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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
A VICTIM Of ALASKA

SEATTLE, May 20.-Caught in a
terrible Alaska blizzard, and forced
to spend three days and nights on
the wind-swept reaches of the Arc
tic regions without food or drink,
George w. Blame, formerly WE'LL
known resident of this city, had q
narrow escape from freezing to
death early In the month of January
and will be brought back to this
city on the first steamer helpless
cripple.
One of his hands was entirely am
putated, and only the stumps of two
fingers remain on the other hand.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
RUFF JURY
D|SACREES

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.-The
jury in the Ruef case reported to
Judge Dooling at 10 this morning
that they were unable to agree as
yet. Dooling refused to dismiss
them, but gave further instructions
that If any witnesses could have
been indicted for connection with
the case on trial they were accom-
plices and therefore their evidence
could not be weighed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
FROST TONIGHT

You better sit up with the garden
and flower beds tonight for the
weather man has worked out a pos
sibility of freeze.
However, this forecast includes
the whole Inland Empire and Spo-
kane frequently misses anything Sc
general by reason of favored loca.
ton. But If you have any prescrip
ton to keep Jack Frost out of the
back yard while things are green
and tender, you better get busy
with it and be safe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
AND PAID $4,000 FOR LETTER
HE WROTE HER, BUT HE
NEVER BROKE HER TRUST.
ING HEART.

NEW YORK, May 20-In a voice
husky with deep emotion aged Sen
Thomas Collier Plat took the stand
today and denied every allegation
that Mae Wood had made in her d.
vorce suit against him. He denied
his alleged marriage with her anu
declared in anger that the ceremony
she swore to was nothing more
than a myth.
He denied the authorship of let
tersNMae Wood declares he wrote
her. He admitted he met her in
1901 and frequently afterwards, but
swore the letters In which reference
to marriage was made were blank
when he signed them.
He stated that his signature was
obtained under the impression that
1t was an autograph and nothing
more. He declared his relations
with Miss Wood were never i'm.
proper, but said he had addressed
her In endearing terms. He &C
knowledged that his pet name for
Miss Wood was "Catty."
At the conclusion of the examina
ton Plat was assisted from his
chair and escorted from the room
by doctors and nurses.
Before leaving the stand Plat ad
Titted that he had paid his son
Frank $4,000 to secure letter that
he had written Mae Wood
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
B. +. LOOMS DEAD
AT THE AGE OF SO

b. f. LOOMS died at the family
residence at 2103 Fifth av this
morning. He was SO years old and
leaves a widow and five children.
Mrs. j. w. Wentworth and Mrs. w.
e. Bigelow of Spokane. Mrs. Chas
Webb of st. Paul, Mrs. w. A. Mel
son of ~eattle ami o. b. LOOMS of
Chicago. The funeral will be held
tomorrow at 3 p. IN. and interment
will be made at Greenwood GENE
terry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
FLEET OFF The
] OREGON COAST

NEWPORT. Ore, Hay 20.-The
Atlantic fleet Is off the Oregon
coast. Hundreds OF spectators who
had camped on the beach at New
port during the night were up with
the sun scanning the horizon line
for the first thin streak of smoke
which would indicate the coming of
the great fighters.
AT $3.50 a watcher who had climb
ed a, high tree made out the Con-
necticut and within an hour the en-
tire, fleet was In sight and contin-
ued, so for another hour.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
CALMLY Chewing
TOBACCO
OREGON RANCHER HEARS EVIL
DENCE THAT MAY SEND HIM
TO GALLOWS.

DALLAS, Ore, May 20.-Calmly
chewing tobacco, A. ]. Hembree, a
Tillamook county rancher on trial
for his life on the charge of killing
his 19-year-old daughter, Ora, in De-
cember, 1905, listened to the states
witnesses piling up the evidence
which may bring him to the gall
lows.
The state rested its case at noon
and the defense will open this after
noon. :
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
JURY STILL HUNG UP

SAN FRANCISCO, May Goat l
O'Clock the Ruef jury reported in
ability to agree They were not ex-
cused. At noon, when they went to
lunch, the jury was reported stand
ing six to six. Later they asked
that the testimony of former super
visor, Andrew Wilson, be sent to
them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
KICK BREAKS HER LEG.

