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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
DIVORCED II DAYS
AND Welded AGAIN
(By United Press)

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 27.-On
April 10 Mrs. Blanche McCullom
was granted divorce from Oscar
McCullom. While Mrs. McCullom
was in a lawyers office Tuesday to
consult with him relative to the
fee she owed him, her divorced
husband came in to pay the attor-
ney.
The lawyer had represented
both, as the proceedings were filed
by agreement. A. C. Ponham, the
attorney in the case, asked McCul-
lom if he did not know his wife,
and he replied in the affirmative.
Mrs. McCullom smiled, and within
a few minutes the couple was on
the way to the county clerks office
to get license to marry again.
They met Judge Shackleford Mil
Ter, who had granted the divorce.
The chancellor said Cupid was
certainly a funny fellow" and he
annuled the decree of divorce.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
ECGlESTON IS
FIGHTING FOR
REC0RO'SS SAKE

One of the features of the pres
ent city campaign that is attracting
more than the ordinary amount of
interest is the fight Harry Eggles-
ton is making to be reelected city
treasurer. Probably no man in the
city is personally more popular
than Harry is, and it is really in
justification of the confidence his
friends have always placed in him
that Eggleston is now in the race.
But for the bull sack" episode
of last year he would have dropped
out, after eight years of continuous
service in the city treasury. AS
the matter stands, Eggleston feels
that he had better go out fighting
II he does go ut than seem to admit
anything touching his reputation.
So Harry is scrapping it out with
]. Oscar Peterson as his opponent.
In pamphlet setting forth his
record a shis platform Eggleston
sets forth that he has saved the
city more than $150,000 during his
incumbency by enforcing various
assessments previously neglected.
He says further:
"Since I assumed office, May Is,
1901, | have received over II billion
dollars, disbursing a like amount,
all of which has been properly &C.
counted for without the loss of a
single dollar to the city"
How the city hall payroll was
kept on a cash basis during the
clearing house days is related; to-
gether with the fact that he treas
urer put 100000 realized from the
sale of park and bridge bonds into
the city before the panic was over,
to which is attributed the fact that
Spokane was one of the first cities
In the country to recover from the
stringency.
In regard to the bull sack" bust
ness. Harry submits the report of
thO Wy SouHSil uudllSc SollllIlllLcc
generating him from any blame
rejecting in the slightest degree
on the honesty and integrity of
the treasurer.
Harry is using the bull sack" in
his campaign talks now, showing a
photograph of little tobacco sack
bullying over with pennies. This,
he says, is all the sack" amounted
to In reality, being merely a recep-
tacle for stray pennies in balancing
the days cash accounts. In the
course of the investigation this tiny
sack was tsretched until it was rep
resented to hold several thousand
dollars. matter that makes Egg
glestOn smile.
There is a dramatic element in
this end of the fight, for Eggleston
values his reputation for honesty
as about the most valuable per-
sonal possession he will ever own
and looks to reelection as a means
OF removing the last possible stain
that might rest upon it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
OKLAHOMA PHILOSOPHY
FROM COONEY

e. A. Cooney, formerly second
vice president of the State Fedora
ton of Labor, has been heard from.
He is on farm near Lawton,
Oklahoma, has been working hard
and says his crops look fine. In
speaking of his new vocation
Cooney says:
81 suppose it will sound funny to
get a letter like this from me.
However, | am going to herd the
mule from now on, work or no
work. | will never ask another
man for a job. l don't believe
there is anything to it."
In writing of the treatment &C
corded labor by the recent legisla-
ture. Cooney says:
81 received statement from
Charles Perry Taylor of what the
legislature did for the laboring
people and it certainly made me
smile. | laid it gently away so as
not to make it any worse, 1t GER
tainly is bad to the core; it is a
discouraging fact that the employ
ers can go to the legislature and by
lobbying carry their point, and it
is organized labor which elects the
tools.
Il go to bed at $3.50 and get up
at $50, and my mind rests easy.
The only thing | have to watch is
the hind leg of the mule"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
HOLDUP
CAPTURED
(By United Press)

