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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
THREE GREAT LECTURES.

The ladies of the Universalist
church have secured ]. J. Lewis,
the famous lecturer, to give his
three lectures in this city during
the coming week. On next Sunday
evening will be given his most ia
nous lecture, "The Passion Play"
On Monday evening he wiz give
"Old New England" and on Tues
day evening "The Canadian
Rockies" Mr.. Lewis Is probably
the most famous lecturer on the
Passion Play in the world. His
views are among the finest that
have been thrown on canvas.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
81 DIDN'T HIRE 7I14GS TO
BEAT Mo74kf TO DEATH z!

Special Correspondence to The Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-Chicago has
been looking with horror upon May
Otis.
I'm poor, innocent woman,
the victim of a private detective
agency" says May L. Otis, age Sc,
Sunday school worker, member of
Warren avenue Methodist Episco-
pal church, employee of a prominent
optician. and object of Chicagos
shudders.
"Shep aid me 500 to seal a con-
tract to club her aged mother to
DEATH is the charge of Robert C.
Stolphman, private detective.
Mrs. Sarah Otis, 81, widow, is
worth $4,000. In addition she has a
life insurance policy of $4,000.
While Mrs. Otis was visiting rela.
tives at Mansion, Wis, May went
to Stolphman's Office.
"She told me- says Stolpman,
that her mother was entitled to
only one third, her dowry right, in
the $1,000. Miss Otis wanted to get
this money. She asked me how far
l would go. wanted to get at the
bottom of the matter, and told her
I'd go the limit. You're my man.
said Miss Otis.
"She unfolded the plan to get her
mother out of the way. She pad
me 800 down to bind the bargain
and hire assistants. l was to get
$4,000 for fixing the matter for her.
4 introduced her to Detectives
Mackey and Fitzpatrick of the Chi
cago police force, and told her they
would do the work"
Stolphman says the plan was for
the expert murderers" to enter the
house as burglars, Miss Otis leav-
ing the door unlocked. Miss Otis
would point out her mother, &C
cording to Stolpman, and the thugs
would beat her to edath.
The city detectives saw her make
the payment of 500.
Il didn't try to have my mother
killed. Just to prove it, see how my
mother hurried here from Mansion,
Wis, to my aid. l did go to the pri-
vate detectives. l wanted my
money. | sked the detectives to
look up the estate. paid them 500
to do it. The detective suggested
to me that we could >have my
mother disappear mysteriously. /
thought he meant to take her to
some strange land. But I didn't like
even that suggestion, and | was
through with him, then and there.
| paid him the money for looking
up the estate, and when l walked
out of his office | was arrested.
Its just private detective
agency trick to get advertising.
They took advantage og my desire
to get from my mother the money
that is due me-"
The police don't say which story
they believe, but Captain O'Brien
said Mrs. Otis could take May out
of town and let the matter drop.
Mrs. Otis says she does not be-
lieve the detectives story, but she
allowed the hearing to be set for
Nov. %.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
FINDS JiLTING LOVER.

VANCOUVER, Nov. 23.-After a
search covering many months,
Electra Myer of Ell Paso, Texas,
who claims the man promised to
marry her, today located him work
ing in a rock quarry of the Column
bia Construction Co., 10 miles from
Vancouver. He had the papers in
the $4,000 breach of promise suit
served upon him. The girl also
sues for $500 spent while waiting
for him to marry her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
FARMERS SCHOOL
BEGINS JANUARY s

PULLMAN. Wash. Nov. 23.--
The short winter course for farm
ers at the state college will com.
mence January and continue for
10 weeks. The work is planned out
70 cover the four leading lines OF
Observation-Disclosures. animal
production. dairying and agronomy
(soil management and crop pro.
duction). and lectures in these
various lines will be given by
specialists who not only under
stand the theory OF production but
WHO are actually engaged In the
several branches OF farming and
fruit growing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
MISSING MAN HEARD FROM

