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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
WILL WORK FOR
UNCLE SAM

The government will probably be
able to secure all the mechanics
needed to repair the big battleship
squadron when it arrives on the
Pacific coast, notwithstanding re-
ports that there Is lack of skill
ed mechanics on the coast and that
the government was contemplating
sending men and their families
from the eastern states to supply
the deficiency.
Western mechanics are taking
steps to demonstrate that this part
of the country can handle the high
class work Uncle Sam requires on
the big ships, although the demon
stration may shorten the supply Of
machinists to private employers
and compel an increase of the scale
to that paid by the government.
Several local machinists have Sc
cured application blanks and will
endeavor to secure employment in
Bremerton and other Pacific ship
yards. Among those who contem.
plate entering the employ Of the
government at an early date is the
veteran machinist, S. P. Johnson,
who has resided in this city for
years past.
The government pays much bet.
ter wages than private machine
shops or the railway companies
The wage paid here is AZ cents per
hour for nine hours, while Uncle
Sam pays 81 cents per hour and
works eight hours.
The government will require
about 1900 mechanics, of this num-
Der one third are macninists. The
striking boilermakers will find a de-
mand for lots of work also in over.
hauling the fleet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS GIRL

side just as the fast train dashed
safely by
Suspicion was directed toward
the girl, but the lovers said moth
ing. In a few days a mysterious
stranger appeared. He was John
Goodman, tall and handsome, and
he wore such nice clothes All the
girls in town Thought he was the
finest fellow. But he didn't seem
to care for anyone except Miss
Wagner He called there at ev-
cry opportunity. Then one day as
they walked down the railroad
track she told him about the lum-
Der pile.
And the next day she found out
that he was a mean, horrid, detec'
tive for the railroad.
In court Miss Wagner bowed
her golden head and sobbed out a
confession.
81 wanted to tell Will something
important" she said, $50 l just put
those ties there to stop the section
hand car when VIII came along. !
don't see any harm in that. OF
course, knew nobody would get
hurt Will wouldn't let them.
knew he would take the ties away
in plenty of time. l know WILL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
INLAND EMPIRE
IN FINE SHAPE

e. d. Sanders, of the firm of
Powell Sanders, returned home
from a business trip through the
Walla Walla country. Regarding
conditions among the farmers OF
the Inland Empire Mr.. Sanders said
they were never better. The yield
of grain has been enormous and the
high prices for foodstuffs insures
year of unexampled prosperity in
the rural districts. He says con-
dition in Spokane are normal and
collections were never better. The
closing of the Butte savings bank
will be to an extent bad thing for
this part of the country, but con-
ditions will soon become more set
Tiled and no serious results are ex-
ypected.
1.-THE Inland Empire" said Mr..
Sanders, was never in better
shape to weather a financial storm,
and personally do not believe the
present Wall st. crisis will have
any detrimental effect on the Pa
cific Northwest. In the end, good
will result from the water SqueeZ-
ing process stocks are now passing
through, and a great business re-
vival on sound principles will sure
ly result.
The financial furry will, l am
afraid, have one bad effect on Spo-
kane. | don't believe we will get
better freight rates through ia
vorable decision by the interstate
commerce commission. as further
contraction of receipts by the rail
roads would have the effect of in
creasing the depression of stocks
and for that reason | expect we
will be deprived of much needed
reform in freight rates for this
section"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
BY GEN. WIN. BOOTH
Commander-in-Chief and Founder
of the Salvation Army

In my campaign for the "Univer-
sity of Humanity" | stand on a
three-plank platform.
The first is scientific emigration
| take man from condition of
semi-starvation, where he is in the
way, and transfer him to place
where he is not only needed but
clamored for. If there is no work
for him in the old country, | take
him to the new, and in a way that
benefits both countries.
My second plank is home coloni-
cation. There are 40 neat cottages
being erected on my 300-acre es-
tate in Essex. When the land is
prepared and stocked, l will put
poor, industrious families in pos
session of five acres each. They
will come from the class that left
the soil for the city and failed,
They will have the chance to make
an honest living and eventually be-
come proprietors of the land.
We shall provide them with SUI
pervision. direction and vehicles to
transfer their produce to market.
| am told that such scheme is
Utopian. We shall see.
My third plank for solving the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
new YORK MAN
IN JAIL FOR FRAUD

