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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-24
BASKET BALL GAMES

Boys Win.
The basket ball teams of the Occur
d'Alene high school boys and girls
met and played the teams OF the
high school boys and girls OF Post
Falls last evening at the Princess
rink. In the contest the Occur a.
Alene high school girls scored a Wet
DRY over the Post Falls girls team.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04
Chief Rice Denounces City
System of Licensed
Robbery.

Serious charges are made against
employment agents by Police Chief
Rice, who declares that the city
accepting a license from them, 1t
is largely a licensing of crooked
business. This state of affairs the
chief claims to be unable to correct
or regulate. The provisions of the
employment agent ordinance which
gives police power of regulation
was knocked out on a technically,
with the result that since that time
from two to a dozen penniless men
and women every day have report
ed to the chief that they have been
buncoed by the employment agents.
They have no recourse.
Attempts to convict crooked en-
ployment agents have failed utter
ly. The persons who are buncoed
are too poor to remain in town
until they can prosecute.
The police attempted to exert
some regulating power in the case
of A. M. Macho. There were num-
erous complaints against MachO,
and he was refused a renewal of
his license. Mayor Moore himself
recommended that the license be
not renewed. Macho took the mat
ter into court and won. In conse-
quence the police are unable to
accomplish anything more, and
criminally inclined agents can
carry on their work and laugh at
the police.
Chief Rice said: "a lot of these
men are downright crooks and
make no pretense of running a
square business. I should think
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04
WHOLE CITY UP
LAST NIGHT

The largest crowd that ever turn
ed out to hear election returns in
Spokane was in evidence last night.
Riverside avenue for blocks was a
mass of humanity. While hundreds
gathered in the various headquar-
ters and places in which returns
We're received, thousands stood in
the streets and for hours scanned
the bulletins flashed by stereopti-
cons.
A noticeable feature of the gath
ering was the great number of
women present. Fully one third of
the crowds around the canvas bull
letin boards were women, and
many of them chung to their posts
until late hour. AT midnight fully
20 women were seated on the stairs
leading to democratic headquarters
watching the returns flashed across
the street.
All the early indications favored
Taft and it seemed that the demo
Gratis would not get look in any
where along the line. Later when
the returns from Indiana, Ohio. Ne.
braska and Colorado began to come
In slowly democrats picked up
hope afresh and until the early
hours OF the morning were praying
Tor the election of Bryan without
The aid of New York.
At republican headquarters all
was JOY and exultation and hun
areds OF the more youthful en-
lhusiasts early abandoned the re-
,urns to participate in street dem
,nstrations. Horns and red fire
we're procured and until long after
midnight the yells of the jollifiers
We're heard. After the more favor.
lble democratic returns from
lone OF the central states began
70 come In many of the younger
members OF the party paraded Riv.
srside In long. last yell for Bryan
Socialists likewise added to the
din by turning out later In the
Night with yells for Debs. The re,
turns on the socialist vote in New
York and other eastern states were
held back. causing great complaint
from the socialists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04
WORK|NCMAN A
bUNCO GAME
VICTIM

