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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-27
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60 LITTLE WAITS

stance, to cover her disgrace, turns
them out to the mercy of the people
at large.
On the other hand, there are
mothers who, through poverty and
illness. are left alone in the world
with little ones to care for and have
been forced to turn their babies into
the hands Of matrons and homes in
order that they may escape the suf-
fering of starvation and privation
beyond human endurance.
Still there are infants whose
mothers and fathers are both living
and are in good circumstances. and
yet within their heart there Is not
kindled spark Of human or par
entail love and rather than be bur
dened with the care of their off
spring they give them over to the
custody of the home and sign
papers which are drawn up much
the same as those of bill Of sale
of household goods. Some of the
clauses read like this: ~ hereby
reiinqush all right, interest and
claim In or to my said child, surren-
der and turn over to the home the
full and complete care and custody
and control of the child, to other
wise so deal as will appear to be for
its best interests. hereby abandon
my said child absolutely and for
ever"
Recently" said Mrs. Dey of the
Orphans Home of Spokane, "a
young couple, well dressed and evil
IDENTITY prosperous. came to the
home and brought their two little
children boy and girl, whom
they said they wanted to turn over
to the orphanage in order that they
might provide homes for them. The
father earns salary of SIS per
month, while the wife earns 81 per
week. Perhaps these people did not
realize that they were giving up
everything in this world which
made or should have made their life
worth the living They had possibly
become so blinded with greed for
gain that human love was unknown
to their selfish hearts
While there are many applica-
tiOns for children and many kind
people WHO are WllliiS W SNARE
their homes and happiness with the
friendless little waits. they are as
general rule looking for bright,
healthy babies. While many of
these eligibles have pretty faces.
they are not possessed with healthy
bodies. Some are paralytic, while
others are suffering with eye affec-
ton and various other Affections
which are incurable.
Parental love naturally draws one
nearer to the little one who is af-
flicted, but where is the man or
woman who has heart so full of
sacrifice and charity that they Will
unnecessarily assume the care and
responsibility Of an infant, unknown
to them, who Is suffering with an
incurable disease? What does the
future hold in store for these little
waits? Some of them are now
placed in homes on condition that
their diseases are durable. and in
case they are not they are returned
to the home, where they will prob
ably spend the greater part of their
young lives until they are able to
shift for themselves.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-27

The largest subscription
day came from a woman, Mrs. J..,n
A. Finch, who gave $3.50. Twelve
other women pledged $500 each.
At the "windup' dinner in the
chamber of commerce last night
when the result of the days can
vass was made known the members
of the committee gave vent to their
feelings in prolonged cheering and
when the dinner was over, still
cheering, they marched down River
side avenue to where the big Their
mometer has registered the prog
ress of the fund and pulled the red
ribbon as far I'D as 1t would 60.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-27
MARK TWAIN "REMINISCENCES

ing table in house slippers. Beside
him was a glass cabinet with it's
upper shelf filled with dainty cut
glass and some very fine wine
glasses. One of the glasse was In
contact with the glass front and
when one moved about there was a
ringing response inside. Very DELHI
erately he pulled off one slipper
hurled it through the glass front,
demolished the contents of the shelf
and restored quiet. THAT con-
founded mouse will drive me in
sane" he said in explanation.
Again he was walking down the
street, and all but stopped traffic
by giving two or three Commanche
yells. A policeman ran up to him
and asked what he was trying to do.
Nothing" said Twain 81 just felt
like yelling and | yelled"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-27
FINISHED THE J0B;;"
$5,4|4 IN Velvet

The Y. M. c. A. closed it's finish
the job" campaign last night with
$5,414.75 more than they started
ost to raise to their credit.
in April 10 the flying squadron
started out to raise $4,000 to pay
the mortgage on the building, make
some necessary alterations and
carry on the work for the next
three years. It looked like the task
might be a difficult one and when
it was shown yesterday morning
that there was still $4,000 to be
raised every one made up their
nfnd that they had to hustle. And
hkstle they did,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-27

PANTAGES-ThOs. J. Keogh and
Ruth Francis are presenting at the
Pantages this week THE Ward
Heller" an amusing one act skit
In which Mr. keogh plays two
characters. an Irish politician and a
young lover, while Miss Francis is
very pretty and charming young
girl and takes the part of the young
mans sweetheart. The act is full
of funny situations that keep the
audience in continual laughter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-27

ORPHEUM-"Mrs. Peckham's
Carouse," the headline at the Or
pheum this week, is causing the
audiences to roar with laughter. 1t
is George AIDE skit and that tells
a lot about it. Flo Irwin, as the
straightlaced Mrs. Peckham, is
giving a splendid rendition of the
role. Our old friend James Gull
len is holding all of his old friends
and winning a lot of new ones
through his songs and stories.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-27
Theatrical.

