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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
Call by Non-Partisan League.

Seattle-The Non-Partisan Judiciary
League Of Washington has been
formed to hasten in every practicable
way the effective discharge of this OBJ
legation, and, for the moment disre-
garding party affiliations, the organ
izers call upon those in sympathy with
it at once to form local leagues in
their several counties and send repre-
sentatives to a conference to be hAld
at Tacoma. September 2s..
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
Encourage Hog Production.

Spokane-D1rectors of experimental
stations in Montana, Oregon, Idaho
and Washington and officials Of rail-
roads and experts from other states
will meet in the rooms of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce October 4 to
discuss ways and means OF interesting
farmers in raising more hogs for the
markets in the northwestern states.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
"Respectables" in Peril.

New York-Property owners in New
York who permit their buildings to be
used for. gambling purposes or as dis
orderly houses are face to face with
exposure. Acting Mayor Mitchell has
sent a list of such houses, together
with the names and addresses Of their
respectable owners to Police Com
missioner Baker for investigation.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
A Sample of Suggestion.

A popular comedian and playwright
was praising the humorous value Of
suggestions.
1t is funnier to suggest thing"
be said. than to say it out Play
wrights should remember this. Sugges-
ton. pregnant suggestion. is what
makes really funny the little boys re-
mark to his fat her:
PA. if you help me with my arith-
metic lesson tonight I'll tell you where
MA hid your trousers New York
Sun
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
THE MARKETS.
Portland.

Wheat-Track prices: Club, &c;
bluestem, SIC; red Russian, Sic.
Barley-Feed and brewing, $22.
Oats-No. 1 White, $2S per ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette Valley.
$4,000 per ton; Eastern Oregon,
s20@22; alfalfa, $15@16.
Butter-Creamery, Sec; ranch, 24c.
ranch, FAC.
Eggs-Ranch, candled, 35c.
Hops-1909 crop, 10@11c; olds,
nominal, 1910 crop, 1870.
Wool-Eastern oregon, 14017c per
pound.
Mohair-32@33c.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
Their Originality.

The girl students at the University
of Jena have published a statement
drawn up in a most formal manner to
the effect that. having been accused Of
lack of originality. they wished the
public to know that the baretta or cap
which was recently adopted by them
as a head covering while they remain
ed students was made after original
designs and was not copied from caps
worn by either English or American
students An instructor of the institu-
ton in referring to the proclamation of
originality said. This is the first time
that the woman students have courted
publicity. and. true to the sex, it is in
a matter of dress and not of learning;
not head, but headdress."
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
Odd Form of Scotch Thrift.

The Glasgow sanitary authorities
have discovered a strange form Of
thrift on the part Of a working wo-
man. The one room occupied by her
was stored from the floor to within
three feet Of the ceiling with cotton
waste, on the top Of which she slept.
The waste weighed two and three
quarter tons and when sold realized Fl
Is. Cd. The woman said she stored it
against the time when she could no
longer work. Her employer, fringe
and tassel maker. allowed her, apart
from her weekly wage, to take away
useless waste lying on the floors Of the
warehouse after she cleared up on Sat
urdays.-London Globe.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
Johnny Evers' Tip.


predict. says Second Baseman
John Evers Of the Chicago Nationals,
that the Chicago Cubs and Detroit
Tigers will have to meet again this
fall to decide which will be the cham
pions Of the world.
believe the Chicago Cubs will win
by a safe margin and that the other
teams will follow in this order:
Chicago Philadelphia
Pittsburg St. Louis
New York Brooklyn
Cincinnati Boston
1t is easier to place the first four
teams in the list than the last four. but
that the Cubs will come out on top l
am positive. and if ever wagered on
baseball | would almost as soon bet
that we would win by twelve games
over the next competitor as to bet that
we would win by two. And I would
bet two to one that Chicago wins
metropolitan Magazine.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
A Tale Of Heroissn.

