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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22
After Escape Law Violaters.

Two informatons charging violations of
the fre-escape law were fled in the Police
Court today against Don A. Sanford of
$50 Indiana avenue northwest and after
pleas OF not guilty had been entered jury
trials were demanded. The nformations
against Mr. Sanford were among the first
fled last week by Inspector Crichton of the
building inspectors Office. and charged the
defendant with being the owner OF the
Arizona Hotel building at 80 street
northwest and the structure at 80 g
street northwest, both of which, il is al
legged are being used hotels although
the fre-escape law of the District has not
been complied with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22
Contracts for Armor Plate.

Contracts have been signed at the Navy
Department with the Bethlehem and Car
negie steel companies for the delivery OF
7,217 tons of steel armor plates and ap-
purtenances for the two new battleships OF
2o,oO tons each, of the Delaware class. to
be constructed respectively by the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company and the Fore
River Shipbui!ding Company. AS far as
practicable. the amount of steel contracted
for was divided between the Bethlehe m
and Carnegie companies, the prices ranging
from S42o ton for class A. to $500 ton
for classes B. and D. armor to be deliv-
cred by the Bethlehem Company at S42J a
ton for class armor and 800 a ton for
classes b and by the Carnegie Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22
EX-MAYoR BARTH ENDS LIFE.
Louisville Official, Recently ousted by
Court, Shoots Himself.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August 22-Paul A.
Barth for year and a half mayor of
Louisville and ousted recently by the de-
cision of the court of appeals, shot and
killed himself yesterday. Mr. Barth ended
his life in his private office at the heard
quarters Of the Utica Lime Company, Of
which he was general manager
The shot was heard by his business as
sociates, who rushed into the room to find
Mr.. Barth unconscious on the floor, with
a bullet hole in his head. He never re-
O'Clock.
Mr.. Barth was a man of means and was
president of the board of aldermen for
several years 1t was Mr.. Barth who well
coined to Louisville President Roosevelt
when on his southwestern tour two years
ago. The cause of the suicide is unknown
Mr.. Barth was forty-three years old and
married, with a family of three children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Commended for His Bravery.

The acting Secretary of the Navy has
written a letter of commentator to Ed
ward w. Whitehead. first-class gunner's
mate. United States Navy. attached to the
U. s. g. Adams for self-sacrlfce and BRAY
cry in risking his own life to save that
OF comrade. 1t appears that during a
landslide that destroyed the marine bar
racks at Tutuila, Samoa. that Whitehead
rendered heroic. but unavailable, service In
an endeavor 20 rescue Sergt. John +. Cox
Of the Marine Corps, whose life was slowly
crushed out by an avalanche of concrete
and earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22
Country Cousins Come to Town.

Two thousand or more natives of the
and other counties. invaded this city yes
terday morning. took in the sights and last
night departed for their homes tired but
happy. The eXcurslonsts were taken to
Claiborne by rail- and from there they
crossed the bay to Chesapeake Beach, COM
ing by rail from that point here. They
arrived in town about IL Am and sghtsee-
ing started The Monument was
great point of attraction, but Arlington and
Mount Vernon drew many of the visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22

john Newman. negro. living near
Rid3ely, Md, went crazy. and after wan
dering from place to place arrived at the
cCtored camp ground near there. His queer
actions Immediately attracted hundreds Of
his race. He would make marks on the
earth with his feet. saying they were
death lines. When he began to iump. run
and squeal like a pig he broke up services
at the camp. He made his escape In the
woods. but was finally captured with a
lasso, taken TO Denton jail and placed in a
steel cage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22
CHAPLAIN JONES GIVES BAIL.
To Appear for Trial in October on
Charge Of Grand Larceny.

NORFOLK. Va, August 22.-Attired in
his white uniform. bearing his insignia of
Office, Chaplain Harry W. Jones of the
United States Navy, appeared in the cor
poration court yesterday and gave bond for
$500, with w. F.. Bohart. proprietor Of a
cafe and ]. ]. Foster, manager of a piano
company, as sureties, for his appearance at
the October term of the corporation court
for trial under the Indictment now pending
against him charging grand larceny for
uttering a cheek which he had no funds
to meet.
Jones, who was recently court-martialed
and sentenced to dismissal from the naval
service, has not yet received orders ordering
the resigning of his commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22
Stanhope.

