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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
MARRIED AGAIN, ANYWAY

William Kizer, formerly of Spo.
kane, went to Upland, Ind, to get
divorce from his wife, who is
said to still live in this city. After
the decree was granted Kizer was
restrained by the court from mar.
rying again for two years.
This was an unexpected blow for
Kizer, but he has disregarded 1t
and has taken the new woman of
his choice, Mrs. Ada Keen LETTER
to Sharon, Pa, where they will be
married regardless of the Indiana
injunction to the contrary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
THE PARKE BROTHERS.

Who knows Hale and Russell
Parke? Inquiry as to their where
abouts is made to the police in a
letter written by their mother at
Lethbridge, Alberta. One of the
boys was sick when his mother
last heard from him and she is now
worrying about the both of them.
According to information, both
boys belonged to Federal union No.
l1,624 of this city. They are known
to have been here three months
ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
TRY TO RUN BLOCKADE

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1S.-A
cable from Cape Gracias says the
steamer Imperator of the Blue
fields line made an attempt to run
the blockade at Greytown today
The vessel carries four six-pound
ers. According to a dispatch Ze
laya's forces are bottled securely
at Greytown and are in desperate
straits.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

Councilman Shaefer serv@ mo-
tice that he would never consent to
the sale of the property alta less
figure. and Councilman L4mbert
said that he had been informed
that the ground was WORTH from
$4,000 to 100000.
Individual members of the coun-
Gil seemed to be favorably i'm
pressed with the plan of a new
union station, but could not see
that it was necessary for the city
to offer a bonus of over $4,000 In
land values to get 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
HUGE MINE COMBINE.

Among mining men here the be-
lief is held that the CRANKY mining
and smelling properties in British
Columbia are about to be merged
into the billion dollar copper com.
bine being formed by J. P. Morgan
in New York. This is held to &C.
count for the recent rise in CRANKY
which has advanced from 95 to 101
in about week. The CRANKY prop.
critics, of which Jay P. Graves OF
the Inland Empire Railway Co. has
been the central figure, are said to
be worth $15,000000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
Jerome Avenue Line, For
merly Corbin Park.

Passengers for district west of
Post street formerly served by Cor
bin Park Traction cars should now
take car marked North Howard
street, connecting with Jerome ave-
nue. stub line at Post and Jerome.
AAk
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
. . 90 . 90 . . . . - 80
ADMIT STEAM FITTERSN I
b tINION u M 4

D A notification has been re-
, ceived by the Central Labori>
, union from the American Hedn1
D Grafton of Labor instructing 1t Z
D to admit the new steame fit =
D ters' union, the International
. into membership in the cnen
. trail body. This step has been
, fought by the members Of the q
, old United association, inD OPP, I
, position to which the Internal
D tional has been formed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
WANT TO D|SbAR
WALLA WALLA MAN
(.ssaId paliun kal

WALLA WALLA, Nov. 18.-Dis-
barment proceedings were begun
today against H. G. Hurspool,
deputy city attorney. by R. H.
Ormsbee, opposing counsel.
In getting a deposition in the
east, Hurspool is said to have used
questionable tactics, calling Orms-
bee a pettifogger in letter to the
notary taking the deposition. The
letter was sent to Judge Brent, and
the action followed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
SLAYER OF WILD BEASTS,

George w. Anderson was given
,$1S by County Auditor Butler yes
terday as bounty on two lynxes,
one wildcat and three coyotes. He
shot the animals a couple of miles
from Latah, the neighbors fearing
that the animals might attack their
children while on the way to
school.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
CHARGED WITH STEALING
49, SILVER. sf

Informations were fined this
morning charging George Unver-
sagt of stealing silverware to the
value of 500 from r. d. Miller on
October %, and Frank Ishikura
with the murder of N. Nakamura
on November 18th.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
STERLING HALL CAUGHT

Sterling Hall, who with J. John
son held up a saloon at Milan on
November 2. 1908, relieving patrons
of various sums of money. has at
last been captured. He ventured
back to Spokane and found that he
had not been forgotten.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
WHIST PARTY

