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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
LOS ANGELES INFESTED
WITH JAP BLIND PIGS

LOS ANGELES, Sept. mayor
A. c. Harper and the police COM
mission of Los Angeles are con-
fronted by a situation in the Japa.
nese quarter of the city known as
little Toxic" which may lead to
an international dispute.
The city charter provides that
restaurants in which liquor is
sold shall pay $50 per month IL
cense, in addition to the retail IL
quor license obtained from the
United States internal revenue of
ficers.
The Japanese restaurant keepers
in little Toxic" ignore this law
and refuse to pay any but the gov
eminent license, claiming that the
city license is blackmail. ..s-..
The police have made many
raids on the Jap restaurants on the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
NO POLITICS SAYS
THEIR UNCLE SAM

Bulletins were received by the
different branches of the postal
service in Spokane today renew
ing the adminitions of the post
office department against political
activity on the part of postal EN-
ployes.
The giving of campaign contribu
tons is particularly obnoxious to
Uncle Sam and will be severely
dealt with if found out.
Soliciting campaign contribu
tons in a postoffice is also an of
Tense that will be punished.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
WATERMELONS WENT
LIKE LIGHTNING

1t must have been that the sup,
ply of labor union watermelons in
a downtown window exhausted pre-
maturely. 1t was intended to give
each member of the carpenters
union that marched a melon today
but from the looks of the many
sad faces that departed empty
handed miscount had been made
somewhere. At quite an early houl
the melons had all been exchanged
for the ticket.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
MINING LEAGUE
TO PLAY HERE

A committee representing the
Mining Baseball league in the
Occur dAlenes was here today and
closed a deal with the Recreation
park management for series OF
eight games here. The clubs In
the league are Wardner-Kellogg,
Mullan, Wallace and Burke. The
series will begin Sunday, Septem-
Der 10, and close with the game
on Sunday. Excursions from the
Occur dAlenes will be run on both
Sundays. The rivalry between the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
OTHER CLUBS REPUDIATE
ENDORSEMENTS

The Federated clubs of the West
minister Congregational and First
Baptist churches. at meetings held
yesterday morning following SER
vices, repudiated the action of a
few of the directors of the FEEDER
ated clubs in endorsing Fred Pugh
for county prosecutor, Jim Hone for
sheriff and Fred McBroom for COM
missioner. without consent of their
representatives.
Last Wednesday the Central
Christian church club stamped the
endorsements as unapproved. and
Friday night the Jefferson street
church and Union Park Methodist
repudiated the endorsements.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

I There is suspicion that the
favored candidates had something
to do with it, and that the whole
thing was a frame up in hopes of
influencing favorable votes which
otherwise would go to other candi-
dates.
The fact that those candidates
were endorsed" was given wide
circulation. Those clubs which re-
pudiated the action declared that it
was contrary to the spirit of the
direct primary to influence any vote
by the endorsement of any club or
clique and stamp the endorsement
as unauthorized.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
GIVES A WEDDING PARTY TO
80 GUESTS FOR $500

ASTORIA, Ore, Sept. 7.-During
the forenoon of the second day of
the recent regatta a well dressed
man entered a Commercial street
cafe, and informed the proprietor
that he was to be married early
in the afternoon, and desired to
give wedding dinner to thirty+two
persons at o'clock. At first he
was told that the regatta rush of
visitors would interfere with such
an undertaking, but he insisted
that he be given the accommoda-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
Is THIS A BOOST OR
IS 1T A ROAST?

Editor, The Press-In a recent
issue in bold face type you accuse
the Pugh family of having fed at
the public crib" for many years.
In your experience in private life
how many men have you seen who,
unhampered by the criticism of
an ever watchful public, response
BILE only to one or a few employers,
have held positions so long?
I'm not taking up the cudgel for
the Pugh family in particular, but
presuming that | had taken an &C
tive interest, as they have, in our
local affairs (they built Badly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
NOT ON PRIMARY BALLOT.

