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PAGE t "ASplendid Hazard/[ Serial By Harold M'Grath, Begins in Press Soon WHAT MUNTER SAID ABOUT NEW CHARTER A discussion on the proposed new city charter was hold last night at the Hamilton school tn Kenwood. Judge Munter. the chief speaker for the new charter, was asked if it was not a fact that the same organization that controlled the choice of the 16 men who framed the chsXler did not also propose to control the election of GOOD FELLOWS, NOTICE! TO THE GOOD FELLOWS: To all the Good Fellows who have helped me out in this little Christmas stunt of ours, I wish to express my appreciation of their efforts. Every one of you have shown the true spirit of Christmas giving, and have given according to your means, some more and some less, but all with the spirit of Him on whose birthday we sing "Peace on earth. Good will ti all men." May Santa Clans be as generous with you as you have been with the little ones you have helped, and may your Chrlstmases be many anr merry is the siucerest wish of A. GOOO FELLOW. AND TO THE CHILDREN: To all the little ones who have written me asking for gifts, I would say: If you do not get just what you asked for don't be disappointed. Santa had so many to look after this year that he wasn't able to give all of them exactly what they wanted. But he did his best, and if he overlooked you, your letter must have gotten lost in the deal somewhere. I've had an awful time get ting them all straightened out. SANTA CLAUS IS VERY MODERN IN SPOKANE Santa up-to-date is more glaring-1 Polar bears, lions, tigers, ele ly omnipresent than ever in Spo- phants and even rhinicsri all have kane this venr. Aeroplanes, an , : a place. Dolls have made a marked 1 advance in construction. There is chips and autos form a large and the beautiful little character doil popular part of the toy depart- with her shapely arms and limbs, nients of the Btores just now. her character face, as full of ex- There are cloth and paper flying I pression and character as some machines that really fly, worked! human faces one has seen. Her by a twisted rubber band, and hair is so natural th.?t it almost there aie airships and monoplanes deceives the sight and altogether and bi planes that swing in a cir- she is a lovely ere ature. There are cle from a sting, propefed by clock baby dolls, grown up dolls, dolls of work. Prices range from 25 cents I all nations and climes and, I was to a dollar and a quarter. Ani- going to say, all kinds of tempera mals show how largely the toy tn-1 ment. The little dolls of foreign ventor's mind has been influenced ! dress are quaint. The little Dutch by recent events of a national girl with her wooden shoes and Character, such a." the discovery ofjeap, the French soldier doll, the the North Pole and Teddy's recent j dainty little Swiss doll-maiden and trip through the dark continent. I the darky doll. SOME SMILES Smiles adorned the faces of city employes on the monthly salary roll when Comptroller Fairley to day began issuing checks to the men a week ahead of the end of the month. The list started with K. S. Pratt, mayor, at $335, and run on down to the man who gets but $75. This advance payment was made In order that the city officials might be enabled to have Santa Clans visit their homes. REWARD OF GOOD SERVICE This morning the 10 members or th eelty council presented Miss Or pha Gardner, deputy city clerk, with a beautiful three-piece silver water set, handsomely engraved, with the names of 10 councilmen engraved on the side of the water pitcher. Miss Gardner's efficiency Is a testimony of how all women can look after public work when en trusted with it. For year she has held her present position, and while administrations change, and city officials come and go, Miss Gardner is found to treat all alike, today the ..larand SAVED FROM FIRE BY DOG. