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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
TO INVESTIGATE
PANAMA HOLDUP
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Con
gresham McLachlan of California
left for Panama today to make an
extensive investigation of the
whole transportation situation. The
information will be used in further.
ing passage of a bill providing for
the establishment of a government
steamship line on the Pacific coast.
Complaint Is made that the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co. is simply occu
plying the field and making no eff.
fort to facilitate freight transporta.
ton on the isthmus. 1t is also al
legged that the Panama railroad has
raised rates, making it impossible
to really compete with trans-con
tinental routes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
GIRLS DREAM TELLS
WHERE THIEF WENT
(Bv United Press)

SEATTLE, April 14.-If pretty
Elizabeth Harris had not had a
certain dream, William HURT
might be at liberty instead of in
Jail, accused of stealing wearing
apparel from the young woman.
For severald avs Miss Harris
played detective, but although her
search was a systematic one, she
could find no trace of the stolen
goods. She was about to give up
in despair until she awoke one
morning with the clew that led to
Hurts arrest. She had dreamed
that hera rticles were in hts pos
session and that he couldIbe found
in North Yakima. a
Miss Harris Immediately took
the city authorities into her con-
fidence, with the result that HURT
was arrested. The young woman
told the interesting tale of her
dream while on the witness stand.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
PIONEERS TO
PICNIC

By the merits of new bylaws
introduced into the Spokane Coun-
ty Pioneers society. every man and
woman over the age of II years is
eligible to membership, providing
that their parents were residents
of this county prior to November
20, 1884. The society held its an.
nual meeting last night in Judge
Hinkle's courtroom at the court
house.
Mrs. Robert Farley, wife of the
city comptroller, was elected presi-
dent; DR.. J. e. Candy. vice presi-
dent. and s. II Alexander secre-
tary and treasurer. A. C. Edwards
and Francis, Cook were elected
trustees. A picnic committee COM
posed of w. II. Ludden, Fred
Dashiell, Charles McDougal. Medi-
cal Lake. Wash; Mrs. J. M. Grim
|lner and Francis Cook, was ap-
pointed. with instruction 70 look
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
PUT CHECK ON
MORRISON .

In addition to being required, by
the county commissioners to item
ize his bills, DR.. w. F. Morrison,
county health officer, by grace of
special contract entered into
with the old board of county COM
missioners, must now comply with
certain other requirements. A
blank Acknowledgement of his
visit in his capacity as health Off
Ger, by the party called upon, has
been prepared by the board of
commissioners and Morrison in
the future must present these
signed statements by patients In
presenting his bill to the county.
Morrison, under his contract as
health officer. draws 81 per mile
one way for the distance covered
in making. a call as health officer.
Under this geenrous method of
compensation he drew for the
month of March $436, claiming pay
for. 33 trips, the longest of which
was to Latah, for which he drew
$42.
- In the old days Morrison filed
his bills without being itemized as
to date Of visit or name of the
party visited, but now the bills are
made out with this information in
cluded. The new requirement of
a signed statement will put still
another check on Morrison and en-
able the commissioners to more
accurately determine the merits of
his bill.
Morrison's contract as health Of
ficer runs until August, at which
time the commissioners will in
augurate a different swstem in
looking after the public health of
the county. In addition to being
health officer, Morrison draws $500
per month as poor physician.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
PROT |!EE55(C;1' LON

seems charged with the excite.
ment of bustling activity. Men,
women and children are seen rush
ing, hurrying madly through the
shabby streets. Horses are driven
rapidly. There are no loungers
around the postoffice or the hotel.
Nearly everyone carries a bun
die.
These people seem to be in a
race. They are all pursuing
gloves. Gloves are the pacemak-
ers of the Gloversville life mara
thon.
The stranger is struck by the
numbers of women seen-young-
old women, circle-eyed women,
bent girls, all tired, seemingly
hopeless and obviously cheated
out of the life things worth while.
Gloversville is enough to make
your heart ache.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
GREASE UP THE
WHEELBARROW

You better grease up your
wheelbarrow and drag out your
muck rake and get busy on your
back yard before the health in
spector shows up. He is coming
that's cinch-to clean up the rub
bish and garbage and have it
hauled away and burned.
The health department was al
lowed $500 by the city council last
night for its spring cleaning cam
paign. Each of the fire wards will
be under inspection and inspectors
are being appointed for each one
OF them to conduct a cleaning I'M
der direction of City Health Inspec-
tor 7. p. Reardan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
PLUMBER TRUST
CASE TUESDAY

