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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
DOG THIEF AT LARGE.

Mrs. w. f. Russell of $40 Helena
street has reported to the police
the loss of three full blooded water
spaniel pups. They disappeared
last night from the rear porch and
the indications are that they were
stolen. The police are investigating.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON MONDAY OCTOBER
MAYOR MOORE STARTS CIVIC REFOR
CHANGE Is NEEDED

Whatever may be the
trouble at the city crema-
tory there is need of inn
provement in it's manage
ment, and the mayor ap-
pears to have plenty of justi-
fication in suggesting a
change.
Innumerable instances can
be cited of laxity in an
swering calls and careless
methods of doing work. I'm
der present conditions the
city allows noone other than
city teams hired to remove
refuse and frequently causes
expense by compelling an
applicant for service to
wait until the department
gets around to attend to an
} order.
The Press, along with the
} rest of the community, has
) encountered this sort of
) management to the extent
of paying demurrage on a
} carload of paper after try
ing for three days to induce
the crematory department
to remove waste in The
} Press storage room in order
) that the car might be I'M
} loaded. The department has
been willing to attend to
) the matter at once always,
) but fails to make good. This
} is merely an instance in
} point.
\ u 4 4 u u a a a a n 4 a a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
FLYING STREET CAR
/, SPINS LIKE A TOP

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10
Three persons were fatally injured
and a dozen seriously hurt today
when Washington street cable
car dashed four blocks down a
steep grade to sharp curve at
Powell street, where, spinning like
a top, 1t threw passengers In all
directions. The car was prevented
from leaving the track by cable
grip stock.
Mrs. Taylor was thrown to the
curb 20 feet, hcr head striking, and
may die. Policeman c. X. Fran
els, and ]. w. Dcmerritt were also
probably fatally hurt
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
FAMILY ANNIHILATED

LEXINGTON, Kyo Oct. 49,
Word was received here today
from Paineville that George Stat
ford and three children burned to
death in their home last night
Mrs. Stafford tried to escape by
jumping from the second floor. Her
neck was broken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
FINDS LUCK in LAW

NORTH YAKIMA, Oct. 19.-
Opening a law book at random
while waiting for an attorney to
receive him. Maxwell Kramer,
stone mason, saw paragraph In
the Washington reports showing
that he is entitled to $4,000.
A decision OF the supreme court,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
RUSSIA SENDS
bAITLESH|PS

CRONSTADT, Oct. 19.-The
Russian battleships Czarevitch and
Slava and cruiser Bogatyr sailed to-
day for Turkish waters. The spe-
cific destination is not announced.
1t is known they are going east to
be near the scene of action in the
event of further trouble between
Turkey and Bulgaria.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
KILLED IN COLLISION

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 19.-One
trainman was killed and 22 passen-
gers injured today in collision
between passenger and freight
trains on the Santa Fe road at
Kansas, today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
WIND
CHECKS FIRES

DETROIT, Oct. 19.-Shifting
winds are bringing relief In the
fire-swept districts of the upper and
lower peninsula today, and the
flames are burning themselves out.
1t is estimated that the loss In
lumber, buildings and standing
timber is $2,0o0.000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

handed down in 1896, gave his
brother and himself Judgment for
labor and material for a building
for which he was not paid and on
which he filed mechanics lien.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
GOVERNOR ONLY CAN
SAVE BILLEK NOW

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.--Her-
man Billek, Chicago, who was con-
victed of numbering six members
of the Vrzal family by slow poison
ing In 1906, was today denied an
appeal to the United States su.
preme court from decision of
Judge Lands. He must hang I'M
less the governor interferes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

SEATTLE, Oct. ia burglar
entered branch postoffice In the
Gibson drugstore early yesterday
and stole $40, stamps and blank
money orders
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19
SON KILLS FATHER

BURNS, Ore, Oct. 19.-News Is
received here of the fatal shooting
of Thomas Vickers by his son Len.
ME on the farm several miles from
here. He surrendered. He says
his father was intoxicated and
started to attack him. The son
fired two shots, killing his father,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-19

Mayor Moore. chairman of the
republican finance committee. this
morning received checks aggregat-
ing $3.50. to be added to the cam
paign fund.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
WILL RUSH The WORK.
Promoters of ka-SOuthwestern
Meet and Talk of Selling Bonds.

