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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
THE GROOM
IS MISSING

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23.-The girl
CARRIED in bridal array, the little
parlor bedecked with flowers and
greenery, the minister conning
over the marriage services, the
friends assembled to bid the newly.
weds godspeed, the wedding cake
reposing in state upon the side
board in the dining room, all
waited in vain for the bridegroom
at the home of Miss Pearl Rice, in
Alton, last night. They waited un-
til the flowers began to droop, the
minister and guests to grow anxi-
GUS and the bride to grow faint.
Then, when further waiting
seemed to be useless, Miss Rice's
father quietly dismissed the as.
semblage and led his daughter,
weeping and hysterical, to her
room. William III. McMills, who
was to marry Miss Rice. never APP
peared.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
HARRIS GO,
GET BOND
ISSUE

Disregarding the protest of an
opposition bond firm, the sinking
fund commission of the city this
morning awarded to Harris & Co.,
the Chicago bond house, the 81 ,OOO,.
600 issue of bridge and water
bonds authorized by the people at
the city election last May. The
bonds draw 1-2 per cent interest
and sell at premium of $24,3OO.
The premium is low considering
the rate of interest.
The protest against the awrd of
the issue to Harris & Co. was
made by a representative of
Kountz & Co. of New York on q
purely technical ground. The cor
poration counsel went over the
bids and found no flaws. and on
this showing the deal with Harris
& Co. was closed today.
The rate of interest is the same
as that in the $55O,000 issue of
bridge and park bonds sold in
March of last year to Harris &
Co. The city has never sold but
one issue Of bonds for less than
4 1-2 per cent, and that was the
issue of $450,000 water bonds sold
in 1905, when the present reser-
voir and other extensions were
built.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
THE APPLE SHOW IS -HE
GREATEST EVER


Except the good things we offer
at a bargain.
We have got a dandy Broom
/ lodging house; all new carpets,
new bedding and furniture; that
We can sell or trade at the right
price. Also other lodging houses
from seven roms up to 80, on
easy terms, to sell or trade for
farm or city property or other
lodging houses.
We can sell you new, modern
house on very small payment
down and you can pay the rest
same as rent. Also lots on easy
terms.
We list and sell all kinds of
machinery. We have a sawmill to
trade for a lodging house or city
property.
Some fine ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
cheap. Some good buys in farm
land. A fine tract of irrigated
land for home seeker. Quarter in
terest in a good prospect for sale
cheap.
See us. We can save you money
on anything you want to buy.
Plenty of money to loan on farm
land on long time. Good land to
trade for modern home or inter-
est in a manufacturing business In
the city.
EAGLE REALTY co.
Cor. Sprague and Lincoln. Room 16
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23

perfect physical health. and the To-
cal agents Of the different insur-
ance companies said the policies
for 81, 500 900 undoubtedly would
be issued. z
Nicholson is president and gen.
,eral manager of several cement
companies. He Is also director in
the National Bank Of Commerce OF
this city. He is worth $4,OOO,OOO
and is widower with two grown
sons. He already has four $325,O0O
insurance policies. on his life. go
that when the policies for N,5OO,-
900 are issued he will have nearly
$4,000, 900 insurance upon his life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
NORTH YAKIMA
CALLSL0CK W00D

Dean Alfred Lockwood Of All
Saints Episcopal church today re-
ceived call from the congregation
of St. Michael's church at North
Yakima, On being asked as to his
probable action on the call, Dean
Lockwood said that he had not had
time to fully consider 1t, but had
taken the call under advisement.
The deans activity in religious
and political matters has made him
one Of the best known ministers of
the city-at least to the politicians.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
WANTS DIVORCE AND
CUSTODY OF DOGS

