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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
ELIHU ROOT OR THE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE?

In announcing himself popular
primaries applied United the
new senator from New York. Mr.. Elihu Root said
public bodies without having
the character of those bodies deteriorae"
Which quite
the other
public body like without
tualy having power
The New legislature responsible Platt
That evidence that York did deeoae
Any public body which could responsible such
The all legislatures originally the
What
legislature by primary plan take the egs
tive The
The people have been betrayed the
charge the msrepresenatvethe dishonest agenhe unjust
steward-the corrupted foolish Legislature.
Lincoln held that the
good doctrine today practical application of will
of troubles polite
o e he S a O
Hamtonan school But that is not the question What Hamilton
might think he lived what mind
OF Mr. Root Besides reliably that there period
OF reaction about the time Of Hamilton his associated
with those believed that Declaration Independence
looking
place Checks the people,
hundred checks
the of the United States little bit There
disposition Independence
to the ideas of peoples wisdom taught by Lincoln
Thank Eihu but belong to the other school.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
A JUDGE AND A PROVERB

'The old Spanish proverb says.
we are all just as God made us,
and some of us a good deal worse,'"
said William j. Gaynor, justice of
the suprem ecourt. New York, in
speech to the Citizens union the
other day.
When justice Gaynor makes
speech it's as refreshing as when
he decides a lawsuit. In both cases
he cuts out the frills and the quib-
bles and gets right down to hard
sense.
If there be shortcomings in mu-
nicipal administration" said the
'oudge, there are also grave ones
IN judicial administration. Don't
be deluded into the belief that ev-
.erything is perfect there. Perfec-
tion does not belong to any Of the
sons of men, and your judges are
only human.
Il am not of those who believe
that the courts should not be criti-
ciEed. That 10 strange and evil
notion. They should be watched
and criticized the same as the other
branches OF government. and can
be kept up 10 proper standard in
no other way
"The Indicr0us thing liz for judges
themselves to proclaim that the
courts should not be criticized.
There has been an epidemic of such
nonsense OF late. These same
Judges. so delicate about criticism
and yet indelicate enough to claim
that they should be free from 1t,
are probably sadly in need of pub
lie attention and criticism.
'The laws delay In this country,
not TO mention anything else. is
.seandaious-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08

to be rudely Interrupted a little
more than year before, when he
received letter from a lawyer in
California stating that John Mason
had died there, leaving two chill
dren and large fortune, and a will
appointing COPYRIGHT their guard
ian and the sole executor.
COPYRIGHT had been a lawyer IN
the city and had retired few
years before to his ancestral home
in Plainville. He had planned to
spend the remainder of his life
walking about the handsome
grounds about the big house, going
to the city when it pleased him in
the big touring car, and in the end
he would leave it all to Gerald Max
well, his nephew, who was then
taking post graduate course in
medicine. 1t was an ideal life for a
bachelor, and the thought of hav-
ing two children thrust upon him at
his time of life was distasteful to
him. 1t was surprise to him,
therefore, when the children ar
rived and were grown girls, refined
and beautiful.
They made the old house so
bright that Cartwright wondered
how he had ever managed to live
without them. They called him
their uncle by agreement, and the
lonely life he had planned to lead
was forgotten in the joyous one
with his two wards.
Edith Mason had begun, in her
California home, a study of music
she desired to continue after she
had been transplanted. 1t was
planned, therefore, that Edith
should go to the city two or three
times week to receive the voice
training she desired. 1t was on
one of her visits to the city that
she disappeared.
No trace of her could be found.
COPYRIGHT employed detectives
and the country was searched.
There was mourning at home, and
Margaret was nearly crazed with
grief. The detectives learned that
she had arrived in the city one
morning, in Courtright's automo-
bile, and had dismissed the chauf-
feur at the door of the building in
which the music studio was located,
with instructions to call for her
three hours later. She had not
been seen in the studio, and nobody
acquainted with had seen her on
the streets. She had simply dis
appeared, and that was all.
Six weeks went by, and Court
right and Margaret were half
crazed and sleepless, when one
night there was a ring at the door
and Gerald Maxwell stood outside
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08

