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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
WILL, CLAIM
PERRY IS
REAL FAKER
Doc Cook Says He Has
Proofs of North Pole
Discovery Ready.
(sy United Press Leased Wire,


NEW YORK, Nov. with
proofs of his claim that he was the
original discoverer OF the north
pole, and that Captain Peary is the
real faker, DR.. Frederick A. Cook
will come out of retirement shortly,
according to an announcement to-
day. Cook will endeavor to show
that he actually covered the terri
tory he claimed to have traversed
when he startled the world a year
ago with the announcement of his
discovery of the pole.
Today's announcement was made
by Captain Osborn Of the United
States navy, who received a letter
from Cook, written In London, Os-
tober 16, In which Cook declared he
had nearly completed his letters
and the compilation of his original
scientific data for submission to the
scientific societies.
Captain Osborn evidently is a
firm believer In DIR. Cooks claims.
"When DIR. Cooks data and maps
are compiled and published" said
Osborn today. they will quickly
convince the world that Cook was
the first and only discoverer Of the
north POLE"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
0DO YOU ,
: K " o W

That Detective Chester Edwards
of the local police force claims the
distinction of being the first boy to
sell papers on the streets of Spo.
kane? He sold the Portland Ore.
gonian at 10 cents per copy, in Sep
tember. 1883.
That Jay n. sigworth, the lawyer,
and old University of Washington
football player, was shot by greas-
ers in Mexico three years ago, and
had har dtime convincing his
friends that he was alive when he
came back north?
That plenty Of pond lilies were to
be had for the picking in the ponds
between East Sprague and East
Third avenues only a few years
ago?
That English CHAIR, with which
Pend dOreille lake was stocked a
few years back, are now caught in
the lake weighing as high as Is
pounds?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
DON'T OVERLOOK
THE ADS.

They are one OF the most in
teresting parts Of the modern
newspaper. They are written
by able and high salaried men
who make a study of the sub
ject for years. They are the
message of the progressive mer-
chant. to you, telling you the
new things he has on sale In
his store. and the money-saving
opportunities be has to offer to
you. Don't miss reading them a
single day--if You haven't been
doing SO start now. 1t Will save
yop money and give you much
satisfaction in your buying.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
POLICE BOARD ORDERS
SULLIVAN TO APPEAR

Captain and ex-Acting Chief of
Police John r. Sullivan will appear
before the city council this evening
to stand trial on the charges pre-
ferred against him by j. H. Elliott,
and on which charges he received I
coat of whitewash at the hands ~
the police commission.
That Sullivan will be present th1n
evening. despite his repeated do
clarations to the eject that he would
not appear. was made certain. this
morning. when the board of-police
commissioners issued an order i'm
structing the accused man to appeas
with his attorney and stand trial. &
This action was taken after =
lengthy conference OF the memberu
OF the police commission this morn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07

Fifteen MEN
ARE ENTOMBED

mouth of he mine. Four men
standing at the shaft house were
badly injured.
The probable dead:
Oscar Bael, widow and one child.
Caesar Bael, single.
c. Beagi, widow in Italy.
Maetili Fanstiri, widow and three
children.
Albert Fontana. single.
Frank Gardina, single.
Isadore Gardina, single.
Domini Gregory, single.
Joseph Kumenberg. single.
Dave London, single.
Cyril Macs, single. M
julius Puyson, widow and one
child.
Fred Setti, widow and one child.
Franz Vergean, single.
The injured:
Louis KruntZ.
Louis Marino.
Arvila Martina.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
FIRST FREIGHT .ALRSI7LP
WAS SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT
(ey Unitsd Rfese Eeased wire

COLUMBUS. O, Now The first freight aeropane
flown arrived in Columbus IL O'Clock today carrying
CONSIGNMENT Of silk from Dayton firm The machine driven
by Aviator Parmaee Wright left Dayton, 81
miles from here, II: 40
Parmalee the entire trip without alighng He
encountered strong wind of the and he said he
could have made better time
Finest trip TOOK declared Parmalee Couldn't have
been better driving Had clear line all
the and didn't have to take siding My freight
through consignment passed the stations without
even checking speed"
The trip made for the of demonstrating the ut
N OF the aeropane for other than amusement and is In line
with series of demonstrations planned by the Wrighs
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07

