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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-09-15
School Notes.

We now enroll three hundred and
ninety 6ve-an increase of thirty four
the first week.
Miss Logan arrived last Saturday
evening and now the children are
timing up and beginning to sing.
Children love to sing. Just step in
and hear them.
We have just received and un-
packed about one hundred and fifty
dollars worth of chemicals and appa-
ratus for the physics and chemistry
classes.
Among other things we might men,
ton three new compound micro
scopes, gas generator and set of
scales.
The school board met in regular
session on Monday evening at the
school building. After canvassine
the vote of last weeks election, the
new members were installed and the
new board organized with R. f. Full
ton, president and E. M. Griffith as
clerk.
Charles Horning, John McEvers,
Minnie Bowman and Hilda Liske are
newly enrolled in High school this
week, which adds one to each of our
four classes.
The Primary grade now numbers
seventy two; enough to make work
for two teachers. What to do with
them all is an important question Just
now with both teacher, superinten-
dent and school board.
Miss Alma Almen is SO far recov
cred as to visit the school room on
Monday but is hardly strong enough
to take up her work as teacher.
Athletics football for some with
tennis and basket ball for others, is
one of the questions now in the air
while nothing definite has thus far
been done, yet we feel sure that
something desirable will evolve from
the plans now under consideration.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-09-15
U. S. CORPORATION TAX.
Revenue Collector Fred White to Begin
Collecting Data

The first result of the corporation
tax act enacted by congress, Angus
5, 1909, will be experienced in Lew
iston when Deputy u. S Revenue
Collector Fred White presents his
card at the offices of the various cor
porations and asks for the informa-
ton now being collected by the in
ternal revenue department.
Mr.. White has received his first
instructions relative to the collection
of the data necessary TO put into eff
feet the new law which imposes on
corporations special tax of one per
cent on net income over IS, 900. 1t
is known as the special excise tax and
becomes effective early next year.
The corporations are divided into
several classihcations depending upon
the character of business conducted as
follows: Financial and commercial,
public service, industrial and manu-
featuring, mercantile and miscellan-
eous.
1t is the duty of the revenue col
lectors to secure the data within their
districts necessary for the Inaugural
ton of the new act.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-09-15

Rev. Jukes, Mrs. f. c. Steele,
Joseph Richards, Sam Jones and
Chas. L. Bliss made up a very pleas
ant party last Thursday for a visit to
the Dewey mine. They were royalty
entertained by the management of the
mine, as are all visitors. One of the
party says Sam Jones was the moving
spirit in the outing, but is too modes,
to take the credit for the part he
played.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-09-15
HORSES STOLEN AT MORROW.
Nez Perez County Sheriff After Thief
and Property.

The sheriff's office is securing the
country for two horses stolen from
the farm of ]. N. Byron near Nor
row last Thursday night says the Lew
iston Tribune, and yesterday sent
descriptions of the stolen animals to
all sections of central Idaho and east
ern Washington. Mr.. Byron has
offered reward of $50 for the return
of the animals and arrest and convic-
ton of the party guilty of the theft.
The animals are described as mares
weighing about 1000 pounds each.
Both are branded with connected
IF on the left stihe. One of the
mares is described as bay in color
with white face, while the other is
chestnut sorrel with white hind feet.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-09-15
Christian Church.

All the regular services at the
Christian church next Sunday. Sub
lects as follows: 11:00 a. m, The
Model Congregation 500 p. m. i,
Who's Your Taylor?" Bible
school, 1000 a. M; c. f, ZOO
p. m. Special music at evening SER
vice. All are invited to attend. d.
Lloyd Morgan, pastor.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-09-15

for miles over submerged tracks and
bridges, one of the latter being
washed out shortly after they had
crossed over it. Mr.. Wann reports
poor crop conditions in the sections
through which they passed, and saw
nothing that would compare with
conditions here on Camas Prairie.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-09-15

Supervisor Geo. Ring is in Elk
City section this week looking after
orestry m alters.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-09-15

