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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
MAYOR TOMS
latest WAR

CLEVELAND, O., May lit
isn't strike or race riot that
makes Cleveland streets look so
warlike these days.
It's the renewal of the great low
fare war.
Early in the spring there was a
truce for 30 days. 1t was devoted
to efforts on the part of the low fare
and the old companies to agree up
on a price for which the latter
would sell its lines to Mayor Tom
L. Johnsons holding company.
There was no agreement. War was
declared anew, also with additional
fervor
The old company, known as the
Concon. has abandoned service on
the Central and Quincy line, one of
its most important branches, on
which the franchise has expired. 1t
wants 30 days in which to take up
its rails. which means 80 days of
walking to its next nearest lines by
the people living on Central av. and
Quincy av. The city has ordered
that the tracks be torn up in a way
that will not deprive the people of
service to be given by the Scent
fare company. Police line the
streets to prevent employees of the
Concon from dismantling the line.
"Pll call out the fire department,
If necessary, and wash the wreck
ers off the street. says Mayor
Johnson.
The Concon has appealed to the
courts for permission to remove the
tracks and wires in its own time
and its own way.
The city has threatened to seize
the property in the public interest.
Meantime the Concon is trying to
keep the 3-cent company off the
tracks in the central part of the
city. These tracks are by ordinance
and by franchise restrictions free
territory, new companies being re-
! quired simply to pay proportion
ate cost of the tracks and wires and
their maintenance. Despite these
laws the Concon is seeking by legal
technicalities to secure injunctions
barring the new company from the
use of these terminal facilities.
An especial effort is made by this
means to keep the cars operated on
| the West side system of the Three
fer getting within mile of the bust
ness center. These cars run over c
miles of tracks and have been very
profitable in the few months the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
SOCIALISTS CANCEL
FIFTH WARD RALLY

The socialists have been obliged
10 cancel the Fifth ward rallies ar
ranged for tonight and Friday night
at the Pilgrim Congregational
church. as the building will not be
available on that date. No other
arrangements for holding the meet
ings have been made.
The socialist meeting TO he held
In the municipal court room tonight
will be addressed by f. J. Tamblin
and others. S. T Crane will adj
dress the meeting to be held in In
provement hall in the First ward
tomorrow evening. No Third ward
meetings have yet been announced.
Judge Richardson addressed the
Second ward meeting last night al
the city hall court room.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
BY ZElMA TRAVERS

Why would the world gasp to see
a woman in a bathing suit on a
downtown shopping tour? There's
nothing shocking about such cos
tune when worn on the beach.
Why would it be startling to see
a prizefghter llneel in prayer be-
fore he entered the ring? A pug
can pray as well as a preacher and
he may need it more.
Why may a man not eat pie la
mode with his knife? A fork makes
no difference in the taste.
Why can't a husband wear a
peekabOo waist as we'll as a wife?
Why can't he curl his hair and
carry a powder rag if it will i'm
prove his appearance?
Why does the dame of the Social
Register give her pet poodle its per-
furrod bath in person and then turn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01

line has been running. The receipts
meet all fixed charges, interest and
dividends, and leave surplus be-
sides. Believing in publicity. the
company has thrown open its books
to business men.
The Threefer will occupy the
CentralQuincy route, If the courts
do not prevent, and expects to take
over three of the most important
branches of the Concon. the fran
chises for which expire next Feb
ruary.
Mayor oJhnson is leading the
fight for the low fare. and his in
genuity has been Napoleonic. Fast
as the Concon grinds out iniunc-
tons he attacks at other points.
The town is in state of excite
ment such as prevails in war times.
Extras blaZoned with the largest
known type are issued by the news
papers at frequent intervals. and
are snapped up by people as though
they contained news of battle.
There haven't been so many thrills
since Manila and Santiago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
GLASS WANTS
PRESENT BACK

David Glass has appealed to the
board of public works asking that
lots I and s, block 81, Lidgerwood
park. which he donated some time
ago to the city, be returned to him.
At the time he gave the property
it was with the understanding that
the city was to erect a standpipe.
That was the plan at the time. but
since then it has been given up.
Commissioner Roy referred the
matter to Corporation Counsel Ger
agility. who, after investigating, de-
cided that the city was not COM
PEELED to give back the property at
all. The grant was conveyed by
warranty deed and no agreement
with the city was stipulated. 1t is
now up to the city council whether
Glass shall have his property back
or not
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
BEGINS WORK IN TACOMA

