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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
MUSIC AT NATATORIUM

Every seat was filled Monday
evening at Natatorium park with
persons listening to the strains of
the Natatorium Park band, under
the leadership of Prof. H. G Bowen.
The leader has arranged another
good program for today, as follows:
March, "The Enterpriser," Lampe.
Valse, 1.-THE Lovers Kiss" Pryor.
"Haynayka," Hungarian Folk
Song" Roberts.
Rag novelty, "The Porcupine,"
Johnson.
Comic Opera, "The Gay Music
ian," Edwards.
Mrach, "Thundercloud, Losey.
Organ Voluntary" descriptive,
Batiste.
Overture, Mad Queen" Rollin-
son.
Popularity, "Old Gray Bonnet"
Wenrick.
Grand fantasia, "Aidia," Verdi.
March, "Natatorium," Tyers.
Grand finale.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14

More city incompetence, causing
trouble and distress for citizens,
was discovered today. Sunday
morning workmen in the employ of
the water department shut off
water on Adams street north of
Herman avenue to make repairs.
They forgot to turn the water on
and for two days scores of families
along the line have been without
water.
w. NJ. Beaton, 04.23 Adams
street. places the blame on A. II.
Waters, foreman of the repair gang,
and talks of circulating a petition
asking for the removal of Mr.. Wat
ers. we could not learn what was
the matter for a long time said
Beaton. We knew that the water
was short, but did not think it
should fail entirely When | found
out that the valve had been turned
off and not turned on again | took
up the matter last night with Coun.
cilmon Dalke and he said that he
would call 1t to the attention Of the
city council
This morning I went to the city
hall and looked up the water de
partment. | was shifted around from
one fellow to another, like man
that enters a department store, but
! finally located Mr. Waters, the re-
pair foreman. He said that he knew
nothing about it, that he was not
responsible for such things, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
WHAT THE WEATHER
MAN SAYS TODAY

Low pressure covers the Rocky
mountain region and south Pacific
coast, resulting in rain on the mid
die Pacific seaboard and in the
middle Rockies.
Normal to moderately high pres
sure extends eastwardly from the
eastern slope. Rain occurred in
Missouri, Georgia and on the At
lantic coast.
Excepting along the gulf az J
Atlantic coast, morning -hen
lures generally are moderate anu
about normal in the Pacific states.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
IS It THE CONNECTING LINK
FOR NORTH COAST ROAD?

assertions that the line is not a
logging line, but a railroad which
will serve as a connecting link for
the North Coast, the Milwaukee or
the Northern Pacific or any other
of the larger systems.
A railroad along the Kalama riv-
err would be SO situated that it
would be feasible to build a connec-
ton across the Cascades to con-
meet with the main line of the
North Coast or Northern Pacific
at North Yakima, or to the cs.in
line of the Milwaukee at Ellens-
burg.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14

lyte on Edward Kenney, Edward
Mcnamara, James Leahy, Joseph
Georgen, Alexander Cody, Joseph
Crowley, Joseph Corrigan, Arthur
Coglan. Joseph McElmeel, Adrian
Mccormick and Frederick Baldus.
Harry Gordon plead guilty to the
charge of forgery yesterday after
noon. He was charged with pass
ing a bad check on w. H. Latin.
Ross Sherman. taxicab. driver,
was acquitted of the charge of
manslaughter. His machine strusk
Frank Berger and injured his leg.
Later he died from blood poison
ing.
John F. Woods has brought suit
to have a restraining order grant
ed against J. NJ. Ferrel to keep
him from blocking up the entrance
to the Spirit Lake resort and
threatening to injure persons who
use the road. Woods owns a re-
sort there, and Ferrel owns the
road to it.
Summer schools started yester-
day. Six of the public schools are
used. Work in the summer and
normal school to be held in the
South Central building will start
soon.
County Superintendent Of Schools
Mcfarland has decided to make no
change in school district No. 81.
The petition for a change resulted
from the whipping of a 14-year-old
girl by the teacher. He will be
transferred to a different district
next term.
New Occur d'Alene hotel, at
Front and Howard, is opened to-
day A reception and concert will
be held from Z until ~ o'clock to-
night. Dutch Jake" is proprietor.
Ladies' lingerie. taffeta and pongee
dresses at wholesale prices. Florence
Waist House. $40 Mohawk. 80
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

