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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19

Thus far had Charles Jawert pro-
crossed in singing the old hymn in
cell at the Twenty-second street
police station when sobs checked
his voice, and, muttering incoher-
emily, he buried his face in his
hands and fell dead.
Only a few minutes before Jawert
had told the lookup keeper that he
was in good health.
1t was only short time when
the strains of Nearer, My God, to
Thee" floated through the corridor
of the prison.
The notes were uttered. with al
most a tragic intensity The other
prisoners raised themselves from
their beds and listened. The lookup
keeper approached the mans cell.
AS he neared it the song abruptly
stopped. A moan succeed it, When
the keeper erached the door of the
cell the man was lying prone on
the floor, his face buried in his
hands, dead.
On the court sheet the desk SER
geant wrote: Case dismissed by
God"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
WILL DECIDE ON
SCHIVELY TONIGHT

At a conference to be held to-
night at Olympia between Cover
nor Hay and the legislative investi-
eating committee it will be deter
mined whether or not the commit
tee will make special report on
the SchNely investigation at this
time or wait until their entire
work is completed. At this con-
ference the question of a special
session of the legislature TO con-
slider the probable Impeachment of
Schively will be considered, as it
is generally believed that the filing
of a report recommending the i'm
parchment of Schiyely will be fol-
lowed by call for a special SEES
sion.
There is considerable opposition
to special session on account of
the expense involved, as the first
two weeks of the last regular SEES
sion cost 100000. 1t is said that
Governor Hay inclines toward the
belief that report in the Schively
case should be deferred until after
the trial of the indictments return
ed against the state insurance
commissioner by the Spokane
grand jury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
IMPLICATE FATHER
AND BROTHER

In the preliminary hearing at
Occur dAlene in the horse stealing
case brought to light by the sher-
ifs office of Spokane county,
Monte Bishop, arrested in Spo-
kane, chung to the confession made
duplicating his father, Theodore
Bishop, and his brother, William
Bishop, who were ordered bound
over to the superior court of Koo-
tenai county under bonds of $1,000.
Young Bishop did not adhere to
his first statement involving Esler
w. Wheeler, a neighboring farmer
and the case of Wheeler was taken
under advisement Wheeler is out
on $1,000 bail The charge
against William Boutillier was dis
missed.
The case of Monte Bishop, now
the states chief witness, will be
heard Thursday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
Will Go to Japan
Distinguished Japanese Warriors
Buy Pianos.

Word has just been received
from Eilers Piano House, San Fran
cisco, that although the rules of the
Japanese service do not permit
pianos to be used on board their
warships, both Captain |. S. Ishii.
commander of the flagship Aso, and
Captain Engineer Fulfil have pur-
chased Eilers Pianos for their own
use in their staterooms.
1t is particularly interesting to
note that western product, the
Eilers Piano, built as far as pos
sible from Oregon materials, is
gaining recognition everywhere,
and through the Japanese navy
now visiting the coast, the first two
instruments of this make will gain
international renown.
You can see the Eilers Piano by
visiting Eilers Piano House, Spo-
kane, Wash, or any of it's branches
throughout western America. They
are splendid instruments and offer
fine quality of tone and perfec-
ton of mechanism not always
found in moderate priced instru-
ments.
They are Internationally war
| ranted and sold on the Eilers easy
payment plan. You can buy them
only at Eilers Piano Houses. Spo
kane store at corner of Sprague
| and Post.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
NOT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.


Editor The Press: The Press
May Is, in writing of the divorce
granted by Judge Hinkle to Marie
J. Sexsmith from Edmond j. Sex
smith, some wrong impressions are
conveyed, and l will ask that you
allow me space in which to correct
them. The statements you make
are all quoted from letters which
were written to me by Mr.. Sex
smith These letters ] used in
court as evidence against Mr.. Sex
smith, and they constituted the
grounds on which the divorce was
given me- The statements made in
them were never substantiated, and
no attempt was ever made to sub
stantiate them.
The statement concerning my in
tense interest in Christian Science
is wrong. | was. at one time mem
Der of the Congregational church,
but my husband was so opposed to
churches of any denomination that
! asked for my letter and have not
since connected myself with any
church. About two years ago ! at
tended a few Christian Science ser
vices, but it has been over Is
months since | was in that church
| am not and never have been a
member of the Christian Science
church, and since my marriage, ow'
ing to Mr.. Sexsmiths opposition, I
have never been able to do church
work at all.
Concerning the injury to the lit
tie boy wish to say that he is
supposed to have tripped on the
Garnet and to have fallen. After the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
GULPED DOWN ONE OF
THOSE HATPINS
(By United Press)

