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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
CALLS COPS WHEN
COOK DRINKS HER
PUDDING WINE
Mr.. Wolf Gets Excited When
Vintage Disappears; Court
Dismisses Queens Name
sake.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-"T am Mr..
Ernest Wolf, chemist, 349 West
Eighty-fifth street. Send a man up
here quick. We have a thief up
here"
A moment after this telephone
message reached police headQuar-
ters yesterday Detective Barbour
was rushing to the scene.
"Who is the thief?" he asked
breathlessly Of MIR. and Mrs.
Wolf.
Mary Stuart"
Barbour recognized it instantly
as name that had carried a
shadowy record even on the an
cient throne of Scotland.
Where is she?"
"In the kitchen. She's the cook" b"
What did she steal?"
"She drank our rare sherry that
was given her to put in the plum
pudding"
The queen of the kitchen was
led before Magistrate Moss in the
West Side court. Mr.. Wolf ex-
planned with feeling that the miss
Ing wine was of a rare and costly
vintage that WAS treasured for
dinners of especial Importance.
1t developed that Ella Bednark,
a true. faithful maid, had seen the
prisoner drink a goblet of the aged
stuff and replace it with water.
Mary Stuart denied everything,
with a royal dignity.
Magistrate Moss ordered the
charge changed to disorderly con.
duct. then suspended judgment and
freed the prisoner. The latter said
there was several weeks wages
due her and that Mr.. Wolf had re-
fused to pay. The magistrate said
that was a matter for civil court.
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. WEATHER CONDITIONS. .
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The western storm center has
moved from Saskatchewan to near
Lake Superior, and low pressure
now covers the upper Mississippi
valley. High pressure, with crest
over southern Idaho, covers the
country between the Pacific and
the eastern slope Of the Rocky
mountain region; high pressure,
with crest near the middle of the
Atlantic coast, extends eastwardly
from southern Louisiana, the Ohio
valley and the Lake region. Re-
ports of fair weather during the
last "a hours have been received
from most places; the only reports
of precipitation received were from
northwestern Washington, south
ern Montana. the Dakotas and Ar
kansas. Excepting western Wash
ington and California lower tenn
peratures prevail from the Pacific
coast to near the Mississippi river.
with a cold wave in northern Al
berta; from the western part or
the Mississippi valley to the ALE
ghenies higher temperature Is gen.
eral; along the Atlantic coast low
er temperatures prevail. In the Pa
cific coast states temperatures are
about normal. Fair weather is ex-
pected for tonight and Friday In
this vicinity. with colder tonight.
CHAS. STEWART,
Local Forecaster.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
CITY NEWS
OIN BRIEF ~

