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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-10-17

IN replying to your letter of the 2nd of July In some
mysterious not altogether unusual in newspaper
office it mislad.
The Blessed Virgin Mary the mother only of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ For further information
L would respectfully refer you to Catholic Encyclopedia
which no doubt you will find in your public library If not
your local priest will give you some authority that will
satls1y you on the question. Very truly yours
JAS Z. Carroll, Manager"
While the Blade ha: subscribers in Jasper Indiana. we
have of knotng is the knowledge given to
that the correspondent sending the communications
quoted, is on our mailing list not and that
he, she must in any be seeker after knowledge
and being altogether dissatisfied with the answer given
from Roman Catholic sources resolved to go further by
writing to the Blade, Expecting natural result truth
full answer. We also that the communication orig
naly sent to the Catholic Columbian contained ques
tons relative the progeny of the alleged Virgin Mary
which may be inferred from the of the reply The
Catholic Columbian is publication devoted the interests
of the Roman Catholic Church. and that institution
worshps the virgin Mary goddess of the Christian
SYSTEM the investigator naturally assumed that the church
organ would be loaded the guards with biblical other
authority, and looked it for the desired information.
We asked for "some history concerning this ques
ton" There history concerning outside of and be-
yond the testament and that is of such doubtful origin
and authenticity that it cannot be relied upon. The old
makes reference whatever the repued father
and mother of Jesus The first mention of these pseudo
sacred characters is found in the testament.
Other writers have discussed the subject from different
viewpoints but both the testament and the other writ
ngs referred repudae the position taken by the Catholic
Columbian
For the purpose of this discussion might add that
while the Protestant churches all accept the bible the
authority upon which their church is founded and superior
thereto the Catholic insists that his church is above the
bible and accepts the interpretations of the bible given by
ami
bible but Catholics enoned to leave such matters to
the priest who WILL it is assumed give them much of the
bible the priest deems best for them This is why the
Indiana investigator referred to the local priest who
regarded being able to give authority that will
satisfy"
We refer correspondent to the 18th chapter of
St Matthew, and beginning with the middle of the 54h
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
STANDPIPES AND
WATER SITUATION

The assertion In some quarters
that there 10 no need for stand
pipes on the north side for the rea-
son that the water In the new
southeast reservoir can supply that
district, and will overflow the
4 north standpipes because of the
s1higher level Of the new reservoir,
sounds somewhat ridiculous in
view OF the facts.
The theory is that the high pres
sure stream OF water that is to sup
ply the Kenwood standpipe and
continue thence to the reservoir on
the south hillside is liable to re-
verse itself and flow backward,
causing a flood in the region of
Kenwood.
The big force main that is to
feed the Kenwood standpipe is in
tended to carry water in the oppo-
site direction and cannot reverse
itself unless the pumps at the up
river station cease to operate and
ID is filled with backwater. The
standpipes will be provided with
automatic gauges, which provide
against an overflow.
The standpipe in Green's addi-
ton will be filled from the low
pressure system, with large main
to be run up from the flat in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23

west part Of the city. The stand
pipe in West Grove addition will be
fed by an extension of the present
high pressure main running across
Hangman creek, while the Alta
mont standpipe will be filled by an
auxiliary pump located at the pro-
posed new reservoir at the $500
foot level. Thus all Of the stand
pipes have a separate source of
water supply.
There Is no plan to have direct
main from the new southeast res
ervoir to the north hill to Carry
water from the south hill back
again to the north hill, as some
imagine. The north hill will be in
the path of a direct supply by the
north high pressure main, and will
not receive water from the south
side reservoirs.
Mayor Pratt says that he was in
correctly quoted in a local paper
Saturday when 1t stated that he
would not lend his approval to the
standpipes. The mayor has some
lurking suspicious that the stand
pipes might not have been neces-
sary under certain conditions, but
he will offer no opposition to the
work going ahead on the basis
planned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
WILL SEND

