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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
Movement Is Launched to
Secure Better Prices for
Both Consumer and Pro-
Queer.

The move to establish a public
market in this city has been start
ed. Mayor Moore is heartily in ia
vor Of the project and promises all
the help he can give it. He points
out that the city is surrounded
with gardeners and small farmers
who need a direct means of deal
ing with the consumer, thus effect
ing a big saving to all classes.
The mayor mentioned two sites
that may be secured, one on Wall
st. below Front and another on Sec
ond av. between Washington and
Howard.
The only opposition to be expect
ed is what the commission dealers
may be able to influence in the
city council. That may amount to
something, as the dealers have
been able to shut produce peddlers
out of the fire limits.
The public market project was
given an impetus by G. r. Case, OF
the State Federation of Labor, who
was recently here from Seattle. He
had charge of the public market so
successfully established at Seattle
and furnished the complete data for
establishing a similar medium of
exchange here.
The Seattle city council, by Or
dinance set aside a certain street
for the market, leaving half of 1t
open for traffic. Booths were fitted
up with all necessary conveniences
and rented at nominal figures. The
plan was popular from the start
with all classes and it has reduced
the price of fruit, vegetables, pro-
duce of all kinds, poultry and fish
from Is to 25 per cent. In addi-
ton the consumer has had the inn
measurable benefit of always secur-
ing fresh stock.
On the other hand, the farmers
found the market means of in
creasing the prices they were able
to realize for their products, secur-
ing so per cent more by not having
to accept the commission mans
prices. From IS to 100 wagons at
tend the market daily and tons OF
fresh produce are carried away in
market baskets.
The public market has proved a
sure remedy for the combination
price scheme worked by middle.
men and commission dealers every
where.
BY agreeing on common price
they are able to hold the producer
down to the lowest possible price
and force from the public the high,
est figure the trade will bear.
To the farmer they are able to
say: Take our price or haul your
stuff back home
TO the consumer: PAY our price
or go without
BY restricting buying from the
producer they are able to hold
down the cost price and at the
same time prevent overstocking
the market and making lower re-
tail rates possible. The scheme is
a cinch both ways FOR the middle
man. and the only way to get
around it Is the public market.
Organized labor is naturally in
favor of the market, and is pre-
pared to wage hard fight to estab-
lish it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
TROOPS NOW At
COLDFlELD

GOLDFIELD, Dec. THE first
troop train arrived this morning.
The city is quiet and no trouble OF
serious nature is looked for by citi-
Zens.
The majority of miners counsel
peace, although hotheads talk OF
resistance.
One thousand soldiers left the
Preside and Monterey today for
Goldheld under command of Col.
Alfred Reynolds to prevent any dis
order from miners now on strike
here. Nevada has no state militia.
Gen. Funston received the order
last night from Acting Secretary
of War Oliver.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07

MONONGAH, w. ", Dec. T.
Stunned by the terrible swiftness
of the sweep of the wings of the
angel of death over this little coal
mining village, Monongah is today
humbly counting it's dead.
Tomorrow or the next day the
numbed nerves may again perform
their functions and in the reaction
the survivors may writhe in the
grip of agony and grief, but today
there is no sorrow-only dull inter-
est, il even that, lights up the
eyes of mothers, wives and broth
ers as each limp and blackened
form is tenderly passed up from
out of the hell pit. where in one
brief moment 400 lives were snuff
ed out as candle light in a gale.
Even nature seems to Gumbly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
MOB CR|NDS HUSBAND
AND Wife UNDER CAR

bodies of the murderer and muir
deress fell under the wheels.
The murder followed a dispute
over rent. The mob caught the
couple still dripping with blood and
forced them to confess, after which
they were put to death under a
trolley to prevent rescue by the
police.
The wife watched her screaming
husband fall under the wheels and
then coolly met death herself. The
bodies were scattered along the
tracks for blocks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
STRONG SCHOOL
VOTE INDICATED

A strong vote in the school cleo
ton was indicated today when the
polls opened in the various wards
at O'Clock in spite of wet weather,
Women voters were noticeable
here and there. Active campaign
ing for the various candidates Is go
ing on quietly about the streets.
The polls close at p. m. and
the results will be nnown by
o'clock in all probability.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
lieutenant GOVERNOR
ALSO IMPORTED JAPS

ton investigation here for some
weeks, to report to authorities at
Ottawa. II is believed here that
one result Of the investigation will
be a demand for the resignation of
Lieutenant Governor Dunsmuir.
who, is was developed, had signed
contract for the importation of
500 coolies to work in the coal
mines of which he is president.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
RAID WHOLE TOWN

