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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-07

Sometimes even tn eye o. tn
needle can't see tn point"
A goose has been known to live
so years, a swan 100, a sparrow
40, a hen 10 and robins IL years.
Dispatch says President Taft
walked with limp. Limp what !?
Backbone?
It'll be funny sight this winter
to see Cook or Peary walking
along the street in overcoats and
ear muffs complaining of the cold.
Irritated Citizen: Aren't you
ashamed of yourself going about
with that street organ and leading
such a lazy life?
Street Organist: Lazy life?
Why, sir, life with me is one long
daily grind.-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Chas. II. Baer has been on the
witness stand telling how the an
thracite railroads have always re-
Trained from making monopoly
pacts. All of which, coming from
Mr.. Baer, will receive what credit
1T deserves.
Earle, the affinity artist. is
said to have gone abroad in dis
Iguise, with his whiskers shaved
off. If his wind chimaa ara
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-07
Josh NTSESAYS:

."Sometimes even tn eye o. tn
needle can't see tn point"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-07

Give complete satisfaction. We
know 1t because our customers re-
turn to us season after season and
bring their friends.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-07

Dispatch says President Taft
walked with limp. Limp what ?
Backbone?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-07

A goose has been known to live
so years, a swan 100, sparrow
40, a hen 10 and robins IL years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-07

The second of the series of con-
ests for the medal offered by the
Western Women's Golf associa-
ion will be held at the Country
lub links Saturday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
MEETING On
SITUATION !:
TONIGHT

Action on the removal Of Avid
ReuterdahI from the head o. the
water department will be taken ae
meeting Of the kenwood-Lidaer.
wood Improvement club, called for
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock In the
Hamilton school in kenMood.
A special meeting Of the club
was called this morning for tho
purpose Of discussing the WateF sit-
uation and the effect thereon at
this time Of the removal Of Mr.
ReuterdahI.
Mr.. ReuterdahI by request has
agreed to be present and tell tho
people Of that section just ;.ss;sy e
was that he wac removed from Of
flee at time when his work wao
fruitful Of promise for kenwood and
the city at large. ). !. !. -,
There 10 q strong sentiment for
the recall Of Mayor Pratt In the
north end Of the city, where every
body 10 ready TO swear by Ensinesr
Reuterdahl.
What action the club will take
cannot be determined until the
meeting as the matter will rest
entirely with the voice Of the NOM
bership.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
1.-THE SILENT SALESNAN'--ART
OF STORE WINDOW DRESSING

1.-The silent salesman the show
window, is abused by a great many
window trimmers," remarked ].
ALLYN Dean, the window trimmer of
|the Crescent store, the man who
|rose from SO per week errand
boy to the position Of one of the
best known trimmers Of the north.
west, In speaking Of modern win.
dow trimming as an art.
"A great many trimmers of to-
day, and particularly those of the
west, where the stores are small
and the stocks in comparison, are
loo prone, TO think that show win
lows are place to stack goods,
instead of place to display them
In such a way that they can truly
be styled the silent salesman
The art, and It Ia an art, OF
window dressing IL to display goods
DO that the passerby is attracted
ks they would by clever painting
In the west. where window trim
ming is comparatively new, the art
bf window trimming is not devel
ppsd rs In Chicago, the home oil
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
TWO ROBbERIES
HERE LAST NIGHT

Another epidemic OF burglaries
in homes and lodging houses seems
to have been begun by the rough
element that Is again infesting the
city. Out of two jobs carried out
In the best patrolled districts OF the
city last night, roo mthieves made
a clearing of $132.75. Their victims
were Woodworking laborers WHO
had saved their money all the sum-
mer through and they are pennlless
today.
Joe Kalbuno of room 20, Dean
block, Is the heaviest loser. Burg
lars entered his room and robbed
him of so cash. II is believed that
the same men who perpetrated this
job carried out one in room 33 OF
the Berlin hotel, where A. Billings
and A. Stokes were robbed Of
S62.75 and a silver watch. Billings
lost SALTS of this amount and his
D>st'>>- hamoans the loss Of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19