It's the hat for men. 1t is new to Wash
ington and will prove an innovation. The
fall styles will be on sale August 26 Price,
81. Shown exclusively by Saks q Company;
-AdVt,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22

ado phi Altschul trading as the Palm On
ing Room the Acade ny Tea Room aud the
Cuban Palm Company; Adoiph Kuehn and
Frank Sauter, all of Baltimore, have been
granted their discharges in bankruptcy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22

Warner Bros. of New York are negotiat-
ing for the purchase of a tract Of land.
known as Big Survey, lying between West
ernport and Cumberland. and comprising
5000 acres. Slas A. C0ndct of New York
10 one of the owners Of the tract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22
Bids for coaling Station Wharf.

The Penn Bridge Company of Beaver
Falls. Pa. was the lowest bidder, at $780,
400, for the construction of a large wharf
at the naval cOaling station at San Diego,
Cal, bids for which were opened at the
Navy Department yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
LABOR TROUBLE
SCARCE THIS
SPRING

Spokane is particularly fortunate
in being free from labor troubles
this spring. Only one cloud darkens
the horizon, and that is expected to
be dispelled without strike. The
electrical workers scale goes into
effect May /, and some of the con
tractors say they will not pay the
increased wages The men are ask
ing for an increase of 81 per day,
which would ankle the scale s. per
day instead Of 81 paid at present.
A well known contractor said
last night that he thought the
scale too high. He said he did not
object to paying the men more
money, but he could not convince
people who were building that the
increased wages was entirely re-
sponsible for the raise in cost of
construction work.
Nothing was learned today from
the electrical workers as to what
aC on was contemplated, as Bust
ness Agent F. NJ. Allen is out of the
city at present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
WON MOVE
THE HOSPITAL

The isolation hospital will prob
ably not be moved from its present
location. A meeting of a commit
tee from the Fourth ward was held
in Dr. n. NJ. Bakers Office last
night at which the subject was dis
cussed. The representatives of the
board of health asked the commit
tee to reduce its request to writing
DR.. c. V. Genoway. head of the
board of health, this morning stated
that the hospital would not be
moved, as the residents near it
could show no good reason why it
should be.
He contends that the city has al
most an entire block Of ground for
hospital site and the buildings and
fixtures are probably worth 100000.
To move the hospital would require
an enormous outlay of money, and
to tear it down would mean that il
could not be disposed of, for no one
would buy it. The committees COM
plant that the presence Of the hos
pital endangered the health of near
by residents is overcome, the health
officer says, by the fact that there
has been no contagious disease in
the neighborhood outside the hos
pital in the last ) years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
BY CYNTHIA GREY

That pretty little sweetheart OF
your who tits her chin and losses
her head at you, who looks at you
from under half closed, gently
quivering lids and purses up her
lips at you, she is not flirting
not If she really loves YOU. ~
The dictionary says: FILTRATION
is the .act Of pretending an affec'
ton which does not exist; an in
sincefe lovemaking."
In some way she must let you
know that she does love you, and
If that way is all sincere she is not
There is no insincerity in the
limples and Establishments OF the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19

Matrimonial agent, who is alleged
to have married $50 women since
1902.
Williams first wife was also arrest
ed. This panied the multiple hus-
band more than his own arrest, and
prompted him to promise full con-
fession, it is said, if the police
would let her go.
Williams first wife was supposed
here to be his daughter, and was
known as Mrs. Faith Ross. He
called her Teenie. They conducted
a matrimonial bureau, the headquar-
tiers of which were in an elaborate
suite of Offices.
1t is charged that Williams adj
of a wealthy, refined, elderly gen
tleman, alone and generous Won
en- who answered the advertisement
allege that he claimed to be rich
gold mine owner. Williams is said
by the police to have confessed that
his mining interests were confined
to a single mine in Wyoming, the
value of which was about "a.
Williams married his first wife in
ST Louis in 1902. The other cities
in which he is alleged to have wives
read like a census bureau list OF
cities of more than 10000 popula
ton.
When the police raided the matri
monial bureau they found many let.
tiers sent in answer to the wealthy
elderly gentleman's" ad. Girls Of is
and one sentimental dame of 81 sub
mitted sealed proposals. There were
answers in rhyme and clumsy prose
and dainty, perfumed missives not
excelled by the love letters printed
in the best society novels.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
HUNTER KILLS SELF

