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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
TO TIGHTEN REICNS
ON SALOONS
Especial to The Press.)

OLYMPIA, Jan. 21.-Bremerton,
Charleston and Port Orchard sa-
looms are coming in for a consid-
cradle share of indirect. attention
at the hands of the legislators.
The latest slap at the poor
mans club is bill by Represen-
tative Sayre of Pierce county pro-
viding that no liquor shall be sold
within three miles of soldiers
home. This on the face of it af-
fects only the vicinity of Orting,
but in Port Orchard there is a
veterans home in the course of
construction. If the bill gets
through both houses it will knock
out the Charleston and Bremerton
saloons.
This measure in a way backs up
the bill introduced by Senator Bry-
an, which places a three mile sa-
loon limit on any reservation upon
which there are soldiers or sailors
Representative Sayre already has
a bill in the house which provides
that minors cannot secure liquor
even on the order of parents or
persons of legal age. Parental
thirst which heretofore has been
relieved by sending Willie and the
can" to the saloon will, under this
law, have to be assuaged by per-
sonal effort.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21

for which the committee was Gre
ated, and today had only obtained
the acceptances of five men so
qualified.
At the chamber of commerce
smoker last night the discussion
was limited almost wholly to the
discussion of the physical. aspect
of the city civic improvement plan.
Mayor Moore touched on the gov
ernmental phase of the city plan
toward the close of the meeting,
when he urged that the committee
to be appointed by Mr.. White
should provide some simpler and
more expeditions scheme of city
government than the one now in
effect. Councilman Schiller also
spoke along the same lines, and
semed to think the present city
charter inadequate and ought to
be consigned to limbo. a.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
ARMY ANXIOUS
ABOUT COAST
GENERAL STAFF REPORTS
THAT JAPS WOULD PICK OFF
PACIFIC POSSESSIONS AND
HOLD THEM FOREVER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 21.-
The general army staff today is
sued its report, declaring that i'm
mediate fertilization of San Pedro
harbor. California, was necessary
to the welfare of the country. 1t
lays stress on the ease with which
"a certain oriental power" mean
ing Japan, could occupy the har-
Dor and utilize it as a base of OPP
erations against the rest of the
coast and the Panama canal. An
enemy could within a month be-
gin to land 100000 men on the
coast. 1t also says Unalaska and
Pearl harbor could be easily seized
by an oriental power.
The report further says that if
the points last mentioned were
ever seized the United States could
never regain possession of them,
and submitted maps to prove the
assertions. 1t is estimated that
$3.655.269 will be required to forti-
fy San Pedro.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
SAY HE'S CRUEL
AND CROOKED

Because Ed Jorgenson left a
horse tied to a tree for nearly five
house the other night he must now
face charges of cruelty to animals
as we'll as one of larceny.
Jorgenson was first noticed by
officer Joe Scott about II o'clock.
when with a long low whistle he
called to his confederate near the
corner of Broadway and Oak
street. His confederate was
equipped with a morse and wagon
and with Jorgenson as the guide
the other man was seen to drive
behind the Broadway block. A
neckyoke and cushion belonging to
John Sandeen, a baker with a
shop in the Broadway block, was
hastily thrown into the wagon.
Scott flashed his lamp upon the
men, at the same time asking what
they were doing.
With a crack of his whip the
driver sped away in his wagon
and Jorgenson ran across a vacant
lot, while bullets from SCOTS re-
volver whistled above his head.
Nearly two hours later. while the
officer was again standing in front
of the Broadway block, both men
drove up, but when the officer start
ed toward them they were off like
shot, with Scott after them. Scott
was outdistanced and gave up the
chase, but going down to Elm
street found and confiscated the
horse left by Jorgenson. When
Jorgenson came to the human So
ciety barns to get his horse he was
arrested for larceny
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
TOWNSHIP CLUB WANTS
A WAR FUND

The Spokane County Township
club is appealing to all other town
ship clubs of this county and the
state for funds to defray the ex-
penses of fight for improved
township laws.
A committee of the club is draft
legislature, and funds are needed
to keep committee at Olympia.
Individual 81 contributions are
sought. This money is to be sent
to the secretary of the club to
which the contributor belongs, or
to Joseph F. Hunold, S414 Walnut
street, secretary of the Spokane
County Township club.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
UTPORTLAND
FROM SEA

