davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

satisfaction until my return to the conservatory -.
following season
During nv third year began 10 Weld 10 ,he prompt
ings of Youthful conceit We enthusiasts ..
of Youngsters frankly in love with ART and our OWE
abilities and much given To proclaimlng how We Wei'
going 10 sare the world All the Concet and ambition
about m, aroused cIgcrucSS- Besides, th4l
passion of Youth which the Ccr,nluS call IIirtSyHS had
terrible hold ON ms. Ny head became Hled with most
cxtr,vagint plans
lust at ths time the opportunity came 20 ac- AS sub
stitutc conductor with a Gttlc opera company wtivl
was being organized for a bret season at trernonl
i,rnpcd at the chance, and without regret Le-t the
good professors who had been kind and ntoUr-InS
To me The imprslUo of our company Wa q N"yN
naturrd chap named Forl. ic agreed t' pIy Ms -Hc
nunifIccnt sum of five lire tone dollar DAY VIII
slv for him that ne u' He'd his contract honor~'-y.
although circumstances Over which ne Hal mo- ''nl''t
made salary dlv a movable feast IN our company
As | was only the substitute conductor, my t.-IlNt
to WELD the baton was dependent on the state oI -He
REGULAR conductors health The rascal wS never ou-
of sorts and lived with irritating regularity dd H'
wish hum harm; but many Times fear, gave "iy ,'
the hope that a sudden cold might put hum l' pti l'I
few DAYS. so that might have opportunity 20 1'oi''-
the orchestra The coveted honor finally cam 90 me
C7qae.s1 ~ page IS
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27
MY EARLY STRUGGLES

able TO feel once more the fur,cu=
thuSiaSm OF that vearl The Univ
Exposition of 1881 was then IN pr
ress at Milan, and | compose q -.--
ting OF the PdternOster and Il -.
Maria for the prize compe---on, a'-
was rewarded with honorable m.--
ton. Among my other Conposttr1~-
that winter were a musical setting -
SchilIer's ode to JOY and q little
two-act opera. La Filand4 which
| had the honor of dedicat '7-,-
chielli, the composer of "G.o.Hu-a-
An inspiration that ObseSSed 81.
years came during my second We --
the conservatory. AIaffei'S ira
ton of Heine's William Ra-
fell into my hands. The dram
such hold on me that Naffel
were indelibIv fixed in nv Men
| Irccited them ddv by day and a- lt
| dreamed of Ratcliff's tanJ nc
passion. | found myself among he
company in Tom $ tavern aDdI I~---r
in the adventures OF the highway
In these dreams | heard the mus. ..
the love scenes between William
Mary, and | could find NJ rest III.
| had written it out. Durlng -"-
winter | composed three scenes OF t..
opera: but in the following SUNNI.
while at home in LeghOru. | east a~'...
most of the music of the Love Due
and did not complete II 90 nv v"a
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

vIHEN one has arrived in art or
w worldly affairs, it is possible to
look back without regret upon the
hardShipS of the years of apprentice
ship that paved the way to success.
Time SOftenS the memory of want and
struggle, the pOignancy OF wrecked
ambitions, and we get the true per-
spective of our lives and a realization
of the values of our failures as we'll
as of our achievements. How fiat and
uninteresting would be the retrospect,
if there were no shadows To bring out
the high lights
What painters term a flat land
SCapc would seem to mean impossible
comparison for the life of a musician.
OF all the brotherhood of art, he is the
rcadicst victim for the fantastic tricks
of fortune. one day buOycd up by
hopes and ambition. the next cast
down by circumstances; baSking one
hour in the sunshine of success, and in
the next overshadoWcd by defeat For
all that, the true musician is never a
misanthrope. Cost what it will. he
remains steadfast in the love and de
votiOn for his art And when. per
chance, he drinks the inspiring draft
of Success. the memory of past defeats
and struggles leaves no bitterness in
the cup.
Why hunger and hardship and adj
verSity clung to me, through the DAYS
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

members Of the Secret Service OF the Treas-v D.
ment The bureau Of investigation Under Wcs-- n
is constantly cooperating with the Secret Se-yr n
protecting the life OF the President; for the 1-a ~
keeps in touch with the activities OF anarchl~-s and
trouble makers and tips off the Secret Service 20 -
of danger
New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

