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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
1888 BALANCE ON
COOPERATION
PLAN

Tom Maloney's cooperative work
ers today finished a sewer job at
Eighth and Madison on which, aft
er paying the men the scale and
all expenses, there was a balance
of 1928. All contracts on this basis
are being finished as rapidly as
possible.
With the aid of the Modern Con-
struction Co., recently organized,
Maloney will go into the contract.
ing business on a different plan
next year. The cooperative feature
will be dropped, although stock in
the new company will be held by
some of the workers that were for
merly associated with Maloney.
Business will be done in the same
manner as any other private con
tracing firm and only such work
be taken as offers sure and safe
profit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
1 C. | I Y
E w S

A class In French, under Pro
fessor Charles d'Urbal, will be
opened at the Y. M. c. A. after
holidays.
Nearly the whole student body
of Gonzaga college has departed
for their homes to spend the holi-
day vacation. There are 40 more
students at the college this winter
than were there a year ago.
J. w. Greene, one Of the chief
boosters of north side real estate,
will erect another large building on
North Monroe street, at the south
east corner of Maxwell avenue. 1t
will be six stories high and have
100 feet of frontage on Monroe
street with II feet on Maxwell av-
enue. The cost is estimated at
$4,000.
The city water department has
officially named it's new standpipe
across Hangman creek the Wood
land Heights standpipe, at the re-
quest of the Finch Investment Co.,
which donated the ground.
The school board is now taking
steps to award the contract for its
next winters supply Of wood. 1t is
estimated that 1t will require 1000
cords. The school board has
awarded to the Springston Lumber
Co. the contract for building the
bank fixtures to be used in the
commercial department of the
North Central high school, for $507.
The Great Northern has made a
cut of 81 per ton in the freight on
steel rails from Pittsburg to the
northwest.
A continuation Of the present
fine winter weather is predicted for
the week by the officials of the
weather bureau.
J. n. Smith, As, switchman in
the N. P. yards. had his skull frac-
tured last night by being struck by
switch engine. He also lost some
teeth and suffered ugly scalp
wounds. He was taken to the Sa
cred Heart hospital and will re.
cover.
At the meeting Of the North Side
Improvement club. held last night
at the Lutheran church at Sinto and
Washington, the question of the
union depot and the sale Of the
city hall was debated. Councilmen
Nelson and Ostrander favored a re-
duction In the previous figure
placed upon the building, while H.
l.. Lilienthal, the contractor and
former city commissioner, COM
mended the council for asking a
good price and said that the city
fathers should not knock off one
penny.
A roll said to contain over 500
was picked up in the corridor of
the treasurer's office yesterday by
woman who had called to pay her
water rent. She turned the money
over to Treasurer Peterson, who
will hold it to await the Identified
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
STRIKE MAY YET
TIE UP RAILROADS

of Spokane declare they have no
cause to doubt it. though Superin-
tendent Beamer- of. the Northern
Pacific declares he has heard moth
ing of the matter.
The switchmen have been conf
dent of winning the strike for near
ly a week, and from day to day
have looked few hours ahead,
designating a time in their own
convictions, when the railroads
would be compelled to meet with
their demands and give them the
required consideration. Still, re-
ports today have 1t that there is
no present indication of any
earlier abatement.
1t is evident that with the fire.
quent costly accidents in the rail-
road yards, since the beginning Of
the strike, the railroads are max
ing no Roadway by the employ
ment of the strikebreakers, and
with a walkout of men in few OF
the other departments, it is be-
lieved that the railroads would be
forced to a settlement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21

Railroads all over the northwest,
stir involved in the strike OF the
Switchmen's Union Of North Amer
lea, may yet be tied up with not a
wheel turning, despite the encour-
aging remarks of their officials re-
qarding an early settlement of the
trouble. Today a report has been
sent broadcast from Minneapolis to
the effect that 1000 freight han
oilers and clerks employed by the
troubled railroads are now to go on
a strike in sympathy with the
members Of the switchmen's union,
because Of the railroad officials
refusal to meet the strikers half
way In their demands.
Traffic will be paralyzed If this
Is done, and the effect of the walk
out will be keenly felt over the
entire district through which the
present strike prevails. H. B. Per
ham, chairman of the railway de-
partment of the American Fedora
ton. of Labor, is reliably reported
to be authority for the report being
circulated TODAY, and the strikers
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21