SALEM, Ore, Jan. 21.-Astoria
is after the port of Portland in a
bill introduced in the house by
Bean When it came up for dis
cussion this morning, there was a
big fight. Multnomah members
contended there was an anti-Port-
land joker in the measure. This
was. in effect, that any port form
ed under the law was granted full
control of all rivers and harbors
within the limits of corporation
and the sea. They contended this
will give Astoria authority to as
sumo absolute control of the lower
river. bar pilotage and everything
in that connection.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
WHITE IS AFTER
RIGHT MEN

A. L. White, president of the
park commissioners. is today COM
pleting the list of names for the
committee of 25 which he was au-
thorized to appoint at the opti-
mists' meeting Saturday night. He
had expected to announce the
names of this committee at the
smoker of the chamber of com
merce held last night. but could
not get the acceptances of the
various men in time. Mr.. White
says he proposes only to appoint
men on the committee who are
willing to serve and do the work
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
REV. KRAMER
QUITS WEED

Rev. James w. Kramer, who has
lately accepted charge of the First
Baptist church of Spokane, created
glad chorus among the ministers
at Sundays meeting last night by
announcing that he had sworn off
on cigars. He confessed that he
had smoked just one cigar every
morning for the past 25 years, but
that now he was all through with
the cigars and would be a better
example to his people.
Rev. Kramers reclamation en-
cited more outward demonstration
from the ministers around him
than the return of the average
prodigal. They all shook hands
with him, while the choir sang the
doxology.
Sunday, who always has a club
ready for the preacher that uses
tobacco, extended his appreciation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
NO NEW JUDGE
TILL ELECTION

Information has reached the at
torneys at the Spokane bar that the
legislature will probably give Spo-
kane county another judgeship, but
that the place will not be made
available until after the next coun-
ty election. The Spokane county
legislators will have to content
themselves to this arrangement or
get no Judge at all, as some oppo-
sition has arisen to the creation of
too many additional judgeships.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
FOUND A COAT; ARRESTED.

Because no one called for coat
that was thrown across his seat in
a Northern Pacific railway coach,
while on his way to Spokane. few
days ago, w. S. Cooley carried the
coat away with him. when he un-
loaded at the depot here. He had
the same in his grip when appre-
hended. In police court this after
noon, Cooley declared that he
thought the coat had been lost, as
it had been on his seat for some
little distance along the road. He
was arraigned on a charge of petty
larceny and under bond of 800.
His case was continued till Mon
day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
SIX MONTHS FOR SIS.

J. c. Parks. found guilty by a
jury of robbing Frank Kendrick
out of SIS by short changing him
while temporarily a bartender at
the Midget saloon, was today given
six months in the county Jail along
with timely talk by Judge Hin
kle. Attorney A. H. Gregg, counsel
for Parks. pleaded for a Jail SEN
tence, and Deputy Prosecutor Dom
ovan consented to let it go that
way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
APPEAL CASE
AGAINST CITY

G. Twitchell and M. A. DeHuff,
who lost their suit against the city
for a different method of account
ing for water revenues, today filed
notice in the superior court of an
appeal to the supreme court.
When the new plan of keeping
all water revenues in a fund by
itself was inaugurated on January
1 by City Comptroller Farley, the
chief point commended for by
Twitchell and DeHuff was put into
operation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21

while the crowd sat bewildered by
the revelation that Baptist min
lister should be obliged to confess
fealty to Lady Nicotine.
Sunday said last night that he
had hit the high school dancing
club a solar plexus jolt by the con.
version of several of the members
Members of the club deny this and
say its on with the dance and JOY
will be unconfined.
Sunday will waltz into the dane
ing question Friday night, when he
will speak on amusements. Sunday
afternoon he will preach a water
wagon sermon to men only.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
OLD NATIONAL TO BUILD

