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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08

After a hurried investigation in
to the facts connected with the
death Of Mrs. Lottie Fountain at
Elisa spraeue avenue the police
have concluded to drop the case.
e. c. Fountain, the husband, who
had been charged by the dead
Woman's mother, Mrs. Nelson, with
giving his wife an overdose of NOR
phine by means Of a hypodermic
syringe, has been absoIved Of all
blame by the police.
DR.. E. c. Richter, the attending
physician, prescribed morphine for
the woman in her final ailment for
the reason that she had been ad-
dicted to it's use. Mrs. Fountain
had a case of hasty consumption
and had been seriously i'll for a
week. The doctor ordered that she
be given a quarter grain tablet ev-
cry four hours and If anything In
excess of this amount was given in
the fianl dose the doctor does not
know it. In the absence of a post
mortem the truth will never be
known as to what that dose con-
tanned, as Fountain, after his wife
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
700 ARE ILL FROM
MOSQUITO BITES

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
GALVESTON, Tex, July g.
Mosquitoes have invaded Port
Arthur and vicinity in great
swarms and today between 600
and 700 persons are III from
mosquito bites. Five persons
have been seriously injured by
the bites of the insects and 1t
was necessary to amputate the
leg of one woman to save her
life.
Ten thousand barrels of oil
have been donated by a local oil
company to be used in covering
the swamp lands adjacent to
Port Arthur for the purpose Of
destroying mosquito larvae.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
RUSHEO|NTO
WHIRLPOOL
TOO SOON
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OYSTER BAY, N. Y, July s..
Colonel Roosevelt has become just
a trifle annoyed at the manner III
which he is being pushed into the
insurgent whirlpool. While there is
no doubt that he thinks "the waters
fine" the rush of insurgents and
progressives to Sycamore Hill and
the graphic descriptions sent out by
all correspondents of the smiles
they wear as they depart has
tended to carry the colonel along
toward a showdown must faster
than he desires.
Upon his return from abroad
T. r. announced positively that he
would kepe out of the political
swim for two months at least.
While there seems now to have
been little doubt that he was in
sympathy with the insurgents
cause after the meeting with Gif-
ford Pinchot in Italy, the colonel
really desired to remain quiet until
he could have an opportunity to
hear both sides of the republican
factional fight. With this in view,
he has been very chary of the invit.
ations he has extended to political
nabobs. The insurgents, however,
either from inside information or
because of a "hunch," have claimed
T. r. as their own and have not
waited for invitations to visit their
political mecca.
On the other hand the regulars,
noting the apparent drift of the
wind. have held aloof. and about
the only wheelhorses of the organ
izations who have visited Oyster
Bay have been those who have
come by invitation.
The result has been that the
press has by innuendo unofficially
labeled Colonel Roosevelt as the
man behind the gun in the insuis-
ent movement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08

snowy CLEAN Of a statue; over all
floated the rhythmic tinkle of the
central fountain. Untroubled calm
was the spirit of the place, hered-
itary comfort.
II have looked so often, John.
Yet. find nothing"
I'VE must find not little money,
but fortune, and we must find 1t
in six months" John answered, his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
LONG WALK TO
PAY FIGHT DEBT

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GLE ElUM, Wash, July g.
Fred Seentner, a local cigar
merchant, returned this morn
ips from EIlensburg, where he
had walked to pay a $50 bet he
had made with T. w. Satter-
white of that town on the JEFF
fries-Johnson fight.
seentner left Gle Elum at 8
O'Clock yesterday morning and
pIodded along the dusty roads
toFElIensburg, arriving there at
8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The loser had agreed previously
to walk the distance to pay the
debt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
HUNDREDS OF
FARMERS FACE
RUIN OF CROPS
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MINNEAPOLIS, July Sit is
feared today that unless rain falls
within the next 70 hours, crops in
Minnesota nd the Dakotas will be
damaged to the extent of hundreds
of thousands of dollars. In prac-
tically every Minneapolis church
prayers for rain were offered last
night and similar services were
held in other Minnesota churches.
The drouth extends through the
northern what belt and threatens to
be the most serious in years. Hun
dreds of farmers will face ruin if
relief is not forthcoming before the
end of the week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08

Miss Inez Milholland is now 60
ing in for aeroplaning. The young
woman who surprised society folks
when she opened law office in
New York city Immediately after
graduating from one of the leading
colleges for women in the east and
then lead the striking shirt waist
makers has way of going through
with what she starts and aviators
are now waiting for her to make
her first flight. 1t is understood she
will use Hamilton aeroplane. Miss
Milholland is from st. Louis and
was counted the most beautiful girl
in that city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
ALLEGED GRAFT
IN CHEHALIS
COURT HOUSE
(By United Press Leased Wire


