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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23

train which was bearing the body
of the well known man. Funeral
arrangements are not all COM
plete. The ceremony will be held
in Masonic temple at 3 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon under the
auspices of the Masons, OF whom
the dead man was a thirty-second
degree member.
Attorney Robertson, who was
one of Mr.. Gill's closest friends
during his lifetime, is much broken
up and at sight of the many friends
of the dead man awaiting them at
the train he wept.
Mr.. Gill left his family well pro-
vided for. His affairs are in ex-
cellent shape. Although he car
ried no insurance, he leaves cash
and property which Is said to be
worth about $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
ANOTHER JURY
CAN'T AGREE

The Washington Water Power
Co. appears to be particularly for
tunate in the inability of jurors to
agree in damage suits against the
company. Another disagreement
last night saved the corporation
further immediate worry in the ac-
ton brought by Mrs. Alice Nc
Gully to recover $4,000 for per.
sonal injury. The jury is said to
have stood six to six.
Not long ago jury disagreed on
a verdict in the case of Mildred
Ferguson, the girl who had to be
borne into court on a cot in order
to testify. She sued for $4,000
for injuries alleged to have made
her a hopeless invalid.
In both cases 1t was necessary
for the court to discharge the jurys
and the plaintiffs are left to incur
the doubtful prospects of another
suit or affect compromise with
the company If they are able to.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
DISCRACEO;
TAKES GAS

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Insurance
scandals are believed to have
claimed another victim in the sui
eide today of Frederick A. Durham,
former president of the Mutual Re
serve Life Insurance Co.
He inhaled gas in his apart.
ments. His company is involved in
the investigation.
Members of Burnham's family de-
clare that death was accidental.
About month ago the receivers of
the Mutual Reserve filed a civil
suit to recover $2S0,000 of the fund
said to have been appropriated to
his private use. Five indictments
are still pending against Burnham,
who was summarily removed from
Office following the appointment of
the receivers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
CASTRO RAVES WHEN he
HEARS OF GOMEZ ACTION

BERLIN, Dec. 23.-Cipriano
Castro, the deposed president of
Venezuela, is in furious rage to-
day. He received by cable a copy
of the proclamation Of Acting
President Gomez, announcing Cas-
tro's overthrow, warning him that
his property has been confiscated,
and that if he attempts to return
to his country, he will be arrested
and charged with embezzling the
public funds.
The proclamation is signed by
80 prominent citizens.
The news that his countrymen
had finally risen against him trans
formed him into wild man. He
raved SO loudly that he frightened
patients in remote parts of DR..
Isreals sanatarium. He declared
his intention to hire German ex-
perts to lay out a plan of cam
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
SANTA CLAUS
BADLY BURNT

MARYSVILLE, Cal, Dec. 3D.
Miss Violet Hoyle is in a serious
condition from burns sustained
while she was acting the part of
Santa Claus at an entertainment.
Her life will probably be saved by
the fact that DR.. J. H. Barr, to
whom a loving cup was presented,
was summoned to the hall by being
told that Miss HOyle was burned.
The doctor arrived with band
ages to learn that the call was
hoax, and he entered into the spirit
of the occasion. But half an hour
later a candle caught fire to Miss
Hoyle's dress in reality. Had the
doctor not been called in fun, it
would have been some time before
one could have been summoned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
APPOINTMENT
FOR WHEELER

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-It Is
unofficial announced that William
r. Wheeler, assistant secretary of
the department of commerce and
labor. has been appointed to the
position of manager of the traffic
bureau of the merchants exchange
at a salary Of $12,500 year.
The position to which Wheeler
is reported to have been appointed
is one of the most responsible
posts of the kind in the country,
particularly now when the ship
pers of the entire state have
united to wage war against the
Increased freight rates announced
by the Southern Pacific and Santa
Fe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
CROCERS
AVENGED

At a hearing Of grocers who
were arrested for violating the Sum
day closing ordinance on December
10, Justice Mann assessed $40 fines
against those who were not dis
missed or forfeited their bonds,
with the understanding that they
would be suspended provided the
offense was not committed again.
The following We're fined:
Vita Flora, Rocco Catalano, r..
Motif, Ben Castagno, Sam Rose, p.
r. Erickson and Y. Kimura: those
dismissed We're Ralph Saccamano.
c. !. Filigno, Joe Patton and John
HUMPHREYS; forfeited $40 bonds, M.
Mastomi and Charles Bixler.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
COUNTY LOSES
s6,92l TAXES
COMMISSIONERS CANCEL FAT
LIST AS NON-COLLECTABLE,
AMONG THEM BEING THE
BIG AMERICAN BREWING CO.

