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objection was raised to this by the
other pretty girls.
you don't suppose for a moment,
| would kiss every man who came
along, do your" asked one of the
young women.
We'll, this won't be love affair.
Just let them smack you a wee bit.
We can get 90 cents for them, | am
sure. 1t is worth it."
sAnd so IL was settled.
Mustaches, boards or anything,
it will be so cents a kiss.
Among the young women who
will bravely kiss anyone who comes
along with a contribution to the
fund are the Misses -.ulu and Jean
nette Mayer, 1923 Clarendon ave
tnue; Florence +. Guggenheim, 6006
Michigan boulevard; Rose Kohn
and Ella Lowry, 1928 Fletcher
street
II the bashful male should evade
this lure he will be hauled by an
other fair contingent, dressed in
polieemen's clothes, before Judge
Sidney B. Meyer, via massive
wooden Jail. and by him assessed
his surplus change for his unman-
like negligence of so rare an oppor-
tunity. 1t will mean the first kiss
for many of the young women.
Four thousand tickets have al
ready been sold for the occasion,
netting $4,000. Five hundred dol
lars IL is expected will be realized
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MAN PAYS SHARKS $3.50 ON A
$50 LOAN AND STILL OWES S55

of the man who loans money on a
usurious scale and he is powerless
he fears the law. Neither did he
make further payments. The case
was dropped.
Thieves" robbers" Sharks
and similar terms, applied to these
vultures Of the financial realm by
The Press in the beginning of it's
crusade against them, are now in
adequate to express the public's
opinion of them.
Their game in Spokane, like all
places over the nation, where there
are men and women working under
difficulties at times, for them to
prey upon, has been so fragrant in
it's lawlessness, yet so clever in it's
operation, that victims have given
their wages for months and years
because of a grave fear that the
laws would not protect them should
they hesitate to accede to their
masters demands.
Continue to read The Press for
further exposures of the money
lenders thieving methods of coIIec-
| tion and their methods of keeping
their victims in their power by NOR
tai fear. Another article will fol-
| low tomorrow.
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WILL KISS
+. FOR CHURCH
NOVEL MEANS OF RAILS
ING FUNDS ADOPTED
Many Pretty Girls Have
Agreed to Sell Their
Kisses at so Cents
Apiece.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Kissing-
mere smacks at so cents a smack
will be dispensed by the young wo-
men of the congregation to raise
the debt of $4,000 of the Temple
Emanuel, Buckingham place and
Evanston avenue. The occasion for
this novel means of raising money
will be Lilliputian minstrel show,
in which 100 girls and boys will
participate, together with bazaar,
reception and ball at the North
Side Turner hall.
The Rev. Felix A. Levy, pastor
of the synagogue, announced re-
Gently to his congregation that the
final balance of $4,000 due on the
edifice must be paid by December
81.
Immediately plans We're laid to
lift this debt. A minstrel show and
bazaar was decided as the means.
All interested racked their brains
to hit upon something new in the
entertainment and debt-raising line.
/ Miss Lulu Mayer suggested the
! kissing feature. and Immediately
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WHEN YOU HAVE 10 BABIES In 20 YEARS
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ALL ABOUT CHILDREN
Mrs. RadIeigh, Famous Mother,
Never Had Twins-Mr. Radleigh,
Father, Says, "Spank the Boys,
but Never Touch the Girls
BY w. G. SHEPHERD.