Police officers guard the aban-
doned l. w w. hall today, allowing
no one to enter the place, and pre-
venting all from going near it. No
further arrests of |. w. w. speak
ers have been made today, though
it was suspected that a few of them
would go out regardless of the an
nounced decision to quit the fight
for a while.
The olice believep they have put
the 'kibosh" on the publication of
the Industrial Worker by the arrest
of boys and men who were selling
it on the streets yesterday. No at
tempt was made to sell the Danish
ed paer on the streets today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21

SOME PECULIAR
AILMENTS REPORTED

School children may be
counted upon to catch every
thing that Is going In the way
" strange and peculiar all
ments. In the process OF medi-
cal examination Of school chill
dren now being carried on in
Spokane some unusual diseases
are found and the doctors and
parents Of the children are oft
entImes at q lose 10 account
for the origin 81 the aiiment.
Some pupils In one Of the
schools were sent homo q few
days suffering with ring worm,
an IaIment that was familiar
20 or 80 years aeo. In another
school acme easss Of the seven
ysar itch were found. which
occsy<S onaiiy breaks out among
chI5Kn,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
JEFFERSON DAY
ORATORY PLAN

Another Jefferson day oratorical
contest is planned by the jefferson
society for the students of the
South Central high school Wed.
nesday, April 10. 1910, Jefferson's
birthday. The contest of the same
kind held last year was a great
success and aroused lot of inter
est in the life and times of Jeffer-
son among the pupils. The Jeffer.
son society will offer cash prizes
aggregating $50 for the high school
orators.
Jefferson day will be observed
with banquet to be given at Day
exports at which the local democ-
racy will gather about the festive
board.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21

ton OF the loser.
Tomorrow the EIks will begin
making their annual distribution
among the poor Of the city. :. Com.
mittees were first sent out for per.
sonal investigation and having
learned where the deserving poor
were located issued cards to
grocers, meat dealers and fuel
men, telling them where to go.
This practical form Of Christmas
giving has been found by the Elks
to be the better plan.
Mrs. Carrie McQuay, the woman
who. died in the county Jail last
week from epilepsy while serving
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21

q three months sentence for va.
grancy, IL said to be the wife OF
George McQuay, q prominent citi-
zen of Great Falls, Mont A friend
arrived here In answer to tele-
gram sent by the authorities and
the remain will receive decent
burial. Deceased went by the name
of Carrie BOURNE in this city. She
has q Is year old daughter in
Great Falls.
The Northwestern Loan 4 Trust
Co. have closed three deals during
the past few days aggregating
$148,500. The southeast corner of
Main avenue and Brown streets,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
MATRIMONIAL
REEFS AND GRIEFS

John Barleycorn and failure
to support were the rocks upon
which Mrs. E. l.. Salverson's
connubial ship was wrecked,
Judge Hinkle awarding her a
divorce this morning from S. O.
SalversOn.
Married in April and de-
serted in September is the
story Lillian Reynolds has to
tell of her disastrous matri-
monial experience, She has
applied for a divorce, with per-
mission to resume her maiden
name.
Margaret Young was granted
a divorce from Albert Young
this morning, desertion being
the grounds upon which the
complaint was made and de-
cree issued.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21

owned by Mrs. Anna Wadswortn
and Mrs. n. D., Miles, has been sold
for $4,000; the Second avenue
property of T. e. Maloney and DIX
we'll Davenport, between Bernard
and Mcclellan streets. has been
sold to Dr.. George A. Gray Tor
$4,000, while the Allison property,
on the south side of Pacific near
Brown has been sold to Susan B.
Frye for $28,500.
The third annual convention OF
the Spokane County Medical So
ciety was held at Davenports last
night with DR.. Darius Mason AZ
the guest of honor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
CHRISTMAS
ENTERTAINMENT