PORTLAND, June 14.-Specula'
ton is being INDUCED in today
concerning the latest mysterious
railroad which has been found at
tempting to gain egress into Port
land without knocking loudly at
the city gates. The road, which
started some months ago, under
the "guise" of a logging railroad,
is presumably creeping toward
the witty via Kalama, Washington.
A number of persons profess to
see indications to bear out their
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
RESULT OF IN
COMPETENCE
FORGET TO TURN WATER ON AND SCORES
OF FAMILIES SUFFER FOR
TWO DAYS

gave me but little encouragement.
Some fellow promised to go out to
look the matter up. and ! hope that
this will bring results.
From investigations made at the
city hall | learned that Mr.. Waters
was in charge of the gang that shut
off the water and that he should
have turned it on. I propose to get
out a petition asking that Waters
be removed"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
CITY NE We
~ IN BRIE ~

Park Board President White and
Superintendent Duncan are looking
over the city for available park
sites in which to invest the
100000.
Eta Bohan, age ID, a runaway
girl from Moran prairie, has been
committed to the House of the Good
Shepherd.
A new Christian Science church
has been organized on the north
side, and meetings will be held be-
ginning July at the North Central
high school.
AItamont's improvement club last
night went on record for a fire sta
ton in that locality and for a neigh
borhood park on the Colonel Peyton
tract.
&. F. Waggoner, regular repub.
lican, has been selected by John l..
Wilson to manage his campaign in
Spokane county. Headquarters have
been opened in the Spokane hotel,
with Marvin Arnold as secretary.
Census Supervisor Storch dis
courages the effort to forecast the
population of Spokane in advance Of
the official returns from the govern
ment.
One-half of the s5,5oo,ooo of pub
lie improvements planned for 1910
by the board of public works has
been awarded.
Most solemn services of the year
were held at Gonzaga college to-
day. Bishop O'Dea conferred the
tonsure and four minor orders of
eXorciste, estiarius, lectOr and AGO.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
LOUIS HILL
NOT CONVERTED
(By United Press Leased Wire)

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 14.-De-
nying that the people at large wish
conservation as fostered and pro-
claimed by Clifford Pinchot, expo
nent of the Roosevelt conservation
policies, Louis w. Hill, president
of the Great Northern railway, to-
day asserted that Pinchot had not
converted him to the conservation
idea
"Pinchot announced that he had
converted me to conservation. |
deny it," said Hill. "Pinchot has
been meeting clubs and organiza-
tons formed for the express pur-
pose of promoting conservation. !
have been meeting the people, and
they do not want conservation"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
ODDITIES IN THE
NEWSOF TODAY

In an address in Washington on
the effects of prohibition Percy An.
dreas of Cincinnati said that 49,
100000 persons have been put un-
der prohibitory laws in fifteen
years.
Notwithstanding this, he said,
the consumption of whiskey in that
period has increased so per cent,
and the per capita consumption OF
beer 46 per cent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
Brother and Sister to
Wed Sister and Brother,

Samuel T. A. Wright and Miss
Mariette Woody and William c..
Wooley and Miss Lillian Wright
will be married at the Same time
on June 20 at Trenton, N. J.
While Wright was In India he
was told by his sister in a letter
of her engagement. He began a
correspondence with Wooleys sis
ter and their engagement resulted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
Cooked Farewell Breakfast
So Hubby Could Desert Her.

A divorce has been recommend
ed at Trenton, N. j., for Mrs. Ida
M. Horner of Pennington.
She alleged her husband COM
PEELED her to get up early one morn
ing and cook breakfast SO he might
catch the first train and desert her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14

The graduation exercises for the
nurses at St. Luke's hospital were
held this afternoon at All Saints
Ten young women were
presented with diplomas.
They will be given a reception
tonight at the Hall of the Doges.
About so nurses of the city and
other guests will be present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14

TNCSON, Ariz.--Grant Bros.
Construction Co. fined $4,000 in
L. S. court for importing labor
ers from Mexico.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
Weds on Way to Jail;

Weds on Way to Jail;
Honeymoon in 227 Days.
Stopping at the court house on
his way to Jail for illegal whiskey
selling, Lobae Rogers married Mrs.
Flora Avelo at Mayfield, Ky.
At the jail door the bride kissed
him goodbye and said she would
be ready for the honeymoon in 227
days, when his sentence expired.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
CABLE NOTES

lONOON-The big thriller at
aviation meets this summer prom
Uses to be the vol plane" or aerial
diving stunt. Mounting to a great
height, the daring aviator cut off
all power, shoots to earth, and
when with few feet of the ground,
deXterously rights the machine.
This is a pet trick with Paulhan,
Bleriot, ct al.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14

