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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
c0ULDS NEED The
OPERATORS MONEY

Here is a sample of how differ
ent corporations meet possible de-
creases in business. The Western
Union. controlled by the Colds, an
nounces that its operators, office
girls and other employees already
barely receiving salary enough to
live on, will have to accept reduc-
ton of SIS or more per month for
an indefinite period The Gould
dividends must be kept up. The
purchase and subsequent disposal
OF Count Boni by Anna Gould is
one of the financial reverses the
Goulds have had to suffer, and of
course the operators and office
girls would yield anything, even a
decent living, to capitalists so sore
ly afflicted. And there's no telling
how soon the Gould family may
want to risk investment in another
title.
The Postal Telegraph Co., how
ever, will maintain it's wage scale,
1t Is stated, In spite of the fact that
the Western Union has felt the ter
rible grip of necessity to the extent
or cutting wages in order to avoid
sufferings on Wall st. There has
been a general suspicion prevalent
that the two big telegraph compan-
les were really one, but this de-
velopment indicates that few
civilized white men are still con-
nected with the Postal manage
ment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
FOR
TAFT BOOM

At the instance and on the in
sistence of G. P. Lund, to whom the
suggestion of feed seems to oc-
cur naturally, the Taft club last
night decided to give the boom
banquet sendoff as soon as ar
engagements can be made. The
armory will probably be secured
and the entry fee is fixed at 81.
The club had a lively meeting
last night, completing the work of
permanent organization by naming
an executive committee on an en-
larged scale to give the county
equal representation. The commit.
tee was increased to 10, five Of
whom are from county points, on
suggestion of Mayor Moore. The
members are G. A. Fellows, Che
ney; Henry Collins, Rockford; Os-
car H. Loe, Fairfield; Henry
Spangle, Spangle; A. M. Stevens,
Deer Park; d. M. Thompson, E. F.
Waggoner, Harry A. Rhodes, G. P.
Lund and Grant Hinkle, Spokane.
This committee meets Saturday
in Judge Nash's office in the Hyde
building to name precinct vice
presidents.
The program committee was also
extended to give the county three
members to four from the city.
This committee will meet shortly
to outline the banquet. 1t consists
of F. T. Post, S. c. Hyde, N, w.
Durham, Charles r. Conner. Spo-
kane; Charles Mcdonald, Medical
Lake, DR.. Kelly, Rockford; Sen. e.
G. Bratt, Plaza.
The membership book last night
showed a total Of 238 names, in
GLIDING the representative republi'
cans of the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
CAUGHT DUG TWICE
FROM LEFT FIELD

1t is related of Cupid" Dugdale
that he was thrown out at first
base from left field twice in a game
at Denver several years ago. This
story is fathered by Ed Stowe, who
played ball in this city for years
as an amateur. Stowe said Mime.
apolis was playing Denver at Den
YER. Dugdale was catching for
Minneapolis and the Denver left
garden was covered by player
named Swift. who was great
thrower, Dugdale, who was a
very slow runner, had a habit of
lining the ball out tot left field
Swift played well in and handled
two hard drives so quickly that he
got the ball to first before Dugdale
twice in one game. This Is said to
be the only known instance in pro-
fessional ball where player was
thrown out at first on a clean, hard
drive to left field.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
EVERETT MAN OUT
FOR STATE OFFICE

w. p. Bell an Everett attorney
and standing candidate for the SUI.
perior court bench. has announced
himself as candidate for the Of
fee of state attorney general to
succeed Atkinson. Sam Nichols,
also of Everett. is candidate for
reelection as secretary of state, but
Bell probably figures. as nearly ev-
erybody else but Nichols does, that
the latter has been imposed on the
state long enough and that he has
show at last. Bell is corpora
ton attorney who has been prom
inent in republican political de
for years. In the early days he ho.,
the Office of prosecuting attorney.
In common with every other ad-
mitted attorney in the state he
knows more law than Atkinson
does.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
Cement WORKERS
DENY JURISDICTION

