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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
WARM DISCUSSION
OF SCHOOLS

Last evenings session of the
NeighborhOod club at Pilgrim Con-
gregational church was devoted to
a discussion of the public schools.
H. ID. Merritt criticised the prevail
ing system of high school disci-
pine, claiming that it was more
like that of a reformatory and fail
ed to train students to think for
themselves. He also argued in ia
vOr of new high school building
on the North Side and found fault
with the old building. Merritt ar
gued in favor of increased salaries,
this being the only contention he
made that seemed to suit the school
men present.
In reply superintendent Tormey
and Principal Cloyd, of the high
school, defended the faculty, blam-
ing criticisms that have been made
on people incompetent to Judge.
Cloyd argued that students secret
societies are responsible for much
of the dissatisfaction.
Several school directors also
took part in the discussion. ]. M.
Raught defended the Spokane
buildings as among the best in the
country. H. W. Allen and w. G.
Stone endorsed the movement for
better salaries for teachers. Rev.
w. J. Hindley made an address on
the need of a parental school in
this city for the education of boys
inclined to go astray. A musical
program served to soothe the
troubled breasts of the several
speakers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
NO WASTE There

The city health department has
exercised economy in building a
sub-station for the isolation hos
pital. Lumber amounting to $14.34
was bought and a carpenter erect
ed the structure at cost Of $3.50
making a total cost of $23.84. The
department secured stove from
the pesthouse instead Of purchasing
a new one. 1t is not known whers
the two wood bottom chairs were
obtained, but it is said the depart
ment "swiped them"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09

spector, s15,400; highway commits
sioner, s15,500; military fund, $685.
600; western Washington asylum
s336,912; Improvements, s56,000
eastern Washington asylum, $685.
SS7; improvements, S23, 700; reform
school, $50, 1925; school for deaf and
blind S7S.650 institution for fee
BILE minded, s65,700; penitentiary,
s421 800; soldiers home, $4,000;
state college, $223,754; university,
s404 900; Ellensburg normal. s57.-
coo; Bellingham normal, $SS.S20;
Cheney normal, SIS, 600; state fair
SIS 1000.
The following repair and i'm
provement funds are allotted: Re
form school, s92.700 school for
deaf and blind, s33,700; school for
feeble minded, $4,000; penitentiary,
s173.500; soldiers home, $4,000:
state college. 1922 900: Ellensburg
normal. $4,000; Bellingham nor
nal, S6S, 200; Cheney normal, $751;
000 state fair, $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
CONTINUE FIGHT
AGAINST JAPANESE

SEATTLE. March 9.--In spite on
the proposed settlement of the ia
panese coolie labor question by
congress and the president, the la
boring interests in Seattle are go.
ing ahead with Their plans for a
japanese exclusion league.
The proposed treaty between
this country and Japan provides
that the unskilled labor of one
country be kept from entering the
other, and in this country that the
matter of japanese immigration be
left entirely in the hands of the adj
ministration. In other words, the
japanese coolies are to be excluded
from this country by the withhold
ing Of passports on the part of the
japanese government.
Nevertheless, for the protection
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
PNEUMONIA LEADS
CITY DEATH LIST

There were "a deaths during the
past months-56 males and 20 fe-
males. OF the 106 births So were
males and 81 females. Pneumonia
was the leading cause of the
deaths, with 10; next came con-
sumption with 8; of violent deaths
there were six. During the month
so cases of smallpox were reported
but there were no deaths from this
disease, AZ being cured and re,
leased.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
GRAVES BILL BEATEN

OLYMPIA, March. 9.-In spite Of
State Senator Graves frantic eff
forts to save his newspaper gag
bill. it was defeated in the senate
yesterday by a vote Of % to Is.
Graves did his utmost TO argue the
measure through after lie had
amended 1t repeatedly, but the ma
jority wouldn't stand for it, The
author went down to defeat de-
claring that he would keep coming
back to the senate for years with
the same bill. He appeared to
think he has his election assured
for as long as he wants it, Rands
fought the bill showing that it is
in direct conflict with the constitu-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
HALF BURNED HORSES
ENDANCER HEALTH

The ~ draught horses that died
from poisoning caused by drinking
cold water when they were warm,
were burned just east of the city
limits on the Northern Pacific right
of way. People who pass the place
say the bodies were but partially
consumed and the stencil is dread
full. Reports have been made to
the county commissioners, but mo
action was taken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
MOLE IN TACOMA LID

TACOMA, March 9.-The case
against a skating rink proprietor
who kept his place open on Sunday
has been dismissed. The court
held the prosecution had failed to
make a case. But one witness was
offered by the state. Several other
punctures have been made in the
Sunday lid by court decision and
the fight has now narrowed down
to saloons and cigar stores.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
NEED ANOTHER DREDGE.