BIG RAPIDS, Mich, April 10
Otis Stone, 16 years old, of Ogden
Newagyo county, shot himself acct
dentally IN the ankle while hunting
with companions and afterward
ended his life. The shot shattered
the bone so that the victim would
have been crippled for life. Com
panions stopped the flow of blood
as much as possible and then went
for assistance. When they return
ed with older people they found
Stone lying dead with a hole
through his right temple. His rifle
Law bV his side.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
Bits O. News

Sidney Rosenhaupt, of the real es-
tate firm of Rosenhaupt & Weaver,
of this city, is transacting business
in Seattle this week.
f. J. Rice is in Seattle this week
with a magnetic railroad switch
which he is trying to attach to Sc
attic street railways.
Claud Hall reported to the police
last night that someone entered his
room in the Lincoln hotel and stole
his valuable gold watch.
Fred Phair. the architect, has Sc
cured a building permit for a new
residence on the corner of Placidlo
av. and Oak st. 1t will be 2 story
frame and will cost $4,000.
A Jap was found early last night
in the alley between Front and
Main avs. near Bernard st. with his
head battered He was taken to
police headquarters and his wounds
washed His language is unin-
telligable and the police could learn
nothing Of the assault.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
TO LIVE 100 YEARS

Between 300 and 400 physical cul-
turists attended a meeting in West
minister Congregational church last
night A 100 year club was organ
lied and officers elected. Weekly
meetings will be held and from
time to time outside speakers on
physical culture will be engaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence r. Briggs
were chosen instructors in health
culture. BY proper exercise and
diet the members hope to be able
to live 100 wears.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
MURDOCH IN NEVADA

C. H. Murdoch, fake solicitor for
eastern magazines, for whom war
rant was issued here some time ago
and never served because Murdoch
could not be located is now in Gold
field, New. where last week he is
sued the first number of a mining
monthly. Murdock's scheme in the
Northwest was a paying one. He
claimed to represent a New York
firm which was a central agency for
all magazines published in the
United States. For 81 Murdoch
would, so he claimed, place ones
name on a list to which sample
magazines would be sent, and not
less than 100 would be received in a
year The subscribers are still
waiting for the magazines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
BOY SHOOTS BABY
BROTHER IN PLAY

LOS ANGELES, April 19.-
Come. brother, shoot me here
Bang" rang out a revolver shot
and little 4 year old Clyde Scarf
dropped to the floor dead. with a
bullet in his abdomen, while his
brother Edward age years, stood
with a smoking revolver in his
hand gazing in horror at the mo-
tionless form of his tiny brother
and playmate. The boys were play
ing in a bedroom at the family
home on East Fifty-second st. yes
terday morning. At the sound of
the shot Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Scarf,
the boys parents, ran into the
house from the back yard to find
their boy on the floor dead
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
TELEPHONE co, WORST
EMPLOYER IN SPOKANE

as was required of the girls before
the strike, which took place about
years ago. The company employs
inspectors, who call up the girls
and time them in getting answers.
This is called giving them tests. 1t
is needless to say that a girl hav-
ing the number of phones to take
care of the local girls do rarely pass
a test, therefore wages remain at
$25 per month.
The girls in Butte receive $50 per
month. and the companies operating
in Butte and Helena do not begin
to do the amount of business done
in Spokane.
The local company secured 10
girls from San Francisco some time
ago. but as they could not subsist
on the pittance paid them, all re-
turned home excepting 3, who are
still here.
OF the 800 local telephone girls
not more than 80 have been with
the company for more than year
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19

