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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
MOST Of TAE
AMENDMENTS
WILL CARRY

Indications today pointed to the
adoption Of majority of the char
ter amendments. There has been
no organized fight against the
amendments as a whole, while the
efforts in their behalf have been ac-
tive in several quarters.
The hardest fight is being made
against the amendments calling for
the election of councilmen at large,
and the placing of the engineer on
the board of public works and these
may be beaten. Some opposition
has developed in places to the
$1,O00,00O issue of park bonds, but
it is thought that it will not be suffi-
cient to defeat it.
The attitude of the Central labor
union was announced last night in
handbills distributed around public
places. The handbills are signed by
Thomas Maloney, as president of
the legislative committee. The CEN
trail body is opposed to the council
men at large and the engineer on the
board of works. 1t is either for the
other. amendments Or neutral.
A large placard on pink card
board was posted over the city this
morning, bearing no signature,
which urges the defeat of the park
bonds, the councilmen at large and
the two amendments comforting
more power on the mayor and re-
lating to the board of works.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
HARTMAN
FIXED IT
(By UniteS PresO

PORTLAND, May 4.4Evidence
produced today at the heating of
the government suit to dissolve the
merger of the Union and Southern
Pacific lines revealed the tsecret
workings of the Hartmann system.
Thad T. Sweek, formerlyr,t CORE
spondence clerk of the o. ri & N,
described the peace folfoFing a
meeting held one day inathe office
of B. Campbell, then traffic man.
ager for the o. R. & N. Prior to
the meeting Sweek said the Union
and Southern Pacific fought desper-
ately for local and transcontinental
business. =
After the meeting Campbell di-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
ONO IN At
THE FINISH

At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
indications in today's mayoralty
election favored ONO. The First,
Second and Third wards are now
believed to be safely in the ONO
column, with the Fourth ward as
a battle ground. The Fifth is con-
coded to Pratt.
The fight for ONO in the Second
ward is tame compared with the
battle in the residence districts. In
many of the residence precincts the
ONO forces have four and five
workers to the one for Pratt, and
the ONO vote is being gotten out
in systematic order.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
BOOST UNION LABEL

Last nights discussions in the
central labor council bore the union
label. In fact the union label was
practically the whole thing there.
1t is apparent that some of the
members of the council, or at least
some of the unions of the city, are
growing some careless regarding
the union label and were reminded
accordingly at last nights meet
ing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
$4,000 REWARD
FOR MP. BANDITS

A reward of $4,000 is offered by
the Northern Pacific for the cap
ture of the two bandits who held
up and robbed passenger train No
3 near Trent last Thursday night
Local officials received word from
st. Paul today, which authenticates
the offer and special agents and
private detectives are renewing
their efforts to locate the two
men. The police have made no
arrests in the case since Saturday,
and all the suspects who were
picked up Friday and Saturday
have been turned loose.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
HERE'S A HANDSOME
BABY BOY FOR YOU

There Is handsome baby boy
out at the Orphans Home of Spo-
kane waiting for somebody that
wants a little fellow to raise, who
will never know but that his
adopted parents are his real ones.
The babe is eight months old
and is born of good parents. The
home Is located at E10 Liberty ave-
nue., and the phone number is Main
1908.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
LOOKS LIKE LOST
COWLES COIN

The Pratt money was wiped Off
the boards at the betting places at
2 O'Clock this afternoon and in one
place two ONO bets were posted
without takers. The reports from
the precincts caused the turn in the
tide of betting and placed the ONO
men. who had been on the de-
fensiye. on the aggressive side of
the game.
1t is believed this afternoon that
some of the Pratt money that was
conspicuous this morning was
furnished by w. II. Cowles person
ally to bolster up a losing game
One of his reporters and c. P.
Lund have been closely inspecting.
the boards during the day.
The betting is becoming more ac-
tive this afternoon The ONO
money by some is believed to have
been held back for effect in order
to induce some Pratt money to
come out into the open.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
LISTEN

Ladies and gentlemen, with your
kind attention we will now tell you
about Owl Creek coal.
It has very little ash.
It is a lasting coal.
It contains wonderful heat
II is a clean coal.
And numerous other good quail.
ties which we will explain to you
II you will call Main sos. aiandard
Fuel q Ice Co. 80
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04

D. T. Ham, republican city chair
man, was highly elated over the
outlook this afternoon and said that
he felt like increasing the size OF
the majority he had predicted for
ONO. E. F. C. Van Dissell, F. r.
Culbertson, e. F. Waggoner and
others conceded with Ham, and
all seemed to be in the best Of
spirits.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
NOT AN
ARREST