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 24 — The barking of a dog probably Bayed the life of Mrs. Ralph H. White, wife of the sporting editor of the Terre Haute Tribune, when fire destroyed the White home in the night. White had gone to the office and Mrs. White was sleep ing when she was aroused by the dog's barking to find her room filled with smoke and flames burst ing from the roof. The fire started In the furnace flue. HE ASKED FOR $3000, NOT $250. William Patterson, owning prop erty on Huron street, today in a statement filed with the city coun cil, Indignantly repudiated the al lowance of $260 made to him on his Claim for $3000 filed against the City. He says that when he asked for $3000 that he did not do it for a bluff, aud that he was damaged py the making of the Huron street Improvement nearer $5000 than $8000 ► FISHED FOR CHICKENB THROUGH TRANSOM OF MEAT SHOP ♦ ► ♦ ► NEW YORK, Dec. 24—It was an unusual kind of "fishing" that ♦ ► Prank Tolliver and William Blanchard. negroes, engaged in, ac- 4> ► cording to the police. Frank Reinboth left a row of fat capons 4> ► hanging near tbe transom of hit. butcher shop over night. ♦ ► Tbe negroes spied tbe chickens and Tolliver Is all. |id to have ♦ ► bent one end of an iron rod into a hook and proceeded to angle for ♦ ► tbe fowls. ♦ ► With one foot on the doorlatcb, it Is charged, he reached his 4> ►mm over the transom and fished for the chickens. He was about * ►to pees his first catch, a five-pound capon, to Ulanchard when ♦ ► Policeman Devlin came along and caught both fishermen. 4> ,e>#e>*e>a>**e>e>e>e>e>e>4> ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦•>♦• the commissioner under the char ter, if the same is adopted at the polls.- Judge Munter denied that this was the purpose of the charter adoption, but added. "Naturally, we will try to see that men are elect ed who are in sympathy with the new charter and the commission form of government." ♦ WILL SING FOR THE POOR ♦ ♦ SAX FRANCISCO. Dec. 24. ♦ ♦ Standing on a flower banked ♦ ♦ platform erected near the ♦ ♦ fountain given, to San Fran ♦ Cisco by Lotta Crabtree, be- ♦ ♦ fore 50,000 persons. Luisa Tet- ♦ ♦ razzini will give tonight a full ♦ ♦ throated melody to the people ♦ ♦ of San Francisco as her e> ♦ Christmas offering. The word ♦ ♦ has gone forth that those who e> ♦ flock £o hear the great singer ♦ ♦ must bear roses or garden 4> ♦ flowers with which to show- ♦ ♦er the diva at the conclusion ♦ ♦of the concert. The offering ♦ ♦ of Tetrazzini is made direct- ♦ ♦ ly to the poorer classes. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ COINS TUMBLE OUT OF OLD CEDAR LOG WHEN SAWED COTTER, Ark., Dec. 24—A cedar tree yielded gold and silver when a rip saw at the Cotter pencil fac tory found its way into the heart ot the trunk. A shower of coins which fell about the saw took em ployes by surprise, and itw as only after the saw was shut down and an examination made that quiet was restored. Apparently a buckskin purse con taining a number of gold coins bearing dates between 1850 and 1860 had been buried in the tree. The purse and coins were well pro tected in their natural cedar chest. Thee tree's growth had closed the cavity which had been cut out by the person who had buried the purse. E. B. Griswold, manager of the factory, is reticent about the find, and the story has gone the rounds until the exaggeration has made a snug fortune out of the treasure. "DESERVED TO BE SHOT." (By United Press Leased Wire) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 24 — J. Howard Green is a free man to day, having been cleared of a charge of murdering Prof. T. B. Skidmore. According to an ante mortem statement by Skidmore and admitted as evidence at Green's trial, Skidmore declared that Green had shot him, "but that he deserved to be shot." TOLEDO, O. —Fire this morning, which followed an explosion of un known origin, destroyed the build ing occupied by the Toledo Biscuit company. Loss $225,000. THE LATE CHRISTMAS SHOPPER You may wake and rail me early, Call me early, mother dear, Tomorrow will be the busiest day Of all this strenuous year: Of all this strenuous year, mother; The maddest, cruelest day. For 1 am going shopping, mother, So call me early, pray. There'll be many a black, black GLARING INSTANCE OF "THIRD DEGREE" EVIL No more glaring instance of the dence showed, yet he was kept in evil effects of the methods of the i' M so lon S and sweated so indus .... . . . „ . , .. ... . triously that the officers had to "go "third degree In dealing with pris- through> . with the cage , as they s l y oners has been presented around , and pi ace t ] le man on tria l. Spokane in years than that of j It is charged that in the sweating Joseph Bacile, the Italian acquitted 'of Bacile he was condemned to by a jury in Judge Kennan's court I death by the officers