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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-04
CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VII.
"From now On | command this
ship!" announced Robert, looking
about him like a conqueror. or a
backstop trying to locate a high
foul.
Listen, listen!" all the pirates
cried. They meant to say "Hear.
hear!"
Colonel Crust lay In detected at
titude. sprawling In the Morris
chair, his feet cooked comfortably
upon a chicken coop.
We'll. ! don't care, Just SO you
keep me on the pay roll" he re.
marked.
Yes, you can stay on 1t IL you
know where one is." our hero told
bim magnanimonsly.
Nov. men, for the Spanish main
md Spanish gold" shouted Robert.
This was greeted with much salts
Faction by the crew. So they sailed
nnd sailed and sailed.
One day, 4 Missourian, named
Crawdad. came up to Robert, salut-
Cd respectfully. and said, Il think
~ have arrove at the Spanish
lnain."
EAat makes yoa think sof".
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The DdilyJhort Story

was now due out OF the station
ahead-she would be at the bridge
in a very short time.
The little creek, usually so quiet,
was now a raging torrent. carrying
branches and even whole trees with
it and sweeping everything in its
path. Could he swim 1t? Impossi-
BILE, Half the bridge gone! Pat
was growing frantic. How could
he get across? The time was fly
ing. bringing No. SO nearer and
nearer every instant.
But look! A narrow thread
spanned that chasm. One rail had
remained intact and was stretched
from his feet to the other bank.
Thirty feet below the creek was
raging: the night was black. even
with his lantern he could see but a
FEW feet before him. Would that
narrow rail hold his weight!
he hung his lantern on one arm
ard started across. crawling on
hands ard knees and gripping that
rail with all his might. Hank! No.
- ~htStling just around the curve.
CpAtd he make it,
Can make it," kept ringing
in his mind. as cliusing and scram-
bling he made his way across that
narrow rail. Another whistle
eloser-he could hear the rumbling
OF the train, Bufetei by the wind
and rain. clinging with hands and
knees. it seemed 10 Pat that he
would never reach the other end.
But the end was in sight: he
crawled upon the bank and stood
waving his lantern with all his en-
ergy. The engineer saw the lantern
waving as he came around the
curve and stopped at the end of the
bridge. and Pat-Pat tainted. When
he was revived his first words were,
Did | Sthop HERR"
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A RAILROAD HERO

Pat Murphy was section fore
man on the v railroad in old
Indiana several years ago. At that
time | was employed as a clerk in
the head Offices on this road. and
was very we'll acquainted with all
the men on the road, Pat among
the rest.
Pat was an Irishman. and he had
worked for 'twinty-foive years and
niver stint me hand carr to tn
Shops" as he put it. He was not
educated. in fact, could hardly
write his name so il could be read.
but he was all TO the good when he
came to his line of work. II would
have been hard matter to inas
inc Pat as hero.
The night was dark: the wind
bowling. the rain pouring down;
such a night as all trainn,ea have
a horror of. Number IS was run
ming behind tims-vunrtng sS Fast
as her engine could tlSrn wheel
to make no what time she eoal1
Night watchmea were paerollfRg
the road at all points; SOAKING Wet.
stopping here and there in the@
lonely walk TO stoop over and ex>
anime some especially bad place;
shielding their lanterns on the ais
where the winds and rain could get
a clear sweep at them: picking up
rocks and placing them where it
seemed the track was being wash
ed out.
Pat was patrolling his section.
When the weather was bad he
would trust this work TO none of
his men: he wanted to know for
himself that everything was all
right. On a curve, with reverse
curves leading to 1t from either
side, was a bridge which was con-
sidered dangerous even in the most
favorable weather. All trains were
cautioned to slow down when ap-
preaching this point. But No. SO
was laet-her engineer wanted to
reach the warmth and shelter at the
end of the line.
When Pat reached this bridge on
his section he started slowly across.
but when almost to the middle,
stopped suddenly. The little ring
of light from his lantern showed
him that half the bridge was gone
He pulled out his watch. No. 80
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The dressing OF the hair has I'M
dersons radical change during the
last months. The size of the
head Is greatly diminished. and in
place of the deep set lines of the
Marcel wave. the effect of loose
natural waves prevails. The pug"
has disappeared altogether, and the
hair is punched in wavy. glossy
mass, showing the line of the crown.
1t is necessary, nowadays, to wear
the hair this way, as the new hats
sit so low on the head. dropping
backward and down in such a way
as to require all the available hair
to fill in the space under the back
brim and the nape.
The broad velvet band wound
low about the head very loosely with
ends disappearing under the coils Is
becoming almost universal for both
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demonstrative recipient.
How does the exception reads?"
| asked.
1T reads Bully for you" was
Mr.. Croker's rejoinder.
What are the sensations Of
man who wins the derby, Mr.. Crok-
err" l ventured.
ooh, it takes a great of racing
to give me a thrill" said the silent
sage. Winners do not always give
enough credit to the horse. An
owner sometimes thinks it is he
who has won and not the horse.
Then he is inclined to get inflated
and to think he is clever. II he
loses, he calls it bad luck.
"A most pleasurable sensation to
me comes from the thought that so
many of my poorer neighbors in
Ireland have won money by reason
of my horse winning. Those who
did not have large sums bet small
amounts, even as low as sixpence.
I'd rather see the man who bets
sixpence winning than the man who
bets $4,000.
"a third sensation you might
term that of twin patriotism. l was
pleased that the winner Of the
derby was an Irish trained horse;
was pleased that Orby's dam was
an American mare, Rhoda B., from
the blue grass grass region of Ken
lucky. You may contradict the
nonsense about my giving up my
American citizenship. am an
American citizen and l mean to live
and die as such. Was it not the
old Romans who used to be so proud
Of their citizenship? l think Amer
leans are like them in this respect.
Mr.. Croker was asked If he in
tended to run Orby at Newmarket
NO" he replied, ''it is not my
present intention. AS to Ascot, |
feel such affection for the horse
that l would be sorry to see him
running on a course which is gen
orally as hard as granite, and then
| don't know what weight would be
put on him. don't think | shall
run the horse until the Irish derby"
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Bill Squires is a regular shark at
water games, and. if he is as good
in the ring, it is time a few Of the
heavies are drawing the Australian
limo
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BY T. w. ScHAEFER.

