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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

Aovement and also partial one cent
postage for first class MALE mat
ter. Emphatic denial was made to
the claim that the association con-
stitutes a trust.
Governor Gooding yesterday
served notice on the Idaho legisla-
ture that he would veto the test
oath bill as passed by the senate
and amended by the house, He
holds that the electors oath law
should be made general and not be
aimed at any particular religious
sect, evidently taking the ground
that the law is aimed at the Nor
mon population of Idaho.
General Kuropatkin has succeed
ed in having his story of the ia
panese was printed in spite of the
Russian governments efforts to
suppress it. His reasons for Rus
sian defeat are summed up in ia
pans preparations for the war and
activity in the field, as against
Russian incompetence in all depart
ments of the army. A number of
subordinate generals are severely
criticised for refusal to obey or
ders, among them General Kaul-
bars. who commanded at Mukden.
Kuropatkin lays an equal share OF
the blame on himself, although he
says he was check-mated by de-
ficiences of the army and lack of
transportation facilities coupled
with constant reports of dissen-
sions at home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
FIGHT
ON IN BUTTE

BUTTE, Feb. 15.-The strike
trouble that began with the press
men and printers in this city has
spread to include telephone opera
tors and linemen. The mail car
riers also threaten to quit March
l unless their pay is raised.
Announcements that publication
would be suspended until the
unions accepted the publishers
terms have been made by the
Butte Miner, Butte Evening News,
Butte Inter-Mountain and the Ana
conda Standard. These papers are
making no attempt to issue. Set
Element Of the pressmen's trouble
involves changes in the printers
and sterotypers' scales, according
to the publishers statement. A re-
ductiOn of 80 cents a day is de-
manded in these scales, with the
abrogation of certain shop rules af-
fecting the Typographical union.
One of these is that publishers be
allowed to makes changes in ads
without paying for resetting the
ad, and that they be allowed to use
picture and matriX matter without
paying printers for the space so
filled.
Helena and Anaconda news
papers are not affected by the
Butte scale, but the Anaconda
paper suspended until the trouble
is settled.
The telephone girls are asking
for $50 per month, an increase of
SO, and the linemen went out
pending a settlement of dispute
over their new wage scale
The pressmen demand an IN
crease Of 81 per day for men on
newspapers and so cents for job
pressmen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
BUILD STATUE TO
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Pursuant to a general request of
Rainier chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, at Seattle,
boxes will be placed in the schools
here for contributions toward the
erection Of statue of George
Washington on the university
campus at Seattle. The sums col
Iected from the school children of
the state will be turned in on
Washingtons birthday. No child
will be permitted to contribute
more than five cents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
WALKED INTO A
MAN TRAP

Pete Hanson, bartender at the
Dutchman saloon, and Lena James,
age %, who lives in the Alki block,
were arrested last night by Patrol
man McCloud on complaint Of
Thomas Williams, surveyor. Will
liams came in from the hills yes
terday with $SS. He went into the
Dutchman for a drink and while
there the bartender Is said to have
asked him if he wanted to meet a
lady. Williams told Hanson he
would If she was nice. Hanson
telephoned the Alkf block and told
the James woman. Williams bought
beer for the woman, bartender and
himself. When all his loose
change was gone he displayed a
$50 bill and had it changed. Then
the bartender, so Williams says, be-
gan to give him an illustration of
how he was once Rugged by bear.
When Williams wanted another
drink his money was gone. He
told McCloud, who arrested the
James woman and reported to Ser
geant Sullivan, who told him to go
back and get the man with "the
ladies on his list" Later Justice
Hinkle fixed the bonds of the
James woman ard Hanson at $500
each and issued a warrant charg-
ing them both with larceny from
the person. Williams was locked
in Jail to be held as a witness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
R0MELY JIM FEMT0n
"HOmely Jim Fenton."