NEW YORK, Dec. S.-"How
many does this maker" asked the
doctor, when a baby came to Mrs
Peter Radleigh, in Flower hospital
Nineteen, sir" said Mrs. Rad.
leigh. Whereupon Mrs. Radleign
became famous.
The Radleighs, therefore, know a
lot about raising children, so l went
to Radleigh for information that
may be Of interest to thousands of
fathers and mothers.
Here's his information:
We've had 10 children in 20
years, and none of them is twin.
when the sixth or seventh came
along, | began to understand how to
raise children.
Il always spank the boys. That
develops them.
Il never spank the girls. I've
figured out that God made girls to
be good, and most of them will be
good if you'll just leave them alone.
Anyway, all women have trouble
enough coming to them in this
world without their fathers and
mothers adding any to it.
mo man who ever loved his wife
can strike his daughter.
Il believe in making the boys do
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The Cunningham coal lands in
quiry today developed further evil
dence to support fact that has
been cropping out in the Spokane
hearing, to the effect that some
large interest, believed to be the
Guggenheims, have in the last year
been gradually buying up the
claims from the individual owners.
This mysterious effort to gain
control of the Cunningham group
seems to have been operated
through Horace V. Winchell of
Minneapolis, and thus far evidence
has been heard showing that the
sale of six claims were negotiated
by Winchell, who took the title to
some of them in his own name and
some in the names of other per-
sons.
One of the claims purchased was
that of Frederick Burbridge Spo-
kane mining man, who sold out in
the fall of 1908 for $4,000. Mr..
Burbridge, ON the witness stand,
this morning confirmed this sale
and said that the title had been
placed in the name of l.. M. Ben
nett.
Burbridge was one Of the most
enlightening witnesses yet called
to the stand since the inquiry
opened in Spokane. He said that
when he filed on the claim he had
no understanding as to a combine
with other entrymen, but admitted
that he believed some such CONSOLE
dalton by the entrymen or other
parties would some day take place
He acted as secretary of the
meeting in Spokane in May, 1907
when it was agreed to form a stock
company to develop the property
He was on a committee and ar
ranged with Attorney w. J. C
Wakefield to draw up the neces
sary papers. He then left for Eu
rope. The company was never
formed.
During his absence abroad the
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No CHORUS
GIRLS FOR
HARRY THAW
WHITES SLAYER REFUSES TO
WATCH ASYLUM SHOW
STAYS IN CELL WHILE RAY
MoND HITCHCOCK COMPANY
PLAYS.

NEW YORK. Dec. S.--Dainty lit
tie dancing girls in ruffles and
laces, buck and wing dancers,
comic singers, baritone and tenor
singers, funny story tellers and
Raymond Hitchcock composed the
aggregation of entertainers that
went up the Hudson in a private
car yesterday to provide Harry X
Thaw and the other inmates of the
Matteawan asylum for the insane
with variation from the dull rou-
tine of their daily lives.
Under the auspices of DR.. Baker,
superintendent of the asylum, and
DR.. Austin Flint, the alienist, the
band of players, all of whom are
members of Hitchcock's The Man
Who Owns Broadway" company.
gave their strange audience the
happiest hour they have known
since entering the asylum.
Thaw Remained Away.
But Harry Thaw declined to at
tend. In an interview he explained
that he feared the whole affair was
trap set by DR.. Flint, the most
active medical opponent to his free
dom, to observe what effect the
spectacle of dancing girls and
Broadway stage folk would have
upon him.
One of the harmless inmates, who
was working in the corridor, looked
the party of visitors over and OBJ
served calmly to DR.. Baker: %.
They looks as crazy as / do,
doe
The performance itself was pune
tuated with enthusiastic applause.
The patients caught every joke
readily, and the dancing and sing
ing were particularly enjoyed.
Hitchcock wormed his way into the
hearts of his auditors at the outset
by saying;
you know | ought to have been
been here long ago"
| The entertainment was volunteer
ed by Hitchcock and the members
| OF his company
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ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF LOAN LEECH SLAVERY, SHOWN
THROUGH CRUSADE BEING CONDUCTED BY THE PRESS.

for the payment of the last men,
toned $55, when he appealed to the
advices of an attorney for relief
from his tormentors.
As-for himself, he was but half
nourfshed, and his wife and little
children, who looked to him for the
necessities of life he could not af-
ford and for protection against the
pangs of hunger and the ills of
life, were in rags at the time.
Month after month his wages had
been greedily snatched from him
by the bounding agents from the
Crescent office.
"A brief letter written by his at
torney demanding that the sharks
accept only their bills marked
paid" already in the borrowers
possession in full and complete set
Element of their claims against him,
tore him from the meshes of fear
that had been woven about him
during the long, torturous months
he was held in peonage by them.
The case never reached the
courts, for take away the bluff"
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HOPE To SETTLE
SQUABBLE
MEXICO TO CONFER WITH
UNCLE SAM ABOUT
NICARAGUA.
(Bv Unlted Press.l

