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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25
HUNDRED THOUSAND BRIBED BY TELEGRAPH
BY r. F. FRAZER.
Special Correspondence to The Pre-


CHICAGO. Nov. 25.-The amaz-
ing statement was made to me to-
day that 100000 persons in the
United States hold frank or dead
head books of the Western Union
and Postal telegraph companies.
The source of this sensational in
formation is from within the tele
graph trust a source friendly but
unguarded.
Think Of this:
Nobody gets a frank book who is
unable to return the favor in some
way.
Therefore: 100000 American cit
liens are bribed for the price of
few kilograms.
The man who gave me the fig
ures on the total number of franks
also estimated that this no pay
business cost the companies in the
neishborhood of 1000 a day.
Of course many frank holders do
not use their little deadhead stamps
every day or every week, but there
are thousands more, like high gov
eminent officials at Washington,
congressman. state legislators and
big politicians. who do take advan-
tage of their wire graft a dozen
times every day.
In addition to the politicians and
congressman here are some other
deadheads who may have franks
for the asking: Business men Of
influence, editors with local pOlit-
ical pulls. editors and subeditOrs of
all large city dailies and large mag
azines. governors, mayors, leading
aldermen. the larger brokers, and
to return the favor.
To many of these the passbooks
are sent without asking them
whether they want them or not.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.--A novel
occupation for the blind has been
opened by Miss Vina lsaacs, tele-
phone operator at the Lebanon
hospital.
Two years ago Dr. Daub. superin
tcndent OF the hospital, taught her
the system of connecting numbers
and answering calls with the rap
idity Of the average operator.
So successful proved the expert
nnent that the New York Associa.
ton for the Blind saw a new OPP
portunity In its work. The secre-
tary carried the idea 10 the tele-
phone people. who doubted its
praetieability, but Miss Isaacs was
proof Of what could be done. In
consequence there are now seven
blind operators holding positions in
New York.
Miss lsaacs manages calls over
ne IA wires connecting the office
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25
DOWNEY NABS SUSPECT

Patrolman Lee Downey made a
clever capture of an alleged bur
glar last night. An Italian named
Nick Potoso told him that o. A.
Wiseman entered his room at the
Kaiser and stole his trousers and
$50. Downey secured Wiseman S
description and caught him in the
hallway, where he was acting in a
suspicious manner. When taken to
Jail Wiseman didn't have cent.
The Italian swears positively that
he is the man who robbed him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25
KNOCKED INTO BAY

SEATTLE, Nov. 25.-John Ole
son fell or was thrown into the
hay near the Washington Iron
Works last night and but for Po-
liceman Osborne would have per-
ished. The policeman fshed him
out and sent him to police head
quarters.
Oleson said two men came out
of a saloon and asked him for the
price of a drink, which he did not
have. They were angered because
he did not produce the money. he
says. and knocked him from the
wharf into the bay.
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STEALS FOR BABIES; FINED

CHICAGO. Nov. 25.-John Kes-
ter, 43 years old, 6127 Paulina St,
confessed that he had stolen metal
because his child was seriously i'll
and his wages were inadequate to
provide him with proper medical
attendance. and was fined SO and
sentenced to serve three days in
the county Jail. His fine was paid
by spectators. Kester's wife and
their four children We're in court
when he was fined and all wept
aloud.
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ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

SEATTLE, Nov. 25.-Mrs. EN-
ma Osborne, 80 years old wife of
Hal s. Osborne, of 1415 East Seven
tieth St, attempted suicide at the
Flyer dock by swallowing lauda-
mum.
E. Jackson. of 242S Irving St,
saw the woman when she took the
drug and Immediately called a po-
liceman. The bottle was found and
it was labeled poison. She admitted
taking the drug. She had a note
which she had addressed to her
husband
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25
MORE UNLOCKED DOORS

Had burglars found the easy
places last night they would have
reaped harvest Various police
men on their beats found doors I'M
locked and notified the owners. The
following places were found open
Northwestern Machinery Co..
Peninsula Paint & Oil Co., meat
market on Dean ay., Inland Electric
Co, 10 Howard st. and the Tracey
grocery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25
ROBBED WHILE
Ne SLUMBERED

