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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
WHAT THE WEATHER
MAN SAYS TODAY

High pressure and fair weather
still prevail over the greater part
of the country. The Canadian low
pressure is now central north of
Manitoba, and precipitation has &C.
CURED from the north Pacific sea-
board to the western slope of the
Rockies; precipitation also oc-
CURED in the Lake region and the
lower Mississippi valley. The
eastern storm center has moved
out on the. Atlantic and crest of
high pressure covers the Middle
Atlantic states. A crest of high
pressure covers Washington. Tenn.
perature changes generally have
been moderate; and in the Pacific
states temperatures are about nor.
NAL. @~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
new BRIDGE READY

The Spokane & Inland's new
steel and concrete bridge at Spo-
kane Bridge was inspected yester-
day and Is now open for traffic.
The use Of the new bridge over
the river instead Of the old wood
en- structure which has been used
since 1908, will greatly lessen the
tine and grade between this city
and Occur d'Alene. The next step
in the improvement Of the Inland
lines will probably be the extension
of the Traction Vera line to Lib.
erty lake and the maintenance OF q
30-minute service on that branch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
HOW LONG WILL THIS CRIME
AGAINST HUMANITY Be ALLOWED?

(ey United Press Leased Wlrs.l
DENVER, Col, Dec. 17.-All
hope Of rescuing alive the 10
miners entombed in tunnel No.
Of the Leyden mine was abandoned
today, when the first division OF
oxygen-helmeted searchers re.
turned to the surface and reported
that they had failed to find the i'm.
prisoned men.
State Labor Commissioner Brake
who has been investigating the
Leyden explosion, today predicted
that others of the same kind would
follow in mines in this vicinity
within the next six months unless
radical steps are taken to safe.
guard against 1t. There will be
more explosions and more dead
miners, unless something is DONE"
said the commissioner. THE Colo.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
EARTHQUAKE.

(Dy United Press Leased Wire,
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. 17.--An
earthquake SIMILAR to that which
wrought such havoc in the island
Of Java many years ago. was re.
corded on the seismograph at st.
Ignatius' college last night. Rec
ords Of both temblors are being
compared by scientists.
The vibrations last night began
at 9:12, the main disturbance was
reached at 9:47 and the shocks
ended at 1851.
The estimated distance Of the
temblor from Cleveland was 5000
miles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

night by unjust assessments, II the
commissioners are dishonest men.
Il see no better how to get good
men in office under the commits
sion form of government than
there is at present, and the only
difference is that the chance for
graft and dishonesty is increased
ten-fold under the commission plan
as proposed. The provision limit
ing the expense of candidates and
saying that man shall not be sup
ported by any club or organization
is lie on the face Of it, as the
commissioners who wrote the char
ter will be the first to violate 1t, as
is shown by their actions in lining
up the ministry and every other
organization that will fall in line,
for the new charter"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
CONDEMNATION SUIT FOR
NEW CITY HALL

The condemnation suit to recover
the property for the new city hall
at Wall and Front was started yes
terday by Corporation Council F.
B. Morrill,. There are five owners
of the property and all interested
In the property or buildings upon
said property :, whether through
ownership or lease will be made
defendants in the condemnation
suit ,ssss -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
A. ]. SINE ATTACKS
PROPOSED CHARTER

"A. J. Slime. president OF the
Hays Park Improvement club, sc.
verely criticised the proposed new
city charter at the meeting held
in Kenwood school last night. Mr.
Slime is one OF the active workers
in civic affairs in his section OF
the city and in the last two years
has led In one battle after another
against the powers that be, for
water, street lights, school facili.
ties and other things needed in
that growing section.
Mr.. Slime took exceptions to the
proposed new charter on the fol
lowing grounds: THE rights OF
the small property owner are abso
lutely at the mercy of the commits
sioners, who can confiscate the
holdings Of the home owner in a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
D >\>> 90 80 . 80
, "PlG IN A POKE" 10 POP I
CORN. 4

. NEW YORK, Dec. IA =
= New York Spectator thought =
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= bought for $5.25 a dry goods =
. box of stuff at the auction Of =
= uncalled for express matter Of Z
. the L. l. railroad at River Z
. head. q
= He found inside pink and Z
= stick popcorn balls of a vim Z
. tage dating back a year or Z
q more. Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

