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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-03-13
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes OF the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Tornado in Arkansas Fire at vicksbnrgi
Miss.-senator Foraker Presented
with Loving cup-FIoods
in Alabama.

tabiished in Paris.
Floods caused great damage at
Montgomery. Ala.
4 severe earthquake occurred in the
isthmian section of Mexico.
Oliver Bray, an American student,
committed suicide in Vienna.
A storm at Baltimore, Md, damaged
property to the extent OF nearly 81, 600
900.
An avalanche in Austria destroyed q
workmen's refuge, killing twenty seven
men.
During the past nfGe years President
Taft has travelled more than 100000
miles.
The continued indisposition of Pope
Plus is causing considerable alarm in
Rome.
Ez.Presidens Roosevelt has an.
nounced that he will sail for Africa on
March %.
Liquors valued at $1,000 were de-
stroyed by the police authorities OF
Natchez. Miss.
Fire at vieksburg, Miss, destroyed
the foundry OF ]. NJ. Dutton, entailing
a loss of $40. 600.
John Fowler. the negro who killed
Deputy Sheriff Murkison, was lynehed
at Blakely, Ga.
An attempt was made at Havana to
assassinate Ex-Governor Nunez. Of
Havana Province.
Mrs. Hattie Pope is under arrest al
Monteyalle, charged with the murder
of her aged mother.
A movement has been started to
change the date Of the presidential in
augura alton to May l.
Flies are spreaders of consum ption,
by carrying the germ about from sick
to non-infected pers sons.
More than a thousand lives were
lost as the result Of disaster on the
Canton River, in China.
Several persons were killed and
great damage was done to property
by tornado in Arkansas.
It is reported that France will de-
cline to put on a cheaper rate of post
age with the United States.
II was reported that the political
uprisines in Corea were due to the
actions of American missionaries.
a scheme to swindle the subways
1
and elevated railroads in New York
with counterfeit tickets was unearthed.
Mrs. ]. II. Reynolds. matron OF the
poor farm in Escambia County, Fla,
died as the result Of excitement over a
fire.
Hinton HoWan Helper, fosmerlg
American consul at Buenos Ayres,
committed suicide at Washington,
| D. c.
The plant of the Ten Mile Lumber
Company, of Ten Miles Miss, was
destroyed by fire, causing q loss oil
s75, 600.
The negro mortality from tubereu-
losis in the United States is about $50
per cent greater than that OF the white
people.
Thirty persons were killed, many
injured and property valued at 81, 900,
| 600 destroyed by tornado at Brink
ley. Ark.
The Venezuelan government has
served notice that exPresident Castro
viii not be permitted to return to that
country
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

DAD ACROSS THE COLORADO.
their voyage one way is about half
mile Fare: Americans, $500;
MeXicans. 80 cents.
Deserts, such as these two
women were bred in, produce no
exact history. Legends alone tell
of the past. And legends have it
that Sal and Cynthia established
the ferry at the behest of the chief
tain of the Mojaves, the tribe that
once ruled on the reaches of the
Colorado. Dates are uncertain, but
it was some time during the years
that Andrew Jackson occupied the
white house that the two first
pulled across the muddy stream
that flows across the barrens OF
the southwest.
Under their eyes towns sprane
up and died, and men came ant
went with the mystery of the wind
After the days of gold adventure
came slackness in the maritime o
the Colorado. But now, since {
man named Blythe reclaimed thou
, sands of acres of arid land will
the waters of the river and opened
them for settlement, prosperity ha'
come 10 the ferry again. "
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
SAME OLD CITY
GAME
WATER COMMISSIONERS AD-
VERSE REPORT NO BAR TO
PLAYING FOX AND GOOSE IN
MANlTO PARK.