Out In a little tent, open to the
breezes and sunshine beside the
great white Salvation Army rescue
home, $3.50 Chandler street, 10 a
young woman victim Of the streets,
trying to make her peace with God.
She Is pale and withercd now, after
long years Of sin, but now in the
premature autumn Of her young
life Is trying to become 4 Christian
trying to die right.
Hers is one of the "a cases that
have been In the home since the
first Of the year. Like the In
stances ln$which the SO young
girls Of good families started wrong
and ended In the care Of Captain
Bertha Smith, az was told In The
Press the other day, she made her
first great mistake when but .
mere child.
She was beautiful and happy
then; the pride of fond mothers
care and the sunshine Of q doting
fathers life. There lay the secret
Of her early departure from the
proverbial straight and narrow
road. Her parents had too much
confidence In her. They aIlowej
her to 90 In company with young
boys of the neighborhood, out on
the streets and to places Of amuse-
ment at night.
Her father and mother would
have been highly incensed had
some one told them that their lit
tie daughter was starting wrong,
but all the time they were 90 we'll
satisfied that her conduct was
good and past reproach, she was
deceiving them. She became a
mother at the age Of IA years.
Then, though Il was much their
fault, the old folks hearts were
broken and they cast their child
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19

then electric displays of all kinds
was the vogue. Now the greatest
artists of the country are employed
In preparing backgrounds for win.
dow displays, and the trimmer
strives for simplicity and richness,
rather than filling the window ia
the utmost capacity. A reproduc
ton OF nature, Italian gardens
fountains and park scenes are the
favorite theme Of the artist trim
mer.
in making up window l strive
to make the woman feel that the
articles displayed are ones which
she would like to own. If have q
suit display, the hat. gloves, furs
etc, must be in keeping with the
chief display. the accessories form
ing a pleasing addition to the pic
ture.
II consider that Spokane stands
we'll among the Pacific northwes,
cities jp the. art OF window trim
ming. From my observation OF the
work In other cities, local stores
compare very favorably with those
Of Seattle. Portland and Tacoma.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
$4,000 PER
LECTURE FOR
DR.. COOK
~, H'sseear. Hill AvHtH
(Ry United Press.l

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 19.-Will-
lam NJ. Gray, who has charge of DIR.
Frederick A. Cooks lecture tour,
said today that the lectures have
been enormously profitable. The
exact figures are personal with DR..
Cook and myself" Talk among the
Cook party developed the report
that DIR. Cooks profits had aver
aged about $4,000 a lecture. Gray
says he has been guaranteed $4,000
for lecture In Atlanta.
When DR.. Cook was asked II he
would accept the challenge Of Mat
thew Hensen, Peary's colored en-
ploye, he said:
Just announce this to the world,
and you may be certain that l am
talking with finality: AS far as I
am concerned have no contro-
versy on hand. and absolutely have
nothing to discuss with Mr.. Hen
SEN"
Regarding Peary's accusations,
he said: II am not in any contro-
versy. / shall not change NIB atti-
tude. AS they say in diplomatic
circles, the incident Is closed. Not
to defend my claim or as a part OF
any controversy, but merely as a
scientific procedure. my records
and scientific data will be submit
ted in detail to the University of
Copenhagen within 60 days.
AT my own expense l will bring
the Esquimau boys to this coun-
try, not to further any controversy,
but merely to aid science to grasp
what has been DONE"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
MAYOR DENIES
He IS B0SSED
MAKES BREEZY REPLY TO SCHILLER
Says Latter Wanted Jack Wilmot
Protected--His Recollections.

Mayor Pratt today composed an
interesting reply to Councilman
Schiller's statements. Here it Is.
1t speaks for itself:
October 10, 1909.
"Mr. j. A. Schiller, Spokane. Wn.
Dear Sir: am in receipt Of
your open letter of the 14th inst,
and will say that at least some Of
your suggestions appeal to me as
being very timely. However. l feel
that the great desire to further the
city's interests. which you express
SO strongly, is hardly borne out by
your action as to some particulars
at least.
Tn your letter to me you say:
I do not want to interfere In your
method and plansc of carrying out
your administration. and for this
reason have repeatedly declined
private conferences to which you
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19

the best trimmers in the land. In
that city A. V. Fraser Of Marshall
Field q Co., draws salary of sew
eral hundred dollars a week for de
signing backgrounds for the 80 OF
60 windows under his supervision
One hundred thousand dollars was
spent by this firm in decorating
their windows for one opening
where over so men were employed
for two nights and one day in pre-
pairing for 1t.
"The cities of the west are be
hind those of the east in this re
spect-they have smaller stocks
and smaller space. 1t Is almost
impossible to devote an entire win
dow to one color scheme with the
limited stock OF the average west
ern store. Then, too, where there
are from Is to 80 departments
clamoring for space In half a dozer
show windows, the trimmer Is con
stantly worrying over his space ant
the tendency Is TO crowd stock.
The first real window dressing
was with cheesecloth backgrounds
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
FREEDOM WAS
SHORT FOR
C0NV|CTS
Two Dead, Two Wounded
and Captured.
(By United Press.l

