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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
DIES At A GRAVE
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PITTSBURG, March 26.-Al-
though the death certificate of
Louis Zoller, 81, who dropped dead
beside his sons grave as the casket
was being lowered, will indicate
merely that he died from sudden
cardiac affection. his friends knew
that grief greater than he could
bear caused his heart TO break.
Zoller was veteran of the civil
war. and later was scout with
VIM. F. Cody (Buffalo Bid, in the
Indian fighters Nevada campaigns
Zoller's only son died here Thurs
day Between the two men there
has been an unusual affection. Al
though weakened by the shock of
his sons death, the old soldier in
sisted upon attending the funeral.
He bore up bravely until the cas-
ket was descending into the flower
lined pit. Suddenly he sank to the
ground with a groan. A physician
wb6 was at the funeral, says Zoller
died instantly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
TOMORROW IS EASTER

Tomorrow Sunday Is the day great rejoicing
the Catholic the Episcopal churches
festivities in commemoration of Chrss resurrection the
Some authorities that the word Easter the Saxon
while
of goddess Easter
first spring month";
Greeks, Gaus Romans all Of regarded
emblem Of the unverseth greatest work of the Supreme
Divinity
Christians typical of the they
he OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
JACK WEBSTER'S
LITTLE GRAFT

Our old friend Jack Webster of
tract index fame! We had over
looked Jack, or rather Jack had
overlooked us, causing us to won
der where he was operating" in
these latter days.
But you cant lose Jack. Where
there is any easy money to be had,
there you will find Jack. Jack
wisely chose the city engineers
office as having the softest picking
around the city hall and found in
City Engineer Ralston man to his
liking.
You know Ralston is such a
prince of good fellows. He reminds
you 50 much of the live ones we
used to meet at the courthouse in
the palmy days of old Bill Dean
and George II. Collin. When the
smoothness of Ralston is combined
with the bOldncss of the our demo
cratic warhorse II. ID. Merritt, there
is combination that it is hard to
beat, alongside of which George II.
Collin and Bill Dean must stand
aside and say, 1--WE bow to our
masters"
Well, at all events, Jack Web
ster--J. p. Webster it reads on the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
OPEN UP RIVERS
AND Then GET
TERMINAL Rates

Professor w. ID. Lyman of Whit
man college, and a well known in
structor of history, is in Spokane
today. Professor Lyman will re-
main in the city several days. AT
the regular Tuesday luncheon of
the chamber of commerce next
week he will speak on the advisa-
bility of opening up the Columbia
and Snake river channels.
The professor is well versed
along the line of the coming adj
dress, being a member of the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors congress
and an ardent advocate of improv-
ing waterways. He says that If the
Columbia river could be opened up
the railways which want to come
into Spokane would have to give
terminal rates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

American songs added to the "home
atmosphere.
While the crowd of his fellow
countrymen waited to receive the
former president, some one started
America" Everyone joined in and
the song was in full swing when
Roosevelt appeared His face
lighted up as he entered the ter
race and he heard the familiar old
song, and the old familiar phrase,
"De-elighted" sprang to his lips.
With the spirit of the white house
receptions. he declared at once that
he wanted to shake hands with
everyone there"
The visitors were pleased and
soon the line of Americans. in a for.
eign city. thousands of miles away
from their own country, filed past
the former chief executive.
The spirit of the white house re.
ception was on the colonel's call.
ers too. Five out of every seven
persons who grasped Roosevelt's s
hand as they greeted him ex,
pressed in one phrase or another
the hope of seeing him in the white
house next
One Kansan, pausing as he
greeted Roosevelt, said earnestly:
81 hope, Mr.. Roosevelt. when you
come back to America. you will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
ANOTHER REAL FINE:
WASTE OF CASH

10Th, to secure the $3.50 rate, but
because the official red tape delays
the payment for the Is days, the
taxpayers were pcnalized in this
one bill about SIS. The gas bill OK
tended from January rs to Febru-
AIRY "a, or less than month. In
addition to the gas bill the library
used electric light to the extent of
$1S05.
The credit of the municipal cor
poration, eXpending $l,500,000 an
nually. seems not to be good with
the gas company for Is days, caus-
ing the penalty to be placed on the
bill.
The fault is not so much with the
gas company. which is out to get
every dollar it can. but with the
city officials that permit such in
defensible business methods.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

