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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
SELLING FOOTWEAR A REAL ART;
JUST ASK THE SHOE SALESMAN

Little big, is it? Loose? Here,
I'll get you another seven in the
same boot You know frequently
you find that another of the same
size fits little more snugly."
The peaches and cream, super
latively likeable young local shoe
salesman had just got pair of
number sevens on the feet of a
man who thought he ought to wear
skies, but who had no more chance
of posing as Cinderella than a man
with spiral staircase "stew" has
of walking the tight rope.
The fact that the store was all
out of that particular bolt" in
sizes below sevens.
Keeping up rapid fire of agree
able comment on different conven-
tional topics, the salesman gently
peeled off the shoes and, not giving
the customer time to change his
mind, persuasively slipped on the
other pair of sevens.
There, how's that?" he asked,
smiling. Much better, Ell?
thought so. Perfect fit. Six dol
lars"
And he evidently felt cheerful,
for he kept on smiling.
The customer, in whose eyes the
second sevens really looked samller
than thefirst, under the hypnotic
methods of the skillful salesman,
admiringly asked him how he liked
the game.
Fine" he replied. 1T really is a
game, too. That's where the inter.
est comes in. Why, If we didn't
have to appraise our customer and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

I pit our intellects against his vanity
selling shoes would be like walk
ing treadmill day in and day out.
with the customer. We get all
kinds of opportunity to read char
acter. It's not like game of blind
mans buff with us. We don't spear
in the dark and don't have one
stereotyped method for every Gus
toner. Selling shoes is an art.
From the time a customer, man,
woman or child, darkens the door
he's scientific problem. When l
get one, l make pu my mind not to
let him get away without buying. l
have him lassoed and he doesn't
know it. try to entertain him
and make buying shoes of me a
pleasure rather than a dental chair
operation. If he's curt and bust
ness like adopt an attitude of re-
spectful energy and haste. If it's
she and she wants chat, why, /
have stored away collection of
small talk that would make a par
rot turn yellow with envy.
Who are hardest to suit? Why,
the women, of course. That's why
the manufacturers now all send out
shoes with the size marked in
French characters. In that way a
woman with Swift's premium foot
will be trying on and buying a five
and a half and If she insists she
wears only a three, why. we let
her retain the delus. On. It's not q
dishonorable deception. She gets
the size shoe it's healthy for her
| to wear and her feelings are saved
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

room. and Reed drilled in. The
next thing he knew he was being
fed oxygen. and the next thing he
knew after that his headache was
gone and had been transferred to
his tummy, which had a taut, ban
daged up feeling.
Then there were few explana-
tons.
/ tseemed that the rapid fire sur
geon had expected a patient whom
he had never seen, sent over by a
colleague who wasn't prepared to
do the work himself. The doctor
thought Reed was the person.
That's all, except that 1t didn't cost
Reed a cent. In fact, they handed
Reed the 5000 it cost the right
party to have the operation done.
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AS a last resort, when ! fear I'm
about 10 lose lady customer. !
knock two cents off the price and
that WINS her.
Well, think you'll find those
sevens are just the ticket. They
look very neat. Come in If they
don't, suit. Good afternoon. Step
this way, Mrs. Smith,
Andth affable. clever salesman
had la9soed another customer.
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HER THIRD DECREE CON
WE'D HER FROM THE

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 15.-"You
told Newcomb to kill your hus-
band!"
''I-told-Newcomb-to-kill-my
husband"
You fired two of the shots your.
self"
(. Observation-Disclosures"
"You fired them with the pistol"
"Fired-them-"
A dialogue like the above be.
tween herself and the police Off
GERS during a pitiless APPLICATION of
the third degree" pretty Mrs.
Martina Kvalshaugh declares mark.
cd her confession of completely in
,cold-blooded murder.
Her contention that she was in
a hypnotic state when she made
her damning replies.a contention
upheld by one of the leading psy.
biologists of the west, saved her
from the gallows once and may
save her again.
A little before midnight, on the
14th of last May, while walking
home with his wife after dance,
Martin Kvalshaugh pronounced
Qualshaw) was murdered. He was
shot five times with a revolver.
Charles Newcomb, who had also
been at the dance, was arrested.
He confessed the shooting, declar
ing also that Mrs. Kvalshaugh help
ed him, and even fired two of the
shots.
Mrs. Kvalshaugh was immediate
ly arrested at her home. Under a
grilling Sweat box" examination
which lasted an entire day, the
police secured a confession that
she was not only untrue as a wife
but that she was an accomplice in
the murder.
NewcOmb was tried convicted on
his own confession and sentenced
to DEATH
When Mrs. Kvalshaugh was
brought to trial, she admitted her
faithlessness, but declared that she
had no recollection of having con.
fessed to completely in the crime
That she was hypnotized by the
third degree was her defense.
When the police presented her
confession, she took the stand and
related the incidents after her ar.
rest. She declared that, after 4
sleepless night following the muir
der, she was in hysterical state
when her examination by the pc
lice was commenced. She remem-
bered telling them of her faithless-
ness. When she was nearly ex-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
TALK ABOUT LUCK!