F. J. Curnick of New York city, who
is treasurer of the Topeka & Southwest
ern Construction company, and also
financial representative of Lamprecht
Bros, the firm which is sponsor for the
construction of the road, met with the
directors of the road at the office OF
w. H. Davis, one of the directors. The
meeting was called for the purpose OF
discussing with Mr. Curnick the matter
of selling bonds.
1t was planned to commence an ac-
tive campaign of work among the
towns along the line which will be
benefited by the road. Literature will
be prepared and distributed in the diff
ferent towns. This literature will con-
tain among other things a financial
statement showing that the road is in
good condition. And other data will be
included to show that the roads bonds
will make a. good investment. Later
agents of the road will visit these
!! towns. The collateral securities which
the road now wishes to dispose of
amount to 100000 but of this amount
$40, 900 worth has already been sold.
1t was also decided to move the con-
struction work as fast as possible while
the weather is favorable. w. L. Taylor
was appointed to take charge of the
selling of securities. In talking about
the present outlook Mr.. Taylor, among
other things, said:
1.-THE railway company will comply
with their part of the agreement now
that the work is going on and the ear
ly completion of the line is assured, the
railway company will be able to make
good their pledges.
''All the people need is confidence and
they will come up to their pledges. They
should surely have confidence now as
there is nothing that can prevent us
from going ahead with our end of the
contract and as far as the construction
company and Lamprecht's are con-
cerned, well-there has never been a
time that they were not right up to
the letter of their agreement, then
when Mr.. Merriam returned from New
York with a modification to our con-
tract, which by the way, was in our
favor but required us to do so and
so by a certain time and when we had
done our part they would start the
work at once, and they did and now
there is about three miles of the grade
almost ready for the Steel.'
Everybody seems to be for the pro-
position. the city council has done ev-
erything it could by approving our
grades in the city. The City Railway
company has given us crossing con-
tract so we may cross their Qulnton
Heights line at Twenty-first and Clay,
in fact everybody is pulling the right
way and that means success.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
BOOM FOR YELLOW PINE.
Southern Mills Have Orders Booked
to Last Till Holidays.

Tifton, Ga, Nov. 18.-Signs of a re-
turning boom in the yellow pine lumber
business were reported by representa-
tives of twenty-six yellow pine manu-
facturers belonging to the Georgia
Florida Sawmill association at a meet
ing here. Their reports showed tha
mills to be booked to run until the holi-
days with a disposition to refuse new
business under the expectation of re-
ceiving better prices by waiting until
the first of the year before booking
more orders.
Speakers at the meeting declared
that a reduction in the tariff on lum-
Der would close down every mill in the
yellow pine belt, and a committee was
appointed to appear before the ways
and means committee at Washington
to oppose such reduction
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
KANSAS GETS $3.50, 600.
Out of Total of Over Al Millions De-
manded for Rivers and Harbors.

Washington, Nov 1S.-In his first an
nual report General w. L. Marshall,
chief of engineers, U. S. A, makes a
strong appeal for an increase in the
corps of engineers. The present au-
thorized engineer corps, he states con-
sists of 189 officers. He recommends
IN increase of 1872 officers, 60 to be en-
ployed on military and civil works of
construction, 81 to be employed in three
additional battalions and Is for regi-
mental organization.
General Marshall says that while the
number of officers is decreasing the
reverse 'is true of the work. River and
harbor improvements are now going On
under appropriations of q size previous
ly unknown, fortification construction
has been extended to island possessions
and large share of the Panama canal.
The chief of engineers submits esu-
mates of appropriations for the fiscal
year 190e1910 for Notifications aggre-
eating S7,732, ,233.
Included in this amount are the fol-
lowing: Sea coast batteries, Honolulu
and Pearl harbor, s449,000; Manila 81
369, 900; installation of electric plants,
Honolulu and Pearl harbor, $14.469;
Philippine islands, $S1 900; searchlights,
Pearl harbor and Honolulu, $11.2SO;
Philippine islands, sS1,600; electrical in
stallation at sea coast Notifications,
1884, ,253.
For river and harbor work the fol-
lowing estimates are submitted for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1910:
Under continuing contracts, S2O,479
057 rivers and harbors general includ-
ing examinations, surveys and con-
tingencies. $21, ,46414 under California
debris commission, $4,000.
Among improvements of rivers and
harbors for which an estimate is made
for the next fiscal year is the follow
ing:
Texas-Galveston harbor, $27O,0Oo;
Galveston channel. 100000; Galveston
ship channel and Buffalo bayou, $780,
coo; West Galveston bay channel, $780,
000; inland waterway coast of Texas,
S155, 600; Arkansas Pass, $3.50, 900; Sabine
Pass $210, 900; Trinity river, S125,000.
Kansas-Elwood, $3.50. 900.
California-San Pedro bay, 100000;
San Luis Obispo harbor, 100000; Oak
land $521, 900.
Oregon and Washington-Columb
river, s1,164,O0O: canal at Cascades, Co
lumbia river, s100,50O; Columbia and
Lower Willamette, 100000; mouth of
Columbia, $450,000.
Washington-Grays harbor, 100000;
Puget sound, $130,000.
Hawaii-Hono olulu harbor, $500,OOO;
harbor at Iilo, $600.000
Porto Rico-San Juan. $380000.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
LOCAL MENTION.

