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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26
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PRETTY SOFT
FOR GRIFFIN
10y United Press Leased Wire)


SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.-
Pretty soft for Jim Griffin, pro-
moter of the Broadway Athlete
club, heir to the July fight permit.
For handing the precious document
over to Gleason and Rickard, Grif-
fin will receive $4,000, and not $12,-
900, as some of the eastern wise
acres have guessed it.
The deal whereby Griffin cops
this juicy bit of coin, according to
current gossip, was so simple that
any school boy, with similar oppor-
tunities, could-have swung it. When
negotiations were opened early in
the yearly Rickard and Gleason,
and while Griffin was casting
about for card for July 2, an ar
bitrary price of $1,000 was fixed
for the permit. The big fight pro-
moters thought that was too much
and turned to Emeryville. Griffin
continued to look for card, but
all of the good ones had been
grabbed or were tied up in such a
manner that they were not avail
able. The situation began to look
bad for Griffin, but things bright
ened up when District Attorney
Donahue of Alameda county yield
ed to pressure and took stand
against the fight taking place
ac- >ss the bay. Anticipating that
he would again be approached. Grif-
fin began to figure. Then he sought
the advice of friends, among them
Johnny Herget, chairman of the po-
lice commission, which handles the
fight permit business.
Jim, if you succeed in landing
fair card for July" Herget is al
legged to have said, how much do
you figure you would clear?"
About $780," Griffin is said to
have replied.
"All right, if the July permit is
worth $500 to you it should be
worth twice that much to Rickard
and Gleason. Stick out for that
figure and l believe you'll get it,
When negotiations were reopen
ed by the big promoters, Griffin
named his price and after a little
haggling it was accepted.
Lucky Jim.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26
A STORM OF MDICNA TON

Tonight hot meeting ON the
water question is anticipated at the
North Hin Improvement club. which
will gather at the Monroe Park
Presbyterian church, Monroe and
Amber streets. The committee from
the club that visited the city hall
will make its report and tell Of the
treatment received there. There h
some talk Of drastic action at the
meeting tonight, as the Monroe hill
folk have been the severest suffer-
ers during the present water faul-
inc.
Men who have water for domestic
purposes but none for sprinklins
during the allotted sprinklina hours
are also up in arms over the action
Of the board Of public works In t&lr
ing the side of the men with meters
as against those that are on thu
flat rate. M 4s-s&
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CITY Water PLANT
PAYS SIX PER CENT

Taking the figures in City Comp.
troller Fairley's annual report for a
basis, the municipal water plant of
Spokane is a paying proposition.
The people, it seems, are more will.
ing to dig up the revenue than the
city officials are to get an adequate
water supply.
In the report OF the comptroller
the revenue from the sale of water
last year amounted to $376,O00. Op-
Grating expenses, repairs and other
items chargeable to operation
amounted to $4,000. interest ON
outstanding bonds and warrants
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Refusal Of the board of public
works to comply with the order o.
the city council cutting off auto
matte sprinklers has created a
storm Of indignation over the city,
especially In regions who're the
water Is short.
There Is some talk today of Or
ganizing another monster demon
stration. such as the forces of union
labor held on the wage scale and
matrons last spring. and marching
on the city hall in the demand that
the people be given water.
If such demonstration Is started
it will include a recall for Mayor
Pratt, as the only solution of the
water question. The moving spirits
in the proposed demonstration be-
lieve that enough men could be got
ten into line to sign the recall and
close up the whole thing In one
night. i,
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LOS ANGELES, May 26.-It may
interest the rest or the United
States to know that Frank Flint
and Oscar Lawler are law partners.
United States Senator Flint is a
member OF the committee which is
to determine whether Ballinger is a
fit secretary of the interior.
Oscar Lawler, Flints partner. is
the man who wrote for President
Taft the opinion that Ballinger is
all right and CLAWS all wrong
In President Taft's statement last
week answering charges of Stenog-
-rapher Frederick NJ. Kerby. the
president turned another spotlight
on Oscar Lawler. Kerby having
turned on the first one when he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26
BATTERIES FOR TODAYS GAME
SEATTLE .-DRETCRKO-HE HEMINGWAY
\ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND LEWIS
FIRST INNING.

