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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20
MRS, GERTz ONCE
MORE BOBS UP

Mrs. Anna Gertz as executrix of the
will of the late Christian Gertz flea
a report this morning with the clerk
of the circuit court. As a specimen
of legal phraseology the report" or
whatever it is, is marvel. The docu-
ment is intended to give an account OF
the litigation in which Mrs. Gertz has
been involved for the last six years
or more to try and have a sale of land
set aside. The title of the case was
Mrs. Gertz VS.. j. Alfred Magoon ct al.
Mrs. Gertz says that acting on the
suggestion of the circuit judge after a
list of the various persons interested
in the estate had been filed, she began
proceedings against Magoon to try
and have the transfer of property an
nulled, giving Marie J. Forbes the
property in question But, says Mrs.
Gertz, all of the lawyers with whom
she consulted were too cowardly to
take up the case or were afraid to co
SO, for they sidestepped. Finally she
had to act as her own lawyer She
says she conducted the proceedings as
well as any, and better than most at
torneys could have done Magoon, the
defendant, filed a demurrer.
Mrs. Gertz describes in her report
in graphic style, the proceedings in
court. When the matter first came be-
fore Lindsay, Mr.. Lightfoot, attorney
for the defense, was evidently so
ashamed to be connected with such an
outrageous case that he flushed up and
showed that he felt awful, so the ire
port" implies. Mrs Gertz said she
felt sure she had her case won but
the court continued the matter until
another date On that date there were
present Lightfoot, a young attorney
from the office of w. o. Smith, Mrs.
Gertz and the court The court roast
ed" the plaintiff by declaring that &c
could not understand what the docu-
ment she had filed meant or what its
purpose was. But Mrs. Gertz says
though she was upset she continued to
read her argument, although Lightfoot
and the young attorney INDUCED in
derisive smiles, intended either for
herself or the court she did not know
which. She lost her case and took an
appeal to the Supreme court. The
latter court very inconsiderately last
April while she was worrying about
the San Francisco disaster not know
ing whether her people were alive or
dead, chucked her out of court by de-
Gliding in favor of Magoon.
She alleges that the property in ques
ton passed into the control of Mrs.
Forbes through the perjury of Magoon
in representing that somebody else had
been the highest bidder, instead or
plaintiff. Charges of neglect of duty
on the part of S. M. Ballou in not in
stituting proceedings earlier in the case
are also made in the report. Finally
Mrs. Gertz says that she has taken
an appeal to the United States Supreme
Court and has employed a firm of New
York attorneys to take up the matter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20
N THE GTY.S CHURCHES
CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.

CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.
Rev. Josiah E. Kittredge D. D. will
preach in the morning at II a. M.
subject Gods Best or His Second
Best; Which Shall 1t Be-"
DR.. Kittredge is returning from the
study of missions in the Far East, be-
ing delegate of the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church in the
States to the Centenary Conference OF
China Missions in Shanghai last May.
In the morning services Mrs. Mackall
will sing a solo 20 Divine Redeemer"
by GouIod.
1880 p. m. The services will be in
charge of the Salvation Army. Colonel
French will speak A duet will be
sung by Mrs. Mackall and Mrs. Mar
callino, II know that My Redeemer
Lives, by Mendelssohn.
$3.50 p. m. Christian Endeavor meet
ing. Leader Mr.. w. G. Patty.
9:45 Bible School.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend these services.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

The capture of two Japanese spies
who were making maps of Fort Rose
Grams was a somewhat sensational in
cident and was treated as such by the
American press, But it is probable
that this is a game at which the Unit
ed States, and most other nations, are
playing against one another in many
parts of the world. Only the secret
agents are not supposed to be caught
at it,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20
Commerce
Coming This Way