. SEATTLE, Nov. 23.-Pros- .
= pective prosperity was too .
y much for Quenten Dresser, &C. =
- cording to the statements in .
= papers for divorce filed today =
. by Mrs. Virginia A. Dresser .
. Alimony of $50 a month and .
. the custody of two dogs, =
= jointly owned by the couple, is =
. asked .
y The marital differences of =
. the Dressers arose, according =
. to the complaint, when news .
. of bequest of $4,000 from =
y Dresser's uncle, was received. =
= Up to that time Dresser, who .
. is a bookkeeper, had lived =
. very quietly. Mrs. Dresser .
= states that the first intimation .
= she had of the bequest was on .
= the occasion of her entertain =
ment of the Society of Moth .
. ers, when her husband, she .
. says. fell in the front door at 3 =
= o'clock in the afternoon with .
. what had been quart of .
= oysters and large sirloin =
= steak pinned to his overcoat =
= with safety pin. This I'M .
= usual manner of marketing q
. quite naturally excited the .
. members of the society and .
caused the plaintiff much hui .
y initiation. Q
a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
BIRTHS.

A. r. and Margaret Wilson, O2527
Glenwood street, Nov. 20, a girl.
James F. and Florence Upritch.
ard, S311 Lincoln street, Novem.
Der 10, a girl.
Lafayette M. and Madge B. Tes.
sen, 7O9 Fourth avenue, November
10, girl.
George A. and Agnes voss, Spo.
kane, November IA, a boy. d. IL
Charles A. and Annie M. Campl
bell, E101S Baldwin avenue, Nd
vember Ia, boy. Il 4
Jess A. and Clara Essary. -E1ezl
De Smet avenue, November-21xs4
girl. H.
Charles L. and Pearl e. McKeI
lep, 04609 Hawthorne street, No.
vember IL, girl. T
Frank and Marie Guffman, 2t23
Jackson avenue, November IL. a
girl. 7l
Clarence D. and Tressie None
piel, 03926 Hedley street, November
81, a boy. Il.
A. and Sara Fritch, 1119 Third
avenue, November 20, a girl
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
REALTY
MUST BEAR LOSS

E. v. Lambert. president of the
city council, did not care to be In
terviewed. He said that he had
frequently made known to the city
council his opinion Of the ability of
City Engineer ]. C. Ralston, and no
action was taken.
Councilman Peter Nelson saih
that the fill should now be started
anew and greater slope given the
walls.
The matter may come before the
city council tonight and If it should
there will be a warm discussion.
Many of the council held that En-
gineer Ralston responsible when
the fill collapsed the first time. but
for fear of the effect on the city's
case in a lawsuit, refrained from
going on record.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23

life insurance ever sought at one
time upon the life of one person in
the history of insurance.
For more than IL. hours Is
physicians. repre- sentihg different
insurance companies, examined
Nicholson. When the day was
over he was thoroughly tired, and
so were the doctors. He was given
the most searching examination
possible, because Of the great
amount of insurance involved. The
companies had instructed their
medical examiners to be especially
careful. After 1t was all over the
physicians declared that he was in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
THANKSGIVING
SERVICES

Here are Thanksgiving day serv-
ices in the churches, to be held at
1890 a. m:
Lidgerwood district-At Congre-
gational church, Rev. J. l.. Hess.
Corbin Park district-At Congre-
gational church, Rev J. H. Bennett.
Heath addition-Central Baptist,
Rev. F. II. Maxwell.
Union Park-Baptist, Rev. A. C.
Downing
Downtown-Vince Methodist,
Rev. Willis McFadden.
Broadway - Christian church,
Rev. J. Shields.
Hillyard - Baptist, Rev. Mr..
Keenet
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23

Street Commissioner Carl w,
Teurke said today that there Is no
question rs to the responsibility
and liability for the collapse of the
Sprague avenue I'LL, and that the
1oss must be borne by the Ware
house Realty Co., the contractors,
represented by G. B. Dennis.
"The city holds about $4,000 of
the sum agreed to be paid for the
xill." said Commissioner Teurke
this morning after returning from
an inspection of the fill. "Mr. Dem
mis- was given ample notice that
there was danger of the fill falling
and told to take some steps to pro-
tect 1t. We are fortunate in that
the fill collapsed at an hour when
no one was near and no mishaps
resulted"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
n. A. Lewis and Tom Clarke, the

y. A. Lewis and Tom Clarke, tho
duet who buncoed an Austrian la.
borer out of check for $31 go in
a local saloon last month, were
sentenced TO terms of from to Ia
years In Walla Walla by Judge J.
Stanley Webster this morning.
Mary A. Heur was granted a dI.
vorce from Chas. Heur this morn,
ing. The wife has been awarded
lots B. ., 10 and 20, Second Can
nondale addition to Spokane, the
household furniture, SIS attorneys
fees and s25 per month alimony.
Alleging that &. n. Stanton G.
Go. refused TO pay him sfeS8.10 due
on the delivery Of load of hogs,
n. N. Clemens commenced suit
against the wholesalers this morn.
ing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
SEEKS T OARREST
GIRL: MARRIES HER

