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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-21
Fables of Convention
Nv. THE GIRL WHO WORE NO RAT.
This is brief tale about a girl
who wouldn't wear a rat.

This is a brief tale about a girl
who wouldn't wear a rat.
She wouldn't wear a rat because
she thought they made a girl look
horrid. 1t wasn't because she
couldn't afford one. o, mercy, no!
On the floor of the wagon shed at
home there was enough waste hair
and Irish moss from old buggy cush
ions to make hundred rats. She
could have had innumerable rats if
she had so desired. Her not wear
ing rat was matter of principle
She came down from the country
and got job in department store
at $3.50 a week. She thought that
good pay. for start. Presently she
thought differently. She rented
6xS room for $3.50, leaving two dol
lars for her meals and her clothing,
and uch washing as couldn't be
pasted on the mirror. No room here
to tell how she divided this sum.
iSuiN IL ouI HOuI Stll.
She didn't get along very well.
Other girls, who were drawing but
little more pay than she, dressed
vastly better than she could afford
to dress, and often ate 80 cent table
dhote dinners. Even those who
were not living at home could be re-
splendant on four or five dollars
week. Sometimes the men about
the store. floorwalkers and the like,
would take such girls out to dinner.
She wondered about these things.
She, Tted Susie about it. Susie
only ufew five dollars, yet she had
a nearseal coat.
Susie laughed in her throaty con-
tralto.
Get WISE" she said. Then she
leaned over and advised, confiden-
TALLY: do up your hair different,
kid. eGt some style to you"
The girl from the country pom
dered this cryptic advice. and when,
after a while, its meaning dawned
upon her. she was a little shocked
and she blushed the merest ghost of
a blush. She was too tired and dis
pirited to be much shocked and too
hungry and bloodless to blush
much.
But she vowed she would get no
rat. and next day she defiantly
coiled her braids a little tighter
than usual.
'Let 'em* laugh" she said T
don't care. I hate 'em, anyway"
When the holiday rush was over,
the manager, seeing that she gave
no evidence of blossoming into any
thing more attractive than the
dowd> country girl she was at first.
nay, had even lost the pretty color
that had won place for her then,
marked her as one of the first to go
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She didn't have money enough to
take her home. Besides, she would
have been ashamed to go home
beaten. even if she had had the
money. She paid har room rent,
and with $1.S5 to go on, sought for
work.
That's all. The folks at home
never heard from her again. No
body knew what became of her.
There was girl, to be sure, who
looked like her amazingly
But this girl wore a rat and a
whole battery of puffs. She couldn't
possibly have been the girl who
wouldn't wear a rat.
*" En-" Short for "them." &C
Cusative of they" For they" see
note under tomorrow's Table of
Convention"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-21
VITAL RECORD
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

T. r. Ratliff, 20, Spokane, and
Myrtle Pengelly, 10. Spokane.
E. G.. Auerswald, II, Kennewick.
and Anna J. Strong, 10. Spokane.
Howard r. Weaver, "a, Spokane,
and Susie E. Garland, %, Spokane.
O. S. Young, ~, Newark, O., and
Carrie b. Watson, q, Spokane.
William b. English, 20, Spokane,
and Anastasia Mcdonald, %, Spo-
kane.
Arthur w. Atkinson, legal, Edi-
son. Wash. and Gertrude Unger,
legal, Spokane.
Grover Fleming. 26, Spokane, and
Nettie G. Coles, 26, Spokane.
Clifford E. Whitehouse, %, Spo-
kane, and Olive Bulls. %, Spokane.
Carl O. Nein. %, Spokane, and
Mary J. Smith, 10, Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-21
MARGARET ELLINGTON
ON STAGE AGAIN
(By UniteA Press Leased Wire)

NEW YORK, June 21.-Margaret
Ellington announced today her in
tention to return to the stage. She
will be seen in a new play which
will be rehearsed and produced in
Tacoma, and her husband, Edward
J. Bowes, millionaire real estate
man. is to act as her manager. The
opening of the play is planned for
date early in September.
Yes. have decided to return
to the stage" said Miss Ellington
today. Il shall have new French
play. | am to have the best sup
port obtainable and the company
will assemble in Tacoma, where
rehearsals will be held and where
the play will be first produced"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-21
MAY SELL TINE HIGH SCHOOL
SITE FOR new CITY HALL