and the rope last night. I shown him with which they intend- Bacile was sweated and sweated ed to hang him, this being for the by a number of the prosecuting j purpose of making him "come attorney's office and some of the through." Bacile believed that the higher up detectives on the city i death sentence had been passed on police force. There was no testi-1 him, and this form of persecution mony against Bacile, as the evi-1 very nearly drove him insane. TO FILE REFERENDUM PETITIONS TUESDAY The committee in charge of the circulation of the referendum peti tions against the north side sewer grab are striving to complete their work in time to file the petition next Tuesday with the city clerk. All parties with petitions are asked to complete the circulation of the same by Monday evening and file it with the choirman of the respec tive committees or take the peti tions to the office of J. W. Osborne, A SAD STORY Arrested last Sunday at 117% Howard on a charge of vagrancy, Louise Graf told a tale of how she had fallen yesterday m the court. She was poverty stricken she said and had certain bills to pay that she did not want her husband to see, and a life of shame was all that was left to her, she said. She said she rented the place from H. Spinnard of the Little Brick luncn counter, who had told her that she could conduct a disorderly house if she were careful. Spinnard de nied this, but drew a fine of $25 and costs, while the woman with a companion was committed to the Salvation Army Rescue home to work out a fine of similar amount. REBELS HOLD UP TRAIN (By United Press Leased Wire) JUAREZ, Mexico, Dec. 24.—Rev olutionists today held up a passen ger train two miles from here, seized provisions and ammunition aboard and then allowed the trafn to proceed. The hold up is be lieved to indicate that the rebels will attack Juarez. The train was hound toward this 1 city. The revolutionists flagged the engine. As the train came to > stop a, scoru ef men armed with rifles Stepped from \>ejide the track and covered the train crew. THE SPOKANE PRESS eye, mother. But none so black as mine. You'll find me braving the hatpin thrusts At the head of the surging line. I know they'll call me cruel, mother But I care not what they say; For I am going shopping, mother, The foremost In the fray. „ second floor of the Rookery build ing. It is desired to file the refer endum petition Tuesday in order to have it ahead of the election on the proposed new city charter, which takes place Wednesday. Favorable progress on the sewer petition was reported at the meet ing of the Kenwood-Lidgerwood club last night. The Canuondalo Improvement club reported head way on the sewer referendum at its meeting last night. MESSAGE FROM CARDINAL GIBBONS (B" '-uilted Press Leaded Wlrp> BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 24. Cardinal Gibbons today pre pared for the United Press the following sentiment for Yu't tide: d i v I "Christmas Is the day of gladness for all men. Net only do the more comfortable; share gifts with the poorer, receiving prayers in return, but each and all, rich, poor, young and old, again are made ricJv_.tflP" youthful in the hopes snd promises of the new b025 Sa vior and all men seem to feel what all the angels sang at Bethlehem: 'Glory to (M In the highest! Peace on e|rtjs; good will toward men.'" ♦ GAS WASN'T CAUSE OF ♦ 4> NEW YORK EXPLOSION 4> By United Press Leased Wire. < NBW YORK. Dec. 24 —Offl- < clal Investigation tlday into < the explosion at the Grand < Central milk depot on Mon- i day that killed several per- 4 sons. Injured two score and < wreckW adjacent buildings, < revealed the fact that acetyl- 4 ene gas was not the cause of 4 the explosion. 4 I The Spokane Press, delivered, 25c a month. I THE NEXT STREET Holly wreaths, smiling faces, the good-natured badinage of the red-cheeked butchermen in white frocks —and things good to eat everywhere. A bright-eyed little woman skipped nimbly from stall to stall, looking sharply at the best marketmen had displayed on the glist ening marble slabs. My, but the fresh pink salmon looked tempting, all banked up with crisp lettuce leaves and a tiny spray of crystal water spouting over it. Surely, that salmon would have died proud had he known what a beautiful lylng-in-state was coming to him. And. have we ever seen such handsome sides of beef as the man at