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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01

Charles keiheT's mOJher-inSslaW ap-
peared in Juvenile Court to defend him
after she had secured a warrant for his
arrest on the charge OF nOnsuppOTt. He
was doing tine best he could, she
thought, TO support his three motherless
little children. She was sorry she had
him arrested, but she did it because
she thought he was drinking.
Are you drinking MANI Judge De
Lacy asked Keliher.
mo, sir; am a Pechabite." he re-
piled proudly.
How long have you been a Recha-
blte?'
Since last night"
well / think y1U are still something
of q neophyte," said the judge.
A Rechabite is a man who has taken
his place on the water wagon before
January i.
Now ] want you to remain a Recha-
bite for a year at least, and I don't
want you to come here again with your
fingers ali stained with cigarettes" said
the judge, and Keliher Immediately
thrust his yellow right hand into his
pocket
James G. Bryan, of Philadelphia, came
to Washington, and ne is sorry for it
already, because Of fine OF $500 taxed
against him in Juvenile Court for fail
ure to support his wife and two chill
dren. He has another home in Phil
adelphia. # was said, and another wom-
an anxiOusly awaits his return. But he
viii not return for some time, because
he could not pay the fine, and will work
1t out at the wOrBhOuse.
Bryan lefr his wife about ten years
ago, and has been in Philadelphia ever
since until his late unhappy visi, to the
National Capital. He told Judge De
Lacy that he left his wife. because sha
tried TO poison him and was so Jealous
that be did not dare 20 speak 20 another
" oman OF he got 'ths devil" when his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
.BREATHITT COUNTY
AGAIN UNDER ARMS
HargiS-Callahan Feud Re-
opens, and Military Aid Is
Asked From State.

JACKSON. Ky. Jan The feud -
on again. and Jackson began the New
Year with nearly every male citizen un-
der arms and q hot wire working be-
tween here and the State capital carry
ing requests for military aid
The ''feud here means always the
Hargis-Callahan fight, which has al
ready caused Il score of deaths and
given this country an unenviabIe reDuta-
ton. The trouble began when former
Sheriff Ed Callahan, also known as
Deacon" Callahan. famous in the Har-
gis reign persuaded Sherih Crawford
20 escort him into town with twenty
armed deputies 10 face the county cOurt
on the charge of numbering James Dea-
ton some thirteen years ago.
When the party arrived they found
the DeatOns out =. force, and the twp
bands have been maintaining an armed
truce ever since. When the factions en-
tered town County Judge Traulbeeu took
TO the woods near Lost Creek. and de-
ClaUed that he would not return TO hold
court until the governor granted him
military protection.
In the absence Of Governor Wilson
from the state the request was wired
to Lieutenant Governor Cox who, up
to this time. has refused TO comply.
Meanwhile the Jackson law and order
league, organized during the old Hargis
feud is trying to prevent an outbreak.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
BUSY SANTA FORGOT
LITTLE TAKOMA BOY
Maybe He Had Been Bad But He Says He Wasn't and
One of Dear Old Kriss Special Agents Is
Going to Make Good

Poor old Santa is distinctly Gin bad"
out at Takoma.
For the first time in his long and
useful career Santa has been charged
with wJIfuI neglect OF duty and unjust
discrimination. Ia the gladstone hOli-
day season when thousands of young
sters unite in paying tribute to old
Eriss, one plaintive vail in registered
from the Northeastern suburb.
When those in charge Of Santa's bust
ness i'm this city opened his mail this
morning they found the following note:
Dear Sanity. / will write you to let
you know I didn't get anything I want
ed for Christmas. I know you did not
mean to slight me, but I guess he
overlooked my name. I asked him for
a large pretty dressed Viola doll, a
large leather top carriage. a large white
teddy dear. and d pair of bali bearing
skates. / hope you won't think / am
asking for too much, but I guess you
have plenty of time and are taking it
easy after your hard labor for Christ
mas. But If you can make them for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01

