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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04

Jacket escape. She is handcuffed
and shackled with irons and then
placed in an air tight barrel filled
with water, the water covering her
completely, the same being Sc
curely locked with eight massive
padlocks, and escapes. To fail in
the trick means a drowning death,
and Minerva offers $500 to anyone
who will accomplish the trick with
out breaking the barrel. Eugene
Rogers, Ralph Sherman and Al
Luken will present a real novelty
In the way Of surprisingly. up
roariously concocted comedy en-
titled, "A Visit to Uncle" written
expressly for them by Frank Ora
ham. 1t Is a combination of sing
ing, dancing and acrobatic work.
Smith, Evans and Williams, two
men and a woman, will offer a
comedy playlet entitled, "All's Fair
in Love-" The act Is of a Jewish
nature and while 1t is billed as a
comedy playlet, 1t has a strong line
of pathos running through II that is
certain to touch the tender cord OF
the hearers. Roberts and Downey
will do real singing and dancing
act, both straight and eccentric.
Henderson and Ross will entertain
on the tight wire. William ID. Gil.
son will sing the new roller skate
craze, Roll on the Roll-a.way."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04
NEW STUNTS AT
THE ORPHEUM

An entirely new program OF
vaudeville acts, that starts tomor-
row afternoon for the week, prom.
ises to be of much worth. All
the acts are well known, and all
possess class.
Heading the bill is Mary Nor.
man in her refined monologue.
Some Types of Women" she pre-
sents scenes from the lives of sew
eral actresses, both before and be.
hind the scenes. Her first sketch
Is that of an emotional actress,
who makes life miserable for every.
body behind the scenes by her dis
agreeable temper, and then comes
on with a sickly smile intended to
surprise the audience with the
angelic sweetness of the suffering
heroine.
Ed F. Reynard Is well called the
"ventriloquist with a production, y
for during the presentation of his
act an entire piece is given with
the assistance OF his wonderful
automatons, which far surpasses
anything Of its kind. While the
work that shows in front of the
curtain is amusing and interesting
the work of the five assistants
back Of the stage is Of equal i'm.
portance.
All the events are acted by the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04
DANCING DOLL
AT WASHINGTON

Comedy with all the prefixed ad-
jectives of excellence will be the
predominating element in the show
that opens for the first perform
ance at the Washington tomorrow
Afternoon. Then, too, there Is ample
evidence that clever acting and
skillful acrobatics will form no
small feature of the entertainment,
Among the. foremost of the enter.
tainers Is the number entitled,
1.-THE Ventriloquist and the Dane
ing DOLL" presented by Charles e.
Colby and Miss Lillian May. Di-
vinely cute and cunning is Miss
May as the dancing doll, and the
humor of Mr.. Colby in his part OF
the ventriloquist is invaluable in
making this Offering a popular hit.
Next On the list comes William
Cahill, 1.-The man from Ireland
with his store of humor and sweet
songs. Together with being a com
poser and excellent singer, Mr..
Cahill is also noted for his With
cisms. 1t Is no effort for him to
be funny; comedy Is as natural for
him as it is for water to come from
a spring.
"The Pantaloon Skirt" presented
by Miss Helen Beresford and COM
pany, was especially written for
Miss Beresford and Is portrayed by
that charming and talented actress
in a most pleasing manner. This
sketch takes up the latest Partisan
fad and works 1t out to a very
laughable finish. Miss Beresford
has won the reputation of being a
very capable actress and together
with a company of clever artists
make her vaudeville offering excep-
tionally good.
Another prominent number of
the weeks bill is that offered by
Frobel & Ruge, the aerial comiQues
who combine entertaining fun max
ing with acrobatic skill that is very
much out of the ordinary.
John Bandy and Florence Fields
have won deservedly high standing
because Of their ability as dancers.
They employ entirely new steps.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04
TO NOW WE'D
HIS AFFINITY
MILLIONAIRE ARCHITECT, WHO
HAS BEEN DIVORCED, TO
MARY AN ACTRESS.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Following
the divorce from his first wife,
which will become final tomorrow,
Frank M. Andrews, a millionaire
architect. win shortly wed Miss
Pauline Fredericks, an actress re-
siding in Roxbury. Mass. Andrews
Is personal friend and business
associate of Charles p. Taft, broth
er of the president.
Mrs. Andrews, who was Miss Ger
trude Reynolds. Of Dayton, O., is In
Paris with her year old daughter,
Jane Culberson Andrews.
Mr.. Andrews is one of the most
noted architects Of the country, and
specimens Of his work are In the
large cities.
Miss Fredericks Is we'll known In
Roxbury. but her beauty and talents
have also gained her fame In New
York and London. Ever since her
debut some five years ago she has
been famous in art circles for her
exceptional beauty. She has been
on the stage several seasons.
Mr.. Andrews. who makes his
home at the Waldorf-Astoria In
New York, says he will not inter
fere with Miss Fredericks' stage
carees.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04
FARMERS SUPPORT A
is FULL INVESTIGATION
Pass Strong Resolutions Regarding County
e--Commend The Press.

