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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04
MONKEY Will TAKE
KANCAROO'S PLACE

'Milady's feet will this spring be
clad in the skin of the chattering
monkey" said Buyer Frank Larry of
the F.ll Shoe company today.
1.-THE killing off of the Australian
kangaroos has caused the shoe man
to seek other hiding places and now
the screening simian from the Afri-
can jungles is made to give his skin
that the American girls feet may
be smartly clad
THE skin of the monkey is of a
coarser but more handsome texture
than seal. 1t is very durable and
fairly waterproof"
Mr. Larry showed some magnificent
specimens of dainty footwear for
spring that show many marked diff
ferences.
One was a creation in patent colt
skin. a material far more durable
than the old style patent calf, owing
to it's resistance to stretching and
its thinness. The toughness of colt
skin is a proverb among shoemakers.
This shoe has the new monkey skin
top and a Cuban heel, but compared
with last seasons models, shows more
mannish lines.
Another pretty specimen has a
plain toe without the tip IN patent
coltskin, but with a neat kid top OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

the noted Providence team of 20
throughout the season. John Clark
son of the Bostons did the same
thing toward the end of the season
of 1889, when Boston was fighting to
desperation for the pennant. Iron
Man McGinnity pitched every day
for Brooklyn during September, 1900,
and seemed to relish it. and just last
season the exotic and erratic "Rube"
Waddell of the Philadelphia Ameri-
cans actually threatened to throw up
his job If Connie Mack wouldn't let
him go in and rake every game out
of the fire that was going wrong. He
did it for a week and won every
game.
OF such timber is Chesbro. He
has speed that is dazzling, curves
that are mystifiers, slow ones that
tease and marvellous control, while
he has more than the usual amount
of brain allotted to the ordinary ball
player, and he knows how to use it.
He was far and away the star
pitcher of the Pittsburgs last year;
in fact he was that when he Joined
| the team three years ago. and 1t was
when the American leagues mag
| mates set out to raid the Pirates, last
summer, that Chesbro was induced
| to change berths. together with half
| a dozen other Pirates. With two
such men as Chesbro and Clark
Griffith. who will manage the New
Yorks this season, this team will be
one of the strongest in the country
so far as pitching talent goes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-'Happy
Jack" Chesbro, formerly pitcher for
the Pittsburg Nationals, will receive
a salary the coming season from the
New York Americans which will
make the pay of the ordinary ball
player look like the wages Of a sec
tion-hand. This brilliant young Twill
er will receive $4,000 for. the season,
an average of s333.33 for every game
he pitches, and. figuring that he is in
the box AS minutes during each
game. he will be paid at the rate of
$3.50 for every minute he works.
Looks like the income of a steel
trust magnate, doesn't it? Yet the
management of the club figured that
he is worth that much when they
agreed to pay him the highest salary
ever paid a baseball pitcher Ches-
bros salary will be almost equal to
the whole payroll of the famous Reds
which swept the country and beat
everything in sight way back in the
days of Harry Wright and Charles
Sweasey.
With an arm of steel and a ply
sique of phenomenal power, CHESHIRE
could pitch every day for a fortnight
almost as well as the usual stunt Of
twice a week.
To work two days in seven is about
all that is expected of any of the
stars. More than that weakens the
arm, threatens the command of the
ball and invites permanent injury. At
the same time, Paul Radbourne, of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04
''H[[L0 GIRLS" TO RA|5[
PRICE Of VOCAL EXERCISE.

It Is said there is on foot a move
ment to organize the telephone girls
under the American Labor union.
Unions of this kind have been es-
tablished in most of the larger cities,
one having been recently organized
in Butte that has greatly benefited
the condition of the members.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04
SPORTING WORLD.

c. Il. Reynolds still leads in the
S. A. A. c. bowling tournament. His
score of 81 still leads the bunch. Nine
bowlers SO far have registered their
scores. Fair scores were rolled last
night, but were not up to those of
Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

A bill introduced in the Washing
ton legislature by Representative w
Fl. Lewis of Seattle provides that
the property in which a gambling
game is conducted be made liable for
double the amount Of any sum lost
in gambling on the premises.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

It is said that the hello girls" are
all right when it comes to standing
up for their calling, proof of which
was given in Spokane last month
when they boycotted the play known
as "The Telephone Girl" because it
misrepresented them in every way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04
SWEETHEART'S BODY
IN D|SSECT|NC ROOM

college dissecting room when he re-
turned from several days absence.
He did not know she was dead
and was so wrought up over the dis
covery that he made a confession to
the grand Jury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

Tonight the directors of the S. A.
A. c. hold their regular monthly
meeting and considerable business
will be transacted, including the ap-
pointing of athletic and other com
mittees. Twenty-four new applica-
tions for membership will be acted
upon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. At was
learned today that the reason Rufus
Cantrell made his confession of body
snatching was because he found the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