MENICO CITY, Dee. S.--Hen-
riquc Crcel. former Mexican am.
basSador to Washington, now gov
ernOr OF Chihuahua, today Is en-
route to Washington to represent
MEXICO IN conference that will
have for it's object the immediate
settlement of the Nicaragua i'm
bro Clio. Creel is travelling as the
representative of President Diaz In
Washington he will confer with
Charles +. Magoon. former COVER
nor of Cuba, who will be named
as The American commissioner, ac-
cording tc general belief here.
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INNOCENT MAN WAS FORCED TO DECLARE HIMSELF GUILTY

orders him to get up, and then he
begins again. This time he takes
out the revolver and holds ii close
to Towards face. The hoy looks
at 1t moment and seems to be-
come fascinated by it's CLINT, while
the captain says: You did II, jeff
ries--you know you did. Come. out
with it--lets have the truth. You
shot Robert Underwood-with this
revolver" And SO he keeps on UNI
til at last Howard begins slowly to
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ing heard of the trouble. and jeff
ries, ST., has been sent for and is
on his way down. Annie is brought
into the room as Howard is leaving,
and as she starts toward him Clin-
ton stops her and questions her as
to her knowledge of the affair and
acquaintance with Underwood. He
reminds her that her, fathers rec.
ord was not any too clean, and asks
If her husband was jealous of I'm
derwood.
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studio, Captain Clinton, assisted by
Sergeant Maloney and another Of
ficer, are giving young Jeffries the
third degree test Haggard and
worn. the boy stands under q
brightly lighted chandelier, his
hands resting on the table, and an
swers over and over the questions
Captain Clinton keeps repeating.
I've told you so many times" he
pleads, as his breath comes heav-
lily. and you don't believe me
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the b. of r. r. men will be throw
ing switches and loosening up the
traffic tomorrow, if Lees order is
obeyed, they have II men to every
six members of the striking union.
Switchmen declare whole train
loads of strike breakers are being
taken to points along the railroad
tied up in the strike, to be put to
work in the places of the union
men.
A carload of them-approXimate-
~ so in number-arrived here over
the Great Northern this morning,
and it is reported that number OF
strange green switchmen were
at work in the Northern Pacific
Yards last night.
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At this point DR.. Bernstein enters
the room. and hearing that Howard
has confessed asks the captain if
he feels sure Underwood might not
have killed himself. He looks the
boy over, feels his pulse and re-
marks that he doesn't like these all
night examinations and third de-
gree processe, at which the captain
sneers.
1t seems that Towards wife
Annie-is below stairs waiting, hav-
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Members of the B. of r. T. de-
clare that the order will not apply
to men Of this order in the en-
ploy of the Northern Pacific, as the
S. U. holds the majority there.
This turn in affairs has thrown
sympathetic members of the b. of
r. T. into an awkward position.
Should they go back to work on
the orders from their grand master,
members of the switchmen's union
will likely look upon them as
"scarbs," and should they refuse
90 return to work under this order
their own union will cast them
out
GREAT NORTHERN SITUATION
On the Great Northern, where
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exactly what you want them to do
Switches, or sticks, or slippers are
good, and if the boys are bad, they
can't get too much whipping.
Yes, I've had lots to do with
taking care Of babies. l know how
to do it now, too, though it was
hard work at first.
I've got so like It,"
His 17-months-old son was sleep
ing peacefully on his lap.
Leave the babies alone. That's
my point" said Radleigh. Look
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LAXICAB CHAUFFEURS HELP WHITE
SLAVE TRADERS SAYS WOMAN OFFICER