Coroner Witter was called to
Meadow lake this morning to attend
an unfortunate woman named Mrs,
Craigo, who was the victim of vic
ious horse. She was hitching 1t to
a buggy and when about to take
hold OF the lines, 1t kicked and
broke her leg.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20

by ships can be located at night or
in a dense fog without the use of
searchlights. SO great is the fear
OF those in the secret that a foreign
spy, will learn of what is going on
and steal the idea from the United
States that even Capt. Clark's fell
low officers have not been permit
ted to know anything of the princi-
pie of the invention or witness a
test.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
LiNEMAN FALLS FROM POLE,

Ole Running, an employee OF the
Pacific States Telephone & Tele.
graph Co, was injured this morning
in a fall from a pole which he was
climbing on College av. near Lin
deke st. He missed his footing and
half slid and half fell to the ground
where he lay unconscious. His face
was badly scratched and bruised
but no bones were broken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20

have 10 witnesses whose testimony.
will be introduced. The states case
is based entirely upon circum-
stances. Hawkenberry, who Is a
blonde, curly-headed young man
with esthetic features, forms the
center Of attention in Judge HUI
neke's courtroom. A number OF
women are in attendance at the
trial. Z.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
DECLARES FLEET HOLIDAY.

SEATTLE, May 20.-Mayor Mil
Ter will declare a legal holiday pc
tween the hours of 10 a. M. and 2 p
m on Tuesday. May 26, the date OF
the big parade. which will be one OF
the leading features of the program
during the visit OF the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
SEN, PLATT DID CALL
MAE WOOD HIS 'CATTY'

today are voting on new interna-
tional officers and delegates to the
annual convention to be held in Bos-
ton. G. j. bennington, Nick Lau-
mer and b. F.. Coffman are the can
didates for delegate from Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20

sweep up some corn where 1t had
fallen to the ground from car.
He had not reached the car when
he was killed.
Detectives Geo. Schultz and ]. H.
Seap saw him. At distance of 200
feet they ordered him to stop.
When he failed to do so they fired
upon him. Seap shot three times,
Schultz once Orpse ran, disap-
pearing behind some cars. The de-
tectives did not bother to find out
what they had done, and a switch
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
GASOLINE LAUNCH HORROR
CLAIMS SEVEN LIVES

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 90
Seven persons lost their lives and
nine narrowly escaped destruction
in an accident which befell a gaso-
line launch eight miles north Of
Clarendon, Ark, last night The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
THREATENED TO KILL HER

Marie Downey this morning APP
piled to the courts for a divorce
from Guy Downey on grounds OF
neglect ana threats to kill. They
were married in this city Feb. 30,
1901, and have a child.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
WILL GET JURY
THIS Afternoon

A jury to try Curtis Hawken-
berry on a charge of numbering
Carl Schultz, a motorman, in his
room at the Kaiser hotel, will not
be secured until late this after
noon. Attorneys Mccarthy and
Edge. who represent the accused
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
N. p. HOLDS HIS GOODS.

j. f. McCollom this morning
brought suit against the Northern
Pacific for $1017 alleging that his
household goods are held in Port
land. Last January he shipped the
goods from Sunnyvale, Cal, to
Portland via the Southern Pacific
and that the N. p refuses to send
the goods on from Portland to
Cheney.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
NATIONAL BANK CALL

WASHINGTON, May 20.-The
comptroller of currency today is
sued a call for national bank state
ments showing their condition at
the close of business May IA.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20

tank exploded
The drowned were Misses Lillian
Winfield, Alma Poets, Nettie
Counts, Bessie Palmer, Aline Bur-
ton, Joseph McManus, DR.. A. ]. Hus-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
THE DEMOCRATIC VERDICT,

The prohibition plank in
the democratic platform is
all right. Jack O'Brien has
tried it on already and says
so.
He is now sneaking
around corners watching for
a chance to clap it unawares
on DR.. Byrne.
Fred Baldwin says it isn't
half as bad as 1t looks.
Jimmy Durkin says moth
ing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20

Leopold Lewis. the forger who
was captured by Detective Masdon-
aid recently, pleaded guilty to
Judge Huneks this morning. Sen
tence will probably be imposed on
Saturday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20
CAN HIT BATTlEShlPS
IN the DARK

special Correspondence to The Press
BOSTON, May 20.-Capt. Alma
Clark has invented device at one
OF the ports of Boston harbor where
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-20

PRINTERS VOTING TODAY.
The International Typographical
union branches all over the country
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-10-24

