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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-05
KINGS IN EXILE.

Neither AmeIie nor Manuel,
when one thinks of their advan-
tages as "rois en- exil" can be
pitied for their fall from power.
Why should they be miserable at
not being able to look down as
from height on their fellow-crea-
lures? At private dinners and fetes
they will be given the highest hon
orable standing. De-facto sover-
eigns will receive them as equals
and a gilded opulence will soon be
as balm to the wounds inflicted by
the revolution on their arp ouI
propre. From London Truth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-05
Cpntbia @rep's
LETTERS

Dear Miss Grey-My ankles swell
especially when wearing low shoes.
What can | do? READER.
Alt is nothing to worry about.
Due to standing, thus slowing the
circulation. If you could sit occa-
sionally and elevate the feet or take
a brisk walk, the swelling would de-
crease. At night rub the feet and
ankles upward. If the swelling per-
sists, consult physician about the
kidneys and heart.
Purple Pansies" is Is, feet 6
inches tall, and wishes to know how
to wear her skirts, and how to wear
her hair; Elizabeth" is IA and
large, j. E. NJ. b. is Is and D feet
8 inches tall, Merry Maid" is 16
and small; and all these girls wish
to know how long their dresses
should be and how to arrange their
hair. One reply will do for the four.
Skirts should be half way between
knees and shoe tops and hair should
We uOle do Sli llSllly anu SIMPLY DIS
possible. Parted, rolled at sides,
braided turned up and tied with big
ribbon bow is my suggestion.
Dear Miss Grey-What will take
mildew out of pique skirt?
ANXIOUS.
A.-Mix soft soap with powdered
starch, half as much table salt and
the juice of lemon. Spread en-
both sides of spots ON skirt and lay
in sun. Repeat for two or three
days.
Dear Miss Grev-What will re-
move fly specks from a gilt frame?
SUBSCRIBER.
A-Dampen a enc sponge with
warm alcohol and wash frame with
it. Do not wipe afterward.
Dear Miss Grey.-1ow can
clean white plume? RENE.
A.-Wash in paste made of corn
starch and gasoline. Let dry and
shake well. Be careful about fire.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-05

tons for an afternoon next week to
100 friends.
The Hall of the Doges was the
scene of brilliant dance last even.
ing given by the University club.
Forty couples were present.
YOUNG LADIES GIVE
FREE CONCERT
The Aloha bible class, composed
or young ladies of the First Baptist
church have planned an interesting
entertainment for next Tuesday
evening at the church, corner of
Lincoln and Second avenue.
The program will consist of songs
from grand opera, violin solos and
concert numbers played on the Vic
tor AuXetophone, an electric talking
machine loaned by Eilers Music
House. Mrs. A. d.. Scammell will
give two recitationS.
The young ladies are just com.
mcncing their season of entertain
ment in connection with the work
of the class in bible study. Great
singers to be featured are Enrico
Caruso, Nine. Tctrazzini and Ger
aldine Farrar.
CARNATION CLUB MEETS.
Mrs. M. Mish. 1744 Eleventh ave-
nue.. will be hostess next Tuesday
for the Carnation club.
q q 4
PROGRESSIVE NEEDLEWoRK
CLUB.
The Progressive Needlework club
met Friday afternoon with Mrs. G.
A. Campbell, 1858 Henry avenue.
Sixteen members answered the roll
call. The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. William Barnes, E12O8
Indiana avenue.
EASTERN STAR DANCE.
Electa chapter of the Eastern
Star has issued invitations for a
dancing party Tuesday at the Ma
sonic temple.
ORCHARD AVENUE CLUB.
The Orchard Avenue club held ito
first meeting of the season Wednes-
day at the home of Mrs. A. d. Scam
nell. The following officers wsxS
elected: President, Mrs. BennSeB
vice president, Mrs. Delephine; SEQ
rotary. Mrs. c. d Smith; treasurer,
Mrs. Scammell.
q 4
SHOWER FOR GROOM.
Emrys Thomas was the honored
guest at sock shower Thursday
evening at the home of II. r. Ryan,
E100S Indiana avenue Miss Bertha
Griffith and Mr.. Thomas will be
married next Wednesday.
4 z 2
Mrs. Alice Smith and her daugh-
ter Clarabel of El717 Pacific ave-
nue. left last evening for San Fran
cisco, where she will spend the
winter.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Mrs. o. Register, E1717 Pacific
avenue, entertained Thursday aft
ernoon in honor of the eighth birth
day anniversary of her daughter,
Gladys.
The living room was prettily dec
Grated with potted plants, while
the dining room was full of Hal
lOwe'en features. Several large
Jack-o' Lanterns We're hung over
the table. The centerpiece was a
large birthday cake representing a
pumpkin with eight lighted candles.
Covers were laid for IA. The aft
ernOon was spent in games. Miss
Gladys was the recipient of many
pretty gifts.
Mrs. Register was assisted in en-
PERTAINING by Mrs. Alice Smith, Mrs.
George Holland and Mrs. J. e. Ed
wards. The little ones present were
Gladys Register, Ruth Smith, Nellie
Edwards, Esther Russell, Nellie
Hitchell, Alma baltimore, Clarabel
Smith, Thelma Fyfe, Dorothy Hol-
land, Hilda Belger, Marie Belger,
Claude Smith, Anna Register and
Frederick ROySter,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-05