Following the adoption of ringing
resolutions the farmers who as
sembled yesterday in support of
the grand. jury investigation of the
courthouse adjourned until Satur-
day, October 2, when they will
again meet at the courthouse.
. The meeting was asked by repre-
sentatiyes of the Interstate fair to
take action urging the county COM
missio1ers to make an appropria-
ton for the aid of the fair. This
was referred to committee that
recommended that the whole mat
ter be left with the commissioners.
A heated discussion ensued on the
report. in which some five mem
bers denounced the idea Of an ap-
preparation to the fair, on the
ground that the fair is owned by a
private corporation, to which any
net revenue that accrues will be-
long. The majority were more
patriotic and urged the support of
the fair on the ground that it's pur-
pose was to benefit the farming
community, as well as the city.
The committees recommendation
prevailed.
The resolutions adopted read:
"We, citizens and taxpayers of
Spokane county, representing the
Spokane County Township club, the
Grange and the Farmers union,
again assert our firm conviction
that complete, thorough and I'M
sparing investigation of county af-
fairs should be made by the grand
jury. We believe that the investiga-
ton should be extended to every
department in which there is any
indication of wrong doing in the ex-
penditure Of the excessive sums
levied by taxation.
- 1--WE believe that 1t is in the prov
ince Of the prosecution attorneys
office to conduct the probe of
county affairs IN fearless and i'm
partial manner, regardless of whom
such investigation may affect In
this connection we demand that
Deputy Prosecutor w. c. Donovan
should be again placed in charge of
the investigation, as originally in
tended by the grand jury when they
adjourned last June. His work dur
ing the summer warrants us in be-
Iievins that he is best qualified for
the task, and we hereby express
our unbounded confidence in his in
tegrity and ability to carry the
work to successful issue.
n I'VE recommend that commit
tee Of three be appointed, of which
the president of this meeting shall
be the chairman, to look after all
matters pertaining to the investiga.
ton. If, in the judgment of the com.
mittee, the prosecuting attorneys
office is not using sufficient dill.
gence in the prosecution of the in
vestigation this committee is au-
thorized to call upon the county
commissioners for additional coun-
sci to carry on the work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04

1--WE commend the grand Jury for
their honest efforts to get at the
bottom of the county graft, regard
less Of the obstacles placed in their
way. We also commend the county
commissioners for their splendid
management of county affairs and
the support that they have given
this investigation.
"The thanks of the meeting Is
due to r. M. B. Martin, president Of
the Spokane County Township club,
for his untiring efforts in behalf of
vigorous county investigation, in
which he has given his services at
a personal loss.
1--WE appreciate the efforts of
The Spokane Press for its fearless
advocacy of an honest county in
vestigation and better conditions in
our county government, and we re-
greet that the balance of the Spo-
kane city newspapers have not
done likewise.
I'VE recommend that another
meeting be held at this place at a
time when 1t is convenient for the
farmers to attend, the date of this
meeting to be announced by the in
vestigation committee.
1--WE heartily commend the action
of such members of our legislative
delegation as voted for the prose-
cution of Insurance Commissioner
Schively, and condemn those who
by their vote against the prosecu-
ton legalized wr0ngdoing in the ad-
ministration of public affairs.
(Signed.) Jacob Vercler, ]. w. Nip
pie, s. Lehn, A. G. Rubeck."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04