Il went for bath yesterday" said
an Auvergnat Il had been in the wa
ter some time when l suddenly per-
reived an enormous shark advancing
toward me with its jaws open. What
was to do? When he was yard of
! dived, took out my pocketknife and
ripped up the monster"
What! Then you are In the habit
of bathing with your clothes on" said
one of the listeners.-From the French.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
EaIlow Professionals.

Phrenologist ito fellow passenger)-
Excuse me. but am right in taking
you for a professional man? Fellow
Passenger - Yes, sir. Phrenologist-
Thanks! It's not often that make a
mistake in judging my fellow men.
Er-lawyer? Fellow Passenger - No,
sir: barber!
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
Merchants to Organize.

White Salmon-In order to protect
themselves from an accumulation OF
bad debts, the business men have
formed a protective association. H. is
the intention to have regular meetings
to compare notes as to debtors and a
system of rating will be adopted.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
Tho Main Point.

81 am glad to say that bear no man
q grudge."
"But the point is this: Are you of suf-
hcient Importance to make any man
care whether you bear him grudge or
not ?''-Chicago Record Herald.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
Seattle.

Wheat-Bluestem, 91c; Club, SIC;
red Russian, soc.
Oats-$30 per ton.
Barley-S21 per ton.
Hay-Timothy, $24 per ton; alfalfa,
SIS per ton.
Butter-Washington Creamery, SEC;
ranch, 26c.
Eggs-Selected local. CSC.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
PerpioxinQ.

Territorial (his first experience as
sentry, going over his instructions)-If
any one comes along l say: Haiti
Who goes there?" Then he says,
Friend" and l say, pass. friend;
all's WELL" But some silly ASST say,
Enemy" and then. l shan't know
what to do. Rotten Job, call it,
Punch.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
The "RAst Grip Habit.

Why" asked her anxious and exc1t-
ed mother. do you think he is coming
to the point at iast?'
WELL" the maiden replied. looking
demurely down at the rug. when he
took me in his arms and kissed me last
night be said he'd got SO used to me
be didn't believe be could ever break
himself of the habit"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
indianant.

The mayor of small town had come
to Leipzig to see the fair. A stranger
who had lost his way asked him,
pray, good honest man. what IL the
name of this streetY
II am not a good honest man." said
the former; II am the mayor Of Mar
burg"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
Her Bait.

"You have to have different bait for
different fish. don't you. MAJ"
Il guess so. know I caught q lob
ster with mistletoe. New York Press.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22

Distinction, If No Difference.
"Why do you want to marry my
daughterT
"I'm no object Of charity; wouldn't
accept your money In any other way"
New York Press.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22
Superhuoua.

Rollingstone Nomoss-Wot does 'su-
perfluous" meant Tatterdon Torn-A
bath robe an a cake Of soap.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22

Queer, but the man who doesn't need
credit 10 the one who can most easily
get ft.-Portland Express.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-09-22

A we'll managed farm is the best
source of wealth nowadays. The
farmer is the man of substance and
influence and there is no healthier
life than his. Invest your money
in farm and you will feel inde-
pendent. The firm that handles
Real Estate regularly as business
ought to know something about
property values.
We have made speciality of the
business for a great many years
and recognize bargain when we
see it. We offer choice selection
of Stevens Co. farm lands in suit
able locations and at tempting bar
gains.
You will admit that it is we'll
worth while to have our experience
as a guide. We can show good
land at $40 per acre. other at SIS
and up to $25. If looking for farm
land or small tracts. call or write
for our list. n
Newport Wash. Land Co.
Newport, Wash.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05

