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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
By gibson GARDNER.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.--Would
the supreme court of the United
States uphold the constitutionallty
of an income tax law, if congress
should pass one? That is the ques.
ton raised by the recommendation
of President Roosevelt in his mes.
sage.
President Roosevelt evidently be.
lieves that the court would do So
There would be no point otherwise
in recommending the passage OF
such measure.
The so-called income tax decision,
which wiped the law of 1894 from
the books, was decided by single
vote, the court standing five to four
on the final judgment And this
result was reached only after the
case had been once decided and
then set down for a re-hearing, be-
tween which dates Mr.. Justice Shir,
as underwent change OF mind.
President Roosevelt makes no Sc
cret of his belief that the court
went wrong in that decision. He is
equally frank in declaring his con
viction that the wrong should be
righted.
To say that President Roosevelt
..a,,ll lo1;ho,o+o1,- M ri. tho cvprorn e
court to secure an income tax de
cision-that is to say, that he would
deliberately appoint men to vacan
cies on the bench after learning
from them that they would decide
in favor of the constitutionality Of
such a law-would probably be ar
incorrect statement of the presi
dents attitude. On the other hand
the president is not particularly
squemish on this subject, and is no
loath to say that the supreme court
| like other branches of the govern
ment. will be improved by just crit
! icism and the appointment of mel
of known and approved convictions
on matters vital to the public good
There is room for some interest
ing speculation on the question a
to how the present justices woul'
line up if. the question of the in
come tax should again be presented
to the court. Three of the justice
who took part in knocking out TIL
income tax are still on the bench
namely, Justices Fuller. Brewer an,
Peckham. The other two justice
who Joined the majority opinion
namely, Justices Gray and Shiras
are no longer on the bench. Anon
the dissenting justices there surviv
Justices Harlan and White, tn
other two dissenters being Justice
Brown and Jackson, no longer men
bers Of the court. So the lineu
among the justices who are alread
on record is three to two agains
the constitutionality of an incom
tax.
The fate of the case, therefore
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12

as to how the supreme court would
stand on this question.
The chief defect in this program
is found in the unwillingness Of
Chief Justice Fuller to resign. The
position of the chief Justice is well
known to those who have taken the
pains to inquire. To close friend
the chief justice remarked recently
and the remark was made for
the benefit of President Roosevelt
that he would resign when it pleas
ed God Almighty that he should do
so, and not before"
This means that, while Justice
Fuller is considered past the retir-
ing age, he feels that he is mentally
and physically adequate for the
work and he does not care to give
it up. There is reason to believe
also that the chief Justice does not
harbor feelings Of the utmost cor
diality towards one Theodore Roose-
welt; and It is very certain that he
does not look with equanimity on
the latter's frank plans to reform"
the highest tribunal In the land. JUS
tice Fuller does not feel the need
of having his judicial opinions re-
formed by president who went to
law school but never engaged in
| the practice of the law, and it is no
exaggeration to say that the justice
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12

A good dinner gets close to ones
heart.
An honest gambler can be be-
heved in when he is found.
A dread of wrinkles meyer trou-
bles the beautiful heart.
A great picture and a great man
are not easily admired.
A specialized virtue and big tree
makes little growths around it.
A pretty woman may marry a
homely man tot get the gain of
contrast.
A man that knows he has a good
wife is likely to feel sorry for her.
We don't reform men by telling
them to be as good as they see
we are.
A Christian grace isn't kept with
, the church clothes between Sun
days.
The difference between an animal
and a man Is that the animal knows
what to eat
A mans charities may be the par
ticles of meat the dog wouldn' t
gnaw off IT, bones.
Taking seven-eighths of our time
to weigh the good deeds we do in
the rest, empties the little scale.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
ALL CHASED THE BUNNY.