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. T.
Might riders" raided Hopkinsville
last night and destroyed 100000
worth of property. They burned
police and fire headquarters and
telephone and telegraph Offices, a
dozen tobacco warehouses, and de-
molished the Office of the Kentuck-
ian, newspaper
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
TERRIBLE PENALTY Melted
OUT IN ITALY FOR MURDER
OF lANDlOhU IN THRILLING
DISPUTE OVER RENT.

GENOA, Italy, Dec. 7.-Giuseppe
Quattrocchi and wife brutally muir
dered their landlord, A. Bianchi.
his wife, nursing child and three
older children today, and were
themselves held in front of an cleo
: Sf'fc car by maddened mob and
ground to bits before the eyes of
hundreds. who howled as the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
TO SCARE ADAMS
INTO COURT

Attorney Fred Miller, for the
Western Federation OF Miners.
states that the Colorado authorl-
ties do not desire Adams extradi-
ton on any charge, but that sher-
III Fitzpatrick is here only to
scare Adams into taking the stand
against Pettibonc at Boise, Idaho.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07

STOCKHOLM, Dec. THE
death Of King Oscar is believed to
be very imminent. Pastor Pri-
marius, head of the church of Swe-
den,S has been called to the royal
bedside.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
CHICAGO WINS CHOICE

WASHINGTON,D. c., Dec. T.
Chicago gets the republican nation
al convention next year.
The vote on cities stood: Chi
cago 80. Kansas City II, Denver 4.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
ALLEN DIDN'T
PAY ALlMONY

Judge Sullivan this morning
cited Ethan Allen jr. to appear in
court Dec. IA and show cause why
he has failed to pay almony to his
ex-wife, Ann Laura Allen, for the
past three months. They were di-
vorced Sept. 20, 1905, and by the
terms of the decree Allen should
pay Anna Laura $25 a month for
the maintenance of herself and
their eight year old boy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
MAYOR MOORE FAv0RS ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC MARKE
SMILE NOW OR NEVER

A little while ago to smile was
matter of public and private duty.
If you couldn't smile then, you can
now, because you've got smile
coming-especially if you live in
Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
KING OSCAR NEAR DEATH

to be turned out of his lodging
house unless he paid $25 he owed,
she took diamond ring worth
5000 from her finger and gave it to
mcdonnell to pawn and raise the
$25, Miss Flora j. Grout filed a
complaint in the superior court
this morning. The occurrence hap
pened in Seattle in May, 1906, and
the diamond was never returned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION OPENS.

ALBANY, Ore, Dec. fully
$50 delegates are here to attend the
interstate convention of the Y. NJ.
c. A., which convened this after
noon at 2:15. A large representa-.
ton from the schools of Washington
and Idaho as well as Oregon is
present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
DUNSMUiR LIKELY TO LOSE
HIS OFFICE AS RESULT OF
IMMIGRATION iNvEST!GA-
TON.

VANCOUVER, b. c.. Dec. T.
Mackenzie King, deputy labor com.
missioner, left this city last night
after holding Japanese immigra.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07

A marriage license was issued
this morning to Herman Ellersick,
age 81, of Laclede, Idaho. and Mrs.
II. S. Adams. %, of Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07

BUTTE, Dec. 7.-SmallpoX Is re-
ported has broken out on the Crow
reservation. Five cases are now
verified.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-07
PERFlOI0US MAN
HAS Her DIAMOND

Alleging that on j. G. MacDon-
nell's representations that he was
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
Flrst aailoen A.oent.

The first public ascent by the
Montgolfer balloon was made June
8, 1888. II was a spherical bag,
consisting Of pieces Of linen but
toned together, suspended from
cross poles. A fire was kindled un-
der il, and the flames were fed with
bundles Of chopped straw. Tho
loose bag filed out, assumed a
graceful form and in a short time
was completely distendcd. At CIV
en- signal the stays were slipped,
and the balloon instantly ascended.
Its velocity accelerated until II
reached some height, then became
uniform and carried il TO an eleva-
ton OF more than a mile. For ten
minutes IL remained suspended, then
fell gently in a vineyard nearly two
miles distant from the place Of IL
ascension. The first adventures
10 make an ascent in a balloon were
NJ. Pilatre de Rozier and the Mar.
quis EArlandes. In the basket OF
a balloon they on Nov. ei, 1888,
rose TO a height Of about 5000 feet.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
A surprised Preacher.