Gas sells to the private con
sumer over the city at $3.50 per
thousand cubic feet where the bills
are paid by the 10th of the month
following the reading of the meter.
Not so with the city of Spokane,
however, a corporation supposed to
be owned and operated in the in
terest of the people.
For the month of February the
city paid gas bill at the public
library of $52.35, billed at the full
rate of $1.75 per 1000. The other
25 cents is added as u penalty be-
cause the city was Is days late in
paying the bill, BIZ days at the
city hall follow the last council
meeting of the month, at which all
claims against the city are allowed.
Tho gas company's bin was due the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
HARSH WORDS AROUSE
IRE Of COONC|LM MEN

city hall. urging the council to stand
pat. Most of the Improvement
clubs that have taken up the issue
seem to be in favor of the stand
for terminal rates. The refusal of
the railroads to bear the expense
or have anything to do with the
special election has annulled that
proviso, unless the council takes
further action along that line.
Meanwhile the Milwaukee and
the North Coast have called off all
of their construction gangs and
practically stopped all work lead
ing toward Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
BIG GUNS FOR
The COAST

PORT TOWNSEND, March 26.-
Forty-three five-inch siege guns and
forty three-inch field pieces are on
the ground at Fort Worden today,
soon to be installed in subsidiary
Notifications and entertainments
along the straits of Juan de Fuca.
The new plan of coast defense is
what is known as the Mobile forti-
fications," or a system of field bat
teries along the coast line where
landings may be expected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
TARIFF FIGHT
IS ALL OFF

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. WASHINGTON. March 26.-- 4
. The settlement of the tariff
. negotiations between Canada
. and the United States in
= manner favorable to both ma
. tions is assured. Secretary
. of State Knox today gave out
. an official statement declar- 4
. ing that the matter would be
. settled and that friendly un- 4
. derstanding had been reached. 4
. Negotiations between Pres 4
. ident Taft and Canada's rep
. resentative, begun In Albany Z
. and resumed here. were con- Z
. cluded today" Knox's state Z
. ment said. Z
= The negotiations have taxi 4
. en- form assuring a friendly I
. understanding will be reached 4
= immediately"
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
UNIONS DON'T
WANT SUNDAY
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BELLlNGHAM, Wash, March 26.
The Topographic. carpenters and
BARRIERS unions expect to force
vote to reconsider resolution
passed by the central labor council
last week, declaring that the COM
ing visit of Billy Sunday, the sem
sational baseball evangelist. was
considered By union labor as det-
rlment and Injury to tho COM
munity.
This ia the second fight over Sun
days visit. He requires the erection
of tabernacle capable az seating
at least 1000 people whenavor he
speaks. The council hns refuyed 4
permit for the franc auditorium
planned by the churches. on the
ground that n is 10 he constructed
within the fire iin,ita. Tho church
people are charging prejudice.
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CATANIA, Sicily, March 90
The internal fires or Mount Aetna
subsided slightly today, the vio-
lence of the eruption from II crat-
ers decreased in intensity and the
flow of lava from the riffs in the
mountain began to slacken in their
progress southwark
Scientists announce that the
greatest danger is over for the pres
ent.
The volume of the lava flow has
increased slightly, but the great
depressed area over which the head
of the snake-like mass is passing
has caused a decrease in the rate
of advance.
Scenes throughout the night on
the mountain and its vicinity were
awe-inspiring and the skies were lit
by flames from the open craters,
while cavernous rumblingS and
sharp detonations broke the silence.
The molten flood, CONCEALED and
rock like by day, was alight with
the red glow of its internal fire
and lambent flames played over the
mass.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
bALL|NGER WILL
TAKE HIS OWN
Time ABOUT It
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WASHINGTON. March 26.--Bal-
linger will not be called to the
stand until his own attorneys give
the word. That Is the decision of
the committee investigating the
Ballinger-Pinchot row. The commit
tee came to the decision after an
executive session. following the re-
quest of Attorney Brandies yester-
day that Ballinger be called to the
stand as one of his witnesses. Bran
dies represents CLAWS.
When the committee met today
Brandies was informed of the de-
! cision of the committee. They took
the stand that since Ballinger was
one of the persons most deeply con-
cerned in the controversy he should
be called when his own attorney,
Vertrees, was ready to examine
him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
HERE'S ONE ON RALST0N

