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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20

lOr effect one finds on a battleshlp.
Everything is grimy and black. The
men look like plumbers assistants.
Even the officers are attired in SCOT
stained khaki. The spick and span
cleanliness of the big dogs of war
is strikingly lacking.
An officer in stained khaki greet
ed me warmly as | sprawled aboard
from a steam launch. There are no
gangways. Their decks are so low
that the swells outside any pro-
| tected harbor freely wash their
convex backs. Evidently the build
ers felt that no one would ever
care TO board them save those
doomed to service, and the only
way to keep them aboard would be
to provide no. exits.
| The contrast between the Whip
pie, Lieutenant Commander Cones
| flagship, and the Georgia was over
powering. The big battleships were
made TO go to sea. They displace
about $4,000 tons each, and a wave
has about as much effect, dashing
| against thcli oteSl siuco, do luSy
would on bunch OF steel safes.
The long, light torpedo boat de-
stroyers dance about on the waves
of we'll developed storm much
after the fashion of cockleshell.
The temperature in my room on
the Georgia stood at 98 degrees
What II was aboard these craft
1 la 4. H. M
of the sailors on the Whipple
Their clothing had been powdered
with grease, SCOT and coal dust un
til 1t was duh gray The perspira
ton, trickling down their faces, ha6
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Attending physicians have pro
nounced Edgar B. Van Osdel past
the critical point. He has been
suffering from blood poisoning
started by a razor scratch.
The gridiron performers who will
make the 10000 club banquet
memorable Thursday evening will
meet tomorrow night at the cham
Der of commerce for dress re-
hearsal. Places for 1000 guests
will be provided at the annual ban
quet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20

apartments. 1t contained both
with package of aromatic coffee
several bottles of wine, and supplies
for an elaborate luncheon.
Although everybody in the cast
plead not guilty she invited them
to test the new coffee pot. An ex
cited, jabbering Italian broke in up
on the feast at it's height. The
package, he explained, with much
picturesque profanity, belonged to
Signor Quenelle of the Metropoli-
tan Opera house, who was sizzling
with wrath. He got the pot and
the lamp.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
BY NORMAN ROSE,
Staff Correspondent of This News
paper.

ON BOARD U. S. s. GEORGIA,
at Sea, Jan. l0.-Rio Janeiro, Jan.
20.-Those grim little sea devils OF
the navy, the torpedo boat destroy.
ers, are upon their mettle. Already
they have lost three days, while the
big fleet has bowled merrily along
upon schedule time. The situation
is exasperating, and between Per
nambuco and Rio Janeiro the was
pish craft will try for a record.
Lieutenant Commander Cone
shortened his stay in Pernambuco
by reason of the rioting of his jack.
les ashore there.
Word of the trouble at Pernam.
buco provoked little comment
among the officers of the big feet
The outbursts of the jackies of the
mosc-:ro feet are not unexpected
II any man In all Uncle Sans navy
has license 10 run amuck when
ashore. II Is the man off the torpe
do boat. His Is the most trying OF
3 all naval service.
There Is no other naval craft
that approaches the torpedo boat
destroyer for all around deviltry
Long, low. rakish. there is some
thing peculiarly sinister about
them. ] felt, when ! approached
them of Trinidad. the same sort OF
respect one has for grim. yisaged
stoutly-hanged. bench-legged bull
dog loosed In the fighting pit. :.
One feels II even more strongly
nboard. There Is none q the par
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
FAMILY SLAIN
AND BURNED

LEWISTON, Mont, Jan. 90
The murder of Mrs. Sluter and her
four children was reported yester-
day from a ranch on the Mussel-
shell river. The house was set on
fire and the bodies were found by
neighbors in the ruins. An inquest
will be held today to ascertain the
motive for the crime
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20

highest rate of any civilized coun-
try. New York alone averages 240
murders year.
1t would not be difficult matter
with the many islands at the dis
posal of the United Staes to estah-
fish penal colony, where all muir.
derers and habitual criminals dan
gerous to society could be sent for
life, or until it was decided they
were fit to return to the world
again-normal men.
Naturally, such a colony would
need to be in measure a cana
forum for physical, mental and
moral detectives. Labor need not
be barred on that account, however,
agriculture offers a splendid mode
of building up both body and mind.
Once dead, man never can re-
I turn. From such colony a man
convicted unjustly could be brought
t back, possibly bettered, certainly
none the worse for his experience
and the state would be guiltless of
shedding innocent blood.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
BY Jessie N. PARTON.