Seatle-Raymond singles to cen
ter. Adams struck out Raymond
stole second, no one covering the
sack to take Lewis throw, the run
ner going to third. Bennett flew
to left and Brown (playing left
field in place Of Capron) nailed
Raymond at the plate
Vancouver-Swain singled to
left. Breen sacrificed. Streib sin
gled to left. James grounded out
to Raymond, who nabbed Swain at
the plate. Flanagan flew out to
Hall.
Seattle ............ ..........O u
Vancouver .......... ........... u
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FOURTH INNING.

Seattle-As the result of COLI
sion Lynch sent Raymond to the
bench, Penning replacing him at
short.
Frisk flew out to Scharnweber
Akin grounded to Gardner. Hall
walked. Hemmingway famed.
Vancouver-Breen walked, Streih
sacrificed. James singled to left
Flanagan grounded to Hall, who
threw wide to the plate, Breen
scoring. Brown grounded to the
pifJner. James caught at third
Scharnweber flew out to center.
Seattle ........ .....,.........( G
vancouver .......... ...........
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amounted to $4,000, leaving thu
city net 100000.
The comptroller's report
places the valuation Of the
water plant complete at $3.272,.
al5, which is probably a little
low. Taking this figure as a
aasls, II 10 seen that the plant
| earned the people, clear above
tho exAsnse Of operation and in
terest on the outstanding debt,
last year 8 per cent on the esti-
mated value OF the plant.
These figures Justify the state
Continued on Page Two.
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CAMBRIDGE
CONFERS DEGREE
ON ROOSEVELT

(By a Staf correspondent Of tn
United Press.)
CAMBRIDGE, England, May
26.-An honorary degree OF doc
tor of laws was conferred on
Theodore Roosevelt by the uni
versity here today. The stu.
dents Of the university called
upon the colonel for a speech
but Roosevelt refused to ad-
dress them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26
A TALK WITH BEN RE|TMAM, THE KING OF H0BoES

though he thinks he is. He'll like
that. Every man likes to have a
woman think he's the very devil.
That's where Reitman's inconsis-
tency comes in. He starts In by
telling you that he doesn't believe
In . God, that there is no such
thing As religl8n. yet whep he
Icon{Inusd on psss'r.)
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charged Lawler wrote the opinion
upon which Taft based his white
wash Of Ballinger. Taft, In his
statement, said, Il therefore re-
quested Mr.. Lawler to prepare an
opinion ION the CLAWS charges
against Ballinger) as II he were
president.
This being the only time In
recorded history Of the United
States that a subordinate Of
ficer has been handed the prssi-
DENTAL proxy. everything about
LawIer becomes interestlnu.
Who is Lawler? What ia LawlerY
Why Is Lawler? These are few
of the many questions which mils'
Continued on Page EIGHT.
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BY PARA DALTON

Heres an anarchist" said the
city editor. Il want you to talk to
him."
"Im afraid Of anarchists" I said.
but he brought him In, and there
was no escape.
DR.. Ben Reitman. king of tramps.
monarch OF the hoboes. czar Of the
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buns. millionaire tramp, anarchist,
Emma Goldman's advance man,
was presented.
The first frightened glance
showed that he was handsome. and
fear fled. No woman need be afraid
of a handsome man. A handsome
mans vanity makes him as tract.
able as u spring lamb. He'll feed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26
THE SCORE:
THE SCORE /:
MORSE Is ILL
(By United Press Leased Wire)

NEW YORK, May 26.--Charles
w. Morse, the New York banker
who is serving a term in the federal
penitentiary at Atlanta, is seriously
i'll and has been removed to the
prison hospital, according to a mes.
sage received here today He Is
said to be suffering from "A form of
kidney trouble.
Mrs. Morse today confirmed the
report that her husband is i'll. She
declared that he has not been well
for years and that while she has
yet received no word that he has
been placed in the hospital. his
health has been failing since he en-.
tered the prison.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26

EM@Z
TODAY IN HISTORY

May 26. 1887,
the Pequot tribe
of Indians left
G o n II e c I icut
They went sew
eral ways. Those
who were not
burned to death
in their fort
were shot by
t h e religious
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26

WALLACE, Idaho.-A goat en-.
tered tho office Of the Daily Idaho
Press yesterday, ran through the
rooms, upsettins type and tables,
and finally wound up by eating
some fresh copy" from the copy
hook. Then the editor got real
mad and threw the animal out.
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SECOND INNING.