The Idaho Mining Co., which
started bucket dredge to work
upon its property March 1, expects
to put another dredge and more
men to work. The gravel is re-
ported to be yielding from 20 to
20 cents per cubic yard.
1t is claimed that there is
sufficient ground in the holdings of
this company to steadily employ
two Gedges for the next Is years.
The largest individual stakeholder
in the company is Nj. H. Hare, of
this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09

of white labor against Japs already
in this country, and especially in
Seattle, the local labor organiza-
tons believe it necessary TO unite
in an exclusion league and force
the Japs out of competition with
American labor The general con-
ference of all the labor bodies in
the city on the question of exclu-
sion is to take place on March H.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
Special Correspondent to The Press.

Special Correspondent to The Press.
CLEVELAND, o., March Am
nouncement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Bessie John
son, daughter of Mayor Tom L.
Johnson, to FREDERICK Mariani, of
Milan, Italy, The engagement was
rumCrcd two months ago, when
Marian came to Cleveland to visit
the family of his fiancee, but was
denied after having been published
in a Cleveland paper. The date of
the wedding has not been set, but
it will be within the next three
months.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09

The romance began at Monte
Carlo, where the introduction took
place, and the courtship has been
an ardent one on the part of
Marian. Part of the honeymoon
will be spent in America and then
a visit will be made to Italy.
Variants family is an old one, but
he is not titled nor wealthy.
Miss Johnson is an amateur
actress and has written several
plays, one of which was staged pro-
fessionally and in which she took a
part.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
VIcTOR DESSERT DEAD

The funeral of Victor Dessert
will be held from the Church of
Our Lady of Lourdes next Satur-
day afternoon, Father Verhagen
officiating Mr.. Dessert died yes
terday of brain trouble. He leaves
a widow and Victor jr., age Is, Mr..
Dessert first came to Spokane in
1876 and had ar,assed a fortune es-
timated at $3.50 600. He owned
much real estate, including the Pa
cific hotel which is the third
hosiery erected by him on the
present site at the southeast cor
ner of Post st. and First av.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
EDDY DEFENDANTS SERVED.

CONCORD, Conn, March g.
Papers in the Eddy suit WERE
served this morning upon four de-
PENDANTS, Calvin Frye, Lewis
Stang, secretary and assistant sec
rotary to Mrs. Eddy; Prof. Shering,
head reader of the church here,
and Rev. Irving Tomlinson. Mrs.
Eddys personal agent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
BLIND BECCAR ROBBED

"Purdy," the blind beggar, re-
ported to the police this morning
that the boy he had with him had
skipped out with $12. He called
the boy Johnny, but did not know
what his last name really was.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
KENDRlCK SAFERLO OWN

Mayor Kinds, Of Kendrick, Ida
no, telephoned the police last night
that a safe was blown in his town
and he wanted the Draper blood
hounds sent down. Owing to the
distance of Kendrick from Spo-
kane it is not believed the hounds
will be much use.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
HILL HAS BROUGHT
RACE TROUBLE WEST

BELLINGHAM, March g.
County officers here are having
trouble with negro laborers import
ed by ]. J. Hill to replace Japs on
the Great Northern. The negroes
have been quarantined but refuse
to remain in the camps. They are
armed and threaten any officer who
attempts to enforce restrictions.
Race trouble is feared.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
NEW THOUGHT ASSEMBLY

Temple service and lecture Sun
day morning at II o'clock at Apollo
hall. Subject, What Is the power
of illumination Evening lecture
at s o'clock. Subject, WAS John
in his physical body when he had
his revelations?" Sister Stevenson,
speaker.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09

The county commissioners have
decided to erect small building
on the northwest corner of the
courthouse grounds for living rooms
for deputy sheriffs, as the quarters
occupied by them at the present
in the courthouse are needed for
Office purposes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09

Spokane Press, % cent a month.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22
EDUCATIONAL
illinois For Reform Spelling.

