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| demanding that Nelson turn his at
why
Several years agoGans whipped
white champion. Since then he
has been mauled and hammered a
couple Of times by men who had
superio/ in the ring.
Talks the fight with Britt. Cans
put up pitiable exhibition. Britt
pounded him around like a punching
bag and would have whipped the tar
out of him had he not made a slip
and dealt a foul blow which it was
claimed. injured Cans. The, colored
man got the decision, despite the fact
that his going up to the time the
accident occurred was of the shadiest
manner.
Cans was either weakened so
much by having to make 1873 pounds
or has gone back SO far that he is
out of consideration.
Personally, I believe that If Mel
son were to offer the colored man
chance at 1913 pounds. Joe wouldn't
come any nearer making it than a
cow of flying.
Unless he would train so hard
as to weaken himself, the colored
champion could not make the 1873
mark unless he sawed his leg or.
He fought Walcott only recently for
the welterweight title. and 1 believe
that if Nelson fights him at all ii
ought to be for the weller title.
| What Is said about Cans weight
goes for Gardner too. He Is be-
yound the 133-pound mark so far that
it would be impossible for him to
get down to Nelson's limit without
weakening himself so that his
chances would be anything but fiat
tering against the boy who has DEM
onstrated that he has a punch that
many Of the bigger fellows have not.
| Attelrs claims are baseG* princi-
pally on what Young Corbett z has
to say about him, and not upon his
record. s.
Terry McGovern's def, so far las
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SHOOT EASY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 100000

And any honest woman who knows
will confess that there Is some truth
and justice in her assertion that what
they need is mental occupation--that
paucity of brain work accounts for
their running to cards, wasting their
vitality on facilitating excitement.
Lillian Bell, in the Saturday Even
ing Post, not only asserts that wo-
men of America are woefully extrav-
agant; SHE PROVES IT.
But shoot easy.
All this torrent of blame hurts.
The root of 1t all is, the time has
come for woman to use her head to
good purpose. 1t has but lately been
admitted that she has one. And that
large concession has brought with 1t
responsibility, as all large conces-
sions do Give her time. and she will
rise to the occasion. But be gentle,
lest she be too much bruised. For
a woman must be handled tenderly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09
RIOTING
IN RUSSIA

MOSCOW. Russia, Oct. TO-
Deadly riot has broken out in Mos
cow again and blood is flowing fast
The strikers and troops have come
together again and dozens of strik-
ers were killed. The rioting began
early Sunday morning. The police
did their best to dispense the riot
ers, but shot was fired and Police
Lieutenant Nicholas Pontchevitch
was wounded. The situation is very
serious and the police have orders
to arrest anyone they wish and to
shoot to kill if anyone resists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09

Written for The Press by Dan Nc
Gugin, Coach of Vanderbilt Eleven
1t is necessary for the successful
trainer to become intimately famil-
lar with the men under his charge,
He must not only know something
of their physical organization, but
in order to get them in the best
condition for athletic output, he
should be capable Of studying the
minds and habits of the men under
him. This is necessary because no
two men will stand the same
amount of exercise, and the same
sort and quality of food with the
same results. OF course. the sys-
tenn of exercise and diet is generally
uniform, but there are always some
men on the team who require close
personal attention.
The men who furnish little worry
for the trainer are the ones who are
hale and hearty-men of tremendous
physical power and splendid phys
ical balance.
In contradistinction are the play
ers who are inclined to be slender,
and of more delicate obstruction
Many such men. though not natur-
ally of robust physical force, but
drought determination and persist
ence. attain physical development
of beautiful curves and symmetry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09
May Irwin Tonight.


The ebullient May Irwin has re-
turned to the stage after an alb
sence of two years and will appear
in this city tonight at the Spokane.
coming direct from her prosperous
New York engagement. The enter
tanning coincidence is appearing
this season in an offering by George
V. Hobart, who calls his latest work
Mrs. Black Is Back" The names
of Irwin, Hobart and MRS. Black Is
Back" are significant and no COM
ment is necessary to point to the
humor contained in the combina-
ton. Some one has called the com.
edy paradox, and parenthetically
explained the matter as a logical
farce" While the situations and
lines are as funny as a most ex-
aggerated and absurd farcical con-
coction. the composition has the
advantage of being logical and con-
tanning some dramatic force. In ad-
dition to well constructed farce,
Miss Irwin supplies an extra enter
talnment In the rendering. in the
Irwinesque manner, of program of
new songs written especially for
her.
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Il got tired of hearing the news
papers rail at American women for
their love Of cards, their neglect of
their children for dogs. their wawste-
fulness, their fickleness. their mas
culine push. 1 do wish someone
would praise us a little" This from
woman conscientious to a fault,
painstaking to degree.
Well, that woman was one of
those rare, sensitive creatures that
let undeserved blame sink in and
hurt For kicks" have to be wisely
digested to produce their legitimate
helpful fruit.
But a woman is not as tough n
creature as man. Her tender
heart will cry out in pain over what
he would admit. with a grin, was II
needed "cussing."
Jessie PARTON. in the Post, comes
out with a ringing denunciation of
gambling among women
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Copyright, 1905, by the Newspaper