MONTESANO, Wash, July S.
Most of the newspaper men of Che
halls county were in the courtroom
here today when the grand jury be-
gan the second day of the investiga-
tion of an alleged $4,000 graft In
the erection of the new 100000
courthouse.
Among those subpoenaed are AL
bert Johnson of the Hoquiam WASH
ingtorian. Werner Rupp of the
Aberdeen World, John Carney OF
the Aberdeen Herald. William Grow
Of the Montesano Vidette and A. G..
Girard, special correspondent of
Hoquiam. In addition, Harry Wat.
kins, former county commissioner,
and N. ID. McKillip. present school
superintendent, have been sub-
poenaed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08

low voice just reaching his listener.
There is no way to earn 1t, we
know. Inside the law there are
ways to acquire it. Wall street, for
instance: new popular song or
two, an inexplicable conjuring trick
or a fresh breakfast food But We
have no such talents. you and L:
We are just the ordinary gentlemen
of leisure-dilettanti. eW are use,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08

neighbor's pocket at dinner. No:
We will pay our inherited debts. II
We have to steal for 1t. What a
comedie heroiQue!"
Robert regarded him seriously.
"You are just playing?" he
doubted.
Il am not playing at all: only
looking at things. For the time left
us is not long. II We do nothing,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
1.-THE GAME AND THE CANDLE" BY ELEANOR NJ MGkAl NJ

Aunt Rose. Look around you, Rob-
ert.'
Under the clear California moon
light the jade green lawns and ter.
races dropped one below the other
to the distant road Through them
writhed the long serpentine drive
and paths; dotted over them stood
dark masses OF Towering bushes or
trees, with here and there the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
Bargains Galore Today

Many money-saving opportun-
tiles are told of In ads.
Today's ads offer many
chances to buy all sorts OF
thlngs-dry goods, groceries,
shoes. clothing, hats. dresses.
etc.. etc. at money-saying
prices. Read them all--you're
sure to find something you need,
and you viii save enough money
to make it we'll worth the time
spent. You will find only relia-
BILE ads In these columns. Read
them and save money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
BY PARA DALTON.

o. E. Connor, former corporation
Ncounsel, likes golf. He can make az
Asood a tee, as long a drive and as
good a put as anyone on the golf
links and here Is where he finds
recreation and real sport. He claims
this is the only game he can play
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
MENTAL PHOTOS--NO. 81
E. 0. CONNOR
Former CORPORATION Cousel

successfully. and that Is the reason
he likes II.
Although Mr.. Connor Is fond OF
golf he divides his time, and spends
many delightful evening at the
family fireside. He enjoys coming
home, settling down in comfort
Continued on Page Sky
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
"HELL'S KITCHEN AG|TATED
OVER J0HNS0n'S APPROACH

Hell's Kitchen, the Irish district
adjoining San Juan hill on the west
side, also is agitated, but in differ
ent manner, A number OF bitter
clashes between whites and blacks
occurred last night and serious
trouble seems inevitable. as the
"cocidness' of the colored popula-
tion teens to have advanced hun
Continued on Page Two.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08

less. within the limits set for us.
Outside the limits, outside the law
-
The suggestion was left unfin-
ished. the two men falling silent be-
fore it. They were young; so young
that the morning mists OF romance
still blurred the sharp landscape Of
reality. and for the moment. daring
appealed more than endurance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
BIG LEAGUE
AFTER PLAYERS
IN SPOKANE
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(By United Press Leased Wire)
PORTLAND, July 6.-Tom
O'Brien, formerly scout for the
Cleveland Americans, who visited
the coast two years ago. and now
is scout for the Philadelphia Ameri-
cans, leaves tonight for Spokane.
where he will watch the Northwest
ern league timber for a couple Of
weeks. He will then go east.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
FOREST FIRES CAUSE
IMMENSE DAMAGE

tanagon. As miles west of Calumet.
Scores Of homesteaders. according
to messages from Calumet, have
fled from their homes.
Damage aggregating hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars has been done
to standing timber and many settle
ments have len threatened with
destruction in the northern penin-
sula.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
FIGHT FILMS ARE
IN NEW YORK

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, July s.-The
films taken at Reno at the JET
frles-Johnson fight arrived In
New York today and were
rushed to the plant Of the Vita
graph company. Increased
forces were at once put to work
on the films. BY evening it Is
expected they will be devel-
oped and retouched so that the
first exhibition may be made to-
morrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
BROWN SELLS BREEN
TO THE CINCIN-
NATI REDS
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(Sy united Press Leased Wlre)
VANCOUVER, B. c., Juy s.
Manager Brown of the Vancouver
baseball club, has sold Third Base
man Dick Breen TO Clark Griffiths
of the Cincinnati Reds, for $500
cash. Breen will be sent east at
the end of the season.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
(By United Press Leased Wire)

