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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-27
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of the opium habit.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-27
Business Directory.
PHYSICIANS.
C. A CRAMTON, M. D.

Specialist, Eye Ear, Nose and Throat.
once 20 Main st. Over Post Office
once Hours-9 a. m. to p. m. Even
ings, except Wednesdays, from until $50
Appointments for examinations of the eyes
for glasses can be made in advance by letter
or telephone
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-27
DR.. j. M. ALLEN
r. E. FARMER M. D.

~22 Summer St,
Specialty-Diseases of Children Hours,
! to and to p. III. sundays 1880 to
p. M. Both Phones.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-27
DE NTISTS.
INSURANCE AGENTS
&. C. POTTER. ACT.

Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Hartford. Conn
We issue Surety Bonds and Notary Public
for making out vouchers for pension checks.
~ Railroad St, with X. w. Simonds.
Both Phones, St, Johnsbury VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-27
CRAWFORD RANNEY,

Fire, Life, Accident and Plate Glass
Insurance.
Pythian Building, ST. Johnsbury. Vi.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31

MARKET PLANS

Since the city council last Tues
day night made an appropriation of
$1,000 for new market building
on the northside numerous in.
quiries have been received at the
city market as to when the new
building will be erected. The pres
ence of fine weather causes some
of the market patrons to become
anxious to see provision made
while the sun shines.
The plans for the market build
ing are in the city engineers hands
receiving the finishing touches as
to details. When they are COM
pleted the plans will be reported
back to the board of public
works and bids advertised for. This
whole process may require two
weeks before work actually starts
on the building. 1t may be that
the board of works will erect the
building by day labor in order to
hurry the work along.
Thirty-two farmers were on the
market today and enjoyed a good
trade.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31

GET 4 HINT

Some of the larger building con-
tractors of the city are using a
method of political coercion with
their men for the purpose of secur-
ing support for the republican ma
tional ticket rr
One carpenter told reporter for
the Press today that he had been
laid off with the assurance that if
Taft is elected there are some con-
tracts which he can secure and put
his force back to work.
How widely this coercion has ex-
tended can not be learned now, as
it only developed today that .this
plan was being worked. Any one
acquainted with the building situa-
ton here knows that the growth of
the city will continue no matter
who is elected president and that
a growing city needs buildings. and
that means work for the building
trades. ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
BATH MASQUE
GREAT SUCCESS

Nearly 5000 was raised by the
Spokane Floral association at a
masque ball in the armory last
night for a fund for public baths
for boys and girls. The dance was
an old fashioned affair, refresh
ments consisting of apples and ap-
pie cider Jack olanterns formed
the principal decorations. George
Mccormick dressed principally in
picture hat as an advertisement
of millinery. Laura Peterson in a
costume made of newspapers, and
May Markham in Moorish cos
tune, took prizes.
The receipts have not yet been
fully determined, but Mrs. May
Arkwright Hutton today stated
that she believed the total sum
would amount to about 5000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
ALAS FOR THE RARITY
OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY

NO" the sufferer replied, "he
did not, and | will hang around un-
til ! am arrested and perhaps then
something will be done for me-"
The letter the Press received
reads as follows:
Mr.. Matson, the man who COM
mitted suicide, was sent to Spo-
kane by doctor in Newport who
told him he had typhoid fever and
to apply to the city doctor in Spo-
kane. Matson first went to Chief
Rice who sent him to the health Of
flee or CITY doctor who told him
nothing could be done in this city
for him without money. If Chief
Rice or the city doctor had not
thought more of money than an
unfortunate man they would have
done something for him and he
would be alive today. Matson said
this himself. The police know he
sought aid of them.
This is a fair sample of what
the city does for an unfortunate
mani Was it Christian act of
Chief Rice and our health officer?
Their God is money. What can
man do when he is broke and has
typhoid fever and no one to assist
him."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
AMENDMENT
SUITS TAKERS

Spokane single takers are unani-
mously supporting the proposed tax
amendment to the state constitu-
ton. They think the burden of
taxation should be placed on the
land and not on the improvement
upon it. They would exempt chat
tells to a great extent and sub
divide property so that some class
es of property would not be taxed
as heavily as others.
The supporters of the proposed
amendment say that it has the en-
dorsement of George F. Cotterill,
democratic candidate for United
States senator, but Mr.. Cotterill
failed to say anything in favor of
the amendment in his Spokane
speech.
The claim that the churches and
charitable institutions will be tax
, ed under the new method proposed
is denied by its advocates, who
say this cry is being aided by the
railroads with a view of hurting the
amendment. They hold that under
the new method of taxation church
es and charitable institutions would
have a better chance of exemption
than under the present plan.
Lawyers who have investigated
the relation of the proposed amend
ment to the churches have held
that it means the taxation of all
religious and charitable property.
It's claimed that the idea of Sc
gregating property into different
classifcations for the purposes of
taxation, as aimed at in the amend
ment, is taken from the plan for
mulated and put in operation in
New York by Purdey, the tax com
missioner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
VOTE ONLy.FOR
RICHARDSON

