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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-11-04
Advertised Letters

List OF letters remaining uncalled for
in the Newport, Wash.P. 0. to date, are
as follows:
Allen, Mrs Jas + Block, Mrs Maggie
Buthuland, Z d Buchana, All
Campbell, Mrs NJ Cody
COyle, Ed Dalpay, L.,
Dorman, Ed Duty, John
Erickson, Harlan Florin, J l.
Harrington, Roy Hedrick, Lillian,Jan
Henry, Mrs Matilda Hebbrin, Henry
Henden, Mrs Lima House. NJ
Irving, Mrs James Frank
Jackson, H W Jones' Mrs Liddy
Jore, Mrs Ole Johnson r E,
Kyes, Clarence Lynch Eddie
Magoon, Mrs Edith Martin JF.
Maylrood, Mrs J Miller, Dan
Miller, Fred Mitchell, Mrs J E
Moon. Flavle McCrory, Eddie
Mcleod, Russ Nicola Aurru
Near, Geo Neuman, Charles
Norstad, MISS Ruth Peas, Mrs Etheu
PretZek, A
When calling for the above please.say
advertised" r. [. TowLE, P. M.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-11-04
Try This In November.


Thousa nds upon thousands of fam.
lilies who have not been regular eat
ers of Quaker Oats will begin on the
first of November and eat Quaker
Oats once or twice every day for thirty
days Of this month; the result in
good health and more strength and
vigor will mean that every other
month in the year'will find them doing
the same thing.
Try it! Serve Quaker Oats plenti-
fully and frequently for the thirty
days of November and leave off a cor
responding amount of meat and greasy
foods. You'll get more health, more
vigor and strength than you ever got
in thirty days of any other kind of
eating.
While you are trying this see that
the children get full share.
Quaker Oats is packed in regular
size packages and large size family
packages. Z
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-11-04
instruments Recorded.

The following is from the daily report
OF the Stevens County Abstract Co.,
Colville:
ii M Lund to F A Blackwell, 1t 10, blk
IA, Ialmadge's add to Newport, 81.
Chas ii Luce to VIM Booth, pit Its 10
1910, blk Il, Talmadge's add to New
port, $1,000.
X ID Grover to Bertha 7 Langille, 1t s.
blk 10, hoch's add to Newport, 5000.
Mary A Birmingham to Lenna L Per.
rim. Its Hip, blk 20. Talmadge's End ado
TO Newport, $500
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-11-04
Probably on the Team.

"Such ignorance is inexcusable! ex-
claimed Aunt Hypatia. "My nephew
Percival has been going to college
nearly three years, and when 1 asked
him this morning whether he knew
anything about Homer he said: Sure!
A homer is hit that's good for four
bases "-Chicago Tribune.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-11-04
To Lady Correspondents.

Our young lady correspondents will
confer a favor if they will write on
only one side of the paper. We mean,
of course, by this correspondence in
tended for the paper. AS to the other,
not intended for publication, we don't
care if they write on all four sides
and even across it.-Sylvania (Ga)
Telephone.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-11-04
Out of Date Now.

Tommy, you have written this SEN
tence, The pen is mightier than the
sword and it is incorrect How
should it be changedw
"Pen ought to be changed to type
writer, ma'am."-Chicago Tribune.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-11-04
Willing to Try.

Harold-Couldn't you learn to love
me? Amelia-No, but I'll try awfully
hard. Papa has promised to send me
abroad if my health breaks down from
overstudy. you know.-London Scraps.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-11-04

Reports are to the effect that all of the
LeClerc creek settlers, whose patents
were contested by the Forest Service, are
receiving adverse decisions from the
General Land Office. 1t is likely that
most of the cases will be appealed to the
secretary of the interior.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-11-04
Call For County General Fund Warrant.

All warrants drawn on the county general
fund to and including No, 1883, issued Janu.
airy 81, 1898 are hereby called for payment, and
interest ceases from this date.
Dated at COlville Washington, Oct II, 1909
CHARLES ADAMS,
Treasurer of Stevens County, Wash
By R. M. THOMAS, Deputy. 1913
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
PUCH SPRUNG
TRAP ON HIM
WIFE DESERTER FROM MON
TANA MADE BAD MISTAKE
WHEN HE DECIDED TO To-
CATE IN SPOKANE.

