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Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
MUST GO TO SCHOOL HUNGRY.
Thousands Of Berlin Children Get No
Food at Home.

VouSdOos OF Berlin Cnlioren Get NO
Food at Home.
Berlin, Dec. 24.-The municipality
is face to face with a very serious
problem in connection with the supply
Of food to thousands of virtually starry.
ing children attending the primary
schools in consequence of the indus
trial inactivity. Hitherto the Chill.
dren's Canteen society has beer able
to cope with the task in very salts
factory way by means of subscrip.
tons from private sources, but the
calls on its funds are this year SO
great that it will be unable to supply
many of the children.
In the first week of December, &C.
cording to official statistics from $50
out Of 2S5 primary schools, no fewer
than 11,947 children attended school
in mast cases without breakfast, and
in all cases without the prospect of OBJ
tanning midday meal at home. OF
these, 2498 receive simple daily meal
from the IA canteens belonging to the
above mentioned society; the other
7449 are totally unprovided for.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
OREGON soUlBs.
MONTANA NOTE0.

The Amalgamated Copper company
will give married men in its employ a
certain amount of work during the
winter. Present operations would nor
mally employ about $500 men working
full time, but by working half time
5000 can be employed. This will give
all men with families asteady income
Among the 81 persons indicted by
the federal grand jury at Helena, two
were made public with the arrival Of
o. G. Dallas, chief clerk, and ]. D.
Mcleod, at the head Of the survey
department in the Office of the United
States surveyor general in Helena.
The indictment alleges forgery and
conspiracy to defraud the government
of the United States.
s. Nelson, accused of numbering
Nick Stansich at Butte, and whose
jury recently disagreed, has been ad-
mitted to bail in the sum Of $4,000.
John Crotty was killed recently at
Anaconda by fall from load of hay.
The sheriff of Gallatin county has
placed under arrest Engineer Walsh at
Livingston, who is charged with GRIM
inal negligence. Walsh is the engineer
who was in charge of the engine that
blew up on the Northern Pacific a
few miles west of Bozeman recently.
Joseph Smith, pioneer. aged "a
years, is dead at Virginia City. He
was one of the characters of the "a
nous gold placer mining days of Alder
gulch.
In a recent opinion Attorney General
Albert j. Galen ruled that Christmas
songs can not be barred frem the pub.
lie schools of Montana on the ground
that such use constitutes denomina-
tional or sectarian teaching"
Negotiations between the labor un-
ions Of Butte and the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company are appar-
emily of, the situation now indicating
struggle to the finish. the labor lead
ers declaring the positive refusal of
General Manager D. s. Murray of Salt
Lake to dismiss the blanket Injunction
against the unions restraining any in
reference with the company's affairs
means the first wedge of an attempt
to make Butte on open camp Former
Senator Clark. who acted as mediator
for the unions. gave up his task this
afternoon and left for New York. The
nonunion linemen are still at work.
District Judge ]. J. Lynch of Butte
found Juror Doney guilty of contempt
in soliciting bride and sentenced him
to five days in Jail and fined him $500.
Doney is unable to pay the fine, and
this will compel him to spend eight
months behind the bars. Counsel for
the accused juror say they believe
their client has not ordinary sense and
was an ass or donkey.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
PORTLAND HAS A PRIZE HEN
Chickens and Eggs Galore From This
Bird.

Portland. Grew. J. Carly of SO7
Cleveland avenue, this city, claims
the prize hen of the Pacific coast, If
not the United States.
The hen in question is a Plymouth
Rock Of medium size, but a marvel of
industry. Mr.. Carly says:
"Since May last Biddy has reared
two broods Of chickens. one of IL and
the other of Z. Between the wean.
ing Of the first brood and the hatch.
ing of the second she laid "a eggs
and the other day she laid a double
yolked egg, her average being two
eggs within Is minutes.
Since the weaving of her second
brood this year, az days ago, Biddy has
laid an egg every day, and in the last
10 days a double-yolked egg every
day."
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
St. Nicholas in 1908.

Major General o. o. Howard. well
known throughout the land not only
for his distinguished military career
but as an author and lecturer, has
undoubtedly, had to do with more In.
dian chiefs than any other man, in
either civil or military life, now liv.
ing. He has written of the Indians be
has known. and fought, aud made
friends with, for the boy readers oil
St. Nicholas, and these exciting true
stories will be published in st. Nicho
las during 1908, under the caption
Famous Indian Chiefs"
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
Fatal Fire at Fort Smith.

