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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10

GARY, Ind, Dec. 9.-Miss Ethel
Thayer, the daughter of Chicago
automobile dealer, has become the
bride of Louis A. Bryan, Gary's
only millionaire, whose first wife
she nursed through several years
of illness until her death more
than year ago.
1t was a strange and romantic
courtship. Miss Thayer accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan on sew
eral long trips in quest of health
for Mrs. Bryan. At the same time,
it is evident now the nurse and Mr..
Bryan were falling in love quite
unknown to each other-perhaps
even to themselves.
Mr. Bryan settled at Gary long
before there was steel trust town
by that name, and made his money
by dividing his large tracts of land
into town lots. He once refused the
nomination for vice president on
the prohibition ticket. With his
bride he has left for an automobile
trip through barbarous and riotous
Mexico.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
G O N TIN u E D !
r O
p A G F. O n F. |
SOME OF US

near as possible the ages of the
children SO | will know what to
give them. | have one child and
know how | would feel if my child
should have an empty stocking on
Xmas. | am not wealthy, but have
plenty to help little. | will prom
Use to do by these five children as
/ should wish to have mine done
by under like circumstances.
There is the real spirit of Christ
mas in this letter, and also the
spirit of mother love.
IT'S REAL FUN.
And | want to say right now to
all the Good Fellows that | have
never had more real enjoyment in
my life than | am having in push.
ing along this Santa Claus game
1t warns the cookies OF my heart
and makes me moist around the
eyes to read the letters which come
IN and to feel the real spirit of love
and tenderness with which they are
Overlooking. It's a pretty good Old
world after all, fellows, and were
going to try to make it better.
Here are some more Good Fellow
letters:
81 would like to be Santa Claus
to two children. Kindly let me
know their address"
"Mr. A. Good Fellow would
like to have the names of three or
four deserving children"
And one from out OF town:
81 hereby make application for
charter membership in your well
founded club. If on your list you
have a family that consists of two
or three children, kindly send me
name and address, and will try to
make this Christmas the happiest
enc they have ever seen, and will
try to be and act as the name i'm
plies. CA GOOD FELLOY.) Hop.
ing | will not be disappointed In
this little matter, in which | am
sincere"
Also:
"Mr. A. Good Fellow-Please
send me names and addresses OF
four children who are liable to get
up on Xmas morning and find emp
ty stockings, and l will either take
Or send them something"
Now the writers of these are IN
earnest Every one of them sends
his address and a stamp for an
answer. And every one of them
will receive an answer Every one
will be detailed to play Santa Claus
to some little children of this city
who would otherwise weep on
Christmas morning because of the
little empty stockings they would
find.
And now / want to say another
word to the other Good Fellows
Of Spokane.
That is, Don't be bashful, boys
You won't get any notoriety out
of this. You won't be held up 10
the world as models of charity, or
praised as wonders for doing what
he who loved little children best OF
all has bid you do. You will sim
ply have the pleasure of knowing
on Christmas day that you have
done your share toward making the
world better and happier, for there
is no better may to make the world
of the future better than by max
ing the children of the present
happy.
"Remember, all you Good Eel.
lows, the address 10 "a. GOOD
FELLOW, care Spokane Press
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
ORGAN GRINDE r
LEAVES $4,000

ST. PAUL, Dec. 10.-An estate
valued at more than 100000, &C.
cumulated by an Italian with a
hand organ and a monkey, is in
the Hennepin county probate court
to be divided between charity and
well-to-do relatives.
The property is that of John
Zignego, who died November 10.
He was known to thousands only
as Monkey John" The Catholic
Orphans Home at Minneapolis is
to get $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
HERE'S OUR PARROT STORY
NO. 29--RATHER NEAT. TO

drop it," harsh voice ex'
claimed.
A man with beaver hat, stand.
ing at the N. P. depot lunch coun-
ter this morning. spilled half his
cup of coffee as he wheeled about.
The voice seemed to come from
just behind him. But as he looked
around and saw no one paying any
attention to him he turned to his
repast. Then he jumped again at
a volley of words:
"Poison! Rats! Fire! Murder!
Sic 'em. Put-the-kettle-on-and-
we'll-have-tea!"
And there in a wicker cage on
one of the waiting room benches
was a black and white maybe,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
FUNK FACTION
WINS ELECTION

