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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
PREACHED HIS OWN
FUNERAL SERMON

GARFIELD, Wash, Jan. 19.-The
funeral of VIM. Henry Harrison
Augir was held at Freese, Idaho,
yesterday. The deceased was "a
years of age and pioneer of the
Palouse. The burial rites were Pc
culiar in that the funeral sermon
had been preached number of
years ago by the dead man himself
while still in good health. He was
an eccentric character.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

ings, the equipment Of the carriers
has steadily fallen behind the de-
mands of the growing commerce Of
the nation.
What additional remedies will be
recommended by the commission
and President Roosevelt! That may
not be answered definitely just
now. But this is quite certain:
President Roosevelt believes in
more and increasing regulation Of
the railways as the only thing that
will avert government ownership.
The private management of these
common carriers has shown itself
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
COLD KILLS OYSTERS

BELLINGHAM, Jan. 19.-Simul-
taneous with the coolest weather
of the year thus far the lowest tide
of the year left exposed the oyster
beds of Puget sound and the ex-
IRENE could has ruined the spawn
and oysters. Local people have
many thousands of dollars invested
in oyster beds at Samish and
Blaine and the loss sustained Will
be heavy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

The "frenzied" efforts whereby
G. E. Spencer, photographer with
the Northern Pacific railroad, sue
ceeded in extricating himself from
a financial tangle, became public
today following Spencer's release
yesterday from the city Jail, where
for more than week past he had
been incarcerated on a charge of
buncoing the Spokane & Eastern
Trust Co. out of $500 on forged
telegram.
Some weeks ago Spencer organ
lied the Peoples Market Co. among
Northern Pacific employees. The
company was capitalized at $4,000
and had for its object a general re-
tail grocery business which was to
g. be patronized mainly by railroad
employees. Charles Grant, an en-
ploye in the office of E. j. Cannon,
division counsel for the railroad,
was elected treasurer; one Hen
thorne secretary, and Spencer gen.
eral manager.
Five hundred dollars worth of
stock had been sold at $40 a share
when Spencer's mother, who re-
sided in the East, died. Spencer
was practically penniless and in or
der to pay the funeral. expenses APP
propriated $500 received by him
for stock, went East, buried his
mother and returned. Then, being
: in sore straits for ready money, he
appropriated 5000 more of the COM
pany funds.
About this time Treasurer Grant
made formal demand for the short
age Of $500 in order to straighten
his books. Spencer didn't have it..
Grant threatened criminal action.
The upshot of this was that
Spencer went into the offices of the
Postal Telegraph Co. and being an
operator found it easy to get hold
of a received" blank. He then
made out telegram to the Spokane
& Eastern Trust Co. advising it to
pay to himself $500 The telegram
purported to come from a bank in
Chicago.
The trust company paid the
money without delay and Spencer
in turn paid it in to the Traders
National bank Of this city, where
it was paid out to Treasurer Grant
by Spencers order. Grant straight
ened up his books and promptly re-
signed. Henthorne and Spencer
then held meeting and elected the
latter treasurer.
In order to settle with the Spo-
kane & Eastern Trust Co. Spencer
bought draft on national bank
at Council Bluffs, Iowa, payable by
the Peoples Market Co. He then
found himself in trying circum
stances to make good the shortage
thus created, SO his wife decided
the company her two lots in Ken
wood addition. These were sold
and this shortage settled.
Previous to his frenZied financier-
ing Spencer, as manager of he
company, had paid 5000 down as an
option on the Busy Bee grocery
store at 926 Spraglr av. He de-
manded that the store owners
carry out their agreement and sell
the store to him. He met with a
refusal, the owners claiming that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

distributed promotion certificates to
230 eighth grade pupils. The high
school auditorium was damned with
pupils and friends. An interesting
program was rendered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
one DAYS GRACE
FOR WATER RENTS

On account of the goth day OF
this month falling on Sunday, water
rents for the First district may be
paid on the 21st without penalty,
according to notice given today by
City Treasurer Eggleston. The dis
trict covers everything east of Di-
vision.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

incompetent in providing physical
equipment; the only alternative
then is to give to the interstate
commerce commission more power.
Give them the right to require
physical equipment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
PLEASANT CARD PARTY.