A players Christmas entertain.
ment will be held Thursday night
on the stage of the Auditorium aft
er the regular evenings work. The
members of the Beverly OF Grau-
stark" company from the Spokane
and the Mary James Pa" com
pany from the Auditorium wtHSget
together and look for Santa Claus
Managers Harry HaywardfT and
Charles York will do some 4feavy
work on this occasion in the role
of a double Santa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
COLLISION EMPHASIZES THE
NEED Of RAILWAY V|ADUC1

Taking the recent collision of
switching freight and street-car of
the w. W. p. on North Howard
street as a warning, a committee
from the Mems Neighborhood Club
of the Pilgrim Congregational
church today filed with the city
council a most vigorous plea that
some action be taken at once to
secure grade separation by build
ing viaduct on North Division
street at the railway crossings be-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21

inc lIlel udb!oudl OedulSll . uiioH,
announces that the efforts of the
shipowners to form an interna-
tional combination to oppose the
labor element, will be met by the
organization of a worlds fedora
ton of marine workers. A confer
ence has been called of representa-
tives of the season in all countries
to meet in Copenhagen next July.
Organized labor and interested
outsiders crammed the headquar-
tiers of the Spokane Sectional Cen
trail Labor council last night to
hear the speech of John z. White,
a follower after the politically eco
nomical works of Henry George, on
The Dignity of Labor This was
the first of series of speeches to
be given in Spokane by Mr.. White,
and judging from the interest
shown in his address last night, it
is probable that his future talks in
Spokane will be heard in halls Of
larger capacity.
The orator upheld the laborite
and his cause in his speech and
has already gained great deal of
the confidence of the Spokane arti-
zans. He Will be a visitor in Spo-
kane for about two weeks.
Tonight the council will be
given one of the best chances of its
career to show its position with re-
CARDS to the labor question. Com
mon labOrers, teamsterS and team
owners are coming forward tonight
with a demand for an increase in
pay, which if granted will tap the
citys purse to the extent of approx
imately $1,000 per day. The team
owners want dollar raise, the
teamSters 20 cents and the common
labOrers Is cents.
Figuring the present wage of
common Iaborers and transfers.
especially (S2.75 per day., against
the present cost of living, it seems
that the popular feeling of the city
and its lawmakers should be in
favor of granting the wage in
crease. Maybe the team owners
would not be making avery large
percentage of profit on the money
they have invested in rigs, should
their demand for 81 more per day
be granted, but as the teamsters-
their emplOyes-are asking but %
cents more, perhaps the teamown-
ers will stand little trimming.
An increase Of % cents per day
in the wages of the laborers, giving
them 50 per day for their work
would grow into great item by
the end of one year, but it is to be
remembered that the majority of
those who shall receive the benefit
of it are taxpayers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21

the big playhouses in the cellar and
locked the door with that speedy
foot work of theirs. Pie eating con-
tests and many other forms of at
traction and fun had their places on
the program as wei and there isn't
news peddler in Spokane today
but Who'll is convinced that that is
just about the best sport they ever
had.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21

tween Boone avenue and the river.
The committee consists of o. B.
Nelson, J. S. Knudson, f.. T. Steele
and w. r. Orndorff, and a request
is made that action be taken be-
fore some catastrophe occurs on
these most dangerous crossings.
A plea is made on behalf of the
citizens at large, the children who
daily pass there on their way to
school, the property owners af-
fected, for the fair fame of Spo-
kane and for humanity in general.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
LAW, BANDIT IS
ACCLDENTLY KILLED

(By United Press
SAN JOSE, cair Dec 2-Dr Edward H. Gleason and Dr.:
GeasonCourneen drug store Of
positively identified the body Of former
Patrolman FARRELL drugstore bandit and
successfully ded police and conducted
the last
few weeks bandit the
their Gleason having been
held and robbed by
the killed by train here last Friday
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
All HA!
(By United Press,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-NYhen
shown todays dispatch from Copen-
hagen, Commander Peary said ::
Three months ago, from Labrador,
! sounded explicitly and deliber-
ately a warning to the world, based
upon complete and accurate infor-
nation regarding the claims of
Cook. In doing so ! accepted the
responsibility devolving on me, and
fulfilled my duty to the world and
myself
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
(By United Press.i

MANAGUA, Dec. 21.-Jose Ma
drez today assumed the presidency
OF Nicaragua. succeeding former
President Zelaya. who resigned.
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} q . . Q . . . . . . . $50 =
} WILL FLOOD MANiTO Z
} LAKE THIS MORNING 4

= Permission has been issued
= by the water department for
. the flooding of the lake in
. Mantle park, which will be
= done tonight by the park sup
= erintendent, Mr.. Balzer. THIS
= is done to give the ice Q
= smoother surface and increase
. it's thickness.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-03
Terra Alta.

