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Arizona republican., 1909-03-04
WHAT EXCUSE?

We can not see what explanation the democratic members of the legislature will be able to make to their taX-paying constituents for the replacing of the public examiner law by a district examiner law. The operation of the first was uni versally satisfactory to taxpayers of all parties. There had been no suggestion from any source for an improvement of it. The legislators are themselves aware that it's aboli- tion provoked angry protests from all quarters of the territory.
 Now, in place of that simple ef- fective machinery, we are confront ed with some very complex and much more expensive machinery as to whose effectiveness we are left in doubt, but we do know that it's scope of operations will be narrower since no provision can be made for the investigation of territorial fi- nancial affairs-only those of the counties.
 There are to be two district ex- aminers whose combined annual salaries will amount to s5OOO; there are to be two contingent funds amounting to s24OO, and provision is made for four clerks whose com bined salaries are to be $36OO a year-a total expense of s11,OOO, more than twice the amount paid under the public examiner law.
 Worse than all is the almost cer- tain less effectiveness of the new scheme, the responsibility for which cannot be laid at the door of a single appointing agent, but which will be divided among thirty-nine supervisors.
 If this law should be enacted it would certainly not last over more than one biennial period
Arizona republican., 1909-03-04
Home Tonic for Old People

Wonderful results, eventually re- storing full physical vigor, are Ob- tained from the following: To one half pint good whiskey, add one ounce syrup sarsaparilla and one ounce Toris compound, which can be procured from any druggist. Take in teaspoonful doses before each meal and before retiring.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-04
STEEL WORKERS WAGES.
No General Reduction of Them Is Con
 templated.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 3.-Notwith- standing many rumors to the contrary, it is absolutely denied that the large independent steel manufacturers of Pittsburg will follow the Lackawanna Steel company in a cut of 10 Der cent in wages. B. F. Jones, president of the Jones & Laughlin Steel company, the largest independent concern in the country, in a statement, said:
 We have not considered the ques- ton of reducing wages. Our future action in this connection will be gov erned by general business conditions and by the terms Of the tariff bill about to be introduced in congress"
 The same view was had by Wallace H. Rowe, president of the PittsburS Steel company.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-04

We always thought that Frank Cox was a pretty nice sort of fellow and that his offices were a place where a gentleman need not be ashamed to be seen. We still think so. all this furore notwithstanding.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-04

The segregation bill seems to be rushing back and forth from one end of the capitol to the other, un- able to find the stairway leading to the governors office.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-04

If Smith county should become a fact, the expense of bridging the Salt would be averted.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-04

One of the mirth provoking things of the legislative business, is the accusation of democrats that the two republican members of the council and the seven of the house
 are at the bottom of all the legis-
Arizona republican., 1909-03-04

lative devilt-y which is being com mitted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
STORIES OF HAPPINESS, HOPE, L0NES0MNESS AND .s..= =
BITTER SORROW TOLD IN LETTERS TO THE PRESS

No n
a
"housewie and the No 81 shop girl
would rather be happy homekeeper.
The hopes the beautiful Illusions the cherished ideals that
faded Home be-
ing the paradise they had hoped had become hell
married had ngectu cranky hus
love had flown the window.
told their stories
from young peopIe-unmarried life and
Happiness
tangled grouping city they
their lives.
believed They
There sweet girls the WRITER'S hard
WORKING sensible .
Older women Joined the chorus of letter writers Women who
died financially
ally.
sane suggestions o
IN There story eerofen unconscious
aserm
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
FROM BACHELORS

Editor Press: Would you kindly
allow another old bachelor to eX-
press himself on the interesting
+subject taken up by your paper
ihe marriage question.
4 Our friend known to me as NO.
81" is one of the many thousands
of little girls who suffer but whom
Ave do not hear from. She also is
one among the many who seem to
know why this is So
| want to say that there are more
than 5000 men in Spokane that
would like to marry a girl like NO.
21." | know that they would be in
good company and have good
wife. ! also know that there are
thousands of good girls in this
town that would make excellent
wives, and are willing to get mar
ried.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

her happiness and needs mild
hobby to keep her grip on hubby's
life and his business trials in view.
! hope No. 81 will find strong
principled man who will consider It
an honor to love and protect" her
all the days of her life, for she GER
tainly understands the principles of
homemaking, sympathy. The man
with the family (if his wife Is not
working for other people, needs to
get her interested In some good
Mothers Club" and then her re-
sponsibilities of motherhood and
homemaking will be opened up to
her. Life is too short to be ill
mated, but divorce has not proven
to be cure.
If one pays back in the same
coin it sometimes effects a good
cure. Wishing everybody would be
good,
/ rehmain,
CONSTANT READER OF THE
PRESS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
FROM HUSBANDS