A card party was given last
night at the home of Mrs. Winters,
POLL First av., in honor of Miss
Minnie Wilcent, of Wardner, Ida
no. Thirty-five guests were pres
ent. Refreshments were served
during the evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19

convicted by that body OF bribery
and resigned his seat. Returning to
Montana, another campaign costing
a fortune was conducted and this
time he was permitted to retain his
seat only to find out when too late
that money could not buy the re-
spect aud esteem of his fellow
men.
u Senator Clark was, In way, a
creature OF circumstances. He was
naturally liberal man, but with
increasing wealth and constant
demand on his open purse he gradu-
eliy closed his pocket book 10
! ~fNrXfhIpg kaye hia own personal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-19
233 Riverside Az

Their stock Is complete and as
big and good as can be found in
Spokane or the Northwest. This
fact should be appreciated by peo-
pie living in the east end of town
and on upper Riverside ave.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
5elississippi
~ '
Aew5
Apply the Remedy.

Notwithstanding the effect and ope-
ration Of the vagrant laws OF the State,
the number of idle, shiftless negroes
who are continually infesting the towns
and cities, and especially the railroad
and river communities, does not seem
to have been reduced. The number OF
vagrants IS not due to any laxity on the
part Of the officers charged with the
duty Of handling them or Of the local
magistrates in disposing OF the cases,
but rather to the spirit OF indifference
and liberation manifested by the people
themselves, and among them the own
ers Of rentable property suited to tho
needs OF this class Of the States popu.
lation. This condition of things, exist
ing at time when labor is needed and
hard to secure, in order to promptly
clean up the growing and belated crops,
is exasperating and provoking. Va
grancy, if it exists anywhere in the
State, is generally more pronounced
and is accompanied by more loss and
trouble in the delta than elsewhere in
the State, but wherever these idle,
shiftless, craps-shooting fellows congre-
gate the planters and the men who de-
pend largely on negro labor in order TO
operate their mills, factories and other
enterprises, feel the effect OF it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
QUICK REMEDIES FOR cRAMP.
Not Hard to Get Relief From This
Painful Afflietion.

Do your little growing folks wake
up in the night with cramp in their
toes or legs? II so, tell them to slide
down to the foot of the bed and press
their toes hard against the footboard.
This seldom fails to bring relief. Ever
the tiniest tot can do this for herself
when she wakes up in alarm at the
big pain in her leg.
Should this fail, and sometimes
when the Gramp is up by the knee, II
is not efficient, tell the sufferer to
press the sole Of her cramped foot
against the instep Of the other. Press
good and hard, and the pressure, to-
gether' with the warmth and electric
ity drawn from the well foot, will GER
tainly bring relief unless the case Is
very stubborn. To treat the knot
ty," stubborn kind of cramp, which
sometimes seizes the little folks when
they are nervous, or If they have
eaten something which does not agree
with them, to tie a broad band fla
theirs handkerchief, folded, will an
swer) tightly above the cramped part.
Rubbing, unless one knows just how
to manipulate the muscle, often does
more harm than good. The doctors
tell us that cramp of this kind is as
much a nervous as a muscular trouble.
If your children suffer frequently
with it, good warm bath with an
alcohol rub at night is a good pre-.
yentiye. B. N.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
GUILTY OF KILLING WOMAN.
Herman BilIik Sentenced to Hang for
Murder of Mrs. Mary Vrzal.

Chicago, Ill.-Herman Billik, So
called hypnotist and practitioner
of black art" was found guilty Thurs.
day night Of the murder of Mary
Vraal. The verdict returned by a jury
in Judge Barnes court fixed his pun
ishment at death
Inferentially he is pronounced guilty
of poisoning five members of the Yrzal
family, but the specific case tried was
that of Mary Vrzal Billik took the
verdict stoically Little Edna Billik,
the daughter Of the prisoner, and Ber-
tina and Jerry Vrzal the surviving
children of the ill-fated Vrzal family,
made a scene in court. Billiks daugh-
ter apparently was the first to grasp
the import of the verdict.
They've beaded him. she piped
sharply, and then buried her face in
the lap of a woman beside her
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
KILLED HIS FAMILY
MICHIGAN FARMER RUNS AMuCK
WITH AN AXE.
ATTACKS WITHOUT ANY WARNING
Is Finally Shot by Neighbor, Who Is
on His Way Back from
Search for Help.