A movement was launched this
morning to have the city council
purchase the block Of ground oecu-
pied by the burned South Central
high school building for site for
the new city hall.
The site occupies one whole city
block, bounded by Fourth and Fifth
avenues, Howard and Stevens
streets. 1t is but six blocks from
the corner of Howard and Riverside
or only four blocks farther out than
the present city hall. The location
is central for all car lines, both COM
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WASHlNGTON-Variety is the
spice of life at the Washington
theater this week, for some seven
interesting vaudeville specialties
are on the program and all are Civ
ign excellent satisfaction, if con-
tinued applause counts for success.
The chief entertainer is of course
the Master Magician, the always
wonderful Albini.
PARTNERSHIPS Sophie Tuck
err. the Twentieth Century Singer
at the Pantages this week is GER
tainly making a big hit with her
clever songs. At every perform
ance so far this week she has TAX
EN- several curtain calls and en-
cores. Miss Tucker recently fin
ished an engagement on the VIM.
Morris time, where she was a tre-
mendous success.
ORPHEUM-No more elaborate
nor more artistic act has ever been
seen at the Orpheum than THE
Picture of Dorian Gray" which
Edwards DavI; and his able COM
pany are presenting this week. In
tensely dramatic, eXquisitely act
ed, and most handsomely staged,
the dramatizatiOn of Oscar Wilde's
story is most effective. 1t scintil-
lates brilliance and acts for
months will have to be compared
with it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-21
SMALLPOX REPORTED.

One new case of smallpox and an
ether case of scarlet fever were re-
ported at the health office today.
This makes 20 cases of scarlet lever
and II cases of smallpox. Three
families are under quarantine for
smallpox; the rest of the cases are
at the isolation hospital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-21

sell the present site to the city for
something like 100000 or $25O,00O
and buy cheaper site for less than
half the money, the school board
could finance the new building with
out much trouble.
1t is said that the South Central
high school could go south as far as
Ninth avenue or possibly the bluff
and still remain central for the pu-
pills of the district. All of which will
form the matter Of much future ne.
gotiation if the question of the sale
Of the present high school site for
the use of the city hall is consid.
cred.
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panies running cars convenient to
the spot.
The matter has been suggested to
the school board and may be consid-
cred by that body at it's special
meeting called today. The school
board is partial to rebuilding on the
present site, and the question of the
salvage of the walls will cut large
figure in the consideration of any
proposition as to a new high school
site.
The insurance on the burned
building, $4,000, gives the school
board nice nest egg to start re-
building operations. If they were to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-06-21

Get two new subscribers who not taking The
Press and collect 25c in advance for each of Them
and take them to the Contest Manager of The Press who
will give you assortment of fancy fireworks something
you have before for they all and novel;
valued at 25c. Use the coupon in the lower left hand
ner Be sure the and address written plainly.
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Roy M. Owen, legal. Spokane, and
Madge II. Lowry, legal, Spokane.
r. E. O'Connor, a. Seattle, and
Dorothy Lake, 90, Oakesdale.
H. I. Lamers, legal, Spokane, and
Helen G. Fraser, legal, Spokane.
A. f. Lathrop, 81, Spokane, and
Pearl E. Gibson, 18, Kendrick, Ida.
w. NJ. Skaggs, 80, Denver, Col,
and Bessie Berry, %. Denver.
Joseph M. Tompkins. legal,
Cheney, and Alice M. Pattison,
legal, Little Falls.
II. H. Robinson, %, Spokane. and
Katie Neil. %, Spokane.
Judge Cross, 26, Spokane, and
Myrtle Dorsey, 10, Spokane.
l.. Lakewood, 3S, Spokane. and
Louise Thrower. 25, Spokane.
A. H. Best, legal, Deer Park,
Wash, and Mrs. Laura Best, legal,
Williams Valley, Wash.
BIRTHS.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rob
erts. Hillyard, May II, a daughter.
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HEAT e RS
sANTI.MATRIMoNY TOMORROW

Henrietta Crosman will present
Percy MacKaye's whimsical COM
edy, "Anti-Matrimony," on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings. If local
playgoers have any idea of the de-
lightful treat in store for them in
the appearance of this gifted star in
her recent comedy success, there
will be considerable line in front
of the box office window from the
time the sale opens until all the
seats have been sold.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
N. Y. POLICE DEPT
IS GIVEN SHAKEUP

