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New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
A MASQUERADE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: | thought
you would like 10 hear about a masquerade which
! attended. 1t was held in the City Hall There
were a great many pretty dresses and some eX-
tremeIy funny ones There were clowns Of all de-
scriptions, people disguised Red Riding Hood
Spanards and poppIes. The poppies, which 1 took
great interest in, had dark green dresses, with long
strips of green crepe paper. and large red hats
with green stems on top of the crowns. which were
also green. Afterward all the peoples had their
pictures taken by hashght Hoping this will be
printed, I remain your constant reader.
EILEEN TATE aged 12-
No. - Grove street, Ansonia, Conn.
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Hurd: 24 Ruth Henrechon; s. Eugenie V Jarnf-
son: IS. Catherine H Jennings; r. Dorothy KIenkss
S Louis r. Knudsen; %. Gracs Secor Kelsey %.
Irene NJ. Kaiser; 81, Isabelle Lynch: g. Frank
Lutz; 50. Lillian Levin; "a. Amy Lowenthai; g.
May Bell Marshall; 36 Johanna Potter; 81, Eleanor
Parker; IS. Frances c. Perry; 80. Peter Quinn; e.
Emily Ryder; q. Van Smith: 42. George Searls:
49, Alexander Safer; ~. Archie Stevenson. 5r; 45,
Beatrice Schwartz; 46 Edythe L Staats; II. Aeltje
Vernilya; IS. Earl j Wilseyi As, Clara Hinkel-
mann; 90 Val Walters.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
CHERRY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: going
to write a story about Cherry. Cherry was a
little robin I will tell you how got him. One
spring morning a mother robin hatched young
ones A few weeks after three Of them fell down
to the ground. We took them in and tried TO make
them well. At last two Of them died. Cherry be-
came a very nice pet. While he still young
we used 10 feed him with angleworms and soaked
bread One morning he did not come back as
usual, and thought some other birds had per-
suaded him to go down South We hope to
him again next spring. Yours truly,
ANNA LUNDBERG (aged l2).
No Willow street, Hartford, Conn.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
HONOR LIST.

l. Olive Abeel q Doris Allen; 3. Pauline Acker-
knecht; 4. II. Thomson Burtis; 5. Florence Bur
feindt: 6. Letham Bowie; :, Helen A Bernheimer;
s. Edward B. Borchers: 9, Katharine y. Bayils: 10.
Herbert Behrendt; II, HaIdo II. BeckIey; y. Mar
garet Chaplin; 13. Ward Cheney: "A. Veronica L.
Coughlin; 15 Ralph Collins; l6. Harold EdsalI; L.
Louis l. Fos. jr.; IS. George B. GurIey; 49, Spen-
Ger Goodreds 60 William p. Haring q. Bruce
Hoblitzell 2, Bernard Howe; q, Madeline E
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
Our Letter Box.

are both very playful and sometimes you can't help
laughing ct the funny things they do
One day Minnie, cat sitting a chair
watching her dinner being prepared. Her tail was
hanging over the chair wagging to and fro. Prince
who was sitting near, must have thought this
sign for play, for he over and caught hold of It.
Minnie, 1 suppose thought this very impertinent of
poor Prince. because she calmly turned around and
slapped him in the face with her paw. With hopes
that this will interest you. am yours sincerely.
GERTRUDE SCHROEDER (aged 19.
No. 1882 Eastburn avenue New York.
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ObfrSs TO Think Aboxf

spell the largest city IN our own countr-; ths
finals will spell famous summer resort
l. word used the Of q thing
. The part or knife that cuts.
2 An explanatory sound expressive usually u
amaZeC1ent dismay.
T. sharp. crying bark
O. A state that touches OF the great Lakes and
takes its name from an Indian, word meaning
beautiful river
s. Any loud, continued sound, Of wind
waves
l. TO make fabric by interlockIng yarn
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
A DOZEN TITLES
Ivanhoe. The NewcomeS
RedgauntIet- Mfddlenlarcn-
Woodstock. kidnap pped-
Oliver Twist Hamlet
David Copperfed- SnowtoUnd-
Nicholas NiCkleby- Thanatopsts-
WORD SQUARE
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New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
GETTING AHEAD OF ONES SELF

'Tt have anything to do thai particularly dis
like. I start to work II the first thing astsr
breakfast. subOrdInating ali routine work to that
task" said a successful hOusekeeper recently
"One can expend enough nervous energy thinking
about and worrying an unpIeaRant duty to
accomplish II. When IL is b1shed and OF onsa
mind early In the dey, geIs ahead OF onss sslf,
SO 10 speak
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
VALLEY FARM,

