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Arizona republican., 1908-06-28
HARRIS" SAYS HE "oF THE PRI VATE FORGE"

the house at that hour tryin to get out of It. An right on top of that some stumbled step down the hall or somewheres-its only God that knows-an I knew it was the detective after him.
 'I tried the nearest door mesilf. It come open quiet an kicked around inside with me leg, find in 1t was a closet
 "'Git in,' says whisperin'. Its the plain clothes man. If ye foot it like as not yell run into his arms. Let him go by. Get in
 Which he done. with his grip, me helpin'. turned the key him jammed 1t in me pocket. Me hand more than out whin the other come round some corner an stuck gun in his face, usin me left hand for lack of time. Twas luck he waz slow on the draw-as it waz, he stag gered back an whin said Hands up!' he ups limp-ke.
 "'Ye dirty, sneakin low-ved blackguard says I, niver havin scoded detective afore, an think ia' of nothin ilse to say.
 "Niver @ word from him in the dark
 "'Ye sneakin' blackguard,' says I wanct more, vonderin would stand there till marnin An still he said nothn- Thin all of a sudden it come to
 Keep your hands where they are and walk backwards tells him. not raisin' me voice. an if ye fall over anything or down annything I'll blew your clumsy head of,' says I, bad scran to ye' Which he done, me followin' with the gun against his face be way of seen him in the dark
 Tt wasn't fast we wint an I had time to feel along the wall with me free hand till we passed door an come to- another, leaving atween an the first gents cage.
 Tt come open quiet will say for thim doors they waz none of thim noisy. Thin I reached in with me foot, havin' invited him close enough to keep him covered it waz another closet, all fine an wholesome. Thin felt him all over ful, finding he had no gun after all.
 Tn he wint I turned the lock on him. tell in him I'd shoot through the door if he much as cracked joint. Thin sit down the floor an caught bit of me breath in the dark. It waz needin 1t waz
 'I had got about wan lung full whin there a bit of a noise down the hall. Thin it come agin, a sort of creepin', rustlin' noise it waz. I waited no more, but got up soft-like an begun creepin' mesilf. ---.a.
 " It has become habit with me- says I to me sf, an I might well be spindin' the night at 1t. I will just be after takin' of these little corners an git him whin he goes by
 An so 1t waz, for he come by all right an he put up his hands quick like he knew how. He waz
 "T don't know who the divil ye are whispers l. pleasant but it's me business In life to hold people up in this hall an, I mean no harm. It's only after amusin' mesilf I am, but I'm going to blow fine large hole in ye if ye don't keep thim hands up,' says I, easy-lke
 He kept thim up, but he nver opened his mouth
 i've will just be walkin' down the hall I wint on, me an you an this gun until we find a closat door. lift wan for Ye. L still pleas
Arizona republican., 1908-06-28
Copyright 1908. by Thomas H. Mckee.

Copyright 1908, by Thomas B Mckee VERB in foine feather" grunted Tim. so W ''Phwat have yez done now?" Mo ran drew to him the glass of beer
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25

SEATTLE, Sept. 25.-Affidavits
have been filed with the United
States civil service commission at
Washington charging Postmaster
George NJ. Stewart with having sol
icited money from employees of the
local postoffice for a campaign
fund.
An investigation of the charges
was completed two weeks ago by
United States Civil Service Com
missioner C. H. Snyder of Portland,
Ore, who is at the head of the
Thirteenth district, and the state
ments of postoffice employees exam
ined were taken in the shape of af-
fidavits and forwarded to the ma
tional capital.
Postmaster Stewart left several
days ago to attend the national
convention of postmasters at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, and will visit
Washington before his return. to
appear before the members of the
commission with regard to the
charges.
The fact that an investigation
was being made was known to but
very few people in this city. The
filing of the charges came as a
great surprise to many of the post
masters friends, who insist that
there must be some spite work
back of the affidavits alleging a
violation of the commission S
rules.
1t is said that the charges
against Mr. Stewart were filed
with the commission at Washing
ton by Charles Valid. of HOS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
MADDEN AGAIN
BEFORE COURT