50 varied and numerous are the schemes h1tchcd up
~ to take away from the public large and small sums
Of money that the Government $ trap must be set al
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

Il BLANC;
FREE GIRL
Jury Acquits Her Of Muir.
der-Crowd Cheers
Verdict.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. a.
Hattie Leblanc was acquitted oi
the murder Of Clarence Glover by
a jury here. The verdict wal
reached after short deiiberation.
When the court had completed
its instructions to the jury, Miss
Leblanc was asked IL she desired
to make 4 statement.
~ didn't kill Clarence Glover
she said trembiinsiy. ~ want to
90 home with my father"
VERDICT Is cHEERED.
Wild cheering followed the an
nouncement of the verdict. The
public sentiment has been strong
for the 17-year-old girl defendant
Miss LIE Blanc was accused by
Glover in his dying statement.
Hattie shot me-" were his last
words.
The girl sat with her father and
her aunts while the verdict was
being read.
The trial was one Of the most
sensational ever held in this sec
ton. Glover was wealthy laun.
dryman. Miss LIE Blanc is poor
French-Canadian girl whom Glover
took from her home in Canada to
educate. Glover's wife was the
principal witness for the prosecu.
tion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
.23 men
ENT0MBEO
IN MINE
Rescue Parties Searching at
Bluefields, West Vir-
ginia.

BLUEFIELDS, w. Va,
Deceber Sl4. - Twenty-six
miners were killed and %
entombed in the Green mine
at Tacoma, Va, according to
a report received here this
afternoon.
A terrific explosion oc-
CURED at the mine. 1t is re-
ported that % of the men
working in the lower levels
were killed outright and five
others have no avenue OF
escape. Rescue parties have
been organized and rushed
to the scene of the disaster.
The reports of the number of
dead have not yet been con-
firmed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
TESTIMONY IN
TRIAL GOING
AGAINST HER
(By United Press Leased Wire.)


PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 14.-Positive testimony that
the trunk in which the body of William Johnson was
found had been purchased by Mrs. Carrie Kersch pre-
vous to the hour johnson murdered by Jesse Webb
brought out by the prosecution today in Mrs. Kersch
trial for completely in the New Grand Central hotel
der of last June
David Stine, who sold the trunk to Mrs. Kersch and
Albert Link the expressman who hauled it to the hotel
both testified that the trunk had been sold and delivered
before O'Clock the afternoon of June 90 the hour
which johnson murdered. Their testimony given
bear out the theory of the state that Webb and Mrs.
Kersch conspired to kill johnson for his oney.
Lawrence ONeil, saloon an from Spokane, an
other important state witness. He testified that Webb,
while in Spokane, spoke of johnson and remarked that
he fat, meaning that he had much money Webb
while trial. denied that he had met johnson in Spokane
The state has practically completed its case and early
this afternoon it expected the defense would start the
presentment of its side of the case tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
PAYS MEN
ONLY $2.25
PER DAY
Claim Part of Work is Spent
on w. w. p. Line-Men
Pay 81 for Jobs.

A political pull 10 a great thing.
This has been illustrated In many
ways during the Pratt administra-
tlon, but never more clearly than
In the case Of the paving work on
Indiana avenue, where the Hassam
Paving company, which has a
stand-ln with the city hall bunch,
has been allowed to beat the ordl-
nance regulating the rate Of wages
to be paid to Iaborers employed on
city work.
The Hassam Paving company Is
paying Its men on this work at
the rate of $2.25 a day, when the
ordinance distinctly. says that 50
shall be the wage rate for all men
employed on city work, and that
eight hours a day shall be worked.
Not only is the Hassam company
violating the provisions of the law
as to the wages to be paid. but 1t
as we'll is overlooking entirely the
eight-hour day law.
The Hassam company, however,
Is working it's men all the way
from three to IL hours daily. and
is paying them some days at the 90
rate and other days at rate Of
only $2.25-the men not knowing
R--At-..~I - - -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