OF all the infamous moves In the
Elliott case, one OF the worst was
the action started last Saturday BY
Rosie Elliott, under the guidance OF
her advisers, friends Of the police,
to take away the custody OF her III
tie seven years old daughter from,
her aged foster parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Elliott:
In the superior court this morn
ing Harve H. Phipps, the attorney
who filed the habeas corpus case
for the Elliott girl, appeared before
Judge Hinkle and said that his CON.
fidence as a lawyer had been
abused. that the facts were misrep'
resented to him and he withdrew
from the case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
10y United Presa leased Wlre)
BIZ ACk DIAMOND. Wash. Nov

(0y United Presa leased Wlre)
BLACK DIAMOND, WASH, Nov.
7.-Flfteen men are entombed In
the deepest slope Of the Lawson
coal mine here today and all hope
Of their rescue has been aban.
doned. The men were caught In
the mine when terrific explosion
closed all entries to the levels yes
terday morning. The Lawson mine
10 one OF the deepest in the Unit
ed States. The property, valued at
q quarter Of million dollars, Is de.
stroyed.
The Pacific Coast Coal Co. Off
GERS are at loss to understand
the cause of the disaster. At 6
o'clock yesterday morning. the
night fire boss, John Van, came to
the surface and reported "all we'll
below" There were then Is men
in the mine. Five minutes later a
trrrific explosion occurred and fly
ing timbers spurted out of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
ONO CAIAPlAI lAICN

(oy United prsss Leseoa vtleol
4 COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 7.~~1l>
campaign In Ohio n runn1ne tI
speed today, and win only &C.,
with the dawn of election day. Ho<k
Warren g. Harding, repuhlican 0n1(s
didate Tor governor, ana JudSoa
Harmon, present Incumbent, III
democratic opponent. are campaign
Ing today. Harding will Close III
campaign tonight In Marion. Har-
mon will make hjs last speech II
Toledo. the city II which Theodore
Roosevelt launched hid attack a.
the Ohio executive
Both candidates are confident q
victory. Harding claims I pluralltH
Of $4,000 and Harmon expects to ~
returned winner by So,oOo.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
FEELING OF HELPLEssNEss COMES
OVER PRISONER WHEN HE Is SET FREE

KANSAS CITY, No. Nov 7"The feeling Of helplessness
when man ia imprisoned but when he Is freed
McIaughey Of federal at Leavenworh said
The paroles by the prisons
solution found problem redeemng the
criminal the world. N 4f
The who have served their term In the penentiary
with high All that hope Is to
bring them better relation the government We teach
dignity labor induce their living
their hands rather than with their wits"
q q q q q q Q . q q . - q q - a q . . . . . . . .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
attempt MADE TO
TAKE LITTLE GIRL AWAY
Rose Elliott Persuaded to Try to Take Child Away From
Old Elliott Couple-Lawyer Refuses to Act
When Facts Are Shown.

Mr.. Phipps was asked to take tho
case by Mrs. Hilda Rihard, aSsists
ant probation officer, who has aided
John T. Sullivan in every way p0k
sible in keeping the Elliott girl m
der control until after the police ~
vestigation. 1t was Mrs. Rihard WHO
sat behind Kosie Elliott when Sui
livar held his fake investigation ~
fore the police board the other day
and prompted the girl when she for.
got some Of the. mean things she
wanted to say about her foster
father.
Saturday afternoon the habea2
corpus proceedings were served on
Mr.. and Mrs-- Elliott ~ they weto
Continues On Raoe TWes !
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
! 4.R.oN wAiRIWiN6 ToOK (;

. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.--Col. 4
. Theodore Roosevelt left his Of Z
. flee at the Outlook at noon to- I
. day in a big touring car. and 4
. started ON the last leg Of his 4
. whirlwind campaign in New 4
. York city. He will make .
. number Of Is minute speeches 4
. throughout the east side and 4
. in Queens county. Roosevelt Z
. will attend a dinner given to- 4
. night by the Hungarian Repub- 4
. lican club and will address the Z
. members. The colonel will 60
. to his home In Oyster Bay to- Z
. night. and after voting will 4
. await the returns at Sycamore 4
. Hill tomorrow.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07