H. F. Peck. an engineer, for in
formation of whose whereabouts
Mrs. Peck recently wrote to Chief
Rice from Sprague, Wash, where
she and her children are in
straitened circumstances, has
been heard from. Yesterday he
went to police headquarters and
informed the chief that he has
neglected to write home because
he did not know how long he was
going to remain here, as he finds it
impossible to get work. He wrote
to his wife Informing her of the
circumstances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23

Interest in archaeology is ex-
pected to be awakened in Spokane
by DR. Harry l.. Wilson's lecture
Tuesday night at the south central
high school. He will lecture on
excavations in Rome, having made
discoveries there. DIR. Wilson
comes from Johns Hopkins univer-
sity. An outline of the organiza-
ton of a branch of the Archaeology
ical Institute of America in this
city will be given. The lecture is
free and begins at 1880.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
ISLANDER ON HIS AIM

COLUMBUS, Nov. 23.-The
most unique plea ever presented
to the supreme court of Ohio for
reversal of conviction was
made in behalf of Earl Richie,
convicted in Stark county of
shooting at Steve Donahue with
intent to wound and KILL"
Richie wants the verdict rel
versed on the ground that the
bullet fired by him actually hit the
victim, and hence the indictment
was defective in charging that he
only shot "at" the man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23

PORTLAND. Ore, Nov. o.
John Mills was arrested by Patrol
man O'Brien at Third and Wash
ington streets, upon complaint. of
J.V. Buckley of Walla Walla, who
alleges that the prisoner deserted
his blind wife and two year old
child. Mills left his family about
q week ago in Walla Wslia after
being evicted from their dwelling
for nonpayment of rent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
NO WARNING OF PERIL

Injuries alleged to have been
sustained by failure to give proper
warning with the signal gates at
the Washington street crossing of
the o. r. & N. form the basis of a
suit for $4,000 for personal in
juries brought by Frederick B..
Frederickson against the o. r. &
NJ. which was placed on trial to-
day before a jury in Judge Sulli
vans court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
TRYING TO FIND
CHILDREN BY
MAIL

Printed matter containing pic.
lures of the missing Mcdonald
sisters, Madeline and Lois, will be
distributed far and wide by the
police department and sherins Of
nee In an effort to find further
trace of the children. From the
fact that they were In Bozeman,
Mont, a week ago the officers
have formed the conclusion that
the children are headed toward
the east.
An effort will be made to give
the police departments and sher-
IFS offices of the central and
western states all the informa-
ton possible concerning the chill
dren. with the hope of intercept
ing their flight before many more
days If possible.
J.. M. Mcdonald, an attorney.
charged with kidnapping his niece.
Lois Mcdonald, is still prisoner
IN the Spokane county Jail, I'M
able to furnish the $1,000 bond
exacted by the court. Mcdonald
Is charged with having aided and
abetted Madeline Mcdonald, the
real kidnaper, in getting away
with the ward of the court. A
warrant is likewise out for Made
line Mcdonald, who will be placed
under arrest should she be To-
Gated.
T. A. Weinke, the guardian, also
an attorney, who was charged
along with the uncle and sister
as being implicated in the kidnap-
ing, is out on bond. Mr.. Weinke
positively asserts that he has had
no hand from the beginning in the
disappearance of the children,
and says he can convince any jury
of that fact. He says his prosecu-
tion Is really persecution and that
s. R. Stern, counsel for George
Mcdonald and wife, parents of the
Mcdonald children, is at the bot
tom of all of it.
George Mcdonald and wife are
making an effort to have former
order of court In which the child
Lois was placed in the custody of
r. A. Weinke as guardian set aside
and the custody given to them,
that they may take their children
and return to their old home at
Seymour, Ind.
Mrs. ]. M. Mcdonald, who left
the city over week ago to prose
cute a search for the missing chill
dren, as stated by her husband,
has not come back Her arrest
for KIDNAPPING will also be made
should she return. Mrs. Melon
aid was heard from a few days
ago at Sites, Idaho, and is really
believed to be prosecuting a search
for the children.
Rev. Willard Roots, the Episco-
pal minister at Pullman Wash,
who testified in the hearing in the
case Saturday before Judge Sulli-
van, is a sympathizer with Made
line Mcdonald in her effort to de-
feat the return of her little sister
to the custody of the parents. He
does not, however, approve of her
summary manner of taking her
little sister out of the jurisdiction
of the Spokane court, but is in
clined to think this action was
due to a severe mental strain I'M
der which the girl labored in
which she did not realize what
she was doing.
When George Mcdonald and
wife were divorced three or four
years ago and the children were
In need they were brought to the
house of Rev. Roots, who interest
ed himself in their behalf.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
DAD ELKLNS MUST DIG UP THE DUTY