Victory perched on the banners
OF the faction of the Carpenters
union directed by Leonard Funk
and George B. Won Eschen in the
annual election of officers by the
carpenters, held last night The
other ticket was in charge of the
men who have directed the affairs
of the union for the past year. The
interest was keen, and about $50
members of the union turned out.
Following are the officers
elected: President, David Smart;
vice president, Robert Graham; re-
cording secretary, William Smith;
financial secretary, w. C. Camp
bell; treasurer, J. A. Adnberg;
conductor, Frank JOY; business
agent, George Won Eschen; trus-
tees, Leonard Funk and A. L.
Thorp.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
ORPHAN IS
HAPPY BRIDE

Eight years ago an orphan,
today a happily welded wife,
is the life story and romance
of Ella Mary Valentine, who
last evening was welded to
Victor Westerland in this city.
Eight years ago the Valen-
tine girl, then but eight years
of age, was taken from the
Home of the Friendless and
adopted into the home of H.
F. Porter, who has since cared
for her and raised her as his
daughter.
Owing to the immature age
of the bride, consent of parent
or guardian was necessary be-
fore a marriage license would
be issued yesterday, and this
consent was readily given by
Mr.. Porter. And now the erst-
while friendless orphan is
blushing bride.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
CHASTITY HORROR Of
MINE EXPLOSION

Of the track about two miles, $pm
the tunnel mouth. Latest figures
obtainable say there are rs known
dead in the mines now. and prob
ably several more. Twenty-four
have been brought out of the mine
since the explosion. of which
number 10 are dead and IA alive.
Ten men down below the mouth of
the mines in the bathhouse are
laid out on tables, dead. Figures
as yet can only be approximate as
to the number that died of after
damp.
DR.. Mackenzie was overcome by
fire-damp while two miles down
in the mine and brought out un-
conscious at 10 o'clock. Other doc
tors are working over him and he
will likely recOvr.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10

hopping up and down and tearing
piece of paper into bits, scream
ing between bites.
Hes been hollering all the way
from Hoquiam," the birds owner,
B. H. Breazle, apologized. And !
suppose he'll keep it up all the
way to Wenatchee, where were
going. We've had him six months
and | have taught him some of the
things the maybe used to say in
'Barnaby Rudge.' He's pretty
good fellow when he's in his big
cage at home, where he can have
his bath, but since he's been
cooped up--"
I'm a devil-I'm a devil-I'm q
DEVIL" the bird screamed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10

VANCOUVER, q. C., Dec. 10.--
Reports this afternoon from Frank,
Alberta, say that 25 minerSt arc
known to be dead, with the-prcb-
abilities that several more ere
dead whose bodies have net yet
been found in the depths ~ the
Bellevue coal mine, which wigs the
scene of a disastrous gas Hxplo-
sion last night. 5t
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
NEW THEATER
IS NOW READY

Spokane's new theater, the
American" Is a masterwork Of
theater architecture and furnish
ing, according to western theatre
cal men. and ranks with the lead
ing playhouses in the middle west
ern cities. Negotiations are under
way, it Is understood, to close for
a strong line of attractions, which
will fill out the winter and spring
program. 1t is not known as yet
what this program is or the nature
of the producers. The house will
be formally opened to the public
on December %, when the T. M. A.
will hold a dance and midnight
vaudeville performance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
. . . . . q . q . . . q Q !
, 100000 IN CASH
, ON STREETS

= The Washington Trust COM 4
= pany removed part Of the con- =
= tents of it's vaults to its new Z
. home in the Falls City block Z
. on Riverside and Post street Z
= yesterday and the spectacle Z
. of some 100000 in cash and Z
. securities being hauled down =
. the street attracted consider Z
= able attention. The wagons Z
= were guarded by two armed =
. policemen, who went with the =
= packages until they were safe Z
. ly locked up in the new build =
= ing. BY Monday morning the =
= company will be ready for =
= business in it's new quarters. =
\ a a q a q = = n a 4 a q = q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
HERE'S A WIDOW WHOSE
KISS IS WORTH $500

SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. 10.-In
the district court yesterday Judge
A. ]. Murff held that the kiss of q
young widow was worth $500.
The decision was rendered in the
case of Mrs. Grace Hunter against
J. X. Norman, former postmaster
at Oil City, this parish. 1t was at
the postoffice that the alleged Of
Tense was committed. Mrs. Hunter
alleged that Norman kissed her
while she was in the office. She
sued for $4,000.
Judge Murff remarked to Nor
man that he looked old enough to
know better.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
JUDGE MANN
IN LAW PRACTICE

S. A. Mann, police Judge. has en-
tered into the practice of law and
has opened suite of offices In
rooms 1203-4-5 in the Old National
bank building. He will be asso-
ciated with his father-in-law, r. B.
Forrest of Oklahoma, who will
come to Spokane about the first OF
the year. Judge Mann's term as
police justice ends January 9, at
which time he will be succeeded
by George w. Stocker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
MURDER
(By United Press Leased Wire)

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 10.-Af-
ter shooting and perhaps fatally
wounding Edward Naylor, 81, a
wealthy farmer at Forest Grove,
Ore, last night, a man identified
as Frank Linaker, from papers
found on him, turned the revolver
on himself and committed suicide.
His body was found by Sheriff
Hancock of Washington county, a
short distance from the barn where
Naylor was shot down because he
refused to hold up his hands.
Naylor was brought to Portland
and taken to ST. Vincent's hospi-
tai, where hard fight is being
made to save his life today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
THIS man THANKFUL
FOR JAIL SENTENCE

Being sent to JAIN would seem to
be mighty poor thing to be
thankful for, and if the jail SEN
tence was for a month term
most of us would regard it as a
calamity.
Not so with V. Pawn, however,
who found in such a sentence by
Judge Mann yesterday surcease
from privations and hunger which
had assailed him for months past.
Pawn is veteran vagrant, old,
WORKOUT, battered by the storms of
life. He has been living for the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
VOTE TO SPEND $31,ooo,ooo

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The
house this afternoon passed the
rivers and harbors appropriation
bill, carrying approximately $751;
600. Debate on the measure was
very brief and only one amend
ment was adopted. The house then
adjourned until Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10

past few months in a little tent on
the banks of Hangman creek, beg
ging his living and living on crusts
of bread, refuse from the resrau-
rants and such things as he could
pick up about the streets and al
legs. Only when under arrest and
in Jail for vagrancy has he been
able to live better than<an animal
during the past year.
When found by the police a few
days ago he was ~gnawing bones
like an animal, and had been
sleeping in hollow log, for
warmth, for weeks, past.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
(sy United Press Leased Wlre)

VANCOUVER, B. G., Dec. TO-
Twenty bodies have been recov-
cred, IS miners rescued and seven
yet remain in the Belleview coal
mine, near Frank, Alberta. accord
ing to all reports which had
reached here up to 1920 this fore
noon. Some of those rescued will
die from burns they sustained.
Soon after the explosion of gas last
night which wrecked the interior,
large rescue party began the
work Of clearing the shafts of
debris. Before midnight two
bodies had been recovered.
Reports at noon state that 81
are dead in one place, lying in all
their CHASTITY horror on both sides
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
Sample
Store
USEFUL HOLIDAY
GOODS.

You don't have to wait till
the end of the season for cut
prices. You find them here
every day. Have new ship
ment of broadclofh, double
texture, and plush coats at
unheard of prices. Ladies,
you must see these coats.
$500, $3.50, $500,
$25. 90, $3.50.
Positively worth double
the price asked.
Suits-correct styles, sat
in lined, mixtures and plain,
$1,000, $14.OO, $500.
Worth from $500 to $4,000.
We claim these goods to be
the best on earth at the price.
Large assortment of dresses.
Dresses for street.
Dresses for afternoon.
Dresses for dancing.
Dresses for theater.
Actually cheaper than can
get them made. It will be a
pleasing surprise to you to
visit
KLEEB SAMPLE STORE
208 Rook.ery Building. Eek
evator. through X. j. Lip
pert's stand, next to White
house.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
H0bbLE SKIRT
FOR SALE!
(By United Press LEASED Wlre.)
SAN BERNARDlNO, CAL,

(By United Press LEASED Wlre.)
SAN BERNARDlNO, CAL,
Dec. 10.-Mrs. Harrison Allen,
wife Of the secretary Of the
Gold Belt Mining company at
Doble, will be taken to Los
Angeles today for treatment
Of injuries she received when
she fell down a mountainside
near Doble, her hobbIe skirt
preventing her from saving
herself. The woman rolled
for 40 feet over jagged rocks
before she brought up against
a granite ledge, where she lay
until she was found by friends.
She intimated today that the
dangerous garment is available
to anyone who is preparing a
missionary box.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
CHARGE AGAINST YOUTHS.