John Madden, once freed by a
jury from the penalty attached to
the statutory crime against Mar
garet Walker some time in June
last, will be tried again for virtual
ly the same offense. Owing to a
fault in the information embracing
the charge against Madden he was
released. The act was alleged to
have been done on June /, but by
the witnesses introduced and the
testimony OF the mans victim it
was proved that the girls were not
with Madden in the Leland hotel
on that date.
The new information fixes the
date at June 3 and there is little
doubt III the mind of Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Kizer that
Madden will this time be found
guilty if he does not plead so.
He was arraiened on the new in
formation this morning in Judge
Hinkle's court
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
tina TBLASTED-COlNET
AFTER US AGAIN

Whizzing through space at no
one knows how many thousands of
miles second, and leaving behind
it in the heavens a trail of white
light million miles in length, Hal
ley's comet is now approaching the
earth-practically head on!
Will it strike the earth? Well,
what's your guess? You know what
the other dangerous comets
have done. So far as we know they
just passed by, although some of
the long haired scientists believe
that life was extinguished on the
earth more than once by fires gen.
Grated by comets and that the
growth of human, animal and vege-
table life had to begin all over
again.
A comet, it is thought, is bit of
some planet which has cracked off
and is flying rapidly through space
1t is intensely hot, generating enor-
nous heat by it's friction going
through the ether.
Halley's comet makes an appear
ance every 75h years. 1t is the
oldest celestial wanderer known to
earth beings and is mentioned in
some of the oldest writings. Cary
ings on stone long before Christ
gave crude views of it.
The average comet measures
thousands of miles in diameter at
the head and carries with it sort
of burning atmosphere of its own
which precedes it for some dis
lance and trails out behind it for
hundreds of thousands of or even
several million miles.
The earth came in contact with
the tail of comet on June 80, 1861.
The tail was Is degrees long. Many
people thought it caused the civil
war. The comet appeared low down
! toward the horizon in the north
west and went over to the south
west. The whole heavens as we see
them are only $50 degrees. So our
comet struck across almost the
whole heavsns.
There are dozens Of lost comets
known to astronomy. These mon
sters of the sky hove into sight, as
tonished everybody by their bril-
| liancy. had their orbits calculated
and then when the astronomers
predicted they were going to reap
pear they never returned and the
astronomers were covered with
confusion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
POSTMASTER
ACCUSED OF H0LDUP

Broadway. formerly superintendent
of the local postoffice but who re-
signed year ago as the result of
differences with Postmaster Stew
art. Mr.. Valid, it is explained. is
endeavoring to get reinstated and
the supposed infraction of the
rules with which he charges
Stewart is said to have occurred
while he was formerly employed in
the Office here.
BY one man who is in a position
to know the inside facts of the
story it is claimed that the dona-
ton for political purposes which
Valid probably alleges that Stewart
compelled him to give, was tender
ed by him voluntarily and without
any dictation or suggestion from
the postmaster.
The investigation was carried on
secretly and none but those who
we're called as witnesses knew that
testimony had been condensed and
forwarded to Washington. Various
employees of the postofiice were
called before Inspector Snyder, ex-
amined at length, and dismissed
with the strictest injunction to
keep quiet.
The United States civil service
commissions rules prohibit any
employee of the postoffice depart
ment from taking part in any politi-
cal campaign, directly or indirectly,
other than to exercise their fran
chise rights of casting their ballots
at the polls. In fraction of these
rules is punishable by dismissal
from the service.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
REPUBLICAN DOPE
SENT HERE BY TON

Three tons of republican cam
paign literature, including 7,451
pictures of William Howard Taft
and his smile, have been received
in Seattle for distribution among
the republicans of the state. An
equal number of half tones of
James Schoolcraft Sherman are on
hand
j. L. Neagle, assistant secretary
to the republican state committee,
has been given charge of distribut-
ing the matter Bundles of liter
ature are being sent to county conf
mitteemen for redistribution
among the voters. The pamphlets
were originally sent to r. L. Me-
Cormick, national committeeman
for Washington, and he sent them
to the local committee for distri-
button.
The state committee opened
headquarters in the rooms of the
Brunswick hotel J. l.. Neagle will
have charge of the three front
rooms and will direct the force. of
clerks who will do the routine work
of the campaign.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
MISTAKES OSTRICH FOR CHICKEN
AND GOES TO HOSPITAL