For holiness of operation and eff
feet, a bunco game worked at 6
O'Clock last night on Joe Gragk, a
common laborer, surpasses any,
thing in local police annals, Joe
Gragk was hanging around the o.
r. & N. depot because he had been
thinking of going to Utah
He was standing listlessly near
the depot when a well dressed man
appeared and opened up a CONVEX
sation by reference to the election.
Gragk has a decided leaning to-
ward socialism. At least he took
the position that the Capitalization
of wealth in the hands of the few
was working hardship on the aver
age person. Then the stranger
quietly informed Gragk that he
was wealthy, having recently been
left several hundred thousand dol
lars in cash and property by a
wealthy uncle who departed this
vale of tears in Missouri
And l believe in socialism, and
I'm going to give the most of the
money to deserving persons" he
concluded. While his victims eyes
were extended and he was thinking
what he would do if left a lot of
money by the death of rich rela-
tive, the bunco man pulled forth a
roll of bills large enough to excite
Standard Oil magnate. Gragk
gasped at the sight.
Now, how much money have
your the stranger asked.
"Seventy-five dollars is all l have
In the world" was the re0ly.
Where is it,"
Here
Then the bunco man took his
victims SIS, placed it with his roll
and tied handkerchief around the
money.
We'll, III just buy your ticket to
Salt Lake and give you this hand
kerchief, young man. declared the
bunco artist as they started for the
ticket Office.
Gragk did not get the handker-
chief Immediately, but finally he
got it and stuffed it away into his
coat pocket. His strange and
philanthropic friend had excused
himself only for a moment" He
hasn't got back vet
Gragk began to get nervous to
count all his money. Finally he
sought secluded spot and hastily
unwrapped the roll intending to
count it before his benefactor re-
turned.
Dismay, gloom so gloomy it hung
about the face of Gragk like a Lon
don fog, gave place to the elated
smile his countenance bore when
he first started to unroll the roll
What he saw was a snug roll of
newspaper.
He hurried to police headquar-
tiers with a description of the
trick, the bunco artist and another
man who since the denouement
Gragk recalled to his mind was
much interested and probably was
a lookout.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04
CROOKED EMPLOYMENT
men LAUGH At POLICE

that there is legal talent enough in
this city to frame an ordinance
which would give police power to
put these men out of business. Oc-
casionally now and then the police
can bluff them into returning
money they get from poor men by
false pretenses. But when a bluff
don't work there is nothing more
to do. Now and then an arrest
is made, but the poor man cannot
lay around town waiting to prose-
cute after the employment agent
has taken his last cent"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04
WHY THERE WILL BE
NO WAR IN EUROPE

Then came the Belgian working
class and placed it's veto on King
Leopold's policy of territorial ag-
grandizement in Africa by tearing
the Kongo country from his grasp.
Thus an end was put to further
butchery on the dark continent, so
far as Belgian arms were con-
cerned
Now come the Young Turks"
and in a silent revolution take from
cruel ruler nearly his whole
power, while Turkey halls the
dawn of democracy.
Again-Austria ignores treaty
rights and seiZes Bosnia and Herze-
goniva; Bulgaria secedes from Tur-
key and declares her independence.
Hostilities begin in Macedonia. At
last powder is to be burned, at last
the cannon will roar, at last death
and destruction are to stalk broad
cast!
But hold! The international So
cialist bureau meets in Brussels.
Representatives pour in from all
sources-men who voice the will of
100000 workers. They discuss
the war threats clamly and dispas-
SiOnately, as comrades and friends,
They accept the invitation extend
ed by the international peace con-
gress held in England, to send
delegates to the next session.
(That peace congress, composed
of philanthropists, humanitarians,
scientists and sociological workers,
drawn almost exclusively from the
professions, paid the working class
the tribute that they are the only
force in society that can prevent
war;
In this socialist bureau meeting,
Naranian spoke for Turkey, declar
ing that the Young Turks stand for
liberty and for Bulgaria's freedom,
and that the ruling class of Aus
tria seized Bosnia and Herzegovina
70 embarrass and discredit the new
movement that is seeking to eman-
cipate the people of Turkey.
Abramoff of Bulgaria said the
workers of that country stood for
real freedom, not the exchange of a
sultan for a car, and that selfish
politicians seeking personal power
would be fought.
Adler, leader of 81 labor mem
bers in the Austrian parliament,
agreed fully with Varanian and
Abramoff. He promised that EN-
peror Francis Joseph and his fol
lowing would be opposed, in and
out of parliament, in their propa-
ganda OF militarism.
The delegates from all countries
were q unit in condemning war
and the military spirit. The work
ers of all nations were instructed
to refuse to take up arms against
their fellow workers of other
countries, and the sentiment pre-
vailed that where the ruler of any
nation declared war, the working
people should prepare to call a
general strike, close the avenues
of supply and paralyZe business.
# such action amounts to revo-
lution-well, then the rulers must
bear the responsibility.
AS to the blaze kindled in Mace
donia--the young Turks" the
Greek radicals and the Bulgarian
socialists held a joint congress,
took steps to stamp out the fire,
and were entirely successful.
The rulers of Europe have
their spies at the meetings of the
The man who knows the value of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04
BY HENRI BERNSTEIN