DENVER, Dec. 15.-Yes, indeed,
things were coming fine for Edgar
Reed, if you want to look at it that
way.
Reed had a headache and hustled
into the office of one of those busy
surgeons who do five or six major
operations before lunch. There was
nothing the matter with Reed, just
headache, and he wasn't figuring
upon having anything drastic done
to it. '-e.,
Next" called the speedy sur
geon, looking into the waiting
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
FALLS
Into CREEK
VICTIMS ARE BURIED IN
THREE FEET OF
! WATER.
WRECK IN SOUTH
(By United Press.)

Wy 0VtGu btCSSsl
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. 49,
Twenty persons are reported kill
led and probably 40 injured, when
passenger train No. II Of he
Southern railway, speeding south
ward at the rate Of IS miles an
Aour, plunged over trestIe and
| fell rs feet into Reedy creek. four
miles north of Greensboro, today.
The dead and injured were
buried under three feet Of water.
The news was flashed to Green's
boro only after Conductor George
Gable, the wreck hero, dragged
himself nearly two miles to the
station, though his leg had been
broken in the crash. Physicians
and nurses were rushed to the
scene In a special train.
George Gould, son of Jay Gould,
who was on the train, escaped in
IGjury. The engineer and fireman
are amnog the dead. Following
are among those reported killed:
John A. Broadnax, Greensboro.
A. HoIcomb, Mount Airy, N. c.
Edward Sexton, Denton, N. c.
A. p. Cone, superinte ndent Rich
mond division, Southern railway.
D. C. Nolan, Pullman conductor.
c. ~. White, travelling auditor.
One flaeman, name unknown.
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BOY ESCAPES,
THEN RETURNS
TO THE JAIL
DOES so AT REQUEST OF
HIS HEARTBROkEN
MOTHER.

Harvey Sherman, the youth who
escaped from the Probation office
a week ago, returned to his prison
this morning. voluntarily giving
himself into the custody of Proba-
ton Officer John Clifford.
An uneasy conscience, the re-
quest of his mother, and the posi-
-bility of evading severe punish
ment, combined to cause the youth
to return from Pasco last night and
deliver himself up this morning.
Sherman stayed in a room in the
Ajax hotel until yesterday, when
he borrowed sufficient money to
purchase ticket to Seattle. He
only went as far as Pasco, changing
his mind when liberty seemed as
sured.
Sherman worked for the Crescent
store, and it is alleged he stole os-
trich plumes and other finery while
employed there. His mother, who
lives in Butte, was almost heart
broken when she heard that her
son had been arrested. And as
soon as she learned that he had
escaped, advised him to return to
the probation office Immediately.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
F|RMER GRIP
ON PLUMBING
WORK DONE
NEW ORDINANCE WILL DO IT.
NO FREE PERMITS

A firmer grip on the plumbing
and gas fitting to be installed in
Spokane is taken in the new plumb
ing sordinance passed by the city
council last night and to become
effective January /.
After that date no more plumbing
permits will be issued free, and a
charge will also be made for in
spection of fixtures based on the
number of such fixtures to be view
ed.
At the present time the electrical
inspector has charge of the inspec-
ton Of gas fittings, which properly
belongs to the plumbing depart
ment. The use of gas is increas-
ing and the necessity for more care
in the installation Of the gas pipes
is felt. Another deputy will be
given the plumbing inspector to
care for the increased work called
for by the new ordinance. At this
time the salaries of the plumbing
inspector and his assistant is paid
for by the general taxpayers, but
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
TWENTY ARE DEAD
OH, LOOK AT
THE DOVE
PEACE AGAIN AT THE CITY HALL-sTRANcE CON
DITION.

