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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

one of the men who, to put it in the
vernacular, lis a sight for sore
eyes," Why? Because of the con-
nection of this mans life with the
story of the development Of the
west, that he produces days of saw
agery and sanguinary struggles
that were necessary before it's pres
ent agricultural and general COM
mercitl greatness. Born there when
it was an underlined country, his
life was spent as one of the lonely
guides who carved tracks in the
wilderness.
With managerial astuteness, on
his visits he always adds something
interesting to his program. The
battle of Summit springs is repro
duced SO effectively and in such a
remarkably accurate picture of In
dian life and the sanguinary days
of the old frontier that it occupies
a prominent position.
A troup of trained horses has
been added until the very heights
of equine sagacity probaly equals
anything ever seen in an arena.
Annie Schafer, the remarkable
broncho rider, is to the fore, sur
rounded by band of ranch girls in
range and trained horse riding.
Miss Ray Thompson on Irma G.,
ridden without bride, is an abso-
lutte novelty in equestrianism.
The zouaves, and, in fact, all the
old features have been reinforced.
The bucking mule, Maud, after a
winters rest, still raises Cain, and
the west has been secured to Sc
cure additional wild bucking
bronchos. There are 500 persons
and 500 horses in the show.
A real novelty has been added in
a game of foot ball on horseback.
1t is of such a strenuous nature
that breast plates, knee pads, shin
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
PANTAGES

For the week commencing Sun
day matinee the management prom.
Uses as distinct feature the Tin.
gari troupe of gypsy singers. This
turn consists of eight operate vo.
calists. Selections from the fol.
lowing will be given: Toreador
song Carmen; quartette, Rigoletto;
sextette, Lucia; Miserere, Trova.
tore; 1.-The Last Rose of Summer"
and numerous other high class Sc
lections. Tanner & Gilbert will
present comedy sketch said to be
a fast one. Musical Huehn is a YER
satile musical comedian who sings
comic songs, tells funny stories
and plays on various novelty In
struments. Little alright, who is
billed as the original Japanese
wonder. is known throughout the
world, having bean seen with such
circuses as Barnum & Bailey and
Ringing Bros. VIII F. Denny is a
singing comedian and up to date
monologuist. VIII d. ellison will
sing the latest New York song sue
cess entitled when Sweet Marie
Was Sweet Sixteen"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
SPENDING MONEY
BY THE SHIPLOAD

Plans have been completed for
the Grand Central railroad station
in New York, which is to cost
$20,0O0,000. That is the estimated
cost also of the Northwestern ter
minal in Chicago, but exact COM
PARSONS would be impossible with
out details to show how the cost
was being distributed and how
much was to be expended in each
case on the building alone.
1t is said that the Pennsylvania
station in New York will cost more
than the Central, that the expendi-
ture will amount to $4,000 900;
also that the Belmont tunnel ter
minal will call for $2,500,O00 and
that the new municipal building.
which is to serve as the terminal
for all the traffic lines centering
at the Manhattan end of Brooklyn
bridge, will cost 100000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
Y. M. c. A. RESUMES
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS

The pleasant Sunday afternoons
for men at the Y. M. G. A. building
will be resumed next Sunday after
noon. The 3 o'clock service, which
follows the social gathering in the
parlors and lobby. will resolve it.
self into an informal discussion of
plans and policies for the coming
year. DR.. Glen MacWilliams, the
eloquent southern evangelist, will
give a short address. Walter M.
Burns. chairman of the religious
work committee, will preside at the
meeting and with the assistance of
Mr.. Hopkins and John w. Berger,
the new religious director. will lead
in an informal discussion of fall
and winter work.
1t is the purpose of the commit
tee to make the Sunday club of the
Y. M. G. A. the most wholesome
and popular place for the men of
Spokane on Sunday afternoon. The
latch string hangs out for every
man at the Y. NJ c. A. on Sunday
afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
Girls Have Learned