RADIO Fuel & Iron company's mine
at Hastings, Spris and Engleville
are in pretty bad shape, and 1t is
my belief that explosions will &C.
cur there unless radical measures
are taken to safeguard the men,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

crowned heals of Europe that Eng
land was his enemy, which they
already knew, and SO would be all
who tried to sell her anything,
which they would find out II they
tried 1t. Any boat caught in the
act, Bony said, would be liable to
seizure as a prize, although he did
not explain that he did not have
any battleships to fight for his
rights on the deep.
Who speaks to the instincts
speaks to the deepest In man, and
finds the readIest response.
Births of two girls were recorded
yesterday.
Four marriage licenses were is.
sued yesterday.
SANDUSKY, Ohio.-After being
imprisoned on boat for six hours,
100 passengers walked ashore over
the ice, on q perilous four-mile
trip.
Four building permits for new
houses were issued yesterday.
PUEBLO, Col.-When she don.
ned woman's clothes for the first
time in three years yesterday, Mrs.
Sallie Starter, who has worked as
section hand here, was arrested
for vagrancy.
Customer-Have you any fly.
paper? q
CIerk-Yes, sir; will you have the
Aeroplane journal or the Aviator's
Gazette?
COLFAX, Wash.-Miss Scott
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
No s::.s .sp :: avn

To the Good Fellow who asking address
parayzed girl whose letter published
other day day:
Very sorry, old chap, but can't publish and
address, being published connection with
this Good Fellow either Of children who need be
made happy Of those who willing happy
This is genuine Santa Claus movement and everything
is done "ncog" 1t the club will
be glad give the
need be made happy Christmas these mailed
to and will not be published any
No asking for the chance provide for little
about whom asked however app
cations in from Good Fellows who wish
this particular unfortunate little many
the list however, whose every pifu.
. . q . Q . . . Q Q . - . = . . . .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

WASHINGTON.-Foreign sheep
dogs entering United States here
after will be subject to quarantine
and examined to determine II in
fected with the tape worm, causing
blind staggers in sheep.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
BIBLE CAUSED scHooL CLASH.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-De-
claring that her 12-year-old son had
been taught by = teacher In .
washington public school that the
Bible was q collection Of myths
and fairy tales" Mrs. Mary Aber-
nathy announced today that she
intended to bring the matter to the
attention Of the school heads.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

had el e c t e d
himself king of
Italy, but in ad.
dressing h / 8
neighbors from
Milan he spoke
in the habit
and manner OF
a Frenchman.
BY special mes
senger he no
titled all the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

II wish I knew some way Of
hanging up my Clothes"
II wish l knew some way Of get
ting 'em out after I'd hung 'ema up"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
Casey's Cancer Cure.

Cancer Removed with a plaster.
Cure guaranteed. Home testi-
monials. Some wonderful cures are
being made with Casey's Cancer
Cure. ]. H. Casey, Res. SIT Queen
Ave, P. o. Box 141. Hillyard, Wash.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

Los Angeles has its first police
woman. On the first day in which
she patrolled her beat, she arrest
Cd Iots Of notice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
olG.r
EznAlE
Today il, History

Dec. II, 1907, Napoleon issued
Milan. Napoleon
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

The Spokane Press, Delivered,
2b Cents q Month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

Montgomery, IS, is in the race for
appointment as postmistress here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
La Rue Royce Meets New Condi-
ton at X. q.
Must Get Consent of Regents to
His Admission.
LIKE A BLACK CLOUD.
Effect of Action Of Board OF
Education Far Reaching.
No Call for Meeting to Consider
Other Frat Members.