Torra Shaw, railroader, who
deserted his wife and children at
Forsythe, Mont, and came to Spo-
kane to bask in the smiles of an
other woman, has learned that the
state of Washington has law
hook to grab him.
When Shaw deserted his fam
fly they were left in destitute cir
cumstances and had to depend
upon the kindness of neighbors to
keep the wolf from the door.
Learning that Shaw had gone to
work in Spokane and was living
with another woman, Mrs. Shaw
came here and had him arrested
under the statute for wife deser-
ton.
:, This law gives the trial judge
the right to sentence man con-
victed of wife desertion to the
penitentiary. If the convicted
party manifests a desire to sup
port his family the court is EN-
powered to fix an amount to be
paid to his wife monthly, and on
giving bond the convicted party Is
released. He Is required to report
to the court every 30 days as to
the manner in which he is carry
ing out the agreement and show
proper receipt for the payments
ordered made.
Torra Shaw, finding that the
state had him in n close corner.
concluded this morning before his
case went to trial to enter plea
of guilty and make as good set
tlement with the court as possible.
Judge Hinkle entered an order re-
quiring Shaw to pay his wife $50
per month and to give bond for
$500 that the payments are made
each month as ordered by the
court. Shaw agreed to this and
will be released on furnishing the
required bond. He says he was
earning about 800 per month in
railroad work before his arrest
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detrimental, it is charged.
The senator's attention is
brought TO the fact that the ma
jority of the justice court cases
for garnishment are for from $40
to $25. With the passage of
Booths bill, a defendant against
whom judgment for the recovery
of $40 is rendered would be COM
PEELED to pay about SIS: $3.50 in
the main action and Sc in the gar
nishment proceedings.
1t is not necessary, according to
the present laws for the garnishee
defendant to appear by an attor-
ney. and not necessary in any
event in the justice courts. On
this fact the opposing combines
base their declaration that the
provision for IS attorney fee leaves
an opening for the garnishee de-
PENDANT to answer that he owes
the plaintiff In the action nothing,
just to get the attorney fee. While
the plaintiff in such a case might
believe the answer to be untrue,
he would fear to push the litiga-
ton further for fear of a cost bill
of all the way from SIS to $50.
Because garnishment proceed
ing does not tie up the personal
property of the defendant as does
an attachment, II Is declared un-
just that any bond should be put
up by the plaintiff, since In gar
nishee proceedings are brought
with a reasonable assumption that
the defendant has money above hls
exemption coming.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
LAW
OPPOSED
Spokane Labor Takes Ac.
ton Against Price Tags
for Injuries.

A resolution emphatically oppos.
ing Senator Graves ~employers'
minimum liability bill was adopted
at a meeting of the Central Labor
council last night and c. r. Case,
president-elect of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor, who has the in
terests Of organized labor in
charge at Olympia, will be urged
to an effort to kill the bill.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted, as the general feeling
among the labor unions of the
city is that no bill of this kind
should be passed to set out just
how much damage should be
awarded by the courts to a man
who has been disabled by accident.
The woman's suffrage amend
ment was endorsed and resolu-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
CREENE'S BILL NOT
YET A CORPSE

County Auditor Greene Is in re-
ceipt of a letter from Olympia
written by Senator Bassett of
Ritzville stating that the writer
cannot see where the report got
started that the public accountancy
bill prepared by Mr.. Greene was
killed. The bill was introduced in
the senate by X. A. Hutchinson
of Spokane and in the house by E.
B. Palmer of Seattle.
Mr.. Bassett states that the sen
ate committee to which the bill
was referred will report 1t out for
passage without opposition after
certain amendments taken from
the new Ohio accountancy law are
adopted. There has been no OPP
position to the measure In the
house, Bassett says, that he has
been able to discover.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
NOBODY is BoSSING THE BAT.
TILE ON EITHER SIDE, BUT
PRATT AND HUTCHINSON
LOOK LIKE THE LEADERS.

