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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-05-17
EUGENE DAVIS I'M JAIL
Charged With Criminal Assault On
15-Year-OId Girl.

Eugene Davis ls a Young man in the
tolls OF the law He ia charged with
criminal assault on the person of Ida
Frederick, a l5-year-old girl living at
Seltice. The Offense is alleged to have
taken place on the 22d day of last OctO.
ber, the defendant since that time being
a refugee from Justice. He was caught.
80 1T Is alleged in the act of trying to
force the girl, having her out for a walk,
but it is not thought that he accom-
pllshed his purpose. He Immediately
skipped, going to Arrowhead, British
Columbia, where he was employed as a
cook for five months. The sheriff's office
here knew of his whereabouts. having
kept a strict tab on all his movements.
1t was thought best to saw wood and
say nothing, letting him return volun-
tarily to the United States, thus avoid
ing the expense and uncertainties of ex
tradition, which in the end worked to
perfection. About month ago he left
Arrowhead and went to Seattle, where
he staid until a few days ago when he
came to Spokane. He was gradually
working bis way nearer home, the sheriff
and his deputies all the time having their
eyes on his every movement. He went
to work in the o. X. restaurant in the
Falls City. Saturday Deputy Sheriff
Daley went to Spokane and found his
man busily engaged in singing hash.
When approached he denied that his
name was Davis, asserting that the Of
ficer had made a mistake. Mr.. Daley
was impOrtunate, insisting that he get
ready to go to COlfax at once, when the
young man wited and exclaimed, "Well,
L guess you have got me this time"
The Davis family live on farm about
three miles from Pennington. Davis
gives his age as 19 years, but looks
Older. A younger brother was at the
jail Monday morning TO see him, and the
young mans mother has written to the
prosecuting attorney once or twice want
ing to know if he would be allowed to re-
turn unmOlested.
Prosecuting Attorney Kipp left We'd
nesday for Pennington and Seltice to
look into the merits of the case and to
gather evidence, the result of which will
be made public later
Graduating gifts that please, at Shr-
key's
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-05-17

Bronze grass and bulk garden seeds
cheap at C. Ell. Moores.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-05-17

Continued on last page.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-05-17
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued by
the county auditor to the following !:
Amos Gerber and Olive Summers, both
of COlfax; Jesse Mcmillan and Nellie L..
Finch, both Of Garfield Claude A. Rain
water Of Fallons and Mary Neel Of Pull
man; Wesley James Northness and Ida
Belle Watts, both of Harvard, Idaho !;
Adam H. Glaspey and Minnie A. Hol-
den, both Of Pullman Foster Goodrich
and Juna Hill, both of Colfax; Charlie
Lightle and Mrs. Eta Pangle, both OF
I a CrOsGa
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-05-17

Graduating gifts that please, at Shir-
keys.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-05-17
EIherton'S Bio Picnic.

Dates for the annual Elberton picnic,
which has become fixed event in the
PalOuse country, have been announced.
The picnic will be held this year on June
10, 20 and 21, and new features, includ-
ing stock show, will be added to make
it more interesting. Baseball will be
made special feature and some fast
games are promised. The opening day
OF the picnic will probably be designated
as Colfax Day.
Shirkey's for graduating presents.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-05-17

Milt Davis, 2d base.
CrOm Oliver, 3D. base.
Ole Harrison, short stop.
Bill Duncan, left field.
AIRY Love, center field.
Milt McCroskey, right field.
Subs-Steve Chadwick, n d. Showal-
ter, Bob kipp, r. Fl. Duff, T. J. Weltv.
Eldredge, MattOon, VonSoehnen, David
son, Murray.
Chaperone-Miss Minnie Oliver.
Patronesses-Miss Satie Brown. Miss
Georgia Hanna, Miss Fannie Davis.
MascOt-Baby Sbowalter.
SurgeOn-Dr. Skaife
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-05-17

confinement in jail ne n @ fall
over against bar Of iron !. his
nose while trying to light a .rette.
lending the impression that pc maps be
is a dope fiend. 1t is quite evident he is
a dangerous man to be- at large, and if
is to be hoped that he will be placed
where he can do no harm
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-05-17
V.B.McDOWE ELL
COLFAX, WASH.
Post Office Bldg Phone Red 761
Real Estate,
Insurance,
Farm Loans,
Surety Bonds
Real Estate Partial List