SALEM, April 27.-Entering the
jewelry store of c. H. Hinge at Cen
ter City at noon today, highway
man pointed gun in the face of
Carl Neugebauer, clerk, and de-
manded the contents of a till of dia-
monds.
At this moment Hinge returned
from lunch. The robber turned the
revolver on him, ordering him to
leave. AS Hinge backed out the
robber ran, followed by a crowd.
He dashed down the street and
turned toward the river, but was
finally overtaken after wild chase
by F. E. Taylor and F. H. Wilhelm.
He gave the name A. J. Smith.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN
SCARLET FEVER SITUATION

The board of health will this aft
ernoon issue instructions through
the police department to suspend
public dances and keep all persons
under the age of 10 away from
theaters.
Through the ministerial associa-
ton the board will endeavor to
have Sunday schools suspended
also. 1t has not been thought ne
cessary to suspend public schools.
DR.. Hall said today that he be-
lieved the physicians were getting
the fever under control and that
the worst of the problem had been
solved. But three new cases were
reported today. one being a pupil
at the Edison school. A number
Of suspects were sent home.
DR.. Grieve says the improvement
is marked today.
An order is being sent out to
the Street car companies today or
dering that especial care shall be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
HENEY HAS ANOTHER
HOT SHOT SESSION
(By United Pressj

SAN FRANCISCO, April 81
The Calhoun trial bristled today
with epithets and innuendo on the
part of opposing attorneys.
Il do not pay any attention to
barking ours" replied Heney to
charges of Attorney Byington, for
the defense, that Heney made I'M
founded statements regarding rela-
lions of James Gallagher to the
boodling board of supervisors.
Il may be a cur, but | am not
a trailing dog" shouted Byington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
FINED FOR BREAKING
QUARANTINE RULES

Frank Simpson was fined $25 and
costs by Judge Mann this after
noon for violating the health or
dinance by going into a house
where a patient lay sick with scar
let fever. Judge Mann acknowl-
edged that, as Simpson contracted
the disease himself as the result of
his folly and was taken to the pest
house for treatment, he had been
punished nearly enough but that,
should he show him too much
mercy, others would try the same
manner of defense.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27

THAT is an exorbitant figure.
1t seems thousands of people will
be unable to buy bread if the price
of wheat is kept that high"
The bunker refused to accept
more than $1.10 for his wheat.
and when asked what should be
done with the 20 cents per bushel
he refused to accept, he replied:
Give 1t to the poor people who
are unable to buy bread because
of the corner In wheat"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
IDENTIFIED
AS ACID
THROW :

Lewis Gray, the young Northern
Pacific engineer held in the city
jail, believed to be the man who
dashed nitric acid over Ida and
Hannah Nelson early Sunday morn
ing, was positively identified this
afternoon by clerk in the Owl
drug store as a party who bought
nitric acid from him Sunday night.
While Sergeant of Detectices Nc
Phee and Detective Briley were
still discussing the Identification
with Acting Chief of Police Coverly,
a two-third length blue beaver
cloth overcoat, literally sprayed
with nitric acid stains and burns,
was turned over to them. 1t was
found at Harrison and Scott, hang
ing in the brush, not far from
where the dastardly attack upon
the two young sisters was perpe-
trated.
Gray stoically maintains his inno-
cence and declares he does not
know where the Owl drug store is.
A letter, in which Gray threat
ened harm to Hannah Nelson for
causing an estrangement between
himself and Ida Nelson, was turned
over to the police last night by the
girls sister 1t is believed the over
coat will throw more light on the
crime, and the Identification of
Gray by the drug clerk is consid-
cred by the police to be sufficient
evidence, with all other piled up
against him, to convict him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
G0RDON.H7ACKS GRAND
JURY INDICTMENT TO-DAY

he could not again be placed in
jeopardy for the same charge.
1t is also charged that with an
information already pending
against Gordon the grand jury did
not have power to investigate as to
that particular charge.
The contempt proceedings
against Deputy Pelletier was post
poned to Thursday by request of
Deputy KiZer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
CLUBS GET GROUNDS

The meet of the Spokane County
Athletic association will be held at
the interstate fair grounds May IS.
The chamber of commerce today
decided to donate the use of the
grounds TO the club. This matter
has been discussed for some time,
but the value of the meet to the
city was the ruling factor in the
final decision.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
GOT AWAY WITH CHECK