Without head or tail, both the
democratic and republican parties
have entered into the coming mu-
nicipal election. There is not a
single leader in either party who
has shown himself up. to the pres
ent, and there Is little prospect of
one coming to the front.
The democrats are disorganized
and many of the old timers who
have been responsible for the sue
cess of the party in the past are
supporting J. T. ONO for mayor.
These have rallied to ONO merely
because they think they know
which side of their bread Is but
tered. Others are supporting N. j,
Laumer, and the latter at present
seems to have the greater strength
with organized labor in the city.
Laumer has been training for the
mayoralty ever since he left the
city council. and he is considered
a strong contender. N. s. Pratt
will not be nominated by the demo-
Gratis for the mayoralty under pres
ent conditions. While he may win
the democratic nomination it will
come through republican votes If
he wins 1t.
The old Mcintyre crowd Is be-
hind ONO, although these men are
liable to quit him in minute II
they think he is the loser.
One thing which makes Hutchin.
son look strong at present is the
fact that the same crowd which
nominated him for the senate over
w. ID. Scott Is ready to rally be.
hind him If he can show any
strength.
Grant Hinkle is considered out
of the race at present. His vote
in the primaries Is figured al
about 900. Hinkle will pull a Ger,
tain percentage of the church vote
but he will have to divide this vote
with Pratt and Hutchinson.
Either Hutchinson or ONO will
be nominated on the republican
ticket, and In case ONO is the
choice OF the party. Pratt will have
smooth sailing. IL Hutchinson IL
the nominee 1t will be battle
royal,
There Is still talk of mass con
vention, and also a strong rumoi
that the legislature will pass the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
LINED UP FOR
GREATER NAVY

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. t.
Members of congress favoring pro-
visions of the naval appropriation
bill with amendments providing
for an increase of the navy are
ready to combat charges of ex-
travagance made by Senator Hale,
who predicted that II the present
rate of increase continues it will
be necessary to vote $200.000,000
year in two years from now to
keep the navy in trim.
Specific objections of Hale are
leveled at the amendment to the
naval bill submitted by Senator
Newlands, providing an appropri-
alton of $12,O00,000 for construc-
ton of auxiliary ships to act as
transports and supply vessels in
time of war, and to be leased for
commercial purposes in time of
peace.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
ROOSEVELTS AIDS
WILL WALK PLANK
COUNTY JAIL
ROLLS UP BIG
BOARD BILLS

A new Spokane record was
broken today, but 1t is not one
that should be placed on the boom
list of the Booster club.
The record number Of prisoners
in the Spokane county Jail was
broken when the roll was called
for the midday meal, as it was
found that l19 persons We're CON
fined behind the walls Of the
county prison-106 men and 10
women.
The sheriff gets 35 cents a day
per head for feeding them-$41. 65,
largely profit.
The preceding record stood at
116. The Jail Is crowded to its
capacity, and If the present growth
Of the Jail population continues,
the county will some time soon be
compelled to add more room to the
Jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
SPOKANE MERCHANTS ARE
FIGHTING CARN|SHEELAW

The combined opposition of the
Spokane Grocers and the Inland
Empire Retail Dealers association
is lined up against Senator Booths
bills Nos. 20 and Fl, providing for
a change in the garnishment laws
and imposing heavier court cost
upon such proceedings. Letters
calling upon Lester p. Edge and
other representative of this part
of the country to join in an effort
to kill the bills has been sent to
Olympia by both combines.
Although it has long been com
planned that the costs of bringing
punishment proceedings. either in
the justice or the superior courts
is too much, Senator Booth, who Is
charged with being a representa-
tive of corporations. brings in his
bill, which, If passed, will require
a man bringing garnishee proceed
ings to put up q bond equal to
twice the amount of the bill, and
provides in the second event for
an attorney fee of S. or whatever
the court may deem reasonable.
This sort of bill. officers of the
Spokane Grocers' association and
the Inland Empire Retail Dealers
association declare in their letters
to Lester r. Edge. will prove ad-
vantageous to corporations who
wish to avoid the annoyance of
punishment proceedings and to
dead beats" only. To the bust
ness men, trades people and hon
est laboring men, 1t viii prove
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
HISTORIC TREES
THREATENED