TOLEDO, o., Nov. 23.-Richard
Lippert, st. Charles. Mich, armed
with a warrant for the arrest of his
sweetheart, Elizabeth Kull, charg-
ang grand larceny, requested the
police to arrest the girl. He claimed
she had run away with $3.50 of his
money. The police found the girl,
but Lppert relented, proposed and
was accented.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
MAYOR A WITNESS

Mayor N. S. Pratt was a witness
this morning in the case of Guilt.
ton d Chenier against d. C. Cor
bin, for $552,814 alleged to be due
the subcontractors on roads and
bridges constructed for the Spo.
kane International railroad. The
mayor was called to testify as to
the value of lumber used in con.
structiou.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
You Should
Bring Your
Piano Bonds
To Eilers

They are worth more than you
thought they were. You had no
idea they could be applied on the
worlds finest instruments, such
as are handled only by Eilers. But
that is wha tour offer means-they
are good as gold on our pianos at
the regular price, not at an inflated
price.
We are conducting one OF the fa-
nous Eilers' contest in southwest
ern Idaho and we are therefore
able to accept the Lucore piano
bonds the same as our own.
Your bond will help pay for a
Chickering, Kimball, Decker, Hallet
& Davis, Lester, Hobart M. Cable,
Haddorff, Schumann, Marshall &
Wendell. Smith & Burns and sew
eral other pianos, all noted for
their tone, durability and work
manship.
Any Reasonable Offer of Terms
Will Be Accepted
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
RUGGED so HARD
ABSCESS FORMED

. BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Z
. Nov. "a kiss, followed by =
. series of hugs, has resulted Z
= in the filing of a damage suit =
. for $4,000 by Miss Marie =
= Guerrin of this city. The de- =
. PENDANT is DR.. Theo. E. Sands, Z
= a prominent physician. Z
= Miss Guerrin alleges in her Z
. complaint that the physician =
. kissed her and embraced her .
= SO fervently that an abscess =
. formed under her arm. .
q q . . q = q Q q q . Q Q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
POLICY IS
LARGEST

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Nov. "a
Insurance Of $1,50O,O00 has been
applied for on the life of George
e. Nicholson, 40 years old, a ce.
ment manufacturer of Kansas City,
by two of the companies of which
he Is the head. Insurance men
say this Is the largest amount in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23

Lady-I would like you to paint
my portrait with nay hat on.
Fninter--0ood gracious. madam,
you'll have 10 so TO a landscape
painter for that - Meggendorfer
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
DR.. MARY SWARTZ
Graduate Midwife

Il years experience. Expert in
confinement cases. Takes cases at
her home or will make calls any.
where in Spokane. Strict privacy
guaranteed. Phone. Maxwell POI.
1911 BROADWAY
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23

CLEVELAND, Nov. 23.-Two or
dinances granting franchises for a
$50,000,000 subway company we're
passed last.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23

BUILDING PERMITs,I IL
A. 8. Feehan, one story dwelling,
Morgan's addition: $1,000.
j. H. Clemmer, addition to 813
Riverside avenue; $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-23
THANKSGIVING

kf7ANNS1lVl
Is incomplete Without Music
Nothing adds to life like mirth
and music.
Thanksgiving is day OF merry
making, therefore you should have
music of some kind.
No home at this day and age
need be deprived Of good music.
If you can't own good piano or
Pianola Piano come In and see the
line of Victor and Edison
TALKING MACHINES
we are selling on payments as
low as 81 a week. We have both
makes. where you can compare
them side by side.
We have some splendid offers to
make in both new and slightly
used pianos at prices from $1s5
up. Come in and make us visit,
whether you wish to buy or not.
You may want some new sheet
music or talking machine records
for Thanksgiving day.
We accept factory Bonds Issued
to Lucore Piano Co.
Woodruff County news., 1909-02-25

