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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
s%UBSIDIZING CUPID
Chicago Women U~nionists Are III
Favor of a Marriage Dowry.

4 capitalistic cupid, with love darts III
the form of 5000 dowrieS ana "o.NIhs
girls as his targets, is the latest sd1ses-
tion nc m antidote for race suiSide. tIpld'
is 70 be an agent for labor u"I-lS IL
those ideas are carried out. 1t VIZ au-
vocated by eighty women workers J'lohg-
ing TO unions. who d u
HOUSE in Chicago, n few days ago.
The gathering was one OF TIE irSI
three. held simultaneously. IN th~' 'oun
try. Another was at New o an inc
third at Boston. 1t was Miss
breckenridge. assistant dean OF wo.a'h at
the University OF Chicago, who &uSSrS'e~
the dowry idea.
1--WE believe in this plan" d'"ilred
Miss Breckenridge. 1T places the mar
riage question upon a serious "'SiS'
Unions have their death and sick 3'a'hts
and a marriage benefit or dowry Wod!d DC
in order. If 4 woman unloniSt Is 7'iha
to be married she must be taught / $ q
serious undertaking, but. at the same
time. a plan that is favored by tn or
ganization to which she belongs.
.'Tbe experience she acquires b. being
a uDlOnlSI ana NdSt t1Ih'A wa
her to spend money wisely after S.ie -
married. She will also learn ti:at "heR
her husband works and brings his wages
home to her she must also bear her Nlare
of the burden. 1t has been SuSgeStr3 mere
that women workers who marry. S3me=
times return to their old tasks. 1t "OulQ
apppar to me that if matrimony i not q
gainful employment it ought to be.
The plan of giving Il dowry to q Wom-
an when she marries is now IN vogue
among English and German unions. de
clared Mrs. Raymond Robins, who acted
as chairman of the conference.
There were others present who thought
that a stipulated sum of 500 or $zoO
should be given to Il woman wage Garner
when she becomes a matron by the labor
organization with which she has been
identified.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
HARLAN RETURNS FROM ALASKA
Says Many Mines Have Been Opened
During the Past Year

Hon. n. V. Harlan, district attorney
Of Alaska, has arrived home at York.
Mr.. Harlan left Fairbanks on Nov. 6
and said that just before he left Z
Fairbanks banker had received a taIe-
gram from a Seattle bank intimating
that there would be a little financial
furry that would sOOn blow ver. Al
the time Of leaving Mr.. Harlan said
that the bankers knew nothing of on
ditiOns and We're doing business the
same as before. The banks of Alaska
depend on Seattle for currency ana
every boat carries thousands OF dol
lars from Seattle to Alaska banks. Mr..
Harlan reports that all kinds of bust
ness is prospecting and that more new
mines + being developed and thinks
that if the same increase of output
of gold and copper is kept up Alaska
or the United States possessions can
supply the world.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
SLEEP PERIL.
CIings 10 Narrow Coping or Third
Story and is Rescued.

After having walked in his sleep
John Dreeland, Of ST. Louis, Mo, so
years Of age. awoke before dawn Sat
urday u find himself c]rouching on a
rail coping. less than a foot wide,
outside a third story window of the
house in which he boards. The shock
caused him to lose his balance. but
he caught the coping and dangled 40
feet above the street. screaming lust
fly. Aroused boarders, unable to drag
him back TO safety, siezed his hands
and held hin for p minutes until q
fire department ladder wagon arrived
and Dreeland, exhausted and suffer-
ing from fright and exposure, was car
ried down in safety.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
DECIDES DRAINAGE FIGHT.
Court Rules on Dakota
County Case.