THE last time l was here we re-
specially criticized the decision
of the highest court of this state,
then Just rendered, that an act of
our legislature that women should
Lot work in factories between 9
O'Clock at night to 5 in the morning
Gust think of its moderation-from
9 at night to 5 the next morning)
was unconstitutional and void, in
that ii deprived them and also their
employers of that liberty which the
constitution guarantees in the
words that no person shall be de-
prived of life, liberty or proptrty
without due process sof law. The
supreme court of the United States
has reversed our court and held
that statute to be good"
The time the Judge refers to he
criticized the state court, saying
that 1t forgot the life, liberty and
happiness of the employees, while
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
DAILY SHORT STORY

when 1t was opened. Beside him
was tall, girl. wearing a veil. He
introduced her as his wife, and
then the veil was removed. Edith
stood before them.
she ran away to New York to
take a few lessons in voice train.
ing" explained DIR. Gerald Max
well, land fell i'll Immediately upon
her arrival there. l attended her
in the hospital to which she, was
taken, and was struck by her won.
derful beauty.
When the fever left her and she
regained her right senses she told
me her name and of her escapade;
l had already more than half sus-
pected her identity from the names
she had muttered in delirium. We
had heard SO much about each
other through Uncle COPYRIGHT,
that We were already old acquaint-
ances.
LAS soon as Edith was well
enough to travel we came back =.
surprise you, but before we
were married"
Old John Courtright's face was
shining with the joy he felt. 1t had
all happened just as he had hoped
it would.
"And told YOU" Edith said, smil-
ing through tears of happiness,
that Cupid would manage it. Ger
aid would not come home and
marry me, so l went to him.
Though I did not know" she added,
with blush, that l was going to
him when | started"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08

loosen up with a goodly store OF
applebutter? Say, you ought to
have piped the way she gaved me
the CLASSY lamp. Well. l saw
was in Dutch, and tore off some
parlor persiflage to see If it--would
go any better. DO you think Jeff
will hop into the rectangular circle
to take some starch out of 4he big
smoker l warbled. L can't see
him, myself, because | don't believe
he can get fit. But you neyYr Gan
tell-he may still have the sleep
tap slowed away in his m#ts NJ
do you believe it, she couldn't
make a word of 1t all?" 50
"Oh, WE'LL" condoled the prescrip-
ton clerk, what can you expect
when the danes these days don't
never read nothing but the
woman's page?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
SECOND FEVER DEATH

The second death from scarlet
fever in this city in a year occur
red early this morning when
Stephen Gray Randall, aged 10,
died at the home of his parents at
1917 Shannon avenue. The young
man came to Spokane December
% to make his home here. He
came from Alliance, Ohio, where
he was born. His stepfather,
Percy Sheehan, is in the employ
of the Northern Pacific. The de-
ceased leaves his mother and four
brothers and two sisters. The
funeral services were held this aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock from the resi-
dence. Interment was at Green
wood.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08

Say, Bo,' said Hair Oil Harry,
hopping off the marble slab in the
front end of the pharmacy, do
you have any trouble wishing my
drift when I make a talkings? Do
you ever have to spar for wind
when put over the spiel thing?"
Not any, old boss, replied the
prescription clerk, pausing in a
search for the aconite bottle. I'm
hep every time you open your trap.
You sling the kings English to the
queens taste. The stuff you pull
reminds me of Bill Shakespeare's.
only it's newer. Why?"
ooh, only my Aunt Mehitabel
from down in Bean Valley blew In
to visit the folks, and somehow she
fails to fall against it without the
aid of an interpreter. She says we
don't speak the same language, and
she's headlined as being educated,
too"
What lingo does she patter?"
asked the prescription clerk; "Por-
tuguese?"
Gee whiz, no." said the soda
clerk. "She's native born Succotash
county, and main cheese of a
Browning club. She says my talk
listens like Kickapoo, and wants
me to stack up against night
course to learn the human lam
guage.
Il tried to be sociable, and after
giving her the CHEEKY greet chinned
her some. We'll, how does the lit
tie burg size up?' | chirped. Some
thing bidding every minute, what?'
She didn't even guess the answer
to that, so, mad wag that | was, l
tried her out on some black to the
village green, barefooted boys at
play line of stuff. What's coming
off down around the flag station
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
As.Qur3R. er:fA1REs
eSHEe
.GAPTINATES
.L0NBON.
&NeeeE oassn