Special Correspondence OF The Argus.
Mrs. T. j. Picking and daughter Catha-
ryn spent few days at Carmel last week.
It. j. Picking has returned from Okla
homa City and other points i'm Oklahoma,
where he has interests i'm the lead mines.
We are glad TO report the improvement
in Mrs. Ray Rodeheaver's condition.
whose life was despaired Of for several
days last week.
All the available working men are en-
ployed this week by the gas company un-
loading pipe, which will he laid in the
very near future
Frank Browning, one Of our nearby
farmers, il quite i'll from appendicitis and
will be taken 10 Baltimore hospital for
operation as soon as his condition war
rants the move.
Decoration Day WAS duly observed here
Monday with very appropriate program
in which all the churches and societies
OF the town participated All business
houses closed in honor Of the brave heroes
whose memory we hold dear.
Rev. w. II. Berry and son Darwin drove
down from Carmel Sunday evening for a
few days. Mrs. Berry Is nursing her Sis
ter, Miss Elizabeth, at Carmel, where she
is taking the fresh air treatment. Drs.
Cole and Rinehart are attending her.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-03
ECZEMA DURABLE? PROVENl
Attorney at Moline, H.. convInesd by
on % WIntsrgresn conpoVad.

There is nothing that will convince a
lawyer except evidence.
Now, here is some rather startling cyi-
dence Of a simple home cure for eczema
which convinced one lawyer, r. G.. En-
triken, attorney at Moline, m. lie tells
how oil Of wintergreen compound mixed
with thymol and glYcerine, as in ID. d. d.
Prescription, cured him ia thirty DAYS
after thirty-two years Of suffering.
For 81 years" writes Attorney I'm.
trken, 81 was troubled with eczema.
scabs all over my face, body, and head.
! could run hair brush over my body
and the floor wouldbe covered with scales
enough 70 fll a basket. tried every
thing-salyes, internal medicine. X-Ray
all without result"
Just month ago / was induced 10
try ID. d. d. Prescription. The itch was
relieved instantly; 20 / continued. II Is
just month now and am completely
cured. have not a particle Of itch and
the scales have dropped or"
81 can only say again CURE DIS
COVERED. am now starting all eczc.
ma sufferers on the right track. 4"
Cure after cure has been brought 20
our attention and always that instant re-.
lief from the awful Itch.
Sold by the Kingwood Racket Store.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-03
Doinss Of The Week In Sufreundips
Towns.
HAPPENINGS OF GENERAL INTEREST
The Argus Cores nts Tell What
IL GOING on In Their
Localities.
function.

Special Correspondence OF The Argus
Next stop, the Fourth OF July.
June started in to show her warm feel
ing for us.
w. 4. Watson was business visitor
Saturday.
About fifty went from her, To Grafton
on the 3lst.
Patrick Cauheld, OF Clarksburg, was
here Friday.
How dear to our hearts arr the scenes
of poke greens.
i. Parker Senseman, of Parkersburr.
was a business caller Friday.
Prof. Cyrus Martin, wife, and son, of
Grafton, are here visiting friends.
Frank West has moved into the prop-
erty lac recently purchased from W. f..
stewart.
W. +. Stewart has sold his property
here To Frank West for 5000 and moved
out onto his farm.
Miss Mollie Shahan left Saturday for a
weeks vacation with friends and relatives
along the NJ. q X.
Miss Gussie Miller returned home SIM.
day from Warrington, where she had
been visiting his sister
Wedding bells will soon be ringing
around here from what we hear about a
Merry Widow in town.
Born in the evening of May 81 To Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph v. Gibson a daughter.
Mother I'm critical condition.
Born on the morning of May 81 10 Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Il. Hartman a son. Parents
as well ~ usual under the circumstances.
&. ii. Pyles, w. q. Lavellc. Miss Nav
Pyles, and Miss Ada l.. I.avelle composed
a party who drove to Kingwood Monday
for the Decoration Day celebration.
Last Sunday the b. x o. put on the
accommodation train to run on sun
days during the summer months. No
other change took place in the running of
trains.
Ira liileman, a student of the Fairmont
normal. and Harry Watkins and Lantz
Miller, who are ut the Terra Alta summer
school, were visiting home folks from Fri
day till Monday.
Prof. Clyde Reppert, Lowe Miller, and
William Wotring, members of the Tun-
Melton band, were at Morgantown and
Grafton on Saturday and Monday, re-
spectively, assisting in the Decoration Day
celebration.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-03
Bethlehem.