Seattle--Lynch flew out to
Strieb. Frisk grounded out to
Scharnweber. Akin singled to cen
ter and Hall grounded to James.
Vancouyer-Brown popped out to
Raymond Scharnweber flew out
to Akin Lewis walked. Gardner
singled to left but Swain grounded
out to the pitcher.
Vancouver ......... ........0 @
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SIXTH INNING.

Seattle-Bennett lined out to
Breen, who made fine catch.
Lynch flew out to center. Frlsk
grounded to Scharnweber, who
fumbled. Akin walked. Hall fan.
ned.
Vancouver-Breen flew to left
Streib grounded to Akin, who
fumbled, James popped up to Hall
Flanagan hit for two bases to cen.
ter and Streib scored. Brown
grounded out to Hall.
vancouver ..,..,..,t ssAI,,klphl
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THE PLAIN STORY OF one
LITTLE MOTHER AND BABES

This is the plain little story
Of:
A desolate home.
A heartbroken wife and
mother.
A pair Of innocent babies,
who must leave mother for
their world voyage alone.
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Will be well cared for. And she is
.thinktng-will tomorrow bring work
for me to do, and food and clothing
for my boy and for me?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26

Connecticut folks, although Sassa.
Gus. the chief, and a few others.
were permitted, II is said. to ss-
cape into the woods to die of star
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home. The mother is with her lit
tie boy at 1923 Water avenue, trying
to be brave in the thought that, al
though she has lost her babies, they
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26
WHO'S LAWLER? PARTNER OF FLINT,
SOUTHERN PACIFIC SENATOR AND
A bALL|NGER INVESTIGATOR =

And the Connection Between the Southern Pacific and
the Morganheims and the Western Land Grabbers Is
Compete-Los Angeles Big Water Fight Now Up to
Balinger and Lawler.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Philadelphia r. ii. f.
st. Louis ...............3 5
Philadelphia .... .....6 8 2
Batteries-Bailey and Killifer;
Morgan and Livingston, Thomas.
At Washington r. II. e.
DetToit s..... ....s.'...o IL
washington ...... ......l 1
Batteries-killian and Schmidt;
Reisling. Walker and Street.
At Boston r. H. f.
Cleveland ...... .......3 6 3
Boston ....... ........7 II /
Batteries--Linke and Easterly;
Cicotte and Carrigan.
At New York r. II. e.
AHtSdeO ....ss.s ssss'.'o y
New York ..............4 6 2
Batteries-Scott and Block;
Quinn and Criger and Sweeney.
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THIRD INNING.

Seattle-lIemmingway singled to
right. Dretchko grounded out,
Breen to Streib. Raymond famed.
Adams singled to left. Bennett
was passed. Lynch singled to left,
Hemmingway scored, and Brown
threw Adams out at the plate as
he was also trying to make home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26

Peaceful valley is the scene of
this domestic tragedy. Mrs. William
Hanson is the woman in the story.
Some six years ago she was as
happy a girl as you could find in
Spokane. because wasn't she young
and pretty and radiantly healthy.
and wasn't she engaged and about
to be married to the handsomest,
best man in the city? or course
this girl was happy.
She was married and both hus-
band and wife thought and fully in
tended to live happily ever after" ="
A baby boy was born year later.
and he was the JOY and pride Of
their hearts.
But one day serpent appeared
In this little home. Never mind
what kind or manner of a serpent II
was. 1t came and coiled itself be-
tween these two hearts--and the
happiness of one home died.
The husband left home, his wife
and his babies. There were three of
them then, the boy and twin girls.
And then
The wife was left alone and with
out money.
She had to decide to give her
babies away.
She must work and support her
self and boy.
The twins are Is months old.
They are big. pretty, blue eyed
girls, and look as though they would
beautify any home. Mrs. Dey of
the Orphans Home of Spokane has
taken charge Of the youngsters. and
will find a home for them The poor
mother would like to see both
adopted in one home, so that they
could grow up and be companions
for each other. But II necessary
they will go to separate places.
The babies are at the Orphans
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NO SPOKANE GAME.
ON ACCOUNT OF
WET GROUNDS
SEVENTH INNING.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS hit a
grOunder to Akin which he fumbled.
Lewis hit grounder to Hall which
he also balled up. Gardner ground
ed to Akin. With bases full Swain
Int to left, the ball rolling through
Adams legs, three runs coming in.
Frisk dropped Breen's fly to right.
Streib famed. James singled to
right and Swain scored. Flanagan
sacrificed. Bren and James worked
double steal, Breen scoring Brown
singled out.
otdttle
NdnCouNeT %
EIGHTH INNING.
Vancouver .
ot"ttiN ''''''' '''.'. U
vancouver ........... ........X X
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yation. This teaches us that when
history records an Indian massacre
II is not always massacre by In
dians; II may be a massacre OF In
dams.
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IS NOT DANGEROUS.