A whist party was given this aft
ernoon at the Carpenters hall on
Madison street by Spokane lodge,
No. 1875, of the Ladies' Society of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
ginemen and Firemen. Friends of
the order were present and re-
freshments followed the cards.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
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KIDS TO HAVE n COOP I
, THANKSGIVING

. Mrs. M. L. Dey. superinten-
. dent of the Orphans Home Of
= Spokane, E10 Liberty avenue,
= is preparing to give the 40 lit
= tie tots at the home . feast
= on Thanksgiving day. Dona-
= tfons from the generous heart
. ed public are solicited In or
. der that the orphans may ap-
= preciate the real Thanksgiv-
. ing spirit.
. . 900 e>A>><
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

Jim Brown, the young man who
attempted to get away with wal
let full of diamonds from Schacht
& Riordan's store in the Granite
block a week ago, was bound over
to the superior court this morning
under bond of $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
CALVARY BAPTIST DINNER.

An old fashioned, home cooked
Thanksgiving dinner will be served
at the Calvary Baptist church, 424
Third avenue, November 1S, at
noon and in the evening. The price
will be rs cents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
RU M MAGE SALE.

A rummage sale will be given In
the basement of st. PauPs M. e
church, Sharpe avenue and Jeffer
son, November 19 and 20, by the
ladies' of the Tenth Legion. Mems
women's and children's clothing
will be sold.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
n
HENEY FOR POLLARD.
(By United Prcss.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 49,
Heney starts for Portland tonight,
to Immediately take up the Oregon
land fraud cases, under his reap
pointment as special deputy attor-
ney general, in behalf of the gov
eminent. He will endeavor to
bring the case of Hermann to trial
first, and will have 1t set for the
earliest possible date. He expects
to take UP all the cases at once.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
SPECIAL LODGE MEETING.

Spokane lodge No. "a, F. and A.
M. will hold special meeting at
1880 p. m. tomorrow for the pur-
pose of comforting the second de-
gree on five candidates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
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|. w. w. CASE TOMORROW

. The first of the l. w. w. I
, spiracy cases, that of Thomp- I
, son, the organizer. was con- Z
D tinued today until tomorrow Z
, morning to permit the new at =
, torney from Chicago. Judge =
, Tone, to better prepare for =
the case. Tone says that he .
, will quit the practice If he =
cannot clear Thompson of the .
charge. =
l a a q a a 4 A a q a a q n a q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

= of William H. Smith, who was
. crushed to death by a collap-
= sing concrete wall yesterday. 4
= The letter was written by S. 4
. L. Smith of Milton, Ore. Smith 4
. announced to fellow workmen
= few days ago that he would
. have enough money Saturday I
. to take him home.
a - a = a a a = - a a = - 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

CONVENTION TO ADJOURN
TORONTO, Nov. 18.--The feder-
alton convention probably will ad-
journ tonight.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-03-04

Be good. Everything is over at Pana-
ma except putting up the money and
sailing the ships. People who insist on
getting windy and advertising them
selves at the expense Of the canal will
be severely ignored or if they grow
too noisy will be sent to jail. AS for
the ditch itself, it is as good as finish
ed So there you are.
Speaking privately, I know nothing
against the Panama canal program,
desire to know nothing against the
Panama canal program, and if 1 did
know anything against the Panama
canal program would not tell it.
have no yearning to be joe-pulitzer-
lied and tried for libeling ''the govern
ment and it's brother-in-law." More
over, the lock type is good enough for
me. All the ships have to send through
the canal will gladly, even eagerly, go
up three flights of locks or even seven
flights if that accords with the collec-
tive wisdom Of those who are doing
the trick. They are welcome to make
this thing regular water stairway
without any protest Of mine. I do not
pine for District of Columbia jail or
a membership in the Ananias club. AS
for that Gatun dam foundation, it may
be mud all the way down, the bottom
may fall out of it, it may suddenly
subside throughout its more than a
mile Of length and half mile Of thick
ness, and as consequence the blue
clay may erupt all over the free and
independent republic Of Panama. It
may do all these things, and more, and
never get an II told you sos from me. I
never said it. My own opinion is that
1t is as solid as the rock of ages. That
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-03-04