By agreement of counsel, the
two suits to break the plumbers
trust and dissolve the alleged I'M
lawful relations existing between
the master plumbers and the union
5ourneymen have been set for con-
sideration for next Tuesday morn
ing in Judge Hinkle's court. The
temporary injunction granted will
continue in force until that time.
An argument in behalf of the
dissolution of the temporary re-
straining order issued against the
master plumbers association and
the plumbers union has already
been made by Attorney Fred Mill
er In the suit brought against these
bodies by John Sarginson, plumb
ing contractor and former vice
president of the plumbers associa-
tion.
1t was held by Miller that Sar-
ginson was one of the founders of
the master plumbers association,
and such being the case he has
now no legal right to go into court
and seek relief from an alleged un.
lawful condition that he helped to
create. 1t is contended also that
the union plumbers have the right
to work for whomsoever they
please and that therefore 1t is not
binding on them legally to accept
employment with a non-association
plumber If they elect not to accept
such employment.
Attorney Winchester. on behalf
OF Sarginson, will reply to Miller
next Tuesday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
Tod knows it needs protection.

God knows it needs protection.
But not the sort of protection
that Lucius N. Littaur, head of
the glove trust, is beseeching from
congress.
/ looked down the long rows of
tables in one of the biggest facto'
ries. Srouched over the flashing
machines were young girls with
faces crafty racing against the
clock and it seemed to me that
every line of their bodies was cry
ing for protection. Hollow chested
and bent, like question marks-the
question of existence-were spin
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
COUNCIL GRANTS
RAISE OF PAY

Acting Chief of Police Coverly,
Acting Captain Herndon and Act
ing Sergeant Nelson were each
given raise in pay by the city
council last night on the merits of
their advancement in rank. Mel
son, who was taken from the
patrol force and made police SER
geant when Rem Rice resigned,
gets raise of $3.50, Herndon SO 20
and Coverly $24.65 on the month.
The salaries of the assistant chief,
secretary and electrician of the fire
department were raised to $3.50
and $125 per month respectively on
recommendation of the finance
committee.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
PATIEN WILL
DROP MARKET
(By United Press)

CHICAGO, April Thames Pat
ten, who cornered the visible sup
ply of May wheat and forced
prices, announced his intention to-
day of retiring from the present
market Immediately.
Patten predicted that after he is
out wheat will reach a higher mark
than ever. He declared he held
wheat so exporters couldn't get it,
and said he never had over 49,
100000 bushels at any time.
81 am not in a corner, but am
selling wheat daily. Millers will
gobble up every bushel | sell
within 80 days." he said.
May closed at $1.2S5s; July,
$1.17&; September, s1.0S5s. These
are new records.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
LIVELY NIGHT in
EAST SPOKANE

The East Spokane Improvement
club had a lively meeting last
night with four candidates for gen
eral city offices present and four
for council from the First ward.
Mr.. ONO and Mr. Pratt were the
principal objects of interest. Both
made addresses and answered
questions.
Out of 10 candidates invited
eight were present and two sent
satisfactory explanations. The
club again adjourned to meet
April 80 to elect officers and dis
cuss proposed charter amend
ments.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

to the Golfers of the glove trust,
which is the real object of protec-
ton.
Gloversville is the seat of the
glove industry. l came here to
see if tariff, which, as | say, is an
added tax on the consumer, had
in any way benefited the producer
(the worker), or if there was any
prospect of an added tax giving
greater comfort to these people.
A stranger in Gloversville OBJ
serves instantly that it is unlike
other towns of its size. There is
no country ease here. The air
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

up suitable place for the annual
picnic this summer.
Mrs. w. H. Ludden, MRS. J. M.
Grimmer, Fred Dashiell, Mrs. w.
H. Wright, Mr.. Lloyd, Fairfield,
Wash; Stanley Hallet, Medical
Lake, and Mr.. Gruve, were chosen
on a committee to look after the
sick. Nine new members were ac-
cepted and the yearly report of the
secretary showed that II members
of the society died since the last
annual meeting. About 40 were
present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
FAST WORK in
FEDERAL COURT

