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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
UNDESERVING MEN
Continued From Page One.

where you going, Bill?"
"Up to Billy Sundays. "A, whole
gang of us wuz at Newport when
we seed in the papers about the
big feeds here, so we comeJon oyer
to participate. Things all shut
down in Newport and : nuthin'
dom. Chance to save Few pits
up there if you amt p1rticdl lar
where you sleep. Slept in lots
worse places myself" y
This would indicate thai ALL of
the 1000 men fed and bedded last
night were not deserving. objd lets
of charity
Just how to overcome=the evil
is a problem which is causing a
lot of worry. In the bread line"
at Billy Sundays last night there
were gaunt looking men who were
actually in need. The men were
all given a good feed at the ex-
pense of Lewis Bros, the deserv-
ing and the undeserving treaties
the same. @
Billy did not refer to the hungry
men who assembled early so as to
get in the bread line He talk
ed of church members. He told
them to get away from the world
and the card tables. and go to
prayer meeting. A comparison was
drawn between the church mem.
bers and those who assembled at
the prayer meetings. Those who
did not assemble at the meetings
he said were probably at the card
tables.
In the afternoon he talked on
Prayer" ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
$4,000 SUIT
BEGINS TODAY

A jury was impanelled in Judge
Sullivan's court this morning 20
try the suit of Mrs. Grace Kendall
against the Spokane & Interna-
tional for $4,000 damages for the
loss of the life of her husband,
George E. Kendall, an engineer,
who was so severely injured in a
freight wreck at Greenacres June
Is, 1907, that his death occurred
four days later.
Mrs. Walters, wife of the head
brakeman, who was killed in the
same wreck, recently recovered a
verdict for $4,000 from a jury in
the same court, which was the
heaviest verdict entered in a dam
age suit in Spokane county in
years.
The Greenacres wreck is
charged to the defective condition
of the track, which caused the en-
CINE to leave the rails and go into
the ditch. In the Walters case a
large section of the track was
taken up and shown in court as
one of the exhibits in the case.
Mrs. Kendall says that her hus-
band was 40 years of age, in good
physical condition and had a life
expectancy of 24.5 years. At the
time of his death he was earning
$3.50 per month. Robertson &
Rosenhaupt are appearing for the
plaintiff and Graves. Kizer &
Graves for the railroad.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
SECOND HAND STORES
TO BE LICENSED

An ordinance looking towards
the licensing of second hand stores
was introduced at the council meet
Ing last night. 1t is not so much
the city desires additional revenue
this ordinance is to be passed.
Police Chief Rice has long com
planned about the trouble the de.
partment meets in tracing stolen
articles. He suggested the ordi-
nance which would give the police
control of the second hand places
and power to compel a report
every week of articles purchased.
Thieves sell stolen articles to sec
ond hand stores, and the police
cannot trace them unless they are
found in the possession of some
one to whom second hand men
have sold. Then 1t is a difficult
matter to prove that they had been
sold.
In cases where such proof has
been obtained. however. prosecu.
lions have been made on a charge
OF receiving stolen property. The
proposed license fee amounts to
only 30 year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
BADLY HORT BY
STREET CAR

Struck by a swiftly moving car
on the Spokane Traction COM
pany's First avenue line. w. T.
Wharton, of the grocery firm of
Wharton & Forderhase, First and
Monroe, was hurled to the pave
ment near his store about 5 O'Clock
this morning and was so badly in
jured that he was carried from
the scene unconscious. Car No.
s. struck the man as he was cross
ing the tracks Immediately after
having stepped from another car
that he had ridden to town on.
Mr.. Wharton was taken to his
home, 1415 Tenth avenue, where
he is reported to be in a serious
condition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
]. OSCAR WANTS CITY
TREASURER JOB

J. Oscar Peterson, WING retired
from the position of clerk in Judge
Huneke's court this week, tdday
announced his candidacy for the
republican nomination for city
treasurer. While others Nave Heer
mentioned, Mr.. Peterson, thus far
has the field entirely to himbeIf
Robert A. Koontz, theI retiring
county clerk. is suggested in ton'
nection with the race.
Mr.. Peterson came ton Spokane
81 years ago. For II years he was
reporter on the newspapers of
the city, and for the last 10 years
has been a deputy in the county
clerks Office. He Is prominent Ii,
Scandinavian American circles,
and a worker in the 100000 club.
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LOCAL OPTION AND
BAN ON RACES
Continued from page u

