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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
CHARTER Revolutionary
AND UNW|SE' ROBERTSON

man or home owner that favors
such power?
But even more dangerous than
this provision, it is provided in the
charter, that out Of the general
funds of the city may be paid mon
eys to pay in part for such i'm
provements and above the benefits
claimed by the commission to inure
to the property. Under such power,
arbitrary, and without petition from
the property owners, or from the
taxpayers at large, they may fix
the charges to be borne by the gen.
eral public, assessing only such
sum as they elect against the prop
erty specially benefited
A form of government that has
no legislative restraint, an execu-
tive hat is independent of the leg
islative power, but gives over the
management of the business to a
less number of men than the direc-
torate of any national bank in this
town, or private corporation.
confidently say this is revolution
airy and unwise, and will build up a
ring of crooks, grafters and favor
lite contractors, dealing secretly
with pet officials, whose interest
may never be detected, and whose
crookedness can be safely hid I'M
der the mask of virtue, which VIII
be assumed when the cry of stop
thief" is sounded. Fred c. Robert
SON
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
BY A. GOOD FELLOW.

Listen, you good fellows of Spo-
kane, who have not yet joined the
Good Fellows club: I'm not going
to preach you any sermon today.
I'm not going to tell you anything
about how many Good Fellows
there are now and how many more
we need.
I'm going right down into your
hearts by reproducing a letter
which came to my desk this morn
ing, for it seems to me that the
poor, dying little girl who wrote
this letter has handed me bigger
heart appeal than anything | could
write-and that's all this Good Eel
low stunt is anyhow; a heart ap-
peal.
Here's her letter, read it, stop
and remember that she is only one
OF the hundreds we are trying to
help, and then sec if you don't feel
like getting into the Santa Claus
game.
Dear Mr.. Good Fellows: am
little girl II years old. l am par
alyzed from my waist down, SO
am helpless and don't need any
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15

To the Editor of The Press: l
have discussed publicly, the clause
in the new city charter that per-
mits ordinances to be passed upon
on emergency without pending one
hour, and at the same time, author
iZing the expenditure of public
money. thus rendering it ridiculous
to claim that there be such a thing
as referendum in such grant of I'M
limited power. But the charter
further provides, with reference to
local improvements:
IF the owners of one-half of the
property subject to assessment for
any local improvement, file a petl-
ton with the council requesting
that local improvement be made,
the council, by majority vote may
order such improvement. Without
usch petition four-fifths vote of
the whole council. shall be neceS-
sary to order such improvement,
and further. any irregularity in the
petition for an improvement is i'm
material where the ordinance Or
dering the improvement is passed
by a four-fifths vote of the council
There never was such power un-
der a republican form of govern
ment. state or municipal, lodged ar
bitrarily and finally, without re-
view, in the hands of three men, a
majority of the commission of five.
A peril lies at the door of every
laboring man who either owns, or
is buying home; threatens the
safety of investment in the city,
and makes it dangerous to invest.
Any morning an owner of property
may see contractors outfit build
ing a sewer or paving a street in
front of his property, at the mere
will of four commissioners, and
without any petition from the prop
erty owner. The work can be let.
without competition, to fake pat
ented paving concern, or to any
contractor, and at a price that Is
fixed by the commission and the
contractor. and without competf-
ton. The property owner must foot
the bills, although he has not been
consulted. Is there any laboring
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
ssF1GH7ING MAD" OVER
THAT BIG SEWER DEAL

A rousing meeting in behalf OF
the referendum against the north
side trunk sewer will be held to-
night at o'clock at the Monroe
Park Presbyterian church, corner
of Monroe street and Rockwell, un.
der the auspices of the North Hill
Improvement club.
Another meeting of the same
character will be held tomorrow
night at the Hamilton school, in
Kenwood, corner of Standard and
Wellesley, under the auspices of
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Improve
ment club.
At tonight's meeting the commit
tee In charge of the referendum
will make it's report of progress and
begin the circulation of the refer
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15