4 (ey United eress IeAseJ Wire.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-At.
tacking the majority reportaof the
Ballinger.Pinchot congressional in
vestigating committee. and calling
upon congress place itself on
record. Clifford Pinchot. former
chief forester of the United States,
today discussed the recent social,
ed embarrassing" Of the secre-
tary of the interior. Pinchot, In
the course Of his statement. char
acterized Judge Ballinger as "ths
most dangerous enemy conserva
tion ever had" and incidentally re,
ferred to the clell bill given Sen.
ator William Lorimer Of Illinois by
an Investigating committee.
y am not concerned for my own
reputation CT sortAnc In ATS n,et
ter. Irrespective OF whether coz
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

grees hvors Ballinger or condemns
hp u is evident that the people
whTa their representatives to make
vecord OF their own questions.
The constituents OF men favoring
the Investigation are entitled to
knoT which Of the three commit
tee reports congress approves.
Certainly the standpatteYs, be-
lieving In the Iallinger kind OF
conservation, are entitled to the
chance OF going on record to that
effect. | have one observation 10
make. After the standpat major
ity bf the committee had said what
II had to say in defense Of Bal
linger. il proceeded to vigorously
SUPPORT the coal land policy Bar
slinker had attacked. They took the
idertical position that Price. CLAWS,
Garfield and myself had defended
from the start"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
REFERENDUM KILLED
IN PROPOSED CHARTER
PROPERTY OWNERS WILL FIGHT $50O,OOO SEWER
TO THE LAST DITCH-MEETING TODAY

has concluded to go ahead with its
petition and at the same time cir
culate a further protest by the
property owners to the city coun-
Gil, agreeing never to pay a cent Of
the sewer assessment until forced
to by the courts.
The North Hill Improvement club
will meet Thursday night in the
Monroe Park Presbyterian church.
Monroe and Rockwell streets, and
the acknowledgement club viii
meet Friday night at the Hamilton
school.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
SPENDING 100000
EVERY MINUTE

(6y United Presa leased Wlre)
WASHINGTON, Dec. A.
house Of representatives 10
spending $too, 900 every minute
was a statement made by
mathematicians here today. u
was calculated that In the first
seven working days Of the
present session the house ap-
propriated $t9t, ,000, 900. which
10 the total Of the rivers and
harbors, indian and pension
supply bills.
The house has been In ses-
sion 81 t-2 hours. making an
average appropriation OF
SO, 100000 hourly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

HILL PAVING co.
HAS new SCHEME

Being anxious to get their money out of the Browne S
Frank Allen their attorney today filed with the board
of public works for adoption typewriter resolution
thorzng the withdrawal of the bond for $4,000 deposited
by the Hill company surety for the completion of
tain brick paving not finished when the bond given
city engineer has about completed his final approval
of the contract and it is thought that Hill will be
leased Hill has already been absoved from the necessity
OF caring for any maintainance on the job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
TO DEMAND Is CENTS EVERY
time HE REFUSES A DRINK

CINCINNATI Dec 1Iarry McIeanthe big catcher of the .
Reds will make proposition his
. he play with the team
every
. fuses during the coming
i made to sign fool contract last year said Larry
day. and I'm going to make contract of
lose s26 time touched drink after fling Hot
Springs. Now be paid
= Il will areund with 10 :
don't take drink and get the nNnber of times
= drink In a. This mky
. 1t Is the level NAA -
. Mclean insists that
poposes.to has{ drawn within
. days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
l>H>>><>A>>>>>
SPOKANE POSTOFFlCE
UNIQUE.

. Spokane postoffice is dis 4
. tinctive. did you know that? I
. 1t has something on all other
. offices in the department.
q namely, a package chute out
. side Of the building. II Is on
. the east side. Lincoln street.
. and all you have to do Is to
. walk up to 1t and open the I
. lid. letting your package drop
= directly to the mailing room.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
WILL FIGHT TO
CLEAR name
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

SEATTLE, Wn, Dec 14-Firmly resolved to fight to
clear his name, Joseph Gardner former head of the Con
ago. leaving trail of debts and four chagres of forgery
brought back to Seattle from Virginia by Deputy
Sheriff Stringer. He is free on $4,000 bail.
''My wife is going to stick by me- said Gardner 'sand
am going to try to clear up this matter and start anew
intend to stay right here in Seattle and show my appre
citation Of the loyalty of my frends =
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
.SH0RT
SEASON
(By United Press.)