executive makes tour of the country or participates in any great public function.
 this field service which makes it necessary for every secret service to abandon all thought or fixed habtation with social and family ties. He may be from New York to Texas from the noun tans of San Francisco at hours notice it is impossible to predict in advance how long he will remain at any given place. True to it's name and policy the service aims to let the public know just little possible regarding it's personnel No service operative allows his photograph to be made, much less published, if he can help it. and he seldom acknowledges his vocation At the headquarters the secret service there is rule against disclosing the address of any of the sleuths and in no government publication, not in the Blue Book which is supposed to list every government empoye. there be found roster of the secret service men information to the salaries paid them.
 However it may be stated that the pay is not high, considering the hardship and danger involved and the service is likely to attract only whose love of life of adventure and excitement outweighs their desire monetary reward recruit in the secret service assistant operative at $3 per day and, if he proves worthy, it promoted ill due course to the rank of operative at $5 per day As operative his pay may increase to $ per day but the service operative whose salary reaches the point just short of $50 per week have his worth bv long service and have the experience which be
Woodruff County news., 1909-02-25
, TX5TING N3E7GHzNGl COUNZERkELT COINS

the company. He is also represented in Omaha by w. J. Conne of the attorneys there for the company Stewart also represented in his perjury by Bill Gurley of Omaha Neb who at time quite coSely connected in political way with the U. F. R. R Com pany Stewart is also closely associated with c. B. Hazle ton, postmaster at Council Bluffs. Harl & Finley ana Hazleon all members of the lodge. Another close personal friend of Stewards is Ed. Hart, alas Waterworks' Hart, president of the Council Buns Water Company, and interested in the street railway Stewards father n practically owned and controlled during his lifetime, large ranch along the U. P. R. R. in Nebraska.
 Concerning this the United States attorney at Omaha states: There three against Stewart; one for fencing conspiracy, perjury, all goou cases and chances of conviction good The amendment in question of benefit to excepting to these criminals and seriously hampers the government in ths detection Of crime and the secaTi1g oe iusticA"
Woodruff County news., 1909-02-25

secret service men. Very little of such investigation has been done .in the past, but it is true that the work of the secret service agents was partly responsible for the indictment and conviction of a senator and a con- gressman for land frauds in Oregon.
 l do not believe that it is in the public interest to protect criminals in any branch of the public service. and exactly as we have again and again during the past seven years prosecuted and convicted such crimi- nals who were in the executive branch of the government, so in my belief we should be given ample means to prose cute them if found ill the legislative branch
 But if this is not considered de- sirable special exception could be made in the law prohibiting the use of the secret service force in investi- Sating members of the congress. It would be far better to do this than to do what actually was done, and strive to prevent or at least to ham, per effective action against criminals by the executive branch of the govern ment.'
 In a later message MT. Roosevelt said: "A pending case illustrates the notifications of interest with which the government has to deal:
 Charles T. Stewart of Council Bluffs, was indicted at Omaha for conspiracy to defraud the government of the title to public lands in McPher- son county, Neb., also indicted for maintaining an unlawful inclosure of the public lands, and also under in dictment for perjury in connection with final proof submitted by him on lands filed on by him as a homestead. In his final proof he swore that he and his family had resided on the lands in McPherson county (which are within his unlawful enclosure) when as matter of fact his family has at all times resided ill Council Bluffs la. He is engaged in the wholesale grocery business, his store being To- cated in Omaha, in the wholesale dis trict there. He is reputed to be quite wealthy. Stewards attorneys are Harl & Finley of Council Bluffs, Ia., who are also the attorneys at that place for the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company, in which company Harl holds consider able stock, Stewart being also stockholder and possibly a director of
Woodruff County news., 1909-02-25

their training With the mercantile agencies and still otb CTS have come from law offices where certain classes of detective work frequently necessary Two of inc best men on the force formerly heads of municna police departments Others served for years in leeiti
 mate private detective organizations independent po lice departments maintained by the great railway svs tems certain proportion have had the benefit of nre hmnary service United States deputy marsbals and ho 1eW nave come to the secret service from the de- parments of public safety foreign countries These latter by reason of their knowledge of foreign toneues and mannersms, have been invaluable to the service
 As be surmised service duty is preeminent y work for young men. The average age of the field operatives is under 35 some of the best men in the corps under 30 years Chief Wilkie himself who, by the way was of the bright young men whom Lyman Gage brought from Chicago when he was secretary of the treasury but 4s sge and was
Woodruff County news., 1909-02-25