BALTIMORE, May 19.-Miss
Loretta Lehnert, II years of age
who swallowed one of the large
modern hatpins now in vogue with
women, is to be eoperated upon
with a new instrument known tc
the medical profession as a castro
scope.
Miss Lehnert was arranging hel
hat and hair before the mirror
holding the hatpin in her mouth
when it suddenly slipped head
foremost down her throat, lodging
just above the windpipe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19

fall he got UP and ran to me in
another part of the house. / tried
to get Mr. Sexsmith over the phone
to tell him of the accident, but fail
ed He did not come home until
late that night, but sent for ply
stefan as soon as he came. In the
meantime the little boy had played
during the evening in the go-cart,
had suffered almost no pain at all,
and only cried because ! would not
put him to bed. He was tired and
it was long after his usual bed
time; but | wanted to keep him up
until the arrival of his father. |
did not know that his leg was
broken; l had never before seen a
broken limb. There was a raised
place half as large as an egg, some
what swollen, but not in the least
discolored. When the physician
arrived he was only able to decide
whether or not the limb was broken
after a regular examination, SO that
my ignorance was not surprising.
I did not say to Mr.. Sexsmith that
the Lord would take care of the
child and that ! was giving him
Christian Science treatment. ] did
not know enough of the teachings
of Christian Science to do this. Nor
did | ask anyone else to treat him;
he had no SUCH treatments at all
Christian Science had nothing what
ever to do with the breaking up
of our home.
In Justice to me | trust you will
allow me space for this conmuni-
cation, and I thank you in advance
for the same. Respectfully, Marie
J. SeXSmith.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
reached Richmond from New
York CITY.

reached Richmond from New
York City.
Mrs. Robin has already Travelled
a distance of 1900 miles. The nest
was built in New York, and there
the eggs were laid, but the railroad
boys about the Pennsylvania
freight Office here decided that the
baby robins should be Hoosiers,
and the car was run on a siding,
where it remained undisturbed and
the eggs Matched out.
Mrs. Robin is SO loyal to her ma
ternal duties that she refuses to
be frightened away by the throngs
of visitors, and even amateur pho
tographers who poke the noses of
cameras very near to the nest are
tolerated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
BABY ROBINS WERE
HOBOES BEFORE THEY
HAD EVEN MATCHED
nv United Press)

RICHMOND, Ind, May 10
Three featheless baby robins are
now nestled snugly beneath the
sheltering wings of Mrs. Robin
Redbreast, whose eccentric act OF
building her nest on the very edge
of a journal box of Pennsylvania
freight car was discovered here a
few days ago after the car had
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
BEGIN BATTLE +.
ON fRANC|SE
NoRThsiDE PROPERTY OWN
ERS IN FINAL CllNCH BE-
FORE COUNCIL OVER NORTH
COAST RIGHT OF WAY CUES
TON.

