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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
WANT BICYCLE
SLEUTH

A. Alexander, of the bicycle COM
mission, appeared before the coun-
Gil last night with a request for
the appointment of special BIZ
cycle policeman. He said that dur
ing the past summer and fall an
average of three bicycles day
were stolen. They were worth at
least $25 each. He said that very
few policemen know one bicycle
from another and wouldn't know a
stolen bicycle when they saw It,
because they pay so little atten-
ton to reports of the kind. If any
thing else of $25 value was rep0 rt-
ed stolen, said the commissioner
the police would get busy in trying
to recover it, but bicycle to them
is only bicycle and there are lots
more where they came from. There
are between 5000 and 5000 hi
cycles now in the city. Last year
$500 paid licenses. Councilman
Baldwin wanted to know what be-
come of the licenses of the others.
Mr.. Alexander explained that a
special policeman's duties would Ibe
to see that each wheel carried an
up-to-date license, as well as look
for stolen wheels. The man who
now acts as bicycle police, ]. j..
Kelly, devotes the most of his time
to experimenting the construction
and repair of the 80 miles of cinder
path.
The commission does not desire
to pay a special policeman, as it
takes all of it's fund for repairs and
new track The matter was re-
ferred to the committee of the
whole
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
GREEDY DIAMOND TRUST SENDS MAN
WHO CAN MAKE GEMS TO PRISON CELL
special Correspondence to -he Press

PARIS, Feb. 12.-Has the long
sought secret of diamond manufac-
turing finally been discovered?
Is the discovery threatening to
break the hold of the diamond trust
upon the world supply of the preci-
Gus stones?
Does the de Beers company seek
to imprison Henri Lemoine that he
may not be able to take advantage
of discovery that would we'll nigh
upset the world?
All Europe is discussing these
questions.
Lemoine is in jail here charged
with having swindled Sir julius
WERNER, representative of the de
Beers company, out Of more than
$300,0 900.
Sir Julius say Lemoine is a
fraud, and deceived him in an al
legged demonstration Of diamond
making. Now, he says, Lemoine re-
fuses to make any more.
Lemoine insists he can and will
make diamonds providing Sir julius
will pay him $25 100000, the price
agreed upon for his secret.
When the agreement was maze
Lemoine was required to enclose a
copy of his secret formula in an
envelope and deposit it in a safety
deposit vault in the Union Bank of
London, to become the property Of
Sir Julius after Lemoine's death.
Sir julius now seeks to have this
envelope opened.
Lemoine is opposing this sugges-
ton with all the legal force he can
summon. He insists that the courts
respect the agreement between him
and Sir Julius, and permit him to
demonstrate by actual tests wheth-
er he is a swindler or the foremost
scientist of the age.
Meantime throughout Europe the
suspicion is growing. abetted by
Lemoine's apparent sincerity, that
the de Beers company is seeking to
imprison Lemoine that he may not
be able to use his secret and there
by destroy the business of the dia-
mond trust, which now claims
tribute from the entire world.
Sir julius admits his intention in
making the agreement was not to
manufacture diamonds. but to Sc
cure control of the process and pre-
vent their manufacture.
Lemoine sought out Sir julius in
London two years ago, and later in
his Paris workshop he made expert
ments which convinced the English.
man that he could make diamonds.
fThe agreement resulted. Funds
were to be supplied Lemoine for
the erection of a diamond factory
beside a waterfalls at Angeles. the
| water power to be utilized In the
generation Of electricity.
This factory was built and equip
ped with machinery. Just why
operations suddenly stopped has
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
DAVY JONES AND DAUGHTER.