A charge Of obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses has been
placed against Leo Hartman, 23,
son of a New York insurance man,
and he has been unable to raise
bail. His alleged fraud was as
cleverly concocted as any brought
recently to notice of police. Going
among the Austrians of Front av
he represented to them that he
owned streetcar line somewhere
and hired Is of them for construc-
ton work. OF each Austrian he
demanded and got S., which was
to defray their expenses to the
scene Of prospective labors. To
each in return he gave a receipt
for monthly dues in the Federal
Casualty Co, for which he used
to work.
Hartman promised to meet his
hirelings at 2 o'clock yesterday and
take them out of town. In the
meantime the police got hold of the
circumstances and one of the re-
ceipts They told the Austrians to
capture Hartman. This they did in
most thorough manner, surround
ing him in front of the Hutton
building and threatening him with
bodily harm. The police interfered
just in time to prevent Hartman
getting a beating.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21

er outbid King Edward for horse
and what was done to Richard
would have humiliate'. man who
had not graduated from New York
politics.
So when "Drayton Monarch"
greatest of English bulldogs, was
put upon the market and it became
known that Queen Alexandra
wanted him, no one in the tight lit
tie isle save an American had the
temerity to bid for the purp.
But Paul T. Levins, of Chicago,
wanted Monarch to improve the
blood lines of the breed in Ameri-
ca and he showed the price up to
$500, at which figure this bow
legged, undershotjawed homeliest
dog was knocked down to him.
Queen Alexandra had to be CON
tent with full sister of the famous
bulldog, through whose veins the
royal blood of generations of cham
pions flows. The price paid by Le-
wins is said to be $1,000 more than
was ever before paid for a dog.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
VIM. BOOTH AS HE
LOOKS TODAY.

problems of the oppressed is on
oversee colony. hope to see this
materialize in the highlands of
Rhodesia before 1 take my depart
ure for the heavenly city. To the
end of making this dream a reality
the South African company has Of
fered me 100000 acres for moth
ing. l am looking for capital to
develop the colony plan.
l cannot refrain from speaking
here on the terrible fact that
drunkenness and other vices are on
the increase among women, not in
their old forms, admit, but equal
ly degrading, demoralizing and
damaging.
Perhaps the chief cause is the
absence in our educational and re-
ligious system of the innoculation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21

IS and lives with her uncle, a
prominent minister of this vicinity.
She loved VIM. Sicily and they
just could not see each other often
enough, although no one had any
objection to the young mans call
ing every night. Steffy is section
hand on the l.. E. & w. His work
takes up most of his time.
One afternoon Miss Wagner
thought of something so important
that she just had to tell Will all
about it right away. So she slipped
down to the big curve two miles
from the town and piled cross-ties
and other things on the track. Then
she hid in the bushes and waited.
Just few minutes before the fast
train was due the section hands
came back from work on their hand
car. They discovered the lumber
on the track and threw it to one
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
SEN DGOLD BY MAIL

SEATTLE, oct. 21.-Gold is now
sent through the United States
mails in four-pOund cans. This new
system was adopted after the series
of big thefts of gold dust from the
sacks of registered mail while they
were being transported from Fair
banks to Dawson to be sent to Sc
attic. Three times the mailbags
were robbed, and all told more than
SIS 1000 in gold dust was taken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
POINTERS FOR FARMERS

PULLMAN, Wash, Oct. 21.-Ar-
engagements have just been com
pleted by the Washington state col
lege experiment station staff for
the monthly or semi-monthly issu-
ing of press bulletins which will go
to the greater part of the farming
population of Washington. No eff
fort will be spared to make the
bulletins of special value in deal
ing with the problems of grain rails
ing, fruit growing and the livestock
industries, which are of increasing
Importance in the state of Wash
ington.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
FIRST WARD CLUB
WILL MEET TONIGHT

