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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
TONS OF FOOD STUFFS
GIVEN BY THE CHILDREN

From the looks of the cellar at
612 Front avenue, where the dona-
tions Of the school children to as
ISOLATED charities are being stored,
the poor people OF the city will not
suffer for the coming winter.
There are filled jars of fruit,
flour, clothes, toys, crackers, APP
pies, hams, potatoes and every
imaginable good thing stored away
for the use of the poor this winter.
This morning the express men
started to arrive with wagon loads
of food. The wagons continued
coming all day long. At noon to-
day about six tons of potatoes had
been stored away. Mr.. Hollway,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

Il am going to make these slaugh-
ter houses clean up their places If
l have to arrest every man in the
butcher business. | had w. r. Tut
tie arrested this morning for open
ing up his house out near Hang
man creek after | had locked it up.
I am going to see that all the meat
shops in the city are kept clean
and ii they are not the proprietors
will be arrested"
So stated Meat Inspector Adams
this morning when he presented to
the police a warrant for the arrest
of w. r. futile of w. r. futile &
Co. meat dealers.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Adj
ans closed up the mouse of futile
& Co., and ordered it cleaned. The
house was cleaned and Mr.. Adams
let futile open up again. On last
Thursday Mr.. Adams again called
at the house. and, finding it in a
filthy condition, ordered the house
again closed. He made arrange
, ments to have the place cleaned by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
COURT HOUSE ATTACHES
EXCHANGING GREETINGS

Holiday greetings commenced to
be exchanged in the courthouse this
afternoon and will probably be con-
tinued until the entire round of Of
fees has felt the impulses of the
season.
In Assessor Stewards office For
mer Mayor Boyd presented to the
assessor and Chief Deputy Leghorn
watchfobs and charms, making an
exceptionally impressive speech,
Assessor Stewart, never a thrill
ing orator, nearly lost his voice,
but did manage to remind his depu-
ties of his interest In them and to
express his regret that about the
only .ayprn he could make was to
declare a holiday from o'clock
this afternoon until q. IN. next
Tuesday.
Attaches and chiefs of the aud
tor's Office on returning from
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

: The gas company wants the peo-
pie to believe that it is willingly,
of its own accord, in the near fu-
ture going to do something for the
people OF this community except
rob it.
And it expects the people to be-
| lieve it is going to give the people
dollar gas" when at the very mo-
ment this ad was written it was
manufacturing gas in it's new
Union Park plant which its fran
chise required it to sell at $3.50 and
was selling it through the pipes of
the old company at $1.75.
Trying to make the people be-
lieve it is an honest, even gen.
erous institution. At the very mo-
ment it is deceiving and stealing
from them.
This ad. of the gas company will
be a boomerang. The people will
understand it. 1t means that this
monopoly is frightened by the
thought of competition and Is al
| ready on the run. 1t knows that
its reputation is so unsavory that
with equal prices and equal quality
OF product a competitor would run
them out of business. And with a
lower price and a better gas it
might as we'll turn its business
over to the bond company.
What a laughable picture it
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
THAT COLFAX SHOOT

Spokane trap shooters who jour
neyed to Colfax yesterday to try
their skill and get piece of the
800 prize money, announced to be
hung up for division into so. 30
and 20 per cent prizes, are not loud
in their praises of the manner in
which the Whitman county sports
do business. The 500 was learned
to be the entrance fee of five Col
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
M'CLELLAND VERDICT
NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED

"The report that Lieutenant Nc
Clelland was found guilty of the
different charges preferred against
him has no foundation in fact. Abb
solutely nothing is known as to the
verdict brought in by the court
martial. He may have been found
guilty or not guilty. He practically
admitted being guilty of some of
the charges. The only two charges
fought against were enlightenment
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
THE
DOLLAR DINNER

The 81 dinner and entertainment
of the 10000 club, which was to
have~Ntaken place at the regular
meeting on Jan. s, has been post
poned until February on account of
the regular annual meeting of the
chamber of commerce which takes
place on Jan. 2. The directors of
the club thought the two meetings
would interfere with each other.
The meeting of the club will be
held for the election of officers, but
the dinner and entertainment will
not be held until February.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
Thought of Competition Forces Yelp of
Pain From Gas Monopoly Manager
--Giues His Hand 4way--4dOertises
: His Wedkness and Pays For Privilege
of Doing H=-Publc WiX Follow Up
Its Advdntage.

