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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-03
ACTUAL EXPERIENCES OF
A BUNGALOW BUILDER

Our dreams of a neat little cot
with all modern cOnveniences, At
cost of $500, or maybe $z10O,
faded fast when we received the
plans and specifications from the
California architect. N
If we had gone ahead with that
bungalow exactly in accord with
the plans, here are some of the
things the place would have lacked:
A basement.
Also an attic.
Cutters for the caves.
A furnace.
And place for laundress to
work
A cupboard to store preserves,
jams and jellies.
| submit that no right-minded
householder would consider house
with no place for jam.
Here are some of the things that
the plans did provide for:
Pine floors and woodwork.
Glass of the variety that is full
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-03

That hands like hers can touch the
springs
That move who knows what men
| and things!
That on her will their fates have
hung!-
The Woman with the Serpent's
Tongue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-03
Unless You Forget

We are still selling uncalled for
tailor made suits and overcoats at
a saving of from 40 to so per cent.
The saving Is all yours. Suits Inc,
1928 Howard street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-03
Suits and Overcoats

cost less if they are purchased Ia
Suits Inc, 1913 Howard street
Nothing but uncalled for suits and
overcoats sold there; prices just
about one-half.
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-01
Good Precedents.

The two precedents which the colo
NAL governors had to guide them in
ordering day for thanksgiving were
the national Thanksgiving held by or
der of good Queen Bess after the de-
feat of the Spanish armada and that
of King James of England because the
gunpowder plot failed to materialize.
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-01

|" HE inquiry at the Durant works
to establish responsibility for
the failure of the Sommers gun
was simply organized. Mr.. Du-
rant put the entire matter in the hands
of Bradley. giving him authority to
question everybody connected with the
work and if possible to bring out the
entire truth Besides Bradley and Mr..
Durant, Pinckney, Sommers, Frances
and the stenographer Maize O'Brien,
were the only ones allowed at the ex-
animation.
II want you to understand, Mr.. Brad
ley," declared the steel man before
they began, that l and my plant are
entirely at your service. ] am as anx-
ious as you to find just where the
blame lies, and if any men in my en-
ploy are responsible can assure you
they will be punished"
Bradley bowed.
.T am convinced of your sincerity,
sir" he said, land I shall take full ad-
vantage of your offer"
"Whom do you wish to question
first?" asked Durant.
Marsh" replied the secret service
man promptly.
The owner of the plant Immediately
sent a boy to call the head draughts-
man.
"And after Marsh?" he suggested.
1--WE might as we'll have the names of
all the witnesses, so we can call them
quickly.
Bradley smiled.
''The second witness will also be
Marsh"
And the third?" suggested the puz-
zled steel man.
Marsh again" came the grim reply.
Mr.. Durant looked up surprised, a
little startled
"You have settled on Marsh, then, as
the guilty man?"
Bradley shook his head.
"Oh, by no means, Mr. Durant. l am
merely getting at the truth"
Pinckney had been sitting grimly,
his brows drawn down. listening to the
talk Of Durant and the secret service
man. Now he broke in with some i'm
patience:
81 don't think this is treating Marsh
fair Mr. Durant. This detectives atti
tude is apt TO prejudice you against q
capable and proved faithful workman.
Mr.. Durant turned on Pinckney, sur
prised.
Il don't think, Edward" he said
''that l am apt to be prejudiced against
a good workman merely because he's
asked a few questions. Mr. Bradley
may want to ask you some questions
but don't think that can prejudice me
against YOU
Before Pinckney could reply Marsh
entered. He was in his shirt sleeves
having just come from his desk. anG
he stood beside the door, looking about
the room furtively, suspiciously, fear
fully. Mr. Durant smiled in friendly
fashion, for Marsh had worked many
years at the plant, and he liked hin
immensely.
Marsh began the steel man. "this
is Mr. Bradley of the United States
secret service He wants to ask yoJ
some questions about forging the Som
mers gun. / want you to tell hin
everything you know in connection
with that affair."
Yes. sir" replied the head draughts
man, but his tone was so weak tha
Pinckney, fearful of his fellow conspir
ator's strength and courage, broke il
almost angrily:
"Marsh was not in charge of tha
job and consequently he Bradley
turned quickly. His smile was just a
The Redwood gazette., 1909-12-01
Copyrigkt. 1908. by Frederic Thompson
All Rights Reserved
CHAPTER XVI.