A SERMON BY
"A GOOD FELLOW

clothes. / live alone with my dear
mamma, as my father works and
makes good wages in Spokane, but
he is not like a father to me. He
never comes to see me, or has he
ever offered anything to help
mamma care for the only little girl
God gave them, and it is very hard
on mamma to have to do every
thing herself.
1T takes so much to keep coal
to keep me warm. as am helpless
except my arms and hands. So
dear Good Fellows, il you can
please tell year old Santa Claus
that whatever he has left over l
will be glad of, If he will remem-
Der me. l won't be her next Christ
mas, but there will be many other
little girls who | hope their own
fathers won't do as my father has
and does by his little girl. Good
bye"
/ don't think / need to write any
thing else. except that the address
is A. Good Fellow, care Spokane
Press, and there are hundreds of
children who will have no Christ
mas this year unless the good fell
lows help them out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
ELLEN TERRY
HERE TONIGHT

Still young in spirit and still en-
Unused with the charm of her stage
representations as much as ever,
Ellen Terry. the foremost English
actress will lecture at the Audi
torium theater this evening upon
her favorite subject of Shakes
peare's heroines. 1t may be the
last time that Spokane will be en-
abled to see the great actress, as
she is well along in years, although
she expects to be very much alive
for some years to come, she says.
In addition to analysing the char
acters Of the Shakespearean
women of fame she will present a
number of scenes from his plays.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
FAT FOLKS FAVOR
Home Mixture That Takes Off the
Fat Rapidly-Causes No Wrin-
kles-No Stomach his and
Requires Neither Dieting
Nor Exercise, T.

Too much fat Is both uncomfort-
able and dangerous, but usually
fleshy people prefer to put up with
its Inconvenience rather than punish
themselves with the tiresome exer-
cising usually prescribed, or endanger
their health by taking the so-called
cures and patent fat "reducers."
This self-sacrifice of comfort and
health to overabundant fat is entirely
unnecessary, however, as Mrs. Luella
Bigger tells us there is a home re-
ceipt that is far superior In every way
to- anything money will buy for re-
ducing superfluous flesh. 1t is said
this simple mixture will take the fat
off of man or woman at the rate of
at least a couple of pounds a week
without even causing wrinkles. More
over, it does not disturb the stomach,
but is a good thing for the system,
clearing away pimples. and. best Of
all, II does not interfere with the diet.
You can use 1t and at the same time
eat whatever you like. This receipt
Is as follows: " ounce Marmola; "
ounce Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic
and 81 ounces of Peppermint Water.
Get these ingredients at any drug
store. mix them together at home and
take one teaspoonful after each meal
and at bedtime.
Mrs. Bigger as is well known. is a
famous beauty expert, and whatever
she recommends is sure to be found
eminently satisfactory.-Adv.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
ONE MORE POOR TRUTH
SOL YES GREATMYSTERY

One more victim of dependency
solved the dark mystery of death
last night when an unknown youth,
about 20 years of age, crept into a
box car in the yards of the Great
Northern railway, and drinking the
contents of small bottle of car
bolic acid, ended his struggle
against the handships of the world
The dead body was found by P.
c. Garrett, great Northern wiach-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
SYMPATHY WASTED

Declaring that sypmathy which
he had at first felt for R. K. John
son, charged with thefts from To-
cal five and ten cent store, has
been proven by later developments
to be unwarranted, Judge Mann in
the police court yesterday, fined
the youthful miscreant 500 and
costs and sentenced him to serve
10 days in jail. The judge said
that he had learned that Johnson
had his things packed and was pre-
pairing to flee the city when ar
rested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
SIGN WITH
VICTORIA TEAM
NV United Press leased WIre)

UNIVERSITY OF WASHING.
TON, Seattle, Dec. 15.-Ten Mil
lion, captain elect of the varsity
baseball team, and Clifford Glenn
entson, first sacker. have signed up
with Victoria for the coming sea.
son. Merton Hemingway, former
varsity catcher, is said also to be
dickering with the Canucks.
Million and Clementson played
on the college team two and three
years, respectively. Hemingway
turned professional last summer,
finishing the season as catcher for
Dugdale.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
HARRY GREEN IS DEAD

