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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
WEALTHY MAN SUICIDES.
'By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2S.-
The mysterious drowning of John
Dempsy, a wealthy retired business
man, in a lake at Golden Gate park
yesterday, which many thought was
an accident, was explained today
when DR. Craig, at st. Mary's hos
pital, found a note from Dempsy
written on the inside of white
shirt bosom.
The note read: May the good
Lord bless our brothers. Forgive
me my weakness for giving away.
Forgive me-"
1t was addressed to Dempsy's
brother.
For some weeks Dempsy had
been suffering from insomnia. He
entered st. Mary's hospital for
treatment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
LOST $4,000 AND HIS
CONFIDENCE IN HUMAN NATURE

a note of his for $3.50. He did not
ask me to bet on the race, but he
just offered to let me go see the
race. which was to be an eXclu-
sive affair to settle a wager be-
tween friends.
"Of course, he ran out of cash,
and | fell for the game, loaning
him $4,000 to help him out of the
hole he was in. The game could
not have been worked on me if
i had not been his friend. The
jockey had fresh liver in his mouth,
began chewing on it, and | thought
he had a hemorrhage. l was as
badly scared as the others pretend
ed to be and beat it in double
quick time. So did my $4,000"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
LAWRENCE COMPANY
MAKING SUCCESS

The Del Lawrence stock COM
pany seems to have made an eX-
cellent impression on theater goers
in this city. The first weeks run
was big success, from the stand
point of the people who saw the
company. Lawrence has played in
most of the cities on the coast, be-
ginning his popular run in San
Diego some four years ago.
THE Squaw Man." this weeks
play. is well rendered. The men
have most of the prominent stunts,
but the women had their inning
last week. The story is known
to most everybody, and the biggest
actors have played it, but the YER
sion given here is excellent.
Del Lawrence, taking the part of
Jim Carstens, does very good work.
Clara Byers takes the womans
lead role in fine style. The scenery
and costumes are entirely salts
factory, and show the care with
which Lawrence carries out de-
tails.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
60 PER CENT OF
ALASKAN ISLANDERS
HAVE CONSUMPTION
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
WASHINGTON, March 28.-Ac-
cording to a report from Surgeon
Simpson of the revenue cutter Man
ming that has just been made pub
lie, approximately 60 per cent of the
natives of Unalaska, st. George and
st. Paul islands, off the Alaskan
coast, are afflicted with tubercu-
losis.
Simpson also asserts that there
are only a few of the children on
the islands who do not show some
evidence of the disease.
Efforts are being made. said
Simpson, to instruct the natives
how to prevent the plague, which
he ascribes to the lack of water to
keep their homes clean.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
KNOCKED OUT
CHIEFS BILL
FOR PHONE

Chief John Sullivan of the
police department tried to COL
Iect phone bill for his resi-
dence of SO during the month
of February, but the auditing
committee knocked it out. The
record shows that the chief
turned in the bill for his house
phone along with the other
phone bills for the department,
amounting for the month to
$3.50. The committee erased
SulIivan's bill and allowed the
rest.
For February the city paid
Charles S. Ryan $542.5O for
feeding prisoners. There were
$3.50 meals served at IS cents
per meal. Eighty-three Ioaves
of bread were used, for which
the city paid the schedule
price of cents per loaf. Ryan
probably bought the bread at q
cents per loaf.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
BILLY SUNDAY 7
TO BE UMPIRE

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. MARCH, rs.
Rev. Billy Sunday, the ball-Hlay-
err evangelist, will umpire an ex-
hibition game in Danville, I'LL, April
u, between Danville and tho Cubs.
Sunday is conducting evangelfHtie
services in Danyille, and Will re-
main a day after his canpaign
is over to act as umpire. Sunday
was a member of Cap" Anapn' S
Chicago White Stockings. He quit
the game 10 years ago, but iayH he
is capable of umpiring.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
May BUY JOHNNY
king FOR $4,000

ing to those who claim to have in
side dope will work out as fol-
lows:
King will be reinstated by the
national committee, according to
the wise ones. He may have to pay
a nominal fine.
Larry Mclean will be traded to
New York for a couple of players
upon whom it is known that Muir
ply and Chance of Chicago long
have cast covetous eyes.
Then, this due. with a big cash
consideration, will be turned over
to Chicago in exchange for the peer
less backstop.
The sum involved in the Cincin-
atiChicago trade is mentioned as
100000. This would be the great
est price ever paid for single
PLAYER
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28


HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 28.-
1t is persistently rumored here to-
day that Johnny King, once the
Cubs premier backstop, will work
with the Cincinnati Reds this sea-
son. r.
The same rumor has it that long
Larry Mclean of the Reds is Ides.
tined to go to the Giants in a trade
that will be one of the largest in
the history of baseball. Il
It is known her that Mclean is
preparing to leave the Springs. Fol-
lowing this clue, an enterprising fan
unearthed the possibility that the
recent conference between McGraw
of New York and Hermann of Gin
cinnati bears strongly upon the sug-
gested scheme The trade, accord
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
STOLE MEAT
FROM ]. J. BROWN
WHILE HUNGRY

Theft of SIG worth of smoked
meat from the premises of J. J.
Browne, the millionaire real estate
man, caused William Wickman to
be sentenced to a month in the
county Jail by Judge Sullivan this
morning Wickman, who declares
he stole the meat while in need,
pleaded guilty to charge of petty
larceny, else the sentence might
have been considerably severe
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
FINDS MRS. HOG AND HER
FAMILY ON HAY STACK

FINDLAY. Ohio, March 2S.-
Farmer Michael Fischel, residing
near Celina. has a high regard for
pork, and feels assured that the $l1
hog is to superseded by the $12
hog, but he was not prpared for the
sudden rise of pork on his farm.
Several days ago he missed a SOW.
He made a search. Near a straw
stack that was about 10 feet high
he heard grunt, and on top of 1t
found Mrs. Hog. costly fixed for a
few days stay, with seven little
pigs at her side.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
NOT EVEN A
DRUNK LAST NIGHT

Spokane is sure getting tame
Aside from a spectacular race be-
tween T. o. Fisher and Officer
Goldman in which the latter is said
to have broken about every speed
regulation that ever existed, in his
determination to catch the former
for exceeding the speed limit, there
was nothing doing in the frowning
citadel of silence last night. Even
common drunks. as indicated by the
blottcr at the booking window We're
not in common evidence. Fisher
was arrested between and 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon and was
released on $40 bail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
HER BOY ARRESTED FOR DE.
SERTION SHE APPLIES FOR
HELP-HiS MOTHER is
ABOVE THE ARMY.

With her son, the only relative
in the world to whom she might
turn in her declining years for sup
port, a prisoner of the United
States army, all because of his af-
fection for her, and with poverty
and hunger her daily lot, an old
woman from Minnehaha Park peti.
toned the county commissioner RS
for assistance this morning.
Strange how it could be that this
unfortunate old mothers only son
is prisoner-a disgraced man-all
because of his affection for her,
but just such is the case. This
son was a soldier in the army a
few months ago, when one day his
mail contained a letter that tord
him that his old mother was Ill
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
GROFFS WIN AGAIN

The Croft Tailors won their sec
ond straight game yesterday by de-
feating the Night Hawks at Lidger-
wood park. Bryan, the Croft
pitcher, was in his usual good form,
allowing but three scattered hits.
Mackey, the Croft left fielder, made
the featuring play of the day by run
ming from deep left to the edge of
the shortstop's territory and catch
ing a drive that was thought to be
sure hit The Croft team has now
decided on it's permanent lineup and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
(sy United Press Leased Wire,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. March Is
Thomas w. Ballew. lumberman
and millionaire banker of Prince
ton, Mo-, who was victimized by the
Maybray gang of fixed race swim
dlers. told of his experience today.
Ballew lost $4,000 and his faith
in human nature. In all he is out
nearly $4,000 on account of the
gang. He said:
Il was an easy mark all right. but
/ was not as easy as it looks at first
glance.
Il simply loaned my money to
help out man whom ! had be-
friended before. | had known Dob
bins for a number of years and held
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
MUCH TROUBLE OVER
HATTIE PLERCE'S FENCE

