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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

chance with him, it remains to be
seen what the southpaw will do.
If he had half the pride of the
majority of men Rube would take a
brace, behave himself and get into
condition. just to prove that he is
not all in. If he had sense enough
to cut out booze and brush away
the foolish streaks, Waddell might
again be the wonder of yesteryears.
But it is doubtful il the once great
George Edward has enough am
bish" to show what he is capable Of.
Predictions that he will be canned
by McAleer before the leaves turn
brown are frequent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

putting him away. l can take a
punch as we'll as Thomas and can
avoid them a little bit better.
While making Ketchel miss
should just about pick him to
pieces"
Naturally Young Ketchel views
the situation from an opposite size.
"I'll flatten this Boston boxer in
10 rounds or less" said he. I'm
twice as rugged and s,rong as he
and should have no difficulty win
ming in short order. Any time 1
hit Mike | am liable to break his
arm. think I'll try Papke Or HUI.
go Kelly next"
The sports have made Ketchel
an to 10 favorite. There has
been considerable betting on the
bout all along the coast. A pecu-
liar feature of the gambling is that
in Butte, where Ketchel has made
many good fights, the betting ia
vors him at to 1, while in Los
Angeles, where Mikes admirers
are plentiful. they have made the
smaller of the twins an even
money shot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
DRIVE OUT IRISH PEOPLE
MAKEROOM FORCAT7LE

DUBLIN, Feb. 22.-lreland's per-
petual battle against landlordism
and against bad political and eco
nomic conditions is growing noisier
again. Today, 1t Is taking the form
of cattle driving.
Especially in the west Of Ireland,
the great landlords have found that
they can make more money by turn
ing their land into great cattle
ranges than they can by renting it
into small farms for tilling. 1t is
also their answer to their tenants,
to their continual demand for lower
rents, better government and for
land purchase. Cattle make no COM
plants, and after hundred farm
ers have been evicted and their
land turned into pasture, the land
lard expects no further trouble.
He does get trouble, however. in
the shape of cattle drives. Some Of
the evicted farmers will choose a
dark night and then with torches
and noise making implements, will
drive the cattle heller SHELTER across
country. Some of the cows fall and
break their legs, some die or are
permanently injured as result Of
the stampede. When the police ar
rive the country people are of
course absolutely ignorant as to
who have driven the cattle, and de-
lection and conviction is practically
impossible.
The landlord owners. through
tn,,sheir representatives in parliament.
are demanding that the cabinet re-
instate the famous crimes act, and
proceed against the raiders after
Russian methods.
The Liberal cabinet, which Is on
the whole, rather friendly to Ire
land, has refused to do this. 1t Is
putting forward measures on land
purchase and hopes to settle the
matter by improving conditions.
AS 1t Is today. the west of Ire
land farmer is terribly handicapped.
He pays comparatively high rent
for very poor land, and being ten
ant, there is no encouragement for
him to improve the property, and
ne is so poor that he cannot cult
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
special Correspondence to The Press

-
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. "a
Are the reserves to the cause of
union labor going to result in the
launching of a new great national
political party, the party of organ
tied labor?
They say 1t is most likely. They
say that there isn't very much else
left for union labor to do. And
while Samuel Gompers and his adj
visers are not yet ready to an
nounce their plan. it Is pretty
strongly limited that the call of the
leaders will be for the strongest
kind Of political action.
A year ago organized labor had
reached its period of greatest
achievement; during the past II
months it has met with reverse
after reverse, at the hands of the
lower courts, the middle courts
and even the supreme court
They may be considered bad
weapons or good weapons, but in
the hands of determined men the
strike the unfair list and the boy
colt won many battle In the
long fight of labor against capital.
Today local unions have been
characterized as trusts. injunc-
lions against the unfair list have
been sustained, the employers liza
bility act has been knocked out,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