NSopyFisHt, l5oo, Dy the newspaper
Enterprise Association)
1t is right for the public to insist
on Battling Nelson meeting every
body that challenges him? Is it
right even for the fight fans to ask
the great little Dane to engage III
another championship battle inside
of six months at least?
None of you ever held the honor,
probably, and do not know what it
means to be champion fighter of the
world If only in that division known
as the lightweight. In the first
place, the honor is gained only after
long. tiresome trip over roads COW
cred with obstacles that are not
known to the ordinary member of
the sporting fraternity who knows
only the theoretical side of the ring
game.
We do not have to go further than
Nelson to illustrate every side of
this question. He fought ~ battles
before he even got a chance to fight
for the title Think of that He
had to whip at least two thirds of
that number. Then the time comes
for the great contest that will either
place him in the spotlight or rele-
gate him to the background, prob
ably forever. He wins. He lands
the honor for which he has struggled
just as hard as the man who has
landed his million. 1t takes him a
long time to get it. Then should he
part with it, or even run the risk of
parting with it, at once? With 1t
will go all honor and the chance to
make fortune. 1 have been through
the mill and know whereof / speak.
You already know that Nelson is
game and that he can fight; that he
has whipped the best man in his
class in the world. Then why ask
him to fight until he has at least a
chance to enjoy a part of the honor?
A lot of the sporting writers are
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...SPORTS...

by" again. Royalty won the t'Derby'
a few years ago. The race won by
the big horse was one Of the pref
test ever seen in Spokane. There
were about seven horses at the post.
Royalty got off bad and at the first
quarter was led by the leader by
about thirty or forty lengths. He
kept creeping up and won bby head.
Q O O
Anvil, who won the Derby" last
year will be entered again this veal.
o o o
The betting ring at the fair ground
is in shape and will be used this af-
painted. The bar in the betting
room is the longest ever heard of,
1t is within a few inches Of being 100
feet in length. They hire Is help.
O o @
Honey" Melody viii is to fight
Peterson at the S. A. A. c. on Oct
ober 20 is expected in the city to-
night. Melody is a great favorite
here and a drawing card. Melody
is to go with Peterson and, although
Peterson fought Buddy Ryan is
rounds and Melody was beat three
times by Ryan in IL rounds, the odds
are in favor of the Boston boy. The
odds are about 16 to 20.
o Q o
1t is stated that the "Pastime"
club are to match Scaler and Parker
for a go the last part of the month.
Better look out who they put against
Parker. is getting back to his old
form
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to watch him then. Relish is gone,
and he is exacting and bothersome
about his food. The appearance of
dishes ordinarily slightly fails to at
tract him, and even exxcites disfavOr
and aversion.
The following menus are suggested
for athletes in training:
BREAKFAST.
Cereal. Dry Toast.
Soft Boiled or Poached Eggs.
Broiled Steak Baked Potato.
Grapes or Figs.
LUNCHEON
Soft Boiled or Poached Eggs.
Dreamed Potatoes. Celery.
Cold Beef or Mutton.
Dry Bread or Toast. Fruit.
DINNER.
Dreamed Tomato or Dreamed Rice
Soup.
Roast Beef or Mutton or Roast Fowl.
Baked Potato. Celery.
Ice Cream.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09

Today, for the first time in a year
the race lovers of the city will see
the horses gallop at the Interstate
Fair grounds. The first race will be
called at 1870 sharp and from then
on the horses will be called to the
post every ten minutes so there will
be no delay and tiresome waiting for
the next race. The horses at the fair
this year are of better breed and
faster than ever seen in Spokane and
good races are expected.
o o Q
man from Lewiston, Idaho arrived in
the city yesterday with two FLIES
and will remain for the races this
week.
The track at the fair is in poor
condition for harness races but the
runners will go just the same. 1t is
supposed that the harness veents, OF
which there is but one, run In three
heats. will be called off today on ac-
count of the mud.
9 @ Q
Entried for the kennel show to be
held on Wednesday are the largest
ever received and one of the best ex-
hibits of dogs ever shown in the city
can be expected. There are dogs of
every kind, pointers, coolies. SPAN
iels, hounds of all kinds and so on.
All doge entered are registered.
o o Q
Harry Green has Royalty here this
year and will enter him in the Der
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AT the 1Th@@GD@rSo

