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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04
Did NOT WOO
ON HAND CAP

M. e. Hinkley, section foreman
Of the Occur d'Alene electric line,
was placed under 5000 bond by
Judge Hinkle this morning. 1t will
be forfeited if within the next 80
days he has trouble with Louis
Ender. Hinkley had Ender put I'M
der bonds in like amount yester-
day for threatening to kill him and
in the case yesterday it developed
that there was very bad blood be-
tween the two which might result
in a fight at any time. Ender ac-
cused Hinkley of wooing his wife
away from him, by taking her on
many handcar trips. Hinkley did
not deny the rides on his handcar,
but said he did no wooing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04
FIRM IS WILLING,
TO SETTLE

A difficulty which 1t is feared
may embroil a thousand Spokane
union men has arisen over the Ia
Dor troubles in connection with the
Empire Ice company, which con.
Quoted skating rink on Sinto ave-
nue. between Elm and Oak streets
last winter.
J. H. Schaffer, manager of the
company has made statement in
regard to the trouble existing be-
tween his concern and the local
unions. The concern was placed
on the unfair list last winter by the
building trades council because of
trouble arising at the time the skat.
ing rink and ice plant were being
built. At this time the union must
clans had a contract to furnish
music at the rink.
When the concern was placed or
the unfair list the musicians hello
that they were compelled to live ur
to the contract and they played
there all winter and the buildins
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04
THE RICH WERE
POOR IN FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, May A.
Standing in any of the many bread
lines, one may see curious and d.
versified humanity in all its forms.
One man, richly dressed, and
known all over California as one
of the wealthiest bankers Of the
United States, stood in his place,
supporting himself with his gold
headed cane.
When he reached the head of the
line, and the soldier ordered him
roughly to take his portion of
bread, the old gentleman, with a
smile of satisfaction, took two
loaves under his arm and stepped
contentedly along the street tow
ard his ruined home. He was |. w
Hellman, president of more banks
and trust corporations than any
other one man on the Pacific coast
He laughed as he said that to re
ceive those two loaves of breaC
gave him more satisfaction thar
TO seel a whole city street rail
road.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

man who had hired a delivery
wagon to carry him to the ferry
with the single suit case he had
managed to save from the fire.
He offered the woman a seat,
but she shrank from him with a
strange terror. When he said he
was a newspaper man the weary
woman simply leaned toward him
with a sigh of relief, and the young
fellow lifted her onto the wagon.
AS they proceeded to the ferry,
she told him her story She I'M
bound her left hand. Glittering,
blazing, in a flood Of white light,
were diamonds, mems rings and
ladies' rings, crowded on every
finger and even her thumb was tied
with thread that none should drop
Off She opened a small handbag
which she carried, and showed him
fortune in beautiful ;ewelry and
| precious stones.
Afraid to ask for assistance, fol
/ fear she might be robbed, OF
worse, she was making her way
slowly down toward tho ferry Owe
the bricks and the cobbles ant
piles of rubbish, painting with fea
and exhaustion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

trades placed a fine of 500 on the
musicians.
The company has shown a dis
position to settle their trouble and
all differences have been adjusted
with the exception of paying a fine
of $3.50 which was levied upon
them by the building trades. This
the owners refuse to pay and the
building trades are insisting upon
its payment.
At the time the carpenters gave
their benefit ball at the Elk's Tenn
pie last week they employed ]. H.
Schafer, one of the owners of the
rink, to furnish them music. This
has added to the GOODNESS between
the musicians and carpenters I'M
ions.
In the meantime several hundred
bartenders and restaurant EN-.
ployees, who handle the product OF
the Empire Ice company, are grow
ing nervous lest they become mix
ed up in a sympathetic strike.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

On the request of the Chicago
postofflce clerks union resolutions
were adopted endorsing a bill now
before congress providing for clerks
in the postoffie being given eight
hours a day and extra compensa-
ton when required to work longer
than that. The bill provides that
when clerks are forced to work
Sunday they shall be given another
day Of rest instead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04
Being Leaf From the Probe into the DoinqS
of Railroads In the Mining Regions -fumen
Relates How He Was up Against It and
Saw His Finish by a Great Light.