James Eiklor, from Missoula,
Mont, who was arrested last night
at OSLO Monroe street by Detective
Daniels with his girl wife, formerly
Hattie Helm, aged but Is years,
also of Missoula, signed an agree
ment before the prosecuting attor-
ney today to purchase a ticket to
send his wife back to her mother
and to give her $40 per week out Of
his wiges for the girls keeping and
education till she is Is years old.
At the end of that time he will
have the privilege of living with
her again unless he asks for an an
nulment of the marriage before she
becomes of age. They were ar
rested ON complaint from neigh
bors, who said their conduct was
suspicious.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
4O5 TAPPING BILLS
ARE NOW DUE

H. E. Hamilton, chief deputy col
lector of the water department, is
having trouble collecting the city
tapping and repair bills. In COM
munication to j. Oscar Peterson,
city treasurer, Mr. Hamilton states
that there are 405 tapping bills now
due, amounting to $7S99.75 and
only $S90.15 has come into his Of
flee for collection since August 16.
There are also, "a meter and
meter repair bills, amounting to
$470.65, making q total of $685.. 05
due the city. Some of these bills
are two years outstanding, and Mr..
Hamilton asks that some action be
taken by the city council to collect
these bills.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
S1!8l,489
INCREASE
!. ! IN PERMITS

= Building permits issued by .
= the board Of public works UP .
. to July 81, 1909, show an in .
y crease Of $181,4S9 over the .
= permits issued for the corre- =
= spending period last year. .
= Building permits to July 81, =
y 1909, aggregate e5s3,f1o. For =
1.-THE same period last year tire =
y value Of the permits are =
y $401,621. - =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
terment was made Ct Greenvood.

torment was made ct Greenwood.
The body Of Mrs. Mary Kilner,
aged "a. who died August 20 at the
residence. W1s01 First avenue, was
held at 10 o'clock this morning and
then shipped to her old home at
Woodstock, vt.
Mrs. Fairlamb, aged 80. died yes
terday morning at the family resi-.
dence, corner Seventh avenue and
Adams street. She Is survived by
four children. Funeral arrange
ments will be made later.
The funeral Of Ora McCorkell OF
2214 Fairview avenue was held at
AIS this afternoon from Smith &
Co.'s chapel. Interment was made
at Greenwood.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
FIVE MILES OF NEWL Y
WE'D STREETS

Street Commissioner Tuerke
stated this afternoon that about
five miles of newly paved streets
will have been added to the city Of
Spokane by January 1 of 1910. At
the present time the city of Spo-
kane has II miles of paved streets,
so the increase for this year win
be about half of what it was last
year.
Mr.. Tuerke also stated that he
would ask the city council for an
appropriation of $165,0O0 for this
year to complete the work of grad
ing and paving the streets. Ac-
cording to the contracts let by the
board of public works the city of
Spokane will have an additional 40
miles of graded streets by January
1, 1910.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
The Mystery Of
the Pianola Roll

The mystery of the Pianola roll
Is a mystery solved. Great music
has long been a mystery to the
majority of people; its charms and
fascination has not been revealed
to them, because they could not
hear 1t often enough to grasp it's
beauty and because there was no
body to play II for them.
A single hearing of a great piece
of music is unsatisfactory, but
thanks to the inventors of the
Pianola, you may now play 1t over
and over yourself and let every
measure of It's marvellous beauty
sink deep into your soul. With the
Pianola piano you come to like
good music because you become ia
miliar with 1t. You like the old
songs and simple music best be-
cause you are most familiar with
Il, but once you become familiar
with the great music of the world.
you will find much more fascina-
ton In III.
M The real beauty of the genuine
{Pianola plano is that 1t gives you
IN artistic command and allows
you to play the composition with
an elegance equal to fine pianist.
The Pianola piano is 80 different
from the ordinary player piano.
and we ask that you be sure and
see the genuine Pianola piano be-
fore you consider any other player.
Come In and let Us show you why
90 per cent of the educational insti-
buttons choose the genuine Pianola
plano.
Old instruments exchanged and
easy terms allowed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
DISMISS
MALONEY CASE

4 Mayor Pratt's veto of the new
city wage scale will come before
the city council at their regular
meeting tomorrow night. It is not
known just what action the coun.
ell will take in regard to the veto
of the mayor, as several contrac-
tors who have been arrested In the
past charged with violating the or.
dinance have been found guilty in
police court. In case the council
upholds the mayors action 1t is
probable that the case against
Thomas Maloney will be dis
missed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
WHY WERE VICTIMS
ALLOWED TO TAKE
A LEAKY BOAT +?