Whose sheddeth mans blood, by
man shall his blood be sed. Gen.
esis 9:6.
On what vengeful sentence from
the Pentateuch is founded capital
punishment. 1t is invariably quoted
by advocates of the death penalty
who can not see that humanity has
progressed in the last 5000 years.
But legalizing murder never yet
restored a man to life. One life has
been lost to the community by MUIR
der; what can we gain by taking
another life, but revenge?
AS an example or warning to de-
ter others from crime legal execu-
tion is farce.
When the report of the murder
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
NEW DISEASE SWEEPS OUT
~ OF AIR TO PLAGUE MANKIND

clans admit they do not know.
1t is some elusive particle drift
ing downward from the intermin-
ably distant planets, star dust, as it
were?
Inc disease has claimed hun
dreds Of victims in a dozen cities,
among them Rochester, Buffalo,
Pittsburg, Chicago, cities by a
strange coincidence adjacent to the
chain of the great lakes. In most
masses little attention has been paid
to 1t, as 1t yielded readily to treat
ment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
.JAPS WILL BE EXCLUDED
WHEN FLEET is ON COAST

BILE the republicans may attempt to
rush Jap exclusion law through
as the only means OF saving the Pa
cific coast states to the republican
party. BY this time the feet will
be in Pacific waters.
Such move, II made, would
probably not be with the sanction
of the president, and the success
Of an exclusion bill would have to
be over the presidents vote.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
While They Dined
the Signor SlUore

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Gertrude
Quinlan, vivacious coincidence of
the tom Jones company, had long
desired a quick action coffee pot
and alcohol lamp. Christmas eve a
messenger left a package at her
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
ADMIRAL CALLED HOME.

LONDON, Jan. 20.-The report
that Admiral Arthur Monro has
been ordered home from the China
station is practically confirmed to-
day. He is expected to take COM
mand of the channel fleet when
BereSfOrd resigns.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
AGED MAI FOUND
DEAD IN HIS BED

]. Blake, a consumptive, aged 60
years, was found dead in his bed
at Ondawa Inn this morning. The
remains were removed to the I'M
dertaking rooms of Smith Il Co.
Blake had been rooming at the inn
for six weeks
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
DESERT DIRTY SHIP

ABERDEEN, ain. 2O.-The sail
ors on the German tramp steamer
Germanicus have left the slip.
Their grievance is the lacl; CT cap
The ship is said to be very rnc!eaa
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
NEW POWER COMPANY

CONCONULLY, Wash, Jan. 90
The county commissioners have
granted a franchise to the Simil-
kameen Power Co. The franchise
is for 80 years and grants the right
to transmit electricity for CONNER.
cial purposes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
Princess Golun

A charming princess gown Of old
blue chiffon velvet has shaped
founces Of silk cluny, the sleeves
being formed of lace. Across the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20
The Regal Shoe
81 WASHINGTON
Hutton Block

The Spokane Press, delivered to
~ iart OF the city for 25 cents
per month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20

TO NONE OF THE ORDINARY
WILL THIS STRANGE MALADY,
MYSTERIOUSLY STRIKING DOW.
TOWNS, YIELD ITS SECRET.
Rural free delivery carriers re.
port that through the surrounding
country the farmers and their fami-
lies suffered similarly Reports
from dozen small towns adjacent
show they all were visited.
To none of the ordinary tests Of
medical science will the disease
yield the secret of its origin. What
it comes from: where it comes
from; where it comes from, physi-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20

1t was not until 1t struck Lans.
ing, the capital of Michigan, city
of 80 900 people, and claimed near
ly1,500 victims in a single night
that it became conspicuous among
the more ordinary ills and was Civ.
en- specific investigation. Half a
dozen other smaller towns in the
vicinity of Lansing suffere d stimuli
taneOusly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20

THE Die the innocent Pap
viii, the subject of Miss Part.
Ions next article.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-20

The Press, 25 cents per month.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06
rhe international Mnriage.