"HOmely Jim Fenton."
They called him that. The boys
hurled it at him. Women looked at
him and Uttered, and one night at
a church social, just in fin, a
"homeliest man" prize was voted to
Jim.
You see the world doesn't know
when it hurts, or cares how mitch.
1t must be amused.
And the world didn't know that
Jim Fenton had a capacity for love
and a pure heart, just like other
folks. He had kindly eyes and such
an aversion to causing suffering to
any of Gods creatures that he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
SMASHES DOOR
To ARREST A
WOMEN

Detective McDermott late yes
terday afternoon broke in the door
to room IS, Luverne block. to
serve warrant on Mrs. Catherine
Steffes. age q. The warrant was
issued at the instance of the Grote-
Rankin Furniture Co. Mrs.
Steffes Is said to have bought sew
eral hundred dollars worth of fur
niture on the installment plan and
then moved so fast the collectors
couldn't find her.
When Detective McDermott told
Mrs. Steffes he had a warrant for
her she slammed the door in his
face, he says, and balicaded it
with the furniture in the room
This aroused the officers ire and
he proceeded to get a chair and
batter down the door. Captain Cow
erly released Mrs. Steffes last night
on her promise to be in court this
afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
BY PIPE IN POCKET

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Feb. Is
Philip Vogt, a milk wagon driver,
was burned to death today while on
his route. He put a lighted pipe in
his pocket and his clothes were set
afre. He jumped into snowbank
to save himself but the wind made
him a live torch until he was fatally
burned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
INDEX BILL BEATEN

OLYMPIA, Feb. 15.-The bill to
authorize tract indexes to be main
tanned by counties was defeated in
the house yesterday Representa-
tives of abstract companies were
busy all day working against the
bill. The vote stood "a to 90. Hux-
table, Of Spokane, lodged the vote.
The balance of the county delega-
ton supported the proposed law.
This law was of particular inter-
est to Spokane on account of agita-
ton there against turning the in
dexes over to private control of alb
stract companies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
10 ELOPES WITH 40.

LA CROSSE, Wis, Feb. 15-
Adela FURY, aged 10, and Abraham
Asfoor, aged 40, eloped to ST. Paul
and were married. Asfoor's offer Of
$500 to the girls father for her
hand stirred police in every Wiscon-
sin city where Syrians live. 1t was
claimed a ring existed to buy and
sell Young girls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

back brim are Of the delicate gray.
The felt is a soft fine one. A huge
chou of rich brown velvet is mount
ed on the crown and the edge of
the brim in front. Ornameting the
under rim of the hat is a narrow
dull golden trimming, while two
soft gray feathers trim the back
and fall we'll over the nape Of the
neck
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
KIDNAPS THE PESTHOUSE

smallpox patients to be detained
until arrangements could be made
to send them to the isolation hos.
pital on the outskirts Of the city
When daylight came this morning
Patrol Driver Logan discovered the
wrecked pesthouse and notified the
health department.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
kEARNs FOUND GUILTY.

At o'clock last night, after a
lengthy elaboration, the jury be-
fore which AL Kearns had been ar
raigned, brought in a verdict of
guilty. Kearns was accused Of be-
ing an accomplish of Harry Mitch
ellis, who was convicted by jury
on Feb. II of stealing a trunk at the
Northern Pacific depot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

In course of construction, Howard
Packard, aged 40, was struck on the
head by the elevator. His back
bone was driven past his thighs.
His skull was not fractured, and al
though his back is broken, he was
alive when hurried to a hospital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
WHISKY KILLS TOT.

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 15.-Little
Mamie Griffin, 3 years old, is dead
from drinking whisky from a bot
tie which her father left on
table. The little girl saw her father
take a nip at the bottle, then,
climbing on the table, drained the
bottle of its contents. She died
short time after.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
GAY And DASnING

A French hat, that has all the
daring of Partisan milliner, is a
combination of silvery gray and
golden brown The result is charm
ing.
The fiat crown and high rolling
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

Somebody tore down the police
pest house back of the city Jail
last night and threw the most of it
into the river. Yesterday after
noon Inspector Heath, of the health
department, supervised the con-
struction of a 10x10 structure which
he intended to use as a house for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

do you feel that it would be a
tribute to you If Henry should mar
ry second timer"
Eyes, indeed. 1t would prove that
| hadn't told everything l know"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15
DRIVES DOWN HIS SPINE.