Burglars entered the room Of
Hugh Mcdonald at 254 Main av.
while he slept last night and rifled
his trousers pockets of a purse
containing $3.50 in bills and $50 in
deposit certificates on the Inland
bank. When Mcdonald reported
the burglary to the police this
morning he was unable to furnish
any clew.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25
SNATCHED AWAY SUIT
OF CLOTHES

Thieves last night climbed onto
a Northern Pacific engine which
stood in the yards while Engineer
c. A. Johnson was 'oiling up and
stole his suit of clothes. which
were rolled up in the locker
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FREE COINAGE REMEDY

RENO, New. Nov. 25.-Free coin
age of silver as a remedy for the
stringency will be proposed by
Congressman Bartlett as soon as
congress opens. He will introduce
such a bill on the first day of the
session.
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LOVE, BULLET AND DEATH

ABERDEEN, Nov. 25.-After
to shoot Marguerite
Mccarthy. age 1G, Henry Potter,
age 10. shot himself in the head
and died soon after. The girl is
assistant nurse in St Joseph's hos
pital and Potter was madly in love
with her He is believed to he the
son Of a wealthy English family.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25
G. N. AGENT QUITS JOB

w. S. Love, city ticket agent of
the Great Northern, has resigned.
He contemplates entering the en-
ploy of a commercial house. The
G. n. has not appointed his success
SOr yet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25

and Andrew Fureseth of San Fran
cisco, were elected federation fra
ternal delegates to the British
Trades alliance, and Hugh Frayle
of Milwaukee, elected to the Ca
madam alliance.
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Should each holder of telegraph
frank be required to pay cash for
his messages for one year the earn
ings of the companies would in
crease more than $1,000, 900.
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Notice of Sale of Stock

Notice hereby that
Nasl me lttL day 1907 t.
stock
TO
the 22d
together with advertising fo
the 0 $
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REV. r. A. TORREY.
l believe that when our spirit re-
ceives its new body 1t will not be
unlike the body We have now.
at may be that the spirit will not
receive new body as soon as
death occurs. 1t may wait until
the time of resurrection.
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TRACTION CAR TICKETS
are on sale at the Palace, the Cres-
cent, Krum's drug store, Columbia
pharmacy, P. Jacoy's and Frank
Smiths. Clearing house certificates
will be accepted in payment. *** 80
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the pay rolls it would nearly dou-
BILE the $50 month average salary
which the striking operators have
been fighting to advance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25

BY order of the trustees.
Dated, Spokane, Wash, Nov. A, 1907.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-25

evolved a plan to retain it's organi-
cation in substantially the present
form, even if it should lose this
suit. Some methods heretofore
practiced, it is said, might have to
be changed, but the various prop
critics would be legally continued
under one management.
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pointed for the work, or the Stan
dard officials might be ordered to
bring about the dissolution within
d certain time. However accom-
pllshed, it would be a tremendous
undertaking.
Persistent reports have been in
circulation that the Standard has
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
NEWS NOTES FOR ARMY MEN
General Greedy Expected to Arrive In
Omaha on Semi-MOnthIY
Visit Sunday.

Colonel F. X. Ward. inspector general Of
the northern military division. is a visitor
at Department OF the Missouri headquar-
tiers on a tour of inspection.
Major General A. w. Greedy, command
ing the northern military division and De-
partment OF the Missouri is expected to
arrive in Omaha Monday on his semi
monthly visit to this command.
Leaves OF absence have been granted the
following officers: Contract Surgeon w. II.
Ramsey. attending surgeon at Department
Of the Missouri headquarters. for hve days:
Second Lieutenant Charles B. Elliott. Thir-
tieth infantry, Fort Crook for two month0.
Contract Dental Surgeon F. F. Wing he's
been ordered to proceed upon the compile
ton of his duties at Fort Robinson, to Fort
Mackenzie. Wyo., for temporary duty to
exceed not twenty days.
Honorable discharges from the regular
army have been granted Privates Joseph
w. Denton. Troop C. Eleventh cavalry:
Aionzo NJ. Barnum, Company X, Third
battalion Corps Of Engineers. and Sergeant
William B. Cady, Company C. Fourth In
fantry.
Privates Stanton B. Bowie, Troop X,
Tenth cavalry. and William ]. Simpson.
Troop e, Second cavalry. have been or
dered sent to the Government Hospital for
the Insane, Washington, for treatment
| A board OF oficers. consisting OF Major
Daniel L. Howell, Eighteenth infantry
Captain II. A. sievert. Ninth cavalry; Cap.
tain Jere D. Clayton, First Lieutenant e
NJ. Talbot, medical department. and Sec
/ ond Lieutenant Quincy. o. NJ. Gilmore ar
| tillery corps, 10 ordered TO meet at For
Leavenworth to examine applicants from
the army for appointment 10 the position
Of second lieutenant The board win NEE
March for organization and win process
with the examinations March II.
The following enlisted men have beel
directed TO proceed to Fort LeavenwOrtl
and report 20 the board for examination
Private William c. Sullivan. Company
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
PLANS FOR AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Committees Appointed and Other
Details Are Laid Out.

