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The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1926-10-28

was raising fine flowers from seed
mere, developing a lifetime hobby.
There is thrill in raising the seed.
lings that the bulb grower does not
get; the knowledge that when a new
Hover comes to blossom he will see
something that nobody in the world
ever saw before. Mr. Funk has never
commercialized his interest in dab.
Has. He has given many fine bulbs TO
the parks, and to friends, selling has
never been a special interest A new
variety, now, come to professionalism
is thing to get excited about. "The
Spokane Women" Red Len" Mrs.
Funk, "Wildfire," Frances Leone"
are some of his great successes, but
the best of the lot, he says, is "Cri.
terion." This summer he raised "Cri.
terion' blossoms liz inches across.
Maybe next year he will get it up to
a foot, with luck,)
Mr.. Funk has kept books on the
weather for ten years, in the interest
or his flowers, and the late freeze
didn't surprise him bit We almost
always get freeze of some sort be-
tween September 16 and 20, but it sell
dom does so much damage.
Born in Portage City, Wisconsin,
Leonard Funk was in school till 10,
when he was bound out" to learn the
carpenters trade. The people were
so good TO him that he stayed with
them for six years. On his 21st birth.
day he was married to Miss Odelia
Spiegler, and they came west together.
The first work he did in Spokane
was on the residence of A. A. New.
bury. which used to stand on the pres
ent site of the public library. d. B.
Fotheringham was the contractor, and
Mr.. Funk worked for him for IA years.
For 26 years he has been in the city
hall; for several years a councilman.
When the city went to the commission
form of government in 1911 he was
out of office for four years.
Late in 1915 the Division Street
bridge disaster took place. when the
big bridge went into the river with
two street-car loads of passengers. Mr..
Funk had been elected to the depart
ment of public works, and took office
on January 2, 1916. His first Job was
to restore traffic, and get the wreck
age out of the river.
Nice bronze plates bearing the
names Of all the councilmen were put
on all bridges built by the old coun-
Gil IN hannans that tho mama of 7 aop
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1926-10-28
Thursday, October 2S, 1926

approaching the hive whether it is a
good day for work, whether the bees
are happy, whether somebody is an
cry! After raising bees on his place
in Union Park for 30 years their
voices say lot of things to him that
mean nothing to other people. A Ger
man has written a treatise about COM
munication among bees, but Mr.. Funk
does not think that evidence enough
has been produced yet to prove any
thing with certainty.
Seven children have grown up in
the Funk home, three of them still
with their parents.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1926-10-28

ALL SAINTS CATHEDRAL-Serv-
ices: Holy Communion, a. m;
church school, 9:45 a. M; morning
service and sermon, IL a. m; evening
service and sermon, 1880 p. m. A cor
dial welcome to all.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1926-10-28
BY LUCY M. C. ROBINSON

When Leonard Funk came here
from Wisconsin 81 years ago, he
brought same dahlia bulbs with him.
Even before the days of the fire he
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1926-10-28
The Woman s Home COMPANION

Sketches OF Spokane Men Who Are Husbands of Women
Actively Identified With the Club and Social
Life of the CITY
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
VOLLEY BALL
FOOTBALL
BOXING
BERLENBACH TO
MEET RISKO in
N. Y. TONIGHT

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Paul
Berlenbach, worlds light heavy
weight champion, will make a bid
for heavyweights honors otmorrow
night at Madison Square Garden
with Johnny .Risko, rugged Cleveland
heavyweight, as his opponent over
the ten round route.
The 175 pound champion, fast out
growing his own division was given
permission by the state athletic
commission to take on heavier OPP
ponents on promising to meet the
winner of the Jack Delaney Mike
McTigue match in which Delaney
scored a technical knockout over his
Irish opponent.
Risko's first appearance in New
York early this year resulted in
losing a judges verdict to Delaney.
His record includes a knockdown of
Gene Tunney a victory on points
over Young Bob Fitzsimmons.
Ber1enbach under the rules of the
commission, must fight at IT'S pounds
or under, which will give the Cleve-
lander an advantage of more than
15 pounds
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
GAR WOOD WINS GOLD
TROPHY PERMANENTLY

MIAMI, Fla, March 1S.-Gar Wood
of Detroit, today won permanent pos
session of the $4,000 Fisher Allison
gold trophy, when he piloted the
Baby Gar V to victory in the second
heat of the 5O-mile race in the sixth
annual Bay Biscayne regatta. His
time was one hour and IL minutes,
81 seconds. Both Wood and Webb
Jay, plotting the Adieu " of the
Chicago Yacht club, held two legs on
the trophy after four years of com
petition.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
THE LAST LAUGH

