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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16

Kind Father-My dear. IL you want
a good husband. you just marry Mr..
Goodboy. l am quite sure that he is
really devoted 20 you.
The Girl am truly glad TO hear
you say so, papa. But are you quite.
quito sureg
Kind Father-Posltiye my love. Dos
tive. I've been borrowing money OF
him for six months. and he still keeps
coming here. so it's all right. it's all
right. He loves youi
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16
What Did She Mean

Mrs. Armitage had negro servant
who continually prated OF certain
Mrs. Reed for whom she formerly
worked. Weary Of hearing Mrs. Reed
quoted so often. the mistress asked one
day.
Well. Samantha. what kind OF work
did you do at Mrs. Reeds. anyway"
We'll. honey. cooked fob huh. /
did. an I cleaned foh huh. an sweep
foh huh. an l washed huh pussoneI
zpDsa' znce. --Llpplnco,t's
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16
Posalbla Exclamation.

Said He-A scientist affirms that a
woman's voice ascends to more than
twice the height attained by mans
Said She-That probably accounts
for It,
Said He-Accounts for what?
Said She-The fact that most men
let their wives do all the praying for
the family.-Chicago Daily News.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16
His Fatal Mistake.

Fred-So she turned yod down, Ell?
Joe-Yes. | made the mistake OF
confessing tina, my heart was in my
mouth when | proposed.
Fred-What had that to do with 1t?
Joe-Oh. she said she couldn't think
OF marrying man whose heart wasn't
in the right place.-Chicago Daily
News.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16

Friend-One of your clerks tells
me you raised his salary and told
him to get married. under penalty Of
discharge.
Business Man---Yes; I do that to all
my clerks when they get old enough
to marry. | don't want any Of your
independent. conceited men about my
place
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16
Advice ReeIproeated.

You must discontinue your piano
practice for time." said the doctor.
-or il will send you to an untimely
grave
My don't you discontinue your
practice. DOCTOR she reiolned Then
you wouldn't ilI 50 many untimely
graves Chicago Record Herals.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16

says. ndu Deeu
showing symptoms Of
kidney trouble from
the time | was mus
tered out OF the army.
but in all my life l
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches. diz-
illness and sleepless-
ness. first, and then
dropsy. J was weak
and helpless, having
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16

Edyth--I would never marry a man
who leads hand-to-mouth existence.
What Do you mean to
tell me that your engagement with
Fred Is on?
Edyth-certainly not. Why?
Mayme-He's dentist. you know.
Chicago Daily News
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16
Those Dear Friends.

Nsn-The more see OF that young
Dr. Lanolin the better like him
Fan-He'ii be pleased to hear that,
know. He tells me he Is gaining in
weight al the rate of pound and
half dsy .-fhicaso Tribune.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16
Stuck.

IF you don't want to so Into \ per
manent decline" announced the physi-
clan. after making a careful examina-
ton. you will have to tear yourself
away from your business entirely"
That's pretty hard to do, doctor"
said his caller. Il am \ manufacture
err OF porous plasters. Chicago Trib-
une
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16

Doctor-My motto is "Be sure
you're right. then go ahead.
Merchant-Mine is somewhat differ
ent: it's BE sure you get ahead. then
you can make it right.
Telegraph.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16

What does HeDobbx call his series
of pictures " the moonsiiiners * the
KentnrfT nsorDfalns7
Studies 10 stit NE. believe,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16
a TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
How Veteran Was Saved the Ampu-
tation of a Limb

B. Frank Doremus. veteran. OF
Roosevelt Ave, indianapolis, Ind,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16

Lytesute-So poor Jones. the toy
maker. has gone out of his mindl
Stryppes-Yes! He had been busy
for three months on a mechanical
tramp. and he couldn't get 1t to work.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-08-16

