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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
ROAD BUILDERS
To MEET

According to ]. A. Perry, secre-
tary of the Spokane County Good
Roads association, an effort will be
made at the state good roads con
vention at Aberdeen January 20
and 21 to initiate some fixed plan
of financing and carrying out ex-
tensive road building in the state
II has been suggested that the
building of the highways be
financed by so year bonds or levied
as an assessment on the property
in. the district tributary to the
roads.
Spokane county will be repre-.
sented at the convention and will
probably be active In the urging
of some fixed plan of road better,
ment. During 1910 the state high,
way commission will have $780,.
600 to expend for new roads, oil
which Spokane county alone will
contribute $4,000. From present
plans 1t appears that 1t is proposed
to expend most of this sum on the
west side of the mountains, and
to this Spokane county will seri
ously object.
When state aid money is ex
pended within q county the county
receiving the appropriation must
put up dollar for dollar with the
funds to be expended by the high
way commission. Much objection
has heen raised to this plan OF
financing road building and the re
cent state convention of county en-
gineers went on record against It
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
YES, 1T
WAS COLD!
Temperature lowered Close
to Zero Mark.

6urr-r-r-r-r-r! .f
That means twas cold this
morning. It wasn't chilly, or
cool, or -Iukewarm, or cooIish.
II was COLD, with every letter
a capital.
II was the coldest day Of the
winter for Spokane. The Off
cial temperature at S o'clock
this morning registered four de-
grees above zero, but there
were plenty Of unofficiai ther-
rometers, which registered
peoples feelings as we'll as the
temperatures, which gave the
temperature at zero or one or
two degrees below.
Intense. cold prevailed
throughout the Inland Empire
lst night. The forecast is for
somewhat higher temperature
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

LOOKS BAD
TO GREENE
MEMBER OF COMMISSION SAYS
IT MUST BE IMPROVED OR
HE WILL FIGHT
CAN'T IGNORE PEOPLE

Ex-County Auditor r. p. Greene,
member Of the charter commits.
sion, said this morning that there
was a number of features Of the
proposed city charter which he
would oppose. He said that unless
the present defects In the charter
were remedied he would fight the
charter before the people.
THE people should at all times
have control of the officials in order
to make the commission form of
government "a success. The right
of recall and the initiative and ref
erendum should surely be in such
shape that the voters could make
use of them. Without these !
would be opposed to commission
form of government 1t would
make possible the building up In
this city political machine which
would be worse than Tammany.
"The proposition to hold annual
elections should be beaten" con-
tinued Mr.. Greene. THE city can
not afford to hold annual elections.
They cost too much money to be
held annually and the voters will
never stand for such an innovation,
in my judgment.
UNLESS the other members of
the charter committee can be
brought. to. realize that the pro-
posed charter is likely to be unsat-
isfactory to the public and needed
changes made l will feel 1t my
duty to the public to oppose the
entire proposition. would rather
continue under the present charter
than to adopt one such as now pro-
posed by the committee"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
suit
NAN IS 4
PRISONER
CHARLES CLEMENT
GIVES HIMSELF UP
"ONLY TOOK A TRIP"

Charles Clement, the suit club
promoter who disappeared about 4
week ago, and has been eagerly
sought since that time by the mem
bers Of his clubs, returned to spo-
kane this morning and gave him
self up to the county authorities.
Clement states that he only took
a trip out Of the city, and that upon
hearing of the charges against him,
he went Immediately to the county
Jail and gave himself up.
The members of his clubs have
formed an organization to endeavor
to secure the money paid out by
them to Clement in the form OF q
weekly instalIments. They have,
received the aid of the county pr6Sk
ecutor's office in their search for
Clement.
1t has not been determined what
disposition will be made OF the
case. The members of the club
will now wait to see what course
Clement will take toward straight:
ening out the tangle. 1t has been
estimated that the promoter has
$500 of the cash Of his patrons. for
which he has up to this time made
no return in value.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
"A LIGHT in THE
WINDOW FOR HIM.

