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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23

copyrighted, 1907, by the News.
paper. Enterprise Association
Among the features of baseball
games are the slaughable incidents
that occur during the course of a
contest. In order to truly appre-
ciate these humorous sidelights, it
is often necessary to personally
know the different players directly
connected with the joke.
Most of the fun-making Incl
dents are directly due to the char
acteristics Of the different men.
Hence the reason is apparent why
the player should enjoy the fun
more than the spectator.
The spectacle of man trying to
touch a base runner at second when
the runner was still at first, was a
scream for the patrons of the game
at Cleveland one day few seasons
ago.
1t happened In this manner: The
Maps were playing st. Louis and
Dick Padden was covering second
for the Browns. Harry Bay singled
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23

grounds Is in right field. 1t Is
built against the fence, and in or
der that it may be in plain sight
of everyone, is built up pretty high.
The boy that hangs up the scores
had a ladder that he uses to get
up on the platform.
One member of the Sox hit a
long fly in right, and Elmers. seeing
1t was going to hit the score board,
stopped and waited to get 1t as it
bounded back.
The ball must have struck some
thing and rolled off the platform,
away over on the other side from
where it hit.
Genie was looking for the ball
to carom back from about where
it struck and didn't see it when II
landed on the ground.
In the meantime the hitter was
tearing around the bases as fast as
his legs would carry him. Elmer
! finally figured that the ball had
stuck up on top Of the platform.
So, taking a last look at the fly
| ing base runner, he did the only
thing that he thought was left fol
him to do, and started up the lad
der to find the ball.
Bay quickly OWNED the trouble
and, sprinting over to the board
from center field, picked up the
ball and tossed it into the infield
stopping the runner at third.
The kidding that Genie" had tc
stand from the rooters the rest Of
the afternoon was something
fierce.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23
WASHINGTON.

The house offers its banner
vaudeville bill OF the season for the
holiday week. 1t opened last even
ing with six acts. all good. One of
the best numbers is the military
girls quartet, which adds pleasing
costumes to the music selections
rendered. The human doll sketch
is happy little hit and the juggling
act is hair raiser in some par
ticulars. There are some lively
acrobatic and song and dance spe-
cialties.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23

Boston. Hubbard began his bust
ness career in his fathers meat
stall. Later he entered the station
cry and tailoring businesses, but
his genius was for politics. His
services were rewarded in 1899
by the appointment as postmaster
of Boston. Mr.. Hubbard is 43 years
old, sharp-featured and dark.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23
CUBS PLAY IN
CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a
Gleason has announced that con-
tract has been entered into with
the Chicago Americans to play six
games in San Francisco March 6
to 49, The Beavers will play the
Americans at Salinas. The games
have been arranged at the request
of McCredie.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23
SPORTING SNAP SHOTS

The Walkover indoor ball team
defeated the Holley-Masons at the
armory yesterday by score of
10 to 18. 4
The Spokane Rifle and Revolver
club met at the ranges at Natator-
ium park yesterday and partici-
pated in a turkey shoot. Jacob
Wilburn captured three turkeys,
the limit for one man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23
PANTAGES

The holiday bill opens this even
ing with special selection of
vaudeville attractions. The house
has a musical feature in the Buck
eye male quartet and the balance
of the program Is announced as
first class.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23
Classified advertisements
Real Estate Inducements
HELP WANTED MALE

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for Washington and California.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23
From, Butcher S Boy
6 to Mayor S Chair

From butchers boy to ruler of
the most cultured city of America
is the rise of Geo. A. Hubbard, who
has just been elected mayor of
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ATTORNEYS

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PHOTOS FOR XMAS

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FOR RENT

ROOMS FOR HOUSEKEEPING
318 w. Main. Jackson hotel. 1924
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23

The police were notified yester-
day of the disappearance OF E. H.
Thompson from his home at ELS
First av last Friday afternoon. The
missing man is described as me-
dunn weight, height and build, with
dark complexion and black hair
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23
pANTACES' THEATER
e. CLARKE WALKER, Mgr.
Phone 1898