Special Correspondence OF The Argus.
Homer Rechtine is attending school at
Reedsvillc.
Z; r.. kecfover attended Sunday school
at Manown Sunday.
James Huber is attending the King
wood summer normal.
The farmers Of this section have lust
finished planting corn.
Christian Endeavor at Bethlehem every
Sunday evening at $50.
Some Of our boys were in Grafton on
May ~. All report u good time.
Messrs. Homer and Ed Kcefover will
purchase an auto buggy as soon IA the
roads are in condition.
Orval Rechtine and Milford Fortney
travel in the direction of the hump every
Sunday evening BE careful Mr.. Dawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lemon, of near
here, have returned home from Morgan
town, where they have been visiting
relatives FOR the past week. TEDDY.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-03
Aurora.

Special Correspondence Of The Argus
Jack Stemplc has been seriously i'll for
the past week.
Walter Spcigle, our hustling farmer.
made a flying trip to Keyscr this week.
Mrs. Rebecca Feather came ont 10 he
with her daughter the remainder Of the
summer.
John A. Lantz has just returned from
Morgantown, where be has been on a
business trip.
Oscar and Clint Wilt, Of the Salem
National Bank, spent few days with
their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beach and three children.
OF Baltimore, have registered at the Lantz
hotel for the season.
DIR. George Stemple, who went 30 a
Baltimore hospital q short time ago, re-
turned much improved.
Ollie Meyers moved his family 10 Terra
Alta this week and will enter upon his
contract Of mail carrier between Terra
Alta and Eglon.
Chris SypOlt is confined 10 his home nj
present with brain trouble and other
complications. His son, Rev. Boisc Sypolt,
y visiting his father this week..
A large number Of Terra Alta rcople
spent Sunday in Aurora. The hotels are
nov al open and no better accOmmo,la-
tons can b. found anywhere i'm the state
Mrs. kirkpatrick manager Of Brook.
side, has arrived with her hOusckecpers
and other help from Philadelphia and
opened the beautiful hotel and cottages
Extensive Improvements have been made
there the past winter and trip to the
place would pay any one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Leighton and
children, Of Loeb LYNN Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Gale, and Miss josie Gale, Of
UniontOwn, Pa. were the guests Of tl,eir
sister, Miss Elizabeth, nj the Lutheran
parsonage Friday. Miss Josic'will remain
indefinitely and assist Mrs. Berry i'm
nursing Miss Elizabeth, Whose condition
il not much improved
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-03
Sycamore Valley.

Special Correspondence OF The Argus.
The farmers are busy blowing for buck
wheat
j. III. Cupp was blowing for buckwheat
Tor i. A. Frankhouser the past week.
O: F. Frankhouser attended the show
at Uniontown and reports good time.
$. p. Frankhouser is going 10 make n
flying trip TO Addison, Pa, in the near
future.
VI. X Cupp made business trip to
Friendsvillc Thursday and reports the
roads good.
The party given 10y Fern Matlick Sat
urday night was we'll attended by our
young people.
G. l.. Nieman and Miss Goldie Frank
houser attended Memorial services at the
Craborchard Sunday
Hugh Kelley and Miss Nellie Nieman
attended the Decoration Day services at
the Craborchard Sunday.
Curtis Nieman had the misfortune TO
mash two of his fingers while engaged on
the stone work at S. Frank Kelleys last
week SAIAMANDER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-06-03
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