NEW YORK, July S.-Columbus
avenue. in the vicinity of Fifty
ninth street; Thompson street, the
San Juan hill district and the negro
quarters in Harlem already are
ablaze with bunting and Autographs
of "Our Champion" appear in the
windows of practically every negro
apartment in New York.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08

Gayly humming a merry rounde-
lay, Lionel Leatherlung, the popular
lyceum lecturer, stuffed a hunk Of
sick limburger cheese in the pistol
pocket of his pants.
Twill make pleasant lunch
when the audience has ceased ap-
plauding my talk" whispered Lilo
mel to himself. as he strode before
the footlights.
Even as he held the mighty null
titude breathless with the beauty of
his words, Lionel reached behind
him to draw forth his handkerchief.
Not visiting what he did, he grab
bed something soft, pulled 1t out
and (The End
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
20 BICYCLISTS
ARE ARRESTED

, More than score Of bicycI. .
, lists have been arrested during q
} the past "a hours for riding on .
the sidewalks. Finding that =
} repeated warnings have been .
without avail and that riders q
, will continue to endanger the .
, safety Of pedestrians, police =
} men have received instructions .
to see that the practice is dis .
continued. About is offenders =
appeared In the police court .
this afternoon and others will .
get their hearing before Judge .
S. A. Mann next week. .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
HAs> . q Q Q . . . q . . . .
= MENTAL ANGUISH
d BECAUSE OF LOSS
y OF HOGS.

= Omitted Press Leased Wire.) 4
y i PORTLAND, July Sd. |. 4
, Huff of Carlton has brought
, suit against the Oregon Rail-
! road and Navigation company !
; fSr 100000 damages for the 4
, alleged death of II hogs and 4
; the mental anguish suffered
by the owner while the pigs
; we're being shipped from Carl 4
} ton to Kenton."
B q 90 q 90 q . = . q . q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
CHAPTER !.
The Decision.

TT will last about six MONTHS"
stated John Allard. "Afterward-"
His brother looked up at him
helplessly.
"Afterward?" he echoed drearily,
"Afterward there must be more,
II Is not possible. simply Is not. for
poverty to approach Theodore and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08
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(By United Press Leased WIrel
HOUGHTON, Mich, July S.
Fierce forest fires are raging
throughout this section today. A
fire which smouldered two days,
sprang up late last evening and
swept over square mile of forest
near the village OF Hancock.
Grass fires are burning near On
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08

this place will -. and with u ~
that Theodore and Aunt Roe en-
life. We must then take theoo
women, Aunt Rose IN invalid. Thso
a spoiled and pstted p&tFician. -
some cheap city lodging. and thNo
strive to support them How. ]
haven't any Idea, Some one rnioh1
employ us as clerks. possihly.
Continued on page :.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08

"Fingy" Connors. New York poll
tician, began the life of a contractor
In the old days. He got contract
for the employment of 1000. He
lined 'em all up before him and
said: Now, yez are to worruk
for me. and want livery man here
to understand what's what. | kin
Continued on Pace 2.)
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Continued on Page q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-08

don't forget to give carrier
your new address or tele.
phone The Spokane Press,
Main 375.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11
A Tireless Turbine.

In a gas factory at Ivry, near Paris,
Laval turbine, driven by jets of
steam, was once set to work, and
and when fairly under way was driven
for $500 hours, or $50 days, without
stopping for an instant. An automatic
oiler kept 1t fabricated, and a work
man visited 1t once in 12 hours to re-
plenish the oil reservoir. The speed
of the circumference of the rotating
disk being about six miles minute.
point on that circumference must
have travelled in the course of the 15o
days almost five and half times the
distance from the earth to the moon.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11

st the end of blind alley, with no
light ahead; and to be quite frank.
old man, don't believe you have the
advantage of me. What's the matter
with US, anyhow"
'The mistake we make" replied
Griswold, "is in failing to seize oppor-
tunities when they offer. You and l
have talked ourselves hoarse a thou
sand times planning schemes we never
pull of. We are cursed with indie
cision, that's the trouble with us. We
never see the handwriting on the
wall, or II we do, it's just streak of
hieroglyphics, and we don't know
what 1t means until we read about 1t
In the newspapers. But thought you
were satisfied with the thrills you got
running as reform candidate for
alderman In New York last year. 1t
was large stage and the limelight
struck you pretty often. Didn't you
get enough? No doubt they'd be glad
TO run you again
Ardmore glanced hastily about and
laid his hand heavily on his friends
shoulder.
Don't mention it-don't think of 1t!
No more politics in mine. The world
may go hang II it waits for me to set
It right. What l want is something
different, real adventure-somethin
with spice in it. have bought every.
thing money can buy, and now I'm
looking for something that can't be
tagged with a price"
There's your yacht and the open
sea-" suggested Griswold.
Sick of It. Sick to death of it,"
You're difficult, old man, and
mighty hard to please. Why don't you
turn explorer and 80 in for the south
pole?"
Perfectly bully! I've thought of it
. lot, but l want to be sure I've
cleaned up everything else first. It's
always up there waiting--on ice, so
to speak-but when it's done once
there will be nothing left. want to
save that for the last call"
You said about the same thing
when we talked of Thibet that first
evening we met at the University
club, and now the Grand Lama sings
n all the monographs, and for a
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11
Lake Chad to Be Investigated.