If you've ever choo-chooed out of
Glasgow a few miles and come to
a particularly smoky town, the
chances are it was Paisley. where
a canny Scotchman is still coming
millions from the old family shawl
works. Pretty dirt place for any
thing as beautiful as some Paisley
shawls to come from, but they're
still coming. The picture shows
how one of them was draped eff
fectively in this seasons style.
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UNTIL SOME MEN have been
married a year or so they seem to
be proud of the words my wife
After that, when they are out OF
town, people would never know
they were married.
BEAUTIFUL TEETH ARE often
at the bottom of regulations for
sweet dispositions.
DEEPEST IN THE HEART OF
many bachelor girl in an ache for
a baby of her own.
1T ISN'T PARTICULARLY good
advertising when man says no.
body cares whether he lives or
dies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-05
DRINK AND IDLENESS

Intemperance is fostered as much
by ennui as by physical debility. A
mind fully occupied has far less dis
position to excess. The hardest
drinking occurs in stagnant provia-
cial towns.-From the London Out
look.
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SHOWING HIM OFF.

Husband (who fancies himself as
raconteur, is, with his wife, pay
ing his first call in a new neighborl
hood He tells a humorous story
with excellent results.)
His Proud Wife-Now tell them
your other story, dear.-From
Punch
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p EN- Ill p DIN T S

s nakefeers income this year will be only 7ooooooo If
Ou eHow
s''oOOO00 with which to pay for his golf this year
1t sounds as they'd ch'orotormea ice csrnon.
Telegraph
before
Even your smsller has
Otis. " ' ''0 N' N"e'"'
going to cost s74o7e335 New city comma
v' ''s' PAL" "hsn "" De tribute to party politics, usual
ana Hitchcock
ny them
Mother instance where The Caroline wears her
Adams apple. ~ ~ "
NJ! Governments
burs That's where trust prices bath uinch light.
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A WISE MAN IN POLITICAL VINEYARD

Wise shrewd, brightbaned little that Francis
Heney doesn't o
ildrich platforms
He labOrs
4
to him night and
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PRESER WING THE PEACE

Naves water, navies under
The air! Then armies perrin
And the fellows whose is dav
those whose salary
en-
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OTIS all right for tn office to
seek tn man, but it ought to in
spect him pretty thoroughly before
invitin' him in"
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PASTOR ARRIVES.

Rev. F. J. Potter arrived with his
wife from Newark, N. j., to become
pastor Of Gospel Tabernacle, Mallon
avenue and Jefferson street. He
will assume duties at his new pas
torate Sunday. preaching morning
and evening. A reception will be
given Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Tuesday
evening and program has been ar
ranged, consisting of musical Sc.
lections and addresses, after which
refreshments will be served.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-05

Social news Is q daily feature of
The Press. Any one wishing to in
sert such news should send 1t adj
dressed TO the society editor. or phone
before 10 a. m.
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DEAN AVENUE CLUB
ENTERTAlNS AlISRI