"Vote for Judge Richardson
only" is the advice Of his friends
today in urging the judges can
didacy for the superior bench in
opposition of Judge Hinkle. They
are urging the idea of supporting
Judge Richardson and no one else,
in order to make the judges
chances better in case many of his
supporters divide as to their prefer
ence as to the other three judges.
The latter are already elected any
how by the primary.
The fight has grown SO vigorous
that Judge Hinkle is said today to
have confessed that the outlook ap-
peared doubtful. The lawyers who
are urging Judge Richardson are
fighting Hinkle. 1t is said that
Judge KEENAN,, whom some of the
followers has decided
to scratch, has also become
alarmed.
The fight for Judge Richardson
and the opposition to Judge Hnkle
has become one of the interesting
features Of the campain. It prom
ises to become hotter every hour
from now until election day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
NO DRONES AT WORK.

The No Drones club, which has
recently been organized to carry
on genehral work along charitable
lines gave social last night at the
Dean avenue Christian church.
The club is composed of young peo-
pie who are devoting their spare
time to the demands of the sick
and the needy. A substantial sill
yer collection was taken and the
proceeds will be used in promoting
the good cause of the club
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31

Through lack of facilities for his
or interest in a suffering man city
officials that refused to provide for
Alfred Matson, who committed sui
eide by cutting his throat, were
undoubtedly responsible in part for
the rash act. He was sick and
probably suffering from typhoid
fever
He left a note saying when a
sick man was turned out it was
time to die.
The Press this morning received
a communication charging city Of
ficials with responsibility. Chief
Rice. who is mentioned in the let
ter as one of those responsible,
stated this afternoon that Matson
came to him and he sent him to
the health department. From
there he was sent to the county
physician, Dr. Morrison. Later
Matson returned to the health de-
partment with the information
that DR.. Morrison had told him he
had not lived in the city long
enough to be entitled to assistance.
Still later an employee of the
health department saw Matson sit
ting disconsolately on woodpile
with his face buried in his hands.
He was asked if DR.. Morrison had
assisted him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
He WAS
SOME ST|NCY
WIFE GOES INTO DETAILS. OF
UNDERcLoTHEs, TOOTH
BRUSH FOR TWO AND 9TH
Err LITTLE PECULlARITIEs.

That her husband is SO misery
and stingy that he would not per-
NIT her to waste money on the
purchase of Underwear and that
although he is worth over 100000
his own underclothing is SO filthy
and ragged that It is unfit for any
human being to wear, is charged
in the answer and cross complaint
of Nellie Stork In the divorce case
Instituted by Charles f. Stork, a
merchant of Rosalia.
Mrs. Stork further alleges that
he has such tight clinch upon his
money that he insists upon the
use of one toothbrush for the two.
When they lived on a ranch they
made occasional visits to the city.
He would allow only so cents for
room for the two and the maxi
mum expense for meals was 25
cents. OF the money thus spent,
alleges the wife, he insisted that
she pay half and he would fly in a
rage when she told him she had
no money.
Mrs. Stork answers the charge
of desertion by allegation that she
was forced to flee for her safety
and always returned upon his solic-
itation and promises to do better
Once while she was away, she says
he sent through the mails obscene
pictures and reading matter to tor
ment her. Wherever they lived,
states the wife, he would 60 about
the neighborhood calling her vile
names and spreading a bad reputa-
ton. He would then boast that he
could prevent her from having any
lady friends and the expense at
tached to the buying of new
clothes necessary to society would
be spared. She alleges that he has
boosted to her that he has been
living with Mrs. Mckenzie and
as soon as he got rid of his wife
he intended to have her altogether
She says that he told her that he
as had three wives and to none Of
them did he allow money for cloth
ing; that he had married her to
make money for him as all the
other wives had done. Mrs. Stork
also makes the charge that the
agreement signed between them at
the time he applied for divorce
In Stevens county relative to the
division Of their property was OBJ
tanned by fraud and false represen-
tation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
POOR PROSPECT
FOR THE: new
HOSPITAL