NEW YORK. Sept. 25.--"Thar
sure amt no chicken ever raised |
cayn't catch, but | amt gwine take
no mo- chances with them two
Tagged mules, no sah," firmly as
serted George Washington Johnson,
who Is at the Mineola, l.. l., hos
pital, nursing well done ham,
burger steak. after encountering an
ostrich at the fair grounds. Keeper
Ford also possesses some severe
bruises, tokens of esteem, from the
same biped.
When Fleet Wing" racing os-
trich, escaped from his cage yester-
day Johnson thought he saw an OPP
portunity to establish a record for
his black brethren in the Chicken
grabbing" line. He made a flying
tackle and firmly grasped the os-
trich by the ankle. The giant bird
paused, looked annoyed, placed its
foot in Johnson's face and gently
pushed him 25 feet through space.
Keeper Ford then entered the
ring, received a short arm jab in
the chest and was saved from a
knockout by the timely interference
of the gong
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
HEARST RIGHT
AFTER THEM
BRINGS McLAURIN IN AS OIL
TRUST TOOL AND REVIEWS
HIS ATTACK ON GOVERNOR
HASKELL.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Hearst,
continuing his attack on republi-
cans and democrats last night,
brought former United States Sen
ator John i. McLaurin, South
Carolina, into the limelight He
read letters which he said were
written to or by Archbold, OF
Standard Oil One was addressed
to McLaurin and another by Nc
Laurin to Archbold. In the latter
the writer declared he could beat
Tillman if properly and generous
ly supported"
Hearst renewed his attack on
Haskell, saying that he was not
only a Standard Oil tool and pro
moter of crooked railways, but one
of the organizers of the steel
trust"
Hearst quoted from what he said
was court record of a suit brought
by John p. Bailey, Haskell's law
partner in Ohio, against the Illinois
Steel and Federal Steel companies
for services rendered by Haskell
as attorney and organizer"
He also quoted from what he de-
clared was a recent speech of Has
kell defending Standard Oil as
having done wonders in this
country
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25.-The
ownership and control of
saloons as solution of the liquor
problem is the startling recommen-
dation made by the Rev. Jacob e.
Meeker, pastor of the Compton Hill
Congregational church, after a
years study.
Il have studied the question
thoroughly from both Sides said
Doctor Meeker. and / am con-
vinced that saloons can never be
done away with without offering a
substitute. Men must and will
have some place in which to gather
and converse socially. This fact is
now taken advantage of by single
individuals, the saloon keepers,
who conduct such places merely
for personal gain. AS result, all
the evils of the saloon have fol
lowed Now, why not take these
places out of the hands of the in
dividuals and give them into the
control of the citizens as a body?
LET places of recreation and so
cial intercourse be established
where the saloons are now. If ne
cessary, let liquor be served there
Call them saloons, if you like. Blu,
their moral tone will be raised
and some of the greatest evils OF
the saloon of today will be done
away with"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
BIG RAILROAD MAN
OF B. E. ARRESTED

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 25.-
The arrest of James Milne, general
superintendent of the British Co
lumbia Electric railway, in charge
of tram lines and power works of
the cities OF Vancouver and Vic
toria, caused a sensation here.
Milne was formerly a prominent
official of the street railway in To.
ronto.
He is held on a charge of false
pretenses. Two minor officials of
the company were recently arrest
ed on charges of classifying pay
rolls. One was sent to jail for six
months, and the other jumped his
bail and fed to the United States.
Officials of the street railway this
evening declined to give out any
details.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
To STRA|GnTEN
HOWARD 81.

The Howard street hill will be
cut down. and the street between
Maxwell avenue and the river
Strengthened, regarded and i'm
proved with 10 foot brick walks.
The city council has ordered the
board Of public works to prepare
plans and specifications and pro-
coed with the work. The matter
came up by petition of property
owners representing 80 pieces of
property on the line of the i'm
provement, which extends from
Maxwell avenue to the river. The
petition calls for the Strengthening
Of the street by eliminating the
joys at Boone, Sinto and Maxwell
avenues.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
KICK UP PAIL OF MONEY

