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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14

two men, in fact, until Beckwith
was standing with his baggage
upon the New Yorw wharf, impa-
tiently clamoring for customs in
spector. Then a man heavy with
gold braid came up.
Have you a Rubens, he said,
(which you have not declared?"
Beckwith emitted an oath. De-
malls were futile, however. Some
half an hour later, within the pre-
cincts of the customs house, the
painting was unanimously declared
a genuine Rubens-the Rubens, by
Is experts. The application OF a
sponge dipped into turpentine
speedily brought to light the sigma
ture of the great painter under the
psudonym Phillips.
Beckwith submitted sullenly. AT.
ter much wrangling he paid out
$1,000 in bills and was permitted to
take his picture away
For Gods sake, keep this out of
the press, anyhow" he pleaded as
he departed.
Twelve minutes later the first an
nouncement OF the discovery of the
famous lost masterpiece was being
shouted by newsboys along Park
Row and Broadway. That evening
II dealers were beseiging Beckwith
at his hotel. Next morning %
cable dispatches awaited him from
Paris and London:
Beckwith's refusal to sell only in
creased the rage of the prospective
purchasers. Museums were in open
competition foi the picture. Ten
thousand was the first bid within a
day and a night the offers had
reached $4,000, and were swiftly
mounting The picture was finally
disposed of to the Fine Arts mu-
scum for $4,000,
John Phillips is still painting imi-
tation Rubens and Titians over in
Europe. He has a regular monthly
stipend of $500. When he has COM
pleted his work-which usually &C.
cupies the better part of a week
not counting Sundays-he FORCES
the signature of the old master
When the paint is dry he paints his
own signature over 1t and delivers
1t to Beckwith The customs are
making rich Eauls in all parts of
the world.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14
TEEE LOD1r 1RUJIBlENG

If Beckwith had consistently re-
membered that there is a duty of
As per cent ad valorem upon
works of art imported into Ameri-
ca he might not have been quite so
loquacious. even In his cups, in the
smoking room. of the liner Ro-
magma.
Customs Inspector Albert Jones
who was returning by the same
vessel, had found it inconvenient
to retain his official designation
during the trip. Beckwith, three
parts intoxicated, appeared the
most unsophisticated mortal that
ever attempted to smuggled any of
the old masters through the lynx
eyed inspection of the customs.
To Albert Jones the attempt was
bold, and yet not without a GER
tain crudeness 1t was obvious at
a glance that Reckwith had adopt
ed the time dishonored device of
painting out the signature Of the
great artist and substituting the
name John Phillips" dated 1906"
Once safely landed, trifing ap-
plication of refined. turpentine
would easily efface John. Phillips
and restore the signature of Ru-
bens. BY this means the picture
would be passed at trifling ap.
praisement
Moreover, It was evident at
glance that the picture which
Beckwith displayed in his state.
room was none other than the
famous lost Rubens which had
been discovered three weeks be-
fore in an old Antwerp print shop
and had mysteriously vanished
again. Since that time the GUS
toms of all civilized countries had
been watching and waiting.
John Philips did that little
thing" said Beckwith tipsily. That
pictures WORT, $500 II it's worth a
penny. sir" he continued with a
leer. Il guess Ill have to pay some
5000 to the customs before they'll
pass it throueh-well, it's worth it
on a picture like that"
Copy of a Rubens, isn't it,"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14
BY gibson GARDNER.
'ecial Correspondence to The Press

special Correspomdence to The presS
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. IA
The Panama canal commission has
hung out the sign, mo more help
wanted"
This applies to all kinds of help
on the isthmus. There are more
laborers on the job than can find
work and there are more clerks,
mechanics and various artisans
than can find their kind of employ
ment. The commission is reducing
the force steadily and every ship
which comes back to the United
States brings some people who are
either discharged or who have been
unable to find the work for which
they went in search.
This does not mean that the pre-
vailing period of hard times has
struck the canal. 1t simply means
that the canal work has passed the
maximum of labor needed. A great
deal of the work up to date has
been employed in getting ready to
do other work. A huge amount OF
municipal engineering had to be
done before sanitary conditions
could be insured. Houses had to
be erected, hotels built, commits
saries established, water systems
planned and carried out, roads
built. sewers laid and all manner OF
similar work carried on. At last
this work has been completed and
the employees needed on these
works will be only those required
for maintenance.
Another source of occupation
which has been wiped out are the
shops for the manufacture of nipple
ments and parts OF machinery.
While the work was urgent the
shops had to be located on the
fsthmns. Now the commission has
the work so well In hand that the
engineers can tell six months ahead
what will be needed, and there is
no difficulty In having the work
d0ne on the basis of competitive
bids In the cheaper market OF the
United States.
Finally the general work OF the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14
LAURELS FOR CROKER

