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The Western news., 1907-02-13
THAW's BEST FRIEND.
II Anyone Can Save Whites SIayeD
1t Is His Mother.

II Anyone Can Save Whites SIayew
1t Is His Mother.
Mra Mary Copley Thaw, leader Of
Pittsburg society and ruler of the many
millions left by her husband, the late
William Thaw, has proven herself re.
markable in times of stress and trouble.
If anyone can save Harry K. Thaw
from suffering the consequences of his
crime in killing Stanford White, 1t will
be this devoted mother, who is his best
friend
Mrs. Thaw showed her ability as a
manager when her daughter, Alice, de-
cided to marry the Earl of Yarmouth.
There was opposition from members
of the family, who did not like the
earl. Once settled that ner daughters
happiness depended upon the mar.
riage, Mrs. Thaw consented There was
trouble over the settlement, but she ar
ranged that to the satisfaction Of all
concerned.
year or so later Harry Kendall
Thaw returned from Europe with Eve
lyn Neshit, announcing her as his wife.
The elder Mrs. Thaw FASTENED to haul
In the reins and arranged for anoth-
er Wedding, Then she took them home
with her. This highminded and de-
| voted mother has redeemed situations
that to Others have seemed to be beyond
hope of saving, and has controlled her
| offspring when only she was capable
OF doing so. Out of the complex love
affairs of her children, when all the
world scoffed, she has seen what was
true and developed successful mar.
riages.
| With her other children, Josiah and
Mrs, George Lauder Carnegie, Mrs.
Ihaw seems to have had less trouble.
Mrs. William Thaw has her own
views regarding the conduct of the
The Western news., 1907-02-13
.Theaters in Spokane
At the Columbia.

"Olivette," a French opera in two
acts, will be the bill presented this
week at the Columbia theater by the
Zinn Musical Comedy company. The
Iiece has been rearranged, more COM
edy put in and many successful east
ern song hits substituted for the opera
music. The chorus will be in it's
glory. Many new dances have been
arranged. The costumes and scenery
will be entirely new and many gor-
geous electrical effects will be used.
Among the musical numbers will be
Gliding Down the Bay" knights of
the Mystic STAR" "Moon Dear, Fuss
ing Round" Sob song, Mother
Goose" Spanish dance, mo One in
the World Like You" and Love in
Springtime."
Miss Jessie Brown will introduce q
number of new dances. Popular prices
prevail at this theater, which is under
the able management of George M
Dreher
The Western news., 1907-02-13
Newspaper Men Win Prizes.

Denver, Col, Feb. 12.-The contest
for the best descriptive articles on
Colorado, inaugurated by the Denver
Press club last summer for the benefit
of the delegates to the convention of
the International League of Press
Clubs held in Denver last August, is
closed and the prizes were awarded
today From all points of view the
contest was entirely satisfactory. The
prize winners were: Guy l.. Ingrams
Free Press, Detroit, Mich, $3.50; Opie
Read, Inter Ocean, Chicago, $3.50; Mer
ton J. Keys, Star-Chronicle, st. Louis
Mo-, 5000; R. M. Brinkerhoff, Blade
Toledo, Ohio, $175; L. G. Early, Times
Reading, Pa, $125.
The Western news., 1907-02-13


Senator Pomeroy was called by
many of those who knew him as Old
Beans His friends used the nickname
as a term of endearment, while those
who didn't like him employed 1t to ex.
press their derision. He obtained the
title by reason Of having at one time.
when the people of his state were hun
cry, a large quantity of that nourishinx
food shipped from Boston to Kansas
Whenever he profited In a pecuniary
way by that act, of course done
know, but he, at least, gathered in q
host of friends.
81 first heard Of the soubriquet when
was one of the assistant doorkeepers
Of the Senate. My station was to ths
left of the chamber, facing tn secre-
tarys office. One day, when the Sem
ate was In session, big, breezy west.
erner came up to me, and said: win
you kindly send my card to Old Beans
"Well, that stumped me, and l was
obliged to confess that l didn't know
beans Then the stranger explained.
When Old Beans appeared he fairly
fell into his friends arms, and when
that gentleman told bin, that was ig-
| norant of the name the Kansans knew
him by, l was told why they so desig-
mated him" m."-Washlngton Post.
The Western news., 1907-02-13
SIippery Cook Arrested.

William Clark, alias Conway, said
by the police to be one of the clever
est wire tappers in the country and
we'll known as confidence man, was
arrested by Chicago detectives recent
ly, who caught him as he was waiting
at a window of the Illinois Trust &,
Savings bank. Clark had victim in
tow in the person of ]. w. Thorns,
and was to have been given consider
able money in return for inside in
formation on the races"
The Western news., 1907-02-13
Boy Shoots Mother.