DEAN AVENUE CLUB
ENTERTAlNS HUSBANDS.
The members of the Dean Ave
nue. club entertained at cards
Thursday for their husbands at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Barker,
1904 Dean avenue. Bridge was the
game for the evening.
3 = q
University club at the Hall of
the Doges.
& & 4
BRiDGE-TEA.
Mrs. w. e. Nuzum, $500 Wash
ington. is hostess today at bridge
tea. She has also issued invita-
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How did you happen to come
clear out here from Indiana, strang
err asked SiXshcoter Pete.
We'll, you see the folks back
home got to saying all kinds of
mean, slanderous things about me,
and ! concluded | wouldn't stay"
said the new arrival.
"But why didn't you make 'em
prove them Slanders?'
They did
The gallon measure in America
is the old Queen Ann gallon. 1t
contains $3.50 pounds, while the
present gallon measure in England
contains 10 pounds.
He-But, my dear, we must have
something to eat.
She-lsn't that just like a man?
Always thinking Of his stomach.
II would take 1900 onehorse
drays to move John D. RockefeII.
er's fortune.
What's that you're smoking?"
said the girls father.
"Why, sir, it's n cigar" said the
girls young maV,
Smells 70 me like Connecticut
cabbage"
I'm sure u isn't, sir. just came
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The Spokane Press, Delivered.
Is Cents q Month.
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from your library and your daugh-
ter gave me one of yours"
Andrew Carnegie hasn't refused
to give an interview in the past
nine years. Before that he never
gave any.
PLAYS POPULAR WITH POPU-
LAR PEOPLE.
Hale: Gone, But Not Forgotten"
La Toilette: The Poor Mans
Relation"
Burrows: (Sea Hale).
Morgan: "The Dinner Party"
Manuel: IF | Were King"
Uncle Sam planted 100000
acres to potatoes this year. He av-
eraged 1906 bushels to the acre.
About 4oo,Ooo,0oO bushels, worth
over $2oo,Oo0,oo.
Some women believe that econ
omy means shaving yourself while
your wife cuts your hair.
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from your library and your daugh-
ter gave me one of yours"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-05

Dear Miss Grey.-How can
clean a white plume? RENE.
A.-Wash in paste made of corn
starch and gasoline. Let dry and
shake well. Be careful about fire.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-07

Main line Suothern Pacifc-San
Francisco to Portland.
2-Oregon Trunk line TO Klamath Falls
3-Oregon Short Line to Klamath Falls
4-Modoc Northern Reno to Klamath
Falls (Union Pacifc.)
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-07

Boise and Western r.. r. to Klamath
Falls
6-Orcgon and Eastern r. II.
Oregon Trunk line 81. j. Hill
o-Southcn Pacific and Union Pacific
to all eastern points.
9-Oregon Short Line.
1O-Westem Pacific II. r..
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-07
Resources

The most important railroad distributing point in
Oregon.
Six railroads now building to this city.
Twenty billion (2OOOO,OOOOOO) feet of timber.
This means a pay roll of $20O,00O00O.
100000 acres of the richest land in the l.. S.
L. S. Government spending $5,000,OOO on irrigation.
100000 horse power within the city limits to be de
yeoped
Greatest stock country in United States
The Gateway Of central and southern Oregon.
The head of navigation, navigable water
4Omles north and % miles south.
Grand tourist resort scenery and climate unsupass
ed, finest fishing and hunting to be found any
where.
The famous Hot Mineral Springs are located here
Same analysis as Carlsbad, flowing 100000 gallons
at 1870 degrees every "A hours
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Why Are You VyGiGiMg?

Are o
pay for a
If the house
desire to house a home
the
would then be applied the monthly Thus
o
We list parts
any one can meet who really watns to home
s5rA brand
electric light 500 cash Balance SIS month
"A with water
wat n
and walks
t a
sS-s the ask for lot lK67 feet This splendid lot for
side short distance from line
S6pA beautiful the north 1xd
nghborhood
Rich CD Morris
REAL ESTATE LOANS INSURANCE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-07

A'so a1lo rods with two houses. west
ae 'i 'ih West between ord and 4th
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be supplied with the pues of
reach the side of the edition Lots % to fl feet wide IA 155
6foot all graded and sfoot alleys Cement sidewalks be laid
lot line
another along the west line will begin in go days The closest the coi
the owetped residence lots Salt Lake City Only minutes ride
business Come and take you any any day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-27
Mrs. Wilson and the Last Batch of Triplets.

