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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30

manoeuvred as the smaller weapons
and have so far been generally re
garded as useless for anti-torpedo
work.
The new shrapnel shell, however,
will change all this. Hitherto TINS
shell has not been supplied for cali
brcs above ~ and inches.
In future it is to be made for and
supplied to guns OF the largest cali
bres, oven up to the new 1875 inch
gun now under trial.
Tho characteristics of the Shrnpncl
shell are well known. 1t consists of
"A steel case filled with a large mum
Der of small bullets of a little less
than an inch in diameter, and with
a small bursting charge and time
fuse.
Tho range of the enemy having
been asccrtaia ed, the fuse is set To
fire the bursting charge two or three
hundred yards in front Of them.
As rule approaching torpedo
craft can he heard before they are
seen at night time, and their general
direction, AT any rate, can be judged
with fair accuracy
When ships are supplied With the
new shell night routine viii include
the loading of all guns with Shrap-
mel shell with fuses set To burst
them NJ distances varying from 500
To TOO YARDS.
The guns themselves will be laid
for range of 1000 or 1000 yards;
and on being assured of the an
proach OF a hostile flotilla the guns
would simply have to be trained in
the approximate direction ana fired.
GuNucry enthusiasts in the British
navy regard the innovation as seal
ing the fate of the torpedo boat de
stroyCr.
There Is, of course, a large amount
of the specialist prejudice in this, as
"a tornado
claim that no destroyer would be
stopped by shrapnel bullet.
1t Is certain, however, that the
general efficiency of ships will he
enormously increased for no torpedo
flotilla could steam through a zone
swept by shrapuel without suffering
considerable damage both moral and
material.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30

riage? It is a most fallacious doc
trine. which, though constantly dis
proved, is tcracioustY chung to by
quite a large percentage of people.
who regard the unfpn Of a mature
couple with a kind of tolerant dis
dain.
In point of fact, 1t is in the days
of their youth that the man and the
maid know least iahout love. They
ar" enthusiastic over sports, adore
dancing, revel in stheaters and have
II hundred and one absorbing inter-
csts. Every day brings some novel
". every week holds wondrous possi
hilities-tn the very young If
phillis has the ''blucs." she sends
for her dearest friend clara, to chase
them away, or bicycles to the near
est shops and finds consolation in
the spring fashions Arthur, In the
dumps. declares his liver is out of
order and kicks il in again on the
football field
They are easily cured of their
small ills, are these young people,
and ut this period of their existence
marriage Is but mere incident in
their lives. 1t gives to her a free
dom from parental influence and an
importance hitherto unknown. or
course she is fond of Arthur; he is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30
\ lrrfsfsffble Fascination OF Mile: PoIaire.
the Most Painfully Ugly Actress in
= Paris, Who Realizes the Peculiar v olzee
OF Her Grofesque Features and Figure.

1t is a wonderful example Of the
sort of paradoxiCal attraction dis
gushing objects and the act of look
ing over the edge of precipices have
for most people And il all means
more eggs in Polaire's basket" with
the future even brighter than the
past has been, for while beauty is
evanescent and not to be depended on,
"ugliness improves with age"
The latest photographs of Polaire
exhibiting her abnormal ugliness
from fresh viewpoints, give more
proofs of her sense of humor and her
complete lack of vanity: also of her
recognition that her physical de-
ficiencies are most valuable asset
She has her ill-shaped boots made
without heels, to make her feet look
bigger and flatter than they are; with
the same object they are often of
light colored material. Although ma
ture has given her a waist small out
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30
A New Menace to Torpedo Craft.