Fort Smith. Ark, Dec. 23.-Fire de-
stroyed the Haglin six-story office
building, the American building and
two others. Loss $4,000. J. A. Nc
Witty, cotton buyer, and a man
named Kaufman, who slept in the
Haglin building, are missing, and are
believed to have persisted.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
Scores Of Italians Return.

Naples. Dec. 24.-More than $500
immigrants landed here Tuesday from
the United States. They reported that
the steamship companies already had
booked several hundred thousand ItaI-
ians for return home, which causes
apprehension in the matter of their
future employment.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
Senator Mallory Is Dead.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. Ex-senator
Mallory died at 12:4S a. m. Monday.
Stephen Russell Mallory, democrat,
of Pensacola was born November 2,
1S4S. He received the degree Of doc
tor of laws from Georgetown univers.
ity in June, 1904. His term Of service
would have expired on March 3, 1909.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
Or. Henry LOOMS Is Dead.

New York, Dec. 26.-Dr. Henry Pat
terson Loomis, professor of therapeu
tics and clinical medicine at Cornell
university, and former president of
the American Academy of Medicine,
died suddenly from pneumonia at his
home.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
SUMMARY
OF NEWS
SHORT CONCISE ITEMS
FROM DISPATCHES.
NEARLY ALL PARTS OF THE
WORLD REPRESENTED
HEREWITH.

| b. P. Oliver, recently elected preSi-
ident, declares the California Safe De-
post & Trust company hopelessly in
solvent, and the only thing to do is to
appoint receiver.
London's greatest shipping paper
prints statement that England has
decided to establish a new naval
squadron in the Pacific, but is denied.
The business part of Baltimore was
threatened by fire when blaze wiped
out three big establishments and three
smaller ones, causing loss Of $780,
900.
At Springfield, ILL.,, three lives were
lost and property worth 100000 de-
stroyed in fire which started in the
Christmas stock of Johnson & Hatch
er's department store.
Property to the value of 100000
was lost in fire in the furrier estab.
lishment of Edwin s. George at De-
troit Saturday.
Mrs. William o. Boatright and her
grown daughter were fatally shot re-
| Gently while asleep by an unknown
assailant on farm near Merryville,
Mo.
King Edward has signed a proc
lamation definitely summoning parlia-
ment to meet January 20.
Those who participated in the re-.
cent conference OF the tobacco grow
ers and buyers at Frankfort, KY,
called by Governor Wilson believe
that the tobacco war will be amicably
settled.
The antagonistic attitude of the pub
lie against the Jap walters in the ferry
boats Of San Francisco bay caused the
Southern Pacific to lay them OF.
At Des Mofnes, Iowa, Mrs. James
Scofield was killed, Miss Louisa
French hurt, and third woman seri.
ously injured when train backed into
the buggy in which the women were
riding.
Albert Filley, a farmer living south
east of Cannon, Mo-, killed his wife
and daughter and his brother by shoot
ing them recently. Filley is supposed
to be insane. Officers have gone to
arrest Filley.
Owing to the present financial strin-
gency the union boilermakers are said
to have offered to go back to work for
the railway companies against whom
they are striking, under the same con-
ditiors they had before the strike with
the increase offered by the camptny at
the time of the walkout.
c. Haugh, the Norwegian minister to
the United States, died recently in
Norway while on a snowshoeing trip
WI Ting Fang, who has been reap
pointed to the post of minister to the
United States, has left for Washing
ton.
Dealing in grain futures is prohibit
ed by bill introduced recently by
Representative Scott of Kansas, the
new chairman of the committee on
agriculture.
M. Paquin, the famous French dress
maker, is dead.
Painters at work on the dome of the
main building of Oklahoma university
accidentally set fire to the structure
recently. The loss is estimated at
from $125,O0O to $3.50, 700, partially COW
cred by insurance.
William Henry Rice, one of the best
known minstrels in the United States,
is dead.
Iron Shield, the Sioux chief, died re-
Gently.
Advices from Tutuila, Samoa, state
that the volcano in the island Savii,
in German Samoa, is working with
greater activity.
Edward Price of New York city, first
husband of Fanny Davenport, the
actress, died recently in Omaha.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
Boy Sends Power by Wireless.