Pieh began kicking on almost the
first ball pitched. He continued to
object while he remained on the rub
Der. Since only few balls man
aged to get by the batter, I paid no
attention to his protests, being more
interested in the way the opposition
was hitting the ball.
He was finally taken out and rs
he walked past me on his way to
the bench, 1 couldn't refrain from
remarking:
well I won't be bothered with
you after the Fourth of july" In
baseball a player able to stick after
that date is considered as having
won place.
Most of the other umpires on the
staff also reminded Pieh in much the
same manner. July 5th of that year
brought me one of the biggest laughs
ever had, simply because didn't
think Pieh had a sense of humor.
In nay mail of July 5th was a postal
card with these words: "NOte the
date and the fact that 1 ana still
in the League. What are you going
to do about it." Four other UNI
pireS got similar pOstaIs.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
PEGASUS WINNER
in TAMPA SHORE

NEW YORK, March IS--Pegasus,
year old bay gelding won easily
in the Tampa Shores handicap, Flor
ida feature today running the mile
in 1;40 1-5. Stanwix scored the place
over Washington with Just David
and Spanish Rose bringing up the
rear.
Jefferson Park, New orleans, after
the derby Of yesterday. Huey took
the fourth from the favorite Little
Annie and paid 500 for 50. Warman
defeated another favorite in the
fifth
Paula Shay captured Tiiuanas fea-
ture at six furlongs in 1:12 1-5, with
Norcross second and Cleo's Roches-
ter third.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
WORLDS WITH STING

Baseball has any number of rather
stereotyped expression such as the
one, you won't be around to bother
anyone after the Fourth of July
Well do recall the number of times
it was hurled at me back in 1906
when I broke into the American
league. Also many others equally
sarcastic and uncomplimentary.
IF that is the way you call them,
you won't be long in this league"
"And whom, may I ask, recon-
mended you to President Johnson?"
These as well as scores of other
reverse English compliments were
slipped me when I made my debut.
1t may seem rather strange, vet
of all the remarks made to me in
the early years of my big league
career, two words uttered often by
Manager Fielder Jones of the White
Sox used to get under my skin more
than anything else I know of.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
RICHARDS WILL
MEET TILDEN in
FLORIDA FINALS
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 1s-
William T. Tilden, national cham
pion, and Vincent Richards, Americas
third ranking player, will meet Sat-
urday afternoon in the finals of the
southeastern tennis tournament at
the Florida Country club. Both Til
den and Richards met stiff COMPETE
ton in the semi-finals this afternoon
and were forced to four-set matches.
Tilden defeated Howard Voshell of
New York, AS, so, GO, Sc, and
Richards downed the Japanese cham.
pion T. Harada, 6-S. 1913. 2-6. 6-1.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
U. OF c. CANCELS
BASEBALL nine
TOUR OF JAPAN
(By Dispatch a. P. wirc)

BERKELEY, Calf, March 49,
The executive committee of the as
ISOLATED students, University Of Cali
fornia, announced today that it had
cancelled the proposed tour of Japan
by the university baseball team this
summer, due to differences over fl
nances. The university had demanded
guarantee Of 10000 yen while
the Japanese wanted the visitors
to accept part of the gate receipts.
The California team will make a six
weeks tour of the Hawaiian Islands
during the summer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
Qualifying Rounds In
Dodge Cup Match Will
Be Played On March q

An open date in golf circles will
be observed at the Douglas Country
club this Sunday but the fol-
lowing Sunday, March %, the qualify
ing rounds in the Dodge cup match
will be played.
There is expected to be big
field of entrants in the Dodge com
petition which will be run on a
handicap basis. Many players are
planning to practice this Sunday in
order to be in good trim for the
opening rounds of the Dodge match
week from Sunday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
FOOTBALL RULE
MAKERS MEET
AT WEEK END

NEW YORK, March s.-Although
no radical changes are forecast
college football rule makers, rep
.resenting all sections of the coun-
try will consider at least three
important issues in their annual two
day sessions here Friday and Sat
urday.
The proposals slated for discus
sion involve the forward pass, the
point after touchdown and the adj
dition of another field official, to
aid in detecting interference with
prevails among officials that none
will get beyond the stage of dis
cussion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
new UNOFFICIAL
WORLDS RECORD
In AUTO RACING