The famine in chorus girls is not
caused by any lack of pretty Amer
lean girls. Thank heavens, that is
a crop that will never fail! 1t is
caused, let us hope, simply because
of the larger growth Of common
sense, which has taught our girls
that the joys and delights OF home
and home folk, even though they
are humble, are more to be desired
than the brief butterfly existence
of the stage; that the bright sun
light and the happy smiles Of real
friends are worth infinitely more
than the garish footlights and the
tinsel.
Let the chorus girl famine rage;
it will not be the homes that hun
ger for the girls reared in love and
for a better fate than the stage!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
MOTHER in LAW ON
SWIFTWATER'S TRAIL

The worst has come out. 1t is
1.-THE True Story of saltwater Bill
Gates" written by his mother in
law, Mrs. lola Beebe of Seattle.
Whether literary ambition or per-
sonal revenge prompted the woman
to write the expose of her son in
law can only be guessed, but in any
event "Swiftwater" got his from his
irate relative.
The story isn't a bad one at all,
and there are times when the
writer assumes some literary style
Though she declares she tries to
write without venom, the fact that
saltwater borrowed some $4,000
from her and never paid her back
creeps through the pages.
Bill kidnapped her two daughters
in Seattle and had them aboard the
boat ready for Alaska, when Mrs
Beebe caught him at it and brought
the girls back.
Later on, however, she allowed
her daughter Laura to become
Bills bride, and she In due time
became a grandmother.
The story closes with the asser'
ton that saltwater went into
Rawhide and made a bunch OF
money and that he is now in Alaska
cleaning up plenty of gold.
However, he has crippled the for
tunes of an old lady so far that she
is unable at the present writing to
camp on Bills trail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
ORPHEUM

Picturesque settings, gay cos
tunes, high class music and pleas
ing solos mark the performances of
Gennaro's Venetian Gondolier band,
which will head the bill at the
Orpheum for the week beginning
Sunday afternoon. 1t is the first of
it's kind ever brought to this side.
The curtain rises Il Venetian scene
of the Grand canal and dOge's pal
ace. Galy clad gondoliers propel a
gondola carrying an Italian trouba-
dor quartet to the center of the
stage, the front of which is occu-
pied by the band in characteristic
Venetian costume. With the band
is Miss X. Carter, soprano soloist,
whose work has already won her
warm commentator in this coun-
try Vocal numbers are one of the
features. Miss Julia Kingley and
company have a farcical comedy
act, Dinner For Two" The COM
pany is composed of four people
and the act should prove enjoyable.
Besnah and Miller, a musical COM
edy couple, have pot pourri of
fun, dancing and melody that they
call Something Doing" An act
that is eerie enough to be creepy"
Is the Illusion performance Of the
Jupiter brothers. who take cab
met which has been examined by a
committee from the audience and
In 1t they cause to appear hands OF
all descriptions and finally they
bring from it vast quantities of
flowers.
A wholesome love story Is that Of
"Sweethearts," the offering of Mr..
and Mrs. Erwin Connolly. The story
is that of bashful boy and a shy
maiden, who in youth are separated
through a misunderstanding and
who are happily reunited after the
lapse of 40 years, period during
which each has been true to the
youthful love. Harry Klein and
Pearl Clifton have a unique thing
called 1.-The Dummy's Holiday"
both interesting and amusing,
Frank McCrea and company give a
good exhibition of short range
craftsmanship, human targets be-
ing used throughout the perform.
ance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
s Mo%Ds% SEPT. ID
Near Recreation Park
BUFFALO BILLS
WILD WEST
and Congress of

Rough Riders of the World
returns to scenes of past triumphs
after four laurel-crowned years
abroad, bringing again to public
view
vistas of American History
representing Western development
during the rugged days of Indian
warfare, recalling the strenuous life
of the pathfinder, the pioneer and
the plainsman.
Uniting in One Exhibition
Sachems, braves and savages,
deeds of daring Craftsmanship, cow
boys, cavalrymen and rough riders.
Inspiring, Instructive & Entertaining
Presenting an endless array of I'M
equalled features contrasting the
rugged valor of the Western plains
man with the daring recklessness
of the Far Eastern horseman; les
sons in our nations glorious his
tory, the rigors of barbaric warfare
and an active chronicle of the re-
demption of Western wilds. Con-
ceived. executed and controlled in
it's entirety by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
SPIDER BITE CAUSES
ACCOUNTING DEATH

NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Sept. 12.-
Mrs. Horace Brown, aged AZ years,
of this city, died of blood poison
ing, due to the bite of a spider
when she was sleeping in Pull
man car en- route home from a
pleasure trip to the Yellowstone ma
tional park.
But little attention was paid to
the incident at the time, but later
blood poisoning developed. She be-
came unconscious and remained in
that condition until her death. She
was bitten on the upper lip, and at
the time of her death her head was
swollen to twice its normal size.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
WASHINGTON

The house has another sensa-
tional circus act next week In the
three marvellous Sisters Yelerone.
They have globe rolling art that
has been featured with the big cir
cuses and comes lately from Bar
mum & Bailey's. On the big slippery
spheres they are as sure OF foot as
the average person is on the
ground and their .evolutions com
bine the highest degree of grace
and daring. 1t is the first exclusive
globe act to be played in the house
and Is announced as one OF the best
of any kind. A number entirely
the opposite of this appears on the
same bill, the Les Durand trio, high
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

and has been praised by press and
public in each city the way she
executes the oriental dance. The
morals of the community will not
be Jared by her scanty attire. 1t
is true that the head of John the
Baptist will be in evidence, as it
was during the feast of King Herod
when "Salome" so charmed him
with her graceful movements that
to grant her wish he had poor John
decapitated. The dance Is to be
executed during the second act of
Coming Thro' the Rye"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
OLD FASHIONED DUEL.

BUTTE, Sept. 12.-Quiet little
Rocker was the scene of pistol
duel which recalls old frontier days
when Colts As was the only law.
AS result James Meagher, bar
tender of the Rocker saloon, is in
the ST. James hospital with flesh
wound in his right side under the
shoulder and J. w. Woods, bar
tender in the Blue Bird saloon, is
in the county Jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
MOVING PICTURE
AT THE NOVELTY.

At the Cross Roads Of Life" is
the feature Of this evenings show
at the Novelty Theater, located
next to the new Palace building
on Main avenue. 1t portrays the
life story of pretty little New
England miss driven from home by
her father, a minister, on account
of her longing for life on the
stage. The films are exceptionally
clear. Admission 10c. ***
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

Coi. WIN. +. Couy ('6uHdio Bin
Ex.Chlef of Scouts, v. S. Army
Who will be in the saddle at every
performance, rain or shine; lead
ing his unapproachable company
and appearing in his original role
in the realistic representation of
savage war and foray.
The Battle Of Summit Springs
A thrilling engagement between
the crafty and relentless red-man
and the courageous and victory
crowned soldiery of Uncle Sam.
Varied Pictures of Western Life
are displayed in living panorama,
founded upon historic fact and
showing step by step the onward
march of civilization through the
conquest of half continent. Fidel-
ity to fact is maintained during
The Great Train Hold-up
And the bandit hunters OF the
Union Pacific; a faithful represen-
tation of lawless scenes which fol-
lowed the railroad era in Western
development, wherein a practical
train is drawn by a practical en-,
CINE.
A Holiday at "T-E" Ranch
Is a contrasting illustration of
peace and war. The pastimes of
the plainsmen and the pleasures of
the pioneer.
The Whole World Contributes
Men and horses, supplying the cast
of characters and furnishing
authenticity for every detail of the
exhibition, Indians, Germans, cow
boys, Cossacks, Western girls, ia
panese, Britons and Mexicans are
in the saddle side by side, repre-
senting in verify
Real Rough Riders
Who know nothing of fear but
possess surprising experiences In
equestrian skill.
Twice Daily, Rain or Shine, and
10 p. m.-Admission (including
seat soc. Grand stand chairs (in-
Guiding admission) 800, ON sale
day of exhibition at Chant Music
Co. Children under 10 years halt
price. All seats protected from
sun and rain by immense canvas
canopy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