Robert said, kindly.
THE bos'n has Just caught a
Spanish mackerel."
Then we ought to sight a galleon
presently" the intrepid boy COM
mander observed.
Il hope 1t will be a galleon with
lots of quarts on board" spoke up
Colonel Crust, who still loved to
live up to the traditions of a pirate.
IF so, you can have the quarts,
and | will take the pieces of eight
and the doubloons." our hero re-
piled with laugh.
How about the captives--don't
we kill them?" asked a manly look
ing young pirate with a bright,
honest face.
(Continued.)
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BRUTAL father FINED
AND ROASTED

A. Lundin, who was arrested yes
terday for beating his young son
with cane. was fined $50 and
costs by Police Justice Hinkle. On
imposing sentence Justice Hinkle
said the prisoner was unfit to have
the care of a child because he was
too brutal.
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HOW CROKER FELT
/. AFTER the DERBY
BY Harry G. Farmer.

BY Harry G. Farmer.
LONDON. July 4.-When I enter
ed his apartments IN the Hotel Met
ropole. Richard Croker. derby win
ner, was sorting ont huge basket
of kilograms and cablegrams which
he had received on the victory of
his horse Orby.
"All except one contain the word
congratulations" remarked the un-
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day and evening wear, rose or a
Some women are pinning bunch
of bright red cherries just in back
of one ear. while others have adopt
ed the humming bird for the evening
couture.
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PLAN FOR MERCHANTS
ASSOCIATION BANQUET
Directors Consider Invita-
tions to Fairrnont on
April 18

So great has been the interest
aroused over the annual dinner of the
Merchants Association, to be held at
the Fairmont Hotel on April IS, that
the directors feel that at present no
tickets can be promised for guests of
members. Tickets to the dinner will
be sold only to members. but 1t may
be determined later that the COM
modious halls of the new caravansary
will accommodate others. If that is
possible extra tickets will be issued.
To canvass the number of banquet
ers the association sent out to members
yesterday postals asking how many
were expected to attend. The invita-
tions to the dinner will be issued April
8 and reservations for places will be
received beginning April and until
the day of the dinner. That was de-
termined at a meeting of the board of
directors of the association on Friday.
After a thorough discussion the di-
rectors decided to take stand in favor
of the Supervisors removing the re-
strfction on the height OF class A build
ings. 1t was also decided to telegraph
Governor Gillett urging him to sign
the Senate bill providing for the GER
tification by certified public account
ant of the monthly statement of the
Board of Harbory Commissioners.
At the meeting regular members
were elected as follows:
S. j. Dean. the Holmes Investment Company
Crocker-wheeler Company. f. P. Jacobs & Bros,
the San Francisco National Bank. ]. B. Cowden.
uptown branch California Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, William Greer Harrison Com
pany Henry NJ Whitley, Mabry McMahan,
Martin Regensburger, NJ D.; Thomas,
Gerstle, Frick & Beedy, attorneys, were
elected associate members.
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TRANSPORTATION CLUB
ENTERTA|Ns THE LADIES
Elaborate New Quarters
Are the Scene of
Festivities