Telescope, Fan Tails, Comets and
Cold Fish at Rosser Bros, 500 Kansas
avenue.
Street Commissioner Snyder found
the running gear of a lumber wagon
in the alley between Lincoln and
Buchanan and Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth streets the morning after Hal
loween, but has been unable to find
the owner of the vehicle. He has re-
moved the wagon to the city yard at
the foot of Kansas avenue east of the
Melan bridge.
Just received 1000 Gold Fish, Aq-
uariums, Castles and Sea Moss at
Rosser Bros.
DR.. s. Temple. Osteopath. 735 Kansas
ave. Ind 1912. Res. 5174 Bell 1885.
The chiefs of police in some of the
larger eastern cities, where burglaries
are causing such widespread alarm.
are cautioning the residents of
suburban districts to install tele-
phones. The Independent Telephone
company of this city, suggests that
such a plan might be a safeguard in
Topeka
A clean, long, sweet, satisfying
smoke is found in Eagles Rose Tint
five cent cigar. They're made right,
of never varying quality of good to-
bacco. Get a box of them.
Mr.. Asa M Egbert of Kansas City
is here today in the interests of The
Western Straw Products company OF
Hutchinson.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
TRUTH IS LET OUT.
Miss E1I<ins Would Not Marry Duke
Unless Title Went With Him.

Rome, Nov. 1S.-The italian press
is daily growing more resentful
against the newspapers of America
for their comment on the affairs of
the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss
Katherine Elkins, daughter of Sen
ator EIkins of West Virginia. The
latest Italian contribution appears in
Italy abroad" 1t is written by
Signor Mantegazza, a staunch mon
archist who is supposed to be the
mouth piece of the court and says in
part:
'"The Duke of the Abruzzi already
would have married Miss Elkins
without giving her the rank of royal
highness if she had been satisfied
simply to become his wife. This,
however, she refused, noting that
girl in her position in Europe would
have not objected. Americans are
convinced thattheir dollars can buy
even relationship with one of the old
est reigning houses of Europe"
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
PAROLED FROM PRISON
Two Prisoners From Shawnee County
in the List.

Governor Hoch today signed the
paroles from the penitentiary of two
Shawnee county prisoners: Burley
Hines, who has served years and 8
months for burglary, and Elmer Mum
den, who has served five years and two
months for manslaughter.
The following is a list of the paroles
approved by the parole board and
signed by Governor Hoch:
J. T. Brock, larceny from a dwelling
in Chautauqua county. Sentenced
from one to seven years. Served
eleven months.
Burley Hines, burglary. Sentenced
from Shawnee county for burglary in
the first degree for from ten to twen-
ty-one years. Served eight years and
eight months.
Thomas Kelly No. 1. Sentenced
for from one to five years Served
eleven months.
Henry Luck, sentenced from Ellis
worth county for receiving stolen
property for from two to fourteen
years. Served one year and ten
months.
Frank Miller, sentenced from Craw-
ford county for grand larceny for from
one to five years. Served one year.
Elmer Munden, sentenced from
Shawnee county for manslaughter in
the first degree for from five to 21
years. Served five years and two
months.
William E. Simmonds, sentenced
from Brown county for assault to COM
NIT manslaughter for from one to five
years. Served one year.
Jim Smith. sentenced from Jefferson
county for robbery in the first degree
for ten years. Served six years.
Thad Smith. sentenced from Smith
gree for from one to ten years Served
eleven months.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
CLUE FROM KIRO.
Tramp's Talk Leads to Suspicion of
Mail Pouch Robbery.