Editor Press: | am a married
man, very much so. my affliction
covering a period of II years.
have read the letters from shop
girl and housewife with delibera-
tion. They appeal equally to what
reason ! possess. Since my heart
Is not in the matrimonial market
Il realize the truth of what they
have to say. The same statements
could be made by thousands of
shop girls and housewives.
However, l am more deeply in
terested and amused with the letter
from Unhappy Husband and aFther
who works IL hours day, or night,
as the case may be. and returns
home in the morning with his
wife's back turned upon him.
] at one time in my earlier mat
rimonial career also worked 10 and
sometimes IL hours per day.
cannot look back to those days
with pleasant recollections. | had
to work so hard and so many hours
that l had no time left for intel
lectual development or to get &C
quainted with my family. remem-
Der once wehn after | had scolded
one of the children for some mis-
behavior it told its mother that the
stranger who stayed there at nights
and Sundays had abused it ! soon
discovered that the cause of all my
misfortunes were wrapped up in
my personality | began to realize
that / was a better friend to the
boss than to my family or myself.
Somehow | became possessed of
that human emotion called dissatis-
faction, which is the real cause of
all human progress. | found a lot
of other fellows similarly affected,
and after comparing notes and ex-
changing ideas we organized for
mutual protection and intellectual
development.
Not long after that I found my
self working but eight hours a day,
with better wages than / had ever
known before. | returned from
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

mirers, and II she is sincere should
make herself known. But this to
the girl: There are now too many
girls marry for home, alas, to
their sorrow.
/ admire the way No. 81 answer
ed the housewives letter (although
some have just cause to complain) I.
Who knows but she may be one
who married for home?
/ am married, and have been in
the shop girls place. know what
1t means to work, for / worked
since was IA years old and on
until two years ago, when / mar
ried, not because ! tired of the
shop but because found a hus
band to be proud of, and l am, and
wish that Shop Girl No. 81 may be
as fortunate, if sincere.
A READER, A. c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

Now we all know that this is
fact. Where does the trouble lie?
Can a man support himself on
dollar day, pay rent and buy the
groceries and clothing for himself
and wife? Will man have nerve
enough or is there one outside of
the insane asylum that would ask
a woman to step into such a condi-
ton as it would bring?
What does it cost a family to
live in Spokane? Why do the pee
pie crowd together in the cheapest
houses? Why do hundreds of free
born American young men live in
15-ccnt hotels? -t..
Say, can anybody find employ
ment for the millions of men and
women in this country now idle?
Why don't they pay more wages?
Because there are so many of us.
All they need to pay is just enough
to live on. Labor is the cheapest
commodity on the market. If a
window is broken it costs money to
replace it. But if man is killed
in a factory, get him out of the
way, it don't stop the work. There
are plenty to take his place and it
don't cost cent to replace him.
Now, as the man who complains
that the girls buy $40 and $50 hats,
it is not that kind of people who
suffer 1t is those who cannot buy
hats at all.
The average shoe costs 80 cents
to make, and it costs us So to buy
it back. That's how you make mil
lionaires, and that's how you make
paupers. That's the point, and
that's the point that the masses
don't understand.
The solution to the marriage
question is this: Collective owner
ship of the means by which goods
are produced" and Private owner
ship of the goods produced by the
one that produces it,
When we get that we can marry
the one we love. Then well not be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