RATTLE CREEK, Mich, Feb. 10.
at the foot OF the
freig htelevator shaft in the factory
of the Quaker Oats Co., which is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

MISS ETHEL KELLEY, The
"OTHER WOMAN" IN THE GAL
LATIN-ADAMS ROMANCE.
emonies performed. Now, in spite
of the double knot, Miss Kelley
comes forward to claim Jack Gala
tin, a gay young man, who is great
grandson of the famous Gallatin
who was Jefferson's secretary OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-15

Spokane Press, % cent a month.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
The Special Town Meeting.

There is nothing new under the sun,
and yet the town of Paris doubtless ex-
perienced something of novelty on
Saturday, when, for the first time in its
12S years of existence, town meeting
was presided over by q woman, until the
moderator was chosen.
Town Clerk Wheeler being absent, the
selectmen~ appointed Miss Margaret A.
Baker clerk pro tenn, and shortly after 2
O'Clock Saturday afternoon she called the
meeting to order and read the warrant
in regular form. There was just hand
full of voters present, enough for a
quorum.
For moderator, Il. E. Hammond re-
ceiyed 8 votes, the entire number cast.
The second article in the warrant was
to see if the town would raise $500 for
the deficiency in snow bills. Chairman
Bowker In response to an inquiry stated
that the selectmen had got in unpaid
bills amounting to S543.S3, and said that
under the article in the warrant, he
didn't know whether more than S5OO
could be raised. The moderator ruled
that it could not.
1t was then voted to raise $500 for
snow bills, the treasurer to be authorized
to borrow that amount, the same to be
placed in the assessment for 1908.
The road running from Pine Street
at the corner of Charles A. Prescott's
lot, southeasterly to the farther corner
Of Albert P. Abbott's lot, was then &C
cepted. The location Is thirty feet wide,
and it was stated in response to an In.
quiry that 1t was understood there would
be no land damage.
The meeting then adjourned, after a
session just ton minutes In length.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Strickland.McArdie.

A very pretty informal wedding took
place Wednesday afternoon at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. McArdle, 81 Pleasant Street,
when their daughter, Della May, was
united in marriage to Roy Elgin Strick-
land, formerly of this place, now Of
Schenectady, N. Y.
At half past two, to the strains of the
wedding march the bridal party took
their places under canopy of evergreen
and daisy chains. The same idea was
carried out in the parlors and hall, where
the staircase was banked with evergreen
and daisies; cut flowers were used in the
dining room.
The bride was gowned in white nuns
yelling with embroidered chiffon trim
mings, with the regulation veil and car
ried large bouquet Of white pinks and
ferns.
The service was performed by the
Rev. Mr.. Kewley of the Methodist
church, of which both bride and groom
are constant attendants.
The guests numbered only the i'm
mediate relatives of both bride and
groom and Rena Tribou and Gladys
Spiller, who served as flower girls.
The young people are both graduates
of South Paris High School, Mr.. Strick.
land of the class of '96, Mrs. Strickland
of 1900. The groom is also graduate
of the University of Maine, where no
took electrical engineering, and is now
in the office of the General Electric Co.,
Schenectady. The bride is graduate
of Gray's Business College and took
stenography as a business until poor
health obliged her to give it up. Al
though very quiet and unassuming her
sterling worth and good qualities are APP
preciated by all who knew her, as the
numerous beautiful gifts testified.
They left on the express amid show
or of confetti and good wishes from their
friends who attended them to the station.
After trip through the "Berkshires, -
they will be at home after July 9th at
52l Becker St., Schenectady, N. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Silas B. Durgin.