c. M. Fassett & Co. drew from
the city treasury for cement tests
ON the Monroe stret bridge during
February, $1S2. In all there We're
% tests made, at $3.50 per throw.
While the testing end of the bridge
construction worked steadily, there
seems to have been but little prog
ress made in the actual laying of
the cement, as not Il bucketful OF
cement was placed IN the bridge
structure during tho month
If the testing expense continues
in the same proportion to the actual
amount of work accomplished, Mr.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
RUSSIA ExPElL|NC
THOUSANDS JEWS

Officers of Jewish associations
state that the work of expulsion is
proceeding at such a rapid pace
that the associations are swamped
with pitiable petitions for aid from
the exiles.
The home offices which hereto
fore stood with the Jews. is heading
the movement to expel them from
Russia.
The reason for the sudden change
against the Jews Is believed TO have
its inception in II report that the
Jews were in a plot against the
government.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
Building inspector ......... {
Weights and measures. ..... {

Total ................. $255. 90
With the addition of another
buzz wagon and a motorcycle,
which have been added to the Joy
riding" equipment at the city hall,
combn ned with unlimited street car
rides, the boys" on the city hall pay
roll ought to be able to find means
for enjoyment during the coming
summer.
And this is a reform" admins
tratiOn. too,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

roll were carrying members of their
families, friends and any old body
that came along on the car tickets
furnished by the city.
The special car ticket seems to
have failed of its purpose. as last
months bill for car tickets eclipsed
anything that was presented in the
palmy days of last summer.
For the number of employees who
actually use the tickets, it is esti-
mated that they consume from six
to 10 rides per day. That Is going
some, when ii must be remembered
that a man Is supposed to put in
some actual time ION the job"
Following are the departments
using the car tickets in the Febru.
nt1
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

among them will surely secede
when the home rule bill Is intro
duced This secession will prob
ably, be sufficient to give ma
jority against the administration
and TO force another election.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

LEMBERG, March 26.-Expulsion
OF Jews from Russia is going on at
a rate wholly unprecedented in
Muscovite history. according to in
formation received here from across
the frontier today. The refugees
are fairly swarming all along the
bdrder both in Austria and German
territory. Suffering among the ex-
lies is intense. Only a few have
been able to gather any OF their
TO take with them in
their flight TO 4 more friendly land.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
J. PIERPONT GETS
MOST VALUABLE
WATCHES; ONLY S525,0o0

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. GENEVA, March 26.--Prob- I
= ably the most valuable of old
& hand worked watches is in the
q possession of J. p. Morgan to-
= day.
. Morgan purchased the
q watches from Herr Marfels cf
8 Berlin for s525,ooo. The col
. lection until recently was on
= exhibition at Neufchatel.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26
GEE, THEY NEED BROOMS.

GEE, THEY NEED BROOMS.
Five dozen brooms in one month,
and still the city hall is not clean
physically or morally.
February expense accounts Just
allowed show that the city bought
five dozen brooms last month
Three dozen of the broous cost 81
per dozen, or nearly 90 cents
apiece. Another dozen cost $3.50
and another $3.50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

Ralston may eXpend enough to buy
out the whole Fassett & Co.'S plant
before the bridge is completed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-26

who will rent your house or W
vacant room can best be To- k.Y
Gated through Press M
"want" ad. Phone NJ. 374. M
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
Gnnlna Your Home.

81 have always felt that upon prop,
crly appointed and becoming dwellings
depends more than anything else the
improvement Of mankind" said Benja'
min Disraeli Carl Of Beacons1eld). To
sit In the evening in your comfortable
armchair; to look around you and
know that everything you see there Is
your very own and that you have OBJ
tanned 1t all so that you practically dc
not feel the cost; to know also that Il
you, the breadwinner, were suddenly
called away your home would still be
your wife's or your family's-that Is
one Of the pleasures Of life, indeed.
1t is a pleasure which gives you new
heart in your work in the world. It
sends you out every morning deter
mined to get on and to earn more
money, and because Of that very deter.
mination you do become worth more
money-New York Press.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
Death Was a Live Ono.