The republican party in the
campaign of 1908 pledged the en-
actment of legislation creating
J free reading rooms in the larger
centers of population to be pro-
vided with leading magazines ant
newspapers; the shortening OIL
working hours for female employees
from 10 to eight hours; the pas
sage of an effective child labor
law; the enactment of an eight
hour law for Underground miners;
and particularly the passage of a
comprehensive employers liability
law in conformity with the federal
statute dealing with this. subject.
In addition to the legislation
specifically mentioned in the party
platform to promote the welfare
of our laborerss and wage earners
l desire to urge upon you the WIS
dom and justice of providing free
employment bureaus, under the su-
pervision of the state labor COM
mission, to assist working men
and women to secure employment
readily, and to supplant to some
extent the private bureaus which.
by the use of dishonest methods,
persuade the laborer to yield to
them a commission without max
ing just return.
In the matter of regulating pub
lie service corporations the COVER
nor advises vesting the railroad
commission with judicial powers
from which direct appeal may De
taken to the supreme court, thus
greatly expediting sucn causes.
The state constitution will prob
ably have to be amended to per-
nit this.
A passage of particular Interest
to Spokane is this:
The national irrigation congress
will meet in Spokane in August of
this year. Reclamation of the
arid lands is one of the most i'm
portant subjects now before the
country, and no state in the union
is more deeply interested in the
work of this congress than is the
state of Washington. The dec
gates, hundreds in NUMBER, who
will attend the congress will conc
from every part of the union, and
hopes are entertained that many
representatives OF. foreign coun
tries will be present. The visitors
will be interested in acquiring in
formation for development anc
home building. Washington will,
therefore, profit very directly and
still more indirectly through the
converting of this congress. A rea.
sonable amount should be apprc.
priated from the general fund for
this state to cooperate in the e..
fort to make the session the most
successful ever held.
Governor Mead advances the
plan of reducing the state boaro
of control to one member, this
member being vested with. the au-
thority and duties now vested in
three. He holds that the duties al
entirely executive and can as WEI,
be discharged by one man. The
one man can obtain better results
with less expense, the governor
says.
The same reduction is urged for
the state tax commission.
In the line of suggestion of le-
gislation deemed needful this ses-
sion the governor advises meas
ures to remedy waste of time and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13

the Merchants Freight Audit Co.,
for which he had been employed,
was dismissed today by order Of
Judge Hinkle on the request of
Deputy Prosecutor Donovan, who
investigated the case. Smith had
been employed by the freight COM
pany and the deputy prosecutor
found it would be nard to estab-
lish the fact that he was not still
in the service of the company
when the alleged ofrense was com,
mitted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
BARRIERS LOW SCALE
FOR FOUR MONTHS

For a guarantee of SIG per weeS
the journeymen BARRIERS have
promised to work for the master
BARRIERS of Spokane for the next
four months. This was agreed at
a meeting between the two bodies
held yesterday afternoon in the
hall above the Pantages theater.
The journeymen BARRIERS wished to
sign an agreement to work for
such a guarantee only for TIRES
months, but matters were COM
promised.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
EMERGENCY FUND
GROWING LARGER

The emergency relief fund for
the aid of penniless workingmen
today noon had reached $747.1O.
Tickets for $40 meals were dis
tributed this morning to the seven
restaurants which agreed to fur
nish square meal for 10 cents.
The late subscriptions received
were from the following: Jesse
Haskins, SIS; E. D. Sanders, $40;
cash. 81; w. J. Vessels, IS; cash,
$40; G. S. Brook, s.; cash, 81;
Pfster Co, IS; DR.. M. B. Grieve,
IS; cash, 81; cash, so cents; cash,
81; Robert Porter, So; cash, IS;
f. G. Higgins. 81.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
CALHOUN FEELS
NERVOUS /.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.-
Pat Calhoun, millionaire traction
magnate, nervous and with face
flushed, listened attentively on the
second day of his trial He Is
charged with offering to bride the
boodling board of supervisors un-
der Mayor Schmitz. -
The attorneys are trying to get
jury today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
FIRE FATAL TO
AGED WOMAN