The way to give the people IDOL
lar gas" is to give it to them
not talk about it.
The people will believe Mr.. AID
rich when he makes his promises
realities, not before. They have
known this Mr.. AIdrich long time.
The Spokane Falls Gas company,
now owned by the Union Gas COM
pany, has reputation. That rep
utation is known of all men in Spo-
kane. It is not a reputation that
will lead anyone to believe a single
statement to which it signs its
name.
Deeds talk louder than words.
The gas company has dishonest me-
tiers. The gas company has
Through" connections that steal
from its consumers. The gas COM
pany has overcharged for making
connections and repairs, especially
in the case of women. The gas
company charges up gas when you
are away from home and no gas Is
used.
The gas ompany sells more air
in Its product that its franchise al
lows.
The gas company, through its
mouthpiece, Aldrich, has stated It
never took deposits except after in
quiry as to the financial RESPONSE
biIity of the consumer and that only
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

who is the representative of the
Associated Charities. took charge
of the work and will distribute tha
gifts. Said he: This stuff Is not
for Christmas any more than it ia
for any other day. | personally
will see to all the donating of food
and will see that the people whu
are in want of something to eat.
get it. | am more than delighted
with the gifts of the school chill,
dren and wish to thank them.
There are about 10000 pounds Of
potatoes In the cellar at the pres,
ent time and possibly more will
come in later. We are doing fine.
ly."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

WRECKED
(Scripps News Association

(Scripps News Assoctation)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 23.-Tha
steamer Portland of the Alaska
Commercial company is probably a
total wreck on Spira island near
Ketchikan. The passengers were
taken to Ketchikan in safety.
The Portland hit the reef We'd
nesday. The night Waterman at
Ketchikan wharf heard the steam
er's distress blast and sent a gaso-
line launch to take off the pas
sengers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

faxites, against which each coma
testant was expected to place $50
of his own money. This was &C,
cepted by the Spokane people, who
in the preliminary shooting showed
up in such good form that the men
who had put up the 500 withdrew
their money. The result was no
shoot at all. but the worst kind %
a shooting fiasco. :
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

minutes and could have reached a
verdict on both these charges in
that time" stated today attorney
Alex. M. Winston, who defended
the lieutenant.
The verdict of the court martial
has to go through several hands
until it reaches the war department
at Washington, from which place
it is made public Nothing will be
known of its contents until official
ly announced.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
TO START
CLOTHING
FACTORIES

The Empire Tailoring company
has been formed with a capital
stock of $4,000. The trustees are
w. ]. Bursell, Daniel E. Lutes and
w. G. Thompson, all of Spokane,
who, with Samuel Aarons of Wal
lace, form the officers of the con,
Germ. The business is to be that
of manufacturing clothing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
BIG PRICES FOR
SCHOOL LANDS

Twenty-six pieces of school land
were sold by Auditor Stewart this
morning. Lots in the school Sec
ton in the easterly part of the city,
nearly all OF which were improved
by the purchasers who have occu-
pied them under lease, brought
high prices. The southeast quarter
of section 16-22-43, lying between
Spangle and Place, brought
$4674.60.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

one consumer In five put up de-
posts and the gas company and
Mr.. Aldrich then and there stated
what Is not a fact.
This Is the character of the in
stitution that this morning insert
ed the following advertisement in
a daily paper. This advertisement
is the most perfidious thing in all
1t slong record of double dealing:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
USED KNUCKEIS
IN A FIGHT

Ed Gillis, who claims to be one
OF the owners of the Auditorium
saloon, corner of Post and Front
streets, was fined 800 and costs
this afternoon by Judge Hinkle for
assault on A. H. Booten. The two
men got into a fight on Front ave-
nue. early this morning. Booten
was hit on the head with a pair
of knuckles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
NEGRO MOB IS
SHOT TO PIECES