~ FSULTS of the utmost import
X ance are expected by the naval
~ experts to follow the adop-
figured that the general efficiency
of the ships will be enormously in
creased. especially in night defense
and attack, for in using this shell
absolute range is not necessary.
When the shelf bursts, the hun
dreds of bullets inside are set free
and continue in the same direction
as the shell, but spread out, fanwise,
covering wide angle.
In torpedo craft. where n great
deal is sacrificed to speed. the side
plating Is very thin, never exceeding
half an inch in thickness,
The bullets of the new shrapnel
shell will penetrate an inch OF steel
torpedo boat getting near enough for
a direct hit In face of such a defense
as this are small indeed,
Thus it is expected that the shell
will render to large degree nuga-
tory the growing power In foreign
torpedo craft, but in any case it viii
give n much greater measure OF pro-
lection to large ships against these
mosquito vessels.
At the present time large ships
rely for their defense against attack
ing torpedo boats and destroyers on a
number of so-called quick firing
guns" Carrying in size from the 3
inch IL FOUNDER of the Dreadnoueat
to the inch 81 Founders of our
later ships of this type
The II FOUNDER Is the gun most
generally mounted, but the enormous
Increase In the size of destroyers in
recent years has put 1t somewhat
out of favor, ana guns of larger
Calibre are being mounted.
These guns are able to fire between
IL and 20 rounds Il minute--thc lat
ter under the most favorable and
ap-haZard conditions.
Amongst the heavier guns the
rs inch GOO pounderl can fire about
seven rounds, the 80 inch (3S0
pounder) four or five, and the IL
inch $3.50 pounde) one or two
rounds.
These guns cannot be so easily
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30

ugliness Mile. Polaire is today a
greater drawing card than ever, and
her salary has doubled and trebled.
Although Parisians are almost hys-
terical in their appreciation of beauty,
they cannot resist the fascinating
ugliness of this monstrosity in the
shape of woman. ooh, that face"
they exclaim, while shudders of re-
pulsion run up and down their spines
and off they go to see Mile. Polaire
in some new exhibition of her physi-
cal disadvantages.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30

WV WAYS Us "-!a @a' 'a% !" tee, I poo a
w lar mind with youth, and
why Is 1t people can see the spirit Of
romance only In youthful or nasty
marriages, ana never I'm the mating
of lovers of more mature years and
dcuuaintanceship? Why this ten
deucy to regard the youthful matri-
muuial venture as more interesting
than the wedding of those Of ripper
years.
1T wasn't very romantic affair"
you viii hear a girl say, THE bride
groom was getting quito gray and
the bride must have been at least
30" Or. Rather dun; the poor
things have been engaged for 10
years ard are quite middle-aged."
And these same ladies' will posi-
lively gush over the romantic" we'd
ding which takes place after only a
few weeks acquaintance, between
two foolish young persons whose
combined ages only amount to some
40 years
Why has this false standard
arisen? Why does the idea prevail
that only the young and beautiful are
capable of romance or suited To mar
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30


Very rarely has a pretty reached the
as | have become a I
am ugly | twist, comfort % be hideous
II wiring the heart
1t is the custom of actresses to them
selves with their clothes their wigs they
going to play My method is to fit the part
viduality ,le given any human
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30
How My Ugly Face Makes My Fortune
BY MILE. ClAUDlNE POlAlRE.

Every is having broad chest
lie Frique' chance to habit perfectly
plain Oh how rejoice in that how it accentuates my
waist, flat chest, my big hips!
And then have hideous chin, pointed and too long
Every could possibly be brought out is faith
fully unerringly accumulated with my high collar
my debut cafe concert singer in La
Cigale" l most unhappy Every night endeaVored
with all might to make myself pretty as my com
panons. crmped hair, powdered my face l spent
every made-about fifty francs montl--on
l worked suffered tried to make myself
by turning back the truth.
made fun of and knew it. At last, one
day. those medocrely pretty women of those
whom every calls pretty and who will never
in the world amount to anything said to me:
My love, how ugly you are Saprist! You are as flat
and big around the hips barrel Let
me a advice Noila give it out of the
heart for nothing. Battle day in
1t will stimulate circulation and
make YOU wonderful-coogne isl
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30
Showing the Cash
That Serves Her For
q Mouth.