Special Correspondence to The Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-To-
morrow afternoon at 2:15, Mike
Twin" Sullivan, of Boston, and
Stanley Ketchel, whose fighting
reputation was mostly earned in
the vicinity of Butte, will supply
local fight fans with 25 round
fuss in Coffroth's suburban palace
Of punches.
This scrap means much to either
Twin or Ketchel, inasmuch as the
middleweight championship is at
the very door Of the winner. In
fact, even now both ketchel and
Sullivan have just as much right
to claim that tangled title as the
Papkes, Hugo Kellys or Tommy
Ryans. Each can make the welter-
weight limit without an effort.
which can scarcely be said Of the
other title claimants.
Mike Twin doesn't think he has
a chance to lose. He said: II
don't think Ketchel has a wallop
hard enough to hurt me. saw
him slam Joe Thomas right square
on the jaw time after time without
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
To Honor" Mother of
American Methodiszz1

1t has been agreed by the Meth
odists Of the United States and
Canada to erect a monument to
Barbara Heck, the Mother of
American Methodlsm"
The Hecks, Paul and Barbara,
husband and wife, were loyalists,
and because of it went to Canada
during or just after the revolution.
The graves of the two are marked
by single stone in the yard of the
Blue church on the banks of the st.
Lawrence, near Prescott, Ont. This
stone gives no hint of the remark
able services to religion of Barbara
Heck. 1t simply records her as the
wife of Paul Heck.
1t Is said to have been directly
due to the labors of Mrs. Heck that
Philip Embury and other famous
Methodist leaders OF that time came
TO America.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

waite half decently.
Horsese are nearly as scarce as
elephants, and the farmers only
beast of burden Is an understood
donkey. When he plows he can do
little more than scratch the surface,
and he can only raise potatoes and
a few other easy crops. Wheat costs
so mnuch to raise under these meth
DDS that the American flour is
cheaper and the Irish miller has
been practically put out of business.
The farmer therefore has to buy
bread. instead of raising the neces-
sary materials himself, and his pur-
chases keep him poor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
BUTLER As MANAGER

There Is move on foot among
members Of the Spokane Amateur
Athletic club to make Mike Butler
official manager of athletics under
salary. There will be a meeting
of directors this afternoon, who
will hear a salary proposition from
the famous manager. Besides be-
ing promoter of note. Mr. Butler
is an all round track coach, some
thing badly needed in this city.
He has been connected with the
club for several months, managing
athletic events on percentage
basis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
SPOKANE HIGH
AGAIN winner

Spokane High school defeated FL
lensburg last night on the initiative
and referendum debate. The Spo7
kane team had the negative side of
the question and comprised Alva
Kilt and Randall Pratt. Leslie Mes
bitt and Chester Maxey represented
Ellensburg. Judges were Prof. w.
D. Lyman of Whitman college.
Henry c. Calhoun of the Lewiston
normal, and Rev. w. M. Proctor of
Ritzville.
By winning the debate last night
Spokane must win three more to
be entitled to the championship OF
| the state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

H. c. Calhoun, OF Lewiston, Ida
no, Is in the city endeavoring to
interest Manager Eddie Quinn in
the Lewiston baseball grounds,
climatic conditions and enthusiasm
of the citizens. 1t is Mr.. Calhoun's
purpose to get Quinn to train his
braves there for the coming sea-
son of games.
Russ Hall. manager of the Butte
team, was in the city the other
day and said that he expects that
the Miners will have a new ball
park closer to the business center.
this season.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
ACCUSED PREACHER
OF STEALING CASH

LEWISTON, Idaho, Feb. o.
Rev. e. e. van Vert, of Westdlake,
was openly accused of stealing $50
from the dining room Of George
Kern, who was convicted of keep
ing the bar of his house open on
Sunday. The minister assumed a
disguise and secured the evidence
upon which Kern was convicted
Phil Weyman. an employe OF
Kern's, admitted in court that the
minister was in the place on Sun
day and alleged that he stole $50
while there. The prosecuting at
torney ordered Weyman to come to
his office to swear out warrant
on the charge, but Weyman failed
to appear.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
TO |NTERCEOE
!. FOR ST0ESSEL