The cement workers are not 60
ing to abide by the ruling of the
Central Labor union on their juris-
dictional rights in regard to plac-
ing concrete in buildings The CEN
trail body recently decided that this
class of work belonged to the build
ing laborers' union. The delegates
last night read a telegram from
their international president stat
ing that unless the central body
rescinded its action he would ask
Gompers to revoke the charter of
the central organization.
1t Is unlikely that Gompers will
do anything so radical as asked by
the cement workers or in fact take
any action in the matter.
1t is very probable that the ce-
ment workers will continue to
work on buildings until such time
as the interested international
unions get together and. settle their
differences.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
EARS To
CH|LO'S GRIEF

Hungry, cold and lost, with her
plafntive requests for assistance
given scant attention by hurrying
strangers, Minnie Henkel, II years
old, trudged about Union park in
the rain from Sunday morning un-
TIL midnight trying to find her way
back to her mother The family,
consisting of widow and two chill
dren, came to Spokane Friday from
Butte and took room in a lodging
house on Second av.
The mother started out to find
the N. p. express office, taking the
little girl with her. She walked
about hunting the Office until the
child became tired and then put
her on car. giving the conductor
instructions where to leave her. Be-
ing Of the wooden-headed species,
he carried her out to the end of
the line and left her there
Although hopelessly bewildered,
the little girl started out to try to
find her home. Through the cold
rain she wandered for hours with
out attracting enough kindly con.
sideration to direct her to the place
she was anxiously seeking. When
1t began to grow dark she timidly
inquired of every, ne she met how
she should find her way home, and
received the Illuminating informa-
ton for strange child to walk
on down town, when the person adj
dressed did not ignore her alto
gether.
Finally, al midnight, as she stood
drenched and sobbing, man with
a heart in him noticed her and
took her home. He took the trou-
BILE to find the place, although the
child had long ago forgotten the
number in her grief. In addition
to the worry caused the mother
by the child's experience the latter
is sick from the fright and ex-
posture.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
REFUSE TO COUGH UP

TACOMA, Feb. 1S.-A redhot po-
litical row Is breeding in the demo
cratic city administration over an
order that appointive officers and
employees will be required to stand
for a 10 per cent campaign assess
ment on their wages. Civil service
men refuse to dig up and they are
keeping tab on those that do with
the intention of starting something
IL an attemp is made to use the
club ON them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
MRS. TODD AND HER WORK.
SHOP

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-What
part will woman play in the solu-
ton of the problem of aerial navi-
cation?
Several have made efforts at
aerial invention, but none has been
taken seriously. Miss E. T. Todd,
of this city, declares that the wom-
en- have not been given fair
show. Mrs. Elizabeth Wise Ihling
of Chicago endorses her statement.
Miss Todd has completed a work
ing model of a heavier-than-air
aerOplane which she says will meet
the specifications Of the war de-
partment, and will, she is quite
confident, fly better than any style
of aeroplane yet offered.
She built it without assistance,
from her own plans, of steel tubing
and balloon fabric, AZ feet from tip
to titp, eight feet high, and seven
feet from stem to stern. 1t weighs
800 pounds, carries a 100 horse
power engine and can be collapsed
Ill tWO IlIIIluttS W UG SlOIGu III dI
ordinary army wagon. 1t is planned
to carry two men and travel at the
rate of 40 miles an hour.
Mrs. Ihling, niece of the ia
nous Lieut.. John Wise, pioneer in
American ballooning, although 60
years of age, wants to enter the
balloon competitions of the Aero
nautique club, of Chicago. She has
made scores of ascensions, having
begun with her uncle when a mere
girl. The club officials object.
There is no danger in balloon
ing" Mrs. Ihling declares. at is
like sitting in a rocking chair.
There are no disagreeable sensa-
tons. The only real danger comes
in alighting. With the improved
methods of today that is largely
eliminated. These men are simply
selfish. They don't want woman
to butt in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
JAKE HILL A BENEDICT

AS all good Elks do sooner or
later, Jake Hill, of the Elks' quar-
tet, has taken to himself a wife
The bride was Mrs Winnifred Ell
zenhoefer and the ceremony was
performed yesterday afternoon by
Revfi Hindley, chaplain OF the
lodge This is the third member OF
the quartet that he has enlisted in
matrimonial concert. The cere.
mony was celebrated last evening
at Davenport's.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
CAR MUST HAVE
SOME TURKEY

