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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17
D. A. R. CONGRESS
IN SESSION

WASHINGTON, April 17.-The
fourteenth Continental Congress of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton convened in this city today.
About 1000 delegates and alternates
from all the states in the Union at
tended
The congress will be in session
bids fair to be marked by several
warm contests, the principal ones be-
ing over the office of president
general. Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks,
the present head of the order has
served two terms ana is ineligible to
reelection. There are three candidates
mentioned prominently for the place
Mrs. Donald Mclean Of New York,
Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg of Wash
ington, wife of the surgeon general,
and Mrs. Charles Lippet of Rhode
Island. The election will occur
Thursday.
The feature of the proceedings to-
day was the formal dedication this
morning of the Memorial Continental
hall, the edifice which the society has
erected in this city to serve as ma
tional headquarters. Though the edi-
flee is not complete it's construction
has advanced to n stage which per-
mits of the present congress holding
its sessions there. The dedicatory
exercises consisted of addresses by
leading members of the society, in
terspersed with selections of patri-
otto music.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17
A Chance For the Children

Mr.. John Monaghan of the Bronx-it is homey
enough name of plain But it stands milestone
on the way of true philanthropy
If President Roosevelt in the knitting business
pretty safe guess that about the first person get
favor with the first of the land when he returns from
the west would be Mr.. John Monaghan of the Bronx.
The gentleman of the Bronx three apartment
houses is building two and intends not to stop until
he has IS in ALL and fiat will be rented to family with
out children.
1t is not his endeavor to populate the Bronx 1t his
hope to remedy crying wrong.
He says:
at may be queer thing for landlord to invite fam
lilies with children into his houses, but that what
dong Why, have much suffering from this in
human prohibition against children in apartments that
think it time for someone to take hand in the NATTER
Perhaps Mr. Monaghan is modest to realize that he
is great phanthropist. All the honor to him!
The world today gives cold welcome to babies. Land
lords prefer to let houses and flats to families with no
children to annoy the neghbors and do damage the
property
The applicant for place steward ianitor coach
man, any of dozen other places of domestic service
may be allowed to have wife and perhaps bring her with
him for service but the mahogany doors will not swing
open for servants children.
The poor widow who is forced to go out and make the
living for herself and little finds them deadly in
cumbrance wherever she turns.
Every day. parents who love their children dearly
as the rich love their forced by harsh necessity
to place them in institutions desert them and when the
is sfted to the bottom the fault found to be less
with the parents than with the senseess and earess Gus
toms and conditions put upon them by those who easily
could, if they would, change it all.
And while the children of the ctys poor are being
fatally Disseminated against the children of the cys
rich are being eliminated. The DEGREES of high society
render it nconvenen and questionable have children
and most Of the great mansions know them not.
Yet all the world knows that babies to the home
what sunshine is to the felds-its light and life.
Mr.. Monaghan of the Bronx wants to do the square
thing-give the children chance
And the fact that of his three apartment houses
has been hour without good tenant indicates
that the square thing may be good business principle
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which the Barbados Black" receiv-
ed one of the worst beatings a pugi-
list ever had handed him and which
put kid" Lavigne out Of business
for a year.
The men weighed in at 6 o'clock
in the evening. The bar did not bulge
at 1873 pounds when the men stepped
on the platform. Both proved their
actual weight to be 131 Y pounds.
The actions of Walcott before and
after the fight are more interesting
than the accounts of the battle, which
most fans know by heart. AS soon
as the bout ended, and Joe was able
to do so, he rushed to a restaurant
and ordered everything in the meat
line on the menu.
He hadn't eaten square meal that
day and in his eagerness to keep
down to weight had not taken a drink
of water for "a hours, but had sucked
chopped ice.
AT o'clock in the afternoon, Tom
O'Rourke, Walcotts manager, met
Sam Fitzpatrick, manager of Lavigne,
and in an off-hand way said:
Hello, Sam, suppose we get that
matter of weighing-in over with. It's
only couple of hours until the
scheduled time, and I'm going to be
mighty busy about c.
Fitzpatrick was wise" however,
and refused to walk into the trap
From inside information he knew
making weight. In fact he had re-
ceived (and still has) letter offer
ing him the $500 held as Walcott's
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17
PHYSICAL EDUCATORS
MEET.