me and bring them early in the New
Year. IL you do and / get up some
morning and find my doll and teddy
bear in the carriage. ON. how surprised
I Will be. Santa, if you can't, please
write and let me know. I don't want
any more disappointments. My name
Is Vernon Baylor, Takoma Park, d. c.
Whether Santa's neglect was due 20
an oversight or whether his gifts did
not hold out after supplying a gladstone
thrOEg of Washington Riddles, is not
known. Every effort made this morning
TO locate tie patron saint Of children
has failed Ii is believed that. accord
ing to custom. he has gone 10 his far
northern headquarters, and is not like
ly TO be seen in this vicinity again
until about December ..
Little Vernon wants, however viii
be supplied by Santa's special agents.
Meanwhile, his large corps Of assistants
is thinking Of installing a card index
system to avoid further oveTsights OF
this kind. That Santa is growing older
there Is no denying This may account
for this lapse Of memory. Even IL
his memory was as good as 1t used to
be, his rapidly growing clientele makes
It harder each year to remember every,
one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
IIGHT RIDER CASE
NOT INTERRUPTED
espite Holiday, Union City
Jury Hears Testimony Be
fore a Large Crowd.

UNION CITY, Tenn, Jan. New
ear day did not interfere with the
progress of the night riders case,
much testimony for the defense being
heard az the morning session of the
ircUit court, ia the trial of the eight
legged SiaEerS of Captain Rankin.
be cold weather did not prevent ,he
5ual large attendance of residents OF
le lake country
The returning of the strand Jury of
even additional indictments iu night
lers' cases was the subject of much
sCuSSlou on the streets as TO future
ials. The names of the defendants iu
4ese indictments have not been made
Ibllc- but il is know that two are for
uTuCr. three for conspiracy. four for
-Sht rlulugs and two for assault and
artery.
Just after opening court today. Judge
hes Said AS this is the first day Of
year, when the angels sing, peace
earth and good VIII TO men, 10 might
Wen Tor us 60 observe the same rule
hint % the wise is sufficient on the
y. This suggestion OF Judge Jones
Is appropriate in view OF the exchange
heated words between some OF the
u2Sel In the case yesterday evening
d I'm which resulted ia q rebuke on
se part of Judge Jones.
TIE first witness of the morning was
Irs. Morris, wife of Wad Morris,
Dung man who recently made a con-
essi0n and repeated il in court Mrs
LOrris testified that her husband was
{ home on the night Captain Rankin
As murdered. She admitted, on cross
animation, that Morris was frequently
way from home at night and often
NAMED out all night. Morris confess
lE was that ne was not present al the
uTder, but with HersCheI HOgg. who
SO confessed that he aided IN holding
e night riders horses.
John Ratlim and EthelbeTt Rogers.
th of whom are confined under am
ldictment charging them with the
murder of Captain Rankin. We're call
I by the defense TO give testimony
ndiuE TO impeach the evidence of
ON ClOar. an important state wit
SIS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
OFF FOR JAIL" SAYS
STOREKEEPER'SNOTE
William Garrison Says He
Prefers Cell to Paying
Unjust" Fine.

Scrubbed on q piece OF wrapping pa
per, the following notice appears on the
door of the tobacco store conducted by
VILLA ms H. Garrison, at 4O8 Fourteenth
street northwest:
"On for Jail"
Mr.. Garrison. who is seventy years
old. was arreH led last Monday on a
warrant charging him with selling aduI-
terated milk. The aged man was ar
raigned in the Police Court. demanded
a jury trial, and bond was fixed at 500
Asserting that an injustice had been
done in causing his arrest, Mr.. Gar
risOn refused to make any effort to get
any one to go on his bond, saying that
he preferred to go to Jail Before going
10 court Monday morning, he tackled up
the sign, and told one of his friends that
he would go to jail rather than pay a
fine
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
JOE RICHARDSON'S
NAME is PRESENTED

Joseph Richardson was this morning
nominated 20 fiji one Of the ten vacan-
cies which viii shortly occur on the
board Of directors Of the Chamber of
Commerce. Mr.. Richardson's name is
the twenty-ninth that has been pro-
posed. He was placed in nomination by
Arthur c. Moses. who is a candidate for
president Of the Chamber Of Com
MERGE
Nominations win close Tuesday and
balI0ting for the various officers will be
held on the evening Of January A.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
TO DROP 100 CASES
AGAINST ABE RUFF

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. I-District
Attorney Langdon today announced
that though more than 100 indictments
were found against Abe Ruef, in vari-
Gus bribery cases, he viii not be pros
ecuted on any OF them.
Langdon explained that further con-
viction would simply result in concur
rent sentences, unless tie prosecution
continued the cases in court until Ruef
comes out Of prison. He has been sen
fenced 10 fourteen years, hut good be
haviOr will cut il TO ten -eaTs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
KILLS FOUR MEN.