NEW 1UKK, Dec. I4.-A
season opening April II and
closing October 8, was tenta-
lively agreed upon at the
meeting Of the American
.league here today. The
schedule will be drawn up
and formally adopted at the
February meeting, it was
decided.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
TWO MEN
KILLED IN
EXPLOSION

RAvENSDAlE, WASH, Dec. II.
Two men were killed and two ia.
tally injured in an explosion Of
coal gas In the mines here yester-
day. Ivan Cole and L. Maurisch
were instantly killed and A. r.
Johnson and L. Smith, who were
rescued few minutes after the
explosion, will probably die.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
Troy Wants a Manager,

TROY, N. Y, Dec. 14.-Fearing
that the great wheel of progress
will slip unless they get busy
pretty soon, the Troy management
has offered the managerial reins to
Charley Dooley, last year with
Utica.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Coincident with the discovery of
secret properties that bring estate left by Michael
Cudahy to $200O00O0 the divorced wife of Jack Cudahy
son OF the late millionaire packer, arrived here today
Mrs. Cudahy refused to discuss reports that she intends
contesting the will in order to protect her chdrens in
terests. 80
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

The dogs were
In hot pursuit of
the fox, and. cor.
nered, he leaped
through the open
window Of "a
country school.
room, with the
dogs after him.
Fox and dogs
chased around
the aisles. the
)npils jumped
upon their desks
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
NOT
SETTLED
(By United Press.)

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-The
striking garment workers,
although they have been suf-
fering from hunger and cold,
rejected the peace plans Of
fered by the employers. The
strike will continue indefi-
nitely.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
WOULD Sell
FORT WRIGHT

= WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.- I
= Senator Jones Of Washington Z
. introduced q bill to sell the z
= Spokane military reservation, q
0 and use the proceeds for the =
= Colville Spokane. Indian z
= school. Z
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
q . . . . . . . . . . . . q
, HOW THE REFERENDUM IS
} KILLED IN THE NEW
} CHARTER.

= Article III. Section 19---Or- Z
= dinances. When Effective. Or Z
q dinances making the annual Z
= tax levy and appropriation. Z
. ordinances relating to local Z
. improvements and assess Z
4 ments therefor, ordinances Z
= making appropriations and or Z
4 dinances containing state Z
Q ment of their urgency, shall Z
. take effect Immediately on Z
. their passage. Z
. Article XII, Section 100 Z
. The provisions of this char Z
. ter. with reference to elections, Z
. recaffs Of elected officers, di- Z
q rect legislation and charter 4
= amendment shall be in force Z
= from the date of the adoption Z
. of this charter.
~>>~> 90 . ~~~ - 80 .
Finding that II the new city char
ter Is adopted the referendum peti
ton started by the North Hill I'm
provement club and the Lidger
woOd-Kenwood improvement club
against the 100000 north side
sewer grab has bumped up against
a stone wall, the citizens commit
tee In charge OF the referendum
found themselves In a quandry this
morning.
The sN-ess OF the new charter
means Nas cutting off lat the
breeches pocket" of the proposed
referendum, which Is permitted
under the present charter govern
ing the exercise of the right oi
direct legislation by the people
Should the old charter be permit
ted to stand the people OF the north
hill will then have an opportunity
to carry on their fight against the
sewer iniquity and force the city
council to submit this grab to a
vote Of the people.
This condition was made clear
by legal opinion rendered today
noon by Judge w. A. Richardson
attorney for the sewer protestants
who said that there Is absolutely
no recourse for the property own
ners under the new charter, and
that the referendum, II started
must die as soon as the new char
ter is adopted, which will be De
rember rs. II 1t succeeds ut the
tolls.
The sever referendum committee
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
koeoIer Captain for Rochester.

ROCHESTER, N. ". Dec. H.
Conrsd II. Koegler Of New York
city was elected captain of the 1911
football eleven OF the University
of Rochester.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
GIRL WHO RAN AWAY WITH
WAITER MADE "A MILLIONAIRE
(sy United Pres. Leased wire.)