Not an arrest made up to 8
o'clock today for alleged illegal vot-
ing or symptoms Of 1t. Appears
like Spokane is civilized some in
spite of Spokesman-Review fore
casts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
CHILD'S HAIR STOLEN
SECOND TIME IN YEAR

ST. LOUIS, May 4.-For the sec
ond time within year pretty Eliza
beth Zabb, aged IA, has been rob-
bed of her long golden hair. A
negress crept into her bedroom and
while she was still asleep cut of a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
RAIN SAVES FOREST.
(By United Press)

ORTING, Wash, May 4.-Rain
last night quenched forest fires
that ragged yesterday Ocer three
square miles, destroying a large
amount of timber. The fire FLU
minated the country for miles and
citizens of Orting sat up last night
witnessing the spectacle. 4" "A
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04

rected o. r. & N. men to treat
Southern Pacific men kindly.
Eve got cut on the street." said
Sweek, 'and solicited business for
the Southern Pacific"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
DRUG BREAKS
TRANCE
(By United Press)

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May A.
Mrs. Beulah Hawkins, after sleep
ing six days, awoke last night at
her home and today is apparently
none the worse for her long trance.
Her recent stupor is the shortest OF
many she has experienced, the
longest being Sc days, Il
II Is believed a mysterious drug
given awakened her from the cata-
leptic state and may prevent her
from relapsing again. +
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
CONCEDEFAIRLEY'S
ELECTION

Bob Fairleys election as city
comptroller seems to be conceded
on every side. Four to one Is be-
Ing offered that he will succeed
himself.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
|NI173IS
YS35E5i1
CURES STOMACH TROUBLE
OF 80 YEARS STANDING


Spokane, Wash, Jan. 26, 1909.
Mr.. A. II. Powell.
Manufacturing Chemist,
1909 Second ave-, Spokane, Wn.
Dear Sir-After suffering for
over 30 years with stomach trou-
BILE and spending hundreds of dol
lars with doctors and for patent
medicine and receiving only tenn
porary relief, If any, finally | was
induced to try Powell's Stomach
Remedy. After taking one bottle
felt like a new man and could
eat things that had not been able
to eat for years. wrote you this
letter so you can publish 1t so that
anyone affected as ! was may read
it and learn of this wonderful
medicine and be permanently
cured. Yours truly,
EDWARD RYDBLOM,
826 Perry street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04

braid IS inches and made her es-
cape.
The other theft of her locks took
place last October.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04
All Run Down?
Pale?. Nervous?

All run down, easily tired, thin,
pale, nervous? And do not know
what to take? Then 60 direct
to your doctor. Ask his opinion
of Ayers nOn-alcoholic Sarsapa-
rilla. No alcohol, no stimula-
lion. A blood purifier, a nerve
.onic, a strong Alternative, an
id to digestion. Let your
octOr decide. Ii ;G; AYR n Co.;
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04

Tomorrow is opening day at the
Western Drug Co, Main avenue
and Stevens street. You are invited
to come and inspect this new drug
store. Nv"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04

May 5th. opening day at the
Western Drug Co., Main and Stew
ems street. ***
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04

Patents--Books free; rates rea-
sonable: highest refs. procure
patents that protect. Watson T..
Coleman. Washington, d. G.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

" MONG the other guests Invited TO
the fstde informal the Justweds
B planned 10 give was one IN particu-
lar whom Mr. J. was wildly enthusiastic
about and decidedly insistent upon ask
Ing. For whole week beforehand he
had dilated and expanded and boosted
the wonderful charms Of this old college
chum OF his. who had recently been 6p-
pointed to the Army from civil life II
nobody else was there, the old college
ehum. Mr.-beg pardon-Lieut, Jack
TherewiththegOOds, should be at the
feast with bells on. Il vas simply ab-
suTd TO even think Of leaving him out.
Why, Blossom dear Mr.. J. enthHsed,
you'll be simply crazy about him when
you see him. Hes the best-lOOking msn
you ever laid eyes on, and e eorking good
fellow all the way through. just you
wait until you see him. Now please be
nice 70 him. won't you, and let him see
what q dear little wife I haveF"
Ms Justwed forthwith consented,
though she had suggested that It would
be nice TO invite Albert, one CT her le-
gioR Of ex-iOFers.
On the evening Of the little blowout. a
very small affair and very informal. in
keeping with Mrs is strenuous efforts
20 economic. Mr. JustWed was ali smiles
and good cheer and welcome TO our
city" He fairly scindllated as he
greeted every new guest with the very
wittiest OF spropOs welcomes. Mrs J.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-28
Is the Child Musical?