NEW YORK, April 17.-In the
Thompson Memorial building of Co.
lumbia university, the American Ply
steal Education association began it's
annual convention today and will con-
tinue in session until Thursday.
Gymnastic directors are in attend
ance from Harvard, Yale, University
of Pennsylvania, University of Chi
cago, Columbia, Princeton and other
big colleges. The convention opened
with an address on Rhythm and Ed
ucation.' by Dr. Gulick, president of
the association. An extensive pro-
gram, including theories of educa-
tion,. athletics, anthropometry, thera-
peutic gymnastics and jiu-jitsu, has
been arranged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17
ON
BASE BALL
BY W. A. Phelon.

The Chicago Nationals have for
several years past gained much re-
nown for good behavior. They in
dulged in only one ARRAY last season
the row between Frank Chance and
Gus Moran-and st. Anthony, had he
been in Chances place, would have
swatted that umpire.
Charlie Comiskey in the days when
he was an active player. was a terror.
But since he became a magnate
Charlie has grown to be like Mary s
little sheeplet. He wouldn't sass an
umpire for 50, and he won't let his
players get disorderly.
And-again-does all this win
flags?
The New Yorks, who won the Ma
tional League banner last season.
were as tough a bunch as any umpire
could ask to handle. Despite the stern
restrictions of the modern rules, they
would let out a roar at miscellaneous
and sundry times, and that roar made
people down town ask what had agi-
tated the sea lions.
The Pittsburgs, winners so fire.
quently before, were angels, not, and
could keep things stirred up most
beauteously.
The old Baltimores-to umpire a
game for the Baltimores was better
exercise than a Spanish bull fight.
Tim Hurst was about the only man
who could handle that mob. And how
they did win flags.
Did anybody ever accuse the old
st. Louis Browns of being saints of
gentleness and humility? When the
gang Comiskey was handling 20 years
ago cut loose it was a general, and
hardly inaccurate. belief that some
body had forgotten to lock up the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17
A Daily Prayer

Teach us, O. Lord the bright side of things that
we may radiate the sunshine
Save us, we pray Thee from pettyness and fault finding
and self-seeking And may minds be too large for
prejudice and our hearts too large for hatred.
Keep us, on the hand from the pride of pretense
and on the other from self pity and moroseness Help
us that may be sweet. Guide that we may be glad
May we be charitable in thought and generous in deed
white souled and helpful.
May we be straightforward and unafrad.
Help to love and laugh and give we loved and gave
and laughed in children. And so lead us that we NAV
be mean to none of Thy children.
Keep us in the ways of temperance-n our working
our resting. Help that take the time to do the
things that ought to do and that we may not do the
things we ought not to do.
Fordgive us our waywardness and forgetfulness and
blessed ways of grace.
May that which is good in be made stronger mad that
which is bad in us be made weaker
And save from pessmism and spitefulness and mar
rowness and haste of judgement.
Look with tenderness upon those we love and divide we
pray, our happiness with them.
May forget those who hate us and cherish those who
love us and, O, Lord we pray Thee
Make very kind.
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strength and height ii became ap-
parent that Turner was too much
for him. The bout took on the APP
pearance of bag-punching exhibition
with Douglas in the role of the bag.
Turner landed a singing punch
on Douglas nose. which hurt so much
that the southern boy forgot all about
ring tactics. Rushing at Turner, he
picked him up and slapped him to
the floor as he might sack of oats.
Frank OBrien, himself no weak
ling, was refereeing. He ran to Turn
er's aid, grabbing Douglas, who had
been using his elbows on his oppo-
nent's face savagely, and threw him
across the ring. Then he ordered
both men to their corners.
This fellow" said OBrien, point
ing to Douglas, 'insisted upon get
ting his money before he would enter
the ring. You can see how he treats
us"
We'll this is Philadelphia, you
know" came from the rear of the
house, where some of Douglas
friends were sitting And for once
the Quakers got rolled. Douglas
spoke, and those nearest the ring
heard him say:
Gentlemen, I'm a southerner and
consider 1t an insult to fight a mig
ger" Fortunately his seconds got
him to his dressing room before the
spectators had time to do
then and there. OBrien,
however. was mad clear through and
went to the room where Douglas was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17
A Philadelphia Incident.