Last month a merchant a thousand
miles from Chicago wanted to place
over his store an electric light sign
he had heard about In Chicago. Made
special trip there for specifications
and terms. Too high!
Mr.. Merchant returned home and In
cidentally told the local electrician
about his troubles. Mr.. Home Electri-
clan replied that he could reproduce
the Chicago sign. with improvements,
at price that suited. And he did 50.
JUST THINK THIS OVER, WILL
YOU?
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-09-15

INSURANCE
FIRE Insurance Geo. M. Reed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
HERE ARE WINNERS AND ESSAYS The BIG KISS CONTEST

the wise" little Willies and Marys
for fear that their mothers might
spank them, but it all goes to show
that you never can tell" Some
of these answers would make the
fond parent sit UP and wonder
just how much the dear one
knows.
In making the selections it has
been absolutely impossible to pick
out any four answers that are
"bests." There are many, any one
of which might be the proper win
ner. In choosing, it was necessary
to consider other things when the
definitions OF many were equal.
Originality, spelling and penman-
! ship were all considered and the
result carefully weighed,
The kiss editor" had an awful
! time trying to pick out the best an
swcrs, but after many hours of hard
labor he finally awarded the first
prize to A. " Uradrick. who wrote
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

AS a matter of arriving at the
approximate value of lands SUBJ
merged by waters from the ST. Joe
river, as the result of the Wash
ington Water Power Co.'s dam at
Post Falls, Idaho, the government
attorneys, appearing partially in be-
half of the indians in the hearing,
will likely introduce the testimony
of w. r. Terrell, who lives near
Occur d'Alene. Mr.. Terrell, though
perhaps realizing the small chance
he stood of being "taken up" an
nounced that he would pay 100000
for the submerged land, on which
the Indians received only about
$500 from the Washington Water
Power Co..
Post, Avery & Higgins. one of
Spokane's best known and most
able law firms, has taken up the de
Tense of the defendant concern in
the hearing. The flood caused by
the Washington Water Power Co. S
dam at Post Falls is declared to
have submerged about $3.50 acres
of land, much of which is declared
to have been very valuable. In
dams living in the flooded district
declare that the land was particu.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

over the title of The Soulless
Kiss" The first prize is $40 in
cash.
The second prize was awarded to
NJ. c. King, who gave the correct
physical definition of kiss. His
prize is an entire box for any per-
Torrance. OF The Soul Kiss"
which is at the Auditorium four
nights beginning tonight.
The third prize was given to IL.
A. r." That prize is s. in cash.
Two such even competitors We're
found for the fourth prize that ar
rangements have been made for
awarding it to both. Mrs. G. F,
Charles and Miss Nettie Hutchlns
each will be given two seats to
THE Soul Kiss"
Much poetic license" Is allow
able, OF course, in contest of this
kind, SO the judges, consisting OF
the editorial staff OF The Press. dc
cided that the essay by Mr.. Brad
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
WHY DID
ALFRED
Do It?
VANDERBILT MAKES MYSTERl-
Gus TRIP TO CHEYENNE
PLANS ANOTHER ONE.
NV United PreSS,)

OMAHA, Dec. 29.-According to
word received from Union Pacific
headquarters today, Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt will pass through
Omaha tomorrow on his way to
Cheyenne, on the second myster-
ious trip he has made to that city
in the last week.
Two days before Christmas rail-
road officials received notice that
the millionaire would arrive in
Omaha in private car, and was to
be put through at once to Chey-
enne, in order to reach that city
Christmas day. The order was car
ried out, but at the expense of
holding up the Fast Mail, attaching
the car to train that has never
before carried passenger.
Vanderbilt stayed at Cheyenne
three hours, then took fast train
out and flew east.
A similar order arrived today,
which stated that the millionaire
would be here tomorrow and must
be sent to Cheyenne with all speed
and rushed back again at the end
of three hours. Vanderbilt says II
is none of the publc's business
what the trip meant.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