Illinois For Reform Spelling.
On the ground that they deprecate
the hardship and waste entailed upon
children by our illogical spelling and
the process Of its mastery and because
they appreciate the Importance Of in
telligent citizenship and see how our
spelling handicaps foreign born chill
dren In learning our language and in
understanding our institutions, the
Teachers Association of Illinois has
pronounced itself unequivocally in ia
vor Of the adoption Of the simpli-
fed spelling boards recommendations.
They approve the action of President
Roosevelt and regret the obstruction
offered by congress, asking their sena-
tors and representatives to inaugurate
an international movement toward re-
form spelling.
The School a. a Clubhouse.
Educational leaders will be watching
with great interest the experiment
about to be undertaken by the Phila-
delphia board Of education In fitting
up public schoolhouse, as sort of
public or neighborhood club for fhe
boys and girls. There will be read
ing room, q playroom and a place for
lectures or entertainments, while pro-
vision will be made for manual train
ing, the entire expense to be borne by
the city. The building will be open
two evenings week from Z to 8, and
the attendance will be voluntary.
Trade Schools In America.
The New York School Journal pub
fishes statistics showing the growth OF
the trade schools movement In this
country. There are six building and
mechanical trades schools In New York
and Brooklyn, three in Boston, two In
San Francisco and two in Philadel
phia. New York has two brewing
academies, Chicago and Milwaukee
one each. Philadelphia, Lowell, New
Bedford and Atlanta have textile
schools, Chicago, st. Louis, Omaha
Peoria, Waltham, Winona and La
porte have matchmaking and engrav
ers' schools. The universities Of Wis
consln and Minnesota and the lowe
College Of Agriculture have schools OF
dairying. For dressmaking, millinery
and the domestic arts and sciences
schools exist In Boston, New York
Brooklyn, st. Louis and Philadelphia
Eight cities contain schools to teach
barberlng. st. Louis has a school fol
railway telegraphers, Effingham. Ill.
has college Of photography and New
York an academy for shipbuilders.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22
MISCELLANEOUS
Shah BaIks, Then Yields.

Upon the meeting of the Persian par
lament Mt Teheran a committee was
appointed to wait upon the shah to
lay before him the demands for his
formal recognition Of the parlament's
powers under the constitution granted
by the late shah. The shah sent re.
ply, refusing to make the necessary
concession, saying that he feared the
next request would be for republic
pure and simple. This caused great
uproar In the assembly, and the popu-
lace thronged the streets and held rev.
olutionary meetings, while foreigners
were warned Of probable outbreak.
Late the same evening, however, his
majesty sent another message grant
ing all the demands, including formal
recognition Of the constitutional gov
eminent. In spite of all this consid-
cradle rebellion continued unchecked
| In the province Of Tabriz, the governor
Of which was seized and bastinadoed
by the rebels.
| Walked 1900 Miles on Water.
Charles w. Oldrieve, who started
from Cincinnati Jan. on his water
walking shoes, accompanied by his
wife In rowboat, reached New Or
leans Feb. 10, having made a world
record by walking the waters Of the
Ohio and Mississippi distance Of
1000 miles, thus winning a $1,000
wager. His shoes" were tiny cedar
boats, four feet Ave inches long, FIVE
inches broad and seven inches deep
| Academic.
The steamer Larchmont of the Joy
line, which left Providence for New
York Feb. IL, collided with the schoon-
er Harry Knowlton or Block island
and sank In fifteen minutes. Zero
weather made the situation more hor-
rible, and only about twenty out of
ITO persons on board managed to es-
cape In the boats, among the saved
| being Captain McVey and several OF
the officers and crew
The burning Of the Wanamaker
home at Jenkintown, Pa. is said to
have entailed loss OF Si.500,O00, but
the destruction of rare art objects
| gathered from all parts OF the world
can hardly be measured In money.
Munkacsy's famous paintings, "The
Crucifxion'' and "Christ Before Pi-
late" were saved.
| Forty dead were reported in mine
fire at Bakhmut. Russia.
An explosion on French torpedo
boat killed nine.
Deaths.
Frank w. Higgins, ex-governor OF
New York. died at his Clean home
Feb. IL, after long illness.
Alfrp1 Walter, president Of the Sea-
board MIR -i'-~- -, -
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22
IF sao.oooooo for its two steamship