"Just wait till you're introduced
to old Ntptune tomorrow they
said
Saturday morning dawned bright
and clear. The Georgia had not
vet crossed the equator, but was
due to do so on Sunday, AS soon
as breakfast was over Saturday
weird procession assembled to the
main deck from its meeting place
on the berth deck of the forecastle
and made its way solemnly aft to
where Capt. McCrea stood awaiting
his distinguished visitors.
There was Father Neptune, in
glittering scales, with long beard,
crown and trident. There was his
fair consort. Amphitrite, in a
blond wig and a shirtwaist. There
was Davy Jones, Neptune's scribe,
in a makeup that battles descrip-
ton. There was his daughter, a
fair young thing in short skirts
and coquettish bonnet.
There were two BARRIERS, doc
tor. a major domo, half dozen
tQudlOi DOIlCC anu uOLCll
bears" whose duty will De ex-
planned later.
The visitors were welcomed in
a short address by Capt McCrea,
after which the procession moved
forward.
On the starboard side of the
forecastle, just below the bridge, a
fonly hn1 hnan made ~ cailnlnth
Playing into this were two hose,
each throwing a 3h inch stream.
The water was about two feet deep
in the tank. On the deck next
above the maindeck. right over tie
tank, were grouped Neptune and
all of his party except the police
and the bears Leading down
from where they stood to the tank
was a. canvas chute.
From various parts of the ship
came candidates for the initiation,
eager to get through with 1t and
then watch the others. A shirt and
trousers was the entire costume of
each. AS the candidate reached
the waiting group, he was seized
by the arms and hustled before
Davy Jones, who had a book con-
tanning the name or every officer
and sailor who had not crossed the
line previously.
Beside Davy stood the doctor. He
was a husky man armed with a
wooden mallet, tipped at the ends
with leather. With this he wal
loped the victim over the head, one
or more times, according to the
popularity" Of the novitiate. The
latter was next given pill"
This was COB Of soap, mustard
and red pepper. Wise candidates
held It carefully in their mouths,
awaiting the first chance to spit
Il out.
What's your name?" asked
Davy Jones.
IL the person addressed opened
his mouth to answer, II was imme-
diately filled with a large paint
brush. dripping with -four and mo-
lasses. II he wisely kept his mouth
shut. the brush was merely slath-
cred over his face, and thrust into
bis eyes, nose and ears.
The barber now grabbed the vic
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
WHAT NEPTUNE DID TO EVANS MEN WHEN
BA77LESF1IP FLEET CROSSED THE EQUA TOR
nv NORMAN ROSE.
STAFF Correspondent OF This News
paper, With Admiral
Evans Fleet


Evans Fleet.
ABOARD U. S. S. GEORGIA, at
Sea, Jan. l2.--On the night of Fri
day, Jan. 5, a burning tar barrel
fioated alongside the good ship
Georgia.
A voice came from the deep.
"Ship ahoy! What ships that?"
~. S. S. Georgia. bound from
Trinidad to Rio Janeiro."
:. Alloy, Georgia! This is Nep-
tune. ruler of the sea. | am COM
ing aboard tomorrow to visit you"
I'VE will be prepared to receive
you in due form, ruler of the
deep"
The burning beacon fioated on
its way, past the New Jersey,
Rhode Island and Virginia, the
other ships of the second division,
and Neptune received assurances
from each that his coming was
eagerly awaited.
This was the preliminary to the
ceremony of crossing the line,
custom handed down from remote
times in sailordom No seafaring
man is a true sailor till he has
crossed the equator and been ini-
tiated into the mysteries of the
deep by King Neptune and his
court.
For many days preparations had
been going forward for the big
event. Men worked busily on
strange looking garments, appar-
emily designed for private theatri-
Gals or fancy ball. Wigs and
boards were made of rope, drawn
out to exceeding fineness.
The old salts of the ship grinneG
horribly at the young jackies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
RAILROAD LIABLE FOR
DAMAGED GOODS

OLYMPIA, Feb. 12.-By a vote
of four to three the state supreme
court upheld the superior court of
Spokane county in decision
awarding w. H. Harris $1,19S
damages from the Great Northern
for household goods destroyed in
shipment. The company claimed
that as no stipulations had been
made as to rates the liability
clause protecting the company
ruled. Rudkin, Fullerton and
Mount held for the railroad.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
SINGER NOMlNATES TEDDY.

-Four Years More of Teddy is
the latest song which has appeared
by a local writer. Miss Alice Var
nell is her name and she is resi-
dent of Hooper, Franklin county
Wash. On the title page appears
the cartoon which Morris drew the
night of the 100000 club annual
banquet depicting Uncle Sam tie
ing Roosevelt into the presidential
chair,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
JAPAN HEARS
DOGS OF WAR

TOXIC, Feb. 12.-Japan is ex-
cited over batch of war stories in
today's cables from the United
States. Officialdom is puzzled by
the dispatches, having assumed
that the progress of negotiations
between the two countries was CIV
ing entire satisfaction to / neri-
cans.
Messages from China also are
taking on an increasingly ,urgly
tone. Influential statesmen in the
celestial kingdom are freely hint
ing that China will fight before per-
milling Japan to annex Manchuria.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
DORA MCDONALD
NOT GUILT Y