OLYMPIA, Feb. 16.-There is
urgent need for some "Woodman
spare that tree" sentiment at the
capital city.
Olympia city authorities threat
en- to destroy beautiful maple
trees surrounding the capitol
grounds and to force the state to
pay in part for the destruction.
These trees were planted about
the time of the first organization
of Washington as a territory. Ten
der saplings. they were brought
from the forest and set out about
the little park. With the passing
of every year they have grown
more beautiful.
For years they have been the
sole artistic. the only real decora-
tive feature of the makeshift
capitol building and grounds.
Olympia wants to pave streets.
TIL webfooters here haze tired of
wadlng in mud most OF the winter
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
CITY CRAzED
BY SORROW
Terrible Theater Fire Drives Relatives Of
Victims to Attempted Suicide.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1e.-Dis-
patch from Acapulco says a young
woman whose husband and small
son burned to death in the FIore 8
theater fire threw herself into the
flames. When rescued she swaI.
lowed poison.
At least dozen attempts at sui
eide by poison were made by those
who lost their dear ones in the
fire. There is little hope of pre-
venting them In the midst of such
confusion and sorrow.
The whole population seems to
be lettering on the verge Of in
sanity. Men, women and children
are either running wildly around
the ruins, calling to their dead or
staggering along the streets under
the weight Of grief.
At least 400 persisted in a fire
which destroyed the Flores theater
at Acapulco, according to a mes
sage received by the government
office here today.
Sorrow has entered every home,
Everybody Is walking the streets,
either weeping bitterly or too
shocked by the terrible disaster to
utter a sound.
Scores of men are djuujnu in the
smoIdering ruins for bodies, watch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
TARIFF REVISERS
ASSEMBLE TO-DAY

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 16.-The
national tariff commission conven-
ton, held to promote the move
ment for a comprehensive and
scientific revision of the tariff.
was opened today by Governor
Marshall and Mayor Bookwalter.
James w. Van Cleave, president of
the National Manufacturers asso-
citation. is chairman. Addresses
were made by Senator Brown of
Nebraska. Governor Guild of
Massachusetts and Henry r.
Towne, president of the Mer-
chants association of New York.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16

and have ambitions for brick or
asphalt.
OF course the state VIII have to
pay it's share of the paving be-
cause the state owns the park
which fronts the thoroughfare.
Now the city authorities have
made surveys and have discover
ed the beautiful maple trees are
just on the line of where their
plans for the curbing will come.
Pioneers who have seen the
state grow from tiny settlement
here, resident Of all parts of Wash
ington who have seen and admired
these trees, will no doubt protest
such vandalism. Maybe their pro-
tests will have the trees.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
Taft Once Chief of Them ALL Seems Bent Dumping
All His Old Associates, and Blue Haze of Chagrin
Envelops the Rooseveltians.

All members of the Roosevelt
cabinet have received orders to
walk the plank; and all will go
overheard with one exception
George Won l.. Meyer. And the
case Of Meyer stands by itself 1t
Is this way:
When Henry Cabot Lodge heard
that Meyer was included in the
wholesale doom of the Roosevelt
advisers, he fastened to Augusta,
Ga. and addressed Taft IN this
wise:
Il insist that Meyer be a member
Of your cabinet. l am not asking
or recommending. am insisting.
Understand me perfectly. / don't
care anything about the Roosevelt
proteges as a whole; but do care
about my own political standing
and fortunes in Massachusetts.
Both are at stake. In the fight to
secure for you the nomination. |
cast my lot on your side. was
bitterly opposed by Senator Crane
and all who were opposed to you
and Roosevelt. Now I don't care
whether you throw Roosevelt, but
you can't throw me-"
(Co1tinued on page g.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
"RECALLERS" NAME
CANDIDATE

LOS ANGELES, Feb. To-
George Alexander, formerly county
supervisor, is the nominee Of a
committee of Is appointed by the
"recallers" to select a candidate
for mayor against A. c. Harper,
whom they are trying to GUST from
office. Alexander will run If the
nomination Is ratified.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16

ed by a vast crowd, which Is held
back by police. Occasionally the
shrek Of some woman in tho
crowd rents the air. This is i'm
variabIy is followed by a chorus
Of means from hundreds.
Nearly every living resident lost
some friend or relative in the fire.
The terrible grief Of the relatives
is probably the most destructive
feature of the disaster. Many
women have lost their senses.
Remains that were burned to q
crisp were buried in trenches.
Communication is gradually being
restored, but the only wires up arc
being used by the government.
Medical supplies, nurses and ply
sicians are being rushed to the
scene.
Acapulco has a population OF
1000. Sixhundred escaped from
the burning theater. Piles of ash
es mark the place where the
theater stood. Whole families were
burned to death.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. TO-
American Consul Moorehead at
Acapulso, Mexico, today informed
the state department that no
Americans were killed in the fro
destroying the Flores theater Sum
day night.
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chant, which surprised me very
much. ! would say that he was a
miner.
The. man who comes later on
when the pay dirt is worked out,
and brings big machinery and
works over the old dump, on a
large aale, and is power.
HeT. AS the lines in his face
which the men have whom we call
Empire Builders"
You will find the same lines,
curves, angles, etc, in the face Of
Cecil Rhodes, the South African
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
RUFF DENIES
THAT HE'S DEAD