Ing, and unless Sullivan obeys the
mandate Of the board he will be
subject to dismissal from the city's
employ.
Sullivan today was around the
4ity hall bright and early. prepar-
ihg for the hearing this evening.
and while he refused to be inter
Viewed, 1t was learned that he and
His attorneys are marshaiing their
forces with a view to making a
strenuous fight before the council.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07

G. M. Lunden took out permit
this morning for the erection of a
fine residencesto cost $4,000, at the
southeast corner of Howard street
and Mansfield avenue. The work
will be rushed so the house can be
occupied this winter. q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07

and a physician had to be called.
1t is probable that a new trial
will be ordered Immediately.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
MRS. KERCH JURY
HAS DISAGREED

TRv United Press Leased Wirel
PORTLAND. Ore, Nov. 7.-Aft-
er being out since noon Saturday.
the jury before which Mrs. Carrie
Kersch was tried for completely In
the murder of William A. Johnson
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
BUYS RANCH FOR $4,000.

James T. Olmstead has just pur-
chased from Edna b. Morrison. a
fine ranch of 120 acres, a few miles
east OF Chester. Wash. the an
nopnced price paid being $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07

at the New Grand Central hotel,
was discharged this forenoon by
xAudge Morrow of the circuit court
< ecause no verdict could be arrived
at.
When the jury reported disa-
greement, Mrs. Kersoh, who was in
the court room. became hystericai.
Shrieking wildly she was taken In
to the corridor where she collapsed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07

BODIES IN
THE WRECK
Eight Killed in Terrible
Accident on Great North
ern Near Here.


. At $3.50 o'clock this morn Z
. ing, the mangled and charred Z
. remains Of Engineer Glass and Z
. Brakeman Mcintyre were re- Z
. moved from the smouldering Z
= mass of debris, and they were Z
. brought to the city on the first Z
. train which passed the wreck, 4
= arriving shortly after 10 a. m. 4
= The body of Keefe, the con- Z
q ductor of train No. 451, was Z
. still under the wreckage at
. last accounts, although every
. eort is being made to recover 4
= II. I
. The fire engine and crew 4
= which was sent out from Spo- I
. kane to assist In fighting the I
q fire, had not returned to the I
. city up until noon. 4
. Coroner Schieigel will sum- 4
. mon a coroner's jury to inves- 4
. tigate the wreck and attempt I
. to place the responsibility for 4
= the catastrophe.
. THE KNOWN DEAD.
q II. l.. HEPBURN, Hillyard, I
. engineer train No. 451, body 4
q recovered.
. JOHN BLANCHARD. Hill I
. yard, firemain train No. 45i, 4
. body recovered.
. JOE KEEFE, f.illyard, con-
= ductor train No. 451, body not 4
. recovered.
. ALLEN GLASS, Hillyard. 4
= engineer apple extra. body not
q recovered.
- Il. b. MCINTYRE. Hillyard.
- brakeman apple extra, body
q not recovered.
. UNKNOWN MAN. train No.
q 451, charred remains removed
q from fire.
70 TWO UNKNOWN BOYS,
= train No. 45l. charred remains
(Coptjuued on pace tWo.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07

For Spokane and vicInity-Rain
tonight and Tuesday. Max. temp,
So; min., 46.
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22

The Supreme Court decided
against the division of st. Landry
parish.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22
Naughty, Bot Not Kidnapped.

Two little boys, who live in
Kenner but go daily to school in
New Orleans, caused a great deal
of excitement and distress by
disappearing from the Union
Station in that city, Monday af-
ternoOn. They were Jos. 0'Sul.
livan, son of former City Attor-
ney 0'Sullivan and Frank Bau.
man, son of a Kenner druggist.
They were seen talking to a
stranger and kidnapping was fear.
ed. Mr.. 0'Sullivan gloomily re.
called threats of vengeance made
against him by unknown enc.
mics. The city was searched all
night, a large force of police be-
ing assigned to the case. The
next day the boys were found
safe and sound at the home of an
aunt of the Bauman boy. The
boys say they went to buy some
candy and so purposely missed
the train. They then went to
the aunt's house for the night.
Ithappily transpires that there
was much ado about nothing.
Why inquiries were not at once
made of all relatives seems a
strange oversight. Only parents
can imagine the distress of the
anxious parents while the boys
were missing.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22
How WOman'S Clothes Hamper Her.