by Heck, Hattie Pierce has
stretched fence across our road
compelling us to go about mile or
two around out of our way, and
there amt man in the hull COM
munity that's got the nerve to tear
it down. What're we goin' to do?"
Something like this was COM
plant laid before the county COM
missioners at the courthouse this
morning by little committee of
irate farmers from the vicinity of
Colvert, Wash. An investigation Is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
SOME THREATS OF
MOB VIOLENCE

WATSEKA, Ill.,, March Is
Threats of mob violence alleged to
have been made against Mrs. J. B.
Sayler, John Grunden and DR.. Will
liam Miller. charged jointly with
the murder U5 J. B. Sayler, were re-
ported to the authorities here today,
and special guard was placed
about the court room in which the
trial is going on.
The defense was begun today.
The authorities have feared some
demonstration against the defend
ants in the case and rumOrs that
a lynching had been planned made
them decide to take no chances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28

According to meager information
that could be secured on the matter,
the county has had this certain
thoroughfare declared public high
way for a score of years or more,
but the county has never procured
title to the little strip that is now
corralled by Hattie Pierce's fence.
1t is right at the edge of her land,
was formerly included in her claim,
and the courts have got to show her
that she no longer owns it before
she will allow any more traffic
over Il.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
CASTRO WANTS In
LIMELIGHT AGAIN
(By United Press Leased Wire)

NEW YORK, March 28.-Accord-
ing to advices received here today
from New Orleans, Castro, eX-
President of Venezuela, is planning
a campaign to regain his lost power
In Venezuela.
1t is reported on good authority
that the deposed president of the
South American republic will soon
make an offer which probably will
result in many transfers of ale
glance among the soldiers who are
now enrolled In the relief army
which Is TO be sent from here to
aid Estrada.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
QUAKE DAMAGE
NEARS S., 900, 600

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, CATANIA, Sicily, March 20. 4
, The estimated damage from Z
, the latest eruption Of Mount Z
, Aetna is 100000. Z
, The volcano is in dis 4
, turbed condition, although the Z
, craters have ceased to expeI Z
, lava and rock. 4
, 1t is believed that the fis. Z
, sures are choked with ashes
, and that another eruption will 4
, follow as soon as the gases be- Z
, come strong enough to eject Z
, the mass. Earth rumbIings and Z
, detonations continue at inter- Z
, walls and the volcano is far 4
, from quiescent. 4
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28

GRIND OF THE
DIVORCE MILL

Married in January, 1908, and
abandoned during the following Au-
gpst, Roseelma Peterson secured
decree of divorce from Charles b.
ePterson before Judge Hinkle.
The divorce mill ground out a de-
cree also for Elizabeth L. Hunt,
who sought everlasting relief from
her erring spouse, Alexander l..
Hunt. on grounds of desertion. The
litigants in this case were colored
folks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
SHOOTS FROM AMBUSH
GIRL WHO ScoRNED HIM

LEWISTON, Pa. March o.
Bertha Singley, 26, is dead and
William Shrader, 81, is facing
murder charge as the result of the
girls refusal to accept the mans
attentions. Schrader boarded with
sister of Miss Singley. The girl
while horseback riding, stopped
at her sisters home for a drink of
water. Shrader shot her from a
window. He fled. but was cap
tured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
ROSS PARK DEFEATS HAYS
PARK.