SALEM, Ore, Oct. 1.-two con-
victs are dead today and two ser.
iously injured of the five who
escaped from the penitentiary Fri
day. The two who evaded the posse
Sunday. when one convict was
killed, and two others wounded and
captured, were found late yester-
day four miles south of Buena Wis.
ia. One surrendered and the other
fled. Nick Nichatich, who fled, was
shot twice.
George Duncan, the convict
wounded in the earlier fray, died at
the penitentiary at II o'clock last
night. Nichatich and Ferris will
recover. They, with Murray, may
face the death penalty for using
dangerous weapons on guards.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19

other and the watch.
Since the close OF the Interatato
fair. at which crooks and roaeh.
suspicious characters nom the
whole country round gathered. "a
ply their trades, the police have
been successful IN keeping down
crime better than ever before a.
this time Of the year, but now. with
the approach OF winter, ana many
of them without money. Il Il grave
ly feared by some that these burg
laries may be the beginning % a.
other hard winter Of crime.
The residence of Pearl Cas1eln.
Ell Boone avenue. was also entered
by burglars last night. and M O.
Moran. found In that vicinity when
Officers Miller and Bush went -
investigate the case. Is In the city
jail. suspected OF the robbery. Hero
It Is said little loot was secured hx
the pilfereE =.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19

stepping down and out. a resolution
was adopted commencing the work
of Schiller in the city council and
demanding that he serve out his
term. Schiller at first objected, but
finally reconsidered. and the an
nouncement of the withdrawal of
his resignation was made.
The meeting was largely attend
ed, and the gathering had the APP
pearance OF an old-time political
convention. Spokane Riding Acad-
envy. where the meeting was held,
was crowded to the doors. and the
meeting was reused to high pitch
OF enthusiasm by the remarks OF
Councilman Schiller. He charged
that all OF the trouble at the city
hall was caused by the domination
OF Mayor Pratt by the Spokesman
Review.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
aRATT REAPPO|NTEO TEURKE
At REQUEST OF C0WLES
DECLARED COUNCILMAN SCHILLER.

In one Of the bitterest exorcia-
tons OF the Spokesman-Review
ever delivered, Councilman Jacob
Schiller last night at the meeting
OF Third ward citizens called to
consider his resignation, stated that
William ii. Cowles. proprietor Of
the Review told him that he
dCowles) was responsible for the
reappomtment OF Commissioner
Carl w. Teurke by Mayor Pratt.
and that Pratt took this action at
the request og Cowles. Schiller said
that Cowles made this statement to
him over the telephone, and fur
Their added that the opposition of
the Spokesman Review to Schiller
was prompted by Schiller's vote to
Dust Teurke.
Following +Ae fiery speech of
Schiller. in which he insisted ON
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
0SSTBQE RECALL OF PRATT MAY BE DISCUSSED
Y|M0UTH IS
new APPO|NTEE