The final clinch between north
side property owners and the
North Coast railroad over right of
way began in the council last
night, lasted late and was contin-
ned to next Tuesday night, with
nothing more accomplished than
the preliminary statements of the
opposing parties, r. f. Strahorn of
the North Coast being the prin-
Cipal speaker.
In its fight to close what streets
ii wants, the railroad has the back
ing of leading members of the
chamber of commerce, who at
tended the session last night. Their
argument is that permitting the
railroad to -enter the city as 1t
pleases will result in the expendi-
ture Of several million dollars here
and the increase of taxable prop
ertY valuation by $4,000. In ad
dition to this, they argue the indus
trial and commercial benefit of
making Spokane agreeably acces-
sible to another railroad. The
speakers appeared assured that the
North Coast is part of a trans
continental system, although they
carefully avoided any hint of which
system it might be, if any of them
knew.
The property holders contention
is that granting the railroads fran
chise, with permission to close the
several streets named along the
north side of the river will leave
only the Oak street outlet and shut
them off from the crossing south of
Monroe when the old bridge is
moved farther down, as now
planned.
The fight on this score has been
gone over time and again in the
railroads efforts to obtain right of
way through the northside, and the
railroad has usually got the best of
ii in the way of bending proposed
street improvements to its own in
terests. On behalf of the property
owners, last night Attorney Wins
ton stated that they would be will
ing to sell at figure to be fixed by
arbitration. They object to their
property rights being ridden over
rough shod and the company
placed in position to force the prop
erty owners to sell at the com
pany's figure or suffer depreciation
of value, with no redress in court
because of the councils favorable
action to the railroad in the matter
of granting franchises.
Mr.. Strahorn stated that the
road intended TO build its shops on
the northside. He gave the dimen-
sions of the terminal station on
Front, extending west from How
ard, as 220 feet long. which will
make it necessary to close Wall, if
the building plans are followed.
Mr.. Strahorn talked of the
branch lines the North Coast is 60
ing to build all over the state, but
left no inference as to the identity
of the company backing the prof
ett E. T. Conan led the argument
OF the chamber of commerce favor
ing granting the franchise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
NOW IT'S EVELYN'S
BROTHER BUSTED
(By United Press.)

WILKESBARRE, Pa, May 10
A stranded actor, travelling under
the name of Howard Allison, and
whose baggage has been withheld
in a nearby city, has been identi-
fed here as Howard Nesbit,
brother of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
Young Nesbit applied to Manager
Neal, of the local stock company
and was added to the list of super.
numeraries in production OF
When Knighthood Was in
Flower"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
WORE MOURNING TO
STEAL AT FUNERALS
(By United Press)

PHILADELPHIA, May ia
new graft has been unearthed
here. Anna Allen, As years of age.
has been arrested while wearing
complete outfit of mourning and
having in her possession about 100
pawn tickets.
Her game was to don her mourn
ing, slip in with the guests at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19

residence where funeral was be-
ing held and take any valuables
which might be exposed. These
she would later pawn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19

Waiter, this bottle of wine
seems to have been refilled."
But, my dear sir, you wouldn't
have me bring you an empty one,
would you?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
THE PUBLIC SQUARE

Dedicated to free speech everything personal
quarreIs and family you think
about 800 words and sign your
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
DIED WHILE SINGING
NEARER, MY GOD,
TO THEE" IN CELL
(By United Press)

CHICAGO. May 10
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer to thee.
Zen though it be cross
That raiseth me.
Still, all my song shall be
Nearer-npar--
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19

HOW TO BUST
THE TRUST
Have you ever wished you could "bust the
trusts? Ever thought much about corporations
and how they touch you at every point!
Well, you had best begin thinking for this is the
day of the corporation, the trust for the trust is
nothing but a corporation grown up. The corpora
ton has won its position as the big "it''; won it
fairly and honestly as the most economical efficient
of production and distribution devised by
man. It's here to stay. No amount of prejudice,
threats, cajolery buster 'bg stick will loosen
it; grip on our thr0"s. The corporation is surely
We fatter ourselves that have nothing to do
with it. Let us When come into the world
it demands that the event be recorded; catching the
humps, measles scarlet fever, it demands the at
tendance of physician and possibly quarantine;
surviving childish Ills the corporation compes to
go to school, study the things it says from the books
it prescribes under teachers it Selects should we
rebel and play "hookey," it's truant officer
down and like a feon puts us in it's Jail.
Arrived at the age of discretion a. fall in
love- go to it for permission to marry have minis
ter authorized by it to marry us; we buy a lot from
]i;tle cit, authorized by the big it to do corporate
business and employ another little "t'' to build
house; we have title examined by ''it'' and
procure loan from another "it''; we buy furni-
ture from corporation, our groceries from another,
our hardware from another and meats from still
another.
We ride to our work, worship or play in the
of corporations we talk to our friends through the
phone of corporation; we read the news of the cor
porate world, flashed over the wires of corporal
ton, printed by corporation, by electric light or
gas furnished by corporation. Through with the
news, we turn on the photograph made by
poraton, and listen to the sweet strains furnished by
a corporation, mayhap want to play, and
attend the theater owned by corporation, and laugh
and weep at the fraties of poor, weak humanity as
depicted by a corporation.
If we are of the working class, we are gracously
permitted to daily bread by the graces of
some corporation.
Waking sleeping, working or playing, bornng
or dying the corporation has got There is no
escape, it is constantly at our elbow grinnng, smil-
ing Sinking or scowling, greedy and ravenous, de-
handing it's penny here dime there dollar else
where. Always there is the toll to be paid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
How do You Like 1t,
MIR. Individualist?