There is but one Philadelphia. With
her six-round bouts and many pc
culiar incidents and strange happen
ings. the Quaker metropolis has been
the target for ridicule and talk in
newspapers and among the boxing
fraternity.
I had one experience there, or
rather was on hand once when some
thing happened that furnished con-
versaton fodder for the fight fans.
Rufe Turner, the western colored
lightweight, was killed to meet Fred
Douglas, who halls from the south
1t was announced the men would
fight until ordered to break and then
would break clean.
They were just under way and in
spite Of Douglas advantage in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17

the intense cold, but those who at
tended saw the greatest ring en-
counter in this or any other country.
I do not believe Lavigne or Walcott
ever were the same men afterward.
Walcott barely escaped a knockout
in the last round, but it has always
been the contention of sporting men
who saw the mill that he was weak
ened by the weight limit, to reach
which he was practically forced to
starve himself 1890
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17
BALLARD's HoREHoUND SYRUP

Immediately relieves hoarse, croupy
cough, oppressed. rafting, rasping
and difficult breathing. Henry c.
Stearns. Druggist. Shullburg, Wis,
writes. May 20, 1901: Il have been
selling Billiards. Horehound Syrup
for two years, and have never had a
preparation that has given better
satisfaction. | notice that when | sell
a bottle they come back for more.
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changing his clothes and | took a
couple of punches at him.
Douglas rushed from the ROOM, at
tired in his underwear, and ran into
the street crying for protection The
crowd spotted and took after him,
chasing him until several policemen
interfered and escorted the frightened
fighter back to the clubhouse where
he dressed. Then he was taken to
police headquarters, where he remain
ed until the mob forgot about the
incident. And in Philadelphia this
required just about one hour.
O o o
Greatest Fight in Ring History.
Often have I heard fans discuss
the famous battle between Joe Wal
colt and kid" Lavigne, which oc-
CURED at Maspeth in 1895 and in
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out from his face like cactus on the
staked plain
Mark my words, Jimmy will make
that nose a target for his punches.
Some may not catch the significance
of this, because they have heard time
and again about blows to the solar
of the anatomy.
But let me say right here that a
clout on the point Of the probiscis is
a winner and will do as much to up
set any fighter as swing to another
point of the head or body.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17

forfeit money by Jim Kennedy,
should Joe, fail to make 1873 pounds,
and the fight was allowed to go on.
Sam answered the letter, insisting
that Walcott make 1873 pounds or
forfeit the money and battle.
I never shall forget that battle.
The audience was small, because of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17

What are the by-products of
gas?" asked Mrs. Smithers.
Il don't know what all of them
are" replied Smithers, but among
the important buy products are coun-
cilmen, mayors and state Legislators )"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17
GARDNER VS..
scHREcK
IScrlpps News Association.)

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April IL.
Unless the authorities interfere
the Utah Athletic club will pull off
a 20-round fight tonight between
George Gardner and Mike Schreck,
the Chicago middleweight. The match
between the two has been pending
for some time and the result is await
ed with considerable interest in
sporting circles.
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o o o
Whites Nose His Vulnerable Point.