Several questions of direct inter.
est to the First ward will be taken
up tonight at meeting Of the First
Ward improvement club at I'm
provement hall, corner of Sprague
and Napa, at s o'clock. The organi.
cation has not met for some time
on account of lacking anything OF
note to discuss, but number of
questions are now uppermost and
a full attendance is desired.
The East Sprague fill is one of
the matters slated for tonight and
the proposed division of the ward
will also be taken up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21

special Correspondence 60 The Press
CHICAGO, Oct 21-Seated at
his breakfast table, his patriarchal
head thrown back that his fine
eyes, glistening with enthusiasm,
might look up and into the beyond,
Gen. VIM. Booth, founder of the
Salvation Army, dictated to me his
farewell message to the Ameri-
can people"
This message dealt with what he
called his University of Human
ity." Gen. Booth, who is now on
his last visit to America, does not
hope for the accomplishment of his
university" during his own life,
because he is nearing the 10th
milestone, but he leaves the idea
and it's fulfillinent to the Salvation
Army, and the leaders he has
trained during a half century of
work for the poor, the downcast
and the lost.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
PLAY BALL ANYHOW

A number of ball players with
national regulations will refuse to
abide by the decision of the nation
al commission of baseball leagues
and will play ball this winter in
the outlaw California State league.
The commission has assessed all
players a 500 fine for violating it's
orders. ri /"
Among those who were to paly
their first game this winter in Cali
fOrnia yesterday are Chase, Volt
ers and Stricklett. 1t is not be
ilieved the national commission will
make it's bluff good.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21

NEW YORK, Oct. 21-Elephant
power is being utilized in building
. great seaside resort at Long
Beach. which Is on the south shore
OF Long Island, "a miles from New
York.
A large hotel at the beach was
burned last summer. In Its place is
being constructed resort that is
20 be one Of the largest on the At
lantic coast. A million-dollar hotel
and a boardwalk five miles long
VIII be two OF the features. In or
Der 70 have everything ready next
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
STAcCEnS IN DYING

A colored woman staggered into
police headquarters and to the
startled bluecoats exclaimed:
"Gemmen, Use Betty oJhnsing and
Ise dyin'!"
The woman was evidently very
sick. She said she was stopping at
the Great Northern lodging house
and was assisted back to her room.
Before she left the station she told
the officers that if she died they
were to notify her mother, Mrs.
Phillis Hale, Humboldt, Kan. She
has been in Spokane only a few
DAYS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21

Two Winchester rifles were
stolen sometime last night from a
Great Northern express car.
A counterfeit $40 gold piece was
passed over the Cleveland House
bar yesterday by a smooth looking
young man. The police were no.
tilted but were not given a good de-
scription of the suspect The
counterfeit is very poor one.
While half drunk at the ,ega
saloon yesterday Rinehold Ketch-
ner was robbed of Sis. He noti-
fed the police, who investigated
without result. No one at the
Vega would admit knowing any
thing about tne loss.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21

sovereign right to cast ballot the
city is put to as much trouble and
expense as though there were a
thousand votes in the district. Mr..
Leary has kindly rented to the city
a room in his house for registra-
ton purposes. His name was re-
corded the first day, but on all the
registration days the regular force
of officials and policeman are on
duty. On election day Leary will
vote at his own parlor. The cost
to the city of getting this single
vote into the ballot box will be
over $500.
Leary is democrat and works
for the park department at So a
day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
AGED MOTHER MUST
PAY ANOTHER fine

The police again have Joe
Travis, hack driver, in the tolls,
this time on a charge of robbing
Tom Mccarthy of 500. Twenty
dollars were found concealed in the
prisoners hat Travis has been In
Jail before on numerous charges.
His aged mother usually pays his
fine with nickels and dimes which
she has managed to save between
times.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
FEE INCREASE OPPOSED