SEATTLE, Sept. 25.-Laborers
grading the boulevard into the
Alaska Yukon exposition grounds
played football with an old granite
pail that contained 500. Ii Was only
by chance that one of the workinen
pulled the rusty lid off the old pail
and looked inside.
The pail was turned over to Pa
trolman Percy LOCKER of the police
department and taken to head
quarters for identification. The
money will be held for the graders,
to be divided among them, if the
owner is not found.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25

SEATTLE, Sept. 25.--A remark
able wedding journey was COM
pleted when Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Barker reached Seattle from Lin
coin, Neb., after having travelled a
la hobo the entire distance of 1000
miles. The ycdng couple were mar
ried in Lincoln on August 6 and
commenced their unusual honey
moon on August II, completing
the trip on September 20. They
were on the road "a days.
Mrs. Barker was appropriately
CARRIED for her boxcar voyage in
regulation mans clothing and her
luxuriant hair was gathered at the
top of her head and hidden beneath
an old hat. So far as she knows,
not one of the many people
they encountered on their long
trip to the coast suspected her real
sex.
1T was lots of fun" said Mrs.
Barker when interviewed, but l
would not go through the expert
ence again. We travelled just ex-
actly as boboes do and had some
pretty rough spots to get over.
1--WE had to walk about $50 miles
all told and some of these hikes
were pretty hard going. Often we
found ourselves miles from no.
where without any chance to eat,
and we were thirsty to boot. We
slept in box cars, barns, railroad
yards, hobo camps, sidings, be-
meath water tanks and anywhere
we could find an opportunity to
lay down.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25

PORT JARVIS, N. Y, Sept. 25.-
Automobiles and others driving
across The Barrens, above Wurts-
boro, Sullivan county, have been so
harassed in their travels over that
section by snakes following the
gully on The Barrens on their way
to water that the residents have
built a temporary bridge at the
snake run" to prevent horses and
persons being bitten by the rep
tiles
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
WANTS CITY
OWNERSHIP OF SALOONS

patch, giving the details of an auto
mobile accident on the San Jose
road, near San Francisco, Captain
of Detectives Charles Tenant of
Seattle learned of the whereabouts
of Webster. The press dispatch
gave the list of injured, and among
them were the names of ]. G. Web
ster and Mrs. Webster.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
BIG DROUGHT DRIVES
SNAKES TO SUICIDE

The forest fires and the dry
brooks have sent the snakes in
thousands to the lakes and rivers.
Rattlesnakes have bitten them
selves to be out of misery, and
black and other snakes crossing the
Ontario & Western railroad threw
themselves on the rails to die
rather than suffer more pain IN
travelling dusty roads and water
less fields and forests,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
WEDDING JOURNEY
ON BRAKE BEAMS

Il do not believe there was any
part of train that we did not ride
on. We chung to the brakebeams,
rode inside the boxcars, on the
blinf baggage of passenger trains,
on the top of cars, on the bump
ers and took one chance on the
pilot of locomotive. This was
altogether too cold for comfort
and we abandoned that method of
securing free transportation.
1.-The brakemen would put us out
of car and we would sneak
aboard on the other side. We
would get kicked off from the top
of the train and then hide on a
brakebeam underneath. 1t was a
great experience, but no more for
me-"
The newly welded pair are tenn
porarily in a camp at Sill Green
wood avenue, where a brother of
the groom, P. o. Barker, is now
living. They will probably make
their permanent home in this city.
The brides parents live in Lincoln,
Neb, and Parker's parents are resi-
dents of Humeston, Iowa. The first
the parents will know of the mar
riage will be when they learn of
the strange trip which the young
people have just completed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
oILEROIO WORK ORDERED

The city council having granted
the petition of property owners on
Second avenue between Cedar and
Walnut streets to lay specimen
block of oileroid paving according
to plans on file at the city engi-
neers office, theh board of works
yesterday gave orders for the work
to proceed, under the supervision
of the city engineer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
BETRAYED BY ACCIDENT.

SEATTLE, Sept. 25.-Jesse
Grant Webster, missing cashier of
the Cascade Laundry Co., who dis
appeared October 7, 1907, and who
is charged by F. H. Kiibourne of
that concern with larceny by en-
bezzlement, is under arrest in Oak
land, Cal. Through press dis
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
BRYAN'S PASTOR
ENDORSES HIM

OMAHA, Neb., Sept 25.-Rev.
Ralph H. Houseman, William Jen-
nings Bryans pastor, believes the
Nebraskan would make good
president.
Bryan is much different from
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
SUING ON A NOTE.