Nothing daunted, the persistent
Mrs. Wilson repeated the perform
ance in 1905, when once again the
baby carriage for three was
brought into requisition, and was
manned by full complement
Again Roosevelt was promptly
notified. and again he showed his
appreciation by forwarding his
photograph and autograph. This
time the consignment was more
fortunate. Two died, but the third,
little Ethel, survived and is living
today.
The star event, however, took
place only couple of weeks ago,
WHEN Wilson was overjoyed to find
himself the father of bankruptcies.
President Roosevelt was too far
away to be notified this time, and
in the light of subsequent events
it is perhaps just as well.
The most surprising feature of
the case is the fact that Mrs. Will
sons mother. who is a graduate
physician and who arrived on the
scene within half an hour of the
alleged arrival of the babies, was
completely taken in, although one
of the babies was at least six
weeks old. Her creduilty was such
that when DR.. Pratt refused to sign
the birth certificate she affixed her
own signature without the slightest
hesitation.
Or. Pratt's disclosure of the plot
a few days afterward created a
great sensation. The matter was
taken up by the authorities and
as result of Mrs. Wilson's con-
fession, in which she admitted that
not only the bankruptcies, but all
the other children to which she
had professedly given birth. were
in reality foundlings which she had
palmed off on her husband, the
uuadruplets were taken from the
Wilson home and committed to the
Los Angeles Humane society.
Twenty years ago a somewhat
similar plot was perpetrated on
Robert Ray Hamilton, scion of
the celebrated Hamilton family of
New York, although in the case
the motive was obviously one of
extortion and blackmail, whereas
in the present instance Mrs. Will
sons object, as appears from her
own story printed elsewhere on
this page. was by no means so un.
worthy.
Hamilton went into seclusion
after the disclosure of the scandal
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my neighbors now that not even
one of the babies was my own a.
thought it would be to prove that
all of them were. / think that the
glorious feeling of motherhood
within me had almost convinced
me that the babies were really my
own.
Mrs. Hayes was of great assist
ance to me and without her help I
am afraid the plan would have fall
ed from the start. As 1t was. how
ever, she prepared the infants 80
carefully that when my mother. .
graduate doctor mind you. came to
examine them within half an hour
of their supposed entry into the
world, she hadn't the slightest sus-
picion that everything was not as It
purported to be.
l do not want other women to be
as disappointed as have been in
this matter or l should have no
hesitation in recommending others
in my position to act as did.
Women who have known the baby
hunger which ! suffered and who
have no other means to satisfy It
than those employed, will agree
with me.
Legal adoption is all very well In
it's way, but 1t does not give the joy
of successful substitution. The
baby grows up In the belief that
she is no different to any other per
son, the husband never has any
reason to doubt the wisdom OF his
course in adopting a strange baby.
and the wife Is happy in the reflec-
tion that through her pious fraud
she has provided baby with
mother and a father. a mother and
a father with child and husband
and a wife with bond OF union
more potent than all the marriage
vows ever taken on the altar Of
live.
When am again able to face
the public and my friends. l shall
ask the court to restore al the
babies to me. and II my prayer h
granted l shall devote the rest a.
my life to teaching the little waltz
the value of mothers love.
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Bv Mrs. w. w. Wilson.

