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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-02-10

sged ia this FIRE Was insured, and the loss,
therefore,, was total.
Z Little DOUBT exists as 10 the origin OF
The fire. Il resulted from an attempt TO
thaw frozen water pipes In the bassmen
by the use Of lime and horse manure.
The heat generated set FIRE to the parti-
ton or woodwork nearby.
A word OF praise is deserved By the
dremen who put in several hours OF hard
work with frost-bitten hands, feet and
faces, handling nozzles, hose, ladders and
hooks Their outer coats were soon COW
cred with a thick crust OF ice and they
looked like a squad OF life savers as they
clanked about in their shiny armor.
Landlord Hayward and o. +. Colburn
served them generously with hot coffee,
sandwiches and douRhnuts. Charles
Stoekweil watched the ruins Sun
day night, while the work OF drying the
frozen hose went on at the engine house
tower.
The village water system held out
splendidly, the reservoir being only few
inches below the overflow at the end.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
9n the CburrbeS

evening service at 1880 the pastor
will take for his subject, Hosea
the Prophet"
Unity Spiritualist Church
Unique block, 6121a Main avenue
Pastor, Rev. Matte Grupp. Lee
ture at s p. M; subject, "The Nor
atty of Underlying Principle in
Soul Embodiment
People Tabernacle Church land
Institutional Negro Baptist Church,
West Third avenue near Stevens
street. Pastor, Rev. J. Gordon Nc
Pherson. Preaching at II a. m. ;
subject, THE Outlook for the In.
stitutional Church Work in Spo
kane" Old time fellowship and
gospel song service at p. m. and
a special woman's meeting at S
o'clock under the direction of the
Afro-American Womans Charity
club. The subject for the evening
talk will be woman as the Great
est Factor in the Worlds Civiliza-
ton
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
WELCOMED FORMER SWEETHEART OF HIS
WIFE TO TACOMA HOME-ENDS IN COURT

TACOMA, Dec. 17-Love of his
sweetheart of 20 years ago, which
even her marriage with another
man could not alter, was the means
of haling w. H. Truax before Judge
Arntson on charge of threatening
bodily harm to John Wheeler, OF
Old Town, husbsnd of his erst
while sweetheart.
Truax and Wheeler were chums
% years ago back in Iowa. Five
years later Wheeler lost his wife
and presently fell In love with and
married Truax's sweetheart, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
EMPLOYMENT
SHARKS ARE
BUSY

Now that the winter is here and
work has shut down all over the
city, the employment agencies
which resort to grating the poor
working man out his last few dol.
lars by selling him fake jobs, are
in their element, and are doing a
flourishing business.
Hardly a day passes but from 20
to 80 unfortunates who have been
grated by the taking agencies call
at the mayors office and show en-
ployment agency tickets upon
which they have gone out of the
city to take jobs which either did
not exist or were not as repre-
scented.
A case in point is one where a
number of men were sent out by
the All Nations Employment
agency this week, to take jobs as
sawyers in logging camp nearly
100 miles from the city.
The men paid 81 each for their
jobs. They went to the place
where they were to have gone to
work, but found that there was
nothing doing for sawyers. They
were told that they could go to
work for a few days building
roads, the hardest work around a
logging camp. They refused, how
ever, as they were experienced
sawyers, and had been specifically
sent out to take sawyers' jobs.
The foreman on the work signed
their tickets showing that he had
not hired them-but he enabled
the employment agency to escape
refunding their money by adding a
notation to the effect that he had
offered the men jobs at road build
ing.
So when the men who had been
buncoed came back to town they
were given the laugh by the en-
ployment men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

shirtwaists, some silk waists, and
dark skirts, and many plain dark
wool dresses.
In the center of the floor is the
musicians platform. The charity
ball was given in the hall a few
nights before and the decorations
were still up, adding to the festal
impression l got as / entered the
floor space.
did not feel conspicuous in
the least, because l had come
alone, nor, / believe, did any of
the other girls. Many there knew
each other. and there were many
parties of three and four couples
forming their own little crowds,
but there were many of us lone
wanderers, too.
We stood at the entrance to the
floor and watched the dancers un-
til we were asked to dance. After
l had watched two numbers, a
young man standing near me
asked me if l waltzed.
l said yes" as encouragingly as
possible.
Then he asked me if l would
dance with him, and l told him
would love to. 1t really was very
very crowded, and my feet were
trodden upon great deal, but
aside from that ] had a good dance
The music was splendid. AS soon
as the dance was over my partner
excused himself and rushed to get
someone else. | was left standing
in the entrance to the floor, but
did not mind it. | was interested
by that time in having someone
else ask me for another dance
Because l was for the time be-
ing a girl in strange place with
no friends to contribute to my en-
joyment of life, | had learned in
that short time why girls like to
go to dance halls, and why, when
the band begins to play, they don't
care much whether or not they
know the fellows who ask them to
| dance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