pany must furnish it's patrons with
service or lose its franchise He said
he would punish any one who at
tempted to interfere with the lines,
but the mere fact that one person
persuades another not to work and
uses no threats or force does not JUS
tffy the company in refusing to do its
duty to the public.
An agreement between the miners
and mine owners has been reached
which means permanent peace in the
wyoming coal fields. The terms of
settlement were an eighthour day, ef-
fective September /; wage increase
approximating 20 per cent more for
eight hours than formerly paid for
ten hours; an improvement in the
working conditions all along the line;
and the companies to furnish check
on men insuring union control in the
mines. The decision affects 10000
men.
In rear end collision of southbound
freight trains on the Northern Pacific
at Kaland, Wash, Conductor G. B.
Carr was killed and Brakemen Wise
and Brodigan were injured, but not
seriously. The caboose burned up but
Cars body was saved. All the men
live In Tacoma
Charles B. Keeler, aged 56, chief
counsel Of the Chicago Milwaukee & |
ST. Paul railroad, and consultation at
torney for the American Cereal com
pany and Quaker Oats company. died
in Spokane on the 18th. Bright's d.
Iease and overwork and worry brought !
% the dissolution
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-22
Head OF Victim Completely
Severed From Her Body ].
Clothing. Marks Progress Of Desperate
Encounter . 8. s - 81


"A womans body almost nude and badly decomposed with the
from found yesterday morning in the
three half miles south Of the Cliff house and near
the great highway and the Inglesde road That the
been murdered and her life after des-
fight with her assaant strongly suggested by
Of the crime The mystery surrounding her death
be solved. -
broken by the woman be
Ingid where the
growth and tiny amphhea through a wn
lpenetrble thcket and stretch OF dotted
definite order which the lay linn ustrat
ing the
and his victim be established
Even She probably about O
feet thick brown hair Her clothes
refugee The only
black and badly battered
white with blood with the laundry
mark s2o1.p sss
Whitaker investigation of the and
chain which to link together
bottle strengthen the suicide
could be discovered Knudscn in the government te
saving April hred
the body found The life savers suspected foul play
touwit ~
lain
mournd
beasts of the dunes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-22
GUST NEGRO GlNN ERs
SISTER FROM UNIVERSITY
Chicago College Shocked. by
Unrnasking of One Sof
Sorority Bellies
SPECIAL DIspArcH TO THE CALL

: CHICAGO. July. 21.-The money Of
~Mush Mouth johnson, the notorious.
negro gambling king of this city,
paved the way of his sister into.
the society circles of the University Of
Chicago. For three years Cecilia John
son, relying upon her freedom from no.
ticeable racial characteristics, has posed
among the students of the univ
as a society leader. swell dresser and
a lavish spender. ShesI1as been mem
Der of one of the exclusive sororities.
and has participated in many of the
most important social functions off and
on the campus during her. reign. .
She graduated last year with honors
and is now. pursuing a postgraduate
course. It was left to her to startle the
undergraduate world with the greatest
sensation that has been sprung in the
history cf the university. Her Identity
was disclosed. today and the divulging
of the fact that the dashing brunette
was none other than the sister of the
iIlOSl tHotOIlOuS rAS6IO SdHtuitI III The
country. stirred the men and women of
the university profoundly. The social
favorite Immediately became an OUT
cast. disowned by the sorority of which
she was one of the earliest members.
The young woman planned and exc
cuted her game carefully and cautious
ly yet boldly, and but for the recent
story of the failure of .Mush Mouth
Johnson and his proposed return to
Africa her identity might have gone un-
revealed for a long time
In this story, however, the address
of the gambling king was given as
$3.50 Wabash avenue. This number
corresponded to that which Cecilia had
given as. her residence. Investigation
started by her girl associates revealed
the dual character of the girl OF mys-
terry
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-22
MISSING MANS REMAINS
!. FOUND IN DEATH VALLEY
Supposed Friend, Whom He
z Aided. Suspected of :.
- Murder
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

GoLDFIELD, New July 21.-The
corpse found on the steininger ranch
on the edge of Death valley several
days ago, has been identified as that
of, John rPaylovich.. Of Goldfeld-, Paw
lovich was on the bond OF Tom Ar
gentoss charged with horse stealing. in
the sum Of $1,000 and started for Death
valley with Argentos to- look at some
mining property the latter had prom
ised Ito adeed him. Argentos returned
alone and could give no account, OF his
companiop. {s.A
Last Tuesday prospector found a
partly decomposed body on the Stein
niger ranch, where the men were last
seen together. An uncle and cousin
Of Pavlovich went to the ranch and
identified the body. Argentos is in
jail at Tonopah on a misdemeanor
charge. He viii be extradited AMI tried
for murder in Inyo county. California.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-22
TWENTY-FIVE INJURED
IN DAKOTA STORM
Mother and Baby Are Blown Out
of a House Against
Wire Fence