devotion to these little waits, who,
but for me, would never have
known a mothers love; who. but
for me, would have been left in
some heartless institution all their
lives.
Had | accepted money consid-
Grafton for the adoption of the chill
dren my attitude might have justi-
fled adverse criticism. AS it was.
however, the only money concerned
in the transaction is. what I have
paid, or will eventually have to
pay, for the maintenance and edu-
cation of the children; and so can
hardly be accused of mercenary
motives.
No, my real and only motive was
the love hold for babies, and my
desire to bring JOY to my hus-
bands heart. True, l had three
children already, the twins and
Ethel, the sole survivor of the
triplets. But these three are grown
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these little babes to grow up un-
der the impression that the woman
who brought them up was their
real mother
The adopted child's love Is an
artificial love. and l wanted them
to love me with true child's love.
did not want the children to grow
up with the idea that they were
under any other obligation to me
than the natural obligation OF
child toward its parent.
That is the extent of my crime.
Compared with the conduct of the
women who deserted these babies,
who voluntarily gave up their own
flesh and blood. | feel that my ac-
ton in assuming the parentage of
the babies Is most praiseworthy,
and that the. subterfuge to which
l resorted was justified by my pur-
pose. The end excused the means.
The natural mothers of the
babes have proved themselves un.
natural mothers. The real"
mothers are more unreal than l
am. My mother love extends to
all babies, while their natural in
stincts are not sufficiently de-
veloped to care for their own Off
spring. The wild beast in the
jungle Is more humane than they
have proved themselves to be.
And yet / have been condemned
and the motives have been i'm
pugned. while the conduct of the
babies mothers has passed un-
noticed,
What had to gain? Months
and years OF hardship. anxiety and
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WHAT Is unquestionably the
w most astounding hoax ever
perpetrated by woman up
on her husband has just been ex-
posed in Los Angeles, California.
After nine years OF deception,
Mrs. w. w. Wilson of that city,
has confessed that twins with
which she presented her husband
in 1901, the triplets which followed
in 1903, the second batch of trip
let's which made their appearance
in 1905 and the bankruptcies which
arrived only two weeks ago, were
all the babies of others, picked up
at founding asylums, hospitals,
private sanitariums and wherever
else they were to be had. In other
words, it now appears instead of
being the proud father OF thirteen
children, as he had all along i'm
agined, only one of the children
was in reality his own.
There have been numerous cases
where, for Interior motives, women
have palmed off others babies as
their own, but this is undoubtedly
the only case on record where the
fraud has been practiced on such
a wholesale scale.
The ease with which Mr.. Wilson
was hoodwinked in this astounding
case mas suggested the possibility
that other husbands have been and
are now being fooled In the same
way, and this view has been con-
firmed by the officials of various
founding asylums where inquiry
has been made.
Mrs. Wilson's first experiment in
fictitious maternity took place in
1901 when she presented her hus-
band with twins. The little girls
were named Vivian Lucinne Will
son and WHINE Lucille Wilson, but
because of the confusion resulting
from the unusual names they were
known respectively as Blossom and
Jewel. They are still living.
In 1908. the Wilson household
was blessed by the arrival of trip
let's. The Wilson's were living in
Chicago then, but the interesting
event was brought to the attention
of President Roosevelt, who dis
played his qualification by sending
the delighted parents" a picture
of himself with his autograph at.
tached. Even with such an aus.
picious start in life. this little trio
Jared i'll and they all succumbed
within eight months.
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Well. l will tell you. l wanted
these babies to have all the love
1t was possible to give them. and
1t occurred to me that while my
husband Is as fond of children as
l am, there might be times when
the knowledge that the children
we're not really his own might
work to their disadvantage. I
thought he would love them better
If he believed they were his own. II
l could have fooled myself, too, l
would willingly have done it, for
the same reason.
My task was by no means an
easy one. 1t was nee aosary for me
not only to hoodwink my husband,
but my mother as well, as the lat
ter Is graduate physician, 1t re-
quired some clever acting on my
part.
took into my confidence DR..
Pratt, Mrs. Lena Hayes. a nurse,
and Mrs. Smith. who was Mrs.
Hayes fostermother. DR.. Pratt, l
believed, intended to assist me
right through. but at the last mo-
ment he reconsidered the matter
and refused to sign the certificate.
My mother, however, who had no
idea of the deception, had no such
qualms and readily signed the ne
cessary certificate, which was duly
filed.
The preparations for the event
were so well arranged that my
mother was completely fooled. AL
though one of the babies. was at
least six weeks old the day it was
supposed to have been born, my
mother did not suspect anything
wrong. OF course, arranged to
have the babies ''born" before the
doctor arrived, SO that it was to
some extent necessary for him to
take my word for the manner Of
their delivery. / didn't tell him
that they were delivered" at the
back door. two at time. the pre-.
vious evening by q very human
stork.
In fact. my plans were so well
laid that Il is as hard to convince