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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-23


to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
btllty. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Hosts at Boys Party.-Carl and Jul
ius Hellpenstell at their home, 1925
Twentieth street, were the hosts last
evening to so of their boy friends at
a Washington's birthday party. \
course supper was served at $50 and
was followed by a patriotic program.
DIR. Hedley Hall spoke on the life of
Washington and remarks were made
by S. w. Searle and F. Sternhauer.
Violin music was given by Mrs Flor
ence Freistat Lee The house WIS
decorated in red, white and blue bunt-
ing, flags and flowers Each boy re-
ceived as favor Ratchet and flag
and snap cracker. The party was
very pretty one and the boys had the
time of their lives.
Misses Cora GAZETTEER and Charlotte
Smith dressed in Martha Washington
| costumes, assisted during the evening
| The boys who were present are: Ben
Reidy, Frank Bladel, Wilmer Cox, Cy-
rus Rinck, Gunter Bickel. Bliss Rinck,
Willis Weld, Ardo Gaetjer, John
| Halves, Bulge Cook, James McNam-
aras Clyde Buffum. Kalnian Cook, Jay
Huntoon, Harry Clark, Charles Golf,
Franklin Searle, Max West, Verne
| Streckfus, George Roth, Dean ingalls,,
I Worthy Christensen, lies Gansert, Vic
| tor VanHecke. Freddie Hellpenstell
John Morrison and John Sullivan
| Print Likeness of Miss kohn.-An ex
cellent likeness of Miss Irma Kohn
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kohn
of this city, appeared in the pages oi
Chicago morning dailies today in j
group of art students dressed in cos
tune of a Mardi Gras celebration al
the Chicago Art institute tonight. The
Record-Herald accompanies the pic
picture with the following:
Gods, immortals and folk made fam
Gus by fable or history. together with
a few plain mortals, will be shown in
Blackstone hall at the Art institute
tonight. The affair will be the Mar,l
Gfas fete, one of the series of enter
tainments being given by the Art in
stitute league this winter A number
of young men and women members Of
the league will take part Old Cnaron
the we'll known navigator and philan
thropist, will be present in a spectacle
called Crossing the StyX." 1t is sale
that many unique and picturesque tab
leaux will be presented as part of tn,
lscene. Blackstone hall will be divided
into three parts, representing Night.
Day and Twilight" and the variou:
characters will be in the differen
sections. The Art league has spent /,
lgreat deal of time preparing the pag
cant. Among those who will take par
Iare Fred Dalrymple, Miss Gertrud,
,Spaller, Miss Irrna Kohn. Enoch vog
mild. Howard Weld, Miss Eulala Page
and Miss Mozart Seron.''
II Washington Birthday Party.-Mrs
M. F. Reddy and Mrs. ]. w. Shuey a
the home of the former. 1916 Fiftl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-23

ASTRc NcMiCAL EVENTS.
Sun sets 5:il. rises G:3G; moon sets
D:5l p. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-23

Hiawatha Cinch CIub.-Mrs. John
Kinbell of Tenth avenue and
Tenth street, will entertain the Hia-
watha cinch club tomorrow afternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-23

Court of Honor Card Party.-Court
of Honor. No. 81. will give card
party at X. C. hall Thursday evening
Refreshments will be served after the
games
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-23
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

[Society news. written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-23

T. L. e. Club to Meet.-The mem
bers of the T. l.. E. club will be enter
tanned tomorrow afternoon at tn,
home of Mrs. j. w. Glasco, 412 Nine
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-23

Will Hold Colonial Sociable.-Th'
ladies of the G. A. r. will hold colo
NAL sociable this evening at Memoir
ial hall. The ladies will appear in cos
tune and refreshments will be served
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-23

Merry Widow Club Dance.-The
Merry Widow club members enter
tanned their friends last evening n
the fifth of the series of winter dane
ing parties at Elks hall, a large mum
Der of couples being present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-23

Will Tell of Trip.-Mr and Mrs,
George W. Johnson, at their home, 1440
Twelfth street, Moline, will this even
ing entertain the Augustana college
Mechanical Engineering Fund society.
The feature of the evenings program
will be a short address by Dr. E. F..
Bartholomew, who will tell of his trip
during the past summer to the Ha-
waiian islands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-23

Washington Birthday Party.-Mrs..
M. F. Reddy and Mrs. ]. w. Shuey at
the home of the former. 1916 Fifth
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
DEATHS.