This morning the cases of four
men held for the sale of liquor to
Indians were investigated by the
federal grand jury, indictments re-
turned, the defendants arraigned,
pleas of guilty entered and SEN
fences imposed, all in less than
half day.
S. Peter Williams, James Young,
Warren Johnson and w. II. Davis
were each sentenced to the coun-
ty Jail and fined 5000 and costs
by Judge Whitson, on entering
pleas of guilty on the above mem
toned charge.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

create an interest in Jefferson and
his times.
After the exercises the students
and visitors gathered on the
campus and witnessed the planting
of a black oak tree. Exercises
were also held during this cere-
mony. This part of the afternoon
was under the auspices Of the tree
planting association. On the tree
a plate will be placed bearing the
following inscription: Monument
to A. l.. White, father of the Tree
Planting association, Spokane,
April 10, 1909"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
PRIZE GRAFTON
ON JEFFERSON

The winner of the first prize in
the Jeffersonian contest held in
the auditorium of the, South Cen
trail high school yesterday after
noon was Vaughn Huneke; May
Anderson won the second; Olive
Hughes. third; Allen Peterson,
Burton Robinson and sClarence
Kimball fourth. The prizes were
given by the Jeffersonian society
of Spokane and were designed to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

thing more out of the industry
than plain physical existence.
defy Littauer to show that his en-
ployes are getting much pleasure
out of life, and there is no record
Of any promise made by him to his
employees, that from an added pro
lection there twill be a division OF
the increased profits.
Most of the glovemakers are on
piecework. The amount of the
weeks wages depends upon indi
vidual industry and strength. The
particular part of glove that this
girl or that man handles becomes
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

her or his life. They struggle to
produce numbers of that part to
their full strength and for 10 hours
day. To make fair living re-
quires untiring labor and that ha-
RAISING worry that one feels when
his effort is measured by clock
ticks. TO slow up is to fatten
the pay envelope. To be sick an
hour is to have 10 or Is cents
less at the end of the week.
Piecework it is, that has painted
hard lines on the faces of the peo-
pie of Gloversville and bent their
backs and cheated them out of
youth.
Some of the men make as high
as $50 a month"; Some of the girls
make SO week. There is no wage
schedule. The minimum is mill
and the maximum is about $12 a
week for the skilled man.
A girl who has been employed
by the glove trust for 10 years told
me her story. She appeared to be
a good girl, prematurely old, sick
two or three days a week, unlovely
and hopeless. Her dream of hav-
ing husband probably faded
when she saw the effect in her
face of piece work. Her hope of
children died when disease entered
her body. Now all she asks for is
to be able to work six days a week.
To her way of thinking this is
even privilege.
She said: "All the work in the
sewing departments is by the
piece. The operator is given a
part and is paid by the dozen. AT
ter the glove is cut it goes to the
'silker,' who does the fancy stitch
ing on the back; then to the
Closer who joins the fingers and
thumbs; then it goes to operators
who do the banding; then to 9th
ers who close the fingers. Nearly
all gloves are finished on the
wrong side and have to be turned
and ironed
ut used to be that girl made a
complete glove. Now each girl
completes a little section. 1t is
very monotonous and we do not
learn the trade.
Sectional work has done much
to reduce our pay. For instance, a
girl used to get 35 cents a dozen
for doing the binding on a certain
style of glove. By having this
work done in sections she now
gets II cents.
Everywhere in the factories you
will see alarm clocks set up before
operators. The girls buy them and
strive to keep their averages regu-
lar. They race against these clocks
still no one knows how much
she will make at the end of the
week. She may be given a very
heavy leather, hard to sew, or may
be kept idle waiting for pieces.
Some girls do extra work at
their homes at night. Is it any won
der that they soon break physi-
cally? l am fast losing my health.
Each year earn less, because my
strength is decreasing. So as to
lose as little time as possible many
girls eat cold lunches, and belt
them. l usually take only Is min.
utes to eat. 1t is a hard business.
/ don't know what you mean by
tariff, but l do know that l have
to pay as much for my gloves as
any other woman. l buy them in
stores"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
TWO GRAND JURIES
BUSY IN CITY