UNEQUALED VAUDEVILLE
WEEK COMMENCING DEG. 20
Buckeye Quartette, high class vo-
calists. Three-Azards-T Eu.
ropean marvels in the acrobatic
line. Dancing Davey, best In the
business. Hall and Colburn, Swed-
ish comedy sketch, ''The Swede
and the Happy Gal" Cal Stewart,
presenting Uncle Josh on the
Bowery. Mr.. Leo White, song illus
traitor. Pantagescope.
Prices 15c and 25c; matinee daily
2:30 p. m, any seat 15c. First even
ing performance, 7:15.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-12-23

Transfer. Freight. furniture. baggage
and parcel delivery. Tel. 3ss. 11o-e
The independent., 1907-04-04
every day in dispatches. whether from

every day in dispatches. Whether from
commercial clubs, congressman, or
tourists the report is the same, sur
prise and satisfaction over the remark
able progress being made. The revel of
graft and inef1iciency foreseen by the
timid mind has not developed. Despite
the repeated changes in generalship the
work has gone forward without inter-
ruption. After close inspection Con-
gresham Mccall of Massachusetts, a
capable critic, finds nothing to criti-
cise'' in the management of the enter
prise. He thinks it will cost more than
was expected, as all great enterprises
do, but the work will be achieved and
honestly. If this proves true it will be
good evidence that the graft and plot
ting for privilege with which the coun-
try has been made familiar in late
years is only symptom of the Ameri-
can scum and dregs; that at heart
American integrity and nerve for great
achievement are strong and sound.
The independent., 1907-04-04

Ambassador James Bruce, who gets
into the headlines almost every day,
would not be an ambassador not even
a chief secretary for Ireland, hardly
so much as a common member of par
lament, if il were not for his wife. Un-
til Mr. Bryce married the rich Eliza
beth Ashton of Manchester in 1899 he
was a college professor and author,
with fair chance of remaining in that
useful but inconspicuous employment
for life. He had to keep grubbing to
make living. Mrs Bryce changed
this Her money gave MIR. Bryce time
and means TO enter politics, and her
personality helped him to gather about
him a social circle or the best minds
in London and Great Britain. She made
speeches in his liberal campaign acted
as president of the national organiza-
tion OF women liberals. accompanied
and encouraged her husband on the
travels by which he added TO his
breadth and political usefulness and
already In washington Is coming TO
be recognized az his chief hacker.
when MIR Bryce Is mentioned In the
dispatches fairness requires to think
also of Mrs Bryce.
The independent., 1907-04-04

Servanlless America is more than
willing to follow patiently any expert
ment in cooperative housekeeping that
other people are brave enough to make.
Samuel M. Robinson proposes for the
people of Montclair, New jersey, New
York suburb, that they form a stock
company and build and furnish a great
central housekeeping plant There will
be laundry, kitchen, compressed air
housekeeping wagons, and an automo-
mile. Meals will be delivered to the pa
irons at their homes by the automobile,
packed in heat tight boxes, the soiled
dishes to be collected later and taken
back to the kitchen by automobile.
Washing would be handled in the same
way, and housecleaning done by peri
odical visits of the air cleaning wagons.
In case the people pay according TO the
service they get, this plan seems 10
differ from the ordinary commercial
system of restaurants and laundries
only in the ownership of an interest
and a measure of control in the enter
prise by those served. If it is proposed
for everybody to pay equally regard
less of consumption it's future is dark.
Human nature is not equal to that yet.
The independent., 1907-04-04

