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The Spectator., 1915-10-22

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 OWL fell, instead, caressingly, but un- seen, upon his sleeve.
 "Oh, MT. Bonistelle," she pleaded, you ought to have someone who really cares for you-who really loves you, you know-who would love you always. Someone who knows how good you are! Don't tie yourself up to a woman like that-why, she's five years older than you are, MT. Bonistelle- she's middle-aged, almost-and she's been married before, too! Why, you want youth, Mir. Bonistelle-and fresh ness-and-"
 Gan I come in?" A high cheerful voice interrupted them. Both turned suddenly toward the doorway to the office.
The Spectator., 1915-10-22
SYNOPSIS.

Hall Bonistelle, artist photographer, prepares for the days work in his studio. He is reminded by Flodie Fisher, his as
 sistant, of party he is to give in the studio that night, and warned that his business is in bad financial shape. Mir. Doremus, attorney and justice of the peace, calls and informs Hall that his Uncle Johns will has left him A. .OOO, 900 on ty-eighth birthday. which begins at mid night that night. Mrs. Rena Royalton calls at the studio and Hall asks her to marry him at once She spars for time.
The Spectator., 1915-10-22
Roushage self-Feeder for Swine Rack of This Kind 10 Handy and Prevents Waste.

CTS were losing from one-third to two-I thirds of the pigs that were born alive. Last year man with 14 sows raised to weaning time only 15 pigs, while his neighbor, who used less feed, but spent every hour with his sows during the farrowing time, raised an average of over eight pigs to lit ter from large herd of sows.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-01-22
NOTABLE GUEST
At STAG PARTY
Continued from 1st page)

trust and we must protect them,
and if they can't improve and
farm their lands with their own
resources and what we give
them, they will have to do with
out.
At this juncture the Secretary
and merchant were interrupted
by the announcement that an
Indian was at the door to see
Secretary Lane, and the latter
expressing a desire to see the
Indian, he was escorted to a po-
sition directly in front of the
secretary. The Indian wore his
blanket and all his feathers and
finery and was introduced to the
secretary as Chief Spu Spu Ski
Skunk, or in English, Chief
Eagle Feather.
The Secretary said to him:
"Ah, my brother, (shakes hands,
the great white father bids me
extend you greetings and assure
you of our constant thought of
your welfare and the perpetu-
alton of all your traditions. Tell
me, brother, how goes it with
your"
1t developed Immediately that
an interpreter was necessary
and the Secretary asked if there
was anyone in the hall who
could fill the bill. D. D. Hull
volunteered and repeated to
Chief Eagle Feather what the
Secretary had said.
Chief Eagle Feather answered
through the interpreter: He
says he has often heard Of the
great white father and comes
tonight to speak for himself and
his people.
Secretary: Tell him to speak
freely"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-01-22

what success you have had on
your farm raising hogs"
Homesteader: well, that hog
she had me four pigs, four she
pigs, an by yimminy dem was
the smactest pigs you ever
SEEM"
Secretary: "Wby, what did
they do?"
Homesteader:: "Well, me and
my wife yust keep dem pigs in
da shack with US, and they
never squealed, yust learned to
talk"
Secretary: "You can't make
any money raising pets. Tell
me how much increase you had
from the four she pigs"
Homesteader: mot bloom
ing ting. When my neighbours
hog come shinin aroun, you know
how it is, Mr.. Secretary, dose
Miss Pigs yust bristle up and
say, Go long, hog, we can't
raise no family on one of desc
4O-acre dry units. +"
The distinguished visitor at
this time announced that owing
to urgent business and the late
ness of the hour he would be
compelled to go, and after ex-
pressing his appreciation Of the
attention given him and stating
that in the future as in the past
his efforts would be for the bet
terment of his wards and their
protection from the greedy horde
of whites, he babe his hearers a
fond farewell and departed amid
hearty applause.
After this slight interruption
the card games proceeded and
refreshments were passed around
and around again, the good time
continuing until 100 a. m. Mr..
Scarce showed his guests one
OF the best times enjoyed in the
history of Roman and they de-
parted leaving him their very
best and kindest wishes.
Out of town guests were
Messrs. George and Andrew
Beckwith, A. w. Nelson, Joe
Grenier, Chris Hoeschen and J.
W. Freshour Of st. Ignatius, and
Messrs. Frank Brown, M. A.
Myhre, ]. A. Johnson, Jas. Har-
bert. Carter and Childs Of Pol
son.
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rotary, Ay ban hear all you got
to do on the Flathead is plant the
seeds and you yust raise wheat
to beat the jumping Yesus, anC
Ay yust ban get back my seeC
and my wife she tell me maybe
when the water come Ay have
no seed to plant, and she ban
want you to hurry up before my
seed all gone.
Secretary: my friend, you
should cultivate patience and
tolerance. In due course these
matters will be considered by the
different departments, and in the
meantime our engineering force
is busily engaged in figuring out
this project with a view to get
ting water on your land-at the
earliest practical date consistent
with our policy of having con-
tinuous employment for our ex-
perts. -
Homesteader: "Mr. Secre-
tary, Ay ban want to know how
much dis water will COST"
Secretary: my friend, in due
course you will receive this in
formation. 1t is against our
policy to give information to
those who are expected in the
end to pay the bills.
Homesteader: "Mr. Secretary,
Ay already ban vote for dem
congressman and Mr.. Brewer,
and dey make me big talk about
water and loan me check money
and goin to name my homestead
Million Dollar Ranch What
dey mean!
Secretary: my friend, you
were misled. The first duty of
these gentlemen after receiving
office is to support their party's
policy, and this does not include
any of your troubles, but is con-
cerned chiefly with what is
known as the pork barrel"
Homesteader: 1.-THE pork bar
rel? Mr.. Secretary, Ay forgot
to tell you Ay had a hog"
Secretary: THAT is a start
in the right direction. Tell US
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The Office

