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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
CUNNINGHAM
HEARING IS
BEGUN HERE
SPOKANE MEN INTER-
ESTED IN COLOSSAL
LAND CLAIM.

With the 100000 Cunningham
coal claims in Alaska as the prize
at stake, the second sitting Of the
government land office inquiry into
the alleged fraud in connection
with the entry of the claims began
here this afternoon in the federal
building.
The representatives of the gov
eminent will make no statement as
to the progress of the case in sup
port of the charges, but those who
have followed the hearing closely
say that the government Is making
good and that it will be a difficult
task for the entrymen to finally
pass muster on the claims.
MAY LAST TEN DAYS.
Attorney John p. Gray of Wal
lace, Idaho. one of the associate
counsel for the claimants, today
said that the entrymen were salts
fled with the progress of the hear
ing and felt that the facts would
finally justify the government in is
suing the required patent.
The Spokane hearing may con-
tinue a week or 10 days, owing
largely to the speed to be attained
in the examination of witnesses
From here the hearing will adjourn
to Wallace, Idaho, and thence to
Minneapolis and Cleveland. In the
hearing in Spokane some II or 15
entrymen living in Spokane and the
Inland Empire viii be called. and
the duration Of the hearing will be
determined by the time taken in
the examination OF each witness.
The governments case rested at
fContinued on Pace TWo.l
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
SECRET MARRIAGE REVEALED BY
SECRET SUIT FOR A DIVORCE

OAKLAND Dec 1-George Dicckmann, OF Millionaire
H. Deckmann teller the Security Trust
Co, Myrtle secretly
Redwood City their
marriage until 1t learned today that divorce suit
had been filed by Mrs Deckmann Even the father of the bride
kept in the dark to the marriage and he
learned nothing until preparations for the divorce to
his notice.
The welded in February 1905 They Immediately
Deckmann going home OF her mother
Edward Wade Pablo Deckmann returning
to the of his father They Redwood
City by the mother of Deckmann who
Of the match.
Dieckmann a pen
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
OH, LISTEN TO THE
PRIZE MOL YCODDLE!
"No Man Should Make a Valet of
Of His Wife"-Therefore, and
Also Because He Likes 1t, Prof.
Blount Sews His Buttons On
Himself.

CHICAGO, Dec. al love to
sew buttons on my pants; sew
them on my sons pants, too" says
Prof. r. Il. Blount of the Robert
Waller high school. mo man ought
to make valet of his wife, and
that's what the majority of men
are doing"
The other day Mrs. Anna f.
Biohnt, who is practicing physi-
clan. In an address before a club of
Oak Park women said she made
her husband sew on his own but
tons when he busted" them off.
Today Professor Blount said she
did nothing of the sort; that he
sewed them on because he wanted
to. He does it for ethical reasons.
and so does his eldest son. Walter
Earl Blount, who is only old
enough to scramble around the
house and swallow buttons when he
finds them, isn't mature enough to
grasp principles Of ethics, so Papa
Blount sews buttons on his attire,
too.
In explaining why men should
learn to sew. Professor Blount
said: Men should not make slaves
of women. They should make their
wives as happy as possible. No
wife can be happy who has to
spend her time sewing, 1t is no
trouble for men TO mend their
linen and sew on buttons and give
the women of the household time
10 improve their minds and make
home happy and cheerful. Every
man likes his wife to be cheerful
and entertaining, she can't do this
IL she has TO spend all of her time
sewing and mending."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

young man of today there is not an
amusing feature about 1t. and Is a
most serious question to ponder.
1t is too true that the men Of
today do not marry as readily as
did their fathers. Do you think for
a moment that they are less loving
or less tender hearted? Do you
think that the girls of toda yare
less beautiful and attractive than in
the old days? The young men are
just as anxious to be loved as they
lever were. and longs for a home
and a little wife and Riddles Just as
his father did.
Why, then, do they not marry
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

Editor Spokane Press-In your
issue of Monday you quote editor
tally from an eastern correspondent
who signs herself GIRL" and who
writes the editor about his com.
planning against the women taking
the mems places in the shop and Of
flee, and she says, to her, the ques-
ton is amusing and answers II with
another question which is not anus
ing by any means, "Why don't the
men marry us?"
That Is a question indeed to puz-
zle her brain. but the. answer is
one, apparently. that she has never
considered, but to the average
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