NEW YORK.-For more than a week
N Mrs. Helen Gray was unable to
open or close her mouth without re.
moving her e store teeth, she told
Justice Hoffman in the Yorkville mu-
nicipal court during the trial of her
suit for $50 against Doctor Selim
Worster, a dentist.
do you mean to say that you kept
your mouth shut for a week and
didn't talk?" asked the court.
II didn't keep the teeth in all the
time," responded Mrs. Gray, who is
past middle age.
Il didn't think there was anything
that would close a woman's mouth for
that length of time," remarked the
justice.
The plaintiff said she didn't mean
to say that she went a whole week
without talking. What she did mean
was that for spells she couldn't talk,
as the store teeth acted like a gag
and tnterfered with articulation. She
explained that last July she called on
Worster to SCI about substitutes for
her missing front teeth, and that the
dentist agreed to supply her with the
required articles for $50.
The money was paid and she got a
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05
BIG DAM SLOWLY BURNING
LowIands of Mississippi Below Brain.
erd, Mimi, Are lmperiIed by
Fire-People Desert Homes.

Duluth, MINI, April 25.-The low
lands on the upper Mississippi river
for fifty miles below Brainerd, Mimi,
are imperiled. The big W~eyerhauser
dam, holding back immense head
water in the height Of the manufac-
turing season, is slowly burning. Its
center piers were aire when the last
word was received from there.
The city water plant was destroyed
by fire of unknown origin. The city
is dark, water service paralyzed and
the citizens reported panic-stricken.
Residents of the lower quarter have
deserted their homes, couriers report,
and women and children line fame-lit
banks, while the men fight the fire
hopelessly with buckets.
The Northwest Paper company's
pulp plant was catching afre when
the last mounted courier left Brainerd
downstream to warn settlers to fee
to the surrounding hills.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are the
! special hobby of Luman X. Bah
cock, private secretary of Mayor
Shank. Mr.. Babcock has hairpins by
the hundreds and thousands-from
the ordinary little wire affair that can
be bought two dozen for five cents to
the more elaborate tortoise shell ef-
fects that can be bought at a price as
high as the buyer wishes to go. For
years Mr.. Babcock, who is a modest
young bachelor, has been collecting
hairpins until he now has approx
mately three thousand.
Cancelled postage stamps, postcards,
canes, pipes and other things that are
usually collected have never had any
particular fascination for. Mr.. Bah
cock. But let him find a hairpin and
his interest is aroused Immediately.
II always wanted to make a col
lection of some Sort" he says, "but
did not wish to collect something
every one else was interested in. So
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05
i" Murder" Victim an Indian Cigar Sion

1t from my window and 1 ran straight
10 the phone. It was awful, awful"
Inc sergeant slammed down the re.
ceiver, shouted his orders, and a race
down North Clark street in a patrol
wagon was on. Clark street was do
serted and looked tranquil and peace
ful. The bridge tender was the on1v
person in sight. He said he had been
walking about the bridge for an hour
or SO and had e e no signs of murder
The police could find no trace of the
woman who had telephoned and the
officers returned to the station. It was
evidently a false alarm.
The policemen spent. a r~etrospective
hour discussing the days some fifteen
or twenty years ago when midnight
murders were common occurrences
in the saloons along the river.
The next morning Fred Erbstein
owner of a cigar stand at 1922 North
Clark street, entered the Chicago ave-
nue. station bristling in wrath, and re.
ported that some drunken fools" had
stolen his Indian squaw, a cigar sign
which had stood in front of his store
for many years.
And the latest mystery was ex.
planned.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05
Bachelor Collects Women's Hairpins

far as 1 know, there is only one other
man in the country who collects hair.
pins, and he lives in Grand Rapids.
My collection is probably the largest
of its kind in the United States"
Included in the collection are 535
hairpins that he found in the streets
during a tour of Europe in 1903. Every
pin is labeled to show where and
when 1t was found. There is one that
was picked from the grave of George
Eliot, in London; another that the
horse ridden by King Edward VII.
stepped on while the king was review.
ing troops in st. James park; still
another was found in st. Peters,
Rome. There are hairpins from Paris,
Berlin and other capitals Of Europe.
Mr.. Babcock has seventy-two hair.
pins that he found in the streets of
Queenstown, and forty that he found
in the streets of Cork, and he says
the women Of Ireland, as far as his
experience has been, lost more hair.
pins than the women of n other
nationality.
II was in Queenstown four hours"
he said, "and during that time found
seventy-two hairpins."
When Mr.. Babcock arrived in New
York from Europe, his hairpins
caused considerable interest among
the custom house officers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05
Sleep With an Umbrella in Reach Now

