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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-06

A boy was born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. E. E. Flanders, 03117
Regal st.
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.bURCLARSLAMS
DOOR IN FACE
THEN ROBS PREACHER OF SIS
WHILE LATTER is TElE-
PHONlNG POLICE FROM
NEIGHBOURS HOUSE.

When Rev. B. H. Reutepohler
and his wife returned home at $50
O'Clock last night they found the
front door of the parsonage, SAB
Mcclellan ST., open, but as they
were about to enter it was slammed
in their faces. A burglar was in
the house. The minister ran to
another house and telephoned the
police. 4
When the patrol and a squad of
officers reached the scene the bur-
glar had departed, taking purse
containing SIS and some stick pins
of small value.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., April g.
Dear Dad: AS trust buster AttOr-
ney General Bonaparte is not sat
isfactory. This is the way-dOwn in
side fact. T. r. would be charmed
if Bonaparte would resign. But he
won't: and T. R. won't fire him. So
there you are. 1t was simply
another mistake of T. r. in select
ing people. Bonaparte had been a
fine theoretical reformer for many
years, and T. r. thought he would
be full of ginger and spice when he
gave him a chance at the trusts.
But que vouleZ vOus? Ma fois, it is
a fine day; and this Washington is
no place to live; and we have our
social obligations and our ancestral
place in Baltimore; and the jour
ney back AMI forth each day is IA
tiguing Dear dear! Such a mess
of business! Just business all the
time! And that's the way he feels
about it.
And of course the business
doesn't get done. And the trusts
don't get busted. And a thousand
little things wait to be decided and
never are decided. Because, for
sooth, Bonaparte never was man
of big business, either commercial
or political He is a ilettante.
And if he does not believe it, let
him try the effect of an offer to re-
sign, and see how quickly T. R..
will snap at it.
And, speaking of designations,
there is the case of Chief Justice
Fuller. Do you remember where
it says in the old Second Reader
"In vain the fowler marks thee
with his eye, to DO thee harm?" ct
is in An Ode to A Waterfowl)
That's the way T. r. marks Fuller
with his eye. 1t is in vain. Five
years have passed since the date
when Fuller could have resigned
on full pay, and he still hangs on.
| Worse than that, he says very
frankly he never will resign. Death
is the one thing that will vacate the
position of chief justice, and the
Fullers are noted for longevity.
Hoist with their own petard!
This time it happens in Oklahoma,
where T. r. has been trying to APP
point United States marshal or
sheriff or something. Anyhow, he
named a chap called Porter who
was in the trough rider class" i. e.,
a personal appointment. T. r.
wanted Porter. But nope, nope. Not
for the senate, Here was probably
a Taft conspiracy, and bride for
delegates, and all that; and so For
aker and the senate bunch proceed
ed to twist the lions tail by shunt-
! ing the Porter nomination into the
corner pocket, and leaving it there
"All right" says T. r., Il admit
! this was rather personal appoint
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THAT HORRLD CORPSE KEPT
LOOKING AT THE GIRLS

became hysterical AMI screamed.
Another promptly swooned, and
then pandemonium reigned.
The men thought something ter
rible had happened in the work
room and rushed in.
All the girls could do was point
all of them were pointing, and
terror was depicted upon every
countenance.
One of the men hurried over to
Smiths and then the blinds were
drawn and the CHASTITY show hidden
from view.
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-SSESD@SSSS@E AaR8aS
PETPEAI Of IAD1TIRAI IVAN

shaded by old oaks. visited mainly by ahict
1t of the health with rheumatic ailments.
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BEGIN EASTERTlDE SERVICE

Eastertide services begin tonight
at the Vincent Methodist church
with a talk on The Autobiography
of Christ, or How He Fell into
Temptation, by the pastor, Rev
c. o. Kimball.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
Automobile and Suburb.