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 10
Fire. which completely destroyed
the handsome residence of Samuel
Higgins, general manager of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad, caused the death of his
mother, Mrs. Isabella NJ. Moore,
age "a. His mother in law, Mrs.
M. E. Corbin, was perhaps fatally
injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
KING SCHLATTER'
BOBS UP AGAIN

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 13.-This
city can boast of at least one
King Schlatter," and the San
Diegan monarch declares that he
is the only and genuine. The east
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
pENEEN Is GOVERNOR

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Jan 49,
Charles Deneen was declared gov.
ernor of Illinois today after a re.
count of the votes cast in Novem'
Der. He will be inaugurated Mon
day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13

A woman would rather see a
brides outfit than attend the we'd
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13
NO CASE AGAINST SMITH

r.. K. Smith, who was arrested
last September for the alleged EN-.
bezzlernent Of Sl.l0 belonging to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13

Show IL not substance; realities
govern wise neD.--Penn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-13

Most stories of heroes were in
vented to punish towards.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Also nndertakers.

The town is reused to high pitch
of indignation today because l.. T. Per-
kins, 80 years of age, got killed In an
automobile accident two miles outside
of the town and 1t has been proposed
to bury him within the corporate linn
its. lnasmuch as LeBeau, in It's fifty
years of existence. has never had a
death or funeral within its corporate
limits, the citizens feel that a burial
at this late date would be a blot on
the fair name of the village.
LeBeau has no graveyard and
doesn't want any. SO when Perkins
was killed citizens began collecting a
lund to ship the remains to an under
taker at Millet, S. d., $50 miles east.
Relatives of Perkins are expected to
arrive to take charge OF the body and
the citizens will try to persuade them
20 bury the remains elsewhere. Attor.
neys Palmer and Hendrickson have
undertaken to prove that no one has
right to inter body within the city's
limits.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Winnetoon.

Mrs. C. j. Joyce was called to David
City on account of her daughter Miss
Ethels health. Miss Joyce has been
in a hospital there for some time.
Robert Jones returned to Fremont
Monday to again take up his school
work at the Fremont college.
Robert and Allan Jones and Mrs.
Seth Jones and little daughter, Miss
Ruby, and Mrs. Chas. Pearce went to
Plainview Saturday in the Jones auto.
Mr.. Seim, from Ewing, is here visit
ing at the home of his uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pageler.
Ernest Scheer, jr,, is having his
blacksmith shop nicely painted.
b. N. Clough expects to add nice
new automobile to his livery barn
some time next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Bonge are home
from Ainsworth. Ell
John Ards sisters returned to theil
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Runs From Guard, Cuts His Throa,


A sensational suicide at the Norfolk
insane hospital occurred Saturday
when Martin Barrett, a patient from
Atkinson, broke away from the guards
during a walk about the grounds,
rushed back to the ward, opened a
bureau drawer and, selling a razor,
cut his throat. An attendant saw what
Barrett was about to do, grabbed the
patient and scuffled with him, but even
in the scuffie Barrett succeeded in
ending his life.
After the cash had been made, an
attendant tried to bind the severed
veins together, but Barrett, who was
a big, powerful fellow, fought off the
attendant and, winning his fight, bled
to death.
The remains were taken to Atkin
son at noon for burial. Coroner Kin
dred was called from Meadow Grove.
Barrett had attempted suicide many
times before. He was born in Ireland
News of the tragedy was success
fully withheld by hospital officers un
til the coroner's arrival.
Barrett was walking in line of pa
tients out of ward No. 4. An attend
ant was at the head OF the line anC
one was at the rear. When ward No
II was reached Barrett dropped on
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Mills Work Overtime,

Neigh, Neb., Nov. Especial to The
News: For the past two months the
Neigh mills have been working both
night and day to fill regular orders
Despite this constant grind they are
still thirty-five cars behind on flour
and feed orders. j. w. Spirk, man
ager of the mill here for S. F. Gilman
stated this morning that they had just
received a government contract fol
100000 barrels of flour that will be
distributed among the different Indian
reservations.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
O,Neill Issues CHALLENGE.