(6y United Press Leased Wre)
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 14-Roberta Anuolee
Cal, Of 81
Robert euist millionaire mill
lions bequeathed calculated
protect her from adventuers year
with Frederick Cohen, waiter Philadelphia
lived eulst died last night The girl 10 his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14

and the teacher screamed. The
hunters finally relieved the pres.
sure and lassoed MIR, Reynard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
. >>>>>> >>>>>~H>>
NOON EDIT ION FEATURE

. Want job for yourself
edition of The Spokane Press Every
. tons
Of charge the streets
IL: 80 o'clock only to employ
find them sending this
. free bureau
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
REAL FOX HUNT
IN A SCHOOLROOM

There was a fox hunt in Monti-
aAlIN vAn. hO.~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News-l
Money you blow in quits working
for you.
The promising young man is nearly
always in debt.
No, Cornelia, the picture of health
i sont a work of art.
No man ha sa monopoly on wisdom;
even a fool has some.
Food for gossip isn't the kind for
filling an empty stomach.
The wife of a handsome man is
never too busy to watch him.
A manly man never spends money
faster than his wife can earn it.
You've got no kick coming IL you
deserve the mean things said about
you.
Many a woman would like to swap
her husband for a<buneh of alimony-
Our idea of a fool barber is one who
cuts the same customer twice in the
same place.
| If a pair of shoes are too small they
may fit a woman, but if they are toe
large she has a fit
| Sometimes the only complimentary
thing you can truthfully say of an ac-
ouaintance is: He isn't any worse
than other men,
| After a woman goes to the trouble
of dressing for an afternoon party she
always wants to go somewhere In the
levening before shedding her glad rags
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-16
QUAKER MEDITATIONs.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
To weep for joy must be the acme
of pessimism.
A woman can't keep a secret with
out getting some other woman to help
her.
Women wear so much false hair
nowadays that's 1t hard to tell which
is switch.
No man is so friendless that he
hasn't at least one friend to tell him
his faults.
Some men try to give the impress
sion that they were born with great
deal of experience.
Some people are never entirely sat
isfied with themselves unless they feel
that everyone else is.
1t was an apple that caused Adam's
downfall. but the more modern man is
more apt to succumb to a peach.
The reason some people can't make
both ends meet Is simply because they
spread themselves too much.
Blobbs-"That fellow Skinnum is a
dead beat" Slobbs-'Well, that isn't
half SO bad as being a real, live one.''
Wigwag-"They say, Bjones abuses
his second wife terribly" Henpeckke-
Eyes, he doesn't deserve to have lost
his first one.'
81 would rather be good than be
great" remarked the Wise Guy. well.
it's EASIER said the Simple Mug.
There isn't so much competition"
| The wife of the coal dealer was
reading the department store adver-
| tisement. Hot weather suits" she be-
gan 1T doesn't suit me-" interrupted
the coal man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-16

and idyls and poems, he began send
ing sort of diary as follows:
~ o'clock a. m.-Awoke to think OF
my charming widow. Heaven bless
her!'
80 a. Nam suffering for the dear
widow. but am proud of the fact.
Wish I could suffer harder
I'll a. m.-If only the dear woman
would send me little note in answer,
but cannot expect it. 1t grieves
me to the quick to think have griev-
ed her."
"Noon-Only boiled cabbage and
musty pork for dinner, but 1 am not
complaining. 1 trust that my affinity
is sitting down to queenly feast"
When Mr.. Jackson's sentence had
expired the jailer warned him that he
had better make for his home town on
the canter. Mr.. Jackson didn't do
widow Testers. The widow had on
her Sunday dress and was looking as
neat as pin. When the knock came
at the door she was listening for it.
1t was MONDAY. and she had the table
set and boiled dinner ready. Mr..
Jackson was invited in. He was in
vited to take the head of the table,
The conversation was general until the
meal was finished. Then he produced
and read a poem of thirty verses. II
anected the widow, and there were
tears standing in her eyes as she
asked:
And now what do you mean by
affinity? don't know what that
word signifes.''
Easy as easy, my dear. Certain
people are soulmates. We are, for
instance. Fate decreed when we were
born that we should meet and love
| and marry"
But I married Mr.. Lester. and you
never married at ALL
| That was only that we might love
the more when we did meet
La me, but it's all so curiousi"
But your heart tells you some
| thing, doesn't it?"
| II guess so. since you went tc
jail. They all say you are a good
man."
| None better, affinity. Let your hear
keep right on believing it,
| At that moment the constable
Knocked at the door and asked of Mrs
Lester:
want him arrested and jailed
again, ma'am?"
| ooh, Lord, nor she replied. "Why
I expect I've got to marry him as sool
as I can get my clothes readyI"-
| copyrighted 1910 by Associated Lit
| erary PreSS.l