Devotional exercise were con.
Quoted by Chaplin, Mr.. Bert Fland-
ers.
This was followed by an amusing
recitation by Miss Hazel Tisdel,
entitled-''When Sister Has a
Beau" -,
Miss Inez Dorminey favored us
with an amusing and interesting
essay on the lite and character of
civilian Wallace
MIR. Mack Pryor delivered an
Grafton on ''The Eve of Waterloo
Mr.. Pryor made this so vivid,
until instead of listening to an
event which happened many years
ago, we felt that we were the actors
in the history.
"The Isle of Langago" was the
subject of a reading by Miss Eve
lyn Thompson.
The subject of the debate was:
Resolved, That a limited monac.
chial government is preferable to
that of a Republic. Speakers on
the affirmative side were Mn Fred
Waters, Miss Helen Osborne and
Mr.. Van Martin. Speakers on the.
negative were Mr.. Harry Slower,
Miss Mildred Saunders and Dir.
Lance Cooper. s.
Although this was the first at.
tempt for some of the debators, the
argument on both sides gave evi.
dence that a careful study had
been done in the preparation of the
debate. u c hope to make each
attempt better than the proceeding
one. Decision was given In favor
of the Negative Side. The Society
adjourned to meet Friday. Oct. %,
1908. Harry Slower, Sec'y.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-10-24
Automobile Races.

On account of the Automobile
Races to be held at Savannah, Ga,
November 25th and Goth, low ex-
cursion rates will be granted by
theISeaboard Air Line Railway on
basis three cent per mile plus Is
cents for the round trip, tickets TO
be sold November 21st to 25th In.
elusive, good returning until Ne.
vember 3Oth.
Races are to be under the auspi.
ces of the Automobile Club of Am.
erica. The Grand Prize Race for
the Gold Cup on Thanksgiving Day
is to cover approximately 400 miles
and for which there have already
been entered more than 20 cars.
A Grand Stand has been erected
having seating capacity for 10000
people.
For full information as to rates,
schedules, sleeping car accOmOda-
lions etc. apply to nearest ticket
agent Seaboard Air Line or address
G. +. Stewart, A. q. P. A. Savan.
nah, Ga.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-10-24
A, B. & A. Now
After Albany
lE2II3T. And Northern
Rumored That Atkinson
Line is After Another
Paying Little Road

According to a rumor which is
now persistentin Albany, the A
B. & A. is after the Albany &
Northern railroad, one of the best
paying short lines in the state and
which, if purchased, would give
the A. B. STA. almost a direct
line from Albany to this city. The
Albany & Northern runs from AL
bany to Cordele. AS Cordele is
on the main line of the A. B. & A. !,
by securing this line it would have
a route to Albany. In discussing
the proposed deal the Albany Her.
aid of recent date contains the
following article:
A persistent rumor is going the
rounds to the effect that the At
lanta, Birmingham s. Atlantic
railway Is after the Albany q
Northern.
Whether or not there is any
thing in the rumor canrot be as
certained, for, as is usual in such
cases, no information concerning
any negotiations, if any are under
way, has been given out and none
will likely be given out until the
deal is grippe" If such a deal is
under consideration, the public
will not be informed until the in
terests mos concerned have advau-
ced their negotiations to a definite
conclusion.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-10-24
Wright Items.

MI. G. T. Cooper is yet on the
sick list.
Mrs. Katie Stone visited Mrs.
Minnie Stone Wednesday. =
Mrs. Gordon Robert visited Mrs.
G. A. Roberts Tuesday. ', 80. .ss
Mr.. Oliver Tomberlin is busy
hauling cotton to gin this week.
Master Cleve Cooper spent Sun
day with Master Marvin Roberts.
Little Miss Effie Mae Stone visit.
ed her grandmother Mrs. VIM. M.
Cooper.
Mrs. Georgia Harrell Of Rhine is
the guest of her mother Mrs. jose
phine Stone.
Mr.. Frank Garbutt is down in
our burg on business this week and
is the guest of Mr.. p. f. Stone.
Being up here on business from
Fitzgerald, Mr.. Wadley Garbutt
dined with Mr.. Horace CooperTues-
day.
Mesdames 81. P. Stone and e..
Elliotte spent Tuesday afternoon
with the formers son Mr.. I. l..
Stone.
Mr.. 7. L. Stone who is among us
has bought and moved to the place
formerly occupied by his brother,
Mr.. z. F. Stone.
Preaching was held at Mr.. Woot-
ANS residence last Sunday and
quite number attended the service
Result, one new member.
Mr.. II. II. Taylor is very busy
winding up his business here as he
is about to move to Fitzgerald
We are very sorry to give Mr.. Tay-
lor up as he is very good neigh
Dor. Blue Eyes.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-10-24
Fitzgerald High School.