George B. Dresher, assistant Sec
rotary of the chamber of commerce,
has been questioned about the cor
rect method to start petition by
the chamber Of commerce against
the punishment of Gen. Stoessel,
the Russian general who surrender
ed Port Arthur to the Japs. The
person did not give his name, but
stated that an effort would be made
to influence the Russian govern
ment through various business
bodies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
ECONOMIC CLUB DEBATE

Are monopolies the result of ma.
tural law and cannot therefore be
abolished? This question will be
defended by Judge Richardson and
j. S. Lichty. and opposed by Attor.
ney G. N. Maddox and William
Matthews before the Economic
club Sunday at p m. at 6121s
Riverside av. Special music in
charge of Prof. Schroeder will en-
liven the program.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

said to be particularly entertain
ing. A novel singing and dancing
act. is put on by Bell and Wash.
ourn. Miss Washburn is an In.
dian maiden and she sings a song
in the Mohaek tongue. Katherine
Nugent, of "The College Widow"
company, has a single act that has
made her success in vaudeville.
The pictures will show three COM
edy subjects.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

Perkins late of "rhe Man from
Mexico in the comedy role. A
special set of scenery is used for
the act. A novel comedy acrobatic
act is that OF the Trolley Car trio.
The curtain goes upon a streetcar
on the sidewalk which becomes an
object of interest to a tramp, an
Italian and a monkey. The car Is
full of tricks and affords plenty OF
opportunity for comedy. Johnnie
LIE Fevre and frankie st. John
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
FIXES PRICE ON KISSES

PORTLAND, Feb. 22.-Judge
Cameron officially fixed $35 as the
price to be paid for kissing a 16
year old girl, without first asking
her consent.
c. H. Saunders. who has a no
ton store at 232 North Sixteenth
St, was the guilty party in the test
case. He paid the $35 but didn't
express himself as to the value re.
ceiyed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
TO SETTLE CHURCH WAR.

Rev. S. G.. Wilson, of the Calvary
Baptist church. colored, who has q
peck of trouble with certain men,
bers of his flock who desire an &C.
counting OF moneys. has set Feb.
rs for a church meeting, and then
an endeavor will be made to
straighten out matters somewhat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
Classified Ads
Miscellaneous
& Real Estate
Opportunities
LYNNE HOTEL.

319 Wall St, right ty the river:
no nicer place in town for regu-
lar or transient roomers; cozy,
quiet and respectable; secluded
but close in; only 21a blocks from
Riverside av.; rear entrances from
Post ST.; hot water all the time;
moderate prices.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
PACkEY BEATS WEIGH

AT Milwaukee last night Packy
MCFARLAND won a decision from
Freddie WEIGH in their 10 round
bout. Mcfarland forced the fight
ing. Welch's cleverness and foot
work were the wonder of the fans.
who declare 1t was the most scien-
tific battle ever pulled off in the
city
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
ScHAEFER BEATS CUTLER

At Philadelphia last night Jake
Schaefer defeated Albert Cutler
1900 to 1924, 1871 inch balkline bill.
lard match that has been In pro
gress since Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

cessful engagement here.
The next bill for the house is
"The Dream City," Feb. 1921, and
the month closes Feb. % with the
Old Irish favorite. THE Kerry
Cow"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
TO COACH UNIVERSITY

William Speidell and Tom Nc.
Donald will coach the University Of
Washington football team next sea-
son, according to informal an
nouncement few days ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
Y. M. c. A. TEAM WINS

The Spokane Y. M. G. A. basket.
ball team defeated the Echo team
Of Colville ON the Colville roller
rink last night. Score, 10 to IA.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
PROFESSOR IN POLITICS.

The last aspirant for congress
sional honors Is Prof. w, ID. Lyman
of Whitman college, Walla Walla.
He Is republican.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
SCALER GETS DRAW

Kid Scaler and Joe Carroll fought
a 20 round draw before a large
crowd of Bakersfield, Cal, sports
last night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

Gonzaga students last night pre-
scented THE Bells" in creditable
manner The college orchestra
furnished music.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
WASHINGTON.