C. 4. McWhorter has announced
his candidacy for the office of con-
stable on the democratic ticket. Mr..
McWhorter resides at 1926 East
Celesta avenue. He Is a member
of the typographical union. Not
having filed his nomination it will
be necessary for his supporters to
use stickers or write his name and
cross in voting the primary
ticket.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

grounds that they are blind pigs"
Every Jap who is found guilty is
fined 500 and this had led to bit
ter fights between the Japanese
and the police.
The restaurant keepers threaten
to complain to the Japanese am
bassador to keep the police from
raiding their eating houses.
Mayor Harper has decided that
the only way to control the situa'
ton regarding the sale of liquor
in these eating houses is to con-
tinue the raids until they conform
to the law. Chief of Police Kern
disagrees with him and favors a
compromise license rather than
face continued trouble in dealing
with the Japs. The matter is still
under consideration and it's out
come is being watched with great
interest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

tons, and the proprietor agreed to
accommodate him. A table, beauti-
fully decorated with flowers, was
arranged and special walters as
signed to it.
The groom had said that all
would order when they arrived at
the table, and at the appointed
time, when the party had seated
themselves, the host ordered coffee
and cake for them all, which they
took one hour to consume. The
happy husband then gave the much
chagrined proprietor 1920 and left
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
WHO SAID TAFT'S FAT?

Charles Dickens was amazed at
the lengths to which political par
tisans would go to promote the ia
yor of their candidates for. office.
But he didn't live to read in a
Baltimore republican newspaper
this description of Taft.
''The candidate may weigh 800
pounds. or he may weigh $50, as
he is yariously rumored to do; but,
whatever his avoirdupois. he does
not look 1t. He is so tall and COM
pactly built that no one would call
him fat"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
PASSENGER TRAINS
ON NEW LINE

Passenger train service was in
augurated today on the new
Grangeville line of the Northern
Pacific between Lewiston and Voll-
mer, Idaho. Mail service will be
carried on in connection with this
train, giving Vollmer mail at noon
each day instead of at 8 p. m. as
at present. A mail car will be put
on t;.is line as soon as 1t is com
pleted and in operation to Grange
Vile.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
H. H. JAM E S
Endorsed by Spokane's
Most Prominent Business
Men

To the Voters of Spokane County:
We, the undersigned taxpayers of
Spokane county, take pleasure in
recommending H. H. James, candi.
date for Commissioner from the
First District. Mr. James is we'll
known business man of experience,
and has our full confidence in his
honesty and ability to fill the office
in a business like, capable and
economical manner.
j. II. Spear, President Washing.
ton Brick and Lime Co.
Edwin T. Conan, Vice-President
Exchange National Bank.
t. w. MCGOWAN, M. b. MCGOWAN
McGowan Bros. Hardware Co.
j. c. Garretson, Manager Fair.
banks, Morse & Co.
w. A. Richie, Architect.
4. 4. Gillespie, Abstractor.
c. ii. Rogers of Rogers & Rogers
Real Estate.
J. b. Gray of Gray Investment
Company.
Loomis- Waite Company.
Allen Ware of Ware Bros Hard
ware Co.
o. l.. Collier of Galax Hotel.
Sam Grow Housefurnishing Co.
Frank Olney.
J. ID. Hayes
r. IL. Langford.
Il. w. Mclaughlin.
s.. w. Macy
A. X. Copson.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
THAW WILL SEE
PITTSBURG AGAIN

PITTSBURG, Sept. 7-Thaw will
be brought to Pittsburg September
II for the first time since he left
here preceding the shooting of
White. He will attend his bank
ruptcy hearing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
ANOTHER WlFE.kILLER

PALo ALTO, Cal, Sept. John
Rodriguez, a butcher. killed his
wife near here by shooting her in
the back following quarrel today.
The man returned home drunk last
night and the trouble was resumed
today. Rodriguez was arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

The body of Mrs. J. f. Mickey.
aged 70, who died last night at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
ID. c. Newman, 1917 Riverside
avenue. will be sent to Muncie.
Indiana, the old home of the de-
ceased. for burial. Mrs. Mickey
died while on a visit here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

clubs is so strong that $50 Wallace
fans paid $3.50 each to bring a
special train to Spokane on the oc-
casion of the recent game here
with Wardner-Kellogg.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