No special meeting of the board of
education has been called for this ev-
ening, although it is the general be-
lief that there will be a meeting called
in the near future to consider the list
which has been compiled by Principal
A. j. Stout of those who are now con-
nected with high school fraternities or
sororities or who have been associated
with such organizations. This list has
been turned over to Superintendent L.
D. Whittemore.
Principal Stout said this morning: Il
am just as anxious to have this matter
settled as anyone. / have handed the
list which I have compiled to Mr.. Whit
temore.'' The public is still taking a
keen interest in the high school affair
and is eagerly watching developments.
The majority of the people would like
to see a special meeting of the board
called, and the action taken by the
board last Monday evening reconsid-
cred.
The Lawrence World printed the fol-
lowing on Saturday evening in regard
to the visit of John Q. Royce and his
son. La Rue, a high school senior and
one of the suspended boys, to the state
university:
John @. Royce. ex-bank commission
er of Kansas. came down from Topeka
yesterday with his son to enroll him
in the university. The son is one OF
the lads who was expelled from the To-
peka high school because he was
member of a high school fraternity.
THE son did not enroll in the uni
versity ! When George o. Foster saw
the application on his desk he scratch
ed his head a moment and said to HIM
self:
"fWhere have 1 seen that name be-
fore?'
Then it flashed in his mind all at
once that he had seen it in display
type in the headlines of a Topeka pa
per. 1t did not take him long to tum-
BILE to the fact that he had been ex-
PEELED from the Topeka high school. He
asked young Royce If he was one OF
the boys expelled and he modestly ad-
mitted he was.
Wen you will have to take the mat
ter to the board of regents. No ex-
PEELED pupils from any institution on
the earth are admitted to the unlver-
sity,' said the registrar.
'.Then the father and son went BACK
to Topeka Kan, Topeka WILL con-
WINGED that there are some things that
Topeka can't do.
THE university makes it a practice
of turning down all students from 9TH
err schools that come here after they are
dismissed for bad conduct. The las;
one they had to deal with prior tic
Royce was the case of Richard Hook
er who was expelled from West Point
and tried to break into x. y. He went
to Missouri"
When asked this morning in regard
to the truth of this newspaper story
Mr.. Royce said that his son was not re-
fused admission to the State university
but that he was told he must secure the
consent of the regents to the admission
of his son. However. he was permitted
to enroll pending action by the regents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
MUST LEAVE TOPEKA.
Santa Fe Issues an Order Affecting
Trainmen.

In order to lengthen the division
runs OF the passenger trains from Chi
cago to the west and thus reduce the
running expenses and improve the
service, the Santa Fe railway has
changed the passenger divisions in
such manner that Topeka and Mar
celne, Mo-, are wiped completely off
the official map
The old form gave the divisions to
chicago, Fort Madison Ia Marce1ine,
Mo-, Kansas City, Mo, Topeka, Kan,
Newton. Kan. and SO forth down the
line and to the west. The new system
which has been contemplated for al
most year and has. just been placed
IN effect cuts out Marceline and To-
peka making the runs from Chicago
TO Fort Madison, thence to Kansas
City and then on to Newton and to the
west.
rms change affects a number of en-
glneers and firemen who have always
maze their nome in Topeka. Some of
the engineers are the oldest on the
SANTA Fe system, coming to Topeka
ana making runs out of here when
the road was fighting farmers and
Indians. The engineers affected are
Edward B. Jolley, John McNeal, J. p
Kelley, Amos Beeler Evan Thomas.
Gappy Sharpe. Bert McCandles,
William E. Wheeler and Engineer
Gemm
1t Will be necessary for these men
~ SAAoAiSC ln6II MONIES 10 Newton ana
Inus give up all their claims to the
preferred runs which they have en-
Joyed for so long. The engineers have
taken the matter up with the grew
anee committee, asking that they
might remain in Topeka instead of
moving to Kansas City. BY staying
in this city they can live cheaper and
can earn more money out of their
preferred runs. BY living in Kansas
City they will be placed at a higher
expense of living and will also endure
the humiliation of being placed on the
extra board" and taking their turns
out of the city, which means that
they are as liable to take one train
as the other. In Topeka their trains
were regular
This is from the standpoint of the
engineers. The railroad standpoint
insists that 1t is the intention of the
officials to do all in their power for
the old engineers, but in making these
changes they have done all in their
power to place the engineers in a po-
sition that they will agree with in
every respect 1.-THE Santa Fe has al
ways tried to treat its older engineers
with the greatest of respect" said one
of the officials today. "But in this
case we have tried for months to ar
range 1t in their favor, without sue
cess
The engineers have taken up the
matter with General Superintendent
Fox, asking that they be allowed to
remain in Topeka. The conference
has not resulted in any definite action.
The engineers have not moved their
families from Ghis city and do not in
tend to untf1 they are sure that the
change is permanent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
KILLED HIS SWEETHEART
charles O'Neill Taken to Kansas City
to Stand Trial.