automatons. who talk by reason OF
the wonderful ventriloquial powers
of Mr.. Reynard.
James Young, assisted by Miss
Lorayne Osborne and Robert
Strauss, present a one-act college
playlet called, Wanted: A Sis
ter" which is said to be con.
densed version and by the same
authoress as Brown of Harvard
Eta Johnson Young. who also
wrote Glorious Betsy" Boys of
Company b" and other American
comedies. Mr.. Young has been
starring In Brown Of Harvard
this past season and the vaudeville
sketch Is said to contain most OF
the important and fascinating mo.
ments Of that successful comedy OF
college life.
Pilu is the quaint name of a
most extraordinary dog, brought to
America by Sig. d. Ancillotti. an
animal trainer OF note In Europe,
Pilu gives a mystifying perform
ance OF canine instinct and intelli.
gence for his demonstration of 80
called mind reading Is exceptional
ly wonderful and surprising.
Eddie Roos is a black face CO.
median who sings and plays the
banjo and who has bright line
of talk"
The Hughes Musical Trio, con,
sisting of two gentlemen and a
lady virtuoso, are versatile instru
mental soloists who offer various
solos. duets and trios on musical
instruments.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04
"CRL QUESTION"
ATAUDITORIUM

Manager Hayward will offer to
his patrons upon Sunday and Mon
day next "The Girl Question" under
the management Of H. H. Frazee.
The music is by Joseph e. Howard.
George Marion staged the produc-
ton and his name Is synonymous
with striking originality, grace and
action.
The first act is laid in a Chicago
restaurant, where "Con" Ryan, a
slangy illiterate, but ION the level"
product of the under world, Is man.
ager. He Is in love with a pretty
little girl who acts as cashier, but
who is too young and frivolous to
appreciate his devotion.
The second act shows a roof gar
den in Chicago at night. with the
ball in full sway. Baron Vonn Tes-
mer, a young German who has
come to America In search of the
rightful owner Of a block of rail-
road stock which has been left in
his trust for . girl named Foster,
discovers that the owner is the
head waitress, just as a deputy
sheriff rushes in, declares that Mr..
Sears has foreclosed a mortgage he
holds on Ryan's restaurant and
that 1t is to be thrown into the
street, and the act ends in a scene
OF glorious confusion.
In the third act the waitress.
transformed into Mr. Sears private
secretary, discovers that her block
~ roiIrOod cocuritlnc Form, Tho ho l.
ance Of power which Sears must
acquire to carry out a vast deal.
The chorus numbers sixty. Here
are the song hits: BE Sweet to
Me. Kid" waltz With Me Till I'm
Dreamy" There's No Place Like
Home" TITS Bye-Bye Pal" 1.-THE
Old Buck and Wing" II Like to
Hear You Call Me Honey" when
Eyes Like Yours Look Into Eyes
Like Mine," II Hate to Work on
Monday" A special Labor day mat
inee will be given on Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04
TREATMENT OF
RED LIGHT HOUSES

Chief of Police Sullivan took an
other step in his promised impair
tial treatment of the city's red light
resorts last night, when he hailed
Leah Spaulding and seven inmates
of her place on Front avenue to the
station. They were each released
on bonds Of SIS to appear in police
court on charges Of vagrancy. The
Angelus lodging house was raided
q few nights ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04
1.-THE GAY"
PARLSLENNE'

Mabel Day. who will be enjoyed
rs Julie Bon-Bon In "The Gay Pa.
risienne" at the Spokane theater
for the six nights commencing Sep
TENDER 6, Is rather remarkable In
that she Is as thorough a musician
rs she is an excellent singer. Miss
Day has not only made an ex-
tensive study Of the theoretical
side Of music, but she also studied
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04

the violin to such purpose that II
was doubtful at one time whether
she should develop her playing or
her singing. Fortunately for her
vocal work, she decided to subor.
dinate her instrumental talents
and as q result displays a musical
intelligence and breadth in singing
which can only come from thor
ough musical education. Miss Day
has been a pupil of Vannucini. OF
Florence. and the celebrated Nine
Marchesi, of Paris.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04
MINERVA STARS
AT PANTAGES