A leader of the mex six act vaude-
vile bill for Sunday Is 'The Man
from Macey's," with Walter r.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
Rube Has Chance

Now that Connie Mack has dis
posed of the eccentric RUDE Wad-
dell, and Jim McAleer has taken a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22
CUT RATE WOOD YARD
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 Bird 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, 1908-02-22

sP0KANE

SPOKANE &have lively song and act
with feature by Miss St
"The Tattooed
Daniels Nfaddern
tonghts Nfany
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

We are going to sacrifice our profit
on 500 special fixtures; we have
in stock ready to be installed In
your homes during next few days.
You cannot afford to miss this OPP
portunity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

Agents-Here' a seller for you;
patent Egg Separator; every fam
lily buys; sample loo; catalogue
free. California Supply Co., 1614
Eighth av., Oakland Calf.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

Blanche Waddell, d. O., graduate
of Still college, Des Moines.
Iowa; acute and chronic diseases
successfully treated. 224-225 Pey-
ton. Phone SAP.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-22

Wanted-Good live boy about IA
years old to take charge OF a
good paying route on the South
side; none other need apply. APP
ply at The Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-02
A Curious Cipher Code.

Prisoners confined in different parts
Of Jail often use cipher codes in COM
municating with one another. In the
Kansas City jail some years ago the
officials came across a hard one. A
fellow named Turner, in for forgery,
invented the puzzle. The writing was
on long narrow strips Of paper, on the
edge Of which were letters and parts
Of letters that apparently had no con-
nection and from which no words
could be formed. One day deputy
who was passing the cell Of prisoner
saw him passing long strip Of paper
around an octagon lead pencil. He
took the paper away, and on it were
the mysterious scrawls that had Wor-
r1ed the keepers But the deputy got
an idea from this, and, going back to
the Office, he wrapped the strip around
an octagon shaped lead pencil and
after several trials adjusted it so that
the parts Of the letters fitted together
and made sentence, though the writ
Ing was very fine. The writer had
adopted the simple but ingenious plan
Of covering the pencil with paper and
had then written along one of the fiat
sides. On unrolling it the writing was
as mystical as cryptogram, but when
put around the pencil as it was origi-
nally it could be easily understood.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-02
Life In Christiania.

Many Of the residences of Christiania
stand villa-like in the midst of pretty
gardens, which in summer are full of
bloom and give the streets a peculiar
charm and sense Of openness. Within,
the people live simple, wholesome lives,
kindly and hospitable, with that truest
hospitality which invites the guest to
share in good cheer without ostentation
or display. Dinner is at or o'clock,
served by trim, fresh looking maids,
and supper at s, where. except on form
al occasions, the guest is free to forage
around the table for himself. Host
and hostess drink the health of each
guest with the word "skaal," replied to
by the eyes over the glass after drink
ing. Adjoining to the drawing room,
the guests thank both master and mis-
tress of the house, and on the next
meeting never fail to say, Thanks for
the last time" One is everywhere
struck by the frank and unaffected sim
plicity Of the life and the straightfor-
ward kindness Of the people.-H. II.
D. Peirce in Atlantic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-02
Dread Of Marble Portraits,

"One popularity of human nature
that am reminded of daily" said a
sculptor, SIS the Discrimination Of the
average man to look upon himself re-
produced in marble. The sight strikes
him with positive dread. It makes
him feel as If he were looking on his
own lifeless body. For that reason 1t
Is difficult to persuade many persons
worth modelling to sit for a sculptor.
Frequently l am asked why most of
my work Is modelled after dead and
gone subjects. The answer is that liv-
ing people refuse to give me commits
sion. The art Of the sculptor differs
there from that of the painter. Every
body likes to be painted. The sight OF
ones face, ones figure, ones clothes, in
a picture evokes nothing but pleasure
BILE emotions if well DONE but to see
oneself carved out Of marble produces
such an overpowering sense Of death
that many sensitive persons put off i'm
naturalization at the hands of a sculp-
tor until they are really dead."--New
York Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-02
Right to the Point.