Questions of paving, transportation,
taxes, lighting, street cleaning, police
protection and liquor dealing continue
to be the favorite issues with candi-
dates for city office In time, as these
questions come one by one into an ap-
Proclamation of settlement there will
arise candidate with the pneumatic
city his slogan. The city that can do
sary noise will In some future time
have claim on the sister virtue Of
getting on without unnecessary smoke
their respective automobiles. The
and dirt. Unnecessary blowing of
boat whistles has been ordered sup
pressed in New York. The inland
city Of lincoln has in a small meas
ure the Same problem. in the DISPOSE
ton of some people TO use at least
half their engine power in blowing the
various forms Of blasts pertaining TO
newsboy with the midnight extra is
coming into dlsrepute in New York
residence districts; in smaller cities he
may Ia time be requested to suppress
his Sunday morning announcements
until reasonable waking up time,
say o'clock. II may In time be a
crime 20 rob people of their sleep as
II is now a crime TO poison their
water
The independent., 1907-04-04

Andrew Carnegie endorses abso-
lutely" the attitude of the president on
the transportation question. '"The rail-
roads had better stand with him." An
drew insists. IF they do not accept
his moderate measures they may be
confronted by a man in the white
house who will approach the question
of the railroads from an entirely differ
ent standpoint"
That the managers have not been in
q mood to accept this wholesome ad-
vice is indicated by a private letter
from Wall street broker who says:
"The corporation monarchs and kings
of high finance have begun the fight
early for Roosevelt's scalp. They not
only want his scalp, but purpose to pill
lage his camp and lay waste his policy,
leaving such a wreck that his success
or, be he democrat or republican, will
not dare ever to think even of follow
ing in his footsteps"
The independent., 1907-04-04

The latest escapade Of Buster
Brown in the comic" supplements
will cause the bankers of the country
some justifiable uneasiness. Mr. Smith,
the banker kicks Busters dog In
retaliation the child goes down the
street spreading a story that Mr..
Smiths bank is about to fail. This
starts a run as naturally as a match
in barn loft starts fire. When the
extra newspapers are out announcing
the failure of the bank Buster boasts
that he wrote the words and music
of that song and the accompaniment,
too" No punishment follows, and no
hint is given of the criminal nature Of
the act, In communities where these
supplements circulate the bankers will
not dare kick a dog or scold a child
for a dozen years. If the object of
the pictures was to encourage polite
ness among fat financiers it will
achieve its mission, but unfortunately
it gives an idea to children that is
more dangerous than stick of dyna-
mite.
The independent., 1907-04-04
Some months ago the

Some months ago the newspapers
announced the engagement of Miss
Theodore Shonts, daughter of the then
chairman of the isthmian canal COM
mission, to the Due de Chaulnes ct de
Picquigny French title bearer with
finances as short as his name is long.
Shortly afterward the report was de-
MED. The negotiations were not broken
off, however, for the Due is still in New
York pressing his suit with all the
vigor of a seasoned promoter. This
affair would be nobodys business but
that of the Duo and the Shontses, al
though the promotion of marriage by
the overcapitalization of title of no.
bility tends to reich the American
stomach, except that people must Won
der whether 1t was the necessity of
buying the Due that led Mr.. Shonts to
turn his back on the Panama canal in
order to take a more lucrative job.
At any rate the facts seem to be thai
Miss Shonts refuses to be happy unless
her papa buys the Due for her, and the
result lies altogether in the ability of
Mr.. Shonts to overcome his conscien
tious and financial scruples sufficiently
to come to her terms and the Dues.
The independent., 1907-04-04

Apprehension is heard since the ap
pearance of the Easter styles, that we
are on the verge of an epidemic OF
wasp Waist-itis. The infection seems
not to have spread far into the west
as yet Further east and particularly
in London, the literary files Of twen-
ty years ago are being consulted for
proofs Of the evils of tight lacing.
locusts this appearance is periodical,
and the disease will probably have to
run its course. Sanitary measures
may of course be applied to minimize
the severity and duration of the at
tack. About ten years ago the west
ern world was in a panic over
threatened invasion Of the hoop
skirt The exorcism of the reformers
had no more effect than to scatter
the infection. But it happened that
the women of sense were of one mind
in applying antiseptics to the idea.
The threatened raid was averted be-
cause not enough supposedly sane peo-
pie enlisted to give tone to the army
of the other sort that is always ready
to form beneath such a banner, Pos
sibly q similar situation will prevent
many fatalities of the sort the Lon
don papers are already reporting as
the result of waist strangulation.
The independent., 1907-04-04