Nunica. Mich-Ienry Scutcheon, a
farmer about 50 years old, living near
this village, ran amuck with an axe,
killing his invalid son, his wife and
foster father
Scutcheon was later shot by Henry
Mcclellan, neighbor, whom the
crazed murderer had also attacked.
The Scutcheon farmhouse had ap-
parently always been a happy home,
except for the cloud which the sons
inyalidism cast over the family.
With no warning so far as is known,
Scutcheon suddenly murderously at
tackled his son with an axe. He then
crushed the boys head frightfully.
When his wife interfered he turned on
her and pursued the frightened,
screaming woman from the house to
the road, where he knocked her down
with his weapon. He then rushed back
to the house and murdered ihs foster
father.in-law.
Next he tried to destroy himself.
The maddened man gashed his throat
and wrists with a razor and took
some paris green. His wounds did
not weaken him and the poison did
not take immediate effect Axe in
hand, he returned to the road, where
he had felled his wife few moments
before. The first blow did not kill
her and she had been carried into the
house of Henry Mcclellan, near by.
Mcclellan rushed to another neigh
bor's for help.
When Scutcheon found that his
wife was in the Mcclellan home alive,
he smashed window with his axe,
jumped through it and again attacked
her. This time he crushed her skull.
He then left the Mcclellan home and
returned to his own house, but when
Mcclellan returned from his search for
help the crazed man came out and
started over toward him, saying:
Il want you, too
81 will shoot If you come across
the road, replied Mcclellan, who had
armed himself with a shotgun Despite
the warning, Scutcheon came across.
Mcclellan thereupon shot him dead.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
MEAT OR CEREALS.
A Question Of Interest TO All Care
ful Persons.

Arguments on food are interesting.
Many persons adopt vegetarian diet
on the ground that they do not like to
feel that life has been taken to feed
them, nor do they fancy the thought
of eating dead meat,
On the other hand, too great con-
sumption of partly cooked, starchy
oats and wheat or white bread, pastry,
ETC., produces serious bowel troubles,
because the bowel digestive organs
where starch is digested), are over.
taxed and the food ferments, produc'
ing gas, and microbes generate in the
decayed food, frequently bringing on
peritonitis and appendicitis.
Starchy food is absolutely essential
to the human body. Its best form is
shown in the food "Grape.Nuts," where
the starch is changed into form Of
sugar during the process of its manu-.
facture. In this way, the required
food is presented to the system in a
pro-digested form and is Immediately
made into blood and tissue, without
taxing the digestive organs.
A remarkable result in nourishment
is obtained; the person using Grape
Nuts gains quickly in physical and
mental strength, Why in mental
Because the food contains delicate
vart,oloc ~ phoanhata of pOtach oh
tanned from the grains, and this unites
with the albumen of all food and the
combination is what nature uses TO re-
build worn out cells In the brain
This is a scientific fact that can be
easily proven by ten days use Of
Grape .Nuts. There's a Reason
Read, 'The Read To Wellville." 10
pksa
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
LAUNCH HIT TOW LINE.
Captain Of Minnesota Reports to the
Navy Department.

Washington, D. C.-Captain Hub
bard of the battleship Minnesota has
reported to Acting Secretary New.
berry of the navy that he has had an
experience in his steam launch very
much like that which occurred in the
case of launch of the same battle.
ship about six weeks ago, when a
number of midshipment lost their
lives in Hampton Roads, His launch
crossed a tow line inadvertently be.
cause the green light on the barge
which was being towed was almost in.
visible in the thick weather. Another
launch belonging to one Of the At
lantic feet has had a similar eXpe
rience, also reporting that the light
on the tow was indistinCt. Acting Sec
retary Newberry has sent these com
munications to Supt. Uhler of the
steamboat inspection service, asking
him whether the regulations can not
be amended so as to require these
towns to have lights strong enough
to insure safety for other craft.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
LOCAL OPTION FOR COLONIES.
Women Won the Day for Temperance
in kentucky Town.