Peploe who visited the hall the last
noticed the building.
something
been noticeable months
there alignment politically underneath the surface is
it the of commission of
the operation of the recall?
There questioning the fact that harmony has
vailed the months BEFORE
Some lay to the circulation Of the recall petitions first for
counclmen the believe that
public business dispatched
administration
office bright that the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

fellow behind the rail was telling
the truth.
lie heard them lie and put In a
good word for some poor devil
whom they knew had broken the
law.
lie seen whole neighborhoods file
into court over chicken case, and
I've seen witness after witness sink
into a chair and lie with a calm
assurance that would make Baron
Munchausen look like an innocent
babe.
II Ananias ever invades the po-
lice court Of Spokane he would look
like an innocent man.
One day met a young fellow
who used to give the Spokane po-
lice considerable trouble. lie was q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

Scrooge as Marley used to look
with ghostly spectacles turned IN
on Its ghostly forehead. The hair
was curiously stirred. al II by
breath or hot air: and. though the
eyes were wide open, they werc
perfectly motionless. That. and itn
livid color, made It horrible: but
its horror seemed to be Ia spite
OF the face, and beyond its control,
rather than part Of its own ex-
preston.
As Scrooge looked fixedly Il this
phenomenon. 1t was knocker
again.
To say that he was not startled.
or that his blood was not Conscious
Continued on Page seven.
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HOW OLD SCROOGE MET
THE CHRISTMAS GHOSTS

1t also be borne in mind that
Scrooge had not bestowed one
thought on Marley Since his last
mention OF his seven-years' dead
partner that afternoon. And then
let any man explain to me, IL he
can, how 1t happened that Scrooge,
having his key In the lock of the
door, saw In the knocker. without
its undergoing any intermediate
process OF change-not a knocker,
but Marley's face.
Marley's face. II was not In i'm
penetrable shadow, as the other OBJ
jects in the yard were, but had a
dismal light about 1t, like bad
lobster In a dark cellar. 1t was not
angry or ferocious, but looked at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

bad" one.
Incidentally now he's straight
ened up. owns his own home, is
married and all that.
Member the time hat that POI
liceman on the head with a club"
he asked. remembered. The cop
was in the hospital for six weeks.
while the town was combed for the
'-- that pretty near croaked the
bull"
Finally they got him-and well.
let him tell it-and know that he
told the truth
The bull comes up to dance
he has it In for me, see? Without
word he grabs me, and it's a
quick rush to the door. I'm sore,
OF course, and | picks up the first
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chain gang for two months.
Here's another incident-the
kind that happens every day.
II saw this fellow put his hand in
this fellows pocket says the po-
liceman under oath. Jones yelled
for help, and came up in time to
grab him. He had the watch in his
pocket when | got him. He's been
here before, He was arrested last
January for stealing pair of
boots. His mugs In the gallery"
The Conflict Of Facts.
THE office amt tellin' the truth,
Judge" testities the main the dock
II asked this fellow what time II
was. and he got sore. that's all.
got sore. too. and hit him, and he
yelped. never took his watch"
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that every hangeron and court Off
Ger knows are lies-and the strang-
est feature of the whole mess is
that nobody seems to care.
Is Labyrinth Of Lies.
It's curious study, this LADY,
rinth OF lies. During the past four
years I've attended several thou
sand police court trials-it was my
business.
I've heard Judge Mann pass on
122 cases, ranging from drunk
out of Billy the Mugs to wife beat
ing. In a single short day, and dur
ing that time I'm safe in saying
heard 100 men and women every
day raise their right hands to God
and lie their heads off.
I've heard policemen lie when the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

his hand and swear to tell the
truth.
He had been seen by no less than
three persons, beating frail wife
until she sank unconscious at his
feet. And then he kicked her until
strong listed chap laid him out
stiff.
And that same wife beater
calmly got up in police court and
lied and lied and lied.
ITS just plot to put me In jail.
Judge" he said.
Il never laid a finger on her.
Why, | love her. Judge. l wouldn't
harm her for the world"
Nothing but lies, you understand
However, might add that the
Judge put the wife heater on the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

