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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-10-21
(Paid Advertisement

Entire change of program Satur-
day, Sunday, Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings each week at the Dime.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-10-21

For up-to-date dress shoes go to
Fish's.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-10-21
For Sale

For Sale
Speckled Guinea Eggs for sale,
81 25 for fifteen. L. f. Pepin,
Chitwood, Oregon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
Finest Stock in West
Being Sacrificed

We have long held the reputation
of carrying the largest and finest
stock of high grade pianos in the
west and we can reduce our display
by one half and still make a splen-
did showing.
This is just what we have been
forced to do before moving to tenn
porary quarters at 416-420 Sprague
avenue. The space there will not
permit us to carry SO many of a
kind.
The object of this Removal Sale
is not merely to close out odd stock
and used pianos, but we want to
reduce the stock of each of our
many makes.
You have a choice of the worlds
finest pianos; many new, up-to-
date styles; instruments that at
any ordinary time would bring $50
to $240 more money than we now
ask.
If you can spare but IS a month
come in. We can sell you a piano
and at Sc. 81, So, $40 month we
give you an endless variety of
styles.
We have some magnificent art
styles in Gabler, Crown, Nelson
and others at almost one-half their
real value.
Take advantage of this opportun-
ity. 1t may never come again.
If you can't call, write at once.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23

Why has Acting Chief Of Police
John r. Sullivan reduced N. ".
Pitts from the rank Of desk officer
to that Of patrolman7
Pitts is now walking = lonely beat
In the Mantle district, where he
has ample time to reflect on the
force Of the question, docs It pay
to be an honest policeman"
While Sullivan will not admit It,
Pitts offense is that he had knowi-
edge Of the peculiar transaction In
which eight envelopes containing
bond money, supposed to remain
sealed until produced In the police
court, were torn open by order Of
the chief and SITS removed there
from and given to the chief.
Sullivan says no gave the money
to tho Chinese, who did not want to
appear and answer the charges
filed against them under the laws
of the state Of Washington.
The chief blames Officer Pitts
for the publications in The Press,
but the writer of the articles had
never met Pitts and knew nothing
about him personally beyond the
fact that he has the reputation Of
being an honest man. In blaming
Pitts for the publication Of the
story in The Press. Chief Sullivan
is proceeding on the wrong tack.
Pitts did not give the information
and steadfastly refused to divulge
word about the incident, which
he felt was a serious reflection on
the head Of the department.
Now that the matter has come
out. through other sources. Sullivan
seeks to make Pitts the Dreyfus Of
the police department in order to
protect his own hide. It is like
Ballinger firing CLAWS, but the
CLAWS in this case has not yet
talked and, in fact, has tried to
keep the matter from reaching the
newspapers, for the good Of the de-
partment, which already labored
under trouble enough.
Pitts has not talked too much, as
charged by Sullivan. in an inter
] view; in fact, he has not talked at
all. But he will talk at the right
time, when the matter is officially
probed, either by grand jury or an
investigation by the city council.
In the meantime Chief Sullivan
will find Pitts one of the most
dutiful men on the force. He will
take orders willingly, chase over
the rocks Of Mantle or the gravel
flats Of Union Park, and be a good
officer. In this way Mr.. Pitts will
probably defeat the intention Of
Sullivan to drive him from the po-
lice force as punishment for the
leak as to the Chinese bond irreg-
ularity.
tt the Chinese bond money was
not stolen. then why all OF this ex-
element over 1t among the high
officials of the police department.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
o SLUSH! YOUNG GATES HANDS
OUT TIPS IN ENGLISH STYLE

CHICAGO May 23-More than 500 given employees
Of the Blackstone hotel by Charles leaving
= for New I
There they will join his John
. tour Of the world
In rewadng the employees for their attention. Mr. Gates
did English method Lining them the
with the butler distributed the according the Off
o ca position Of the employee
"What earth you doing, charey7" asked Tracey
= Drake, one of the proprIetors Of the house.
"WeI Tracey these empo have been and
lined Sem in the old Eng lh custom give them
. ward Works al right, don't II ?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23

