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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
Nights Carousal at the Roadhouse
Ends in Public Disgrace Of Prom
inent Woman in Popular Play
household Bottoms Boys Mixed
uq in Sensational Affair.

furnished an honorable arena for
the maneuvers, the tactics and ex-
PLOTS of this wild night.
To the roadhouse, they declared,
one and all. An to the rOadhouse
they repaired, whether by steed of
steam, gasoline or flesh it is not
given us to know. Suffice it that
they got there.
OF the frolics of that night little
concerns the public except the
transfer by, it is said, one of Uncle
Sans brave and true, of a valuable
hair comb from the possession of
the madame to one of the fair Wis
itors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
FOURTH YEAR, NO. ITO, PRICE. ONE CENT
MORPHINE VICTIM
PLEADS FOR DRUG

til today after he told the judge he
was morphine fiend.
Blaine Is new in the game and
when taking an injection Tuesday
struck a vein. He tells how he got
the habit as follows: II had been
on a prolonged spree last Novem-
Der and met a friend named Joe
Downham who gave me an injec-
ton to sober me up. Since that
time l have used the drug every
day. I have been trying to break
myself of the habit and cut of the
the doses about one-half last week.
I would have quit in a short time.
work every day"
Blaine is well educated man and
reads all the time when not too
nervous. He works every day
around town.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17

cred that his nose was crushed even
with his face, and In such a con-
dition that he will probably be dis
figured for life.
A doctor was called and, after
working over Riley for nearly two
hours, succeeded In bringing the
man back to life.
Riley caught the 7:45 car home
last night and when the car reach
ed Carlisle avenue jumped off. No
sooner had his feet touched the soil
than the men ordered him to throw
up his hands. This Riley was about
TO do when he was hit on the head
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17

ing by knocking people on the head
and robbing them. Several hours
after Riley had been hit and robbed,
Samuel Arnold, ELS Sprague ave-
nue., was struck on the head by
three men and robbed of his watch
and a little change. AS soon as the
men secured the articles they start.
ed to run. Officer Hook of the
merchants police, saw the men and
started after them. He ordered
them to halt, but the men did not
stop. Hood then shot at the men
twice. but failed to hit them. They
vanished In the darkness.
1t is more than possible the men
who attacked Riley robbed Arnold.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
WIFI not ON
HAND

w. Robertson, who Is accused Of
having threatened to kill his wife
and throw his baby out of win
dow of the Holland block, was in
Judge Hinkle's court this morning
Ito answer to the charge, but his
case was continued until Tuesday
OWN gto the absence OF the COM
|plaining witness, his wife. Mrs.
Robertson is either in hiding or has
left town. She asked the police
land Judge Hinkle to dismiss the
charges, which they refused to do.
She then decided not to appear
against het husband.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
TRADE WILL INCREASE
WITH CHINA AND JAPAN

Even the ridiculous packing OF
American goods does not prevent
the Chinese buying them. In
neither the manufacture Of cloth
nor machinery can the Japanese
equal the Americans, but the Jap
anese are improving. found in
every cotton mill Japanese who
had learned the business from Am.
orleans. He says Japan is an ex-
cellent field for investment IN loans
for county improvements, yielding
about per cent"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
PUR[ 0|NED COMB FOUND ON
THE HEAD OF SOCIETY WOMAN

That hair comb was bound to be-
come a source of misery and root
Of evil. It had been a present from
the regular inmates of the place to
the high priestess On charge and
was highly priced.
A persistent search was institut-
ed, but the comb was not in evil
dence. Finally all the inmates went
on still hunt.
That still hunt bore fruit, for on
the head, it Is said, of a Brownies
addition woman that same comb
was found reposing yesterday after
noon at the Washington theater by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17

desperate. On his arrival in The
Dalles, his furtive actions caused
the officers to suspect he was crook
ed and he was watched and fol.
lowed for day when it was de.
cided to place him under arrest and
have him searched. Accordingly.
Sheriff Wood and the town police
took him and for time he acted
as though he would make a fight.
His description answers that pub
lished of one Of the robbers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17

Judge Hinkle this afternoon sus-
tained the demurrer of c. f. Den.
nison, the peddler who was arrest.
ed some time ago for peddling with
out a license inside the city limits
and dismissed the case.
The judge held that II a peddler
has license In one part of the city
the license Is good In any part.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
ndhTUQff 5[RV[5 TILL
DEVIL

vert the property of a church to a
purpose entirely foreign to the pur-
pose of the organization and for
his own selfish benefit, whether by
expulsion of members or other
fraudulent manner" The court
terms Mclnturff willy schemer
who dons the livery Of the Lord to
more effectively serve the devil"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
BAIL IS
ASKED FOR
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t5oripps News Associa tion.)
BOISE, Idaho, March I'm the
district court at Caldwell this morn
ing Judge Smith overruled motions
to strike indictments from files.
The motion was to set aside the in
dictment in the cases of Meyer,
Haywood and Pettibone. The mo-
ton to admit defendants to bail
was argued at great length. Many
authorities were cited and the mat
ter was taken under advisement un-
til Tuesday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
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SAN LUIS OBlSPO, Cal, March
1.-THE steamer Samoa arrived in
Port Hartford this morning with
Filipe Sanch and a little boy on
board. They are being held for the
arrival OF the sheriff The boy an
swers the description of Johnny To
so, the child kidnapped at Colma,
CAL, a week ago.
Later-The sheriff discovered the
supposed kidnap is a girl.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17