MftO. MAN I'm
hausted from the pitiless question
ing, she declared, a shining re-
volver, the one with which the muir.
der was cmomitted, was flashed
before her eyes, and everything be,
came a blank. She testified that
she could recall no incident of the
two days following.
Pure hypnotism, induced by
suggestion from the police" was
the explanation given by the wom
ans attorneys, who pointed out the
similarity in subject and form be.
tween the confessions of Mrs.
Kvalshaugh and Newcomb.
To support their theory, the law
yers called their chief witness
Prof. H. c. Stevens, head of the
department of psychology of the
University of Washington and rec
ognized as the ablest expert in the
northwest.
He related having hypnotixed the
woman and declared his belief that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
JAW DLSLOCATED
BY HUBBY,S KISS

OAKLAND. Cal, Dec. lE.-Soul kisses
forms of sbia sauaons have paed into nsigncance fol-
lowing the feat of Royal Mcneil of this city,
greeting to his wife his return from San Francisco
night caused dslocaton of Mrs McNels jaw bone
Mcneil had been from home three
his return he met his wife husbandly kiss
With Mrs Mcneil dropped chair,
clasped to her Jaw and moaning pain.
Filled with remorse, Mcneil
until word from his spouses mother him flying
physician Conceang beneath his professional
grin that struggled for the the
Tending member and by udiciously
Piled returned 1t to its accustomed place.
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thing could get hold OF and let's
him ke It. He had no business
monk 1ng with mel amt never
done b no harm. Well. after they
arrest ne-say. what got was the
limit. E1'm taken into police court,
and. help me. bulls never see
befordEget up on the stand and tes-
fifty tn they're black in the face.
l conf back strong. but amt got
a cha4ce. What do get?--6S days
ON thk chain gang. vas rail-
roaded for fair"
dtn't cite this instance as a
Hing ii the police. but merely to
show how hes make truth look fool
isb sometimes.
On she other hand. I've seen a
wife heater tand sober. tool raise
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MS WORSE

BRUSSELS, Dec. 15.-The
condition Of King Leopold, who
was operated on yesterday for
the removal of an obstruction of
the intestines, took turn for
the worse this afternoon.
The morning bulletin was
hopeful In one respect, describ-
Ing the patients state as "sta-
b tionary."
In the middle Of the afternoon
word came from the sick cham
Der that the monarch had suf-
fered a relapse.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
THE HEIFER is NELLIE's AGAIN

WINSTED, Conn. Dec. 15.--Nel-
lie Perkins mother gave her a spot
ted heifer to be her very own, and
then Nellie Perkins brother sold
that spotted heifer, as is the court
was shown. For Nellies mother
went to law against Neighbor Rob-
ert Lee. whose right to hold that
heifer Judge Sanford could not
see. So Nellie gets the bossy back.
and Lee must pay the cost, but
what has Nellie's foxy brother lost?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
LURTON
is FAVORED FOR SUPREME
JUSTICE BY SENATE
COMMITTEE.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-The
senate committee on judiciary vot-
ed unanimously today to report ia
vorably the nomination of Judge
Horace II, Lurton to be an associ-
ate justice of the supreme court of
the United States.
Some members said 1t would have
been better to have named young
er man, Lurton being in his Seth
year. but there was no general OPP
position to him or any criticism,
except as to his age. The report
will be made Thursday by Senator
Bacon.
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CAUGHT KNIFE
JUSTIN TIME

station for assistance, but, under
standing that he call came from
31S Front instead of 21S, the patrol
wagon driver, with his load of Off
GERS, stopped at the former number
long enough that the combatants
escaped from the saloon.
Both Costa and Sadelia were cap
tured about two hours later by Of
ficer Nordyke. Sadelia is held with
out bond on charge Of assault
with a deadly weapon and Costa
occupies an adjoining sell, being
held as a witness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

Murderously attacked with a
keen bladed knife by Frank Sa-
della, a countryman, c. Costa, was
rescued from probable death by
lpYierers about saloon at 21S
|HAtAt avenue, in which the fight
a ,urred, yesterday evening. Costa
was already slightly injured and
his assailant Is declared to have
had his hand uplifted in prepare
ton for terrific thrust of his
knife when bystander seized his
arm.
A call was turned In to the police
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
TRAIN OVER TRESTLH ]
ADAMS WEALTH
CURSE TO HER

