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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-11
THE WASHINGTON.

Haverly and McRae in comedy
this week isn't so bad. Smith
O'Brien does a clever talking act;
Belle Stone locks herself in a
sphere, rolls up spiral and rolls
down again; Solomon II does rapid
calculation without eyes in the
back of his head, and the Three
Flying Valenteens have an aero
batic number of merit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-11

This is the only photograph in
america OF Pocahontas. queen of
oil thoroughbreds.
Pocahontas has been dead these
many years. but she still lives in
the blood of her thousands of sons
and daughters One has only to
call to mind the pedigrees of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-11
CHAPTER w.


We're signed by various names, but
the more important purported to
come from young schoolboy.
named Greatorex This youth
denied all knowledge of them, and
was actually away in the Isle of
Man when some of them were
written, as well as on Aug II, the
date of the Wyrley outrage. 1t is
curious fact that this youth, in
going up to Walsall every day to
school, travelled with certain num-
Der of school fellows upon the same
errand, and that the names of some
of these school fellows do find their
way int these letters. in the same
carriage travelled young Edalji upon
some few occasions. 81 have known
accused by sight for three or four
years." said Greatorex at the trial,
che has travelled in the same COM
partment with me and my school
mates, going to Walsall. This has
not occurred many times during the
last IL months-about dozen
times, in fact" Now, at first sight.
one would think this was point
for the police, as on the presump-
tion that Edalji wrote these anony-
nous letters it would account for
the familiarity with these youth
displayed in them. But since Edal-
il always went to business by the
1880 train in the morning, and the
boys took the same train every day,
to find himself in their company IL
times in one year was really rather
more seldom than one would eX
pect. He drifted into their COM
partment as into any other, and he
seems to have been in their com
pany but not of it, Yet the anony-
nous writer knew that group of
boys well, and the police. by prov
ing that George Edalji might have
known them. seemed to make a dis
tinct point against him.
The "Greatorex" letters to the
police are all to the effect that the
writer Is a member of the gang for
manning cattle. that George Edalji
is another member, and that he
(GreatoreX) Is prepared to give
away the gang if certain conditions
are complied with. Il have got a
daredevil face and can run well.
and when they formed that gang at
Wyrley they got me to join. |
knew all about horses and beasts
and how to catch them best :.
they said they would do me In if
funked 1t, so | did, and caught
them both lying down at 10 min
ntes to three and they reused up;
and then | caught each under the
belly. but they didn't squirt much
blood. and one ran away. but the
other fell Now I'll tell you
who are in the gang. but you can't
prove it without me. There is one
named -, from Wyrley. and a
porter who they call -. and
sAS hau w oN Iitit y
Edaljl the lawyer. Now |
have not told who is at the back
of them ALL and | shan't unless you
promise to do nothing at me- 1t is
not true we always do it when the
moon Is young. and the one Edalji
killed on April II was full moon"
ct is worth mentioning here that
there was no outrage at all within
! week of that date). eve never
been locked up yet. and don't
think any of the others have ex-
rept the captain. SO guess they'll
get off light"
| would draw attention in passing
10 the artistic touch of 40 minutes
10 three" This is realism over.
done, as no mutilator on dark
night could readily consult his
watch nor care to remember the
exact hour to minute. But it
corresponds closely to the remark
The state herald., 1907-08-23
Another Colorado "Redeemer.n

Greeley, Colo-B. ID. Sanborn. the
Sreeicy irrigationlst and reservoir
builder. who, with J. c. Stanley g. Dea-
Yer. recently purchased the Dunraven
estate In Estes park consisting OF 5000
acres. covered with timber, aboundlng
In trout-laden streams and begirt by
mountains, which property was bought
by the Earl OF Dunrayen years ago for
n hunting preserve and where he built
a summer home and lived for many
years. viii project on their estate 81.
gantic reservoir to be used for irrlga.
ton by farmers for miles In the valley
below and the same time add to the at
fractions OF the park. which has become
world famed.
Probably no place In the West has
more perfect natural site for reser-
roir than that locality which lies be.
tween the Big Thompson canon and the
village OF Estes Park.
big dam will be erected across the
Thompson canon and the reservoir viii
extend several miles eastward. To all
their reservoir Mr.. Sanborn proposes n
system OF exchanges OF water, n plaa
In satisfactory use In northern Colo.
rado. He owns Boyd lake, near Love.
land. with n capacity of 1000, 900 900
cubic feet and splendid appropriation
OF water and by n system OF transfer
OF water. both reservoirs may be illlei
with the understanding that the waters
OF Estes park reservoir will not be
drawn out In the summer time. as Il
must be used for boating and fishing
TO provide amusement for the guests ~
The proposed Estes Park hotel. which
Mr.. Stanley will erect on the heights
above the reservoir site nt u cost OF
100000, Lumber for this hotel has al.
ready been hauled and the foundation
will be started this fall,
The state herald., 1907-08-23
TEDDY BEARS HUNT TEDDY.
The Real Thing Prowls About Presl.
dents Summer Home.