A first class farm for mixed farming,
296 acres all in cultivation. Terms
to suit purchaser. Price per acre 40
$40 acres all in crop. One of the best
wheat farms. Good improvements.
$4,000 cash. balance s years Call or
write for price and description ......
400 acres good farm land near Hay. 1900
$50 acres choice farm with good i'm
provements, on Spring Flat. Call
for price and terms ..... ......
GAO acres splendid wheat land near Hay. SIG, 900
800 acres fine dairy farm near Glenwood 5000
A bargain in 160 acres adjoining the
new town of Steptoe .............
2 acres in edge of Colfax. ax.......... 800
edge of town. ~ .....".....-i...'..... w 1000
Good dwelling, 6 lots, Colfax. ....... 2,5Oo
Choice residence lot 70x100 # on South
Good Groom house on Meadow street 1900
Good lot 1OOx103 feet, Fairview St.. 300
Choice residence lot on Lake St. be-
tween Thorn and Wawawai Sts.... 500
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12
socialism at the Polls.

II transpiFes that the election Of q
Socialist candidate to the British par
lament, recently achieved for the first
time, cannot be taken as an epoch
making victory" except by the most
aangulne adherents Of the Socialist
party. In a three cornered fight be-
tween 1920 voters the Socialist, who
Is a man Of exceptional personal quail
locations for political canvass, won by
only fifty three votes He stood for Ia
Dor as well as socialism, and therefore
his success can hardly indicate a rising
tide OF socialism in England.
Apparently the Socialist vote does
not keep pace with the growth OF So
ciallst doctrines. Recent statistics show
that IL the total vote cast for Socialist
candidates in the last recorded cleo
lions Of the whole world were polled In
the United States the party could moi
| be certain Of carrying a national elec
| tIon. Recently the New York Times In
stltuted Inquiries, and 1t lnterpret'
them as showing that socialism as &
concrete political proposition and fac
tor in the recurring battle Of the bal
lots is retrogradlng in the United
states" This in face Of the figure
which prove that the Socialist vot
mounted from near zero in 1888 +
over 100000 in 1904.
spurts Of Soclalkt strength at tn
polls In certain 'mmunities are e1
plalned by the Times correspondent
rs purely local manifestations. 1
communities where such Socialist
sentiment exists the Socialist part
fails to obtain political control, as tn
dominant parties usually make concei
slons in legislation which appeas
many voters Of radical inclination
Practically the Socialist sentimeT
stands for unrest, but 1t takes no deel
/, or root than to side with that part
: which Is willing to remove the grie
ance.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12
A Government shop JOB.

Although no proof was needed that
Just as speedy and able vessels Of war
can be constructed In our government
yards as by private bidders, such proof
is afforded by the performance Of the
battleship Connecticut, which In her
trial trip maintained an average of
1878 knots an hour.
The Connecticut was built In the
Brooklyn navy yard, and the least that
can be said Of her is that she Is in
every respect the equal of the Louisi-
ana, a sister ship built in a private
yard, which on her trial trip showed a
speed Of 1882 knots.
For all practical purposes the new
vessels are no doubt equal in every
essential respect, though experts have
noted that the finish Of the Connecticut
is finer and superior to that Of the
Louisiana. But no better evidence of
the fact that government yards can do
quite as good work as the private ones
can be cited than the comments Of
Rear Admiral Evans, who said:
The trial of the Connecticut was sue.
cessfu In every respect considering the
coal used. The speed was phenomenal
engines ran smoothly without tendency to
heat, and the absence of vibration and
the steadiness of the ship we're remarked
upon by all OF all the speed trials
have witnessed that Of the Connecticut
has been the most successful and salts
| hn ha n gnnRd
eighteen knots. The speed made on hel
four hours trial averaged 1878 knott
for tine four hours, and she ran at th'
rate Of 19.01 knots for one-quarter OF al
hour. The third hour Of the run was thu
most successful.
This and the achievement 1t chronl
cles remove at least one Of the pro
fessed objections Of some congressmeI
to the building Of warships In govern
ment yards.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12

will by staying Jews. The prince In
sists that the policy Of the government
was such as to foster race distrust and
race hatred. Direct Indictment Of vio-
lence or official sanction Of race perse-
cution by the ministry there was none,
according to this authority. II the
trouble was local one all the more
would the restlessness be cured by q
foreign war. The doughty patriots
who sought to stand we'll with the car
by killing Jews would turn upon the
cars new foe.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12
emashing Jews In Ruaaia.