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Suit for
divorce brought by Mrs. Jack"
Gallatin against the. club man and
Newport favorite, has reopened the
old mystery of the curse that fol-
lowed the fortune of AL Adams,
millionaire policy king.
After making money by gambling
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

under the new ordinance providing
for fees, 1t is expected that the de-
partment will be self sustaining.
The new plumbing ordinance has
40 sections, and was drafted by
Plumbing Inspector Riley after con-
sulting with the plumbing ordf-
nances of the leading cities of the
country. Mr.. Riley has had over
so years experience in the business
himself, and is qualified to pass ON
such matters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
THE CHIEF IS
ALSO MARKED
LIKE JUDGE MANN HE RECEIVES THREATENING LETTERa


Chief of Police John T. Sullivan
is also marked man, If number
Of threatening letters recently re-
ceived are to be credited.
Some of the letters breathe the
same destructive tone that is con-
tanned In the note received by Po-
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BE 0OD AND GET
SER crate STATEHOOD
fpy United Press.)

WARRINGTON. ID. c., Dec. 10
Chairman Hamilton of the house
comm bees on territories said to-
day, III Arizona and New Mexico
will b granted separate statehood
at thi( Rs3sion of congress II they
do no nttst In including in their
goveri q laws features that Pres
idept aft found Objectionable In
Okla 8 constitution. Chair
man mtlton stated 1t was his be-
lief "a the chief executive would
withA@ his approval otherwise.
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"Do you most soIemnIy swear
that you will tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but
the truth, SO help you God?"
"a do"
An hourly joke In spokane's
police court.

An oath is joke in the police
court OF the city OF Spokane.
Perjury, crime punishable with
. penitentiary sentence, happens a
hunderd times a day.
I've seen men, women and chill
dren calmly raise their right hand,
take the oath administered by the
police Judge, then calmly sit down
and lie.
Lies fill the air every day--lies
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
RABIES SCARES
CALIFORNIAN
(By United Press.)

BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. is
From the California university
comes the announcement that rab-
les in virulent form exists in Cali
fornia, IA suspected cases having
been determined by laboratory
tests completed today. The dis
ease spread from Pasadena to
Stockton, and is feared to have
fastened itself throughout both the
San Joaquin and Sacramento val
leyS.
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money that was In them last night.
The police were notified OF the
robbery this morning and an inves-
tigation reveals that other attempts
to commit burglary have been
made in the hostelry before. Lewis
was a mighty happy fellow when
he found himself reunited with his
wearing apparel. and was almost
content to say nothing about the
$l2 or so the midnight marauder
took away from him. -
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her Confession was untrue, the
mere echo of suggestions present
ed to her while in a state Of hyp
nosis..s He called attention to the
demon stration by DR.. Baird of Eng
land that hypnosis may be induced
by causing the subject to gaze at
bright object.
The prosecuting attorneys brand
ed the. entire scheme of the de.
Tense ais bold frame-up.'
However that may be, six jurors
were thoroughly enough convinced
that hypnotism had been practiced
in SECURING the confession, to vote
for acauittal.
The jury after several hours de-
liberation was EVENLY split Now
new trial has been ordered for
next month. Mrs. Kvalshaugh' S
beauty and the third degree hyp.
notisn theory will be her only
WEAPONS in. her fight to save her
self frfm the galloWS.
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GOES TO BED PROSPEROUS:
WAKES UP DESTITUTE

Though fairly prosperous wheri
he retired to his room in the Will
ton hotel, Pacific avenue and
Browne street, last night, Archie
Lewis found himself destitute of
everything - even clothes - this
morning. Burglars had called at
the place and Archie was the only
victim. He found his clothes in
the hallway some distance from his
door, thoroughly cleaned of the
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sosf us 1903 TEA PARTY

BQS ON. Dec. 15.--The steam
ship Rttenturm arrived today
from hlombo. Celyon. with the
lavges cargo of tea ever brought to
Bosto1 tmore than 10000 chests
valued g $4,000. The tea was
not du ped into the harbor, as was
the I'd NJ article sent here by the
British On December 10, 1773.