Sheriff Mack. Pugh of Spokane
.ounty was elected president of the
state association of sheriffs at it's
meeting at North Yakima. The
next meeting will be held at Ever
att in July. The sheriffs agreed to
ask the legislature to pass law
for whipping post for wife beat
ars, to call for general closing
Of all business on Sunday and
longer terms and better pay for
the sheriffs.
M. F. Ryan, former marshal Of
Hillyard, has been reappointed to
that place by the Hillyard council.
Ryan is a foe of burglars and bad
men. and while holding the position
before was shot in an encounter
with a burglar, whom he landed.
Ryan has been doing work as a
deputy sheriff for the last two
years.
Victor Schurra, a student from
Spokane, is sick with scarlet fever
at st. Martins college, at Lacey.
Wash. The fever became epidemic
at the college, causing one death.
but it is announced that II is now
under control.
The reorganization committee OF
the chamber of commerce, which
has the selection of secretary
and other matters in hand for the
good of the chamber, has not yet
agreed on a successor to l.. e.
Monroe, who is to retire from the
secretaryship May I. Many
changes of importance in the pub.
licity and promotion work of the
chamber, 1t Is thought, will be rec
cmmended by the committee.
The Washington Water Power
company is installing a new stor-
age battery at its new power sta
ton at Post and Wall for the pur-
pose Of eQualizing the current
should any breaks in the lines oc-
cur This battery will work auto
matically and control any surplus
or shortage of current on any line,
so as not to cause the shutting
off of light.
A meeting Of property owners In.
terested In the East Sprague dis.
trict between Division street and
the Sprague avenue fill will meet
tonight at the office of Finch &
Campbell to consider ways and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
USED HER BRASS
KNUCKLES ON EN-
Athletic Matron Raised Hav.
oc With 20 at Society
Meeting and It Cost
Her SIS.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 20.-Mrs.
Mary Cepola, an athletic looking
young matron of Wilmerding, is un-
der conviction today of attacking
Mrs. Stella Pokal and others com
prising the Ladies' Beneficial so
ciety at Wilmerding.
There was developed in the tria'
much of the humorous, and Judge
Ford showed a great deal of inter.
est in the case after it had been
shown that Mrs. Cepola had used
brass knuckles in a fight in which
she admittedly whipped the res
of the Ladies' Beneficial society
consisting of more than 20 women.
The court was evidently much i'm
pressed with the defense of Mrs
Cepola, who declared that she hat
not resorted to the knuckles until
she had been knocked down twice
The court hearing developed thai
Mrs. Pokal had been treasurer O.
the Ladies' Beneficial society for
some time and there had been some
bad blood politically between hen
and Mrs. Cepola. Mrs. Cepola hac
demanded an auditing OF the so
ciety's books, and it was brought
out at the trial that Mrs. Pokal had
asserted that she would whip Mrs
Cepola on sight as a trouble maker.
1t appears that Mrs. Cepola, who
had the fewer members of the so.
ciety on her side, decided when she
started to attend a meeting recent
ly that she would slip her hus-
bands brass knuckles into her
stOcking-to be used in case OF
trouble.
The trouble was not long in
starting nor did Mrs. Pokal delay
starting for Mrs. Cepola. One of
the members of the Ladies Bene-
ficial society said on the stand that
Mrs. Pokal sort of butted Mrs.
Sepola and knocked her over the
table" Other evidence was that
as Mrs. Cepola struggled to her feet
she was again floored by an I'M
abridged dictionary, which caught
her in the back of the neck.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
Former Millionaire Drag
ging Out Dreary Exist
ence Among $50 Other
Unfortunates, Including
Negroes, Italians and
Cinnamon.
ONCE master MIND"
HAS NO RIGHT TO
THINK NOW.

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 20.-Yester-
day a man-today number; yes
terday a millionaire-today con-
vict. without property rights; yes
terday a free agent, controlling
thousands by his strength of mind
today a nonentity whose thinking
is done for him; yesterday clad in
fine cloth and linen, with the whole
world as the theater of his opera
tions-today shuffling about in
shapeless shoes. wearing the i'll fit
ting garb Of servitude of rough blue
cloth, and his world limited to the
blue skies over the prison walls.
Such Is the metamorphOsis
worked in Charles w. Morse when
the great steel doors of the United
States penitentiary at Atlanta
swung behind him couple
of weeks ago. Had he been put
into a grave he could have been
blotted out no more effectually as
concerns his social identity. He
had ceased to exist as Charles w.
Morse-he had become United
States convict No. 2S14, and as
such for 10 years will drag out an
existence, every minute of which Is
on a dead, dull level of monotone,
surrounded by so fellow unfortun.
ates. among whom are included
whites, negroes, Indians and China
men,
These will be his constant COM
panions and one of them is to be-
J., ,f, n n1 hn 1n
comfort that human society may af-
ford No. 2S14 will be reduced by
the interdiction of speech, for a
convict may not converse with his
brethren save at certain stated in
tervals. Even at meals, when the
desire to talk is greatest the pro-
hibtion Is ironclad: he may not
even use his tongue to make known
his wants-he must employ signs
instead.
Only Two Chances OF Escape.
And from this living grave con-
vict No. 2S14 thinks, or thought
while he had still the right to think,
there Is but two chances of a resur-
rection-one by due process of law
and the second by pardon, for he is
certain that If these hopes fail him
then his sentence Is a sentence of
death. for he cannot believe that he
will survive the full term.
But dead though he may be now,
the seeds he sowed as c. w. Morse
of brilliant mentality are bearing
fruit In the fight that Is being
waged to bring him back to life
through the efforts Of Martin Little
ton, his counsel, in the courts. and
the work Of his devoted wife in Gre
ating sentiment that shall crystal
lize in the form Of pardon.
Atlanta Jail Is about four miles
from the city, and is good to look at
when one is on the outside. 1t Is a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
ASSISTANT
CHIEF JOYCE
BREAKS ARM