In spite of the adverse report
filed by Commissioner John Wetzel
on the proposition to purchase the
water system installed by the Spo-
kane-Washington Improvement Co.,
there seems to be an inclination on
the part Of some of the councilmen
to give the matter favorable con-
sideration, as was evidenced at the
meeting of the finance committee
of the council yesterday afternoon.
In his report, Mr.. Wetzel brought
out the fact that a number of the
mains were smaller than any used
by the city, and also that number
Of them were frozen, and no at
tempt has been made to thaw them
out. The $20,600 asked for the sys-
tenn is also stated to be too high
figure, and Mr.. Wetzel stated it
was his belief that for this amount
the city could install complete
new system, using calamine mains
in place of the wooden mains now
used by the company. In addition
to this number of the mains are
laid on the wrong side of the street
at various depths and no system
seems to have been followed in lay
ing the mains.
Whether the finance committee
finally decided to purchase the sys-
tenn or not, the battle will not be
won or lost in the committee, as
the real fight will come on the
floor of the council. The company
is anxious to sell out, but there is
a feeling that the price is far too
high for the value of the service.
The finance committee referred the
matter back to the board of public
works and the corporation counsel
for further advice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
Well Known Spokane Actress breaches Re-
turn Sermon From the Stage.

| statement. But shall we sweeping
ly condemn the stage because some
Objectionable works have found a
hearing there? AS well wipe out
| literature because there have been
obscene and immoral books pub
lished at various times or destroy
| the church because it sanctioned
| many crimes-countless murders
during its career. You say: THE
only way to purify the theater is
to burn it into something else
Wake up, Mr.. Sunday, you are not
living in the dark ages now but in
the twentieth century. We have
happily passed the period when we
could cheerfully burn at the stake
anyone who did not happen to be-
lieve as we did and then justify
our crime under the mysterious
word, "withcraft,' and delude our
selves into the belief that a long
face and a tiresome puritan Sab
bath had squared our crimes with
the Almighty.
1t is our glorious privilege to be
living today and reaping the bene-
fits of twentieth century progress
You might just as well talk of
abolishing music, literature, or any
of the arts as to talk of abolishing
the stage. 1t has too firm a hold
on the hearts and minds of those
who appreciate its beauties and
realize its tremendous power for
good.
You say Booth and Garrick never
allowed their children to witness
a play. hate to spoil your father
ly little story, Mr.. Sunday, but the
truth is that Garrick never had
any children, though happily mar
ried, to French danseuse by the
way. Booths wife was his leading
lady while it is generally under
stood that his daughter was his
severest critic and he highly es-
teemed her judgment.
You say that a certain actress,
whose name you cannot reveal,
contided to you that the stage was
corrupt in all its branches. ! can
not imagine what sort of com
pany she had been connected with,
but she was undoubtedly unfor-
tunate in choosing her engage
ments. | have been on the stage
for nearly Is years yet l have al
ways been associated with ladies
and gentlemen of honest and up
right principles. Many of them are
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

SAL AND CYNTHIA FERRYING
EEiRENBERG, Ariz, Jan. 26.-
Differing little, in general style and
equipment from Charon, the an
cient gentleman who had the mo-
nopoly of transportation of souls
across the River StyZ, Sal and
Cynthia, two Indian women of this
camp, lay claim to the distinction
of being the oldest ferry proprie-
trssses on the face of the globe.
Sal says she is 101. Cynthia coyly
admits that she is Sails twin.
Blissfully ignorant that there are
other ferries than their own In the
world, they exc out a daily exist
ence pulling the oars of a flat bot
toned, home made scow. Their
seas are the waters Of the Colorado
river. Their ports Of call are Ehr-
enberg. and across the stream on
the California, the landing at the
foot Of the trail that leads away
through the mosquito to Blythe city
Collectively, they are captain,
crew, pilot, machinery, all in one.
The passenger capacity of their
vessel IS four, and freight and pas
sengers seldom find room together
oE the same trip. The length OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
EMPLOYMENT }
WAR bREWS

The sign boards from the Carr
Adams & Switzer and Washington
employment bureaus were smashed
and cast into the river off Stevens
street bridge last night.
The work is evidently that of
stragglers from the gang of rioters
that demolished the furniture in
the Red Cross employment agency
between Front and Main avenues
on Stevens street week ago.
The boards torn from the front
of the Carr employment bureau,
corner Front avenue and Stevens
street, was secured to the brick
wall with iron clamps with long
shanks driven several inches into
the masonry. That several men
figured in the disorder is evident
from the fact that nearly all the
irons that were not removed and
thrown away with the boards were
bent out of shape and left in the
wall.
AS result of the trouble, the
men have armed them
selves and closer surveillance is
to be kept by the police in the
Office districts.
Possibly these conditions will be
permitted until somebody is badly
hurt or killed Complaints of en-
ployment agency swindles have
come in constantly for the past
two years without awaking any
thing in the nature of systematic
relief from the authorities, and
now the opposite extreme has been
reached apparently.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
JESSIE SHIRLEY TO
REV. BILLY SJNDA Y