II Emma Goldman's advance man
is dangerous. It's because Of his
personality, not his anarchy, for
he's not q genuine anarchist
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FIFTH INNING.

Seattle-Dretchko flew out to
Swain. Pennington flew out to
Lewis. Adams flew to Swain.
Vancouver-Lewis flew out to
Akin. Gardner grounded out, Ben
nett to Hall. Swain famed.
Gnattln n
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-26

The most popular girls are those
who can make a young fellow think
that everything he says is funny.
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out OF your hand as long as you
make him think he has magnetic
eyes. Just give him flattery. That's
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Breen singled to left.

Vancouver-Breen singled to left
Streib hit a high drive to short
center and Raymond and Lynch col
lided. James walked. Flanagan,
with bases full, grounded to Hall,
who threw wide to the plate, Breen
scoring. Brown grounded to Ray
mond and Streib was caught at the
plate. With bases still full Scnarn-
weber tripled to deep center,
three runs being scored Lewis
hunted safe, Scharnweber scoring.
Gardner flew to Adams. Swain
flew out to left.
0cdltlt
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! Watch for the comet tonight.
The moon Will not rise until 10
o'clock. The best time to sec the
sky-wanderer Is at $50 o'clock.
PORTLAND, Ore.-As Miss Rena
Trickey was crossing bridge a
hull charged down upon her. She
set over a fence tist in time. Then,
going to her home, she secured a
rifls and went back to the bridge,
The animal again rushed at her.
but. calmly leveling the gun, she
sliot him. He fell dead at her feet.
Three deaths were recorded In
this city yesterday.
Blk marriage licenses were Is
sued yesterday.
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oeattle .......... ..,......... Y
sAcouVer .......... ...........C G
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Batteries = Harmon, COrrIdon,
Reiger and Phelps; Suggs and Me
Lean.
mas N4a 81 fiands m m
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Chicago r. Fl. Il.
Philadelphia 80. .......0 4
Chicago ...... .........2 2 l
Batteries-Moore and Doom;
Overall and Archer
At Pittsburg- r. ii. f,
Boston ........ ,.......4 6 A
Pittsburg ..... ........1 4 4
Batteries--Brown and Graham;
Adams. Maddox and Gibson.
At Cincinnati r. III. E.
Cincinnati ,... .......i IL L
Batteries - Harmon, Gordon,
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Batterles-Bailey and Killifer;
Morgan and Livingston, Thomas.
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Letter to Jimmie

z.
While walking down Eleventh street today
the instructions Conductors:
a change n running time has been made, notify
the word along.
this all of the of service will eventually realize
that change their regular have
removed they set the alarm clock back time to walk OF
If the prefer buy automobile.
No. Gable Remember that the springs new
will
would recommend putting
175 nerferes with the of both
and father
temept board IT'S been registered the
lures and after him.
Especially 25 will be
the Sixth
Conductor X who
4th carried miles
Labor people
ord thrown fatalities.
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BY FRED SCHAEFER.