TAFTS PROGRAM NEW LAWS He WANTS To GIVE Us
His Acts as President So Far
Have Been to Get Con-
gress on His Side; Now
Will Congress Garry Out
These Projects?-There is
Also Another Program.
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Presit
dent Taft's legislative program for
the coming session of congress Is
embraced under the following
heads:
/. Amendment of the interstate
commerce law along the lines of
his Des Moines speech. The net
result will be to add machinery and
diminish results.
2. Amendment of the antitrust
law along lines not yet indicated.
3. Reorganization of the bureau
of corporations, taking away some
of the powers of that bureau and
transferring them to a department
of prosecutions under the jurisdic-
ton of the attorney general.
A. Ship subsidy legislation. Be-
ing plan to recoup ship owners
from the Big tariff taxes that, with
all other people, they have to pay.
5. Postal savings bank.
6. A conservation law defining
the powers of the president and
secretary of the interior and pro-
viding for the disposition of govern
ment coal lands, forests, water
power and semi-arid districts.
Z. Central bank legislation.
These are. the subjects which
President Taft will discuss in his
annual message to congress. In
some cases he will make specific
recommendations; in others he will
merely pass the subject up to the
legislative branch.
The Ballinger-Pinchot contro-
versy has determined President
Taft to bear down heavily on the
conservation issue. He will call at
tention in his message to the neces-
sity for a federal statute clearly de-
filming the powers of the secretary
Of the interior and other branches
of the executive to conserve the
public domain. He will urge that
bill pass at this session of con-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
MAN HUNT In
GREAT DESERT

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Dec. q
Another man hunt in the great Mo-
jave desert started today.
Posses are on the trail of a man
named Clarity who killed Hamilton
Proctor in a store at desert sta
ton called Little Lake. Clarity en-
tered the store to purchase can
die. He protested against paying
five cents for it, Proctor "joshed'
Clarity about the matter. Clarity,
1t is claimed, drew revolver and
killed Proctor.
A reward of 5000 is offered for
Garrity's capture.
There have been a number of
shooting scrapes at Little Lake,
which Is a station located on q rocky
hill near Owens lake.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
LINING UP FOR
THE STRUGGLE
ON CONSERVATION
NV United Press,)

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec.
2.-Supporters of the Roose-
welt Pinchot conservation pol
icy realize today that their
fight in congress will be cen
tered in the house committee
on land.
Congress convenes Monday,
and both sides are lining up
for the most important contest
of years.
The foes of the Roosevelt
Pinchot policy will undoubted-
ly attempt to bury the matter
in a committee pigeonhole.
Speaker Cannon is said to
have an understanding with
Representative Mondell of Wy
oming, who is chairman of the
lands committee. Mondell
owns a great amount Of Wy
oming land.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
HER DEFAMER.
THEN SELF IN STREET
ropy1/cHr /oo9-cIME0/NsT

Witnesses say they heard Mrs,
Reed upbraid Evans for making dis
paraging remarks about her. In
reply, Evans Is said to have
sneered.
Mrs. Reed then drew revolver
from beneath her skirts and shot
her defamer. Before bystanders
could interfere she had ended her
own life.
The double killing took place In
front of the Eudora State bank, and
several stray shots from the wom-
ans revolver entered the banking
rooms.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

sWEATED AND JAILED
The boys were taken to the pro-
baton office last night, where
they were sweated by Prosecuting
Attorney Pugh. Locked up over
night in a room next to the Jail,
the boys were brought forth this
morning and once more closely
questioned by Prosecutor Pugh.
This Afternoon the youngsters will
be taken before Judge Hinkle for
an examination on a juvenile delin'
quency charge.
The eight small newsboys, some
Of them appearing to be little more
than eight years of age, each
proudly wearing an |. w. w. but
ton and claiming membership in
the organization, were herded into
the probation office this morning.
With towsled heads and toes show
ing from their shoeless feet, the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
LAUNCH BLOWS
UP; SKIPPER
BROWNS
(By United Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Cap
tain Peter Figari Is dead and his
launch, the Nevada" is at the bot
tom of the bay. The explosion of
"a so gallon can Of gasoline this
morning caused the accident.
The engine of the launch be-
came uncomfortable. Figari called
for help. Captain lesson, In
nearby launch, heard the cry and
sprang aboard the Nevada, but
when he heard the noise made by
the back-fire Of the engine he
jumped back into his own boat,
just as the explosion occurred.
Figari went down with his vessel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
LEAVES $1,000 IN BED
New York Salesman Lucky Enough
to Recover Forgotten Cash.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. g.
James Bailey of New York, a tray
cling salesman, arrived here yes
terday only to discover that he had
left a roll of bills containing more
than $1,000 beneath a pillow in the
room of hotel at Payne, o.
Bailey communicated with the
Payne hotel man quickly and was
relieved to learn that his cash was
awaiting him there. He took the
next train to the Ohio town and re-
covered his money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