A check for 5000 was all that a
burglar got for his trouble of break
ing into room No. 210 of the Pedi-
cord hotel last night, to CLEAN G.
7. Burners pockets of their valua-
bles. Bruner is transient here
from Albion and the check that
was taken was written on the
State Bank of Albion. He has
stopped payment on this.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
HARD TO BELIEVE HE LIVES IN
SAME WORLD WITH PATTEN

ST. MARYS. o.. April 27.-The
exact antithesis of Jim Patten has
been found by the Jay Grain Co.,
of this place. In the person of an
obscure bunker farmer living near
Mulberry. Indiana.
This farmer brought his wheat
to the elevator and inquired what
price was being paid for the grain.
When told he could get $3.50 a
bushel he expressed disgust and
raid:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
BURIAL AT COLFAx

The remains of Mrs. Emma
Coolidge, who died yesterday after
noon at the residence, Ninth and
Cedar, will be sent to Colfax this
evening for burial, j She is sur
vived by her husband, Alfred
Coolidge, one of the directors Of
the Traders National bank, and
was 40 years old. Three children
are also living.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
WILL PATCH 1T
UP SOMEHOW

Still Waddell-Harrington's exces-
sive bill for exporting the Mission
and the Howard street bridge
plans, City Engineer Ralston's,
Drs. M. B. Grieve's and N. M.
Bakers and the Cadillac Garage
Co.'S, bills are up in the air. The
finance committee from the city
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
DEAD
IS RUM0REO
(By United Press)

CONSTANTINOPLE, April o.
Deserted by all except few slaves.
Abdul Hamid, deposed sultan, was
today found by Macedonian soldiers
lying unconscious on the floor in
the last chamber of the harem. The
soldiers carried him to Cheraghan
palace.
The widest kind of rumors are
current that he died after arrival
there.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
BABE KILLED IN
MOTHER s ARMS
(By United Press)

SAN FRANCISCO. April 81
Arthur Uecker age two, was killed
and his mother badly bruised today
when run over by an automobile.
The mother was carrying the child
across Market street.
The chauffeur, Fred Brown, was
arrested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27

M. j. Gordon was arraigned today
in the superior court and pleaded
not guilty to the indictment charg-
ing embezzlement in the Sparrow
case.
Included in the vlea is the con-
tention that Gordon was formally
acquitted Of this charge when the
original information against him
was dismissed April 90, and that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
council, composed of Councilmen

council. composed of Councilmen
Dalke, Ostrander, Baldwin, Schill-
er and Watkins met yesterday aft
ernoon to discuss the matter. Moth
ing was done, however, but to in
struct the clerk to notify all those
whose bills had been turned down
by the auditing committee, to meet
with them in their next regular
meeting, two weeks hence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
THREE BOYS GO WRONG

Earl Thorndyke, age IT; John
Madden, 10, and Frank Sullivan,
10, confessed to burglarizing
room in a lodging house when ar
raigned before Judge Webster. The
boys asked the leniency of the
court and promised to go to work
is given their freedom. Investiga-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
GAY ACTRESS MAKES VIVID
MIDNIGHT IN HOTEL

ton of their records showed that
two of them had been in the state
training school and that the third
had received the attention of the
juvenile court. Judge Webster
took the case under advisement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27

The Orphans Home of Spokane
benefit opened with great success
at the Dreamland theater last night
and the part the children took in
it was the big hit of the evening.
The scarlet fever regulations
threatened to block the benefit aft
er everything had been arranged
and started, but DR.. Grieve, city
health officer, said today that if
the children passed perfect exam
ination and permit was secured
he did not think it would be ne
cessary to deprive them of the pro-
ceeds of the benefit and unless
this is later overruled the weeks
performance will continue.
The principal feature tonight will
be a tableau, "Fairyland."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27
. = . = . = = . . . . . . q 4
) GOT DRUNK AND MARRIED 4
TWO OR THREE WIVES 4
(By United Press)

. GALLIPOLIS. O., April 81.
. William Parsons was arrest I
. ed here, charged with having
. three wives, and was bound
. over. Parsons is said to have ,
. married wives in Mansfield, I
. Gallipolis and PIT. Pleasant,
, w. Va. Parsons has been liv-
, ing here with wife No. 3 for ,
, three months. He claims he I
, was drunk when he married I
; wives Nos. l and 2.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27

COLUMBUS, April 27.-H. X.
Lyon, Toledo insurance man,
found $3.50 pearl in a clam cock
tail served him at the Neil house.
He has refused $3.50 for it, and
says he will give the pearl to his
wife
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27

Talk about the farmers having
no influence; they are stirring up
the entire country right now.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-27

The Spokane Press, soc s>Month.
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-01
Town Eiecsioa.