this tine I altered one note at the end
OF the second bar. Suddenly baby. opened
bis eyes and raised them TO mine with
wide-awake and most startled look. When
again repeated the song sang It as he
was always accustomed TO hearing 1t, and
he settled down into comfortable sleep.
and awoke very much refreshed
Boy Failed to Make Good.
Remembering the expression and the
restlessness caused By the one discordant
note. I repeated the performance again
and again. the baby opened his beautiful
eyes and the expression on his face said
as clearly as words could: There is
something wrong, motherI From this
time I was thoroughly convinced that
baby had a musical ear. although ny
heart was sore at waking him up on two
occasions to find ont If he was musical
Now ny boy Is y years old. strong
and hearty. but. misfortune Of misfor-
tunes, he cannot sing. he never whistles,
his laugh has music IN II, however. and
hope some day he may be musical, but at
the present time he is a sad case, for be
thinks Of baseball and football and other
games. and never. no matter how hard
I try 10 make him lean that way. does he
think OF music"
This mother had z sad realization. Have
not you had similar ones? II you have
. nOt-then take your baby, provided you
have a baby boy. and try it on the young
gentleman You may md in years 10
come that It IS a case Of Loves Labor
Lost" But. then. II IS sweet TO lose in
such q good cause.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-28
The Weaker Sex.

N0ME men may have. and some may
not have. noticed the news item a
Sweek or so ago 10 the effect that q
certain young woman Of Staten Island,
y y, boldly plunged IN the ocean and
swain around for a half hour as rOncha-
lantiy as you please. clad only in the
usual summer bathing costume worn By
the fair ones who grace the beach at that
time. It IS safe to say that the men who
did read Il bad serious cause for refec-
ton for a little while, q: least. The
young lady in question 81 Il on a bet
that she would be the f-s- woman 70 en-
ter the water during TIE new year. The
news account stated. When admiring
friends asked II she was not extremely
cold she stopped and talked witt them.
Her teeth did not even chatter as she
stood upon the beach"
No man can overlook or deny the fact
that the news account must have been
written by q man reporter, else the
writer would have made some ailusion
20 the stronger sex" Anyway. II IS
safe 10 say the head OF a family who en-
joyed narraung his exploits in the water
in March while q boy has put on the soft
pedaI-in the presence Of the w0me2
folks, at least-since the paper containing z
that item appeared in his home
The Washington herald., 1909-02-28
(Eha.Jv;rvEI, oLe eoLL.sE cxvn cA.L;N) J &

Lieutenant Jack nssHaged during the
course Of the eyeniaz 70 talk at least
hve uninterrupted minutes with every
woman at the gathering and make her
feel by Implication. not by actually
spoken compliment, that be bad come for
the express purpose Of meeting her.
Naturally be was e hit with the ladies.
His easy manner. sufficiently restrained
and conservative 10 dodge the possible
accusation OF frivolity. appealed 70 not 4
few Of the men, Several Of them, IN fact.
the older married ones who at times
looked foHdly back reminiscently upon
the joyous, csre-free DAYS Of their bach
eiorho0d, sort OF formed mental picture
OF what a jolly good companion he would
make on a little agricultural experiment
IN the sowing of wild oats. Then they
sighed,
Mr. JUstWed was here, there and every
where. telling everybody what a corking
coed fellow Lieutenant Jack was, and
illustrating his thousand and one good
qualities by countless anecdotes and In
cidents Of Jacks exploits while In col
lege, before be gave his invaluable serv-
Ices 10 Uncle SAM.
Lieutenant Therewiththego0ds Is GER
taiHly charming, Homer" Mrs. Justwed
managed 20 whisper 70 Mr. J. during the
course Of the evening we must have
him up soon again"
And Mr. Justwed wss radiant
Lieutenant Jack was the last 10 de-
part-the privilege Of an old college
The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