Russla's war with Japan undOubted-
~ saved the lives OF many Jewish Sub
leets Of the czar. AT least this Ii an
Inference from the memoirs recently
published OF the governor who was APP
pointed apparently to give the Jews a
fair deal after the Klsheney massacre
In 1908. ten months before the Japs
gave all the Russian nation something
to think OF besides Jews. The author
OF the memoirs cited. Prince Urussof.
was member OF the tlrst douma and
ranged himself with the Constitutional
Democrats, 50 we may take him for q
witness OF candor. with no apologies to
otrer for the government He was sent
10 Kishenev by the notorious Piehve,
who. he says, never forgave him for
letting the Jews triumph
Just why Plehve put Prince urussot
on the job II he wanted the Jews kept
under b mystery, The governor OF
the province whom the prince succeed.
ed had been Just the kind Of man to
encourage Outrages, a selfish. case low.
lng general. who left the business all
to his vice governor. This latter ofn
cial welcomed Prince UEussof to Klsh
eneS with the remark that the Jews
were pest to be extermlnated." ON,
of the arst acts Of the new governor
was 10 permit $1,000 Jews to assem-
BILE In one day, lie arranged to keeg
their enemies in Ignorance until tn,
crowd had dispersed. ami after tina
Tie Jews swore by the prince a. Ii,
good governor"
Prince urussot Investigated the mas
sacrea q April to and concluded
hat the jew haters had been lndirerth
encouraged by the government. Tier,
vs. legend that thr,se days Of mas
sacre we've allowed by the cars or,le
81 that The p0e marsly sxecuted hi
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12

President A, b. stlokney, OF tho
Chicago Great Western, Is one Of the
taw railway presidents who see things
through Other than Wall street eyes.
- think the woFst 10 over" he Is
quoted a. saying. ''Some things
that have happened may be annonnc-
"a later. that 10, some ooncarns that
have got into dieftlultiea may have To
snapsnd--eastern concerns, mean.
HUT | don't expect the trouble t.
spread 10 tha west OF grow more ser
lons IN the east. No, the foreign.
oFa have not lost any OF their faith Ia
Amer lean investments, They think
Il is simply = Yankee antio to pa
stocks 40 and knock them dow
again. II has often happ> ned hefor'
aud the foreigners are used to Il. L
does not shake their confidence In 0uI
securities.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12
owner.hin Of Our Forests.


There Is almost no good timber outside
Of the national forests which has not
passed into private ownership, says
writer in the National Geographical
Magazine, Would be lOcators under the
timber and stone act In the far north
west arc now hunting down and filing
on forty acre lots, thing hitherto I'M
heard Of. Had the making of reserves
been deferred until now there would be
little OF value left to reserve
Eventually It win be necessary In
this country, as II has been necessary
In Europe, for the states or the nation
10 own and manage large part of the
timber lands. Forestry received its
first stimulus In Europe when 1t was
perceived that In consequence OF forest
destruction the country was threatened
with dearth of fuel
II still remains for us, concludes this
writer. to work out some method fol
saving the forests of those parts of thu
east where essentially the same prob
lem In presented as was met In thu
west. Since In the east there are M
public lands belonging to tho Unite(
States, a different method will have 4
be followed. To large extent thu
problem is one which calls for actor
by the Individual states.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12
JAnEs ROCHE

Books opened, closed and exported.
Books balanced and put in order for
small dealers.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12

1t now appears that the Havana duel
In which one of the contestants was
hurt was fought by men who didn't
know how to handle swords; hence the
unexpected casualty. Cuba should have
law prohibiting the inexperienced
from using pistols or steel to settle
their differences. They should be Arm
~ restricted to bricks at half mile.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12