with a luxuriant growth of tall
weeds. Jack Stivetts, the Boston
pitcher, hit a long fly over the
head of Joe Kelly, who was playing
left field for the All Americans. and
it looked like homer sure. Kelly
ran for the ball, but just as he pick
ed it up big jack rabbit hoped
out of the weeds and Kelly took
after it, Stivetts saw the rabbit
too, and instead of continuing on to
third from second he made a rush
for the rabbit. Then all the play.
ers and a portion of the spectators
Joined in the chase. The rabbit led
its pursuers a merry race up and
down the field until it finally es.
capped through hole in the fence
Here Kelly hunted up Stivetts and
touched him with the ball, and
calling to the umpire, yelled:
Judgment
oyer out said the umpire"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
GAN ROOSEVELT "REF0RM''
THE SUPREME COURT

is shocked and highly scandalized
by the fiippant radicalism of which
he conceives Theodore Roosevelt to
be the chief exponent. He may be
expected, therefore, to stand for the
dignity of the court and for the in
tegrity of the income tax decision
SO long as he can think and totter
to the capitol.
The president is in no hurry
about the passage of a new income
tax law. In his recommendation to
congress he was careful to leave the
time for congressional action in
definite.
1t is his idea that there shall be
a repetition of the program follow
ed in securing railway rate legisla-
ton, when the agitation was begun
nearly 10 months before it was ex-
pected to bear fruit in actual con-
gressional enactment.
But this does not mean that the
subject is to be sighted, nor in
definitely postponed A law will be
introduced in the present session of
congress, and it is expected that the
subject will be thoroughly if not
violently debated
1t may be that the law taxing in
heritances will come first, but it
is the presidents plan to reach the
swollen fortunes in both ways.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12

Editor The Press: In connection
with the telephone situation in Spo-
kane, an interesting state of affairs
developed lately in a down town
restaurant. Four or five telephone
operators were dining in box. One
of them was relating incidents to
impress upon her companions what
they had missed in remaining away
from a dancing party the night
previous.
eve had lovely time" she said,
"and I did not get home until near
morning. Gee, but l was a dead
one the next day."
Her companions were evidently
not much impressed. | take it they
were not at any rate, because she
found 1t necessary to raise her
voice loud enough to be heard in a
distant part of the restaurant when
she said:
"You bet l did not do much the
next day. l slept most all day on
the line. When l did answer a
call l simply told 'em Busy and
Cant get EN- Oh, was wreck
all the next day and I suppose lots
OF subscribers were sore before
night"
This state of affairs is balm to
the soul of the fellow who ic trvino
to get a hurry call to a physician.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
BOATS STILL RUNNING

There appears to be no good
foundation for the story that Lake
Occur d'Alene is about to be
closed to navigation on account of
ice. 1t is officially stated that the
Red Collar boats are making their
regular trips as far as ST. Maries
and will continue to do so unless
the ice should become much thick
err than it ever has before.
The boats are provided with ice
breakers which make it possible
for them to navigate through ice
five or six inches thick without
great difficulty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
WHERE RABBITS PLAY BASE BALL

Speaking about queer putouts,
said "Tacks" PARROT. at a tanning
bee at San Antonio recently, zone
of the queerest occurred in game
between the Boston champions and
the All Americas at Lincoln, Neb,,
in the fall of 1903, during their
transforming tour of the Western
states.
THE Lincoln grounds were four
miles from town and were about
the worst excuse for grounds imaG
Unable. The outfeld was covered
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
NEW THOUGHT ASSEMBLY.

Temple service and lecture at II
a. m. at Apollo hall, S10a Riverside
av. Subject, The blessings of
Christ and the sermon on the
Mount" Evening lecture at s
O'Clock. Subject. who is Solo.
mon and where is the TEMPER
Sister Stevenson, speaker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
WHAT The READERS THINK