A coroner's investigation into the
deaths of P. J. Burns and Miss
Maud Parker, both Of Spokane, In
Liberty lake yesterday afternoon,
as the result of leaky boat, will
be made as soon as one or both
of the bodies can be recovered. The
two young people went to the lake
In company with Homer Smith, 8
Fourth avenue, and Miss Emily
Meats, 0644 Superior street, on a
pleasure trip. All four Of them
were in the boat when 1t sank, but
Smith and Miss Meats were res
cued by w. o. Parker, manager of
F. s. Hartman & Co, Spokane.
The survivors OF the \ tragedy
state that when far out from shore
they noticed that the boat was fill
ing with water through a hole in
the bottom. Before they could row
back to shore 1t sank, and Burns
and Miss Parker could not be
saved. Smith and Miss Meats were
saved only by their presence of
mind in clinging to the overturned
boat as 1t floated about in the lake.
The tragedy was witnessed by a
dozen or more pleasure seekers
who were standing about the beech
and Parket set out alon in launch
to the rescue. Neither Of the
drowned bodies have yet been re.
covered, though the lake all about
the scene of the drowning is being
dragged today.
Coroner Schlegel announced to-
day that the report that the four
persons were sent out in a leaky
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
DISHPANS BEATEN BY
NEICHBORS WHEN
SHE PLAYS PIANO
(Ry United Press.l

CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 23.-Mrs
Arthur Dauemhauer complained to
Prosecutor Feniger today tina,
neighbors bother her while she
practices her piano lessons.
When ! play they come out In
the yard and beat on dishpans to
annoy me-" she said. when l stop
playing they say they can go to
sleep then.
II can never become an accom-
plished pianist with such noises
ringing In my ears"
Prosecutor Feniger summoned
one of the offending neighbors to
his office and there will be a hear
ing Saturday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23

Somebody's dropped a match
again into the powder magazine of
Europe.
That's the island of Crete, which
next to the Balkan peninsula, is
stirring up more trouble oftener
than any other part of the world.
Crete is mountainous island
south of Greece--a little bigger
than the states of Delaware and
Rhode Island, but smaller than Con-
necticut, and almost as populous as
Newark, N. J. But it's got half the
biggest powers of Europe, to say
nothing of the United States, sitting
up nights over it, and talking war
and invasions and slaughter.
Some rumpus for little country
like that.
They're used to 1t in Crete.
They've been kicking up trouble for
some % centuries. The present
trouble is the seventh serious one
since Americas civil war.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
FOLLOW THE THREE
DEMONS" AND GET S2O0

An offer OF 5000 Is being made
by the management Of the Pan.
tages theater this week for anyone
attending who will ride a bicycle
on the high revolving platform
used by the Three Demons" in
their performance. 1t would be just
as safe for the management to Of
fer the house itself or It's equiva-
lent In cash for anyone with SUI.
ficient thoughtlessness for his own
neck to duplicate the daring feat
of the demons"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
CRUSADE ON
NEGRO JOINT

Rev. ]. Gordon Mcpherson, pas
tor of the colored Calvary Baptist
church, has started movement to
close a disreputable negro resort
ON Front avenue between Howard
and Stevens streets. The mayor
has been asked to take steps to
close the place and a mass meet
ing of the negro church people has
been called to discuss the matter.
This meeting has been deferred for
the time being, however. as the
minister wishes to agitate the ac-
tisa unnl the mayor gives 1t his
attention. The place has been OBJ
jectionable to the colored church
people here for long time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
200 ATTENDED FINE DINNER