When u clergyman in the course
Of his sermon asks question he
doesn't expect any one 10 answer IL.
AT II watch night service at ST.
Paul's church, Brixton. England,
the vicar was preaching u sermon
on the prodigal son. in the course
Of which he said; Last year some
people came 10 watch night service
from u neighboring public house,
and some Of them were drunk. Is
there any one here like that to-
nighty"
"les," said a respectable looking
man seated in the aisle; "l'm here,
and I'm drunk"
The effect on the congregation
was electrical, The preacher was
startled for a moment. but after
saying, Poor fellow, poor fellow"
proceeded with his discourse.
81 tell you I'm drunk" said the
intruder.
"llold your tongue" said the vie
ar 81 am speaking now and must
not be interrupted"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
The Domestic Problem.

81 once lost an Irish servant" re.
marked a German lady who was re.
lating the trouble she had in keep
ing domestics. "because | could not
convince her that mick is a Ger
man name for a fly. One day my
little baby daughter was seated in
a chair near a window which open
ed on the piazza, where Bridget was
at work. The window was closed,
and a number Of flies were busy
humping their heads against tho
panes in an endeavor TO escape 10
the outside. They attracted baby's
attention, who called out to me TO
look at them, at the same time say
ing, Mick, mick, mick Just then
Bridget turned to speak to the baby
and heard these words. And even
today Bridget is firmly convinced
that | instructed the baby to make
fun of her. New York Herald.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21

The Soane museum in England
contains a cork model OF the Coli
scum. This was probably acquired
by Sir John Soane chiefly because
cork Is difficult TO cut. Mr.. Clous-
ton tells in "rhe Burlington" a
story connected with ii. The late
keeper, Mr. Birch, was showing a
party Of American visitors over the
museum and mentioned that this
was made in cork" "That is curl
ous," said one OF the ladies. "we
are just going TO visit some friends
there" Il mean, madam" he ex-
planned, "that this model was made
out of cork" That is still more
curious" she replied. sour friends
live just little way out Of Cork"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
LUDlCROUS LEGAL LORE.
A Legend OF the Early Jurisprudsnos
OF Miehiusn,

The early history Of the juris-
prudence of Michigan, if faithfully
chronicled, would furnish forth an
entertainment abounding with the
soul and point Of humor. Many of
these little legends yet float around
the scenes which have given birth
to them and serve sometimes to
give zest to a bar dinner or to en-
liven bar meeting. Among them
is the following:
Judge b., plain and worthy
man, but no lawyer, was once coun-
ty Judge of Oakland under the old
system. A case came on for trial
before him on one occasion in
which the action was founded in
tort, and the plea of the defendant,
which was special, was such as to
give him the affirmative Of the is
sue, upon the strength Of which he
claimed the right to open and close
the case. This point was denied by
the counsel for the plaintiff, "who
never in the whole course of his
practice had heard of such an enor
nifty as the defendants prcsuming
to open the case" Authorities wore
brought and cited, however, and the
Judge, after mature consideration,
determined that such was the de-
PENDANTS right and so pronounced
his decision. After a short pause,
during which the plaintiff was
grumbling his dissatisfaction, the
court told the defendants lawyer
TO go on.
"Your honor" said he, rising, 81
am not quite ready to open the case.
When get ready | will let the 9TH
er side know This opened, IL not
the case, at least the eyes and
mouth Of the other side, who sprang
to his feet and beloved forth de-
nunciation upon the stupidity Of
the Judge, whose absurd decision
had placed him in such dilemma.
"You see, your honor, what YOU
have done. You have actually
placed the case in the hands Of the
defendant. He took possession Of
our oxen, and when we brought an
action to recover them he took pos
session Of that also" "I can't help
il, sir" said the learned Judge, with
great stcrnncss. "rhc decision Is
made. and It Is too late 10 alter IL.
The law must take it, course. You
must withdraw your action and sue
again"
III he does. your honor" said tho |
counsel. II shall plead |
the pcndcncy Of this action in bar
and beat him" "1'hcn, Mr.. -
said the judge, II see no other way
for YOU but TO sit down quietly and |
wait till the defendant gets ready |
TO try this ease" Tho plaintiff took
the judges advice, but the time
has never elapsed. and
he is waiting yet. 80 Philadelphia
North American.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
CHURCH NOTICES.