The mooted question sthe re
moval Of the new isolation hospital
to still newer site will probably
be settled next Tuesday afternoon
at which time representative OF
the park commission will meet
with the health board. The site in
mind is 40 acres, two miles further
north than the 10 acre site the
board now owns. The latter is
badly wanted by the commission
for continuation of its park
scheme.
In an opinion rendered st0-~ the
county commissioners yesterday
Prosecutor Barnhart stated that
the county had no legal right to do
nate to the city portion of the
cost of the proposed new hospital
Anent this Health Officer Grieve
stated that the prosecutor was
asked for an opinion more than
three months ago, but it was not
forthcoming until yesterday.
The fact that the county was ex-
pected to donate $4,000 and now
probably will not donate it, has
changed the complexion of things
considerably and the result may be
that no new hospital will be erect
ed this year.
John A. Finch, before leaving
the city, stated that the health
board would be allowed to use the
present old site until it secured
new quarters. This site was sold
to Finch in exchange for the new
site with $4,000 boot There is
$4,000 left over from the appropria-
ton for new buildings on the old
site and with this, the $4,000 ex-
pected from the county and 100000
by the city, it was
figured that the new hospital could
be nearly completed. However, it
looks now to the health of8cer as if
there will be no new hospital
And this after the health officer
has predicted a greater epidemic of
smallpox this year than ever be-
fore in the history of the citye He
said this afternoon: !
I'VE will be able to take care of
the cases and prevent the spread of
the disease only with the coopera-
ton of citizens. Inspector Rear
dan, who is signing up business
houses for assistance, returns good
reports and the large department
stores have assigned physicians to
employees. With this
help the disease may be kept well
checked. At present we have six
cass, only one infected hire. This
was in tn case of a lady clerk in
the Madison hotel. She left the
hotel before we discovered she had
broken out. We have cases from
Palouse, Stevens county and other
places. Surrounding districts are
not looking after the disease as
they should. At Standpoint, idaho,
from whence one of our. cases
came, they designate the disease
as chickenpox." ,.... .aY
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
CHIEF FINDS
SUBSTITUTES

Police Chief Rice this morning
got some action on his marriage
bid. The other day a Tacoma wom-
an wrote him that she was anxious
to marry him or some other man
over 80 years old and who had not
more than two children. The chief
claims to be under so, so was out
of it for that reason-if for no
other.
He turned the ladys love letter
reluctantly over to Detective Billy
Weir. a handsome bachelor of the
force. and Billy turned it down.
Bill Shannon was next importuned
to correspond with the lonely WON
an. Bill likewise refused.
This morning two widowers sent
the chief letters asking to be put
into Communication with the lady
Both requests were complied with
and developments will be watched
with interest by the chief It's his
especial case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
ROOSEVELT
HITS AGAIN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 81
Roosevelt today authorized the
following:
THE president has received
numerous letters and kilograms
showing Rockefeller's trick, doubt
less made by agreement with the
democrats, will fail absolutely.
Taft says If Rockefeller really
wanted him elected he would keep
quiet"
A conference today between
Roosevelt and Frank Kellogg. chief
trust buster, indicates a new move
in the governments suit against
Standard Oil may be made Mon
day. After the conference Kellogg
said under no circumstances would
immunity be granted the trust.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
LIKED THE HAT AND
AWAY HE WENT

Weber the halter is madden
than the proverbial halter today
Early last evening a man. poorly
dressed. appeared in his store on
Riverside near Howard and fitted
on a hat.
That suits me fine How does
it look?" he asked Weber.
Fine" said Weber.
"All right" was the reply and
then the man took to his heels and
probably is still going.
Weber notified the police. 1t
was a S. derby.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
SUES CORBIN FOR
$22,5O0

c. c. CullitOn and ]. p. Chenier
of the firm of Culliton G. Chenier
have brought suit against H. p.
Skinner and ID. c. Corbin to recov-
er s22,506. The complaint alleges
that the plaintiffs furnished labor
and material to the defendants IN
the construction of the line of the
Spokane & International railway
and have not been COMPENSATED.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
$4,000
INCREASE

Building permits for October to-
day noon led those of September
by $80,026, an indication that the
approach of the election is not af-
fecting building in Spokane.
The total number of permits for
this month was 25S for a total con
sideration of $575,407, as against
260 permits for a total of $495, 1881
during September.
In October. 1907, 222 permits for
a total of $596,5S5 were issued.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
PILES SPEAKS
HERE TONIGHT

With music and song and a -four
fsh of oratory the republican cam
paign in Spokane will close to-
night with the big meeting at the
armory to be addressed by Sena-
tor Samuel II. Piles. Kirchner's
fui, bard will furnish instrumental
music and the Elks quartet will
render a number of vocal selec-
tons. 7. d. Rockwell, state tax
commissioner, will be in the chair.
A large picture of Taft and
Sherman will be given to all who
attend the Piles meeting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
CHINESE GIRL IN TROUBLE