Dear Little Men and Little Women: While was
boarding at a farmhouse called Valley Farm
wrote poem. and all that is mentioned In II lived
on this farm:
l know place where the sun shines
On the dear old Valley Farm,
Where there chickens of all kinds
And horses and COWS in the barn
Laddy the dog, our faithful friend
He frightens the tramps away
And Dewey the cat, with her kittens rour
Sleeps IN the barn On the hay.
Across the road the brookIet runs
Bordered by crosses sweet,
And all the neghbors round about
Come there to pick and eat.
And we, the children Of the house
Play without any harm
And will end our holidays
On the dear Old Valley Farm.
DOROTHY VAN DERKAR (aged 40
No 5l2 West 1S4th s'~o-t, New York Citv
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

when the father found out about ii, which he
did by hearing the baby cry" went on Jean, he
angry. He told his servants to mako
q big chest
1T would take carpenter 10 do that, and a car
penter isn't servant" contradicted Jack.
Jean did not look at him.
And he put Daaae and her baby into st. and
they drifted away. Dsnas sang a most lovely song
I'm TO learn that-and the OF three days
the chest went shore-the shore OF an island
called Seriphos'-
That's there. sn right enough" said Jack
And kind fisherman whose naue was Dictys
you say II SO, Dick and ttx,' Dictys-took them
both home with him. Here they lived till Persous
was fifteen, which vas grovn-up in Greece
Was it? inquired Jack. respectfully. "oh. then
Greece must have had some sense!"
But then trouble came,' went on Jean, '1or the
King OF Sertphos was bad man. though he
Dictyss brother You said Dctys was e
fisherman. dear" said her mother.
He waS-but n was ashamed 70 work then
they ashamed not to-" explained her daugh-
ter. We'll, tnen. Poydectes. the King. wanted to
marry Denae. who didn't like him. and Pereeus
grown UP ho got him out OF the way by send
ing him TO TO of the head Of Medusa, the
Gorgon. Now the Gorgons were women, with
snakes for hair. and they were very strong and
ferce-if you looked at you turned TO stone
But Perseus wanted an adventure. and SO of he
AS he set off he lost heart, for he
did know where 10 60.
so then Pallas Athene, the goddess Of wisdom,
came him and said most beautiful things to
him, and Hermes, the messenger of all the Greek
gods Ohey believed in lot, because they didn't
know any bettsr). came. too And Athene said she
would see to II that hs always had sense, and
Hernes lent him a pair of sandals. with wings 20
them, that he could tread air. And he lent
him a sharp sword. And Athene told him to polish
his shield that he could Medusas reflection
in It and not have TO look at her. But she told
him that he must find out where Medusa lived for
himself He went for hundreds of miles and
came upon three old women. with only one G
and tooth among them-and he got them q
tell him where Medusa Then he founl
asleep and killed her.
That wasn't very brave" sneered Jack.
He had And her sisters woke and L,
chase, and ne popped Medusa's head and all II
snakes into a bag and few away. On his way l.a
found a lovely. lovely girl, fastened TO a rock.
Her Andromeda. and she to be
by a monster But Perseus showed his Cor
CONS head to the monster. and he was instantly
turned to a stone. Perseus married Andromeda
and took her TO Seriphos. There he showed Me-
he was turned stone. And then they ali went
Danae. too-to her home, and Perseus killed his
grandfather-but quite accidentally. So they all
lived happily forever after"
well, IT'S a bad yarn" admitted Jack,
though I'd have liked more OF his adventures but
tomorrow 1 won't tell yarn-I'u do something
They'll get on" said Mrs Bobbngton
CTo be continuedD
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LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: ! want to thank you for the dollar
I received last Monday FOR the story wrote about
my dog. never expected to earn dollar 50 easily
as that and It viii help me along spendidly In
getting my Christmas presents Thanking you
again. I remain yours truly. ALICE FIERCE
Stamford. Conn
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

Dear Editor. wish thank YOU for the check
received this week. 7 viii add il my Christmas
savings and make good use Of It. Your interested
reader EMILE BENDER
No. I2s Milford street, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

Dear Editor received the postcards and think
they are just fine. have put them all IN my new
album 1 thank you very much Your sincere
reader. DONALD HILL
No. IS Walnut street. Newark y. J.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

Each step Is formed by a word OF four letters
the last two letters OF each step being the first
OF the one below. The highest step and the lowest
are made by the word.
l. Either of two.
3 A part of the face
g. measure of length.
f. To burn partially.
s. Any fiat surface contained within boundaries
O. one OF the points of the compass
Z. A heavenly body.
8. Parched with heat
9. A thought.
10 Either OF two.
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LITTLE THINGS.