Committees have been appointed and
everything is sailing in tip-top shape for
Omaha at the Auditorium, March 13 to l6,
inclusive. An association has been formed
with Clarke Powell president and J. Clarke
Colt secretary and treasurer. II. E. Fred
erickson has been appointed a committee
on decoration and arrangements, j. II.
Lionberger a committee on exhibits, and ].
j. Dertght committee on advertising
More local firms will show this year than
at the show last year as new dealers have
Those who will show this year are the
Powell Automobile company Rambler
Automobile company. Kimbal Automobile
company, II. e. Frederickson Automobile
company Deright Automobile company
The Maxwell Automobile company, Town
send Gun company and Louis F1escher
The Townsend Gun company will exhibit
boat made especially for the show, by the
Mlcpigan steel Boat company. This will
be beauty, with gasoline motor. Louis
tlescher viii show full line of motor
cycles. including the double cylinder. mo-
| tors which travel seventy miles an hour
Indians
| All the dealers expect to have a full
line of their 1907 models in in time for the
show and, as many OF the new machines
are really things of beauty there will he
| plenty at the show for even a layman TO
enjoy. Amusement features will ciso he
added to the show this year in the nature
OF moving pictures OF the Vanderbilt cur
and the races at Ormond Beach,
That the airship will surely be ready on
| time Mr. Frederickson has brought two
expert seamstresses from Chicago to make
the large silken bag which is to carry the
machinery. The ship will give daily ex,
hibitions over the city
The Maxwell Automobile company is 8
newcomer In Omaha, although several o.
the machines are In use here F/M Comm
ton, formerly with Paxton & Gallagher an,
G, f. Luke, who handled this line a
JEFFERSON, Ia, compose the company. tn,
Arm will have the same machines for ex
hibition at the automobile show In Oman,
as were shown at Chicago
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
SMALLER COLLEGES WIN FIGHT
Freshmen win Not he Barred from
intercollegiate Games.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23-The smaller col
legiate Association OF Amateur Athlstes OF
America, in annual session, failed to adopt
the recommendation of the executive COM
mittee that freshmen be barred from COM
petition in intercollegiate games. The ex-
ecutive committee. however, was given au-
thority to reject any entry upon unanimous
was selected as the place for the next meet
on the Saturday following the last Friday
in May.
The University OF Michigan was readmIt-
ted to membership. The only vote against
reinstatement was that from Cornell.
Henry 70. Fletcher manager of the Mich
igan track team, explained that the uni
versity had been put under regulations as
to track events so that for five years II
had effectually been barred from Compel
ing as required by the association.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
WITH THE BOwLERs.

This week finds a new leader in the Com
mercial league with Berger, and klauck
La Nlgne, Dudley and Judy going neck
and mock. In the team standing there has
I'm the lead, and II is sure they get the
pennant for this season. The race now Is
for third place, and it's tossup between
the Colts and Bicycles. The Daily News
team Is giving the Gold Tops a hard run
for nth place, the Black Kats are holding
on 20 seventh place, the El Caudillos and
Armours are neck and neck for eighth
place and Captain Fagerberg said he didn't
care where he landed at jus. SO they got
one game from the Falstaffs, which they
did this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
iuaI averages:
Peru Normal Defeats Bellevue.