want part of the indemnity for ed
ucational purposes.
All efforts on the part of Chi
nese merchants here to induce the
distinguished visitors to attend a
banquet in their honor failed.
The prince announced he would
not permit any celebration to in
trude upon his season for mourn
ing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
TIMBER SUIT ON TRIAL

A jury in Judge Remnants court
is today hearing the case of Philip
Krug and~wife against E. r. Mich
aels and wife for $4,000 alleged to
be due for timber cut off a farm
of 800 acres in Stevens county, sold
by the defendants to the plaintiffs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
SAILORS SEE MANILA

MANILA, Nov. est was an
nounced this afternoon that Sperry
had decided to give the men of
the fleet shore leave, to participate
in parades, and there is much re-
joicing. The surgeons report on
the cholera situation is more favor
able.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
LOOK INTO CHOLERA
SITUATION

MANILA, Nov. 23.-Acting I'M
der Washington orders, Admiral
Sperry today sent board of sur
goens ashore to investigate the
cholera situation. Manila people
hope" Sperry will change his mind
and allow the men of the feet to
come ashore.
There is much bitterness toward
Sperry throughout the city. The
appointment of the surgeons Is the
result of the complaint made to
Washington.
1t is believed the situation was
misrepresented to the admiral and
that he will allow the men ashore
when the~surgeons report back.
SpectacIes S1.0O. Cohen, 404
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
STORE FAILS AT METALINE.

On claims of various of Its
clients, the Spokane Merchants as
ISOLATION has taken a judgment for
$6,221.38 against the Hoyt Mercan-
tile Co. of Metaline, and has taken
over the business to satisfy the
Judgment. The estimated value of
the assets is $4,810.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
WHITE CASE CONTINUED

Owing to the illness of Judge
Huneke today the trial of the suit
of Anthony White against the Spo-
kane & Inland for $4,000 dam
ages, which reached the point of
motion to nonsuit, was continued
until tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
ASKS ANOTHER ASSISTANT.

Electrical Inspector Halliday
this morning filed request with
the city council for an additional
assistant at a salary of 500 a
month. The receipts of the Office
are more than sufficient to pay
additional expense.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-23
GLASSES STEAM?
you CAN prevent IT

. To prevent eyeglasses
= from steaming In cold
. weather, rub the glasses
= thoroughly on both sides
. with a little vaseline or cold
. cream, then rub with tissue
. paper or cloth to clear the
. glasses. Glasses treated this
. way will not cloud or steam
q in the coolest weather for
= "a hours. This treatment
= of the glasses should be
. made once day for outdoor
= use. ...+.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-19
You Can't Cure Constipation

