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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

And then in twinkng heard on the roof
The prancng and paving of each little hoof
AS drew in my head and turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.
He dressed all in fur from his head to his foot,
And his clothes all tarnshd with ashes and SCOT;
\ bundle of toys he had flung his back,
And he look like a peddler just opening his pack
His eyes how they twinkled! his dmples how merry!
His cheeks like roses, his nose like cherry,
His dro little mouth drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin white as the snow.
The stump of pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encrcled his head like wreath
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
GARFIELD POINTS OUT
DUTY Of TAFT AND
CONGRESS, TOO
IN EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE
TO THE SPOKANE PRESS

Shall Richard Achilles Balnger Tafts the
be given further coat of in view OF revelations Of his
with public interests? Shall
of pundering
spoation The whole
problems especially
Banger the editor of The Press asked James Rudolph
the cabinet Theodore Roosevelt
to state the Roosevelt policies of to the people of sp
Garfield herewith affirmative Pes
Balnger
how light
Roosevelt administration accomplished the attitude Taft ded
eddy peculiar.
he
knowledge Balnger,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
FUEL FOR
ORPHANS

A Telephone message from the
Orphans Home of Spokane received
this afternoon by The Press an
-nounees that the home is without
fuel and that by noon tomorrow it's
stock of coal and wood will be ex-
hausted.
The home received many prom
Uses bf Christmas donations over
the telephone, but when calls were
made for much of the stuff peo-
pie said that it had been called for
by the Associated Charities. There
are So children at the home and
while there is no shortage of pro-
visions, supply of fuel is abso-
lutel8 necessary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

to store up a lot of steam and ener-
/ gy from the Christmas dinner to
take care of the flood of kiss let
! terS.
The Soul Kiss" is fine musical
comedy which will appear at the
.Au6ntoium for four nights. begin
ming December 20. 1t deals with
the kiss problem. and so as kisses
are going to be discussed so much
The Press thought its readers
should share in the discussion
Here are a few, and only a few, of
the answers received in today S
mail; watch for more tomorrow
they'll make good Christmas day
reading:
Re definition of kiss, send
YOU the following Its elliptical' Ga
/ lip uckle). David Bennett.
A kiss is nothingn, divided by
| two. G. Van.
! A short voyage to heaven by
means of a smack. Nettie Hutchins
! Continued on Page Two.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

A purse containing $35 in cash
and receipts for the payment of
dues into the |. o. o. f. lodge was
lost yesterday afternoon by j.
Newton of 050S Toledo street. The
loss has been reported to the po-
lice in the hope that the finder
may happen to be conscientious and
honest enough to turn it over to
them for Identification by its own
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

lie had a broad face and little round belly
That shook when ne laughd like bowl full of jelly
He chubby and plump--a right jolly old elf
And laugh'd when | saw him, in spite of myself
A wink of his eye, and twist of his head
Soon gave me to know | had nothing to dread.
he spake not word but went straight to his work.
And filled all the stockings; then turnd with jerk
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving nod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to his Sleigh to his team gave whistle
And away they all flew like the down of thistle
But heard him eXclaim. ere he drove out OF sight.
Happy Christmas to all, and to all good night"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

Canastra and Petro had an argu-
mcnt about pay check and after
disputing the question in "A belliger-
ent manner for some time then
cleared for action, Both were
armed with guns and knives and
started hostilities at the same time.
Failing in their efforts to carve
each other, they then rcsorted to
gun play and each man fred four
shots. An effort was then made to
get away, in which each one of the
men dropped his gun. This was
later picked up by l.. c. Rominger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

When what to my wondering eyes should appear
Hut miniature sleight and eight tiny reindeer,
With little old driver, so lively and quick
knew in a it must be st. Nick
More rapid than eagles bis coursers they came,
And he whistled aud shouted and cald them by name:
Now, Dasher, Dancer! Prancer, now, Vixen,
On Comet, on, Cupid on, Donder and Bitten
To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall!
Now, dash away. dash away, dash away all,
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly.
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky
So up to the housetop the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys and St. Nicholas, too,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

A riot call was sent to the police
station and soon wagon load OF
police responded. Canastro was
caught at McGoldrick lumber yard
and 'Petro was taken into custody
on the Division street bridge by OF
ficcr Bucholz.
Michele Firfede and Matteo Ell
MAESTRO were arrested as states wit
nesses and are believed to have
seen the fight.
One of the wounded men is be
lieved to be in dangerous condi
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
New York Stocks.


NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Ameri
cans in London firm. Bank state
ment considered good Specia
meeting of Utah Copper stockhold
ers Jan. 18th. The Steel Corpora
ton allows only 4S hours for Christ
mas holidays instead of two weeks
usual at certain points. Judge Gary
finds conditions at Tennessee Goa
iron plant ideal and says district
VIII eventually become a great ship
ping center for sales to foreign
countries.
The feeling during today's session
was quite cheerful, the Rock Isl
and and Wabash issues being the
features. Considerable short Gov
ering took place on the part of the
professional element, despite the
fact that the news from the North
west indicated that the Butte mines
are likely to close down temporarily
on account of the strike situation
both Anaconda and 'Amalgamated
scored substantial advances and II
is rumored that developments in
the latter will be made public in a
short time.
Investment buying odd lots, also
bonds was in progress and in con
nection with the latter the Rock Isl
and collateral trust 4 per cent bonds
were actively absorbed as theiI
market position will undoubtedly be
greatly strengthened in the eyes OF
investors.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Brad
street's-Wheat. 3,769,92S bushels
Corn, 1,S52,314 bushels.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 24.-There
is sertainly Il bearish array of news
on wheat here today. A heavy fall
of snow all over the southwest ;
still showing One hundred and one
cars of wheat in, and a big accum
ulation will be on hand Monday
The provision trade is very small
with no outside business and pit
deals are evened up for Christmas
1t is hard to execute buying or sell
ing orders.
Chicago Grain.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-There was
excellent action all day, considering
the apprehension of the holiday anC
the short session. May wheat haC
a dip on opening trades because OF
Liverpool news which was bearisf
In tone, realizing sales in that mar
ket due to larger Laplata offerings
Corn-Decided strength develop
ed in corn during the morning
prices being carried up to CTS fol
May. Cash market ruled u cent
higher. Offerings in the pit were
lightened without any bull leader
ship prices advancing on genera
buying.
Oats-Cash market ruled "A to Il
cent higher, The market will fol
low any strong turn in the leaders
Provisions--lt was next to impos
sible to depress prices of hog prod
ucts today and kept down. After
strong early advance there was a
good reaction TO about Thursdays
closing figures, but the buying force
returned in the last half hour and
prices at the finish We're well
around the top.
O. X. Lyle in report says-In
terror receipts of wheat from July
10 to Dec. Is were $4,000, 00C
bushels against l10.515.000 last
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
"DOD GAS7ED" SUSPICION
REGARDING BILL SHANNON

dark dank and dod
shannon the guerilla cop of W routing fame because of
his
he Jake
John Shannon member l. w.
He popular COP but Bill
gnds his
rocks and down the ravine figuring
bail chain that anarchist
gonehes flew the coopand maybe Bits
busted
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
A GREAT GAIN
IN WATER
RECEIPTS

A wonderful gain is shown in the
eipts Of the city water plant for
the year 1909. During the first II
months of the present year the
water rents increased $50,217.80, or
over IS per cent. This increase of
water revenue taIlies with the in
crease in the number of water con-
sumers, which is greater this year
than over before in the history of
the nifx
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

about 30,000,000 acres were classi.
fled and revalued.
President Roosevelt urged upon
congress the need of change in the
coal land laws. He recommended
that tn coal be separated from the
surface, the latter disposed of for
the most available use-agriculture
grazing or timber-and the coal
disposed of at fair price by sal or
lease, in accordance with the pub
lie needs, but under such regula-
tons as would prevent monopoly.
| advocated such legislation before
Continued ON Pane Three
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
BY JAMES r. GARFIELD
Especially Writtn for The Spokan.
pracc

In 1906 Secretary Ethan Allen
Hitchcock of the interior withdrew
about 100000 acres of coal land
from general entry, for the pur-
pose of examination and in order
to prevent further illegal or fraud
ulent acquisition. When | became
secretary of the interior | contin-
ueud these Withdrawals, and direct
ed that the coal lands in the west,
ern states be classified and valued
in accordanc with their market
value. During my administration
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

LEWISTON, Maine, Dec. "a
Two firemen were killed and two
others seriously burned in a fire
that destroyed the Callahan block
at Lewiston early today. The build
ing was one of the largest in the
city, and the fire burned stubborn.
ly for hours, despite the efforts of
the firemen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
2 ITALIANS
FIGHT DUEL

duel between Italians armed with guns and knives
in which the two principals seriously wounded took
place at $3.50 this afternoon the O. r. N depot The
wounded and two of their countrymen believed to
have knowledge of the ARRAY held prisoners at the
city Jail.
Tony Canastro is shot through the side and cut
the back of the head.
Antonio Petro stopped two bullets, of which took
effect in the neck. He is also cut the face.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

Nearly as many definitions of a
hiss as kisses are distributed in
Spokane in a week of Sundays (as
the saying goes) were received by
the kiss contest editor in this
mornings mail. He had not recov-
cred from managing the Santa
Claus puzzle contest, and he'll have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
WHAT is 4 KISS?
Here's Chance to Win a Prize If You
Really KnoU.

