The Spokane press., February 09, 1906, Page 4, Image 4

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EVENTFUL CAREER OF A WOMAN
WHO BECAME "FEMALE HUSBAND"
WORE MEN'S CLOTHING, SHE
SMOKED. CHEWED AND
BHAVED—BECAME A "BRIDE
GROOM" BEFORE HER SE
CRET WAS DISCOVERED.
Special Correspondence of The
Press.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 9.—Of
all the strange stories which come
before the police departments of
big cities, none is recalled in which
officers were forced to tell a bride
of three days that her "husband"
Is a woman, as was the case when
"John A. Whittman," arrested here
as a vagrant, turned out to be
Pauline Webster, 21, Gaffney City,
S. C.
The bride. Etta Jelley, refused
at first to believe the statement
and later burst into tears of humil
iation and of sorrow.
Etta loved "John" and af:er "his"
arrest held "his" hand, brought
"him" delicacies and otherwise con
ducted herself as any bride of
three days might have done under
the circumstances.
The female husband took things
calmly. Smoking a cicaret and
chewing a cud of tobacco, two hab
its she had forced herself to ac
quire, she calmly sat on the edge
of a bunk in a cell.
Miss Jelley, aged 23, is a wait
ress. Said she:
"This person. John. Joseph, Paul
ine or whatever you want to
him —I mean her — told me we
would put our money together and
start a restaurant. He —I mean
she —said he had some money in
the bank and that she was born in
Paris. I had saved up $ISS which
Cornett was keeping for me. Cor
nett would not give me the money
even after me saw the justice of
the peace. I am glad of it now.
Cornett saved me."
The climax of the wedding was
LET TAX DODGER'S HOME BURN;
BAR HIS CHILD FROM SCHOOL
Special Correspondence of The
Press.
DENISON, Texas. Fob. &.—With
drawal of tlie benefits of fire pro
tection and of the right to send
their children to school is the sug
gestion made by Alex W. Arheson,
mayor, of Denison, Texas, as a
means of forcing tax delinquents to
pay up. The mayor's scheme was
formally submitted to the council
and a committee was appointed to
report upon the matter.
To the council the mayor said
that about $30,000 in taxes were
unpaid.
"These dellnqquents are not al
ways the shiftless or poverty
etrlcken. Some of them are among
the mo9t successful business men
in the community. One-third of the
delinquent taxes are due the school
fund. If they were paid, the direc
tors could increase the salary of
every teacher $20 a month.
"One man kicks on $3.73 taxes
on a four room house when he
Bends three children to school. An
other who howls at a tax of 47
cent* has four children at school.
Their negligence in promptly pay
ing taxes is a blow at the Intelli
gence of the rising generation; it
Is a slap at their own children."
Regarding the advisability of let-
A glass of beer now and then is relished by
the best of men.
He means Inland Beer. It's the Hops.
PHONE
MAIN
265.
Inland Brewing ® Malting Co.
caused by Cornett. After Miss Jel
ley tried to get her $IS.". Cornett
investigated and found that Whitt
man had pleaded illness after the
ceremony and ha<l made no prepar
ations towards establishing a home
for his bride. He caused Whitt
man's arrest on a charge of vag
rancy for the purpose of finding
out whether Miss Jelley's money
would be safe in her "husband's"
hands. No one was more surprised
than Cornett when the police told
him Whlttman was a woman.
Pauline Webster is said to be
well connected in South Carolina.
She attended a female seminary.
Three years ago she left home to
MAYOR A. W. ACHESON.
ting the property of the delinquents
burn. Mayor Acheson said 1
"When a man stops paying his
"When a man stops paying his
j Are insurance premium, the insur
ance ceases. If a dozen men are
in line passing buckets of water to
a burning house, should they be ex
pected to continue work when the
owner stands idly by and does not
jlend a hand to extinguish the
j flames? Of 27 runs by the fire de-
I partment lately, nine were to the
BILL SAYS:
PAULINE WEBSTER, "FEMALE HUSBAND."
—Mayor Acheson, Denison, Texas.
PHONE
'main
265.
find work, and to get a job as cook
for a traveling opera company,
donned men's clothes. After the
troupe disbanded, she found it
easier to obtain positions as a man
than as a woman, and worked in
many restaurants in various cities
as waiter, dishwasher or cook.
What Pauline Did to Appear
Like a Man.
Learned to smoke and chew to
bacco.
Practiced walking with long step.
Used a razor to induce a beard
to come.
Kept her hair clipped close.