Mexlco's deportation Of the Yaquis
to Yucatan seems to have been ar
ranged on the theory that the only
good Indian Is dead one. Yucatan
has a climate that viii speedily reduce
the wlckedness of the YaQuis by rap
idly making the number Of them less.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12

tlon. In other words he meant that
the Press represented the interests OF
the people instead Of those of few
individuals. 1t 10 the peoples paper
and the only advertising medium that
reaches them. That 10 why business
men who are after customers advertise
In its columns.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12

Nothing very startling is revealed in
Commissioner Smiths report that the
Standard OH company sells It's product
abroad for lower prices than It exacts
in this country. It's the old story of
our steel rails over again.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12

The Joker is SO grouchy these days
that 1t snaps mad snarls when no one
speaks. II they contained any sense
some Of its jokes would really become
sarioua.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12

''Ths PrOss Is The only paper In
town not afraid Of its shadow" Is
the way q prominent business man
put IL In speaking Of the indspsnd-
enee Of newspapers and their pnkliea-
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12

Aspiration sees only one side ef oV-
cry question; possession many Low
ell.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-13
CLEVER SCHEME THAT FAILED.
Old Salesman's Advice Left Firm
Worse Of Than Before.

Henry Clews is telling a new story
which he says he got straight from
the Canal street district, says the
New York Times. A young jobbing
firm, the tale tells, overbought fol
the fall trade. Their heaviest mistake
had been in the line Of overcoats
which 1t looked they would have ia
carry over a season. Efforts TO get
cash for the stock were fruitless, ex
cept at ruinous rates. At last the firm
went to an old-timer in the trade for
advice. well" said the man Of ex
perience, you've got a pretty good
list OF customers. Just divide the
coats up into slots Of thirteen each
Send batch apiece to some Of your
sharpest customers, but make Out
the bills for twelve. They'll be SC
tckled to get one coat for NOTHING
that they'll take 'em all The scheme
had been tried before the men me,
again. The oId-timer waited for hii
praise. well, didn't they keep the
coatsT he asked. YES" returned
the iobber, sadly. "one each. The one
that wasn't billed"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-13
A RosE-CoLcnEo ROOM.
White Wood and Furniture a Pleasing
Contrast to Pink Walls.

A charming bedroom where the ut
most effect of daintiness can be OBJ
tanned with very practical means is
the rose-colored room, but an equally
good effect can be secured by using
water blue or green in light and agree
able shades, says a writer in the
Woman's Home Companion. If rose
color is preferred, a pleasing tint can
be made by sparing and careful ad-
dition Of vermilion, or of the scarlet
used in carriage painting, to cream
white. This means that small amount
OF yellow ochre is first added to the
white paint and thoroughly incorpor.
ated with 1t before the vermilion or
scarlet is added. The woodwork of the
room should be painted cream white,
and the walls have three coats of pink
the first two considerably darker
than the last, as the last is lighter, It
gives misty effect which is very
soft and satisfying. After the last coat
is well dried border of cream white
should be stenciled at the top of the
wall next the ceiling. It may be wide
or narrow, as one prefers; but if wide.
the lower part of it, for a third of the
width, should be family or thinly
painted, in order to have it blend
properly into the wall. 1t is necessary
only to use a full brush at the top
and a comparatively empty one at
the bottom of the stencil to secure
this effect, and even an unintelligent
workman can do it if the object is
explained to him.
II narrow border is used, what is
called a floating design" may be
added to the wall; and this also should
be varied by the use of more or less
paint in the brush, so that some of the
floating forms should look like the
mere reflection Of the others. The
furniture of this room would - prefer
ably of cream-white enamel to match
the woodwork, but a bedroom set in
natural wood could be used if more
convenient The curtains should be of
pink chambray or pink denim under
white muslin, and it will add to the
beauty OF the room If the Counterpart
is made in the same way. A sage-green
carpet harmonizes exceedingly well
with this scheme of color and gives
what one may call pastel effect to
the room.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-13
Hypnotic sunstroke.

A German physician who had a pa
tient who could not afford to 70 to q
warm climate, thought he would &C
complish the same result by means Of
hypnotism. The doctor chalked a pic.
ture Of the sun on the ceiling, and BY
suggestion induced the patient to DO
lieve 1t really was the sun and tina,
1t would cure him. But the patient
soon died. When the doctors friends
guyed him about the novel treatment
ne Indignantly explained that the "a,
tient was getting along nicely and
would have got well had he not unex.
pectedly died Of sunstroke.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-13
this BANKER
CONFESSES GUILT.
Officers Carry Two Hundred ThOus.
and Of Fictitious Deposits.
WILL convict Them ALL.