GETTING AT THE TRUTH.
~HE inquiry at the Durant works
81 to establish responsibility for
the failure of the Sommers gun
was SimDlv organized. Mr.. Du-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
FIRST PROTEST
AGAINST TREATY
(By Associated Press)

HARDIN, Manchuria October 22.-
The Manchurian Viceroy yesterday is
sued formal protest against the treaty
recently negotiated between Japan and
China. This is regarded by many as
the first of big movement on the part
of Russia to regain a part of the pres
tige she lost in the Orient in the Rus
so-Japanese war.
The treaty was negotiated early last
month and~ft was the reference made
to it by Charles r. Crane, intimating
that the United States was also dis
satisfied with the terms, that led to his
recall.
By the treaty Japan would secure
rights in Manchuria held by some Dip
lomats to be in direct violation of both
letter and spirit of the Portsmouth
treaty. China has agreed in the trea-
ties now Under consideration that, be-
fore extending her present railway
system in Manchuria she shall consult
Japan, and, presumably, obtain her
consent thereto. This provision is re-
garded as inharmonious with the de-
elaration of Japan in the treaty OF
Portsmouth that she will not obstruct
any measures taken by China for the
development of her empire.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22

warrant their being laid before the
Cabinet as body. In the last adj
ministrstion this was largely done,
and, while Mr.. Taft has hesitated to
pursue the same course. a disposition
to do so has doubtless been felt by
him. To add to the Cabinet another
member, and one whose chief inter-
ests would lie beyond the seas, would
in all probability promote the custom,
which is bad in that it tends not on
ly to narrow the Executives Nange
of advice but to create discomfort in
his official family.
That steps are necessary to i'm
prove the representation of the insu-
lar dependencies in Washington and
give them reader Access to the ear
of the Executive is probably true,
and it is reasonable to expect that
Mr.. Taft, whose interest in the Phil
ippines has suffered no diminution
since he was their Governor General,
will take steps to that end. But it is
to be hoped that the proposition to
add another member to the Cabinet
will receive long and serious consid-
Grafton before Congress is asked to
act on it.-New York Tribune.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22

George w. Smith, president and
manager of Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd,
formerly chairman of the board Of
Supervisors of the county of Oahu, and
a leading spirit in civic progress, was
previously notified that his name had
been recommended for this honor. The
rank of Knight Commander of the
Court of Honor of the Scottish Rite is
given to those who are particularly in
terested in or who have done work for
Masonry in the Scottish Rite. It is
only given to 92nd degree Masons ana
is an intermediate honor between 32nd
and 33rd degrees. In Honolulu there
are only few holding the same rank,
Judge H. E. Cooper and ]. D. Tucker
being among them. The headquarters
of the Scottish Rite jurisdiction in
America is in Washington.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
A NOVEL PROGRAM.

Central Union Church will consider
on Sunday evenings in the immediate
future Young Americas Religious
Questions. An eastern periodical has
gathered together the most important
inquiries addressed by earnest col
egians to the noted preachers who
supply university pulpits. These ques-
tions reveal the difficulties of the
modern young men. DR.. Scudder will
deliver a course of addresses upon
these topics beginning next Sunday
evening. They will be announced from
time to time. The first address will
be given next Sunday at 1880 p. m. on
the topic, Three Queries in One"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
DEPARTMENT OF INSULAR AFFAIRS

One of the interesting problems
with which the present administra-
ton expects to deal is that of pro-
viding proper representation in the
administrative branch of the govern
ment for the insular dependencies of
the United States. AS most of these
dependencies, which include the
Philippines, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Gu
a mand Tutuila, were acquired by
accident rather than by design, so,
like Topsy, their representation in
Washington has "just growed." The
needs of Alaska and Hawaii are car
ed for by the Department of the In
terror, of the Philippines and Porto
Rico by the War Department and of
Guam and Tutuila by the Navy De-
partment while 1t was only March
4 that Porto Rico was transferred
from the Department of the Interior
to the War Department.
The advisability of asking Con-
gress to create a department Of insu-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22

lar affairs, the head of which should
be a Cabinet officer, has been and is
still being seriously considered in
Washington. These insular posses
sions possess all told a population
of more than eight million people.
The commerce of the Philippines and
Porto Rico combined is close to one
hundred and five millions, and it is
argued that such extensive interests
deserve representation in the Presi-
dents Cabinet. On the other hand,
1t is a grave question whether the
residents of Alaska and Hawaii would
care to have their interests transfer
red from the Department of the In
terror even to a new department de-
voted exclusively to insular affairs.
There is one fundamental objection
to increasing the Cabinet-namely,
that IT is already too large. The ten
dency is now strong to refer to a
chosen few of it's members subjects
which are of sufficient Importance to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
WEYLER IN COMMAND.