this was the decree of the arbitra-
ton of Judge Dayton.
When he was permitted to re-
sumo it was to tell, in his own
way. how ii came about that Judge
Dayton of the federal court in
West Virginia sold him out" The
story ran about this wise:
1T was only a few weeks ago
just last March. | was in Senator
Elkins' committee room up at the
capitol, sitting in the outer room.
AS | say, | was about to the end
of my string, and wanted the thing
closed up. | had spent all the
money l had and all could Dor
row to keep up the fight. Well,
as | was sitting there, who should
come in but Judge Dayton. He
walked right into the inside room.
In a minute Senator Eikins came.
He had been telling me that he was
willing to have the trouble arbi-
trated. He said he thought he
could get Judge Dayton to act as
referee. Well, he said as he went
by that he would go in and speak
to Judge Dayton. In a minute they
came out together Then we three
sat down right there at the end
Of the table in the committee
room. Judge Dayton said he was
willing to act as referee. He said
| remember, that he would try to
settle it as between man and man
Then they fixed up this contract
agreement, and, well-Judge Day.
ton sold me out"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

Fulmer's STORY is as old as trust
methods. He had a few thousand
dollars-his own and the money of
members of his immediate family.
He had few acres of good West
Virginia coal land, and he had the
hardihood to suppose that he might
develop this into a coal mine and
sell the coal.
Fulmer's neighbor IN the coal
mining business chancel to be the
United States senator from West
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

with a gun, loaded, and put an
other man at the other end of the
block with a gun, loaded, and then
for the sergeant to go down
through the trap and I AXE every
idle man IN it turn to and work
like blazes throwing brick.
This method has been pursued
many times by the guards in clear
ing Market street. In one of these
rat traps, man, known far and
wide as the handsomest police
chief In the United States, walked
unsuspectingly When he reached
the burly sergeant, he was told to
get busy" He attempted to ex-
plain that owing to his wealth and
position, he never did any work,
but the explanation seemed to jar
on the sensibillties of the sergeant.
He made one determined motion
with his bayonet, and the hand
soonest and richest police chief in
the United States threw bricks so
fast that friend who came with
a governors pass in his hands had
great difficulty in persuading him
to quit, even though the sergeant
gave mis- consent to the change.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04
LABORS' g. REALM |
THIRTY=N|NE llNEMEN
GO OUT ON STRIKE

unions in the city with instruc-
tons to put a sticker on and re-
turn any printed or advertising
matter which does OF bear the
union label. The little sticker in
forms the sender of the communi-
cation that the printed matter is
returned unread as it is without
the union label.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

ashes. Many a lady who occupied
an elegant boudoir in the st. Fran
els might identify her belongings
in some of the white remains of
Union sqIare. could she reach the
place and search for them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

"The Women's Federation of
Labor" is to be the name of an
organization to be formed in Grand
Rapids this week by the women
workers of the city. Preliminary
steps were taken at a meeting call
ed by District Organizer Gardeau
of the American Federation of
Labor, in Trades Council hall, and
a number of factory girls, shop
girls and domestics were among
those present. The new organiza-
ton will affiliate with the Ameri-
can Federation and a charter has
been sent for. Formal organiza-
ton is expected at the next meet
ing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04
By ellison Gardner.