Interpreter: He says in his
tepee his squaw is heap sick, and
he has no grub and no medicine
and he needs blankets, a deck of
cards and a dice box"
Secretary: what does he
know about cards and dice
boxes? | thought he was an
honest Indian. Tell me, did he
and his family not receive their
allotments from the great and
good white father?''
Interpreter: HE says he
doesn't know. But happen to
know that he and his wife and
children have eleven eighties
along the foothills; also he is heir
to two deceased allotments.'
Secretary: why is he hard
up? Doesn't he farm his land?
Interpreter: He says he is
a chief and will never work. "
Secretary: But what does
he do?"
Interpreter: He says he is
heap good with dice and won
two ponies last Sunday, and has
six altogether
Secretary: "How surprising!
Explain to him the value of his
land and ask him if he would
not like to have it earning him
something"
Interpreter: Eyes, he wants
money"
Secretary: Explain to him
that by making application he
could secure patent to part of
his land and sell it. 7"
Interpreter: He says yes.
He will sell because he needs
the money, and he wants to know
if he can get five dollars now and
how soon he will get the rest. "
Secretary: Explain to him
that all money is kept in Wash
ington to his credit and only ex-
pended for such farm machinery,
etc., as the department thinks
fit"
Interpreter: He says mo-.
But he would like the deck of
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-01-22

cards, as the big Medicine Chief
will drive away the evil spirits
with them and, besides, he can
play monte. He says let him
have the cards and you can have
the $50 acres Of land"
Secretary: ASK him that if
we give him the cards and dice
box, will he give up the use of
fire water. "
When this question was put to
Chief Eagle Feather by the in
terpreter, he jabbered in Indian
for five minutes, his gestures and
demeanor showing that he was
much agitated. At the conclu-
rion of his oratory the interpreter
announced that Eagle Feather
said, NO"
Eagle Feather then retired,
apparently in disgust.
AS soon as Eagle Feather had
left the room, a person who was
at once recognized as a Flathead
homesteader arose and said:
"Mr. Secretary, my nam ban
Olaf Yonson and Ay ban had one
of desc 40 acre units for five
year an Ay ban waitin for Uncle
Sam to show me how to raise
crop, and Ay ban wantin to raise
some childer, too, but my wife
she ban tell me to yust wait for
Uncle Sam to bring the water on
our unit. Mr.. Secretary, my
wire an me ban want to know
what dis ting you call a unit,
what Judge Witty tell us about
when we pay our money?'
Secretary: my good friend.
a unit is distinguished from a
homestead because it is a gamble.
First, you draw numbers TO see
who wins one. Second, if you
win you must take all the chances
on getting water on same.
Third, the United States puts up
the land against your time and
money and if you lose, we win,
and if you win, you lose. That's
a unit and should answer the
question"
Homesteader: But Mr.. Sec.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
IDAHO DRY Law TO
GO TO high COURT