Jimmy Britt is studying a plan by
which he expects to add the title of
English lightweight champion to his
honors. Nearly every fighter has some
vulnerable point, and in the case of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-17

state funeral was held at Washington the other day
nnd strange though it the supreme judges
and diplomatic corps had no fight precedence.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15
BEEF MEN ON TRIAL.
Two Surprises Sprung at Preliminary
Hearing-Demand Cases Be
Heard Separately.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-Lawyers for the
beef packers accused of conspiracy
sprung two surprises Tuesday on the
governments attorneys in the United
States district court, demanding sep
arate trial for 81 defendants, and Sc
curing freedom for another. Samuel A..
McRoberts, financial agent for Armour
& Co., and alleged figure in the meet.
ings which gave rise to the conspiracy,
is the man freed. Whether the 81
trials will be permitted to issue from
the one case at bar was not decided by
Judge J. Otis Humphrey at this time,
If the packers win it means that
months must pass In the preliminary
hearing begun Tuesday before it will
be possible to arraign the accused men
and their companies for trial on the
conspiracy charge.
McRoberts' leap from the conspiracy
net was by virtue of his appearance
before the grand jury which returned
the Indictment against him and his
fellow defendants. The law was clear,
Judge Humphrey held, and there was
nothing to do except grant his plea
for immunity. Persons in the crowd
which witnessed the opening of the
trial were given only one hint from
the bench as to the judges state OF
mind on the motion to give each Of
the 81 remaining defendants a sepa.
rate trial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15

ordinary dinner-then comes the
serving of the feast
1t is time-honored custom to place
the turkey on the table before the
guests come in, or to set forth the
ducks, the geese, the roast of beef, or
the ioin of pork-whatever may be the
Christmas bird.
| But in these later and more pam.
pered days the stomach rebels against
the sudden plunge into the roast, and
the palate demands relish-oysters,
soup, fish, and goodness knows what
all! The roast comes later, fanked
with a green salad and with veg
etables and with the mound of cram
| berries.
If the turkey must be present from
!, the beginning to the end, it is wise
plan to place him upon side table.
Here he can be carved and distrib-
uted. Upon the table he is always
in the way, and there is no room nor
comfort for the carver. He, if he SO
please, can exhibit his skill from q
/ side table, and the guests can be
served by a serving maid who will
carry the plates around.
Every Christmas dinner must have
its touch of holly, every dinner its Bit
of green, every Christmas dinner Its
Christmas motto in one form or an.
other, and every Christmas dinner
! must have its own peculiar menu.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15
ing a large table, for the palmer the
better, providing there be certain

ing a large table, for the palmer the
better. providing there be a certain
degree of prettiness.
Christmas dinners come late on
Christmas day, whether it be a noon
day dinner, which is served at three
o'clock, or a dinner at six. In either
case, the light falls before the din
ner is over, and there must be artifi-
cial light.
1t is a pretty plan to set the table
with candles and to light them in the
middle of the dinner. A good time
for this is when the turkey is taken
off and the dessert brought in.
The service at each plate for an in
formal family dinner consists of a
plate, large dinner napkin, folded
square, a water tumbler, two knives
one steel knife and one butter
spreader-and two forks, one shorter
than the other; also two teaspoons.
At unusually formal dinners bread
and butter is not served, and so the
"butter spreader" can be done away
with. The matter of individual salts
and peppers depends upon the custom
of the household. 1t is perfectly good
form to have them on the table, and
If it is the family custom to do SO,
they need not be dispensed with on
Christmas day.
Let the table be set in the family
manner, and then go about the deco
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15
Knowles & Haney d 6pas 's cts;ss and nd
Howard Center.