How would you like to be "on the inside looking
OUT? How would you like to get the discount the
stakeholder gets on his groceries, meats, dry goods,
wet goods, car rides, phone talks lumber and hard
ware? How would you like to buy your lot at the
price the corporation pays for the land and pattngf
How would you like to buy your irrigated tract for
the cost of the land and water?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19
How Would You Like to
be Inside Looking Out?

There is but solution to the corporation or
trust question: Own the corporation or it will own
you-t does now, if you where you are at"
All this is but to tell you that it is duty you owe
yourself and family to investigate our proposition
before you invest your hard earned dollars in an irri-
gated tract With you can be "on the inside look
ing out" if you desire. 1t s up to you. Which do
you prefer?
BY our method you secure an irrigated tract
and have it planted to the best commercial varieties
of fruits in the best fruit district, with best trans
portaton best water rights, best expert planting and
attention at every step FOR LESS MONEY THAN
YOU CAN BUY RAW LAND AND WATER IN
INFERIOR DISTRICTS.
Not only you get your orchard cheaper, but
you be g on the nside of the grocery trust mea.
trust commission trust, telephone trust, light trusS
hardware trust fuel and lumber trusts.
BETTER COME IN AND TALK IT OVER WITH
US. IT COSTS NOTHING.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19

Thursday only we place on
sale 100 boys new spring wash
suits; made Of good quality
bingham and percale; cut full,
and fast colors; all sizes 8 to 8;
light or dark colors; regular 75c
values at, suit .............49 c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-19

These are lot No. 2 of fine
corsets, in several style and
new shapes; all sizes IS to
30; four hose supporters;
high bust, long hip; full
size and perfect fitting;
values to $1.35; choice,
each ............... 79c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-24

years, now occupies a similar posi-
ton with Senator Elihu Root of New
York. Mr.. Osborn is from Baldwin
City and Wichita.
The president has nominated Will
liam J. Waterbury to be postmaster at
Haven, Kan. The Haven office be-
came presidential on April 1.
Mrs. Emma White has been APP
pointed postmistress at Dermot, Nor
ton county, Kan, to succeed 1. L. Mil
burn, resigned. James Sisney was al
so named for the office at Montana,
Labette county, in the place of E. E.
Lugeanbeal resigned.
Rural letter carriers appointed for
service in Kansas: Samuel G. Hudel-
son and Arthur Hudelson at TOwan-
da: George Lietzka and Ernest G.
Love at Augusta; Edward Dauner and
Bessie Dauner at DuQuoin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-24
IN THE SPOT LIGHT.
Wealthy Churchman Attacks Woman
kind at Church Dinner.

Pittsfield, Mass, April 24.-Deacon
John P. Sayles. wealthy and infiuen-
tial church member, has sprung into the
limelight by an unqualified arraignment
of woman" in some of her unlovely
aspects. The occasion was the annual
dinner of the South Congregational
church and some of his critical obser-
vations were as follows:
THE gossiping woman surpasses all
others for downright devilishness. She
has not an equal. She is the worst foe
of society, responsible for troubles in
Vulnerable. If I had my way l would
Danish her to the land of Siberia or
relegate her to the Internal regions.
From time immemorial men have
tried to know women but her points are
as numerous as a buzZsaw and just as
endless. Playing with a woman is just
as fatal as playing with a buzzsaw.
1T is stated that woman was created
for the delectation of men. 1 take is
sue with this statement. She was Gre
ated to deceive them. She tasted of the
apple and offered it to the man. He
tasted and thought it good, but it
proved everlastingly bitter. This shows
that she is smarter at tricks and dis
plays her faulty nature. Adam was the
first man deceived, but not the last
one.
1.-The gossip gets husbands and wives
into quarrel, brothers and sisters into
antagonisms. She disgusts the minister
with his flock and the flock with the
minister. Her tongue is like an adder's
fork, distributing it's deadly poison in
the house in the neighbOrhOOd, and in
the precincts of the sanctuary"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-24
INJUNCTION HALLS 1T.
Proposed Extension of Riverside Drive
Is Held Up.