Charged with having contributed
to the delinquency of a minor, Roy
Arsneau, aged IS, and Glenn H.
Tees, aged IS, are held in the city
Jail, and Jessie Johnson, IL, Is in
charge of the juvenile authorities.
1t is claimed that the trio of young.
sters went out for a good time to-
gether and the boys gave Jessie
liquor, the three becoming intoxi
Gated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10

The Valley Construction com
pany has completed the grades for
the double tracking of the North.
ern Pacific railway at Subway, a
few miles east of Spokane, and
the tracks will be laid at once.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
CONNECTICUT STORK
GIVING SHORT WEIGHT

CAMPBELL'S MILLS, Conn.
Dec 10.-And now the story is ac-
cused Of giving short weight. In
his visit to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Remington, Pine
Grove farm, yesterday, he left q
One-pOund baby boy,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS
CLOSE.

Spokane's teachers examination
will close today and SO far 700 ap
plicants have taken the tests--Higf
school subjects will be given as
test questions today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
SPOKANE COUNTY
HAS l39,404

= WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 =
. The population of the follow .
= ing counties in the state of Z
= Washington was announced .
. by the census bureau this af- =
Q ternoon: q
. Spokane, 9,404; Pierce, =
= 120,812; Whatcom, 49,511; .
. King, 2s4,63S; Chelan, 1874; .
. Snohomish, 52,209. .
Q Q q Q q q Q . . . q q . q q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10

Spokane chapter, No. 2. Royal
Arch Masons, will initiate several
candidates. to the Royal Arch de-
gree Thursday evening, December
Is.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
CONVICTED JAP coLLAPsEs.

DENVER Col, Dec. 10-Genkyo Mtsunaga convicted Of the
murder of Mrs Katherine Wilson ard sentenced life imprisonment
He unable
today
motion
for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
WON'T CONTEST EDDY WILL.

BOSTON, Mass, Dec Eddy the late Mrs
Mary Baker Eddy that he will
Eddy will He added that he spoke both himself George
w. Glover, Eddy
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.-Mrs.
Margaret Smith. bride, tried to
commit suicide In an exclusive
Japanese tea room In Eighth street,
and during the excitement about
fifty patrons left without paying.
Kori kewa, the proprietor. imme-
diately had these signs put all over
the place. mo suicides wanted"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10

The spokan Press. Delivered, for
R6 Cents . Month.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-01
TO CIRCLE WORLD ON sTILTs.
German Acrobats Are After Wager
OF $4,000.

New York Especially For a wager
OF $4,000, two German acrobats will
attempt to circle the world on stills
They obtained a promise of police
protection from Commissioner Crop
sey on the first leg of their journey
through the crowded streets from the
City Hall to the Jersey City ferry and
from there they will make their way
to Philadelphia. The hour of the
start has not yet been decided.
The young men are Albert Marder
and Hans Hoeledamp, until recently
employed as stewards ON a trans
atlantic liner, and the purse they
hope to win was raised by the Steam
ship Stewards Verein, Of Hamburg.
I'VE are expert stilt walkers" they
said. I'VE expect to walk eleven
hours day, and we can travel Ave
and a half miles an hour. We are
not allowed to take any money with
us, and count on making living by
selling picture post cards. We will
work our passage on the ocean laps
of the journey"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-01
DRExEL FLIES UP 1870 FEET
Makes a New Worlds Record in
Bleriot Monoplane.

Philadelphia Especially u. Arm
strong Drexel broke all aeroplaps
altitude records here "wednesday
when he climbed above this city nm.
I'll his Bleriot monoplane was unahs
to make further progress In the rare.
fed atmosphere. The ink In the nee-
die Of his barograph ran out at
1870 feet, which was accepted as
new worlds record by Clifford r.
Harmon, chairman OF the National
Council, Associated Aero Clubs OF
America, and James King Duffy, tho
secretary of that body.
The instrument Is the same one
which Johnstone carried when he
made the former record OF 9,714 feet
at Belmont Park on October 81. It
was brought to this city under seal
by Mr.. Duffy in order that the rec
ord made would be official.
Mr.. Drexel left the aviation field
at Point Breeze in the extreme south
ern part of this city at 3.23. He
landed at Oreland, about 20 miles
north of the spot where he had start
ed, at 4.46.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-01
DIR. CRIPPEN HANGED.
Pays the Penalty On the Gailows For
the Murder OF His Wife,
Belle ElmOre.