. Way back in Fort Smith,
. Ark, Jennie Lind Is keeping a I
. light in the window for Frank I
= O. Reed. whom she claims as I
. her husband. In a letter d. I
. rected to the "Workmen's I
. lodge" In care of the I
q chief of police, she
= wants to know II her husband
= has been seen here.
y She says Reed has been
= away from homo for about
. four months and that he was
= last heard Of at Pccblo. Col.
= Reed has a tattoo OF an Amer
= lean flag on Que OF his arms.
y according to her story. She
= writes that he has discharge
= from the United States army.
= having served ia the Philip
= pines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
THE COURTS
DID A BIG,
BUSINESS
Twenty Per Cent Increase in
Gases.
JUVENILE DECREASE

Spokane county courts did a
thriving business In 1909, with ev-
cry indication Of making even a
better record In 1910. There were
3o79 cases filed with the county
clerk In 1909, against 1888 in 1908,
an increase Of 647, almost 20 per
cent over the previous year.
The criminal records show a big
increase, with 619 cases in 1909
against Ala In 1908. a gain OF 80 per
cent in one year. There were 1855
civil cases filed in 1909 against
2178 in 1908, an increase of 37S.
The juvenile department Is the
only one which shows decrease,
with 151 cases for 1909 against 157
for 1908, a decrease of six.
There is strong movement on
foot to secure the creation of a
sixth superior court in this county.
The court business has been grow
ing at such rate that the five
judges have difficulty in disposing
of the cases each month. In Octo-
Der and November every court
worked until the final day in the
month clearing away cases to make
way for the next months calendar.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
COOK s
WIFE IS
D|SGUSTEO
Plans to Return Some Of
Money Advanced to
Husband.
(By United Press.)

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-That Mrs.
Frederick Cook Is disgusted with
her husbands action and Is deter
mined II possible to secure the re-
turn Of some Of the money said to
have been advanced him at the
outset of his recent arctic trip, was
the statement made today by Mrs.
r. c. Stebbins, a close friend Of
Mrs. Cook, wife of member of the
Arctic club Of this city.
Mrs. Stebbins declared that SO far
as she knew, Cook has given his
wife no part of the money he real
ICED from his lecture tour.
She also hinted that Mrs. Cook
may be Withholding certain vaIu-
able records Of the questionable
arctic trip until she Is reimbursed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

Sitatunga, also called bush buck,
or bongo. These are names given
to various allied species OF diminu-
tive antelopes of the genus Cepha-
lolophus, which the South African
Dutch call duykers. Some or them
are only 13 inches high. They haunt
the rocky hillsides and have the
most remarkable agility, leaping
from stone to stone and diving into
thickets at the least alarm.-Ency-
clopedia.
From Kampala. Uganda, comes
the cheering word that Kermit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
WHERE IS
JOHN HARVEY?

- Where is John Harvey? II =
. you know where this certain =
. John Harvey is, and will tell =
. his old mother at Knob Nos =
. ter, Mo-, about it, you will re- .
- ceive a reward of $780, In =
. circular which has reached the =
= local police headquarters, Mrs. =
. Harvey says that she has not =
= had any trace of her son, who =
= Is 32 years old, for five years. .
. He is described as a man =
q feet eight inches in height, =
. with dark brown hair and =
. eyes, weighing 100 pounds. His .
q mother wants to him to come .
= home and keep her company =
. in her old age. =
= 80 = q = . . . = = >>>> =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
"HE KNEW THE HORSE SIMPLE EPITAPH TO BE
PLACED ON ARTIST REMINGTON'S s TOMB