Nearly 200 business men attend
ed the house warming and dinner
held by the chamber Of commerce
Friday night in honor of the open
ing of its new assembly rooms. The
evening was enjoyably passed in
music and speeches, the famous
Elks' quartet having been secured
to render several charming selec-
tions. H. w. Newton, the well
known vocalist, also contributed to
the musical program. F. e. Goodall
was POSTMASTER, and speeches
were made by himself, Councilman
Schiller, Mayor N. s. Pratt, Con-
gresham Miles Poindexter, e. q.
Van Dissel, Dan Morgan, ]. A. Tor.
mey, Engineer J. c. Ralston. Def
fenbaugh, Standpoint, Idaho, and d.
c. Conan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23

boat will be investigated by him.
self at the time an inquest over
either of the drowned persons is
held. All boats, both launches and
rowboats, are supposed to be in
spected regularly by those having
them for rent.
Burns was "a years old and re-
sided in the Auditorium. A peculiar
feature of the tragedy is that Miss
Parker had conversed with several
fortune tellers lately and who told
her that she was soon to die. Her
brother was drowned in Liberty
lake only about two months ago.
His body has not been recovered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
CUARDSMAN
ARRESTED

Frank Vanecek, member of
Company H, Second regiment OF
Washington national guard, was
arrested today by deputy sheriff
on commitment from the military
delinquency court. charging derelic-
ton In his duties as soldier. He
paid the fine assessed, with the
costs. amounting to SLIGO, and was
discharged. The commitment was
signed by George r.. Lovejoy, pre-
siding officer of the court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
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The following building permits
were issued by the board of public
works today:
8. F. Spiger, addition to a one
story concrete store, lot 1, block
1913, First addition to Fourth street
and Railroad avenue, $50.
sJ.i A. Miglin, one-story cottage
lot S,s block 81, Monroe Park, 800
y PafR. Kirsch, one-story frame
dwelling, lot 9, block 4, Cook &
Byers addition, $1,000.
Peter Lancaster, two-story frame
4welPing, lots II and IL, block s
Snyder's addition, $1,000.
al. L. Warner, permission to build
an addition to two-story frame
dwelling, lot 8, block 5, Mountain
View $3.50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23

Crete has been IN the grip OF Tur-
key since 1899, and all the rebel
lions have been instituted against
Turkish rule--and misrule. In the
last three Instructions the Cretes
have started things by tearing down
the Turkish flag and hosting that
OF Greece.
The lowering Of the star and cres-
cent always stirs the Ottoman en-
pire, and this time the sultan is de-
handing that Greece do something
more than merely declare neutral
| ity.
The island is under the suzer-
ainty Of Turkey, but has had a
Greek governor since the disastrous
Turk-Greek war of 1898. Great Brit
ain, France, Russia and Italy have
been sitting in to see that the stu
alton remains as 1t is. Prince
George of Greece was the first gov
ernor, but was succeeded three
years ago by M. Zaimas, former
Greek minister of foreign affairs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
BUILDING PERMlys.

Building permits issued this
afternoon are as follows:
Thomas Bursell, one story frame
dwelling, lot 7, block IL, Pine
Grove Terrace; $1,000.
G. H. Finrow, one and a half
story frame dwelling, lot /, block
Is, Carline addition; $4,000.
c. b. Clausen, one story cement
block. lot Is. block 3, Sherwood adj
dition; $4,000.
]. F. Thayer. one and a half
story frame dwelling. lot 16, block
144. Lidgerwood Park: $4,000.
F.. M. Redman, one story frame
dwelling. lot 20, block 81, North Au-
dubon addition; $500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
MARRIAGES.

Russell Hamilton, Toronto, Can,
%, and Sydney Merle Farmer, Au.
burn, Ind, 10.
j. H. Herle, Spokane, %, and
Mary Eng, Spokane, 20.
William Shepherd, Spokane, 49,
and Margaret Huntington, Spo
kane, IS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23

F. K. Leib, aged 20, died last
night at the residence, 1872 Boone
avenue, of cancer. The body will
be sent over the Spokane & Inter.
national railroad at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning to Fairbault,
Mimi, for burial. His two daugh-
ters were at his bedside at the
time of his death.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23

rtAunt Maria-You must have
done, something to encourage him.
happened to be in the dark for a
while with Jack last night and he
did not try to kiss me.-New York
Evening Telegram.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
A PREposTeRous QUESTION

Traveler-How's crops?
Framer-How should l know?
I'm not wheat Spectator.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
Garrett Flower Dance

Tomorrow evening is the Flower
Favor" dance of the Garrett series
at Liberty Lake pavilion. s"*
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
VITAL RECORD
aiRIHa.. /.