himself, has secret hope that the
first ship will go through by March 4,
1918. That sounds fine and may or
may not come true. We can only wait
and see. In the meantim this much is
certain-that American efficiency, SAM
tation and spirit have transformed
Panama and that the dirt is flying in
the big ditch. Sufficient unto the day
are the goods delivered thereby. De-
spite all natural obstacles and regard
less Of the walls of the pessimists, the
Panama canal will be built, and the
builder will be your Uncle SAM That
will be glory enough for us all.
The More Slides the Better.
1t was that slip in the Gatun dam
foundations which caused the trouble
and sent Taft scurrying down there to
see what it was all about Arriving
on the scene, he found the imperturba-
bile Goethals and his army of helpers
shoveling out landscape and blowing
up mountain ranges as though nothing
had happened. What was little slip
and squashing of mud to them? They
had had four or five such slides before
and expected others in future The
more the better. They would only
make the dam foundations the more
solid. So Taft and his engineers went
back to the States in gale Of OBJ
,imism. Every thing is right and tight
1T Panama, they reported, and will
you please stop setting :back-fres
Join the boosters brigade and quit
knocking. Goethals is digging dirt,
Uncle Sam is digging coin, and the
walters should dig for cover. Anybody
chat opposes the lock type is "agir
The government" and an obstructic,,
On the face Of the universe generall-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-03-04

is the official verdict, and it gets my
vote. Roosevelt has said it, Taft has
said it, and that settles it. The lock
type forever. Hoo-ray!
AS for Panama itself, or ''the strip"
to be more precise, it has begun to
look like a section of Gods own coun-
try. It has had it's face washed and it's
hair combed. Its chief products are no
longer dirt, disease, ''greasers'' and
revolutions. The Yankee flag, the Yam
kee doctor, the Yankee schoolma' am
and the Yankee broom have made it
place fit for the habitation of man. In
place of the musical stegomyia and
anopheles, each with it's burden of vel
low fever or malaria, there are now
heard the chug Of the American loco
motive, the voices of school children
and the Tapping of the stars and
stripes. The swamps are drained, the
jungles cleared, the streets cleaned,
and the people occasionally take
BATH
Almost a Law Made Paradise.
Throughout the entire "strip'' Bella
ny's Looking Backward" is a re-
allied dream. The government is the
whole thing. It runs the railroads, the
stores, the doctors, the houses, the
sanitation, the dredges; the steam
ehovels, the bakeshops, the pie coun-
ters, the wash ladies and everything
except the saloons, which it runs out.
Be1lamy's coupon system is even in
vogue, these coupons being as good as
the currency Of the realm at the gov
eminent stores. To cap all, Bellamy's
military system for civil life, his army
Of workers and all the rest are in full
force. The combination would make a
man rub his eyes and fancy that he
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-03-04
By JAMES A. EDGERTON

By JAMES A. EDGERTON
A T last it is settled. It is to be a
q lock canal, and there are to be
no more changes of plans or un-
certainties. The enterprise is to
be pushed through with all possible
energy and speed. If there are fur
Their slips and sinkings in the Gatun
dam foundations they will be accepted
as part Of the days work, and opera
lions will proceed. If there are criti-
cisms at home or abroad they will be
allowed to pass as wind, and no more
attention will be paid to them. If the
cost springs up to $400,000,OOO, which
1t probably will, though the amount is
twice the original estimate, Uncle
Sam will be expected to dig down in
his pocket without even a wry face,
for what is little matter Of expense
that it should stand in the way Of
wedding the two oceans? A lock canal
it is, and that is all about it. Those Of
us who held different opinions may as
well swallow twice and prepare as
good Americans to cheer for the Off
cfally adopted program. The lake, the
dam, the three levels and all the rest
Of it for ours! Let Colonel ''Vanilla-
Beam few windy congressman and
the "yellows'' rave as they will. The
president, the president elect and the
engineers say that the lock type goes,
and the remainder of our 100000
''sovereigns," more or less, must wheel
into line. Moreover, Colonel Goethals,
the man on the job, states that the ca
nal will positively be finished by Jan.
I, 1915, and Taft, who is to be the
man on the bigger job and who has
just been down at Panama to see for
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-03-04
Horses Wanted.