the next stall had on display? It was just like a picture. And then further down the aisle we could see great piles of golden squashes, their fat sides almost to the bursting point.so much good ness there was inside 'em. Anil what turkeys, and ducks, and rabbits! What an immense pudding the baker had standing right in the middle of his window like an island of plums and spice surrounded by a sea of chocolate layer cake and frosted pies. Who wouldn't be hungry with all that, scenery stretched out before him in a seemingly unending avenue of things good to eat? Then, if a little fairy—one of those kind all covered with a silvery robe and stars—bobbed up in front of us and asked us to go along down to the next street, we'd go right along, wouldn't we? To be sure, we would. We'd think there was probably another palace of things good to eat, eh? But if there was an old house there, a regular shack, all grim and desolate and cold, we'd hurry back to the place where all those nice things were, eh? Of course; we would do all that. We wouldn't step Inside that forbidding old house to see the little boys and girls who wouldn't have any nice things for Christ mas, would we? Ah, It's ever so much nicer to walk up and down that long ave nue of clean shops, where everything glitters and smells so nice, isn't it? JUST AS SHE SAID "NO TURKEY," , WIRE SAYS SHE'S WORTH $2,000,000 4> (By United Press Leased Wire. ♦ ♦ OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 2 4.—An hour after she had an- ♦ ♦ nounced to her family that the y would have to forego the ♦ ♦ usual turkey dinner, Mrs. Crosb y of Chickasha, Okla., received ♦ ♦ a telegram telling her that she was heir to a fortune of 4> ♦ $2,000,000. e> ♦ The message was from J. W. Grant, a Boston attorney. It ♦ 4> said that in the death of Mrs. Crosby's aunt, Miss Godfrey ♦ ♦ Backus of Providence, R. L, th c fortune had to be left to Mrs. ♦ 4> Crosby. The Crosbys had been in straightened circumstances ♦ 4> for some time. ♦ TELEGRAPH BRIEFS NEW YORK. —John Smith, the thirteenth victim of the New York Central explosion died this after noon. WASHINGTON—James N. Htts- Juaton, former treasurer of the United States, recently convicted of conspiracy to use the mails to defraud, was today granted a new trial by Justice Wright in the criminal court. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Gov. ernor Hadley today appointed Franklin Ferris of St. Ixiuis jus tice of the supreme court to flit the vacancy caused by the death of Gavon D. Burgess. MADRID.—A daughter was born today to the Princess Ijoulse. wife of Prince Charles of Bourbon- Siciles and daughter of the Count ess of Paris. DOVER, N. H. —While Mrs. Wm. Somboy was shopping today for Christmas her two children, one aged 2Va years, the other 6, whom she had locked in a room, were burned to death. WELLINGTON, Kan., Amos Rhodes, 40 years old, car inspect or for the Santa Fe Railway com pany, was found murdered in his home here today. TACOMA. Wash. —Elmer Llssen den, aged 48, died today after a long illness. He was well known in theatrical circles on the Pacific coast. He leaves a widow ond his mother. BERLIN —Anstro-Hungary has joined with Germany in a protest to Portugal against the announced expulsion, on January 1, of Aus trian and German missionaries from Portuguese colonies. LIMA, Peru.—A group of insurg ents yesterday attacked a train near San Mateo and robbed it of $4500. MEETING OF TEACHERS. A number of Spokane teachers and school principals will ro to Se attle next week in time for the meeting of the Washington Educa tional association on Dec, 27, 28 and 29. A pension for the teachers of the state will be one of the mat ters discussed. DUCHESS WILL DROP CASE. (By United Press Leased Wire) TOURS, France, Dec. 24.—The Duchess de Choiseul-Praslln, for merly Miss diaries Hamilton Paine of Hoston. today, through her attorneys, announced, her willing ness to drop the prosecution of "Count" and "Countess' d'Aulby de Gatlgny,. who are charged with hav ing extorted $200,000 from her. Al though the public prosecutor de nied tbe request of the attorneys, it is believed the action foreshad ows the collapse of the prosecu tion. CHICAGO, Dec 24.