MADRID, October 22.-Monety Prem
dergast has been called upon by King
Alfonso to form cabinet and has ac-
cepted the task. He succeeds a pre-
mier removed through the agitation
occasioned by the execution of Fer
rer, the great educationist, shot by
the authorities because he opposed the
policy of the government in its war
with Morocco.
It reports are correct, the war is now
to be waged with a greater severity
on the part of Spain, General Weyler
being chosen by Prendergast to COM
mand the Spanish forces in the field.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
SENATOR JOHNSON DEAD.

FARGO, North Dakota, October %.
United States Senator Johnson, who
has been i'll for some time, died at his
home here yesterday. He was elected
to the, senate in 1907, after being
chosen at the State primary election
by an overwhelming majority. He
had previously served with distinction
in the lower house of congress, having
been a member of the ways and means
committee of the house while Dingley
was chairman. He was fifty-nine years
old.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
RHEUMATISM.

More than nine out of every ten cases
of rheumatism are simply rheumatism
of the muscles, due to cold or damp
weather or chronic rheuatism. In such
cases no internal treatment is requir-
ed. The free application of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is all that Is needed,
and it is certain to give quick relief.
For sale by all dealers, Benson, Smith
G. Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
YEsUYIUs ACTIVE.

NAPLES, October 22.-There is a
renewal of activity in the crater OF
Vesuvius, accompanied by seismic dis
turbances in the surrounding country.
The people, remembering the recent
disasters, are exhibiting signs of panic,
although the activity of the volcano is
not great.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
THE CHILEAN NAVY.

SANTIAGO, Chile, October 22.-The
Chilean government has decided to ap-
propriate the sum of twenty million
dollars for the carrying out of the
naval program decided upon. The new
vessels for the Chilean navy will in
clude one or more of the latest model
Dreadnoughts.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
SUGAR FACTORS
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AND
INSURANCE AGENTS.
AGENTS FOR

AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Com
pany.
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
Kahuku Plantation Company.
Kahului Railroad Company.
Haleakala Ranch Company.
Honolua Ranch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
LOCAL MASON RAISED.

WASHINGTON, October 22.-George
w. Smith of Honolulu has been made
a Knight Commander of the Court OF
Honor of the Scottish Rite.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-22
Castle & Cooke,
LIMITED
Honolulu, T. H.
SHIPPING ND COMMISSION MER-
CHANTS.
SUGAR FACTORS and GENERAL m
SURANCE AGENTS.

CHANTS.
SUGAR FACTORS and GENERAL M
SURANCE AGENTS.
IT, representing
Eva Plantation Co.
Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Kohala Sugar Co.
Waimea Sugar Mill Co.
Apokaa Sugar Co., Ltd
Fulton Iron Works of st. Louis.
Blake Steam Pumps.
Westons Centrifugals.
Babcock G Wilcox Boilers.
Green's Fuel Economizer.
Marsh Steam Pumps,
Matson Navigation Co.
Planters Line Shipping Co.
New England Mutual Life Insur'
Ance Company of Boston.
Aetna Insurance Co.
National Fire Insurance Co.
Citizens Insurance Co. (Hartford
Fire Insurance Coz
The London Assurance Corpora
ton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-28