TACOMA, May Mot a mo-
ment's time is to be lost by tho
Union Pacific officials in charge Of
the Washington extension. now that
the complete route of the railroad
from Portland to Seattle has been
divulged. Operations in Tacoma
will commence this week.
Chief Engineer E. G. Hawkins Of
the Oregon & Washington is in Ia
coma comforting with Tacoma
man in the employ Of the Union Pa
cific who will take charge of the
removal of buildings on the rail-
road property
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
Valuity! Valuity! Valuity!
The best SC Cigar on earth.
Watson Drug Co., 233 Riv-
erside Ave.
These THINGS WOULD SHOCK Y0U---WnY?

over her baby to a stranger to
nurse?
Why does a cannibal wear ring
in his nose and "milady" wear
rings in her ears?
Why don't we eat flapjacks for
dinner and soup for breakfast?
Why?-a million why's. There is
no real reason for a million things
that would shock us if done in any
other way. There is no reason for
the why. There is an answer to
the why. 1t is that man is, after
all. as silly as a sheep.
Somebody that's dead had a
within. That within was that GER
tain thing should be done certain
way. Somebody did it that way.
Then mankind. like a flock of
sheep, followed the old time Gus
tom established without reason as
within of the somebody that's
dead. And mankind is still follow
ing like the prOverbial sheep.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
PAY
RAISED

The board of education last night
authorized general increase of
salaries paid teachers in the city
schools. The increase is a result of
agitation for better pay that start
ed some time ago and was granted
on recommendation of the city su-
perintendent. 1t will amount to
nearly 20 per cent above the former
schedule.
The scale adopted becomes eff
fective next fall. For new teachers
in provides $500 per year new high
school teachers, $1,101. An addi-
ton of $50 per year is credited to
teachers in charge Of session rooms
and 500 additional for those in
charge of laboratories.
Supervisors salaries are in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
MORE INSANITY FARCE

TACOMA, Wash. May 1.-On
Friday Chester Thompson. slayer of
Judge Emory, of Seattle. will be
placed on the witness stand before
Judge Smell. upon information just
filed by Prosecuting Attorney Nc
Kenzie, charging him with insanity.
Judge Thompson. the lads father,
says he wants this done in order
that Judge Smell may pass on his
sons present mental condition. If
the boy is mentally competent now
he must be liberated. under a re-
cent ruling of the supreme court.
If not. he may be sent to the peni
Tertiary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
FREE CURE FOR FiENDS.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. May l.
This city is now running free cure
for morphine fiends. Through the
efforts of DR.. st. Elmo Sanders, city
physician. all victims of the drug
in the city are to be cured even if
they have not expressed such a
desire.
The police have been notified to
arrest all known fends and the po-
lice judge imposes a heavy work
house fine when they are brought
before him. Then. instead Of the
wrecks being sent to the rock pile
they are placed in the general hos
pital and given treatment.
1t takes about five weeks to break
the victim Of the habit and restore
him TO good health.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
.V|N STRIKE IN
SALT LAKE

SALT LAKE. May 1.-The street
, ar men have won their fight for
lcreased pay and the strike is
- nded. The new scale, which be-
- ONES effective at once, provides
cents an hour for the first years
ervice and 80 cents per hour there
sfter. A , year agreement has
leen signed. An increase of 10 per
,ent is also granted barn men.
While the men did not secure
'ormal union recognition, the nego-
tiations were carried on with the
union chairman and no discrimna-
ion will he shown against men who
took part in the strike.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
FORCED Review
TO BACK DOWN

Many people have noticed that
the big, red-lettered sign which was
hung on the west side Of the Gran
lite building Saturday and Sunday.
has disappeared 1t has also been
noticed that the anti-Daggett car
toons in the Spokesman-Review APP
pear no more. The big sign read:
IF it's in the Review. 1t amt true"
The Review management tried all
manner of schemes to have the
sign taken down at first and was
finally forced into an agreement to
stop the publication of scurrilous
cartoons which credited Daggett.
personally, with responsibility for
almost every crime in the category
of city criminalogy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
BEGIN DEVELOPMENT

f. c. Ward, superintendent of the
Occur d'Alene Mountain Mining
Co. left here yesterday with 10
men for the claims on Copper
creek. about 9 miles from CataldO.
Idaho. Mr. Ward just returned
from there a few days ago and re-
ports everything looking good at
the works. About 100 feet of tun-
mel has been driven on the Little
Giant during the past winter. Near
ly feet of snow still covers the
grounds at this point. Mr.. Ward
will at once begin opening up trails
and building cabins.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
! Bits o. News