oT T1CNnI OGhN0 civ
BERLIN, Nov. 4.-There will be
no war in Europe this year, none
next year and none the year after.
This statement may surprise
some Americans who are accus-
toned to reading the sensational
stories of sensational correspond
ents. But never mind these
stories-remember that the ''rul-
ing class" however loudly and
threateningly it may talk in
cabled interviews, nevertheless has
today the most wholesome regard
for the opinion of the submerged
working classes-the people, Vic
tor Hugo called them. 1t is a
we'll known fact Of history that
statesmen, politicians, diplomats
and rulers do not as rule, go
personally to war. If, here and
there, any do, they remain well to
the rear on the battlefield.
Now, the working classes,
thanks to the agitators within
their own ranks. are learning this
historic fact. They are learning
more. They are comprehending
that while they become targets
for cannon, while they fight and
die on CORY fields and their bodies
are thrown into trenches, their
loved ones at home are plunged
into want and despair, and their
fellow workers are pauperized for
generations to pay the cost of the
horrible drama. The privileged
ruling class" reaps the glory and
the spells.
The working classes are COM
pretending, too, that there is lit
tie consolation for either victims
or survivors in a handsome monu-
ment erected on the field of car
mage, at some remote period, in
forming posterity that these men
died fighting as patriots in rae.r
country's cause.
Learning these facts, the work
ers of Europe for generation
have been organizing and frdfff-
nizing and denouncing war 70
day the most clustering imperial
lists must perceive and do per-
ceive the change that has been
wrought. Year by year the rum
BILE underneath the surface grows
louder, and there is hardly a ruler
in Europe but has plenty to do to
retain his grip upon a rocking
throne.
When, two years ago, the "rul-
ing classes" of Sweden and Nor
way threatened war, the workers
of both countries telegraphed each
other, extending fraternal greetings
and pledging that there would be
no war.
And there was no war.
When, a few months ago, the
ruling class" of Holland threat
ened war with Venezuela, the
sturdy Dutch workmen declared
they would oppose war.
And there were no hostilities.
When diplomatic relations were
said to be strained to the break
ing point" between England and
Germany, recently, the British
workmen denounced their poll
clans at home and sent fraternal
greetings across the sea. Bebel,
spokesman of the German prole-
tariat, replied:
THE German social democratic
(socialist) party will do its utmost
to prevent war, but should war
come in spite Of all its efforts,
those who light this fire will have
also to bear the consequences. OF
the solidarity of the English and
German working classes, the rulers
are convinced"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04

organized working classes, and are
hearing things that astonish5 them
They are learning that they are
rulers who do not rule, and that
the once despised working class is
the real power.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04
TIRED OUT AFTER NATIONAL
ELECTION

Now that the election is over
and everyone is tired out, there's
nothing will do you so much good
as a Turkish bath. We have the
best equipped baths in the north
west. Bath and bed, $1.00. Turk
ish Bath Parlors, First and Ste
vens. II. Nichols, prop. Main
1241,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04
ELECTION NIGHT CARD.