Under the supervision of the
tutors, the High School has been
divided into two sections, and each
section has been organized into
literary society. The names Of
these societies are ''Ernest Willie"
and ''W. F. H." of "Workers
For knowledge"
The officers elected to serve un-
til Jan. LIST, 1909, are as follows:
For the ernest Willie, Col
ors, Lavender and White.
Pres-Miss Mary Putnam.
Vice Pres-Mr. Fred Waters.
Sec'y-Mr. Harry Slower.
Chap-Mr. Bert Flanders.
Treas-Miss Maud Glover.
For the "W. F. X. Colors,
To be selected later.
FreS-MlSS Anna Waters.
Vie Pres-Miss Nellie Frazer.
Sec'y-Mr. Edward Flanders.
Chaplin. Herman Martin.
Treas-Miss Eva Forbes.
The object of these societies,
which meet once each week is to
cultivate a higher literary taste
and to better prepare us for the
coming duties of life.
The W.. F. X. Literary Society
met Oct. 10th, 1908, at the High
school and quite an interesting
programme was carried out, those
participating carrying out their
parts with great success.
The program was as follows:
Recitation-"An Old Sweet.
heart of Nine" Miss nellie Frazer.
Essay-"Life Of Thomas Jeffer-
SON." Miss Lille Dorminey.
Numerous Reading from Riley"
Miss Mary James.
Recitation-':T he Last Leaf"
Miss Birdie McLendon.
School Notes for the week past
were read by Jared Bull.
The members were then enter
tanned by a debating contest, the
question was: Resolved: That the
manufacture of machinery has been
generally beneficial to mankind.
The speakers on the affirmative
were, John Frazer, Miss Eva
Forbes and Miss Julia PrentiSs.
Those ON the negative were, Miss
Vera Hurbbert, Willis Quinn and
Miss Kate Graves.
All the speakers had fine ground
TOr argument ana lG proved TO be a
close contest, but the negative side
proved that it was not beneficial.
This was the first program CARR.
ed out since we organized and we
look for great results to come from
our society in the near future.
Ed. Flanders, Sec'y.
Minutes of first regular meeting
of the s'Ernest Willie'' Society Get.
16, 1908.
The House was called to order by
the president, Miss Mary Putnam.
Song by the society-"Under
the Shade of the Trees. -
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-10-24
Democratic Ticket.
For President,
WIN. j. BRYAN.
For Vice-P President,
JOHN w. KERN.

For Congressman Bird District,
DUDLEY M. HUGHES.
'tRun in" Migrants and check the burglar in
dustry.
Pull for FltzGerad
Z. II there were no Migrants in Fitzgerald there
would be no house breaking in Fitzgerald
run d. EitzvSvad Pull Out
The tcullud gemmens' of leisure who infest
the dens of east Pine street and who have no vlsl-
BILE means of support are amenace to the cOmmunl-
ty. They must have support and your home dear
reader may be the very next one invaded to lind
that support. We invoke the vagrancy law, it
was enacted to meet just such emergencies. We
call on the officers of the law to enforce it.
Pull for Fitzgerald OIL
Soon we are to know whether we will have
Democratic or Republican administration for the
next four wears 1t really does not matter so far
as business is concerned but the policy of the gov
eminent is to be determined. Is the tendency
towards Capitalization and the concentration of
wealth or shall the people rule and the poor peo-
ple have chance. Take your choice and cast
your vote.
Fitzgerald or Pun Out
tUThe average yearly earnings of the owners of
railways is just about equal to the yearly average
of employees of railways.
Figure it out for yourself. There are 100000
shareholders who receive $780, OOO 900 in dividends
and 500 900 employees who receive $780, 600, 600
in wages Average 5000 each.
The savings banks have 5000, 600, 900 invested
in railroad securities, in which every one of the
=. ZOO 900 savers is interested. Banks and insur.
ance companies own two billion dollars of railroad
securities Insurance companies have 100000
policy holders and the banks have $1,000, 900 &C.
counts on their books. All these are seriously in
terested in the prosperity of the railroads.
A very conservative estimate places the num-
her of persons interested in corporations 20 0O0
900.
U. s. Steel has 11O,O 900 shareholders of whom
81. 900 are employees who own $120OO,OOO worth
NJ stock Hartman lines have 80, 900 sharehold-
er.. nearly 10, 600 of whom have bought since the
auti railway agitation commenced. Pennsylvania
lines have so, 900, of whome 1851 are women
holding shares of the lines east of PittSburg The
HApar corporation has 90 900; Standard Oil $500;
National Biscuit 800, of whom 400 are employees
Who own $SOO,OO of the stock.
Since the slump of last fall the number of
shareholders in 1S1prominent railway and com
aercia enterprises has grown from 262 800 to 377-
mo. An increase of LA, 500 or 1875 per cent In
knkleven railways embraced in the. above the Ia
Ia stockholders has been 81 per cent y
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-10-24
Attention Voters.