Council Bluffs, Iowa.-Harold, the
year old son of Mrs. C. J. Christen-
son, accidentally blew his mothers
brains out with a shotgun. The lad
found the gun in it's hiding place and
slipping out of the house began to
play with it on the front porch. One
barrel was discharged and went
through the window of the front
room. The lads mother was clean
ing house less than six feet away.
The Western news., 1907-02-13
DeIay German Trade Treaty.

Berlin-The reichstag is not likely
to discuss the new tariff regulations
until after the Easter holidays. The
argrarian organs have taken up in
sharply critical tone statements
cabIed from the United States saying
that President Roosevelt will submit
the draft of commercial treaty to the
senate after March 4. The argrarian
interest is preparing to contest stub
bornly any agreement that would al
low the importation of more American
foodstuffs.
The Western news., 1907-02-13
Congressman Rixey Dead.

Washington-John Franklin Rixey
the Virginia congressman, died recent
ly at the residence of his brother, Sur
geon General Rixey of the navy, in
this city. Death was due to tuber
culosis. The house adjourned i'm
mediately On receipt of the death no
tice.
Mrs. NJ A. Schnably, one of the old
est residents in Kittitas valley. dieG
in Ellensburg recently.
The Western news., 1907-02-13
Justice Tells of Suspects.

Paterson, N. J.-Before he died JUS
tice of the Peace Robert S. Cortez,
who was nortally injured recently by
the explosion of an Internal machine,
which he had received by express,
made statement naming several per
sons whom he suspected Of having
sent him the package. Through his
ante-morten statement the police OF
Paterson and nearby cities expect to
be able to run down the assassins.
The Western news., 1907-02-13
GIRL KILLS HER PHYSICIAN
Maud Slater Then Shoots Herself, is
Theory of Police.

Kansas City-Dr. Everett II. Mer
min, a prominent physician and sur
geon of this city, and Miss Maud Slat
er, aged %, a patient of the doctor
were found dead in Merwin's office
in the Hall building, and all available
evidence points to the theory that the
girl shot and killed the physician an6
then committed suicide as the result
of insane jealousy. Each victim hac
been shot through the head and a pis
tol was found near the extended right
hand of the girl.
The Western news., 1907-02-13
Russian Customs Houses,

New Chwang, Feb. 14.-M. Konoval-
off Russian commissioner of customs,
has gone to Harbin to arrange for the
opening of custom houses along the
Russian frontier at once. The Japan
ese are said to be causing a delay in
the collection of customs at Dalny un-
til the port of New Chwang is opened
in order to save the duty on shipments
by Japanese.
The Western news., 1907-02-13
New Kind of Dialect Story.

"What's thisT' demanded the puz1
zled critic reading the manuscript. Co
long wild ye or Orl gif you a punch
NIT der nose yet already What sort
of language Is that to put In the mouth
of your hero"
That's the most novel feature of my
book" replied the young author; you
see, the hero's father was Irish and his
mother German."-Philadelp Ledger
The Western news., 1907-02-13
BUY MATERIALS IN AMERICA.
Japan to Spend Large Sum in Man
churian Railway.

According to reliable information
received the South Manchurian rail
way will adopt the American system
of construction and operation in the
United States. Apparently this is
done as an expression of gratitude
of the Japanese to the Americans for
the invariable friendship as shown
during the war with Russia, in the ne
gotiation of the Portsmouth treaty
and in the handling of the San Fran
cisco school trouble.
The Western news., 1907-02-13
LOVING Cup for RooseveIts.

Three members of the crew of the
battleship Louisiana presented to Mr..
Roosevelt a large silver loving cup.
The presentation occurred in one of
the parlors of the White House and
was arranged as a surprise. Both the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt were
very much touched at receiving this
remembrance from the crew of the
battleship
The Western news., 1907-02-13
loWans Killed in CoIIapse.

Odebolt, Iowa-Three men were
killed and seven more were injured
in the collapse of the ruins of the
Madione-Moti general store here. The
dead are: Charles Krusenstierna, 80
years old, married, with three chill
dren Harry Johnson, 21 years old,
single; Charles j. Hanson, SO years
old, married
The Western news., 1907-02-13
He Knew Him.

"Why don't you propose, II You love
herY'
"She hasn't known me long enough"
"Great Scott, man! propose at once.
then. Don't take any chances. ."-Cleve.
land Leader.
The Western news., 1907-02-13
Feb. 22-23-McIntyre and Heath.