rick was, on the whole, worthy of
the first prize. The exact physical
definition, however, was fine The
poetry. winning third, was dainty
and appropriate The two derini-
tons winning fourth prize were ex-
tremely witty and clever.
II the writer's of these two def
initions will call on the puzzle edi-
tor they will be awarded two ad-
ditional little prizes; "A kiss is
elliptical Ga lip tickle)"; the little
boy who wrote. "A kiss is a kiss.
that's all what it is, for that's what
my dad said"
Here are the five prize winners
! definitions:
A kiss is a caress bestowed with
the lips on anything and everything
from the pouting, luscious, red lips
of a pretty maid to the snout of 3
/ poodle dog It's the most subtle
and powerful force known in the
universe, its power being superla
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
HOW FIGHT
IS GETTING
HOTTER NOW
Rockefeller, With the Mil
waukee, Crowds Hill and
Hartman Lines.
az THOMAS A. GERAGHTY


A struggle for the railway su-
premacy of the northwest, in which
the millions of the Hill, the Harri-
man and the Rockefeller systems
are striving for advantage, is at
present centering its force In spo-
kane's tributary country-eastern
Washington and northern Idaho.
There was time when James j.
Hill and the late E. n. Hartman
had a community of interest ar
ransement whereby Hill was the
dominating force in the state OF
Washington and Hartman did pref
ty much as he pleased in Oregon.
Hartman had minor lines in Idaho
and Washington and Hill touched
one corner of Oregon, but so far
as competition was concerned there
was none.
Under this plan the development
of the railroads did not keep pace
with the growth of the country and
left an opening for the invasion Of
other lines. The first large sys-
TEN to enter the field was the Chi
cage, Milwaukee e. st. Paul, back
ed by the unlimited cash of the
Rockefellers. The coming of the
Milwaukee stirred the Hill and
Hartman people to activity as II
matter of self preservation, and
the entente cordiale that had so
long prevailed was lost sight of in
the scrimmage for points of ad-
vantage. The first move was the
building of the Spokane, Portland
4 Seattle by Hill, the new cutoff
between Spokane and Portland,
which will be in operation next
summer at q cost of $50,000.000.
Hartman retaliated with a line
from Portland to Seattle, and then
followed Il spectacular rush during
the past summer for an entrance
into central Oregon through the
Doschutes canyon. This vast re-
gion, larger than many eastern
states, has been held in an unde-
veloped condition for years for
want of transportation facilities.
The next move by the Hill lines
was the announcement of a line
from Portland to San Francisco, in
competition with the Southern Pa
cific.
About this time, while Jim Hill
was engaged in combat in the
front with the forces of Hartman,
he was attacked in the rear by the
Rockefellers, who had just com
pleted their long line across the
continent at pace that broke all
records in the history of railway
building, The first intimation that
Hill had of the offensive tactics of
Continued on Page Six.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

The Kiss Department" OF the
Spokane Press went out OF. exist
epcss-at noon today The contest
was a great success, There was
not single letter. answering the
question, what Is n Nss?" that
was not we'll worth printing.
1t Is regretable that we were un-
able to publish al. the answers.
but all were given due considera'
ton.
The contest has proven that the
readers are thoroughly familiar
with the subject. Some OF the an.
swers sent in by little boys and
girls were great surprises. Just
think of a IL year old lad writing
q grave discourse on the subtle,
half material something of tho
imagination xhat might be found
difficult to define by grownup.
with keen mind and wide ex-
perlerce.
We won't print the names Of all
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

tive. in both the positive and mega
tive! It's the electric spark that
fgnites a conflagration of passion,
yet can cool the torrid pulse beyond
the reach of the Arctic zone. It's
explosive effects outrival the re-
sultgof research of scientists In dy-
Mantle and powder, as the shock
and reverberations of two pairs of
lips have been heard around the
world. again so quiet that ofttimes
the goddess of jealousy cannot de-
tecb it. Empires have been de-
stroyed and thrones made to totter
by its bestowal, yet by the same
token have castles been establish
ed In the most desolate places.
Misplaced kisses are like mis-
placed railroad switches, except
that the wrecks they cause are
often those of states and nations
and human souls.
A single kiss improperly be-
stowed may turn a Garden OF Eden
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
NEED ST. NAMES
AND GUIDE POSTS