EWING. Ga, Dec. 23.-Negroes
last night tried to mob the man.
ager of a turpentine still at this
place. The manager barricaded
his house and killed five negroes,
two negresses and wounded seven.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
BIG MORTGAGE
FILED ON FIRST
METHODIST CHURCH

At the office of the county audit
or this morning was recorded the
mortgage given by the First Meth
odist church of this city, the pro-
ceeds of which will go toward
erecting an edifice to replace the
one destroyed by fire last winter.
The mortgage is given to the State
Life Insurance company of Indian
adoplis and is for $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
CLOSE UP FIGHTING
CLUB ADVISES H|NKLE

II think, Claude Belshaw, that
II the Twentieth Century Athletic
club is running place to teach
young boys how to be prize fight
ers, the place should be closed up
by the police. think the prize
fights which are being held in
Washington hall every Friday night
should be stopped. The police
should stop them at once. Small
boys should not be allowed to learn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
GIBSON JURY
IS DISCHARGED
(Scripps News Association.)

Wv FIFPS 1NOWS 1NSHOOId tIoff'I
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. %
The jury trying Monk Gibson, &C.
cused of numbering the wife and
four children of J. F. Conditt, was
discharged this morning, being UNI
able to agree. There will be a re-
trial In February.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
LAWSON LOSES
(Scripps News Association.)

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Lawson's
losses reached a high figure today.
Copper securities showed an un-
usual bouyancy causing accessiona
to the Lawson pool to drop OFF.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
NEW LUMBER co.

Articles of incorporation of the
Ideal Lumber & Manufacturing
company were filed with the coun-
ty auditor today, indicating a BUSH
ness suggested by the title. The
capital stock is placed at $4,000,
and j. c. Harcleroad, F. L. c. West
phal and L. ]. Warner are the trust,
ees
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
YOUNG M'CALL
COMES HOME
(Scripps News Association)

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-John c..
Mccall, son of New York Life
president, arrived from Europe this
morning. He refused to talk but
gave written statement to the
effect that he brought a detailed
statement from Hamilton covering
his ten years of connection with
the company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
BISHOP ANXIOUS
(scripps News Assoc,ationN

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. Ga
Bishop had a conference with the
president over canal affairs and
particularly his own status. He
continues his duties as secretary.
The press agent in the future will
he eliminated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
a
REED WILL
IS SUSTAINED
(Scripps News Association.

NbNRrPPS -N0"9 <NSSVCIdefUfsT
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 23.-The
circuit court today unanimously
sustained the will of the late Am.
anda w. Reed who bequeathed a
million and half to found an insti-
tute in this city. The will was con.
tested by California heirs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
PRESIDENT HAS
APPROVED THE
GRAZING FEE
(scripps News Association,)

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. %
The president has written Secre-
tary Wilson his approval of the reg
ulations charging a fee for grazing
on the forest reserve.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

to be prize fighters. 1t Is a bad
business"
Such was the statement made by
Judge Hinkle to Claude Belshaw, a
boy of about II. who was arrested
last night for throwing water out
of the window of the club. His
case was continued.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

A Cleveland minister says wealth
Is bar to manllness. Ask Hetty
Green.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
STREETS BARR|CADEED

uation we'll In hand In this city.
The situation in Moscow is unre-
Iieved. A strong guard patrols the
streets and machine guns remain
shotted in their position.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

BERLIN, Dec. ga local paper
says Linevitch has teIegraphed the
government that half his army,
quarter of a million men, have mu-
tinted. He is powerIess to prevent
excuses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

MOSCOW, Dec. 23.-Troops sur
rounded a school house where
workmen were meeting and fired
blanks, the workmen returned the
fire. Then artillery opened and
forced them to surrender. Small
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
tEcripps News Association.)