WASHINGTON-One of the
prettiest sketches in vaudeville is
being offered at the Washington
this week by Miss Betsey Bacon
and her company, entitled
"Deborah's Wedding Day." Miss
Bacon is decidedly pretty and a
clever little actress, and presents
her part in a most charming man
ner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-27
500 REWARD

for the conviction of the party or
parties claiming to be agents or
solicitors Of the Partisan Dyeing &
Cleaning Works. Cos First avenue
Z. A. Lenmann. prop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10

PloLSSSoIo, a1u Jap
anese and Chinese athletes who are
doing all sorts Of wonderful gymna-
SUM stunts, the dullest press agent
would go wild with delight we the
opportunity offered to attract atten.
ton toward the college.
Harvard's Chinese athlete is named
Koa Chow Ii, and his track work,
socker playing, pole vaulting and jump
ing have attracted wide attention.
Ii is in the class of 10. He entered
the university a year ago, coming
from Pieyang university, at Tienstin,
north China. He entered Harvard in
the sophomore class and will there
fore complete the college course in
three years.
Another foreign athlete at Harvard
who is attracting much attention by
his work is Masuda, a Jap. He has
done some splendid work on the track
recently and is one of the best socke1
football players at the college.
At Harvard's annual novice gymnas-
tic meet recently this sturdy little ma
tive of the Flowery Kingdom made
an astonishing score. A competitor is
required to show his skill on the paral-
lei bars, the horses. the flying rings.
the ladders, the ropes and at tumbling
and similar features. If a competitor
is perfect in every branch he scores
$50 points. Masuda scored 800 points,
the man who Won second place 270,
while the third mar scored 142.
When Harvard threw open her gates
for the new term she found an assert
ment of infant prodigies" knocking
for admittance. No fewer thar four of
them were admitted, whose ages range
from eleven to fifteen years. They are
Adolf A. Berle, fourteen. the young.
full fedged freshman at Harvard. and
Lima w. Berle, fifteen, children of the
rev. DR.. A. A. Berle of Cambridge,
pastor Of the Shawmuth Congrega-
tional church Of Boston; Norbert Wei
ner, fourteen, Tufts, 100, son Of Pro-
lessor Leo Weiner, instructor in Sla-
vonic languages at Harvard, and Will
liam James Sidis, eleven, son Of DR..
Boris Sidis Of B%rookline, instructor in
medico-psychology at the Harvard
medical school.
Young Berle is the youngest full
1edged freshman at Harvard. His sis
ter, Lima, is a freshman at Radcliffe
and not at Harvard, but Radcliffe col
lege, having Harvard professors, Har-
ward examinations and the signature
Of the Harvard president on its sheep
skins, is for all practical purposes a
branch Of Harvard university. DR..
Berle employed the German methods
in training hfs nffsnrinE. According to
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10
HARvARD's CHINESE N JAPANESE ATH.
T

HARvARD'S CHINESE AMI JAPANESE ATH-
LETES.
his theory, the immature mind of a
very young child is not capable of
graSping the %intricacies of mathemat-
les sufficiently to MAXI it's study If
that subject of any real value. There
fore DR.. Berle taught his children IAN
guages at an age when most young
sters are struggling with mathematics
and taught them mathematics later.
Norbert Weiner. the youngest stu
dent in the Harvard graduate school.
entered Tufts when he was eleven
years old.
Last. but not least. among these
child prodigies is William James Sidis,
eleven years old. Young Sidis for
three consecutive years was denied
admission to Harvard on account of
his extreme youth, but he has made
even some of the gray haired pro-
fessors gasp and gurgle at the cas-
with which he deducts higher mathe-
mates.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10

COLONEL ROOSEVELT, KERMIT N THEIR
FIRST
horns showing white, and the 10Y
herons perched on their backs. They
stared sullenly at US with outstretched
heads from under their great frontlets
of horn. The biggest of the four
stood a little out from the other three,
and at him l fired, the bullet telling
with Il smack on the tough hide and
going through the lungs.
I'VE had been afraid they would at
once turn into the papyrus, but instead
of this they started straight across our
front directly for the open country
This was IA piece Of huge good luck.
Kermit put his first barrel into the
second bull and | my second barrel
into one OF the others. after which it
became impossible to say which bullet
struck which animal, as the firing be-
came general. They ran a quarter OF
a mile into the open, and then the big
bull | had first shot and which had
no other bullet in him dropped dead"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10
HIS FIRST BUFFALO.
How Colonel Roosevelt Brought Down
Big Game In Africa.