Mr.. Silas Bradbury Durgin, son Of
Silas and Hannah Loverin Durgin, died
in Hiram Wednesday, June 5, aged 81
years. Mr.. Durgin was held in high
esteem in his various relations OF hus-
band, father, neighbor and friend. Mr..
Durgin married Miss Mary Belle Wad.
leigh of Limington, who died last
November. He is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Edward Burgess, an only
grandson, and one sister, Mrs. Arthur
Wadsworth, all of Hiram. The funeral
was held at the late residence OF the de-
ceased Saturday afternoon, June 8, at 2
O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. Eldridge OF Cornish
Methodist church attended. Mr.. Durgln,
was q member of Greenleaf Lodge OF
Masons. He was also member of Cor
nish Grange. The casket was adorned
with beautiful floral emblems, which
loving hands had contributed as tokens
Of that esteem in which he was held.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Base Ball.
WATERFORD s; SOUTH PARIS 6.

WATERFORD s; SOUTH PARIS 6.
South Paris played its opening game
in the Oxford County League Saturday
afternoon at North Waterford and went
down to defeat in hard hitting, loosely
played but intensely interesting contest
While do not believe in making excuses
for a defeated team, South Paris was
certainly as excusable for losing this
game as team ever was. The grounds
on which the game was played were the
worst of anything l ever saw in the
shape of ball field. 1t was utterly i'm
possible to tell where ground hit in
the infield would 60, and the batter who
was lucky enough to make such a hit
usually reached first in safety. The
other teams in the league will be glad to
know that the remaining games will be
played at South Waterford, where the
grounds are said to be much better.
Parlin started the game for Paris in
the box and was not in his usual form.
His infield was unable to give him his
usual support, and this fact seemed to
disturb him considerably. Cole took his
place in the fifth inning and was much
more effective, holding Waterford to
one hit in four innings, and it was evil
dent that had he gone into the box
earlier he might have saved the game.
Sanderson started the pitching for
Waterford, and Paris took very kindly
to his curves, making eight hits in the
second and third innings. Munroe re-
lieved him in the sixth and did better.
Paris made four hits while he was in the
box, one of which was a triple by Cole.
Waterford benefited considerably by
being favored on the close decisions.
One decision in the eighth inning, when
it looked as if Paris would have tied the
score, hurt Paris chances greatly. In
this inning, with one out, Hebbard
singled and stole second, when Clark
struck out, scoring on Coles three-bag-
ger. With Cole on third Wheeler hit
slow one to the right of the pitcher and
beat the throw to first, but was called
out, thus robbing Paris of Coles score
and spelling their chances for more
scores.
While Paris would have liked very
much to win this opening game, they
are not at all discouraged and are grit
ting their teeth and waiting as patiently
as possible for the Fourth, when they
hope to make better showing.
The score.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Held for Possibly Fatal Assault.

At Italian named G.. Cerundola is held
at Rumford Falls to await the outcome
of injuries inflicted by him with
stiletto upon Ernest Brown of Mexico, a
fellow laborer in the Oxford paper mill,
on the morning OF Sunday, June %.
Some days previously Brown and Others
found Cerundola asleep in the mill, and
to awaken him threw water on him. He
laid the affair to Brown, and the trouble
between the men eliminated in the stab
bling. The knife went in near Browns
heart, and went deep. 1t is not neces-
sarily fatal, and in the absence of COM
plications Brown will probably recover.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Burglary at Canton Post Office.
SAFE BLOWN AND A SMALL QUANTITY
OF STAMPS TAKEN.

The safe in the post Office at Canton
was blown by burglars about 1:3O in the
morning of Monday, June "a. The ex-
plosion was heard by some of the citi-
zens, and Postmaster j. W. Thompson
and others went to the Office, but the
burglars had got away. The door of the
safe was blown to pieces and the room
was in general disorder. Fortunately
the burglars found no money, and only
about thirty dollars in stamps. Some
account books and private papers were
taken. Escape was made on the rail-
road BY a bicycle car belonging to the
foreman of the section crew. The JOB
was evidently the work of professionals
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Picnic and Temperance Meeting.