boys stood before the officers and
proclaimed their allegiance to Their
cause with as much fervor as the
oldest and most enthusiastic mem
Der of the l. w. w.
PUGH TELLS WHY
1--WE had the youngsters arrest
ed" stated Prosecutor Fred G.
Pugh this morning, because I do
not believe that the l. w. w. hall
is a fit place for them. The teach
ings of the |. w. w. are radical
and many of them unAmerican, and
for these small boys to live in an
atmosphere where loyalty to the
flag is sneered at, certainly does
not put the ideas into their heads
that will make them good citizens.
81 do not propose to see the lads
bled by the I. w. w. leaders. They
tContinued on Pace TWo.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
RICHARD AND GLEASON
AWARDED BIG FIGHT
NV United Press,1

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-lt was an
nounced this afternoon that the
managers of Jeffries and Johnson
have accepted the bid of E. M.
Richard, allied with Jack Gleason,
for staging the worlds champion
chip fight.
The proposition accepted was
first offered by Richard, namely:
Guaranteed purse of 100000 and
two thirds of the receipts from the
moving pictures.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
boy" ANSWERS A "C|RL'S,"
WHY DON'T men MARRY US?"

Girl wants to know. The Ques.
ton is one, l believe. that has but
one answer and that is-A-the only
reason men are compelled to forego
the marriage state is that the con-
ditions under which the present
generation is compelled to live pro-
hibits 1t. The young man OF today
dare not take the chance Of marry
ing the girl hel owes for bear he
cannot properly provide for her,
and he would rather deprive him
self of "this most sublime and PER
feet happiness" than see her suffer
lContInusd an Dana ThreaN
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
Woman Whose Protests Are
Sneered at by Youth,
Draws Revolver From
Skirts.

EUDORA, Ark, Dec. "A double
tragedy was enacted on the main
street here today when Mrs, Minnie
Reed shot and instantly killed
George Evans, we'll known young
man about town, and then turned
the weapon upon herself and blew
out her brains.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
TRY To
FORCE CONFESSIONS
Youthful Prisoners Kept Crowded
in Delinquent Room All Night
Hearing Today.

evidence
conspraos fearing they
speech sending the W. w.
pentenay authorities
universally policy
damaging information from the lips of little children
Detectives a l. w. w.
hail. arresng eight newsboys IL to
all members of the organization
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
sTHE LORDS HAVE
lis DECLARED WAR
AGAMSTPEOPLE''
(BY United Press)


Dec 1.-THE National
call tor great mass meeting TO be held Trafalgar
saturday warfare
lection OF the budget begins The call
"The lords have declared urges
Pile to destroy forever he
49, '~ ~ Wv
plans are carried out Propagation will dissolve only
until January It considered
xoesb as would be the If present
budget debate was resumed today the house
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
j. 5. GUNb0AT
To WAR SCENE
NV United Press.)

10Y OHitcu TTcSs'J
WASHINGTON, DEG. at
WAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
At THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
TODAY THAT THE GUNBOAT
PRAIRIE HAS BEEN ORDERED
TO SAIL FROM PHILADELPHIA
FOR NICARAGUA THIS AFTER.
NOON.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

OVERHAUlEO
POSSIBILITY OF SENDING
TROOPS TO NICARAGUA
by United Press)

10y OHIteu FFe6sJ
. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. a.
. The big army transports Z
. Crook and Buford are being 4
. overhauled today and put into 4
. sea-going shape. This is be- Z
. Iieved to indicate a possibility Z
= of troops being sent to Nicara- Z
. qua. The situation In Central Z
. America Is the sole topic Of Z
. conversation at the Preside, Z
. and officers and men are hop Z
. Ing tovbe sent to Nicaragua. Z
. 80 80 q 80 Z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. g.
The broom trust seems determined
to sweep up all the money on
earth. A brom that 90 days ago
cost 35 cents now costs SO cents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02
THE LOCAL
FRE|GHIS
RUNNING
ARE NO NEARER
A SETTLEMENT
TROUBLE MIGHT END If THREE
CENT PER HOUR RAISE
SHOULD BE GRANTED.