>SakiLlI \SNNNs
The Nebraska supreme court at
Lincoln granted an alternative writ
of mandamus directing the county
commissioners of Dakota county to
spend $34,700 in draining $4,000 acres
of land. The controversy has been in
the courts for several years.
The foregoing dispatch refers to tho
drainage of Elk creek, which runs
along the bluffs from Jackson and
empties into the Missouri river. Few
actions at law il the history of Dako-
ia county have been more bitterly
fought. The matter has been in the
courts since 1905, and it is probable
that the decision of the supreme court
will not end the matter. According to
the plans of those favOring the drain
age Of the creek the ditch was to be
constructed from the creek to a point
on the Missouri river northeast of
Jackson, the length of the ditch to be
something like two and a half miles.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
NEAR TURNING POINT.
Banks Expect 500 to Resume Cash
Basis.

lBltlA- LAtbe1L SJOll 10 LACStlEiiC Ssi>Ll
Basis.
J. Pierpont Morgan had a short
conference with Secretary Cortelyou
at Washington Saturday afternoon
and at its conclusion left for New
York. Nothing was disclosed in re-
gard 10 the object of his visit and it
did not last more than fifteen minu-
ties. Mr.. Morgan seemed to be in the
best of spirits. He remained at his
room at the Arlington hotel most Of
h morning and received only a few
callers. Postmaster General Meyer
called late in the forenoon with his
automobile and Mr.. Morgan left the
hotel for a time with him. His asso-
ciate. President Baker. of the First
National bank, was at the treasury de
partment in the morning and had a
conference with Secretary CortelyOu.
a feeling Of confidence of the sue
cess in the new loans seemed to pre-
vail at the treasury Saturday and was
apparently heightened by the assur-
ance given by Mr.. Morgan Of the i'm
prOvement in the situation in New
York. The strong rally in the stock
market and the loss of half a million
in the required reserve OF the New
York banks strengthened the feeling
that confidence was returning and
that il Will be reflected in the offers
for the new securities during the
week. The visit of Mr.. Morgan was
generally accepted among bankers in
Washington that leading bankers in
New York intended 10 operate with
the treasury department in making q
success Of the new loans.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Robbers Fai! in Purpose.

Burglars of unusual discrimination
attempted to blow the safe in the office
of the Anzeiger-Herold. a German
newspaper published weekly at Grand
Island. but We're evidently disturbed
and after having made the most care
full preparations, pasting up the win
dows with paper, filling the cracks
with the explosive fluid, made their
escape.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
SENDOFF FOR SENATOR BROWN.
Men CT MI Political Parties Gather to
Do Him IiGnOl

do tEI!H IIJlpF.
One of the most notable gatherings
of citizens ever held in Kearney was
the farewell and godspeed smoker
given in honor Of Senator Norris
Brown at the Elks' lodge
rooms. Speeches were made by NJ. A.
Brown, w. L. Hand, c. b. Finch,
Judge HOstetler, y. p. Mcdonald,
John Dryden and Prof. Thomas. Re
spending, Senator Brown spoke feel
ingly and said hal no man there
would be able to appreciate how one
would feel on such an occasion and
hal language was to him inadequate
to express his feelings. Looking about
him he. found men of all political
faiths. as We'll as occupations, joining
in a common sentiment of good will.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Valuable Team Stolen

Some person stole a valuable team
of horses belonging to r. f. Zahl-
now, a farmer living between CancrOfr
and West Point. They also took a new
fur Overcoat that he had just pur-
chased and placed in the buggy until
he vas ready to go home. After put
ting the coat in the buggy he went in
to a store to do some more trading
and when he came out he found the
team, buggy and coat missing.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
GIRL AFTER BURGLAR.
Swinging Door Hits Revolver as She
is making Search.

Miss Eleanor Singer, of Pittsburg,
accidentally shot herself while search
ing for a burglar, and is in a critical
condition.
Miss Singer heard a noise in the
lower part of the house and began a
search.
AS she reached the panty she gath
cred up her night robe in M hand
and pushed outward a swinging door
toward a buffers pantry. The door
swung back and hit the revolver,
which was discharged.
TIE bullet was found lodged against
her spine. Miss Singer is a well
known tennis player and athlete.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.
Grand Island Officers not Observing
the Law.

.hS ~
The manner in which the law reg
ulating elections and especially that
feature referred to as the corrupt
practices act is now enforced and
lived up to ii Grand Island has oc-
casioned some comment. Two years
ago the filed statements of the Demo-
cratic candidates showed that three
of these paid 10 the central committee
SIS. The report of the treasurer of
the committee showed a receipt OF
only 500 and like disbursement. This
year seven candidates for county Of
flee have failed to comply With the
law requiring the filing OF statements
of campaign expenses, and some Of
these were elected and, it is believed
from a hurried reading of the law,
cannot legally hold office.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
World Tired Of Religion

General Booth, in an address at
Berlin to the Salvation army says
people everywhere seem to be firing of
religion. He believes there are 2,OO0,-
900 persons in London. who never
have entered a church. 1t is the, same
in Euprope and America, he added.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Defeat for DiStiIIcry.