The Transportation Club held its
first ladies' night in its new quarters
in the Flood building last evening The
rooms were decorated in smilax, carna-
tions and roses, which blended admir-
ably with the deep red tinting of the
walls and the carpet
There were two distinct programmes,
one before supper, which was as fol-
lows:
BarcaroIle E. Nevin; Just Because" tsong),
Burleigh; Florence valse,' r. Liebling BE
Igeeq Il ls 'sgns msTTIis Brisson
song. selected request, selection from comic
opera, Dolly Dollars Herbert. At the piano.
W. G. Pierce; tenor, L. W. kenney.
After supper there were songs by A.
e. Mcmillan, who is remembered as
THE sweet-voiced minstrel in "Miz-
pah." which made a big hit at the Ma
jestic Theater just previous TO the fire;
also by Clarence oliver of Oakland and
Henry Z. Fossey of this city In ad-
dition the Alcazar Quartet. A. Z. Nc
MILAN, c. o. Henley. w. r. Kneiss and
II. z. Fossey, rendered the students
songs from "Old Heidelberg" Clyde
Colby spoke and Captain w. G. Leale
told several of his funny stories.
The club has reached its limit of 400
and has many on the waiting list.
Among those present were the follow
ing:
Mr.. and Mrs John A. Gill. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
c. Crane Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Avila, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. A. Buck. Mr.. and Mrs F. w. Thomp-
Mrs. Walter r. Kneiss, Mr.. and Mrs ID. R.
Mrs. W: Webster: Mr.. and Mrs. Jay W.
Mrs T. K. stateler, Mr. and Mrs p. K Cor
don, Mr.. and Mrs. z. E. Wade, Mr. and Mrs.
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LARGE ORDER PLACED
WITH LOCAL MERCHANTS
Dainty Linen for Fairmont
Hotel Furnished by
Hale Bros.

One of the largest orders OF its kind
ever placed west of Chicago is that
for the linens for the Fairmont Hotel.
which has been given TO Hale Bros. of
this city. The order includes also the
bed linen and blankets for the hostelry,
which is TO be opened next month, but
the blankets are a California product,
while very little linen is manufactured
in the United States.
For this order the local merchants
entered into competition with the linen
manufacturers OF the East and of
Europe, and the success of Hale Bros.
in securing it is fine example of San
Francisco enterprise.
There is hardly anything which ap-
peals so directly to the heart of the
housewife as dainty linen. II was a
matter OF inheritance in the old days.
and by her linen you shall know her"
might be said Of any woman. The linen
that is to grace the tables of the Fair
mont is of kind to gladden. the heart
OF woman. Made from the very finest
Irish fax and woven in the mills Of
Scotland, where much of the best of
the so-called Irish linen is produced, 1t
is product Of modern rapid methods,
though in beauty 1t is like the hand
woven fabrics that our grandmothers
kept folded away in old fashioned
chests-hrm and fne-meshed and of a
snowy whiteness. 1t has a pretty pat
tern in conventionalized lilies, with the
old Fair crest which for years has
been the emblem of the Fair family.
woven into the general pattern.
The management Of the Fairmont
Hotel has shown a feeling Of home pa
triotism by placing most of the large
orders in connection with the furnish
ing Of the hotel with local firms.
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Table Linens

Mercerized Damask-Pretty patterns,
linen finished; wears and washes
well; So inches wide, soc yard Nap
kins to match, 2Ox2O inches, S1.5o
dozen.
63-inch Damask, mercerized. CSC yard.
Napkins to match, 22x22 inches,
$500 dozen.
Mercerized Damask-Pretty patterns,
So inches wide; 35c yard.
Heavy quality Silver Bleached Da-
mask, all linen, 90 inches wide; soc
yard.
All pure linen Damask, bleached, 20
inches wide; pretty patterns and
serviceable quality, 75c yard. Nap
kins to match, $2.25 dozen. Heavier
and better quality, 20 inches wide,
oOc yard Napkins to match, $3.50
dozen.
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TELEGRAPHERS To TALK
Of THEIR TROUBLES
Arbitrators VIII Decide
Questions at Issue With
the Southern Pacific