. The Spokane Press offers
. for the best definition of what
. kiss is, the following prizes:
. First prize, $40 in gold.
. Second prize, an entire box
. to the performance of "A
. Soul Kiss" at the Auditorium
= December 20.
. Third prize, SIS in gold.
= Fourth prize, two orchestra
. seats to "A Soul Kiss"
= Address answers to "The
= Kiss Contest Editor"
= Prizes will be awarded De-
q cember 20.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
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[&k]

Twas the night before Christmas when all through
Not creature stirring, not Il mouse;
The stockings hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that ST. Nicholas would be there;
The children nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of pums danced through their heads;
And mamma in her kerchief. and in my cap,
HIIad just settled brains for long winters nap,
When the lawn there such clatter,
] spranS from my bed to what the matter.
Away the window flew like a flash
Tore the shutters and threw the sash.
The moon the breast Of the neW-tallen snow,
Gave lusCr of midday to objects below;
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

The people INSIST that gained shall
b
Our vital shall be conserved and used for the
benefit of all the people.
The danger is public may forgotten.
national provides Tor
o our
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24
PEACE RESTORED
At MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 24.-There is rejoicing here
the settlement of the swtchmens strike the north
western roads, which occurred this afternoon.
the relief of the freight congestion that has
prevailed the Hill lines for few weeks and the
sumption of northwest freight shipments on large scale
latter Christmas.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-24

Continued on Page Three.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-05-14
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING.

If you were going to have a we'd
ding in your family, would you get
out handful?
You would send such items to a
newspaper, wouldn't you?
Then why don't you put your ad-
vertising in a newspaper?
Every man who uses the billboard
is adding to nature taking.
The newspapers build up your
town; why not help to build up the
newspaper? There is no better ad-
vertisement in the world for a town
than good newspaper. A newspaper
is the barometer of the towns indust-
ry. Show up good newspaper, full
of advertising, and we will show you
a good town, full Of live merchants.
Newspapers are town builders,
town advertisers, fortune makers,
news disseminators, sermon deliver
ers, prosperity-forecastors-they are
necessity, not luxury; they must
be maintained. Without them we
would retrograde to the medieval
days.
Don't patronize them from charit-
able neutrality-suspicious. them be-
cause they deliver the goods--that is
il they are the right kind.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-05-14
HosTEssEs FROM EACH CITY.
Seattle Fair Commissioners Propose
to Make Idaho Building
Social Center.

The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposi-
ton commissioners yesterday decided
upon a novel plan which is designed
to give all sections of the state rep
resentation at the Seattle fair and to
make the social feature at the Idaho
building prominent. One hostess will
be elected by the commission from
the state at large, and it is requested
that each city name a hostess who
will receive visitors and entertain for
one week. These selections are to be
made by the commercial clubs which
are requested to furnish transporta-
ton, although the commission will
pay all the expenses of the women
while in Seattle.
Mrs. Adeline Rossi of South Boise
has been elected by the commission
as supervisor of fine arts and will
have full charge of Idaho's exhibit
at the fair.--Statesrnan.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-05-14
Homeseekers' Excursion Rates.


Round trip homeseekers' excursion
tickets will be sold from various
eastern points on the first and third
Tuesday OF each month for the year
law, to all points on the Oregon
Short Line and to certain stations
on the o. r. & N. on the following
conditions.
On going trip (eeet) tickets are
good for IL days from date Of sale.
Stopovers allowed returhing at all
points In homsseekers' territory with
the return limit. Agents will issue
stopover checks. Passenger must be-
gin return trip not later than the 21st
day from date Of purchase OF ticket.
The rate from a few points are indi-
Gated below.
From Chicago and Peoria to Ogden
and Salt Lake, $50; to Pocatello,
$3.50.
From st. Louis to Ogden and Salt
Lake. $3.50; to Pocatelio. $40.
From Kansas City and Omaha to o.
den and Salt Lake, $34; to Poca-
tello. $3.50.
From st. Paul and Minneapolis to
Ogden and Salt Lake. 1910; to
Pocatello. $3.50. The above
rates are effective only for persons
buying tickets in the East. l1-tf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-05-14
ELECTRIC CARS TO RIVERSIDE.