ANDERSON, Tex, Jan. During a
holiday frolic IN a lumber camp here
Jim and Bruce Giles. brothers. and sam
Lowe and Bin Howard qGaFreIed with
Tom Estes Estes drew a pistol and
killed all of them. Bad blood had ex-
listed for some time between Estes and
bis four victims.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
HUMPS TO PILOT.

SIAMOKIN, Pa. Jan. a.-CoIliding
with a wagon, a Reading freight train
smashed it to pieces, while Joseph
Leonard, who was on the conveyance,
jumped bHndIy to the pilot just before
the wreck occurred He was badly
bruised but held on to the locomotive
until IL was stopped.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
HAITTS PRESIDENT
WEAK, SAYS WRITER

NEW YORK, Jan. Arthur Ruhl.
the magazine writer. was a passenger
on the steamer Prinz Sigismund, from
West Indian ports Simon, the new
President Of Haiti, Is not a man Of much
mental power" said Mr.. RuhI, but he
is not the sort OF man TO hinder com
meTciaI relationships, and Haiti should
DTOSDGT."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-01
HOSPITAL BURNa.

TUCSON, AriZ., Jan. 1-WhftNs
Hospital, owned by New York parties,
burned here today. Loss. $4,000
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22

Consideration Is the most pow,
erful link in the chain of love.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22
SUNDAY MAN
UNDER ARREST i

F. S. Skidmore. who alleges Hes
an usher at the Sunday taber-
nacle is under arrest and will be
taken back to Standpoint. Idaho, to-
day to answer to charge of forg-
cry. Skidmore was arrested last
night in a First avenue lodging
house by Detectives Macdonald and
Herndon on information that had
been received from the sheriff at
Standpoint. The Sunday party here
knows nothing of him.
Skidmore is a book agent by
profession and 1t Is declared that
he has passed many spurious
checks in different parts of the
country. Officers from Standpoint
will arrive today to take Skid
more there for trial. 1t is under
stood that he has agreed to go
back without requisition papers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22
CLUB CARNIVAL
BIG SUCCESS

A genuine carnival of music
opened at the Spokane theater
last night for the rest of the week
with Saturday matinee under the
auspices of the Woman's club. A
generous part of the proceeds of
these performances will be given
to the food and fuel fund for the
poor of the city.
The program includes selections
from such favorites as THE b.
hemian Girl" Carmen" and THE
Mikado." There are 300 persons in
the numerous scenes and tableaux.
The posing and effects are beauti-
full and We're the recipients of con-
tinuous applause last evening. The
opera selections were rendered in
unvarying good voice. The ballet Is
something fine.
Tonight's program will include a
Carmen scene with Mrs. j. G.. Cum
ningham as Carmencita. DR.. Titus
will sing Don Jose. Mrs. Pearl Hut
ton Schrader will sing special
solo this evening and the other
features of last nights perform.
ance will be repeated. The cast
has been trained by M. A. Agostini.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22
AMERICA GETS WARNING

while Germany uses 81 and France
25 cubic feet.
We tax our forests under the gen.
eral property tax, a method aban-
doned long ago by every other
great nation. Present tax laws
prevent reforestation Of cut over
land and the perpetuation of exist
ing forests by use.
The conservative use of the for
est and of timber by American citi-
zens will not be general until they
learn how to practice forestry.
Through a vigorous national cam
paign in education, forestry has
taken root in the great body Of
American citizenship. The basis
already exists upon which to build
a structure Of forest conservation
which will endure.
Under right management, our
forests will yield over four times as
much as now We can reduce waste
in the woods and in the mill at
least one-third, with present as well
as future profit. We can practic-
ally stop forest fires at cost
yearly of one-fifth the value of the
merchantable timber burned.
The sole source of our fresh
water is rainfall, including snow.
From this source all running,
standing and ground waters are de-
rived. The Availability of the
country depends on these waters.
Our mean annual rainfall is about
80 inches; the quantity about 215,-
900. 900, 100000 cubic feet per year,
equivalent to 10 Mississippi rivers.
OF the 10000, 100000 cubic feet
annually flowing into the sea, less
than / per cent is restrained and
utilized for municipal and COM
munity supply; less than per cent
Tor some 10 per cent of that in the
arid and semi-arid regions) is used
for irrigation; perhaps per cent
is used for navigation and less than
per cent for power.
For irrigation it is estimated that
there are $200,O00OOO invested in
dams, bitches, reservoirs and other
works for the partial control of the
waters; and that 100000, 900. U-a
cubic feet are annually diverted to
irrigable lands, aggregating some
10000 square miles. Except in some
cases through forestry, few catch
ment areas are controlled, and few
reservoirs are large enough to hold
the storm waters. The waste In
the public and private projects ex-
ceeds 60 per cent. while no more
than % per cent of the water act
ually available for irrigation of the
arid lands is restrained and d.
verted.
The water power now in use is
5,250,000 horsepower. the amount
running over government dams and
not used is about 100000 horse
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22
PUBLIC MARKET
l PRICES TODAY