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.--The long ex-
pected shakeup in the administration of
the police department occurred late to-
day, when announcement was made
from Mayor Gaynors office that Police
Commissioner w. f. Baker and his
deputies, Frederick H. Bugher and
Charles Kidby, had resigned.
James C. Cropsey, a Brooklyn lawyer,
was named to succeed Mr.. Baker;
Clement j. Driscoll, who has attracted
attention recently by his activity as
commissioner of weights and measures,
was appointed first deputy, to succeed
Mr.. Bugher, and Capt w. j. Flynn,
chief operative of the United States Sc
cret service, was made head Of the de-
tective bureau, with the title OF second
deputy. Mr.. Flynn's appointment is in
lnie with the known intention OF Mayor
Gaynor thoroughly to reorganize the
detective bureau.
James G. Cropsey is 46 years old and
is known as an able lawyer.
Clement ]. Driscoll is 30 years old.
Before his appointment as commission
er of weights and measures he was a
newspaper reporter at the city hail.
WILLIAM J. Flynn has made an envi-
able record in the federal secret service,
with which he has been connected for
thirteen years. He is AZ years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
EASTERN STAR MEMBERS
HONOR MRS. ADA DALTON
Grand Chapter in Session at San
Diego Selects Several
New Officers

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 2O.-The grand
chapter of the Order of Eastern Star
devoted today to the election of Of
ficers, and as there were several can
didates the balloting proceeded slowly
and some selections were postponed
until tomorrow.
The contest for grand worthy matron
was especially spirited, Mrs. Ada
Marsh Dalton of Oakland being chosen
after two hours of balloting.
The first election was for grand
worthy patron. There were two candi-
dates, William j. Mossholder of San
Diego was chosen. He received 632
votes. DR.. j. S. Taylor of Los Angeles
received 283.
After the result of the ballot had
been announced, DR.. Taylor moved the
election of Mr.. Mossholder be made
unanimous, which was done.
The first ballot for grand worthy
matron resulted: Mrs. Ada Marsh Dali
ton, Oakland, 450; Mrs. Martha Dins-
more, Fortuna, 449; Mrs. Jennie
Graves, San Francisco, 49, There
were also many scattering votes. Four
more ballots were taken and on the
last Mrs. Dalton was elected.
The chapter then chose William Ar
thur Hicks of Sacramento grand as
sociate patron on the first ballot. The
other officers will be chosen tomor-
row.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
ROBBED Of NOTE WORTH
$4,000, SAYS AGED MAN

While M. w. Hazelton, IS. was away
from his room in a lodging house,
6S1 1-2 South Main street, yesterday
morning, the door of the room was
forced and strong box containing
$15O,OOO worth of non-negotiable per-
sonal notes and $500 bank certificate
on the First National bank of Oneida,
N. Y, taken.
AS everything else in the room was
untouched, officers who were detailed
to investigate the robbery, are of the
opinion that the act was not a hap
hazard robbery, but was the work
of some one acquainted with Hazel
toms affairs, who knew that he kept
his valuables in the bureau drawer
from which the strong box was taken.
Hazelton is an old resident of Los
Angeles having lived here for twenty
five years. He is a retired contractor,
and says he built the first cable car
road ever operated in this city.
When interviewed by detectives in
regard to his loss, he did not appear
Worried. All the notes were made
payable to him, and he seemed to take
pleasure in the thought that the thief
has little chance to realize on them.
He told the officers that none but
himself could collect on the $500 certi-
ficate on the bank at Oneida, N. Y.
Hazelton has always been adverse
to keeping his valuables in safe de-
pOSit vaults.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
Mayor Alexander Repudiates FrederickS;
Refuses to Speak on the Same Platform