A road bed could be made from
Blackfoot to Riverside at small cost
and light rails would carry the cars
needed for ten minute service, but
the easiest way to get the road and
equip it with cars and current would
be for farmers there to Invrease their
water rights by investing In stock in
The Trego Ditch company within the
coming week while 1t can be had at
s33 a share with the pending assess
ment paid by.myself. After Saturday
May 9Th, the price Of all the unsold
stock will be advanced to par.
This is one of the old canals es-
tablished in October, 1888, and al
ways diverts its share of water, with
little expense for repairs. One share
will water several acres, and can be
had for what It costs for one acre
for almost any Carey project.
BYRD TREGO.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-05-14
AN ADVOCATE OF DRY TOWNS
american Falls Press.


T. E. Carr, representing the Ameri-
can Type Founders company was here
Tuesday. He comes direct from Ore
gon, where local option prevails in
many counties, and says nothing
would induce the people to return to
saloons. He visits every town in the
state which has a newspaper, and is
therefore familiar with conditions
both before and after saloons were
closed, and the dry towns, he says
are in every instance forging to the
front. McMinnville is pronounced
example. Business men there who
opposed the closing of the saloons
less than two years ago, predicting
great loss to business interests IL the
saloons were voted out, are now
among the strongest advocates OF
keeping the town dry, because expert
ence has proven their fears to have
been groundless. For the first time
in the history OF the town they are
doing a cash business, and their bus.
mess Is larger than ever before.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-05-14
ORIENTlALS TO BE REPRE-
SCENTED.

Seattle. May 12.-Japans partici-
patton In the Alsaka- Yukon-Pacific
Exposition will provide the world
with such show Of the life. customs
and resources of the rising eastern
empire as has never been shown at
any other international fair. For the
big event which opens on June / the
Nipponese have brought together a
more comprehensive exhibit of their
people, resources and products than
has ever been displayed before. In
stead of the usual exhibit of a pagoda
and few Japanese jugglers and
contortionists, so common at EXPOSE
lions, the Japanese government has
taken in hand the preparation of a
thorough exhibit, with the idea not
only Of abusing the visitor, but Of in
structing the world in Japan's COM
mercial status, and of increasing her
trade with the nations of the Pacific.
T. Takasawa, Imperial Commits
sioner to the exposition, arrived in
Seattle a month ago to take personal
charge of the erection of Japan's
building, which is now almost COM
plete. He was accompanied by X.
Hayashi, special consular agent. who
will be attached to the local Japanese
consulate this summer and will look
after the interests of thousands of
his countrymen who will visit the
United States to see the exposition.
Japan's building is of the archi-
lecture of that nation a century ago.
1t is being erected by skilled work
men of Japan, who are residents of
the Northwest Much of the material
has been imported from the Orient,
and the building will be typical of
the land it represents. For the col
lection of the exhibits it will house,
Japan is spending 200, 900 yen, half
of which is appropriated by the gov
eminent, the other half by Japanese
business men through the Japanese
Exhibition society. The value of the
exhibit will be many millions of yen,
for the government Of Japan is en-
trusting to its commissioner some of
the rarest and most sacred of its
relics and documents.
AS in the case of the U. S. govern
ment, Jaan will have complete mint
in operation in it's building. The war
equipment and methods of Japan will
be shown, with models Of aged war
junks, and modern battleships, Of old
time swords and armor, and modern
rifles. The fisheries and manufac-
lures, the tea growing and agricul-
ture, will be displayed. And for en-
tertainment there will be the Japan
ese theaters and art exhibits, and the
tea gardens with kimona CARRIED
geishas, which have contributed SO
much to the romantic lore Of the
islands.
Among the government displays at
the A. Y. P. Exposition, Japan will
run close race for first place, bar
ring the mammoth display which
Uncle Sam is preparing. The Inter-
national tone given to the A. Y. p. by
the displays of the nations of the
Pacific is one of the expositions
leading attractions, and Japan is
more than doing her share III this
department
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-05-14
COOLEST IN MANY YEARS.
Mercury Registered Lowest With One
Exception i'm Twenty
FOur Years.

Exception in twenty
-Four Years.
The month of April just passed,
according to the official statement
issued from the weather bureau at
the capital city, was with one or two
exceptions the coolest, dryest and
windiest in "a years..
The only measurable amount OF
precipitation during the month was
recorded on the 9th, rain falling on
that date to the amount of 0.15 of an
inch. Only two Aprils in "a years
here have been drier, those being in
1885 and 1888, when the total pre-
cipitation was 0.09 and OH of an
inch, respectively.
On eight days the minimum tenn
perature was below the freezing point,
the lowest reading for the month be-
ing 23 degrees on the 4th.
The month will go on record as
bright one, however, as the per-
centage of sunshine days was above
the normal.