PARIS, Feb. 1S.-News via Lon
den to the effect that Russia is
mobilizing it's Caucasus forces at
Batoum, taken in connection with
Saturdays report that Russia is
assembling troops at Kiev and
Odessa. is accepted here as an in
dication that very serious develop
ments are pending. All the czar's
frontier forts are being reinforced,
and the military road leading from
Batoun to Turkey is closed to all
unless special military order is
issued for travellers.
The Turkish army reserves in
Asia Minor military centers have
been called to arms and are now
rushing toward the Russian
frontier.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
SHE CAN'T LOSE Her
HOBO HUSBAND

BUTLER, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Mrs. Ida
M. Hines has been refused a di.
vorce from Harry ]. Hines, her
hobo husband. He appeared at her
house last year in rags and said
he had been in q wreck. Mrs.
Hines clothed him, paid the min
isters fee and the license. and mar
ried' him. Then she gave Hines
money for the honeymoon and he
disappeared
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
LAST RACE TOMORROW NIGHT

The deciding race for the cup be-
tween the high school and Coma
ga college will be run at the Prin-
cess rink tomorrow night instead
of Saturday as originally an
nounced, The change is made ne
cessary by the fact that George
Pynn, who races for the high, will
be obliged to go to the coast the
latter part of the week with the
basketball team. Each school has
one race to its credit and tomorrow
night will decide who is to get the
cup.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
SALT QUARRIES THAT
WILL SUPPLY WORLD

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1S.-Im-
mense salt lodges discovered in the
foothills of the mysterious Death
valley. can supply the world. The
salt appears to lie in ledge forms
between we'll defined walls. The
deposits have been known to pros
yectors but not until the recent
completion Of the railroad have
they assumed any commercial
value
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
GETS PEARL FOR FEE

NEW YORK. Feb. 1S.-When
Charles ]. Hughes jr, Of Denver.
finished his 40 hours address be.
fore the arbitrator who are hear
ing the Denver waterworks case
here. he was presented with a
black pearl by David Moffat. whose
interests he was representing. The
pearl is said to be worth $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
SOME DOPE ON THE PUGs

"Boer" Unholz has engaged Joe
Thomas, the heavy welterweight.
a. his manager. Thomas first
stunt Is to come out and say he
has $4,000 to put up that the Boer
can whip anybody OF his weight.
Pete Sullivan, of Salt Lake, Is
matched to fight Clarence English
ut Kemmerer, Wyo. No date set.
The Britt-Nelson fight has been
postponed to March g. The two
have been chewing the rag 50 long
II Is past time for them to ~ into
condition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO
the stockholders of the Ames Au-
tomato Machinery Company that
there will be a meeting of the
stockholders Of said company held
at their Office, 412 Mohawk block,
Spokane, Washington, at Z o'clock
p. m, on the third day of March,
1908, for the election of three trus-
tees.
RUFUS AMES,
JOHN GRAY, President
Secretary.
Spokane, Wash, Feb. IS. 1908.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
NO UNION TROUBLE
on BRIDGE WORK

The Central Labor union decided
last night that the firm Of Willett
& Camp. contractors, put in
charge of hauling rock for the
Washington ST. bridge, could not be
placed on the unfair list. The firm
hires none but members of the 10
cal union of the international team
sters and have been uniformly fair
to workingmen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
BURGLARS INVADE
CITY COURTROOM

Someone has several times cot
into Constable V. NJ Murphy's desk
in the municipal courtroom and
stolen lead pencils and pens. Evil
IDENTIFY they have hunted something
OF more value, as the desk has
been completely ransacked, the pa
pers scattered around and disar-
ranged. Last night another at
tempt was made, but the only thing
missing is a box of lead pencils.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
HONOR WASHINGTON

Companies II and J, Spokane's
portion OF the state troops, have
been ordered to parade on Wash
ingtons birthday. AT 10 a. m. the
companies will fall in and march
on Division to Riverside, thence to
Madison, on Madison to Sprague
and back to the armory. The date
is holiday for the regulars at
Fort Wright.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
FORTUNE FOR ACTRESS

TOLEDO. o., Feb. 1S.-Bidding
farewell to the footlights. Miss Mel
lie Morgan, an actress with the
Wilbur company, has resigned her
position to claim fortune of $751;
900 left her by relative who died
In Florida. Miss Morgan never
CAL and knew little of the relative.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
BROKE NEGRO PUG'S SKULL