tScripps News Association.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. ga
Moscow message says all the artiI-
lery and batteries have mutinied to-
day. Barbados were erected in
Tverskala street. The rovIution-
lists are holding them while max
Ing repeated attacks on the police,
Cossacks and dragons. The troops
are using machine guns.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
WALSH TO
CONTINUE
AT HELM
fScripps News Association.l

tScrlppS News Association
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.--All of John
R. Walsh's railroad properties will
remain as at present except they
will be under the joint management
of Walsh and a clearing house COM
mittee. All syndicate offers for
the roads are refused. 1t is said
Walsh has given assurance if he
is allowed personally to direct the
properties now held as securities
he would be able to protect all
stockholders against loss.
AKRON, O., Dec. 23.-Akron Gas
company, John r. Walsh principal
owner, is in the hands of receiver
this morning. A. B. Eilbeck, man.
ager of the gas plant, is named
receiver. The plant continues to
operate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 23.-A
number of factories are working
here, the employees refusing to
leave. The government has the sit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. %. -
The seriousness of the situation in
the Caucasus is confirmed officially.
General Malma has succeeded in
establishing armed quiet at Eliza.
bethpoI. Tifls is reasonably quiet.
Five hundred citizens were given
arms and aided in restoring order.
PARIS, Dec. ga correspondent
wires that the headquarters of the
police at Moscow was destroyed
by bombs. There is fierce fighting
at the adjacent barracks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 23.-lt
is reported 1000 Lithuanians have
invaded vitebak province and en-.
gagged in sacking and burning Rus
sian and Polish estates. The revo-
Iutionists have expressed the de-
termination to seize the St. Peters
burg and Warsaw railway and an
mex the Rejitasa and Lutain dis
tricts to the Lithuanian republic.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23
Artflery and Other Troops
./Oin ReUOlutiOniStS in
M0scow and Fighting in
Streets Proceeds as in
French Struggle.

conflicts in the streets are numer-
Gus.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-23

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 23.-lt
is less calm here. Riots were fire.
quent this afternoon. Many work
men were killed by Cossacks.
Witte invited the the zemtvoist
to elect a consultative committee
to assist him in restoring order.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-11
CRIMINAL DEED.
Child Shot by Cossacis and the Moth
err Killed.

New York, Dec. 11.-Sonnyi Kop-
it'll, "a 10-year-old Russian Jewess.
landed from the Hamburg American
steamship Amerika, and, after having
been detained at Ellis island until
yesterday, was taken toAtthe home OF
her sister. Mrs Mannion, in Brook
lyn.
Her parents have lived for many
years at BialystolS, city of about
65, 900 inhabitants, I'm the southwest
eTn part of Russia. Tt rs a ga.ri--ii
town in the government of Grodno
and is known as the Versailles OF
Poland" The Kopitzl's lived in the
poorer section OF the town. One day
early in September Sonuyi was in
the house next door, playing with the
naighbor's children. Suddenly a
crowd of Coissacks appeared The
victim they wene pursuing ha1d escap-
ed them, having lodged into door
and out OF their reach. They saw the
children sitting in the window and
one drunken soldier raised his gun
acid fired at them. The bullet struck
Sonnyi i'm the neck. She ran scream
ing into the street. Her mother, who
ran to her assistance, was shot twice
and died. Her uncle was also wound
ed
During the might the neighbors
struggled S.onnyi TO a hospital, where
nor wounld was hastily, but none too
thoroughly dressed. Then they hill
her away until the money with which
she had wif.sten to her sister for
should come. AT the end of foag
weeks THE money came. At the risk
of their lives some friendly Jews
smuggled her into a boat ON the
Biafa river under cover of night. BY
easy stages they drifted along the
stream until they got to a place
where they could take the railroad.
This first stage of the trip consumed
week. By rail they went nearly
to the border Here they disembark-
Ell, for they were not safe yet.
Struggled under loads of hay and
bundles of rags they passed town af-
ter town until they came to Thorn,
i'm Prussia. The journey of nearly
100 miles had been made entire'y
by might. From Thorn they went by
train TO Hamburg, where, -on Novem-
ber 1S, they embarked ON the Amer
ika.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-11
OVER sc,ooo,ooo.
Has Been Given for the Relief of
Jewish Families.