strike-breakers are being hired
by the Great Northern Railway
Co. here today as rapidly as they
can be secured, to take the place
Of the striking switehmen, who
practically tied up freight traffic
from St. Paul to the Pacific coast.
Northern Pacific officials declare
they are not yet hiring any sub
stitutes, and 1t is believed that they
will not do so until forced to it
by continuance Of the troubles
over a longer period than is al
present expected.
THREE-cENT PROPOSITION.
Should the railroad companies
offer three-cent per hour raise to
the switchmen, 1t is believed that
the trouble would end, as 1t is the
belief TO some members of the
Switchmen's union that no strike
would have been called had the
railroads come half way" with
them in the first place. As 1t was
they offered to compromise the
grievances by promising them q
raise of two cents per hour pro
rata. However, it is doubtful IL
the switchmen will listen to a set
Element proposition that does not
modify or do completely away with
the rigid physical examination and
the age limit to which they are
subjected at the present time.
1t Is not yet certain that the
entire membership of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Engineers will not be called out on
a strike before the Switchmen'S
union troubles are ended, because
Of grievance over working sched-
ules. A committee from this union
Is in st. Paul at the present time
demanding considerable change in
the working plans in vogue ON
nearly every railroad in the United
States. Members of that union
could not tell a complete list Of
their grievances today, but 1t
seems that the principal one per-
tains to their members working in
the tunnels along the various
roads. This grievance must be set
tied by December Z.
RUNNING LOCAL FREIGHT.
With the aid of the strike-break-
ers, the Great Northern is running
it's locals and q few of it's through
freights today, but no perishable
goods are being received for ship
ment. and all carload lots of un-
perishable merchandise is made
subject to delay.
The Northern Pacific is running
it's local trains in an dout of Spo-
kane, Frightening the situation a
little in the country tributary to
Spokane. There are many of the
small towns In the outlying dis
tricts and over the farming regions
clustered about Spokane which
would suffer more than Spokane
should the railroads not be able to
replenish their grocery and other
merchandise supplies.
No move has yet been made by
the Northern Pacific to close any
of it's shops, as local officials de-
clare that in their belief there Is
sufficient work to be done In their
shops to keep the workmen In
them busy throughout the switch
mems strike. Trains that are now
being run out OF Spokane over the
Northern Pacific are being made
up by the yard officials, occasion
ally helped by the call boys.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-02

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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-14
SBURG, MISS,
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.

The only line running daily sleep
ing car through without change
Chicago to Hot Springs. DINING
Car service, Send for illustrated
folder describing Hot Springs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-14
WHEAT CLOSED UP
After Session of Ups ana Downs
Slight Advances in Corn--Oats
More Active.

| Chicago, Feb 13.--WFIEAT-O Open
ed easy owing to comparative weak
ness in European markets, extremely
liberal shipments for the week from
Australia and Argentina, and reports
OF rain III India, where the crop has
been in need of moisture May open
ed Il to lower, at 1925 to 1925.
Before the end of the first half hour
however, the demand for May carried
the price up to- 1872 From this fig
ure there was some setback on selling
inspired by the official report show
ing the amount of wheat exported
during January from the United States
the figures indicating falling off of
more than ! 1900 600 bushels compar-
ed with the same time a year ago,
The lessened demand for cash wheat
also had a bullish effect.
Late In the session a fresh demand
for May delivery in four weeksnPyear
for May forced the price up to III
the highest price for the May delivery
in nearly four years However, there
was no great amount of buying or sell
ing in that option. A the close prices
We're u higher
No, red 115%0117; No. 3 red l13
5s011G; No. 2 hard l1l%@1t41a; No.
hard loidt0It, MAY opened H.
58@1127s highest III; lowest 1925;
closing 113#. July l01ls
CORN Unsettled weather in the
corn belt had bullish effect on corn
but prices made only slight advances.
Increased offerings in the country had
a tendency to offset the unfayorahle
weather conditians. Trade was small
The close was Is to II higher. Nc. ,
G2i2; No. white G41a No yellow
G21a 6DG2& May opened G44 0G41s
highest 6f7s lowest 64H closing ST
rs. July GinG41s.
OATS Relatively moro active than
corn, but trade was not large in vol
ume The close was a shade to IA
4 higher No. white 52H 65312;
standard 53A. May opened 53ls
highest 532s; lowest 527s a 81; closing
53H 653$. July 49,.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-14
WORLD NEVER MORE SPLENDID
Luxury Of the Ancents Not Compar
able to That of To-day.