Falling on an ice covered
roadway down in Peaceful val
ley yesterday afternoon, Assist
ant Fire Chief Joyce broke both
bones in his right arm, just
above the wrist. He will be un-
able to resume work at his Gus
tomary post for several weeks,
it is believed.
Joyce had gone down into the
valley to investigate an appIica-
ton for barn permit. All the
way down the road is covered
with a dangerous layer Of ice
and frozen snow and II was
while going down an incline
that he met with the accident.
The fireman was attended by
Or. John O'Shea and Is now
confined to his home at STA
Adams street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
SHARKS TRY
NEW GRAFT
NOW
CHARGE WOMAN $f3 FOR
WORTHLESS WATCH.
STRANGERS ARE DUPED

Now that they have been sopa.
rated from their graft, which they
took from working people who bor-
rowed money from them, thsrs are
indications that the loan sharks Of
Spokane are busy praoticlne new
variety Of robbery.
Miss Jessie Medford, working
woman, told a pitiful story to the
police this morning Of how she was
beaten out of $13 Of her hard
earned cash in the purchase Of q
watch from one of the downtown
loan sharks last night.
A stranger in the city, she
thought the shop was a legitimate
jewelry store. She informed the
clerk that she knew absolutely
nothing about watches. He then
guaranteed that the watch to which
she had taken a fancy was worth
$50, but agreed to let her have 1t
at $13. She bought the watch upon
his recommendation and upon the
advice of another person who was
in the store at the time. The watch
which she showed to the police this
morning was all but worthless. She
now believes that the second per-
son was a booster"
A number of similar cases have
been reported to the police, but Il
has been a hard matter TO bring
action against the sharks. hecause
in most cases the persons who have
been neeced knew something about
jewelry and bought the worthless
articles at their own initiative.
The people who live In Spokane
know better than to have any deal
ings with these sharks: hnt
strangers in the city do not. Soma
provision must be made to rut out
the practice. II the people who
have been fleeced with report their
losses, these unfair methods can be
stOuped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
SUCCESSION OF
MISFORTUNES

A succession Of misfortunes
seems to be following the Dun
woodie family of Blue Slide,
Wash. Three brothers Of the
family have been patients at
the hospital here in the last
few months.
Some time ago one of the
boys was brought to the city
and suffered for a few weeks
with a severe attack Of typhoid
fever. He recovered and re-
turned to his home, when his
brother Harrison, while hunt
ing woodrats, was accidentally
shots.by his father. Harrison
was brought to the hospital
early In December, and after
hoveringf between life and
death for several weeks re-
covered and was sent home,
when the third calamity came.
Last Saturday Herbert Dun
woodie suffered q severe At
tack Of appendicitis and was
brought to this city, where he
underwent an operation. He
will recover.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

tation, is quoted as saying that he
had grave fears Taft would be DOM
mated by the interests. The tariff
was condemned by Indiana politi-
clans and people alike. President
Stone of Purdue and President Par.
sons. OF State Normal, lifelong re-
publicans, look with distrust upon
the avowed policies of the party.
Professor Harding says Taft will
have to stop carrying water on both
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
"YOU DIRTY PUPv---MRS. CHRISTY

ZANESVIIIE Ohio January 20-Witnesses dispositions
supplied by Howard Chandler Christy effort
Howard Chandler Christy the artist the
have custody his child occupied the
hearing Mrs Chrys suit of her
smiled
witnesses testified regarding artists
pensity excessive drinking
Smith, who hearing the blocked attempts
Chsty counsel introduce evidence purportng
existing between Christy chauffeurs
the that testimony
missible Mrs Ch leaned table and Kissed
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
POPCORN MAN FOUGHT
FLAMES BUT WAGON BURNED

When a popcorn man loses his
wagon, he loses his means of sup
port. Richard Traul. the popcorn
man who has a wagon at the cor
ner of Post street and Main avenue,
fought fiercely the flames which
started in his little establishment
last night. His efforts were with
out avail, however. when the gaso.
line which trickled from the torch
which he was cleaning ignited. The
fire was put out by fire extinguish-
ers. Traul was burned about the
arms.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

the Ballinger case, the Winona
speech, and incidentally, the i'm
portance OF Bryan today.
Surprising as II may seem from
the character OF the men queried,
few thought Taft had strengthened
himself with the people. Indeed,
most saw a waning OF his popular
ity and longing for the days of
Roosevelt. However. II was also
the opinion that as between Taft
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
A MYSTERIOUS
SUICIDE HERE

A mysterious suicide was report
ed from the Langham hotel late yes
terday afternoon. A man who had
registered at the hotel two days be-
fore under the name of j. c. Camp
bell was found lying in a pool of
blood in his room. From the condi-
tion of the body, it is believed that
he had taken his life two or three
hours previous to the time the door
was opened, The man is not known
here. He was well dressed. Camp
bell left no means of Identification
The bullet entered his right temple
and emerged on the other side of
the head.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
MADE GIRL INTOXICATED.