LONDON, Feb. Science at last
is threatened with rival. She ap-
pears in the person of Elsie Craven,
a little girl age only nine, now ap-
pearing for the first time at his
majesty's theater. This little maid
is taking the part of the queen OF
the fairies in Beerbohm Trees chill
dren's play, "Pinkie and the Fair
ies." and she has captivated all
London. Never before has such
dancing on the part of child been
seen in England, and everyone who
sees her raves about her.
In person, this small genius is a
child who so soon as she is off the
stage makes straight for her favor
ite doll. On the stage she is just
self possessed, natural child. uncon-
scious that she Is acting, and thor
oughly enjoying herself all the
time. Absolutely ignorant of any
reason why people should make a
fuss about her, she is quite unspoil-
able.
AS might be expected, every
theater and vaudeville manager, in
England is now clamoring for her
services. Oswald Stoll, who has the
first claim upon her at the London
Coliseum. is paying her $500
week for 10 weeks. After that her
parents say they will send her back
to school.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
MANAGED BY CUPID.

81 suppose will be expected to
find husbands for you," said old
William COPYRIGHT to his two
pretty wards, after they had been
with him a year.
Cupid will manage that, uncle"
said Edith Mason, the elder and
prettier of the two sisters, laughing
at him.
COPYRIGHT had felt that the
quiet routine of his life was about
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
ELK LOSS NOT LARGE

"The loss by fire, smoke and
water at the Elks temple -Satur-
day night will not exceed $780,"
stated Fire Chief A. H. Myers this
morning.
The loss was reported to have
aggregated $4,000, but an examina-
ton of the premises shows that
the fire was confined to the boiler
room, where it did little damage.
A hole about foot square was
burned through the floor of the
big hall, and the only water used
in the hall was a chemical stream.
Aside from the hole in the floor
and few joists which were burn
ed the loss is trivial.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
il was overly jealous to safeguard

it was overly jealous to safeguard
those rights In the employer. AT
that time there was dreadful
furry. Anarchy" cried some. "A
Judge criticizing a court; scandal
ous!' cried another.
And now the supreme court OF
the United States says the court
was wrong and the critic was right.
Let us remember that:
1t is not judges, but justice, that
Is sacred.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
NOSTANYIHIN(s:

100000, and they sell annually
$4,000, 100000 cubic feet Of gas,
which is 20 per cent of the 81 prp
duction in the United States. ~
Several of the messengers hking
electoral college returns to Wash
ington were very tardy. At 25scents
a mile the temptations to daily are
many.
Detroit milliner who routed a
burglar after a hot fight, declared
she knew the intruder got the
worst of 1t despite her own bruised
and battered appearance, because
trimming is right in her line.
Small Boy-I didn't know aunty
married an Indian. mama.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., child. What
do you mean?
Small Boy-Well, just saw lot
of scalps on her dressing table.
With a Marathon to be run on
March II, in which Hayes. an Irish
American; Longboat, an Indian;
Shrubb. an Englishman, and Do
rando, an Italian, participate, what
is the answer?
One reason man can be such a
fool over a woman is that he thinks
he can't E
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
Hair Oil Harry Has Some Difficulty
Carrying on His Style of Conversation
By FRED SCHAEFER.

these days." says I. is the glad
hay been pulled, and is the nut
brown alfalfa blOssoming as of
yore? Were the lowing herds OF
geese all there with the good wool
crop, and did the mapleheimers
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08

Chicago boy, because he broke a
street lamp, sent 25 cents to the
city hall. Boys will be boys, but
this one will be a marvel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08

It's easy enough to put suffragets
in Jail. double paddock the doors
and use other precautions to keep
her safe, but you can't shut her up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08