Baptist church--E. A. Leonard,
pastor. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at II a. IN. B. y. P. Z.
7 p. m. Preaching at 8 p. m. All
are cordially invited to attend these
services.
Methodist church-F. l.. Young
pastor. Sunday school 10 a. M.
preaching at II a. IN. and 8 p. III.
Epworth League at 7 p. m.
Holy Cross Catholic church,
Portsmouth Station 8:I5 a. M,
low mass; 1915 a. M, high mass;
1890 p. m, vespers and benediction.
St. Andrews Episcopal Chapel,
University Park-Rev. VIM. R.
Powell, chaplain. Regular services
1890 p. m. Sunday school 3 p. M.
Bible class 7 p. M; Lenton service
every Friday at 10 a. IN.
Evangelical church - Sunday
school roa. m. Preaching II a. IN.
Junior K. l.. {. T.. 2:3o p. M.
Senior K. l.. c. l.. 700 p. m. Also
preaching at 500 p. m. Chester p.
Gates, Pastor.
First Congregational Church
G.. w. Nelson, pastor. Sunday school
10 a. M; preaching II a. m. and
500 p IN. Good music. Your
nraea,,a M tb.u,. ua,,,,c.e a,,d 20
operation in the work of the church
will be appreciated
Baptist Church, University Park.
Rev. "A. B. Waltz, pastor. Regu-
lar services every Sunday morning
and evening.
German Baptist Church--Serv-
ices held each Sunday at Baptist
church as follows: Sunday school
2 p. M, preaching at 3 p. M. Rev.
Faltmeat, pastor.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
A Fine Piece Of Work,

II tell YOU" exclaimed the Young
medical student, "our professor is
mn eminent surgeon"
SLOWS that 2" asked his chum.
"Well, fellow was brought in
with a crushed leg. The professor
said it must come OH, but by some
means or other he cut of the wrong
leg"
$40 YOU call that a fine piece Of
surgery
"Wait a bit. The professor said
il would be terrible for the poor fel-
low TO go about with no legs at all,
80 he splinted up the crushed leg
instead Of cutting that of, too, and
now il is as good as ever, An ordi,
nary surgeon would have left the
fellow legsess Wonderful skill, the
professors Strand Magazine.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
THE EARTH'S CRUST.
its Hisidity 10 About Equal TO That Of
Granite

SFanttc.
Professor r.. J. j. See Of the
United States navy has investigat-
ed the rigidity Of the earth by
mathematical processes depending
on the theory Of gravitation. He
found that, even if fluid, the globe
would nave rigidity greater than
that Of wrought iron, owing to the
tremendous weight. The earth's
matter under this great pressure
acts as a solid and so vibrates in an
earthquake, and the average rigid
ity of the whole mass is nearly equal
to that of nickel steel. Nickel steel
is one of the strongest and hardest
metals known. The globe is thus
proved to be capable of withstand
ing enormous strain. DR.. See
proves that the rigidity of the
earth's crust is about equal to that
of granite, which is one-sixth that
Of steel, and that toward the center
the rigidity rapidly increases. At
the earth's center the imprisoned
matter is at an enormously high
temperature, yet under the great
pressure there at work it is kept
three times more rigid than the
nickel steel used in the armor Of a
battleship.
This method has been applied
also to the other planets. 1t turns
out that the rigidity Of Venus is
greater than that of platinum and
probably about identical with that
Of wrought iron. The rigidity Of
Mars is about equal to that of gold,
while the rigidity Of Mercury, the
moon and other satellites is about
equal to that Of glass. The average
rigidity Of the great planets-Jupi.
ter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
lies between eighteen and three
times that Of nickel steel. The
great rigidity Of these bodies is due
to the great pressure acting
throughout such large masses.
In the case OF the sun the result
is still more extreme. The average
rigidity Of all the suns layers Is
over 1000 times that Of nickel
steel. This result shows the effect
Of gravity in COMPRISING and hard.
ening q mass even when IL Ia self
luminous and at enormously high
temperature.-Chicago News.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
THE HoRovoD.
Peculiar Type Of Song Universal Az
Over Russia.