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-Abe
Ruef, waiting in a cell in the
county Jail pending appeal in his
case, had occasion today to deny
that he is dead. A rumor quickly
spread about the city that he COM
mitted suicide. Ruef was called to
the telephone several times to
deny it.
He declared that plenty of life
remains and that suicide Is fur
thest from his mind.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
SPOKANE COPS FAMOUS.

A detective journal entitled The
Handcuff has been issued In Seat
tie. In Volume /, No. l. Spokane
gets the long end of the publica-
ton. There is an extended write
up of Captain Coverly of the local
department. story about Ritz"
the old police dog, and of Bill
Lewis, together with a number of
photographs by Lewis of Spokane
crooks who are now ut liberty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
HENEY HAVING
HARD BATTLE

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-The
trial of Patrick Calhoun, president
of the United railroads, began to.
day with an attempt by Heney to
GUST Juror Walter c. Rock without
using one of his five peremptory
challenges remaining.
Heney aroused the anger Of
Rock by his method of examina-
ton. Hot exchanges followed.
The prosecutor attempted to make
Rock disqualify himself.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16

diamond king. The expression is
this:
A small difference in the nose
and the eyes.
Rhodes nose was the kind which
you find in rulers.
Hays rather that of leader.
The eyes of Rhodes were cold
and chilly.
Hays calculating, but merry. He
has fine, jolly, merry eye.
That coupled with the bull dog
jaw and high forehead, is great
combination. 1t is a winner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
But Halls Kept on Hiking and Lived to
Tell the Tale.

That one bullet whizzed through
the crown of his hat and another
into the padding on the shoulder
of his coat late last night by a
masked highway man, whose COM
mand to "Stick 'em up" he failed
tot obey, Is the tale told to the Of
ficers this morning by F. H. Hall
is, living near the intersection of
Wabash avenue and Washington
street.
Halls relates that he was ac-
costed by two masked men when
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
THIRTY KILLED
IN EARTHQUAKE

CoNSTANTINoPLE, Feb. TO-
A heavy earthquake shock Is re-
ported at Sivas. Many villages
were damaged and 80 persons are
reported killed.
BUDAPEST, Feb. 16.-A quake
lasting 10 seconds visited the city
Of keeskemet and districts sur
rounding. Buildings wrecked.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
LOVED A WAITRESS
AND CUT. HIS THROAT

OGDEN, Feb. 16.-Standing be-
fore a mirror, LorenZ Stroebel,
age 35, cut his throat with a razor,
dying few minutes later. He
loved a waitress in restaurant
where he was employed as cook.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
CACKLEbERR|ES
COME DOWN

You can eat an egg now without
mortgaging the house and lot to
pay for it. The city market is
quoting the cable berries today at
As cents fresh. That's drop of 20
and 25 cents in few days.
Apples are on the market at Csc
to 81 per box, and potatoes $1.65
per 100 pounds delivered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16
BULLETS CUT HOLES
IN HAT AND COAT
WEATHER BUREAU
EVEN FROZEN UP

. CLEVELAND, Feb. TO-
. For the first time In the his
. tory Of the local weather
= bureau the forecaster Is un-
. able to issue a report today.
. Storm conditions are such
. that every avenue Of com
. munication is blocked. Hun
. dreds Of points In this and
. other central states are iso-
. lated.
= A terrific blizzard ragged
. all night and continues to-
. day. All lines Of traffic,
. telegraphic and telephone
= service are disrupted. The
. loss In the middle west will
, be over 100000, consider :
. ing everything.
. . 49, <>> >>>>
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16

lions favoring the eight hour labor
law for women working in factor
les and laundries. and urging rep
resentatives to support the meas
ure were also endorsed. The eight
hour labor law for women has been
held up in the legislature for re-
consideration.