Mcintyre and Heath, who have
gained reputation in the east in
their delineations of old fashioned
negro characters, will be seen at the
one of their .est known productions
"The Ham Tree" written by George
v. Hobart. This play is a Klaw &
Erlanger play.
The Western news., 1907-02-13
SPOKANE MARKETS REPORT.
Prices to Producers.

Prices to producers.
The following list may be taken as
"a fair standard of prices paid by the
city markets for the commodities
named:
Poultry-Live hens, 12c; dressed,
lie; old roosters, Sc; spring chickens,
10c; dressed, lie; fancy turkeys, ITO
1Sc lb; dressed, 19@20c; geese, lie;
dressed IL 12c.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 35c
doz.; s10.5O per case.
Butter-37 1-2c h.; second grade
butter, 80 1-2c.
Stock-Live hogs, $6@6.5O cwt.;
dressed. SOS 1-2c h.; cows, live.
1925 cwt; dressed, 4@5c h.; steers,
live, So cwt.; dressed SC; hides SC.
Cheese-Wisconsin and Hazelwood
15c lb.
Mutton-Live, wethers 4c; ewes,
8 1-4c
Veal-Tancy small 1-2@Sc; live,
4c; large, weighing from 200 to 250,
sc dressed.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 45G55c.
| Cheese-Factory zoe to 25c; Swiss
cheese, 40c ID.
| egetabes-Potatoes, 65@75c cwt. ;
beets, 0$1 per cwt.; cabbage, 10
1 lac lb; turnips 75c@$1 cwt.; ruta-
bagas, 81 cwt.; carrots, soc cwt.; hot
house lettuce 35c lb; mushrooms, soc
ID; pears, $1.75@2 per box; Hubbard
81 doz,; dry onions, $101.40 cwt. !;
cooking apples 50@75c box; fancy
apples, $102 box; celery, 6Oc doz.
Hay, baled-Oat hay, $12@14 ton;
wheat hay $12@14 ton; alfalfa $1i
ton; timothy SIS ton.
Hay, loose-Timothy $40 ton; wheat
hay, SIG ton; oat hay, SIS ton.
Oats-$1.2O& 1875 cwt.
Butter and Eggs Retail Prices.
The following prices are quoted on
butter, eggs and cheese:
Choice butter Hazelwood 45c ID; va.
llima Jersey 45c; Edgewood, 45c lb;
Mapleleaf, 35c; Columbia, 35c; Prem
ium. 40c; Rosebud, SOC.
Retail Meat Prices.
Beef-Porterhouse steak 20622c;
sirloin steak, 15@1Sc; round steak
l2 1-2c; shoulder steak. 10c; prime rib
roast, 15@1Sc; rib roast, rolled, 100
zoe; beef, boil, 6@1Oc.
Lamh-Forequarter zoe; hindquart
e1, Csc; chops, soc.
Pork-Roast, 15@1Sc; chops, 15G
Use; salt pork, 15@1Sc; sausage, 100
zoe; bacon, best, 20@3oc; common
l19c; ham, best, 25c; picnic, 19c.
Poultry--Chickens. dressed, 2oc;
spring chickens, 50@75c each; ducks
zoe; turkeys, 25c.
Veal-Roast, 15@20c; chops, 15@
20c
Retail Fuel Prices.
Tamarack and Fir-Four foot. sin
gle cord, $3.50 cord in lots of cords
81 cord; in ricks, SO per rick
; Pine Wood-Four foot, single cord
81; in lots Of cords, $3.50 per cord
in ricks, $275 per rick.
Slab Wood-Dry 16 inch, $3.50 pei
load; green, 16 inch, $2.25 per load.
, Coal--Banff semi-anthracite. $10.50
Carney, SO; Crows Nest, So; Rocl
, Springs, 50; Bears Creek Sc; Alberta
lump, 50; Carbonado, Sc per IL ton.
/, Tacoma, Wash.-Wheat-B
roc; club, CSC; red, CSC.
Portland, Ore.-Bluestem, zoe; club
CSC; valley, SEC; red, &c.
The Western news., 1907-02-13

what do you call your baby?"
Jaw, has my wife been telling You
about that-when l called him THAI
he'd been keepin' me awake over thres
-eh? Oh, his name! John .'"-Houx
ton Post
The Western news., 1907-02-13
New Shows Coming to Spokane.