Oyster Bay. N. Y.-It was 4 o'clock
In the morning and darknesl,enyel-
oped the Presidents homo on Saga
more Hl!!. Secret service sleuths, in
their sleepelss viglls. patrolled the mp
proaches TO the abode OF the chief ex-
ecutive. The President peacefully
slumbered, without even nature fake
dream TO disturb his rcpcse.
Hist" said Secret Service Agent
Sauter, putting his hand TO his ear.
Sounds as II a man is on the roof
Of the extension OF the Presidents
house." whispered Agent Ritchie.
crouching behind bush.
A scraplng. grinding noise could
be heard. us though heavy body was
being drawn across the roof. The Sc
cret service men crcpt forward. Tho
noise awakened President Roosevelt
and members OF his household
As the sleuths drew near they got
ont their revolycrs. Agent Sauter
climbed to the shoulders OF his CON-
panion and peered over the edge OF
the roof
Two tiny balls OF red Are gazcd at
him through the darkness and ho
caught a glimpse OF two rows OF sharp
white teeth. Next instant n furry
body darted across the roof and dis
appeared over the other side Sauter
and Richie gnye chase. but they could
pursue only to tho edge OF the woods.
The cracking OF twigs could be heard.
1T was bear." calculated both
sleuths In astonishment.
President Roosevelt came out to
see what had disturbed his rest. He
could hardly believe that bear had
visited him. The secret service men.
not wishing to be stamped as nature
fakcrs. carefully guarded the ground
whore the bear jumped from the roof
until daylight, and sure enough. bear
tracks were found.
There are several pet bears near
oyster Bay, and II In believed ono OF
them escaped aud wont TO visit the
| animals friend.
The state herald., 1907-08-23
Preparing for Next Stock show.

Donycr.-Nenriy $4,000 has been
raised for the premium list Of tho
Western Stock Show Association. and
the list and rules are now ready for
distribution. The next show win bc
held In Denver from January Goth to
?bth. inclusive. Preparations are now
being made to make this years show
much larger and better than the last
one.
The show this year will be nationai
,n character, but certain rules and reg.
ulationn have been made by the nnso.
citation that provide for special classes
Of breeding cattle. The fat cattle di.
vision In open only 10 feeders west OF
the ninety.ninth degree OF longitude.
Several new clanaca have been added
this year that will make the show more
interesting, ono II. for the best fat
steer raised nnd fnticned wcrt Of tho
ninoty.ninth degree Of longitude, and
having won FIRST or second prize at
any state or county fair IN 1907. An.
other In for the best fat steer under
four years old owned and fed by boy
under ~ years OF age. The steer must
have been the property of tho boy for
NJ least four months prior 10 the
show.
A now feature in tho horse division
OF the Hhow will be n prize for carload
lots Of range horses. twenty horhcH "a
be called n carload. An auction will
be held after the show at which thu
horses can be sold In no desired.
The state herald., 1907-08-23
1T IS UP TO
HOKE SMITH
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE PASSES
BILL. THAT WILL DISFRAN.
CHiSE NEGROES.
GOVERNOR WILL SIGN
PROVISIONS LAID DOWN THAT
WILL SHUT OUT s5 PER CENT
OF coLoRED VOTE.

Atlanta, Ga.-By vote of 159 to 16
the lower house of the Georgia General
Assembly passed the bill to disfran-
chise the negroes. The measure al
ready had been passed by the Senate
and now goes to Governor Hoke Smith,
w..o will approve 1t. In addition to the
qualifications already prescribed by
law, the prospective voter must come
under one or more of the follow quail
fications:
First-All persons who have honor
ably served in any war of the United
States or in the Confederate army, or
in the military forces of the state of
Georgia durig the Civil War.
Second-All persons lawfully de.
scended from those who served In the
Confederate army or In the military
forces of Georgia during the Civil War.
Third-All persons of good charac-
ter, who understand the duties Of citi-
zenship.
Fourth-All persons who can cor
rectly read in the English language
any paragraph of the constitution of
the United States or OF this state, and
correctly write same in the English
language when read to them by any OF
the registers, and all persons who
solely because of physical disability
are unable TO comply with the above
requirements. but who can understand
and give reasonable Interpretation of
any paragraph of the constitution OF
the United Statps or of this state that
may be read TO them by any Of the reg
isters: or,
Fifth-Any person who is the owner
OF forty acres of land in this state,
upon which he resides, or is the owner
OF property situated in this state and
assessed for taxation at the valuation
of $500.
II is claimed the law will disfran.
chise ninety-five per cent. OF the ne.
groes.
The state herald., 1907-08-23
Big Birds on Small Wings.