Now in the springtime, when
fancy turns to thoughts of love, the
old ever-new question arises-may
a girl flirt?
Anyway, what is Irritation? Does
milady need to boldly wink or drop
her kerchief to attract attention
from the man she admires and
from whom she Graves admiration
Hardly.
Do all girls fiirt more or less? Is
It right and proper that they should
a little?
Half dozen women, dis
tinguished as writer's upon popular
subjects. have opened a debate
upon this subject. Their state
ments will appear serially in this
newspaper. The first is by Cynthia
Grey, as follows:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
BkRBERS' UNION GAINS
MORE GROUND

The BARRIERS union has succeed
ed in unioniZing the Victoria barber
shop. The union has been success
full in signing up nearly all shops in
the city. This has been brought
about by conservative work and the
assistance of the other unions. Bust
ness Agent Thomas Ivy has de-
voted night after night to visiting
various local unions and calling
their attention to their duty as
union men to patronize shops
where the union card is displayed.
The relations existing between
the BARRIERS and their employers
have never been better.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
Try TO ELECT A
DEAD MAN MAY0E

ALAMEDA, Cal, April ia
dead man was candidate for
mayor of this city at the last cleo
ton, and polled about 100 votes.
His name was G.. r. 'Wheelock, and
he was a candidate for mayor on
the socialist ticket. Mr.. Wheelock
died days before the election, and
his name was not taken off the bal
lot, and, although every one knew of
his death, many socialists made
their crosses opposite his name.
Mr.. Wheelock was an Alameda
real estate man, and besides being
interested in socialism was a
disciple of the New Thought cult.
Had Mr.. Wheelock been elected it
would have caused much trouble in
Strengthening out the tangle,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19

rs year old baby girl who patiently
and persistently wooes you with her
witchery of smiles until, your adora-
ton won, you pick her up and clasp
her to your heart.
At twice years of age she climbs
up your knee and without a blush
declares: Il like you best of all the
men | know. When | grow up III
marry you"
At times a girish pride has
sealed her lips but downcast eyes
and fiuttering lids reveal the same
old tale. Il like you best" and all
the other awkward growing boys
she shuns or rudely snubs.
Then suddenly like budded flow
ers in Mays sunshine she grows to
4 times 5 and blooms to woman
hood. Have years in passing
changed her heart?
She shakes at you a playful finger
She sets her lower lip between her
teeth and looks demtrely down and
with her boot-tip traces criss-cross
lines upon the floor. Pensive, she
gently signs and then-she smiles.
She fecks a bit Of dust from coat
sleeye Or lapel All says, j like
You BEST of all the boys | know
Is she a firt? Not if she means
it, no. But if she dusts some other
fellows sleeve and gives him ten
der, sidelong glances, too, beware!
She cannot love you both, she is
pretending and the dictionary says
If she INDUCES in a kind of love
making which is insincere she is a
firt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
JUDGE HYDE'S COURT

The new Justice of peace court
recently created by the county com
missioners, over which Justice S. {.
Hyde will preside, will be held in
rooms of the Falls City block on
the second floor and will be opened
for business Monday. lhe new
court will be occupied chiefly with
civil actions. Justice Stocker will
handle the majority of the state
cases
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19

About the poorest paid and most
abused class of labor in the city.
not excepting the laundry workers,
is employed by the Pacific States
Telephone Co. The girls receive
wages ranging from s25 to $3.50
per month. A girl starts in at the
magnificent wage of S25 per
month and the company agrees to
give her an advance of $3.50 in 6
months. At the end of that time
she is. as a rule, told she has not
come up to requirements and her
raise is refused. At the end of 9
months or year she realizes that
there is little or no chance to secure
a raise and usually quits.
This is said to be just what the
company wants. New girls are Sc
cured, are kept down and dividends
are increased accordingly.
About 800 girls are employed by
the telephone company in this city.
Each girl has TO take care of from
ESQ to ESQ phones, or twice as many
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
RENT DUE
TOMORROW