New York has been busy Richard Croker
hee have been receptions dinners everywhere
stepped their
nand of
to homage. Croker
The the however gained
is amazing behold his
Bowery ballot He admitted that
working for his pocket all of the though stood the
mead OF dominant political
When things got hot for him York he live
In ireland He had fast horses He
successthat is, his political thievngs possible
him to retire and live the life
Coming back his
standing with New
plenty OF nice things
Croker smart enough with
caught
domination, according to the popular standard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14
MARY SAYS:

Hot water in a cold room al,
night; fine for warming the baby
bottle; may be kept in a crock set
into a larger crock, The outer crock
should be covered with thick
cloth pad and the cover, sofa
cushion or pillow should be kept on
tight except when in use.
A little alcohol on the brush will
help straighten out tangled hair.
Candied Cranberries-Wash ons
pint of plump berries. add half pint
of sugar and quarter point. of water
Allow them to cook slowly, come to
boil for an instant and then" COOK
gently tender. With a long needle
pick out all the whole berries and
place on oiled paper to cool.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14

peared: Il am the first fish put into
this pond by Emperor Frederic the
Second. Oct 8, 1862" The carcass
weighed $50 pounds.
There's more room In the stores
now, to move about with large
bundles, than there will be the
night before Christmas.
Girls of South Slovenian families
seldom bathe-the women never.
Bamboo trees do not blossom
until they attain their thirtieth
year They then produce seed pro-
fusely and die.
M. de Fonvielle declares that a
flea can jump 800 times its height.
Who wants to be flea?
Certain caterpillars swallow
three and four times their own
weight daily.
In Cuba oysters have been found
clinging to mangrove trees several
feet above the water.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB
PASS BY THE PANAMA DITCH

digging the canal has been organ
lied more closely. Unnecessary
men have been eliminated and the
work is going forward on a more
thrifty and efficient basis.
The force of American clerks. ar.
tisans and general construction
men now averages about 44O0. 1t
has been somewhat reduced since
last June, when it was above $500.
The force of Europeans, which
means West Indian negroes, Span
iards and others who have come to
work as day laborers on the canal,
has averaged about 21,300. The eff
forts which the commission for
merly had to make to induce the
laborers to come to the zone no
longer has to be made. immigration
exceeded emigration during the last
year by $4,000, and the commission
| announces that the labor problem
is solved.
OF the force of American artisans
employed on the canal, 1900 are
occupying commission quarters and
have brought their families with
them, A year or two ago this
skilled and clerical force was a
shifting force, changing it's person.
mel nearly every year; now on ac-
count of the better wages paid on
the canal than in the United States
and on account of general business
conditions the force is permanent.
Its members are hanging to their
! jobs like grim death.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14


lessly. phillips paints after the
style of several of those old guys
-Rubens, Mi"helangelo, Titan
it's all one to him. l think he's bet.
ter than any Of them. They were
all very we'll in their day, but they
weren't patch on Phillips. Look
the contrasts in his coloring, sir /;
why, it's as good as an aleograph
And you can get a Phillips for five
hundred, while you wouldn't get a
Rubens for ten thousand"
Hump" said the inspector,
walking away.
But on the following day, when
he attempted to renew the CONVEX
sation, Beckwith eyed him mo.
rosely. In vair he led the CONVEX
sation UP to the painting; Beck
with, evidently suspicious. vouch-
safed no further information. No
word passed further between the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14
CURSES ON aApAm GOD"

KANSAS CITY. Dec. IL Adam
God" and his treacherous butchery
of Officer Dalhowe and Policeman
Mullan we're the basis of many
sermons in the churches here yes
terday. The minister's were one in
denouncing the false prophet and
his ilk and were loud In their
praises of Policeman Mullan, who
refrained from shooting in the
crowd OF women and children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14
THE PLAYFUL ASS.