There seem to be a streak in hui
man nature that makes men try to
beat the tax collector without any
pangs of conscience. People who
are honest in the payment of or
binary bills will evade their bur.
den of taxation and feel that they
are clever in doing so.
An object lesson along this line
Is seen in some 700 claims for de-
linquent taxes on personal prop
erty, amounting to $6,921.S9, that
the county commissioners have
just cancelled on the request of
the county treasurer. The claims
are marked cant collect" mot
found" or left the state"
Claims for delinquent taxes for
personal property are held for a
varying period, usually about two
years after becoming due, and
then classed as non-collectable and
dropped. OF the big batch just
disposed Of by the county commits
sioners 400 items, aggregating
$4,S09.96, were for the year 1908
and were handed down to Treasur.
err Irwin by George Mudgett. who
preceded him In the office. The
other 800 claims were for the year
1905, amounting in the aggregate
to $2.611,93.
Among the concerns who beat
the county ont OF Its portion OF
taxes for the two, years mentioned
are nearly score OF real estate
and Investment companies, mer
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
GRAFT
10 FINISH

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-"I am
going back to San Francisco to fin
ish Patrick Calhoun. and l am 60
ing to stay with the graft prosecu-
ton even If 1t kills me. What's
the difference whether one dies at
40 or Co."
Francis ]. Heney made this
statement today when asked about
his future plans. and although
weak Heney is as enthusiastic as
ever.
MY wife is very nervous over
me-" he said. "She fears that some
fellow will do a better job next
time"
Heney will call at the White
House this afternoon in response
to a special invitation sent by
Roosevelt. 1t is understood he will
give the president his views on the
utility of the secret service in
catching criminals.
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paign against the rebels. He swor6
he would fit out a large army and
return at its head to face the situ-
alton and crush sedition. He ID
ready to sacrifice the greater part
of his private fortune to do this. !
His warlike intentions are dis
credited here. 1t is believed hers
that he does not intend to return
to Venezuela under any circum-
stances. He has great sums OF
money deposited here. Castro says
the United States has connived
with Holland to bring about his
downfall.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 23.-An uns
official statement of a member Of
the Dutch foreign Office says the
feet patrolling the Venezuelan
coast has been ordered to suspend
hostilities and give Acting Presi-
dent Gomez an opportunity to
show whether he wants peace.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23

chants of all kinds with stores in
the down town district of the city
five labor unions, an undertaking
house, fraternal order, detec-
tive association, a trust company,
baseball club, an employment
agency, a pure food company, a
number of mining companies, and
so on. In the list are names OF
many nationalities, includig Chi
nese and Japanese.
For the years mentioned the
largest individual claims cancelled
were the American Brewing Co.,
1924 Sprague avenue, $21750:
Eastern Lumber Co., Buckeye,
$3.50; p. p. Powell & Co., Hillya1tl,
$116.S7; G. w. Lansing & Co.
$112.50; Mrs. Title Girton. E2220
Third avenue, $10S.75; r. b. Sleem
& Co., GOT Sprague avenue, $167.61,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
WILL SOCIALISTS BE
QUIET? THEY DENY 1T