LII lie IHINGS.
\ long and lanky savage
Met an elephant one day,
And they walked along together,
In the sunny summer weather,
And they talked and laughed and cluckled
In very friendly way.
And everything was lovely
Till wicked mouse cried Boo"
Which was very mean and spitefu1-
And the consequences frightful-
For it quite upset that friendship
And the man and mammal, too.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

Dear Editor: 1 wish thank you very much
for the postals 1 won a prize. They very
nice. Yours respectfully.
Mer,den. Conn. EVEREST ROCKWELL
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

Dear Editor: Many thanks for the 81 you so
kindly sent me. l received IT Christmas Day.
Wishing you and all The Tribune readers q happy
New Year, I remain yours truly.
BERTHA JEANNISSON.
No. 9Th street, Goversyille n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
TWO PLAYFELLOWS,

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Prince and
Minnie the of our cat and dog They
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
ACROsTIC.

DOUBLE ACROsTIC
In this puzzle there are seven words to be
guessed, each one of which has four letters When
they placed ore below another the initials will
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

STEP PUZZLE.
La Junta tribune., 1909-06-19
500 in Gold
WILL BE GIVEN
Free to Our Customers
ON JULY i7th

Then 10 Prizes Si.oo each in Silver.
A Ticket With zach dollar purchase,
or each Dollar paid on account
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
NIGHT BULLETINS

VALLEJO, CAL Dec. 27Three dying, seriously
burned brought this today the Downing
Roma Oleum late yesterday The dying Manuel Silva
The seriously burned victims Tyler
> KnutSen.
RDGEFEID Conn., Dec 27On the tombstone of Frederick
yesterday following
will He
horse artists His body taken Can
n Y. of which place Remington native The funeral
b service will be held tomorrow.
MENICO CITY, Pit
the United Mexico full but under
flight Presi
Zelya Whether the agreed permit
the dictator find efe his turbulent
wit hte understanding that his departure is equivalent to
selfimposed exile disturbance Another
the United bring Zeaya
task alleged ndignies which ne submitted certain Amer
Nicaragua The office officials refused
JACKSON Miss, Dec Ex-Governor Noel of Mississippi today
appointed Okoona. the late
A. died suddenly
D Wednesday.
. the
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bateh or other crooked devices,
through corruption OF public Off
cials or through Selling and monop-
olizsng resources which belong to
the fpeople. The result Is always
the same-a toll levied on the cost
OF living fer the benefit of special
privilege.
Tile income of the average fam
lily In the United States is less than
5000 a year. TO increase the cost
iof living to such a family beyond
the reasonable profits of legitimate
business Is wrong, 1t is not merely
a question of few cents more a
day dor the necessarics of life, or
of afeT cents less a day for wa'As.
Far more is at stake-thc healthier
sickness OF little babies, the educa-
ton Dr. ignorance of children, virtue
or vice in young daughters, honesty
or criminality in young sons, the
/ working power of breadwinners,
the integrity of families. the proVis-
ion for old age--in Il word. the vel
[ fare and happiness or the misery
and degradation of the plain people
are. involved i'm the cost of living
| believe in our form of govern
ment and | believe in the golden
rule but we must face the truth
that monopoly of the sources OF
z production makes il impossible for
vest numbers of men and women to
.,,ta a fair living, Right here the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27

conservation question touches the
daily life of the great body of our
people, who pay the cost of special
privilege And the price is heavy.
That price may be the chance to
save the boys from the saloons and
the corner gang, and the giyls from
worse, and to make good citizens of
them instead of bad; for an appall-
ing proportion OF the tragedies of
life spring directly from the lack of
little money.
The people of the United States
have been the complacent victims
OF a system OF plumber often perpe-
trated by men who would have
been surprised beyond measure to
be accused of wrongdoing. and
many of whom in their private lives
We're model citizens. But they have
suffered from a curious moral per-
version by which II becomes praise
worthy to- do for corporation
things which they would refuse
with the loftiest scorn to do for
themselves. Fortunately for us all,
that delusion is rapidly passing
away.
A man is not bad because he. Is
rich, nor good because he is poor.
Exceptional capacity in business, as
in any other line Of life, should
meet with exceptional reward. Rich
men have served this country
Continued on Page Two.
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FURRY IN
ROCK ISLAND
UNEXPLAINED