The professional Projectors of
the destruction of the earth who
failed to make good in 1908, are
now shuffling the 1910 deck.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08

The capitalization of New York
city's gas companies is over 1886,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08

1t doesn't take very much to
encourage a hopeful person.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.
EFF new styles
could make new
w o m e n, OIL q
women 'ud be
scarce"

Persimmons, 'possum, potatoes.
and prosperity seems to be the bon
mot just now.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08

One reason a man can be such a
fool over a woman is that he thinks
he can't.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-08
MIR. sKYJACK, FROM MARS

HE EARTH AS A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT AND
WIRELESS OBSERVATIONS IN HIS NOTEBOOK
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07
TOMORROW MORE
VACANT LOTS ARE
TO BE lPPORTIONED

Saturday will be another big day for
the vacant lot gardeners. Now is the
time to sow the seed if they are to
have a harvest later. and all who have
not had gardens assigned are urged to
close the matter up as soon as posi-
BILE.
From 10 to IL tomorrow morning the
few remaining lots on West State
street and Holland avenue will be as
signed by Manager Whaley, who will
be on the ground and glad to see all
Corners. From to he will render
the same service at Brooklawn, where
there are many desirable gardens still
to be given out.
The small sum of two dollars 10
charged by the committee for blowing
and narrowing and seed coupons are
provided which give a discount at
well known dealers. The lots are SO
x100 and two can be obtained if desir-
ed by the same family. making a small
farm.
Certainly no better holiday for the
children and change from the daily
labor of the older ones could be found
than a weekly trip out into the fields
each Saturday to attend to these gar
dens.
Lots can also be obtained by apply
ing either at the wood yard on Thomas
street during other hours of the day,
or at the Y. M. c. A. in the evening
from 7:30 to 9.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07
STATEMENT OF JAMES SANDS
To the Editor of the Bridgeport Far

To the EdftOr OF the bridgeport d1
Sir-As a resident Of Bridgeport for
over 80 years feel hurt over the
treatment that I received yesterday
morning at the hands or the Dnrector
of Public Works. I want to make
this statement to the public of Bridge
port in order that men who are out
of work may be able to apply to the
city and at least get civil reply II
they don't get work. I am no beg
gar and have always paid my way. ]
have been working all winter as a
la borer upon the Coulter & Mckenzie
factory 1 am a fireman by occupa-
ton, but cannot get employment at
that work just at this time year
ago I worked five weeks for the city,
and I thought this spring I would ask
again. 1 visited the city yard several
times recently but was unable to get
to the office of the director in the city
hall& Mr. Cortade who hires most OF
the men for the city was there and he
told me that he had no work. He
Before going out I asked Mr.. Biltz II
he knew of a place He said: There
is such a lot of old plugs like you
coming around looking for work 1
don't want you around ,i no1eering me-
left the office and went down on
the sidewalk in State street, and Mr.
Biltz came along after me. 1 told
him that l. ndQ Deen III bItuSeport 1OA
many years. He said: 81 don't give
a if YOU have been 500
years in the town"
told Mr.. Biltz that he could ask
his foreman, Harry Quinn, what kind
of a man I was. Then he said: "Well
I will give you a job and hound you
like hell
He gave me note to Harry Quinn
and said that the job was not for the
CITY but for his own company. I took
the note and the more I thought of the
abuse I had taken the more riied 1
became I decided that I was still
an American citizen and I went back
to Mr. Biltz and laid the note down
on his desk. He said that I did not
want to work. I told him that I did
but 1 did not want the flesh taken off
nv bones in getting it. I am not
quite so years of age and still have a
sound body and I will keep going I'M
til I get a job. don't think any of
the Italian laborers Mr.. Biltz hires
would take the abuse that did if they
could understand his English.
JAMES SANDS,
125 Howe st.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07
WE WILL PAY
YOU So A WEEK
That's What the Employer
Always Says to the Fellow
With "Seedy" Clothes.
BUM LOOKING
CLOTHES SIGNIFY
ADVERSELY
Then He Wants You or
Your Product at His Price
He Is Not This Pre-
sumptuous With the Well
Dressed Man.