An Ass just the monotony of his too even exist
building
the double quick
who him and him good humping with bale
nails him,
climbing the thing reshngle
beef follows Alas when the Mon
I likewise to play they make work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14

asked Jones casually, his heart
leaping within him as he detected
with eye of en- expert theii extra
thickness of paint where the false
signature hid the true one II, r.
Probably" said Beckwith care
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

Big toe is placed on inside of
the foot to act as a fulcrum in pro-
polling the body.
Female Bulgarians battle but
once during their lifetime-on the
day before their wedding
Chinese regard the blossoming of
a lilly on New Yea rday as a sure
sign of prosperous season.
He who hesitates is lost. Moral:
shop early.
What chance has a greenhorn in
Wall street, with the river at one
end and the cemetery at the other?
In Kentucky, with 119 counties,
80 are dry.
In Tennessee there are but four
communities where liquor is openly
sold.
Teddy. Teddy, we all wonder
If Bill Taft will steal your thunder?
What about the deforestation OF
the Christmas tree, Mr.. President.
Ice King Morse declares life in
jail is frost.
Santa expects every man to Go
his duty.
Like master like man: Secretary
Loeb is to take charge of the st.
Paul Dispatch, perhaps.
In 1407 a pike, captured near
Mannheim, Germany. carried a small
tablet on which, in Greek, ap-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14

We invite the ladies' of Spokane
to visit our three stores and in.
spect our lines of smokers ar
ticles for Xmas gifts. M. A. Gunst
a. Co, TOT Riverside. Gl2 Riverside
and 721 EArague. +"s
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-14
WANT BOOSTERS FOR vIApucT

The aid of all of the improve
ment clubs of the city is being Sc
cured by the North Division Inn
provement club in the matter of
urging the city council to early ac-
ton in building a viaduct across
the o. r. & ~, s. F. & N. and s, l..
tracks on North Division street.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-07-04
Additional Sports

The manager of the Vasbug bicycle track announces that t
aM to oe 0n a track h nse the liver Red
Palace Lawson riding the track Somebody has
made misstatement Puzzle: Find the man. N'0O' ""S
Salt Lake crickee have tired of PUNCHING up seven bucks for
bats that won't stand the gait and ordering from the east
expensive luxury to the local players. ~
The Harvard athletes put all the representatives
and sending the Of odd nb games
in every department.
The members of the league were evidently in
last Saturday and Sunday judging the manner in
which they played the national few games like
rs from Cache to Kanab Let hope that the ragged
the result OF spring lever and that the will be less
, Joe Cans sn intends s crossing the b and ommng
e off F s Mc ft oe
s that to m IN Burns cop the coin easily he ought
Harry Lewis Of Philadelphia the worlds welerwegh cham
po won ANOTHER victory last week. when he given the decision
city, although Temple put strong fight and Lewis unable
An the Salt track at recent
meet the encounter between Wilcox and Clerk Angel
Wilcox and things looked rather gloomy for the
S @ Wo % W sss was Aimed the but uo GG
ued & dd fine o hesGrng the tactics pu
his m play ball last week. advertising that Cyclone Thomp
pretty wel too Dad there with the oSv business
pngie World S: %ddsre Et eha%pion
Tommy Ryan Stanley his 2year-old boy
who decisive whipped Billy Papke his remaining rival
those 10 furious rounds at Milwaukee,"
The government provided
the chief of the nsular police
-Four daily newspapers Cleveland each three
tour automobiles in regular service.
There about ESQ in Oklahoma City, and
they being added the of fully 80 month
There 10000 moorboas the United States,
than treeourts of them hundreds of miles from salt
water and with varied automobiles land
Strong financial backing make the first French
ternaonal exhibition of automobiles industrial
cohol Bouges September "a October
American Ambassador Lloyd Gscom and Mrs Giscom have
novel method entertaining their fellow who
visit them Rome taking them automobile pcn instead of to
the usual round of dinners and
Ogdenies had the proper bunch their
the right 1t took Cyclone Thompson just twelve rounds
to hand Pete Sullivan his sleeping potion Utah Hot Springs
Monday night in of the the
thompson after his from the of the chasing
Fete all the and landing with the force and regularity of
hanrne Larac hrd cho.rh
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25

ain, the gym instructor, announced
that the two teams We're tied for first
place in the championship games of
the year, each team having won two
games therefore it was necessary to
play off the tie. The lineup:
1908-Merril lg, Melcher rg, M. Grant
lsc. K. Little rsc, Blanchard c, s.
Grant If, Dexter rf.
1910-Barker rf, Perry If, Archibald
rsc, Leland lsc, Niles jc, NJ. Vinal rs,
Longfellow lg.
Score-1sOS, u points; 1910, points;
goals-Barker 9, S. Grant 4, Dexter /:
free goals-Perry 2, Dexter l, S. Grant
l. Time-Two 12-min. halves. Timers,
Merrill 10 and Campbell 'OS. Referee,
Miss Britain and Coach O'Donnell.
The second game was one that
wrought the interest of the audience
up to a high pitch and the gym rang
with yell after yell given by '0S and
10 supporters. The Sophomore girls
played great game and won out by
a. score of 8 to 4.
The championship team was pre-
sented with pretty banner by Miss
Britain. Result of second game:
Score, 1910, 8 points; 1908, points.
Baskets, Barker 3, Perry l, Grant I,
Dexter l.
A handicap meet will be held tomor-
row morning. Bates Varsity will play
Kent's Hill in the afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
tied for Mcbride in ninth.