CULVER CITY, Calf, March 10
An unofficial worlds record was set
today by Bob McDonough when he
drove his racing car around the
speedway track here at the rate
Of 1893 miles per hour during
trial spins, preliminary to the races
here next Sunday. McDonough, who
held the former record Of 1922
miles per hour, established during
practice for the Washington Day
race at Miami, Fla, made his lap
in S1.4 seconds.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19

1 saw Greb give Mickey Walker a
trimming last summer in one Of
the greatest battles 1 have ever
witnessed.
That evening Greb looked like the
great fighter he is, when right. Real
izing Walkers remarkable ability,
Greb was in perfect shape. He was
class all over against Mickey.
No one can tell me that fighter
could slip back so rapidly in six
months as to fall a victim to Flowers
who has twice been kayoed by Jack
Delaney.
Can Greb come back? That will be
the subject of many a story in the
next few months. 1 don't think he
ever went away.
1 am of the opinion that Tiger
Flowers is going to have the busiest
evening of his life when he again
consents to take on Harry Greb.
True, Greb has no doubt Slapped
some of his vitality by his mode of
living, but still think he is plenty
good enough to beat Tiger Flowers
in their next meeting.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
CORPORATION COMMISSION
COLLECTIONS SET RECORD
(By Dispatch A. ?. Wirel

PHOENIX, March 1S.-Collections
made by all departments of the corr
poration commission during the first
IS days in March amounted to $780,
1924, the largest amount ever col
lected during half period, the com
mission announced. The insurance
departments books showed the
largest amount, $S3,19160
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
EXHIBITION
BALL GAMES
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)
TNlo NTonoI, 20

TAMPA, Fla, March 49,
Score r. H. r..
Philadelphia (N) ............18 IS 2
Washington (A) ............ 10 5
Knight Crumpler, Pierce and jon
nard, Winchell; Ferguson, Lyle, Had
ley and SEVERED, Ruel.
FORT MYERS. Fla. March is
Score:
r.. TT. E.
Buffalo Internationals o 8 1
Philadelphia CAD 6 10 0
Auer Bennett and Lake; May,
Grove, Gray and Perkins.
LAKELAND, Fla, March IS
Score:
R.H. Z.
New York (N) 8 s o
Cleveland (A) 9 10 1
Scott. McQuilIan, Greenfield and
Snyder: Levsen, Miller. Lehr and
Myatt.
ST. Xavier of Louisville, Ky, 20;
ST. Ignatius, of Chicago 16.
All Indians st. Francisc, S. D., 20;
Baraga, Marquette, Mich, 10.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
SHORT sPEECH

If I happened to call ball on him,
he might turn around to the catcher
and say: cit was perfect strike,
right through the heart"
Guessing again. however, was
his favorite speech to me. Late in
the game he would vary it trifle
by saying:
"Still guessing"
Until l became established these
two words, guessing again or still
guessing, was the length of my speech
with Fielder Jones. then the famous
manager of the Chicago White Sox.
Take it from me. like Cy Pieh,
have since reminded few players
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
SCOTT Kos GODDARD

LONDON, March 1S.-Phil Scott re-
tanned his title as q heavyweight
champion of Great Britain by knock
ing out Frank Goddard a former
British heavyweight champion, in
the third round tonight The match
was at Albert Hall.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
Tiger Flowers VIII Lose His Crown
In Next Fight With Harry Greb

For the first time in the history
of pugilism, the middleweight class
is bossed by a negro fighter.
Tiger Flowers of Georgia and oth-
er points south, is the new champion
Somehow / do not think the Tiger
will be in possession of the crown
any great length of time.
Despite his defeat of Harry Greb
of Pittsburg, / am inclined to think
that Greb is still his master
I note the experts Insist that Greb
has come to the end of the trail,
that he is through. L have my Sc
rious doubts about that.
Greb didn't take the Flowers
match seriously. In 80 days the new
champion will defend his crown. In
all probability his opponent will be
Greb. look for the decision to be
reversed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
The Disp atch Sport Page
BOWLING
TENNIS
GOLF

tached won medalist honors by shoot
ing a 20 over the st. Augustine
course today in the qualifying round
of the first annual winter professions
al golf championship in American.
Among the score were:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
Billy -
EiVdHl%aN
OdNo y|N
BALL PLAYERS AND UMPS NEVER
SOLD THEIR HAMMERS TO
BUY HORNS