New York, April 24.-If the borough
president, Mr.. Ahearn, has his way
New York city will have the most
beautiful and remarkable drive in
America and there will be but few in
Europe to compare with it. At the
present time Mr.. Ahearn and his pro-
ject are in trouble. He acted upon a
resolution passed in June, 1906. which
authorized the extension of Riverside
drive but owing to the lack of funds,
this has been delayed until last week,
when he opened the project for bids.
There was a storm of disapproval and
as a final outcome an injunction re-
straining Mr.. Ahearn from opening
the bids which he had invited was OBJ
tanned. The extension, however, will
undoubtedly some day in the near flu
ture be put through.
The proposed addition to the thor
oughfare would extend it to length
of nine miles. The present drive stops
at One Hundred AMI Fifty Eighth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-24
TWO new STATIONS.
One at Chicago and One at San Diego
to Train Man o. Wars Men.

Washington, April 24.-with the
completion of Uncle Sans new naval
training stations, near Chicago and in
the vicinity of San Diego, Cal, the
United States government will be
vastly better equipped than ever be-
fore for training and drilling enlisted
seamen for service on our fighting
ships. Several million dollars are be-
ing expended on the station near Chi
cago, which is designated as a prepar-
atory institution for the young men
recruited in the Great Lakes district
and a like sum will be expended on
the new school on San Diego bay,
where lads that enroll on the Pacific
coast will qualify for service on the
nations cruising warships.
These new navel training stations
will be links to a transcontin entail
chain, the third link of which is sup
piled by the great training station at
Newport r. 1. There has been in the
past a training station at Mare Island
Cal, not far from San Francisco. but
certain objections to this site led the
authorities of the navy department to
favor the creation of a new and up-to-
date station under the shelter of Point
Iona, where the climate of perpetual
spring and a land-locked sheet of
water % square miles in area affords
conditions that are simply ideal for
such a school.
The average young man-o'-war's-
man remains at the training station
for from six to nine months. Then he
is transferred to a practice ship
where he remains for six months and
then, If he has made as rapid progress
as he should, he graduates into active
service on a regular cruising ship. At
the training station the newly-enrolled
apprentice seaman learns, first of all,
to keep himself neat and clean and
his clothing in the pink of condition.
His school hours are given over, not
only to certain essential forms of
learning but also to instruction in sea
manship in almost all of its branches
and well nigh incessant drilling in ac-
cordance with the manual of arms
for company, artillery and battalion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-24

street. The estimated cost of COM
pleting this would be approximately
100000. The plan as detailed in
the bill authorized in 1906 includes
viaduct 1900 feet long over the deep
valley at Dyckman street, and calls
for the finishing of the road in asphalt
macadam. This is composition of
coarse stone and asphalt mixed to-
gether when the asphalt is hot and
then pressed into place by heavy roll
lers. 1t is recommended by prominent
engineers as the most enduring and
serviceable composition obtainable and
it's cost is little more than ordinary
macadam.
The total width of the proposed ex-
tension is to average from lis to 120
feet. This will include two drive
ways, two sidewalks, a service road
and a bride path. One of the drive
ways will be for vehicles travelling
north and the other for those going
in the opposite direction. The service
road is to be distinct from the others
practically a street. The road is de-
signed to have height of $50 feet
above water and will be practically
level throughout its course.
We can save you money on that lum-
Der bill.
]. B. wHELAN & CO.. I'll E. 4th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-24

We can save you money on that lun
Der bill.
]. B. WHELAN & CO.. III E. 4th.