wILtIsToN. n. D.. July a1.--A ter
rife, wind and hail storm last night
destroyed Is dwellings,. injured 25
people, 2 of them probably fatally,
and did much other damage to prop
erty in this city and surrounding
country.
Those believed to be fatally hurt
are a man named Holmes and Mrs.
Collinson. Mrs. Collinson and her
baby were blown out of their house
for a distance of about 1Oo<yards, land
ing against a wire fence. Their. house
was entirely destroyed
Most of the houses demolished were
in the suburb of Westlawn and were
small structures. The courthouse
schoolhouse and Union block sus-
tanned considerable damage,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-22
UNION LABOR CHAIRMAN
PUNCHES CONGRESSMAN
Blow Struck at Meeting 6
Telegraphsrs, Who Ratify
Strike Settlement

CHICAGO. July 21.-The meeting OF
the commercial telegraphers' union to-
day ratified the action of the national
executive board in it's settlement Of
the San Francisco and Oakland strike.
During the meeting Congressman Nc
Dermitt. who Is a member of the union.
was called upon by those present to
make an address When he stepped
forward Chairman Moore of the execu-
tive committee objected because the
Congressman was not in good stand
ing with the union, having forgotten to
pay his dues.
This point was sustained by the chair.
Flushed with rage. McDernnitt made
reference to the character OF Moore
that caused Moore to jump at the con-
gresham and land an uppercut blow
square in McDermitts face. knocking
him down and out
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-22
BISHOP AND PRIESTS ARE
MALTREATED BY RIOTERS

ROME. July 21.-The anticlerical agi-
tation was expressed today in a
demonstration against the Madonna
procession. which was Kissed and
finally broken up A bishop and sew
eral priests were maltreated by the
rioters and other persons in the pro-
cession were wounded before the po-
lice succeeded in driving back the
manifestants- Many arrests were made.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-22
impairment Question No. 8
Why Do You Lie7

For the most original or wttest answer to this ques-
tioIa and the bnefer the better-The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next five answers
s The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
!, and checks mailed TO the winners at once Make
: your answer short and address them to
lMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
-. THE GALE.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-22
COAST

Sheriff leaves San Diego for Clin
Fred H. MagiIl and wife, acct
der.
Standard oil properties and bi;
Contra Costa county are said to
vored by Assessor Jones.
Samuel p. Johnston and Rollin .
cuss "San Francisco's Need of I
in addresses before Pacific coast ac
at Sacramento.
Body of Goldfeld prospeetor 70
valley and man be befriended is
murder.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-22
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TEMPORARY SO
MONDAY. JULY .. 1907.
wEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TODAY

YESTERDAY-Partly cloudy; maximum tenn
perature, IS; minimum. 90.
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Fair; fog in the
morning and at night fresh west wind. Page 10
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-07-22
FIFTY PERISH IN FIRE

ROME, July 21.-Fifty workmen are
reported to have been suffocated as the
result OF fire in sulphur mine in
Gireenti, Sicily.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
ESTIMATED At SlxTY-0NE
Number of Victims of Alabama
Mine Disaster.

Yolande, Ala, Dec. 1S.-Forty two
bodies have been taken from the ILL
fated Yolande mines, in which an ex-
plosion occurred Monday. Nineteen
more bodies are reported in the mines,
making total Of sixty-one victims: All
day long the rescue parties toiled In
the mines here against fearful odds.
The hot air: and smoke from the ex-
plosion have made it difficult to get
into the lower entries and several OF
the rescue parties have been over
come at different times and have had
to be brought to the surface for fresh
air.
No one is yet able to tell what
caused the explosion. The theory most
generally accepted now is that one Of
the men allowed stick Of dynamite
to explode, which stirred up the dust,
and this in turn exploded.
The damage to the mine itself Is not
as great as at first thought. Officials
of the company stated that work could
be resumed in the mine within four
or five days if the bodies are all out.
Negroes were the greatest sufferers
from the disaster, as less than third
of the victims are white
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
GREAT ALARM IN G0LDFIELD
Power and Light Wires Down
and City in Darkness.