The funeral. services of Albert
McDougal, who died Tuesday at
Medical Lake, were held at 1
o'clock this afternoon from the
Hillyard Methodist church Inter
ment at Peone Prairie cemetery.
The body of w. NJ Starrett, the
Hillyard freight conductor who
was run over by his train Tues
day night, will be shipped to Vic
torie, B. c., for burial He leaves
wife and three children.
The funeral services of James
H. Berridge, aged 10 months, the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S.
Berridge, drowned Tuesday night
in a tub Of water, were held at
10 o'clock this morning from the
Hillyard chapel of the New Eng
land Undertaking Co. Interment
IN Masonic cemetery.
The funeral services of Frank
II. Gage, who did yesterday at 343
Herbert street, Hillyard, will be
held from the New England I'm.
dertaking parlors in Hillyard at 2
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
HOW THE MILK SITUATION
LINES UP NOW

There are 1859 different farmers
and dairy men engaged in the bus
mess of providing Spokanes milk
supply, yet the distribution of the.
supply is in the hands of prac
tically four dairies, which control
the price not only to the consumer
but the price paid the producer.
The margin between the two is
over 100 per cent for the middle
man. He gets bigger price for
distributing the milk than the man
who feeds and milks the COW gets
for producing the milk in the first
instance.
There is a certain standard
which is used in testing the con
dition of milk COWS and the man
ner in which the buildings are
maintained in which the cows are
kept and the milk handled. An eX-
animation of the score cards at the,
city milk inspectors office will
show that the bulk of the high
priced milk used in Spokane is pro.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
time FOR A
CLEANUP DAY
~..U - - - -~. -

owners and renters in this "City
Beautiful" last year. One child aft.
err another was carried off to an
early grave by the grim reaper
who lurked with the deadly germs
in the old rubbish piles out back
of the houses, in the fence corners
and everywhere Older persons,
right in the prime of life, went to
the life beyond in the same dread
full epidemic of disease, and thous-
ands of dollars were paid out as
a pecuniary feature of the city's
great price of its neglect.
AT, the present time there are
but about % case sof scarlet fever
in Spokane. Scarcely a case of
smallpox is reported and other con-
tagious diseases that robbed moth
ers of their cherished babies and
filled cemetery lots over on the
hill last year are unusually scarce.
Now is the time to act. Now is the
time. since it has not been done
before, to clean up and rid the city
of the cause of these diseases, and
there will be no great need for
fear of a repetition of the scarlet
fever endemic
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
WE'LL GO BACK TO WORK WHEN WE
GO BACK WITH DEMANDS CONSIDERED

"Well go back to. work when we
can go back like men with our de-
mands properly considered, and not
before" This was the curt reply
made by the switchmen in their
headquarters here today when ask
ed when they intended to return
to work. Another dispatch from
the east today had it that the
strike of the switchmen' union
has been settled, but the report is
discredited by the members of the
union. 49, ='F>'T
Railroad officials, who have en-
deavored to maintain an indepen-
dent attitude, despite the loss of
business they have suffered since
the strike begun. declare that the
strike is over SO far as they are
concerned but that none of the
members of the switchmen's union
have returned to ask for work. .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

duced from cows and gathered in
barns and buildings that do not
average so per cent OF the standard
test set for the production of pure
milk The man who milks and
sells it at wholesale prices is
hammered down in price until he
cannot afford to make the need,
beneficial changes that Will i'm
prove the quality of his output, al
though the score cards show that
at different inspections he has
been asked to make certain i'm
prOvements.
The people are told that there is
no milk trust in Spokane and that
prices raise and lower (Which is
not often) of their own accord. Yet
the four large creamery concerns
of Spokane are generally r4erred
to as she big Four" ndkwhen-
ever the big Four" say thyt milk
or butter is to advance it goes up.
The retailer will tell you that it is
the big Four" that fixes the price
and not the little corner grocery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
" HELPED FAMILY