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 24.-Harry
M. Grout, a 10 year old Spencer boy
has gone Marconi one better and has
succeeded in operating electric lights
and motors by electromagnetic waves
at distances of 900 feet and more.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
"BIue" Sunday at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 23:[Omaha ex
perienced another blue" Sunday with
the police on the alert for violators of
the law. About 20 arrests were made,
and the names Of so other persons.
against whom information will be
filed, were taken.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
BA6Y'S FACE Is PART BLACK,
While Rest Of the Body Is That OF
White Child.

Ellensburg, Wash, Dec. 27.-Mrs
Frank Jonas, an inmate of the county
poor farm, recently gave birth to a
child whose face is three-fourths black
while the remainder of the body is
white. The marked part of the face
is the exact color of a negro baby
The officials of the poor farm attribute
the freak to the fear Mrs. Jonas had
for a demented negro who for a time
was an inmate of the county home.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
ROOSEVELT AND JOHNSON
Presidential Ticket Of Lawsop's New
Party.

Thomas w. Lawson of Boston, who
recently called on President Roosevelt
at the White House, and who subse-
quently said he would probably make
a statement to the public within few
days." will soon launch a new politi-
cal party. It's candidates for president
and vice president will be Theodore
Roosevelt and Governor John A. John
son of Minnesota. In his formal an
nouncement Mr.. Lawson avoids any
direct statement that his chosen can.
didates have acquiesced in his politi-
calgram.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
Prominent Woman Dead,

Mrs. Theodore Weld Birney, foun-
der and honorary president of the Ma.
tional Congress of Mothers, died at
her home in Chevy Chase, near Wash
ington, d. c., recently.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26

It's real fact-you can't put a
square peg in round hole. Neither
can you put little man in a big place
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26

A successful politician works as
steadily as interest on a note.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26

Talk happiness. People get tired Of
hearing your woes.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26

The wheat yield in western Canada
may possibly be 100000 900 bushels.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26

accounts to the amount of $500, accord
ing to an expert investigation made
recently, has made settlement with
the cAunty commissioners. Shortages
by other officers reported have not yet
been made good.
Frederick A. Roll has been appoint
ed postmaster at Redmond. Frederick
Cramp of Seattle is made clerk in the
quartermaster's service at Walla Wal
la, and Miss Bertha M Kennedy, Spo-
kane. operator at San Francisco.
IDAHO NEWS
Senator Hepburn has introduced
bill authorizing the Idaho, Washington
& Northern railroad to construct
bridge across the Pend d'Oreille river
at Newport
Despite the cold weather. the North
ern Pacific continues to lay steel on
the Grangeville extension, although
rapid work is prevented.
Representative French recommends
w. N. Schilling for postmaster at Ru-
pert, Idaho. The president will ap-
point him.
Another explosion accident took
place in Wallace Saturday afternoon,
when the mold in the Occur d'Alene
iron works blew up, injuring four men.
Professor F. A. Rapp Of the Univer-
sity of Chicago has been elected assist
ant to Professor Charles N. Little,
head of the department Of civil engi-
neering at the University of Idaho.
o. B. Edgett, superintendent of the
mechanical arts department of the Uni.
versity of Idaho, dropped dead in his
home in Moscow Saturday.
The business part Of Occur d'Alene
City had a narrow escape from de-
struction by fire Sunday. A gasoline
tank used in connection with corn
pepper and peanut rooster exploded in
the confectionery store Of James Lam
bros.
Middleton, the Idaho varsity coach,
was married in Spokane recently.
A number of names are enrolled
of new students who will take up
work in the University at the close of
the holiday vacation, January 7th.
The arrest of two saloon men for
keeping open on Sunday has aroused
much interest.
Wallace, Wardner and the Occur
d'Alene region were cut of from all
communication with the outside world
Sunday because Of the Sunday-rest
law.
No Sabbatarian could find objections
to Lewiston Sunday, for there was
strict observance of the blue laws"
OREGON soUIBs.
Horace Greedy Mckinley, fugitive
from justice, is supposed to be on his
way back to Portland.
The general land Office ia adjusting
accounts with Oregon. The total re-
ceipts are $1,62S,71O; sales of public
lands, $1,532,619; Oregon's pro rata
share, 374,011. To the reclamation
fund $1,519,90S is credited from Ore
gon.
Warren L. Jodon, a custom house
official, was drowned in the Wallam-
cite river Saturday. He slipped and
fell into the water while boarding the
schooner Henry Willard.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-08
WHERE DOES THE LEAGUE STAND7