The Halledie Machinery Co. has
brought suit against the Hayden
Occur d'Alene Irrigation Co. to col
lect $3289 due on note dated
Sept. II, 1907.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
CHIEF ASKS CAUTION
OF W. W. P.

The board of public works has
been asked by Fire Chief Myers to
request the W. w. p. TO halt its
cars near the first station on North
Monroe street in order to prevent
The possibility of collision between
The cars and fire apparatus depart
ng ON call. The cars now whiz
by the station.
Some day there is certain to be
smashup there If more caution
Is not exercised by the carmen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
Buy from Owner and Save
Commission

have a nice four.room bunga-
low for sale; good location, close
o.; easy terms. Phone Main Sel1.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
WHITE AND YELLOW

A Japanese who gave the name
of Charles Toga, and white WON
an named May Williams, were ar
rested in a lodging house at the
corner of Front and Wall last night
by Patrolmen Shannon and Bush
They We're charged with vagrancy
Spokane Press, % cents q month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25

After two hours chase Fleet
Wing" was rounded up and roped
by small army of attendants.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25

the average politician, for he sees
God behind the scenes of a peoples
life and progress. He looks at the
sources of q mans discomfort.
which are usually moral, and is
given, far more than the public i'm
AGNES, to applying scriptural rem
edies to present day ailments" says
Rev. Houseman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25

Some people never know when'to
stop and others never know when
to begin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
SPECIAL SUNDAY TRAINS TO
LIBERTY LAKE.

Trains leave Spokane terminal
Sunday for Liberty Lake, $3.50.
1920 a. M, 1:15, 400, 5:15 p. m.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-25
Male voice--Hello!

Male voice--Hello!
Female Voice-Hello!
Male Voice--Is that you, dar-
ling
Female Voice--Yes, who are
you?
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-06-05
Baseball Schedule.

At a meeting of the board of
directors at Corona, May rs, the
following schedule for the season
was ADOPTED:
May 80, Wilmot VS.. Milbank, at
Milbank.
June 2, Wilmot vs.. Twin Brooks,
at Wilmot.
June 4, Wilmot VS.. Corona, at Cor
Ona.
June &, Milbank VS.. Twin Brooks.
at Twin Brooks.
June 9, Wilmot VS.. Twin Brooks. at
Twin Brooks.
June IL, Milbank VS.. Corona, at
Milbank.
June Is. Corona VS.. Twin Brooks.
at Twin Brooks.
June Is, Corona VS.. Wilmot, at
Wilmot.
June Is. Milbank VS.. Twin Brooks,
at Milbank.
June 10, Corona VS.. Twin Brooks,
at Corona.
June 20, Milbank vs.. Wilmot, at
Wilmot
June "a, Milbank VS.. Twin Brooks.
at Twin Brooks.
June 26, Milbank VS.. Corona, at Cor
ona.
June 30. Wilmot VS.. Milbank, at
Milbank.
July 2, Wilmot vs. Corona, at Cor
Ona.
July I, Wilmot VS.. Twin Brooks, at
Wilmot.
July 8, Corona VS.. Twin Brooks,
at Twin Brooks.
July II, Milbank VS.. Corona, at Mil
bank.
1t was decided that each team
IN the League be assessed IS. 90
for the use of the League and
the managers of the teams should
be notified to collect this amount
and turn it over to the treasurer.
The central com mittee was
done away with, and the presi.
dent, with the managers o. op.
posing teams, shall decide upon
the playing of postponed games.
Next meeting to be held in Viii
mot, June 20, 1908.
GEO. W. SINE. Sec.
Following are the officers of the
league: President, H. w. Coulter,
Twin Brooks; vlce-president,
Dave Eastman, Wilmot; Secre.
tary, Geo. w. Sims, Milbank;
treasurer, B. Soule, Corona. Di-
rectors: J. E Essington, Twin
Brooks; W. J. Cleveland, Viii
mot: H. S. Roberts, Milbank; r.
L. Leschinsky, Corona.