How Colonel Roosevelt Brought Down
Big Game In Africa.
If the Roosevelts 60 in for gathering
family photographs they may have to
build a special room for their collec-
ton before long. Mrs. Roosevelt and
the children on their trip abroad took
hundreds of snapshots Of each other,
while the colonel and Kermit have
been taken in all sorts of poses since
reaching Africa. The accompanying
illustration from the February issue
Of Scribner's Magazine shows father
and son seated on the first buffalo
killed by the former in that country.
Writing Of this experience in Scrib-
ner's, Colonel Roosevelt says: :
Cautiously threading our way along
the edge Of the swamp, we got within
$50 yards Of the buffalo before we
were perceived. There were four
bulls grazing close by the edge Of the
swamp, their black bodies glistening
in the early SUI rays, their massive
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10
A Leaf Out of Her Book.

Philip, Of few years, but large OBJ
servation, had been With his mother to
the dressmaker'S. His mother had de-
clined to accept several garments and
had extensive changes made in others,
silencing all the protestations Of the
modiste with the invariably incontest-
able assertion, Yes, it's uice and artis-
tic and all that. but it doesn't fit me-"
A few nights later when Philip was
crying for meat and potatoes for supper
instead Of the usual bread and milk he
very suddenly ceased, Strengthened his
face, smiled and said. with a perfect
imitation Of the maternal suavity and
assurance. Yes, mamma, l know it is
nice and artistic and all that. but
bread and milk doesn't fit me:"-Los
Angeles Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10
.u4nn / WIN cna1Ienge 1ne WIN,

,ulnn 1 VIII cnaIIenge the w1nnu4
Of the Johnson-Jeffries fight"
Where would you be with them"
fright to the front"
"You'll have to get a reputation
first"
Reputation! Don't you know I hold
the worlds typewriting record?"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10
Polar Etiquette.

We did not hesitate to take advan-
tage of the cache made by Abruzzi on
Cape Flora, knowing that the duke
was safe in warmer climes, for it is
polar etiquette that the first hungry
party that finds a cache is at liberty to
take the supplies. Such action has al
ways been regarded as perfectly law
full and proper, because the food is
taken to sustain life, and, as in our
own case, they are ready to make good
if they ever get u alive. III addition
to the canned meats left by the AbruZ-
ri expedition, there We're some which
an English party had cached.-Captain
Edwin Coflin's Story of the Ziegler
Polar Expedition in National Maya
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10
Extremes In Iceland.

In Iceland nature seems to have de-
serted all her ordinary operations and
to have worked only in combining
the most terrific extremes which her
powers can command. Nor is she yet
silent. After the lapse Of ages the fire
of the volcano still bursts out among
the regions of eternal snow. and the
impetuous laundering of the geysers
continues to disturb the stiffness of the
surrounding solitude.
A Good Retort.
The coachman Of Frederick the
Great once had the misfortune to up
set the royal carriage with his dread
sovereign in it. When Frederick got
out he began to swear like a trooper,
abusing the coachman like a fshwife.
The coachman coolly turned the laugh
on his master by asking:
did you, sire. never lose a battle?"
st. Louis Republic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10
GYRosCoPE TESTS.

Single Rail Car Now Being Shown In
This Country.
Engineers and others are intensely
interested in the demonstration now
being given in this country Of the gy-
roscope car invented by Richard
Scherl of Germany. The car, perfect
ly balanced, runs on a single rail. to
the establishment of all who see it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10

ORNATE DOOR OF MORGAN MEMORIAL.
j. Pierpont Morgan in memory of his
father. The memorial tablet reads:
"Tlis building has been erected in
loving memory of Junius Spencer Nor
gan. Il native Of Massachusetts. a mer-
chant " Hartford. 1S3G-1S51. After
walC " ,;. N'rl If Iuidon. Born
Ar dice; .h""'i S 1901
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10
MORGAN MEMORIAL.