And yet there are boarding house
keepers and boarding housekeepers.
There Is the jolly woman. with heart
full of sympathy for the girl without
a home or the poor waif stranded un-
der her roof She letteth not her right
hand have cognizance of the doings Of
her left. She casteth bread upon the
waters" and sometimes it is returned
to her.
In the great city she setteth up an
abiding place, and pen cannot describe.
for words are wanting. the odds she
contends against. She may be cheated
by the baker. the grocer. the milkman,
and worst of all. by those who sit at
her table. There II no redress. II she
complain. they 90 somewhere else. II
she set q good table, 1t is not as good
as at home ~. II she economies, the
fare 10 'wretched" ~..a.~ -,-
Yet, in nine cases out Of ten. the
boarding housekeeper IL an ange:
without wings. "She stnereth long,
and 10 kind" The captious inmates Of
her household know It all the time.
Why cannot they give tribute to the
hard work. good cooking and palms.
taking care of her who giveth them
their meat In due esason ?"-Spokane
Spokesman Review.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-28
TWENTY TIMES A BILL,oNkiRE
10 the United States Farmer-Seven
Bill ons Of Dividends.

10 the United States Farmer-seven
Bill ons Of Dividends.
I'm all the circle of all your acquaint-
ances, in all the circle Of all your
reading, do you know of single bill
ionaire" inquiries a writer in Outing
That is a lot of money, you know
At 4 per cent interest it means an in.
come of three and third million dol.
lars a month.
Pm not talking OF capital that is a
quarter water and quarter hot air
and only half hard cash or convertible
realty. I'm talking Of wealth that can
be handled with your hands and meas
ured with your eyes, wealth that
doesn't require commissions of frenzied
finance to be converted into terms Of
the mint.
You acknowledge frankly you don't
really know of q single biliionaire in
the history Of the world. Much less
do you know of any group of capital
lists in the world whose combined
wealth would make twenty billions
and whose twenty billions pay year.
ly dividend of seven billions. A divi-
dend of $1,000, 100000 a year means
an income of $3.50, 10000 month, or
$19.0O0.0OO day.
Such capitalist collectively, is the
United States farmer. Such divi-
dend, collectively, does the soil of the
United States yearly hand out to the
farmer man.
by the last census the capital in
vested in agriculture in the United
States was $2O,0OO,00O 900, and by the
last report of the agricultural depart
ment the products of the farm for
1907 yielded grand total of $1,000
0OO,000, Compare these figures to the
billion dollar steel trust, over which
the whole world wen. daffy few
years ago, and the magnitude of the
greatness-and Of the growing great
ness-of agricultural interests in
America becomes apparent. Then re-
member, too, that of all the manufac.
turing interests in the United States
IS per cent are dependent on the farm
for raw products"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-28
JOCKEYS AND THEIR MAscoTs.
One Buys eiebaId Hats, Another Car.
ries Prayer Book In Riding Jacket.

One Buys PiebaId Hats, Another Car.
ries Prayer Book In Riding Jacket.
II knew l should ride winner this
afternoon" said J. Plant the we'll
known jockey, after he had steered Ar
ranmore, an outsider, first past the
winning post in the race for the Great
Tom Plate at Lincoln few days ago.
Il bought piebald rat this morning
for sixpence and regard the animal as
an emblem of good luck. l have
christened it Arranmore. and it will
accompany me wherever l may be rid
ing"
Plant is by no means the only jock
ey who is superstitious. AS matter
of fact most jockeys carry talismans
in one form or another. These range
from bits of straw and horse skin, ac-
quired in some curious manner, TO
jewe,ed whips and diamond pins pre-
sented by owners.
A certain Newmarket stable ap-
prentice who has ridden several win
ners this year never rides without hold
ing in his mouth piece Of straw, about
three inches long, which he found
while in the stable one day on the
back of the first horse he was asked
to ride in a race. For some unac-
countable reason he regarded the piece
Of straw as an omen of good luck,
more particularly after he won that
first race.
Bits of the skin of famous race
horses Of the past are very much
priced by superstitious jockeys. who
would as soon think of riding without
saddle as without this peculiar tails
man. If bit of skin cannot be OBJ
tanned the jockey contents himself
with few Of the hairs out of ia
nous race horses tail.
One we'll known jockey was in the
habit, and so far as the writer is
aware ne continues the habit today, Of
carrying small prayer book in his
riding jacket. Quite romantic story
is attached to this mascot. It was sent
to the jockey by an old lady who. re-
Quiring certain sum Of money to aid
her daughter and not knowing where
to get it. had the idea of backing the
horse ridden by this jockey.
She got friend to make the bet,
and, the horse winning, she obtained
all the money she required. Two or
three days later the jockey received
the little prayer book, with q note ex-
! planning the circumstances and saying
twas the'*old lady's first and last
bet. She would never forget the jock
ey, and asked him to accept the pray
er book as an emblem of good luck.
And" said the jockey some time ago,
Il firmly believe 1t has been my good
talisman, for have been wonderfully
successful since I received it,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-28

MISS TIN \ LERNER
made her American debut.