which they hold almost daily. On
the strict wording of the or
dinance religious gatherings also
are prohibited on public streets
Corporation Counsel Hamblen
however, explained to the council
that it was within the police power
of Chief Rice to allow religious
meetings, and he probably would
J. S. Lichty, socialist, when in
formed of the passage of the or
dinance said:
1--WE intend to talk when and
where We please and on the
streets. We have several SUI.
preme court decisions on the ques.
ton. If necessary we will take it
to the supreme court Of this state
When our forefathers framed the
constitution they gave us the right
of free speech. No city can exert
it's police power to prevent. street
speaking. The socialists intend to
show these officials their places.
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VIII the socialists cease to speak
on the street when they feel so in
cIined, just because the city coun-
Gil last night said they could not?
Did you ever see dyed in the
wool socialist doing a thing like
that?
They say they are not going to
begin now and Chief Rice will
probably have live issue on his
hands the next time some social.
istic brother feels like breaking
loose beneath the stars.
And one time the chief had to
tackle a woman socialist orator at
that. You might get bargain on
buying his Job now, II you are
rashIy inclined.
By the passage last night of an
ordinance prohibiting public
street speaking, meetings, medi.
cine takers, ETC., the socialists and
other speakers are forbidden the
use of the streets for the meetings
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
GILL FUNERAL
TOMORROW

The remains of Allen f, Gill.
manager of the Independent As
phalt Co, who accidentally shot
himself while duck hunting on
Moses lake Monday night. reach
ed the city this morning from
Wilson Creek, accompanied by At
torney Fred c. Robertson. who was
hunting with him. and james T.
Ono and George Burt.
Probably 90 friends were at the
Great Northern depot awaiting the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
COMMENCE WORK
ON NEW ROAD

SEATTLE, Dec. 23.-J. d. Far
rell. president of the Oregon &
Washington railroad, announced to.
day that work on the road and de-
pot Is to be started Immediately.
Farrell has just returned from
New York, where he went over
the plans for extending the Union
Pacific through its lines In Ore
gon and Washington and Grays
Harbor and Puget Sound in west
ern Washington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
WANTS TAFT To
GET INCREASE s.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Senal
tor Bourne of Oregon. who intro
duced bill to increase the sal
aries of the president and vice.
president, is actively engaged In
behalf of the measure.
He hopes to have the bill passed
and signed before March 4, so Taft
and Sherman will get the benefit
of the increase. Unless the be
passed by this session. Taft will not
get the benefit of 1t unless he is
reelected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
PLEADS
SELF DEFENSE

PORTLAND. Dec. 23.--Threo
witnesses testified this morning In
the trial of James Finch. accused
of assassinating Ralph Fisher.
prosecutor for the bar association.
The defendants attorneys rely
on the theory OF self defense 10
secure an acQuittal. M. o. wilkins
testified that there were no signs
of struggle In Fishers ONCE :
moment after the shot was Ared.
Charles Fisher. the dead mama
brother, gave unimportant testl.
mony. s. NJ GelIert, the autopsy
physician. described To wounds \
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
ANNA GETS THE
CHILDREN

PARIS, Dec. 23.-The decision
favoring Princess de Sagan, for
merly Anna Gould. in the suit
brought by Count Boni for the GUS
tody of their children, was hand
ed down today after an address
before the court by the public
prosecutor, who recommended that
the children be left with the
mother.
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one YEAR IN JAIL FOR
VIOLATING INJUNCTION
Mitchell Given Nine Months and Morrison
Six on Same Charge.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Justice Wright of the
supreme court of the District of Columbia today found
President Gompers and Secretary Morrison of the Amer
Federation Of Labor and John Mitchell former pres
dent Of the miners union guilty of having hagrantly
violated injunction granted by Justice Gould to the
Buck Stove Range Co.
The punishment fixed gives Gompers one year in Jail;
Mitchell, nine months; Morrison six months The is
development Of of the bterest fights in the history
Of the federation At the head of the fight was James
Van Ceave president of the stove company who is the
most prominent enemy of organized labor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
CRACK SAFE WITH
STOLEN TOOLS

BELLINGHAM, Dec. 23.-With
tools secured from the railroads
car shop, two burglars bored into
and blew open the iron safe of the
Bellingham Bay & British Column
bia depot this morning and secured
$50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
SAY MURDERER IS
WEAK MINDED

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S.-De-
claring that Wan Chang, being
tried for the murder of Durham
Stevens, Japan's representative In
Korea, was crazed by fancied
wrongs inflicted on Korea, B. j..
Lee. a Korean. today testified that
Chang was unable to distinguish
right from wrong.
Others testified that Chang is in.
sane on the trouble OF his native
La
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23