Federal authorities from Topeka are
today in Kansas City, Kan, where the
trial docket of the United States dis
trict court was called this morning for
the January term, before Judge John
C. Pollock. While it is expected that
court will be in session about two
weeks it is possible that the work of
the court will be finished before that
time.
Charles O'Nein, a private in the
whose home is in Marion, ILL.,. but who
shot and killed Miss Minnie Sharbeno,
a French domestic at the Fort Leaven-
worth military reservation July 20 last,
will be placed on trial Tuesday. He was
taken from the Shawnee county jail to-
day.
AS the murder was committed in the
government reservation the federal law
fixes the punishment. in the event of
conviction, at death unless the jury
recommends life Imprisonment. The
Kansas state laws provide no death
penalty.
O'Neill had been attentive to Miss
Sharbeno. Following a quarrel in the
morning he purchased a revolver, and
returned to the home of Captain
Charles Murphy. where the girl was
employed. He was arrested later and
taken to the house that he might be
identified. AS the girl approached the
door O'Neil fired under the arm of
Lieutenant Russell c. Hand. After be-
ing placed in the guard house he es-
capped. Eight hundred men pursued
and captured him.
A number of cases to be called at this
session of court include charges of vio-
lation of the % hour shipping law, by
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. the
Kansas City Southern, and the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroads. Ar
rangements were recently made by the
railroads to allow the government to
take judgment, and the amount of
judgment will be fixed at the present
term of court.
Because the postmaster here follow
ed the strict letter of the law and took
the number of every bill placed in a
registered package which contained
5000, Ohio Battles of Topeka, will face a
jury during the court session this week,
on a charge of stealing a registered
package from the mail. The govern
ment says that the bills Battles had
bore the numbers of some in the pack
age, and they claim that they will be
able to prove the charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
REILLY ARRAlGNED.
Charged With Stealing One of Wick
ersiiapl's Letters.

New York Jan. 10.-Thomas P. Reilly.
special Investigator of the interstate
commerce commission, pleaded not
guilty today to a charge of having ia
ken and published without authority a
letter written by Attorney General
Wickersham bearing on the American
Sugar Refining company prosecutions.
Reilly, who had spent Sunday in the
Tombs, following his arrest on Satur-
day, was brought in handcuffed to an
italian counterfeiter. When he was
arraigned before Judge Hough in the
United States circuit court tentative
plea of not guilty was entered for him
by his counsel, Congressman Adams,
who was allowed a week to change the
plea if he desired to do so. Bail was
fixed at 1000.
The letter alleged to have been taken
by Reilly subsequently appeared in the
Cosmopolitan Magazine. With other
documents that Nere printed in this
connection it is alleged to have been
taken from the Office of United States
District Attorney Wise in the federal
building here Copies had been made
of the documents and the originals re-
turned to the files
1t was intimated today that further
steps would be taken to fix response
bility for the appearance of the pur-
Joined papers in print.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
WOMAN POISONED HIM.
Victim Leaves Note to That Effect.
but Omits Her Name.

Terre Haute. Ind. Jan. 10.-Poisoned
by a woman who had robbed him of
$500 worth of iewelry. was the fate of
w. H. Holman. merchant of this city,
according to statement by the coroner.
Holman, who owns a jewelry store
here, was found dead today at his room
in hotel Near his body was a letter
in which he said he had been poison
ed by the woman in Chicago.
He had gone to Chicago after her, he
said, to recover the jewelry which she
lad taken from his store while clerk
ing for him during the holidays. She
promised to return the jewelry, he said,
if he would return with her to Terre
Haute. He agreed. Before going to
the train, they went to restaurant
for dinner. Here he realized that the
woman had poisoned. him. he said, as
soop as he drank his coffee. Holman
left the train here and went to his
room. The woman, he said, continued
on her way to New Orleans,
The police are working on the I'M
usual case, and have telegraphed the
woman's description to numerous south
ern cities She is said to have been en-
gagged in the white slave traffic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
WA. coLL1NsoN IS PROMOTED.
Made Chief Clerk to General Manager
Hurley.