Buffalo Bills Wild West this year
is hummer"
No parade will be given, as every
energy of men and horses is re-
served to give ginger and go to
good performances. Two perform
ances will be given Monday, 2 and
8 p. M, rain or shine. There is a
covered grand stand and 10000
seats and at night the show is
lighted like day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
BUFFALO BILL COMING
q q TO TOWN TOMORROW

guards, boots, nose pads are neces-
sary to. prevent injury to the ami
mails. The riders are not permitted
to touch the ball and only the
horses are permitted to push, shove
and kick in it's propulsion.
The struggle between Indian and
cowboy riders to gain the goal Gre
ated tremendous enthusiasm in
New York, where the general ver-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

After nearly seven years absence
Colonel Cody comes back west with
his small army, reinforced in mum.
bers and with additional features.
The#show arrives in Spokane to-
morrow afternoon and shows twice
Monday
Colonel Cody still leads in the
saddle. his little army of horsemen
and is the main object of interest
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

class singers, credited with splen-
did voices. Arnold and Ethyl Ora
zers appear in a sketch in which
toe dancing is featured. AL Cole
man is a dialect comedian and the
Havelocks have a comedy Juggling
act. One of the moving picture SER
les will show "The Old Maids Pro-
posal for Leap Year"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

when Charles e. Gum will appear
as Stephen Townley. Mr.. Gum is
an actor with years of experience.
Aside from Miss Shirley and Mr..
Gum, owen Williamson will bid
for special honors In the role of
Louis Beeresford, the villain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

Some uneasiness seems to pre-
vail in theatrical circles regarding
the "Salome" dance, which is one
of the big features in this years
production of Coming Thro' the
Rye" which is booked to appear
at the Spokane theater Monday
and Tuesday. 1t is true that Maud
Allen in London, Lolita Faust, Ger
trude Hoffman, LaSlyph in New
York, created no end of excitement
by the very scanty costume they
wore. However, promise has been
made that Miss Taylor, who will
be seen as "Salome" here, is much
more modest in her way of dress,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
At the Theaters
SPOKANE

A positively entertaining musi-
cal performance is promised at the
Spokane tonight and Sunday night,
when "The Cat and the Fiddle"
makes its first appearance. The
organization is said to be one Of
the largest appearing in this class
of shows, numbering 40 people. The
play is new and up to the second,
full of bright hits, and the musical
portion is of a better character
than is usually heard in this style
of shows. The vaudeville part Of
the bill is composed of some OF
the best acts in the varieties and
include the comedy acrobats Goth
ard Bros, Charles A. Sellon, Flor
ence Willis, the Gilmore Sisters,
Theresa Miller, Schmitz Seymour,
Jihann Perthelson and host of
others.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

in Beeresford's company by her
sweetheart, Stephen Townley. 1t
is in settling this apparent breach
that the heroine finds herself in
volved. Added interest in the play
comes from the fact that the Shir-
leys will introduce a new leading
man to it's patrons Sunday evening,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12

His satanic majesty Is like a
political officeholder--he gets lot
of abuse. but he never thinks of
resigning his job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-12
Target Practice

for ladies' and gentlemen at the
PENNY PARLOR
One Cent per Shot
Dealers in all kinds of Coin Con.
trolled Machines.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-09-18
THE NIAGARA or THE pHTLTpPTNKS|

house and it's belongings were ours.
tired by our journey and u laborious
efforts to converse in%teliigently in
Spanish, we were glad to escape to our
rooms for the night. The dawn found
us awake listening to a ceaseless cho-
rus Of cockcrowing, which is the ma
tional noise of the Philippine Islands.
With breakfast over, we were soon in
the carromatas on the way to Pagsan
jan, Il drive of forty minutes through
groves of tall, slender cocoanutS. All
along the way the palm matched huts
nestled costly under the trees, through
which we caught occasional exquisite
glimpses of distant purple mountains.
Great clusters of nuts hung Gown invit.
irgly, and as we were thirsty we stop
ped and asked a native if he would get
us one to drink from. With much alac-
rity he ran up the tree, placing his
toes in the nOtches made in the trunk.
He was soon at the top and down
again with several big nuts. He then
Squatted on the ground, sliced off the
outer green covering and made a hole
in the top, from which he poured the
sweet milky water into a cup. 1t was
cool, but too sweet to be palatable.
Then he chopped open the nuts and
ScOoped out the meat with his bolo for
us to eat. Here was another child
hood illusion ~dispel!ed! Neither the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-09-18