NJ. T. Campion, found guilty of
selling liquor to minors at Hillyard
was arraigned before Justice Stock,
er yesterday and fined $50 and
costs, $S7 in all.
Sheriff II. B. Doak yesterday ar.
rested Roy Campbell and Alfred
Blancher, is and 10 years of age
The lads confessed to having held
up Peter Roe, of the city scavenger
department, last Saturday night as
he was returning home Roe
claims they relieved him of $40
Both boys are detained in the
county Jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
ESSAY ON The VERNAL CARB Of MEN
BY F. w. SCHAEFER

With sunshine back on the job
and the avenue full of vernal en-
ticement, the gladstone ice cream
suit is once more transferred from
behind the plate glass to the frame
of the swagger youth, or modern
Apollinaris Belladonna. Owing to
a wintry winter during which it was
hard shedding for the seersucker
rancoat hich was trying to make
noise like a frieze ulster, the
change is violent as welcome. The
raiment, like the robin, this spring,
voices its presence vociferously.
The check design is as much in
evidence as love letters in breach
of promise case. The checks run in
all sizes, like family of Mormons.
Some of them have a very horse
blankety effect, SO that a bevy of
dressy males reminds you of the
paddock just before the saddling
bell rings.
Time was when the young swain
was content TO come out for the sea
son-consisting of spring. summer,
fall and winter-in suit of home
spun jeans a shade or less gorge
GUS than a granders plumage. He
could not take off his coat. and use
it for a checker board. Nowadays
this garb, when he is illuminated
for the work day or the beau night,
makes the chorus of musical com
edy jealous.
1t is said men do not care for
dress. 1t is true. The prevailing
style shows that they are absolutely
reckless. Dementia Americana now
runs to an aurora borealis effect,
consisting OF business suit of lilac
minced with checks of black and
slate, relieved with a vest OF gold
feur de lis on red background,
and violet spats
Why don't the arbiIeis Of fashion
10 the whole hog and prescribe a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
MUST PROVE HIMSELF ALIVE

NEW CASTLE. Pa, May l.
Francis Robinson will be legally
executed here by court decree,
unless he appears before the sec
ond Monday of May and proves
himself alive. He disappeared IA
years ago and his relatives have
applied to have an administrator
divide property he inherited since
his disappearance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
TASTED FOR AS DAYS

WEBSTER CITY. Ia, May T.
After fasting for As days, during
which not a morsel of food passed
her lips, Mrs. Harriet NJ Closz, of
this city, began taking nourishment.
Mrs. Close began fasting as a cure
for rheumatism and declared that
she would not eat until all rheu-
matte pain left her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
WORKSHOPS FOR cRlPPLES

CLEVELAND. O. May IA
manufacturing company. with $40
coo capital. was created here for
the sole employment of cripples.
The head of the company. F, W.
Cormier. recently created a stir by
declaring that business men and
manufacturers were making Grimm
ais of cripples by not giving them
employment, and started a shop for
them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
LEAVES MONEY TO DRINKS

BELVIDERE, Ill.,, May When
George J. Schlenk, brewer, died,
he left will providing that his
estate, valued at 100000, shall be
the foundation of trust fund for
inebriates, to be under the super
vision OF the Salvation Army. His
widow is provided with trust
fund until her death, when this
will revert to the main estate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
MEETS HOLDUP MAN

]. ". Winthrop reported to the po-
lice that last night he was held up
near the Carnegie library by lone
bandit who wore a bandana hand
kerchief for a mask and carried a
gun. Winthrop had nothing with him
to lose.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01

creased from $1,000 to $1,000, and
principals and teachers increased in
the same proportion. The question
Of fixing the high school principals
salary was deferred until May 49,,
when the board decided to hold the
annual election of teachers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MEETING EDWARD AND
KING ALFONSO AT CARTAGENA THIS MONTH