A large crowd of members turn
ed out at the S. A. A. c. last night
to listen to election returns while
whetting their fighting spirit with
sights of boxing and wrestling
The list of bouts were as follows:
Boxing, Mike Butler and Fred
Creel; AL Hammond and McFar-
land; c. Donaldson and J. Scholer;
Glahe and Wilson. Wrestling,
Frank Kann and Gesick. DR.. T. E.
Callahan refereed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04

Tommy-Pop, everything moves
faster on down grade, doesn't it.?
Tommy's Pop-Yes, my son, espe-
cially a fast young man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04

The man who knows the value of
time Is sure winner. Cohen,
"Timer," 404 Riverside +**
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-04

A lovely new lot
that will please every
mama, $1.95 to $3.50.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-04
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-04
witnessed Lincoln tragedy
Noted Actress Coming

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One Of the most remarkable women
on the American stage today is Mrs,
Katherine NJ. Evans who celebrated
her fftieth year behind the foot
lights recently and who played the
part of Sharpe in sour American
Cousin" at Ford Theatre, Washing
ton, D. G. the night of President Lin
coins assassination, April 18th, 1865.
She tells Of that awful night how
the shot was heard, most Of the audi
ence thinking it was part.of the play
at first, how Booth jumped from
the presidential box, caught his spur
in the flag thar drapped it and fell
on the stage breaking his leg. Then
the vast audience rose in body,
rushed over seats forgetting their
companions. Realizing what hap
pened all made for the Stage shout
ing, amid ladies screaming VINO knew
not what to do. The stage was filed
with actors and actresses with their
make-ups on in moment and citi-
zens clamored for the assassin who es-
capped by way Of the hack door,
mounted his horse in waiting aud got
away but was later captured. Mrs.
Evans has always been an ardent adj
mirer of President Lincoln having
played before him on several occas-
ions and is today at her age one of
the jolliest members of The Lyman
Twins company and the mother of
the show.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-04
BIOdgelt... Summers.

Mr.. David II. Blodgett of Kansas
City and Miss veneta Summers of
this city we're married at the home of
the brideon Lafayette St. Tuesday
afternoon at four O'Clock, Rev. r, B
Briney officiating at the ceremony
The wedding was very quiet one,
only the most intimate friends and
immediate relatives of the couple be-
ing present to witness the ceremony.
The house was tastefully decorated
throughout. AZ the conclusion of
the ceremony a wedding supper was
served, after which the couple de.
parted on the 5:45 train for Kansas
City. where they will reside in the
future.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs
Sophie Summers and was born and
reared in Lexington. She is attract,
i've young lady and has many friend.
in this city. Thegroom is well knowr
to many in Lexington, having fre
quently visited here. He is in the
employ of the Kansas City Southern
Railroad with headquarters in Kan.
sas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-04
BOARD BURNS BONDS
sl7OO Worth Destroyed at School Board
Meeting in High School Building.

The school board Wednesday night
in the high school building
burned bonds and coupons amounting
to $500. The ceremony was sim
pie and Witnessed by only the board,
two newspaper men and the janitor.
There we're two bonds, numbers 3
and 4of the issue of 1901 when $4,000
in bonds was issued for the purpose
OF enlarging the building. They had
been held by the Commercial bank.
81, 400 in coupons from the same issue
was also burned. The other $500
was in coupons from bonds held by
the W. r. Compton Bond and Mort
gage company Of Macon.
The fact that the board at this time
is able to take up SO much shows that
the financial condition Of the Lexing-
ton public schools is very good; for
while the school buildings have been
improved extensively, the indebtness
incurred is being constantly cleared
up.
Geo P. Venable, treasurer of the
board, presented the school library
with the record of the secretary OF
the board for the year 1866. A Negro
had found the book in rubbish pile
and brought to Mr. venable. Il
makes interesting and instructive
reading. A perusal Of it caused sey-
eral members of the board to become
reminiscent and tell amusing anec-
dotes Of former school days,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-04
Stlrs The Feeling.

The mere mention of some plays Is
enough to arouse the deep interest
which many dramas fail to reach in
the performance. Even the title of
"Monte Christon stirs the feelings
and eniivens the imagination. The
play viii be seen at the opera house,
Lexington, Mo. Saturday the 18th,
with the advantage of the good COM
pany which Manager Fred G. Conrad
always provides, and his own special
equipment of scenery which has
been perfected after greatdea OF
experience in presenting this drama.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-04
circult court.