The deal for the Riverside and
Stevens corner. upon which the
Old National bank plans4to erect
a IL story building, has heeng rati-
fed by the Union Trust company
stockholders. the bank plying
100000 for the trust cpmnany's
site and the company paying
100000 for the present Bank site.
The value Of the two sites is fig
ured about the same, considering
the improvements on the .ebank
property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
NAUGHTY THOUGH
SHE IS MARRIED

you may be married, but II you
were respectable or had respect for
your husband you would not be
caught drinking in saloon.
In such terms did Justice Mann
of the police court express his
opinion of Sarah Jones, arraigned
before him this afternoon on a
charge of vagrancy. The woman
was in tears when she told the
magistrate that she was a respect,
able married woman whose hus-
band was away from home. She
admitted, however, that she had
been drinking in different down
town saloons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
TO TRAIL DOWN FIREsUGs

SALEM, Ore, Jan. 21.-If bill
which was introduced by Represen-
tative Reynolds passes, Oregon will
have state fire marshal, to be
elected to examine all fires in the
state and determine their origin
and punish violators. His salary Is
to be $4,000 per year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
YOUNG BANDIT STILL LIVES

Theodore Adams, the young
streetcar bandit who was shot New
Years night, is still lingering be-
tween life and death at the Dea-
coness hospital. His condition to-
day is stated to be unchanged from
that of the last several days and
nights. He is paralyzed so badly
now that he cannot utter a word.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21

GET WISE"
Especial to The Press.)

OLYMPIA, Jan. 21.-The legisla-
ture is getting wise and careful Of
its personal money.
The time is not far distant when
the plausible person who makes a
living trading on the personal van
ity or political aspirations of legis-
lators will have to find some other
graft"
Both houses this year have de-
cided to get out their own manuals.
The manuals are nice little books,
with the pictures of the members,
the state officers. etc. together
with self written biographies. 1t is
a sort of homemade who's Who"
in which nothing but the best is
told.
Heretofore, 1t has been the Gus
tom for several gentlemen of wits
to come to Olympia and get out
this book, taxing the members $25
for their write up and copy of
the books. Every session the legis-
lators have been stung. The nice
things were said about them with
stenographic accuracy, but cheap
paper. poor binding and general
air Of cheapness made the book
such as to bar it from any respect
able library. This year these gen
tlemen came. including coterie
of earnest Afro-Americans, who are
supposed to have great political in
| fluence somewhere But they found
the old members wary and loath
to part with their coin.
Several members of the senate
got together and decided to pub
fish their own manual. This idea
was communicated to the house
which promptly agreed, after listen
ing to several members tell how
they had been 'stung."
Immediately several persons who
had been living in hopes paid their
hotel bills and faded away from
| Olympia.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21

lice are looking for Swedish look
ing fellow who is about two sheets.
tw blankets and two pillows In the
wind. He called at the Elite last
night. When the landlady went to
make up the bed in his room this
morning. theer was hardly any
thing but the springs and mattress
left,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21
ACCURATE.

Teacher-How thick is the
earth?
Johnny Jones: Eight thousand
miles and six inches.
Teacher-How do you get whe
six inches, Johnny?
Johnny Jones-Because six
inches of snow fell last night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21

Cold cash is what every ma
anxious to freeze on to. n
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-21

FOREWARD-Our line of spring garments will be
just good the clothing have sold in the past-f
there any thing better made would have it, The
styles WILL of course be the very latest and the patterns
exclusive, and our prices will be most moderate.
We mention this fact for the benefit of old
TONER'S for fear that account of the exceptionally low
prices during this clean up sae they might feel that
spring line would into cheap goods and not be up to
present standard Of carrying the nobbest and best
garments in America
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-30
moving machine or corn plantar.
G. H. EcKnEs,
Agricultural College & Experi-
ment Station, Columbia, Mo.
ErAdicating the Cattle
Tick.