The world Is richer than it ever was
before, and there is more splendor
more magniliConce, more luxury and
more means and methods of producing
comfort than We're ever dreamed of BY
Solomon, Midas, Cr0csus, Lucullus and
those noted in history for their great
wealth, their luxury and extravaganza
A noted lecturer and author in a re-
cent lecture at Columbia university de,
clared IF Nero and Heliogabalus
could come to life today and see the
dining rooms of the great hotels In
Paris and London, Respondent with
light, crystal, silver, etc, they would
admire them as far more beautiful
than the halls in which they gave their
imperial feasts,"
There never was an ancient city or
building that is not easily surpassed
by many modern cities and edifices
Rome in the days of its greatest splen.
dor was dirty, unsanitary, mostly side
Walkless and poorly lighted The bar.
barrie magniicence of ancient cities of
lht cast tIt HtHtbtg VI Which ldutS
into romance and The facts of which
are Obscnred by legends, was crude
and cheap compared with that of the
twentieth century. They seem to have
used a vast amount of gold in the
ancient days If II was as plentiful as
it seems to have been 1t could hardly
have been as valuable as It is now
What became of the vast amounts of
gold used In the building and adjoining
of temples and palaces, in the manu-,
facture of vessels. ETC. in the days of
Solomon and before and after? What
became of the bushels and carloads of
precious stones which we read about
In the Bible and profane history?
These things did not perish. II is
easy enough to know or to imagine
where they came from but where are
they?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-14
ADJUSTMENTS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Manitou Comedy Co.

The New Orleans Item says cf the
Manitou Comedy Co who come tC
the opera house for one week com
mencng Monday Feb 18th:
With Robert Brister as the leading
man, AS Told in tne Hills was m,.
scented by the Manitou Comedy Cc.
at the Sugar theater last night. The
house was packed TO the doors, rs il
should have been, as this is The bset
popular priced attraction that has
ever visited our city. Space Iortids
words OF worthy praise which are
justly due each performer las. mat.
There was not bad feature 20 no
found and the most critical went
away pleased. Ladies viii be ad
mitted free Monday night under the
usual conditions. Prices 10, ~ aad
20 cents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-14
DRAINAGE NOTICE.

State Of Illinois, County OF Alexander
IS. In the county court
In matter of Samuel Stats Tay
or and Edwin Parsons, Trustees Of
the Cairo Trust Property. Thomas "
Halliday. Richard fitzgerald and
others.
Petition for formation Of a Drainage
District to b. calle[ Cairo Drainaga
fsfrict
Tn repetition Of Commissioners for
Fifth Assessment
To all Persons Interested.
Notice s hereby given that the Com.
missioners q said District have com
uleted their Firm Assessment as auth.
orlzed by order Of said County Court Of
November Goth. 1903. snG that the A.
Eessment nau showing benefits assess
q uo0n TIE premises effected by SAID
Assessment was fled in the Office Of
D. clerk of said Court On the 2nd das
+ Fahruary 4. u. 1893. and thar SAID
Commissions have fixed Niue
D'Cloek 4. NJ. u February 18th. s
D. 1893. q THE February Term 81 SAT-
Courtv Court 20 D. tl-u toil-n az TIE
Court House 81 said County. in the
City n Cairo in sail County. as thc
tine when and place where they VII
r-euf before said Court for TIE CO..
uctiol q their Assessment
DATED February 2rH. 1893.
Jesse E. MILLER.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-14

Here is a story of Wagner's visit
to London in 1855: After the first Phil
harmonic concert the critics re
preached him for conducting a Bee
thoven symphony without the score
At the second concert, to satisfy his
audience, Wagner had a partition
on his desk. which he frequently con
suited The critics declared the i'm
provement was marked. The score.
however. was Rossini's Barbier de-
Seville"