moved west, where they raised a
large family.
When Truax came west he was
welcomed to the Wheeler home as
one of the family.
He nursed Wheeler through an
illness and took care of the child.
rem when they were sick. but the
old love was still there, and when
Mrs. Wheeler told him his case was
hopeless he threatened to do
Wheeler.
In fixing TruaX's peace bond at
$1,000, to hold for six months,
Judge Arntson stated that murder
was only a step beyond entering a
friends home and then attempting
to wreck it. OF the two crimes he
was not sure but that murder was
the lesser.
After the court was dismissed
Truax and Wheeler shook hands
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
RICHARDSON'S OPINION
ON SEWER AND CHARTER

be employed before the new char
ter election, December %, for if the
new charter is adopted on that
date, it's provisions with relation to
a referendum take immediate eff.
feet; that the new charter cuts off
all appeal to the referendum on i'm
provements or assessments; that
therefore the referendum started
under the present charter will fall
if the new charter is adopted.
The judge finds, further, that the
suggestion of initiating an ordi-
nance under the proposed new
charter to repeal the sewer ordi-
nance would mean violation OF
contract by the city, and probably
involve a heavy damage suit BY
the contractors and therefore could
not be seriously considered. va
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
CAUGHT TUNNELING
TO A VAULT
HOLDING 100000
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Burglars
who killed two policemen last night
in a pistol duel with five officers,
were tunneling to a vault contain
ing 100000, according to informa-
ton given out at Scotland Yard to-
day.
The robbers had started the tun-
mel from a house in Cutler street
to the vaults of the Henry Harris
jewelry shop at Hounds Ditch, and
the boring was nearly completed.
A policeman discovered the tunnel
and summoned help.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

First Presbyterian-Corner OF
Fourth avenue and Cedar street.
Rev. Willis McFadden, pastor
Morning worship at 1920; evening
worship at 1880; Sunday school at
~ m. The pastor will preach at
both morning and evening services.
First Baptist church-Corner OF
Second avenue and Lincoln street
Rev. DR.. James W. Kramer, pastor
Morning service at 1890, sermon
by the pastor, Heavens Centrifu'
gal and Centripetal Forces" Bi-
BILE school at - M; evening
preaching service at 1880; subject,
"Where Is 1t and What Is It?"
First Methodist church-Corner
of Third avenue and Howard
street. Rev. Will A. Belts, pastor.
Morning service at II o'clock; eve
ming service at 1880. Sunday
school at $50 and Epworth league
at $50.
Plymouth Congregational church
Corner Adams street and Mallon
avenue. Rev. c. Bryan Preston,
pastor. Preaching at II a. M;
subject, THE Narrowness of Or
thodoxy." Evening services at
1880: subject, 1.-THE Passing of the
Sensational Preacher; Bible
school at GAS. The reader is in
1ited to attend any of these SER
vices.
Emmanuel Baptist church-held
in the Masonic Temple, Riverside
avenue and Madison street. Rev.
Donald d. MacI.aurin, pastor
Morning service at 1920; subject,
"The Fruit of the Spirit Is Good
ness" Evening subject for the
meeting at 1880. THE Proposed
New Form of City Government.
Messrs. d. c. Coates and w. j.
Matthews will be the speakers at
the evening meeting.
Church of Christ, Scientist
First church, corner of Fourth and
Post streets. Services at IL a. m.
and 8 D. m. Subject of the lesson
sermon, is the Universe, Including
Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?'
Second Church of Christ. Scien-
fist, will hold a meeting in the
Pilgrim Congregational church,
corner of Indiana avenue and Lid
gerwood street, at p. m.
First English Lutheran church
Corner OF Fourth and Monroe
Morning service at IL; subject,
'The Day of Grace" Sunday
school at 10 q. m. There will be
no evening service.
Christian Missionary and ALI
ance Gospel Tabernacle Church
Corner of Mallon and jefferson
streets. Rev. F. J. Potter, pastor.
Morning service at IL a. m; sub
ject, "The Holy Spirit Symbolized
by q Dove" The evening subject
win be An Awakened Soul"
Liberty Park Baptist Church
Corner OF Tenth avenue and Perry
street. Rev. w. p. Osgood, pastor
preaching at II o'clock. subject
sChrist, Sin Offering for Us and
~ the Whole World" At the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

In order that there might be a
more clear and definite understand
ing of the effect of the proposed
new charter in cutting off an ap-
peal to the referendum in the mat
ter Of any improvement or assess
ment ordinance, the committee in
charge of the referendum move
ment against the North Side trunk
sewer grab had their attorney,
Judge w. E. Richardson, place his
findings in writing.
Judge Richardson holds first,
that the people have the right of
referendum against an improve
ment or assessment ordinance I'M
der the present charter, on the fill
ing of a petition signed by eight
per cent of the voters; that such
provision, to be effective, should
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