CLEVELAND, o., March II. -
Charles M. Traver, former presi-
dent of the defunct First National
bank of Conneaut, O., and o. C. Lii
lie, cashier of the same institution,
pleaded guilty to Misrepresentation
of funds today and were sentenced
to six years in the penitentiary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17

And the city's 400 is certainly
shaken to it's effete foundations.
It is exerting itself to enforce
silence upon those who know its
latest escapade.
It happened at the Washington
theater yesterday afternoon.
Two detectives, woman Of
Brownies addition and an inmate Of
Spokane's famous roadhouse figured
In the sensational denouement.
1t was all about a 500 comb for
the back-hair which adorned the
head Of this particular resident Of
the city's most exclusive addition.
AS the story runs, some days ago
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
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(Scripps News Association-)
WASHINGTON, d. c., March IT.
Agent Crist of the department of
commerce and labor has just re-
turned from a tour of a month in
Japan and northern China, investi.
eating trade conditions, and is en-
couraged at the prospects for Am
erican commerce. The boycott did
not take root in the province OF
Tientsin.
He says: American trade has
grown and will continue to grow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17

one OF the madame's maids, who
summoned the officers. The wom-
an was requested to repair to the
dressing room and told that the
comb was stolen property.
ooh, yes; l had intended return
ing It long while ago." the woman
is reported to have said, as she
handed 1t over to the girl from the
roadhouse.
The woman returned to her seat
in the theater The detectives went
to central. The comb is with it's
owners, and Colone | Bolton S
charges are again in leading strings.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
MORE: MONEY
FOR DEFENSE
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INDIANAPOLIS, March 1.-THE
United Mine Workers convention
this morning voted $4,000 and as
much more as necessary to defend
the western miners arrested and
charged with the murder of ex-Gov-
ernor Steunenberg of Idaho.
The convention went on record
as favoring woman suffrage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17

PANAMA, March 1.-THE PAN
anna Journal. a liberal organ, re.
Gently publishing attacks upon AM
adore's administration. charging ir-
regularities amounting to millions
in connection with canal money, haa
been suppressed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
SIX DEAD

this city unidentified. Several 9th.
ers are known to be dead. Pos.
sibly score were burned to ashes.
This morning the names OF Capt.
Patrick Murphy Of Florence, COL;
Ray Field, 10, of Keystone, Wyo.,
and Mrs. Belle Webb of Keystone,
Wyo., were added to the list OF
dead
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
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VICTORIA, B. c.. March II. -
The steamer Tartar reached Will
liam's Head this morning and dis
covered a case of smallpox aboard.
The passengers and crew, about
$50, will be quarantined for Is days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
(Scripps News Associa tion.)

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile, March
17.-News reaches here today that
the American steamer Olympian,
from Portland. Ore, and San Fran
cisco, for Boston, went ashore in
Possession bay. and Is embedded in
three feet of gravel beach.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
LAWSON ATTACKS BIG
NATL BANK SW|NDLE

do not make the name public at this
time. But l hereby warn them !
will do SO If certain conditions do
not change in the next few days.
| will use all legitimate means to
stop the swindle."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
(Scripps News Association.)

OLYMPIA, Wash, March II. -
The supreme court today ordered
the dismissal Of the case of Hen
dirk versus McInturff and sets
aside the evidence taken. The
court says: Neither the law nor
public policy would permit a man
by chicanery, deceit or fraud to d.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
(Scripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March IT.
DR.. Y. G. Allen, 46 years old, a
missionary to China, called upon
the president today and urged re-
Taxation of the exclusion law,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17
(Scripps News Association.)

PUEBLO, March 1.-THE Adobe
wreck, while the exact loss of life
will probably never be known, is
certain to be recorded as one of the
worst wrecks in railroad his tory.
A conservative estimate this
morning of the dead Is SO. Seven
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17

COLUMBUS, O., March 17.-Cas-
sic Chadwick has made a will. Her
son. Emil Hoover, Is her heir. The
value or location of her property is
not mentioned. She receives daily
large remittance,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-17

CINCINNATI, o., March II. -
Johann Most died at the home q
Fiend in this city at noon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-11-02
THANKSGIVING NOVEMBER 20
People Of United States Should Show
Gratitude for Year Of Great
Prosperity.