ONeill, Neb, Nov. Supporting Ed
itor, The News: O'Neill high school
hereby renews their offer to play the
Norfolk and Neigh high schools a
game of football, same to be played
in Norfolk, Neigh or O'Neill. All ef-
forts on ONeill's part to arrange
games with their team have thus far
proven futile. The only reason O'Neill
sees in their refusal to play is the fear
of defeat Both teams had open dates
when challenged by O'Neill. O'Neill
has not been scored on the four games
played. Both teams were willing to
play until O'Neill beat Gates Is to 0.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
oraer of Hearing of Final Account

OTTeT on T'edFlTg " FlndI NCCOuHts
In the matter of the estate OF Phil
lips w. Hull, deceased, in the county
court of Madison count, Nebraska.
Now on the 4th day of November,
1909 came Annice Elizabeth Hull and
Jack Koenigstein, the executors OF
said estate, and pray for leave to rem
der an account as such executors.
1t is therefore ordered that the 9Th
day of December( 1909, ut l o'clock
p. M, at my office in Madison, Neb.,
be fixed as the time and place for
examining and allowing such account.
And the heirs of said deceased. and all
PERSONS interested in said estate, are
required to appear at the time and
place so designated, and show cause,
if such exists, why said account should
not be allowed.
1t is further ordered that said An
nice Elizabeth Hull and Jack KOenig-
stein, executors, give notice to all per
sons interested in said estate by caus-
ing a copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Norfolk Weekly News
Journal, a newspaper printed and In
general circulation in said county, for
three weeks prior to the day set for
said hearing.
In testimony whereof ! have here.
unto set my hand and affixed my of
fetal seal this 4th day OF November
| A. D., 1909 VIM. Bates,
County Judge.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Dedicate Madison Church.

Madison, Neb., Nov. Especial to
The News: The elegant church edi-
fee of the German Evangelical Luth-
eran congregation of this city was ded-
icated with solemn and imposing cere-
monies. After a brief service at 10
o'clock a. m. in the old church, in
which the congregation had worshiped
for years and which will be used as a
school house hereafter, the members
passed to the door of the new church
where they were met by Rev. Mr.. Hun
sick, the pastor, who spoke briefly but
impressively, after which the congre
cation followed him into the church.
Rev. Mr.. Hack of Bennett preached
the morning sermon and Rev. Mr.. Win
ges of Laurel the afternoon sermon
both of which services were in Ger
man. The evening services were in
German and Rev. Mr.. Scheips Of
Pierce preached the sermon.
The church is electric lighted, will
furnace heat and complete in all re
spects.
Clarence Wolfgram, who accidental
ly met death Friday evening by falling
from a load of sand on Main street
was buried in the afternoon, the fu
neral services being held from thu
Methodist church of this city. Rev
Mr.. Houlgate, the pastor, having
charge. The Concordia Singerfrunt
attended in body.
The writ of habeas corpus filed il
the matter of John F. Straube, wht
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Nebraska Anti-Pass Law No Good.

Lincoln, Nov. SIT has just been
discovered that the anti-pass law has
been rendered practically worthless.
In amending the law to make it more
liberal regarding employees of the
roads, a joker was run in which pro-
vides that in securing conviction 1t
must be proven that the party accused
accepted land" used pass. In the
old law of 1907 conviction could be Sc
cured by proving the acceptance cor"
use of the pass. While the railway
commission holds it is easy to prove
the acceptance of the pass, to prove
it's use would be more difficult. Be-
cause of that joker, three cases were
dismissed by the county attorney of
Valley county
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12

OF the line and slipped into ward No.
2, the open ward"
The question naturally arises, In
view of the quick and easy suicide of
a man who had threatened suicide be-
fore, why was a razor left loose
where a patient could get it?"
A week before Barrett had told the
night watch he would pay $1,000 for
a knife with which to cut his throat,
as his mother called him from
heaven" Despite this fact, however,
no special restraint was placed upon
him and he was allowed to drop out
of the line and kill himself before the
attendants very eyes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12

Miss Louise Colomb and Joseph
Kouch were married at Lamro.
Gottlieb Bauer and Miss Angela
Vandersnickt were married at Ewing.
Miss Anna Otis Harrington and Dr.
II. e. Snyde of Elgin were married
at Humphrey.
David Reeves and Miss Margaret
Wells were married at O'Neill
John Stocking and Miss Amelia
Preusker were married at Battle
Creek.
w. II. Yenglin and Miss Nellie All
press of Carlock were married at
Fairfax
Oscar Hodgson and Miss Iowa Pope
were married at Bonesteel.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Inventor Loses Hand in Machine.