The new show which opens at
the Pantages theater Sunday after
noon will be equal to II not above
the usual Pantages standard. Min
erva, "the American queen of mys-
terry" will top the bill with her
,death defying water escape, and
also her record breaking straight
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04
7lu0 Musical Comedies e. Special
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q Auditorium-"The Girl Cues
. tion," Sunday and Monday,
. and Monday matinee.
q Spokane theatcr-"Ths Gay
= Parisienne," six nights.
. orpheum-vaudevilIc, Miss
. Mary Norman featured.
. Washington - Vaudeville,
. with "Dancing Doll' az fea-
q ture.
= Pantaoes VAUDEVILLE; MI
. nerva the star.
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE

II estimated that there 100000 consumption in the
United States and o! these i00co0ars in tho last stages
These figures would appalling the
medical science has discovered the the disease
III known that consumption hereditary that can be
prevented hy and that durable stages
general movement under educate people regard
Ing the disease and lay the foundation for
example Of this
The Modern Woodmen Of America establishing Colo
RADIO Springs Colorado fer the consumption among lis
membership
The funds Tor this humanitarian
u ton each Of tho million year and by voun-
larry contributions from the membership.
tbs first colony sixty filled and applications
noa 70 saileient % oil second colony OF sixty
The McaeFn Weenen organization will TN
their aniiariun will accommodate every the order who
afflicted With consumption stage only such cases are
sdmisted.
The hSsi for the eradication Of this disease Is the dis
seDaton o Information the people they may pre-
vent she further spread e the disease
The spl'am q consumptss kept tight resepaes
ard later burned there woad b. danger ontago And il this
knowledge general among the people carefully acted unoa
further spread q The desse wonld te checked
The borden ~ making this information general largely upon
TIE q The country hut reach the rising generation effectively
the puei schools must Is enlisted u the general
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
"Tims.s Is chanqed.v

Eyes, stree, Bill; times is changed
since you an me was doin' our court
in'.v said Adoniram Clover, with note
Of sadness in his voice, to old Andy
Glover, who had come over to "set a
spell"
"When we was dom our courtin'
Andy, a gal thought she was bein'
treated right harnsom If Teller bought
her 10 cents wuth O pep'mints once In
awhile, an IL he TUX her to any doin's
In town she didn't expect him to go
down into his jeans to the tune of
dollar or two vor ice cream an soda
water an candy at fo'ty cents
paound. My son 81 tux his ducksy-
daddle to the band concert in town
yistiday, am there want a quarter
left of a dollar bill he struck me fer
time he got home. Beats all the way
young folks throw the money away
nowadays. | tell We times is changed
nightly since we was boys, an the
Lawd only knows what the end will be
with a Teller layin' out 70 cents ON
gal in one dayr'-St. Louis Republic.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
JOURNAL IMPORTATION.
oAIRYisC FOR SOUTHERN IDAHO

Dayng Is branch Of husbandry that is destined attract
greater Of attention from the farmers q Southern Idaho thai
accorded There many whcl
base ibis assertion.
A. general proposition every country community in which dairy
ing il leading industry bccomes prosperous and weahy.
Ia Holland the land reclaimed at ire
mendons high priced make dajryng Improbable
The cheese Holland noted the world and the people w
make it prosperous and conieaed.
In the early day Of Iowa the wheat leading croF
t The soil ciased produce yields The people getting
resy returned 70 the farming community and Iowa the
walsy the Union. The thing happened
other states And course there s and that not
difficult 10 find
Where grain - the main product Of community the local
maad cannot the crop and surplus be shipped
and commission and charges profits
again grain production rapidly exhau the fertility the soil
and soon renders is further production Improbable
Transportation charges dairy products bat small per-
eensage Of total value and dairy herd the the greater
part Of the fertility that feed crops take away
Again egumnous crops like clover alfalfa peas ETC. very
valuable ration for stock and the bacteria which abound
roots transform from the soil
available for plant food These crops back soil
ly than they take adding nitrogen the most
valuable Of all fertilizers they feed largely the subso add
humos 10 The soil by the decay 0 their
DAirying all occupation
eesay be carried the winter when dairy products highest
and farm labor least IN demand
Prof J. H. Grandson, dairyman Experiment station
~ addressing the people Of shohone last the
bton stated that booed Idaho should pro-
duce pound Of butter fat day year
price Of so pound which would give gross
butter FAT aons Of ss00 the The skim milk would cheap
twelve dollars for The and this would gross
income Of hundred dollars for the year
bs' this ~as given exceeding this
in ali parts Of the
In he that dawning with development irrigation
projects ia southern Idaho intensive and specialized farming
place the older ranch methods steady money
rstans dryng offers inviting field receive
due share q attentions,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09