Cynthiana, Ky,--t the conclusion Of
the bitterest prohibition campaign
yet waged in Kentucky, the drys
Thursday carried Harrison county
by 1,GOO majority, and Cynthiana.
the county seat and center o.
the fight, by AZ majority. Sixty
days ago the vets carried Cynthiana
by "a majority. Throughout the day
the wealthiest and most elegant won.
en- went into the negro quarters,
slums and polls and worked for local
option They were everywhere and
the victory is theirs. Thursday night
5000 women and children gathered
for service at the big local option
tent on public square and celebrated
the victory.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
SUPPRESS FRENCH LAN->JAoE.
Paris Newspaper Greatly lncensed at
German Authorities.

Paris, France. The French newspa-
pers are greatly incensed over the de-
cision of the German authorities 10
suppress the teaching of French in ths
common schools of the lost prov
inces," Alsace and Lorraine, The loss
of the provinces, the statute of which
in the Place de la Concorde is forever
kept freshly piled with flowers. is the
sorest point in connection with the set
tlement Of the Franco-Prussian war,
and the decision to "Germanize' them
by suppressing what is the native
tongue for the vast majority of the
population is gall and wormwood for
the emotional French people, Stats
tics are cited TO prove that along the
frontier four-fiths of the children are
born of French parents and speak
nothing but French.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
THREAD is TO COST TEN CENTS.
Price Of Cotton Soon to Be Boosted
Again by the Combine.

New York, N. Y-Cotton thread,
until a short time ago the most stable
in price of all the staples, selling the
country over for cents a spool, is to
be advanced again, so that the retail
price will be 10 cents. On May %
there was an advance which brought
the market pyice to and Z cents.
Cotton thread for domestic use IS
manufactured almost exclusively by
the combine. Increased cost of raw
material ana an advance in wages Is
the reason given for the contemplated
increase in price Independent manu-
facturers declare that neither of the
reasons is good, for when cotton was
selling much higher than it is now
thread retaiied for cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
LIFE INSURANCE ACTIVITY.
The New York Lfes Business Nearly
Up to the Legal Limit.

The New York Life Insurance Com.
pany announces that its new paid
business during the half year just end.
ed was over seventy million dollars.
As the new law allows no life com.
pany to write over one hundred and
fifty millions per year, it would ap,
pear that this company Is working
nearly up to the limit. The New
York Life gained such headway be-
fore the law was passed and suffered
SO little, comparatively, from the Arm
strong investigation, that the question
with its management has been how to
keep business down to the limit, rath.
err than how to reach it. No other
company is writing nearly as much
as the law allows. The New York
Life has evidently become a pre-.
ferred company.
The company's payments TO policy
holders during the six months end.
ing June 80 were S21, ,66G,76l. 1t is
interesting to note that this amount
was almost equally divided between
payments under policies maturing by
death and payments made to living
policy holders. Thus, while. death
claims were $11,18O626, the amount
paid for matured endowments, annu.
tiles, trust fund installments, for pur.
chased policies and for dividends was
Sl04SO,135. Modern life insurance, as
practiced by the best companies, en-
braces a wide field, and covers many
contingencies. 1t is money saved for
the aged, as well as money provided
for the families of those who die pre-.
maturely.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
LEFT ESTATE OF $4,000, 900.
viii Of Minnesota MuItI-MilIionaire
Leaves Bulk to Wife.

st. Faul, Minn.-A special to the
Pioneer Press froH Helena, Mont.
says: The will of Peter Larsen.
the multi-millionaire railroad con-
tractor, banker, mining magnate, lum-
herman and -four mill owner, was filed
with the clerk Of the district court.
While the bulk OF the estate is left to
his wife and daughter, provision IS
made for practically every church,
hospital and charitable institution in
the city, as well as for his brothers.
The will contains a clause that if any
legatee shall file a contest he or she
shall be disinherited. The estate is
roughly valued at $15,OOO,OOO.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
Her Pointed Retort.

When the old lady put her head out
OF the window and inquired of the
young railway porter what the train
was stopping for the young man
thought he would have a little fun at
the old lady's expense.
Engine was out late last night,
maam.' he remarked with a smile,
80 she's got thirst on her this
morning; they're giving 'er drop O.
wine"
"Ah! it's water said the old lady.
"If you'll wait a minute, ma'am,'
he grinned, 'IH inquire whether
they're givin' her port wine"
Never mind came the answer,
don't you trouble, young man. l
thought perhaps by the way we've
been getting along she was run on
sloe gin!'-London Tit-Bits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27

CONDEMNED MAN ROASTED.
Flames Leap From Joints of Ohio Muir
derer.