- SAeS .NesS
Tick.
The recent release by the Unit
ed States Department of Agricul-
ture of several counties previous.
ly quaranteened on account or
the cattle tick is most hopeful
and encouraging to those wag,
ing war on this pest of the South.
That science and hard work are
cooperating to combat this terri.
BILE handicap to the southern
farmer is realized in the releas-
ing of 10000 square miles Of
territory since the work was be.
gun in 1905. The cost Of the
work of getting rid CT ticks is in
significant compared to the los
ses sustained by the farmers and
the stockmen of the South.
These come under the following
heads:
Death from Texas or southern
cattle fever, in and out Of the
quarantined district; lower prices
paid for southern cattle: i'm.
poverishment OF the blood caused
by the ticks and consequent loss
in quality and quantity OF beef;
greatly reduced milk production;
southern breeders being barred
from opportunities for sale Of
their animals ip any but quaran.
tined districts except under cer-
tain restrictions; expenses in
Cured yearly by the Federal
Government and States to main.
tain quarantine lines.
The sum total Of these losses IN
variously estimated at from S40,-
0O0, 900 to s10O, ,0O0, 600 annually,
which the southern farmers and
stockmen in the fourteen States
are carrying as a burden because
OF the presence Of the tick. A
similar loss in other lines of busi-
ness or crops would in all proba.
bility cause a panic in commer-
cial circles Of the States affected.
As a matter Of fact the cattle
producers Of the South have some
decided natural advantages over
those of the North. A longer
warm season permits of greater
pasture privileges, and the milder
climate causes less feed to be
consumed-two factors of great
value in the cattle industry.
With the tick out of the way the
South would afford a fine field
| for profitable stock raising.
Numerous Investigations and
; experiments have been conduct,
ed by which II has been conclu-
. sively proved that the cattle tick
! is the only natural means by
J which Texas or southern fever oi
: cattle is transmitted, and that By
, completely severing the reiatioul
) between cattle and ticks the pest
A may be exterminated from en-,
Z locality. But this means thorough
/. systematic, and persistent worl
3 in destroying ticks. II the citi.
. zens of the quarantined area vii
! begin Immediately and not permi
0 ticks TO mature on their essils
! horses. and mules, the good re
suits to the cattle industry cal
4 hardly be calculated. The,
d should urge their State and eoun
d ~ authorities to take up syste
d matieally the work Of tick eradi
{ cation. that they may secure th
e cooperation Of the Federal au
' thorities and ultimately the re
moval Of quarantine restrictions
Il The Bureau OF Animal Industry
y Washington. D. O.. viii be glA
e TO ssnd to anyone on requel
some publications giving direc
e tons for getting rid oi ticks.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-30

Sheriff Hall and seven deputies
with warrants from the circuit
court, raidsd the thirst parlors
of Bevier, last Friday and ar
rested three proprietors and con-
fiscated two wagonloads of goods,
which the sheriff took to be used
as evidence against those accused
of illegally selling intoxicants in
q "dry" county.
Fred Conner, a prominent
young man Of Holden, who had
money in the bank, was caught
stealing from q cash drawer the
other day. There was a consul
tation Of specialist doctors, in
eluding DR.. W. F. Kuhn OF the
st. Joseph asylum, and it was
decided that Conner was insane.
He is now in a Kansas City pri-
vate sanitarium.
Several young men who were
Celebrating" with q case OF beer
in Mountain Grove, attacked an
officer who came to investigate
the cause Of the hilarity. The
officer was seriously cut with q
knife and might have Jared worse
if.one OF the young men had not
jnterfered and stopped theassault.
Mountain Grove is a ''dry" town,
just like West Plains.
The banner farm sale of north
west Missouri was made last week
when John Q. weiier Of Maitland,
sold ITO acres OF land a half mile
north of that town for St78.1S
per acre. This land is well i'm
proved, though not 80 well as
many other farms in that locality.
Not many years ago the man who
would have paid $50 per acre for
the same land would have been
thought orazy.
On Tuesday night as Night
Watchman -Waltham Of Savan-
nah was making his rounds he
discovered that the glass In the
door of the postoffice had been
broken and on investigation
found that a robbery had been
committed. The robbers secured
1874 in money and stamps and
made their escape through the
back door. No clue to the rob-
bers has been found.
Queer noises for which th'
family Of Jack Williams of Gin
ten could not account caused
disturbance in the house-holt
one night last week and wher
Mrs. Williams opened the celia
door next morning a large blu
Crane tapped It's wings In he
face. Mrs. Williams says sh'
is sure the bird was four feet tal
and can give no account OF hoy
the crane became imprisoned II
theeellar. ~
Coleman Farmer, o Smithvill
tobacco raiser, gives these as OK
act figures: 81 grew 1880
pounds on eight srd three-quart
ers acres. Sold at II osnts pc
pound. MY expenses were: Set
ting plants, $685. hoeirg, $40
spraying. s10.4o; topping s4.e5
suckering. S180; cutting an
housing. se6. %; stripping, si7s.
40; total expenses. 1913. .06; pro
ceeds Of crop, s2,5ie.l7, lsavin
. profit Of se, 1900"
There is much talk o. the pres
ent time about the w0nderfs
flights Of sirship. On July
1869. Prof Wise and Asssr
Larmountsin and eager, In
huge sirship, sailed from 8
Louis and landed at Henderson,
Jefferson County, New York {
ne following day Il 2;20 p. y
= distencs Of 1,15o miles. Th
! -. : :.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-30