The need of street names and
guide posts in the outlying districts
has grown so pressing that Post
master Edris called on the city
council last night and said that il
something We're not done along this
line the postoffice department
would cease to deliver mail in the
north end of Lidgerwood, Kenwood
and other additions in that locality.
The city council adopted q .resolu-
ton authorizing the board of public
works to Immediately proceed to
install the guide posts. 1t is nearly
year since an effort was first
made to get these additional street
directions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
STORY OF RAIL ROADS GREAT FIGHT FL
5,436
ARRESTS
IN YEAR
RECORD OF SPOKANE POLICE
DEPARTMENT

The records of the Spokane
police department for the year
1909 present an interesting SUBJ
ject for study. Although the
annual report cannot be made
out until the December records
have been finished, it is posi-
BILE to approximate with great
degree of certainty the total
number of arrests for the year.
Figuring the number Of ar
rests for December at 500, the
total arrests for the year mount
up to 5,436. All professions are
included among the men who
have been taken In" by the
men in blue. From errand boys
to opticians, their records are
to be seen on the police roster.
November was the banner
month, with 700 arrests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
5 KILLED IN
EXPLOSION

READING, Pa, Dec. 2o.-Five
men are reported to have been
killed by boiler explosion in the
plant of the Metropolitan Electric
Co. at West Reading early today.
The dead; James Conry, Water
bury, Conn; Frank Cole, Water
bury; Clifford Martin, Toms River,
Pa; Eler Deugler. Mount, Pa. and
Martin Lynch, PhoeniXville, Pa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
BATH STUNT PERFORMED
IN CITY JAIL
''Bathless" Man Weighs $50 Pounds
HAS Money and Mysterious
Past, too.

have been a picture of filth. The
condition of his person, after his
long abstinence from water in the
way of a bath, can be better mag
med than described.
Peterson was arrested on a
charge of vagrancy, and was taken
at once to the county Jail. His
sanity is questioned. and it is prob
able mat he will be examined on
that score. His chief ambitions
seem to be to hang on to his money
as long as possible and to keep
away from water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
ARRA|GNEO

Sim Lewis, charged with the muir
der of Gilbert S. Lightfoot of Ena-
vile, Idaho, was arraigned before
Judge Mann this afternoon. 1t is
likely that few days will be given
the defendant to arrange for wit
nesses and prepare his defense.
The alleged murder by Lewis took
place at the corner of Second ave-
nue. and Washington street. The
men had been drinking at the
Lloyd bar before the killing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

into a desert Of desolation, while,
properly bestowed, can reverse the
results and the music il brings is
only outrivaled by one refrain,
Peace on Earth, Good Will to All
Men"
A kiss is making use of the lips
to express the greatest gift of two
souls with but a single thought,
though in the touch they may be
defying the world, and all contained
therein. heaven and the lake of
fire, just to satisfy the craving of
their hearts desire.
THE SOULLESS KISS.
A kiss: The anatomical juxtapo-
sition of the two orbicular oris
muscles in the state of contraction.
NJ. c. KING.
Something made of nothing; never
Just the same.
1t Is known in every countr, where
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

= Department OF Agriculture Ex- =
= perts Mate U. S. and Jap Z
. Fruit-Happy Result Z
= WASHINGTON, Dec. pa I
o puckerless persimmon is the Z
q hope of the future. Depart Z
o ment of agriculture officials Z
. are figuring on a fruit that Z
. will not draw a jawbone out of Z
. place, which they hope to at I
. tain by blending of varieties 4
= or treatment by chemical pro- 4
q cesses.
= Japanese persin1mons hold 4
y the record for size, and have
- all medals for drawing the
= mouth through to the back of I
= the neck. 1t is proposed to 4
= mix the Japanese kind with I
= some softer tongued brand 4
. from the south, and thus grad 4
= ually weaken the astringent
. properties. The Josephine 4
= style of American persimmons
= have been crossed with the 4
. Yemen type of Japan. The 4
= American flavor won out, 4
. while the Japanese hardness
. and firmness remained.
. q q . . . q q q q q q q 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