Whatever shortens the distance
TO town adds to the value of every
suburban property holding near
Washington.
Whatever increases the interest
of town jewellers in suburban prop
ertv likewise increases the value Of
that property
Whatever enhances the pleasure
of suburban life enhances also the
value of property available for that
life.
These things are manifest. They
ought TO be not only appreciated
nv owners Of suburban property,
hut nut TO work wherever that can
be done with security to family and
home. Yet there are within reach
of Washington more than one vii
lape 20 which these considerations
seem never to have occurred, in
which on the contrary a persistent
and bitter purpose seems to pre-
vail TO hinder an agency as favor
able to suburban life and property
as the railroad and the trolley car
The reference is, of course. to the
automobile.
An arrest recently made il
Bethesda points the moral. \ loca.
business man had taken a house
there for the summer. With an au
tomobile to keep town within easy
reach he was particularly in a posi-
ton to make his home there all the
year through. On his way thithe1
the other day, he came to a stretci
IF road without a house on it, with
ont a cross street, without a man
woman, child, team, animal or fOw
in sight. Over that stretch he spet
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
An Engineering Era.

81 expect says Senator New
lands of Nevada, "to see an inland
waterway from Boston to New Or
leans" Mr.. Newlands is no light
headed fanatic on the subject of
waterways. On the contrary, he has
the reputation of being one Of the
solid men of the Senate. His prae-
teal experience as well as his
thorough study of the problem of
developing our natural resources
give weight to his opinion.
This is the gentleman who says
that if he were to start over again
he would take a general course at
the best school for engineers in the
country and then would develop
himself in all the branches of en-
cheering in order to fit himself to
undertake great works OF con-
struction." For he believes that the
country is to enter another remark
able constructive era. THE United
States is really untaPped and un-
touched" he says. Tremendous
changes are coming. Our cities
viii have to be rebuilt. Great mines
are to be opened. Immense factor
les are to be erected. Canals viii
be dug in all directions.
Every navigable stream in the
United States should be developed
to meet the many important needs
of civilization"
American engineers are already
at work on the greatest task their
profession has ever undertaken;
but that is outside the country
What is to go on inside has been
suggested in the glowing prediction
of the Senator from Nevada. II
we have lost our grip on the sea
| there are magnificent opportunities
at hand for glory and power on
! land.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
CARS PRIVATE NEWSPAPER

While the Russian citizen is forced
10 be content with his foreign papers
BACKED ont by the censor. the car.
until the commencement OF the Japa-
nese war. was supplied with news Of
the outside world only through the
medium OF a daily paper printed for
him by a special department Of the
foreign office.
This contained clippings and tt1n1-
Iations from all the European paper.
and was printed upon fine paper from
special type. All items which might be
supposed TO be disquieting 10 the Car
were eliminated by the editors, and the
freshly-printed sheet contained news
designed to please the one subscriber.
During the war, however, the car
insisted upon also being supplied with
"unblacked'' copies OF certain English
papers. and these were sent with no
GOOD grace By the censoTs, who IN
times past had resorted 20 odd devices
10 keep certain publications from theiT
innerial master, counteTfeits sometimes
being printed. -.
revolutionary sheet published in Lon
don which was rabid in its structures
OF the court officials. The paper and
TYNE were so cleverly counterfeited that
1t was some months before the scheme
was detected
Frbe BACKED out matter is saved 1oI
record and IN huge scrapbOOks might
he found all prohibited articles.
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and in despite OF their convictions
And where" he asked. shall it get
such men if not from the colleges,
if not from among you who know
the truth, If you would but follow
itP"
VIII they follow it? If they
won't they viii do themselves and
their country little good, The hero
IN the public life is the man who
does things not only intelligent ly
but straightly. Official life is over
run with men who do things pet
tily, out of selfish considerations;
and these men remain petty to the
end. Monuments may be raised to
them by the special interests whom
they serve; but they have no hold
upon the people, who, if they could,
would disgorge themselves Of them.
For they are known to be parasites
and time-servers.
Such men wasted their time in
college. They left it without the
indomitable Intellectual and moral
force which. as DR.. Wilson said, the
country needs; and not only the
country. but the men themselves if
they would be Of any good use to
their contemporaries and a good
example to their successors and de
| scendants.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
Public Service Needs.

This is the time of the year when
much Cheste~feldian advice is be-
slowed upon the young man leaving
college to paddle his own canoe. In
bulk it is the very best sort Of adj
vice. of course, but it is noticeable
that comparatively few of the bae-
caIaureate speakers dwell with any
particular force on the need of ser
iously considering the opportunities
for public service which the ener-
getic and ambitious college man is
very likely to meet sooner or later.
President Wilson, of Princeton,
touched indirectly on the subject
this week when he said to his grad
uating class that a democratic coun-
try, more than any other, needs
for its enrichment, for its growth
for that variation which is life, men
by the score, the hundred, the
thousand, who have indomitable in,
tellectual and moral initiative. II
needs more than that" he went on;
''it needs men by the hundred
thousand who viii not submit to b,
put in the wrong, who viii not sci
their consciences. who viii not run
with the crowd out Of craven fear
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
The SMALLEST WATCH.