The arbitration committee which is
TO pass on the differences between the
Southern Pacific Company and the Or
der OF Railway Telegraphers met yes
terday morning in the Federal build
ing and viii be in session for at least
two weeks.
II viii be remembered that several
meetings were held recently IN the
Flood building between the officials OF
the railroad company and a commit
tee OF the telegraphers, and. they be-
ing unable 10 come TO an agreement
81 was decided TO refer the questions
ct issue to an arbitration committee
consisting OF three persons. R. H In
gram. general superintendent of the
lSouthern Pacific for the southern divi-
sion, was selected as the company's
representative; II B. Perham. head OF
the Order Of Telegraphers, was chosen
ito look after the interests OF the men,
and the choice of the third man was
left TO the United States Labor Com
missioner and to the members Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Emory r. Johnson, a professor Of the
university, was finally selected and ar
rived IN this city last Friday night.
It was agreed not to meet in the
railroad building. but on neutral
ground, and so the Federal building
was selected. The session will be a
long one. The company has prepared
mass OF material for presentation to
the arbitrators and several clerks have
been at work getting together the data,
which has been put into the form of
argument for use at the meeting The
company is well prepared to present its
side OF the case and feels confident
that an amicable adjustment will be
reached.
There are three points at issue: One
OF The contentious of the men is that
train dispatchers belong to the order
and are subject to the rules Of that
BODY. The company holds TO a contrary
opinion, arguing that the train dis
catcher is an official OF the company
rs he gives orders TO telegraphers
signs the name Of the division superin-
sendent and is a commanding officer
SO far as the trainmaster is concerned
Il is conceded that he prefers to accept
the Interpretation OF his position as ex-
planned by the company.
The second point Is seniority" The
men assert that the company should
give the oldest man in the service a
good station when a vacancy occurs.
Against this the company enters a
vigorous protest II puts forward this
Argument: There are several stations
where the agent is not a telegrapher
lie is sent TO an important town for a
tumDef or reasons lie represents the
company IN a variety of ways, and
where competition is keen a young and
tctive man is preferred, who might be
detected from any department of the
taflroad service. The men, on the other
hand want these positions for teleg-
faphers, but the company argues that
II would initiate against the good of
the service II the officials could not
lelect their representatives.
The last point is the question Of
hours and wages. The men want eight
hours and an increase in the present
lcheduIe This. II is said, can be ad-
insted easily.
A number Of witnesses are TO be
Examined and il viii be some time be-
lore an the testimony is taken.
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CARS MAY Be HANDLED
by INCOMPETENT MEN
Low Wages Would Result
in Dangerous Service,
1t Is Said
OUTLOOK is SERIOUS
Mishap and Inconvenience
Likely After Loss OF
Experienced Hands
OUTLOOK is SERIOUS