NEW YORK, Dec S"White slave traffic in New York has
confines the district where
restricted aud reached
according disclosures probation
officer of the night court
Agents the traders she frequent moving picture
shows and other where girls in
lar positions, their traffic with unprecedented
At the meeting of
last night Miss Miner explained the growth the gath
cred from girls arragned before the night OF these
said As cent had started hrough the Influence
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HAVE GUGGENEHENMS BEEN BUYING UP CLAIMS?
GIVEN
SWITCHMEN

eco back to work or be expelled from the B. of T.
Sch is declared to be the umaum received by local mem
bers of the Brotherhood Of Railroad Tranmen this
ing from Grand Master Lee of Cleveland Ohio 1t
that the switchmen' s strike is practically broken.
For days the B. r. T. declared to have been
under orders to back to work the roads wherein they
hold the majority the Switchmen's Union of North
America but out of sympathy and respect for the switch
men and their claims, they have practically ignored the
order till now. All B. of r. T. will go back to work
on the Great Northern here tomorrow Preparations
being made today.
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how quietly he lies there. He wants
to be left alone to think and grow.
All babies do. But women can't
leave them alone, generally. They
are always stirring them up.
What good does it do a baby to
pat and jostle and bounce it? It's
wrong to do it.
1--WE taken care of 10 bdabies of
my own now, and ought to know"
Ten of the Radleigh children are
alive, counting the new one.
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Annie-Jealous! What right have
you to ask that? refuse to answer
any more questions.
Clinton-Now. you can help him.
Mrs. Jeffries, by helping US. Did
you call here last night to see Mr..
Underwood?
Annie-No.
Clinton-Sure?
Not satisfied with this, Clinton
has bellboy produced. who fails
Continued on Page Three.)
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MARTIAL LAW
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. S.
Fearing an attempt on the part Of
former President Manuel Bonilla
to regain power. the Honduran gov
eminent has proclaimed martial
law throughout the country, accord
ing to Colon advices received to-
day. Bonilla was displaced by
President Davilla, with the aid OF
President Zelaya of Nicaragua.
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(By United Press,S

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. S.-Dr.
Cardena. former president of Mica
ragua, whose administration was
overthrown by Zelaya in 1893. has
taken the field against the dictator,
and is heading an expedition from
Costa Rica into Nicaragua, accord
ing to today's advices.
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hour after hour-hour after hour
question upon question-won't you
please let me go? My wife will be
waiting up" But the captain
only goes over the ground again. in
sisting that Jeffries quarreled with
Underwood, from whom he wished
to borrow money, and then shot
him. OF course. the boy denies this
and keeps denying it until he Is ut
terly worn out and sinks into a
chair, from which Captain Clinton
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PROFESSIONAL PATIENT LIKES CLEAN
BED, HOSPITAL FOOD AND SWEET NURSE

FORT WAYNE Ind, Dec. SFrancis Lake Denver, COL who
the police charge
Monday after being given dose medicine
hospital.
Lake, according police,
operation, spends a bed
delicious food and is for by
After being given medicine Lake glad the
Wayne hospital
by he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-08
REGIMENTS, REVIEWED
BEFORE THE SULTAN,
HAVE A FIGHT
(By United Press)

= PARIS, Dec. 8.-Scores of .
= Moroccon soldiers were killed .
. early today during a military .
. review by the sultan. accord =
. ing to a dispatch received .
= from Fee. Two regiments, re- .
. cruited from the warning de- .
. sert tribes, the message .
= stated, savagely attacked one .
= another directly in front Of .
. the suItan's reviewing stand. .
90 Q . . . Q q q >AAAA
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from other features of the bazaar,
leaving $4,000 to be raised by
kisses. AS it is expected most of
the men will be generous, it is cal
culated that each young woman
will have to sell 80 kisses.
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repeat the words after Clinton.
Clinton-You quarreled
Howard-We quarreled.
Clinton-You came here for
money.
Howard-I came here for money.
This continues until Jeffries
says: Il shot him"
1Whew," exclaims Clinton.
That's all. Gee, he was tough
man" Then, turning to his assist
ants. he asks il they got it all down.
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KING LEOPOLD DYING.
(By United Press)

. BRUSSELS, Dec. Sin
= spite Of an official bulletin is
. sued early today stating that
= King leopold's condition is i'm
= proved, it is believed tire aged
. monarch is dying. Leopold is
= suffering from a paraIytic
. attack.
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(By United Press.)