CHICAGO, Feb. ia verdict
of not guilty was returned last
night in the trial of Dora McDon-
aid for the murder of Webster
Guerin. The jury was out nearly
seven hours. James Hamilton
Lewis, formerly of Washington
state, had charge of the defense.
The woman shot Guerin over an
old love affair after she had been
married to Michael Mcdonald, late
millionaire gambling king.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12

did the United Press correspon-
dent, to the infinite anG unconfineG
joy of the sailormen. who regard
ed him, as the only civilian aboard,
as one to whom especial attention
should be shown.
Admiral Emory and Capt. Nc
Crea, with other officers, watched
the doing from the bridge, and en-
joyed them greatly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
RAN RIGHT OVER HIM

William Slater, transient, limp,
ed into police headquarters about
$3.50 o'clock last night and informI
ed the officers that John Nichols
had run over him with buggy.
The emergency physicians exam
ined Slater and found that one OF
his knees and one Of his elbows
was slightly bruised. Nichols haU
not been driving recklessly, so he
was not arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
ORDINANCES PASSED

The city council last night pass
ed ordinances for sewer between
Boone and Sharpe, Maple to Can
non; improvements on Mallon and
Second av.; authorizing warrant
issue of $4,000 for city crematory;
granting wire service to H. w.
Bowles, of the Independent mes
senger service.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
THE DOG CAME BACK

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. H.
The instinct of dogs which often
leads them long distances to their
homes, has been demonstrated IN
Oakland. Last December Mike
Ryan sold two grayhOunds to a
man in Montana. The other day
one of the dogs. footsore and
travel-stained, returned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
Boss Of Big Guns

!. WASHINGTON, d. G., Feb. ~
For a number Of years Brig. Gen.
Arthur Murray, who by his ap-
pointment as chief or artillery will
become boss Of the big guns of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
CHAMPION MIXER

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind, Feb.
Dahmon, of the Squib
dairy, has just won match where
by he wagered $500 that he could
milk 60 cows in six hours, by car
rying out the terms of the contest
in one minute less than the time
specified.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12

Request for an appropriation OF
$500 to pay for dead rats will be
presented to the council at it's next
regular meeting, pursuant to In
structions given by it last night to
the corporation counsel, who was
asked to draft the necessary Or
dinance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
ALLEGES MINE FRAUD

Allegations of fraud in mining
deal have been made against c. A.
Launcefort and Arthur Phillips by
Mary E. Goddard, and the men
will be arraigned before Justice
Stocker tomorrow for preliminary
hearing. The plaintiff claims that
the defendants secured $4,000 on
pretended ownership in the Inland
Mining & Electric Co., of Column
bia river, property valued at $780,
900. Previous to the deal she al
leges the defendants had severed
connections with the company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
MILLS LECTURE TONIGHT

Walter Thomas Mills, socialist
lecturer, will speak tonight in the
high school auditorium on The
End Of the Panic" He will also
lecture in the same place Friday
and Saturday evenings under the
auspices Of the Spokane socialist
organization.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12
TWO HOLDUPS TOO
MUCH FOR Athlete

Eddie Secord, prominent in S. A.
A. C. athletics, was held up at
Third and Pine about IL o'clock
last night by two unmasked young
men, who secured about 81 and a
gold watch. Secord gave the po-
lice a good description of them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12

Conductor Charles Anderson, of
the Traction Corbin Park line, fell
in boarding his car about 6 o'clock
last night and injured himself in
ternally, it was thought. He was
brought to the emergency hospital
and found to be badly bruised
about one hip and his head. He
was sent to his home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12

The Spokane Press, delivered to
any part of the city for 25 cents
per month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12

BRIG. GEN. ARTHUR MURRAY
Uncle Sans army, has been &C.
knowledged to be one of the great
est experts in the service. He is
an authority on heavy artillery,
land Notifications, torpedOes and
fire control.
He was born in 1851 and was ap-
pointed from Missouri to the mill
tary academy, graduating with hon
ors from the artillery school in
1880. One Of his first duties will
be the consideration of additional
defenses for the Pacific coast.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-12

Beta circle, Women of Wood
craft, will give the third of it's Sc
ries of dances Friday night at Pa
cific halls. All members and
friends invited.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-12-12
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
obeyins instructions.