or who wants his wife to lunch
with him and Is trying to call his
home. If other public service cor
porations were managed like our
telephone service, ranch grass and
alfalfa would grow knee-deep along
Riverside av. Yours truly, !,
David J. German.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
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The beneficial effect of athletics
on women is readily seen. The
present generation of girls is de-
veloping on far bigger lines than
previous ones. 1t is case of the
sound mind in the healthy body.
In my opinion, fencing and SWIM
ming are the two best sports that
women can indulge in, the reason
being that they can scarcely be
overdone.
Fencing brings out all the mus
cles; it distributes them, as it were,
more than any other recreation one
can name. Then it trains the eye
as well as the body. 1t also teaches
woman manners, how to preserve
her temper and to be loyal-at
least it should do so.
Swimming, like fencing, develops
all the muscles instead of develop
ing a few at the expense of others,
as the majority of exercises do.
Swimming is extremely healthy,
particularly delightful and it un-
questionably promotes courage.
OF course, if woman goes in for
athletics, she may overdo it. Some
women overdo everything that they
take up-hockey, cricket, tennis, it
matters not what. This is either
because of their temperament or be-
cause the game that they cultivate
is the fashionable craze of the mo-
ment. Look at bicycling and the
numerous other sports that they
have more or less dropped.
am no supporter of rough sports
that tend to make women mannish
in their behavior. Any game that
causes a girl to be Indifferent to
her appearance is a mistake. 1t is
a girls duty to look as we'll as she
can. She was put into the world
| for that. Judged from this point of
view, therefore, rough and tumble
games weer not invented for wom-
en-. OF course, some girls aim to
look like a man. There are periods
when they initiate their brothers,
but they soon grow out of this
idiosyncrasy.
| am a strong advocate of women
participating in sports to which
| they are suited. 1t is much better
for them to be out and about than
to be sitting at home doing sampler
work after the fashion of their
| grandmothers. But there are some
sports to which woman is not suit
ed, such as football. The game, is
| too rough for them. | was request
ed to become the president of the
first woman's football club that was
| established, but declined the
honor Girls were not meant to
play football.
Cycling has done a lot of good
for women. 1t has helped them to
become indeepndent. 1t has opened
out for those who reside in the
country an immeasureably wider
horizon than they enjoyed before
In every way the modern girl is
benefiting from her devotion to out
door sport. Athletics are develop
ing the health and physical capaci
ties Of women, and the woman OF
today owes much of her superiority
over her sisters Of previous genera.
tons - her liking for sports.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
WANT RICE TO CRATE

Rem H. Rice, secretary of the
10000 club, has been invited to
present his illustrated lecture on
Resources of the Inland Empire
before the commercial club of Occur
d'Alene, Idaho. No date has yet
been arranged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
CORBiN GOES EAST.

President d. c. Corbin, of the
Spokane & International railroad,
left yesterday for a trip through the
East. He will be absent from the
city a month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
A FEW TRUTHS IN A FEW WORDS

taurant by S. M. Winston will be-
gin Monday morning. Early last
summer Winston fell through trap
door at the bakery and broke his
right arm near the shoulder.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
SUPREME COURT CUTS
DOWN JUDGMENT

H. E. Williams, railway mail
clerk injured three years ago in a
Spokane Falls & Northern wreck.
has recovered $4,000 from the
$4,000 verdict given against the
company in the superior court The
supreme court cut down the judy
ment, giving Williams the choice of
accepting that or a new trial. I
He was hopelessly crippled as
the result of injuries to his spine.
The judgment has been paid with
costs amounting to nearly $4,000
The case has been pending several
years. /,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
OUTDOOR SUIT

A visiting toilette of golden
brown cloth, trimmed with sealskin
is lightened in tone by natural col
ored chamois, which is yelled with
lace.
The panels which adorn the front
of the corselet skirt and the shaw
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12

Ethel ought to be ashamed of
herself She has made a fool of
Percy Mushton."
81 didn't know she had been ac-
quainted with him so long"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Ia
The director of the mint yesterday
purchased 100000 ounces of silver
at go
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
HE DEMANDS $4,000.

The $4,000 damage suit brought
against the German bakery and res
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12
CHURCH SERVICES

First Baptist church, City temple,
Second av. and Lincoln STAT
1890 a. m. Dr. Oliver w. Van Os-
del will preach on The Unanswer-
able Question" and in the evening
at 1870 he will preach on Some
things church members have be-
lieved which are unquestionably
false Bible school at noon.
Young peoples meeting $3.50 p. m.
Midweek services Wednesday even
ing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12

Swedish NJ. E. church, corner
Third av. and Washington St, Rev.
John A. Whitman, pastor.-Sermon
at II a. m. on THE Holy Spirit our
Leader and Guide" Mrs. Whitman
will preach in the evening at 1870
Sunday school at 10 a. IN. Young
people meet at p m. Revival ser.
vices of the past week have been
we'll attended. They will be con
tinued another week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12

The Spokane Press Is the only
penny paper in the Inland Empire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-01-12

; o Q Q Q Q o Q Q Q o > Q o Q G
. Lady Colin Campbell is G
3 British society woman of {
. many talents. She is a {
3 journalist, novelist and a de-
3 votee of outdoor sports, such
9 as fishing, horseback riding
. and fencing. She married
3 young, but her life has never
Q been one of idleness.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-17
WHAT YOU MAY EXPECT.