The town election next Monday pro. mises to be pretty lively one, as in- dicated by the spirited contest in the Republican caucus, held last Thurs day evening, when movement quite unxpected developed, which resulted In the displacement of several candi- dates, who were expected to have been rcnominated, by new men. As there was no public charges made against any of the defeated candidates, 1t would indicate that the friends or the new successful candidates wanted them to have the offices for personal reasons, and planned carefully to win success. That Is what il appears like. Now we will see what the election will dis close, although we have no reason to believe that candidates so fairly nomi-
 mated will not receive the full party
 vote as usual. The following are the RneunlaeAS CANDIDATES. Selectmen--Clarence l.. Pierce, L.M Keith. Assessors--Waiter r. Carpenter, !
 years; Frederick J. Daniels, , years;
 Simon Farley, l year.
 Board of Reiief--J. E. Tatem, Jo.
 seph B. rlessis. Constables-Peter A. Gardner, II. q.
 Carver, Charles E. Brcault, Henry Dn.
 yea. AudItor--Gilman Il. Brown. Tax Collector--J. k. Carpenter. Collectors for Public Libraty--Geo. E. Shaw, Gco, F., Johnson, N. A. Hal. lard. Town Clerk and Treasurer--David A. Flagg. Tree Warden William \. Fuller. School Gommlttee--George A. Ham
 mond, c. n. Batess Registrar of Voters.--Leon TT. Will son. The following are the
 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES. Town Clerk and rreasufer--Erie II. Johnson.
 Seleetnlen-Ernest I. DAVIS, Df. ~.
 Laltue. Assessors-~Joseph Pcloquin 3 years;
 Uric Beausoleil ? years; Ralph reht, l year. Board of Relief--J. Harry Mann, Ru- fus LapaIme. Registrar-Thomas F. Ryan.
 Tax Colleetor--W arren W. Bradway. Auditor--Alexande Gilman.
 Tree Wardcn--James Sullivan.
 School Committee--Eric II. Johnson,
 J. w. Walker.
 Library Commiltee-Ralph Tcfit. D. r. X. McAvoy. Constables--J. N. Whalen, James 0'Bricn, Charles r. Kennedy, Charles Tetreault.
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-01
lac Salvation Army

Captain and Mrs. Nithee take plea. sure in announcing for sunday after noon and evening, Oct. Sd, Major L. NJ Simmons, of Hartford. The Major Is making tour of inspection of his di- vision, which includes Rhode Island, Connecticut and Southern Massaehu- setts, and fortunately arrives in Put nam Sunday evening. The first ser vice will be held on Sunday afternoon al 3 o'clock. This will be Christian $ praise service, with preaching by the Major, and very interesting meeting 1 Is sure to result.
 Atis o'clock in the evening the Ma jor will conduct a soldiers enrolment. This Is the first soldiers enrolment oc- curing here, and on account of its l unique character, 1t is expected that . great many Putnam people willlattend. In this service soldier is enrolled under the entwined folds of the flag of the Salvation Army and Old Glory, . Id through vows and ceremonies, pe- GU far to the Army, becomes fully en- rolled soldier. The Major, who is al- ready quite we'll and favorabiy known in Putnam, is especially qualified 10 conduct an enrolment, as he has serv. ed for more than 25 years in the Army. This service will really mark the begin ming of the fall and winter campaign as planned by Capt. and Mrs. Withee. To these services the public is cordial ly invited.
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-01
City ceurs-Rasseli Jnssee.