A milkman who lives in a town q,
New England and collects milk from
the neighboring farmers had in his en-.
ploy a boy whom he sent about with
q wagon every morning picking up bis
supply. There is a rather dangerous
railroad crossing on the road. and
when the boy began work for him the
milkman said, when there's a train
coming just stop and sit still in your
wagon till 1t gets by"
The boy went about his task, but IN
stead Of collecting the milk in about
an hour and a half, as should have
been done, he took at least two hours
and sometimes more.
The milkman grumbled a little, but
the boy said nothing, and as he seem
ed honest nothing was done.
One evening the mIIkman went over
bis route to see some Of his customers.
what ais that boy Of yoursT asked
one Of the farmers.
why, nothing, only that he's rather
SLOW" was the reply.
SLOW! Well, guess you'd think be
was slow II you saw him resting for
half an hour In his wagon down there
BY the railroad track every morning"
as It true that you stop half an hour
every morning down at the railroad
trackr' the boy was asked.
~Yes, sir; I have to-" said the boy.
@Have to! What do you meanY
well, sir, you told me to stop when
there was q train coming and to wait
TN It got by. There's a crook In the
track there, 50 t never can see
whether there's q train coming down
the track or not So I Just stop an
wait till there's one goes by anyway,
an then just skip over IivelyP'-Har.
Der's Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-12-12
INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH, ss25
DEARBORN STREET.
Special Mission Each Sunday up to
the First Of tire Year.

Sunday, December 10. Bishop c. T.
Shaner, NJ. d. DID,, win consecrate
the Deaconess Of the Church. Special
service VIII take place at 7:45 P. n.
1880 A. N. The Pastor, Rev. Il. z.
Stewart D. D, win preach from the
subject WoMANS WORK IN THE
REDEMPTION OF THE WORLD.
The following question win be an
swered why the church cannot be a
social culture club? Women in club
and social life as compared to Church
and Christian work.
Sunday, December the goth. At
1850 A n. the Pastor win discuss the
following subject, THE REALITY OF
LIFE. on THE MEANING OF THE
NEW BIRTH, MoDERNIzED. This
question win be answered. Why
SOME PEOPLE LOOSE FAITH IN
CHRISTIANITY etc. etc.
Subject for the evening service, 7:45
p NJ A STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE
This win be discussed under the fol-
lowing heads. Baptism. Regeneration.
sanctihcation. The extent Of each in
human life.
sunday, December the eth Sub
Jet 1880 A N. AN AFTER CHRIST
MAS MISREPRESENTATION
THE DIVINE AND HUMAN IN JE-
sUs CHRIST AND WHAT EFFECT
IT AS ON ALL LIFE TO DAY. Sub
Jet ct z:15 P. n. Review Of the past
Year. sabiect:-DIvINE PRoVI-
DENCE m HUMAN AFFAIRS A
question win be answered DOES GOD
HAVE ANY PREFERENCE AS TO
RAcEs AND INDIVIDUALS. N NOT
WHY MOTT
any one may bear these question
discussed and d6lrs to ask = Qusa-
lon. Win have 1t answered II they sub
MT ne question to writing. ana send
( ID to the pastor IN order that It nay I
be Rad ct he sane meeting nat the /
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-12-12
President elect william \. Tar, and
HIs Appeal 70 the South.


under which their improvement,
which statistics show to have been
noteworthy in the last forty years,
VIII continue at the same rate.
Hopes TO Lead Way Out.
The recent election has made It
probable l shall become more or less
responsible for the policy OF the next
presidential administration, and Inn
prove this opportunity to say that
nothing would give me greater pride
IL l could so direct that policy in re-
spect to the southern states as to
convince its intelligent citizens Of the
desire Of the administration to aid
them in working out satisfactorily the
serious problems before them and of
bringing them and their northern
fellow citizens closer and closer in
sympathy and point Of view.
Il have watched with delight and
thanksgiving the bond Of union be-
tween the two sections grow firmer.
I pray that it may be given to me to
this movement to obliver-
ate all sectional lines and leave moth
ing Of differences between the north
and the south save a friendly emula-
ton for the benefit Of our common
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-12-12
Inducements 70 Drink.

In Catania an enterprising wine
dealer has initiated a novel scheme of
drinking by the hour ad libitum. For
10 cents one may drink for sixty min
utes, and the current price Of wine Is
5 cents a liter. The chances are, how
ever, In favor Of the merchant, for II
requires q strong stomach to drink
three Hters Of Etna wine In one hour.
At a neighboring town the charge Is
10 cents for the first hour and Is
cents for two. The fashion seems to
have caught on" and at Bologna,
where the wines are better, the charge
Is Al cents for the hrst hour, 81 cents
for the second and 20 cents for the
third The result Of these induce
ments to drink b said not to be en-
chanting.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-12-12
FALSE ELscTlOn PROMISES.