It, He let it be known that he felt
hurt over these suspicious.
Finally. when his opponents were
bound to force it if he did not, the
president asked congress to invest
igate.
Then the game was rugged for a
whitewashing, and it remains
rugged today for that matter.
The majority of the Ballinget
committee has the verdict settled
for another generation. But step
by step few newspapers, with
Brandeis, digging at the committee,
have forced complete exposure.
Today the public knows Ballinger
for the champion of the Guggen-
helm Morgan syndicate, foisted on
the administration
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
FRACTIONAL TROUBLE
IN IRELAND.
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CORK, Ireland May 23.-The po-
lice are taking extra precautions
today to prevent repetition of the
factional demonstrations which re-
suited yesterday in the injury of
several persons, including Daniel d.
Sheehan. NJ. p. for Coork. Yester-
days trouble followed addresses by
John E. Redmond, leader of the
Irish parliamentary party; William
O'Brien and John Dillon. Several
leaders of the rival Irish factions
are in Cork today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
HONEST POLICEMAN MADE
SCAPEG0AT IN BONO CASE
Officer Pitts, Reduced to the Ranks,
Accepts Fate---Day of Reckon
ing Is Coming.

Why was The Press refused Dol.
mission to examine the books when
1t called at the police department
to 60 over the records in the case.
The daily blotter at the police sta.
ton and the police cash book are
supposed to be public property,
open to inspection by any citizen,
yet Chief Of Detectives Martin
Burns denied The Press the ~
to inquire int them. Why Was
this?
The opening OF eight sealed en-
velopes and the removal therefrom
Of $50 from three envelopes and IS
each from five others was an I'M
usual proceeding. Since the money
belonged to one bondsman, why the
necessity Of "slicing down the
contents of each individual envel-
ope7 Detective Burns said he
wanted the money "for the chief"
The chief says it went to the
Chinaman. Who got III
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
INLAND EMPIRE
NEWS NOTES

Walla Walla.-Mrs. Frank Leo,
white wife of DR.. Leo, Chinaman,
has returned after an absence OF
several months. They have baby
boy.
WALLACE, Idaho.-Last win
ter's big snowslide buried the
county road more than 600 feet, and
investigation showed that the snow
is packed as hard as ice, to the
depth of 80 feet at some points.
WILBUR, Wash.-A call has been
extended and accepted by the Rev.
S. T. Maxwell, formerly of the Sec
ond United Presbyterian church OF
Spokane, to take charge Of the
Presbyterian church of Wilbur.
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The
North coast roads first train made
it's run yesterday, gong IS miles up
the valley, to the end of the COM
pleted track. One hundred people
were the guests of Master Mechan-
ic and Mrs. William SaXton. The
train was made up Of locomotive
and two new passenger coaches.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
TAFT PAYING FIDDLER

TAFT PAYING FIDDLER
Still President Taft is sticking to
Ballinger. To get Ballinger into
his cabinet in the first place, Pres.
ldent Taft had to risk break with
his predecessor, who had nominated
and elected him.
Former Secretary Garfield was a
Roosevelt protege, and the lion
hunter made no secret of his desire
TO see President Taft retain the
Ohio man.
The Ballinger inquiry has made
Il plain. of course. what wires were
pulled to land Ballinger. The Gug-
genheim-Morgan forces were inter
ssted. The water power trust took
a hand. Coal grabbers in Alaska
werei on the game.
The President, however. was en-
.husiastic over his whole cabinet
when CLAWS, a boy of 26, as he
looked to the president, made his
charges. These were preceded by
the alarm raised by the conserva-
honists over the first effort of Bal
finger to upset the Roosevelt poll
cy.
In view of the Kerby revelations
and Tafts own admissions. ii is
plain now that the president dis
missed the CLAWS charges with a
snap of his fingers. They made him
Just plain mad. and the judicial
temperament failed to work. More
over, they hit the middle of his va
cation, and he was playing golf.
1t was right there that the policy
of keeping secrets from the public
began, the policy by which the ad-
ministration has succeeded in up
setting itself in the Ballinger bust
ness.
The whole effort of the admins
tration from the first was to-
ward suppressioni putting on the
muffler. Right then there was no
conception of what was being muf-
fled, and a large part of the pub
lie was willing to take President
Taft's word for it, that everything
was o. X.
Was he not a judicial president?
Another section of the public,
though showed suspicion. This ir-
ritated Taft and he made procla-
nations. in effect. commanding his
loyal subjects to take his word for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23