A session of the court was held Mon. day afternoon when the case of Jacob Kalin, charged in i've counts with re ceiving stolen goods, was concluded. The case has been continued from time to time for over month. kalin took the stand and WAS cross-ex amined. One or two witnesses were put on In rebut- tai. after which arguments were heard.
 Judge Russell reserved his decision until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
 In rendering his decision the court stated that 1t had given more than usual care to the perusal of the evil dence, and WAS convinced that kalin had been proven gully beyond reas- enable doubt. He found some circum- stances that inclined him to leniency. The fact that kalin had previously borne a good reputation and had no court record, and the fact that the con. cern from whom the goods were stolen had wished to show lenieney to the person who took them and delivered them to Kalin, He thought they were equally guilty, and that if lenieney was shown in the first instance 1t should be in the latter. He also stated that he was reluctant to send person to jail for the first time especially when he thought another sort of punishment would serve Us lesson.
 Kalin was fined S5 on the first four counts, s50 on the nth, and taxed with costs of $25.79-amounting in all to si03.T9.
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-01

cember r, lals. while alighting from Il train. After the plaintiff < case was all in. defendant moved fef non.suit, Decision nn the motion was reserved until Thursday morning.
 The court granted the motion for a non suit Thursday morning.
 In the case ef William Sehiel of Put nam vs. the Connecticut company, tried after the Bennett cases. the jury brought in verdict for Sehiel Co rc- cover damages of Saoo. According to witnesses in his own behalf, and his own testimony, Schiel was foreihly rc. moved from an electric car on Front street near the Bradley beef house one day in April of last year and under such circumstances as to cause him te bring the suit.
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-01
The Magnetic Storm.

One of those strange coincidences which continue to puzzle the practical electrician and the astronomer was re- ported on Sunday. Disturbances of the carth's magnetism, serious enough to interfere with the working of telegraph
 wires and submarine cables, began on Friday night, and extended through n considerable portion of Saturday. Dn- ring part of this period, when dark ness afforded q chance for any unusual illumination to Dc noticeable, there was fine display of aurora borealis, the seat of which was the upper air.
 Finally there came news that on fri- day . spot Of enormous size, having length of fully forty thousand miles, was observed on the sun.
 5o often have these three phenomena occurred simultaneously In the past that doubt that they are related to each other can no longer be entertained. IL is believed, too, that the outbreak on the sun is the cause, and the magnetic storm and the aurora gre closely allied effects, but that is about as far as any one dare 70. Why the earth is . mag net, and why any influence from the sun should affect its magnetism 70 as to cause violent changss In few se- conds, are unsoised mysteries. Exact ly what takes piace In the sun when . spot develops ion its surface h still . question to which . dozen equally un- satisfsctory answers nave been given. Within the last year Professor Geo. E. Hale, an American astronomer, has obtained photographs Of the spectrum og sun spot in which what is called the .Zeeman effect was observed This Is . doubling of iines such ~ can he produced In . laboratory by prop esly placed magnet.
 While this curious observation is sug gestise, iss full meaning b not ye known. If, e seems probable, suI spot is the seene of some magnetic din
 tufbance, why is mol the influence sst
 erwiss nianifestsdapn the eaFth7 Man
 spots, even larger than tne one nov vI stble are not stteuded with aueorez ( magnetic storms. The tnfFeqssney
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-01
Putnam High School.

The Putnam High School has electe. the following class officers:
 SENIOR GLASS. Prssident-Raymond Kennedy. Vice President-ArloT Tibbets. Secretary-Addie Potter. Treasurer-Alyin Martina
 JUNIOR GLASS. President-Lilian McCallum. Vice President-Marion Renshaw. Secre1ary-Mary Stoddard. Treasurer-Raymond Medbury.
 SOPHOMORE GLASS. President-John Warner. Vice President-John Wright. Secretary-Gladys Fox. Treasurer-Gertrude Perry.
 FRESHMAN GLASS. Presidential rthur Keith. Vice Preide nt-Ralph Boisoneau. Secretary-Archie Mcdonald. Treasurer-Marjorie Baker. Albert Luke was elected Tennis Ma nager.
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-01
 Ineeresfin3 Locals

Shoemachers Stock Feed q 50 per sack. Bosworth Bros.
 Miss San Souci announces her fall millinery opening to take place octo- Der and 2.
 Buttons of every size and description F.. NJ. Barney, tailor to ladies and gen. tlemen-
 Misses Adeline Chabot and Alma Lsbby cordially invite you to attend their Fall and Winter Millinery, Opening on Oct. 1st, in Labby's New Block, Canal street, Putnam. Madam Joseph Cyr of Danieison in- viies her Putnam patrons to attend her Fall Millinery Opening October l and 2