Fresh eggs dropped Ave cents on
the dozen at the public market, At
lantic and Mission avenue, this
morning, being quoted at IS cents.
There was an ample stock to select
from in the store departments, but
the farmers are still shut out by
bad roads. Here is price list for
today:
Per pound-Carrots. &c; pars-
nips. &c; onions. 2kc; cabbages,
sac; sweet potatoes, 8 pounds for
csc; ham, 122c; salmon, lac;
smelt, 121zc; smoked salmon, 15c;
kippered salmon, 1Sc; pork steak,
121ac; roast. 12Rc; shoulder steak,
10c; sirloin, 121sc; apples, 75c and
$1.10 per box; celery. 10c per
bunch, three for Csc: potatoes,
$1.60 per sack. delivered. The city
market phone is Maxwell 2729.
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Continued from page u

,,-EYeTy part of the public lands
81 ould be devoted to the use which
will best subserve the interests of
the whole people.
2-The classification of all public
lands is necessary for their admin.
istration In the interests of the
people.
3-The timber, the minerals and
the surface of the public lands
should be disposed of separately.
4-Public lands more valuable
FOR conserving water supply. timber
and natural beauties or wonders
than for agriculture should be held
Tor the use of the people from all
except mineral entry.
5-Title to the surface of the re-
manning nonmineral public lands
should be granted only to actual
home makers.
6-Pending the transfer of title
to the remaining public lands they
should be administered by the gov
eminent and their use should be
allowed In way to prevent or con-
troll waste and monopoly.
The present public land laws as
a whole do not subserve the best
interests of the nation. They should
be modified SO far as may be re-
quired to bring them into conform.
ity with the foregoing outline of
policy.
Next to our need of food and
water comes oud need of timber.
Our industries which subsist
wholly or mainly upon wood pay
the wages of more than 1900 900
men and women.
Our forests now cover $50 900 900
acres, or about one-fourth of the
United States. The original forests
covered not less than $4,000 900
acres.
Since 1870 forest fires have de-
stroyed yearly average of so lives
and $50,O00,000 worth of timber.
Not less than 50.000,00O acres of
forest is burned over yearly. The
young growth destroyed by fire is
worth far more than the merchant
able timber burned.
One-fOurth of the standing timber
Is lost In logging. The boxing OF
long leaf pine for turpentine has
destroyed one-ffth of the forests
worked. The loss in the mill is
from one-third to two-thirds of the
, timber sawed. The loss of mill
product in seasoning and fitting for
use is from one-seventh to one
Fourth.
We take from our forests each
year, not counting the loss by fire,
three and a half times their yearly
growth. We take 40 cubic feet per
acre for each 12 cubic feet grown:
we take 260 cubic feet per capita
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22
SUNDAY TALKS
ADJUSTMENTS

Today is Billy Sundays white
flower day, and they are in evil
dence here and there about town
in memory of mothers. The SER
mon at the tabernacle this after
noon had especial reference to
mothers. The local ministers be-
gan taking turns at conducting the
meetings this afternoon, Rev. Hill
leading off.
Tonight Sunday will tackle the
amusement question and the occa-
sion is not apt to be in the nature
of boost for theaters and dane
ing. Those who are safely above
such frivolity are invited to stay
away and give the gayer genera
ton a chance to hear what Sunday
thinks about their antics. Seats
will be held until 6:45 for high
school pupils and clerks.
Sundays topic last night was the
meeting of Christ and Zaccheus.
After making his point in that con-
nection Sunday sweetly remarked:
'Zaccheus knew when he stood
in the presence of Jesus he had
to begin to clean up. His con-
science pricked him, and he began
to think about the kind of life that
he had lived. He spoke of restitu-
ton.
Say, a lot of you men in town
will have to write a check to pay
back the man that you have
skinned. A lot of you fellows will
have to go down and draw on your
surplus, and if you will only give
back a lot Of the money that you
have, that is dirty, and which got
got from widows and orphans, l
tell you, you miserable scoundrel,
you would not have as much as
you have. But don't you forget it,
God will square it up in the day of
judgment"
If prayer will bring in the sinful
of this city-if there are any such
here-something ought to happen
them pretty soon. Sunday is CON
Quoting about two prayer meetings
today, his wife and daughter and
all his staff are busy with prayer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22