The Rev. Wallace M. Short, pas
tor of the First Congregational
church, one of the largest and most
arisotcratic churches of Sioux City,
Iowa has caused a sensation by re-
fusing to take part in a joint pro-
hibition crusade started by the
churches of Sioux City.
The Rev. Short says he doesn't
believe in prohibition. He says
that he has, with a definite and
friendly purpose. sought to in
crease my acquaintance among the
men who are engaged in the liquor
business" Rev. Short capped the
climax when he joined the bar
tenders union He is regular at
tendant upon their meetings, so far
as his duties will allow.
II have in recent months been
in many saloons in several big
American Cities he says. AS
usual, this has all created nine
day wonder, and the church people
are divided over the question.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
Williamsburg Boy Dies From
Yellow Atrophy, Rare Disease.

Michael Assora, aged II, who
lived with an uncle at Williamsburg,
n. J., died in St. GATHERINGS hospi-
tally early yesterday of a rare dis
ease known as acute yellow
atrophy. 1t is said that the liver
melts away.
In medical circles it is said that
in the last five hundred years there
was only an average of one such
case year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
HoeoEss START FOREST FIRE.
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KLAMATH FALLS. Ore, May %.
The first forest fire to start In
the Klamath country was set by
three hoboes on the klamath river,
10 miles west of here, Saturday.
J. F. Kimball. in charge of the
Weyerhaeuser timber interests of
this district, Immediately dispatch
ed a man to the scene of the fire
and by the aid of several fire pa
trolmen it was checked and is now
under control, little damage having
resulted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
Lives Near the White House,
Sees Her First President,

Although Mrs. Eliza Simpson has
spent the IS years Of her life in
Alexandria, Va, only eight miles
from the national capital, she has
just seen for the first time a presi-
dent of the United States.
Seventeen presidents have sat in
the white house since she was
born. Furthermore, Mrs. Simpson
never used a telephone until yes
terday, and has never been to a
theater or circus,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
BY w. s. COUCH.

WASHINGTON, May 23-The Jonah of the Taft adj
ministlaton is Richard Achilles Balnger
The unanimous chorus of Republican voices here sounds
loud in Tafts ears, Throw him to the whale but the
President won't.
The President is stubborn as are many other stout
gentlemen with expansive smiles and regulations for good
nature. The first hot water in which his administration
found itself heated by Banger and the big eln5ar
rassmen of the Kerby disclosure remains the latest de
veopment.
1t the final touch to learn that Balnger prepared the
Taft denial of the Kerby statement.
The incident shows Ballinger's complete in
%ayng the hoodoo When the Secretary of the Interior
Nv the Scrpps papers expose he hustled for the White
House. The President was playing golf. Bainger was
furious frenzed He insisted that denias and denunca
tons must be forthcoming at
BALLINGER ALSO WROTE TAFT'S DENIAL
Fred Carpenter secretary to the President called up
the Chevy Chase Club There it appears that the Presi-
dent, interested in his game, DID NOT EVEN GO TO
THE PHONE He sent Gen. Clarence Edwards to find
out what the fuss about and report.
In such roundabout Taft first heard of the Kerby
statement ard, through Edwards authorized Ballinger
and Carpenter to take of with official White
House statement.
Ballinger, quite beside himself dictated it BAL
LINGER MADE THE PRESIDENT STAND FOR THE
STATEMENT that there No foundation in fact for
the Kerby statement
No President has ever been in a embarrassing
position before the public than President Taft when
he has to take that back.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23

. . q q 900 . q Q Q Q Q 4
. Two of the oldest members
. of the German Methodist Epis-
. copal church, Fourth avenue
q and Stevens street-Mrs.
= Bergman, aged SO, and John
. Black, aged 90-were afraid
. to enter an automobile to at
. tend the church reunion yes 4
. terday. They were too feeble
q to ride in the streetcars,
. SO stayed at home. I
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
Women Offer to Buy Plant to
Asphyxiate Stray Dogs.

