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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-29

Florida, Elder l.. l. Myers. presi-
dent. 1898 Highway Ave. Jacksonville.
Fla-Thc annual conference of the ell
ders, and members of the Florida con-
ference was held in the l.. D. 5. chapel
at Jacksonville, Saturday and Sunday,
Dec. IS and 19 SIX public meetings and
four priesthood meetings were held,
The interior of the chapel was beau
tifully decorated with flowers and
draped with the national colors. Presl-
dent Chas. A. Calls. President Samuel
o Bennion of the Central states mis-
sion. Conference President l.. l.. Myers
and the travelling elders were present.
At all the public meetings there wero
large congregations. The principal
speakers were Presidents Calls and
Sennlon President Myers presided at
the meetings and he and several of the
elders addressed the people. Sister
Syrinn Kcddlngton and Leah V. Holt OF
the mission office made interesting re-
marks upon the duties of the sisters
At a special meeting OF the Relief So
cieties held after the Sunday afternoon
meeting President Calls and others Of
fered some excellent instructions per-
taInlng to the work and mission of that
great organization.
Georgia. Elder W. L. Francom.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-29

East Tennessee. Elder Geo. w
Stephens, president. 2003 Jefferson ave
nue.. Knoxville. Tenn.-Elders w. H.
Larson and J. II. Shaw have just COM
pleted a months tour through nine
counties. and report conditions among
the members very gratifying. In many
places, churches and courthouses were
placed nj their disposal and good meet
ings were held Appropriate
Christmas exercises were held In the
new L. d. S. chapel at Larson.
While holding a series of four meet
ings at Rugby. Elders Osguthorpe and
Teeples met Il minister from London,
England, who became interested, and
after hearing the elders explain the
principles of the gospel purchase3
Book OF Mormon and other literature
and gave them money 10 help them
on their way. While holding this series
OF meetings these elders were given
lodgings by one OF the leading nIer-
chants OF the city, who willingly offer
ed to stand all expenses himself
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-29

L. Mortenson and Emmett c. Walker
had the privilege of portraying the
beauties OF the resurrection 10 a large
crowd of attentive listeners.
The monthly appointment at Skipper
ton was filled by Elders ]. C. Healey
and Henry Humphreys. Four
OF the elders recently canvassed Monte
zurna. leaving IL books and sos tracts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-29

Middle Tennessee, Elder Thos
Jones. president Box y. 269, Mem
phis. Tenn-The Sunday school
at Memphis was reorganized Jan. 2. by
President Thomas Jones and Eld-
er L. Bushman with the following
officers: superintendent, President
Thomas Jones; Secretary. c.
7 NJ Capen; Chorister. Roy Stewart;
Organlst, Bessie Long.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
4 DAYS
IN JAIL FOR
NOTHING!
Young w. :. Clark's Tx
I. perience With Stupidity
Of Officials.

Forced to lie nine days In the
county Jail, confined in q dirty, half
furnished and overcrowded cell in
company with eight other men In q
barred room only five by seven feet,
compelled to sleep on q bit of can
vas on the iron cell floor underfed
And half cared .for--spd all because
Of the stupldity 90 United States
postal authorities ana tho excita
bility Of an eastern postmaster-
was the experience of w. B.. Clark
who was released from custody last
week. after having been arrested
on suspicion OF being implicated In
the robbery of the postoffice al
Carlisle, N. d.
And when he was finally released
from custody, was any effort made
to remedy the injustice which had
been done him?
Certainly not. He was merely
congratulated on being allowed tC
escape the clutches of the law, and
CONTINUED on Page olx.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
An INSULT TO
FRENCHMEN
tsy United Prese Leased wlrsl

3 tey United Press Leased Wlrsl
NEW YORK. Oct. 1o.-A rigid
investigation Of direct insult Of
fered three Frenchmen who ar.
rived here on the steamer Ma
donna was begun today. The men
are Etienne Boyer, president of
the Marseilles Cement company;
Jean Raubard. his son-in-law. and
Joseph Ludevich Michel.
The authorities will try to as
certain just why they were taken
to Ellis island at the request of
two private detectives, although
they had letters of Introduction to
President Taft, Colonel Roosevelt
and others, $4,000 In cash and let
ters OF credit for $4,000 more.
The three men were released from
the immigration headquarters on
Ellis island within few minutes af-
ter they landed there. Apologies
were made, but they have taken
the matter up with the French con-
sui and the investigation is the re-
suit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