The women OF Hungary regard a
small waist as the greatest possible
beauty, and they VIII endure anything
In order to put on an appearance Of be
Ing small WASTED. Tight lacing is car
ricd on to an extraordinary exteht, and
the waist is compressed by force until
one would think that the owner could
hardly breathe. Yet in this confined
state the women VIII plunge into the
widest Of Hungarian dances, known
as the czardas, and prance frantically
Ike ballet dancers until at the end
they sink. gasping. exhausted and well
nigh sua0cated. on a sofa. AS they
grow older most of these slim beauties
become enormously stout, and then
they are regarded as quite old. The
Hungarians. though they resemble the
Turks in many ways, have not the
Turkish admiration for fat women or
the English admiration for elderly
made up bellies Hungary is land of
slim young women, and when they
lose their figure they lose their attrac
tiveness and their power. Modern so
ciety
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
OTHERWISE THEY'D BE EXTINCT
Logical Certainty That There Were
Microbes in the Ark.

John w Gates was talking about the
accident that befell the Mauretania
recently.
When that propeller broke he
said. the screw seemed TO run away
with the great ship. She was racked
as though host OF giants with sledges
were beating on her sides. We all
felt for moment as lost as--as lost
as those creatures whom the ark left
behind"
Mr. Gates smiled.
Speaking of the ark he said, Il
saw little boy at play with his Noah's.
ark the other day. l watched him put
aboard all the people. all the painted
animals. and then saw him place
carefully Ia sheltered spot two tiny
splinters of wood
What are they, my son.? asked.
Them's microbes. said he.
III had never occurred 10 me be-
fore. Mr. Gates ended, but there
must. OF course. have been pair of
microbes In the ark"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
Two Arctic Enemies.

Since the beginning of time there
probably has been enmity between the
polar bear and the walrus Except fol
the walrus. bruins reign over the arc
tic regions has been almost unchal-
lenged since the race Of mammoths
passed. All the hardy flesh eaters that
inhabit the bleak, unfertile northland
are his natural prey. But most of all
he depends upon the seals and sea
lions for his food. There is only one
animal that is powerful enough to
defend itself and offspring against the
polar bears attack. the huge and cum
brous walrus. but its movements are
SO slow and awkward when out of
the water that often it is impossible
for the bulky animal to retard the
swift attack and retreat of its smaller
Stick in st. Mich
olaS.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09
The Innocent YOUNG Thino.

The manufacturer of a moving pic
ture machine was explaining to 6
group of acquaintance how he had OBJ
tanned series of pictures showing 9
celebrated massacre that had once
taken place at a western army post
in the days when Indian warfare was
a horrible reality instead Of an exhibit
on a Broadway stage.
"The commander of the post" he
said, chad detachment of soldiers
and another of Indians re-enact the
scene for us, dressed exactly as In the
old days, so our machines could secure
every detail-the onslaught of the In
dams, the defense by the white SOL
diers, their massacre and the destruc-
tion of the fort
1T may be very interesting" said
the kindly citizen, "but l should not
care to see it in even picture.
The sweet young thing listened with
wide eyes.
And did they really kill the white
soldiers for you?" she asked, breath
less.-New York Press.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-04-09

According to the Philadelphia Rec
ord. boy of eight said to his mother:
"Well. there were only three boys
in school today who could answer one
question that the teacher asked u.s."
And / hope my boy was one of the
three" said the proud mother.
''You bet l was" answered the young
hopeful, land Sam Harris and Harry
Stone were the other two"
Il am very glad you proved yourself
so good a scholar. my son; 1t makes
your mother proud of you. What ques-
ton did the teacher ask. johnny"
"Who broke that glass In the back
Window"