A circumstance which may have
some bearing on the mail sack rob-
berry of Monday morning, has been re-
ported to Sheriff Wilkerson from
Kiro, a flag station on the Union Pa
cif1c, few miles west of Topeka
Sunday afternoon four tramps were
lounging about Kiro, claiming that
they were waiting to catch a train for
the west. One of them was the tramp
recently arrested by the police, and
turned loose before they received a
telegram notifying them to hold him
for the sheriff of an adjoining county.
He was Dragging to some of the ma
tives around Kiro that he had out
witted the Topeka police, who in their
search, had failed to discover his
''rolI,'' a wad of bills which he exhib-
tied freely. 1t is possible that this
gang was free in their talk at Kiro
late Sunday evening for the real pur-
pose of establishing an alibi to be
used in a swift raid into Topeka and
the theft of the missing registered
mail sack
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
A KANSAS AiRSHIP.
Will Make a Trial Flight Today at
Girard.

T. Girard, Kan, Nov. 1s.-A Kansan has
an aeroplane that he believes will fly.
The inventor is Henry Laurens Call
and his air craft will be given a trial
sometime today if favorable conditions
prevail.
Mr.. Call has studied aerial navigation
several years and he has worked many
months upon his airship. The ship is
designed in the shane of flying bird
and two 40 horse power gasoline en-
gines furnish the motor power. Teams
and graders have been at work on a
course for the trial which is to be made
by running the machine forward in an
effort to get a grip on the air. Mr..
Call is confident that his machine will
make good.
"Since I began work on my ship" he
said, It have seen the aeroplane of the
Wright brothers, Curtis and others. I
believe mine is superior and 1 am sure
it will fly"
Mr.. Call is a well known attorney and
has practiced in Topeka and Boston.
He was associated for a time with a
son of the late John J. ingalls,.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
Now C,ifv IIau for SaIina

Salina, Kan, Nov. 1s.-Following
the suggestions of the Commercial
club made yesterday afternoon, which
were reported by a committee from
the city council last evening. it was
recommended to. the council that i'm
mediate steps be taken for the con-
struction of a new city hall, costing
$4,000: that a paid fire department
be established; that bonds be voted
for the purchase of the water system
and the electric light plant, and that a
proposition be submitted to the people
to change the present form of govern
ment to a commission form at the
earliest possible moment. The coun-
ell received the Recommendations and
will take action at the next meeting.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
BRADLEY Jury Reunion.

which one year ago held the fate of
Mrs Annie Bradley. slayer of Senator
Arthur Brown of Utah, in it's hands,
met last night at a banquet held in
this city The following telegram was
sent to Mrs. Bradley, who at present is
engaged in newspaper work in Salt
Lake City: ''The jury which acquitted
you year ago. sends congratulations
and wishes you success in your under
takings'' The dinner was given in
honor of Daniel A. Newman, a mem
ber of the jury, who leaves today for
the Isle of Pines to make his home.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18

With the Aggies it is the chance OF
lifetime to humble the Washburn
team, the most dreaded enemy of the
Aggies. For years these two teams
have played, but never IN the history
of the two schools has the Manhattan
team been able to win, although sew
eral times the score was decidedly
close. The Aggies have the best op-
portunity to win that they have ever
had, and probably a better chance
than they will have again for years.
1t is a little different spirit that
pervades the Washburn camp. The
Blue has been humbled by st. Marys
and Fairmount, two of the smaller
schools of the state. For the past
five years, Washburn has been rec
ognized as a member of a higher class
of football teams. but the defeats this
season, would tend to put Washburn
back. The Blue will make a deter
mined effort to maintain her position
among the Missouri valley teams, and
will succeed in doing so, if they can
defeat the Aggies.
That the crowd will be the largest
of the season goes without saying.
Despite Washburn's reverses, her
rooters will stand by and will be out
in force to help cheer the Blue to vic
tory. Not since the Drake game has
the Washburn team been seen in ac-
ton on the home grounds and the
fact that this may be the last game,
will help swell the crowds In addition
the AggieS will come down eight hun
dred to a thousand strong in two
Island and another over the Union
Pacific. A band will be brought along
to swell the volume of roofing for the
Aggies.
two teams is interesting and the fol-
lowing statistics were furnished the
State Journal by the coaches of the
respective teams:
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
AND HE wEPT CoPIOUsLY.
StJob Trotter'' Doesn't Want His Wife
to Get a Divorce.