More than 400 prominent Amer
lean women have married in Europe
within recent years. Reckoning
from 1920 the figures moI.t to over
500. Nearly 400 OF these have mar
ried into noble foreign families.
The critics point to many promI-
nent marriages between Europeans
and Americans as examples OF do
nestle unhappiness.
But actual records are against the
belief that unhapplness Is the par
ticular part of the international mar
riage. In the World Almanac list
OF 143 names OF prominent Ameri-
can women who have married titled
foreigners will be found. Out Of
the $50 cases OF American girls who
have married foreign noblemen not
more than 20 troublous unions can
be reckoned.
Glance over the list OF prominent
inter-European marriage, however,
and II will be noted that the "po-
litlcal" marriage has a far worsa
record for average of unhappIness
than the financial marriage. II
the records OF European marriages
OF members OF royal and less noble
families the names OF the Emperor
Francis Joseph. Rudolf. his second
son. Archduke Otto OF Bavaria, Prin-
cess Louise OF Belgium. Prince Phil
ip of Coburg. Queen Wilhelmina OF
Holland. Vladimir OF Russia, and his
son. the Grand Duke Cyril. Freder-
TEX August. King OF Saxony. occur
to the memeory at once as unhappy
examples.
The American divorce statistics
for ten years up to 1906 show 49,
SSS cases 10 Chicago. 4706 In Phlla-
delphia, 1891 in New York and 3746
I'm Boston. Perhaps with such rec
ords we have been somewhat too
hasty In pointing the finger OF scorn
at the international marriage
New York World.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06
CIGARS and


have selected the best brands
OF Cigars and Tobacco consists
ent with the trade. Can supply
you with what you wish with
satisfaction. Also carry a COM
plete line OF soft drinks.
u. CASS, Prop.
Front Street, opposite The Re-
ceptlOn. Newport. OREGON.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06

To ovsrooms tho vell.grop,d.A s,a
...n ~ ~ht..ss-.. 49,
oasonsvs9 oploc'.ons ot ,ne more intei-
hgent 70 the use OF secret, m-dicinal COM
pounds DIR p ". Pierce. of Ruffaio N
T. 49,. tir,. -. $1,000 A.. 80
-, son'o S.'o ~, uoc'uoo W make poio
departure uom the usual course pursued
bv the N aters OF put-up medicines for do.
nestle nee ana a. has nuhiishad hrosS.
s,~~ =. ~ s fsy ~" 49,. osos ~,
east ana Openly 70 the whole world, tuli
and 'comphDke list OF ali tho ingredlents
-s~-s.~ f.k~ 1L- - ..~.tst~. - NJ. .s-ss~,-
onsos'ns =. ~no .}'iPvs,s'v"vi aus wWc'y
celebrated Qedlctnes. Thus ne has taken
his nuu1ero6s htrons and patients into
hss s,,i Xn8s%nca Thus a., ha 49, -.
os huh <o..neo. Auus w NO nes TO
moved<hi3<medicines from among secret
nostrIps~ ~of doubtful inertia. and made
themL 53cynedies Of En0,pti Com rostff.,y,
~. 80. s.,s 80. r. rs,..- - ~ y.-.-
,RT tnla Wv. -nAz Sn2Ml
thAt- t-hl2- lQrmMlAS are OIL -S2ch- excelleQca
that h2 Is not -afrald 70 subject them u
The lullesL scrll llpY. Z - - =
Eof oniy docs fbe Wf,pper OF every bottle
OF ijr Pierce's q olden Medical Discoyery. the
famous medicine tor weak stomach, tSrpi6
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06
House

Board aud rooms, home cooking;
best 25c meal In city; you help your
self. Large, pleasant rooms. Rates
reasonable. Mrs. Nj. II. Frey, pro-
prietress. Newport, Or. lmo-7-i
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06
Sale OF personal property OF the es-
tate of TilmOn Ford. deceased.

Next Tuesday July 7, 1908, a.
2 O'clock p. M, the executors OF the
Tilmon Ford estate will sell az eth
er private or public sale, for cash
in hand. two mares. one colt and one
horse; also hay baier and engins
Right reserved to reject any bids cf
less than the appraised value. Dated
June 80. 1908.
w. NJ KAISER and
ANGIE l.. WARREN.
Co-exeeutors of the Estate OF Ti!mon
Ford. Deceased. 81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06
TEA

You will find no pooi
tea in packages bearing
our name, If you finG
any such, you know wha
to do.
Your grocer returns your meney II yeu do
liks Schillngs Best; We PAY him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06
A. M. HANSEN.