The Night Pink

= Don't overlook the Night 4
= Pink.
= The baseball season Ii end Z
. ed, the racing game Is dead Z
= for another season, but the 4
. Night Pink goes on just the 4
. same.
. Football. bowling, basket 4
. ball, golf and all other sports I
= of the fall and winter season 4
= will be reported fully, and 4
. there will always be the lat Z
. est Of the local sport chat, 4
. and the livest of the sport I
= telegraphic news to keep you I
. right up to date on the doings 4
= of the sport world. 4
. The Night Pink's illustrat- 4
. ed sport service 10 the finest 4
. In the city.
. You'll be interested in the 4
. Pink evening edition OF The Z
. Press. Don't overlook 1t q 4
. single night, or you'll miss 4
= something you want to know. 4
90 >>>H ~~e~ 80 Z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
CAMP SAYS RULES
ARE "COMPLICATED"

the players and the spectators,
Teh members of the committee
did not agree this year, but we did
the best we could. Even those
who criticized the new rules al
first are now willing to admit that
they cannot be improved until they
they are tried through a season Of
active playing.
Following their adoption Invent
to New York and met 80 coaches
and athletic instructors. Then
went to Cleveland where I ad-
dressed q similar gathering OF 200
men. 7 explained to both groups
the causes and nature OF the con.
ditions and the new style of play
that was expected from them
They all seemed to be we'll salts.
fled with the revision"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10


prize for the highest batting aver.
age in either the American or the
National leagues.
Every hit j made was on the
square," said Lajoie. Il asked nc
favors Of the st.. Louis team. Al.
ter my first hit. which was three
Dagger to center, the Browns
played deep. expecting long hits
but fooled them and hunted In.
stead. Not only was everyone OF
the hits clean drive but the
scorer robbed me OF another hit
by scoring an error against Corri.
don when hunted to him In the
third innng OF the second game. II
was impossible for him to have
fielded the ball In time and
should have been given a single. "
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

The young man came to Spokane
well dressed, but with not a penny
in his pocket. For two days he
went without food, and one night
he walked the streets because he
had no place to lay his head. Here
is the story as he tells it:
II struck town one Saturday
morning. had good clothes, a good
trade, and knew that ! would get
work within day or SO. But !
was broke and didn't know q soul
"Of course. none of the restau-
rants or lodging house keepers
would stand me off" for lodging
and food until got work. SO
was strictly up against 1t.
The first day | was here ! rus
tied around hunting for job and
didn't notice that was hungry un-
til along In the evening. when !
began to feel a sinking sesation In
my stomach. This reminded me
of the fact that ! was famishing.
but | hadn't a penny and couldn't
buy thing to eat l tried to get
up nerve enough to ask someone
to help me out. but ] had never
been broke before and couldn't
bring myself to beg. SO ! went
hungry that night. +.
Il had no place to sleep and
walked the streets all night. dodg.
ing the police as much as possible,
especially In the morning hours,
but l was stopped several times by
officers who asked where was
going.
Not wishing to be arrested as q
Continued on Page Two.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
BIG BOXING D0INCS
OUT IN AUSTRALIA

have just been announced and are
as follows:
Billy papke, the caimant OF the
worlds middleweight title, will
meet Ed. Williams, promising
Victoria middleweight, ON Oct. 20.
Jimmy Clabby, the Milwaukee
welterweight, is matched to meet
Bob Bryant of Sydney on Novem-
ber 3.
Cyclone Johnny Thompson Ia to
meet either Fred Douglas or Boer
Unholz, both well known light
weights, on November 8.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
"ONE WHO KNOWS"
TELLS HIS STORY

Were you ever broke and hungry in strange townf
Did you walk the streets without penny in your
pocket and with the pangs of hunger gnawng at yonr
vita schemiag, planning how to get something to eat
having place to sleep and knowing not soul in The
whole big city to whom you could turn for assisance1
The Press has induced young who underwent
this experience short time to relate for it's readers
his feelings and sensations he paced the streets broke
hungry and friendess eagerly seeking way out Of his
difficulties.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. To-
Walter Camp, the well known foot
ball authority and q member of
the football rules committee, who
is here today on private hpsi
ness" admitttd that the football
rules OF 1910 are somewhat COM
plicated.
I'm another year we hope to
have shem simpiifide," said Camp.
"Our present endeavor Is to keep
the game open and to lessen the
kuahty and quantity of injuries.
II has been the honest endeavor
of the Rules committee for the
past five or six years--ever since
the demand for revision made
itself felt--to accommodate both
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

(Dy United Prsss Leased Wlre.l
: VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct. TO-
a special cable from Sydney, Aus
tralia, says October and Novem-
Der will be busy months in pugi-
listic circles there for the string
of American boxers sent over to
that country by Hugh d. McIntosh
will have their initial contests
with Australian representatives.
The dates of these contests, which
are all to be held at the stadium
at Rushcutter's bay, near Sydney,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
1DO you y
: K " OW :