In the attempt to discover some
universal law of bird flight, scientists
have disclosed concerning q number
of species a most puzzling paradox.
perhaps the most mysterious of the
enigmas that the subject presents,
says writer in Everybody's Maya.
zine. 1t is that in number Of birds
and insects the size of the wings de-
creases in proportion to the increase
in size OF the body Of the flying crea-
ture. The Australian crane, for In.
than the sparrow, but in proportion
has only one-seventh the wing area
of the smaller bird. This curious fact
is equally striking II we compare birds
with insects. If the gnat were in
creased In size until 1t was as large as
the Australian crane and If the wings
of the insect were enlarged to main
tain the proportion they now bear to
its body, they would be about $50
times larger than the cranes. 1t re-
quires 3.62 square feet of wing area
per pound to float the bank.swallow,
but to sustain the tawny vulture,
monster bird in comparison, requires
only .6S of square foot of wing sur
face per pound of body. The albatross,
weighing is pounds. has a spread of
wing Of IL feet and inches. while the
trumpeter swan, weighing rs pounds,
has spread of wing of only eight
feet. The stork weighs eight times
more than the pigeon, but in proper
tion has only half as much wing sur.
face
The state herald., 1907-08-23
The Simple Life.

Wellington was one OF the earliest
exponents OF the simple life. His
sleeping chamber was plaInness and
simplicity itself lie always slept
on a small campbell. was ever temper.
ate and careless In his diet, md FIRE.
quently stated that he believed his
good health was due to the three
years he spent under canvas In India
when he alto i.ttle but rice and drank
scarcely any wine, says the New York
Weekly. lie continued TO eat rice to
the day OF his death. He ate It with
meat and almost with everything. and
his intimate friends took care always
20 place a dish OF rico on the table
when he dined with them. lie scarce
ly knew one wine from another. and
could not discern bad butter from
good. His Indifference In the matter
OF food was proyerhial. a contrast to
the present day. when dict forms ono
OF the principal subjects OF conyerSa.
tons.
The state herald., 1907-08-23
Must Die On oallows.

Dcnvcr.-Androw johnson will have
10 follow the course Of the law some.
time during next week TO pay the pen.
atty by hanging for numbering Mar.
nhnl frisbco Mt Lamar. ProwcrH county
last spring. This was the substance
OF an opinion rendered by Lieut. Gov.
Harper upon request OF Attorn.y Gen.
oral Dickson.
Judge Hunter sentenced Johnson
TO death by hanging In the dintric,
court OF ProwerH county. and his owl.
dencc In all that the attorney based
his opinion on. The appeal Of John.
son TO the governor stated that cir.
eumHtantial evidence alone was no,
adequate evidence 10 sentence n man
10 death, but upon investigation MIR.
Dickson found that there were three
eye witnesses TO tho shooting. Ho
holds that since this has been pro.
duecd. there In no hope for Johnson.
The state herald., 1907-08-23
CAME PRETTY FAST FOR PAT.
Al That, He Had Had Only What the
Doctor Ordered.

A Philadelphia physician says that
not long ago he was called to see an
Trishman, and among other directions
told him to take an ounce of whisky
three times day. A day or SO later
he made another visit and found the
man, while not SO sick, undeniably
drunk.
How did this happen?" the physi-
clan demanded OF Pats wife, who was
lowering about solicitously.
Sure, dochter, an It's just what
you ordered, an no more, that he
had" she protested.
II said one ounce OF whisky three
times a day; that could not make him
drunk" the physician said. He has
had much more than that"
"Divil a drop more, dochter, dear"
she declared. Sure an oi didn't
know Just how much an ounce was so
oi wint to the drug store an asked,
an the lad-he's broth of boy,
too-told me that an ounce was 16
drams and Pat has had thin regular,
an no more!"-Harper's Weekly.
The state herald., 1907-08-23