Goldfeld, New, Dec. 1S.-The power
wires of the Nevada-California Power
company are down and Goldfield is
without electric light or power. Many
rumors are afloat, the most reliable
being that the wires have been cut at
Palmetto, twenty-five miles distant.
Many people are alarmed and an ef-
fort is now being made to have Gen.
eral Funston take charge Of the camp
and patrol it with troops.
General Funston has cancelled his
order for berths for himself and staff
on the train and he will remain in
Goldf1eld indefinitely. The mills are
dark and armed guards are patrolling
the grounds around the principal shafts
and, mills.
General Funston and Governor
Sparks held a consultation and short
ly afterward Colonel Reynolds left for
the camp of the federal troops and all
soldiers on the streets were gathered
up and taken into cana.
The commission sent by President
Roosevelt to Investigate labor condi-
lions here has been busy with state
ments from the Mine Owners associa-
ton and in receiving visitors who have
information bearing on the situation.
The commissioners will make no state
ment.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
OFFICIALS MAY BE OUSTED
Mayors and Chiefs of Police of Twin
Cities in Danger Of Removal.

Mayors and Chiefs Of Police Of Twin
Cities in Danger of Removal.
There is a possibility that as re-
suit of the activities of lid crusaders"
in both cities st. Paul and Minneap-
oils will lose their present mayors and
chiefs Of police.
A formal demand for the official
scalps Of Mayor Robert A. Smith and
Chief O'Connor of St. Paul has been
formulated and presented, and in Min
neapolis the advocates OF. strict en-
forcement of laws restricting the sale
of liquor have threatened to adopt
similar tactics against Mayor J.. c..
Haynes and Chief of Police Frank T.
Corriston.
Officers of the St. Paul City Union
Of Christion Endeavor societies have
mailed a letter. to Attorney General
Young asking him to take the neces-
sary steps to procure the prompt en-
forcement Of the II o'clock closing
law for saloons. This is the result of
a resolution passed at an executive
committee meeting of the union. The
attorney general may remove the may
or or police officials if they refuse to
enforce the state laws.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
DEED |: I ! OF A LUJNAT|c.
Minneapolis Man While Insane
Stays Wife and Himself. ,
RESPONDENT OVER LOSSES
Financial Affairs Believed 20 Be Re-
sponsible for Worry That Ended
y
& In Double Tragedy.

Crazed with worry over financial
losses c. M. Colby, sixty-five years of
age, murdered his wife and killed him.
self with a razor in their home at the
Oxford flats in Minneapolis.
The wife fought frantically for her
life when attacked by the demented
man and her daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Boyd, twenty-five years. Of age, ran
from the house in search Of help, but
returned with aid too late to prevent
the terrible tragedy. shes found her
parents lying lifeless on the floor with
the blood-stained razor between them
The insanity which caused the deed
had been noted in Mr.. Colby by his
wife and daughter for some time Re-
peated financial losses had unbalanced
his mind and he had spoken often of
killing himself and had suggested to
them that they all take strychnine
Only a few hours before he made his
rnurderous assault upon his wife he
had turned on the gas in their rooms
In an effort to kill his entire family.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
aEPELLED BY THE: GUARDS
Sixty Robbers Derail and Attempt to
~ X, Rob Train. ar lE.@ @'

Sixty Robbers DeraiI and Attempt to
NJ 8 Rob Train.
:#t Tiflis, Transcaucasia, Dec. IA
band OF sixty robbers attacked and
derailed the mail train running. be-
tween Tiflis. and Baku near the sta
ton Of Salakhlu. The train was car.
rying a large sum of money. The
train guard repulsed the bandits after
a fight in which many passengers and
soldiers were, wounded: The bandits
finally retreated, leaving four dead
behind them. + ~" "a
The attack was daringly conceived
and carried out. Thirty yards OF
track on q down grade had been torn
up and the train, running at full
speed, plunged its way over the ties
Both locomotives and most OF the
cars were ditched. The robbers, who
were in hiding nearby, Immediately
came out and advanced on the train
guard and passengers. They threw
eight bombs and opened heavy fire
on the confused travellers. The train
guard rallied and returned the fire
from behind the mass of wreckage.
They held their ground tenaciously
until the robbers were driven off, car
rying their wounded.
A hospital train has brought a num-
Der Of wounded passengers and guards
into Tfflis. Troops are In pursuit OF
the robbers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
WILL MEET IN DENVER.
Democratic National conve nton to Be
Held July 7.