SBdIleU IUT MCDTIUC III IIIHlH.
washington ...0 0 0 0 90
Boston ..........1 0 0 l 0 4 0 / II
Two-base hit-McHale. Three-base hits
Wagner. Lord, Laporte. Hits-Of Falk-
enberg in 4 innings; off Gates in in
nings Sacrifice hit-Laporte. Stolen
hase-Gessler. Double p]ay-Delehanty
and Shipke. Left on bases-W'ashington
i. Boston 9. First on balls-OK Falken-
berg .. Oft Gates g. off Young l. First on
errors-W shington l. Boston T. Struck
out-Py Falkenberg I. by Gates I. by
Young I. Wild pitch-Cates. Time, 1.45
Umpire, Connolly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
A BOXING EXHIBITION
With Good Attractions Booked for
May At Foxcroft.

Toxcroft, Me, April 24.-(SpeciaD.
Arrangements have been completed
for boxing exhibition to take place
in Central hall on the evening of May
Z. The chief bout of the evening will be
a siX-round set-to between Carl Chen
cry of Guilford and Oley Kalloch of
Shirley. Both men are now training
for the bout which is expected to be a
whirlwind affair. Kalloch was well
known throughout Maine several years
ago when he appeared in different
places boxing some of the best light
weights in the business. He has 81
battles to his credit with but three or
four defeats. Ono of his victories was
over Kid Shea, the Hallowell boxer,
when they met at the skating rink in
Bar IIarbor. He is rangy, hard
hitting boxer and this bout now ar
ranged with Chenery will be his first
appearance in the ring for over year.
Chenery fought for several years under
the name Of Jack Kenyon. He is a good
man at his weight and has met some
of the best of the Maine scrappers. His
last bout was last week at Belfast,
when he outboxed Max Cote Of Bidde-
ford in six rounds. There will be some
good preliminaries and Eddie Batche-
der will give an exhibition of fancy
bag punching
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
BATES GIRLS PLAY BALL.
Two Exciting Basketball Games
Bates VS.. kent's Hill Today.

Lewiston, Me-, April 24.-(SpeciaD.-
Two exciting games of basketball were
played last evening in the girls gym
nasium, both being between the classes
of 1908 and 1910.
The first game was won by the SEN
icr girls in an exceedingly fast game.
The Senior forwards. Misses Grant
and Dexter, did fine work in this game
and but for the excellent work of the
Sophomore guards the score would
have been much larger.
Miss Archibald did some nice play
ing at side center for 1910.
The second half was faster than the
first half and the score was tied until
the last two minutes of play.
AT the end of this game Miss Brit
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
THE BOWDoIN NINE
Will Meet Tufts Today-Several
Changes In Bowdoin Nine.

Brunswick, Me-, April 24.-(SpeciaD.
The BoWdoin baseball team put in
it's final practice this afternon in prep
aration for the Tufts game, which
will be played tomorrow afternoon on
Whittier Athletic field. An interesting
game is expected as both teams are
eveninly matched. The game will be
called at O'Clock.
During the past week there has been
considerable changing of men on
Bowdoi1's nine. In place of Clifford IL.
the regular first baseman UP to this
week, but who will be unable to play
any more this season because OF
troubles in studies, Lee 'OS, or Hughes
'O9, will cover the initial sack. Hughes
played in the games at Portland Mon
day, showing good form both in the
field and at the bat, but he is laid up
with an injured hand and may not be
able to start the game tomorrow.
Lawlis II, and Captain Stanwood have
shifted positions and tomorrow Law
lis will cover third, his regular posi-
ton, while Stanwod will play short
stop. This change has been thought
advisable by Coach Irwin, as it will
undoubtedly strengthen the team in
the fielding line. In right field, Harris
'O9, or Purngton '08, will play, the lat
ter having shown up very strong in
the two games at Portland. Eddie
Files, who has been pitching the best
ball Of his career this season, will twirl
tomorrow.
The following is the lineup as given
by Coach Irwin: Bower '09, c. Files 0S,
p, Lee 'OS. or Hughes 'O9, 1b, Manter
09. %, Stanwood 'Os, SIS, Lawlis 3b. Nc
Dade 'O9, If, Caldwell IL, CT, Harris
'O9 or burlington '08 rf.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
AT ST. LO::IS.