The retort courteous is usually an
excellent weapon to settle a dispute
on the ball field, but occasionally it
reacts.
Some years ago the New York
Yankees had pitcher on the pay
roll by the name of Cy Pieh, which
sounds like something new in the
dessert line.
The first game that he worked for
the New York club, the opposing
batters discovered his delivery and
name were closely related He was
given good trimming. I was the
umpire.
AS rule recruit pitchers don't
argue with the umpires. Most Of
them feel they must become estab-
lished before taking issue with the
arbitrator as to his Judgment on
balls and strikes.
Cy Pich, however, was decided
exception to the rule most Amer
lean Ieague umpires who tried to-
satisfy him ON balls and strikes, soon
learned.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
MOORE AND NORFOLK
no MEET, TONIC HT,

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1s-Ted
Moore of England and Kid Norfolk,
negro lightweight of New York
ended training today for their ten
round bout at Dreamland Auditor
ium tomorrow night. Both went
through light workouts and were re-
ported in fine shape.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19

william H. King, Utah, in the
senate: There has never been, since
the days of Genghis Khan, as merci
less and cruel a tyranny as that to
which the Russian people have been
subjected under the bolshevik re-
gime
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19

s'Guessing again. Was the only
way Jones would object to the way
1 was calling them.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
Cruickshank MedaIist
On St. Augustine Course

(By Dispatch A. T. Wire)
ST AUGUSTINE, Fla, March 49,
Bobby Cruickshank playing unat-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19

who predicted July 5tb, 1906 would
mark my passing to the minors.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19

AS a result of his haphazard train
ing methods, Greb failed dismalIy ~
show the form expected of himls His
Judgment of distance was terrible,
there was no sting to his punches
and his marvellous legs failed to keep
him out of haiIing distance of the
many wild punches. launched. by
Flowers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-19
regardless of condition and paid the
penalty by losing close decision.
GREB,s DEFEAT

4
For two months Greb has been
touringf the country, exhibiting his
wares on the coast. He engaged in
something like half dozen fights
winning them all.
He did little or no training for any
of the bouts, doping it that he could
fight himself into condition rather
than get ready by gymnasium and
road work.
Ten days before the Flowers fight
Greb was no nearer New York than
Chicago. He arrived there only few
days prior to the bout.
Greb trained for the Flowers fight
seeing the sights on the coast and
sleeping in Pullmans most of the
time. What's more, no one sleeps
in Pullmans.
The Washington times., 1926-06-21
P,RESBYTERIANS
To MEET

Presbyterians Of the Baltimore
Synod will open their four-day syn.
Odical at frederick, Nd, at the
Hood College tonight. A large dele.
cation from washington will attend.
Plans for the forthcoming year
for the churches in this synod will
be discussed. It is not regarded
as likely that any outbreak Of the
mentalist.modernis discussion
win occur as no doctrinal items are
listed on the program.
Glasses will be held on national
missions, foreign missions. steward.
ship in life and the church and the
changing community.
Among the Washington pastors
who viii attend are the Rev. Joseph
r. Sizoo, the Rev. +. c. Clark, the
Rev. II. K. Fulton, the Rev. and
Mrs. wallace Radcliffe, the Rev. and
Mrs. James T. Marshall, the Rev.
and Mrs. Bernard Braskamp, and
the Rev. John Brittar Clark, who
win deliver the opening address CT
the eyndical tonight.
The Washington times., 1926-06-21
| KI[LED,5 HURT
BY AUTOS

An inquest viii be held today to
fix responsibility for the death of
an unidentified white man, who was
struck and almost instantly killed
by an automobile at Pennsylvania
Avenue and Seventh Street North
west last night.
The man, who has the appearance
of foreigner, and had In his pos.
session several papers written in
Italian and Greek, was struck by
an automobile. whose driver is said
to have continued east on the Ave-
nue. after the accident.
Policeman Knapp, Of the Sixth
precinct, Communicated passing
car and arrested Archie I'll. Brown.
20, of $50 Mclean Ave. 8. W., at
Four-and-a-half st., claiming that he
was the driver Of the death car.
The victim was removed TO Elmer
gency Hospital and pronounced dead
upon arrival. He IL between IS and
20 years old, weighs 40 pounds, ana
is feet inches tall.
Receiving possible skull frac-
tur6 and severe cuts on the head
when his automobile crashed into
a parked milk truck on Conduit
Road Northwest yesterday, Harold
b. Wiley, IS, 1920 Macomb st.
N. W., is in q serious condition in
Garfield Hospital. @
The police say that he drove
l1ead.on into 4 truck, owned by the
Wise Bros. dairy. His automobile
was wrecked.
Philip NBeretter, 81. 213 e st.
N. E., n in an equally serious con-
dition today as the result Of o
coIlisiuL at Ninth and * Streets
Northeast last night. Berenter was
passenger in the automobile
driven BY Fred Davis. Sl9 9 St.
The Washington times., 1926-06-21
NEWsREEL is SHOWING
ERUPTION or TOKAcHI