Ross Park Juniors defeated the
Junior baseball team of Hays Park
this morning. the score standing
7 to 2. Some good plays were
made by both teams. Batteries:
Ross Park-Hawk and Foinia. Hays
Park-Van Horn and Thompson.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
WOMAN FOUND WITH
HER THROAT CUT
fBy United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
BALTIMORE, Md, March 2S.-
The body of a handsome young
woman, Mrs. AL Merrick, was found
today with the throat cut, on the
suburban estate of Alexander
Brown, a millionaire banker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28

is in a position to meet all corners
for the amateur championship title.
Score by innings: RHE.
Groffs "A O 1 1 0 0 0-12 7 4
N. H. % 2 % 2 0 0 o. 81
Batteries-Bryan and Draper and
Demers; Durham, Helm and Lind
ner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28

The day of laughing at airship in
ventOrs has passed.
So probably we'd better not laugh
at DR.. Albert C. Albertson, a
wealthy physician in New York,
who is solemnly promising a won
derful exhibition with an airship he
is now building.
DR.. Albertson says he will fly to
Europe within a few weeks, and
that his big ship, which weighs 10
tons and is 105 feet long, will carry
a weight of $4,000 pounds. He says
some Of his friends may take he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28

DEDHAM, Mass.-Joseph Sears
of this town bids fair to break all
records. He is the father of "a chill
dren, boy born yesterday swelling
the total to that number. He had
IS children by his first wife and has
had 16 so far by the present Mrs.
Sears. Sears is 81 years old.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28
DR. A. C. AIsERTsoNs ARsHIP IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION

trip with him, if they are willing to
do so. .a
There are no planes on the ship.
Neither will gas be used for light
ing power. The buoyancy or lifting
power of the air will not be relied
upon in any way. A giant wheel,
whirling vertically, will overcome
gravitaion, says DIR. Albertson; in
fact, it will force gravitaion to lift
his ship instead of drawing it down
to the earth.
81 have put great deal Of money
into my first ship" said he. 81
know that it will work" ,s..-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-28

rAs very best always for
atd your doctor will always
tas' nsfe ana !, ,. sure when we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-08

afterward. as YOU like. I've decided to
delay my start for Boston, and shall call
upon Banker Crane in the morning.
want to learn whether Mr.. Somhers ever
made any checks to this Philander Sum-
merfield. BY the way. i'm the matter OF
writing Mr. Somhers left practically
nothing | have looked through every
file. trunk and box I'm the house. but.
aside from a few receipts. I've found
nothing. / wonder whether he was as
careful in what he wrote?"
Undoubtedly. He answered letters
promptly, and his first act afterward was
to destroy the ones received. 1t was one
Of his axioms that the less one puts on
paper and keeps on paper the less one
has to trouble about"
Hum. A curious axiom for an honest
man. Well. we shall see what Mr.. Crane
knows about Mr.. Somhers' checks.
Milbrath glanced at his watch.
Not quite yet" he said. II think
I'll surprise Red Gables with q materiali-
zation there. l wish you would join me.
Bliss
/ should have preferred an hour on the
water: but suddenly one of Kilbourne' q
notices for success rang in my memory:
Never, without excellent reason. decline
an Invitation: it may lead you to uneX-
pected Information So 1 announced
that l was ready to accompany him. and
a moment later Milbrath and l were
threading the triangle Of woods.
(To be continued tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-08
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-08
BAD EYES MAKE COBB
REST Up FOR A WEEK
0cuIists Say Tyrus Has Been
Playing Ball With Only
One Eye.

DETROIT. Mich. September S-Accord
ing to Ty Cobb's physician in this city
there is no danger that the sensational
outfielder of the Tigers is going blind In
the right eye. The optic is slightly af.
fected by Inflammation, which a few
days rest is expected TO cure. Cobb has
been advised TO LAY Off, for a week OF
so.
An examination by specialists yester-
day. however. developed the startling
fact that Cobb's right eye is practically
useless to the great outfielder. The right
eye is unusually near-sighted. Jennings
would welcome eight or ten more play
ers afflicted with the same malady.
In local base ball circles there Is a
strong feeling that Cobb's illness Is a
hoax 1t is generally believed that the
Georgian's differences with Jennings have
never been adjusted. 1t is even insin-
uated that Cobb played the last month
solely to win the automobile that will be
given to the champion batter of the major
leagues. His record to date seems pretty
safe, and 1t is averred that Cobb is more
than ready to rest on present laurels II
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-08
NEW BASE BALL LEAGUE
NOW IS THREATENED
Fletcher Says He Has So, 000,-
600 and Will Fiuht the
Big Clubs Next Year.