There are many men in this city
saving money. on their clothing-and
Are you selecting your clothes from
pile on the ready-made shops table
clothes that were made for any Tom,
Dick or Harry-and think because
they're a few dollars cheaper than
good custom tailored suit that you're
saving moneye If you are, do you
fully realize that what you're saving
in dollars you're losing ten-fold in sat
isfaction? The man who displays
pride in his. wearing apparel and who
demands the best is a man in every
sense of the word. His clothes de-
velop for him confidence in himself
every business deal with which he is
confronted and equipS him to handle
a social situation with an ease that
gains for him the respect of everyone
present. In business no one ever ask
ed a man neatly attired in a custom
tailored suit to work for nine or ten
dollars a week, but the fellow care
iessly rugged up in an ill fitting suit
of doubtful origin has been offered just
such lucrative CD employment. In
transaction mans appearance counts
for much in the price he gets for the
article he has for sale. ''Seedy''
clothes signify he needs the money and
the buyer forces him to sell cheap,
while the other hand if he We're
fittingly dressed no one would be pre-
Sumptuous enough to offer him SUCH
anQ-Sucn an amount ALWAYS Tar UNI
der the price asked) and no more. In
the affairs of life dress cut an a1l-im-
portant feature and the we'll dressed
man gets the call. Wake up, man,
Get out of the cheap ready-made
clothes class and do yourself the JUS
tice of being man of good appear
ance. Good clothes-the kind Wheale
makes at 1912 Main street-add dignity
and gain for you respect. They don't
cost much more-juSt enough addi-
tienal to make them individual and to
assure you of fit. They're built
carefully, time, plenty of it, is ex-
pended to give you a garment of ex-
ceptional merit. You should at least
step up stairs and talk it over-you'lI
be glad as long as Xoll-liye if you -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

it. Before / had taken one bottle /
was better, and now / am completely
cured. LENA V. HENRY, Route No.
8, Adrian, Ga.
Why will women take chances with
an operation or drag out a sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the joy of living, when they
can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound?
For thirty years 1t has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
has cured thousands of women who
have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, fbroid tumors, Irregular
ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostration.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice. Your letter
viii be absolutely confidential,
and the advice FREQ.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07
HOT AFTER THE
SPERRY COMPANY
Allan ". Paige and Others Want Fran.
chise to Build New Haven.Guilford
Trolley.

Hartford, May There Is first
class row on in the matter of the two
different trolley charters now in the
Railroad committee for a trolley route
from Ferry street in New Haven
through North Branford to Guilford.
Neither have been decided upon in
committee The moving power be-
hind both is envelored in somewhat of
a mystery, a portion of which was
practically cleared up before the COM
mittee yesterday.
The first applicant for a. charter is
the Guilford and New Haven company
Which 1T now turns out is backed by
Senator Allan W. Paige of Connecticut
and in which many in East Haven
North Branford and Guilford are in
terested. The second was the Shore
Line Electric Railway Company, pro-
noted by A w. Sperry of New Ha-
ven, who is said here to be backed by
Morton +. Plant, the multi-millionaire
who is a large stock holder in the New
Haven railroad.
Mr.. Sperry is doing more or less
with charters and construction in the
way of building a trolley road from
New Haven to the Connecticut river
Some small part of his system has
been in operation. that portion between
Branford and Stony Creek
1t was claimed yesterday that the
Guilford and New Haven people had
agreed to turn their charter over to
the Sperry people. they to give a bond
for prompt construction, but when the
Guilford and New Haven crowd found
that the Sperry people had applied for
a charter themselves they became sus-
picious.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07
EMPLOYER REFUSES TO
PROSECUTE HIS CLERK

The case of w. L. Lloyd. charged
with embezzling goods from the store
Of J. A. Leverty, where he was en-
ployed as a clerk, was nolled in the
City court this morning. Mr.. Leverty
declir ed to press the charge. although
Lloyd was arrested with a large guam
tity of goods taken from the store on
his rerson. Lloyd is married and lives
with his family in Milford.