The crime Of plying young girls
with liquor is again making it's. ap-
pearance here. Gertrude Daniels. a
clerk 16 years of age. admits that
James Pope took her to Whites res
taurant after the theater and
bought her liquor, the girl becoming
intoxicated. He then took her to
her room. according to her story.
Pope was arrested Yesterday after
noon by Detective Mcdonald and is
now out on 500 bonds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

toward conservatism as represented
in many of It's phases by the pres
ent administration.
The states selected were those
through which Taft made his au-
aumn tour. and the queries were adj
dressed to them before the crisis In
the Pinchot affair. which ended in
Taft dlscharging Roosevelt's dis
tinguished friend. They were asked
about the effects OF the Taft our,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

John w. Graham, d. L. Prescott,
A. w. Woolley, William Dodd. Don
Ramsey and d. ID. Mckay are the
men who are to sit as a jury In the
George Darby case, which Is to b
tried in Judge Mann's court tomoF.
row. Darby is being prosecuted for
violating the saloon screen law. It
is alleged that the sign on the WIN
dow of the Darby saloon hides tho
view of the interior.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah-Inter.
state commerce commission refuses
to allow other railroads to carry
freight stalled on wrecked Salt
Lake route at emergency rate of
80 cents a hundred, as proposed,
and heavy loss to road and ship
pers will result.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 20.-The
Boston Evening Transcript, the
most powerful paper in New Eng
land, and with decided leaning
toward President Taft, has just pub
lished the result of pool 1t took
OF IS states, in which, 1t says. the
real balance OF power is held.
The men quizzed were all bank
crs and prominent business men,
therefore, naturally men who lean
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
TEN KILLED.;
FIVE DAYS
(By United Press)

DENVER, Jan. 20.--ln a wreck Of
a runaway freight train on the Mof-
fatt road today three trainmen
were killed and two injured. This
makes a total Of 10 men killed and
is injured in the Rocky mountain re-
gIon in the last five days. Four
were killed and three injured Sun
day near Leadvilie. Three were
killed and II injured at Lemay,
Utah, Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

and Bryan. the victory would be
with Taft.
Here is summary of the letters
received:
Illinois.
A Chicago banker wrote that the
tour was colorless and the altitude
on the tariff disappointing.
Another wrote the peoples, SYM
pathies were with Pinchot as
against Ballinger. ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

The president of a country bank
wrote that the people considered
Taft trimmer.
All united in saying. however,
that Taft would easily carry the
state against Bryan.
Indiana.
Here all the opinions were gath
cred from Bloomington, the site of
the state university. One leading
citizen, said to be Of national repu-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

shoulders, and either line up with
the insurgents, who are the only
hope of the party, or with the reac-
tionaries.
Michigan.
Here opinion was that Tafts tour
made little change In public opinion,
and that Taft could beat Bryan by
100000 in the state.
Wisconsin.
Some dissatisfaction ia ex-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

SAN FRANCISCO-At bond cleo
ton here the proposition to accept
the Lake Eleanor and Hetch-
Hetchy valley water system and is-
SIDE bonds for $45.000.000 carried
by vote of 95S3 in excess of ne
cessary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

PITTSBURG-New charges in
Columbia National bank conspiracy
bribery cases include actions
against Max G.. Leslie, delinquent
tax collector; f. II. Jennings, bank
president; +. A. Griffin, former
cashier; F.. F. Nicola. contractor.
and Charles Stewart, former coun-
Gilman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
SIGN PLEDGE TO EAT
NO MORE MEAT NOW
Denver and Omaha Hold Big Mass
Meetings---The "Sixty-Day"
Vegetarians.
(By United Press.)


