. F.
Kahn, G. B. Bowlby, r. T. O'Connor,
oliver Crosby.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
KIRKE OBJECTS TO
SUMMARY REMOVAL
Proposes to Contest Action Dispossess
ing Him of Insurance Agencies.

William T. Kirke, who has been dis
possessed of his agency for the United
States Fidelity and Casualty COM
pany and the London Guaranty COM
pany by order of the Fred L. Gray
company, Of Minneapolis, Northwest
ern agents of the same companies, has
resolved to contest the legality of their
action in so doing
Mr.. Kirke declares that he was
summarily discharged by the Fred l..
Gray company and that his contracts
with the company together with sew
eral of his private papers, records and
documents. have been looted from his
office.
Mr.. Kirke says that he received a
letter from the Fred L. Gray COM
pany Sunday, notifying him that his
agency was terminated, and that when
he went to the office to examine his
papers and contracts under which he
held the agency he found them miss
ing.
Mr.. Kirke maintains that he cannot
be disposs essed of his agency in that
manner and says he has placed the
matter in the hands of his attorney:
The Fred l.. Gray company issued a
circular dated May 80 announcing the
appointment of Charles V. Hunsaker
as successor to Mr.. Kirke. Mr.. Kirke
then issued a circular which denies
the right of the Fred L. Gray COM
pany to cancel his contract and re-
move him from the agency with cause.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
ARE LICENSED TO /.
PRACTICE OPTOMETRY
Four Out of Seven Applicants Pass
the Requisite Examination.

or seven candidates who were ex-
amined yesterday by the state board
or examiners in optometry, the follow
Ing four were successful in securing.
licenses: w. b. Dean Jr., Sank Cen
ter: Ernest G. Kulo, ST. Paul; Arthur
+; Williams, st. Paul, and Paul Girard,
East Grand Forks.
The board has sent out notices to
forty-f1ve persons who are now prac-
tlclng .optometry in this state, and
whose license fees for the current year
have not yet been paid, and at the ex-
plratlon of the twenty days notice al
lowed by law, the licenses of those
VINO still remain in arrears will be re-
voked.
Under the law the licenses granted
are annual and expire by limitation on
March 81, but there is also in the law
a provision for twenty days notice be-
rore the absolute revocation of a Ii
cense TO comply with all require
ments the board will send out the
notices. as stated, and allow the TWEEN
ty days before declaring the rights
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
ELOPERS ARE WANTED
TO EXTENT OF $1,000
ST. Paul Police on the Watch for
Young Couple From New York.


ST. Paul police are looking for one
J. Kelsey, of diego, N. Y, and his
fair young bride, with whom he is
fleeing in hot haste from an angry
father tnlaw, one Mr.. Newman, of
diego.
When young Kelsey came a-wooing
Of the youngest Newman daughter,
father Newman made his disapproval
known in no uncertain words, and at
last ordered the unhappy aspirant to
his daughters hand from his house
forever. 1t was up to the lover to
move, and he, being a man of action,
eloped with the daughter.
Father Newman moved next, and as
a result the police Of the entire North
west are looking for the bridal couple.
The local police have been told that
the couple is presumably in this city,
and are maintaining close watch. AS
an inducement, the father is offering a
reward of $1,000 for the return of the
young people.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
ST. PAUL CARNIVAL
MEMBERS GET NEXT
Spends Day in Minneapolis Studying
Features for Coming Show.

The members of the st. Paul Carni-
val association spent yesterday in
Minneapolis, where they were the
guests of the Minneapolis Carnival as
ISOLATION.
The object of the visit was to secure
pointers and the members returned
home in the evening loaded with
enough information to keep them busy
for a month improving on some of
the features they saw. The associa-
ton was entertained with a luncheon
at the West hotel by the Minneapolis
association. and spent the afternoon
and evening at the carnival grounds
getting next
The local organization is preparing
to get down to business at once, and
is confident of show, together with
patronage and receipts, that will far
outshine the Minneapolis entertain
ment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06