Members of the federal union
say there Is no intention Of raising
the dues or initiation fees, as re-
ported. The city will soon be fill
ed with unemployed men who
come in from the country during
the winter months, and 1t is con-
tended that to increase fees at this
time would hurt the union finan-
cially and in membership.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
FIREBUc SUSPECTED

Fire yesterday almost destroyed
Fred Crotty's residence at S218
Madison st. A strange man came
to the front door about 1 o'clock
and rang the bell. When Mrs.
Crotty answered the ring she was
ism is suspected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21

June, the work is being rushed
night and day.
Great dlniculty was experienced
in working horses in the deep sand
and Senator w. H. Reynolds, who
is at the head of the enterprise, hit
upon the scheme of using ele-
plants. Two trained to labor in
India were secured for the job,
and they have given excellent re-
suits. They have been used in haul
ing trains of dump carts, pulling
down old building on the site and
In carrying heavy timbers.
Senator Reynolds says the ele-
plants do the work q four teams,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
BIG SHIP IN BIG STORM

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-The liner
Umbria passed through the Sc
verest storm of her career and
reached here late last night with
her top main mast missing. Pas
sengers were frightened at the vio-
lence of the storm. but the vessel
was never in real danger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
Base Yankee Beats
British Queen on
Bid for This Beauty

Special Correspondence to The Press.
LONDON, Oct. 21.-It isn't sup
posed to be nice, over in England,
for anyone to go after anything
royalty has an itch for. Dick Crok-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
BRAMWELL BOOTH, WHO
WILL SUCCEED WIN. BOOTH.

WILL SUCCEED WIN. BOOTH.
and insistence upon a definite and
useful purpose in life. Hence many
women seek in recreation and
'tonics" the intangible something
which they can only find in a no
BILE life work.
They convert innocent games
into gambling, abuse social pleas
ures and form unwomanly habits.
Look at the women of the Saliva
ton Army. They are the happiest
in the world because they live for
a purpose.
In my university of Humanity
shall teach religion freed from
dogma and instill faith into stu
dents that will give them power
to alleviate the sufferings of man
kind, and teach the vain seekers
the life that is good to live.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
LOOKING UP HIS RECORD

Sergeant McPhee this morning
sent a letter to the authorities of
Whitehall, Mont, inquiring about
George Schrader, who is in Jail on
a charge of living off the earnings
of a fallen woman. Schrader is be-
lieved to have forfeited $500 bond
for horse stealing. A man named
Charles Johnson, it is claimed, was
his bondsman, and wants him sent
back to face trial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
1t Costs $500 to Get
This Mans Vote

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-Mr. John
Leary is the entire voting popula-
ton of the goth election district of
the 18th assembly district. The ter
ritory is a waste of barren land on
the eastern border of Brooklyn.
In order to preserve Leary in his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21

Two trunks have been missed
from the Northern Pacific baggage
room. One is the property of N. X.
Olderdie and the other r. e. Tuck
err. Both were literally plastered
with foreign tags.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
Special Correspondence to The Press.

ROCHESTER, Ind, Oct. 21.-
Miss Iva Wagner wanted to tell
her lover secret one afternoon.
Her effort to talk to him came near
wrecking train. and might have
cost hundreds of lives.
Miss Wagner is pretty bond of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21

The Spokane Press delivered to
any part of the city for rs oents
per month.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-05-16
OFFICIAL MINUTES
OF the Board Of Trustees Of the VII.
lsHe Of Linton.
Linton. y. d.. April q, 1905.

Linton, y. d., April q, 1905.
Immediately following the adjourn
ment Of the regular meeting, the
board convened in special meeting,
pursuant to the call OF the president.
Those present were A. y. .Junge,
president: 4. W. Sims and w. o. lr-
win, trustees: and F.. H. Smith, clerk.
Upon motion OF a. y. Junge, second
ed by w. O. Irwin, A. w. Sims was
nominated as trustee from the first
ward and lie was duly elected, lie hav.
ing failed to qualify within the time
specified by law.
Upon motion OF W. o. Irwin,
seconded by A. w. Sims, A. n. Junge
was elected president OF the hoard for
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-05-16
Notice o, Communication Final Proof.
,,N,rrn STATES LAND OrvIcg,