BY taking purgatives, salts, or other
drugs that act harshly or violently upon
the stomach or bowels.
Ask any doctor. and ne will tell you
that purgatives of any character dis
tend the bowels and weaken the elastic
tissue.
To cure constipation. remove the
cause. The cause of constipation is in
digestion. If your food digested prop
erly il would continue on from the
stomach through the bowels and would
be eliminated without effort and with
regularity.
Mi-o-na tablets cure constipation by
curing your indigestion. 1t is not a
purgative. 1t is a stomach tonic and
more-it tones up. strengthens, inyig-
crates, refreshes and injects new life
into the wornout muscles of the stom-
ach, and in a short time makes the
stomach hardy enough to digest any
thing you eat. 1t is powerful yet
harmless stomach tonic. and its resist
less influence on the stomach is aston
ishing.
Try Mi-o-na for constipation One
box will cure you of indigestion; two
boxes will relieve you of constipation:
and best of all. Mi-o-na is such an
economical remedy. A large box only
costs so cents. and then. if you are not
SdtlS0tu Will TtSuilS, +. y. Ocnrdmm,
the druggist. will give you your money
back.
Mi-o-na cures all stomach disorders
whether acute or chronic, such as dys-
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night before. sea or car sickness, stom-
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etc.
Read this from the president of
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The most eminent physicians pre-
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corner First South and Main streets,
Where the cars STOP"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-19
WELBY GOES TO new ROAD
General Superintendent of Rio
Grande Takes Charge of Denver,
Laramie & Northwestern.

A. E. Welby, formerly general super
intendent Of the Rio Grande Western
railroad at Salt Lake. but more recent
ly general superintendent of the Den
yer q Rio Grande at Denver. has been
made general manager of the Denver.
Laramie & Northwestern railroad, ac-
cording to reports which reached Sail
Lake yesterday.
The announcement that Mr.. Welby Is
to manage the D.. l.. & y. railroad is
accepted by railroad men here as an
assurance that the work IF construc-
ton upon the line will now be pushed
vigorously.
Since the Union Pacific and the Bur-
lington railroads have both announced
plans for branch lines into Fort Col
Inns and the territory northwest of that
point, there has been some discussion
in railroad circles as TO whether the
Denver. Laramie & Northwestern
would ever be built. The new road is
financed by farmers and business men
of Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.
new scheme for raising capital which
was looked upon somewhat obviously
by railroad men in Denver when it was
first made public. Rumors that the
road was stOck-jObDinS scheme
gained momentary circulation when the
D., L. & N. w. was first projected. but
these were set at rest when the road
was officially opened in Denver last
May. The character of the men shown
to be back of the new road seemed suf-
ficient guarantee of its honest inten-
lions. and the appointment of Mr.. We'll
by as general manager will be taken by
local railroad men to be the final proof
necessary that the road is to be put in
active operation as fast as construction
work can be completed.
1t is understood that Mr.. Welby will
assume the duties of his new office
next Monday and that he will take &C
tive charge of the practical manage
ment of the line from that date on
Construction work on the Denver. La
ramie & Northwestern line has pro-
sressed to a point few miles north of
Denver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-19
URGENT DEMAND FOR COAL
Dealers Unable to Fill Many Orders
Coming From Outside
Points,

Indications of the pressure which out
side districts are suffering because of
the closing of the Wyoming coal mines,
is given in the number of orders for
fuel which are being received by Salt
Lake coal dealers from points in Ne
vada, Utah and even in Montana. The
coal dealers have found it impossible
to fill many of these orders.
At all the Utah coal mines additional
men have been employed and efforts
are being made to produce as much coal
as the machinery at the mines can ham
die. Although these efforts have added
considerably to the available supply of
coal. il is said that the total amount
mined is insufficient to meet the needs
in the territory in which the pinch of
the coal shortage is being felt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-19
GAS PIPE FIGURES
IN DIVORCE CASE
Wife's Brother Applied 1t to
GuStaveSon'S Head When
He Called.
SIDELIGHTS AT Matinee
CLARA n. WATROUS' HUSBAND
ORDERED HER TO vAcATE.