London, Dec. 1.-THE secretary
of the committee which was appoint
ed by the recent conference held here
under the chairmanship OF Lord
Rothschild, to take charge of the dis
tribution of the funds collected for
the relief of Jews IN Russia. SAID that
the following dispatch had been re-
ceiyed from the travelling commissl-
oners, who are now working in vari-
Gus parts of Russia securing data and
statistics for the guidance of those
who are distributing the funds
After a personal inspection, we can
report that the destruction is indie
scribable. Hundreds of shops have
been destroyed, and business is at a
standstill. The damage amounts to
millions of rubles. Forty thousand
persons are affected In Kieff alone.
Several small towns which had Jew
ish sections have been entirely bur-
ned, and the people are sleeping in
tho fields.
The travelling commissioners say
that III towns have been the scenes
of Jewish massacres. These figures
do not include few villages and ST.
berian towns, many of which suffered
from the anti-Semitic madness.
Writing from Kieff under date of
Dec. /, the commissioners say that
the town was then in open riot and
that firing was continual.
The secretary said that up TO date
s2,475,000 had been contributed
This sum includes s1.000.0OO from
the United States. 100000 from
Germany and s435,0O0 from Great
Britain. The sum of 1895 ,0O0 had al
ready-been RENTED to Russia.
The committee, the secretary said,
proposed to organize a special 81 -
tenn of relief for the orphaned chill
dren, who will be removed from Rus
sasand given into tho care of Jewish
families in other countries. This
plan, he said, had received the in
dorsement OF Jacob II. Schiff Of New
York, treasurer of the American re-
lief committee, who offered to take
any number of children up TO 500
and see to their proper disposition,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-11

compare ami s1ausariire weights
and measures. and TO direct work IN
mineral arnNaia. Twenty years r.
the minimum age limit Photo
graphs CT themselves mus be SUBJ
mittet BY eDpGcants.
Assistant cooks are wanted at AL
buquerqae, y. NJ. sa,aly $3.50 a
year. and age, physical condition and
experience VIII determine the rating
applicants receive. TIE examination
VIII be given December %.
Another sffgt VII be made Janu-
airy to secure eIs.blss for the po-
sition OF c'easher OF agriculture in the
ChnG.oo a,hool. Oklahoma. 10 which
a yean.y salary OF $ 900 3 attached
No engines were secured al the last
examination Technical trahrGug ~
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-11

Brookport, ILL.,, Dec. 11.-Beyond
the corporate limits here on the I'm
ionville road John Leach, colored,
was found beside a small ditch ~
ing on his back his hands folded over
his breast and spectacles over his
eyes, stark dead and cold. He had
been in town all day eating, and drin-
king freely. He left town about II
o'clock that night for home and was
found the next day as stated-dead
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-11

Jane Corcoran Is starring in Fran
oes Aymar Matthews play 'Pnetty
Peggy" whilch will play an engage
ment at The Kentucky ON Wednes-
day night This htra actress Is prob
ably the youngest s4ar,, ard certainly
one of the esevehest and most versa
tile artists now before the public,
Hers has been an unusual successful
career-a.id a long enc as well. for
one of her years. She has been on
ehe stage since her infancy, having
made her debut at the tender age of
three months in her native city, San
Francisco, as the baby In Cast"
The only acting IN This role was 10
lie in a cradle and keep quie9. Al
the age Of four. she was a matinee
fayorite and at The age of seven she
created the part OF Jennie" in
"Mu.doon's Picnic and in many
other child parts After a time she
was placed in The Notre Dame Con-
vent at Fort Lee. New Jersey, where
she remained unull she finished her
education soon after she graduated
Miss COrcoran returned to the stage
ard since Chat Time has created many
parts in productions in New York
City, and travelling with several first
class attnactons ON THE road.
Miss Corcoran's brilliant success
as Star could not but fol,ow. Her
pleasing ways the iconsunDmate skill,
and the superb art displayed by her
portra.,ure Of Pretty Peggy have
placed the young lady scarcely out
Of her teens. IN a prominent position
among The greatest actresses.