At last Mayor Pratt and his po-
lItical advisors have cut off the Of
flciai head Of the best water COM
missioner Spokane has ever had.
The mayor this morning asked
for the resignation Of Commission
er ReuterdahI, and Il was turned
In few minutes later. The mayor
demanded the resignation forth
with, and the water commissioner
lost no time In making It out, in
pursuance with the wishes of the
executive head Of the city govern.
anent.
II Is believed that r. p. Wey.
mouth, who formerly held that po-
sition, and until recently was su-
perintendent Of the crematory, will
succeed Mr.. ReuterdahI. The ap-
pointment Of Weymouth will prob
ably be announced late In the day.
The resignation of Mr.. Reuter-
dahl reads:
CITY OF SPOKANE, WATER
DEPARTMENT, Oct. 10, 1907
To the Hon. N. s. Pratt, Mayor of
Spokane.
Dear Sir: hereby acknowledge
your imperative request for my
Resignation as water commissioner.
! regret being forced to leave
the important work of the water
extension at this time, the most
important period In the progress
of the work, which undertook at
your solicitation. The plans have
now been completed. The work
is well under way, and the outlook
Is most promising to provide for
an abundant water supply by the
early summer Of 1910.
No doubt my technical methods
have not met with the approval of
!. your political advisers, who have
tried to impede the work at every
stage of It's progress.
For some time l have had feel
ing that political expediency rather
than the welfare of the taxpayers
In the matter of the water extern
sions has been the guiding spirit
within the administration of the
opposition to these extensions.
With your policy In this respect, 1
admit l am not in sympathy, as re-
suits and not politics were by am
bition in this undertaking.
In view of the above facts,
hereby tender my resignation as
requested by you. Respectfully,
ARVID REUTERDAHL.
Employees Resign, Too.
Hon Arvid Reuterdahl, Water
Commissioner, City Hall, City.
Dear Sir: The undersigned en-
ployes of the office division of the
water department place their res
ignations In your hands, operative
when to your judgment 1t may
seem to the interests of the citi-
gems.
We know well the earnestness
with which you have applied your
self to the details of the problems
and understand the distractions
caused from criticisms by those not
thoroughly conversant with the
difficulties of devising against the
future and present needs of the
city. Respectfully submitted,
Signed: II. Drummer.
OLAF SCHROEDER.
p. RONNING.
f. T. PIERCE.
Y. DAMN.
G. B. HUNT.
j. G. FLEMING.
October 10, 1909.
Announcement Of the appoint
ment OF Frank p. Weymouth az
water commissioner to succeed Ar
vid Reuterdahi, removed this morn
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
MAYOR TO APPOINT COMMITS.
SION BOARD.

Mayor Pratt has issued a public
statement In which he advocated
the calling Of special election In
April next to vote on q charter
amendment embodying the salient
features Of the Des Moines plan Of
commission board government. He
announces that within a few days
he will appoint committee to In.
vestigate the plan in question and
others which might prove more eat.
isfactory for this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
ANGELO cATALANo ARRESTED,

Angelo Catalano has at last been
captured after the police have
searched the city from one end to
the other for him for the last three
months. He Is a brother of Joe
Catalano. now In the county jail,
suspected OF completely In a black
hand scheme to extort money from
different members OF the Italian
colony here. The arrest was made
by officer Berto. the Italian police
man, and Detective Frank McDon.
aid.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
WHAT IS
HAPPENING
IN SQUARE?
TROOPS MAY BE FIGHTING
TERRoRIsTs = ALFONSO
WANTS NEW PREMIER
(6y United Press.)

LISBON, Oct. 19.-Troops are
surrounding the square containing
st. Laurence church, which was
damaged by a terrorists' bomb.
The public is excluded. 1t Is i'm
possible to learn what is transpir-
ing in the square. 1t is reported
that a body of terrorists. caught
after the bomb exploded. have bar
ricaded themselves and are fighting
the troops.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
500-YEAR
SENTENCE
SET ASIDE
BUT BANKER ROSS MUST
SERVE FIVE YEARS IN
PRISON
(By United Press.)

SALEM, Oct. fg.-The supreme
court this morning affirmed the de-
cision of the lower court which
convicted ]. Thornburn Ross, the
Portland banker and president of
the Title & Guarantee Trust Co.,
which failed two years ago.
The supreme court reversed the
Jail sentence to 500 years as un-
constitutional. The courts deci-
sion, however, means that Ross
must serve five years in the peni-
Tertiary.
Ross was president of the Title
Guarantee Trust Co.. which failed
November 6. 1907. The failure was
disastrous and brought to light ex.
traordinary and reckless financier.
ing on the part of Ross. who prac.
tically was the sole manager of the
banks affairs, the other officers
feeling figureheads. Ross was in.
dieted, tried and convicted in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19

have so kindly invited me from
time to time
Il do recolect that when l de-
sired to take up with you matters
of general Importance, such as dis
cussing reservoir sites and plans,
bridge matters and questions of
like character, that you did not re-
spond to the invitation.
!. Il also recollect that on about
the 18th Of July you called at my
office and expressed yourself very
strongly as to your desire to work
In harmony with me, and would do
all you could to assist me in carry
ing out my plans, all of which was
very pleasing to me. and for which
sentiment l was very thankful.
Il also recollect further that you
followed these statements with a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
A VERY BRAVE
GOOD LADY
RESCUES SIX MEN FROM
BURNING YOURSELVES
LOST
ny United Press.)