The dance hall problem has
grown to grave proportions. 1t
has become matter of serious
significance to the American city.
Because this is so | came to Mil
waukee to see her plan and to
learn for myself just how it is
working out.
1t is woring out just as do the
dancing parties given by your own
club. The same spirit dominates !;
the same kind of enjoyments profit
those who attend; the whole even.
ing is the same kind of an evening
you would spend at your club af.
fair.
1t was o'clock when | reached
the big auditorium, and there
were already about 1000 young
men and women there. Many oil
the girls had come unescorted as
] had Admission is Is cents and
that covers the cost for the eve
ming. Those of us who were going
to dance checked our hats and
coats at the wardrobe.
No girls wear their hats on the
floor. That doesn't sound impor
tant, perhaps, but it is quite fac
tor toward keeping the club o.
party" atmosphere.
Tiers of opera chairs surround
the dancing floor. seating abou
2000 These were practically filled
with spectators. The class thai
works with its hands, the club mer
and women who do not labor will
their hands, and the well-to-dC
class of the city were represented
among those spectators, and they
seemed to enjoy the dancing
equally.
The floor, which seats 5000
when concerts are given there, was
crowded with dancers Of almost
every age. The most of them were
between sixteen and twenty, but
many were we'll into middle age.
Many of the girls wore ligh
muslin frocks, others wore white
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
STROLLERS COLUMN

Miss Lillian Russell celebrated
one of her annual birthdays last
Sunday. Yes, you heard correctly,
lone" of her birthdays, because the
star celebrates every year two an
niversaries of her arrival on this
plane of existence. &3
She was born on December A sew
eral years ago. Just how many she
never mentions, notN because she
dislikes taking the public into her
confidence, but because no one be-
lieves her when she discloses her
real age. Her other anniversary
is celebrated in Jr q. She picked
June because she likes to see
roses around her birthday cake.
Also in June actresses are usually
resting, and it's twice the fun to
have birthday when all the folks
are around.
Miss Russell reached her ump-
tieth year in San Francisco Sun
day morning at the witching hour
of 1880, and she received congratu-
latory kilograms from a host of
stage friends.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
NO FAT MEN
FOR POLICE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. IL
Mayor George S. Marshall said to.
day: 1--WE simply cannot keep
physically deformed and inefficient
men on the police force. But we
will give them a chance to qualify.
They have free use of the gym
nasium at the police headquarters,
where by proper exercise they may
rduce their weight and make them
selves available. If they do not dc
it they must retire"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
SPECIAL ON COAL

One trial will convince you that
Superior coal at 1925 per ton is the
coal to buy. Order from Unity Fuel
& Feed Supply, distributors, phone
Max. 3471, yard 01310 Cedar street.
or Hedrich G. Merritt, sole agents,
Main 4034. ~
Pine, 5000 per cord; fir and TAIN
arack, $500 per cord. Pine, $500
per rick; fir and tamarack, $2.75
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

"The motives that cause women
to take cooking lessons are decid-
eddy varied nowadays said cook
ing teacher. I'm a single class
have a good example of this. Two
pupils are demonstrators for gas
stoves and the company pays for
their lessons, approaching the help
it will be to them in advertising
gas ranges. Another pupil is en-
ployed in the editorial office Of
magazine and takes cooking les
sons as means Of writing intelli-
gently on culinary subjects. Still
another is preparing to undertake
the catering for a large boarding
school and is anxious to understand
food values and get tips on mar
keting. Two more are business
women just starting in housekeep.
ing and eager to learn miniature
cooking. Not an engaged girl In
the whole class, while a couple of
years ago only prospective brides
were ever found in a cooking
class"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

Casey's rheumatism Cure-Any
sufferer may have 81 bottle on
trial, delivered to your home. After
using same, II 1t has helped you,
then pay 81. This is the remedy
that has cured so many sufferers in
Spokane. ]. II. Casey, Res. SIT
Queen Ave-, Hillyard, Wash. p. O.
Box 141.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
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D ONE HEN LAID 1000 EGGS =

q BOSTON, Dec. 17.-Maine's
. famous black hen, 81 years 4
. old and belonging to Captain
. Dan Tarbox of Biddeford, is 4
. dead. She laid her last egg 4
= and began to sicken after 4
. Maine went democratic.
. She had laid 1000 eggs, de- 4
= spised chicks, and had never 4
. been licked by anything wear
. ing feathers.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
POSSE SEARCHES FOR
JOE BUSHROD

Posses are in search of Joe
Bushrod, a lumberjack who gave
a drink of raw alcohol to young
Albert Merritt, who died as a re-
suit of the drink Wednesday morn
ing. The crime was committed
near Camden and young Merritt,
who is II years of age, was found
dead in the railway station.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
} q q Q q o O o . . . . q . . .
} MAYOR is ARRESTED FOR =
VIOLATING SUNDAY LAW. =

. GAINESVILLE, O., Dec. II. Z
. The war between Mayor j. Z
4 B. Burrows and Prosecutor E. Z
= F. Blakely over the presenta- 4
. ton of the Passion Play at Z
. moving picture theater last 4
= Sunday resulted in the arrest Z
of the mayor today on a
. charge of breaking the Sun 4
. day laws. 4
q Q . 80 . 80 q = = . = I
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
HOTELS AND LODGING HOUSES
LOST AND FOUND.