was really quite proud OF him For
once. It seemed, he had forgotten bis
daily ledger aud the affairs az the bank.
There came q ring az the dooT-a sharp.
smart ring. such as one would expect
from a military chap.
That's jack" whispered Mr.. J., Joy
oUsly.
And so e was.
Erect, alert, well -grcoEed and splek-
and-span al you please. Lieutenant There
wirhtbegoOds sailed into the room. A
picture Of manly vigOT IN his uniform and
heavy. gracefully hanging military cape,
be made every last woman present, mar
rled OF single. gasp OH IN the depths
Of her innermost soul. Truly be was
beautiful 70 look at
And he was strictly right there with
the goods when II came 70 entertaining
the ladies. De didn't talk Of himself
He didR't SIT up Ike a bump on a log
and speak only when be was spoken TO.
IN Z quiet easy manner, that went
straight 10 the heart OF the femininity
present. be had something-jEst sufficient,
but not too much-tO ssy on every sub
iect that csme up for discussion
Mr.. Justwed fairly beamed With ap-
pr0val and his eyes rested fORdly on
Jacks manly form IN that 'I-told-you-
81" fashion
Mrs J. was stil a triae dubious. but
willing 10 be convinced
The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

chum- when be did leave. amid a per-
feet storm OF invitations to come again
at any old tine" and 70 Just drop IN
Informally door closed and the
Justweds surveyed the remnants OF the
feast.
Don't you Ike himT' queTied Mr. J.,
as one sure Of his answer.
well. I should say I do" Mrs. Just
wed replied, emphaticaiiy: I'm crazy
about him. Hes a perfect dear"
Mr.. Jusrwec smiled appr0Tiugiy.
And he is so polished. went on Mrs.
J., 50 cultured. Did you notice how
promptly be rose from his chair this eve
ming. though one of the ladies' but so
much as moved for a second do so
love % see that in a man. IL IS a
thing IN which you are a. times sadly
negligent. Homer, dear I know that
you know what 70 DO; but you are so
engrossed with your bank that you for
get"
Mr Justwed didn't smile this tine.
Instead. he grew very quiet and very
thoughtful
And be Is such a handsO-.e man."
Mrs. Justwed ramhled OF. as she placed
her prize cut-glsss away IN the china
closet. such 8 handsome uan! Quite
The bandsomest man I've ever seen Why.
/ heard Evelyn say that sne didu't see
how q man as handsome as that could
possibly have gone so long without some
The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

woman eorrailiDg him. Isn't bis Uniform
beeomiHgy'
Yes-um-er-yes. admitted Mr.. J.,
Tery gravely; 1T is, very"
There was nothing joyous IN his tone.
nothing enthusiastic, hothing exuberaEt-
He seemed as one who thought he had
gotten good thing and been staag.
And his good humor Is simply con
tagious, isn't Il. Homer? Why, from the
very moment be entered the apartment
until he left, there wasn't one single.
solitary dull moment He's the most
agreeably chatty person I've met for
long tine. He always knew just what
70 say and when tO-O5, Homer. wish
you were ike that! Sometimes, when you
hsve te go out with me you're 50 grumpy
and tsciturn and"
~Oh. I am, am - There vas genuine
irritation in Mr. Justwed's voice. he
turned suddenly and moodily left the
room.
Indeed. you are. dear" came IN Mrs.
Us dulcet tones. anything but soothing TO
Mr.. j., who had 1Ounced down in a chair
In the living room and begun to read the
evening paper viciously. indeed, you
are Bot it's only negligence On your
part and you CaE be different II yoU
would only make the effort 7 ike your
Lieutenant Jack very cuch indeed Let's
have him up 20 dinner soon. VIII yOpT'
''Uhhuh," gruuted Mr. J.. iG 10 wise
enthusiastic.
"An right dear; thatH be sne. when
The Washington herald., 1909-02-28
Making a Needle.

RAA ANY a woman often wonders about
Fthe making Of the needle she plies
5 ESQ diligently every day IN the course
OF her household duties. The manufac-
ture Of this useful article IS, indeed. In
terestiag-
Il is estimated that about eighty million
needles are made weekly IN the town OF
Redditch. England.
a coil Of very ane wire IS run into the
machine used in their manufacture and
cut into pieces the length Of two needles
These lengths are then made into little
bundles. Each end Of each wire Is sharp
ened. a hundred or so Of them at s time,
by being pressed 70 q griudstone- Two
eyes ere then stamped in the middle OF
each wire in each bundle. Each wire Is
then broken IN the middle, thus forming
two needles in the rough They are then
polished Until all the rough edges have
been worn down.
To harden them. the needles are plsced
ln a bath Of hot oil: when cool, they are
very brittle Done up IN bundles OF E
The Washington herald., 1909-02-28
Mr.. A. Good Fello1U on Poker Playing.