That spokane's lady BARRIERS are
nearly all members OF the union?
That you can get a better meal
for Is cents In some OF Spokane's g
low class" restaurants than some
OF the high-toned places serve for
half dollar? That is, az far as
substantially goes.
That the most notorious variety
theater In the history OF Spokane
used to stand near the northwest
corner of Main ana Wall streets?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
Will PROTECT
PACIFIC
Helpless Position Of Coast Cities Taken Up With Pr
dent by Spokane Press and Other Papers, Is Basis Ton
Reorganization OF All Coast Defenses.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct 10--The report Of the $50
retary Of war; il reply to the resolution introduced 0
last session of congress by Representative McLachan o6
California at the request Of The Spokane Press Seattle
STAR the Tacoma Times the Portland Daily News and the
San Francisco News calling for an official statement a.
to the preparedness az the government to Tepel attepe
invasionf the Pacific coast has been completed nd a
proved by President Taft.
Under direct orders Of the president the report has been
elaborated into for the establishments
of definite military policy for the national defense q
direct question contained in the McLachan resolution the
report is startling in it's frankness
The utter defenseessness Of the Pacific coast states
Continued Page elk
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
Washington State
Chance Are Slim

Of the season.
More enthusiasm Is being shown
for the big game with the Univer
sity Of Washington In Spokane on
November ~, than for any other
game on the schedule. +
Washington State college has
Paddy" Buck at half, Jack Foran
at quarter. Captain Jumbo" Hunt
er at left tackle. Tub" Laird al
guard and center. and Dyke Gal.
braith at right end. of last years
team.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

Miss Dorothy Campbell, formerly
Of North Berwick. Scotland. now re-
siding in Canadas il probably the
most proficient golfer Of the age:
AS British champion she came to
this country last year. prior to the
women's golf championship on the
Merton Cricket clubs links, Philas
delphia. won her matches handily
and defeated Mrs. r. H. Barlow III
the final roundDfor the Americait
title. a 7. :
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

WINNIPEG, Man, Oct. 10.--The
first Canadian Northern train In
several days reached here at 11:05
this morning from Fort Francis.
this being the Duluth special.
Among the passengers was ]. II.
Cameron. superintendent of the
Canadian Northern. who says pub
lished reports of the total dead of
500 are probably conservative.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
SPOKANE NAN klQDWS HISTORY
BY DkE1Z, or CAMERON DAM

tion Of the twentieth century. II
iA no wonder that the people
Throughout the nation are turning
Insurgents against Cannonism;
they are now slowly. bat surely,
waking up to the fact that there
Is i Russian. tyranny going on even
irr@free America. Knute G. Beito.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

Editor The Press: Az l am
formerly Of Wisconsin l know q
good deal about the Dietz family.
Of Cameron dam, and will say that
the shooting Of the Dietz children
by the lumber syndicate deputy
sheriffs is q disgrace to civilixa-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
MINNESOTA
MASTERING
FIGHTERS
Great Forest Fire is Eighty
Miles Long.-Immense
Losses.
(sy United Press Leased Wire)

Wy 0uttCo PEc98 Leased WtToJ
WAR ROAD, Man., Oct. TO-
The destruction Of Graceton,
Swift, Roosevelt and Cedar Spur
by . great forest fire that 10 rush.
ing upon War Road from the
southwest today is predicted to
bring the total Of dead In the fire
zone up to $50. courlers report
that scores Of lumbermsn were
caught by the flames and killed
and that the bodies Of many never
may be recovered. Others esti-
mate that the death list will reach
1000.
The fire zone is 80 miles long,
extending from Gravel Pit Spur to
Stratton, Ontario. and 80 miles
wide between Red Lake. Mimi,
and Lake OF the Woods. II is re-
ported that the fire is spreading In
all directions. Lumbermen esti-
mate that an average loss OF 5000
square feet OF lumber to the
Continued an panA Two
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
tny United Prsss Leased wlrs,

eny United Press Leased Wlrsl
WASHINGTON STATE COL.
LEGE, Pullman, WASH. Oct. To-
With only five football veterans
back this year the chances look
dubious for q championship team.
Coach Osthoff Is putting in his
best licks with the men he has to
work with and although most OF
them are green and unframed he
hopes to get them in shape to
make q creditable showing against
Idaho on October 81, the first game
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

their place will be installed the
sanitary bubble" cups. in use In
progressive cities all over the
country.
This action was decided upon by
the commissioners, Immediately
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

8ane that going to school, nothing
interest than proper
@gh. sanitation and convenience a8
z but natural that the attempt build from the
viii be handicap who acquainted
the and lighting Of the old structure
t More and attention being paid light
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

The Press crusade against the
uncleanly. germ distributing cups
has brought almost immediate re-
suits, and within short time the
public drinking fountains now In
use will be done away wiAh. and In
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