The Christmas spirit has assist
ed Fred Ellefsen and his poverty
stricken family at E1220 Pacific
avenue still more, and now they
are sure of a fair living until after
Christmas, when Mr.. Ellefsen will
be put 10 work. Ellefsen. who is a
carpenter, has been i'll for nearly
two years, and part of the time
was not expected to live, as the re-
suit of having his foot crushed
while climbing between two cars
on the railroad track.
He and his family were destitute
last week and could get no more
groceries. The Famous market
contributed literally to their larder
and about $11 in cash was given
them by charitable persons who
read of their condition in The
Press.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
WHERE DID Ed
SMITH 60 :
s.a.' -
To?
Profound Mystery Sur
rounds His Disap-
pearance.

Profound mystery surrounds
the disappearance of Ed Smith,
age 4e years, from his home at
Sig Mcclellan street, since De-
cember 10. His description was
given to the police last night
by his relatives, and officers
are searching for some trace of
him today. So far they have
been unable to learn where he
went after leaving his home.
The fact that Smith is not
drinking man increases the
mystery of his case, and by
some it is feared that he has
fallen a victim of foul play,
though SO far the officials have
found no indication of such.
When last seen, Smith wore
dark coat and light brown soft
hat. He is described as being
about five feet, seven inches
tall, medium build, medium
complexion, black hair, gray
eyes and wore light coIored
mustache.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
ONLY SYSTEM WORTH
MENTIONING

A gentleman had entered the
office Of the city comptroller to
talk SYSTEM" and the comp
troIIer had listened to the argu-
ment for some minutes.
Let me tell you something
about SYSTEM" began the prac-
ticaI comptroller, in explana-
ton of his views, there is but
one system to be reckoned with
in the management of a public
office, and that it is to get the
taxpayers as near dollars
worth of return for every dollar
laid out.
you can talk system until
you are black in the face, but
it takes honest effort andl in
dustry to get results. System
does not produce this, but it is
great help when all other
things are Workin out WE'LL"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
MATRIMONIAL
REEFS AND GRIEFS

: With freedom within her grasp,
Kate Rodenhaven changed her
mind tails morning and decided
that she would give her husband.
J. Il. Rodenhaven, another chance.
When the case was called by
Judge j. ID. Hinkle a motion was
made to dismiss the case, and re-
Lease the restraining order on the
Fidelity National bank.
Desertioh and failure to provide
are alleged by Nellie Williams in
. complaint for divorce against
Frank Williams. q locomotive en-
gineer. filed this morning.
Failur 70 provide was the
grounds upon which Nettie w.
Cook secured divorce from Nor
man Cooke this morning. The
wife was given the custody OF
their 2-year-0ld daughter. Gladys.
Sadie Aubrey was given her
freedom from Harvey Aubrey by
Jsdgs Hinkie tails morning. She
alleged that Asbrey bsat her in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

Look at that back yard Of yours
and that alley at the rear end Of
your place. See those old smelly
tin cans, with fragments Of food
stuffs; those old rags and the
scraps of dessicated meat and 9TH
er things that "iooks like some
thinq that the cat brought i'm?
Now really, do you think your
dwelling place and its surround
ings, for which you are responsible,
Would pass the inspection of real
scrupulous sanitary cop?
It is high time that many places
in Spokane were being subjected
to a thorough cleaning as proven
tative of malignant disease. Back
yards and front yards, area ways
and alleys, vacant lots and under
houses. in various sections OF the
city-both resident and business
districts-are cluttered up with COL
iections of rubbish and partially de-
cayed matter that is a constant
danger sign to the public health.
Do not forget so early the dread
full death toll collected by disease
bred by the neglect of property
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
KANSAS CITY WOMEN WILL BANQUET
OVERWORKED HORSES CHRISTMAS DAY