Beautiful Structure Presented to Hart
ford by Finsnoier.
One Of the most beautiful structures
in Connecticut was recently presented
to the city Of Hartford. This Is the
Morgan memorial building. erected by
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10
II DIS
Big Crop
OF Prodigiies
@@a903@@8G830: 83@a:9u@aa

III Harvard college
e needed to adver-
tise itself. which,
of course. it doesn't,
it has some great
material this yea1
for such a purpose
What with four ''in.
FAINT %prodigies,' one
of whom talks about
the fourth dimen-
sion in a way to as
found the learned
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10

'@There is a married pair that never
quarrel"
"rWhat, never?
"Never."
'sThat is quite remarkable, isn't it?''
"0h, I don't know. You see, they are
.~seaxateAL"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10

3"T 6OHHnu I~fFO5COFE GAR.
being kept in its upright or normal po-
sition by the action of a gyroscope.
1t Is always SO balanced either when
standing or when running that all
tendency to incline is counteracted by
the gyroscope.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-10
Monument to a Pia.

Nc stranger monument ever existed
than that which was erected at the
Hotel de Vile by the inhabitants of
Luneburg. in Hanover. in honor of a
pig. This. which took the form of a
kind of mausoleum, contained a large
glass case in which was Theoretically
inclosed a fine ham cut from the ami
NAL whose memory was to be handed
down to posterity. Above was a hand
some slab Of marble on which, en-
graved in letters of gold. was the fol.
lowing inscription in Latin: "Passers-
by, contemplate here the mortal re-
mains Of the pig which acquired for
itself imperishable glory by the dis
covery Of the salt springs Of Lune-
burg"
The Washington times., 1910-03-28
JURY SAYS KRAUSS
WAS NOT INVOLVED
Verdict Declares Him Inno-
cent of Aiding In Muir
der of Daughter.

MARION. IND. March 2s-The Jury
in the NrGuss divorce and murder case
reported today its answers 20 inter
r0-atorics. and while the jury does not
connect William r. Kra1ss. the plain
TT. with murder OF his dauChter. Crvs-
ta., Tor which His wife, Rae Krauss.
confessed ENe- years ago, IL was con-
sidered that the defendant Won biz
victory
Judge p n. Elliott, n be Is governed
by the jury's answers 10 his iuterroga-
tories. viii likely deny Krauss a di-
vorce. The jury was merely advisory.
The four vital questions and the an
swers follow:
Was said confession and plea of guilty
made voluntarily upon the part Of Rae
NJ Kreuss and Of her own free wiue
Answer-NO.
What knowledge. # any. had the
plaintiff, William r. K'aUss, that de-
fendaut intended 20 XII and murder
his daughter, Crystal Krauss, before
the commission Of said crime? Answer
None
Did the plainuf, William r Krauss.
knowingly assist, aid, or encourage
Rae NJ krausS TO murder Crystal
EraUSs2 AnSwer-NO-
II the defendant, Rae NJ KraUss-
upon her confession and plea OF
guilty was convicted of the crime Of
murder and sentenced to imprisOn-
the plaintiff. William r krauSS, with
knowledge OF all these facts condone
marital OffeDse and forgive the de-
fendant therefor Answer-Nes.
The Washington times., 1910-03-28
TAFT ASKS $250.OOO
FOR TARIFF BOARD
Sends Special Message TO
Congress Today Urging
Appropriation.

President TAFT sent a special message
20 the Senate and House this artcru0l
in which he urged that an appropriation
u S2500n Tor the next fiscal year be
made for the tariff board. He suggested
that this be made Immediately avail
able.
The President nOtined Congress that
he had directed the Secretary Of the
Treasury 20 submit an estimate iu the
usual statutory. method The statement
cf The chairman Of the tarir board
showing necessity for an appropriation
was submitted 20 Congress along with
the message.
The President referred 10 his annual
message and pointed out that az some
time he had expressed the opinion that
the maximum and minimum clause
would enable the President and tile
State Department, through friendly ne
Eouations. 20 secure the elimination OF
guduly discriminatory rates imposed
against this country by foreign couu-
tries.
Il am glad 20 say" said President
Taft, that negotiations under that
clause are now substantially completed
with all the nations Of the world with
results that are satisfactory, and (
come now TO the further functions #
The tariff board appointed by virtue OF
the power given The President IN the
maximum and minimum clause
The President quotes from mis- last
annual message his statement TO the
effect that the tariff board has the
power TO secure information on the
cost of production at home and
broad. He also quotes the IauEua Ge
of the annual message 10 the effect
that # the facts secured by the tariff
board and such as 10 show excessive
rates he viii not hesitate 10 invite
the attention OF Congress to these
facts and ask for action.
In order TO carry ahead this work
of investigating the cost OF DrOdUC-
tfon. and to carry on other work in
cumbent on the board, the Presidcut
urges that the $z5o,Qo0 appropriation
be made
The Washington times., 1910-03-28
FIRST STRAW HEADPIECE
GIVES "MARIA"REAL SHOCK
She Hadn't Been Used to Seeing En- Back on Snow
Capped Hills, Hence Surprise Was Greater Than
That of Hurrying Throngs.