Geo. Lebelt and family spent Sun
day with their daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Refs.
Mrs. Geo. Bechel is on the sick list.
We hope for her speedy recovery.
Mrs. Fred DAVIS and two children,
Arthur and Mable, took the train
Saturday for Waucoma where they
will visit a few days with relatives.
Joe Marsh and family, of Cresco,
spent Sunday at the John Briefly
home.
Bonnie and Katie Finnegan spent
Monday evening with Sam Dinger and
family.
Howard Smith and family have
moved on farm near Bonair.
A number of friends of Jim Wilmot
spent Sunday at at his home in honor
of his twenty third birthday.
Fred Marshall and fam ly moved
onto their farm near Maple Leaf, la
Thursday.
Miss Annie Hynes is sewing for
Mrs. A. Albertson, this week.
Sam Dinger, wife and baby spent
Thursday with VIII Dinger of Maple
Leaf, Ia.
Mrs. John Brierley and daughter
Marie left Wednesday for Kansas City,
Mo-, where she will make an over
christmas visit with her narents, 49,
spent Sunday at the Ransom White
home in Cresco.
Henry Eye entertained company,
Sunday evening.
Geo. Lybert has bought the Martin
Vagts 40 acres, paying $50 per acre.
John Flnegan was on the sick list,
last week.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15
SETTING TIE CHRISTMAS DINNER
FABLE

rations. It is a nice practice to place
triie at each plate in the way of
a favor-a card bearing an inscrip-
ton, little basket of flowers, rose
pretty vinaigrette, a silver card
case, or date book, or a calendar
for 1906.
Special Christmas souvenirs are also
good. Tiny stockings can be filled
with presents; there can be little
Christmas trees or branches of holly.
Or in the middle of the table can set
Christmas tree loaded with candles
and tinsel and holding little gifts for
each one
One of the most decorative ways to
finish a table is with ribbons strung
from the chandelier in such way as
to reach the plates. To the end of
each ribbon can be attached gift.
When the company is seated-and
in the seating there should be the
same attention to couples as at an
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15
PrOtivin.
Beautiful days this week.

Beautiful days this week.
Everybody is busy supplying wood
for winter; the price of cord wood has
raised from $500 to s., SO per cord
Rev. Vrba is on the sick list.
Miss Josie Kovarik returned home
from an extended visit in New Prague,
st. Paul and other Minnesota points.
John Skoda and John Bader bought
one acre of land from Frank Chyle
east of the creamery, for the consider
alton of Sls5.
Andera Bros, have new gasoline
wood saving outfit, and are ready for
business.
Many of our citizens were in De-
corah, lastDweek, as witnesses. In the
BouSka will case.
Joseph Kubik moved into Katchers
building, last week. Joe will try
village life.
A young lady came to John a.
, Dostal IS home, some two weeks ago,
with determined intention to stay,
AesSo W. cAuiOuSu w bt6Vc III
our last communication.
Sometime in September, we wrote
an Item in regard to the objection OF
Frank Bouska to the last will OF his
late son John L. Bouska, who made a
will and willed all his property to his
T3as s4 n Ha9 did MAK la
Barbara Bouska his wife, as contest
ants and made objection to the will on
the grounds that John L., was OF un-
sound mind and that undue influence
was used on him and that the will lis
unnatural, which facts, however, he
has failed to prove. The case came
to hearing, last week, in DEBORAH,
and lasted four days, there was about
thirty witnesses on both sides, the
trial was before jury. After all the
evidence was taken the counsel for
defendent moved that the court dis
miss the jury and decide the case In
favor of the defendent, Mary Bouska,
which motion was approved by court
and the will Of the late John e.
Bouska was admitted for probate.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15

In serving the Christmas dinner the
table should appeal to the eye, as
well as to the stomach, and the host
ess should look we'll to the setting Of
the festive board and the decorations.
To be model dinner, the hostess
requires perfectly appointed table,
well cooked, tempting food, and the
correct serving of the same.
In selecting her decorations she
should consider the size of the table
and the number of the guests. If the
table be small every effort should be
bent toward making it appear large
and well filled. The favors can be of
good size and the decorations nu-
merous and of nature that would
look fussy upon more stable table.
If the table be large and the guests
numerous, the effort should be to
make it look smaller. This is cone
by keeping it plain and by arranging
the trimmings high. Avoid overcr ovid