NEW YORK, Dec. PA sky
rocket raise in Rock Island com
mon, from 503s to 81, and an i'm
mediate recession to so, furnished
the stock exchange and financial
centers throughout the country to-
day with one of the biggest sensa;
tons of the closing year.
Everywhere reports of corner
were heard, and there was intense
excitement on the floor, resulting
in a falling off in the general list
of several points, some sustaining
loss of three points. The fact
that the control of railroad sys-
TEN does not rest in the ownership
of the common stock was the only
anchor that saved the situation
from growing worse than it did.
This fact precluded the possibil-
| ity of the buying being conducted
by persons trying to suddenly gain
control Of the property. There was
heavy selling throughout the brief
period of exciting activity, one sale
of 1850 shares being recorded at
the highest mark of the day, 81
points. The first sale of the day
was 600 shares at SOS, immediate
ly thereafter heavy orders came in
apparently from all sides.
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LIVES ARE
LOST IN
B|GC|T|ES
BOSTON, NEW YORK, PITTS
BURG AND CHICAGO
SNOWBOUND.
TWO DAYS BLIZZARD
(By United Press.)

(By united FreSS.D
BOSTON, Dec. 27.-News is fill
tering slowly into Boston today
over wrecked wires that appar-
emily will make it certain that at
least a dozen lives have been lost
and property damage amounting to
more than 100000 has resulted
from the heavy snow and winds
which prevailed throughout New
ENGLAND on Christmas and yester-
day.
NEW YORK, Dec. FIT is esti-
mated today that IA persons lost
their lives as the result of the biz
card which has swept New York
since Christmas day. The storm
swept down upon the city from the
| northeast. The registered velocity
was so miles on hour.
On the east side suffering is in
tense, and practically all deaths re-
ported occurred in this district.
| Charitable organizations are find
ing it impossible to care for even a
small proportion of the destitute.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Street car
traffic was partially resumed to-
day, after a complete tieup, due to
the blizzard that swept this city for
two days, blowing down wires and
covering tracks with ice and sleet.
Railroads are still badly crippled
and it is doubtful if train schedules
will be in order for several days
| All overland mails from the west
are from five to % hours late, and
many trains are snowbound al
points outside the city.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 27.-After be
ing totally paralyzed since early
yesterday by the worst storm Penn
sylvania has known in years, the
railroad systems resumed opera
tons slightly today, but little was
done to move the trains. Thousands
of passengers. delayed by the
storm, remained at hotels, without
Drawing the storm to get to the
railroad stations.
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LATEST FINANCIAL
@ NEWS 60
Furnished Night by Walter J. Nichols Co.,
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, Dec. EFT was an er-
ratio day for wheat trade; the most
showing thing about the trade was
pushing of December price up to
1879, a new high point for the year
for that month. This squeeze in
the December started fresh buying
for May, and was largely RESPONSE
BILE for the upturn tor Ill TO ll2l2
at midday.
Corn-There was a decidedly
nervous feeling in the corn trade
at the opening. There was late
reaction and duh featureless
trade followed until near the close
when some further setback was re.
corded
The country is bullish, but will
depend ON weather and ability OF
railroads to move corn to Chicago
.OatS--llelped by the strength in
wheat and corn, oats prices adj
vanced, showing firmness at the
close. The market shows signs of
advancing with the leaders.
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REMINGTON, TEH
ARTIST DEAD

RIDGEFlELD, Conn, Dec. 81
Frederick Remington. the artist,
died here yesterday of appendicitis
after a brief illness. He was oper-
ated on last Thursday.
Mr.. Remington had been in good
health until last Sunday, when he
was slightly indisposed. 1t was not
until Wednesday that he suffered
much pain. That night New York
specialist was called, and the next
day an operation for appendicitis
was performed. The patient seem
ed to be progressing fayorably Fri
day and Saturday.
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P|NCH0T PUTS
s" ON WAR PAINT

the benefit OF the majority.
1.-THE conflict that will decide
this question of paramount i'm
portance to the American people is
now on. The battle is being
fought. 1t is the honorable dis
tinction of the forest service that
it has been more consistently and
bitterly attacked by the represen.
tatives of the special interests than
any other governmenSbureau. 1t is
notable that the more successful
we have been in preventing land
grabbing and the absorption OF
water power, the more ingenious
, the attacks have become"
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FARMERS LYNCH
.: OREGON SLAYER

quickly organized and started in
pursuit.
Early Saturday Snyder was To-
Gated ID miles from Hamilton, near
where the shooting occurred. Sny-
der then surrendered and yester-
day Deputy Sheriff Cassiday start
ed for Conyon City with his pris-
oner.
According to his story, Cassidy
had hardly gotten outside Hamil-
ton, before he was held up by a
mob, who took Snyder out of the
buggy and ordered the officer to
drive on. Cassidy drove back to
Hamilton for assistance, but when
he returned he found Snyder's life
less body in the road, riddled with
bullets
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27