Jesse v. and Dora Jarrard Of
1912 Carlyle avenue, August 8, q
girl.
Ben M. and .Erma Evans, E526
Everett avenue, August 20. q boy,
Charles and Agnes Fyfe, 1908
York avenue, August IL, a girl.
Charles T. and Laura Duncan
E2227 Fourth avenue, August 8, a
boy.
/ o. A. and Alice Switzer, Hillyard,
August 10, a girl.
|. w. F. and Anna Meier, Spokane,
August H.. boy.
/ Peter and Jennie Carlson, E3908
Bridgeport avenue, August 20, q
boy.
John and Georgia Morton 9th
mer, 1906 Shannon avenue, August
Is, girl.
Otto and ElizebethSchesini, 141s
Riverside avenue, August 10, a boy.
Anton and Lena Held, 1924 Knox
avenue, August 20. a boy.
Sam E. and Anna Hillman, 1913
Gardner avenue, August 10, a girl
Asa r. and Mae Crothers, 1888
Gardner avenue, August 10, a girl
Earl P. and Alice White, Spo
kane, August IS, boy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-23
DEATHS.

Charles William Richard, aged
81, died this morning at the resi-
dence, corner Eighteenth avenue
and Occur d'Alene street. The
funeral will be held at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon from Smith
& Co.'s parlors. Interment will be
made at Greenwood.
The funeral Of Mrs. Catherine j
Lynch, aged n, will be held at 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon from the
residence, 1923 Sherman street
Rev. Hindley Of the Pilgrim Con
gregational church officiating. In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-30

A STORY OF GRAUSTARK
GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
Copyright 1903. by Dodd Company.


the observation was INTENDED for her
ears malicioT5ly or otherwise.
She gave him au awed glance, but
no verbal reSponse It was readily to
be seen that she was terrified by the
violence of the mountain tornado. AS
II 10 shame hEn for the frivolous re-
mark, she suddenly changed her po-
sitiou, putting herSeiI behind him,
Il like that" he demonstrated, en-
boldened by the elements. you leave
me iu front 90 be struck by the first
bolt OF lightning that comes along
And 1 a stranger. too"
isn't IL awful?' she murmured. her
fingers In her ears, her eyes tightly
closed. DO you think Wen be struck p
Certainly not" he assured her. This
is a charmed spot It's a frolic OF her
particular devils. She waves her hand;
all the COLLINS and thunder-workers IN
this neck of the woods hustle up to see
what's the matter. Then there's an
awful rumpus. In minute or two she ii
wave her hand and-prestoi It will stop
raining. But, with a distressed look
out into the thick Of it. 1t would be a
beastiy joke If lightning should happen
% strike that nag Of mine. I'd not only
have TO walk to town, but I'd have to
pay three prices for the brute.
I think she's perfectly-oohi-perf
~ wonderful Goodness, that was a
crash Where do you think il struck
If you'll stand over here a little
closer IN point out the tree. Seer
Right down the ravine there? See the
The old lady is carrying her joke too
far. That's pretty close home. Stand
right there, please. 1 won't let It rain
in on you"
you are very good, Mr.. King. I
I've always thought I loved a storm
OOH But this is too terrible. Aren'
you really afraid youn be struck
Thanks, ever so much" He had squared
himself between her and the door. turn
ing his back upon the storm; but not
through cOwardiCe, as one might sup
pose.
Don't mention it. I won't mind il
so much, don't you know, If get struck
in the back. How long ago did you say
II was that you went to school with
my sisterY'
All this time the witch was harangu-
ing her huddIed audience, cursing the
soldiers laughing gIeefuIIy in the faces
of her stately, sCornful guests, greatly
to the irritation Of Baron Dangloss, to-
ward whom she showed an especial at
tention.
TulIis was holding the prince in his
arms. Colonel QUinnOX stood before