Manufactures of Sash. Doors,
Moulding5, and all kinds Of
House finish. Corner MIL
and Church. streets. Phone
Main 344.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06
Gents Is the Price of
Peace.

The terrible itchlns aud smarting.
incident 10 certain skin diseases. 5
almost Instantly allayed By apply
ing chamberlain's Salve Price. 25
cents For sale by Or. stones drug
store. w
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06

simond Lendten - the boatman.
Launches and - kinds Of boats
for rent. Excursionists taken "a
any part OF the bay. Will meet
trains at anv time at Yaquina on
request. reasonable. New
port, ore.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06
CUT AN ARCH

between the hall and parlor or
parlor and library; replace
that unsanltary wall paper In
the dining room with a beaut-
iful. paneled walnscote and II
Will be better than building
a new house. can do II To
the Queens taste and at sur
prlsingly little expense.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06

A Contented Woman.
is always found in the same house
with Ballard's Snow Liniment. Il
keeps every member OF the family
free from aches and pains, II heals
cuts. burns and scalds and cures
rheumatism. neuralgia, lumbago and
all muscular soreness and stiffness.
25c. soc and 800 a bottle Sold
by all dealers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06
THE AVENUE

Creams. ICES. cigars and confse-
iona Corner OF Seyenteenth en4
Asylum avenaA v. q. 62<sr. pro-
prfstor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06

When at Newport go TO Fogarty &
Rowln's Livery Stables for teams Ia
move your baggage; Il give your
best girl a drive; TO go to Otter
Rock. Seal Rocks or any point OF in-
terest In small or large parties. Hay
and feed and a square deal all
around; careful drivers who know
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-06
A. ]. Raiders Camping Ground

Here you will md good water.
septic tanks. good location; founda-
tlon and furnished tents 10 rent at
Nye Creek A.. J. RAIDER. proprietor.
NeWDOrt. Oregon
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-02

An amateur astronomer writes OF the
LADY In the moon" ut is u very beau-
tiful face seen In profile and uplifted.
as though in proud disdain OF things
terrestrial. The curve OF the throat is
exquisite, and indeed the entire outline
Is marvelously lifelike. The moon
lady may best be observed through a
small opera glass when our satellite is
at half. At that time the tip OF the
chin about touches the rerminator-
that is the dividing line between the
light and dark portions OF the lunar
surface. Most people can recognize
the man in the moon. Well, the hair
of the lady. In which can always fan
cy see spray Of orange blossom,
forms the mans left eve. the nose and
mouth his nose, and the chin and
throat the mans mouth"
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-02
Skowhegan Grange.

The members OF Skowhegan Grange
assembled at their hall last evening
for the first meet ting of the new year.
The Master, w. B. Whittier, gave
report of the attendance of himself
and wife upon the annual session of
the State Grange at Lewiston and a
literary program was carried out.
An invitation from East Madison
Grange to visit them on the evening
OF January IL, on the occasion OF their
annual installation, was accepted.
w. B. Whittier Of Skowhegan Grange
will be the installing officer. The
programs for 1908 were distributed,
the grange voting that one should be
furnished free to each family and that
additional copies, if wanted by the
members, should be supplied for five
cents each. The cover of the calen.
dar shows a fine picture of the in
terror OF Grange hall and pictures of
the retiring Master, and the Master
and Lecturer for 1908 are given also
the likeness of Q. s. Stetson, the new
Master of the State Grange. Such
families as did not receive copies
through someone present last even
ing may obtain them at the meeting
of January Is or at the Pomona ses
sion of that day and the day preced-
ing.
The Master called attention to the
fact of the annual meeting of Pomona
on Tuesday and Wednesday, January
IA and 10, and reminded their mem
bers of their duty to provide liberal
supplies of food for the many Pomona
members who will be guests OF Show
hogan Grange on those days. The
committee in charge for the first day
are Mr.. x. A. Withee and wife, Mr..
F. P. Huntley and wife, William
Rowell and Miss Alta E. Rowell. The
committee for the second day is
Horace Low, @. s. Robinson, Cyrua
Goodrich and wife and Miss Emms
R. Brooks. The committee appointed
to have charge of the music for the
two days are A. r. Smiley, r. F. Par
ker, Mrs. Emma II. Dunton and Mrs.
G. D. Miller.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-02
PLANT ODDITIES.
Flowers That Possess Eyes, Though
They May Not See.