After fighting gamely for life
for the past IL days, Harry G.
Green, one of Spokanes best
known characters, and we'll known
in sporting circles all over the
country, lost the decision to the
Great Reaper at II o'clock last
night, and quietly passed away at
his apartments at the Ridpath no.
tel.
Green was one of the best known
and best liked of all the sporting
men who have ever made their
home in this city. His reputation
for being on the square was never
brought into question, and when
anything in the sporting line was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
. . 90 q . . q %
CAN TELL A WHISKY
FROM A BEER BREATH

do you mean to tell me 4
= you can stand few feet 4
= away from man and tell I
= what he has been drinking"
= said Attorney Roche to VIII
= liam Striplin in Judge Fra
= ter's court yesterday.
= Il can tell a whisky breath
. from beer breath. certainly"
= responded Striplin. THE
= wisky is more pungent and
. sharper than beer, and unless
= they have mixed drinks I'm
= not easily fooled"
= The above was a bit of tes-
= timOny taken in the case of
. a divorce action brought by
. Genevieve Sullivan against
. her husband, and Striplin
. proved to be the star wit
. ness OF the preliminary hear
. ing In the matter. I
= = 80 . = . = = . = q 80 .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15

Alleging that her husband fire.
quently came home drunk, with a
bunch of companions, an cam
PEELED her to get out of bed so lat
they could sleep, Thora n Iefson
filed suit for divorce yesterday bf-
ternoon. She further allegey That
she has frequently been driven
from the house in the winter time
and compelled to seek refuge with
neighbors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15

man, late last evening, and was re-
moved by order of Coroner Schle
gel to Turnbull undertaking spar.
lors, where an inquest will be held
When found, the body was
crouched against the wall of the
box car, and the fact that the bot.
tie which had contained the deadly
acid was corked and lying beneath
the body, at first led to the theory
that foul play was responsible for
the mans death. T.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
BEING DRUNK NO EXCUSE.

The plea that he was drunk a,
the time he stole a leather grir
from the Palace store and sold ii
for $1.65, and that he would lose
his job if he was not released
failed to save Charles Lee, a boiler
maker, when he appeared before
Judge Mann on charge of petty
larceny yesterday afternoon. He
was fined $50 and costs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15

promoted by Green the fans knew
that they were going to get a run
for their money.
He was well known all through
the northwest, from the fact that
he was the owner of a string of
racing horses which won enviable
records, among them being Sad
Sam, who for a time held the
worlds sprint record, and Royalty
who twice won the Spokane derby
Mr.. Green was born August 10,
1868, in Prem, Poland, ands came
to the United States when Is
years of age. He is survived by
his widow, three brothers, a, sister
and his father. Funeral ARRANGE
ments have not yet been made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15

endum petitions and the further pc.
tition to the city council refusing
to pay any Of the assessments on
the sewer until compelled to by or
der of court.
They are fighting mad over the
sewer on the north hill, and as one
man in Kenwood put it, Its mil
lions for defense and not one cent
for tribute"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
FINED FOR SPEEDING.

One dollar and costs were as.
sessed against the driver of the
Smith auto ambulance for unneces-
sarily exceeding the speed limit
at Howard and Riverside yester.
day afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15

Myron Moreland, Allan Paine,
and Louis Schwellenbach. Spokane
high school s(debaters, left for Ro-
salia last night, where they will
meet the team from that city this
evening. The question Of income
tax will be debated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-15
M o RE SHOPPING
d AVS BE FORE
c. H r I s r N A 5

"Humpty, dumpty, hung to a
strap, till the car he rode in had
a mihap, and Humpty came down
in fat lady's lap"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-02
The MESSAGE
Completed by Pres, Taft
Sent to the Printers.
Unusually Long, with Estimates
$4,000 to 100000 Words.
Special Message Next Week on Ir-
rigation and Reclamation.