work without having exhausted all
my mental and physical vigor. /
played with the children and visit
ed with my wife and had time to
read and analyZe the news of the
times. My acQuaintances began to
regard me as a man who really did
know a little something besides
work. and the fellow who got the
four hours work that | refused to
do began to regard me as a friend.
! still have to work and expect to
while ] live. But ! have the salts
faction of knowing that 1 have,
through my own efforts, cooper
ated with my fellow wageworkers,
bettered not alone my own condi-
lions, but that of working men.
Now. think if Unhappy Husband
void only sacrifice some of his
pent-up, selfish individuality, quit
being slave, work shorter hours,
be true to the class that gave him
birth, get acquainted with his
family and especially his wife, that
his domestic troubles would soon
vanish. WAGEWORKER.
Editor Press: In regard to the
young girls and housewives, I must
say that / am married and ! am
ashamed to admit it.
| have a good home and a good
income, but it does me but little
good; for my wife spends it all for
liquor She can swear more than
anyone | ever heard.
We have seven children and they
are so dirty l don't like to take
one of them on my knee. The
house looks more like some care
less farmers hog pen than it does
like a happy home. You may
think that this is hard blow for
the young store girls and house
wives, but if it comes to a show
down / can prove it. When | first
married | thought that I had the
best wife on earth, but it is diff
ferent story today. Thirteen years
of married life is enough for me.
NUMBER 80.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
FROM WIVES

Editor Spokane Press-I would
like to give that married man IT.
tie of my experience. 1t my Be
his own fault that his wife nd eds
his home and family.
i am married woman. Mjlh&s-
band is good provider and is
his home dearly, but is n fal
born crank and finds fault eitn
everything. =
I.keep the house neat as a pin
and can do any kind of work from
a washing to getting turkey din
ner. :.
! have the house all decorated
with my hand work and still he is
cross.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

ally yanked the barn from it's roots
and waited it away from there
Jed's horse, whichc was in the
barn, was hitchecd to the manger.
There Jed found it, still eating hay.
But the barn, oh, where was it's
Some local oracles are compar.
ing this feat to the one of a twister
in 'S8 that extracted all the nails
from Bud Oatcake's four room cot
tage and left the lumber neatly
stacked in his front yard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
OH, YOU TORNADO!
Freak of the Wind in Kansas Sub
tracts Barn From a Farm,
Leaving One Horse.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.--Folks
are still talking about it, here
abouts, that latest Harper county
tornado. There was individuality
displayed by that tornado, individ-
uality of the famed Kansas type.
When the funnel shaped cloud
swerved down upon Jed Balantyre's
$50 acres it discerned a hectic red
barn that was an artistic blot upon
the landscape. The tornado critic
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
afraid that we cant support. fam
lily. Until then God speed the trust.
LABORER,

Editor of The Press: Will you
please find me that girl, "No. 81"
who is looking for good man. l
want a woman, but one with lots of
principle, one VINO believes in do
ing right. l fell in love with mo.
q" when l read her letter in The
Press.
| can afford to take care Of
woman, and ! want to do it. l don't
care much what she looks like If
she is neat and honest.
WORKINGMAN. q.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

He comes in and lays his hat and
coat on the table and. never gives
me one kind word. If meet him
at the door and offer to welcome
him home he reproaches me.
So l have lost all love and don't
care to try to please such cranks as
my husband.
A VERY UNHAPPY WIFE.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

Editor Spokane Press-I always
read with interest those letters
that refer to home life and working
women's trials. You see, l am one
of 'em.
The wife who stays home more
than she likes has let self eat up
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
M .s;:: : |! S:;:; 81
proof Shoes

Mems tan, blucher cut, dGaifle
sole shoes, with bellows tonak to
the top, making it impossible for
mud, water or sand to get through
the eyelets. This is the greatest
waterproof street shoe made and
is strictly guaranteed,
per pair...................$4.OO
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

Uncalled for tailor made suits
and overcoats at half price and
less. The greatest clothing values
you have ever seen. See large ad,
page Z. ss
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

Dear Mr.. Editor-I have been
reading about the married woman
and Shop Girl No. 81.
l am in sympathy with the shop
girl If she is sincere. She seems al
ready to have more than a few ad-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-06
TRNINMEN PREPARING
FOR WAGE DEMANDS