2o-Movng westward and bounds, the
Ohio the high food reached this
afternoon hundreds Of Denver union a0orng
for 80
here confidently declared today their
they will be able compel Colorado butchers exist
that at Sundays meeting they will launch
boycott within will extend throughout the state
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

Henry M. Weed has sold to Wal.
ter n. Olive two lots on the nortn
side of Spraguc avenue near Sheri-
dan street for $4,000. The ground
is 50X90.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

pressed with his tariff policy, but "
is held that as against Bryan ~
could win.
Minnesota, s
Bankers of st. Paul and Minno
sofa conceded that the Winono
speech counted against Taft hu1
held that he could still carry t1ol
state against Bryan. A rural hnnho&
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

KANSAS CITY.-Detectives are
closely watching a suspect" in the
Swope case and arrests are expect
ed soon Colonel Thomas II.
Swope and other members of his
family who died are believed to
have been murdered by use of ty-
phoid germs placed in their food.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

$50 HIGHr' SAYS PINCHoT TO TEDDY

FROM A SNAPSHOT PHOTO
GRAPH TAKEN IN WASHING
TON WHILE ROOSEVELT WAS
STILL PRESIDENT. T. R. AND
FORESTER PINCHOT WE'RE EN-
Gagged IN AN ANIMATED CON-
VERSATION ON TREE GROW
ING.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
MOTHERS SACRIFICE WAS IN
VAIN; WOUNDED BOY DIES
(By United PresS)

NEW YORK, Jan. 20-Arthur Shby who shot in High
bridge park recently unknown died today De-
child
lon Of his mothers blood into his VEINS the lad failed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
5000 SIGN AT OMAHA.
(By United Press)

OMAHA, Jan. 20.--MOre than
5000 persons at Omaha already
have signed the anti-meat pledge.
Leaders of the local movement to
break high meat prices predict that
before night an amazing proportion
of the city's population will be
"sixty-day vegetarians."
Reports from other Nebraska
cities indicate that the crusade is
finding hundreds of Supporters. Mass
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

meetings in many towns have been
called. Labor unions are assuming
a prominent place in the fight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

Daily and Sunday Press, deliv-
cred, 10 cents a~ANeek.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

At PITTSBURG, TOO.
(By United Press)
PITTSBURG, Jan. 20-A mass
meeting will be held tonight to pro-
test against the high prices charged
for meat and other food commodi.
ties. Pledges to abstain from meat
will be circulated among those who
attend
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

Fair tonight and Friday;
colder tonight. Max. temp.
"a; min. -.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-03-16

Our want ads" brsng results.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-03-16

Pure, fresh apple cirer by the
quart or gallon at the H ]. Hat
Liquor company. l3tf
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-03-16
PICTURES OF
The CLASSY KIND
At THE BUTLER
THE PICTURES CHANGE But
THE PRICE DOES NOT AT
THIS THEATER.

At the Butler theater today
there will be another entire change
of program at which time the man.
agement will show four pictures.
In addition to the pictures Miss
Feldman will sing two new illus
trated songs. The pictures today
are the very best that can be pro-
duced, all late and new. The fol-
lowing subjects will be shown:
"Voice from the Fireplace" dra-
ma; THE Wrong Man." comedy;
The confession" drama; and big
film entitled, THE Liv-
ingston Case drama. This is a
very interesting program and should
be witnessed by all as it is on for
today only. there being an entire
change of program tomorrow.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-03-16
INMATES ARE
Shown MYSTERIES
Of ELKDOM
CANDIDATES FROM THE NORTH
ARE TOLD WHAT II
O'CLOCK MEANS.

Down Nina way there num-
Der of stray Elks, and TO this
number three baby Elks were add
ed at the conclusion of the meet
ing last night of the local herd.
The candidates were +. p. Stanton,
railroad agent at Nina; w. A.
Wade. and j J. O'Donahue, who
are also connected with the rail-
road Offices. In order to see that
things went off exactly right and no
portion of the ritual was over
looked, ID. c. Copley and J. r..
Willis members of the order, ac-
companied the trio TO this city and
offered words of cheer prior to the
advent Of the goat. After that there
was hardly time for anything on
account OF the wild antics of the
untamed animal. Private wires
from the ringside stated that the
candidates done fairly well, and
possibly may be in shape to re-
turn to their home on this morn
ing's train. They are a good
bunch of boys.