to seep through the ceiling. Something
had to be done!
Call the police" suggested Mrs.
Greenbaum.
we are being drowned out here in
fat!" yelled Greenbaum through
the telephone to the night desk ser.
geant OF the Hyde Park police station,
hen at last he got the connection.
And there is no rain anywhere on the
Sout side except in our Nat. What
shall we do?"
Inc police and the janitor went to
the rescue. In a few minutes the
dripping ceased and the janitor ex.
planned that the water came from a
tank on the roof of the house. which
Is used during the summer when the
water pressure is not so strong as
usual. 1t had been filled fer the first
time that day and it leaked. The
Greenbaum fiat got the benefit of all
the water, which mysteriously Stunned
other flats.
Greenbaum declares he will have
cork soles put OF his shoes so that if
1t happens again he will not be Obliged
to go shoeless to his work. Babv
Greenbaum is crying for a duck for q
pet instead of the canary bird which
his mother has promised him.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05

rHICAGO.-When Mrs. A. G. Green
- baum of 4516 Calumet avenue re-
tires at night she takes pains to have
handy at her side a large family UNI
brella opened and ready for use in her
bedroom, despite the time-honored
prophecy Of bad fortune which may fol-
low such a precaution.
This a her decision following a
strange experience several nights ago
when she and her husband were ava
kened at about midnight by a deluge
OF water dripping on them from the
ceiling. They occupy the second floor
of an apartment building and were un-
able to account for the mysterious mid
night drenching. Mr.. Greenbaum, who
is a bookkeeper, made many futile at
tempts to find the %janitor of the build
ing. The people in the fiat above were
aroused, but could not explain the sud-
den shower. Still the water continued
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05
PRAISES BIG PHILANTHROPY
President Schurman of Cornell Thinks
Well Of Rockefeller Foun.
dalton.

1thaca.-John D. Rockefeller's phi
lanthropic scheme, which the Rookie
Teller foundation bill, now pending in
congress, proposes to incorporate was
commended by President Jacob G..
Schurman in an address before the Cor
nell congress Friday night. In sum-
ming up an exhaustive discussion Of
the measure, President Schurman
said:
II recognize that section No. 2 Of the
bill, which defines the object of the
Rockefeller foundation, authorizes and
empowers that foundation to do any
thing and everything which may pro-
mote and advance human civilization,
that is to say, morals and religion, art
and science, manners and social inter
course, and all that concerns the po-
litical, economic, and material well
being of individuals and communities.
This is a vast field for the exercise of
philanthropy.
But Mr.. Rockefeller has conceived
a vast scheme of philanthropy, for the
benefit of his fellow citizens and man.
kind. His character, ability and or.
ganizing skill are adequate guarantees
that he will carry out his scheme
wisely and successfully, with incal.
culable benefit and blessing to man.
kind. It is in the interest of the ma.
ton that he be given a free hand in
the exercise of his colossal benefi.
cence. So long as he is active or his
influence remains it would be wise
and safe to give the foundation the
sort of organization he desires. Meth.
er now nor hereafter does it seem nee.
essary to limit the scope of his benef.
cence, which is coextensive with the
efforts Of mankind to attain a higher
civilization.
THE only change I would desire tc
see in the proposed bill is the total OF
partial elimination Of the method Of
selecting trustees by cooperation. The
organization might well be left a close
corporation, If Mr.. Rockefeller so de
sires, for a generation. But after thai
time I I'M confident that it would inure
both to the efficiency of the foundation
and to the public welfare-to say moth
! ing of the satisfaction of the sentiment
of a democracy-if the majority Of the
trustees were appointed by the presi
dent OF the United States, with the
advice and consent of the senate, OF
selected by some other high abiding
governmental agencies that may fairly
be regarded as representing the PEG
pie of the United States, whose wei
fare is the primary object of the i'm
mense and glorious b~enefaction."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05