Here are a few things you must OK.
pect to be told by the natives OF the
place az which YOU spend your vaca
ton:
This is the hottest summer we've
ever had here
Things have never been so back
ward here as they are this season.
II amt never been 30 wet here be.
fore.
There's lots OF fish here, but for
some reason they amt bitin' just
now
If you'd of been here last week you
could OF pulled EN- out Eastern you
could bait your hook
We amt never knew IT to be so cold
here before at this time o. year.
It's too bad you amt goin' TO be
here about two weeks later. Things
just begins to be at their best then.
There was a man ketched one that
weighed leven pounds in here day
before ylstady
Last year every every one OF them
trees was Just loaded with fruit
It's blamed queer they don't bite to-
day. never knew 'em to be SO shy
before
Oh, yes. there's regular swarms o.
ducks here every spring and fall
We're little crowded just now. but
II you'd "a come at almost any other
time there'd a been lots o. room
Generally we have lots of vegeta-
bles, but our garden amt somehow
dom very well this season-Chicago
Record Herald.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE NOTES

Cincinnati is the only team in the
league that has not been shut out
by Pittsburg
The Brooklyn club has turned over
Lynch, a third baseman to the VIII
mington club
Manager McClOskey, OF St Louis,
expects big things from Bugs Ray.
mond, the Charleston pitcher.
The Cincinnati club has purchased
Outfielder Chick" Hartley from the
Lancaster, Tri-State league club.
Some Cincinnati player is to get a
gold watch when he reaches his Tooth
hit. It's warm race between Mitch.
ell, Lobert and Camel.
Pitcher Jim Swift is to remain a
coal baroW the Pittsburg club having
decided not to take the Wilkesbarre
wonder
The New York club turned over
Catcher Fitzgerald to the Jersey City
club TO enable the youngster to- get a
little more experience.
President Murphy does not class
Bresnahan, Of the Giants. with the
FIRST class catchers He is too erratic
81. hNi Phy bhAAAbli.
Emmett Seery, the former outfielder
OF the indianapolis and New York Ma.
tional clubs, reports that ne is thirty.
ing as proprietor Of an orange grove
in Florida
The proposed Boston -Pittsburg deal
for young "Cy' Young is on Pitts.
burg offered players Boston did not
want, also 10000 cash. both OF which
offers we're declined by Boston
OF the four leading batters. Wagner
has not missed getting a hit i'm more
than two games I'm succession. Stein.
feldt three. Magee two and LunIey
two 10 is this consistent hitting that
keeps them up at the top
Catcher Larry Mclean. of the Gin.
cinnati club, offers TO pay 81 for every
time he falls 20 throw a runner out at
second base who tries TO steal pro.
viding the club will pay him a dollar
for every one he throws out
Johnny Evers, the fast second base.
man Of the Chicago Nationals. is one
Of the luckiest infelders I'm the pro.
fession when accidents are considered
he has never been laid up for any
great time for hurts. and bro the last
two seasons he has missed but three
games
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-17
OLD-TIMERS IN THE SOUTH
EN-Major Leasuers Shine Among the
Minors.

Major leaguers. who once wore the
uniform in the big circuit are pros.
pering in the Southern league this
year, both from standpoint OF sal.
airy and playing. Lave Cross, the
veteran. who recently joined New Or.
leans, is leading the league in hit
ting. lie is said to be slated for a
managerial position in the league
next year.
Tom Fisher, OF Anderson, Ind, form.
Ell Boston National pitcher; Charley
Babb, the Indianapolis, New York
and Brooklyn shortstop; Paskert.
said to be the property right now OF
the New York Americans for 1908
trial; Bill Douglass, old-time St Louis
and Philadelphia player; Billy Hotter,
Hanlon's successful pitcher in Balti-
more during the pennant days there;
Billy Hart, the veteran eX-Indianapo-
lis pitcher; Theodore Breitenstein and
others are satisfying their employers
in the south and are prominent in the
standing.
There are ten batters hitting 300
and better, with Cross leading to
date.
Players regarded in the south as
being ripe for trials in faster com
pany are Pitchers Bills, of Memphis;
Cellar, of Atlanta; ]. Duggan. OF
Nashville. a former Franklin college
star; Suggs, of Memphis, and Keith.
OF little Rock.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-17
EkGLANDS INSANITY
ONE orr OF EVERY PSF PER
SONS n ENGLAND AND WALES
IL INSANE.