A Cincinnati man claims 10 own the
smallest watch Ia the world. 1t Is said
TO measure less than a quarter OF an
inch IN diameter having a face about
the size Of a nall The numbers on
the face are engraved In red. SO as 10
be more easily disCeTnible.
II was an American ClOckmakeT, too,
who made what is believed 20 he the
smallest steam engine In the world. Il
viii lit in an ordinary thimble; its
weight Is about fifteen grains. and the
stroke OF its little piston Is not much
over 0ne-twelfth of au 'uch
Three drops OF waite viii fu the
boiler and start the tiny machine. In
spite Of it's dimiuutlve size the engine
IS composed of 40 distinct pieces. fas-
tened together by hfty-two screws.
Italians are adept at minute work.
One has made a boat, formed OF a sin
gle pearl Beaten gold, studded with
diamonds. COmpCses the sail, and its
headlight Is a ruby. An emerald serves
as a ruddeT. The value Of this little
craft is said 10 be AT least 500.
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observation-disclosures Wedding.

Miss Louise F. Niemeyer. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w. Niemeyer,
was married to Frederic Carroll Wind
mayer. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Wind
mayer, Of Lincoln. Nebr.. last evening in
the home Of the brides parents. on
South Dakota avenue, at $50 o'clock.
The ceremony, which was attended by a
small number Of relatives and friends.
was performed by the Rev B. J. Fitz,
rector OF the Holy Cross Church OF
New York city. The house was decOrat-
ed with quantities of palms and spring
flowers.
The bride, who entered the parlor with
her father, wore a dainty princess gown
OF white messaline satin. trimmed with
point lace, and carried shower bouquet
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
AT LINEVITCH'S FUNERAL

. When they bore Linevitch TO his
grave, says the ST. Petersburg CORE
spondent of a Paris paper, there was a
tremendous thrOng in the streets. uni
forms everywhere. and where the out
ward appearances indicated civil life the
demeauOr contradicted and one saw the
spy or police deputy. To the foreigner
the central feature Of the cor. ege-the
funeral canvas the most interesting.
It was a platform on four wi eels- on
this rested the coffin. 1t was profusely
decorated with white silk ribbons. as
was also the car which followed, bear
ing hundreds of WTeaths. The harness
OF the horses was black, but the men
fIanked the funeral car wore white
trousers, long white coats, and white
high hats
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE Il, 1903.
Probe to the Bottom!

Every man, woman, and child IN
the District of Columbia has a per
sonaI right to what this paper has
defined as "a thorough and relent-
less investigation" of the conditions
under which buildings are now
erected in this jurisdiction. On the
demand of the President, the Dis
trict Commissioners, the United
States District Attorney, and-most
important of all-the people as
body. based uDon the recent apart
men house disaster, such an inquiry
Is now assured. \ coroner's in
quest, and examination by the
grand jury, a probing by the Dis
trict Attorney, and a general IN
curry by the District Commission
ers ought surely to disclose all the
facts.
The revelations before the coro-
ner's jury give the situation a mani
testify serious aspect. Theretrom
it would appear
That owner, brick contractor,
iron contractor, and District Build
ing Inspector had all been negl-
gent
That in the judgment of a Gov
ernment expert the quality of con
crete used was "atroeious."
That the plans were open to
question.
That the work was done with
out general supervision on behalf
of the owner.
All this is most important. II
makes it questionable If the pre-
cautions now in force have any
practical value as a means Of Sc
curity to the tenant Of such a struc
+1re. But for that very reason
there IS only the more need TO keel
our heads, to go slow enough to un
cover the real defects in our sys
tenn inside the Office of the Build
inc Inspector and outside, to de
,ermine if it is the law which i
at fault or those entrusted with au
thority to enforce it.
To do that it is essential TO bea
in mind every other fact which /
relevant, but which may not hav
been emphasized by the inquest
such as
That the District government
must catch poor material as 1t
nut TO use OF not at all.
That it has practically no Powe
beyond merely rejecting the ma
teriaI OF correcting poor work.
That to detect such material an
work. it has nine inspectors all told
That to one Inspector at this pres
ent moment there are assigned 81
jobs.
That at a reasonable rate of II
spection. it is possible for such a
INSPECTOR to visit each of his builC
ings once every two months, @
twice is the course Of its erection
That a new code of building rel
uIations has been the subject {
earnest study by experts for nea
" two years, and is shortly to /
reported.
We ere all after safety-to lit
and property alike. If we mean
get it. in the light of all the fact
here cited, this is particularly tn
time for US 10 be careful.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12