MOSCOW. Idaho. Dec. 2.~-Idaho's
new =iatrts. making Il criide for
any person 10 have liquor in his
In to be tested for con
in the u. $, supreme
court. The high courts decision
may have important bearing on the
battle OF the vets and
dryR
The district and supreme courts
OF Idaho have declared the law con.
stitutionai
TIE test case revolves around the
arrest and conviction OF I'D Crane.
n Moscow lahorinE man. on the
charge OF having a bottle OF whisky
in his possession. Crane IL IN Jail
The only intoxicating liquor any
one may own in Idaho Is limited
amount OF alcohol. held under strict
hy drugEis.s for medici.
nal purposes. and sacran,ontal wine
pc ssesscd by cicrgymon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02

Miss Alice Gentle. Seattle Girl
who has had n wonderful success
with Eastern grand opera com.
panics. will be the koloist Mt the
opening program, Friday night. OF
the NTH season of the Philharmonic
orchestra In Seattle. under tho
leadership OF John n Spargur
The concert will b. given at the
Metropolitan theatre.
Miss Gentle ~ a former soloiHi at
ST Marks Episcopal church. but
vent into grand opera IN the East
and scored tremendous success In
the role OF Carmen IN New York.
Boston. Philadelphia. Chicago and
at san Francisco.
Miss Gentle has been chosen to
sing "Lotta'a Fountain" ~ the
civic center exercises az San Fran.
cisco Christmas eve. role for
which TetraEElni has been selected
In previous years
Orchestral features 81 tho con.
cert program will be schuhcrt'a TN.
finished symphony selection. Car.
nivai Overture. hy nvornck. and
Legend ZorahAyayda." By Sycnd.
sen.
Miss Gentle vii be heard IN Don
Fatala. from Don Carlos. and also
"PlsueE mes Yeut." from 10 Cid.
By MaAsenct.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
JEWS OBSERVE
anniversary
OF REBELLION

Sebastian Burnett. Seattle grand
opera baritone who was compelled
20 return home from European
engagement on account OF the war.
viii give concert sunday at s
y. m. at III" synagogue Of ilikur
Cholum. 18th ave. and lcnler way
The occasion will commemorate
tho anniversary OF n memorable
historical fight for liberty when
the Jewish people rebelled agains,
the rule OF Antioch about e5 u. c.
II was then that Judah the Mac
cabee. gathered his handful OF 10y
al warriors to pit themselves
against the Roman armies
Tho Maccabees succeeded. and
today tho word 'MRccabe~" IN
known the world over hE represent.
alive o, freedom and heroic sac
rlfice
The anniversary OF the success.
full ending Of this war for freedom
IL observed for eight days by the
Jews all over the world.
Mr. Burnett uas pupil Of NJ
Jean De Hesrke and studied dra.
matte art under NJ isnArdon. fore.
most In their profession In Paris
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
SPENCER SAYS NE
HASN'T new IDEAS

John y. Spencer. candidate for
reelection 10 the school board.
told ZOO voters at tho Lincoln high
school auditorium "Wednesday
night that he favorH the present
standrat (only he didn't use that
terml policy OF the school board
4 am In accord With the present
policy OF the board. he sRii
Those Who are now in wish to
stay In and those who are out want
20 got In. In order for the last
named candidates 10 have any
SHOW. they must bring farw ard
some nov Issue. I am sorry to
say that I have no new issue"
other candidates for the port
commission and the school beard
spoke
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
STARVING, EAT
HORSES FLESH
Shepherd Tells Of Horrors OF
the Trail to
Monastir
FREEZING IN THE SNOW
~ WIN. q. SHEPHERD


SALoNIkh, Greece, Dec. 2,
--vuiturc.like. starving Serbian
refugees are stripping flesh from
horses, dead beside tho roads,
In their mad flight before the
Bulaarisns.
The horrors Of the Albanian
trail are growing.
Women and children are
struggling from Prirrend TO
Monastir without food, facing
biting blizzard that has been
sweeping that region for two
days and nights.
When the snow curtain lfts,
the eorpses OF hundreds of hu-
man beings Will almost certain.
iy be found. buried beneath ,ts
white blanket.
Each contingent OF refugees
brings fresh stories of rasediei
along the highway. on which there
Is a stream OF Albanians. Serbs and
so. 900 Austrian prisoners.
MonaAtir n the goal Of the car
avann OF refugees. who hope 20 find
there food and rest
They do not know that II mus
fall within few DAYS, leasinl
them cut off and forced 10 choos'
between seeking refuge IN th'
mountains amid winter billiards.
or meeting their fate AZ the Bnl
garH hands.
The Serbian army II rctrentinf
10 EibassAn IN Central Albania
Twenty British automohue'
laden with flour are fighting thsii
way toward the Albanian frontier
hoping 20 Arrive in time q alleviate
the suffering OF the fleeing.
Families OF the French, British
md RuHaian ministers TO Serbia
are reported to be somewhere on
the trail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
CORN SHOW IS OPEN