United States Judge Smith McPher-
son, Of Kansas City, Mo. Saturday.
denied the application of the distillery
company for a mandatory injunction
10 COMPEL the American Express
company 20 accept shipments of liquor
consigned TO Oklahoma
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
COUNTY ASKS AN ACCOUNTING.
Believes 1t Has Something Coming !
from the State.

from the stare.
The supervisors of Adams county
will ask the hospital for the insane at
Lincoln for an accounting of funds
given for the care and keep of per-
sons committed from that county to
that institution to be treated for either
the liquor or the drug habit. The SUI
perintendent requires an advance pay
ment of $40 for three months board
and treatment at the time a person i;
committed. Many persons have been
paroled or discharged in much less
than three months. but the state has
made no refund nor reported that the
county has been credited with any
muse balances. When n man re-
manned longer than the three months
period an additional payment was re-
Quested.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Cash Reserve Increases.

State Bank Examiner beaumont. of
Lincoln. was in Kearney recently
and examined the Farmers bank. As
that is the only bank in the city under
his supervision his conclusions apply
more directly to that bank. He re-
ports that he found the bank in excel
lent financial condition..
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Six Gents Damages for Libel.

In her libel suit against Charles W.
Ashton. now of Madison, S. D., but
formerly of POnCa, Neb., AIMS w.
SheiblOy was awarded 6 cents dam
ages. The case has been in the courts
for years and grew out Of the publ
cation of an affidavit in Ashton's paper
in Ponca during one of the hot cam
paigns Of J. J.. Mccarthy, Of Ponca,
former congressman.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Kills Self and Children,

Mrs. Jessie T. Hodges, of Newton,
Mass, killed herself and sons, aged
IL and 6, by asphyxiation in her home
at Newtonville. All the cracks in the
doors and windows were plugged and
the gas turned on.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

Col Watterson, of Kentucky. deliver
ed a lecture at the Wesleyan university
recently, and a large number went
from Lincoun to hear him. MI. Wat
terson reached Lincoln in the aft:r-
noon and Immediately went to his
room at the Lindell hotel, where he
remained during most of the day.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Russia Paws japanese Debt.

Russia has wiped out the balance of
her Indebtedness to Japan, arising
from the Russian war. the Russian
embassy handing over to the embas-
say of Japan q check for $24,3O2, zoe.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Woman Breaks Both Legs.

Suffers Harlem bank in New York
was destroyed by fire Thursday: loss,
100000. Mrs. Lena Lester jumped
from the third story into a blanket,
breaking both legs.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Torpedo. Boats i'm Collision.

The torpedo boat Shubrick was in
collision Friday with the steamer
Maryland in Hampton roads and was
damaged to some extent. The boat
has been taken to the navy yard to be
locked and examined.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Breaks World Record.

After hitting 1906 flying blocks
without a miss Capt. a. H. Hardy, at
Lincoln. stopped his rife shooting
demonstration. a judge had to leave
ard this stopped the shoot, Hardy
striving for a 10000 record. The
worlds. record was formerly held by
T~opperwein. of San Antonio, Tex,
who secured S,S62.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Five Children Perish.

Five children were cremated n
their parents and two other children
! seriously burned when the home of
Thomas Zuver, near ~Pleasantville.
"a, was DESTROYED Thursday.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Lake Steamer Burns.

II is reported in Detroit, Mich. that
the steame Monohasset burned to the
waters edge Saturday night on THIN
da. bay. Lake Huron, and that the
crew were saved.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
York Man Goes TO Iowa.

AT a meeting OF the board of direc-
tors Of the local Y. NJ. c. A. at Allan
tic, Ia, George Danley. of York, Neb..
who has been there looking over the
ground since the resignation of Gener-
al Secretary G.. A. McMichaels. wa
selected as secretary of the local as
ISOLATION and will enter upon his du-
ties at once.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Girl Saws She Told Lies.