The Circuit court met Thursday
morning after six days vacation.
In the case of Watson p. Aullvs.
Mo. Pac. Ry. Co. defendant fled
appeal bond in sum Of $1,000, with
Chas. Hoefer and E. M. Taubman as
securities.
The case Of j. c. McGrew VS.. Mo.
Pac. Ry Co was continued by the
court.
DEGREES for partition were granted
in the cases Of Faunie 2. Hook ct al
vs.. Robert L. Campbell and Charles
r. Easter etal vs.. Marion Easter
In the Grove Young estate case it
was found that one of the services
had not been in form and the case
was continued until the April term.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-04
DOVER NOTES.

Jack Cooper spent Friday in Hig-
ginsville.
Capt. Erv. zeyzing is on the sick
list with grip.
D,,
Nj iottvir0ttIg & "a i1vlzliig t0ii 10
here this week.
Gordon White of near Lexington
was in town Tuesday
Edmond Vaughn had business in
Higginsyille Saturday.
DR.. T. c. Ryland of Lexington
made professional visit here Wed.
nesday.
Mrs. Jack Cooper spent last week
visitihs relatives in Lexington and
Kansas City
Miss Bess Donald came home Mon.
day from an extended visit with
friends in Lexington.
Jouette Bently and family and Mrs.
Irene Wentworth spent Thursday
with the family of F. ]. MCGEE.
w. W. Winn returned Tuesday
from Fredonia, Kansas after a two
week S visit with his brother, Hu gh,
Misssusie MCGEE left Friday for
several weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. Fred Bachtill at Jefferson City
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Smelling and two
children Of Columbia were guests
last week Of their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. L w. Cox
James Broughton returned We'd
nesday to his home at odessa after
spending a week here with his sister
Mrs. r. W. Ashworth.
Mrs Grace White, widow of the
late Prof E. G. White of Kansas
city, spent last Friday and Saturday
here the guest of W. c. White and
family.
Curtis Vaughn and wife returned
Wednesday to their home in St
Louis after several days visit here
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S
c, Vaughn.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. congdon re-
turned Wednesday to their home il
Newton, Kansas after spending a
week here with their son, o. G. Cong
don and wife.
Henry Corbin, Jr. left Tuesday fol
Cairo Mo-, where he is TO be married
Thursday Jan. End to Miss Maud Lee
Morrison Of that place. He was
accompanied to Cairo by his sister
Miss Sallie Corbin
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-04
County Officials Entertained.

Reid Kinkead. janitor of the Court
House, Wednesday entertained the
county officials at a New Years din
ner at his home on South street.
The delicious and wholesome yiands
we're the product q the culinary art
Of Mrs Kinkead, who is known as
one of the best cooks in the county.
Turkey, celery, pear, oyster salad,
potatoes, cranberry sauce, cornbread,
beaten biscuits, pickles, coffee, ice
cream, three kinds of cake, cigars
and various other articles which 60
to make up an ideal menu for New
Years dinner were -placed on the
table in generous quantities. The re-
past in every way was in accordance
with the dignity, worthlness and ca
pacity Of the robust, hard-working
and healthy servants Of the public.
There was no flow Of after-dinner
oratory-the diners were too we'll
filed up. The affair was merely a
good, old fashioned, well cooked and
well served dinner-tAe kind that
always appeals strongest to hungry
and physically sound men.
The invited guests we're: PROBATE
Judge T. A. Walker; Geo. B. Gordon,
County Collector: Ed Norman and
Lynn Gordon; County Clerk C. l..
Glasscock and DR.. F. L. Carter; Re.
corder q. w. McNeel; Circuit Clerk
Win Sydnor; County Assessor Claud
Marquis; Deputy Sheriff Herbert
Kinkead; County Treasurer B. G.
Drummond; Elk. Probate Judge Jas. p.
Chinn and Hon. Chas. Lyons.
AS the guests were expressing their
thanks and New Year wishes, c. L.
Glasscock, who is widely known for
his big heartedness, Vished that Mrs.
Kinkead would live one hundred
years longer and that he would enjoy
a dinner with her each year.