See window display.
Examine them critical
Iy. Compare intrinsic
value with other "spe-
ciaI prices" We chaI.
Ienge any and all COM
petitors to match our
values and prices.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22

power; the amount reasonably
available equals or exceeds the en-.
tire mechanical power now in use,
or enough to operate every mill,
drive every spindle, propel every
train and boat and light every city,
town and village In the country.
The product Of the fisheries OF
the United States has an annual
value Of s57 100000.
Our wild game and fur bearing
animals have been largely exter.
minated. To prevent their complete
extinction the states and thes
United States have taken in hand
their protection, and their numbers
are now increasing. Forest game
yields over $10,000,000 worth of
food each year.
With game birds the story is
much the same-wanton destruc-
ton until the number has been
greatly reduced, followed in recent
years by wise protection, which in
some cases allows the remnant to
survive and even to increase.
Since the greatest of our national
assets is the health and vigor of
the American people, our efficiency
must depend on national vitality
even more than on the resources of
the minerals, lands, forests and
waters.
Our annual mortality from tuber-
culosis is about 100000. Stopping
three-fourths of the loss Of life
from this cause, and from typhoid
and other prevalent and prevent
able diseases, would increase our
average length of life over Is
years.
There are constantly about
100000 persons seriously i'll in
the United States, of within 100000
are consumptives. More than half
this illuess is preventable.
If we count the value of each life
at only $1,000 and reckon the aver.
age earning lost by illness as 500
per year for grown men, we find
that the economic gain from miti.
cation of preventable disease in the
United States would exceed
81 500, 100000 a year. In addition,
we would decrease suffering and in
crease happiness and contentment
among the people. This gain, or
the frightening and strengthening
of life which it measures, can be
secured through medical investiga-
ton and practice, school and fac
tory hygiene. restriction of labor by
women and children, the education
of the people in both public and pri-
vate hygiene and through improv-
ing the efficiency Of our health
service, municipal, state and ma
tional.
The report is signed by Clifford
PinchOt, chairman; w J MCGEE,
secretary. section of waters; Over
ton w. Price, secretary. section of
forests; George w. Woodruff. Sec
rotary. section Of lands; J. A.
Holmes, secretary, section of min
erals.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22
yGOODBUYING MARKET

n, At this mornings session of the
exchange several trades were reg
istered in stocks which have been
dormant for some time, and taken
altogether it was very good mar
ket. Copper King continues in
good demand at .04k, and Rein
deer is still on the advance, .O6A
being bi dand nothing offered I'M
der .OS. Sonora, Missoula Copper,
Lucky Calumet and Snowshoe are
all in excellent demand with very
few offerings. Eight hundred
shares of Snowstorm changed
hands at prices varying from
$2.0S to $2.1O. O.
Manager G. c. Titus of the Pan
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22

handle Smelter was in the city yes
terday and stated that everything
was operating smoothly. During
the cold snap operations were
somewhat hindered on account of
Lake Pend d'Oreille freezing over.
However, the water supply of
Switzer creek is being developed
and before long 1t will be unneces-
sary to pump water from the lake.
More ore than the plant can ham
die is available and comprehensive
plans for increasing the capacity
are being now worked out. Mr..
Titus will probably attend the mine
owners meeting at Helena Feb
ruary l.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22
WILL DISCUSS MONEY.

r. F. Collins will address the
Spokane Economic club Sunday on
the money question. Mr.. Collins
will point out many of the abuses
and defects of our present medium
of exchange. The Economic club
meets each Sunday at p. IN. in
Apollo hall, S10k Riverside.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-22
MORE SNOW FALLING

GRANTS PASS, Ore, Jan. 22.--
The first passenger and mail trains
over the Siskiyou for SO hours ar
rived today. 1t is showing in
Rogue River valley and getting
colder.