Horses Wanted.
Aulger Rines will buy your horses
heavy draft horses, general purpose
horses or any other kind of horses.
He will also have horses for sale.
Apply to Aulger Rines or Arson
Howard.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-03-04
Digging the
Panama Canal

How Colonel GoethaIs and His Army Of Workers Are Shovel
ing Out Landscapes and Blowing Up Mountain Sides.
Present Condition of the Lock Type Waterway
That Is to Wed Two Mighty Oceans
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16

The Carter bill for postal savings banks ought not
to pass in the form in which is by the senator
from Montana. At the time a postal savings bill
ought to pass
In the Carter bill is provision requiring all money
deposited in the postal savings banks to be at once
ferred to national banks.
This provision is the joker"
The national bank system is chiefly the chain of
banks controlled by the Standard Oil interests and the
heart OF the system is the National City Bank of New
York 1t is to this that deposits trained to
drain under the present national law touching ere
serves"
The manner in which reserves in national banks
were found to be reserves during the late panic carries
its clear lesson to the country Reserves" which the
law is supposed to provide against sudden periods
OF stress permitted by the act to be transferred
from the banks throughout the country to the banks in
New York Here they fall under the spell of Wall streets
speculative influences and under the power of coterie
of spectators such Morgan gathered about himself in
those famous clearing house, conferences. In these
Wall street banks the reserves may be suddenly i'm
pounded by few financial consprators, and the banks
which need their money may be forced to suspend
payment go to credit basis by the issue of illegal
1clearing house certificates
Under the Carter bill the deposits of the postal
ings banks would be subject to the manipulation
the present national bank Preserves and the great
volume of money brought together in this would
be only much oil the fires of Wall specu-
lation.
An amendment should be incorporated in the Carter
bill giving state banks equal opportunity to become de-
positaries of these funds and should otherwise provide
against the money flowing to this dangerous center of
gamblers finance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
STARVING BEAR KEEPS
WOMAN PRISONER

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c.,
Jan 16.-Besieged by a big black
bear in a small shack on the
Skeena river, Mrs. Charles John
son, wife of a Swede railroad la
borer, spent an exciting Is mill
utes, bruin making determined eff
forts to break down the door Of
the building in search for fresh
meat.
The frail barrier between the wo-
man and danger showed signs Of
weakening after the ponderous
brute had thrown itself against it
a couple of times. In order to pre-
vent it breaking down the little
woman pushed a chest of drawers
against the door, afterward taking
her station at a window to watch
the efforts of the shaggy brute and
to call for assistance. ..
After a while her plight was no.
ticed by her husband and a number
of other workmen. The party came
to the rescue, but, being without
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
LITTLE BIT OF MAN
LANDS A BIG JOB

DAYTON, Wash. Jan. 16.-
Shorty" French, the diminutive
assessor of Columbia county, who
succeeded w. s. Hunt, is physically
the smallest man ever elected to a
public Office in the northwest. This
little man, who has undertaken
such big job, is less than feet
4 inches in height. Ordinarily
dressed, Shorty" weighs scarcely
IS pounds.
Sitting in an ordinary chair,
"Shorty's" feet dangle in the air
when he hasn't them curled under
him like a schoolboy. And shorty"
is as big as he will ever be, for
he has reached the age of As years
and has grown mustache that
reaches well out towards the points
of his shoulders.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16

Mysteries. The chatter was very
much peeved at such quick finish
to the joy jaunt. But we told him
not to mind, he'd have another
chance"
You're not keen for more of the
same, are you?" asked the Pre-
scription Clerk. passing the spir-
titus frumenti to his colleague and
fishing in the cardamon seed jar
for a breath killer.
Not much" said Hair Oil Harry.
I'VE meant he'd have another
chance with new material. When ]
croak / want to have a large
funeral. It's hard to drum up
mourners when you're killed on a
joy ride"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
HAIR OH. HARRY TANGLES UP WITH
AN AUTO FIEND AND TELLS ABOUT IT
BY FRED scHAEFER.