The registrars are anxious that
every legally registered voter in
the county shall have opportunity
to vote in the National election
November the 3rd.
If there are any who claim to be
registered, whose names are not
upon the list, they are requested
to leave their names, stating age
and occupation, with one of the
registrars before the 31st day of this
month.
Ell. d. Vaughn,
w. G. BrOadhurSt,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-10-24

The supposition is that those pictures of the
reception of the fleet at Yokohama few days
ago, appearing in the daily papers, came by wire
less telegrph.
Pull for Fitzgerald Pull
Speaking of the threat of the New York Cen.
trail Railroad company to reduce wages 1O%
if the Democrats win the November election, but
if they lose there would be an increase of wages,
Mr.. Bryan uses the following very pointed language
81 say to you that the little ward heller who
goes around and brides man for five dollars is
moral character beside the man who attempts to
use his power to threaten those who work for him
and to buy them by promise of increase or threaten
them by promise of decrease"
That is precisely the tactics adopted by the
railroad companies last spring before the state
primary, and enough votes were influenced by that
one ruse to change the result and defeat in the
state primary Gov. Smiths election.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
RINGS AROUND
COLUMBUS
We're Played by Local Teams
Last Evening.
CAPITOL CITY men
Were Made to Bite the Dus
of Defeat.
Little Choiman Band" and all of
Their Roofing Could not Pull a
Victory for the Visitors.

The Marion Y. M. c. A. athletes
demonstrated to Columbus last
night that they knew little some
thing about Ine volley and basket
ball sport by giving the visitors
a cleaning in both games. Although
the visitors rooted their heads near
ly off and their ''leetle choiman
band" footed the toot all out of their
horns, they couldn't play the game
with the locals and were compelled
to taste defeat in both instances.
Columbus athletes arrived in the
city about 1880 o'clock on a special
interurban car. A ten piece band
accompanied the enthusiasts and
judging from the noise they made.
the citizens might think that an
army was making triumphal
march into the city.
The Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium was
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-29
a STRANGE PAGEANT.
Annual March Of Mohammsdans to the
Tomb Of Moses.

One Of the strangest of all the pag-
eants which are to be seen IN .Jerusa.
lem Is the annual march OF the Mo.
hammedans to the tomb OF Moses. To
them. us well as to Christians and
Jews. Moses Is prophet Of the high
est honor. But. rejecting the traditions
Of the Hebrews. they refuse to believe
that he was buried In a valley In the
land of Moab. as is described In the
last chapter OF Deuteronomy. Instead
they assert that he was buried where
he breathed his last. upon the summit
Of Mount Nebo.
Therefore each year at the time OF
the Greek Easter the faithful gather
by thousands In the early morning be-
fore the site OF the temple Of Solomon
In perfect silence waiting for day
break. Later the strange scene of quiet
Is entirely transformed. fanatics dane
ing and preaching. hordes Of dervishes
whirlIng about In mysterious sacred"
dances and hundreds of exhorters rous-
Ing the enthusiasm OF their fellows.
The scene is gaudy with hundreds OF
red and green banners. and the only
semblance of order Ii In the semiregu.
lar organizations Of lnarchers.
At last the procession forms. With
The banners borne ahead, IN imam
bearing the yataghan Of the prophet
short, straight edged sword used BY
the armies Of Mohainnled--a altar
them more dancers and marchers.
A largo Dart of the nODulAtlO Of L.