Flowers That Possess Eyes, Though
They May Not See.
The night hath a thousand eyes, but
a nasturtium leaf has more. Holding
up his hand In front of a desert shrub.
an experimenter has taken micro
photograph showing half dozen dis
tinct images of his fingers formed by
the eyes of the plant. Many common
garden and wild howers-the nastur
tium. begonla. clover, wood sorrel and
bluebell among others-possess eyes
situated on their leaves. They are mi
mute protuberances filled with trans
parent gummy matter which focuses
the rays of light on to a sensitive patch
of tissue at the back of IL in a similar
manner to that In which the eyes of an
animal do their work. A common mas
turtium plant has thousands of such
eyelets on Its leaves. forming thou
sands of minute images Of the objects
around them. But. though plant may
have eyes, it does not follow that it
secs. Ii Is not yet known If the sense
Impressions are telegraphed to some
central nerve exchange corresponding
to the brain Of the animal In addition
to these light sense organs many plants
possess touch Of sensitiveness and a
response to electric stimuli that show
further resemblance to the animal
world. while ferns. mosses and sea
weeds In an early stage of their ex-
istence are capable of actually swim
ming through water.--Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-02

Ira w. Page, Jr., proprietor of the
Sash & Blind factory on the Island,
completed an important land deal
last week by which he became the
owner of tract Of about 90 acres in
the town of Madison, the grantor be-
ing Jesse Reed. The land Is well
timpered. The stumpage of pine Is
estimated at 10000 feet and it Is
thought there Ia about half that
amount Of other timber. Mr.. Page
has closed contract with Spear &
Emerson to cut and saw the lumber
and deliver it at his mill at the head
of the Island in this place. Mr.. Page
has plenty of business at his factory
and is employing % men. He feels
the need of larger quarters, both as
o factory space and yard room and
has had some negotiations looking to
the ownership OF the Bailey Oilcloth
factories. This property consists of
eight acres of land and the several
large buildings In which the manufac-
ture of oilcloths was carried on for 80
many years, also the two story house
on Bailey street, formerly the resi-
dence of John w. and later of William
P. Bailey. A conference on the
matter was held at Winthrop last
week with Chas. M. Bailey.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-02
Meeting of the Woman's Club.

One of the most important social
events of the Woman's Club occurred
on the evening Of Dec. 9th in the
Bethany church parlors.
This was gentleman's night and
many gentlemen availed themselves
of the invitation extended to them
by the ladies' The club had been for
tunate in securing Miss Maud An
drews Of Augusta as reader for the
evening. For an hour and half Miss
Andrews entertained her audience
with both serious and humorous selec-
tions adapting herself to one as well
as the other.
Miss Gertrude Webb and Mrs. Ell
dena Halves each rendered solos.
Both ladies were in fine voice and de-
lighted the audience with their selec
tions, which were particularly well
fitted to their voices. Miss Webb
gave the opening solo and was &C
companied by Miss Elizabeth Webb,
pianist, and Mr.. Kendall, violinist.
Mrs. Halves sang my Jacqueminot"
and was accompanied by Mrs. Dora
Nye. Mrs. Nye also played the ac-
compartments to two of Miss An
drews' selections in a most pleasing
manner.
A social hour followed the literary
program during which refreshments
were served, Mrs. Mary Stinchtield
and Mrs. Alta Elliott acting on this
committe, assisted by Mrs. Lois Pat
ten, Mrs. Helen Pulsifer and Mrs
Dora McNeelie
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-02
Obituary.

William H. Davis died at his home
on Water street late Tuesday even
ing at the age of So years. He was
born In Cornville, the son of Nathan
8. and Esther Cook Davis and grew
to manhood in that town. He and
his brother, Augustus N Davis, came
to Skowhegan 25 years ago and have
made their home together in this
place since that time. Mr.. Davis
learned the trade of carriage maker
from his father but has worked as a
carpenter most of the time since
coming here. He was an Odd Fellow.
a member of Skowhegan Grange and
of Priscilla Rebekah. A nephew,
Frank Davis, of East Madison, is the
only surviving relative other than the
brother above mentioned. Funeral
services will be observed at the home
tomorrow friday, the Rev. B. b:
Merrill officiating The bearers will
be four brother Odd Fellows selected
from Carrabassett Lodge.