While on the way to the race track in
New Orleans one day several winters
ago an undertaken named Mr.. Dooley
passed funeral procession on its way
to the cemetery. Dooley had friend
with him, another Irishman, who ex-
claimed, "Sure, death always wins"
There happened to be a horse entered
that day named Death, and he won
with ridiculous ease, Dooley winning a
good bet on him. Dooley told all bis
friends Of the incident, and they all
went out to the course the next time
Death was entered. He won every
time he started for thirteen races. 1t
was near getaway day, when every
one was packing up ready to take the
last train for New York. The horse
was sold that afternoon at an auction
sale, and the buyer was Mr.. Dooley.
He hitched him a month later to q
hearse, and the horse became fright
ened and ran away and was not stop
ped until the graveyard was reached.
After the burial Dooley had the horse
shot and buried near the cemetery.
you're a dead one now, Death" said
Dooley, "but live one in those thir-
teen baltimore American.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
A Handy Snuffbox.

A curious story is told as to how the
Rothschilds supported Carafa, the
composer. The latter was far from
rich. His principal income was de-
rived from snufrbox. And this was
the way Of 1t: The snuffbox was given
to the author CT "La Prison d'Edim'
bourgh" by Baron James de Rothschilt
as token Of esteem. Carafa sold II
twenty-four hours later for IS ma
poleons to the same jeweler from
whom it had been bought. This be-
came known to Rothschild. who gave
1t again to the musician on the follow
ing year. The next day 1t returned tc
the jewelers.. The traffic continued
till the death Of the banker and longer
still. for his sons kept up the tradi
ton, to the great satisfaction OF
Carafa,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
Alesa,roria Gazette.
TUESDAY EVENING, OCT.
The fempter Won.

When the late Baron Nordenskjold
was at Ceylon on the way home from
his Journey along the northern coast Of
Siberia he received telegram from
the Russian government asking him
whether he would accept from tha
car certain decoration as an appre-
citation Of bis services to Russia. Fo:
many days the famous explorer way
cred, as he was member Of By:
sterne Bjornson's Anti-decoration club,
whose members were solemnly pledged
never to accept any decoration from
anybody. Nordenskjold, however, could
not resist the temptation, so he replied
to the telegram In the affirmative. 1t
Is not hard to imagine his disappoint-
ment when, upon reaching home, a
friend Of his, a high official, told him
the following: 'The Russian govern
ment was we'll aware Of your antago-
nistc views in regard to decorations
and had. therefore, placed In readiness
100000 rubles to be paid you In the
event Of your refusing to accept the
insignia, but before paying that sum
they wanted to try your firmness. Rus
STA Is certainly grateful to you for
your failure to live up to your pledge"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
Saved by Her Voice.

When travelling to Paris with some
other ladies on one occasion Nine.
Grisi had q thrilling adventure. at q
small wayside station a man entered
the carriage, and it soon became evil
dent from his threatening gestures
and eccentric behavior that he was q
dangerous lunatic. Though her COM
panions were panic stricken, Nine.
Grisi retained complete presence of
mind and with the utmost composure
began to sing. At once the maniac
was quiet. His whole attention was
riveted on that magnificent voice, and
he remained the mos. appreciative of
listeners until the train reached the
next station, where he was secured. 1t
transpired subsequently that he was
a maniac with homicidal tendencies
who had escaped from an asylum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
MEETINGS.

A GENERAL OR CALLED MEET
n ING of the stockholders OF the
WASHINGTON. \ Rim TON Z
FALLS CHURCH RAILWAY COM
PANY will be held at the principal OF
fee Of the Company at Mt. Vernon, Nir
cinia, on WEDNESDAY, October 18th
1910, at two-thirty o'clock p. m, for the
purpose of taking into consideration and
voting OH joint agreement entered in
to by the boards of directors of the
Virginia Railway Company
the Washington, Arlington & Falls
Church Railway Company and thcWasll-
ington. Alexandria d Mt. Vernon Rail
way Company for the merger or CONSOLE
dations of said corporations.
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
JOHN w. RICH, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
Tho Fashion of tho House.