RIDGEFIEID, Conn. of Remington
the noted artist sculptor died here
operation appendicitis, NJ Y,
tomb the simple eptaph ale the horse
that he did.
Remington has been called the Gfahc historian the wild
Some of his paintings and regarded
ampes of their style M honcho buster
typical critics perfect
Remington but As al the He
leaves widow. III
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
.WHY.D|D
c. \. LOSE
:$300,000?
Clerks Called on Carpet in
Minneapolis.
SPOKANE CLERKS
ARE THERE
Big Sensation Over Annual
Theft of Railroads
Money.
Clerks Called on Carpet in
Minneapolis.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wtre)
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 3.-Chief
clerks of several divisions of the
Great Northern railway are on the
carpet here today in an investiga-
tiOn of the recently discovered
frauds, by means of which the, rail-
road is said to have been defrauded
out Of 100000 annually for several
years.
Clerks from Great Falls and
Havre, Mont, and Everett, Seattle
and Spokane were called to go over
the records of their offices with
their superiors. Speaking of the
officials who are being investi-
gated, President Louis Hill said:
THE investigation does not mean
that all the officials called to Min
neapolis are implicated or even sus-
pected. They may not be to blame
for these things, or even connected
with them in any way. They have
been called here to go over the de-
tails of their offices with u.s."
The rip pass frauds are said to
have been made possible through
the connivance of railroad officials
with employment agents, who
transported large numbers of la
bOrers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
BULLETIN---KERMIT HAS
KILLED A WHAT IS 1T

Roosevelt has killed a situa--sita-
tunga. (Guess that's the way to
spell 1t. The cable operator may
have got the word misspelled. No
one would fire cable operator, or
an encyclopedia, or reporter, or
ANYBODY else for misspelling sta
well, whatever the word is.
what the dickens Is a sita---
well, that thing?" the telegraph edi-
tor gasped when the message
flashed over the wire. So here
above Ia the theory Of the men who
wrote the encyclopedia about the
sta thing. ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

ton Counsel Connor.
you have given us considerable
trouble said Mayor Pratt to the
applicant, "and l cannot recon-
mend that your license be granted. ("
1T makes no difference with me, !"
replied the agent; I'VE will get the
license anyway"
"The city council may grant 1t,
but doubt it," replied Mayor Pratt.
And the first employment agent to
be officially turned down left the
room.
The licenses of 18 employment
agencies became due today and only
those who have been good will be
recommended for renewal by the
mayOr
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

found at the Great Northern room
ing house, and that of o. G. Young,
also a laborer, was found at the
Vinson hotel, in the Pioneer block.
1t Is believed that Young came
to his death from an over-indul-
gence In liquor, as the port wine
was running from his mouth when
the body was found. lying cross
wise on the bed in his room. Young
was about 40 years old. Belford
had been seriously i'll for some
time. He was 80 years old
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
LABOR AGENCIES
STRIKE A SNAG

to apply for a renewal of their H.
censes this morning and will close
pending the effort to get a new
license. The agencies are:
Lawrence, 1903 Stevens street.
Buck & Nickerson, 426 Front
avenue.
Scandinavian-American Co., 209
Stevens street.
Carr Labor agency, 318 Stevens
street
A. Nj. Macho, PA Stevens street.
Peerless agency, $40 Front
avenue.
Carr & Hill paid the license fee
and applied to Mayor Pratt at noon
with license blank that had been
just previously O. KID by COrpora-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
MONROE
BRIDGE
CLOSED
After II Years Service y
Finally Barred to Va
gon Traffic.
NEW BRIDGE STARTS
NEW BRIDGE STARTS

After nearly II years Of service
the steel bridge at Monroe street
was finally closed to wagon traffic
this morning. Pedestrians can stiH
cross the bridge.
A large force Of men were ems
ployed by City Engineer RalstOn ON
the preparatory work on the
bridge, which includes the building
of runways, cables. hoisting de-
vices, etc. 1t is expected that work
on the concrete piers will be under;
full swing before many days.
Fully 300 men presented them
selves this morning for work. but
not much over one-fourth that num-
ber found employment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

hearted lady to whom the coal was
delivered set out a gallon of whis-
key for the benefit of the poor,
Idown-trodden teamster.
r She received her consignment of
COAL but the teamster accumulated
an overdose of the liquid refresh
sment. AS result the team ran
away and would likely be running
yet but for the interference of the
police.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
MOTHER -IN-LAW KILLS
MAN IN A DUEL