devout followers of different creeds
and of all the scores of actresses
know / cannot now recall more
than one or two of whose morality
there was the slightest question.
| Columns could be written on the
subject of the stage, both in its
moral and intellectual aspects, but
my space is limited. The fact that
| the stage has not only survived the
struggles and vicissitudes of its
earlier career, it's prosecutions by
narrow minded bigots, it's discour'
agements and hard knocks, but has
risen steadily above them to be.
come what it is today-the great
est institution of modern lines, pa
tronized by brilliant and refined
men and women and constantly
progressing toward higher stand
ing-seems the best proof of the
fitness of its survival.
Mr.. Sunday, you repeatedly say
the bible is good enough for you.
What does it say about bearing
false witness against your neigh
Dor? What does it say about
Judge not lest We be judged?"
What does it say about calling
your brother a fool! What does
it say about Though I speak with
the tongues of men and of angels
and have not charity l become as
sounding brass or a tinkling
cymbal?"
You profess to be a follower of
the gentle Christ who said, Suffer
little children to come unto me and
forbid them not" yet you Danish
the little tots from your services.
You wheedled $50 out of Jimmie
Durkin and then with the coolest
nerve you openly say II would not
have the saloon keepers dirty
money" Consistency, thou art in
deed a jewel. Your every action
give the lie to your professed
Christianity
Probably with your usual cour-
tesy and refinement you will call
me a yellow dog as you called the
other who ventured to criticize
your methods. That is a very easy
way of sidestepping an argument,
but after all it isn't so bad to be
called a yellow dog. Surely the
little yellow dog who has the cour-
age to bark at the heels of a hum
bug is entitled to more respect
than the coward who runs away
from the bark. You say you hate
the theater because God hates it.
How do you know he does?
Point out to me one passage in
which Christ denounced the
theater (Which was in existence
several hundred years before His
advent and | will give 500 to any
worthy charitable organization in
Spokane. Now, Mr.. Sunday, it's up
to you
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
COUNTERFElTERS NIPPED.

ANACORTES, Wash, Jan. 90
One of the biggest counterfeiting
gangs ever attempted in this part
of Washington, was nipped in the
bud when James Kelly and Eugene
Fercell was arrested after passing
$50 worth of spurious bills. They
had a big roll of bills in their pos
session and admitted they had
passed spurious currency.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
IT'S TIME TO REGISTER.

) The Third ward committee of the
Equal Rights club has issued an
appeal for all voters not registered
this year to do SO at once Pri-
maries and city election time will
soon be at hand.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

How can | remove ink from
linen?' writes Beatrice X. Don't
do it. You can get just as good
ink for five cents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
Plenty Of Money.
DE-
After Christmas
Many Take Advantage of Piano
Bargains Offered at Eilers
Pre-Inventory Sale

The eager response to our Pre-
Inventory Sale shows that people
of Spokane and vicinity did not
spend all their money for Christ
mas. In fact, many people wait
for this famous sale in order to
save $40 to $157 on piano.
Just glance at the magnificent
bargains is enough to convince a
buyer of their value. You don't
have to take anybody's word for
it. Each piano bears a yellow tag
marked in plain figures with the
original price of the piano and the
amount of reduction.
Only few more days remain
to take advantage of this grand
cleanup sale. The sooner you
come, the better selection you will
have.
BARGAINS IN OUR EXCHANGE
DEPARTMENT
The following is only a partial
list of the large number of instru-
ments that are now offered at
big reduction:
Kingsbury, was $3.50, now SAB;
Mozart, was $3.50, now 1856; Kim
ball, was $3.50, now $34S. List also
includes Weber, Steck, Steinway,
Schaeffer, Hinze and others. Many
of these pianos are good as new;
all have been put in first class con-
dition.
NEW PIANOS AT CUT PRICES
Discontinued styles in Kimbaly
Decker, Lester, Crown, Marshall "
Wendell and other fine standard
makes reduced $40 to $157 below
their regular retail price. These
have never been out of the store
and are brand new. Just come and
see them and convince yourself Of
the excellent opportunity we offer
you.
Player pianos, new and second
hand, 5000 and more below regu-
lar price. One Schumann Apollo
Player Piano, was $3.50, now $53D.
This one is brand new. One new
Smith & Nixon Apollo Player
Piano, with SO note scale and
transposing key device, was $3.50
now $500. One secondhand Auto
| piano in fine condition, was 500
now $3.50.
TERMS VERY EASY
Our terms and price put a good
durable piano within reach of al
most any home. Bring a few dol
| lars and come in. Ii you don't
want piano we are selling small
instruments Of all kinds, talking
machines, cabinets and music a
one fourth and more below regular
prices.
Remember, you can't duplicate
an Eilers bargain Buy at the
House of Highest Quality and be
sure of satisfaction.
Eilers Piano House, cornel
Sprague and Post. q. A. lleidingcr
n,ananar
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26