Washington, Dec. president Taft
today completed his message and sent
it to the government printing office in
its final form. The message was laid
before the cabinet at special session
which began at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and lasted until nearly in the af-
ternOon.
The message is said to be an un-
usually long one, the estimates run
ming from 10000 to 10000 words. The
proofs We're pulled tonight from 81
galleys. The President went over
every feature of the document with the
cabinet advisors and it is said that
some changes were made at their sug-
gestion, principally in matters affect
ing their own departments.
President Taft will send special
message to Congress next week en-
bodying the report of the board Of en-
gineers appointed to examine irriga-
ton and reclamation projects in the
West. At the last session Of Congress
S20,000,0o0 was appropriated to com>
plete the various worthy projects and
Mr.. Taft appointed Il board to decide
just What projects should be continued,
and what if any should be abandoned.
The report will not be made public
until it reaches Congress.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-02
Love and DIAMONDS
For Men TO Read

Diamonds permanent memorials 0
When truly loves, he seeks express
Dol token worthy of the affection he feels.
The wortliest token is diamond.
In the diamond has taken mcountabe
natures loving hands
Man has merely and polished the diamond as he might
leaves book that he may read its lovely lights message
sublime
Its radiance like love- shall remain u1dimmed roll BY
Through the poetry history and have taught
that an martuae love- deep that its depths be pbed with
mere words, expressed in diamond gift.
se knows in her heart of hearts that diamond is chord the
symphony Of love
She knows that words but the prologue the drama OF love and
that deeds stuff that love is made Of diamond YOU may
love for all time
The diamond engagement ring the key that opens the door of life
Love like life is ambitions Love continually seeks higher levels
How many since have opened to he Love
is like the temple with many and inner
IN the 1nd of wokaday existence how long time have
@owed TO eae with the token of love have opened
gate to her temple?
Love like because
To YOUTH your love The body of this world
wher and old apacebu the soul that knows love
diamonds are permanent memorials to love-
Which inspired by hearing George A. Drew has
diamond purveyor obligations falling due just
& h we unfortunately for him. he had more diamonds on hand
han he had actual cash
Now We all know individual realize few diamonds
mighty quickly
"efaly thousands of the sparklers in his stock! :
Drew had his the ground and heard about this he
m condition that sell them $50 to o?6 less than regular
% e That will clean them out in hurry and you viii have money
e diamonds selling in George Drew ewelry Store at
a p & ST. And & they are actually selling & & l t" 900 e , s
"nay ay December 10th, only
There big ones and little ones some be
u your order. Others exqusitely etc
& an unusual diamond exhibition More diamonds than ever
e @ gathered under roof in this whole state of Maine
GEORGE pointed especially attractive made list OF
some OF them and also the prices which they would usually sell and
e special which George Drew selling them They Will give
me Ila Off f,oc
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-02
CREW Of THE COX
AND GREEN RESCUED,
Picked Up by Steamer British Sun in
Mid-0Cean After the Schooner Had
Foundered- Capt. and Mrs. Rick
sonWereon TheirHoneymoon.

blown well off shore by the gale. This
theory was correct, apparently for the
position given by the British Sun as
that where the Cox and Green founder
ed, 80 degrees north Lat. SO degrees w.
Long, is nearly 1000 miles off the
Delaware coast.
Capt. Rickson was married in this
city Sept. 8 to Miss Jennie II. Gffen,
"a years old, of Maiden. Mass. The
couple sailed on the schooner the next
day and We're passing their honeymoon
aboard her when their craft foundered.
The Cox and Green was built at
NewburypOrt in 1881. During her early
years, she had a reputation along the
coast as being the fastest three master
afOat, showing her heels at all times
to vessels of her class. She was bad
ly damaged in Boston harbor about 10
years ago and lost her speed in the re-
pairs made at that time. The Cox and
Green was owned by Rogers & Webb
o. Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-02
Pathetic Death Of Mrs.
Lena Skunk, Washington.
|ncurab|y III with tuberculosis,
Ends Her Own Life.
Feared That She Might Spread
Contagion TO Others.