Desiring to afford painless death
for untagged dogs caught by the
city's dog catchers, young society
women of Trenton have informed
members Of the common council
that they will donate an asphyxia-
ton plant if the city will donate a
permanent pound.
The proposition is likely to be
accepted and will probably result
in the creation next year of a new
department.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
Sold Papers Twenty Years,
Saved Enough to Retire.

Margaret D. Bailey of Washing
ton, D. c., a gray haired modern
heroine, after a brave struggle of
20 years to support her invalid
husband by selling newspapers in
the streets, has saved enough
money to retire and gone to VII
mington, Del, to join him.
She has sold newspapers in Kan
sas City, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Washing.
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
ODDITIES IN THE
NEWSOF TODAY
Deprived Of Her Kittens,
Cat Takes Revenge on Baby.

Because her kittens were taken
from her, the family cat lacerated
terribly the two year old son Of
Mrs. w. ]. Francisco of Derby,
Conn. The cat sprang upon the
child, dug it's claws into the tender
scalp and tore the flesh of his neck
and arms.
The child's screams brought the
mother, who beat the cat off.
While her back was turned the
cat sprang at her and kept up the
attack until neighbors beat it into
insensibility.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23

arrangements to 90 on with the
work. Such was the statement
made by Rev. DR.. Charles Reign
Scoville. He has the support of
Rev. D. Bruce Brown Of the Dean
avenue church, and the Rev. A. G.
Downing of the Pacific avenue
church.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23

The wife Of County Commission
er McBroom. who was seriously in
jured at Piedmont station about
two weeks ago by being struck by
a piano box coming in contact with
train on the Inland Empire rail-
way, is fast recovering, according
to DR.. w. @. Webb.
The Gilman Undertaking COM
pany is trying to locate the rela-
tives of Lizzie Houske, age "a, who
died at the st. Luke's hospital Sat-
urday morning.
Just before the death Of the
young woman. two ladies claiming
to be cousins of the deceased called
at the hospital, but later disappear
ed and no trace of them has been
found. Funeral arrangements are,
therefore, pending.
The Young Ladies' sodaIity Of Our
Lady of Lourdes church received
thirty-four new members at it's an
nual reception last night, bringing
the membership up to Is. The re-
ception was accompanied by spe-
cial services and music. An ad-
dress by the Rev. Father Verhagen
was the event of the evening. The
class was presented with blue rib
bons and medals of the order.
John Kick appealed to the police
that Mrs. Anna Hopper, domestic,
had relieved him of $50. Mrs.
Hopper was arrested by the police
yesterday, charged with theft. She
denies that she took the money.
Kick was also arrested, but was
released on 500 bail to insure his
appearance.
J. |. Kingston, Of Dayton, was at
the Halliday hotel yesterday and
spoke well of the coming crops
throughout the state. He thinks
that with the ideal weather we are
having we are bound to have a
bumper crop. The labor problem,
however, is again worrying the far
mers of the Walla Walla country
and they have had trouble in get
ting men this spring.
At the age of 81, Frank m. Hill,
a pioneer business man of this
city, died at his home, Ala Fifth
avenue, yesterday morning. Mr..
Hill has been resident Of Spokane
for 10 years and is one of the well
known business men. He is sur
vived by his wife, and a daughter,
Sadie r. Hill, of this city, a steno-
grapher, daughter, Mrs. H. M.
Heard, of Tacoma, and son,
George w. Cowgirl, of Los Angeles.
Funeral to be announced later.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23

Ministers Of the church who In.
tend to build tabernacle on the
North Side will have to obtain
union cards before making final
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23