Enunciated slowly to avoid talk
ing in high tones.
property of people who refuse to
pay taxes which keep the machine
running, while six more delinquents
lived in adjoining houses which
would have burned had the fire
hose not reached them.
"As theso people have set them
selves in a class separate from the
rest of t'(' citizens, it is no more
than proper that wo should recog
nize them as decining to partici
pate in the cost of running the busi
ness of the city, and therefore en
titles to a minimum of its bene
fits."
Mayor Acheson is thoroughly in
ear9nest in his proposition.
THE GAUZE SCARF
It Will Be an Effective Part of
One of the New Spring
Costumes.
NEW YORK, Feb '<. —A graceful
old fashion is being vigorously re
vived this spring. It is the gauze
scarf as a part of the costume not
as an accessory.
These costumes must be simple,
with the scarf as the feature.
With such a costume there
should be few frills and no jewelry.
The costume shown was of pale
gray organdie, in which was a tiny
pink figure. The only trimming
about the neck and sleeves and a
few tucks at the bottom of the
skirt.
The scarf was of pink chiffon.
The slippers also were of pink.
Another effective scarf costume,
worn by a slender brunet was of
white silk crepe. It was made with
out even the embroidered band
about the neck and arms. The
scarf was of white chiffon embroid
ered in gold. The slippers were of
gold and worn with yellow stock
ings.
There's brother Joe and Sister Ann
They work for forty cents,
So there's nothing left for the dear
old man,
But the top rail of the fence.
NEUKALOIA
Is nn affliction or tho nerves, nnrl
therefore yields readily to tho sooth
ing influence of Dr. Miles' Antl-Piiln
Pllle, They are absolutely harmless,
nnd drive out the pain by relieving
the Irritated condition of the nerves.
Guaranteed to benefit, or money re
funded. 25 doses, 26 cents. Never
sold in bulk.
Local Brevities
Miss Kate Driscoll of Moscow.
Idaho, is visiting at the home of
Dr. W. D. Valentine, E4OB Augusta
avenue.
Ladles play billiards and pool
every day and evening at Pfister
billiard parlor. ••*
Rev. L. W. Cronkhite, a mission
ary, recently returned from Bur
ma!), wil] speak in Union Park Bap
tist church at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
The city and county authorities
have notified the 150,000 club that
wherever possible they patronize
local merchants and manufactur
ers.
Postmaster Hartson feels certain
Spokane will receive the additional
$200,000 for the federal building. If
this sum is secured, the total
amount appropriated for the Spo
kane building will be $600,000.
The Northwestern Business col
lege will have its regular social to
night in the commercial room. The
orchestra recently organized under
the direction of Franz Mueller will
play, and there will be a program
and a debate.
Miss C. L. Crook, teacher of Ger
man in the high school, will leave
about April 1 for a four months'
trip to Europe. She will have as
traveling companions her sister in
law of Evanston, 111., and Miss Ver
is Smith of Spokane and Dr. and
Mrs. Byall of Worcester, Ohio.
A. W. Neimoyer, secretary of the
Old Time Telegraphers of the Paci
fic Northwest, is issuing 150 invi
tations to the $1 dinner to be given
by the society in the Moorish room
of the oHtel Spokane Feb. 17. This
CUlb has just been organized, and
the dinner will be its first social
gathering.
W. T. Kyle, formerly president
of the Spokane Columbia River
Railway & Navigation company,
has transferred all his interests in
the company to E. W. Swanam, sec
retary of the company. The new
line will extend from Spokane to
Ringold bar on the Columbia river
and will be 153 miles in length.
The Fidelity National bank had
its annual meeting yesterday and
added J. C. Cunningham of Spo
kane and Thos. H. Brewer of Gen
esee, Idaho, to the board of direc
tors. The other directors and offi
cers who were re-elected were:
WOULDN'T IT MAKE YOU SICK -
After you had plung»d into the very jaws of death—
And had slain the raging beast in hand-to-hand conflict—
And had bravely faced worse than the "pestilence that walketh
in darkness"—
If suddenly you found yoursrlf ordered from pillar to post by a
flock of feminine persons? WELL!
TUB SPOKANE PKESS.
George Brooke, president; D. K.
Mcl'herson. vice president; A. W.
Lindsay, cashier; O. C. Jensen and
John A. Hurd.
On the petition of his wife and
Prosecuting Attorney Barnhart,
Calvin R. Bonham, a farmer living
near Cheney, was declared yester
day by Judge Poindexter to be a
habitual drunkard. All saloon
keepers in the county will be noti
fied that the decree has been made,
and in the future if they sell in
toxicating liquor to Bonham they
will be responsible for his conduct
and liable for any damage he may
do.