The above photograph. which has
just arrived in this country, illus
trates a news event of this month
which has opened the eyes of all
Europe. King Edward went in his
yacht to Cartagena. where King AL
fOnSo met him. There were en-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-01

braces, much exchange of felicitous
remarks, automobile rides together
and banquets. All this gave notice
to Europe that Spain had gained
her first international friend since
the war with the United States.
King Edward is the uncle of King
Alfonsos queen, Victoria.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28

j. G. Stanton of Chicago, is visit
ing with j. W. Cavanaugh in the
city.
Miss Emmecus has accepted a posi-
ton IN Chicago and left for that place
at once
Mr. and Mrs. j. Kaercher returned
from Clintonville, where they nave
been visiting relatives.
Gust Toepke, who was employed
for some time at Chattanooga, Tenn.
has returned to his home
Mrs. Arthur Strauss has returned
to Milwaukee after spending number
of days with Mrs. +. B. Schneider.
Annie Johnson has returned from
Milwaukee, to remain d few weeks
with her parents on Emerald street.
George Theisen of Juneau, clerk OF
the circuit court for Dodge county,
was among those here to attend the
funeral of Attorney Harlow Pease.
Miss Gertrude Wllkuwski has re-
turned from st. Catherine academy at
Racine to remain during the summer
vacation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
SHORT AND BREEZY

There is no use threatening Bryan
with defeat. He is used to 1t.
"What will Secretary Taft do?
asks the Chicago News. Well, if he
wants to retain the president good
o,,,nion of him, he will proceed to
edo" Foraker.
If peace could be accomplished by
means of a well-capitalized enterprise,
MIR. Carnege would no doubt, have IL
on hand in a very short time.
Senator Depew has come out in
favor of woman suffrage. He seems
to have no fear of any "rambunctious'
woman ''up the river.
Az both are Presbyterian prohibition
lists, the governors OF North and
South Carolina, have nothing eft to
saw but cts long time between
cigars"
1t the Central American republic
went to war over a mule, we wonder
what would be the effect if Missouri
were to ship whole load down
that way.
Oyster Bay is now making his annual
preparations to dazzle the world by its
output of claims and epigrams
At this season Grover Cleveland is
always brought forward to respectful
attention. as the man who made fishing
famous.
The question of whether or not d
whale literally swallowed Jonah will
probably not be settled this season
People interesed in the surprising
things fish will do, are now attending
to their own hooks and lines.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
WdtertOWn. Wis. FRIDAY. June Is

The action of practically all the
Ohio republican leaders endorsing
Secretary Taft for the republican
nomination next year will 90 long
way toward the great secretary
SUCCESS in securing that nomination
Secretary Taft has been he clos est
and principal counsellor to President
Roosevelt in his so-called "trust- bust
ing crusade which has made the
administration the most popular ever
known since James Monroe was elect
ed president with all but one electoral
vote. While other states with
"favorite sons' will make an effort
to land their "favorite' yet with the
great popularity of the present ad,
ministration and it's tremendous power
backing Secretary Taft, his nomi-
nation, as things now stand, must be
considered as foreign conclusion.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Hubb Teton,

Hubbleton June 26-(Special to The
Leader)-Rumor says ''two weddings
In the near FUTURE
Miss Dagmar Langkilde of Lake
Geneva is visiting friends here.
Mrs. Thos. Reynolds and son Rul-
land were Watertown visitors Friday.
Miss Bessie Gingles has returned
from visit with relatives at Mar
shall.
Miss Lucy Rebstein was a visitor
at Watertwon Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Karuehn are en-
PERTAINING relatives from Milwaukee,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gingles and
daughter Francis visited at the home
of j. H. Rebstein Sunday.
J. Amborn was a visitor at Lake
Mills Friday.
W. C. Henningsen and children
Lizzie and Willie were callers at
Watertown Friday.
Miss Anna Duckert made an over
Sunday visit with relatives at Water
loo.
Misses Nettie Stokes and Lyla
Lackey of Waterloo were callers in
the neighborhood Friday.
Joseph Rebstein and Will Hodgson
were in Watertown between trains
Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Brumm was a over
Sunday visitor at Milwaukee.
Mrs G. GalIitz and Miss Ruth
Bleecker spent Saturday at Water
town.
Walter Lemmerhert of Redwood is
visiting at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. A. Hodgson.
Fl. Gallup of Lake Mills was a
visitor in the village Thursday.
Mrs. F. Amborn and son Fred,
spen Thursday with friends at Water
town.
Earl McGovern, who has been
attending school at Waterloo, came
home Friday to spend the summer
vacation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
REMARKABLE RESCUE