Found at last; Diamond Dust will
polish all kinds of metal, glass,
silverware. nickel trimmings on
stoves, automobiles and bicycles,
etc, without the addition of water
For sale at rs Riverside Ave.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

NOME-Sol Warren's dog team
won the Nome river race in the rec
ord time of AZ minutes and 81 Sec
onds. Six teams were entered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

S3O0-Elegant level lot: size COX
172h; graded street; cement side
walk. curb and water; fine place to
live. Terms. $40 cash. balance SO
per month. Hughes & Allen. 201
Hyde block. Phone 1855.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

$40 plants the seed that secures for
you later Q home; then SIS per
month. Call and see us. +. 8. Barrett
& Co., 1872 Wall street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

Dexter restaurant for rent; all
ready to start; everything first
class. 205 s. Wall.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
MIL YANKEES MUNICIPAL
PUBLIC DANCE
CONTINUED from Page One.)

municipal Milwaukee has taken nothing
she
other public
the has
ment of the public dance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
CLASSIFIED
PRESS ADS
BUSINESS CHANCES.

Lenox hotel, at 206 Riverside, for
sale or trade; cheap. Inquire 2O6
Riverside ave.; phone Main 1927.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
SITUATION WANTED-FEMALE

A middle-aged woman wants a posi-
ton as housekeeper. Call at E3S5
Princeton ave-, Hillyard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

The Byrne Investment Co., DR.. p.
s. Byrne, pres, have moved from
Hyde block to 1913 Old National
Bank bldg.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
CLASSIFIED.
PRESS ADS
CLASSIFIED RATES

One time rate. -. 30 per line
Three time rate 4c per line
Special rates by the month.
Minimum charge for single ad
10 cents.
Call up Main 375.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

Strictly modern 4-room bungalow
for sale; new and up-to-date;
one block to car. Price $3.50, in
Guiding best grade of furniture;
$500 cash. Tel Maxwell 3444.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

5 room modern cottage; easy
terms. George l.. Snyder. 502
Empire State Bldg. Main 1881.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
CLASSIFIED
PRESS ADS

ExCHANGEe-REAL ESTATE
For sale OF trade for city property,
timber claim, $4,000 cords of
wood: close in; good land when
cleared. Address Box Is, Spokane
Bridge, Wash.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
FOR sALE-cITY REAL ESTATE

has moved from 25 Riverside ave.
to 305-6 Rookery bldg.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

IMPORTED MACARONI
Nick Noce carries all sizes and va.
rieties Of imported macaroni; also
ell varieties of imported canned
goods. 223 Bernard st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17

For sale or trade. good piano; would
consider a horse and buggy. Adj
dress A. Hendershott, E10S Pacific
avenue.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-22
Hotels Consolidate.

deal was closed up last Thurs
day in which the owners of the Ho-
tel Leon purchased outright the
building and business of Hotel Cen
trail, the north side hotel The facts
are that no city the size of Leon can
support two first-class hotels, and
realizing this the owners of Hotel
Leon decided that the best thing to
do was to buy the other hotel out
and give Leon one strictly first
class hotel The north side hotel
will be remodeled at once, the first
floor being fitted up for business
house and the second floor will be
used for Offices. This consolidation
was not made for the purpose of Sc
curing a monopoly on the hotel bus
mess, but because it was for the
best interests of the city. Hotel
Leon will be conducted as a first
class hotel, the best hotel in south
ern Iowa, and landlord Cooper and
his excellent wife will see that Leon
has a hotel of which she may we'll
be proud. There is no attempt to
nonopolize the hotel business, it
is business proposition pure and
simple. One good hotel doing pay
ing business is better for the town
than two hotels doing business at
loss. With one strictly frst-class
hotel, such as Landlord Cooper con-
ducts, it is for the best interests of
the city to support and maintain the
hotel. Since coming to Leon Land
lord Cooper and his estimable wife
have made many friends who are in
deed pleased to see the conditions
such that the yare assured of q
good and profitable business. Land
lord j. A. Baker and wife have made
many friends in Leon and we trust
that they may continue to remain
residents of the best town in south
ern Iowa.