Washington, Dec. las a human
sacrifice, Mrs. Lena A. Skunk, wife of
Alonzoz W. Skunk, a clerk in the office
of tie adjutant general of the war de-
partment, deliberately killed herself at
her home here by inhaling illuininat- :
ing gas.
Mrs. Skunk, who was SO years old
was afflicted with tuberculosis Every
possible means to cure the malady had
been resorted to without success. The
woman had been to many health re-
sorts and on several occasions had met
with difficulty in obtaining accommo-
dations because of her condition This
greatly worried her.
When her husband returned home
late Yesterday, he found his wife seat
ed in a chair, dead. with a tube from
gas jet in her mouth Letters to her
doctor and her husband revealed the
motive for her suicide-the fear that
she would be the means of spreading
tuberculosis infections to others.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-02
Foss Wants to Do All
the Talking Himself.
Trying to Assist in Defeat Of
Senator Lodge.
Reciprocity with Canada Seems to
Be Main Issue.

Provincetown, Mass, Dec. 1.-Gov-
ernor- Elect Eugene N. Foss began here
tonight his Cape campaign against the
return of Henry Cabot Lodge to the
United States Senate
Immediately upon his arrival in
town, Mr.. Foss was met with a chal-
lenge from Representative Norman
White of Brooklyn. to meet him in
joint debatee in the town hall tonight,
in place of the program of speaking
which had been announced. Mr.. F'oss
declined the challenge.
Mr.. White came to Provincetown
by train early in the day and awaited
Mr.. Foss at the Central hotel where
both are stopping tonight
The meeting was presided over BY
John Adams, local merchant. Former
Mayor of Cambridge, David p Dick
lnson, opened the speaking and was
followed by Senator Arthur l.. Mason
In beginning his address, Mr.. Foss
declared that the verdict of the peo-
pie of the Cape Cod district in elect
ing him to Congress last spring
Sealed the doom of Cannonsm," COM
PEELED the national administration to
seek reciprocity relations with Can
ada, caused Senator Aldrch and Hale
to "Abdicate their seats in the Urited
states Senate" and gave to the coun-
try at large the first real hope of
tariff revision
Directing his remarks to Senator Lodge
Mr. Foss said:
Working in silence and secrecy, he re-
sorts to his self-consttuted political ma
chine, the machine which has dominated
Massachusetts, politically for years He
Is seeking the counsels of those whom he
serves, the privileged interests, and ig-
nored the verdict of the people He has
ignored the fact that he should represent
the people and considers that he is the
representative of the special interests
believing that their endorsement is all
sufficient for him. For instead of being
representative Massachusetts citizen
he does, in fact, represent that privileged
class which has but little in common
with the great mass of the people"
Mr.. Foss then assailed Mr.. Lodges vot-
ing record in the Senate, claiming that
the senator had been hostile to reciproc-
ty with Canada and had killed the Hay
Bond reciprocity treaty with Newfound-
land. "What legislation in the interests
of the people bears his name?" uueried
Mr.. Foss, who answered his own ql1es-
Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-02
Verbal Battle Between Widow and Hattie lie B|anc's
Counsel Lasts AL Day-.Witness Admits False
hoods and Discrepancies in Her Testimony,
but She Denies All Of His Charges.

Cambridge Mass. Dec. IA verbal
duel between Mrs. Lillian NJ. Glover,
widow of Clarence f. Glover, and
Melvin NJ. Johnson, the leading coun-
sci for Hattie LIE Blanc, who is on
trial for the murder of Glover, held
the interest of the court room for the
whole Of today's sessions and was
not concluded when court adjourned.
Tie cross examination by Mr.. John
son, WlO had announced Yesterday
that he intended to show that Mrs
Glover had the motive, the capacity
and opportunity for the murder of
her husband, covered TO-DAY much of
iIrs. Glovnr's life since she came to
Boston from Cape Breton, and dealt
ininntely With her actions and feel
ings on the day and night of the mur-
Gcr and the few days that followed
Mr.. Johnson brought out the fact
that Mrs. Glover was twice married
II Glover. once in Boston in 1880 and
second time in Providence 10 years
later. She said the second ceremony
was because she understood that the
first was not legal.
She admitted certain falsehoods, re-
garding her birthplace and her name
and certain DISCREPANCIES in her tosti-
mCny with tha given at other hear
ines We're rointed ont.
She said that she sent for Hattie
lie Blanc, who lived near her own
birthplace, clothed her, fed her and
finally found her husband with her.
she sent the girl away for a week,
Ol 4 took her back and On rha "a
full night, Nov. 20, 1909. Mr.. Glover