'sThe following letter." said travel
Ing man, was received by friend OF
mine who was drumming up trade in
New England for New York necktie
house:
1--WE have received your letter with
expense account What we want is or
ders. We have big families to make
expenses for us. We find in your eX-
pense account so cents for billiards.
Please don't buy any more billiards;
also we see $2.25 for horse and buggy.
Where is the horse. and what did you
do with the buggy? The rest of your
expense account is nothing but bed
Why Is it you don't ride more in the
nighttime?
John says you should stop in Bos-
ton, where his cousin George Moore
lives. John says you should sell Moore
good bill. Give good prices-he is
Johns cousin. Sell him mostly for
cash; also John says you can leave
Boston at II: AS in the night and get to
Concord ut 1885 in the morning Do
this and you won't need any bed. And,
remember, what we want is ORDERS"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-02
When Actors Play to Actors.

"When he Henry Irving) engaged me
to play Ophelia In 1878 he asked me to
go down to Birmingham to see the
play, and that night saw what shall
always consider the perfection of act
Ing. 1t had been wonderful in 1874; In
1878 it was far more wonderfully" wrote
Ellen Terry in McClure's. .'It has been
said that when he had the advantage
of my Ophelia his Hamlet improved
l don't think so. He was always quite
independent of the people with whom
he played. The Birmingham night he
knew l was there. He Played say it
without vanity-for me. We players
are not above that weakness, if it be
weakness. If ever anything inspires
us to do our best it is the presence in
the audience Of some fellow artist who
must, in the nature of things, know
more completely than any one what we
intend, what we do, what we feel The
response from such member Of the
audience flies across the footlights to
us like flame. / felt it once when
played Olivia before Eleanora Duse.
felt that she felt it once when she play
ed Marguerite Gautier for me-"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-02
What Makes the Heart Bat?

Professor Jacques Loeb, the celebrat-
ed biologist, in his book, "Dynamics
Of Living Natter" has shown that a
strip cut from the ventricle of the
heart put in a solution of chloride Of
sodium will continue to beat for a
number of days, until putrefaction sets
in. He says this can be done with an
ordinary muscle after it has been ex-
Hrpated from the body. This would
tend to prove that the heart is chem
ical machine and that it is all due to
chemical action. The muscular con-
traction is probably due to the substi-
tuition of sodium for calcium salts in
the cells of the muscles.
The difficulty of this theory is that it
does not explain the control Of the
muscles. 1t is plain that the problem
of control is not solved by the chem
ical theory.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-02
His Apprenticeship.

eyes," said Mr.. Pater, with i'll con-
cealed pride, my youngest boy makes
some smart remarks at times. Only re-
Gently he asked me what it meant to
be an apprentice. I told him that it
meant the binding Of one person to an
other by agreement and that one per-
son so bound had to teach the other all
he could Of his trade or profession,
while the other had to watch and learn
how things were done and had to make
himself useful in every way possible"
"What did he say to that?' asked one
Of the audience.
"Why, after few minutes the young
rascal looked up at me and said, Then
I suppose you're apprenticed to mother,
aren't you, adT"-London Answers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-03-02
His Brothers,.

At the usual monthly petty sessions
court held In certain provincial town
some weeks ago the following incident
occurred:
One Of the local police consta bles had
summoned neighboring farmer on a
charge Of "having a number of asses
wandering at will on the public road"
The defendant failed to appear, but
his brother was present in the person
Of the clerk Of petty sessions, who on
hearing the sentence of the presiding
magistrate, Filmed Is. 3D. and costs,''
rose to the occasion by replying:
"They're my brothers, your worship.
I'll pay the fine"
He was shocked when his becoming
exhibition of fraternal love for the
asses was rewarded with an outburst
of laughter.-London Graphic