San Francisco, Dec. 12:-J.
Dalzell Brown, the imprisoned
manager of the California Safe
Deposit Trust Co.. has made a
confession to the bank commits
sioner. that..6ctitious.. entries were
made in the books ofthe bank. The
confession came after. Brown
bad been subjected to a long
sweating process by the bank
cmmi ssioner.:- After--a long preli-
minary interrogation when Brown
was finally cornered, he blurted
oct, Yes, it is true. These
entries do not represent real
transactions The entries in ,ques-
ton as recorded made it appear
that the trust company: had Cd
deposit one hundred thousand
dollars in each Of two New York
banks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-13
REsvKED THE GREAT WRITER.
American Was Not Awed by erouehy
Poet Laureate.

A writer in Harper's Weekly brings
to light an interesting anecdote Of
Tennyson which well illustrates the
singular habits of the great laureate
in his intercourse with his friends.
The poet was not only brusque and
rough, but he was domineering and
exacting, and most other men were
afraid Of him. But an American
schoolmaster who for many years
maintained great intimacy with him
had no fear in his heart, and sat and
smoked on an equality with the sover.
eign singer by Farringford Preside.
"One evening" says the writer,
when the two were thus together,
Tennyson said that he would depart
from his custom and narrate a per.
sonal experience; but he had suffered
a good deal from repetitions Of his
tales by those to whom he had told
them, and he would be obliged to ask
his friend never to repeat what he
was about to hear. The American
smoked on for a few seconds while
Tennyson waited for the promise, and
then he said: My lord, in my coun,
try a gentleman would never make
that request of another gentleman.
HIM! said the poet, and looked
out of eyes that wondered IL the
quiet smoker opposite knew how much
he'd said. Then he told the story"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-13
SWaFtz6ustaison.

Mr.. Bert Wilson Swartz and
Miss Anna II. Gustafson we're
married by Rev. Stanton Oilnger
of the Presbyterian Church at the
home of the grooms mother. Mrs.
Swartz on Forest Avenue Wednes.
day evening December 18th at s
O'Clock. The ceremony as pro.
nounced by Rev. Olinger was q
most beautiful and impressive one.
The ring service was used. They
were married under arch of white
trimmed with..smilax. carnations,
and white bells. The bride was
gowned in a very pretty thin
white dress and carried a bouquet
of pink and white roses. The
bride and groom are young people
who are highly respected and have
the best wishes of all their friends.
They received a number of hand.
some and useful present. Those
in attendance we're relatives and
a few very intimate friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-13
Seward, Kansas.

| Robert G. Lucas, II years old has
resigned his position at this office Of
the American Express Company, end
ing a forty year term Of service fol
the company,in which time he has
never missed days pay.
He gives the following advice to
those who would emulate his example
Good health is as great a requisite
OF good worker as good brains.
| have observed that the men who
got highest are those who were mo-
complainers. and who did not watch
the clock too closely.
Young man don't smoke to excess, il
l had dropped smoking when l coulc
my oanK account would be $4,000
larger today,
Pass up the drinks, / have seen
booze put more men our Of jobs than
hard times.
A man should have eight hours
slsep out Of every twenty.four. That
doesn't mean four one night and twelve
the next.
Consult your wife and follow her
advice; if she tells you to wrap up
your throat in red.Aannel rag, do it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-13
Ate Heart. OF Assassin.

A correspondent Of the North China
Daily News describes what followed
the execution Of an assassin: when
the heart Of Hsu Hsi-lin was cut out
OF his body and had been laid before
the remains Of his victim as a sacri.
fice to the late governors names
members Of his bodyguard, to signify
their zeal and hatred Of the assassin
seized Hsu's still warm heart and
cutting 1t up into mince meat boiled
1t and served the grewsome dish
among themselves to be eaten. This
seems a poor way Of revenging the
death OF one patron, especially since
II was due to the very ineptitude and
subsequent panic Of this very brave
bodyguard that enabled Hsu Hsi.lin
70 ire 80 many shots, without any
kind OF hindrance, at the late En-
Min"