Neigh, Neb, Nov. Special to
The News: j. Il. Goodhue of St.
Charles, ILL.,, inventor of the extern
sively advertised Goodhue cornhusker,
was seriously injured Saturday after
noon at the farm of Gildon Donner in
West Cedar Valley, about seven miles
southwest of this city.
Mr. Goodhue was demonstrating the
workings of his machine in the corn
field of Mr.. Bonner when his right
hand was accidentally caught in the
corrugated rollers and smashed and
mangled to pulp. The hand was so
tightly wedged between the rollers
that it required the prying of them
apart with crowbars, before the injur-
ed member could be released
The unfortunate man called for DR..
Beattie of this city, who Immediately
went out Upon his arrival Mr.. Good
hue requested that he leave as much
of the hand as possible. lnvestiga'
ton showed that nothing could be
saved but the thumb, and all the rest
was taken off to the extreme back
part of the hand.
The injured man will be at the Don
ner residence for several days or un
! til he considers it safe to return to his
| home.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Howard Sechrist Dead.

Beemer, Neb., Nov. 6. - News
reaches here of the sudden death of
Howard Sechrist at Shenandoah, Ia,
last Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
He had bought restaurant two weeks
before. Sechrist formerly owned the
Beemer Times and last year worked
at Gregory and Dallas. He was
known in Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Time for Omaha Lawyers.

Lincoln, Nov. 5.-The supreme court
granted |. ]. Dunn, John Rine and H.
E. Burnam, attorneys of Omaha, I'M
til November Is to show cause why
they should not be punished for con-
tempt. The three attorneys are ac-
cused of using language rejecting on
W. B. Rose, a justice of the court. Mr..
Dunn, who said he was ready to as
sumo all blame for the alleged Of
fensive language, complained that the
charges against him were not specific
and on that ground asked time to
plead, and the court acceded.
Mr.. Dunn, the principal on whom the
burden of proof falls, has long been
prominent in state politics. He made
the nominating speech for William
Jennings Bryan at the last national
convention at Denver.
The climax of the row between the
superintendent and the book-keepel
at the insane asylum at Lincoln ha!
eliminated in the discharge OF thu
book-keeper by superintendent Wood
ard. Felix Newton, the book-keeper
received his walking papers from thu
superintendent at a time when thu
governor was absent from the state
md Newton will take his cause III
with the big chief Immediately upol
lis return to the state. Newton is
Russian, and for a number OF year
he has been very prominent in loca
rolitics, having been able to delive
he greater majority of the Russia
,ote to any particular candidate VIII
had his friendship. 1t was for hi
activity along these lines that tn
local politicians urged him for tn
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Former NeIioh Sweetheart Aids Hell

Lincoln, Nov. S.-When Miss Pearl
Stoner of Neigh welded Alfred T.
Staley of Denver in Lincoln last Aug
ust she in the exuberance Of her new
ly welded Joy, wrote to former
sweetheart of hers in Antelope county
telling him of her wedding. The for
mer sweetheart and Miss Stoner had
at one time had misunderstanding
and they had not communicated with
one another until he received the let
ter telling of her nuptials.
The realization of his loss stirred
him to activity. He Immediately came
to Lincoln, found out the name OF the
man she had married and then started
on the fellows trail He discovered
that in Council Bluffs, less than tive
years ago, Staley had married Hetti'
Bixler. He later found Mrs. Staley IL
Omaha. She said Staley had deserted
her within a year, and that she hat
lost all trace of him. So far as sh,
knew he had secured no divorce. TIL
two booked their grievances, came t
Lincoln and together called on tn
prosecuting attorney. The filing o
the complaint followed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-12
Kansas 6, Nebraska 0.

Kansas 6, Nebraska 0.
Chicago "a, Northwestern 0.
Denver &c, School of Mines o.
Notre Dame II, Michigan 8.
Harvard IS, Cornell 0.
Yale % Brown 0.
Lafayette 6, Pennsylvania 6.
Kansas Aggies So, Creighton 43.
Drake II, Iowa Ia.
Nebraska Reserves 0, Morningside o.
Carlisle g. G. Washington 5.
Princeton 6, Dartmouth 6.
Pennsylvania State 33, Bucknell 0.
Missouri 5, Washington 0.
Case IL, Ohio 3.
Wabash IS, Purdue II,
California 10, Nevada 8.