After lying in Jail for the last three
weeks at Tekamah, charged with as
sault on his 16-year-old adopted
daughter, Eugene Cooper was released
on his own recogniZanc~ by Judge
Pasler. Cooper's release was due to
the fact Of the eirl telling County At
torney Singhaus tnat ell the stories she
had tod him regarding the affair were
Ttac
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Sioux City Live stock Market.

Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Top
beeves. $500 a $50. Top hogs, s4.2O.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Torn to Pieces by LYNX.

Walter Johnson, 16, living eight
miles north of Mckinney, N. D., was
torn to pieces by a lynx, which he at
tempted to kill.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Lincoln Ranks Want Bends.

Lincoln banking institutions have
applied for an aggregate Of $@15,009
Ct Panama C1raI bonds Q" CCE2-1CH'
certificates Of Indebtedness.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Sir Irchcs Of Snow in Nebraska.

- f~cHos e GOV - Z Sidney
- .l-r He@to-l Eeb!a-Aa recently
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-20
CONFERENCE WITH
PLUMBERS TODAY

A meeting will be held today be-
tween the Master Plumbers asso-
citation and representatives of the
Plumbers union for the purpose of
making settlement, if possible, of
existing differences.
The plumbers are asking for
$3.50 per day. The master plumb
ers are willing to grant the increase
in wages providing the union will
make a number of concessions.
Concessions asked are control of
apprentices and the annullment of
the union law specifying days as
the time III which fixtures can be
installed.
The master plumbers want to get
more work out of the apprentices
and give them more opportunities
to learn the trade. The 2 day linn
it on fixtures requires a plumber to
consume that much time no matter
how much sooner he could COM
plete the work.
There is a disposition this morn
ing on the part Of both sides to
fight it out.
The public can remain reasonably
certain that no matter which side
is victorious there will be no re-
duction III rates for plumbing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-20
USUAL DELAYED
PROSECUTION

A few days ago the police arrest
ed NJ. Macho, the employment
agent, who boasts that the police
are unable to convict him on the
charge Of defrauding laborng men.
The officers had 10 foreigners and
an interpreter prepared to swear
that Macho had defrauded each out
of 81. Deputy Prosecutor Laughan
asked that the trial of the case be
postponed until April 80.
This course allows the defendant
time to square up with the com
plainants or force the latter to
leave town on account Of a lack Of
sufficient funds to pay board bills
necessary to remain.
Several policemen who are ia
miliar with this dilatory method of
prosecution predicted when Macho
was arrested that he would never
be convicted, and ii begins to look
as though their predictions would
be fulfilled. Justice Hinkle can do
nothing when the prosecution does
not furnish him with the proper evil
dence. If, on April %, witnesses
are not produced against Macho the
court can do nothing but discharge
him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-20
MAYOR OACCETT OPENS
WAR HEADQUARTERS

supporting c. Herbert Moore in the
primaries against William J. Doust
was denied this morning by the
notorius Dutchman, who said that
he had not yet made up his mind
who he would support. The fact is,
however. that Jake and his crowd
will go down the line with Daggett
and the rest of the city hall bunch.
They amy support Moore in the
primary on the theory that he will
be the easiest man TO beat in the
election.
According to attaches of the
ComiQue resort the county attorney
has told the proprietor to look out
or something would drop. The
court house machine some days ago
threatened the "TenderlOin" if the
lineup which at present is pledged
to the support of Daggett did not
stampede TO DOust. ''Tenderl0in'
leaders dallied for time, by saying
they might support Doust if he
could secure the nomination over
Moore. D0ust men took this TO
mean that at the primaries the
weight of the "Tenderloin' would
be used for Moore's nomination.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-20
AN lDYL OF the
SPRING GARDEN