Never use soap when washing oil
cloths. The I've will destroy the
colors and finish. Oil cloths will
last longer if thin coat of varnish
IS applied once a year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-26
ASKS PAY FOR SKULL CRACK.

George F. Foss. a carpenter, who
was struck on the head by a fall
ing board while working in the
new Palace building last August,
has instituted suit against the
owners of the building for $5526
damages. He claims to have sus-
tanned a fractured skull, causing
vertigo to set in.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-13
HORSE PARADE WAS A
BIG SUCCESS, Is VERDICT
Line Of March Was Over Two Miles
In Length and Made Swell
OIspIay.
ELISE CRAVEN.

After weeks OF planning and atten-
ton to details. the first annual pleas
ure-horse parade took place on Wood
ward-ave. yesterday. With over 800
light harness and saddle horses In
line, including many stylish equip
pages. as well as speed wagons. the
affair was an even greater success
than had been planned, the fine wealth
ar lending the final touch necessary to
the enterprise. That 1t will be repeat
ed annually goes without saying. The
members OF the Detroit Matinee club
who fostered the affair are enthusi-
astic over the result
From Grand Circus park where the
parade gathered, and all along the
route out Woodward-ave. the public
thronged the walks and admired.
Prominent among the paraders
were Mayor Breitmeyer and Secretary
Van Fleet behind a fine team, owned
by Jacob Kolb: the celebrated four
finland of the ID. o. L.; Mrs. Walter
Henkel, with a handsome park equip
page: c. II. Ritter's celebrated team
of grays: Fred Tallmadge with Ruby
paigner, and Capt. White. q. OF G.
entry; Lou Barlum, with Jessie b., the
matinee club champion; Dan Hopkins
with a Fedoras Athol trotter; w. p.
Muffat with Kingmore. the speedway
star, and John Hillen with tSar Prince,
one Of the fastest and handsomest OF
the Detroit-owned sons of StarpIex.
The other standardized horses
from Mr.. Hillen's stables also figured
In the parade, Lysle Palmer being up
behind Dan Pugh and Peter Dupone.
behind Lady Antivolo. The Matinee
clubs cracks were all on view and
the West End club had
special band and a division to them
selves. The saddlers made a brave
display. Several novelties were noted.
The parade proceeded as far north
as the Boulevard, where It disbandad.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-13
MAYOR AGAINST
SK|MP|NG POLICY
Wants Estimators To Be Liberal In
Appropriations That City May Be
Made Beautiful.