ANOTHER BABY BOY
Il AWAITING "A HOME

Here's chance for somebody get baby plump
little fellow about months Orphans
Home of Spokane E1O Liberty avenue which boy
about the taken in hurry few
when his needs became This the
= either.
The latest father has abandoned the mother she
has to to work. It's story about
phans home The superintendent Mrs L. M Dey gives the
child first class recommendation. She commune
Gated with by telephone at Main 3203
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
HOPKINS APPEALS
DISBARMENT

James Hopkins has filed notice
of appeal from the findings of
Judge Huneke In the disbarment
proceedings against him, and will
carry his case 10 the supreme
court
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
NEW COMMANDER
TAKES CHARGE

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Dec,
22.-Colonel Garland Whistler to-
day assumed command OF the for
tilicatioa of the Puget Sound ar
..sllsry district.
lie coacs from the east.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
HIS TROUBLES THIckEN

The financial troubles of Ed
Fitzpatrick. supposed wealthy real
estate promoter. seem to thicken
as the days go by. Four additional
suits were filed yesterday in the
superior court by his creditors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23
NEW DUTCH HEIR
TO ARRIVE SOON

THE HAGUE, Dec. 23.-It was
announced officially in parliament
that Queen Wilhelmina expects
soon to present Holland with an
heir to the throne.
There is much rejoicing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-23

Under city law every side
walk In the business dis
trict must be cleared Of
snow except that in front of
614 Front avenue. All others
are liable to police atten-
ton for noncompliance
with the ordinance.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-29

| Nursery Rhymes" .Sterndale Bennett
| Punahou Preparatory Chorus.
! THE Lawn Party . Lecocu
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VOCAL CONCERT GIVEN
BY OAHU COLLEGE CHORUS

On Thursday evening, June 25, in
Charles r. Bishop Hall, the Oahu Col
lege chorus, under the direction of Mr..
R. Rudland Bode, gave an interesting
musical program, in which they were
assisted by Hon. d. P. r. Isenberg.
The program is as follows:
Awake! Awake! The Flowers I'm
fold ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II. Leslie
Oahu College Chorus.
In Spring ....---...--...-... Barg1el
Girls Club.
Let Me Dream Again" Sullivan
Mr. Isenberg.
Build Thee More Stately Mansions"
...................... ........ FarWe1
Oahu College Chorus.
"Children's Voices" ........... Claribel
Miss Vera Damon.
1.-The Lord is Great" Mendelssohn
Oahu College Chorus.
20, Happy Day ................ Cote
Oahu College Chorus.
Lullaby ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Brahms
Girls Club.
'Wanderlied" ........... Schumann
Mr.. Isenberg.
The Night Has Thousand Eyes
violin Obligato) ............ Nevin
Comma Wadman, Alrneda Townsend,
Vera Damon, Maud de Bretteville,
Desha, Alan Lowley.
The Song of the Flag de Koven
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Oahu College Chorus.

Odnu CoHege chorus.
Nursery Rhymes. .Sterndale Bennett
Punahou Preparatory Chorus.
THE Lawn Party .... Lecocu
Oahu College Chorus.
The chorus rendered creditabIy ali
the selections, which were unusually
well chosen. The accomplishments by
Miss Brown We're excellent, and Miss
Violet Damon's violin obligato with
The Night Has Thousand Eyes
gave special pleasure MISS Vera Da-
mons "Children's Voices was also an
attractive number
Mr.. Isenberg's selections were all
received with enthusiastic applause,
for his melodious voice always capti-
Yates his audience. His first song,
Let Me Dream Again. was followed
by an encore. to which he responded
with Thy Beaming Eyes" But the
richness and sweetness of his fine
voice showed to even greater advan-
tage in his sympathetic rendering of
Schumanns ''WanderIied." The Wig
orous demand for more was answered
by another German song, entitled "Ich
HATTIE Enlist Fine Schoenes Vaterland' -
Mr.. Isenberg seldom appears before
the Honolulu public. so it was a rare
treat to. hear his voice, which is I'M
equaled in this community. Punahou
is to be congratulated on securing his
assistance.
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SOME CONCRETE PROPOSALS.