Here's another summer sign.
Lawn water rent for the First dis
trict, embracing everything east of
Division st. on both sides of the
river, is due and will become de-
linquent II not paid with ordinary
water rents tomorrow.
Lawn water rent for other dis
tricts will be collected as it falls
due, dating from April 1.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
RAILROADS MAKING
MlLLMEN BANKRUPT

SEATTLE, April 19.-Forced to
close down for months, and keep
thousands of dollars in capital tied
up without getting any results from
it, . big lumber concern on Puget
sound have fallen victims to the
failure of the transcontinental rail
roads to furnish cars to transport
lumber. Involuntary petitions of
bankruptcy have been filed in the
United States court in the past >
days against the Gamwell & Wheel
er Lumber Co. of Seattle, and the
Glover Lumber Co. of Bellingham.
Both firms are alleged to be in
solvent.
The railroads are furnishing less
than so per cent of the cars needed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
VOTE ON WAGE SCALE

The Electrical Workers unions Of
the Pacific Northwest have been
taking a referendum vote on the ac-
ceptance of the wage scale agreed
to by the Home Telephone Co. A
conference has been held at Port
land for the purpose of adjusting
any differences existing between
the company and the unions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
GREAT SCHEME IN BUTTE

From Butte comes the strange
story that wells will be sunk to
depth of $500 feet for the purpose
of draining the copper water from
the mines. This water is very valu-
able, as it is charged with copper.
The metal is extracted by running
the water over old tin cans and
pieces of scrap or other iron, which
the copper absorbs. The new
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
EIGHT HOUR LAW KILLED

VICTORIA, B. c.. April 19.-The
bill introduced for the purpose OF
making an s hour day compulsory
was defeated upon second reading
in the legislature here yesterday.
The bill was introduced by Mclnnis.
a socialist, and was supported only
by 8 other socialists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19

Chris Nagle, the saloon man, this
morning secured a permit to erect
a 8 story brick building at a cost
of $4,000. The building will be on
the corner of Second av. and Cedar
st. and will be used as an apart
ment house. ~!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19

Jim Corbett. one time best man
on earth in the fighting line, is go
ing to open hotel in Boston, ac.
cording to gossip in pug circles.
When Jim" Is on duty it will be
a pretty safe bet that there will not
be many attempts TO jump board
bills at Hotel Corbett.'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19

scheme is to separate the copper
by electricity and use the purified
water for irrigating the parched and
barren looking plain below Butte.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
HAS WIVES everywhere
Special Correspondence to The Press

special correspondence to The Press
PHILADELPHIA, April 19.-Jas.
Matthias Williams. alias Jas Mar
shall, gay lothario of So. is alleged
by the police to have a string of
wives extending from coast to
coast. They place the number at
$50.
He was arrested on complaint of
Mrs. Marjorie Friel, of this city,
who feared that she occupied the
unpleasant role of a surplus wife
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19
BLIZZARD SWEEPING
SOUTHERN MONTANA

BUTTE, April ia blizzard is
sweeping southern Montana. Heavy
Landing losses are threatened
should the storm be of any dura-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19

Say. paw, what do they mean by
presidential timber?'
"The big stick. my SON"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-19

at present The Northern Pacific
will accept nothing billed east OF
Minnesota transfer, and all other
freight is given the preference.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
Rats Are ivory Experts.

The ivory dealer pointed TO a half
dozen rats gnawing among the yellow
heaps OF tusks and ivory fragments in
the garrett
They are quite tame, you see." he
said. why shouldn't they be so? The
fact Is, they are on my payroll. They
work for me. Their wages are a pound
Of cheese and loaf Of bread a week.
Ivory dealers like rats, for rats are
ivory's best judges. and without their
help we should often want a higher
price for a bad tusk than for q fine
one"
He took fragment OF ivory from
the floor and pointed to certain small
burrows In its surface.
'"rhe rats did that" he said. ''Those
burrows are a proof OF the ivory's ex-
cellence. Rats gnaw the ivory that
contains animal glue, or gelatin, a
substance of which they are fond. And
this substance 1t Is that makes ivory
excellent, yet mere man can't tell
whether tusk contains It or not. The
rats can tell. They are ivory experts. I"
New Orleans Times Democrat.