at a rate entirely within control.
Yet out jumped constable, and
he was placed under arrest. Signifi-
cantly, this constable is paid in
fees, and fine under such circum-
stances adds to his income.
1t would seem incredible that the
substantial men of Bethesda, or
Glen Echo, or any other such vii
lage would look indifferently on
such performance. To be sure the
automobilist must be kept within
/ bounds, and the precautions must
be such as will reach not only the
usual careful driver, but the oc-
casional reckless driver as well. Yet
this is not the way to make high
ways safe. This is the way to col
lect fines.
1t is the way to put man who
may be entirely innocent at the
mercy of another whose livelihood
depends In part on the arrests he
] AlahNH anu ilAC lA1ut7 NSAi'NN '@N~-a =
when his word outweighs that OF
any other witness and all the ocher
witnesses who may be heard. And,
for this, Bethesda loses the interest
of a man who might have bought
property within its borders, and
every property holding there loses
the increment of the purchase
which might so easily have been
made.
The issue rests with the people
of such villages themselves. If they
seek only TO control automobile
traffic let them adopt the device OF
the Thank-you-ma'am. Neighbor
ing settlements have found il eff
fective, undiscriminating, anC
cheap; and. though it yields no
| fines, it does not deJract from prop
erty values. Il, however, they are
willing a subordinate law office
shall levy tribute for his own peck
ct, like Jesse James or Craczskul
Jack, they must be willing also t.
lose the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
advantages which the automobil,
offers to them.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
OZONE VENTILATIONS.

A new idea in ventilation seems TO
have given excellent results in the Roy
al Theater at Stuttgart, at low cost
and without draft or the usual heating
of a fresh air supply. Within a few
minutes The air of the entire building is
,urified by means of a supply Of ozone.
4 small electromotor and a transform
or convert a continuous current into
or, alternating current OF tire necessary
tension. and another motor and an air
blower force the air through the field
of electric discharge. where the OXy-
gen IS converted 20 ozone.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
FRUIT WILL ABOUND.
CROP EXPERTS SAY
Peaches, Apples, Melons,
and Berries Are Ripening
for Preserving Kettle.

The crop reporting experts Of the De-
paFtment Of Agriculture have issued a
report that is bound 20 make glad the
hearts OF housewives all over this land,
cause a great commOtiOn IN the pantry
shelves. and the washing up Of inuumeF-
able preserve jars.
Briefly, the reports estimate that the
great American farmer is going 10 put
on the market this summer and fan
more fruit Of all kinds than the country
has known FOR long while. Apples,
peaches, DlacaOeTrles, raspberries. can
telouPes. watermelOHs, and such loWly
other fruits as tie cabbage and the
smelly onion. this year show an over
flowing abundance. Nature has smiled
on the crops, and there's going 70 be
many a table gr9an under loads OF lus-
ciOus fruit.
Take peaches, for instance. Last year
only 37.4 OF the whole crop survived. In
this year Of prosperity. % per cent is
gong 10 reach the market There's q
10 per cent increase ia apples to gladden.
he heart Of the down Fastener. A
bumper crop Of blackberries is assured
whole "a per cent seems certain. and
those delicious red raspberrIes look now
like 81 per cent good eating. Last year
there was only g per cent OF GOOD
blackberTies. and only IS Of raspberries
An increase Of II per cent in water
melons is bound TO bring tooIhy smil=
TO the African face.
| Ninety-tWo per cent OF good onions
will blush modestly for the salad. and
bring tears with their very goodness
where only 81 per cent blGOmed modest
| ~ last year.
That cabbage snake story Of last sum
mer will have 10 be revived surely, with
the big jump in yield this yezr-90 pei
| cent against 50 last year Both thf
| - cChaTlne sweetness Of sugar cane 'tuC
/ beet sugar IS also On the increase
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
GARDEN OF THE GODS.