Mayor Breitmeyer Is not shaken In
his belief that liberal policy In re-
gard TO appropriations is good thing
for the city. and will take occasion to
state his beliefs 10 members CT the
board Of estimates.
I'VE may defer the getting CT I'M
provements until time when tho
city can pay for them In bonds. but
should keep up the maintenance or
the city without skimping," says the
mayor 1.-The streets and the parks
are all the poor people have.
Rich people can 60 away In their
automobiles or go TO other cities Ill
summer. but the poor must stay here,
and we should make the city pleasant
to live In. The way to do this Is. for
one thing, to keep the streets In con-
dition and not have them shame
and disgrace TO the city, as some
are now.
THE department OF public works
budget ought TO go through about as
II IL. II we have to save, let us save
on something else. There are too
many streets in this town that you
would not care TO drive delivery
wagon over.
"The public Fairgrounds are an
other good thing. too. and one that
Detroit has been late in considering.
They give the children an opportunity
to learn how to take care OF them
selves. They aid In preventing tuber'
culosis by making the youngsters
healthy and strong, and the older peo-
pie learn from the younger ones to
take care OF themselves.
1.-The people afraid OF higher tax
rate do not stop to think that most
OF that money would be spent right
here and would give employment TO
our own citizens. The man who pays
SIS a year taxes might have to pay
$3.50. That would not hurt anyone"
The mayor IL not particularly ia
yorable to the plan that has been
talked OF of getting the federal gov
eminent to sell Fort Wayne. or a part
of It, to the city for q park, q new
military reservation being created
somewhere farther out from the city.
Il do not know that we need new
park there" says the mayor. If we
are to have a river front park on the
west side, let us have 1t at Twenty
fourth-st., where a large amount OF
vacant land can be had. The city
could then use this place for a dump
and fll in to the harbor line. making
a good park there. would favor
that. But I do not think that the fort
Is just the place"
Secretary Sawyer, Of the Board Of
Commerce, who has been reported as
working for change In the location
of the military reservation. declares
that no action has been taken on the
matter by any OF the Board OF Com
merce committees.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-13
NO settlement
FOR MONTHS YET
Traction Proposition Won't Be Ready
To Submit To Voters Before
October, Perhaps Later.

That II will be well along toward
fall. when the big franchises expire.
before the people OF Detroit have a
vote on a street railway settlement
Ia made more certain by the action of
the ID. u. r In retaining Bion J. Ar
mold to appraise the urban property Of
the company. His valuation will not
be completed before July 1. In all
likelihood. while that being made by
Engineer Bancroft, for the mayors
COMMITTEE Of 30, u expected to be
done by June /.
When the two appraisals are COM
pleted. there will necessarily be q
period OF negotiation to eQualize them
SO as to establish basis for dicker-
ing. Then the real work Of getting
busy on a new franchise or q munich
pal ownership plan will have to be
started. No one believes that this
will take less than O month or two,
and there will then have TO be a
month at least for education OF the
public as to the meaning OF the agree
ment reached. That puts the period
for a vote up To about Oct. /. II may
really be much later.
When Mayor Brcitmeyer appointed
bis committee last winter, 1t was
thought that It would conclude its
labors and a new franchise be ready
for voting on at the April election.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-13
They Were Watehina for Joe

Joseph Scdech OF No. 3S3 iii io.s-
IT., appear eu IN police headquarters.
Monday, and demanded the return Cf
n watch which the police had taken
AWAY from him when he was a. estsl
as a drunk. Lieut. Walpole welcomed
him joyously.
Joseph. we have been looking for
YOU" said the lieutenant. You new
err showed up In court" lie was sent
to police court, where he explained
that he had forgotten all about appear
ing. and was released on suspended
sentence.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-13
WOMAN IS CAUGHT IN
WINDOW DURING FIRE
Much Excitement Attends Early Morn
ing Blaze on GratIot-Ave.--
$1,000 Loss.


DR.. C. A. Smiths dental parlors on
the second floor at No. LOT Gratiot-
ave. were damaged to the extent OF
$4,000 and a number OF people were
driven into the street at o'clock.
Tuesday morning. by a fire which
started In the laboratory connected
with the dental Office.
DR.. Smiths suite, which consists Of
four rooms, was totally wrecked. His
fine library, chairs, curtains and rugs
were burned and the interior decora-
tions ruined.
Rooms over DR.. Smiths office were
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Poser, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gustaf-
son and two roomers. Mrs. Poser,
after rushing into the street with her
babe, returned to her rooms in an
effort to save some clothing. She
lost her way in the dense smoke, and
was with difficulty rescued by the
firemen.
The rooms occupied by the Gustaf-
sons were also filled with smoke.
Mr.. Gustafson and the roomers
climbed down ladders put up by the
firemen, but when Mrs. Gustafson at
tempted to follow she became wedged
in the narrow window and had to be
pushed back into the building and
taken down the stairway.
IL can see the joke of II now" Mrs.
Gustafson said Tuesday morning. "but
when caught In the window I thought
/ was a goner. know l wouldn't
look we'll In a directoire gown, but
thought | could get through the win
dow"
This Is the second time In two
years the Gustafsons have beer
burned out