London Especially DR.. Hawley
Harvey Crippen was hanged early
Wednesday morning for the murder
of his wife, known IS Belle Elmore.
All preparations had been made
within the gloomy walls of Penton-
vile Prison, which stands in one of
the most dismal sections of London.
Public Executioner Ellis, of Roch-
dale, who hanged wife murderer
at Liverpool Tuesday, arrived In Lon
don on the evening train. A few
tenements overlook the prison yard,
and to bar the tenants from glimpse
of the tragedy a big canvas screen
had been put up before the gallows.
Only small group of Official wit
nesses attended, and every effort was
made to prevent morbid crowds from
gathering in the neightorhood.
Father Carey, who has visited
Crippen frequently, entered the
prison at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening
to spend the night with the condemn
ed man and walk with Crippen to the
scaffold.
Miss LIE Neve, at the request of the
prisoner, paid a farewell visit to
Crippen In the afternoon. She
reached the place in closed cab and
was accompanied by an elderly man,
who remained outside.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-01
MINISTER AND WIFE KILLED
Halfbreed Negro Charged With
the trime.

Trenton, N. ]. Especially. - The
murder of Rev. AMI l.. Armstrong
and his wife, Annie Armstrong, AT
their home at Dutch Neck Wednes-
day night has resulted in charges
being preferred by County Detective
James Kirkham, against John Sears,
who was arraigned before Justice
of the Peace Mills, and held with
out bail to answer two separate
charges of homicide.
Rudolph Norhaus, who was
brought to Trenton by the county
authorities along with Sears, was al
lowed to go to his home In New
Brunswick. Prosecutor Crossley
stated that he was entirely satisfied
that Northaus was in no way con-
nected with the murder of the aged
couple.
Norhaus was not at any time un-
der arrest, as the prosecutor lex
pressed the opinion from the begin
ming that the man knew nothing of
the crime and that his presence in
Dutch Neck was the result OF a pre-
arrangement between himself and
Sears to go on a cunning trip.
After having submitted Sears to
a severe examination, Prosecutor
Crossley and County Detective Kirk
ham went to Dutch Neck and, as the
prosecutor expressed 1t himself,
Sears mother, the housekeepcr in
the Armstrong household, was i'm
pounded in the custody OF consta-
bles at house in Dutch Neck.
The investigation, it was stated,
established the fact that the Rev.
Armstrong and his wife were killed
by shots from double-barreled gun,
which was found standing in cor
ner OF the kitchen of the Armstrong
home. This gun was borrowed by
Sears two weeks ago from a neigh
Dor for cunning purposes.
Sears is halfbreed and his mother
is a negress. Mrs. Sears has been
housekeeper in the Armstrong fam
lily for more than 80 years, having
been employed by the murdered man
before the birth of her son, who is
suspected of the murder and who is
S3 years of age.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-01

Perhaps II the truth were known a
considerable proportion OF the go
called automobile accidents" would
be found to have resulted from be.
suddled heads and unsteady nerves.
The menace OF man under the In.
nuehce Of liquor and in an automobile
rs easily appreciated. and when # is
demonstrated that crashes on the
road are due TO drunkenness the pun.
ishment should be severe Those who
insist upon running amuck on the
highways should be made to pay a
heavy penalty whether they be sober
or drunk
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-01

The passenger traffic between the
United States and Europe continues TO
offer most allurlng inducements. Many
of the big companies are adding the
newest. largest and swiftest vessels to
their fleets one Of the latest launch.
ings is that of a ship that is being
built by a French line, TO run to New
York This is one Of the greatest craft
yet completed, and when put in com.
mission will be able to carry 1000 pas.
sengers. The total cost will be about
s5.OOO.0OO That is what foreign con.
Germs are doing to get American trade.
And Americans permit them to mo.
nopolize a business that should be in
American control and which should
be a most important auxiliary in ex
tending American commerce.