board decreasing Comparing the figures of with those of 1906
based upon the known for the May) ports
show increase of but u per imports compared with
Immediately preceding year. Gulf ports show of per
cent Mexican border Pacific ports
increase Of per cent the northern border ports
and the interior ports of
Atlantic ports show of but ports
Mexican border ports per
northern border and lake ports
ports increase of while Pacific ports show
of about this reduction exports through
coast ports being chiefly exports Asia which 1907
million dollars below those of 1906
On the Pacific San Francisco shows 1907
OF millions decrease millions in exports
ports having advanced from millions in 1897 SO millions 1907
and exports having recedd from nearly millions 1897
millions 1907 At Puget Sound imports increased
lion dollars 1897 about IS millions in 1907 gain millions
while exports advanced meantime from less than millions approx
mate Millions gain of about 80 million dollars The figures
these Pacific coast do indicate all of the
those points because of the that with Hawaii
included in the foreign trade figures included
of that Territory having become 1000
the United States large share of Hawaii (aggrega
ing in shipments teeom about 28H million dollars shipments
thereto about mons country through Pacific
ing general conditions that country San Francisco
has in fact increased her receipts of Hawaii from
million dollars in 1907 about 10 millions 1907 and
nents thereto from millions millions while Sound whose
rcepts of merchandise from Hawaii considerable shows marked
growth in shipments to that territory the gain having been from
quarter million dollars in 1907 to about ~ millions 1907
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

Honolulu is proud of her Barney
Joy. 1t is something for our little
community to have furnished the star
pitcher of the whole Pacific coast, but
Hawaii has done such things before.
The islands also supplied a Harvard
pitcher this year and the records down
the seasons will probably show island
boys to have won places on various
Varsity teams far beyond the natural
percentage according to population.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

All man gets for rocking the baby
to sleep is that it wakens and cries
when he attempts to put it in bed
and his wife says, for PHYS sake,
why don't you wait until it is asleep!"
-Atchison Globe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

Lectures on economy don't reduce a
boys expenditures for peanuts and
licorice until he wants to save money
to buy skates or base ball outfit.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

The man who thinks he is wise
enough to be his own lawyer, probably
is If he is good neough to keep out OF
trouble.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

Every man would be pretty we'll sat
isfied if he were as important as a
book agent tries to make him believe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

The average mans idea of religious
liberty is the privilege of staying home
from church.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

If 1t were not for the funerals, there
wouldn't be any family reunions in
some families.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20
ALOHA TO KAANAPALI.

The schooner Aloha may sail for Ka-
anapali on Monday to load sugar for
San Francisco.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

The man who says he lives "close to
nature" is not the one you will find
doing the heavy work on a farm.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

Intensely dramatic and sensa-
tional are the scenes which rapidly
follow one another in the San Fran
cisco graft prosecutions, and unless
all signs fail there are more to
come, and possibly exposures that
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20
sUNFLowER PHILOSOPHY.

How a man will roar at fate if he
loses a job he didn't try to hold!
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20
Honolulu Iron Works.
STEAM ENGINES, SUGAR MILLS,
BOILERS, COOLERS, IRON, BRASS
AND LEAD CASTINGS.

Machinery Of Every Description
Wade to Order. Particular Attention
paid to Ships Blacksmithing. Job
Work Executed on Short Notice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

Ports on the southern, western,
and northern borders of the Unit
ed States are steadily increasing
their share in both the import and
export trade, while, conversely, the
percentage of the trade passino
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-20

Split

The PERFECT aperient mineral
water. 1t has a wonderfully bracing
appetizing effect, and it's occasional
use before meals insures good health.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
THE THOMAS w. LAWSON

more orders for men than could
be filled have passed. 1t costs
something now in order to have
anything open to put on the want
ed list.
Office rents have also doubled
in the past few months and no re-
duction is in sight. Those who
hold leases have not been affected
by this increase but all others
have. Other expenses have in
creased in proportion the employ
ment men say, while the volume OF
positions from filing which fees
are realized have fallen off by a
heavy percent.
In speaking of an instance where
$40 was asked for job paying SIS
per month and board. Carr says he
knows of an instance where man
back East had paid 5 per cent of
his first years salary for a SINH
lar position,
1t Is also argued that jobs have
increased in value at this time of
the year and that good men who
really want work make no kick on
the fees charged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
EMPLOYMENT
MAN REPLIES
PLAINS REASON FOR THE IN
CREASE FEE CHARGED FOR
SUPPLYING WORK.