Gertrude, tell me, why did you
accept that stupid Jack Mushly's
proposal?"
"Well, you see, it was this way:
He and Harry Denser both made
life a burden to me with their pro-
posals, and by accepting Jacks I
got rid of Harry. Next week I'll
accept somebody's else and get rid
of Jack"
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kaiser has recalled him.
The country is naturally adapted
for guerrilla warfare and water is
very scarce. European horses can
not survive in the climate and the
native stock is depleted
Hendrix Witbooi, chief spirit in
the rebellion, was formerly an ally
of the Germans. 1t is related that
he became rebel after his daugh-
ter was kidnapped by German SOL
diers and taken to their camp.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09

Tommy Ryan made a remark after
the list round in his long drawn out
battle with Danny Needham, at Min
neapolis that is still handed down
by the fight fans who saw that men,
orable battle.
Ryan had pounded Needham I'M
til his hands were almost damned
back into his arms. He wondered
If he never would be able to make
Danny take the count. Probably no
little man had ever taken a greater
beating and kept coming up round
after round.
Just before the 72d round started
one of Ryan's seconds turned to
him and said: Tommy you ought to
get him this round. You look man
enough to eat him."
Eyes, and I am mad enough to eat
him. came the quick reply from Ry-
an. but you know I am a Jew"
Battling Nelson may be a great
fighter, but he is a bum speaker.
oHe VI NtlSOH > IIieuuS dTIlfeu III
New York the other day and / met
him on the street. Het saw the Dane
in his maiden appearance on the
stage and witnessed him in his first
effort to respond to a curtin call.
Nolan, Nelson's manager. had
| overlooked getting anything ready
for his protege. and when he APP
peared before the big audience that
had turned out to see him he
stumbled over a single little "I''
with which he started his speech
more than he would over the feet of
an antagonist. Finally in poor
sort of way he got out the words: Il
mglad to be here and 1 hope you
are" That was ALL He admitted
afterward that If someone had asked
him his name he would have been
unable to tell it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09

1t Is in Southwest Africa where
the Herreros in their revolt against
the German government have in
two years taken 1850 lives and caus-
ed total loss and expense of near
ly $10O,00O,0OO.
Settlers have been massacred
and detachments of troops ambus-
caded and slaughtered. So disas.
trous has been the administration
of Governor Won Trotha that the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09

DR.. p. 8. Byrne and Z. L. Ingersoll,
Physicians and Surgeons. 212 and
213 Temple Court, Office Phone Main
"a. DR.. Byrne: Hours--10 to ~ a. m.
to 6 pm. DR.. Ingersoll, residence
phone 1895: Hours-9 to IL am, !
to s and to 9 p. m.
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know. has not been taken seriously
by anyone, and am not excepting
Terry himself when make this
statement.
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Making the Waste Places Blossom

Another man, one Baron De Forest has come to the
FRONT with scheme of founding empire in the desert
of Sahara. This appears absurd but the day may
when by irrigation the great waste will become land of
fertile farms The work of reclamation of arid drought
stricken lands by irrigation is yet in it's infancy and the
generations to will undoubtedly the task Of max
ing fertile fields of upholstered soil of such magnitude
that the present etforts will pale into insignifcance.
Through the of storage reservoirs large canals
artesan wells millions of of land in the United States
has already been reclaimed Vast projects for retaining
the wastes in the north west under Rivers
being diverted from their ages-od channels tunnels
being driven through mountains in order that the
waters formed by melting may the purpose Of
man. while the guiding hand of the engineer is leading
trckng streams cactus dotted plains and the
brush and mesquite retiring before his steady advance
Fruits and flowers make the desert bloom and cereals and
grasses encourage the husbandman his effort to found
a home in the once ?desert places.
Up in the Big Horn country, millions of dollars be-
ing spent in chselng and blasting mountain of granite
away that fed stream may be diverted to the val
leys where only water is needed to bring thousands Of
hardy settlers there eager to build homes of their
The waters that flow eastward from the Rockies fer
izng the arid land in eastern Colorado and western Kan
California Idaho Montana fact all the western
satesare retaining desert land through irrigation So
why should the scheme of Baron DeFores absurd
If the United States reclaim g. 900 of land
and still wrestling the desert from the and the sand
why may not this dreamer sage prophet devise plan
for dverting the waters of the River Niger the Saura,
the Senegal and the snowfed streams that flow from the
Iuo mountains ana W1est from the deser S terror OF
sandy stretches? Why he not utilize the waste vat
of Afric plains just of America beginning to
realize the benefits of irrigation and the reward that
to intelligence and industry when they labor side by
side'
If Baron De Forest found az empire in Sahara by
retaining that great desert let him do and applause for
hsact will resound throughout the civilized world His
project cannot be dismissed with the cyncs that he
does not believe it be done There too many
uments along the highway of human progress that stand
mOnoths to the unbelever doubt and mperisabe
records of for the who had faith and who
worked and wrought and brought the world to their feet
when they had achieved.
Let give the baron a chance
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WOO bash. SIS per month including
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e2a5o--Three acres in Greenacres
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Double corner in Union Park, $500:
cash $50 and balance easy.
Inside lot In Union Park, 5000; easy
terms.
double corner in Lidgerwood Park.
$3.50: $40 cash.
JAMES y. GRAY,
702 First Avenue. Main sao
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kng-emperor doesn't get away with it any easier
than common garden variety of king.
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1t may have been all Hyde Mr. Schiff says, but the
hair, hoof and horns went with it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09