Gustaye Lane will be buried at
Greenwood cemetery at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon after funeral
services at the German Lutheran
Echurch. Mr.. Lanes death oc-
Ineurred Sunday at his residence.
C2213 Third avenue. at the age
H 81
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-22

u CQr0ulctef 0I OuTlSlfnuo QU-
III ines has done It SO inimitably
as Dickens. and nowhere has
Dickens described them bet
ter than In the "Pickwick Papers"
One might read the paragraph relating
to the observance of the holiday half
a hundred times and not become weary.
The Christmas spirit Is everywhere
evident In the chapters devoted to the
holiday making. From the beginning,
when the hero. his three friends and
his faithful servant start for Dingley
Dell, to the hour of their return there
Is Christmas in every sentence:
As brisk as bees, II not altogether as
light as fairies. did the four Pickwickians
assemble on the morning of the I'D day
of December In the year OF grace In
which these their faithfully recorded adj
ventures were undertaken and accom-
plished Christmas was close at hand in
all his bluff and hearty honesty. 1t was
the season OF hospitality. merriment and
open heartedness. The old year was pre-
pairing, like an ancient philosopher, to
call his friends around him and amid the
sound OF feasting and revelry to pass
gently and calmly away. Gay and merry
was the time and right gay and merry
were at least four of the numerous hearts
that were gladdened by its coming.
After travelling through a wide and
open country where 1.-THE wheels skim
over the hard and frosty ground" slow
ing up as they draw near a country
town, where the horses are changed,
then again "dashing along the open
road, with the fresh air blowing in
their faces and gladdening their very
hearts within them," they arrive at
Dingley Dell, where we are introduced
to that famous parsonage, the fat boy.
He is an old acquaintance of Mr.. Pick
wick, but to Sam Weller his face is
strange. To follow this first meeting:
Having given this direction and settled
with the coachman. Mr. Pickwick and
his three friends struck into the footpath
across the fields and walked briskly away.
leaving Mr. Weller and the fat boy con-
fronted together for the first time. Sam
looked at the fat boy with great aston
ishment, but without saying word, and
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-22
A Christmas Warnino.

I'm giving Christmas presents to
children" said Mrs. Frederick Schoff.
the president of the National Mothers
Congress. "our first aim should be to
transport, to overjoy, to enrapture.
II once knew little girl who. on fire
with excitement, rushed in from her
bedroom to see her presents on Christ
mas morning and after one look burst
into loud sobs Of disappointment and
disgust
ut was some such experience, have
no doubt, that had befallen little girl
friend Of mine
Are you going to give me anything
for Christmas?' she said one day to her
aunt.
Eyes. If you're good. the aunt re-
piled.
"The little girl gazed at her aunt with
wistful earnestness. Then she said:
Please, auntie, then, nothing use
full Cincinnati Enquirer.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-22

keeper and gather another supply OF
presents SO that the children's faith in
Santa Claus might not be lost.
The children were asleep when Mr..
and Mrs Hammermeister completed
decorating the tree. The father de
cided to light the candles as test.
They burned; so did the cotton snow
balls. The blaze awakened the chill
dren "Santy here?" they piped. rs
1t mornin?' The parents gathered
them in their arms and rushed to the
street. Firemen brought out lot OF
fire ruined presents from the house.
'Santy been and gone and our things
is burned upl" the children cried.
Hammermeister began his weary
search for an open store. He en-
ployed the infrequent street cars for
long stretches. but trudged mile after
mile in fruitless search. Finally he
routed a storekeeper from his bed and.
burdening himself with a new supply,
trudged home to turn sorrow into joy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-22
Huntina Christmas Ghosts.