1t was a side yard and a man in
shirt sleeves was spading it up.
Rollo and his father stopped to
gutta percha.
"Oh, sir, the individual is engaged
In prospecting for the elusive angle
worm. is he not" said Rollo. his
eyes shining like stove polish.
Forget it, Rollo." said his parent.
The man is making garden. There
will never be a garden. but the man
is making it. In this case garden is
synonymous with bluff. His brain
is afire with the idea of making the
plot bloom like an oasis. In fact, it
is blazing like a livery stable when
the hired mans lantern gets kicked
over
What is an oasis, father? I
never yet have seen one bloom
That. Rollo, is where his garden
will resemble an oasis. You won't
ever see it bloom. either
AT any rate the exercise will
prove highly beneficial to the ANA
teur horticulturist," ventured Rollo.
Yes, it will prove beneficial like
a $40 fine or a broken finger. He
will be clubbing round like the
feyered four flush that he is, and
the cold, moist shades Of ever will
find him obivious to the grip germ
hut not impervious. He will go into
the house with headache. saddle
sores and a crouch. and spread the
fresh. fragrant elebe from his hOOfs
all over the Kaleidoscope carpet
from The easy payment store, all the
while swearing symphoniously,
That's the finish of the landscape
improvements"
What, nevertheless, becomes of
the things he chances to plant ere
he yields to ennui and indolence?"
Quoth Rollo, cropping like a muck
rake for the answer.
"Well. he seldom chances to plant
much except his So fountain pen,
which slips out of his vest pocket
in time to get spaded under along
with the broken bottles and rusty
nails" replied Rollo's father, gent
ly leading his pallid offspring away
from the unhappy sight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-20
CANUCKS MAY
GET HUNGRY

CRANBROOK. b. c.. April 90
A famine threatens this part of the
province if the coal miners strike
is not settled soon. The Canadian
Pacific railroad is practically with
out fuel and has cancelled all or
ders of freight. This town was
caught without a very great sup
ply on hand. A meeting of the
board Of trade was held yesterday
at which the matter was discussed
at length. A resolution was wired
to Ottowa asking that an immediate
settlement of the strike be made.
The Canadian Pacific railroad has
given notice that it can haul no
more freight, and may not run pas
senger trains more than week.
Boards Of trade are petitioning
mine operators and miners.
Ore traffic on the boundary is at
standstill on account of the strike.
Practically all other business is in
the same condition. The Great
Northern will supply border towns
with food.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-20

The democrats now believe them
selves TO be in proper shape to be-
gin an open campaign along the
usual lines. Office quarters have
been secured in room Il of the Van
Valkenburg block on Riverside av.
Otis Anderson, the mayors secre-
tary. will be installed in the cam
paign offices as secretary. The
campaign will be managed chiefly
by Mayor Daggett himself His
first lieutenant will be John I.
OBrien. city commissioner. All the
democratic councilmen will take ac-
tive part.
II is reported that a change may
be made in the office OF corpora
ton counsel should Mayor Dagsett
be reelected. Lester p. Edge Is
said to be slated for another job in
stead of assistant counsel. and sey'
eral attorneys have already got
busy after Edges Job. 1t is i'm
probable that James T. Geraghty
chief corporation counsel. will be
changed. Geraghty is recognized
as almost the whole brainery of the
city administration.
The report that Dutch Jake was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-20
WHEN NETHERs0LE scALPED A MAN

ed during a performance was one
which some years ago befell lead
ing man who was submitting to the
fervent NethersOle caresses in her
"SaphO.' The leading man had the
ill-luck to be bald-headed. and while
on the stage wore toupee. In
some way, while the star and her
leading man were alone on the
stage, and at the climax of an emo
tional scene, the toupee became
loosened and as Nethorsole clasped
her stage lover in an impassioned
embrace she swept her hand over
his head with fond caress. To her
own horror and the CONSERVATION
of the leading man himself, the
toupee flew from his head and land
ed in the footlight trench, where it
slowly sizzled and fried, giving
forth an odor that pervaded the
whole house, and leaving the pate
of the leading man as innocent of
hair as a billiard ball. The scene
was entirely spoiled. and the cur
tain came down with the audience
in a laughter and the dignity OF the
performance gone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-20

hospital, is in charge of the work.
About 3 years ago Mr.. Cooley
conceived the idea of moving pris-
oners to the country. Afterwards
he decided that it would be we'll,
too, to remove the hundreds of
paupers, the chronic patients in the
city hospital and the city tuberculo-
sis sanitarium out to the region of
green fields and fresh air
With the approval Of Mayor John
son and the city council he began
the purchase of land. Twenty farms
aggregating 1920 acres have been
acquired by the city. 1t is vast
tract of 3 square miles. ideal in ev-
cry respect There are hills and
woods and broad meadows. 600 feet
higher than the city and command