cocOanut nor milk contained that nee
tarlike flavor which my Robinson Cru
soc Imagination had pictured.
Continuing on our way, we met wo-
men in bright red sarongs and white
camisas, looking graceful and pretty as
they strobe lightly along, carrying on
their heads baskets of fruit, vegetables
and fish for market. Men lazily strok-
ing game cocks followed, preparing for
the sport of the day. Swarms of chill
dren waved us an "adio."
The entrance to Pagsanjan is
through a massive stone arch which
looks as if the villagers had once con-
templated a wall around their snug,
substantial town. The houses on the
principal street are built of stone, with
tile roofs. Their we'll kept streets
gave a prosperous air to the place
which 1 have never seen in other
towns except Jolo, in the Sulu archi-
pelagO. We were taken to the tribunal,
where officials met us. The arrange
ments were all made for our ascent
Of the river and the canoes waiting,
into which we were soon seated, and
the banqueros were padding up
stream to the rhythm of a curious song
drawled in a minor key. The current
became stronger and the river bed
more shallow and stony until at last
the banquerOs got out and waded,
pushing the boats over the powders.
On both sides the rocks rose higher
as the gorge narrowed. Vine covered
trees sprang from rock crevices, and
the chattering of monkeys could be
heard in the foliage overhead. After
an hour and a half the head of the
canyon was reached, where walls of
rock tower above a thousand feet or
from bowlder to bowlder to the deep
pool below. Here we sat for some
time contemplating the grandeur of
the scene in delicious, cool shade. Our
boats could go no farther, and we had
not the time to penetrate the narrow
fissure in the rocks and explore the
rivers course farther up.
On the return we shot the rapids
over which our banqueros had so
carefully pushed us. With the water
swirling and eddying over the stones,
it was both exciting and perilous. and
1t was a relief to find ourselves with
out a mishap again in the broad course
Of the river.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-09-18
READING THE STARS.
An Authors Mastery of the Science OF
Navigation.

by the end of the week, teaching
myself. writes Jack London in Har-
per's Weekly of his mastery of the sci
ence of navigation, Il was able to do
divers things. For instance, | shot the
North star, at night, of courSe-got its
altitude, corrected for index error, dip,
etc, and found our latitude. And this
latitude agreed with the latitude of the
previous noon corrected by dead reck-
oning up to that moment. Proud?
Well. I was eve prouder with my
next miracle. l was going to turn in at
0 o'clock. l worked out the problem
self instructed and learned what star
of the first magnitude would be pass
ing the meridian around half past s.
This star proved to be Alpha CruciS. |
had never heard OF the star before. |
looked it up on the star map. 1t was
one of the stars of the Southern Cross.
What, thought |! Have we been sailing
with the Southern Cross in the sky Of
nights and never known it? Dots that
we are! GudgeOns and mOles! |
couldn't believe it. | Went over the
problem again and verified it. Charmi-
an had the wheel from S till 10 that
evening. l told her to keep her eyes
open and look due south for the South
ern Cross, and when the stars came out
there shone the Southern Cross low on
the horizon. Proud? No medicine man
nor high priest vas ever prouder. Fur
thnY.y1prn with fhn nT1I-ar y-hnnl I shot
Alpha Crucis and from its altitude
worked out our latitude, and still fur
thermore l shot the North star, too,
and it agreed with what had been told
me by the Southern Cross. Proud?
Why, the language of the stars was
mine, and listened and heard them
telling me my way owe the deep"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-09-18
WEIGHT of a Lion.

What does Il lion weigh? Those who
know the look of the king Of beasts
best and how small his little body
really is will probably come farthest
from the truth. About SEQ to $50
pounds is Il usual estimate, but a full
grown lion will tip the scales at no
less than 500 pounds. Five hun
dred and forty pounds is the record for
an African lion. His bone is solid and
heavy as ivory. The tiger runs the
lion very close. A Bengal tiger killed
by an English officer scaled $40 pounds.
4 tiger this size has, however, con-
siderably more muscular strength than
the biggest lion.