at the smoker held at the Merchants
motel, last night, "call in the legis-
lators when measures of great moment
are under consideration and exert his
influence upon them for the best in
terests of the people,
Mr.. Tighe's remarks were directed
at showing the opposites to be found
IN many state legislative bodies and
the need of a mediator. AS an il
luStrauon he recounted the fight in
the last legislature over the tax
amendment to the state constitution,
which neither body could agree upon
ana finally went by default because Of
the close of the session
God knows that amendment was
needed and the governor possibly real
ICES It's need as much as I do" said
Mr.. Tighe. -Four times house and
senate came together on that bill and
tour times there was a disa greement.
The senate refused to take our bill and
we theirs. If there is any credit in the
defeat of the senate bill, then 1 am
more than willing to share ia the re-
spons1bility. There is no question
that the senate bill was vicious one.
was the greatest display Of ignor-
ance In the history of the state and
would have set this great common
wealth back a century. ..5ia,.5;.=l a.sSs
L tell you gentlemen, it is easier to
defeat measure, good or bad, than
to pass 1t. Any obstacle skillfully
placed will defeat the best measure
ever known. And Why All because
of the absence Of asmedium, a balance
wheel, If you want TO calf it such
The governor should interfere in such
matters as these. 1t is his right and
he should exercise it and if not. then
some organization such as the Roose-
velt club should take his place."
Among the speakers at the clubs
smoker last night was Gov. S. r. Van
SAINT and, Congressman Stevens, but
the former official did not make. an
extended talk. The governors re-
marks were entirely impromptu and
along the line that he believed that
President Roosevelt would be re-
elected by a large majority.
Congressman Stevens under the head
of Men and Measures" perhaps gave
one Of the most interesting and in
structive talks Of the evening. The
conduct and routine of the house, and
the characteristics of the many noted
men he had met were told and re-
counted most entertainingIy The
power of the house, he said was
vested in very few men. Their rec
concentrations are invariably sus-
tanned and a. Legislator without their
support mas small chance of adj
vancement. Reed, he said, had dis
couraged debate, and that was why
none was ever heard in the house. A
high compliment was paid to the mem
Dry of the late Senator Davis by Mr..
Stevens, he repeating several anec-
dotes in which Senator Davis thorough
knowledge of international law formed
the center of interest.
Possibly fifty Of the members of the
club were present at the smoker and
in addition to the addresses they
heard number of musical and other
selections.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
DORGAN GETS NOTHING
FOR INJURIES OF SON
Final Suit Against Contractors Decid-
ed in Favor of Defendants.

A jury yesterday returned a verdict
In favor of the defendant in the suit
brought by James f. Dorgan, as
guardian of his minor son, against w.
r. Shaw and others. to recover $40, 1000
damages for injuries two years ago,
when a boulder rolled down the side
of a hill and crashed into the Dorgan
home, breaking the boys leg. This
was the final suit Of a series of ac-
tiOns brought by Dorgan against the
city and contractors, all Of which were
decided in favor of the defendants.
In this suit it was alleged that
Shaw, a contractor. had loosened the
cock, causing it to fall down the en-
bankment
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
BOARD OF CONTROL TO
/ MOVE BACK TO CAPITOL
Refuses to Stand Raise of Rent at the
Endicott Building.

Because Of the general increase of
rents in office buildings. the state
board of control will remove on July
1 from its present quarters in the En-
dicott building and return to the state
capitol. where it began. it's official ca
reer.
The board has been paying 500 per
month for it's suite of offices in the
Endicott building, and has no received
notice that from July 1 the rent will
be $125. Rather than submit to this
added expense, the board has arranged
to go back to the capitol and take up
quarters in the house of representa-
tives and such of the adjoining COM
mittee rooms as can be secured.
Chairman Martin, of the board. said
yesterday to r he Clio e:
Had it not been for the raise In
our rent we would probably have re-
manned where we are, but we have
found that by expanding a few hun
dred dollths In putting those rooms at
the capitol in shape for our use, we
can save the state about $1,000. We
will probably be able to get along
nicely with the room which was used
by the house of representatives and
the one which they use as a postoffica
during the sessions of the legislature. /"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06

Urik Nordquist appellant, VS.. Great
der affirmed. Start q
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06

granted under the old licenses to be
forfeited. At the discretion of the
board penalty may be inflicted upon
Inose who have not paid their license
fees before April 1.
The members of the board who were
In attendance at this meeting are: II.
M. Hitchcock, Redwood Falls. presi-
dent; c. A. Smell, Minneapolis secre-
tary; j. w. Granger, Rochester; Alex
SWen1ngsen, Moorhead; F. A. Upham,
st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
LABOR DELEGATES
INDORSE C. E. JAMES
Will Work for His Election as Presi-
dent of the State Federation.

At Federation hall last night the
st. Paul delegates to the state fedora
ton of labor, to be held at Little Falls,
June 8 and 8, Endorsed c. E. James,
secretary of the st. Paul Trade and
Labor Assembly, as candidate for the
presidency of the state federation of
labor. The following committee was
appointed to work at the convention in
the interest of the st. Paul candidate:
e. B. Lott, G. w. Lawson and J. p.
Gordon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
A Million a Month,

Few people will have any quick con-
ception of the enormous significance OF
the the Tord IN Million. It is well known
eddy. the most popular laxative medicine
in the world, have a sale of million
boxes a month. These million boxes con-
tain 10, 0O0, 900 Cascaret tablets, which if
laid side by side would make a row a
hundred miles in length. The tablets
used in a year would reach from Chicago
TO New York. On the average over 80
900 people take a Cascaret tablet dailv
surely wonderful testimonial to a merit
orious article well advertised.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-06
BODY OF J. j. CHURCHILL
is BROUGHT HOME
Funeral of Former ST. Paul Man to Be
Held Sunday.

The body of James ]. Churchill, son
of Patrick Churchill, 120 Acker street.
who died this week in Anaconda, Mont,
has been brought to st. Paul for
burial and the funeral will be held
from the home Of his parents Sunday
at p. M, with services at st. Pat
rick's church at $780,
James Churchill was thirty years
of age, and was well known in st. Paul
where he was brought up, and where
for many years he was employed by
various business houses. Two years
ago he went to Anaconda to engage in
business and was prospecting when his
death occurred.