New York, Dec 5.--At a conference
at the brotherhood of Railway Train
men today Grand Master Lee and
First Vice Presidont Murdoch were
named ns committee to decide
whether thc men shnll go out or re-
main ot work ian ease the demand that
they viii shortly present t. fifty-two
railroads for a 10 per cent increase In
pay is refused.
It is expected that the final sched-
ule of grievances win toe ia the hands
of the railroad managers Thursday or
FriduN. The following statement was
issued ai the close of the conference.
Before general strike can he or
dcred IL must have the official sane
tion ot the grand master In the
oNent of the refusal of the demands
% poll win bee taken for the purpose
of rr-cpdorslug the demands in order
thnt the general strike. when called
may Doc unanimous aud effective. Tho
demand has been endorsed once hv
more than % tWo-thirds vote of the
membership
'ln the movement planned will be
nothing in common with the general
strike being conducted at present by
the SNitchmou union. which is dis
tneth rival and enemy of the
brotherhood of Railway Traiumcn.
This statement represents iOl,00
'Witchm,n aud trainmcn
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-06
EX.PRES|DEN7
ROOSEVELT IS
HEARD FROM
HUNTING PARTY SAFE AND
WE'LL REACHES NARVASHA
Skins and Skulls of Elephants
Brought in by PorterS TeSti-
fy TO ProweSS of American
NimrodS,


lBy Morning Journal SPECIAL Leased Wirel
Nairobi, British East Africa Nov.
2.-Colonel Roosevelt and r.. J. cum
ningham arrived at NoiNasha, on Oc-
tober 20 from an extended hunt look
ing extraordinarily brown ana feeling
extra well.
They were delighted with the eXpe-
dition and Colonel Roosevelt said both
he and Kermit We're proud of having
got their elephants and especially
proud that they had each got one
when they We're mpanied by
such experienced hunters as Cunning
hamo and Tarlton. The skins of the
elephants and the skulls and bones
were brought in by porters
Sir Percy Girouard, governor of the
protectorate, who WAS on his way to
Uganda, stopped to pay his respects to
the former president of the United
States. The following day the Roose-
Welt party went to Nairobi There the
station was crowded with officials and
settlers lord Delamere was among
those to greet the eX-presidcnt and
they stood for few minutes discuss
ing his proposed visit TO Lord Della
mere's ranch at Moro on his return
from the Guago Nguisho.
On Monday the 25th the party left
again FOR Londiani. whence the start
for the Guazo Nguisho was to be
o,er tho ..Nl,,n sn,nn,tt . qoa faat
the highest point on the railway.
Thence il was gradual descent to
,nund u,lIa,. L-arnait t,ooso,ait ana
I.esIie r.rlton st.,rt.d rnr isI1.n,,
pacina =apd ',,..ra folin,t.,d s,o,.ti,' ,c,
torvard hv Colonel Roosavelt Tho
iourrn,s a. tb.ir shoattno ,ta.o n.lt
occ,fIn ono (,naI, and ttn, I'm snrnd
t,r,,,, t,,.,.,,t,, s,nottno thcro raiornl
- rnos.,.,.1t,s Nm, S-i,,r,' ,,.i,l, n,.,l
Delamere I'm Decsmlnr win end bis
first 4 f,.i,.,,, t,i, 1rh,, a., r,,. nm
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-06
No
LONGER LOVE
THE|RLORDS
CHURCHES JOIN CHORUS
OF BITTER DENUNCIATI0N
All Parties Unite to Defeat Con-
Servative Attempt TO Thrust
Budget Veto Into Background
With Tariff Issue,
IBy Morning Journal special Leased wireI