o'Kelly, inflicting a mortal
iwound, 1t is thought. DR.. W. H.
Mayfield of st. Louis was called
TO the case and performed the
operation known as laparotomy,
bnt had but slight hope Of his re.
covery. The other young men
were brought before Mayor Hull
and Berry was fined $40, Carr S5,
sa<d Veers, in consideration OF
the fact that his conduct had
been good, a mother dependent
on him and q solemn promise to
put "the lid" on and keep it
there, was discharged by DR..
Hull.
In the Stoddard County Circuit
Court at Bloomfield last week,
Judge W. N. Evans, of this city,
presiding as special Judge, jury
failed to agree on a verdict in the
most sensational murder case
known 10 the history of Southeast
Missouri. The second trial of the
case will take place in August,
with Judge Evans on the bench.
The regular Judge. ]. l.. Fort, is
barred from serving. : Greenfield
Grow, the defen 1ant, shot and
killed r. P. Montgomery in Sep
tsmber, 1907, in Montgomery's
law office at Essex, in Stoddard
County. The cause of the killing
dated back several years. Mont
gomery taught school at Essex
and fell in love with a sister OF
Grow. Afterwards he married
another woman, but still kept up
q correspondence with Miss Grow.
He opened q law office at Essex.
Early in September, 1907, he ran
IawES with Miss Crow. The
couple went to Poplar Bluff and
visited other towns of Southeast
Missouri, with the enranged
brother, Greenfield Crow, in pur.
suit. Montgomery returned to
Essex to get his personal effects,
and went boldly to HE home.
From there he went to his law
office, with his wife and Crow
following. Just as Mrs. Mont
gomery, carrying their baby in
her arms, stepped in the door
Crow stepped in sight. The mer
had a few words and Crow drew
Ihis revolver and shot Montgomery
in the side. The pistol agair
was fired. The shot STRUCK
Montgomery in the ear, killing
J him instantly.
A party Of fishermen was fish
ing in q small stream during tht
season when the law prohibitl
/, the taking Of game fish. One o
the members of the party was [
boy. He had been having fairl!
good luck and was enjoying him
self immenssly when q gam
warden came along. ''That's |
pretty nice string you hav'
there" said the warden as b
drew out of the water q line Of
7 which were q number of unpro
: tected fish, suoh as catfish, suck
: srs, sunfish and the like. "Yep,'
!. said the boy, II been havin' fai
Iluck.' The warden wanted I
know II he was catching an
othet kind of fish than were o
his string, and the youth made
negative reply. The warde
! started down the stream, bt
after he had gone q few feet b
'saw another string that wa
!, weighted down with q heas
: stons. Pulling II out of th
!. water, he brought forth q yigol
: ously protesting four-pound bas
:, eHuh," the detective comment
:, ed. Then he asked: 'fWhat Al
you doing with this. young fe
lowfs' The boys reply vi
prompt. s0h, that onef VII,
= you see the that fellows be-
3 tskin' my minnows all morni
: and ths last tims | hooked him
liust ted him up where he'd