ter, but because a man don't know
what else to call it when he feels
the effect travelling through his sys-
tenn on a lightning express with no
stopover check, It's safe to assume
that man who attempts to de-
scribe kiss never had one. Men
who have had kisses-not "snlacks,
don't want to talk, They just
want to think and dream and die
with their boots OH. so we've been
told. j. ALLEN.
Private, 1101 Fourth Ave.
What's a kiss? That depends.
It's lawful, unlawful, duty, fault;
It's often sold dear; good for moth
ing when bought.
An extraordinary boon. u mstter OF
course,
Often given with pleasure when
taken by force. @. ~.
I
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
HUSBAND GETS
DIVORCE AND
THE CHILD

w. e. Castle was granted a di-
vorce from Laura Castle by Judge
Hinkle yesterday afternoon, and
given the custody of Audrey NJ. and
Robert e. Castle, the five year and
19-months-old children.
Adultery was the charge upon
which the complaint was made,
with Oliver IL. Briscoe named as
the man in the case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
A CHANCE FOR
GAS COMP ANY

The Spokane Gas Co. is TO be
given a chance to make good their
claim that they can furnish the
court house with gas light at one
half the present expense for cleo
trio lighting. The county commits
sioners have granted permission to
try the gas out in one of the court
rooms for a month or two. The
bill for electric lighting for the
courthouse amounted to 1914 last
month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Dr.
hughes today authorized the return
70 New York of Mrs. Caroline b.
Martin, mother of Mrs. Ocey Snead,
victim of the Newark bath tub
murder mystery, and Mrs Mary
Snead, an aunt. Both women had
been detained in New York await
ing extradition on charge of being
implicated in the murder of Mrs.
Ocey Snead on November "a.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
$4,000 FOUND
BURIED AT THE
ROOTS OF TREES
(By United Press)

. SUlSUN, Cal, Dec. 29.-The 4
. entire Rayn family, of Maine, 4
q little town near here, are
. busy today digging up the
. front garden in the hope of 4
. unearthing more of the for
= tune buried by Cyrus Rayn, 4
. wealthy farmer, before he
. died, six weeks ago. Already 4
= $4,000 has been found, care 4
= fully concealed at the roots of 4
q trees and shrubbery about the 4
= place. Rayn is supposed to
. have been worth $4,000.
. 80 . . . q q D o q . . q = 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
BIG FOUR
TRAIN WRECK

CLEVELAND, Dec. ga pas
senger train on the Big Four rail
road is reported to have been
wrecked near Cleveland today. Sew
eral persons are said to have been
seriously injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
RIA WSAUSAGES KILL
AND POISON GUESTS

ravages of deadly trichina parasite,
supposed to have been contained in
raw pork sausages which comprised
a portion of their Christmas dinner.
The Canavasios had as guests the
Frogias for Christmas, and sau-
sages We're prominent in the menu,
all present eating heartily of them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
CHEERS FOR
ZELAYA
(By United Press)

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 29.-Former
President Zelaya of Nicaragua ar
rived here today and was received
unofficially by government repre-
sentatives. Scores of Central
Americans cheered wildly as the
former presidents car, attached to
the regular train, pulled into the
LOCAL station.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29
10y United Press.)

STOCKTON, Cal, Dec. 29.-Mrs.
Victori Froglia is dead, her son
Otis is dangerously i'll, John Cana
vasio supposed to be dying and Cana
vasio's two sons, John and Joseph,
are in a serious condition from the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-Arch-
deacon Emory summoned to Sc
attic by letter from his daughter,
who married Gunjiro Aoki, Japa-
nese servant, and stories of i'll
treatment of the girl by Aoki and
probable suit for separation follow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-29

NEW ORLEANS. La.-Reports
from Bluefields, Nicaragua, state
that citizens are so pleased over
Secretary of State KnoX's prompt
action against Zelaya that they will
erect a monument to him.