February 26 is the date set for the
match between Harry Forbes, ban
tamweight champion of the world,
and Andy Tokell, champion of Eng
land. They are scheduled to fight 20
rounds before the West End Athletic
club of St. Louis. George Siler is
to referee the go.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

spring athletic meet, which occurs
March S, ~ and 10. Every night
the classes are put through a rigor-
Gus line of exercises, which includes
running, jumping, rope climbing,
horizontal bar, parallel bars, clubs,
weights, basket ball. etc.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

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etc. permanently removed; thin or
gray hair corrected or restored;
manicuring. N. Y. ElectroThera-
peutic company. 521-522-523 Peyton
block. Tel. Blue 44S.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

man to cover the northwestern
states. to carry as side line and
sell on commission q good line of
sweaters, etc. State what line of
goods carried and houses repre-
senting. Apply to Nelson Bros.
Knitting Mills, Duluth. MINI.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

Tommy Ryan, middleweight cham
pion of the world, will defend his
title against Cyclone" Kelly of San
Francisco at the Wilmington Park
club, Hot Springs, Ark, tonight.
Kelly. though he has made a good
showing against several fighters of
more or less prominence, is not re-
garded as anything like the equal of
Ryan. For the champion the contest
will serve as good practice work for
his coming fight with philadelphia
Jack" OBrien.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

Jack, Monroe and Tom Sharkey
signed articles this morning to meet
in a 20-round fight, the bids to be
opened March 3. The battle will take
place in four months, which will al
low sufficient time for training. They
agree to split the purse, rs per cent
to the winner and the balance to the
loser. The men will post q forfeit
of $500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04
RANTEp-so MEN no RUY THErR

suits OF Hoyt Bros. Tailoring Co.
at 81 per week. Call or phone f.
4341 0703 Monroe st. Git guar
anteed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

At the Spokane hotel last night the
second game of the series to decide
the billiard championship of the
northwest resulted in Joseph Carney
again defeating Harry Sampson. The
score last night was: Carney, 800;
Sampson, $50. Carneys high run was
IS; SIMPSONS was 32. The latter
showed up in much better form than
he did Monday night. This evening
the men again come together for the
final game. -Four hundred points will
be played.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

Much interest continues in the
basketball games scheduled for Fri
day and Saturday at the Y. NJ. C. A
In fact, basketball talk is constantly
in the air. On Friday the Washing
ton Agricultural college five is to
play the Y. NJ. c. A. team and Sat
urday they take turn at the Spo-
kane High school team. Both games
will be held in the Y. NJ. c. A gym
nasium. Director Myers predicted
last night that his team would do
the farmers" to a rafting good
turn and that their recent victory
over the Y. NJ c. A. boys at Pullman
would be revenged. The High school
boys are just as confident that their
team will win from the visitors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

The young Shadows of the Y. NJ G.
"A, are getting In condition for the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04
PAWN BRoKERs AND LOAN or

fee. We loan on jewelry diamonds.
watches, chattels. household goods.
etc. S. E. Bickford & Co.. 838 Main
ave. Goods stored.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

Dial Hawkins, a we'll known boxer
formerly of this city. will meet
Danny Duane at the Criterion Ath-
letic club, Boston. on the night of
February ~. The articles call for a
12-round go at 1873 pounds. Should
Duane win he will be in line for a
match with Jimmy Britt of San
Francisco.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

thoroughbred Short Horn and Here
fords, and year olds, bulls and
heifers: all registered under the
seal. ]. s. Thayer. 7O3 Second ave.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

Baseball talk has quieted down
somewhat the last couple days and
will probably remain SO. 1t is unof-
ficially stated that negotiations are
on between the two leagues, the Ma
tional Association of Minor Leagues
having been drawn into the deal to
bring about a compromise of differ
ences.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

The much talked of basket ball
game between the Portland Y. NJ. C.
A. and the Seattle association was
won by the Portland team the score
standing &c to "a in their favor 1t
was a good match, many brilliant
plays resulting and the intense spirit
of rivalry between these two cities
made the games more interesting
than otherwise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

AS an incentive for the sport the
Spokane Rod and Gun club has
about decided to buy a handsome
500 gun and offer it as a prize for
the best shot 1t will be contested
during the present season of shooting
at Natatorium park. The handicap
rules of the Rod and Gun club are
to govern the contest. Certificates
will be given each Sunday for the
highest shot and the holder of the
most of these. at the end of the
season will be entitled to the prize
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

factory Carpentering. repairing
and jobbing promptly attended to.
Stinson &c Dopp. 220 Main ave..
Spokane, Wash. Phone East 548.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04
NEW FIRM, RELIABLE PRIVATE

loans school section, furniture.
pianos; rates on good security; no
commission or delay. 6S Jameson.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04
MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPRovED

real estate at to per cent per
annum. Arthur d. Jones & Co,
Empire State building.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04
TO LOAN oN rURNrrURE,