WALIA WALLA. Dec. 2.-The
began their annual corn show here
today. Prizes of implements and
cash aFgreeating 81 900 will be
awarded when the show concludes.
Saturday =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
JUMPS TO his Death

Il guess will see how deep the
water ls." With this remark. Jack
Strube. Seattle saloon man. leap.
cd 10 his death into the river from
the Trent bridge u Spokane, We'd.
nesday, according t. word received
here today.
He was injured recently IN a
hold-up here. and was believed To
be mentally deranEed M result.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
BOY BANDIT HOLDS
UP A Pedestrian

The theory held by tho police
several days ago that burglar is
using hoy OF about 10 To- aid him
I'm his work about the city was
strengthened early Thursday
morning when Charles Nelson OF
the Alex motel. 40i Fifth ave. re.
ported tina: he had Just been held
mp by a man and boy. ut fifth
and Jefferson. The pair got SIS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
TO VOTE ON LIQUOR

VANCOUVER. r. C.. Dec. p
After stating that he would favor
limiting the hours for liquor sell,
ing. until after the war. Premier
Richard Mcbride announced that n
proposition covering the prohibit.
ton issue would be submitted to
the voters at the next provincial
election.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
COSTING US MONEY

County Assessor Thatcher says
his office IS losing 800 a day thru
the delay OF the supreme court in
passing the case involving Seattle's
high tax levy Of 2209 mills. which
was declared invalid by Judge Al.
bertson two weeks ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
WANT DUTY BACK

Declaring Amerlsen shingle man
ufacturers cannot compete with
Canadian concerns which employ
Chinese labor. .he committee OF
national affairs OF the Chamber of
Commerce is on record Thursday
as favorlng restoration 10y congress
OF the former 80 cents duty per
thousand on shingloa imported.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
" THESPIANS MAY
PLAY ROUND STATE

"Pomaaie- walk" the play a. hc
presented BY the Un,s crsity Drn.
matte club on the campus saturday
night. may ho sivon by tho clHb
I'm the lr-ge towns OF Western
Washinyt N. RAJ Greenwood
president OF the dramatic club. Is
making arrangements for perform.
ances at Olympia. Puyallup. Cen
tralia. Chehalis and Aberdeen.
The trip will be made during the
Christmas holidays.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
SUBSCRIBE TO LOAN

VANCOUVER. -. C.. Dec. -
Vancouver has subscribed $3.50.
900 to the new war loan: Victoria
1898. 900 and New Westminster.
100000. Nana'mo viii. It is be.
lleved. take more than 100000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
DEMOCRATS STILL
WRESTLE IN CAUCUS

WASHINGTON. Dec. Final
efforts to adopt a cloture rule for
the senate we're made today by the
democratic caucus The pivotal
point in tho situation Ia whether
the democrats shall be bound by a
caueus pledge or whether tho
fight shall go on to tho senate
floor without making II party
measure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
CHURCH HAS SALE

The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Haven Methodist church viii hold
its annual sale and supper IN the
social hall of the church, 10th ave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
HOLD SOCIAL

Stevens Womens Relief CORPS
will hold socIal and serve lunch
at moan Friday at Veterans hall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
The Art Needlework
Section

is a mine of helpful inspiration for
Christmas gift ehoosers. Ample as
sortments OF materials arc here for
those who plan to make gifts with
their own hands. and many beautiful
models to copy or adapt. The display
OF Framed Pictures, Fancy Baskets
and other rcady-to-give novelties also
brims with suggestions for useful pres.
ents
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
For a Girls Gift:
A Junior Electric Range

NOTHING better. for most every
~ little girl likes to play the part OF
cook. and with the Junior Electric Range,
which is not toy, she can really ruly"
cook for herself and playmates, and with
perfect safety.
The possibilities OF this efficient little
Range are being demonstrated every
afternoon this week (irom to 5 o'clock
in our Housewares Section, and every
little girl is invited to attend.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-02
Christmas "Tie-Up" Ribbons