WASHINGTON, May Al was
up against the wall" he declared
irritably. Il was at my string 5
end. | was circled. 1t was the
end. l wanted it over"
The speaker was a stocllman, one
of the plain people, a man with a
red face and a way of Jerking out
blunt things that made the oppos-
ing lawyers uneasy.
You approved of the contents of
the agreement" suggested former
Senator Chas j. Faulkner of West
Virginia, persuasively.
Agreed" snapped the witness.
81 agreed like the bull agrees that
has a ring In his nose. OF course
| agreed. came when the string
was pulled"
But" interrupted the lawyer
with a mildly placative air, 'the
contents of the agreemt Mt were APP
proved by you. You knew what it
meant. Can you say whether it
provided"
You know what it provided, p"
snapped the witness again. You
drawed it. You drawed it for Sen
ator Elkins, didn't you? And he
paid you for it?"
Mr.. Faulkner fdgeted. Presently
he dropped the witness and with
drew from the room.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

Some pathetic little piles of
ashes are scattered over Union
square. Here and there on the
grass are little bundles of sheet
iron and hoops that are all that
remain of some lady's trunk or
jewel bow. Most of the mcame from
the st. Francis. Owners had drag
ged them to the lawn, thinking
they might be safe there, and when
they found they must be opened
they took whatever of value they
contained, when they Logan their
onward march for another refuge
Beautiful table silver, and fine
china painting outfit of some lady
OF fashion, can be seen in some OF
these little parks Hand painted
dishes, with evidences If care and
artistic work, lie broken in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

Trudging down Market street,
her skirts dragging, her sealskin
awry, her left hand tied up in a
handkerchief, her face besmeared
with SCOT and perspiration, a hand
some woman was over;aken by a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

In an interview yesterday, John
Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers announced that he had no
hope of averting the big strike in
the anthracite coal mines. Mr..
Mitchell said the miners had Of
fered to arbitrate every point in
dispute, but without success.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

Judge Dayton sold me out"
There was scurrylng among
the rescue, in this wise:
What the witness means is that
his property had to be sold-that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

Thirty-nine members of the cleo
trical workers union in the employ
of the Washington Water Power
company went on strike this
morning for eight hours and 81
per day. The men have been re-
ceiving 1887 for nine hours work
and consider that the dangers con-
nected with the work and the ex-
perience necessary to d. the work
in a satisfactory NAME. that their
demands are reasonable. They say
that when they presented their de-
mands to Mr. Huntington that he
did not take the trouble to read
their communication through, but
when he saw the purport of the let
ter, fatty refused to consider the
demands of the men, AMI the strike
this morning was the result. They
also say they were compelled to
to go their work on thei' own<ime;
this rule forced the mon at times
to go from the extreme end of one
of the company's lines to Hillyard
and necessitated their getting out
in the early morning hours, and
they received no compensation for
their time thus occupied. They
claim they had verbal agreement
with the management that they
could go Or come one way to or
from work on the comrany's time,
but that this was afterwards re-
fused them. The men are conf
dent that they will be able to en-
force their demands, every man
employed by the company on con-
struction work having gone out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04
HAS DRIVER
ARRESTED

George Craig, employ ed by the
Spokane Falls Gaslight company
was arrested yesterday on a war
rant sworn out by Conner Malott,
charging him with fast driving.
Craig and MoIott got into an alter
cation at Riverside avenue and
Howard street yesterday afternoon
over the speed at which Craig was
driving and Craig struck Malott
with whip.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

One way to clear a street is to
put a man at the end Cf the block
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

The little drama took place in
the audience room of the interstate
commerce commission. which was
delving into the subject of railroad
operations in coal.
The witness was A. C. Fulmer,
little independent coal operator,
who was there to tell what had
happened when he bucked United
States Senator Stephen B. Elkins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-05-04

The Allied Printing Trades coun-
Gil of this city is taking steps to
boost the label in Spokane as new
er before. Among other things that
is being done to make the label
popular is the use Of stlckers.
These will be given to all the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
The Gobbler Saved the Day.

One morning Uncle Josh started out
across the woods with an ak on his
shoulder. He had gone about a mile
when, looking ahead. he saw twenty
seven wild turkeys asleep on a branch
of large tree. The branch OF the
tree was about four feet from the
ground, and Uncle Josh hit on plan
to get the whole flock. He walked up
to the tree and, with mighty stroke,
split the limb just where the turkeys
toes clinched around 1t. AS the crack
In the limb closed up all of their toes
were caught. This awoke the tur-
keys and they began to mop and make
q great noise. Pretty soon the largest
gubbler in the flock seemed to address
the rest Of the turkeys, and then they
all made spring into the air and flew
OH with the tree hanging on their
toes. This astonished Uncle Josh
much that he sat down on stu
and scratched his head and said,
gum!"-Magazine Of Fun.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
The Crows In Winter.