Now that Nan Patterson is married again. let trust
she will live happy afterward in obscurity.
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Entered at Spokane.
Wash. as second
class matter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09

The average poet is not consderae the st. Louis
society who wrote of poetry and then disap
aroI
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does not believe it be done There too many
uments along the highway of human progress that stand
monoths to the unbeever doubt and mperishabe
records of for the who had faith and who
worked and wrought and brought the world to their feet
when they had achieved.
Let us give the baron a chance
king emperor doesn't get away with it any easier
than common garden variety of king.
1t may have been all Hyde Mr. Schif says, but the
hair, hoof and horns went with it.
Now that Nan Patterson is married again. let trust
she will live happy afterward in obscurity.
The average poet not consderate the ST. Louis
society who wrote of poetry and then disap
peared
Half dozen American policemen with stout night
sticks would quickly discourage that revolution in prog
ress in Colombia.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11

mally with the arrival of President
and Mrs. Roosevelt and party and
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks.
The scene was gorgeous. Imagine a
vast hall so large that from one end
the lights at the other were lost in
haze, and with height to correspond
Surround this hall with two tiers of
balconies, decorate the sides with
smilaX, evergreen ferns, bougainvil-
leas, flowers and plants from the trop-
les and our own southland, bank these
sides with a rich red frieze, and
through all the green's and flowers
have lights shining forth in softened
brilliance, place a lowered bordered
grotto in the center of the vast court,
with fountains splashing, and then
people the balconies, the grand court
and every space with an animated
throng of magnificently gowned women
and escorts in evening dress, and bril-
liantly light the entire building, and an
inadequate but possibly fair idea may
be had of the scene when President
Roosevelt, the guest of honor, glanced
swiftly across the ballroom
Promptly at IL the bands played
Home, Sweet Home" but the gay
scene was not obliterated until the
wee small hours
The inaugural gown of Mrs. Roose-
welt surpassed in beauty and simple
elegance all expectations. 1t was of
pale electric blue satin, made with a
train and decollete, with short puff
sleeves. 1t was delicately brocaded in
gold thread, which outlined fiocks of
doves, the blue and gold softly merg-
ing. Around the neck of her gown was
rare old point lace. and she wore a
magnificent necklace of diamonds, that
shone and glistened under the soft
electric lights of the court
Mrs. Fairbanks wore a gown of
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11

expected to be present. Mr.. w. A..
Jordan is chairman of the committee
of arrangements and Attorney j.
Henry Crutchfield is Secretary.
A regular printed programme is out
for the occasion.
The 4th Sunday in March will be
another great day at the 5th ST.
Baptist Church, when The pastor will
preach special sermon at $3.50 to
the Pythians and Courts of Calanthe
in their anniversary on the subject,
The Hope of the Negro Race"
At s O'Clock Gath Sunday the
Lords Supper viii be held, at which
time the solemn scene will be seen
in its more natural appointment, it
being supper and not an afternoon
meal. Upon this occasion many
visiting preachers will be present.
The 5th st. Church is undergoing
much needed repairs and when COM
pieted will be one of the most pleas
ant places of worship in the city.
A thousand-dollar steam-fitting out
fit has just been put in, two thous-
and dollar organ has been ordered
and the church will be newly decor
ated, both the lecture room and the
auditorium.
DR.. Graham will preach tomorrow
morning on '|The relations of dea-
cons, pastor and church." Many
people are anxious to know what
DR.. Graham is going to say about
deacons tomorrow morning. Let
selves
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11
An Old-Fashioned Bear Story.

The frontiersman of our day, the
hardy settler of the Canadian North
west, is realistically drawn in a
rafting good bear story by Freder-
ick +. Scotford in the March Nc
Clure's. This new author does not
belong to that school of nature
writers who clothe the brutes of the
forest with human attributes
Three Toes" is ranger-bear
learned in traps and the ways of
men. There is no glamor thrown
over his bear nature. He remains
as diabolically wicked as only a ran
ger-bear can be and the reader, when
Molly has suffered from his claws,
burns to join her young husband in
the chase. We breathe our relief
when daring Molly traps him in the
root-cellar, and it is real So tisfaction
r 81 kRj S., tilat NLIeh-~ ~, CSSTnes n,
from tle woods the terror of the
wilderness farm will meet a well-de-
served fate.