the
derwho Of the Republican ticket in the present
absolutely support Mr. Frrs or
the same om
Wowine the that Mr. Fns has
the Of the solid
hree'o O the
NIayoA Alexander i
Republca CounyC
SOU
In vo of 3
tina
than Monday
will the platform with Capt John D.
Iwishi
the Capt
following reasons
Mr. WooN which to my mind nave not en
annot supportM Mr. Fder
FErc asutn coffee o
visor the
would and
the 'sohdt three" Very ruy
against the s1enneS o ' ~ ~ GEORGE
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
MILLION DOLLARS
. AIDS WORLDWIDE
WORK OF Y.M.C.A.
John D. Rockefeller Contributes
S450,000 to Expansion
Fund of Organization
CITIES SUPPORT PROJECTS
Wanamaker Will Erect Building
in China in Addition to
Five Donated
CITIES SUPPORT PROJECTS
Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Contribu-
tions of $1,00OO00 for wold-wide ex-
pansion Of the Young Mems Christian
association; $450,OOO of which was Civ
en- by John D. Rockefeller, were an
nounced today at the conference Of
Y. M. c. A. workers in the East room
of the White House.
President Taft addressed the dele
gates and heartily indorsed the or
ganization.
Mr. Rockefeller's gift, offered on con-
dition that a like amount be raised,
was met by contributions from many
layman interested in the movement,
among them John Wanamaker and
Cleveland Dodge of New York, VINO
pledged funds for two buildings in the
Leyant: S. V. Woodward of Washing
ton, $35, 900 for a building at Kobe;
James Stokes and a donor, name not
announced, 100000 for a building ut
Moscow; John Perman of Paris, Ont,
$4,000 for a building at Hankow,
China; John w. Ross for the Mon
treal Y. M. C. A, $4,000 for building
at Canton, China; Dupont Clarke, jr.,
funds for a building at Bangalore,
China, and citizens of Buffalo, 5 . 900
for buildings in Toxic.
Mr.. Wanamaker offered to erect an
other building in China, in addition
to the five association buildings al
ready given by him.
WORK IN FOREIGN LANDS
The subject of the conference was
that of extenson of the movement in
to the far east, the near east and the
Latin-American countries.
More than 200 laymen from twenty
one states and Canada were present
and were welcomed by President Taft,
who gave the expansion project his
earnest approval and pledged TO II MS
active support.
DR.. John r. Mott, general secretary
Of the Worlds Student Christian Fed
Grafton, outlined a program for ex-
pansion. The plan involves the addi-
tion of fifty experts in the far east
during the next three wears to direct
the policy, the erection of forty-nine
buildings in ten nations, to provide pro-
per equipment for such expansion and
81, ,515, 900 in money to cover the cost of
the equipment. The countries to be
benefited include the Philippines, ia
pan, China, India and Ceylon, Russia,
Korea, Turkey, Porto Rico, Cuba and
Portugal.
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood, in address,
ing the laymen, commended the work
of the association in Havana and
plain and unselfsh duties of America
in those countries.
PROMINENT MEN SPEAK
Among other speakers were John
Wanamaker of Philadelphia; Prof.
Burton, University of Chicago Gen.
John w. Foster, G. w. Perkins of j.
P. Morgan & Co., and Melville E. Stone,
general manager Of the Associated
Press.
Tonight the Twenty-four-hour-a day
club of Washington, which has to do
with promoting local interest In the
foreign work of the Y. M, G. A, gave
a dinner attended by $50 Washington
ians, who were unable to attend the
White House conference.
John r. Mott presided, and a series
of addresses. were made by representa-
tives of the general work in India,
China, Japan, Turkey and South
America. ~
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
SYMPATHY STRIKE
MAY AFFECT 1900
Employees in Missouri Pacific De-
partmentS Decide to Dis
continue Work Today
Associated Pressl

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20.-A strike in
sympathy with the Missouri Pacific
railway machinists to become effective
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning was
decided on tonight by the labor leaders.
The strike will affect the boiler
makers, metal workers and black
smiths of the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain, if carried out. 1t is said,
however, to be doubtful whether the
men will obey the strike order. II the
order is generally obeyed 2500 men will
go out.
The company's side of the contro-
versy was stated tonight by General
Manager A. w. Sullivan as follows
"There are no material differences
existing between the railway company
and the machinists, except the ques-
tion of the reinstatement of the fore
men who went out with the men. The
machinists organization insists on re-
instatement to the positions formerly
held, which request has been refused.
"The right of the railway to select
its own officers, of whatever rank, in
cluding foreman, is one that cannot be
relinuuished to a labor union, while
the company is held to responsibility
for the safety and efficiency of its
service"
A statement signed by union leaders
says that if the trouble on the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Iron Mountain is not
speedily adjusted, the union will bring
influence to bear on their members en-
ployed on other Gould roads.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
FEAR GIRL KIDNAPPED BY
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFICKERS

TACOMA, Oct. 2O.-For three days
the police of Tacoma have been in
vestigating the disappearance of Miss
Elizabeth Hopkins, an attractive young
woman who suddenly left her lodgings
in q local hotel two days before she
was to have been married, and who,
it is feared, has been victim of
"white slave" trafflckers.
The young woman was last seen on
the evening of October s. when tele-
gram was delivered to her at her room.
from her fiance, a young freight clerk
named Woods. The wedding was to
have taken place the following day.
Woods came to Tacoma from Nor
ton, small town south of Tacoma,
where he is employed by the Tacoma
& Eastern road and was astonished at
finding his promised wife had left the
night before. He began a search for
her aided by her father and the local
police.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
2 KILLED AND .25 HURT
IN OHIO TRAIN WRECK