The first showing of the terrific
eruption of Mt. Tokachi, a volcano
located on one of the northern
being released to distributors by
the International Newsreel.
Pictures were obtained Of the
flow of the sea of lava which de-
atroyed many villages and tn" ma
tives In full flight.
The Washington times., 1926-06-21
PRINCE GUsTAvUs

N. i. Rachel Zen. colUfed, Of
Fairmont Heishts, Va, was the
driver Of the other car.
Others injured were Daniel Mas
tersoTl, 90, 1905 Kearney st. ~. e.;
Elisa Manning. 81. 220 Baltimore
Ave, TakornA Park, Nd, and Mary
Williams colored, u Fenton st.
N. w.
The Washington times., 1926-06-21

A metal attachment that can
be used with any kind Of 4 pen
has been invented to serve as i
reservoir, holding enough ink for
scores OF words and making e low
The Washington times., 1926-06-21
2 WEsTERNERs HoNORED
by WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Photo BY IntsrnatlonaI
DIR. w w ATWOOD

MIDDLEToWN, Conn, June 81
Among the honorary degrees award.
Cd during the course Of Wesleyan
university's ninety.fourth annual
cofnfnencemert her today were:
Doctor Of scieuce-Henry SewaIl
Of Denver, Col.
Doctor OF Laws-EImer Truesden
Merrill, Santa Barbara, Calf.
The Washington times., 1926-06-21

An electric speed indicator has
been desiGned for use on loeono.
tives.
The Washington times., 1926-06-21

Slips are indispensable with present
day fashions-and silk slips wear so
well. These are made to fit snugly
at the bodice with just enough fullness
at the hips to give the necessary free
dom without the "bunchiness" Of less
carefully made alps. Choice of white
or pastel shades. neatly hemstitched
and with knee-length shadow-proof
hens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-21

chorused feeble, unenthusiastic
greetings to the thin, elderly, tight
mouthed little spinster. Mr.. Lanes
sister, who lived away over on the
South Side with Grandpa and
Grandma" Lane.
How are you, Hattie? How's ma
and PAP" Mrs. Lane asked in her
complaining, signing voice.
Pretty well. considering" Hattie
Lane took the chair which her
brother gave up hastily, as il glad
to escape. II declare. Jim, you're
lookin' real Old. Square up them
Shoulders o. yourn! You amt dead
yet! Martha, you've put on ten
pounds if you've put on an ounce
since 1 seen you last. You're scandal
Gus fat. But you look better'n you
have in a coon's age. Been taking
that Indian Herb medicine brought
your"
II amt better, Hattie" Mrs.
Lanes face flushed darkly and her
brown eyes snapped angrily. II don't
sleep an hour a night, and the pain
in, my legs and shoulders is some
thin fierce. Easy for you to talk,
Hattie, you strong as a mule. No
body knows what go through"
well, If we don't, it amt because
you don't tell us!' Hattie Lane
brushed her sisterin.law's com.
plants aside~>briskly.
Faith. pour me cup of coffee!
And If you've got a wee mite o.
toast left, you might pop it in the
oven and warm it up for me- But
don't go to no trouble for me. had
my breakfast hours ago-Cherry
Lane, you march right to the bath
room and scrub that paint off your
cheeks and lips! The idee! All
smeared up like a Indian! I should
think you'd be ashamed of yourself.
| What you're thinkin' Of, Martha
Lane, to let her poke her head out
o. the house lookin like a chorus
girl. with them short ballet skirts on
shown her garters-"
"Aune Hattie, wish you'd mind
your own business" Cherry scraped
her chair back from the table and
flung her napkin violently into the
center of the table.
] Cherry! Remember your Aunt
Hsttie's a lot older than you! Don't
make Mama ashamed of youi" Mrs
Lane c<fded the girl half-heartedly
IF she was a child o. mine
Hattie Lane began heatedly, but
Cherry had fled from the room. her
cheeks flaming beneath the light
busting of mandarin rouge.
Hattie turned her steely bright
eyes upon Junior, VINO ducked
shielding his face with an arm, II
mock terror. The lively spinster'
face .softened. as it always did when
her eyes rested ubon Jim, Junior
Amt no call to act as II I was