—Assistant Fire Marshal Hirrows of the Chi cago fire department, and Captain Collins, who lost their lives in the fire that destroyed the beef ware house of Nelson. Morris & Co. at the I'nion Stock Yards, were bur ied today. Great crowds foUowed the bodies as they were borne to the cemetery. The funeral of Chief Fire Marshal .lames Horan, killed in the same disaster, will be hi Id Monday. ♦ BIND WATCHMEN AND 4 ♦ SHOOT SAFE. 4 ♦ By United Press Leased Wire. ♦ ♦ BERKELEY, Cal„ Dec. 24. ♦ ♦ —After binding a watchman ♦ ♦ at the Berkeley Farm cream- ♦ ♦ cry at 2(110 Alston way, three 4> ♦ masked men this morning ♦ ♦ rifled the safe and obtained ♦ ♦ $.'lO in money and a diamond ♦ ♦ ring valued at $7(10. The safe- ♦ ♦ crackers escaped without ♦ 4) leaving any clew. ♦ STROLLERS COLUMN If you are a woman and have a sniall 'iet dog. and you are calling on a friend who is stopping at a hotel, .t might be wise not to let your dog make too free with the articles on the desk. Witness what happened yesterday at a local hotel: A woman carrying a little Papil lon, mostly white, stoodby the hotel counter while she waited to learn whether a friend was "at home." Doggie grew restless. "Does darling wish to walk upon the counter?" said doggie's mis tress. "Then him shall. There!" The room clerk looked on appre hensively, but his not to make re ply, and he held his peace. Dog gie made straight for the big ink well and poked his splender aristo cratic nose into its dark, mysteri ous depths. He spluttered, yelped and turned toward his owner a vary black face. Those about gulped down their feelings and tried to look concerned. It wl'l take that ink weeks to disappear. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦4 ♦ TAFT SHOPPING. 4 ♦ By United Press Leased Wire. ♦ ♦ WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.— ♦ ♦ Mingling with the crowds on ♦ ♦ the downtown streets, Presi- ♦ ♦ dent Taft today personally ♦ ♦ completed his Christmas shop- ♦ ♦ ping. The presidential smile ♦ ♦ beamed brightly as Taft ♦ ♦ pushed his way from counter ♦ ♦ to counter of the crowded ♦ ♦ stores, selecting the gifts that ♦ ♦ he will personally bestow. 4> ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ FLEMING WANTS LARGER OFFICE. City Clerk Fleming has asked for a larger office In which to take earn -,f thn registration for the gomlng vote on commissioners un- Uvj tut) LoiUuiiSSiOu torn Ol gov ernment. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—"Per sons circulating reports that Jap anese sank the drydock Dewey at Olangapo in order to sontrol the Philippines, should be spanked and sent to bed without their suppers," said an official of the war depart ment today. Lieutenant General Wood added to this by saying that such a report was ab surd. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 24.— Five sticks of dynamite wrapped In a package, were found on the front steps of the First Methodist church late yesterday, by C. E. Downle, who happened to be pass ing. Found in the Grand Central rooming house on Third aveuue with diphtheria, Edward Inhoff was admitted to the isolation hos pital yesterday while the rooms were thoroughly disinfected anil the inmates of the house treated with auti toxiu. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1910. HUT CHARGES BY AN IRATE TAXPAYER A taxpayer residing in the school section made the air blue for a few momenta in the office of the board, of public works this morning, over the dilatory action of the city offi-1 cials in looking after the rights of the property owners. Not only do some of the city officials permit, 'he property owner to be robbed in unjust assessments for public im provements, he said, but permit the contractor to do oas he pleases af ter the work starts. "I was assessed $10.10 for a trunk sewer on Olive avenue, and told that was the whole of the bill.' Pretty soon along comes a card forj $181.50 more, and 1 wondered what had taken place. On investigation C O N TIN UED fR O M , J PAGE. ONE ROBERTSON could teach or preach, or exercise any public employment who had aided any person, who had helped the cause of the southern confeder acy. Cummins, a priest, refused to abide by this law and preached. He was convicted for serving God. The case went to the United States Su preme court. They held that the right to follow one's chosen voca tion could not be taken away under any pretense, and this law was held unconstitutional. "In California a law was enacted preventing aliens from working in mines, under ground. This law