sympathy and companionship, who
generously. How she would value
a strong arm to fight her battles
now that her own Is so tired. She
finds herself shrinking with horror
from childlesS and selfish old age.
Her heart is very tender for life has
taught her many things.
Romance. accommodating in all these
years, has grown. like bulb In the
dark, and when an old sweetheart
appears, unexpectedly, upon the
scene. ii blooms as a beautiful and
perfect flower. Her hair is faded
and ner cheeks have lost their round
ness, but her heart Is at it's best.
in-law would call romantic"
bridegroom, and he looks every one
of his so years. He has been
ranching "'out west" for % of them.
and his face is brown and his hands
are roughencd with nard work.
In all those lonely years he has
badly felt the need of feminine com
partnership. He has longed for some
one to share his solitary fireside
and to bring some womanlY in
fluences into his bleak life. But al
ways he hass felt that lie could not
ask a girl from his own country to
rough it" and share his exile. Could
for his sake But now the exile is
over. He will settled down at
home" and all his longings may be
fulfilled and his hungry heart salts
fled.
Is he. indeed incapable of ro-
his forehead lined? Have not those
years devoid of love rather taught
him its real worth and how empty
life Is without it?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30

r WAS ugly that didn't bother me then, and
| l AS it is ugly face is my
Il l is that ugly can be Wo-
everybody knows that beautiful Ease is
very
A beautiful bound be vain. Vanity is
ruthless All the brain beautl-
usually exhausts in efforts to empha-
size her physical preserve it. But physical
be preserved. 1t is very fleetng
What Why, then the beautiful woman is stranded
insolvent shipwreck
With lack of beauty and my absence of vanity
inhe o positive gift--a of humor. My
ugliness amused After awhile discovered that 1T
others. So began cultivate it, just
beautiful cutivates her beauty-only in case
putting money in the bank instead of sqaunder-
a short-lived Investment
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helped out by nose grotesquely un-
handsome. These facial horrors she
accentuates by making up both
her lips and her gums as red as
possible.
Nothing can better illustrate her
lack of vanity than the accompany
ing statement in which she calmly
and amiably discusses in detail her
own lack of feminine charm.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30

Paris, Jan. ~.
m HE fish face, the wasp waist
and the big, flat feet of
Mademoiselle Claudine Polaire,
united to her sense of humor, her
persistence and her genuine talent for
the stage, have served her as we'll
even better-than beauty and charm
of person have served any but three
or four Paris stage favorites, who
are celebrated for their loneliness.
After five years of persistent ex-
ploitation Of her own incompatible
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30

of all proportion to
her hips and Shout
ders, she laces it in
to the point of re-
pu Is We freakish-
ness.
Polaire'S mouth is
an enormous cash
across her face,
with lines that give
it a startlingiy fish
like look, which is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30
Her Bad Points.

contemplated her calmly Her eyes of deep, dark.
perfect blue. big and of exquisite shape, her
complexion like the peach pink and her
exquisite features her broad smooth forehead her pearly
rosy lips her Grecan acknowledged them
eccentricities that / might have overcome. In
stead accentuated them If had curve that good
made effort obliteratc it. began by cutting
my hair off. With long hair hide many defects.
if it be thin and sragely One braid in other
hair but snort hair is relentless.
observed that forehead rather good shape,
combed hair it down to eyebrows accen-
tuating the flatness top, destroying all nobility.
There a side my that is hidoous.
will observe that in lie Friquc" l present that
view frequently to the audience.
My waist lace tightly as possibly can, because 1t
is naturally out of all proportion to hips, which 1
bigger with fluffy skirts.
MY legs strong point With my large, flat
they a tremendous hit. l don't know what l
would do without my legs. l heels that
my look twice make legs look twice
bad. And when short skirts have them cut at
the back to show the most awkward part of legs.
Then legs the least little bit crooked-oh. nature
has done much for me!
But have also done much for nature. For instance,
twist my legs little It's easy. wearing any
heels. Then, thin that much too long,
| sleeves just tight | possibly OF
makes the blood the hands, they
become redred, and the bones that-wcll
that hands famous.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30
Loved Her for Her Ugliness.