London, Sept. 16.-The annual re-
port of the I.unacy Commissioners.
published this week. shows a dis
quieting increase in the population
OF Great Brltain's asylums.
At the beginning OF this year one
out OF every 2S2 persons in England
and Wales was reported 10 be in
sane Ten years ago the ratio OF
insane persons was only one to 314.
From 1863 to 1906 the population
or England and Wales increased
90 l-2 per cent, while the insane
Increased 1873 per cent.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-17
NEW YORK COTTON.
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR
CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERCURY.

AS mercury will surely destroy the
ense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when en-
ering 1t through the mucous sur
aces. Such articles should never be
lsed except on prescriptions from
equitable physicians. as the damage
hey will do is ten fold to the good
on can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured
f. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo. o..
contains no mercury, and is taken
Internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine.
II is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney &
Co. Testimonials free.
ler bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
tipation.
Sold by Druggists. Price, Use.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-17
PERSONALS

A. A. Adair, of Cashmere. is in
the city
J. II. Diley, of Cayners. Va, is in
the city.
G. c. Rush. of St Paul, was in the
city yesterday.
w. ID. Thornhill left this morning
for jamestown.
II. B. Shelton is n business visitor
to Narrows today.
i. i. +
Mrs. r. f. Balling left this morn
ing for Lynchburg.
I. i. i.
w. l.. Morton, of Northfork. spent
last night in the city.
i. = i.
G. l.. Mcmahon is a business Wis
itor to St Paul today.
/. + /.
S. A. Monaker, OF Rock. left this
morning for jamestown.
!. i. !.
+. c. Lusk, of Matoaka, left this
morning for the exposition.
Calvin Houchins and wife left this
morning for the exposition.
i. + i.
Geo. w. Lazenby left this morning
on a business trip to Norfolk.
+ + i.
a. G. McCue left this morning
for Narrows on a business trip.
i. + +
Capt. d. H. Barger. of Hiawatha
is business visitor to the city.
G. A. Mason and w G. Burks. OF
.Georgel spent last night in the city
i. i. +
d. f. French returned this morn
ing from a business trip in the coal
fields
4. + +
Judge McClaugherty returned this
morning from a business trip Ia
Wyoming.
!. + +
Mr.. c. A. Reid left this morning
for Norfolk with w. c. Mccoy. an
army deserter
w. II Terry returned TO his home
at Norfolk after spending a few dav,
in the city on business.
+ = +
n J Jamison. Of Radford. was In
the city last night en- route 20 Taze
we'll TO attend the fair.
4. + +
NJ r Cecil was brought to st
Luke's hospital this morning srr
fering with a broken leg.
4. + r
Mr. and Mrs r. vs. Cox Of wood
Va. spent last night I'm the CITY or
route 10 their home from the expo
sltion.
r r 4.
= p Mnfer and wife and Mis-,
Ruby Minter. Of GIatto. spent last
night in the city on route to- their
home from a visit east
+ + r
S Kahle. W. D. Kahle. " s.
Carr and walter Carr returned yes
terday from a FIVE days hunting and
fishing trip on Wolfe creek ami
caught about one hundred and ere,
nice size FISH.
= + =
Judge ~ O. Woods. r. J., nav
Rob Woods. I'D McClaugherty Mis-.
Ogl.va Woods Miss Clara Nc.
clau2herty Chas Woods Mrs NJ
w Winfrey and Mate Wingrey OF
Princeton left this morning 10 a.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-17
RII.LIIs I'M.

Bilious Jim grew 90 thin
TIE hardly ilade a shadow,
One day fried presented him
With Rydales Liver Tablets.
he took the hint began their use.
And This SIS what befell him.
ie grew 50 fat neither shoes nor hat
Could be found to no him
MORAL Don't make your Wills
But cure your DDS,
by using Rydaie's Liver pills.
90 chocolate roated tablets in a con
venieut box Price only rs cents
Easy 20 take. pleasant in effects
safe sure we guarantee them.
For sale Boy The White Pharmacy.
COR Bland street and Princeton ave.