Out in New Jersey they are shoot,
ing worldngmen now for demanding
fulallment Of the Tan prediction
promises. As IN thousands Of factory
towns al over the country, the own
ars Of q factory at Keasbey. n J..
gave their workngmen to understand
bslore election that thsir reduced
wasss would be restored to s15e q
day Il Tart we're elected. They didn't
pfsmiss this IN words, but they said
vast their Rorlmen 80 undsrstood
and What they intended them so to
undsrsland It vas simply q dsceitful
fern o. promiss-a bunc0. when the
ploullse vas broken IN Keasbsy. Is &
has been broken eVsryRhsrs else. he
dsluded Woztraen who had been de-
frandst Nhs1 hey voted with bnIotz.
hsEan . Vote vie1r0usly with stones
and bIadss1aA. 1hersupon he troops
were c1Esd ont ane soias q the work
leh were d1oL ms Z ersat saine. y
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-12-12
JUDGES REAppolNT MASTERS.
omeiai Aids In Circuit Court Retain
Places Two Years.

All masters in chancery Of the Cir
cult Court were reapointed by Judges
Of that court at a meeting held last
Monday afternoon in the rooms OF
Chief Justice Thomas @. windes. Fol.
lowing is the list:
Albert W. Birckwood-By Judge
Carpenter.
Granville W. Browning-By all
judges.
William Fennimore Cooper - BY
Judge Adams.
John W. Ellis-By ell the judges.
Edward B. Esher-By Judge Fred
A. Smith.
n. Henry Guerin-By Judge Clifford.
stillmAn B. Jamieson-By Judge
Gibbons.
Roswell B. Masonry all the
judges.
Michael J. MOran-By Judge Kers.
ten.
John E. owens-By Judge E o.
Brown.
George Mills Rogers-By Judge Ba-
ker.
Thomas Taylor. Jr.-By Judge
Windes.
Horatio L wsit-B- Judge Tuthin.
sigmund zeisIer-By Judge Walker.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-12-12
DRNEH fRoM NORRIS CITY.

carmL m..-Dsvid Z. Parker. a
building contractor. was recently
warned By the citizens Of Norris City
to dispense win his Negro vOrkmen
there. me Negroes were chased to
the depot and forced to take a freight
train from the city.
Remember that this incident hap
psned in good old M. the state which
ia always short On Democrats and
long On HepubHcans-ths STATE which
gave william n. TAI almost two hun
dred thousand majority ovx william
J. Bsyhh. e ne last sisc,ion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-12-12
AmiabIs q. 3. sha~.

Some time ago Mr. stsad, n London
wanted to gather about him some of
the brains Of Europe ana then mako q
TIP around the void N he infatesis
o. everlasting peace. he asked 9.
Bernard shaw to b one Of tts party,
which invitation NEST men would have
thought compliment but Mr.. shaw
aid my dear stead have Tar more
work to DO than kings ana queens. but
u yoa wll bring collection 81 rulers
. ny houss n A6aphi terraee I should
b yery giad - tan % tan any moEA-
ing.r
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-12-12

died In New York City last Friday. At
the time Of his death ne was confined
IN one OF its hospitals, and Il "a
claimed that he did not have much
OF this worlds goods.
MIS-. Joseph Crum. who was operat-
ed on for appendicitis at Provident
Hospital Wednesday by DR.. Daniel H.
Williams, is reported tout OF danger
and doing nicely" Mrs. Geo. w. Nc
Koin Of St. Louis, Mo-, mother Of
Mrs. crum, Is In the city and win re-
main until her daughter is able to re-
sumo her household duties.
The Negro Voice Of Tallulab, La,
and the Negro World Of Cary, Miss,
are among the other newspapers
whose editors have thought 1t was
wise on their part to reproduce our
article in full on The Leading Afro
American Preachers in Chicago, be-
ing ready and willing to transform
their churches into political halls for
the sake Of making a little easy
money, and it is safe to say that 50
far the article in question has Deen
read By more than one hundred
thousand people.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-12-12
NEGRO STEALS $4,000.
From the GoVernment-WIII Get Sen
tenee-Money Not Recovered.

Kansas City, Mo-, Friday. Dec. A.
Charles Stevens, the Negro who stole
$4,000 from a registered mail pouch
here several months ago. was found
guilty IN the Federal Court today on
six counts. The maximum penalty is
thirty-hve years. He win be sen
fenced later.
The stolen pouch contained money
being shipped to New York City by a
Los Angeles bank. The pouch was
recovered. but none OF the money was
ever found by the officers. Stevens is
believed to have buried the treasure
with the idea Of getting 1t when he
has served out his term IN prison.