(By United Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Dec. S.-Early
returns today indicate that Mayor
George Alexander has been re
elected mayor of Los Angeles over
the republican candidate, George
Smith
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MINER DIDN'T PROPOSE TO
LET THAT 500, 900 SLIP HIM
(Bv United Press)

United Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.-After his all night vigil at
safe containing 100000 in Alaskan
gold Hogan Alaskan today trans
United States mint and retired to the
the sleep he denied himself while the
In his possession
Hooan and Seattle Francisco several
DAYS 400 containing gold into the
keeping When he arrived at Port
however, the precious safe piled truck
Hogan became alarm
Immediately relieved the company of RESPONSE
bity He secured drawing train bound for this
guarded the arriving
too evening the He had the safe
night long sat guard Early
today accompanied the safe to the mint in
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WILL THE SNAKE
(s~'rea~tss v.ss ~ s-ssusl
Owe RCoNE Hlr11

This cartoon was drawn by
a prominent and popular mem
Der of the Trainmen's union.
1t represents the switchmen's
side of the big railroad strike.
The chief things they find fault
with are what they term star
walton wages, the straight over
time, the severe physical eX-
animation, and the age limit.
The examination is more severe
than the army examination,
and the age limit is 80. Par
ticularly on these two PROPOSE
tons the switchmen think they
have good grounds for COM
plant.
Switchmen are called Snakes"
because they have a big letter
81 in their union button. They
are proud of the term. Train
men are called "stingers q"
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KERMIT ROOSEVELT, MIGHTY
YOUNG HUNTER, BAGS BIG GAME
(By Unite d Press)

NAlROBI, s-kermt Roosevelt arrived today,
a the
bongo specimen African antelope,
other trophies fe to kermts
hunter excellent health after
. for Mombassa, where he will hunt sable.
. . = . = . . . . .
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ABOUT THE SUNDAY PRESS


o.
Of be to he same vice IAN all scrpto I
the
tn 8 1 c per week,or cheaper 4
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The second installment Of the
story of "The Third Degree" the
dramatized version OF which Will
be presented at the Auditorium De-
eember II, 10 and IA, 10 printed In
The Press today. It's thrilling
story and great play, and the third
degree, used by the police, Is given
needed airing. The third install
ment will be printed tomorrow.
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say there is no chance of his re.

coNery.
With white-capped nurses and
physicians on one side to guard
against the collapse of the bride
groom from undue excitement, Miss
Brod Joined hands with him and
the ceremony was read. That
phrase of the ritual, Until death
do us part" fell with reverential
awe upon the witnesses.
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- - ERE are the notes for an
another startling chapter
to the great story Of suf-
fering and priva t i n
brought upon the less for
tunate of Spokane's people by the
Shylocks It h o e
who revel in lawlessness.
They are facts furnished by one
of the many victims Of the Crescent
Loan Co., a copy of whose law
eluding papers The Press publish
ed Monday AS shown by the mem
orandum at the top. this man re-
ceiyed $50 from this company, paid
$3.50 in return for it-just five
times the amount of the original
loan, and was still being bounded
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Ten hours later, in the same
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-24
SAM DEvERE SHOW WILL
ENTERTAIN MINERS PATRONS

An attraction new to the patrons of
Miners Empire Theatre will open a
weeks engagement beginning Monday.
me company is known as the Sam
Devere Show, and the attraction is a
two-act musical comedy entitled What
Happened East and What Happened
West"
The plot hinges upon an eccentric
irlshman. named Michael Angelo
Casey. who In a game of whist wins the
title to a deserted mine in Tucson, Ariz.
He goes West to develop the mine, but
on the way meets with numerous
humorous adventures. Once he IS held
up by highwaymen and a band of
western miners, who make him the
butt OF their jokes and treat him | N
the traditional manner of a "%tender-
foot"
The company numbers forty, includ-
Ing a chorus of young women. Dick
Brown, John Bragg and Sam J. Adams
have the principal comedy roles. while
Miss Gladys st. John, Miss Nina Stan
ley and Miss May Nash are given lead
ing feminine roles. The olio is made
up of Brown and Bragg. Sam J. Adams
and Miss Gladys st. John. Mile. Bar
toletti, Four Banta, Brothers and Miss
Belle Gordon. The usual matinees will
be given daily and there will be an
amateur night Friday.
A week later the Merry Maidens,'
wifi arrive.