Columbus, O.-The electrocution of
Henry White, convicted of the mur.
der of Marshal Basere at Franklin,
which occurred in the state prison
here, was a horrible fiasco.
Twice the electric current failed to
kill, while the condemned man writhed
in agony His swelling muscles almost
burst through the straps that held
him. When the third shock went
through his body a sheet of flame en-
veloped him and flames issued from
every joint in his body The current
was continued several seconds in spite
of the flames, while the odor of scorch-
ing flesh filled the death chamber
When it was turned off the physicians
pronounced the man dead. He had
literally been roasted to death.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
Wouldn't Believe a Chinaman,

Los Angeles, GAIA remarkable
attempt at securing jury is being
made in the local police court, where
G. S. Chan, Chinese herb doc
tor is being prosecuted by the
state board of medical examiners
for practicing medicine without Ii.
cense. Three hundred talesmen have
been examined to date, but all of them
were unwilling to swear that they
would give the same weight to the
evidence of Chinaman under oath
as they would to that Of white man.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
Summer Normala Close.

The summer normal season has been
brought to a close in Mississippi, and
according to reports received at the
Department of Education, the sessions
at Columbus, Oxford, Starkrille and
Hattiesburg were uniformly successful,
over 1000 teachers taking advantage
of the opportunity to secure instruction
in teaching methods from educational
experts employed by the State board
of education
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27

London, Eng.--The Atlantic trans
port line steamer Minnesota, Capt.
Laverock, which sailed from this port,
bound for Philadelphia, was in col
lision near the More Light vessel in
the Thames, off Sheerness, with the
small Wilson line steamer lara Of
Hull. The Minnesota received consid.
erable damage and was compelled to
return to her dock at Tilbury. The
zara sustained no damage and pro.
ceeded on her voyage. g
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27

Miss Mary J. Callaway, the most dis
tinguished woman educator of Missis-
sipDi, died at Macon. Miss Galloway
began her cereer as a teacher when
only fourteen years old in Noxubee
county. IA 1876 she founded the CaIla-
way Institute at Macon, which ranked
as one of the best schools for girls in
the State When the Industrial Insti-
tute and College at Columbus was es-
tablished she was elected to the chair
of mathematics. Later she was the
executive head of the institution.
Cleveland appointed her on the board
of lady managers Of the Chicago Ex-
position.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27

Hamburg - An extensive fire in
the center of the commercial dis
trict early this morning destroyed
district early this morning destroyed
a number of warehouses. The fire
is still burning and other buildings
are endangered. The damage al
ready amounts to several hundred
thousand dollars. Many firemen
were rendered unconscious owing to
the denseness of the smoke. The
fire was caused by the oyerturning
of a petroleum lamp, which exploded.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
GIRL ATTACKED BY NEGRO.
After Frantic Struggle She Swooned
and the Black Made Escape.

New York. n. Y.-Sadie Shaher
striking 17year-old Jewish girl, who
has been in this country only nine
months, struggled for half an hour
Saturday with Bee Williams, a young
negro elevator boy. in the office build
ing at Is West Ninth street.
The girl applied for work on the fif-
teenth floor of the building. When
she entered the elevator she was alone
with the negro. The elevator man
threw his arm about her neck cover
ing her mouth with one hand and
pushed the controller with the other.
The car sot up and stopped between
the eighth and ninth floors. The
struggle must have been ten or fifteen
minutes. Finally the girl was over
come by the black and tainted. Will
liams escaped.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-27
WILLIAM A. PAXTON DEAD.
Was Millionaire Business Man and
Pioneer Of Omaha.

Omaha, Neb.-William A. Paxton
ST.. pioneer and millionaire bust
ness man, dropped dead at his home
in this city. Mr.. Paxton was born
in Springfield, Ky, 10 years ago. He
came to Omaha at the age of 20 and
has been identified with the interests
of the city ever since. He was EN-
ployed in the construction of the mil
itary road between Omaha and Salt
Lake and later was one of the con
tractors who built the Union Pacific
railway. Later he made a fortune in
the cattle business in Nebraska and
Wyoming.