One peculiar type of song, the
horovod, is universal all over Rus
pia. Horovod means leader OF a
chorus. Every Russian villager, man
or woman, knows horovod. 1t al
ways begins with the chief melody
sung by one voice or by a number
Of voices in unison.
The secondary parts are a free
imitation of it, and once the chief
melody has been given out every
member of the company develops it
according to his taste. The two
sexes never mix and sing with each
other. There are always male and
female horovodi. Some of these
folk songs are collected from phono-
grams by Eugenia Lineff in "The
Peasant Songs of Great Russia"
The broad, slow flowing rivers of
Russia seem to exercise strong
fascination upon the PEASANTS i'm
agiuation. On the banks Of the
Volga groups Of men and women
may often be seen in summer drag
ging out timber which has foated
down, and as they tug at their bur
den they sing.
The gist Of most Of their river
songs is that il you are born to la
Dor you must toll on, "Toil on, toll
on bravely, one, two, three, and yet
once more, and the task is done"
Many songs belong to the Volga dis
trict, and one is dedicated to "Moth-
er Volga" herself. The Russian
peasant also believes his rivers to
be inhabited by mysterious beings.
Chief among these is the Roussalka,
a harmful kind of naiad. The voices
of the Roussalki are heard in the
rustling Of the grass by the waters
edge, and the splash Of the running
stream betrays their dancing feet.
Women and young girls washing
their clothes or bathing are liable
to be spirited away by these Rous-
salki unless they be careful to hum
some potent charm as long as they
remain in or near the water.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
The Word "lmpsrtlnsnt."

Originally the word "imperti.
nent" signified merely mot belong
ing to-" When Wyclife said that
there were many men in this world
who were "impertinent to earthly
lords" he did not mean that they
were Cheeky" but merely that they
had no masters. Then, as used BY
Shakespeare, ''impertinent" came
to mean irrelevant" Just e0c
years ago it was defined as signify
ing "absurd. silly. ida"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
Tho Library Of an Emperor.

lh 1908 Napoleon formed the
idea Of having a travelling library
in order TO make his hours Of intel
lectual recreation independent OF
the exigcncics Of campaign or the
delays OF courier The proposed
library was to form about thou
sand volumes. The books were to
be Of small duodccimo size, printed
in good type and without margins
in order 10 save space. They were
TO be bound in morocco, with flcx-
ible covers and limp backs. Tho
boxes for their conveyance were 10
be covered with leather and lined
with green velvet and we're TO av-
erage sixty volumes apiece in two
rows like the shelves In a library.
A catalogue was 10 accompany them
so arranged that the emperor could
readily find any desired volume.
Tho distribution Of subjects was as
follows; Forty volumes on religion,
forty Of epic poetry. forty OF the
drama, sixty volumes OF other po.
etry, sixty volumes OF history and
q hundred novels. 'In order 10
complete the quota" ran the in
struetions, "the balance shall be
made up Of historical memoirs."-
James Westfall Thompson in At.
lantic
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
No DssI.

"She's worth her weight in gold p
the proud American mother as
serted.
Assuming pure gold worth ap-
proximately SEQ per ounce and
knowing her weight to be 40
pounds, the count by rapid mental
calculation arrived at the figure
Sl5,4
"oh, ah. a most charming young
lady, Of eoursew he said, hastily
gathering up his hat and cane. "But
i had been led TO belieye-aw-that
is. couldn't think of that price, you
know. Puck.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
A Definition Of Ionic.

A certain member Of the Yale
faculty is famous for his power Of
eondensing his many strong antips-
thies into trenchsnt epigrsms. His
pet adherence is logic, a fact which
was unknown to the student who re-
Gently approached him with the
question;
professor -, ! am thinking Of
taking logic next year, What do
you think of the coursew
"iiorse sense made asinine," re-
sponded the professor tsrssly. -
Harper's Weekly.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
THERE ARE FEW

people who know how to take care
of themselves-the majority do not.
The liver is most important organ
in the body. Herbine will keep it
IN condition. V. c. Simpkins,
Alba, Texas. writes; II have used
Herbine for Chills and Fever and
hnd it the best medicine l ever
used. | would not be without il.
II is as good for children as il is for
grown up people, and recommend
II, II is fine for La Grippe." Sold
by ST, Johns Drug Store.