CINCINNATI. September S.-That a
major league club will be established in
New York city TO fight the American and
National League clubs before the next
base ball season begins Is the statement
made in Cincinnati by D. a. Fletcher. the
Cincinnati man whose scheme to take
two all-star teams about the country this
fall was recently knocked In the head by
the national commission.
Mr.. Fletcher says he has secured the
advancement Of 100000 by capitalists
and that he will fight the plan out just
to show the commission that another big
league can be organized and kept going.
With this money. says Mr.. Fletcher, he
can secure the services Of all the best
ball players in this country. and this
alone will bring more people to the
games of his parks than to those Of either
the American or National leagues.
He is very bitter In his denunciation OF
the commission for refusing TO allow the
base ball players to go on his proposed
all-star trip. He says Chairman Herr
mann of the commission told him he
might go ahead and organize his teams
and that the commissioners would give
their consent. Yesterday evening Mr..
Hermann was asked about the idea OF
a little bit ahead Of him.
1T Is all talk just as many other plans
OF disgruntled base ball men have been
Let the gentleman go ahead and then
he'll find that the commission will be just
little ahead Of him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-08
YALE PLAYER PUTS
PENN'SSTAROU
Alec Thayer Defeated by Cote
in First Days Play Of Inter-
collegiate Championship.

PHILADELPHIA. September s.-Al-
though the University of Pennsylvania
needs only one point TO become the pos
SCISSOR of the Isaac III. Ciothier cup. en-
blematic OF the intercollegiate tennis
championship. 1t is believed that the point
will not be earned this year. Yesterday
the first days play took place in the thir-
teenth annual tournament OF the Intercol-
legiate Lawn Tennis Association. on the
courts OF the Merton Cricket Club ct
Haverford. and No. II was certainly an
unlucky one for the Red and Blue repre-
sentatives. as out OF four entries only
one man survived the first round in the
singles.
The surprise OF the day was the elimina-
ton OF Alec Thayer. the hope Of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania. by a practically
unknown player in J. Cote Of Yale. No
little argument had arisen In the morning
to whether Thayer was eligible to rep
resent his university this year. as II
would be his fourth appearance in the
tournament. 1t was finally decided that
q player could represent his university
four years. and Thayer was allowed to
play. IL was expected that he would sur
vive at least 10 the semi-1nals but Cote
displayed much greater ability than he
had been given credit for. and as Thayer
vas on form the Y ale man won by three sets
TO one. The first set was a tremendously
long one. Cote undoubtedly taking his op-
ponent by surprise by the excellence OF
his play. Game after game was played
sd neither had gained any advantage
when twenty games had been reeled OF
the score, being called 10 all. Cote then
forged ahead, and won his own service
and his opponents as well and took the
Set by twelve games to ten.
IL was expected that Thayer would
make amends i'm the second set but he
opponent proved that his previous sue
cess was no mere flash In the pan and
again won. this time. Ga. Thayer showed
some OF his true form In the third set
and as q consequence had his opponent
In dif1culties and allowed him only two
games. In the fourth set. however, Cote
played up In great style. and clinched the
match by winning six games to three.
Previous to the FIRST round another Penn
sylvantan in r. b. Jamison had been pu,
out OF the tournament In the preliminary
round in the morning by F. Gates OF
Yale At no time in the match did Jami-
son cause any anxiety to the Yale man
who won. Ga, go, 60. The match be-
tween w. Frazier Campbell. Harvard, and
r. B. McCiave. Cornell, was well con
tested. although neither man showed
really frst-class form. Campbell won In
straight sets. although his opponent tool
hve games in each OF the first two set:
and four in the third.