BELLEVUE, Neb., Feb. 2.-(Special.)-
The Bellevue college basket bali team was
beaten In the college gymnasium last night
by the strong Normal team from Peru, by
score Of rs to "a. Both halls were closely
contested and exciting. The end OF the
first half saw the score IL to in Belle
The teams played 1t out, Peru throwing
two goals on fouls. winning by two points
The team work Of the Peru team was of
the best and they showed signs of being
well coached. The Bellevue team lacked
team work but made up in individual play
ing; kearns Benevues giant center, was
ing ten field goals. The lineup:
PERIL pI,T T uyxyYrr,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

G. A. Barr OF Pawnee City, Neb. asks
how TO figure batting averages, and wants
ting average of a player Is determined nv
dividing the number OF safe hits made by
the number OF times at bat For example:
II player has been 1856 times at bat and
has made 3 safe hits, hts average would
be 4S divided by 1876. which Is .S1s. A base
on balls, base on being lift by ball or
when batter sacrifices by bunting is not
counted as time at bat and does not figure
In the batting averages
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
Fremont Loses Both Game..

West Point proved too much for the Ere
mont High school basket ball teams at
Turner hall last night. The first game
which was between the girls teams, re-
suited In victory for West Point by a
score of 80 to q. The boys suffered a worse
defeat, only scoring 10 to their opponents
a. West Point brought along a good num-
Der OF rooters and the hall was crowded
Both of West Points teams were heavier
than those of Fremont.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

Turn About Fair Play-We figured on a
Job OF printing for a certain business man
of Ohiowa and his answer to our price
quotation was. "Why you are forty-five
cents higher than can send away and get
the envelopes for" Do you not notice a
similarity to the answer usually given by
the mail order friend? We told him to add
the express. and cost of money order, ETC..
and see how much cheaper they came to.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

GRINNELL. Ia, Feb 23.-(SpeciaI Tele-
gram. jim a game full OF interest from
start to finish Iowa college at Grinnell in
basket ball this evening won from the Uni
versity OF Nebraska by a score Of q to q.
The play was fast and good in all parts
and at times every man seemed to be a
star. Both teams were made up OF ath-
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
NO SALE OF FOWL AND FISH NOV
Tramc in Game shut on by Passage
of Bill.

TrHhftc IN Game smut OH W EASSoeN
of Bill.
Word was received Saturday afternoon
that Governor sheldon had signed y;
RI eS, which prohibits the sale Of all
kinds Of game birds and fish protected by
law AS ii bears an emergency clause "
will go into effect within three days, and
then woe be unto the dealer who offers on
his counter any Of the forbidden fowl or
Ash The law provides a heavy penalty Tor
violation and is very stringent in its terms
The bill was one of a series introduced
by the game and fish committees of the two
houses and It is the only one OF the num-
Der that Deputy Game Warden Carter Is
much interested in. He believes the real
reason for the most fragrant violations OF
the game law Is commercialism, shooting
for the market The new law will prevent
this by abolishing the market. Hereafter
any person with an appetite for prairie
chicken, wild ducks or quail will have to
90 without his favorite dish or go out and
shoot the birds himself. unless. of course.
he can get on the good side OF liberal
sportsman.
The bill prohibits the sale of game at
any time and makes II unlawful to have
any of Il in ones possession five days after
the close of the open season.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

Signal corps, Fort Lesvenworth. and Cor
poral J. c. Hattie, Company d, Thirtieth
infantry, Fort Crook.
Private George Wagar, Company r,
Eighteenth infantry, has been ordered
transferred to the Hospital corps upon the
recommendation Of the chief surgeon of the
Department OF the Missouri.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

Joss and Rhoades, two Cleveland pitchers
who think they we're made exceptions In
the matter of salary raises which that club
gave to its players for the coming year,
have returned their contracts unsigned.
Joss contract for last season called for a
salary OF 81 700, with a bonus II he won as
many as twenty games. He won more
than that number and got the coin. The
contract he has Just turned down offers a
straight salary Of $1,000 Rhoades won a
bonus last year and the contract he has
rejected provided an increase over his reg
ular salary of last year, but with no bonus.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
Columbus boys and Girls Win.

vran, 9NTSs bev. s sn6 SMI!speoiSi ISle I
teams of the high school played the teams
from Columbus High school in the opera
house here Friday evening before q large
audience. All four teams played clean
strong game and the scores were close, Co
lumbus winning the girls game by q to Is,
and the boys game by 30 to 30. The visit
ing teams were rendered a reception after
the contest. Return games will be played
at Columbus March 1
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
New York Nationals Come West.