Washington, Dec. 13.-After decfd-
ing to hold the next Democratic ma
tional convention at Denver and fixing
the date Of the meeting for July Z,
1908, the Democratic national com
mittee entered upon spirited debate
on the propriety of accepting more of
the 100000 offered by Denver for the
convention than! actually needed to
pay the convention expenses in, that
city. The opposition to the acceptance
of the contribution took the form Of a
resolution by Representative Clayton
of Alabama, declining money not
actually needed for convention pur-,
poses, but after long debate the reso-.
luton was laid on the table by a vote.
of 81 to ID. ~ = d.: @A:;3ss.4s
On the first ballot, Denver received
% votes as against II for Louisville,
s for Chicago and 1 for st. Paul. 81 q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
GORE AND OWEN SWORN IN
Senators From Oklahoma Take the
Oath Of Office.

Washington, Dec. |16.-The two SEN
ators from Oklahoma have been sworn
into Office. Senator Money presented
the, credentials of Robert l.. Owen
and Senator Culberson those Of
Thomas p Gore, the blind senator.
They were escorted to the vice presi-
dents desk, Senator Gore walking
slowly by aid Of his cane and leaning
on the arm of the Texas senator. After
the oath was administered to Sen
'ator Gore he was conducted to the
desk. and having his pen properly
placed on the book before him signed
his name to the Constitution.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
TWO. BROTHERS DROWNED
While Skating Minnesota Boys Co.
Through the Ice,

Edwin and Clarence Groden, fifteen
and twelve years of age, respectively,
were drowned in Buffalo lake, near
Buffalo.
The two boys left home to go skat.
ing. They failed to return home and
a searching party was sent out. The
body Of one was discovered in about
thirty feet of water and an hour later
the other body was found about fif-
teen feet from that of the first.
From the positions Of the bodies
and the fact that the mitten of the
younger was found on the ice it is
thought the older plunged into the
icy waters through an airhole and
that in endeavoring to help his
brother the Younger was himself
dragged to his death.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
Statement By CORTELY0U
Declares He Is Not at Present a Can
didate for Any Office. =

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Secretary Cor
telyou, in signed statement just
given. out, pronounces >unqualtfiedly
false the current rumors OF undue po-
litical activity of his, friends in for
warding movement in his interest.
The secretary declares that neither he
nor his friends have used their in
fluence in behalf of any candidates for
the presidency, and that he has not
been a candidate for anything but the
confidence Of the people in the dis
charge of his duties as secretary of the
treasury. He adds that If he should
hereafter decide to be candidate for
any office, he will say so frankly. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
EIGHTEEN STILL MISSING.
Three Hundred and Twenty Bodies
Found at Mononqah, w. Va.

-" Monongah, w. Va, Dec. Estate
Mine Inspector Paul of West Virginia
is, making a thorough examination of
mines Numbers 6 and 8. Until Mr..
Paul concludes his investigation, all
other work at the mines has been sus-
pended. Three hundred and twenty
bodies have been recovered. = i.
The; results Of the house census
taken by the company show that 33S
men are missing, which leaves eight
cen bodies still in the mines, accord
ing to the company's estimate.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
WORK OF CONGRESS
wedn esday. Dec. II.

senate-Jefferson Davis of Arkan.
sas, who when elected declared
that he would attack the trusts imme-
diately after taking his seat, fulfilled
bis promise, although he was few
days late in doing so. The speech
was filed with sensational declara-
lions and was given with that vigor
for which the Arkansas senator is "a
nous in his own state Quaint phras-
ing, pointed denunciations and evil
dences of intense emotion character
lied his remarks.
House-Not in session.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-12-20
Monday, Dec. IS.

Senate-Speech by Senator Tillman
filled with denunciation of the presi-
dent, the secretary of the treasury
and the department. Of justice, of tinan'
ciers and captains Of industry" was
the chief subject Of interest
House-Session limited to twenty
five minutes and little business beyond
the Introduction of bills was trans
acted. The speaker announced the ap-
pointment of the committee on appro.
priatiOns.