PARASITIC police of Paris are
concerned over the anonymous let
tiers threatening their lives, receiv-
ed by two well known actresses,
Nine. Marguerite Carr of the Opera
Comique, and Nine. Yvonne de
Bray of the Theatre de Renais
sance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14

ONDON-Princess Alexander
of Teck, cousin of King George, is
seeking to augment her meager in
come of $4,000 a year, in view of
the accession of her royal cousin.
DUBLlN-The exhumed remains
of William and Daniel Mccormack,
hanged so years ago for crime of
which they were later proved inno-
cent, lay in ST. Mary's church this
morning while mass was held
prior to their removal from the Jail
burial ground to the family GENE
terry plot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14

One-half of the $5,50o,ooo of pub
lie improvements planned for 1910
by the board of public works has
been awarded
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
Superior Court.

Court came in in Willimantic Fri- day morning for short calendar ses- sion. Judge Marcus A, Holcomb was on the bench holding his first term of court in this county since he was ar- pointed to the bench In September. As stste's Attorney Searls could not be present the first of the week Judge Holcomb announced that there would he no court until next Thursday when the criminal cases will be taken up. On Thursday prisoners will be put to plea and the jury will be summoned in for Friday morning at 10 o'clock to hear the criminal cases that iare to be tried.
 states Attorney Searls then asked the court to go to Putnam 10 hear civil cases from that end of the county pro vidIng there was not enough business here to keep the court engaged. Judge Holcomb said he would go to Putnam If therc was not enough business here.
 After short calendar was disposcd of tue uucObte8te0 ulSotCG Sn4c VI (EHsso Nj. Perry vs. Isaac P. Perry was heard and decree granted on the grounds of intempcrence and intolerable cruelty.
 The Jury was drawn as follows:
 Windhsm, F. r. Fenton, George M. Flint.
 Putnam, William If. Mansfield, J. A. Morse.
 Ashford, Lincoln White.
 Brooklyn, A. J. Lathrop.
 Canterbury, Michael F. Shea.
 Chaplin, Frank Landon.
 Easffofd, George Upton.
 Hampton, W. IL. Hammond.
 kiilingly, C. <. Chase, Frank Whip pie.
 PIainfield, J. A. isalIon, Frank Mill Ter.
 Pomfret, Julian Euvera,d, Edward Gleason.
 Scotland, Charles Kenyon, 4. 4. Warren.
 Warren.
 sterling, W. R. Barber, ,R. j. sher- man.
 Woodstock. E. E. Eddy, George Butts.
 Thompson, T. J. Bates, W. C. Mills.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
 Common Council

The adjourned meeting of the eoun- Gil was held Tuesday evening, Mayor Macdonald presiding. Present Alder men, Joslin, Hawkins, Brodeur, Miner and Bouthillette.
 The purpose of the meeting was Ito hear all interested in the proposed lay out of Franklin street. l.. F. Weeks and N. D. Case examined the plans and expressed their satisfaction.
 Voted that council authorize the work to be carried out and that the highway committee be appointed to have charge of tt and also to assess the benefits and damages.
 The corporation council submitted an opinion In the matter Of k. T.. whitmore's claims to property rights in Water street. He statel that when NIT. Whttmore sold the land he deeded b . certain street. By the, e,Gonnecticut decisions deeding to . street is cons trued to mean the center of the street and therefore Mir. Whitmore has deeded away all rights in the street and has no valid claim.
 The Mayor brought up the matter of heating the fire headquarters build ing and 1t was voted that the fire con- mittee investigate and bring in esti- mates of proper heating plant.
 Meeting adjourned one week.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
seialis, Rally.