Pianos. horses. wagons, stocks, etc. !;
any amount; no delay. T. Z. Brick
ell. agent. 426 Rookery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-02-04

COVERED AND RE-
paired. c. II. Voigt. 242 Sprague.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
The Congressional Level.

randolph Herald and News.l
Captain Hobson seems determined
to spoil Mis- career First he inaugu-
rated his famous kissing campaign,
then he sought the lecture platform,
and now to make the downfall COM
plete he wants to go to congress-
Bennington Reformer.
Some years ago, at a public gather
ing, the Hon. Frank Plumley of
Mortified in introducing the Hon. II.
Henry Powers, spoke about as fol-
lows: Formerly Vermont had a
judge, upright and honored. OF a
sudden, he began to show signs of
degeneracy, went from bad TO worse
and finally became a congressman"
The laugh was general. Mr.. Powers
arose slowly and with mock serious
ness remarked that he was indeed
sorry for the fate in store for Mr..
Plumley, since everyone believed that
sooner or later he, too, would sink to
that same low level" The laugh was
on the Hon. Frank then.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20

1t has become quite the fashion In
Vermont of late to push forward the
farmers claim at all times and in all
places, the public mind having some
how got the impression that the far
mer is much abused parsonage. The
Montpelier journal points out, in con-
nection with somebody's suggestion of
n farmer for the next governor, that
Vermont farmers always have had an
opportunity and several times have
elected governors from their ranks and
that they have been as well represent
ed in the executive chair In Vermont
as any other class of men except the
lawyers who should be an exception
since they have special training along
the lines of government.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20

The Rockefellers, father and son
evidently take a very different view OF
the business policy of the Standard Oil
company from that entertained by the
public Otherwise, young Mr.. Rookie
Teller would not have the nerve to in
dulge in confiding, heart to heart talks
with his Sunday school as he does
the incredulous chuckling of the pub
lie would discomfort him. His pa, too,
would not enjoy telling in public places
of the personal comfort he gets out of
religion, if he saw the greedy grasping
tentacles of his octopus trust at work
as others see them
The Rockefellers are very fluent
Sunday school speakers. The motif of
their verbal compositions runs this
way: The man who charges too much
for his groceries will not succeed very
long; a man may fool the people some
times, but can never fool Almighty
God; the requirements of a Christian
life and a successful business career
are exactly in line with each other,
tie tuni, tie tum, tum, tum-you know
the rest,-it is an old, familiar strain.
From what little the outside public
is allowed to know of the marvellous
inner workings and of the amazing
achievements of the oil trust, simple
A B C of course to the Rockefellers,
this incongruity of words and works
must be another example of the sub
conscious conviction man has that the
laws of God and man We're not made
for him. but for all other men. We have
transcendent spiritual conceptions; we
revel seasonably in uplifted longings
and unselfsh desires and the straight
little path that other men ought to fol-
low uphill to glory is as plain as day to
us. But Observation-Disclosures, you know,
has its-er-peculiar demands and
limitations.
The public which has long been
writhing under the extortions of this
mighty trust, will not be able to get
much spiritual food out of the Sunday
school rhapsodies of its pillars. One
good example, it feels, would be worth
many fine precepts.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
Some Day.

Contributed to the Reformer.)
Some Day. Oh. telf me where you stay
1t is so very far away.
I've heard of you, II seems Away.
Some Day, Some Day.
When but a child at mothers knee.
| asked her questions-one. two three,
This answer she oft gave TO me,
Some Day. Some Day.
Some Day when you have older grown,
Some Day these truths will be your
own,
Some Day the secrets be made known.
Some Day, Some Day.
Joys which the present fain would
grasp
You hold so close within your clasp,
Hope whispers gently as we pass,
Some Day, Some Day.
Is Hope the messenger you send,
Its brightness with our lives to blend,
And cheer US onward to the end
Some Day, Some Day?
Is il so very, very fair
rhe reason that you linger there
While thousands long your joys to
share
Some Day. Some Day?
Nellie Tirza Eddy
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
Common Sense the Guide.
Rutland News

This is the time of the year when
the city man visits many sections of
Vermont after small spruce trees for
Christmas trade. II is bad enough
to rob the beautiful forests for lumber
purposes, but when 1t comes to cut
ting down small trees, il is high time
a halt was called. We hope to see
the time when every land owner will
be proud enough of the small spruce
trees to say mo" to the city solicitor.
The sooner it comes the better.-wat-
erbury Record.
We are given to understand that the
pruning out of the small trees, If done
judiciously and properly. is not only
no damage to the forests, but a posi-
tive advantage. Who is right about
this matter? Certainly Vermont wish
es all its resources utilized.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
Discretion VS.. VaIor Again.
fLeslle,s Meekly.l