The employment agent has rea-
son for increasing the price ne asks
for placing men in work, according
to the explanation of present condi-
tons made by G. e. Carr. Of the
Carr employment agency, in reply
to a complaint made by applicants
who charge the agents with holdup
tactics. In the first place, he
points ont the employment office
license has been raised in the past
six months from $50 to 5000 per
year, the highest license fee i'm
posed on the business in the West.
Seattle and San Francisco each
charge 800 and in many instances
the license Is paid quartedly where
1t must be paid in lump sum
here.
An item of more Importance than
this is the fact that the agents are
now compelled to spend money and
time in locating work for possible
customers in order to continue in
business. Carr says he recently
spent $50 in one week running
around the country In search Of
places where men were needed. The
old days of sitting in the Office with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


presents like Easter eggs is wrong
Neither Is there any sense in cob.
web hunts, nor come and find me"
directions spread all through the
house, nor in fish ponds, nor saw.
dust pies.
There are just two ways to dis.
tribute Christmas presents in a
family. Either hang up your stock.
ings around the fireplace and let
Santa Claus come down the chin
ney and fill them, or have a
Christmas tree.
The tree decorations are cheap
and If carefully packed away may
be kept for several Christmases
The more expensive ones should
be hung at the top of the tree, safe
from danger of being knocked off
The lighting is a matter of
choice. Some persons light the tree
Christmas morning, before the lit.
tie ones are out of bed. Some wait
until Christmas night, and some
prefer Christmas eve, and have
Santa Claus distribute the gifts
This best pleases the little ones
Some light it nightly during the
holidays. This keeps up the festival
idea SDlendidly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
SPORTING SNAP SHOTS

The Dodd Clothiers and the Cubs
will meet in an indoor baseball
game tonight at the new armory.
Webb Morrow will pitch for the
DOdds and Toole for the Cubs.
There is talk of engaging r. N.
Hockenberry, of Portland, to ref
cree the ST. Louis Washington State
college football game which will be
played on Natatorium field Christ
mas afternoon.
Kid Scaler and Billy Snailham
are matched to fight before a Sac
ramento athletic club Friday night.
Scaler writes that he will capture
the macaroni and be home with it
for Christmas.
An unknown scrapper named Ho-
wells has been secured to fight
Billy Lauder tonight at Calgary.
Canada. Lauder has decisions
over Barney Mullin and Louie
Long. Kid Scaler got a draw with
him and one knockdown.
Eddie Quinn. manager of the Spo-
kane league baseball team, has
signed M. p. McMurdo, an infielder,
who played with Seattle and Frisco
In '05, laid off the following year
and is now playing in California
Terry McKune recommended the
new man and If he is anywhere
near as fast as Terry the fans will
love him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
CARD READY FOR
NEXT SMOKER

December q has been named as
the date for the next S. A. A. c.
semi-mOnthly smoker. Mike Butler
has announced that Gene Sullivan
and Eddie tombstone will again be
pitted against each other. Last
time Sullivan swung one onto
Johnstone's jaw that put the latter
on queer street for many minutes.
tombstone is confident Sullivan can
not repeat it. Lance Williamson.
an unassuming kid. is matched
with Willie Jessmore. A chap
named Ed Pecor, of Butte, may be
matched with Earl Richie, of Port
land. The latter is a classy anna
teur and Pecor is an unknown
quantity here. 1t is claimed by
Butte people, however, that Pecor
will prove as great surprise as
his friend Sullivan did.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
LAWSONS PREDICTION FULFILLED IN
LOSS OF GREAT SHIP NAMED FOR HIN

When Thomas w. Lawson pub
1ished his famous novel, Friday.
the Thirteenth" he predicted that
terror and destruction would set
in on Wall st.
On Dec. 10, which happened to be
Friday, he issued a statement say
ing that the day made famous by
Bob BROMLEY" the hero in his
novel, had already arrived. He
said:
''As scan the surface of Wall
at. and gaze beneath its green ooze
at the corpses on the bottom |
realize the feebleness of my de-
scription. BY the time another
Friday the 18th swings into view
Wall st. will resemble the grave.
yard of deserted boom town"
On Friday the 18th, about the
time Lawson was making this pre-
diction about Wall ST., grim fate
was playing grewsome jest. The
seven-masted schooner Thomas w.
Lawson, was lost off the Scilly ISL
ands with most of the crew.
There were 20 in the crew, and
10 were drowned. The Lawson was
the largest sailing vessel in the
world. She was built by Crownin-
shield. She was propelled wholly
by sails, but larger crew was not
necessary, because much Of theh
heavier labor was done by steam
hoists and other machinery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19