EDITOR oF PArRteFs Robert Hun. ter, soeial candidate for GoNeraos of Connecticut who wiit speak al Ham. mend Hall. Putnam on Wednesday. October ab at T., M., on the Issues of the campaign, was born at Terfe Haute, Ind, in 1874 and ever since his graduation from the University of Indiana In 1895 he has been engaged in sociological work for the betterment of humanity. lie was organizing sece- taty af the Chicago Bureau of Chsri- ties for i've years and resident srttle- ment worker At the famous Hull House, Chicago, for three years. In Chicago he was chairman of the inyes- tigatins committee of the City Homes aasociation, superintendent ef she municipal lodging house, member of the small parks commission and head worker of the University settlement. New York City for two years. He vas . resident of the nosed Toynbec Hall settlement, London, during the summer of 1899. Since ia0t he has been chairmans Of the Child Labor committee of New York. He Ia \ member of the commission for the pre- vcntien of tuberculosis. . director of the Metropolitan Parks Association, New York City and in issoo was presi- dent of the New York Social Reform Club. Since 1907 Mr. Hunter has been a very actiye member of the Socialist party He Is n member of the nation al committee of seven members, .re- celving the highest vote of any mem Der in the last election. He was . delegate ffom this country to the re. cent International Socialist Cengres al Copenhagen.
 Mir. Hunter Is an authority on the power problem, his book of "PoNertyh being used as n textbook In college classes in sociology. Lincoln Steiiens says of him As a journalist, "Hunter's work is the best editorial writing done in Ithis country today, clear, .direct, logical and full of force. Ills speeches are like his writings and no one should miss the opportunity of hearing him.
 B. K. LEAvITr.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
St. phlllp's Chsrch

Last week the Rev. Mir. Dixon spent several days In New York, attending on Tuesday the Clerical Conference of the Federation of Churches and Chris tisn Organizations in New York city.
 St. Philips Guildimet on Thursday afternoon at Mrs. k. N. Fishers, School street.
 Friday, October 2s being the festival of St. simon and St. Jude, there will be the usual communion service xt 9 a. m.
 Silver pins for regular attendance in the Church School were awarded Sun day 10 George Seeley, Arthur Andrews, Frank Gleason. Mark Klebart, Ger lrude Murphy, Vivian whittemore, Harold seeIey, and Itobert Biackmar. Gun metal pin to James Mathison and Clara Blackmar.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
NO 42
Annual Meeting weman's Guild.

The annual meeting of the Noman's Guild WAS held at the home ol Mrs. w II Mansfield, Grove street, Thurs- day afternoon. which was attended by a soodly number ef ladies from this city, panielson and surrounding townsc Mrs. E. W. Perry presided at thia meeting. The reports of the secretary and treasurer were read and accepted. The secreiarys report showed that mere than six hundred erticles have hccn contributed or made during the rnst year, end shas eisa d0 had ben realized. Mfs. Arthur Atwood of Waurcgsn we called Q tho chair lo order that Mrs. Ferry might give . ss~ port of the guild room O the Day kim- ball hospital, which has recently hesa furnished by shis branch of tho Won. ans board. Mrs. Perry reported shae $i6a had been expended h furnishine this beautiful room, which is the moue completely equipped room In tho hos- pitai, including the bed. wanhstand, dressing table. chalrs, screen. couch, silver. china, linen and bod comfostD- IL was voted that the remainder of tho guild room fund be placsd Ia the handp of the N oman,s board to hc used tor so. plenishing the bedroom supplies = needed.
 Mrs. Perry then returned to tho chair and thanked all ladies who And so generously contributed money and articles for the guild work during the year.
 An informal discussion took place - 10 the various methods Of getting sew lag ,Iore for the hospital, which result ed in the suggestion of having a chair man appointed in each of the nne. rounding towns from whom the ladiea In said towns might procure sewing. This seemed 10 appeal to the ladies e m ideal plan,
 The following officers were clccteds
 Presidents Mrs. r. W. Perry.
 Secretary and treasnrer~-Mrs. w. H. Mansfield.
 Directors. Abington--Allss Euretta arosvenor; Hrooklyn--AIins kathefino Parker, Miss Anna Dyer; Central Vtl- lage--Mrs. Philip Maihewson; Daniel- son~-Mrs. Charlos Smith, Mrs. Clifford Stark weather, Mrs. T. k. Hupkins, Mrs. George NJ. Burroughs; Dnyvitle.- Mrs. C. A. Russell: mmptOn-Mses William Hammond; Pomfret = Mn. Warren Avcrill, Misx Tucker, Mfp. |. W. Trowbrtdge; Thompson--Mm, C. E. Heafls; East Th0mpsoea - Nm. Frank Carlton; Woodstock --Mss. q. w. Sampson, Mrs. II. T, Child; Een1 Woodstock Mrs. ]. NJ. Paine; North Woodstock--Afrs. l.. J, IcAvitt; Woo<1e stock Valley = Mrs. oliver Hlscox, Mrs. Edward Chamberlain; Waurer gan~-Mrs. J. X. NJ. Atwood; Putnam Mrs. F. k. Clark, Mn. Levi Afnold, Mrs. j. A. Carpenter, Mrs. Ellen atut1< dafd, Mrs. Frank Thayef, MtSs Mary Daniels, Miss Mary Wheelock, Msp. Eugene Durocher.
 The chalrmen appointed to distributo sewing in surrounding towns foll0wss Dantelson, Mrs. Timothy E. Hopkins; Abingdon, Miss E.uretta Gfosvenoss East Woodstock, Miss Julia May; Pomfret. Mrs. I. W. Tfowbridgs.
 The meeting adjourned for tho soelal hour, which proved most soclabls and enjoyable. The articles upon exhih1- ton were examined and Admirsd.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
BselIsi Chsreh Notes.