Central
building will unfit
In
this That's question which must be
settled everybody The Press
poses explain the situation little.
will interested
administration building
Stevens Bids for the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

after The Press called public atten-
tion to the dangers OF infection
from promiscous drinking from pub
lie cups. and II was decided that the
new type fountain should be put In
at once.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

one of these fountains all they have
I odo ia to stoop over and drink off
the top of the water jet. Just as
easily as though drinking from a
cup. There is no possibility OF con-
tagion as water is always changing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

building reunabe number delegations of
appear against plan
while caring crce the obvious
opinion the school will
BY the present plans but VIII secure much less a
the plans thoroughly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

For two years the health officials
ofefhe city have been working to
rid Spokane of the public drinking
cup menace, but not until The Press
teak up the matter were results OBJ
tained.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

Spokane's deadly public drinking
cups are to 60.
No longer will the public of this
city be subjected to the dangers
attendant upon common use OF cups
at the public fountains.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
HOW A VIOLIN WAS BOUGHT
FOR 81, AND IS HELD FOR $25OO


TACOMA Oct 0A pawn broker Pacific street bemoan
B ing his luck while Commerce street cobber
uscai instruments both
asnlt the passage through their hands Of Sadvaus
krXAin
he pawnbroker first
German sailor who being broke parted with
panboker in turn sold II the cobbe for s and thought
self Fortunate The cobbler playing evening
prominent music dealer who the stepped
and offered to buy the Sad The finally
possession by paying $500.
dealer Is holding the violin q $250O
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

The new type fountain consists of
a granite lined howl. from the GEN.
ter of which a tiny syphon projects
a never censing stream of water
about four inches into the air
When anyone wishes q drink at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
.LAJ0|E- SAYS
It ISN'T So

(6y United Press Leased Wirs)
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 10.-Na.
poleon Lajoie today bitterly re-
scented the accusation of certain
fans that his eight hits secured
at st. Louis yesterday were gifts
from the st. Louis fielders and
pitchers who wanted to see him
win the automobile offered a. a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

MS season Miss Campbell has
aeeed to her honors by capturing
tn Canadian championship, win
lptpg from Miss v. Henry Anderson
@ntAhe final round. Miss Campbell
FfA defend her American title next
sD4onth In the national tournament
AqE women 1t Flossmore, ILL.,, and
q less some young woman golfer is
|B4ying stronger game than last
= lar the road to victory seems rosy
{0k the champion. especially as few
e9btsrn women Will participate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10

Spokane build high school
satisfactory
present plans call building
well the old
necesates lighting from inside and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
NATIONAL. LEAGUE.

Batteries-Brennen and Moran
Rudolph and Meyers, Wilson.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-10
The MAJOR
LEAGUES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

BAtter1es-Hearne and BLfss
Pfeister Weaver and Nedham.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-13
UNDERWE

Every piece Of Mems underwear must
go at once and you viii be able to buy
good underwear here at less than
wholesale cost.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-13

aSays necessary to have large ter
ritory to give a mine a long lease of
life as every mining camp shows.
"The theories OF the deposits of
Calumet and Arizona upon which the
property was originally purchased
and developed have up TO date been
proved by the developments. That
theory is that these properties cover
the center OF the mineral area where
the ores will be found more perma-
nent and deeper than in any other
part OF the district All the facts
in the development of this small ter.
ritory have tended to prove the cor
rectness Of this belief and has tended
to strengthen the belief in those who
were actually responsible for the or
ganization of the company
The physical and financial con.
dition of the company are better to
day and its prospects for the future
are brighter than at any time within
the past five years and the company
will continue TO earn and pay divi.
! dend TO its stockholders for years to
come. Like every other mining com
pany it will have its lean periods
The past two or three years were
pany it will have its lean periods
future promises that richer days are
again in sight"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-13
Ell PASO CAN
TALK TO DENVER
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHoE CON-
NEcTIoN Is COMPLETED. CON-
vERsATIoN POSSIBLE.

ALAMOGORDO. n. NJ. Bes. e.
Hello, Denver for the first t;ne
was called by Manager Homer w.
Schofield Saturday afternoon When
The. A. T. T. company tths Colorado
BellD connected up with the Alamo
gordo telephone switch board.
This line runs by way of Socsrro
ana Albuquerque to Denver. and con-
Meeting with the Alamosordo teie-
phone system. FL Paso has throsgh
line to Denver. Kansas City, Chicago
and all intermediate points.
The manager of the NJ Pass &
Southwestern Telephone company
said today that he had not been ad-
vised by Alamogordo that Ell Psso
could talk to Denver, but that this
ought to be possible il certain
stretches of the line between here
and Alamogordo had been filled in
with copper wire. The line 60 Ala
mogordo belongs to manager Seho-
field, OF Alamogordo, he said, and as
soon as it was ready for Denver
business, this would no doubt be an
nounced by Mr.. Schofield II Ell
Paso cannot talk to Denver now. it
can in a few days, anyhow.