The latest official announcement at
the Santa Fe general offices in this
city gives to William Collinson the
position of chief clerk to General
Manager Hurley. Mr.. Collinson was
promoted to this important place from
the position of transportation clerk in
the office.
william Collinson is an example of
some of the young blood that the
Santa Fe system is turning into its
veins. He has been in Topeka with
the Santa Fe for the past seven years.
his first position being secretary to
H. U. Nudge, who was general man
ager at that time and is president of
the Rock Island at present.
When J. E. Hurley succeeded Mr..
Nudge as general manager, Collinson
still held the 5ecretaryship of the Of
flee. For the past two years Mr.. Col
linson has been serving as transporta-
ton clerk. The promotion came as an
agreeable surprise to the large circle
of railroad and city friends of the
UOITno man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
WALKER TO GO FREE.
Boy Sent 10 Prison Fifteen Years Ago
Will Be Released.

Joseph Walker, sentenced in Ford
county in 1894 to be hung for murder,
will leave the state penitentiary Feb
ruary next, his sentence having been
committed to twenty years by Cover
nor Hoch, and his time. counting good
time, will have expired on that date.
Governor Stanley refused to pardon
Walker when an effort was made in
the fall of 1900 to secure his freedom.
Governor Stubs had nothing to do
with the Ferd county mans freedom
next month.
Walker was sent to the penitentiary
from Ford county for murder in the
first degree He plead guilty to that
charge. His crime was that of MUIR
dering a little baby. However the
killing of the baby was unintentiona1.
He was attempting to kill an adult. At
the time of the crime Walker was Is
country alone, his parents having
gone away for a short time.
Near the Walker home lived Will
liam Kindred and wife and two chill
dren and a young lady named Alice
Farris. Walker had paid more or less
attention to Miss Farris and had had
trouble with Kindred over it. One
night he took shotgun. went to the
Kimbrel home and shot through one
of the windows. 1t was supposed that
he was attempting to kill either Kim
breI or Miss Farris or both. However,
neither of them was injured and the
charge from the gun killed the KIM
brel baby.
Walker did not stand trial. He
pleaded guilty to murder in the first
degree and was sentenced to hang
January 80, 1894. There were no
hangings in Kansas in those days and
he was sent to the penitentiary to
await the signing of his death war
rant by the governor 1t was never
signed and petitions began to come to
Governor Leedy asking for his par
don. This aroused the friends of the
Kimbrel family and in 1897 a protest
containing $50 names was sent in.
Afterwards the father of the baby
filed a protest signed by forty people
living in Ford county
Meanwhile the presiding judge, the
prose cutting attorney, Lieutenant Gov
ernor w. J. Fitzgerald and Congress
man E. H. Madison made efforts to
secure a pardon. Many letters from
these men and other prominent men
in Ford county are on file in the gov
errors Office asking for clemency for
Walker. The general impression ap-
pears to be, from the letters, that
Walker was weak minded as a boy.
There is one letter from a former
school teacher who states that young
Walker was unable to learn anything
of moment in school. Others have
written telling of his peculiarities. The
aged father OF Walker agreed when
Governor Hoch commuted the sentence
to take the boy out of the state when
he was released and take care of him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
EBERHARDT CONFIRMED.
Will Receive $4,000 Year as Consul
General

Washington, D. c., Jan. 10.-The
senate today confirmed the appoint
ment of Charles e. Eberhardt of Sa-
lima, Kan. to be consul general at
large. His salary will be $4,000 a
year. There are only five appointments
of this class in the diplomatic service.
The president today nominated
George ". Ilhenney for postmaster at
Louisburg. Kan. also Willis A. Mann
for the same office at Grenola.
Senator Bristow today stated that he
had not as yet sent his recommends
tions for the offices of pension agent
at Topeka and collector of internal
revenue for Kansas. It is understood,
however, that he will urge Burnett OF
Caldwell for the dictatorship. That he
will recommend Cyrus Leland for PEN
sion agent is denied