On this trip some rather concrete
proposals for a diversification of in
dustry. and for measures that will
break up large holdings into small
ones capable of supporting the very
class of American farmers President
Roosevelt pictured as necessary for
these islands in his message to the
Fifty-seventh Congress. We're present.
ed to Secretary Garfield. There were
the Kappa and other lands in the same
district on which Governor Frear is
seeking to work out an irrigation dis
trict. making small irrigated farming
possible There was the Kalaheo
homesteads, an actually, working out
successfully, as far as can be seen
now, in the direction of manning the
land. Then there was the project pre-
scented by Augustus Knudsen, a great
reclamation scheme by which, by the
aid OF reservoirs, for which there are
suitable sites on government land at
an elevation of 5000 feet or more,
water for irrigation can be brought
onto the now arid table lands that lie
between the Kekaha and Mana lands
and the Waimea river, bringing into
at l. 900 acres, or so much of it as
there shall be water to irrigate. The
lands involved are ALL or mainly, gov
eminent lands. now under lease. the
leases of which will expire within a
comparatively few years-just about
time enough to work out the project
and get it in operation. These thou
sands of acres, as Mr.. Knudsen
projects the plan, should be cut up
into small holdings for individual
farmers. each holding receiving its
share OF the water, and the sugar pro-
duced to be milled and marketed in
some such cooperative way as the fruit
growers of California market their
fruit.
The project Mr Knudsen proposes.
in physical conditions and in govern
ment ownership of the land and water,
presents. Mr. Knudsen thinks. almost
the ideal conditions Secretary Garfield
outlines as necessary for such a recla-
nation project as he is considering the
possibility of in these islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-29
LEGENDS OF NAPALI.

Augustus Knu1sen made the trip on
the Kinau at the request of the Sec
Iretary and the Governor, because of
khis intimate knowledge of the history
and legendary lore of this coast. AS
l.theKinau passed along where preci-
kpices rise three thousand feet out of
the water with scarcely a foot of beach,
i'm many places none at all, Mr.. Knud-
Itsen peopled it again, by his interesting
Itrecitals, with the rebellious chiefs and
warriors who in the narrow, almost in
accessible valleys bid defiance for
years TO their liege chiefs; with the
hardy taro growers who utilized the
trickling streams and springs of this
arid section to irrigate little taro
patches perched seemingly on shelves
on the cliffs; with the priests and wor-
shippers who built heiaus and affairs
more sacred than any others; with the
gods of the Hawaiian pantheon who
/ haunted the caves and clefts; and with
I the departing spirits of Hawaiians,
who, journeying 10 Polihale, jumped
Unto Pc, the Stygian darkness of the
Hawaiian hades.
Night closed down just before Wal
nina was reached, but the light of
the electric plant there shines like a
beacon far out to sea.
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The band will play today on the de-
parture of Secretary James r. Gar
field in the cruiser St. Louis.
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FRUIT FOR THE ST. LOUIS.

FRUIT FOR THE ST. LOUIS.
The Waimea people had expected the
Fcruiser St. Louis and had gathered
both large variety and a large guam
tity of fruit for the officers and men.
Embracing on the Kinau, Captain
Gregory, which was placed at the dis
fposal of the party by the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company for the
trip along the Mana coast and the
northern shore of the Island and to
Honolulu. Waimea was left shortly be-
fore five o'clock. The crowd remained
at the wharf waving handkerchiefs and
hats until the Kinau was far along
the coast.
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ing in and forming a part of the maca-
dam itself. over roads like this where
formerly the red Makaweli soil ground
itself up into an impalpably fine dust
hub deep, the Secretary was taken to
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Gay, where short stop was made.
Then the party passed through the
grounds of the Robertson home and
to the landing at Waimea. The land
ing shed had been beautifully decorat-
ed with bunting and palms. The words
Aloha Garfield lettered with fern on
the canvas awning was strikingly eff
fective. There was quite large gath
ering here of both men and women, and
after they had been presented to the
Secretary by Mr.. Hofgaard, Mr.. Gar
field made a brief address which was
interpreted by Representatives Shell
don. At it's close three hearty cheers
were given for Mr.. Garfield.