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. @O.-Hoeking
valley passenger train No. SS, north
bound, was derailed one mile south OF
Harpster, Ohio, at 1910 a. m. today.
Two passengers were killed and twen-
ty-five persons were injured. The dead
are Mrs. Mary Ann Cook, aged 81, of
Bluffton, Ohio, and an unidentified wOm-
an, thought to be Toledo nurse, aged
about SO.
The railroad officials seem unable to
account for the wreck. The same train
was derailed near LemOyne, Ohio, Sep
tember IL. At that time, as today, 1t
was running fast, and was drawn by
new type of heavy locomotive.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
MAID STATES PL0TTERS
TALKED OF MURDER PLAN
Especial to The Herald

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.-Mary
Boss. formerly employed as housemaid
by Mrs. Louis Koehler, who is held, at
the Oakland police station while her
alleged bigamous matrimonial affairs
are being Investigated, testified before
the grand jury tonight that she heard
Mrs TSoehler and her husband forming
q plot against the life of her former
husband, John Beck, a wealthy Liver
more rancher.
A previous husband, James III. Wal
lace of Los Angeles, whom she married
in this city soon after the San Fran
cisco Are, died suddenly.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FORECAST

FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity; Fair and
cooler Friday; light north wind changing to
south. Maximum temperature yesterday 81
degrees; minimum temperature, 64 degrees
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
couRr AETER EpNA LoErus

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 2O,-When
Mrs. Harry Rheinstrom, who was
Edna LOTUS, the actress, failed to APP
pear to answer to a charge in the
police court of having defrauded a
chauffeur. the court issued q bench
warrant for her arrest Her attorney
told the court that he knew nothing OF
her whereabouts.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
MISTAKE PROVES FATAL

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2O.-Mistak-
ing a bottle of carbolic acid for a
shampoo preparation, Mrs. Dora Sing
er, an aged inmate Of the city and
county hospital, poured the fluid on
her head and was so badly burned
she died a few hours later.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
SNOW EALLs IN TEXAS

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Oct 90
with snow falling at Giles, Estelline
and other Panhandle towns and the
mercury ranging from "a to 40 degrees.
a "norther" is general over the state Of
Texas today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
PROBE SINKS DEEP
INTO N. Y. GRAF I
REPORTERS Deny Sharing $780,
600 Bribe- Higher Ups
to Testify
ASSOCIATED Press)

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-The Legislative
investigating committee this AFTERNOON
nostnoned it's attempt to find out VINO
raised the money subscribed at Del
monico's to defeat the Hughes morse
race track bill, where it went to, or
even If any money really was raised.
Instead of pushing forward on the
path taken yesterday, the committee
turned it's attention to the bridge ac-
counts scandal in the Aids trial at
Albany during the last session OF the
senate.
Former Senator Ben Conger, who
made the charges that led to the ex-
pulsion of Senator Aids, retold the
story of bribes paid to legislators
Previous to his appearance, positive
denial was made by four newspaper
men mentioned in Mr.. Elders testl-
nony Yesterday that the Albany cor
resnondents of New York papers had
been paid money by the racing lobby.
Louis Seibold of the World, Patrick
Relihan of the Press, George Janurin
of the Brooklyn Citizen and Joseph A;
McEntee of the sun SAID Ihey Hdu
never received a cent.
Tomorrow the committee will resume
its inquiry into Gardner's tale as re-
lated by Mr. Elder of the use OF $780,
600 to defeat the bills.
RICH MEN TO TESTIFY
In order that the Gardner story may
be thoroughly probed, subpienas were
drawn today for James r. keene,
Harry Payne Whitney and other men,
who, according to what Gardner is
said to have told Elder, attended the
dinner at Delmonicos at which the
corruption fund was subscribed. NO
subpoena has been ordered, however,
for Charles H. Hyde, city chamber
lain, who, Elder testified, also was
charged by Gardner with attending this
meeting, ard no explanation of the
omission was offered.
James r. Keene this evening issued
a. statement which anticipates denial
on the stand. He said:
1T never attended a meeting at Del
monico's with the gentlemen named,
nor have I ever heard of such a meet
ing. 1 have never, directly or in
directly, paid or caused to be paid, one
penny or other sum to any individual
or individuals, or person or persons,
for other individuals, or to any fund
as charged In respect of any such race
track legislation"