February 15-17-Augustin DAILY
Musical company.
February 20-West's Minstrels.
February 22-26-McIntyre & Heath
in "The Ham Tree"
February 25-26-Savage's English
Grand Opera company in Mime. But
terf1y."
The Western news., 1907-02-13
IMMENSE TRADE IN IRON.
Increase Last Year of $3o, 100000 Owe
1o0S

The expectation of iron and steel
manufactures reached it's highest rec
ord during the last year, according to
figures compiled by the bureau of sta
tistics of the department of commerce
and labor. The total for 1906 aggre-
gated 172,5OO,0Oo, an increase Of $780,
100000 over the preceding year.
The Western news., 1907-02-13

Treat your parents with great ten
derness and respect: You owe them
something because you were not born
q cZar.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-01
SENATOR BAnlY UABOsOMs HIMSELF.
Tells Story of His financial Dealings to
Investigating Committee.

Tells Story OF His financial Dealings &c
Investigating Committee.
Before the investigating committee
of the Texas house and senate Wed.
nesday, United States Senator Joseph
w. Bailey continued the story of his
financial deals with John H. Kirby,
the Texas millionaire lumberman; S.
G.. Bane, president of the Seaboard
National Bank of New York; Henry
Clay Pierce, president of the board
of directors of the Waters-Pierce Oil
company; B. F. Yoakum, who is at
the head of two railroad system, and
with various other fnanciers.
One of his most important state
ments was that he had been asked
by the Standard Oil officials in New
York immediately after the Beaumont
oil boom, to give them an opinion as
to what the opportunities were for
them to re-enter the state again and
do business.
Il gave them 2 written opinion ia
which 1 stated that if they attempted
to do business in the state they would
be put in the penitentiary, and their
pronerty absorbed in fines and penal
ties" said Senator Bailey.
Senator Bailey told an interesting
story Of his adventures in the fnan-
cial world and firmly maintained that
all of his acts and deeds had been
honorable and above reproach.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-01
RAISE FOR POSTAL MEN.
Ninety Per Cent of Mail Handlers Get
Increase in Appropriation Bill
Passed in House.

A Washington special says: The
postofice appropriation bill, the larg-
est ever reported from the commit
tee on postofices and postroads, pass
ed the house Wednesday. All the
provisions relating to increased pay,
affecting 80 per cent of the postal
employees, which were stricken out
OH points Of order, were restored to
the bill. This action was accomplished
by a rule presented by the committee
OH rules after the bill had been re-
ported to the house by the commit
tee of the whole.
Mr.. Clayton of Alabama presented
an amendment providing that fourth
class postoffices should not be discon-
tinueu unless fifteen days notice had
been given to the representative or
delegate in congress from the dis
trict in which such pOstofficG is To-
Gated The amendment was ruled out
on a point Of order
When the item approDriating ST.
$4,000 for the pay Of employees Of
the railway mails was reached Mr..
Macon of Arkansas made the point
OF order against the paragraph that
it increased salaries.
Mr.. Overstreet of Indiana, in
charge of the bill, earnestly protest
ed against the point for the reason
that il the appropriation be stricken
out it would do away with the rail
way mail service and cripple the en-
tire postal system.
Mr. Macon said it was mighty
strange how some persons could make
points of ORDER even to the extent
of protecting the railroads; he made
d point of order clearly within his
right and for the purpose Of protect
ing the public treasury he was criti-
cised and even condemned. He pro-
tested against such actions.
Before the bill was put upon it's
final passage, Mr. DalzeIl Of Pennsyl-
vania, from the committee on rules,
reported a rule restoring all the par
agraphs stricken out Tuesday, having
relation to the increase in salaries Of
clerks in first and second class Offices.
city and rural carriers and railway
mail clerks and making a number
of importanat changes from the bill
as reported to the house to the COM
meittee on postoffice and post roads.
By the terms Of the amendments.
seven grades of clerks are establish
ed with salaries ranging from $500
to $1,000. City letter carriers are di.
vided into five grades, with salaries
ranging from 5000 to $1,1O0. The $500
salaries being omitted Railway mail
clerks are divided into six grades be-
low that of the chief clerk, salaries
in each grade being increased 500,
and ranging from $500 to $1,700. The
maximum salary is fixed at $840 per
year for rural carriers.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-01
MUSIC FOR staAIOR IIlLMAS.

Song Entitled "March OF PitchIorks" Dedi'
Gated to South CaroliRian.
A Washington dispatch says: Sen
ator qillman has received copy OF
the music Of March OF the Pitch
fork composed By Frank L. Bris-
tow of Nashville which is dedicated
to the South Carolina senator.
The senator says he will immedi-
ately get his daughter to play it over
to him and see il it is properly pitch
cd 10 the pitchfork tune.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-05-17
Welcoming Cough.