That truth is stranger than fiction,
has once more been demonstrated in
the little town of Fedora, Tenn, the
residence of c. V. Pepper. He writes
81 was in bed, entirely disabled with
nemorrhages of the lungs and throat.
Doctors failed to help me, and all hope
had fled when l began taking DR..
Kings New Discovery. Then instant
relief came. The oughing soon ceased !;
the bleeding diminished rapidly, and
in three weeks was able to go to
work. Guaranteed for coughs and colds
SOC. and sl00, at Gamm's Corner
Drug Store, Trial bottle free.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
.LAUDS HOSPITALITY
OF FOND DU LAC
WIN. GORDER VOICES APPRE-
CATION OF TREATMENT.
Citizens Entertained Royalty for
Visitors to Wisconsin Lutheran
SynOd-Cdme to a Close YeSter-
ddy-WdtertOWn Well Repre-
scented at Gathering.
(From Wednesdays Daily

VIM. Gorder, Sr, who was a delegate
to the Wisconsin synod meeting from
the ST. Marks Lutheran church.
returned yesterday from Fond du Lac,
where the synod had its sessions. MIR.
Gurder is highly elated over the
hospitality and generosity of the citl-
zens of Fond du &C Saturday after
noon when no sessions took place.
twenty five automobiles stood ready
at the parsonage TO convey the minis
tiers and delegates about the city and
show them the picturesques of Fond du
Lac and the leading industries. Fer
lake, arrangements had been made 10
have over thirty launches at their Ser
vice. The Merchant S association went
to the expense of furnishing the cigars
for the large delegation of ministers
and delegates on Sunday. eth. treat
ment, indeed, - said Mr.. Gorder, "was
royal one, and the citizens OF Fond
du Lac, bestowed nothing but praise
and admiration on tteir city by their
| hospitable actions -
The sessions of the synod came TO
close yesterday and ministers and
delegates left for their respective
| homes. After the thesis of Rev A. c..
Haase was concluded, the synod trans
acted business which took every
moment from Monday forenoon till
Tuesday noon
The several committees, which had
been appointed TO look after the differ
ent organizations, all reported ano
were highly satisfied with the work
accomplished the past year. -Four
congregations were accepted as mem
bers of the SYNOD, the Ephrata congre-
cation of Milwaukee. the Jordan s
cong regation of West AllIs, Nathaniels
congregation, Center city, and ST.
Marks congregation ot Redwood
Wis.
Rev. EissfieIdt of Milwaukee, gave
a very favorable report or the "ChIld,
ren's Home" at Wauwatosa.
Mr.. WeistErodt, former Water
town citizen. spoke very encouraging y
OF the Epileptic institution at Milwau.
kee. which was formerly in Water
town.
The following clergymen were
accepted in the synod: Rev. E.
| G,,oo,,i47 ~ 81
A. Bergman, R. Ave Lallemant
l.. Kirst and G. Deminger. Siz
teachers were also accepted as mem.
bers, G. Wyneken, H. A. EKroll, K.
Martens, h Klatt, H. Hart and H
Meyer,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
IXOnid.

Ixonia June 26- Especial to The
LEADER Richard Prltchard and lady
friend visited Waukesi-a Beach on
Thursday of last week, where they
attended the Woodman picnic.
Mrs. William Griffith of Ocono-
mowoc, spent one day Of last week at
the home of Mrs. Lewis Lewis.
Miss Elsa Behl of Milwaukee is
the guest of her cousins, Misses
Helen and Viola NARROW.
Mrs. M. Stanton has been confined
to her hume the past week with La
Grippe. DR.. WILKINSON of Ocono-
mowoc, is attending her.
F. w. Pautz was milwaukee, visitor
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kiepert
entertained cruwu of Concord,
relatives Sunday.
Arthur Dahms was Sunday i,itor
with his parents here.
Miss Angie Ingersol of Concord,
spent one day last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Rabenhurst
O. H. Roberts attended Nj. q.
convention at Lake Crystal, Mimi,
last week.
Chester Roberts of Fort Atkinson,
is spending his summer vacation with
relatives here.
Mrs. James Mulry of Pierce county,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Stanton.