Under the party test proposed by the
joint committee direct primary bill, to
be eligible to vote at the primaries a
voter must be ready to swear that he
supported at the last election the can
didates of the party whose ticket he
desires to vote and that he intends to
support a majority of the candidates
of the same party at the approaching
election This provision, which the
house struck out and the senate has
reinserted dsfranchises at the pri-
maries all voters who happen to have
changed party affiliations between cleo
tions. Doubtless no legislator intends
or means to legislate men into party
straight Jackets by penalizing them for
changing parties, as this does, but those
who favor the restriction consider it
necessary 70 safeguard against the
packing Of party primaries. Is there not
a way. however, to guard against the
packing of the primary, granting that
this is a needed precaution, without the
use Of a provision so repugnant to
freedom and fairness as this penalty
on Independence?
The independent., 1907-04-04

1t appears that certain suggestions"
made to tho coal carrying roads OF
Indiana and Illinois by the interstate
commerce commission have resulted in
an abandonment OF the plan to increase
rates two cents per ION into Chicago.
Before the new rate law went into
effect, il will be remembered the COM
mission could suggest until the menu
lbers were exhausted without any APP
preciable influence upon the schedules
The independent., 1907-04-04

A consignment of frog skins imported
from Japan awaits the coming of a
Solomon at the New York custom
house. The Dingley law strangely failed
to specify rate of duty on frog skins.
The collector Of the port proposes to
tax them as leather The importer in
sists that they be entered at lower
duty as fish skins. The newspaper par
agraphers, remembering a former de-
frog legs as dressed poultry, insist with
one voice that frog skins are chicken
feathers and dutiable as such.
The independent., 1907-04-04
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR

straightforward remittances should
be sent by postoffce money order, ex-
press order, or by bank draft ON New
York or Chicago.
Change of Address-SubscT1bers re-
questing change of address must give
the OLD as well as the NEW address.
Advertising Rates furnished upon ap-
plication.
Sample Copies sent free to any ad-
dress upon application. Send for sample
copies and club rates.
Address all communications, and make
ali drafts money orders, etc, payable to
THE INDEPENDENT,
Lincoln, Neb.
The independent., 1907-04-04

After reading Grover Cleveland's re-
cent interview deprecating the "attack"
on the railroads and calling for a cam
paign on the tariff issue, Morgan J.
O'Brien said: What the country needs
is second Cleveland. (" This Is the Mr..
O'Brien who was appointed one of the
commission to pass upon the sanity of
Harry Thaw, and subsequently e
signed
The independent., 1907-04-04

Ex-Secretary Shaw stands pat on
prosperity also. The panic through
which Wall street has just passed was
not altogether a bad thing. thinks the
latest cabinet member To graduate into
the presidency OF New York trust
company We were running too fast
Prices were getting too high, labor too
scarce. railroad service too limited
The panic checked the pace. and now,
he thinks. there is less danger OF
tripping and plowing up the road with
our nose than IL the panic had not oc-
Cured. when we put this in with
Secretary Wilson's opinion the skies
look rosy again. II Ia assumed that
good crops such as the country pro-
duccd last year can save us from busi-
ness depression. Secretary Wilson in
sists that a general crop failure II not
possible In the United States; that the
Diversity of crops and conditions and
The independent., 1907-04-04

The successful bidder on the Pennsyl-
vanisy capitol received $7S9,743 for paint
An unsuccessful bidder had offered n
good guarantee that he would do the
work satisfactorily for $164,47S. Facts
like this are coming out fast enough
now to satisfy the most confirmed
muck raker in the land. That building
was certainly a masterpiece of graft.
The independent., 1907-04-04