Mrs. Mccullough of Chicago,
known TO readers of quiet dainty
fiction as Myrtle Reed, is in New
Orleans and read a paper before
the WOman's Club of that city,
in the course of which she made
the following all too correct OBJ.
servatiOn:
"Woman's clothes hamper her
intellectually as well as physical
ly. A man does not have to wOr.
ny over three spring hats a sea
son, nor does he have TO halt in
his walk because his garters are
too short; does not have to wear
collars so tight as to make his
eyes bulge, or TO have them re.
inforced by whalebOnes running
up into his back. He can pick
up a magazine without remem.
bering that they are not making
front steels as strong as they did
last year. He does not face the
tragedy of having bis transfer
nation pOmpadour drop of into
the ink bottle. He does not have
to run his sleeves upside down
each season. The tailored suits
and the shirtwaist and jumper
dress have done much to emanci-
pate women, but there is much
yet to be DONE
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22

more in order to make up the
shortage for the past year. I'm
possible. Only a few years more
of such limitations will convince
the most inactive business mind
that the bone and sinew of the
business world has been neglect
ed and allowed to go to waste"
And yet the Banks are not to
blame, as they are influenced
solely by mans credit, which
goes, not by favor, but by a hun
dred little circumstances, which
determine whether a man can or
cannot be allowed further adj
vances after failing to make good
in the first instance. Personal
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22
AS to Financial Credit.

DR.. W. Y. G. Milligan of Zach,
airy writes a letter to the city
press in regard to the massing of
funds in the money centers of the
world, One paragraph reads:
The boil weevil is not solely to
blame for the existing depression
in the cottOn.growing districts.
This has been coming on for the
past,fve years. For some cause,
no one knows, the banks have
been steadily decreasing their
loans to the merchants, which
must of necessity cut each and
every farmer shorter in his
plans, forcing him to make less
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22
Respectfully,
]. A. GAAR.

THE TRUE DEMOCRAT is very
much interested in the work to
be conducted in West Feliciana,
by Mr.. Braswell, this year, and
prompted by a desire to assist in
securing the very best results
possible, we shall devote con.
siderable of our space to it in the
months to come. By so doing,
we believe we will be of assistance
both to Mr.. BraSwell and to the
planters of this and neighboring
parishes. EDITORS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22
A Few Rules.

To the farmers of West Felici
ana who expect to cooperate or
demonstrate with the U. s. De,
partment Of Agriculture this
year: | wish to state for the bene-
fit of all concerned that it is now
getting late for the preparation
of your lands and of course will
necessarily be still later before |
can visit, personally, all of you.
Therefore | take this method of
advising a few set rules:
In the first place from what |
can gather there has been prac-
tically no. fall breaking, which of
course is of very great import,
ance. In fact, | believe it to be
one of the greatest essentials to
good farming. But as this has
been neglected we will now have
to look for the next best thing to
do.
There also seems to be, from
what can gather, a "close row
system" practiced in this cOun-
try. Now this positively will not
do under boil weevil conditions.
Bear in mind this one important
fact, that dry weather and hot
sun with intensive cultivation is
death to the pest in it's larva and
pupa stages. And on the other
hand shade and moisture is life
to him.
Therefore | would advise you
to put your cotton on your poor
est lands and your corn on your
strongest lands and give plenty of
distance in both cases. | mean
by this say ) II to 6 feet for
corn and you can govern distance
of your cotton rows by size of
stalk. That's if your land grows
a stalk, say 2 IL feet, you would
be safe in a3 - foot row; 31-2I
feet high, 4 foot row; 4 1-2 or
feet high, ) foot distance in
drill in proportion. Lands that
will grow cotton 5, 6, or Z feet
high, | would advise not to plant
to cotton.
You can also govern your fer
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22
Textbook Committee Begins Work.