The President has issued a procla-
nation naming Thursday, November
20, as a day of thanksgiving. The
text Of the proclamation is as follows:
"a PROCLAMATION.
''The time of the year has come
when, in accordance with the wise
custom of our fathers, it becomes my
duty to set aside a special day of
thanksgiving and praise to the
Almighty because Of blessings we
have received, and Of prayer that those
blessings may be continued.
''Yet another year Of widespread
wellbeing has passed Never before
in our history, or in the history Of any
other nation, has a people enjoyed
more abounding material prosperity
than has ours; a prosperity SO great
that it should arouse in us no spirit
of reckless pride, and, least Of all, a
spirit of Needless disregard Of our
responsibilities; but rather sober
sense Of our many blessings and a
resolute purpose, under providence,
not to forfeit them by any action Of
our own.
Material wellbeing, indispensable
though it is, can never be anything
but the foundation Of true national
greatness and happiness. II we build
nothing upon this foundation, then
our national life will be as meaning
less and empty as house where only
the foundation has been laid. Upon
our material wellbeing must be built
superstructure OF individual and
national life within, in accordance
with the laws Of the highest morality,
or else our prosperity itself will, in
the long run, turn out curse instead
Of blessing. We should be both
reverently thankful for what we have
received and earnestly bent upon turn
ing it into means Of grace, and not
of destruction.
Accordingly, / hereby set apart
Thursday, the goth day Of November
next, as a day OF thanksgiving and
supplication, upon which the people
shall meet in their homes or churches,
devoutly acknowledging that which
has been given them, and to pray that
they may in addition receive the
power to use these gifts Alright.
"In witness whereof / have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of the United States to be affixed.
"Done at the city of Washington
this twenty second day Of October, in
the year Of our Lord. one thousand
nine hundred and six, and Of the in
dependence Of the United States, the
one hundred and thirty-tirst
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
(SeaI "By the president Elihu
Root, secretary Of state.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-11-02
HIGH CLASS ATTRACTIONS
Lyceum Entertainment Course VIII
Open With Lulu Tyler Oates
Company's Concert.

The opening attraction Of the Lyceum
entertainment course is the Lulu Tyler
Gates Company, which will appear at
Woodman Hall on Saturday evening,
November II. This is one Of the finest
concert companies travelling in the
United States, and its program is one
that appeals to lovers Of music every
where. The company is playing to
crowded houses in every city visited,
and the press is unit in its praise.
The Herald makes the following
highly complimentary mention Of the
concert recently given in Albany:
"Lovers of high grade entertain
ment enjoyed rare treat last night
when the Lulu Tyler Gates Company
presented a musical and literary pro-
gram at the Christian church as has
seldom been equalled in this city.
For more than two hours an audi
ence that filled the entire building,
even the gallery, listened to the several
numbers on the program, encoring
every selection two or three times.
"Mrs Gates, in her readings, won
the audience completely. The re-
markable charm of her personality
combined with her enthusiasm as an
artist broughtforth encore after encore
from her listeners. Her gestures and
expressions are unaffected and nat
ural, her repertoire seemingly in
exhaustible.
'.Miss Edith Adams, violincellist,
was heard in a number Of most
beautiful as we'll as difficult selections.
Repeated encores which she received
attested the appreciation Of the audi
ence. William Snyder is pianist
whose ability challenges comparison
with any pianist heard here for some
time. Mr.. Graham Smith was heard
in three appreciated vocal numbers
He has deep bass voice Of remark
able compass and strength"
Following the Gates company will
come Welbourn, the wizard of cleo
tricity, on December s. Welbourn
gives an evening Of marvellous ex-
periments entitled "In the Year
2OOO," a prophecy prepared with the
personal assistance Of Nikola Tesla,
Signor Marconi and Sir William
Crookes. On February 5, DR.. John
Merrltte Driver, of Chicago, will
lecture on "Ultimate America, /" and
the course will close with the wonderful
performance Of Marc the Magician
the date of which will be announced
later.
Tickets covering the entire course
will be placed ON sale next week at ~
each. Single entertainment tickets
will be sold for SO cents. This series
Of entertainments will surpass any
amusement course ever offered to the
people Of Dallas before and there will
doubtless be a heavy demand fol
tickets.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-11-02
Meeker Reaches Omaha.