The Garden OF the Gods is a tract Of
land about go acres in extent. near
Colorado Springs, Colo. It abOunds in
weird and fantastic piunacles and
towers OF red and white sandstone
some Of them more than go feet in
height Among the chief features Of
interest are the Cathedral Spires. the
balanced Rock. etc The gateway Of
the garden consists of two enormous
masses Of red sandstone. 800 feet high,
sufficiently far apart for the roadway
10 uaSs between them
The Washington times., 1908-06-12

Of Brides roses and lilies Of the valley
The only attendant was her sister, as
maid Of honor, who wore white point
Esprit over soft white silk. and car
ried yellow roses. Milton J. Bryan was
best man.
A supper for the bridal party was
served, after which Mr. and Mrs. Wind
mayer left Washington for a welding
trip through the New England States.
They Will make their home in Phila-
delphia-
Among the OUt-Of-t0Wu guests AT the
wedding were Mrs. Gold Williams. Of
Chicago; Mrs. Mary Praeger. Mrs. RiCa
POske. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Vine
if, Miss VineiT. Mrs Frank Fisher,
Miss Jennie Fisher, Lester Dove,
Frank Fisher. Henry Knefely, and
Frederick POske, OF Baltimore.
Mrs. Trescot and her daughters viii
close their home in y street Monday
and go TO Cape Nay where they have
taken cottage for the summer They
will have with them Mrs. Trescots
mother, Mrs. WorthlngJOn and the
Misses WOrthingtOn.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12

costly cooperation on the part of rail-
road companies in an attempt 10 oeauuIy
a great city. The expense was borne by
the combined railroads and the DIS
trict OF Columbia. The main building
alone cost nearly s., COO 600, while about
three times that much was spent in
grading and executing the great en-
gineering feats necessitated by the con-
ditiOns.
THE terminal occupies a space OF 100
acres, The building is 632 feet In length
20 feet in width and 30 feet IN
height at the main waiting room. The
waiting room is 20 feet long and $50
The Washington times., 1908-06-12

she'd is 80 feet wide and there are
thiTty-three passenger tracks. The level
Of the station is now thiTty-five feet
above the original surface of the ground
OF the vicinity.
ION the extreme right you will notice
the private station provided for the
President, the like of which no other
earthly ruler can boast. The Presi-
dental rooms are luXuriOusly fitted
out. That You may have time 10 re-
cover from this mass OF statistics we
will now lake a leisurely drive to the
Public Library, a gift Of Andie Car
negie."
The Washington times., 1908-06-12

CursiOn facilities from the city. AS YET
IL is mirage.
THAT station, in addition TO being one
of the handsomest, is one of the largest
in the world. with its lofty arched en-
trance, its massive concourse, immense
train sheds and great trackage system.
It Is used by all the railroad lines COM
ing into the city, and was formally
opened last November.
The central pavilion was modelled
after the Arch of Constantine. and its
outlines preserve the central idea of a
colossal city portal It is the finest ex-
ample on record OF 2 conscientious and
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
Veteran Newspaper Man Was
Taken III While in Wash
ington Office.

sylvannus J. Johnson, the veteran
newspaper MAJ VINO was stricken sew
eral days ago in his office the Wash
ington bureau OF the Cincinnati En-
Quirer. was worse today Mr. Johnson
spent am extremely restless night, and Is
today showing the effects.
DR.. D. Percy Hickling, his attending
physician. has not given up hope OF
Mr.. Johnson's recovery. but said todGy
that his condition is still very critical.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12

feet wide, the larg-
est IN the world.
The dining room
can accommodate =
thousand people at
a time. The I'M
mense concourse is
the largest room
under a single roof
in the world. con-
tanning 1880 square
feet. The e nttT q
army of the United
States could wait ia
there. The train
The Washington times., 1908-06-12
WHY HE ASKED.

Mamma, is the old black hen going
| to be sent away for the SUMMER
no. Tommy: but why do you ask2'
We'll ] heard papa tell the new
| goveruess that he would take her out
riding when he sent the old hen away
! for the summer. Harper Weekly.
The Washington times., 1908-06-12

~ y [ h e di s.
tance, I h r o
the haze, you
may be able to dis
Germ tia handsOm-
est Union Station in
the world. a verit-
able Roman palace
of Bethel granite.
It will be one of
the city's beauty
$ p [ s when the
plaza is completed
and the street rail-
ways furnish ex-