"Job Trotter,' the Pickwickian
character who "wept copiously," was
a guest of the clerk or the district
court Tuesday afternoon. He gave an
alias, however, and will be known.
not as the friend of the late Samuel
Weller. but as Can Gray. Mr.. Gray
was greatly alarmed over the prospect
that his wife, (the only wife he
owned,) was about to get a divorce.
He discovered, by way of his father
in-law, William Battershill, of To-
peka, that his guess was correct, and
came to the courthouse to see about
It. He wept copiously, and then, ac-
cording to the complaint made by
said father-in-law. returned to his
wife's temporary residence and made
some threats. The parent-in-law
caused his arrest, and he will have a
hearing later on a charge of disturb
ing the peace His display of tears
would indicate that. although his wife
was living in Topeka with her par
ents, and he was living in Hot
Springs, Ark, he was still imbued
with the idea that she was the only
woman in the world.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
For Holding Up Chinese.

Kansas City. Mo-, Nov. 1S.-Harry
s. Reardon, alias Arthur Spencer, con-
yicted here yesterday of impersonat-
ing a government interpreter. was to-
day sentenced to serve s months in
the federal prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan. Reardon, who speaks the
Chinese language, is said to have OBJ
tanned money from Cinnamon under
threats to have them deported. He
has served terms for similar offenses
in San Quentin, Cal; Folsom Cal
McNeal Islands, Washington. and in
the east.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
MAY Be THE LAST
Aggie Game Likely to Be. Final
One in Topeka.
Thanksgiving Contest Likely to
Go to Oklahoma.
FARMERS HAVE SHOW.
Never Yet Scored a Victory Oy-
er Blue.
Their Team Is Recogn zed as a
FARMERS HAVE SHOW
Their Team Is Recogn Zed as a
Strong One.

If the authorities of Oklahoma
university are successful in their eff
forts to transfer the Wash burn Okla
homa Thanksgiving game to Okla
homa City, the football battle between
the Aggies and Wasnburn next
Saturday will be the last game of the
season in Topeka. This will be a
great contest as both teams will put
their best into the game.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
New York Money Market.

Ioi n - r On
closing bid IL. offered at IA. Time loans
softer with less demand and more conces-
sions: 60 DAYS 303A per cent; 30 days 3hM
3az per cent; six months 3A per cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper 46I412 per
cent. Sterling exchange steady with act
ual business in bankers bills at $4. SO. .S5G
4.S3. .95 for 60 day bills and at $4.S6.05 for de-
mand. Commercial bills, 81 S33s@4 S3ss.
SILVER-Bar silver. Soc; Mexican dol
lars, 45c.
BONDS-Government bonds, steady;
railroad bonds, irregular.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
VIII ASK ror Warships.

from st. Pierre today state that the
crowds continue to gather in the
streets and about the government
house in spite of the police interfer-
ence. The colonial officials, the dis
patches state, have decided to ask the
home government to send to ST. Pierre
French warships which are und% stood
to be now at New York. to assist in
keeping order.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
BACK AT HOT SPRINGS.
Taft Says He Is Not Certain About
Going to Cuba.

Hot Springs. Va, Nov. 1s.-Presi-
dent-Elect Taft reached here this
forenoon and was met by Mrs. Taft.
Mr.. Taft today said that while he
would like much to go to Cuba this
winter to witness the REIMBURSEMENT
of American rule and the Inaugural
ton of the new Cuban government.
he was not at all certain of his ability
n do so.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18

ippines. General Duvan is assistant
chief of staff and in that position pro-
bably will be succeeded by General
Thomas H. Barry, now in command
of the American army in Cuba. General
weston will leave the Philippines for
home December Is, and will turn over
the command to General Tasker H.
Bliss, pending General DuValPs ar
rival
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
New Trial for Kaufman Woman.

Pierre. s. D.. Nov. 18.-The supreme
court today granted a new trial for
Mrs. Emma Kaufman, wife of the
Sioux Falls brewer. who was found
guilty in the circuit court of man
slaughter on a charge of causing the
death of a servant through beating
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
Joe Grinan Is Hurt.

Savannah, Ga, Nov. 1S.-Joe Gri-
nan, while practicing for the small car
automobile race this afternoon, burst
the tire of his machine and was per-
haps fatally injured. He was taken to
the Savannah hospital, where it was
said he has sustained broken hip and
ribs and internal Injuries.