Why don't you plan to have a
Christmas tree?
You can get one for Is cents, a
very little one for very little
child. For So you can get one big
enough for public school.
1t Is a fine old custom handed
down from the Germans, who orig
mated all our toys and first knew
Santa Claus. In the old time Ger
man homes you could see the
Christmas trees in the windows,
and at night they were all alight
with the shades drawn way up.
The practice of hiding Christmas
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
Cheap Okanogan Farm

100 acres, all tilable bunchgrass
land: so In cultivation; 40 subirri-
gated; nearly level; shack house;
log barn; one mile from Okanogan
river; one-fourth mile from 80 acre
lake, 80 feet deep: one and one half
mile to school; three miles from
Tonosket; Is miles to railroad;
VIII be one mile from the Wen.
atchee, Oroville branch of Great
Northern: fine land for fruit or
grain, a great bargain at $1.700.
THE THOMPSON GilLIS INV. co
So Washington ST. Phone $3.50.
Ground floor Hutton Block
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19

JUSTICE JAS. A. O'GORMAN
Coney Island darkened And the
police under Commissioner Bing-
are enforced.
Back of the whole agitation for a
closed Sunday stands Justice Jas.
A. O'Gorman. 1t was his decision
namely, that the laws meant
what they said-that started the po-
lice crusade that has made the
Great White Way" a place of vii.
lage quiet on Sunday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
BEER WILL GO UP.

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-After
Jan. l beer will cost 81 berrel
more In New York than it does
now. This announcement has been
made by the beer brewers board
of trade. The reason of the raise
is given as the higher price of raw
materials.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
CARVES NOVEL CLOCK

M. Moller, of 1881 Main av., has
just completed a novel and hand
some clock which has taken up the
greater part of his time for three
The clock is modelled after a
cathedral and is faithful repro
duction to the minutest detail. Ev-
cry bit of the carving was done by
hand
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
TRIED $4,000
SW|NOLE

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 10
Capt. d. l.. Keller, alias D. l..
Smith, officer fthe U. S. army,
has been arrested here on a charge
of stealing blank quartermaster's
check and later filling it out for
$92,500 Keller has been sought
some time. He will fight extradi-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
GETS ABANDONED CHILD.

SEATTLE. Dec. 19.-The police
have given to James Wilson the 6
weeks old waif who was found on
a door step. AS soon as the news
OF the find gained circulation there
were six applicants for the aban-
doned child. Wilson was the first.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19

SPOKANE

Frohman's "The Rollicking Girl''1
opens a Friday, Saturday matinee,
and night engagement tomorrow
evening. 1t is musical comedy, with
Snitz Edwards in the principal role.
Lila Blow is the chief rollicker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
GUNNERS AT PRACTICE
BOLD H0LDUP AT
BELLINCHAM

BELLINGHAM, Dec. 1.-two
holdup men walked into ]. Fellows
pawnshop last night and covered
the proprietor and his wife with
revolvers. Fellows tried to hit one
of the men and got shot at in re-
turn but the bullet missed. The
robbers took $3.50 in cash and 5000
worth of watches and walked out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
. PANTAGES

The bill now running has the dis
tinction of lady with title,
Baroness Won Zizer, soloist. The
entire bill is above the average.
The special 10 cent matinee for
children will be given Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 in order to en-
able the little folks to see the
leOpards perform.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
WASHINGTON.

Nelson & Milledge have laugh
provoking sketch on the weeks
bill. Glenroy & Russell have mix
ture of fun and specialties that are
all good.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
coLUM eIA

The Curtiss Co. unties a big
package of thrills in "The Queen
Of the Highway" the current stock
bill. 1t bristles with melodrama to
revolver accompaniment
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
GO BACK TO 10 HOUR DAY

ALTOONA. Pa, Dec. 19.-The 10
hour day has been re-established at
the Pennsylvania railroad shops
after three weeks of eight hours on
account of lack of work. The shops
employ 5000 men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
Justice O'Corman
&c on Top of the Lid

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-New
York has had the novelty of it's
flrst "blue" Sunday. 1t has had
sdry" Sundays, but none SO blue"
The Sundays have been closed;
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
AUDITORIUM.