Ezra Meeker, the pioneer, who Is re-
tracing the old Oregon trail across
the plains, recently lost one of his
oxen, which he used to draw his
prairie schooner. The animal took
suddenly sick when on the Platte
river, in Nebraska, about 100 miles
from Omaha, and died. Undaunted
by this loss, Meeker purchased large
COW, and yoked her with his remain
ing animal and drove into Omaha,
where the citizens Of that city gave
him a rousing reception. 1t is re-
ported that Meeker is now on his way
from Omaha to Indianapolis, Ind,
which is his destination. Barring the
loss Of one OF his oxen, the under
taking of the pioneer is said to be
successful. He has retraced the old
trail across the plains, and has
marked 1t by erecting numerous
monuments. From last reports he
and his party were all we'll and in the
best of spirits.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-11-02
A SENSELESS CUSTOM
Opening Caskets at Public Funerals
Is a Relic of the Dark
Ages.

We wish law could be passed pro-
hibiting the barbaric custom Of open
ing caskets in public at church
funerals, says the Springfield News.
1t is a relic of dark ages and has no
place in civilized community. 1t
jars on the sensibilities of every tender
cord, and is something that the
churches and undertakers ought to
combine and put to an end. In nine
tenths of the cases it is merely a
pandering to ghoulish curiosity.
People who never spoke to the deceased
in their life parade around the church,
cape at the form Of the loved one, then
go out Of the presence Of death, not to
talk of the good deeds done in life, but
to criticise the appearance of the poor
clay that death has left for once at
their mercy.
Death is a sacred thing. If we are
going on a long journey, we do not
make our adieus before gaping
crowd we ought not to be expected to
bid our dead a last goodbye while
curious eyes fatten on our grief, and
we ought not to be expected to sit in
the house of mourning while people
we never spoke to, who have no claim
on us or our loved one, jostle each
other in their desire to view the re-
mains, and then get together and
gossip over what they saw or failed to
see.
We believe that the majority of the
people detest these painful funeral
scenes and would be more than glad
to see them ended, but are afraid tc
break custom" 1t is duty the
minister and undertaken owe to them
selves and a long-suffering public tc
put stop to the exhibition and they
will find the public only too glad
to uphold them with hearty amen.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-11-02
ARRANGE FOR GOAT SHOW
AngOra Goat Breeders Will Meet
Nov ember 10 to Fix Date For
Annual Exhibit.

An official call for meeting Of the
Polk County Mohair Association, to
be held in Browns Hall in Dallas on
Saturday, November 10, at l o'clock
p. m., was made by President G. w.
McBee this week. The meeting is
called for the purpose Of fixing the
dates for the annual Oregon Angora
Goat Show and electing committee
of five to make arrangements for the
exhibit. It is probable that the show
will be held early in January.
Present prospects indicate bigger
and better show next year than any
heretofore held in Oregon. Prominent
goat breeders throughout the state
are taking lively interest in the
coming exhibition, and many of them
have signified their intention of dis
playing their finest animals. The
Southern Oregon breeders have at last
awakened to the Importance of the
Dallas show and strong exhibits are
promised from Douglas county, which
is rapidly coming to the front as an
Angora section. 1t is possible that
exhibits will be made by Josephine
and Jackson counties. The Will
Iamette Valley counties and portions
of the state of Washington have been
represented at the Dallas show fol
many years past, and the hearty CO
operation of these breeders is assured
for the coming exhibit.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-11-02
prntest on insurance Rates.

New fire insurance ratings for the
City of Albany just received from the
Board of Fire Underwriters Of the
Pacific increase the rate of insurance
on business property from 25 to 40 per
cent. and is causing much protest
from business men. The cause given
is failure to have buildings wired in
accordance with the requirements OF
insurance companies, but as the
wiring is better than has been used in
years, the feeling there is that the
people are being made to pay the losses
sustained by the insurance companies
in San Francisco.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-11-02

A pleasant surprise party was given
to Robert VanOrsdel, on Friday,
October 20, at the home OF his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. VanOrsdel, to cele-
brate his Goth birthday. The evening
was spent in social games and amuse-
ments. The guests were served with
most excellent refreshments.
Those present we're Misses Ruth
and Pauline VanOrsdel, Bessie Hayes,
Lucille Dalton, Corda Gooch, Allie
Fuller, Edna Hall, Vera Cosper, Veya
Burns, Alice Grant, Francis Byers,
Iva Mcdaniel, Buena Fiske, Alta
Savage; Messrs. Lloyd and Lyle Rice,
Lew and Walter Ballantyne, August
Riser. Tracey Savery, Walter Muir,
vernie Compton, Irwin Gone, Walter
Critchlow, Carl Fenton, Verne Launer,
Gilman Num-, Robert and Clark
VanOrsdel.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-11-02

The apple crop in Willamette valley
this year shows a big revival Of
interest in the industry. The agitation
for more careful spraying, pruning
and cultivation Of orchards which has
been waged by the valley press for the
past two years has not been barren OF
results as this year readily shows.
This is particularly noticeable in the
apple crop which is better this year
than for many years past. The Ore
gon apple is fast getting back its old
reputation and we believe that from
now Oh it will maintain its old place
in the apple production Of the west-at
the top Of the column.-Eugene
Register.