IF s2oooo.ooo for its two steamship
ines.
Tarbsll Out of Equitable.
President Morton Of the Equitable
life has accepted the resignation Of
Second Vice President Gage Il. Tar
bell, last of the Hyde-Alexander re-
yime, In letter of regret and appre-
.iation, saying that not the slightest
suspicion had been found to indicate
wrongdoing on Tarbell's part. Mr..
rarbell will now so into the real estate
business at New York.
No Ice Shortage.
The Ice trust and the various indie
pendents have now been compelled to
admit that all danger Of an ice famine
has passed since the recent continued
cold wave.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22
The ola Roman Epicur,


Almost any dish which had
ommend 1t rarity, costlIness, in
billty and, to our way of thinkin.
tiness was sure to take with til
man epicure. And IL he were III
to made 1t costly any other way
would add powdered precious stones
gold dust. Nero dined on one occasion
from peacock which was. sprinkled
with diamond dust, and specimens Of
that bird dressed with gold or with
crushed pearls were by no means a
rarity at the triclinia Of the moneyed
Romans. A dish Of parrots tongues
was great dellcacy. But a dish Of
parrots tongues which had been capa-
BILE, when In their proper place. Of
framing words was Of almost meal
culable value, which increased In a d.
rect ratio with the vocabularies Of the
defunct parrots. Another bird for
which the Roman epicure was In the
habit Of paying fabulous prices was
the phenecoptrix, which Is believed to
have been the ptarmigan. 1t had Its
home in the most northerly parts of
Scotland and Norway, and as this
made It hard to get Mt the Romans APP
preclated 1t all the more and put 1t in
the same rank with ostriches. buzz
yards and peacocks. The tongues of
these birds were specially prepared, to.
gether with the brains, and took the
place which hors d'oeuvre would nov
take.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22

ertion IL you have hard work to do
there is nothing better than starch or
sugar. The cereal eating nations can
endure more physical toll than the
meat eating nations. That Is not the
accepted view, but It ia true. You can
not tire out Japanese, who eats rice.
He will draw you all around the town
ON n pound Of rice and be as fresh at
the close of the day as when he start
ed. You could not do that on pound
Of meat to save your life"
As to the much advertised nerve and
brain foods, DR.. Wiley thought these
all nonsense, rs also the idea Of get
ting fat on drugs. On the contrary, he
said, most OF them have degrading
effect For instance, man will fatten
for time on arsenic, but II kept up
the treatment soon causes death.
DR.. Wiley is also authority for the
statement that every man eats every
day 1 per cent of his weight in dry
food, so that 1t requires 100 days for
him to "eat his own head Off" This
ut least Is the average for the normal
Individual. If he eats less than this
amount. he will lose In weight; II he
eats more, he will gain. The doctor
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22


y Farmer Vincent in Farm Journal
Philadelphia) wisely says:
When the combs of the fowls begin
to droop and look pale and limp, better
sort them out and get hens with nice.
bright combs.
( 1t Is the singing hen that does a
good days work. Same way with men
folks.
The beef trust is heading us to trust
more and more In hens.
7 Change the diet of the hens often.
None OF us likes to live all the time
on pudding and milk, good as they are.
About the surest way to fail Is to
crowd too many hens into one pen. 1t
never paid. 1t never will.
Kind of hard work to wash eggs.
but they look so much better when you
offer them for sale!
Keep the doors closed at night. This
is the time Of the year when enemies
OF the biddies prowl around.
: Use some animal food every day, but
have II good.
Have the feed boxes high enough
fron}tthe door so that you can sweep
under them. Sure to be lot of litter
there.
{ Hens do not like to pick their shells
out sof box half full Of straw and
cobsf Keep the shells clean by put
ting the box up where the litter will
not get into 1t.
Expect to learn something about the
chickens every day.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22
S CT e N TIFIC
EeIs Spawn at Sea.