UNITED STATES LAND UfVICE.
BISMARCK. N. D.. March u. lNI7.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his lnten-
ilon To make Communication final proof IL!
support ~ hi, claim, and that said prn"f
Will bc made before y u. Rocks. clerk OF
district court ~ EmmoDs county, N ~. ~
Linton N ~. on May n. ND w.
GAKKlT PusTEMA.
~ T.. No .sOi5 dated May -. 1904. for th
w j, ~ s. W. 4 ~ Sec. nj. Twp IN ",
I:ge. rs w. Of 5th Y. NJ
He names the following witnesses I" prove
his continuous residence upon aud cultlyn
,inn OF said land. VIZ:
John Dyk. Of Wcstfield. n. y.
Dirk Pfaggemeyrr, % wss,i!eld, y "
Peter Gompnmn. 81 Westheid. ~
" - Dykcma. OF Wcstteld. y y
NJ. ~. JEWELL. Register.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-05-16
Notice Of Homestead r,aal Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
nIsNARCk. N. d.. March u. liAy7

UNITED sTATES LAND UttICE,
HIsNARCK. N. ID, March 81. 1907
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has Hlcd notice Of his ininn
tion TO make flvc-ycar final proof IN sup
port OF hts claim aud that said proof will is
made t,cfor, y. u. Rocks. clerk Of the dis
ton, ~ u, on May ~, 1907. viz:
JOSEPH VOLk.
u. g. No i.r.Gt, dated October y. l.sO. for =
w = ~ N. T., 4 w y 81 >. y. = and +.
T.. Z. OF :. W. d u seq. q, Twp. I'D ~. Rye.
~ w, 81 9Th y. NJ
l;enhmcs the following witnesses tn prove
hi, continuous residence upon nndcnliiva-
iiun Of said land. viz.
John postIc, " Winuna, y y.
George Mold, ~ Winona n. u
KIcmtns Fix. Of WInOnn. n. u
Plus Moscr. ~ Winona. ". u
NJ. ~. JEWELL. Register
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-05-16
Notice Of Homestead Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND UEgIGk.
NlsMAHfk n IL March y l!aI.

UNITED STATES LAND OYvIck.
BtsMAKGK, N. ~. March ~. 1Hy7. (
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice ~ his ihten
tion to make Hveycnr final PROOF ~ support
~ his claim. and that said proof will b.
made before rG Rocks. clerk ~ the dis
tri,i court ~ Emtnons county. n w. ~ i.tn-
ton y ~. on May II. 1871, VIZ.
kAspEK HURGAD.
N. f. No nlns dated April ~. 1901. FOR tf..
!, OF ~ W. "a and N. u % :. W, . ~
-.r. n. Twp. l3I n. l,ge IS W. OF 5thf 81.
ilr names the following witnesses !" prove
Nj. continuous residence upon hnd rultiv;t-
tinn Or said land, VIZ
Alexander Wnlthcr Of Linton, y. u.
I,hn schumacher. Of Linton. y ~
Jacob ~autcr. Of Linton y. u
Peter Mnssctt, % Linton. y. y
NJ n JEWELL. Register
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-05-16
Cattle Wanted to Pasture.

The undersigned hereby gives no.
tice that he will take a limited num-
Der OF cattle to pasture during the
coming season. Good range, plenty Of
water, and timber shelter. Pasture
on Beaver creek. Services of regis
tered bull ON liberal terms. Apply TO
q. w. BURGE. On Lower Beaver Creek
PcstotIice, Linton.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-05-16
Estrayed-n orses.

Left my premises the old Capt.
llonstain place., 81 miles southwest Of
Linton, April !, 1907, one light-bay
two-year-old pony mare: white face
and white hind legs. One dark gray
yearling mare; white stripe in face.
One black mare: white stripe In face:
one black yearling stallion; one front
and one hind ley white. One black
yearling stallion, with crippled hind
legs. VINZENs MAIEK. Linton. ". ID.