VALLEJO, Cal, Feb. 1S.-Frank
Young, a negro boxer OF the cruiser
Buffalo, is lying at deaths door in
the sick ward of the vessel with a
fractured skull as the result of his
20 round fight with Battling" Rob-
inson, of the cruiser California.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the first meeting of the
trustees and stockholders of The
Union Loan and Trust Company,
of Spokane, Washington, will be
held at o'clock, p. M, on Tues
day, the 3rd day of March, 1908.
at Room 20 Wolverton block, Spo-
kane, Washington.
F. e. GOODALL
GEORGE X. STOCKER
February 8, 1908.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
NEW PHONES NEXT JULY

Charles e. Sumner. president of
the Home Telephone Co. is here
from Toledo. He says the com.
pany will have its automatic phone
service ready for local business by
July l.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
Classified Ads
Miscellaneous
& Real Estate
LYNNE HOTEL.

319 Wall St, right by the river:
no nicer place in town for regu-
lar or transient roomers: cory.
quiet and respectable; secluded
but close in; only 2k blocks from
Riverside av.; rear entrances from
Post ST.; hot water all the time;
moderate prices.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
The Final Race
Tomorrow Night
AT THE
Princess Roller
Rink

Between Gonzaga College and the
High School. Each school has won
race, tomorrow night decides it
and it will be a hummer"
Ladies' Class A special class
for ladies will be held each Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday after
noon between l and 2. Those who
desire to learn fancy skating may
join this class. as well as begin
ners. Admission tot class soc,
which includes skating for the reg
ular afternoon session immediate
ly following the class.
Gonzaga-Altamont or Lidgerwood
cars.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18

LONDON, Feb. 1S-Geo. Hacken-
schmidt, the Russian Lion, who
will meet Frank Gotch in a catch
as-catch-can match for the heavy
weight championship, has been
champion of the world for six
years. Although a big purse has
been offered for Gotch and Hack
enschmidt, it is doubtful if the
American can offer much resist
ance to the Russian, who handles
big men as an ordinary man swings
can. His last match. with that
rank counterfeit, Joe Rogers, was
farce.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-18
pANTACFS' THEATER

E. CLARKE WALKER, Mgr.
Phone 1898
UNEQUALEO VAUDEVILLE
TONIGHT AND ALL WEEK
The Three Kuhns, vocal and in
strumental musicians. George B.
Alexander, the heightened hobo.
Abram G Johns, comedy sketch
artists. The Luigi-Picarro Trio,
sensational hand acrobats. Herman
& Rice, contortionists and comedy
acrobats. Jones & Robinson, col
ored comedians.
Prices 15c and Csc; matinee
daily 1880 p. m, any seat l5c.
First evening performance 7:15.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-10-08
DEVICE OF VENETIAN PRINTER.
AIdus Manutius Author OF System ot
Punctuation.

Punctuation by means of stops and
points, so as to indicate the mean
ing of sentences and assist the reader
to a proper enunciation, is ascribed
originally to Aristophanes, a gram
marian of Alexandria, Egypt, who
lived in the third century B. @. What
ever his system may have been, it
was subsequently neglected and for
gotten, but was reintroduced by
Charlemagne, the various stops and
symbols being designed by Warne-
fried and Alcuin.
The present system of punctuation
was introduced in the latter part Of
the fifteenth century by Aldus Manu-
thus, a Venetian printer, who was re-
sponsible for our full stop, colon,
semicolon, comma, marks of inter
rogation and exclamation, parenthesis
and dash, hyphen, apostrophe and quo
tation marks. These we're subsequent.
ly copied by other printers, until their
use became universal.
| Most ancient languages were limo
cent of any system Of punctuation In
many early manuscripts the letters
are placed at equal distances apart
with no connecting link between even
in the matter Of spacing, an arrange
ment which must have rendered read
ing at sight somewhat difficult.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-10-08
GIRL DEFlED a WHOLE ARMY.
Feminine Toll-Gate Keeper Paid by
Government.