"~~S WV ~VVSssO~U VSOON
returned to Berlin from England.
There she finished tour with Kube-
lik. Mr.. Altschuler had to leave for
Switzerland the same evening, and did
not think he could make the call. but
Mr.. .Metsel was-su enthusaastic ains:his
eulogy that Altschuler consented, and
together they drove to Miss Lerners
apartment. Mr.. Altschuler was aston
ished at the striking likeness Of Miss
Lerner to Miss Anna Held. Speaking
of this, Mr.. Altschuler said last night:
THE resemblance between Miss Ler-
ner and Miss Anna Held Is remaria-
ble The same features, the same ex-
preston and the same bewitching
eyes. I have never seen q more at
tractive young gill In all my travels.
Regarding her playing would
compare Miss Lerner to any Of our
we'll known pianists, Is her art 10
unique. peculiar Of her own. and the
most pleasing ever had the pleasure
Of hearing"
She has studied with Gododsky. one
Of the greatest artists in the world.
whose playing Is distinguished with
wonderful delicacy. which. however,
does not prevent him from graphing
with the most daring technical prob
lens,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-28
Kaiser lnvents safety Brake.

Emperor William has invented q
new hub and brake for railroad traint
and automobiles which is described %
Offering the greatest possible guaran.
tee against accident arising from the
failure Of existing brakes to operate
when called upon.
Some time ago Emperor William
took a lively interest In this branch
Of technical work, but he has done
nothing in it of recent years. The
recent accident on the elevated rail
road of Berlin. however, revived hit
interest. and he spent part Of his time
during his recent holiday In the coun.
try in working out the present device
The practical experiments with II
have not yet been completed.
Emperor William. who at one time
was a pupil of Prof. Slavy. will resume
his studies in advanced technical
science In the professors laboratory
after the end of the winter social sea
son.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-28
TIVE PhiLosoPhIc BRAKEMAN.
ho ReJoices When the Train 10 Late
for Purely Personal Reasons.

The Flying Bluenose, q train which
usually earns its title as railroad trav.
el goes in the quiet Canadian province
1t traverses, had been held for an
hour or more at a little town until a
new locomotive could be procured.
The regular locomotive had laid down
on the job. 1t was a case of tired
boiler tubes.
Passengers were chaf1ng at the de-
tience, for the next stop was the
terminus of the line, and a seaport;
those who were going to take the beat
knew it would wait for the train; the
others had no other object for the
day but dinner, and the train would
surely arrive before six. The sched-
uled time of arrival was $3.50.
Nevertheless the passengers were
impatient. Most of them were Ameri-
cans, which explains it. They clus-
tered around the rear platform of the
Pullman or made daring excursions
into the town, with one ear open for
the whistle of the extra locomotive
coming down the line.
Members of the train crew took
matters calmly and answered all ques-
tions, even the inevitable foolish kind
with courtesy. The brakeman voiced
his sentiments
This suits me-" he said, leaning
against the guard rail. Here We have
been getting in on time or nearly Sc
day after day and there have been two
hours before supper with nothing to
do. To-day We'll get in about six, just
in time for supper.
4 wish we'd get held up every day
or the train would be put on slow
schedule. The appearance of being
busy suits me much better than actual
loafing."
He shifted to an easier position and
gazed dreamily up the stretch of track
When the relief engine announced its
approach with raucous blast he
seemed to resent the intrusion and
made his way back to the switch raj
too leisurely to please the passengers
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-28

When r. w. Albian, who owns a
junk yard In Armourdale, leaves his
place of business to go home at night
he knows that everything will be as
he left 1t when he returns in the
morning. Albian has large timber
wolf for watch dog. The wolf will
allow no one to touch it except it's
master.
when turn Jack loose in the Junk
yard at night fear no intruders," AL.
bian said. I've had Jack ever since
he was three weeks old. Yes, he could
Jump the fence, but he is perfectly
tame and doesn't want to get away"