This disease commences very much
the same as an ordinary cold, but may
soon he identified by its peculiar
cough. The principal danger is from
the accumulation of tough, tenacious
mucus in the throat, choking the child,
or the prolonged and violent cough
ing, rupturing the tiny air cells Of the
lungs. When neglected complications
arise. That is, 1T leads to other and
more dangerous diseases, commissions,
pneumonia, ETC., which often results
fatally. "Coussen's Honey Of Tar
will keep the the cough loose and the
expectoration easy, allay the irrita-
tion and tickling in the throat, max
ing the fits OF coughing less violent
and less frequent. The reason this
remedy has had such phenomenal sue
cess ia the treatment of whooping
coughs is that the manufacturers of
Of Coussen's Compound Honey of Tar
are the sole proprietors Of the process
OF manufacturing Castanfne, power
full alkalold obtained exclusively from
Castanea Americana, or the American
chestnut leaf. This almost speciiierem-
edy FOR whooping cough, taken from
the chestnut leaf and added to other
valuable medicinal agents: hoar-
hound, wild cherry, squills, blood root,
MULLEN, tulu, honey, tar, etc, makes
the compound prescription, known
since 1861 as "Coussen's Compound
Honey Of Tarn-The only absolute.
and positive remedy for the distress
ing cough known as the Whooping
cough. Give 1t a trial, Sold by Red
Cross Pharmacy, Watson 8 Kimsey,
Props.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-05-17
The Fair Catalogue.

| Col. r. A. Tyler, of Hickman,
was here this week, with headquar-
ters at the Office of B. C. Bramham
& Co., for the purpose OF comforting
with the committee having in
charge the arrangement and pub.
lication of the fair catalogue to be
issued by the West Tennessee Fair
Association. The special premiums
and advertising matter which Mr..
Tyler had contemplated had been
overlooked, besides some minor de-
tails respecting the arrangement of
the catalogue did not meet Mr..
iTyler's views. 1t is also due the
gentleman to say that he had just
cause for making protest in some
respects, and it was not for lack of
consideration for Mr.. Tyler and his
interests in the fair that the mistake
occurred. The matter was simply
aud unfortunately overlooked by
members of the committee, and
the publishers failed TO solicit the
advertising. In making this state
ment we feel it due Mr.. Tyler to
say that he has taken very active
interest in our annual fairs. The
committeeman and the publishers
are undoubtedly all his friends, and
by no means in the world would
these mistakes have been made
otherwise than through an over
sight, Notwithstanding the over
sight did him an injustice. Mr. Tyler
had offered cash premiums to the
value of $40, and these premiums
did not appear in the catalogue be
cause Of the fact that they were
overlooked.
Mr.. Tyler has one of the most
famous stock farms in West Ten
nessee. He has some of the finest
blooded stock in the world. He has
a magnificent plantation with fine
stables and race track, and his
greatest interest and ambition is
wrapt up in these matters. He has
also been a great friend Of the West
Tennessee Fair Association and an
excellent patron of the annual
fairs. Hence il is not strange that
he should feel disappointed when
his interests are neglected, and no
one regrets it more than the presi-
dent and the committee having
these matters in charge.
The result of the conference is
that the committee will make adj
ditions and corrections insofar as
is possible, and everything will be
done to protect Mr.. Tyler and his
interests In the fair. Apologies are
due him and all amends will be |
made that can be made.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-05-17

fuse the permission. Then the Cols
onel began to speculate on tyotble
and perhaps little physical argu-
rnent. He kept cool head. how
ever, and managed to ask again
why refuse a man without shelter
place to camp. With no evidence
of retracting the Montgomery coun-
tian told him that he made IL d rule
that no Middle Tennessean could
camp on his place while he had a
bed for him to sleep on, and the
Colonel and his folks were taken to
the settlers house and hospitality.
This spirit prevailed with all the
early settlers There we're several
carpenters here then who rendered
the Colonel assistance IN building.
His farm. which has always been
known among the best the county
affords, cost him So an acre, and a
friend thought It was too high, but
the land was bought. A short
time ago Colonel catron was offer
ed 500 an acre for small strip Of
the farm, and the purchaser quickly
seized the opportunity Of making
the deal.
Colonel Catron was admonished
by his old-time trends, many of
whom are now dead. that he could
not live in the malarial swamps Of
Obion County, but he would not be
induced to abandon his purpose,
and in speaking OF these events he
said that he had not been confined
to his bed with sickness two whole
days in his life
Very remarkable scrap Of history,
and very interesting 10 the colonel's
numerous friends.