Ross Sherman, a taxicab driver,
will be charged with manslaughter
in the superior court by the prose
cutting attorneys office today. It
is charged that Ross was in charge
of a taxicab that ran down and
killed Frank Burger, a city street
employe, last Tuesday night.
An insane Japanese was brought
to Spokane by F. A. Knox, a trav-
cling guard of the insane hospital
at Orofino, yesterday, and lodged In
the city jail for safe keeping. He
is from Standpoint, and will be sent
to the Idaho asylum.
Ladies' lingerie taffeta and pom
gee dresses at wholesale prices.
Florence Waist House, $40 Mo-
hawk. **s
The dance pavilion at Natatorium
park will be opened to the public
tonight.
The Feast of the Sacred Heart
will take place at the Sacred Heart
hospital Friday. June 8, when the
hospital will be blessed. Among
those to be present will be the Rt.
Rev. Edward j. O'Dea, bishop of
the diocese, and the Rt. Rev. H.
Collier, provincial of the Jesuit
fathers in this district.
A large exodus from the city on
account of the heat took place yes
terday. 1t is estimated that 10000
left the city and spent the day as
it pleased them. The railways run
ming out of the city did a large bust
ness and the cars were loaded to
overlooking. Special trains were
run by the Inland Empire system
all day.
The Spokane Sash & Door com.
pany has given to the Gardeng In
vestment company full title to the
property on the south side Of Front
avenue, between Browne and Divi-
sion streets, for the sum Of $27, 900.
The property has frontage Of so
feet and a depth Of 142 feet. This
property was held for the Spokane
Sash & Door company by the
Gardeng Investment company, and
which was bought from ]. E. Mccall
two years ago for $4,000.
Ministers Of the church who In
| tend To huild q tabernacle ON the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23
TAFT SNAPS FINGERS
AND RESUMES GOLF
Inside Story of How Taft Received
the Kerby Expose and Let Balm
ger Issue White House Statement.

Republican Politicians Are Demanding That
Ballinger Be Thrown Overheard, But Taft
Refuses and Is Angry Only at Critics of
the Secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-23

Ladies' lingerie taffeta and pom
gee dresses at wholesale prices.
Florence Waist House, $40 Mo.
hawk. **a
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24

logical in all his deductions throughout
the remainder OF the book
While the work is entitled "Predes-
tined II is not exactly easy 10 see the
exact significance of the title. for certain
y surroundings have even more 20 do
with the working out OF the character Of
the man than the qualities that he in
herited from his mother And. indeed.
the part played by environment in the life
Of the man is played upon so strongly
that one might imagine that that would
be a better title than the one chosen
by the author.
Whether one approves Or the story or
not-whether It appeals TO them, or
whether they feel a sense OF fatigue and
sorrow when they lay the book down al
ter they have followed the main charac-
ter through all his temptations and va
rlous love affairs-each a step further
down in the social Scale-they would be
forced 10 admit that IL is a remarkable
piece Of character drawing. And this kind
Of writing has fallen into disuse so az
late that one may forgive almost any
thing for the sake Of IT, Also the va
rious scenes in which Felix moves and
lives are painted wildly and with a pen
that seems 10 know every trick cf the
art Of description. Especially noticeable
is this in the depletion Of the newspaper
Offices. the short, pithy sketch OF The
silly Season" the summer review in
which one OF the hero's friends is ap-
pearing. and in many Of the other touches
throughout the story that give it the ap-
pearance Of reality too often lacking in
works Of this kind. Charles scribner-s
Sons, New York;
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24

cattle drOver and chief pedagosue Of the
school in which this precious group WIS
trained was strictly on the inside most
OF the time, and knew whereof he spoke.
il deals graphically with the characters
and motives Of Fisk, Gould, Tweed. and
incidentally we get many sidelights on
the personality Of the old man Drew him
self, while the methods and personality
Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, their great an
tagonist. is brought prominently 10 the
fore. A most entertaining part OF the
book Is that having 10 do with Jim Fisk,
for with all that worthy's love Of thea.ri-
cal effect, bizarre holiness. and alleged
RIGHTEOUSNESS. there is something ex-
tremely attractive about his personality.
fact which Uncle Daniel himself admits
without stint OF words. The conviction
IS forced. by survey OF his acts charac-
ter and talk. that amid other environ
ment with more correct teachings and
higher moral associations. Jim Fisk might
have been a truly great man. The book
In It's entirety makes interesting reading.
a freedom Of expression I'm the telling and
in the discussion thereof being permissible
and in no danger Of bareback from the
fact that they are all long since dead. 30
Doubleday. Page & Co.. New York;