NlEuP RIBBONS
Mntloe
combinations.
nc deu Hory.M
edandg ned and
mi 3Je
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-03-30

self automatically and It never loses
its aim. And, or our part of the line
all the new inventions which the
Germans could develop could not
overcome the great advantage which
the French held on account of the
"soixante quinze" gun. In its way
this gun is as marvellous and revolu-
tionary as the great 42-centimeter
guns of the Germans.
The beet coat" as we called it,
was one of the cleverest German in
ventions that we saw in our part of
the line. All of the country around
us in which Dur trenches were dug
was sugar beet farm land and the
landscape was a vista Of beet leaves.
One day we saw a mound of these
leaves heaving in a peculiar fashion.
Its only a mole digging" said our
lieutenant.
But suddenly the whole pile moved
and hunched forward. We began to
shoot, and to our amusement, the
beet leaves rose on two strong Ger
man legs and dashed back to the
trenches. We laughed uproariously.
The Germans reminded us Americans
of Montgomery and Stone in their
queer DISCUSSES.
We found out later that the Ger
mans would take a gunny sack, cut
head and armholes in it, pin beet
leaves to the sack and then wear the
sack like coat If a man moved care
fully along on his stomach, the 'chanc-
es of his being seen were very small
l. was detailed with two other men
to burn a straw stack in which the
Germans had hidden machine guns.
We spent the day in making beet
coats" and at nine o'clock in the
evening we donned them and started
out on our hundred yard crawl
through the beet field. We got TO
the stack, fixed the fuse, Lit the fuse
with a match held under a coat,
crawled back to the trench and FIVE
minutes later the stack was ablaze.
The stack had been followed out
and the Germans had placed four
machine guns in it. We saw the
wrecks of these guns the next day
and later my two comrades and my
self We're mentioned in dispatches"
for firing the stack. Without our
beet coats, invented by the Ger
mans, we would not have succeeded,
for several times the white lights filled
the air while we stretched ourselves
on our stomachs among the beets.
Beating it with beets" was the name
we gave to this stunt of wearing beet
coats"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-03-30
TRENCHES AS
T0LDBNCORRESPONDENT

day and hit it. There was a terrific
explosion and he was found Drained.
Why he did such a foolish thing 1
don't know. A mans nerves play
him strange tricks in the trenches and
you find yourself tempted to do dan
gerou3 things, just n some persons
find themselves wanting to jump
from high places. l suppose the
Swede had been tempted time and
again to stop one Of the bombs with
his rifle and one day the temptation
became too strong.
The Germans had another trick
that reminded me Of the American
game of football. Now and then a
few of them would Chamber out of
the trenches under a terrific fire to
cut the barb wire entanglements.
They wore amor over their bodies
and heads. They were grewsome
looking objects, but they reminded me,
however, for all the world, of foot
ball players. We never killed any of
these armored men, but we usually
dropped them by hitting them In the
legs. 1t seemed that their ship
guards were not as protective as the
rest of their odd suits.
Another new invention, used by
the Germans was a swivel, fixed in
cement, on which the Germans
swung their rifles. Each man would
fix his aim at a certain very small
section of our trenches and, when
ordered to shoot, he could reach up
and pull his trigger without raising
his head. 1t was merely artillery
practice applied TO rifles and it had
a deadly effect.
The white night lights which were
shot into the air and then lowered
over the trenches, suspended from
small parachutes, were introduced
by the Germans, but it WASH long
before we had them too.
1t was in the artillery line that
the French developed new ideas. The
German gun kicks with each dis
charge. 1t rears back on its wheels.
slews around and must usually be
re-aimed. But the wonderful French
gun, known as the "soizante ounce.
fires twenty 2.2 shells a minute. The
recoil is caught in cylinders filed
with glycerine. The gun loads it.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-03-30
W|LGAELD ERECTS
Big CREAMERY

The new Churchm Creamery build.
ing and plant has been practically
completed and In this enterprise
George Wingneld has given to the
farmers OF the Fallon district the ad.
vantages Of the finest creamery plant
in the state Of Nevada. The cream.
cry Is located alongside Of the South
ern Pacific and a side-track win
presently be constructed so cars can
be run alongside the building to
carry away the product. All of the
machinery is operated by a large 10
horse power motor. The plant has a
capacity Of 10000 pounds OF butter
daily, and when 1t is brought up to
its full capacity there will be some
milking done in tho Lahontan Valley,
and some cash distributed among
the farmers.