Mabelle c. Gustaveson says she has
been unable to induce her three-year-old
boy 10 respect his father. d, II. Gustave-
son. whom she is suing for a divorce
The youngsters disrespect has been
caused by-a severe chastisement given
him by his father.
Gustaveson says that his wife's brother
hit him over the head with section Of
gas pipe some time ago when he tried TO
visit his children at his wife's mother
home
These allegations were made before
Judge Morse yesterday afternoon, when
the matter of granting Mrs. Gustaveson
temporary alimony was argued.
Some discussion TO the husband s
earning capacity was aroused. but finally
this was postponed until later date be-
cause the wife declared it to be SO a
month, and Gustaveson said he only
draws $40. In the meantime the father
may visit his children once week. He
will be protected during these visits
against all assaults by gas pipe if the
courts orders are obeyed.
Clara II. Watrous drew a divorce from
Henry r. Watrous. The wife said that
her husband left her In 1906. and a few
days later served notice upon her TO va
cate the house she was occupying which
belonged to him. Since that time she has
been earning her own living as a nurse.
The invitations of William Germs TO his
wife, Augusta, TO return TO MN nave
been so coolly received that william
asked for "a divorce and II was granted
by Judge Morse. Germs was deserted by
his wife in 1906. He is a German, and as
he cannot speak English. his daughter by
a former wife. Mrs. Rutawasky. acted as
Interpreter. She said that the wife mar
ried Germs for his money and that shortly
after the ceremony she induced him TO
sell his home and put the money in a
bank She drew out half of it and de-
camped and has not been heard of since.
| A does
hailed into court to explain why he has
not paid his divorced wife alimony. He
stated TO Judge Morse yesterday that he
had no knowledge that a divorce suit was
ever filed and that the news of the grant
ing of a divorce was a surprise to him, as
he lived with his wife almost ND until the
time of the commencement of the action
The case was continued until Oct 10.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-19
ARMED MAN DEFIES CROWD
Half Breed Mexican Makes Gun
Play" but Later Meekly Sub
mits to Arrest.

Flourishing a loaded revolver and
threatening instant death to any one who
approached him. Charles Schwartaman,
43 years old, a half-breed of Mexican and
German extraction, held dozen men at
bay in the Orpheum saloon, on State
street at $50 o'clock last night. The
men blocked his escape and he defied
capture.
Only the timely arrival of Officer
Frank Yeager averted possible tragedy,
as the men were preparing to close In on
him. He was taken to police headquar-
tiers after having meekly surrendered TO
Officer Yeager, and locked up on the
charge of displaying a dangerous weapon:
The gun was drawn during quarrel
which Schwartaman had with another,
an unknown Mexican. The two We're sit
ting at a table in the saloon. conversing
in the Mexican language, when heated
words were exchanged between them.
AS the unknown Mexican was about 10
rush for Schwartaman. the latter drew
gun and pointed 1t at his companion
head The unknown man made hurried
exit fro mthe place, and Schwartaman,
after backing into corner, refused TO put
up his weapon and threatened any one TO
touch him.
When searched. he was found to have
a pair of brass knuckles IN his possess
sion. The gun was big .45-caliber Colt
revolver every chamber loaded with ban
cartridgesl He claimed to be employed
as a privxte detective.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-19
PLANS FOR SALT LAKE EXPOSITION
CONTEMPLATE PERMANENT PARK

AS there has been much inquiry con-
corning what is TO be done in the mat
ter of preparing for the proposed expo
sition in Salt Lake in 1912, Mayor John
S. Bransford stated last night that he
would soon call meeting of the gen.
eral committee which was appointed
some time ago to take charge of the ex-
position project.
Before setting the date for the meet
ing" said Mayor Bransford, Il wish
to confer with members of the commit
tee concerning the best time and place
for the gathering"
Lake exposition are already discussing
the location of the buildings which will
be needed to house the exhibits
Some are in favor of selecting a site
upon the flats near the edge of Great
Salt lake. They say that one of the
chief attractions of Salt Lake to visit
ors from outside points is the mySteri-
Gus body of salt water. In addition to
this, they point out that to make the
exposition complete it will be necessary
TO create a beach for bathers at the
edge of the grounds. and this would be
permanent recreation ground for Salt
Lakers, as the beach and the buildings
put up for the exposition could be used
for years after they have served their
purpose i'm 1912. Advocates of the lake
be formed TO take charge of the man.
agement of the exposition could sell
the buildings and grounds after they
have been used to some amusement
company, which could then conduct a
permanent summer resort.
There are other persons who think
that the exposition could be made the