The fire laddies were enabled to
indulge in pipe dreams to their
hearts desire on Christmas,
through the munifiCence of Charles
f. Barth, the local cigar manufac-
turer, and the Hotel Spokane. Both
Mr. Barth and the hotel proprietors
gave boxes of fine smokes to each
of the local stations.
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HEPPNER, Ore, Dec. 27.-Oliver
Snyder, who Friday night shot and
instantly killed Arthur Greene, an
inoffensive sheepherder, was forci-
bly, taken away from deputy sher-
iff Joe Cassidy by a mob of infuri-
ated farmers and his body riddled
with bullets, according to the news
brought here today by the deputy
sheriff.
According to Cassidy, Snyder
blew off the top of the head of
Greene with a shotgun, when the
latter attempted to prevent Snyder
from killing dog belonging to
Charles Beymer. Following the
shooting Snyder is said to have
fled to the woods. A posse was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
lAF0LETTE
ENTERS RACE

PULLMAN, Dec. 27.-Hon. w,
La Toilette of Pullman, has entered
the race for the republican nom
ination for representative in con
gress to succeed Miles PoindeXter,
who announced his candidacy for
the United States senate to sue
ceed Samuel Piles. LaFollette's
Herald.
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NEW YORK, Dec, 27.--Chief For,
ester Pincrot today renewed tho
fight against the foes OF conserya.
ton. In a speech at Il luncheon
given in his honor by the UniNer-
sity club, Forester Pinchot declared
the fight that will be Waged to de
eide who will reap the benefits
from the national conservation pol
Icy is now Oh in earnest.
The American people evidently
have decided that our national re-
sources shall be conserved" said
Pinchot. But they can be con-
served for the profit OF the few or
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
MAN ON THE JOB FOR
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION

dent of the union yesterday. He
came to Spokane four years ago,
and shas been employed in this city
for the greater part of the time
since his arrival. He is now en-
ployed in the composing room of
The Press.
The typos chose Harley Schafer,
vice president: w. Y. Sanborn. ser
geant at arms; Messrs. Garrison,
Goethe, Purdy and Cleland, exec.
utiVp committee
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27

The conservation issue is a great
moral issue. When few men get
possession of one of the necessaries
of life, either through ownership of
natural resource or through un-
fair business methods. and use that
control to extort undue profits, as
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27

RE-EMPL 0YMENT KEY
TO STRIKE SOLUTION

The DID, old question of rempoyment, which has been
factor in all the big strikes, has bobbed up and is now
the pivotal point in the present difficulty of the swtchmen
and the railroads of the northwest
What is regarded by ultimatum from the
roads, sent to Governor Eberhart of Minnesota today
In instrument of length signed by the 13 roads
affected by the STRIKE the for their unwngness
to take back the strikers in a body set forth
The Spokan swtchmen insist that the letter to the Min
nesota governor is only bluff on the part OF the roads
They claim that it is play to the symathy Of the
public.
In the meantime they stout in maintaining that they
will all go back in body not at ALL They will not give
the roads any the blacklist the leaders of
the strike.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE OFF.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 27-3:03 P. Mt is understood that
the negotiations all off between the strikers and the
railroads.
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GURLEY FLYNN IS ARRESTED;
BUT NOT THE GURLEY FL YIN

ged with conspiracy or free speech.
wing stolen property has been
am. who is now held in the city
nough to call himself by the same
|. w. W. leader must answer to the
g from Leonard Doris, alleged to
store of Sartori a. Wolff, at South
messenger for the company.
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FHIGNO CASE
is APPEALED

vantage of every legal step in an
effort to free his man, and the
be followed by another in the
event that Filigno is tried and con-
victed before the supreme court
passes on the demurrer appeal.
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh
stated this morning that he did
not think they would stay the
Filigno trial pending the action of
the higher court on the demurrer,
but that the man will be tried as
soon as the prosecutors office has
time for the matter.