SEATTLE, Oct. 19.-Edward H.
Birch, recently from Alaska, was
burned to death and three men
were seriously injured in a fire
which Quilted the Denver hotel at
Ballard early today. The fire start
ed when kerosene lamp exploded.
Mrs. T. s. Lowe, proprietress of
the hotel, aroused the inmates,
gathered six men In the front
room, dropped rope to the fire
estape and insisted that they de-
scend first. She. was the last to
leave the room. The loss Is $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
PIT|FUL TALE OF YOuNG'
RUINED LIFE

out Of their lives forever. The lie
tie girl married the father Of her
child, but they quarrefed and they
separated. Her baby, n which
nestled her last cherished hope tor
common respect and genial com
partnership, for which all humanity
Graves, died, and then without Z
single ray OF sunshlne IN her
heart to cheer her In the dark
days Of despair she knew vere
ahead among strangers. she started
out, inexperienced In fighting bat
ties alone. Her former frlendo
pointed fingers Of shame At her
and summed her company.
She found sympathy with denl.
zens Of the lower world, for they
too. had made mistakes and UNDER
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19

circuit court of Marion county, the
case being tried there because of
alleged prejudice against the de-
PENDANT in Multnomah county.
The sentence was imposed on
large number of counts, which ag-
gregated 500 years. Ross, prior to
the failure. was an active church
worker and for number of years
was trustee of the First Presby-
terrain church of Portland.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
(Ry United Press.l

e MADRID, Oct. 19.-It is under
stood that Alfonso intends to de-
pose Premier Mura and appoint
Senior Baccaroggo temporary pre-
mier, to organize a new cabinet.
Maura will not resign unless re-
quested.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19

ing, was made at 10:30 a. m. by
Mayor Pratt. !.
Mr.. Weymouth will take charge
of the work at once. The board Of
public works will reorganlze at 2
p. m.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19

TURIN. Oct. 19.-Cesare Lom-
bose, eminent criminalogist, died
here this morning Of cerebral hem
orrhage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
THIRTEEN-YEAR-oLD Ap-
vENTuRER.

With the assistance Of the
Spokane police and auth0ri-
ties Of the surrounding conn-
try, c. w. Truitt Of Samas.
Wash, Is searching for hiA
son Bryant, aged Is years.
who has deserted his paren-
tai roof. evidently to shift
for himself In the great
world outside. When last
seen by some Of his youthful
friends. he said he Was
headed for Athol. Idaho. but
so far the officer shave been
unable to find trace Of him
there.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-19
ALDRiCH AND SCHiFF
SAIL FOR HOME

SOUTHAMPTON. England, Oct.
19.-United States Senator Aldrich
and Jacob II. Schiff sailed on the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II for New
York.
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CONTINUED on Page TWo.l
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Continued on Page Sky
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October 10, 1909.
Announcement Of the appoint
ment Of Frank p. Weymouth as
water commissioners to succeed Ar
|vld Reuterdahl, removed this morn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-20
1.-The Return of Eve

Bertha Galland after absence from
the stage of two years comes back at the
head of a big company with an elaborate
scenic production and a play by new
author Lee Wilson Dodd. a young Yale
student The piece was given its first
performance at New Haven last Friday
night. and received an ovation. 1t is now
in Philadelphia, and Miss Galland brings
it here to the Beasco next week. The
title of this original comedy drama de-
Scribed on the program as fantastic
reality, is The Return of Eve. 1t
deals with an Eden. situated somewhere
in the wildwood not SO very far from New
York. In this modern fenced-in garden
an Adam and an Eve, selected by an &C.
centric millionaire from founding asy-
lum, are brought up without knowledge
of the outside world The young couple,
who think themselves brother and sister,
are driven from Eden, not because they ate
an apple, but because some cannibals ate
the millionaire. The play has the merit
of being entirely unlike any other drama,
ancient or modern, and it offers Miss Gal
land an opportunity to show three en-
tirely different phases of Womanhood.