Sauntering down the Avenue, appar-
emily unconcerned by the many curious
EIances in his direction, middle-aged
man. apparently at peace with the
world. stroIled this morning, the cyno-
sure Of all eyes.
Cause why2 Principally because his
dome was covered with a tatched "Kei-
ly'' Of a vintage Of year not 1910.
For there were signs Of age in the seer
and yellow near-Panama that topped
the scone of the stroller and shaded his
eyes from the rays Of the sun.
Although the weather was hot enough
for such a he7dpiece, the feet that the
season was being forced Impressed itself
on the minds of many who saw the
style of 1ao9 OF some other year agone
or tlie hsad Of the pedestrian
Maria, judging from her nasal tUang
The Washington times., 1910-03-28
INSPECTORS Are on Case.

-Four OF The best Inspectors In -he
POstofice DepaTtmertS Detective Eu-
reau are this afternoon securing Rich
mond for the safe crackers Who las.
night blew oDen the vault I'm the post
0hi-e at Richmond. Va The men scrr
are James 3 Robertson. John O.
GNoons. Frank b Barclay. ana John r.
Harrison. chief Of Tire Washington O.
vision
Chief Inspector ingalls, refuses 10 DIS
auss tire case. although IT, is admitted
here that the robbery Is one OF tie larE-
est that the deDarJmenr has experienced
IN q long while.
The Washington times., 1910-03-28
EXPECT VOTE SOON
ON POSTAL SAVINGS

The subcommittee having charge Of
the postal savings bank bill was ordered
by the fun Committee on POstofices
and POstrO3ds Of the House 10 report
the bill 10 the committee April Is This
means that the House will be given an
early opportunity to vote upon the
Presidents postal savings bank plan.
The debate in the House. however. on
tho matter Of the postal savings bank
will begin before the committee reports
The House POstoffiCe Committee today
set ApriI . as the date for the begin
ming of hearings Of the proposals 10 es-
tablish a parcels post.
The Washington times., 1910-03-28
DANCERS BURNED
At AUSTRIAN INN
Two Hundred and Fifty
Persons Reported Killed
In Fire In Hotel.

MATESZALKA. Austria. March 2S.-
Two hundred and fifty persons are re-
ported killed in dispatches today from
the village of OakoeritO, in a fire that
destroyed the village inn while a dance
was in progress.
The roof Of the building, big wooden
structure, fell in, bUrying the panic
stricken crowd.
HUNDREDS were present IN the inn
when the FIRE broke out, and owing to
the manic that seized the merrymakers,
few were able TO escape. In addition
to the big list OF dead there were scores
injured
Huge piles of bodies, burned beyond
all possibility of recognition, were taken
from the ruins.
The Washington times., 1910-03-28

rolling contests at the White House
cd. III ''-
Thls afternoon Mt. Vernon is 10 be
attacked IN force, as most of the parties
nave arranged 70 visit that place II
lne present plans are carried out the
birthplace Of or first President will see
a memorable gathering. as more than
1000 Of the girls intend TO make the trip.
The girls via remain here until the
last of the month. Most of the hotel
accommodations have been reserved,
however. for other parties who are to
follow. Boston seems 10 be the gather
ing place Of the next crowd 10 arrive.
as most Of the parties are booked from
that place.
The Washington times., 1910-03-28
POSTOFFICE ROBBED
IN CLERKS SIGHT
Dozen Men AT Work While
$4,000 In Stamps Are
Carried Away.

RICHMOND. Va. March SS-VauItz
IN the Richmond nostonice were robbed
cf something like Ssa091 in stamps be-
tween saturday night and Moudav
morning
Half a dozen clerks were in the build
ing within thirty feet OF where the rob
berry occurred.
Pulling d bookcase EUt where IT. would
shield them from view the ROBBERS bored
a hoe through the doors and pried back
the bolts holding them.
There IS no clue TO the robbers.