NEW YORK. Feb. 23-The advance squad
OF the New York National league base bail
team viii leave tomorrow morning for Los
at the park OF the Pacific league club In that
city, Burke, Dahlen and Corcoran Will be
In the party ami will be Joined by Christy
and Hank" Mathewson at Chicago and by
Taylor and McGinnity at Kansas City. Nc
Graw is already in Los Angeles.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

Ed Hanlon. former manager Of Brooklyn,
and +. A. Abbell have brought suit against
the Brooklyn management for $4,000 with
Interest, bringing the total up to about
$4,000. The claim is money loaned Brook
lyn by Baltimore when the latter was
dropped by the National league In lSSs,
when that became an eight-club league
and $4,000 was paid to Baltimore for drop
ping IL. Baltimore loaned the money to
Brooklyn when the latter was embsr-
rassed At least this is the story.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
Fincke IL Racquet Champion.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-R. r. Fincke OF
| New York. for two years national squash
champion, defeated G. ii. Brooke OF Phila-
delphia in the final of the national racquet
| championship at the Racquet and Tennis
club today. Score: ISL 7-lb. l7-1A 1876
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
PeII is Indoor Tennis Champiop.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The national in
door lawn tennis championship was finished
today t. r. Pell, New York Lawn Tennis
club won the men s. championship and Miss
! 10. II. Moore, same, the women's singles.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

John STAFFORD Of the New England league
has been added to the American league um,
pire stan. This gives that league silk
ODOughlin, Jack Sheridan, Tom Connolly,
Tim Hurst and William Evans. isn't that
lineup for your money!
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

letes and were we'll matched. The first half
stood TO 3. Clapp OF Nebraska was UNI
pire and Epperson OF Grtnnell referee.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

summer. Each has won its share OF games
and the rivalry IL keen. As both the C0un-
try club and the Field club houses have
been recently rebuilt no money will have
TO be expended IN that way this summer.
Some expense stili attaches TO the new
links at the Field club. which were put IN
last fall on the new wooded forty.
Athletics at Cornell.
In an interview published in The Bee
Thursday afternoon, and later at the Cor
nell alumni smoker at the Omaha club
Thursday night. Jacob Gould Schurman,
president OF Cornell university. one Of the
Leading educators Of the country, said he
considered his university had solved the
great problem Of college athletics by which
the student body could obtain recreation
and the great benefit to be derived from
outdoor sports instead OF the few who had
heretofore tried for the foot bali, base ball,
track teams and crews. I'VE recognize
sports as n branch of our curriculum" said
President Schurman, land athletics. OF else
military drill with its setting up exercises,
are compulsory unless some good excuse is
presented, for freshmen and sophOmores.
We want every student in college to take
some form OF exercise and we let him
choose any which he might prefer. Some
like foot ball. some base ball and others
golf OF tennis or rowing We require them
to report on the kind of sport they are en-
gaging in and a record is kept. We have
'set aside a fifty-fve-acre field as play
ground and part OF this will be used as an
athletic field but we do not propose to let
intercollegiate games predominant TO the
exclusion of a chance to exercise for the
bulk of the students. with a good, healthy
student body the intercollegiate games Will
take care of themselves
This problem has been the worry Of many
colleges and many faculties have opposed
foot ball and base ball because It absorbed
all the attention OF the students while but
few could participate in the games. The
smaller students not strong enough for
the more severe games were left without
a sport and these were the very ones who
needed the exercise more than their
stronger brothers. Under this system IN
vogue at Cornell all may have a chance
to get plenty Of healthy exercise.
". VI. o. A. Gym.
The date for the opening OF the new
Young Mems Christian association gym
nasium was again given a setback last
week by a cavein of the artesian well
which is being sunk for the tank and
baths. The drill had reached depth Of
over 700 feet when a cavein caught the
drill at the bottom Of the well. A smaller
drill was set to work and had to work
it's way down from 400 feet. taking nearly
the entire week to reach the other drill
The directors do not like to use any water
but artesian in tho new tank. as the
sandy water Of the Missouri would dis
color the tank The Racquet club has also
arranged to use the water from the ar
tesan we'll for its swimming pool. as the
expensive filter does not seem to do the
work expected of 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

Schedule for next week. Monday, Colts
against Pattersons Daily News; Tuesday
O'Brien's against Eel Caudillos; Wednesday,
Black Kats against Gold Tops; Thursday,
Omaha Bicycles against Armours; Friday,
Life Malts against Falstaffs.