Eels Spawn at Sea.
The fact that biologists have been all
at sea about the whereabouts OF the
eel family's breeding comes to light
through the announcement that Danish
marine scientists have just completed
investigations showing that the cells Of
Europe spawn at depth Of $500 feet
in the Atlantic ocean to the southwest.
According to the cabled account, from
innumerable eggs there appear tiny
larvae called leptocephali, which are
transparent, jelly-like and nat, having
something OF the contour OF tailless
herring. 1t is not known how long the
eggs take to develop the leptocephali,
but the latter occupy six months in
transition to the familiar elvers. which
are about two inches long The elvers
then migrate In countless swarms to
the shores of western Europe, travelling
in columns sometimes several yards
wide and miles long. Nothing stops
their progress. II they encounter a
ship, they separate to the right and left
and rejoin In the vessels wake. They
invade every river and waterway on
the coasts, ascending steadily land
ward. They even ascend small water
falls, penetrate streams and wriggle
over swampy grounds into ponds and
bitches.
Or. Wilsy's Diet Gauges.
Some Of the latest and most practical
conclusions which DIR. III. W. Wiley.
chemical expert Of the department Of
agriculture, has reached on the sub
ject Of eating for health and strength
were aired by him In statement be-
fore the house committee on expendi-
lures for the agricultural department.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22

thinks that every person should con-
sumo total in liquids and solids of
four and a half pounds per day.
Referring to the, necessity Of main
tanning high condition of physical en-
ergy, DR.. Wiley says: "A man may
drink a glass of typhoid germs If he is
In vigorous health and may not get
typhoid fever, because his system may
throw off the poison, but If he is brok-
en- down one Of the germs will produce
typhoid. Not a man but has pneu-
monia germ in his mouth. 1t will hot
affect the healthy being. but let a man
get cold, and it will take its seat in
his lungs"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22
The Old Time "Pip.'

! Pip is just one symptom in disease.
1t Ia just dry tongue. Never try to
remove the dry covering Of the tongue.
Better hunt the real trouble and cure
that, A ''pippy" tongue Is seen in
bronchitis, pneumonia fact, in all
diseases Of the air passages, says a
writer In American Poultry Advocate.
One thing am sure Of-that is, that
boiled potato skins never produce trou-
ble see no reason to think that there
is drying quality enough in these skins
when fed raw to give the looks OF
pip.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22
COMMERCIAL
Iron and steel Exports.

Iron and Steel Exports.
A total of S172, 100000 worth of iron
and steel exports during 1906 makes
the highest record and an increase of
rs per cent in two years. Nearly all
the countries Of the world were pur-
chasers of these products. Neverthe-
less there was a marked increased In
our imports of iron and steel, includ.
ing $12,O00,OOO of pig iron, $1,000, 00O
Of ingots and $4,0OO,000 Of tin plates.
Morse GobbIss Ward Line.
The New York and Cuba Steamship
company, known as the Ward line,
which operates eighteen steamers to
the West Indies, has now been taken
over by the great coastwise combina.
ton headed by Charles w. Morse al
the approximate figure Of S15,500,OO0
This snm is to be paid part in cash and
part I'm bonds of the new company
which will have $20,OOO,OOO stock and
will issue S10O00,O00 in ten year bonds
Morse's various lines now have an sag
gregate capitalization of $56,000,000
exclusive Of the Hudson river line
The New Haven refused Morse's offer
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22
a Good Dry Mash.

The following ration is very salts
factory dry mash: Twenty pounds
wheat bran and ten pounds each corn
meal. m,ddlings, gluten meal, linseed
meal and beef scrap, the whole thor.
oughiy mixed. Keep this before the
birds all the time in a food hopper.
Also give one or two feeds day OF
corn, wheat and oats, equal parts, fed
In deep litter. Give vegetable food and
green stuff freely.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-02-22
INDUSTRIAL
Increase Of Beet Sugar.


More sugar was produced from the
beet than from the cane in this coun-
try last year for the first time, the beet
output being 672, 100000 pounds. ac-
cording to the bureau Of statistics.
The total amount of sugar consumed
In this country was $500, 900, 900
pounds at cost of $30OO00,OO0. The
average per capita consumption was
seventy-six pounds, or half the indi-
vidual's weight.
Milking Machines indorsed.
Assistant Chief Lane Of the bureau
Of animal industry I'm bulletin No. 81
reports favorably on the use Of the
latest milking machines operated by
intermittent suction. Some cows are
found to be little restless at first, but
soon become reconciled. He says their
general use will result In more and
cleaner milk.