Ghost hunting bids fair to become
the ruling passion of Washington So
ciety. The fortunate owners of a
peaked house, roped with ivy and
densely surrounded by trees, are issu-
ing cards for a Christmas specter hunt.
The Christmas ghost hunt is imported
from England. where the houses are
ancient enough to harbor specters who
were there before William the Con-
queror. The comparative newness of
this country leads some to predict that
the fad over here will fail. There are
exceptions, however. for even in Wash
ington there is one of the treasure
guarding ghosts-an out and out bucca-
neer of the Spanish main variety. with
cooked hat, gold lace. ruffies, high yell
low boots, red jacket and ar odor of
antiquity. Those acquainted with him
say that he clinks his chains of stolen
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-22

the airs OF man who could "skait'
and having shown his ignorance there
Of. was smartly reproved by Mr.. Pick
wick. Meanwhile, mr.. Weller and the
TAT boy having by their joint efforts
cut out slide." all hands participated
Says the chronicler Of the days sport:
1t was the most intensely interesting
thing to observe the manner In which
Mr.. Pickwick performed his share In the
ceremony-to watch the torture OF anx-
lefty with which he viewed the person be-
hind gaining upon him at the imminent
hazard of tripping him up. to see him
gradually expend the painful force which
he had put on at first and turn slowly
around on the slide. with his face toward
the point from which he had started, to
contemplate the playful smile which man
tied on his face when he had accomplish
ed the distance and the eagerness with
which he turned around when he had
done so and ran after his predecessor, his
black CATERS tripping pleasantly through
the snow and his eyes beaT4ng cheerful
ness and gladness through his spectacles,
and when he was knocked down. which
happened upon the average every third
round 1t was the most fnvigorating sight
that can possibly be imagined to behold
him gather up his hat, gloves and hand
kerchief with a glowing countenance and
resume his station in the rank with an
ardor and enthusiasm which nothing
could abate.
Mr.. Pickwick unfortunately breaks
through the ice and gets good wet
ting, but, being taken on smart run
to the house, put to bed and given I'M
limited quantities of hot punch, finds
himself none the worse next morning
when the party departs from Dingley
Dell
Thus does Dickens tell US of one of
the merriest Christmases that reader
could desire. There Is no touch of sad
ness in the chronicle, and all that one
could wish for is that the story were
longer. Long live the tale, and long
may we enjoy Christmas with the
Pickwickians!
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-22
MR.. PICKWICK WENT SLOWLY AND GRAvELY DOWN THE
SLIDE WITH HIS FEET ABOUT A YARD APART.

began to stow the things rapidly away
In the cart, while the fat boy stood quiet
ly by and seemed to think it very in
teresting sort of thing to see Mr.. Weller
working by himself.
The conversation of these two char
acters is too long to reprint here, but
not too much so to peruse with the
greatest interest. We must pass over
the story of the wedding, which was
the day before Christmas event at
Dingley Dell, at which Mr.. Pickwick
distinguished himself by felicitous
speech, and get to the story of the
dance. Dickens description of the old
sitting room is gem:
The best sitting room at Manor Farm
was a good, long, dark paneled room,
with high chimney piece and capacious
chimney up which you could have driven
one of the new patent cabs, wheels and
all. At the upper end of the room, seated
in a shady bower of holly and ever
greens, were the two best fiddlers and the
only harp In Muggleton. In all sorts of
recesses and on all kinds of brackets
stood massive old silver candiesticks with
four branches each. The carpet was up.
the candles burned bright, the fire blazed
and cracked on the hearth. and merry
voices and light hearted laughter rang
through the room. II any of the old
English yeomen had turned into fairies
when they died, it was just the place in
which they would have held their revels.
After the dance was over, Mr.. Pick
wick having acquitted himself with
great credit, the reader is told about
the doings in the famous old kitchen.
Here hung the mistletoe and did its
mission well in adding to the jollity
of the occasion. The artist whose pic
lures appear ON his pages has done ex-
cellent justice to Dickens text:
From the center of the ceiling of this
kitchen old Wardle had just suspended
with his own hands a huge branch of
mistletoe. and this same branch of mis-
tletoe simultaneously gave rise to
scene OF general and most delightful
struggling and confusion, in the midst of
which Mr.. Pickwick. with a gallantry
which would have done honor to de-
scendant of Lady Tollinglower herself.
took the old lady by the hand. led her be-
meath the mystic branch and saluted her
In all courtesy and decorum. - Wardle
stood with his back to the fire. surveying
the whole scene with the utmost satisfac-
ton, and the fat boy took the opportuni-
ty of appropriating to his own use and
summarily devouring a particularly fine
mince pie that had been carefully put by
for somebody else. -
1t was pleasant thing to see Mr.. Pick
wick in the center of the group now pull
ed this way and then that and first kiss
ed on the chin and then on the nose and
then on the spectacles, and to hear the
peals of laughter which were raised on
every side.
Finally we come to Christmas day,
which was cold and cheerful and good
Skating" weather. The party all
went to a ''pretty large sheet of ice."
where Mr.. Wrinkle, having assumed
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-22