DRESDEN, Tenn, Jan. g.
Clarence Carney faced his 65-year-
old mother-in.Iaw in revolver duel
last night and was killed.
The mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah
Griffith. had met Carney in the
front yard of neighbor to discuss
a quarrel of long standing. The
discussion became heated, revolv-
ers flashed, and Carney fired three
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
BEDFELLOW
7 ROBBED HIM

Sometimes it's mighty fine
thing for a working man to have
a partner. and then sometimes 1t is
not.s Sylvester Mcguire, a lodger
at the Great Northern hotel, com.
plains today that his bedfellow left
the room at some untimely hour of
the night and took with him the
$72 stake which Mcclure had ac-
cumulated by hard labor In the
vicinity of Spokane. The police are
after the crook.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

times at the aged woman.
Although one bullet struck her
In the hip, producing serious
wound, she stood her ground. fir.
ing five times before her son-in-
law sank dead to the ground. Mrs
Griffith was arrested.
About year ago Carney's wife
committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
MYS Terry OF MULES
ARRESTS CLEARED

The mystery surrounding the ar
rest recently of a team of mules
and a coal wagon by the police has
been cleared up.
In the bottom of the wagon was
discovered the teamster. 1t was
supposed that he had been "dopedn y
Investigation showed that the team,
wagon and driver, had delivered
some coal to a residence on
Eleventh avenue and that the kind
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

Spokane has ~ many fire
hydrznts as Los Angeles,
which has q population of
800, 900 or over. There are at
present 1000 fire hydrants In
: We, which 10 an increase Of
zoo during the past year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

tonight and tomorrow.
It's been "slide, slide" here
for three days, and citizens
could with ease skate down the
streets from their homes to the
business districts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
WAS TOO COLD;
SAT BY FIRE;
FATALLY BURNED

q (United Press Leased Wire) =
= SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. g. =
. Unable to sleep because Of =
. the intense cold that prevailed =
= In San Francisco last night, =
= Mrs. Anna Brooks, aged 80, =
= wrapped herself in blanket =
. and seated herself in front Of Z
. the open crate. Flying sparks =
= ignited the blanket, and the =
. aged woman received burns =
. from which II is said she can .
= not recover. .
Q q Q q Q q . q q q %>> Q .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. g.
Three hundred members of the
Olympic club took their annual
plunge in the ocean today, although
the weather was the coldest of the
season.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
30 ARRESTED
BECAUSE OF AN
:. ASSASSINATION

BOMBAY, san. s.--Thlr,y per.
sons were arrested here today, ac-
cused OF conrpiiclty In the asssssIna-
ton OF Arthur M. Jacksrn, chief
magistrate 81 kssik, en ceeem.
bsr 2.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Banker
Charles w. Morse, the fallen "ice
king" left Saturday on his trip to
the federal prison at Atlanta, which
the courts have decreed shall be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03
MORE DEATHS IN
ROOM|NG HOUSES

The deaths In local rooming
houses are becoming more and
more frequent. This morning two
bodies were found. The body OF
ID. Belford, a lumberjack, was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

Morse, Who Knew No Pity
for the Poor, Who Jug
gled Millions With Care
less Hand, Who Knew No
Rule Higher Than Sue
cess, Must Wear Stripes
for 15 Years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

KINGSTON. Ja,nai<
Two earth treinors W&10
yesterday, but thsy wero
duration. a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-03

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Be sure to read "s44o Fiahtr Began In The
. yesterday.
The Ordway new era., 1910-12-09