Crows are not nearly SO numerous
IND winter. in northern New York
and I'd places equally cold, as they are
in summer, says st. Nicholas. Yet
many Of them gain living by picking
up the grains Of corn that have fallen
from the freight cars and been scat
tered along tie track. And since they
cannot long exist without water, they
also find much food on the river banks
and along the spring runs when the
snow is deep. No other bird will bet
ter reward close observation, the
study of his language alone being an
endless source of amusement and in
struction. Crows are among the earli-
est birds to build. They lay their
dark green eggs before the last snow
has fallen.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
MARBLES CAME IRON GERMANY.
Delight Of Children Originated In
Worlds Toyshop.

Marbles got their name from the
fact that originally little bits of mar.
bles were rolled down the hills and
rounded and pounded by other stones
until they become toys for children to
play with.
1t Is said that the Dutchman ex.
ported them to England, from where
we got them. Whether they did or not
makes little difference to the boys aud
girls of to-day. No matter who intro
duced the world to marbles as toys,
they are with us, and always will be.
Some of you win them from other
children-some of you trade postage
stamps for them; but some person or
iginally bought them from the little
store around the corner, whose owner
got them from that greatest toy shop
In the world--Germany.
In .he beginning marbles were call.
ed bowls, and men and women played
with them, as well as children. Hun,
dreds of millions OF commies and
agates and classics and sinners are
sent to America and the children ge,
more pleasure out of these cheap lit
tie toys than almos. anything else
Washington Star.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
Made the MARRIAGE Sure,

An amusing story is told of a mar.
Rage celebrated in the Glasgow (Scot.
land) southern police court some time
ago. A man and woman were being
tried on charge of riotous conduct
in Main street. Glasgow. In the in.
dictment they were described as man
and wife, but from tie evidence Of
ned TO the court It was, more than
q btful whether they were actually
married. The presiding bailie, evil
IDENTIFY suspicious that there was no
such relationship between the pair,
asked the woman, rs this man (point.
ing to the male prisoner) your hus-
band?" EYES," was the answer. and"
turning to the man, us this woman
your wife?" YES" well, then"
said his honor, who was we'll versed
in the Scots law OF marriage, "wheth-
er you were married before or not,
you are now"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
Domestic Service In olden Days.

"Menial" was originally applied only
to domestic servants to show that
they were intra moeria," or between
walls, as distinguished from the ap-
prentice. so called from the French
"apprendre," to learn. Until the eight
teenth century all sing! men between
IL years old and co. ID all married
ones under &c. and all single women
between IL and 40, not having any
visible livelihood, were rompellable by
two justices to go into service. But
at a still earlier date the domestic
servant seems generally to have been
some relation to the family, showing
that service had no contemplate
meaning in those days, and explain
ing. perhaps, why so often in old books
and plays the lady's maid or the valef
is referred to as their masters OF
mistress lady" or gentleman"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
Butterfly Farms.

Most people, when they look at a
magnificent cabinet of butterflies.
cleaning and glowing with a hundred
iridescent hues, think that each but
terhy was caught by hand-caught,
after a chase of mile or two, under
net or hat.
AS a matter of fact, butterflies are
raised on little farms, like chickens
There is such steady butterfly de-
mand that 1t pays men to raise them
These men, experts in the emplo Of
museums as rule, know larvae as
chicken farmer knows eggs, and
they have no. difficulty In selling at a
good profit all the butterflies they
grow.
The stock room Of a butterfly Ear.
mer is a rare and beautiful sight. 1t
is room OF glass, filled with sun
shine, and In the brilliant light lun.
dreds Of the loveliest but.ei1iie. nut,
ter and floa,.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
Cathedral Art IGNORED.