A servant girl happened to be en-
gagged at farmhouse where the mis-
tress was known to have hasty tenn
per. On the first Saturday night the
girl was at the farmhouse she was told
by the mistress to clean the boots
ready for Sunday. The mistress on
coming into the kitchen later on saw
that the girl had cleaned her own boots
first. So she took them up and threw
them into a tub Of water that was
standing by and bounced out Of the
kitchen. The girl said nothing, but
when she had cleaned the other boots
she threw them also into the water.
"Whatever possessed you to do that,
grip asked the mistress on coming
again in the kitchen.
The girl simply replied:
''Well, ma'am, please ma'am, l
thought it was the fashion Of the
house, na'amw--London Tit-Bits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
septic I'd

A GENERAL OR CALLED MEETING
n Of the stockholders of the WASH
INGTON, ALEX ANDRIA e MT. YER
NON RAILWAY COMPANY will be
held at the principal office of the Com
pany at Mt. Vernon. Virginia, on WE'D
SESDAY October II, 1910, at two o'clock
p. m, for the purpose Of taking into con-
sderation and voting on 4 joint agree
ment entered into by the boards OF di-
rcctors of the MISUNDERSTANDING Rail
way Company, the Washington, Airing
ton & Falls Church Railway Company
and the Washington, Alexandria d Mt.
Vernon Railway Company, for the mcr-
ger or consolidation of said corp orations.
BY order Of the Board of Directors.
JOHN w. PITTOCK, Secretary.
II
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4 it4ie Flea

A London attorney named Else, rath'
er diminutive in his stature and not
particularly respectable in his charac.
ter, once met Jekyll. Sir said he,
81 hear you have called me pettifog'
ging scoundrel. Have you done SO,
sir?''
"Sir," said Jekyll, with look Of con-
tempt, II never said you were a pet
tifogger or scoundrel.- but said you
were little Observation-Disclosures Ga:
Zette
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
"PeddIerJs Acre."

Lambeth "old" church has numer-
GUS historic monuments, and in one of
the windows is the full length figure
Of a peddler with his pack, staff and
dog. This Is supposed to represent
the unknown person who presented
"Peddler's acre" to the parish upon
condition that his portrait and that of
his beloved canine companion should
be preserved In the church and that
his dog should be buried in conse-
Grated ground.-London Saturday Re
view.
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A CALLED OR SPECIAL MEETING
N OF the stockholders Of the WASH
NGTON-VIRGINIAR RAILWAY COM
PANY will be held ut the principal Of
fee OF the company in the town of Falls
Church, Virginia, at 3 o'clock p. M, on
WEDNESDAY. October y. 1910, for the
purpose Of taking into consideration and
voting on 4 joint agreement entered into
by the boards Of directors of the Wash
ngton-Virginia Railway Company; the
Washington. Arlington & Falls Church
Railway Company. and the Washing
ton, Alexandria 6 Mt. Vernon Railway
Company, for the merger or consolida-
ton of said corporations.
By order of the Board OF Directors.
+. i. PARKER. Secretary.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
They Felt Hungry,

She-Well. Clarence, dear, the sit.
uation is not quite us rosy as it was
pictured to us before marriage. Is It!
He-Well, not all together SO, love
Shell wtsh-er-I wish He-What
do you wish, dearest? She-l wish we
had the rice and the old shoes they
threw at us when we were married.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
A Jolt.

A middle aged matron addressed a
middle aged woman who sat next to
her in the street car, whom she
thought she recognized as an ac-
quaintance Of her girlhood. Pardon
me-" she said. but wasn't your
maiden name Blank"
1T, u.s." was the icy reply.-New
York Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
Fixed For the Future.

Friend-HaYen't you named the baby
yet?
Proud Mother-No; we must be very
careful to give him nice one,- be-
cause there will be so many named
after him when he Is president.