/ was at admired for my impudence. courage
n seeking with face. Now all Paris
ha o me- for my very ugliness
mirror told least that l should be unusual,
extraordinary unique The very fact that had of
things which commonly counted essentials gave
m your beauty is the first
taught in the dramatic schools "Parbleu! said to
myself. 'Evidcntly this road success not made
l make road of Let me think,
ms study, let analyZe myself"
| looked about at the crowded VITA beauties
of them with exquisite adorable
lips hair stil in the lower ranks. This
shone forth acclaimed by all Paris
La Cavalicra beauty from the of her head to
the tips of her toes.
| trembled Il | contrasted myself with her
the topher hair is wonderful the sort that
speak of mantle the kind that makes you think
Kodva other herones adored by romanticsts
It's of curls and waves through which float
glnts and godoh, can't fail to be poetic
when one Cavaieris hair. Now mine-sapristi!
hair in those days long and thin straggly and
straight. ! shook it and smothered sob--my last
Difference beauty. l reached for the scissors mo
competition matter of charms! Cried and from
that success began.
decided then that ugly, irredecmably absolutely,
entirely usyas ugly from tie of head to the
soes of feet Cavalieri beautiful
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Il lau ntaIu llldl ne was IidhilI6 Il
Naturalization of "Claudine" and APP
piled for the part. He looked me up
and down and laughed.
Let me play Claudine." I said.
'"She should be unique, not beautiful.
l will make a sensation with her.
Paris has surfeit of beauties; let
me try her. please
And of course, he did
/ am happier than most women.
AT least, | have no fear of getting
old. for the older | get the uglier L
will be, thus. until | lose my capa-
bilities the greater. And | have no
fear of a rival, for the world of wo-
men still cling to beauty.
The adva tages of an ugly woman
are tremendous. In the first place,
all her sisters love her. Then,
whatever place she makes for her
self she has made with work, with
talent.
When people say to me: You
look pale today" l rejoice. Think of
the pangs of beauty whose roses
are fading, How she must suffer,
The beauty doctors and masseurs
would have no occupation If more
women had my ambition. oh. the
ease and JOY of it, when you have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-30
She Was Confiding and Innocent.

In those days was confd1ng and innocent peieVed
every wished every other woman well; 50
the quart and l bathed in it, The re-
be that thinner and flaer-chested
consequently, more unhappy.
unhappiness made still uglier thank heaven SO
ugly they didn't want in the back ranks of
the singers.
before had learned the value of being the
the world l studied La Cavaeri"
Then suddenly jumped to feet, crying
gut of this for | am going to be an ac-
tress-a front rankS-an actress of
who will play play before great audience
l search of author, a playwright VINO
would give the right sort of part.
found first dozen managers who laughed at me-
They understand the value of extreme uglness
until them At last sure of hid
destinations, sought the most popular author in
Paris Niy, of the Claudine books and the
The Holly chieftain., 1910-02-25
Alaska Coal Mine Deals.

Washington.-Th Senate commit
tee on territories Saturday furnished
an attraction in the way of the de.
velopments relative to Alaskan coal
lands which fairly entitled 1t to rival
in interest the Ballinger-Pinchot inves-
tigation.
Manager Stephen Birch. of the Gug.
genheim- Morgan Alaska Syndicate,
again was the witness. He reeled off
figures concerning the value of the
coal in Cunningham and the Alaska
coal and copper mines that were quite
calculated to cause the heads OF the
members of the committee to swim.
Placing the tonnage in the Cunning
ham mines at 50,CO0.000 he said that
the coal could probably be taken out
so as to net profit of S25,0o0,00o.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-02-25
How often do you eat thi. foe1r

A short time ago there appeared in
the columns of one Of the prominent
magazines an article ON building brain
and muscle by the proper selection Of
the foods you eat.
A good many people we're surprised
to find oatmeal placed at the top Of the
list Of foods recommended; but II the
article had appeared in an English or
Scotch paper every reader would have
expected to see first place given to
good oatmeal.
As q matter Of fact Great Britain
and Europe come to US for tremendous
quantities Of Quaker Oats because Il
represents to them perfect scod, being
the richest In flavor and best in clean.
liness and purity. of all oatmeals.
Americans should eat more Quaker
Oats; the results would soon show
themselves in improved conditions of
health and strength. s.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-02-25
BaIIinser Investigation.