There will be this year thirty-two
professional base ball leagues in addi-
ton to the two great leagues. The SAL
aries paid to players in the major
leagues alone run close to three million
dollars. Americans probably contribute
not far from s1OO, 600 900 annually to the
national sport, just about what our
navy costs.
The independent., 1907-04-04
APRIL 4. 1907.

improved farming methods insure
against this. In Nebraska we remem-
ber in this connection that bad corn
year is often the best wheat year as
in 1901; that bad wheat year is like
ly to be a good corn year; and that
some way the cows and hogs pull
through every year.
The independent., 1907-04-04

in Nebraska. 1t has been customary
to make fun of Kansas and Missouri,
education is such that Nebraska must
be silent. Nebraska's total appro-
priations for the same purposes are
$640. 900.
The independent., 1907-04-04

Unboundcd satisfaction everywhere
and particularly IN the white house is
Justified by the reports Of the many
different official. semI-ofiicial and pri-
N.Ac visitors TO Panama noted almost
The independent., 1907-04-04

Even Kansas now forges ahead or
Nebraska IN higher education The
present Kansas Legislature has az.
propriated s69O.00o for thn current
expenses of the academic and agri-
cultural colleges. and si30.000 Tor
buildings for the biennium, Kansas
university has an attendance ~
about 1000 AS compared with aloe
The independent., 1907-04-04

Ambassador Bryce asked soon after
setting foot on American soil what has
spicuous an element in American life
when he was here twenty years ago
Sure enough. the dude has disappeared
and we hadn't noticed it.
The independent., 1907-04-04

An astronomer once asserted that
the earth could not be inhabitable for
a period exceeding 1000, years and
that somewhere inside Of $1,000 vars
its complete destruction must come to
pass. Thus we always have something
to look forward To with apprehension
The independent., 1907-04-04

Because Nebraska puts into effect
two-cent passenger fare the vest
ern railroads raise the rates on grain.
Because Nebraska puts into effect
two cent passenger rate the railroads
r-faae to give their trainmen all they
aak for In wage increases. Fifty
The independent., 1907-04-04

On Thursday no indictments were
returned against San Francisco
grafters. The fact was sufficiently
novel to be telegraphed as news.
The independent., 1907-04-04

One of the new laws signed by Gov
stealing a felony. This is fine. Under
the prices prevailing lately hog steal
ing has been almost high finance.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-27
Animals and Rain.

OF them save the squirrel build them
selves shelters to keep it off. Monkeys
set their backs against tree runks as a
protection from driving rain, but never
make a protective roof. Il is a COM
mon sight to see a drenched nerd of
cattle huddled together on some ex-
posed common in a downpour of rain
when they have no choice or chance of
shelter. But even the orang-outang.
which builds a small sleeping plat
form in the Trees, never seems to think
Of a roof. though b Dyaks a that
when it is refining heavily it sometimes
covers itself with the leaves of a large
fern.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-27

ed. This would take sevenvotes II
the affirmative.
It has been suggested to me, and
with considerable legal force that
since the council has no rnle govern
ing the passage of an ordinary ordi-
nance nor requiring a majority. or
two-thirds, vote of those elected, as
i have just enumerated, TIA a ma
jority of a quorum will be sufficient
under the common law, or majority
rule governing bodies, such as a city
council, to pass an ordinance; and it
has been further suggested that since
there are only nine active members
of this council that five is a majority
of nine, and with those five present
as a quorum three of those voting in
the affirmative could pass a valid ord
nance. With this view / have neve1
%eoncurred and do not now agree.
If l have erred in holding that five
is NOT a quorum; that three could
1ot pass an ordinance with a quorum
of five present, and that six amrma-
tive votes are necessary to a an
ordinance. I have erred on the con
s~ervative side, having in view the
best interest of the city.
In this connection l would respect
fully suggest the amendment of the
rules to provide that nc ordinance
or resolution shall be passed without
the affirmative vote of six members
of h council, and n ordinance
which secures a less vote, in my opin.
ion, is not a good measure. Very res
pectfully yours.
K. K. SCOTT,
City Attorney