 Tn the held that is the chief concern of foreg secret polce-namely eternal vigilance as to the pIans and ambitions of the potters against the worlds rners Tn LII congress shut down upon it last year the treasury de- partmen also used the secret service to detect smuggn enterprises and other frauds upon the customs service and to investigate obberes and irregularities of all kinds and there have recently been some notable ones-in branch mnts subtreasuries assay offices etc One of President Roosevelts most bitter complaints has been aganst the hampering of operations in these directions The headquarters of the secret service are in the treasury building at Washington. Here are the private offices of the chief of the service MT John E Wilke who receives salary of $4 900 per year. and the assist ant chief William Herman Moran who is paid S3 900 per year There is clerical division employing some half dozen men; and large store room where con- hscated counterfetng outfits spurious coin and other conraband seized by secret service deposited allowed to accumulate until intervals about year committee is appointed to superntend the destruction Of these unlawful articles. The equipment of the secret service headquarters embraces interesting features Including delicate scales for weighing whose genuine ness is questioned and rogues gallery" consisting of monster file of photos of counterfeers and other of lenders against the law.
 However the secret service bureau at Washington is essentially center from which are directed the operations in the 25 districts which the country is
Woodruff County news., 1909-02-25

gained in other than by practi "' cal secret service work.
 For all that the monetary rewards of a secret service excessive there is dearth applicants the limited number of positions confidential Folio wing occasion such as the present. service brought conspcuousy to the public Chief Wilke receives applications by young all parts of the country who
Woodruff County news., 1909-02-25
IHE ROGUES GALLERY

dered the most important serv- ice in securing evidence in connection with the land fraud cases in the west. Other secret serv- ice men had a hand in exposing the sensational "cotton report leak" in the department of agriculture, and so the list might be prolonged to include practically all the executive depart ments of the government, not forget ting the part played by these clever est of plain clothes men in investigat- ing charges against naval officers.
 Because of the fact that it's primary purpose and principal function at the outset was the trailing of counter feiters the secret service was made a branch of the United States treas ury department. In connection with their shadowing of suspected counter feiters the secret service men have been enabled to gather much informa- ton of the greatest value regarding Black Hand organizations and the oD- erations of anarchists. Yet other in vestigatiOns along these lines have re- suited from the responsibility of the secret service for the safety of the president, and thus without overstep- ping the bounds of the law of authoriza.
Woodruff County news., 1909-02-25

into his present responsible position The portion of President Rooseves message which evoked the ire of congress is: Last amendment was incorporated measure providing for the service which provided there should be detail from the service transfer herefrom It is not too much to that this amendment been of benefit ony could ony to the crn nal classes
 The chief in favor of the provision that the congressman be invesgated bv
Woodruff County news., 1909-02-25

dn airing or Cerlaln phases Of secret service work but it is not to be ex- pected that there will be any lifting of the veil as regards the means and methods of Uncle Sams "black cabinet"
 Owing to the stipulations made by con- gress in providing the last annual appropria- ton for the maintenance of the secret serv- lce-the selfsame limitations under which President Roosevelt is now chafng-the op- erations of the secret service are at present restricted to what might be termed it's origi- nal functons-namely the apprehending of counterfeiters and the protection of the person of the chief magistrate Until con- gress called a halt, however, there was a gradual but continuous expansion of the ac- tIYities of the nations secret police until they bade fair to outdo their European brethren in the scope of their sur
 Veillance .s
 For instance, secret cervice op- >S5% eratives were "loaned' to the sec retary of the interior and ren-