The meeting Republican league will prove not only OF
immediate interest possibly of considerable the
1t be forgotten that the temporary
the splendid fighting condition
the Democracy year grace To citizen that retire
men more due than Gov H. Higgins The had the
TO wipe out Bayton Baytonsm the chief point in his
many times this has he shown that there
would be no et-up in the fight
There NAV think that the Republican league
Brayons retirement bat will be recalled how
strong Wmore Brayon until the last
few days of the legislative The leaders OF the Wemore
after Col Colts retirement that the
with the Democrats and nde
OF the the other talking OF Wet
management Gov Higgins had shown
clearly what Brayon angered the
the whole history senatorial campaign made
public probably the history of American politics
meany treated by certain bosses than OF the
candidates for United States senator.
Republican has presumably its hands the
campaign for the Republican party
This the big boss retire and has declared who
the has stated position
doso before the next state con-
may against to Bayton he
position league the question of bosm something that
might be more fully Boss Brayton will be recalled had
years ago. and legislation held at the state
house but there difference had be instead
of one Is this coboss rurnd Is former Speaker Burn
game boss? Mr. Burngame speaker adept
keeping legislative pigeonhoed in committees
interested rather the principles Tor
which battle they ask favor representative
Does favor manhood suffrage! Does favor the
holding Until
these questions the honestly favor of better political
methods will not have fulfilled their full duty
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-08
AUTO AND CAR,
CRASH NEARLY
CAUSED DEATH

Edward w. Everson, weil-known
contractor of Edgewood was severely In
jured and four others of his party were
cut and bruised as the result OF head
on collision of the large touring automo-
bile and a Rocky Point car at Broad and
stanwood street at 43o yesterday after-
noon.
The party, besides Mr.. Everson, COM
prlsad Edward Everson Bishop, nephew
OF Mr.. Everson: Lucia w. Lddie. aged
II. a niece OF Mrs Everson; Robert VIII
lard of Edgewood. relative or Mrs.
Eyerson; Lila Willard, aged 3, daughter OF
Mr.. willard and Mary Reynolds. aged II,
member of Mr.. Everson's family.
They were on thedr way out Broad street.
returning, when the srnash-up occurred.
The accident, numerous witnesses say,
was caused by carelessness OF the chauf-
feur, and not by the neglect OF the mo-
torman who did all In MS power W a'eit
| the collision.
Those concerned in the accident were
quite reticent as TO the cause or ", put
IT is stated that when the automobile had
arrived opposite the residence or Dr' IL
Fl Pierce at Broad and Stanwood streets
II was steered across Broad street as IL
| 10 go over the wider roadway on uhe
other side of the track. The hood or the
automobile shot out from behind the
EdRpwood car directly into the front
dasher OF the long Rocky Point bloomer.
The latter vehicle, In charge OF r.. IL.
Mathew-son, motorman, and j. j. Mohan,
conductor, was going slowly and Mathew
son applied his brakes at once, but before
he could bring his car TO stop the
crash came.
Mr. Everson evidently saw tho car ar
instant before the two vehicles crashed
| together. as he made what appeared to
be an attempt TO jump from the automo-
bile before II hit the car. but was later
| thrown to the pavement by the COLLISION
Motorman Mathewson and several spec
tators rushed to his assistance and II was
seen that he was very badly injured. he
was carried TO the lawn In front OF Or.
| Pierces home where the physician
dressed his wounds temporarily and later
he Was taken TO the Rhode Island hospltal.
| In the meantime the other occupants
of the machine. all of whom were shaken
! up. although not thrown out were taken
| from the wrecked automobile and mnde
| comfortable in DR. Pierces house.
Neither Mr.. Bishop or Mr.. Willard APP
peared to be much hurt and the youngest
girl. only years old, escaped with a
| badly torn dress. The other girls had
slight injuries, one of them losing a
tooth through contact with the back OF
| the front seat while the second had a
cut on her knee They were hurried
aboard car and left for Mr.. Everson'
home.
|
the hood being stove in, the engine badly
wrecked, both wheels wrenched and twist
ed. the front axle bent. the left front seat
wrenched off and the clutches being
thrown out of place.
Mr.. Everson was reported at the hos
pltal this morning being comfortable
and fatal result is not anticipated. He
is badly bruised and cut, and there may
be a slight fracture of the skull, bu'
that has not been fully determined.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-08