Faithfulness In the performance OF
official duty even down to the small
est details Is always commendable
but when II is carried to an extreme,
such as that exhibited the other day
by certain customs officials on our
northern border at Newport. VT. one
is strongly reminded of the wooden
stupidity of the wooden creatures
who figure in the stories OF Lewis Car
roll, with the difference that the lat
ter are really amusing. while the i'm
migration officials make one weary.
In the instance in question two Eng
fish delegates to a recent commercial
congress in Montreal were held up on
their return trip to Boston and de-
tanned for ten hours Mt Newport, be-
cause they failed to produce medical
certificates as required by the new
immigration law. OF course the lack
of these was n mistake. but being
slight and obviously unintentional, a
sensible and resourceful official would
have found some immediate way out
of the difficulty. and not have sub
jected two innocent travellers TO de-
lay that must have been highly exas-
peratlng, ana might easily nave heeH
serious had 1t cost them the loss of
steamer connection. We might ex-
pect such things to occur in China,
but not in a country supposedly gov
erned and Differed by wideawake
Americans The incident recalls at
tention to the fact that, while men
who obey orders strictly are numer
GUS, they are few who under unfore-
seen circumstances know how to ex-
arcise a wise discretion
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20
MATTERS OF OPINION.
Selected from the Editorial Columns
OF Our Esteemed Contemporaries.
Tho People Are to Blame.
[Springfield. Mass. Union. |

In this state yesterday, perhaps rs
per cent OF the registered voters took
the trouble to go to the polls. AT the
party caucuses, not over 10 per cent.
took part Those who did not attend
the primaries complain that the par
ties are badly managed, that grafters
are In control and that honest faith
full and efficient men are not nominat-
ed Those who did not vote, complain
that the best men We're not elected.
This is a government of the people
regulated by the people. The parties
are run by two classes, the self sacri-
fcing men who honestly strive TO give
the people good government and the
men who seek their own selfish ends.
In this state, grafters seldom get the
upper hand, and they would not thrive
anywhere II the people would do their
duty. II is they who hold the power,
and they must abide the consequences
If they fail to assert II. No man who
neglects the duty OF attending the eau
cuses and of voting on election day
has "A right to complain II the public
treasury is plundered BY his negli-
gence he has aided the grafters.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20

The citizens of every town in the
state ought to draw a practical home
lesson from the revolving story of the
Westfield pauper. who suffered cruelty
that can only be conjectured from the
condition of her poor, emaciated.
wounded body. II the authorities Of
Westfield had turned her out into the
fields and woods, Nature would have
been kinder to her than was the wo-
man who bid the lowest for her care.
If common humanity demands that
we care for our weak and unfortunate
at all, it surely demands that the little
we do be done kindly and decently.
The citizens OF a town may not care
to spend great deal OF money on the
paupers in their community-that is
understood-but they can at
least see that such unfortunates are
not abused.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20

Golfers Weekly declares that Tam
manys recent victory in New York in
the teeth of all reason" was due to the
fact that there are so many people who
do not relish virtue themselves, though
willing to inflict it upon others. Many
of the police and firemen," 1t says.
voted against Mayor Low because
they lost improper privileges under
him Hundreds were disguised by
the commissioner of health because
no man likes to be vaccinated against
his will, or forced to fix his own drain,
or stop music at midnight because he
is a public nuisance or spend money
in cleanness If he is a barber. Others
We're preoccupied about their Sunday
beer. Others about their taxes. Each
of US would rather be an exception to
the strict demeanor required for civic
progress. As soon as it touches us
personally, reform is an undue check
to liberty" The growing tendency
among Americans to allow others the
liberties they themselves are fond of,
is pleasant; but it would be better for
us as a nation If we could keep our
selves up to the mark of our ideal of
good citizenship and expect the same
effort of others.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-20

Leslie's Weekly holds that the decla-
ion of the Alaskan boundary commits
sion was not victory, but merely n
vindcation for the United States. since
we only have what we bought from
Russia and were entitled to have. on
the other hand we have lost the Port
land canal to the sea which we thought
belonged to us. This point, the only
one at issue, II says. Canada won; and
it wonders why the two Canadian com
missioners declined to sign the de-
cision. unless they were seeking public
favor In Canada. The ways of politi-
clans are past finding out. The whole
outcry over the Alaskan matter may
he a means adopted by few schemers
to turn the tide of popular feeling more
strongly toward independence.