Mr.. Knights proposed expedition to
the interior of the Sahara will concern
itself chiefly with that still unsolved
mystery, Lake Chad. Recently ex.
plorers have signally failed to agree
as to the shape and size of this ex.
traordinarily situated sheet of water,
Apparently, the lake is divided into
two by belt Of islands and reedy
swamp land, but whereas the maps
OF the French explorers show an open
channel across this belt late expe-
dition has declared it impossible. And
that is not the only question to be
solved. for there are very varying ac.
counts of the size of the lake. 1t is
said to be shrinking. There is even
theory that 1t contracts and ex.
pands within certain cycle of years
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11
Death on Cherry Trees.

The Japanese cherry trees that were
sent to Washington by the Mikado
have been destroyed. on account of
parasites that attacked them. Wash
ington is beyond question a great
headquarters for parasites-Denver
Republican.
Wonder IL the original Washington
hatchet was used to destroy the trees?
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11
MEREDITH NICH0a
HZLI3ZRNTUYj Y RAYMI4lTERS

pouuy you Chu 6Co 1lm III d klu0CO-
scope, eating his luncheon. 1 remem.
ber very we'll that night. We were
facing each other at writing table,
and you looked up timidly from your
letter and asked me whether there
were two g's in aggravate. and l an
swered that 1t depended on the mean
ing-one g for mild case, two for a
severe one-and you laughed and we
began talking. Then we found out
how lonesome we both were, and you
asked me to dinner, and then took me
to that big house Of yours up there
in Fifth avenue and showed me the
pictures in your art gallery, and we
found out that we needed each other"
'Yes. had needed you all right"
And Ardmore smiled dolefully, and
complained Of the smoke that was
drifting in upon them from the train
sheds. II wish you wouldn't always
be leaving me. You ought to give
up your Job and amuse me. You're
the only chap l know who doesn't
talk horse or automobile or yacht, or
who doesn't want to spend whole
evenings discussing champagne vim
tages; but you're too good a man to
be wasted on college professorship.
Better let me endow an institution
that will make you president-there
might be something in that"
1T would make me COO prominent,
SO that when we really make up our
minds to go in for adventures should
be embarrassed by my high position.
AS mere lecturer on "The Libeling
of Sunken Ships" in a law school, I'm
the most obscure person in the world.
And for another thing. we couldn't
risk the scandal Of tainted money. It
would be nasty to have your great
grandfather's whisky deals with the
Mohawk Indians chanted in a college
YELL"
The crowd surged past them to the
Washington express, and a waiting
porter picked up Griswold's bags.
Wish you wouldn't CO. l have
three hours to watt" said Ardmore,
looking at his watch. "and the only
Atlanta man know is out OF town.
What did you say you were going
to New Orleans for?" demanded Girls
void, taking out his ticket and NOV
ing toward the gate. 81 thought you
exhausted the Creole restaurants long
ago."
THE fact is," faltered Ardmore,
coloring, I'm looking for some one."
Out with tout with it," com.
manded his friend
I'm looking for a girl saw from a
car window day before yesterday. l
had started north, and my train
stopped to let south-bound train
pass somewhere in North Carolina.
The girl was on the south bound
sleeper, and her window was opposite
mine She put aside the magazine
she was reading and looked me over
rather coolly."
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11
Usefulness.

1.-The vermiform appendix" said the
student of anatomy. appears to be OF
no use to anybody"
"You are q superficial observer" :"
replied the professor. The appendix
is often of great pecuniary benefit to
the surgeon who takes 1t out."-Wash-
ington Star.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11
Wished . Vacation.

ma, what are the folks in our
church getting up subscription for?"
"To send our minister on q vaca-
ton to Europe this summer"
won't there be NO church services
while he's gone?"
mo, dear?"
ma. l got 1928 in my bank. Can !
rive that t?"-Cleveland Leader.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-03-11
Those Fine Pillows.

Well. II that isn't just like a mani"
exclaimed Mrs. lowers.
What have I done nowo" oueried
lowers, who was holding down the
sofa.
Why rejoined Mrs. lowers, 81
put in three days making that sofa
pillow. and now you've got 1t under
your head"