Caribbean s q
waters for long time. it looked as
though the Christmas dinner would
consist only of canned stuff and fresh
vegetables and the peculiar cigarettes
of the tropics. Fortunately the steam
err Philadelphia arrived at La Guayra.
one Of the ports blockaded, and, as 1t
could not unload. Captain Diehl. the
commander of the Marietta, succeeded
In induciu K coz .nercial vessel to
part with two turkeys and some cram
berries which. among other things,
had been brought from New York
carefully slowed away in the icebox.
The Philadelphia had no Egyptian ciga.
rettcs. and the question arose where
they could be got. Cronan pondered
deeply over the weighty problem and
then asked permission for boat
Without indicating what he proposed
to do he gave the orders to proceed to
the British cruiser Tribune which was
one of the ships enforcing the block
ade
Cronan was received by the ward
room mess of the Tribune with open
arms AS a special mark of apprecia-
ton of his visit box Of a hundred
Egyptian cigarettes was brought forth
by the executive officer Cronan was
invited to take one. His eyes fingered
longingly on the box as he extracted
lonely weed. He remained about a
quarter of an hour. and then. reach
ing over to the box. closed 1t and. to
the establishment of the Britishers.
put 1t under his arm. They were too
well bred to demonstrate, but their
eyes spoke volumes. 1t was their last
box. Cronan went over the side and
was pulled away to his own ship, leav-
ing behind disgust and desolation. AS
soon as he reached the Marietta he
asked Captain Diehl for one of the
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-22
Fortune For Toys For the Poor.


The poor children Of Pittsburg and
Allegheny are to benefit through the
expenditure of an estate valued at
$31 900, left by the late George B.
Mutt. The will provides that the es-
tate shall go to the wife during her
lifetime ana then is to be divided
among his children equally If the
children all die before their mother, at
her death the estate Is to be spent for
the purchase of gifts and playthings
for poor children, especially those in
institutions. 1t was the wish of the
decedent that the money be expended
in small sums, to distribute it over as
large an area as possible and benefit
rs many children as possible.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-22

Behold. We season Is again at hand,
once more We SHOWS of winter lie upon
all We earth. and all Chrystantie is ar
rayed to the holy feast.
Presently shall We star burn with ex-
ceeding brightness In We east. We sky
shall be full of swete music, ye angels
shall descend to earth with singing.
and We bells-ye joyous Chrystnass
bells-shall tell us of We babe that was
born In Bethlehem.
Come to US now, o gentle Chryst-
childe, and wake among us peoples Of
We earth; enwheel us round about with
Thy protecting care; forfend all enyi-
Gus thoughts and evil deeds; teche
Thou our hearts with the glory Of Thy
love, and quicken us TO practices of
peace, good VIII and charity meet for
Thy approval and acceptation Eugene
Field.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-12-22
A Christmas Hope.

We do not pretend to be prophets,
but we can all dare to hope. And this
is what we hope: That some day the
strong will help and not exploit the
weak; that some day fraternity viii
be more than rhetorical flourish; that
some day love will beget justice rath-
er than charity. And Christmas is
the one day in the year that such a
venturesome hope seems more than a
will-o'-the-wisp.-World Today.