On July 4th will occur the annual
Sunday School picnic and temperance
mass meeting at Lake Anasagunticook,
to which all are cordially invited with
out regard to what S. S. association they
are connected with. Tickets at very low
rates will be sold at all stations on the
Portland and Rumford Falls Railway be-
tween and including Lewiston and Rum
ford Falls. Beside the ordinary forms
of recreation and amusements for such
occasions leading feature for the lovers
of fun will be the entertainment by
Richard Johnson, the boy humorist, i'm
personator and vocalist
In the mass meeting will be heard
brief addresses by Hon. John P. Swasey,
Hon. Scion Chase, Hon. Payson Smith,
State Representative Edwin H. Gleason
and others. The principal address will
be delivered by President Wilbur F;
Berry of Kent's Hill. 1t is expected
that this will be the largest gathering
in the history of Anasagunticook pic
MICS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Oxford County Base BAN League.

OXFORD County Base Ball League
During the past week arrangement
have been completed for the forming o.
base ball league In Oxford County t.
be known as the Oxford County BASE
Ball League. Representatives were
present at meeting held at Norway
from the towns of South Paris, West
Paris, Norway and Waterford, and these
villages will compose the makeup OF
the league.
The teams that will represent these
villages will be made up of local players
entirely, each manager submitting list
Of the names of the players from which
he will pick his team for all the games.
These teams have already met in few
games this year, and although they have
played fast ball and some very interest
ing games, they have not as, yet aroused
the interest SO that the attendance is
what 1t should be, and this stepis taken
for that purpose.
There are, on the South Paris team,
two and perhaps more men who have
been offered good salaries to play ball in
other places, but they will remain at
home during the summer, and like the
Others on the team give their services
for the sake of having team. No SUBJ
scription has been made for the team
and probably none will be, for it is
hoped that by cutting down the ex-
penses as low as possible the team will
be self-supporting. The kind Of sup.
port that the team asks of the people is
at the games, not alone be-
cause they need the money, but because
a winning team must have encourage
ment from its supporters. The differ
ence between the playing of a team be-
fore listless crowd and before a crowd
that is constantly cheering and en-
its team, whether they are
losing or winning, is very great. With
the crowd urging them on they will
work hard to win and usually succeed.
Judging from the games already play
ed, South Paris looks just as good as
any of the teams and will be able to
make any of them hustle to beat her.
The first home game of the team will be
in the tournament to be held at the fair
grounds July 4th, by the four teams of
the league. The games will all count in
the league standing and are sure to be
interesting. If there are any lovers OF
the game who have not caught the
fever yet this year, let them wake up
and be on hand at the fair grounds July
It'll. Bring along your friends, too,
:reat them on pink lemonade and pea
,uts and have general good time and
Inc days outing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
THE CHARMING WOMAN

is not necessarily one Of perfect form
and features. Many plain woman who
could never serve a. an artists model,
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world admires: neataess, clear eyes,
clean smooth skin and that sprightliness
Of step and action that accompany good
health. A physically weak woman Is
never attractive, not even to herself.
Electric Bitters restore weak women,
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
LONG LIVE THE KING!

is the popular cry throughout European
countries: while in America, the cry OF
the present day is "Long live DR.. Kings
New Discovery, King of Throat and
Lung Remediesp' of which Mrs. Julia
Ryder Paine, Truro, Mass, says: III
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Special Corporation Meeting.

A special meeting of South Paris
Village Corporation is called at New
Hall Tuesday evening of this week, at
7:3O. The business is to act upon the
designations of Eugene Il. Dorr and w.
Fl. JENNIE, two of the assessors OF the
corporation, and choose their successors,
also to act upon the following:
Article A. To hear and act upon the report OF
the existing Water Committee.
Article s. To see what action the Corporation
will take In regard to procuring its water sup
ply from Hall Pond In Paris. to appoint any
necessary committees for that purpose, and To
grant and raise any necessary sum OF money
for the proper Investigation OF this matter