DEAR BRUDDER OSCAR:
will call you "Brudder" becoss ver
| read you ouid of der Old Quart
find you wass a misprint. AS Ions
as you slant NIT Teddy l guess yot
aind such a lartch distance from
der Olt Quart | tot you wass
In fact, sence rer Saratoga CHR
contention l don'd mind eff | read
myseluf into der ranks of der in
surtehents.
BY desc smart remarks | mean
dot der kid gluff or New York
bralt of insurtchency ISIS goot
enough for me. All der difference
between i'd und der Olt Quart iss
COLT lace. Eff l only lay by der
COLT lace and put on. dress sud
to be Wild und vooly insufficient
why, l will feel yust so much like
a party aristoerat as before al
ready.
You hat me beliefing, dense dub
dot you are, dot Teddy wass a rip
shorter insufficient. Veil, guess
he ISIS, in der Vampire State. In
Kansas or Iowa dey vou- ,dink he
ISIS Oft Quart und wish to put him
in der quart house. Hiss bloodless
refoludion or Sout AMERICAN VIC
tory ad Saratoga does nod make
me cry like l beliefed ir voult. Ell
i'd ISIS insufficient, why me und
left coult attent a insufficient rat.
tlefication meeting mitoud grab.
bling our hats und leafing.
| Cnp nv q faehinn note dot fpn1
zles ISIS ferry much worn now
Judging from der jaunty effegt or
der vearers, frazzles iss a goot dea'
like jewelrys, id ISIS certainly trill.
ing how dose daredefil radicals
like Secretary Root upset der oil
orter of dings under der leater.
ship of Teddy for der purpose oil
ENTHUSIASTICALLY endorsing left IL
DER own bitter language und ex
orciating der tariff NIT vrushine
vorts of commentator. Efen Bal
lnger wass nod spared-he wass
ignored.
Altogether I am afrait dot
Teddy decapitootet Barnes unG
Woodruff NIT painless surgery.
l guess, OSCAR, dot hiss rude
manners is so reactionless dot does
New York Olt Quarts may dinE
dey hat been deeply mortified by
hiss boisterous CONDUCT, but 1 car
forgife him. | subbosed he wass
going up dere to snap somepody's
collarbone. but beliefe me, | aind
angry ad him ad all. l can still
be a Olt Quart und meet him ad
der halfway house. / am vikings
to be New York or drawing room
insufficient.
But l bet me eff he goes ouid
vest NIT dot kind of insufficient
blatforum, dey will charge dot i'd
years bangle bracelet.
excuse me eff l twit you, OSCAR.
Tee-hee!
Sarcatigfully.
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the dog-whip. He had asked A.
hundred questions, had insisted on
Jackpine's smoking a cigar at ey-
cry stop, and had been so happy
and so altogether companionable
that half of the Cree's hereditary
! reticence had been swept away
before his unbounded enthusiasm,
He helped to build their balsam
shelter for the night, ate huge
supper of moose meat, hot-stone
biscuits, beans and coffee, and
then, just as he had stretched HIM
self out in his furs for the night,
he remembered Gregson's warning.
He sat up and called to Jackpine,
who was putting a fresh log on
the big fire in front of the shell
ter.
"Gregson told me to be sure
and have the camp guarded at
night, Jackpine. What do you
think about it,"
The Indian turned with a queer
chuckle, his leathery face wrin-
killed. in a grin.
"Gregson-heem ver' much
fraid." he replied. "No bad man
here-all down there and in camp.
We KEEP watch evr' night. Heem
'fraid--I guess so, mebby."
Afraid of what?"
For a moment Jackpine was
silent, half bending over the fire.
Then he held out his left hand,
with the little finger doubled out
of sight, and pointed to it with his
other hand.
"Mebby heem finger ax'dent-
mebby not" he said.
A dozen eager questions
brought no further suggestions
from Jackpine. In fact. no soon
er had the words fallen from his
drivers lips than Rowland saw
that the Indian was sorry he had
spoken them. What he had said
strengthened the conviction which
was slowly growing within him.
He had wondered at Gregson's
strange demeanor, his evident anx-
iety to get out of the country,
and lastly at his desire not to re-
turn to the camp on the Wekusko
with him. There was but one So
| luton that came to him. In some
way which he could not fathom
Gregson was associated with the
mystery which enveloped him, and
adding the senior engineers ner-
vousness to the significance of
Jackpine's words he was confident
that the missing finger had be-
come factor in the enigma. How
should he find Thorne? Surely
he would give him an explanation
If there was an explanation to
give. Or was it possible that
they would leave him without
warning to face a situation which
zation?
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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heat, hot water, janitor service
and other conveniences appeals to
them as being inexpensive. They
think that naturally person
can't find a place in the midst OF
a forest to get rid of his loose
change.
Simple life is not only simple.
It's strenuous - the strenuous
part being on the bank roll. It's
a more expensive proposition to
take this back-to-nature trip, to
shoot deer, than it is to pur-
chase flock of them outright.
After looking over the expense
account of the deer-hunting gen.
tlemen, one can't help thinking
the cost of living isn't, after all,
so very exorbitant, and that we
can manage somehow to stand it
as long as we are not compelled
to go back to simple life.