IT is related that the army, headed
by Sheridan and his staff, left Win
chester by the valley pike early in the
morning, the column moving toward
Stephens City Just as day was break
ing the staff reached the toll-gate and
was much discounted to find the toll
pole down and guarded by a young
and beautiful girl, Charlotte Hillman,
famed locally for her girlish charms.
Even the war-hardened Sheridan
seems not to have been proof against
the persuasion of pair of black eyes
and a pretty face, and when toll was
demanded, straightway produced the
tithe, setting an example that was fol-
lowed by his staff.
"But," said Sheridan, as he passed
through the gate, Il cannot vouch for
my army"
When the common soldiery came
the girl again lowered the toll-bar
and demanded toll This was met
by jeers from the soldiers, where
upon she wisely raised the guard. All
day the dusty troopers passed through
and all day Charlotte Hillman stood
at her post. For every ten soldiers
who passed the gate she cut notch
in the toll-pole Early fed beyond the
Blue Ridge with the remnants Of his
disorganized army; in the Valley Of
Virginia, Lee, beaten back by Grants
overwhelming numbers, gave up the
fight; in the southeast Joe Johnston
fired the last burlesque shots and
peace came again over the north and
south. Then, when relations with
Washington had been re-established
and the administration policy was
/ one of magnanimity, Charlotte Hill
man counted the notches in the toll
pole and sent her bill to Washington
And the bill was paid. metropolitan
Magazine.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-10-08
ALL MATTER OF pRoplNourTy.
II is the Event Near at Hand That
Counts Most In Everything.

The death of hundreds Of people in
distant part Of the country from
where we live hardly arouses more
than passing interest, and the more or
less sudden taking away of thousands
of lives in some far remote land
evokes no more than a word of sym
pathy from those long distance
away. But the single death near at
hand, the funeral across the street,
makes the strongest possible mark on
the mind.
Propinquity, in that as in everything
else, is what counts. The death in the
family cuts into the heart for years.
If accompanied by details that make 1t
horror, the shock often remains with
the survivors to the end of their own
lives. If the lost relative has met q
violent death, by accident or other
wise, the anguish of those left behind
is all the more poignant and endur-
ing. Worst of all, and most lasting in
it's effect upon the survivors, is the
death where unexpected financial dis
tress or ruin follows the loss of the
family head. 1t is wretched home
circle for many a year when the chief
is taken away, leaving only debts,
with no property, not even a little in
surance policy, behind.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-10-08
PRICE OF LAMARTINE's POEM.
Pecuniary Value Which the French
Poet Put Upon His Work

The Paris Gaulcis tells good story
of Lamartine's estimate of the pc
cuniary value of his poetry.
It was in 1848, when he was at the
acme of his glory and cabinet min
lister. He had just contributed La
Marseillaise de la Paix" to the Revue
des Deux Mondes, and Buloz, the
editor, called on him at the ministry.
II believe owe you $50. Here is the
money" said Lamartine, producing
a bundle of banknotes.
Pray deduct the amount of the
Revue's Indebtedness to you for your
poem," said the editor
'I meant to make you a present Of
it," rejoined the poet.
Not at all; l insist upon paying
you"
"How much?'
"Your own price, whatever it may
be-"
"Ah, we'll; if you will have 1t so
must oblige you," said Lamartine; and
with a magnificent gesture he swept
up the whole bundle of notes repre-
senting the ESQ and restored them
with solemn dignity, to his pocket.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-10-08
THERE WAS a GREAT suRPRIsE.
What CAUSED Queer Transformation
in an English Coach.

A lady and gentleman we're travel
ing together on an English railway.
They were perfect strangers to each
other. according to Sphere.
Madam, ! will trouble you to look
out of the window for few minutes;
| am going to make some changes in
my wearing apparel"
Certainly, sir" she replied, with
politeness, rising and turning her back.
In d short time he said: Nov, mad
am, my change is completed and you
may resume your seat"
When the lady turned she beheld
her male companion transformed into
dashing lady, with heavy veil over
her face.
Now, sir, or madam, whichever you
like" said the lady, II must trouble
you to look out Of the window, for |
also have some changes to make in
my apparel"
Certainly, madam, said the gentle
man in ladys attire and Immediately
complied. 4
Nov, sir, you may resume your
seat" said the lady.
To his great surprise. on resuming
his seat, the gentleman in female at
tire found his lady companion trans
formed into man. He then laughed
and said:
ut appears that we are both anxious
to avoid recognition / have robbed a
bank What have you done?"
81" said the whilom lady, as he
dexterously fettered his companions
wrists, Il am Detective - of Scot
land Yard and in female apparel have
shadowed you. Now, drawing a re-
volver-" keep still"