Text book investigating com.
mittee began preliminary work
in Baton Rouge, and invited all
who had cause for complaint to
appear on Jan. %. The follow.
ing address to the people was
given out:
Resolved, That the secretary
of this committee be directed to
solicit through the press the co.
operation of all citizens desiring
to give any information favorable
or unfayOrable, in person or by
letter, bearing upon the adoption
of textbooks now in use in the
State, and that such persons be
urged to submit all such data
TO the secretary of this commit.
tee, f. L. Stephens, Lafayette,
La, on or before Jan. "A, 1910,
or to the committee in session at
Baton Rouge, on Wednesday,
Jan. 26, 1910"
School superintendent and
high school principals are also
requested TO submit to the com.
mittee any testimony they may
have as to the merits or defects
of the newly-adopted textbooks
at present in use in comparison
with the old books displaced"
The Supreme Court decided
against the division of st. Landry
parish.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22
The Boys Corn Club.

For the purpose of encourage
ing a more scientific method of
farming | hereby give my most
hearty endorsement to the or.
ganization of the Boys Corn
Club" of this parish, which | am
told will be organized here on
January %, 1910.
So let me ask you, one and all,
to be present on this date and
lend your efforts in what | think
to be great work.
There is no doubt that agricul.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22

The new schedule hardly af
fectS the time of through trains
No. / and No. 2, they arriving
now at about the same time as
formerly. The change in time of
No. 5 and No. 6, the New Or.
leans.Angola train, is an agree
able one. This puts the mail
here about thirty minutes earlier
than formerly. Sou th-b oun d
train No. 5 gets here one hour
and thirty-two minutes earlier
than under the old schedule and
gets into New Orleans at $50 p.
m, in ample time for patrons of
the road between Angola and
New Orleans to reach the latter
place in time for the theatres.
This change also gives people be-
tween Baton Rouge and Angola
a longer stay in the former place.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22

each successive year, gradually
reducing him to poverty. He
was denied his fertilizer, a sufi-
cheney of feedstuffs, and the
money with which to clean his
crop when needed. We have evi.
dences through this immediate
country which prove that the
farmer who had the proper help
made the best crops. The mon.
ey lenders have the wrong idea
of helping out the agricultural
pursuits. when, from some cause,
either local or atmospherical, a
farmer falls behind. The follow
ing year he is cut short of his
supplies and required to make
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22
A811cuaI Department By 1:v II E 5 S@"% ...

ture is becoming more and NOR
a science as the time passes. S,
let's get in line and reap the bene
fits that will be derived there
from.
1t Is the general opinion wher
farming has attained a certain
degree of science and enthusi
asm among our school boys, OF
rather when We show to them
some possibilities on the farm,
they will not be so apt to leave
their homes and go to towns and
cities for employment. This
within itself is worth the price
OF our efforts along these lines.
In my parish (Webster) we
have already organized and some
of the boys have their lands al.
ready broken. Among them is
my boy, II years old. His land
was broken in Oct. 1909 about
10 or Il inches deep and he will
put his rows 6 feet wide and put
the corn l6-incheS in drill. His
fertilizer will be 300 pounds of
cotton seed meal and phosphate,
half of each at the time of plant.
ing and the same amount put
around corn at second blowing,
and possibly a top dressing of
90 pounds of nitrate of soda later.
That will depend, however, on
the weather conditions some.
what. | mention this so that
those of you who join will want
to know how much fertilizer ETC.,
to be used to insure a good yield.
| calculate for this crop at least
65 or Is bushels.
With wishes of success to the
boys of West FeIiciana | remain
H. P. BRASWELL,
Local Agent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1910-01-22
Department of Agriculture.

Department of Agriculture.
While | only had small patch
of cotton worked under these in
structiOns | am thoroughly con,
WINGED that their plans are far
better than the ordinary way OF
farming, and | intend to try the
plan on a much larger scale in
the year 1910.
There is no doubt in my mind
that a thoroughly well.drained
seed bed is the foundation of
good farming, and this can be
had only by fall breaking. This,
coupled with intensive cultiva.
ton and the gathering of infest-
ed squares very early when cot.
ton first begins to square, is very
essential.
| would advise all farmers TO
read the bulletins that are is
sued by this department and
work as nearly as possible under
their instructions. Moreover, |
think that these instructions are
applicable to all other farm pro.
ducts such as corn, potatoes,
peanuts, etc.
| wish to state further that in
March when every thing looked
so blue for the farmers | receiv.
ed great encouragement from
your department and feel sure
that if more farmers had follow.
ed your advice there would now
be many more bales of cotton in
Lincoln parish than there are
today.
Respectfully,
]. A. GAAR.