Judge Whitson today convened
the spring term of the federal
grand jury. delivering charge
filled with good suggestions to the
grand jurors as 10 the character of
their work.
The grand Jury is composed of
20 men. gathered from the differ
ent counties IN the eastern district
Of Washington. The grand i,iry
Will complete IT. work in about
: week. Il Il thought.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
COST MckEAN $40

Campaign expenses for William
]. Mexican, candidate for nomina-
ton for city comptroller, amounted
to $40, according to his report filed
with the city clerk today. He
spent $25 for filing and $15 for
cards.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
BIRDS AS THEIR
OWN SURGEONS I

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. kakee river assert that vari- Z
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q creeps away to some quiet =
= spot, tears feathers from its Z
= side or wing. strips off the Z
. downy part and places it over Z
. the wound, thereby stopping Z
= the flow of blood. Z
. The crisis being over the Z
= snipe finishes its surgical OPP Z
= Grafton by finding some cast I
= off feathers lying about the Z
. grass and, after tearing out Z
q the quilts, lays fold after fold Z
= of the down over the wound. Z
. 90 800 90 . . = . . . .
Life Is a good bit like hurdle
race, in which we are constantly
jumping at conclusions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
FANS GO CRAZY in
CHICAGO TODAY
(By United Press)

CHICAGO, April 14.-With a
clear sky above, thousands of
crazy fans clamoring for admit
lance, everything is suspicious for
the opening of the National league
games this afternoon. The St.
Louis Nationals play the Chicago
Cubs on the west side grounds.
At Detroit the Chicago Sox cross
bats with the Tigers, who are
twice champions of the American
league.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
SUES FOR $4,000.

John p. Cummings has filed. a
suit against c. II. Cassell and d. H.
Slade, real estate promoters, for
$4,000 for an interest in two real
estate companies which he al
leges the defendants secured pos
session of by fraud. Cummings
was jointly interested with the de-
PENDANTS in the Golden West Land
Co. and Slade. White & Cummings,
jointly capitalized at $15O,00O.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
BY w. G. SHEPHERD.

Special Correspondence to The Press
GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y, April
13.-Who will be protected if con-
gress puts a higher tariff on
gloves?
Certainl ynot the consumer, for
she pays more.
Added tariff on gloves, in the
past, has not increased the wages
of the men and women who make
the gloves, and there is no GER
tainty that tariff revision upward
on this schedule, as proposed in
the Payne tariff bill, will have any
different effect.
The glove schedule in the tariff
bill, now pending in the senate,
was designed to add more millions
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
WADE WRENCHES ARM

Jock Wade, Cooks star 1856
pound wrestler, wrenched his left
arm so badly while working out at
the S. A. A. G. that he will be out
of the game for the season. The
wrench is as bad as a break.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
cREwDsoN STILL ALIVE.

James T. Crewdson, member OF
the grand jury. Is still alive. but
seriously sick with pneumonia at
his home in Medical Lake. Mem,
bers of the grand Jury are hnpeful
of his recovery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
FLOUR STILL
JUMPING
(By United Press)

10y OUItcu FFSSSI
WINNIPEG, April 14.-Prices OF
all grades of flour in western Can
ada have advanced twice within
the past 4S hours, making a total
increase of 20 cents per 100
pounds. Millers say the high price
Of wheat is the cause.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14

Spokane Press. 80 cents a month.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-05-19
Teachers Elected for Lexington
Public Schools

The Lexington School Board.
composed of Mr.. Robert E. Hutton,
chairman; DR.. Harry D. Campbell,
secretary. and Mr.. Frank t. Glas-
gov, yesterday appointed the fol-
lowing teachers for the Lexington
schools for the next session.:
High School: Mr.. Harrington
Wadaell, principal; Miss Jessie
Young, assistant. Miss Hettie G.
Anspach was not an applicant for
reappointment.
Grammar School: Miss M
Myrtle Moore, Miss Henrietta 9.
Dunlap, Miss NJ. Kate Warner, Miss
Mary s. Preston. Miss Elmer
Crigler was not an applicant for re-
appointment. Miss Mary L. Smith
resigned some time ago. There
are two vacancies to be filled in the
grammar school and one IN the
high school.
Colored School: Leroy Gilmore
was not an applicant for reappolnt-
mept as principal. The teachers
elected are Miss Amanda J.James,
Mrs. Sarah II. Pleasants, Misses
Rosalie Edmondson and Elaine V.
Evans. The position of principal
is vacant.
All these vacancies will be filed
by the school board ata meeting
to be held Monday, May 81, 1909.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-05-19
Young w. l.. u. Lawyers