23.-Eay, and other dell
being collected by
the conjunction with Mrs e. d.
Tornbrook Robinson, who planning to
the neglected cobs and broken down
of big auditorium Christmas
The invitations. printed today, read:
workhorse given by the Humane
society hall Christmas day between and
& m
ut will not be equine quality event" Mrs Hornbroo1
i invitations That is to prevent
The Will be
raised subscriptions wholesale houses to
.dona hundred teams
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
CITY |SbAOLY
. b|[KEO
Committee Finds Bad Condi.
tions at Sprague Ave.
Gill"

The special committee of the city
council that has sheen investigating
the collapse of the Sprague avenue
fili have come upon information
that tends to prove the generally
accepted theory that the city has
been badly bilked in the juggling of
the fiji plans after they we're ap-
proved by the city council. The
committee consists of Counciimen
Mohr, Shaefer and Cartwright.
Part of this record is the original
plan of the fill, showing heavy pill
ing and concrete layers on top, with
the approval of j. c. Ralston, city
engineer, written on the plan. Mr..
Ralston has recently denied that
the original plan contained any pill
ing or concrete base.
Another item of Importance is the
discovery of the contract made by
the Warehouse Realty Co. with
Heutter & Zirngbill, subcontractors
on the fill, which provided for the
Installation og the piling and con
crete.
Ills liilllS anu NOlltltlN, VIII II
Contractors who figured on the
work estimated to be worth $4,000,
was knocked out Of the plan for a
rebate to the city of only $500
Another phase of the case that
the committee has come across is
the filling of a portion of the fill
with earth, thereby doing away
with the rock wall, which saved the
contractors quite large sum.
Some of the city officials have
been trying to get the committee
to hush the fill situation, with a
plea that it meant the loss of law
suit for the city. But the council
men are stirred up and before the
case is dropped the entire facts
about the jugglery performed by
some one in connection with the
Sprague avenue fill will be laid
bare.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

such a cruel manner that it was
impossible to live with him.
Louise Shean commenced suit
for divorce against Henry w.
Shean this morning, failure to pro-
vide being the grounds upon
which the action is based. The
couple were married in Wisconsin
in February of 104, and Shean de-
serted his wife in 1905.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
100000 DAMAGE SUIT

Within a few days a 100000
damage suit will be instituted
against the Colfax Baptist church
and board of trustees as individuals
for defamation of character, Rev.
H. G. Buss, central figure in the
recent turmoil among the Baptists
of that town, having retained
Plummer G. Latimer in his fight
against his former congregation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
LOVE NEEDN'T BE BLIND

A bridegroom of q In Connecti.
cut was arrested for perjury in
swearing that his 20 year old bride
was 36. Which literally was a fool.
ish thing to do on the face of it.
Quincy, H., Herald.
And which seems to prove that
1t is pretty hard to get by nova
days with any old wrinkles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
ORDERED SALE OF GOODS
OF SPOKANE POTTERY CO.

An order was made by Judge j.
ID. Hinkle this morning for the sale
at public auction of the property of
the Spokane Pottery Co. at the Of
fees of the corporation at Clayton,
Wash, on January Is.
Receiver J. J. White made appli-
cation for the sale, representing
that there 10 q daily expense, q, Sc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

Deputy Sheriff ]. T. Logan left
last night for The Dalles, Ore, to
bring back e. H. Overman, editor
of the Shaniko Star, to answer to
the charge of issuing checks on a
bank where he had no deposit.
Overman was arrested at Shaniko
and taken to The Dalles, to await
the arrival of the local officer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT

The Christmas program and en-
teptainment' of the Union / Park
Baptist Sunday school will be
given Sunday evening at o'clock
in the church, corner First avenue
and Madelia street. The entertain
ment will include a presentation of
The Second Journey of the Wise
Men"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
PUTTING HIM STRAIGLT

Haven't | married you before ?"
asked the justice of the peace,
looking intently at the prospective
bride.
Sure: don't you remember?''
said the care-free female. "You
married me before and divorced
me after"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