"A thing that has surprised me
about your American etchers and en-
gravers," remarked a European ar
list who is in this city on visit, us
that not one of them has ever seen
the value of the interior Of your st.
Patrick's cathedral as subject for
pictorial representation. The dealers
In such things tell me there is no
engraving Of that interior In exist.
ence and yet its wonderful beauty
must be apparent to every one at the
first glance.
81 am told that your novelists have
not been so chary of a lack Of appre-
citation of what the cathedral stands
for esthetically as well as from its
spiritual appeal. And SO | am not
only surprised but grieved that my
colleagues should not have grasped
the opportunities 1t presents. That
there would be sale for prints OF
such a picture seems to go without
saying. AS to its beauty there can be
no question New York Press
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
Senator Hates Costly BOYS.

when Senator Eugene Tale married
the daughter of Sena or "Zack"
Chandler, the latter, who was a great
lover of children, said: Now. Gene,
/ have M use for people who don't
increase the census returns. | want
you and Mary to raise a family, and
I'll settle $4,000 on every boy you
have"
Time passed, and the Hales were
so regularly blessed with children of
the male = rsuasion that the fire.
quency witt rhich "Zack" Chandler
was called upon to redeem his prom
ise with checks became a jest among
his friends in Washington. One morn
Ing the president received the follow
ing telegram from Senator Chandler
For Gods sake give Eugene Hale
a foreign mission! His wife has got
another boy"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
as A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
Farmer Thought Johnny Might Make
Improvements.

Levi Jackson, farmer of China.
kfnpebec county, Me-, is industrious
IN Isltind-hearted. One summer he
hired boy named Johnny, IL years
old, who, for his board and a little
money besides, helped in light work
about the farm.
Johnny aspired to own a horse, and.
by extra work and self-denial, managed
to save a few dollars. with which he
bought an aged and emaciated animal.
Levi patched up an old wagon for him,
and, with the help Of donations from
the neighbors, something in the way
OF a harness was obtained. Occasion.
al breaks in the weak parts of the lat.
ter caused Johnny to call upon Mr..
jackson to replace the same from his
small stock of harness.
One day he wanted to borrow" a
trace, which Jackson kindly supplied
Leaving Johnny in the barn to rig up
as best he might, the farmer returned
to the kitchen, and as he stood look
ing out OF the window in deep thought
his wife inquired: Levi, what are you
thinking so seriously about?"
"Oh," drawled Levi. II was jes
thinking as how Johnny had better sci
his horse and buy harness"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
Civil and ReIlalous Marriages.

To-day marriage is civil contract
in Catholic as well as Protestant
countries. The United States and
France, since the revolution, freely
recognize this fact. Marriage is
legally binding, II performed accord
ing to the laws of the land, without
any intervention of the church. This
result was inevitable because of the
personal and property rights involved
which belonged properly to the juri-
diction of the state. The church,
both Catholic and Protestant, retains
however, It's ancient privileges Of
ceremonial over its m smbers, and
this accords with popular prejudice
which likes to regard marriage as a
sacrament, and which sees the ad-
vantage of giving the ceremony the
greatest possible publicity and solemn
nction.-Rocheste Democrat and
Chronicle.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-13
The Ways OF Society.

A curate, more renowned for his
scholarship than knowledge of the
world, was, after years Of studious re-
tirement, presented to a living.
Previous to taking over his living,
he was invited by his patron, the
grandee of the county, to spend few
days at the hall. Never having been
on a visit of that caliber in his 'e be-
fore. he asked a friend, man o! the
world, to give him few hints as to
procedure, etc.
The friend gave him some instruc-
tons, and wound up by saying: Tale
dress clothes, of course, and II you
II to be very smart, tal'e serv-
amt" In due course the v,s came off.
The curate well primei arrived, his
dress clothes with him, and--his par
lormaid Weekly Scotsman.