was held unconstitutional, and it was announced: " 'The right to work is a God given right and cannot be taken from an alien lawfully here; the right of asylum naturally assumes the right of supporting one's self by toil.' "But by the very terms of this provision a skilled laborer can work on a public building If he is an alien. It invites competition in skill, but throttles tbe weak aud helpless in its shackles. "Spokane trade is largely with Canada. If the miner from Ilritish Columbia should want to spend the winter or summer in Spokane, and should declare his intention of be coming a citizen of the United Slates, should buy a little house to make his home here, and if he should lose his wealth, and want to work here, and there was work In the digging of a sewer or in grading streets for him at a living wage, he would go to the city hall and see written in black type like the inscription on a tombstone, 'No work for foreign-born men until they have reached full citizenship here.* Yon must be here at least five years before you can be a citi zen of the United States. "livery true American for the honor of his country, every foreign horn citizen, in defense of the right to work so dear to him as he gains his foothold in a new country, should vote against this instru ment. Every laboring man who might seek to travel in foreign countries and earn a man's wages, should strive to defeat this pro posed charter. Every storekeeper and business man who has aided In inviting people to make this their home should fight this char ter to the last ditch. It violates the commandment, 'Do ye unto oth ers that which ye would have oth ers do unto you.'" ♦ WOMAN OF 62 YEARS ♦ ♦ HELD FOR SHOPLIFTING. ♦ ♦ 110STON. Dec. 24.- Silks ♦ ♦ and laces hobnobbing with 4> ♦ Hides of beef, strips of bacon, ♦ ♦ cans of soup, condensed milk ♦ ♦ and paint greeted the eyes of ♦ ♦ a squad of officers sent today ♦ ♦ to search the home of Mrs. ♦ ♦ Elizabeth Knadler. 6,1 years ♦ ♦ old, who had been arresled ♦ ♦ on a charge of shoplifting. ♦ ♦ There also were musical in- ♦ ♦ struments, vases, steins, man- ♦ ♦ I cure sets and a great varlely ♦ ♦ of other arllcles estimated to ♦ ♦ be worth more than $5000. ♦ The Unchallenged Leader pi All Whiskiet /<n *»/ W» H. McBRAYER*S Cf let w\ Handsome book, " America's Most Famous Distiller and His Product," sent free on request. The Norman Hotels, Limited ,i Spokane Diatrtbutnra I learned that the sewer on whicl I had paid the $10.10 haii-We* ex tended out to Mitchem <«i \Jktan ton's packing plants, mat* my bill for the benefit of a private concern $191.60." "Was there any graft In the sewer?" asked the reporter. "Graft —hell!" howled the irate citizen; "it was all graft. That Is all that goes on around here. Ev erything is graft from top to bot tom." r "Who Is to blame for thai 1 sewer being forced on you?" was the next question. "Why, Pratt, Armstrong, the en gineer, the board of works, the council and the whole kit." MAN KILLS SAFE BLOWER (By United Press Leased Wire.) CHICO.CaI., Dec. 24.—Bert Kelly, 22, a safe blower, was shot and killed last night by Richard Epper son, a storekeeper, at Durham, a small farming village seven rallep .south of here. Kelly had knocked the knob from the door of Epper son's safe and applied an explosive to the strong box when he was dis covered. Epperson sleeps In a room ad joining the store. He was aroused by a noise In the storeroom and, looking through a hole, saw Kelly at work on the safe and ordered him to surrender. The robber made a dash for the door and Epperson fired, the charge striking Kelly above the kidney .s COFFEE TO RISE. Trust methods In Rrazll will be responsible for a probable rise In coffee the next y-ar. The market is being systematically drained so that the price may be forced up and some 1,000,000 sacks of the beverage are in storage in New York, Hamburg and London. Big Time All Day XMAS Princess Rink PATENTS That Proteot end Fay Advlo* aid Books Fr««—Bates Sea sonable—Big-heat Beferenoes Best Services WATSON B. COLEMAN Psteut Ltwnt SIS r St., N. w.. Waanins-ton. B. O. Casey's Cancer Cure. Cancer Removed with a plaster. Cure guaranteed. Home testi monials. Some wonderful cures are being made with Casey's Cancer Cure. J. H. Casey, Res. 517 Queen Aye., I. O. Rox 141. Illllyard. Wash. I. X. L. 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