Friday from to 3 p. m. the ladies of the Baptist church will sesve . Rainbow Tea In the Banquet Room Of the church. The menu will be one of thels best, and the decorations attract. I've and beautiful. There will be ics cream and home-msds candy slso for sale. Music will be furnished by the "Rlch orchestral This is intsnded for . social time = well q supper and all sss invited to come and rsmain through the evening.
 MT. and Mrs. NewtonA. Ballard en- tertained the ms mnsrs Of Mir. Baiiasd's Sunday school clsss st thsif home on South Main street Fsiday evening. A fagot party entertained the twenty present, ssories hsinx told e the fagoss burned in the fssplses. Rsfsesh- menis wsSs served.
 Judge E. Y. Warner addssassd the eonsrsgation on sunday morning h the shssnus q the pastor. He alse spoke to tho Sunday seheoi q aoon.
 The Ladiss' Aid soetety Will held . summaep sAIs In LaIsue's bDoek. Elm steoss, on Tuesday and Wednss1ay q next week.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
You Never Can Tell

That you never can tell by the looks of man how large his hank account is was brought out hy ntile incident that happened In this city last week.
 Manager Beneit of the Putnam Box shop saw a poorly dressed, rather dirty looking man making his way down hehind the shop towards the river. and went out and stopped him and asked where he WAS going. The man replied that he was soiny to the river to get a drink. Renoit told him that II he drank that water 1t would kili him, and invited him into the shop where he eot him . slas of water. Wanting more the man vas told 10 help him. self, and drank several glasscs before he vas sssisfied.
 He then said so Benoit. Fl suppose you think I'm . tramp, but I'm not. i" He therrupon pulled from ,his pocket a6ank book and checks, the total of which wss some W that over tli 900, done up in an old newspaper. He said he left Chicago on . cattle train and by relays of the came accommodations reached New York. He was In search of farm, his intention being to raise pigs. He obtained In New York list of New England farms, and came by boat to New London, walking from there to Putnam, stopping and making investigations en route. He said he had never seen so many rocks as he had seen since coming to New Eng. land. He intended te keep going un- til he found what suited him, and his route would he through Maine into Canada and Newfoundland. The man was ,wede. He related many of his experiences and .ir. Beneit felt well repaid for his hospitality.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
Annual Meeting of the Day kimbalI
 Hospital.


 The annual meeting ofthe Day Kim ball Hospital Corporators, followed im- mediately by s meeting of the Trustees, was held at the Hospital, on Wednes- day the l2th instant. President Kim. ball being absent in Europe, the Vice President presided.
 The reports Of the Treasurer, Audi tors and Superintendent were read, accepted and ordered filed.
 The following Trustees, whose terms were expiring, were elected for three years:
 Messrs. George W. Holt, Benjamin Grosvenor, l.. k. Smith, G. II. Gilpnt- rie, and Rev. F. D. Sargent.
 NJ. NJ. Kimball was reelected Pres ident, l.. A. Catlin Vice President, C. II. Brown Treasurer, and r. W. Sew ard secretary--for the ensuing year. The compilation of the new Report was, as usual, committed to the secre- tary, It will contain the various de- partments of information which show the life and activity Of the Hospital, in. cluding those furnished by the wo- mans Board.
 The new brick extension (now about completed) Is felt to be great step forward, and to open wide door of ser vice in the future.