Washington-The case for the pros
ecution in the Ballinger-Pinchot in
quiry has practically been closed.
When the committee adjourned Satur-
day until Friday, Mr.. Brandeis stated
that there was some corroborative evil
dence to be produced, and that Clifford
Plnchot probably would want to make
a statement before he could announce
his case was ended.
The days proceedings began with
the unexpected announcement that
the cross-examination of Louis r.
CLAWS was ended.
Henry NJ. Hoyt, attorney general for
Porto Rico, was called on the stand to
corroborate that portion Of Claws tes-
advice Of Mr.. Hoyt, in Washington. in
May, 1909, after First Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior Pierce had rem
dered an opinion which CLAWS thought
would permit the Cunningham claims
in Alaska to patent
The remainder of the day was ta-
ken up with the introduction of docu-
mentary evidence by MT. Brandels.
These consisted largely of references
in the agents reports to conversations
or interviews with Mr.. Ballinger as
commissioner of the land office, on the
subject of the Alaska claims. This
was done, the attorney said. to show
that Mr.. Ballinger had been activels
interested in these cases before he left
the land office. and acted as attorney
for some of the claimants.
He also read from a statement by
u. H. Schwartz, chief Of the field SER
vice, that it was at Mr.. Ballinger's
direction, in January, 1908. that the
Cunningham claims were ordered to be
clear-listed for patent This order was
withdrawn after CLAWS had been noti-
fled and had protested.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-02-25
Power Company Raising Money.

Attorney o. B. Wilcox of Denver.
representing the General Colorado
Power Company, has filed second
mortgage on the property of the COM
pany to the Knickerbocker Trust
Company of New York, for $1,35O, 900.
1t is secured by 1850 bonds of $1,000
each, extending over twenty years and
bearing five per cent interest.
Here are some Of the reservoirs of
the company, only q few of those
named in the mortgage, with their
capacities: Hine reservoir on Viii
liams Fork Of the Grand river, capac-
ity, 73,097, 100000 cubic feet; Big Col
orado reservoir on the Grand river,
299,400 acre feet; Aspen reservoir No.
1, on Roaring Fork, 43.560,000 cubic
feet; Aspen reservoir No. 2. 43.560,-
600 cubic feet; C. M. reservoir on the
Frying pan. 494, 100000 cubic feet; Mt.
Olympus reservoir, 4.356.OO0,000 cubic
feet, on the Big Thompson river;
Curtis reservoir Nos. / and 2 on Blue
river in Summit county, 5000, 100000
cubic feet; Nederland reservoir. 506..
475.OOO cubic feet; Barker Meadow res
ervoir. 67s,027.500 cubic feet; Hine
reservoir No. 1, 3,513,6O0 cubic feet,
on Williams creek.
Included in the mortgage are also
the transmission lines and plant Of
the Shoshone plant, which supplies
power to Denver.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-02-25
Eggs.
Hewitt Starts from Santa Fs.

A Santa Fe dispatch Of the 7th inst.
says: DR.. Edgar L. Hewitt, director Of
the School Of American Archaeology
announced today that he would start
this week with Professors 8. G. Morley
and Jesse Nusbaum, Of the school, on
an archaeology expedition to Guatema.
Ia and San Salvador, to study the an.
cient Maya ruins. The expedition will
go to the City of Mexico and from
there to the isthmus of Tehuantepec,
sailing from Salina Cruz to San Jose
on the Guatemalan coast.
The expedition will be in the field
three months and will go again next
year, having obtained the necessary
concessions from the government of
the two Central American republics.