The Manchester canal was built al
a cost of $75,000,OO0 to reduce freight
rates for a distance of 35 miles, and,
while it did not prove good inter-
est bearing investment on such
large expenditure, its indirect and
more permanent benefits are said to
have warranted 1t.
Germany has 5000 miles of cana&
carefully maintained. besides 1000
miles of other waterway. France.
with an area less than we would con-
slider large state, has 5000 miles Of
canal: and in the northern part,
where the canals are most numerous,
the railways are more prosperous.
England, Germany, France. Holland
and Belgium are all contemplating
further extension and improvement Of
their canal systems.-Century Maga-
zine
The state herald., 1907-08-23
JUST WHY STRIKE WAS CALLED.
Statement BY President Small Gives
Inside Information.
(By Samuel j. Small.)


Chicago-The direct causes which
led up to the telegraphers' strike are
the long and persistent efforts of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
notably, and the Postal Telegraph
Company incidentally. to reduce the
operators of the country to condi.
ton of servtude obviously impossible
of human endurance.
Second-To repeated violation OF
the agreements entered into by the
Postal company with its employees and
the persistent refusal of the Western
Union to receive committees of Its
employees for the purpose of discuss
ing grievances.
Third-Utter disregard Of the prom
ises made by Colonel Clowry in a let
ter to Commissioner Neill on June 90
following the ending of the San Fran
cisco strike, which ended July ID,
which agreement bears the official sig
nature of Mr.. Clowry and is on file in
the office of the Commissioner of La
Dor at Washington.
To the San Francisco telegraph Of
ticials may be laid directly the cause
of this trouble. Instead of employ
ing men on strike, according to agree
ment, the Western Union gave prefer
ence to outsiders and employed many
such. They even went so far as to
guarantee employment to operators in
other cities, before they left their old
positions.
A system of espionage on strikers
was established after they returned
to work and many were discharged
on complaint of strikebreakers. One
OF the contentious of the union is that
the public shall know the filing time
of kilograms. This would give the
person receiving a telegram an oppor-
tunity TO know the elapsed time Of
handling.
THE public has not before been ap.
prised of the shortcomings OF the
telegraph companies because of the
secrecy taught to telegraph operators
from infancy. No set of men and
women We're ever more faithful and
yet endured more Inhuman treatment
to protect the telegraph companies. de
spite the perpetual sliding scale.
II is not question of abuse Of
power of the officers of our organiza-
tion. 1t is question of whether or
not the commercial telegraphers of
this country have real grievance II
they have, then, in the name OF Jus.
tlce, let us get together and adjust
these grievances. but not in n man.
ner in which the San Francisco strike
was settled.
Colonel Clowry has violated both
In spirit and letter the agreement nc.
cepted by him. which is on file In the
office of the commissioner of labor,
and the company voluntarily broke
the agreement which ended the first
San Francisco strike.
Il am confident that the telegraph.
ers will win the strike. There is plenty
oi money behind the movement"
The state herald., 1907-08-23
FOOD
FACTS
Grape-Nuts
FOOD
A Body Balance

People hesitate Mt the statement that
the famous food, Grapc-Nuts. yields as
much nourishmcnt from one pound as
can be absorbed by the system from
ten pounds OF meat. bread. wheat or
oats. Ten pounds OF meat might CON
tain more nourishmcnt than one pound
OF Grape Nuts. but not In shape that
the system will absorb as large pro.
portion Of as the body can take up
from one pound OF Grapc-NntB.
This food contains tho selected parts
OF wheat and barley which nro pre-
pared and by natural means prcdl.
gcstcd. transformed into form OF
sugar. ready for Immediate assimiia'
tion. People in nil parts OF tho world
testify 20 tho value Of Grape.Nutr.
a Mo. man says: Il have gained ten
pounds on Grapc.Nu,s food. can
truly recommend II to thin people"
Iic had been eating meat. bread. etc,
right along. but there was no ten
pounds OF added flesh until 0rnpo-Nuts
food was used.
Ono curious feature regarding true
health food In that It's use will reduce
Tho weight Of corpulcnt person with
unhealthy flesh. and will add TO tho
weight OF thin person not properly
nourlHhod. There In abundance OF
evidence TO prove this.
Grapo.Nuts balances tho body In n
condition of true health. Scientific no.
lection OF food elements makes Grape
Nuts good and valuable. Its delicious
flavor and powerful nouriahing prop
critics have made friends that In
turn have made Grape.Nuts famous.
There's n Reason" Read "The Road
10 Wellyiiie." In pkgp.
The state herald., 1907-08-23
Horse Jumps on Girl.