The Shirley Co. is putting on
comedy that ought to please every
body this week in ''The Runaway
Match" The cast required is small
but it is efficient.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19

Cyrus Happy announces that the
Home Telephone Co. will be ready
to install service in the business
section of the city by March l.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
pANTACES' TnEATER

E. CLARKE WALkER, Mgr.
Phone 1898
UNEQUkLED VAUDEVILLE
WEEK COMMENCING DEC. 20
Lucretia's Performing Leopards,
Rusticano Trio, Italian Street
Singers. Baroness Won Zizer, "The
Melba of Vaudeville" Lynne &
Bonnie Hazard, "The big Pianist
and the Little Dancer" Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Bartlett, the silly kid act
entitled, willie" Murray J. Sim
mons, Hebrew comedian. Mr.. Leo
White, song illustrator. Pantage-
scope.
Prices 15c and 25c; matinee daily
2:30 p. m, any seat 15c. First even
ing performance, 7:15.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19

what are your views on the cur
rency question:"
bad. I've just done my Christ
mas ShODDino"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
PHOTOS FOR XMAS

Get your photos made today and
your pictures will be ready tomor-
row. Miner Photo Co., 100
Post ST. ***
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
Classified 4dOertisen1enfs|
Real Estate Inducements


$S50-New four-room house. well,
chicken house and barn. Rose
Park addition, two blocks from
Hillyard car line. $500 cash. bal.
ance $40 per month.
$2,850-Good hve-room modern
house in Mantle park. Splendid To-
cation. Easy terms.
Choice lots in Lidgerwood add.
ton on easy terms.
Fine lot on South Hill: $500
cash, balance terms
GRAY & McCUNE co.
First and Wall. Phone $40.
FOR SALE - GOOD PIANO:
snap; must sell at once. 0614
Perry ST 12-19-O7
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19

This picture shows gun crew
on the flagship Connecticut at prac-
tice. They work on narrow steel
platform high above the deck. BY
the time the fleet reaches the Pa
cific the gunners will be In fine
shape for target practice-or some
thing more serious.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19
CUT THIS OUT
IT'S WORTH ONE DOLLAR

This ad and $500 will secure you
one dozen of our finest $500
Cabinets. We want to find out II
advertising brings results and we
are willing to pay for the informa-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-19

Columbia Theater
Geo. M. Dreher, Manager
TONIGHT AND ALL WEEK
THE CURTISS COMEDY CO..
In Charles A. Taylor's Greatest
Play
"QUEEN OF THE HIGHWAY"
"Ain't l Lucky?"
Yes, the prices are just the same
Gallery 10, balcony 20, lower floor
80, box or loge seats 40 Seats al
ways selling six days ahead.
Phone 81.
Week Of Dec. %, with special
matinee Christmas day, "The Out
laws Christmas" presented by the
Curtiss Comedy Co.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-05
KING DODO AND QUEEN
DODORINA WILL REIGN

King Priseus VIII, they will be paid
homage for few hours by their
loyal subjects in Pensacola. hing
DodO and his queen will not arrive.
On the other hand they are already
here, but it will be only during the
hours of the comic parade and mas
querade ball that they will appear.
The members of the Clerks Mystic
Society, as the association has been
named, held a meeting Sunday after
noon. There were about sixty persons
present and they entered enthusiastic
cally into the spirit of the occasion,
and were assigned their parts in the
comic parade. The squad captains
were appointed to have charge of
squads of Comic Paraders next Mon
day night, and other arrangements
made for the event 1t was estimated
Sunday that there would be about 30
in the parade, but another general
meeting has been called for tomorrow
night in the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce, and If many volunteer to
participate in the parade at that time
more costumes of a comic character
will be ordered.
The members of the Clerks Mystic
Society intend making the initial pa
rade success and are work hard to
this end.