"Now, your conduct during, the
trial may have considerable effect
on the jury"
"Ah, quite So responded the
ultra swell defendant And, should
] appear interested, or just mildly
bored?". .. . -2sotr
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
TOOK IT PERSONALLY

Il can tell by looking into your
face just who will be assigned
leading roles in my new play"
said the enthusiastic playwright.
Il suppose, sir, you mean that
you can see the cast In my eyer"
sarcastically observed the sauint-
ing theatrical manager.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
. . o~%>>%H~e 49, 80 . . .
FLOOD OF SANTA CLAUS PUZZLE ANSWERS

The afternoon mail brought such bundle of
Santan Claus puzzle that impossible third of
Of those tiled the stocking with
all the possible will be printed all
who solved the puzzle correctly little Christmas
by coming to The Press office between and O'Clock
afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

for watchmen, 1t is difficult to OBJ
tain insurance and that he machin-
cry depreciates in value each day it
lies idle. The assets of the company
are $50,381 80, while the liabilities
are S73,160.44.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

We know there are lot Of belated Christmas
shoppers who in spite Of their good resolutions to
shop early have still put it off till the last minute.
To make it easy for them to get appropriate gifts
tomorrow the last day at their disposal we are going
to have rousng sale on neckwear.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-09
GAyNOR HITS HARD
At NEW YORK
BOSSES
MAYOR-ELECT DECLARES SOME
ARE DISGRACE TO TONE OF
COMMUNITY.

New York Dec S-SeCretarN ot
War Dickinson and William J. Gayn"r.
ma ayor-e elect Of Greater New York.
were the principal speakers tonight at
the annual dinner of the Southern
society of New York. The secretary
of war spoke of the north, the south
and the nation. but Judge Gaynor con
fined himself almost solely To NUM-
cipal issues. Six hundred snuthcrners
were present. Judge. Gaynor in this
his first public address since his cleo
tion. said in part:
The long line nf officials and bosses
who make themselves millionair.s out
Of the government Of this city. some
Of whom live abroad and impudently
visit us casionally nov that the
statute ri limitation has outlawed
their viI!auies. is 1t standing disgrace
to the moral tone Of tn. community.
HaStening tn the defense Of the
''city's name" Judge Gaynor continued:
This city has been most grossly
slandered for several years i'm respect
To- its morality. financial credit and
otherwise. Let us put a stop 10 that.
Mere scnlds and sensationalists are
not to he suffered Ia give this city a
bad ar even vile name Throughout the
world am prepared To say. from
travel. and other means nf informa-
tion. that New York is the most order
L.. decent and moral city in the
World"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-09
INCREASED WAGES
MEANS HIGHER
RATES
NEW YORK CENTRAL OFFICIAL
MAKES PLAIN ATTITUDE
OF RAILROADS.

New York. Dee. S.-Denands for in
creases in wages formulated for pre-
sentation to the railroads will call in
some cases for a raise af 200 per cent.
vice president James Murdoch. of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
declared today. The demands would
not be presented. however. he stated
until after January. only then If rat
flied by IA vote of the employees.
There is no doubt OF a strike In
connection with tn" demands Ia he
presented. said MIR. Murdoch by
the agreements between the organiza-
tions and the railroads it Is required
that 80 days notice he given the rail
road managers for consideration Of the
wage scale. so that some time must
elapse before any question might he
raised as to whether the roads will
meet the mems desires
An important statement hearing on
the attitude of the railroads in the
matter nf increasing wages was made
by W. &. Brown. president of the
NV York Central.
1t is true he said. that there
has been an increase in the cost of
living since the Increase in railroad
wages IN Ill" later part of 1905. and
early in 1907. then the men are jus
titled is asking for some further in
crcas" at this time. II no such in
crease in the cost of living has taken
place. then the men cannot expect
more pay. The facts remain to be de-
termined
But IL cannot be stated too prompt
ty ar cnphatically that any increase
Whatsoever in wages. no matter how
large or small. H. impossible without
commensurate increase In railroad
freight rates. There Is not "A rail-
road i'm the country that can afford Ia
Fay its employees more now without
getting better rates.