An "eight-hour three-dollar' day for
2 carmen may not precipitate strike in
May. but it viii be demanded and, If
not granted. a tie-up will follow. or
, something infinitely worse-the man
ming OF the cars with incompetent
4 crews. that will leave a trail or acci-
dents and damage suits.
This view OF the situation is taken
by a carman who is posted upon the
feelings OF the mOtormen and conduo-
tors. He declares that II the eight
hour bill becomes a law the men VIII
! ask for a living wage for a days work
! II the demand for higher pay is re-
fused and the union takes no steps to
enforce It the men viii quit the service
of the United Railroads for work that
is more profitable. It is argued that
plenty OF employment and good pay
= waits any man VINO wants to work in
the reconstruction OF the city. II the
United Railroads loses its experienced
men the effect viii equal a strike. In
experienced motormen and conductors
might be hired, but that would be at
tended by danger to the travelling pub
lie and 70 the property of the railway
company. No competent man would
work for $3.50 81 he could get more do
ing something else.
The carmen claim that the United
Railroads cannot get enough men now
and that this has been the condition
ever since the fire. II is stated that
not more than per cent OF the new
men taken on have been kept, owing
Ito their inability TO do the work salts
lfactorfly. For weeks the old crews
were denied their day on, owing to
the shortage in motormen and conduc-
tors, and probably Is per cent OF the
old men have quit TO take up other
work.
viewing the situation from this
point many Of the carmen are or the
opinion that no strike VIII be neces-
lsary when the time comes to make
new agreement with the company. The
platform men are interested in dfscov-
iering the company's intentions regard
ing the back pay awarded by the arhi-
iration board. They express surprise
that the account was not settled when
the higher scale went into effect yes
iterday. IT Is urged by those who know
that the clerical work in figuring UP
the back pay due each man is not
burdensome task as the total time OF
ell the men has been recorded and the
Tayrolls at each OF the ten or a dozen
.carhouses are kept and audited separ-
ately The arrangement at each barn
IS like that OF the Geary-street COM
panv. which has paid the back wages.
Some OF the men are Of the opinion
that the company viii take advantage
OF the whole sixty DAYS granted by the
arbitrators in which TO settle the back
pay bin and the company's purpose in
Withholding the money is said TO be
due 10 q desire TO hold men at work
who are only waiting for the payment
10 give them an opportunity 10 quit
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MICA POST CARDS HELD
AS UNAVAILABLE MATTER
Several Thousand of Them
Denied Transmission
Under Ruling

Several thousand post cards contain
ing pictures In mica and tinsel are
held in the main postoffice In this
city. The Postoffice Department has
declared unmailable all post cards bear
ing particles of glass, metal. mica,
sand, tinsel or other similar substances,
except when inclesed in envelopes.
Berry, Dillingham;, Dome. Gakona,
Gilmore, Meehan, Quinhagak and lay
lor are additional postoffices in Alaska
for which registered matter will not
be accepted.
Station No. at 1854 Golden Gate
avenue has been closed by the resigna-
tion of the clerk in charge, the COM
pensation being too small. Station No.
IS has been re-established on the north
west corner of California and Lyon
streets with Alfred III. Boucke clerk
In charge.
Charles r. Hale, substitute carrier.
has resigned and Harry j. Benson mas
been appointed a substitute clerk.
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the fire, their salaries being paid out
OF an emergency appropriation by Con-
gress.
Their places will be filled by promo
dons OF clerks in the 500 class under
civil service This will leave thirty
vacancies IN the clerkships at $500 per
annum, but there being no eligibles on
the civil service list the positions were
offered to the retiring emergency
clerks Only one OF the number ac-
cepted the offer. The remainder said
that they could earn more money as
laborers In the rebuilding OF San Fran
cisco.
So there are % clerkships in the
postofice at $50 per month to be had
for the asking.
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Frederick w Prince, Mr.. and Mrs. James B.
Duffy, III. W. Blum of Vacayille, George T.
Detrick OF Los Angeles Mr.. and Mrs. f. u:
Lloyd, Z. N. Baxter Of Wawona Cal, Mr.: ana
Mrs. ]. d. Mansfield, Mr.. and Mrs 70. y;
Honn, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Woods. MT. ana
F. F: Bodler, W. d. Wells. II. Q. Ewing r. ~.
Gronise, Mr.. and Mrs. A.. H. Mofntt' J. NC, NC
llroy, Mr. and Mrs A. +. Lawton. Mr. and
Mrs. H. NJ. McGregor, H. T. Graham, Mr.. and
Mrs H. G. Ilderton. Mr. and Mrs. James mes
Mrs. A. Schloss. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Connor,
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. Jacobsen. Mr.. and Mrs. p.
X. Shanks. Mr.. and Mrs. George w. hppmah,
Z. II. Torpey. A. p Stewart, Emmet Jones,
S. ID. Freshman of jamestown, Mr.. and Mrs
Tirey L. Ford A. G. ID. Kerrell. Captain and
Mrs. W. G. Leale, Mr.. and Mrs. p B. Norton
Of Fresno. Mr.. and Mrs. =. Q. Ha2t.
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TWENTY-FIVE CLERKS
WANTED At P0sT0FF|CE
That Many Competent Men
Refuse Work at the
Small Pay Given

Thirty clerks who had been en-
ployed temporarily in the postofflce
since the April confiagration at $500
per annum were dismissed yesterday
on an order from Washington. notify
ing Postmaster Fisk that the appro-
priation for their further pay had been
exhausted. These clerks were put on
to fill the places left vacant by clerks
sent from this city to Oakland after