tby Morning journal special Leased Ntrel
London, Dec. 5-If, as has been free
ly stated the plan Of the conservative
leaders was to force tariff reform to
the front in the election campaign and
so far as possible thrust the question
of the lords veto in the background,
their plan has already miscarried
The campaign both in the press and
from the platform is being waged with
a bitterness not seen in British poll
tics in many years. but it is eXclu-
sivcly upon the question of the action
of the lords.
All the election manifestos thus far
issued by the liberal, radical labor
ana socialist parties have put the at
tack upon the lords to the forefront
as have all the speeches Of the gov
ernmcnt side.
More significant still is the fact that
all the religious bodies Of the coun-
try. Anglican, non-conformist and
Catholic appears To be against the
lords pretentions.
The archbishop Of Cantcrburvs alb
stention from voting in the division i'm
the house of lords and the archbishop
of York's Crank denuueiation of Lord
LansdOwne's resolution undoubtedly
had a great eject.
Following the manifesto issued by
the national council of free churches
which declared that the action OF the
house OF lords make reforms sup
ported 10y non-cunformists impossi-
bic. the Church Times. the most in
fluential and widely circulated church
paper. together with the Christian
World and the organs of the Metho-
dist. BAPTIST and Cathoitc sections. de-
clare for the commons In the strug-
gle against the lords.
In the meantime neither Mr. Bal
four nor any other conservative
leader has advanced any wei defined
scheme for tariff reform or given the
slightest indication OF how the con-
servatives propose t0 find the money
to replace the rejected budget pro-
posals. The conservative Morning
Post. in an editorial this morning
warns the party that the coming con-
test will be critical and severe one
and that III the unionist cause is to
triumph its adheTents must display
tactical ability as well as courage and
yiEor.
Tile Posts warning is timely for the
uniouists speakers and newspapers are
mainly occupied in shoWerlng abuse
upon their opponents
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-06
DEL|bER RA 7 {
SUICIDE IN
PORTALES
TIRED OF LIFE, YOUNG
TAILOR USES GUN
Nineteen Year Old Boy InditeS
Long Letter to Father and.
Mother Before Firing Fatal.
Shot,


Portales, n M, Dec. 5.-For the
reason that at the early age of nine
teen years he was already tired of liv-
ing and felt that he was no longer of
any particular use in the world, Wood
McMinn. who has been for some time
in the tailoring business. yesterday
shot and killed himself with thirty
eight caliber revolver. The young
man had evidently decided to end his
life after long deliberation and left
lengthy letter to his mother ana fathe,.
explaining why he wanted to end it
all, The man for whom McMinn
worked recently sold the shop where
he was employed thus throwing the
Young fellow out of employment. He
came into the old shop yesterday and
after taking paper, sitting down and
writing the long farewell letter, he
walked to the back end Of the shop
and sent the bullet through his heart
McMinn was highly respected ana had
many friends, coming of good family
here and his rash deed has excited
general sorrow. Some reference was
made IN the letter to some girl, and
il is thought that perhaps an unfor-
tunate love affair had something to
do with the suicide.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-06
KING GUSTAVE
DISGUISED AS
STEvED0RE
SPENDS DAY ON DOCKS
UNLOADING COAL BARGE
His Majesty Of Sweden Deter
mined tolHaye First Hand In
formation Concerning Condi-
ton of Laboring Man,

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased NircI
Stockholm, Dee, 5--Kine Gustav
on Saturday inauguratcd a new de-
parture for soNereigns Disguised as
a steVedore he spent most of the day
carrying sacks OF coal from Il lighter.
In an interview after II was all over
the king said this was only the be-
ginning. lie intended to mix with an
classes of lahOrers SO that he might
ascertain their opinions and wishes
Already he added, he had obtained
many valuable hints from the men
with whom he worked
The determination of King Gustav
to learn OF the conditions OF the work
ing men by mingling with them and
taking part in their labors has re
suited from the recent great tie-up Of
the business life of the country by a
general strike King Gustav inter-
vened last August IN an endeaVor to
secure compromise. but without
avail The strike continued months
and involved thousands OF men
Eventually arbitration was under
taken by the Swedish government and
in the interim many workmen re-
turned TO their places, although the
number of unemployed remained
large
King Gustav and other members of
the ROYAL family contributed to ma
tional fund which was raised by sub
scription for the purpose of making
loans tO the working Glasses Home
steads have already been appurtioned
among the unemployed. but conditions
remain such as To cause his majesty
grave anxiety.
lie found difficulty IN ascertaining
The real facts and during the last
week or two had made arrangements
to Join the various craftmen ana la
borers at their work and in such a
disguise that they would not recognize
him.