"Notice any silver threads
among my raven tresses this
morning." asked Hair Oil Harry.
as he entered the pharmacy and
slipped into his white jacket.
Hardly any" replied the Pre-
scription Clerk, making a look.
Nothing but dandrnff. Better
try DR.. Scalpum's Policies Exter-
minator, Sold By All Druggists,
Recommended by None. ,"
saw. this is on the level pro-
tested the Soda Dispenser. Il had
the scare of my life last evening,
and I'm wondering if it sticks out
on me-"
Been to a seance where they
materialized a salary loan shark?"
The Pill Founder was mildly sar-
castle.
"Worse'n that" said Hair Oil
Harry seriously. Il was on one of
those Joy rides with chatter
friend of mine I'm here because
I'm alive, not because l feel I'm
alive. OF all the bughoust per-
formances. the Joy ride thing is
the most insectiferous."
The Prescription Clerk gasped
/. and made a note of the word on
his cuff.
This chatter is guy that looks
like a caramel wouldn't melt in
his mouth when he is driving Old
Muttonchops, his boss" went on
Harry, but once in while he
cuts loose, steals the touring tum-
brel, and, with party of picked
pals, gives an imitation of a dare
devil gone dippy. I'm boarding up
a penny to buy an extra when he
skids off a bridge some sad and
somber evening.
"You never know how alecky a
chatter can get until he has him.
self hypnotized into the idea that
he's a genial host. He starts off
on the high gear and won't slack
up for anything less than a con-
crete abutment. There was six of
us I'm the crowd. OF course, half
of them were skirts, and the
cheerful chatter succeeded In get
ting a yelp out of them twice to
block. The male contingent was
supposed to be game, and their
prayers were silent ones. What
they said SO you could hear them
was not far from the Psalms. We
sideswiped street car, out
sprinted three bicycle cops, I'M
horsed a milk wagon, went through
the gates OF railroad crossing
and wiltcd the radiator against
lamp post. We ran out Of gasoline
long before our friend ran out of
gladness. When We climbed out
We found an apple woman's shawl
festo0ned on the front axle, and
we're wondering. One OF the CELLS
had to be sent home In = keb and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
HE FELL FOUR STORIES.

Falling from the roof of the
Westminster apartment house, a
four story structure, to the Cement
sidewalk, more than 40 feet below,
Percy Bryant received no more
serious injuries than general
shaking up. The general shaking
up, however, rendered him uncon-
scious for about quarter of an
hour and confined him in the Dea-
coness Home hospital, where he is
now under q doctors care,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
DAILY SHORT STORY

Galicia, his pockets hastily gone
through, and then--who knew but
that he might be able to send for
Katrina after all?
He left his boards with the
keeper Of the saloon which he fire.
quented and followed the man dog
gedly and at distance. The man
appeared unconscious that he was
being followed, but Spokoff noticed
that passersby turned from time to
time and gazed at the stranger.
Perhaps he is millionaire!
thought Spokoff, greedily noting
this display Of interest; and he
tracked the stranger along Forty
second stree ito the end Of his
beat. Here he saw him button up
his coat and strike out for one Of
the mean, deserted streets that lay
along the waterfront of the West
Side. Spokoff crept stealthiis
along, but now more quickly, made
a hasty detour and waited for the
mans approach in dark hallway.
Then he sprang out and halted
him, knife flashing in his hand
Their eyes met; they knew one an
other.
Spokoff tore at the strangers
coat frenziedly; it flew apart and
disclosed the white, immaculate
shirt front. With low growl Of
rage the Calician raised his knife
then 1t fell Gathering at his feet,
For on the white shirt front
flashed out the well known words,
in colors Of fire:
Green's Vegetable Pills"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16

weapons, failed to frighteh, away
the bi ganimal, which waA appar-
emily ravenously hungry aud deter
mined to get the fresh med stored
in the building. The swiftest run
ner in the party was finally dis
patched to nearby camp for
rifle. a dnon his return shot end
ed the bears career and released
the imprisoned woman.