The following twenty seven stu
dents in law at Washington and
Lee University have been granted
certificates by Judge S. II. Letch
er of the Circuit Court Of Rock
bridge to apply to the Supreme
Court of Appeals for license to
practice law:
Messrs. H. G. Alexander, r. A.
Brown, j. j. Barnett, S. c. Bum
garner, ]. R. Coates, C. l. Carey,
J. R. Caskie, j. B. Denny, H. c.
Damron, w. K. Cameron, c. G.
Davis, l.. P. Holland, R. F. Here
ford. II. L. Hooker. r. F. Hutchs-
son, c.. N. Lsatherbury, G. S.
Mintsr, R. D. Morales, j. W. Por-
ter, j. G. Pelter, Reuben Ragland,
D. K. Sadlsr, E. E. Skaggs, W. j.
Turnbull, S. D. Ware, G. G. Wor-
rell, L. G. Witten.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-05-19
kverv Old Thing Made New

An old chair with a small can OF l..
M. Home finish Varnish Stain. Any
old furniture with q small Can OF IL. q
M. Home Finish Varnish. A kitchen
floor. porch floor, with a 1 E1anr I p"in y
OId Kitchen chairs, benches. any oil
small things With pound or two o
ths L. IN. Home Finish Domesfl'
Pei PsInt- A carriage, buggy. witt
about dollar's worth Of OIL, L; 4 S., n.
Home Finish Carriage Valnisn a. ~,
Porch furniture, lawn SWINGS irSL
rS;linus with snail can Of L. q ~
Home IsN Finish Porch E amel Paint Ia.d.
ali colors. An old leaky roo1 inaus
tight ts with can Ct Eclipse Roof and snd
Bridge Paint. All olo things IL ars NJ
new with these little cans o. L. Ia,
Home Finish Paints. Cost 10 trlHIns !.
Be e sure to get them. Sold by g = G,1Sl
Drug Snno Vista May 19
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-05-19
Annual Tribute to New Market
Cadet Heroes

Annual Tribute to New Market
Cadet Heroes
New Market Day was observed
at the Virginia Military Institute
Saturday afternoon, May 18th, In
honor of the battle in which the
cadets took such prominent part
in 1854. At 5 o'clock, under CON-
n and OF Colonel Mills, the batta.
lion marched to the cadet cemetery,
where the commemorative exercises
were held. Arrived at the ceme-
terry, arms were stacked and the
battalion fell out. The first class
men aided the ladies of the New
Market association in placing
flowers on the graves of the boys
who fell in that battle. After an
intermission OF few minutes the
battalion was reformed and three
volleys fred over the graves, after
which the battalion marched back
to the parade ground.
The eight killed in the battle
were: S. F. Atwell, H. L. Jones.
w. H. Mcdowell, J. C. Wheel.
wright, L. G.. Jefferson, G. G.
Crockett, J. B. Ste nard and w. II.
Cabell. There were forIy-nine
wounded.
The flag presented inWashington
last inauguration day by the VIM.
I. alumni of New York was carried
on this occasion. 1t lie beautiful
flag, made of white silk, yellow .ilk
border, with picture of Washing
ton on one side and the coat-of'
arms of Virginia on the other eide.
1t is replica of the flag carried by
the cadets at New Market.
One of the most i'm pressive cere-
monies carried out,n memory Of
the cadets slain at New Market is
the custom of reporting them alb
sent from their respective COM
panies at all formation on the 18th
OF May. When one of their names
is called in the company rolls,
first class private steps forward,
salutes and reports, died on tae
field of honor, sir"
The exercises were simple but
impressive, and were Witnessed by
a large gathering Of spectators.
Among the ladies who assisted in
the exercises this year were
Mes6ames Mills, Marshall. NAL
lory, Gilmore, Stevens, Gassman,
Shields, Letcher, Pickens, Watts,
Morgan Pendletop, Hunter Pendle.
ton, Misses Gadsden and Letcter.