Fort Collins, colo.-i.ottic connady.
aged II years. while riding bicycle,
was run down and hcrioualy hurt by n
horse driven by A. \, farnnf, far.
mer living three mllep south of Fort
Collins, According 10 witnesses She
guided directly into the animal, which
reared, plunged and passed over her.
. wheel OF the buggy passing over
her abdomen.
The child was unconscious when
picked M, but soon revived and was
taken 60 her home. Internal Injuries
arc feared. but the doctors say her
condition IL not dangerous. The girls
mother In IN the mountains and she
was left IN the care Of her grand
mother.
The state herald., 1907-08-23
shlppIng men Of both aide, ot N.

shipping men OF both sides Of tho
Atlantic have been much gra,ined by
the announcement that tho treasury
department ia asking for bids for the
dcreliet destroyer which was author.
lied by the ia,cs, congress This vcs.
rei. which 10 to be stationed on th.
North Atlantic. will ombody the latest
improvements In craft OF her kind.
and will be capable OF cruising for
1000 miles without roplcnishing her
bunkcru. She will bo furnished. tho
Scientific American says. with power.
fui Hearchllshts and n wireless tole.
graph equipment. the latter to enable
her 10 receive and giyo information aa
10 the location Of dercllota.
The state herald., 1907-08-23


Theodore Shonts reaches up into
some mysterious store of universal In
formation and, having grabbed OF a
handful OF more or less canned wis.
dom. lays down few qualities that
man should have before girl should
think OF marrying him. says Chicago
News. Briefly. the description OF the
only man fitted for wedlock is this:
He should be perfect mentally. NOR.
ally and physically and also be some
pumpkin financially. Mr.. Shonts may
be right but as there are only few
for that kind of man would first take
nial bargain counter. the great major
ity of the girls will have TO accept hus-
bands with few flaws or go single.
or course the girl who was waiting
70 rthat kind OF man would first take
the trouble TO be perfect herself. but
that might be simple matter for
her. Even then she might be happy
with n man having imperfections pro-
vided she was too polite to notice
them. The sensible girl figures II out
that the best she can get is the aver.
age man and makes up her mind TO
be happy with him II he will let
her
The state herald., 1907-08-23
Her Secret Sorrow.

That woman over there has some
hidden sorrow" declared the sym
pathetic one. as she came in and took
her seat at table not far away. Il
have often noticed her. See. Her
companion orders everything she
could possibly want, and yet she sits
there silent with a face like mask.
1 am awfully sorry for her"
Don't you worry" advised her pes.
simistic friend. That's her husband
with her. She's bored, that's ALL"
The state herald., 1907-08-23

Since II has been discovered that
q lady burglar was doing very active
line of business until she was halted
by the police will tlmid bachelors feel
obliged 20 look under the bed ever,
sisht before turning in1
The state herald., 1907-08-23
A Bio Loser.

Mrs. Myles-I see the 2i-year-old
son Of London dry goods man is a
bankrupt. having managed to get rid
OF 32.100.0O0 since he came OF age.
Mrs. Styles-Oh. well. boys will be
boys!
Mrs. Myles-Well, this looks as II
a boy had nm ambition to be
bridge whist player.
The state herald., 1907-08-23
Never Touched Him.

Il have brought back the lawn
mower ] bought OF you last week."
said the man with the side whiskers.
"You said you would return my money
II 1t wasn't satisfactory"
Yes. that's what said." replied the
dealer. but assure you the money
was perfectly satisfactory In every
resDect"
The state herald., 1907-08-23
Left Army for Pork Trade.

Aladar Stolincki. an aristocratic
lieutenant OF n Hungarian hussar reg
iment. has resigned his commission to
become an apprentice to pork butch
or In Budapest. He says he can not
live on his pay-sio0 year-and that
he considers man OF intelligence and
energy can do well In the pork trade.
The state herald., 1907-08-23

A bifoot residence lot In New
York In described by a local paper aa
tremendously large" That may b..
a good sized frontage for little old
New York. but /, would be oramped
quarters In tho west. where people
really live.
The state herald., 1907-08-23

An accommodating scientist has
evolved tablet which will enable
every one TO be his own brewer hut
there 10 one serious trouble with this
tabloid beer II has 10 be kept on
lee. and few people are able 10 take
their Ice wagon around with them.