HHICAGO.-The clock in the Chi
- cago avenue police station was
just striking the hour of midnight
when the telephone bell on the SER
geant's desk rang.
A woman's trembling voice an
swered the s%ergeant's Hello"
Send policemen, quick!" shrieked
the woman. There has been a muir.
der down here at Clark and the river.
A woman was killed. l saw two men
carry her to the bridge and dump her
into the river"
Where are you?" asked the ser.
geant.
In the Geneva hotel, 1 North Clark
street." vas the breathless answer. 81
SAY the two men drag the woman's
body along the sidewalk and then cast
her into the river at the northwest cor.
ner Of the bridge. Then they ran away
1t just happened a moment ago. l saw
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05
Woman Says Store Teeth Act as Gag

set of artificial teeth, and then her
troubles began. They didn't seem to
work right and she was unable to
eat meat or other articles of diet that
called for thorough grinding. She just.
couldn't work her jaws one way or
the other. After vainly trying to
break them in as one would a pair of
shoes by wearing, she took them back
to the dentist for alterations.
He altered them, but still they
wouldn't fit, and she had to pass her
neighbors without speaking to them
when the gag was in her mouth. For
some time she had to restrict herself
to soft articles of food because of the
awkward teeth.
you talk very well now, madame"
the court remarked.
"Oh, l gave the teeth back" said
the plaintiff. Il tried 'em until my
patience gave out; then l took them
back to the dentist and gave them to
him and asked for my money. He re-
fused to give it to me. I am not 60
ing to bother any more with false
teeth. l made up my mind to get
along without them
Dentist Worster testified that he did
a first-class piece Of dental work for
his client, but that she seemed I'M
usually hard to please.
Justice Hoffman said there were
two things essential to a woman's
comfort, ability to talk and eat
easily, and he therefore felt obliged
to give judgment to the plaintiff for
the full amount sned for
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-05-05

guard. The report that he had been
a member of the burglar bands which
terrorized the city was not denied by
the police.
In Springfield Spencer said he had
broken into more than a dozen homes.
Il knew just what house
was going to tackle when l started
out" he said. II would often wake
up soon after retiring and toss and
turn until I was all in a fever with
the desire to go out and rob. AS soon
as l struck the cool night air and
knew I was in the game again l felt
relieved. l cannot describe the fasci.
nation Of the sport. When it once
gets a man it won't let go.
I did not intend to rob the Dow
house the night I killed Miss Black
stone and shot Miss Dow in the head.
l left home about seven o'clock and
walked toward Round Hill. When
got to the Dow house / saw there
were only women there, so l decided
to try it. I got through a bedroom
window, pulled out my searchlight and
looked into a closet. There was
nothing there but clothes. On a
dresser l found a green Indian belt
and the silver brooch which Miss Dow
identified. / put them in my pocket
and then went into the dining room
and leveled my gun at the women in
the next room. All I wanted was
money. I would not have cared how
little they gave me. SO long as they
made no fuss"
The confession is now in the DOS.
session of District Attorney Stephen
S. Taft.
When his mother and sister visited
Spencer in his cell he broke down.
ooh, God, I had to tell" he sobbed,
as he buried his head in his mothers
arms like a child. II didn't realize
what sins l had committed until they
began to question me. Then they all
came up before me like so many
ghosts. They frightened me, SO I
could not rest until l recognized them
and said they were all true"
with my daughter Il have just re.
turned from the cell where my son is
locked up" said Mrs. Spencer, with
quavering voice. "Oh, it is terrible,
terrible. I never dreamed that all this
was to come into our lives"
81 do not think that my son, Der
tram, can be considered responsible
for the deeds charged against him. He
did what he did when he was practi-
cally insane. He did not realize what
he was doing.