Minnie Watson, the Chinese girl
who was the principal witness
against Cassidy, the holdup, and
his gang of streetcar thugs, was
arrested for soliciting on the
streets by Patrolman Buck Miller
last night. She will be tried before
Justice Mann this afternoon. Cas-
sidy was the girls lover and in a
controversy between them she be-
came so angry she notified the po-
lice that he was a streetcar hold
up. AS the result of her expose
Cassidy and three of his pals are
serving penitentiary sentences.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
DAD DELAYED TILL MONDAY

Joe Cohen of the Indians this
morning received word from Dad"
Brown. who will be the Indians
manager next year. that he has
been delayed and will not reach
Spokane until Monday. He viii
renew acquaintances for couple
of days and then will start east
for new players.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
TO DRILL COMING VOTERS

For the purpose of the enlighten-
ment of the coming generation of
statesmen and citizens generally,
mock election will be held at the
two high schools of the city next
Tuesday at the time of the regular
election. The election will be con-
Quoted after the Australian ballot
plan, with the candidates-state
and acknowledging the same as in
the Older folks election. 1t is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
MRS NEWCOMERS ESTATE

Henry A. Steinke, the guardian
OF the estate of Mrs. Lilly f. New
comb, who was committed to the
asylum at Medical Lake. has filed
an inventory of the estate for pro
bate. The estate consists of a
house and lot valued at 1880 and
personal property to the extent of
$449. A monthly rental of $25 is
derived from the property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
TAFT TUNNEL HEAVY JOB.

Within two weeks the Milwau-
kee will have completed it's line
from Plummer to Seattle 1t will
probably be in operation in time
to participate in the traffic to the
A.-Y,-P. exposition. The delay
now is the Taft tunnel, an i'm
mense undertaking on which a
large crew of men has been at
work for about two years. 1t will
probably not be completed until
spring. although an effort is being
made to rush it through by Jan
nary. The men say, however. this
Is impossible.
The Press. 25 cents a month
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31

took out a permit for a large four
story brick wareroom on Main
avenue at it's junction with Colfax
street and the Northern Pacific
right of way. The new building
will cost $4,000 and is the largest
permit issued at the city hall for
months. The work of erecting the
new wareroom will begin at once
and will be pushed to a speedy
termination regardless of who IL
elected president.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31

Mrs. Stork asks that the court
grant her the decree Of divorce
and title to half Of the real prop
erty which Is valued at $4,000.
She also wants temporary alimony
of SIS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
ELECTION AMMUNITION

The county auditor this morn
ing sent ballots and election books
to the precinct inspectors. Some
of the inspectors took books and
ballots for their precincts, but the
most were shipped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
SACRAMENTO, Cal,

SACRAMENTO, Cal, oct. 81
Bloodhounds brought from Fol-
som prison started today from the
North Star mine, Nevada county,
to trail robbers who stole several
thousand dollars worth of precipi-
tates from cyanide tanks of the
mine recently.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
SCARE
THIS COMPANY

The MarshallWells Hardware
Co. evidently does not take much
stock in the fears expressed by
some that the election of Bryan
may have bad effect on business,
particularly building in Spokane.
Marshall Wells this afternoon
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31

To. those who have given it a
thought it is surprising how very
patient most children are with their
parents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
REPUBLICAN FARMERS
FOR BRYAN

, MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 81
, When he stopped here to-
, day Bryan was presented
, with pledge signed by GOA
, farmers, saying they had al
, ways been republicans, but
, would vote for Bryan this
, time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
ToWNE WANTS DIVORCE.

+. II. Towne has brought divorce
proceedings against Emma Towne
on the grounds of desertion. The
complaint states that the couple
were married at Spirit Lake, Iowa.
in 1898. Towne says he has not
seen his wife for three years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31

The Press. rs cents a month.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-03-21
Force Of Hahlr.

A Boston psychologist was recent
ty reminded Of the story OF the Rus.
sian jailer who, changing his occu.
patton. found the chief interest OF his
leisure moments in catching birds,
putting them in cages and selling
them to the highest bidder.
The scientist having to attend a
series of lectures in a large public
hall struck up acquaintance with the
janitor of the building and soon not
ed in him suggestive bent of mind
The man seemed fond of counting
the people, and would occasionally
report the exact number present. "We
have 115 here tonight" he would
say, Or Gust POI all told;" or, when,
the hall was crowded, Il make 1t
370." There was a problem in all
this, but it took some time for tina
psychologist to solve it.
A bit of friendly, familiar talk
continually renewed, did the bust.
ness, for 1t brought out the fact that
the janitor had spent many of the
previous years of his Life as warden
IN an Eastern prison. With rife on
shoulder. from some enclosing wall
the man had counted his convicts IN.
til the habit became ingrained. In
the recesses of his brain the lecture
hall took the shape of a jail yard
and the audiences were his prisoners.
He counted because he wished 10
know IL all were there.-Bostop
Herald.