Communion services were observed at
all the local churches yesterday. in ac-
cordance with the usual custom, the frst
Sunday I'm the month as Communion sun
day. Special music was rendered by the
various church choirs. Devotional meet
ings OF the Christian Endeavor society
and the Epworth league were held In the
evening. Preparations are being made 10
install a new orghn In the auditorium OF
the Methodist church. Extensive inn
movements are being made to the interior
of the church and while these are being
done the services will be held In the YES
try. Large congregations were in evil
dence at all of the churches yesterday.
The regular drill session OF the Warren
Artillery will be held at the armory to-
night Capt. Bosworth will instruct the
men in marching movements. The com
mand are making preparations TO partl-
cipate In the military parade during Ola
Home Week at Providence. The two b.
pounders will be carried with the company
and the BOYS will endeavor to capture
one OF the prizes offered for the best
appearance I'm line. The Warren Artll-
lery Military band will accompany the
command Narragansett Fire company
Nc. 3 will participate in the big firemen'
parade on Thursday, Aug j. Ihe Ola
hand engine Hero will be taken along
Tor a display. This little hand engine
WAS Quit III 1Spf anu 10 OhN "a 49,
band engines in the country. The ma
chine is in fairly gpod condition yet, de-
spite its age. ~
Several large excursion trains from dif-
ferent points i'm Massachusetts laid over
IN the local freight yards, the excursion
lists dlsembarking at Crescent PARK
The Warren baseball team OF the inter
city league journeyed to East Providence
last Saturday and were defeated oy 'ne
hu s =.
Next saturday the Lindsays play dou-
ole header here and the OUTCOME OF the
game In awaited with great interest The
Iindsays and Monitors are tied Tor nrs'
place and the Broadways and Warrehs
for second place Providing the Warrens
win both games. the local team VIII
iumn into first place. Kelly and Chap
clle will divide the pitching honors' me
local team will fight every inch OF ground
40 eel into first place and II they make
IL viii try to maintain 1t until the END
OF the season.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-08

''wili you look at that woman over
there?" exclaimed pretty girl with
trace OF Southern accent. How In the
world did she get into Sherry 81
The eyes OF the woman she Indicated
were fixed intently on her plate with
the end OF a roll she was chasing all over
Il the last trace Of sauce Bernaise II con-
tained.
She did IL with the skill OF an expert
The bread deftly sopped up every drop OF
the sauce Then she swiftly made com
prehensive sweep OF the plate leaving IL
as dry as a bone, and deposited the bread
In her mouth.
All this time her thoughts were hxed
OH what she was doing. When she had
polished the plate and landed the bread
I'm her mouth she looked up for the hrst
time AS her eyes wandered she greeted
some persons who had just come in.
There's Mary Parsons" she started
to say 10 the friend with her.
This person must have had a trained
understanding, for the bit OF roll still
filled the mouth to which IL had carried
the sauce Bernaise and the result of con
versation was a succession OF stuny
choking sounds, incomprehensible to any
body not accustomed to them.
"why, l never saw such table manners
in my life!" commented again the soft
Southern voice who In the world dc
you suppose she can be?'
The writer of a recent novel concerning
English smart society finds a great deal &c
say about table manners, or rather the
lack OF them. Very much the same view
as to the uselessness OF table manners as
they were understood formerly seems tc
prevail I'm certain sets In New YORK today
WHO would ever suppose that IL was
considered smart TO keep your elbows or
the table?' asked a young girl who Is tt
be introduced to society next year ano
has been allowed to go TO one or two din
ners this spring II used TO be taught
that one should never do such a thing
Yet at dinner some of the girls sit like
that
Next winter I'm going to put my Ell
bows on the table and hold my cham'
payne glass between my hands just as
saw young woman DO last night ant
then sip IL up She had more attention
than any other woman at the table. Sh'