When the question OF the size OF the
limit IS settled you proceed 70 take
solemn oath with every last man pres
ent that the game viii break up at 11:45
prompt-win OF lose. You tell Of the ab-
soiute and imperative necessity Of your
being home by midnight at the latest
and so does every other chap, especially
the married ones
The smoke gets thick and hazy aud
heavy and the conversation dTiudles
down to the neceSsaries only-and you're
az it aSainl
The necesSsries1 Did you eyer stop 70
think Of the peculiar nature Of the con
versation around 2 poker table? You sim
ply must have the vocabulary down Fat,
to be considered az fait, and TO avoid be
Ing dcked out as the one original lamb
70. the shearing-
! got 'em, they're cTr says the Fat
man across from you, throwing in his
opener
I'm boost you! drawIs oct the chap
on the left.
" .Not for little Angel-face!' ezclaIns
the next fellow. throwing down his cards
disgustedly.
".Come again. you retort. when it
gets 10 you, real mysterious Ike And
so It goes
Then. when the betting IS done with
and somebody called your hand. you
open the i've pastebOards slowly, one
BY one Ike 2 fan. the while cOncealing
them just as though you we're sure every
good fellow in the crowd IN standing back
Of your chair looking over your shoulder.
When the fifth card has been squeezed
q hairs breadth beyond the margin OF
the fourth, you announce hopefully;
- .Thirty-miies fer mine
No gOOdr your opponent retOrts
gleefuliy, three ladies' here
You win, you grunt disgustedly-
Say. gimme another stack OF the blues
you know how it IS. DO, the same
thiBg over and over again, deal after
deal. First you lose and then you win,
and then you hit a streak where you
cant even draw picture card with q
steel magnet.
There's sure to be some fresh guy IN
the bunch who consoles you with that old
fossil. Cheer up, old pal Sometimes
you play in hard luck for a long time
and then It grows worse"
And, OF sll stunts, here's the very
ll-mut, Your head gets TO buzzing
around like a Sal0me dancer and you
have TO have fresh air, or you've gene
10 the iee-box for another bottle of burr
anyway you leave the table for one
reason or another-and what do you do?
Do YOU say. sensible Ike, Leave me out
this hand Noi You insist Somebody
play this hand for me- Don't youl
The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

TSAT In az a little session last night,
Slr. A. Good Fellow confded doiefuily
5 % his friend on the way home from
The Office, ''and I've felt Ike & wornout lime
peel in a sloe gin fizz all day. Amt It
funny what a man'll do to rake IN q H.
tie OF the mazuma over a round table
drawing 10 four-card fiushes and handing
out his red. white and blue Iozenges Ike
q little man, instead Of getting to work
8nd earning the money hOnestlyf And
lid you ever think what an unmitigated,
abject species OF a damph0ol a fellow is
70 sit Up aU night long and the next
morning try 70 con himself into thinking
he's had a regular helluva good time wnen
he unWinds the wet towel from his head
and looks nj the circles around his eyes
By the light Of the cold. grey dawn?
Amt Il funny! But amt IL funnier stu
the way he'll 60 and DO precisely the
same thing over again the very next
week
Take II from ne. there's z whole lot
about this poker business that's a long
ways from being what its cracked up 10
be And, believe me. when ! say it
there's a whole lot more about Il that for
absolute. ineXcusable aSsininity, has gOJ all
other forms Of parlor amusement played
away OF the boards 10 q lemon frappe.
Did you ever stop 10 think Of the way
in which one OF these little 'SittinCs' be-
gins and ends and runs amuek, so 10
speak, world without eDdi Did your
We'll, a buddie Of yours meets you OF
the street or telephones you the high
sign and states the place and time OF the
gathering Of the clan You Immediately
get busy and figure out just how much
coin you can rake aud scTaPe together
for the little seance. And al the rest
OF the day you have visions Of how you
viii look behind a red and blue stack
As high as your chin
You're there on time-right 70 the
minute, Everybody gives you the glad
hand-aHd eveTybOdy's figuring IN his
own mind just what IS the limit Of cash
be can take away from you. Somebody's
sure to ask you that old chestnut about
whether you brought g horse and wagon
with you 10 carry away the coin or
whether you we're content with a wheel
barrow.
'-IOu take or your coat and collar. roll
up your sleeves, and, after snxi0Usly in
curing iato the staying qualities OF the
bottled invigoratOr AID the cheese sand
wiches, you sit down TO the table aad
pass over your dough for your first stack
Of chips The meanwhile, you keep Up a
nOnehalant, running commentary Of de-
bonair, Indifferent jests about this, that
and the other thiug-anything. except
poker.