dent. says:
ne commissioner finds a condi-
ton in the ownership OF the standing
timber OF the United States other
than the government timber that calls
for serious attention. The direct in
vestigation made by the commissioner
covered an area which contains 80
per cent of the privately owned tim
ber of the country.
His report shows that one half OF
the timber in this area is owned by
200 individuals and corporations;
that IA per cent Is owned by these
corporations, and that there Is very
extensive inter-ownership of stock,
as well as other circumstances, all
pointing to friendly relations among
those who own majority of this tim
Der, a relationship which might lead
to combination for the maintenance
of a price that would be very detri-
mental to the public interest, and
would create the necessity of remoy-
ing all tariff obstacles to the free i'm
portations of lumber from other coun-
tries"
Bureau Of Labor.
The commissioner OF labor has been
actively engaged in composing the diff
ferences between employers and en-.
pIoyaav anuaued In fntaretofo tr,n,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-12-14
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they can.
not reach the diseased portion
Ct the ear. There is only one way
to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deaf.
ness is caused by an infamed con.
dition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is inf1amed you have a rumb.
ling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless
the inflammation can be taken out
aud this tube restored to it's MOI.
NAL condition, hearing will be de.
stroyed forever; niue cases out of
ten are caused by Catarrh, which
is nothing but an inflamed condi-
ton of the mucous surface.
We will give One Hundred Dol.
lars for any case of Deafness
(caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars free.
F. J.>CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O..
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-12-14
Gov Elect Baldwin Not At The Roosevelt
Banquet,

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 49,
Col Theodore Roosevelt, as the
guest of the chamber of commerce
at its anpual banquet tonight,
made his first public address Since
the receLt elections. He was
cordially greeted q gathering Of
upwards of six hundred men, re-
presentatives of the business and
commercial ~intereste and p~rofes.
sions of the State.
The banquet had more than Or
binary significance through the
presence of the chief guest, who
go recently was in controversy
with the former chief justice of
supreme court of errors, Judge
Simeon E. Baldwin, who as the
Democratic nominee Tor Cover
nor, overturned the political COM
plexion of the State and as Gov
ernor-elect had been invited tc at
tend. Judge Baldwin was not
present and the place assigned to
him at the guests table bore mute
evidence of his absence.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-12-14
GOLD HILL.

Dec. 12.-One of those preach
ers Shat assisted in a series of
meetings IN the Baptist church
here sometime ago, burdened us
again with his presence last Sun.
day night. He said "The Catho-
lie church vas organized by men
that had been kicked out of the
Baptist church. A man cannot
60 back into sin after being con.
verified to God" He most al
ways has a good deal to say on
this subject.
It is we'll known That the Baptist
church here Is very near dead, the
number of live active members
is very small, and foolish preach
ing will not revive it, as has been
proven. We would like to see
the Baptist church used to save
souls, we are anxious to. see sin
ners ''fee from the wrath to
come" But these are days of
false prophets and false teachers
and we must search the SCRIP
lures for ourselves or we will not
know much about it.
He said "If two men preach
from the same book and preach
different doctrines one or the 9th.
er ia wrong" We are willing to
admit this, but think the sooner
such preachers fnd out they are
wrong the better. Preachers
should lay aside all prejudice and
study the Bible carefully, prayer.
fully and preach for the saliva.
tion of souls. Such men should
"get understandings" 7 h y
should read some of the writings
of Dr.. Broughton and other great
divines. We should be very care.
full about what We read. It is
bad policy to waste time reading
what Is poisonous to the mind,
nor is it profitable to listen to a
foolish man preach. This man
seems to be trying to get converts
to his sect rather than to God.
Let all of Gods people pray that
We may have our eyes opsned. B.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-12-14

A great contest is en- between
New Orleans and San Francisco
over the location of the Panama
exposition celebrating the COM
pletion of the great canal. Each
city is striving for the honor and
are making the best showings,
respectively, possible, and, unfor-
t%unately, each is showing the 9TH
er up in it's worst form, more es.
pecially is San Francisco engaged
almost in mud. singing and in
vulgar Dragging over her paltry
dollars. No doubt San Francisco
is a splendid city with many at
fractions; no doubt it has the
means to successfully conduct the
fair and properly entertain the
visitors, but the expense of a trip
to the far Pacific coast and time
necessary for the trip is alone
sufficient to throw 1t out of the
running. None but the few rich
could go to San Francisco, and as
the exposition is to be a national
affair, it should be so located as
to be nearest the centre of popu-
lation. New Orleans, as between
the two has this great advantage
and Is otherwise sufficiently cap.
able and attractive. but should
she be out of the running, our
choice, for the reasons stated,
would be some city more suitable
located than San Francisco, even
should the government have to
foot the entire bill.
If San Francisco has half the
wealth and attractions claimed
she does net need an exposition.