st. Louis ....O . o 90 . 0 0 x-2-6-1
Chicago ........N 0 / 0 G-1-4-0
Batteries-\Vaddell and Spencer: Smith
and Sullivan. Time. 1.55. Umpires, Evans
and Egan.
AT CLEVELAND.
Detroit .......0 0 0 O--1-4-1
Cleveland ......1 0 0 0 0 x-2-3-3
Batteries-Muljn and Schmidt: Joss and
n. Clarke. Time, LAO. Umpire, O'Lough-
lin.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
New York .......0 1 0 90 90 o 0 0 0 O-2-10- -
Philadelphia 80 . o o O G 0 0 D 1-3-10-O
Batt,rics-Glade and kIeinow: Bender
and Smith Time. 30. Umpires, Sheri-
dan and Hurst
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
YOUNG kLOBY GIVEN DECISION
OVER DICK NELSON.

Manchester, N. H., April 24.-Young
Kloby of Lawrence, Mass, and Dick
Nelson of New York fought a fast IS
round bout Thursday night at the
Rolraway, the former getting the de-
cision 1t was an even thing UP to the
ninth round, when kloby nearly put
Nelson out. They fought evenly after
that until the last round. when Kloby
had a little the better of the argu-
ment
Young McDonough and Sailor How
ard, local contestants. were scheduled
for six rounds, the former winning on
a knockout in the fourth.
Young Clark of Lawrence got the
decision over Kid ST. Denis of this city
in an eight round bout.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
OTHER GAMES.

At Observation-Disclosures (Ctl G, Wor-
cester IN. Ed s.
At Lowe]i-University of Vermont 8,
Lowell IN. Ed 0.
At Lynn-Lynn IN. Ed .. Meriden
(Ct) 0.
At Fall River-Fall River IN. E..) 6.
CoIorcd Cuban Giants of New York 1.
At Brockton-Brockton IN. Ed S, New
Haven (Ct) 5.
At springield-springfi (Ct) 6. New
At PortiandDLewiston 3. Portland o.
At Charlottesville. Va.--University of
Pennsylvania 6. University of Virginia g.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25

MADE II
OF FLOUR FOkr
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
BOXING NOTES.

Larry Conley, who will meet Harry
Lewis at City hall Monday evening.
arrived in the city Friday evening and
went to Gardiner where he will be
uuartered at the Johnson House. He
was accompanied by a brother who.
with Kid Shea of Hallowen will act
as trainer. He. will work out at A. O.
U. w. hall at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
All interested in the sport are invited
to be present. -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
EASTERN LEAGUE.

At Baltimore Baltimore G. Montreal 3.
At Olidence-Rochester 4, Provi-
derce ..
At Jersey City-Toronto s. Jersey City g.
At NeWark-Buffalo II, Newark 2.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
NATIONAL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

Boston, April 24.-Boston won Il slow
game from Philadelphia today 5to 3. Each
pitcher was rather wild. Boston won by
punching hits with battery errors.
Browne hitting and base running and
Ritcheys fielding were the features.
BOSTON.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
AMERICAN. IN
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.

washington. April 24.-Cy Young held
washington down to four hits in today's
.,rne and Boston won easily to
WASHINGTON
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
AT PITTSBURG.

AT PI1TSBURG.
Fittshrrg ......C D 0 0 0 . 0-9-6-3
st. Louis ......0 0 0 / Q l 0 0-3-6-2
Observation-Disclosures, Young and Glib
son: Raymond and Hostetter. Time, 1.5O
Umpire, Njgler.
AT CHICAGO
Chicago ........0 0 0 0 0 0 22-2-2
Cincinnati ......1 0 0 0 0 O--9-O
Batteries-Lundgren, Reulbach and
King Moran; Campbell and Schlei. Time,
lao. Umpire, O'Day.
AT NEW YORK.
Brooklyn ....0 0 I N-4-7-0
New York ..... 0 l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-i-3-1
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Ritter; Gran
dali. Clarkey and Bresnahan. Time, las
Umpires, Emslie and Rudderham.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-25
PHILADELPHIA.

5OStDI .............I y q / q / X--J
Philadelphia .......0 2 0 l 0 %
Two-base hit-Knabe. Three-base hits
Titus, Osborne, Flaherty. TIits-Of Hoch
in Z innings; off McQuillin 3 in / inning
Sacrifice hit-Flaherty. Stolen bases
Browne, Bates. Double plays-Ritchey.
Dahlen and McGann; Hoch. Doolin and
Courtney. Left on bases-Boston II,
Philadelphia II. First on balls--Off Fla
herty 6, off Hoch 7, off McQuillin l. First
on errors-Beston 2. Hit by pitcher-By
Flahertv l. Struck out-By Hoch /. Time,
20o Umpire. Klem