Certificates of deposit are adapt
ed to meet all requirements.
They enable a man to deposit his
idle money at interest —
For periods of time to suit his
conveniences — without forfeiting
the interest earned in the event
that he wants to withdraw the
money.
We issue these certificates at lib
eral rates of interest and on favor
able terms.
Open Saturday evenings between
G and 8 p. m. •**
Spokane & Eastern Trust Co.
Arrangements for the Lincoln
birthday memorial service to be
held Sunday night at Vincent Meth
odist Episcopal church have been
completed. The church, which
seats between 800 and 900, will
doubtless be crowded, as reserva
tions have been made for 450 scats
for two posts of the G. A. R., the
Woman's Relief Corps and tho
General Charles King camp of the
Spanish War Veterans and the re
lief corps of that camp. The serv
ices will start at 7:30 sharp, and
will last about an hour and 45 min
utes. The church will be specially
decorated.
WILL BUILD
CUP DEFENDER
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9.—A meeting
of officers of the San Diego Yacht
club decided to build a Lipton cup
defender for races announced for
Aug. 6, 7 and 8. The funds are
available and it is expected the
boat will be finished May 1.
(Bcrlpps News Aasoclatloo.l
Id" 101
now ACCUSED
or TMUIKI
J. T. McDaniel, a partner of
"Dope" Brown, the man who was
shot and killed by Officer Willis a
few years ago while trying to es
cape arrest, is in custody, charged
with vagrancy.
McDaniel was once arrested and
found guilty of stealing a bicycle
from one of the clerks in McCabe-
Johnson Hardware company. While
serving his sentence he tried to kill
himself by cutting an artery in his
arm. The scar still remains.
McDaniel is said by the police to
be one of the best known petit
thieves in this city. He will steal
anything he can get his hands on.
HOPPER WILL BE
ROAD SUPERVISOR
The county commissioners today
appointed John Hopper of Foothill
successor to Charles Dishman, re
signed, as road supervisor of the
first district of the county. Mr.
Hopper is one of the pioneers of
the county and has had road ex
perience as foreman under Mr.
Dishman.
(miit n
i on m
(Scripps News Association.*
OMAHA, Feb. 9.— E. A. Cudahy
and son, Edward, who was kid
napped, told on the stand today ln
the Crowe trial the details of the
kidnapping,
INQUIRE INTO
CADET HAZING
WASHINGTON, D. 0., Feb. 9.—
The house committee on naval af
fairs today appointed sub-commit
tee to go to Annapolis to inquire
into hazing. Representative Vree
land is chairman, Representatives
Loud, Davidson, Padgett and Gregg
are the other members.
EIGHT HOUR
MUST STAND
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 9 —
Tlie senate this afternoon passed
the urgent deficiency bill after kill
ing the Patterson amendment to
strike out the provision exempting
alien labor from tlie operation of
thei eight hour labor law on the
I isthmus.
RANGE WAR
HAS STARTED
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 9.—The
fierce O'Boylc-O'Nelll range feud
has broken out afresh. Tom O'Neill
has been assassinated, fences cut
and stock scattered. More trouble
is certain.
T*VFNTV SEVEN
WERE KILLED
HINTON, W. Va., Feb. 9. — A
list of dead in the Parallel mine
explosion yesterday now has reach
ed at least 27, mostly negroes and
Hungarians. Eighteen bodies have
been recovered.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY.
182G —Pitssburg millionaire stay
ing at big New York hotel declined
tc be introduced to musical comedy
star, on the ground that ho was an
old man and married.
1777 —Great excitement in Phila
delphia.
17:18 —New York millionaire sent
to jail for running over child while
scorching In automobile.
Corporation Seals
Only $2 with every order for
stock certificates at Spokane Stamp
Works, Postofflce Building. •••
HANFORDAS
SHYLOCK DOES
GREAT WORK
The production of "The Merchant
of Venice" last night by Chaa. B.
Hanford and company at the Spo
kane afTorded great pleasure to
many theater goers in Spokane
who love the old classic produc
tions. Hanford's portrayal of Shy
lock was a strong, intelligent piece
of work. He emphasizes revenge
as the ruling passion of Shylock's
Great
Bankrupt
Sale
NOW ON AT THE
BOSTON STORE
We have bought the entire stock ot
Shaffer & Co. of Kansas City Mo. at
52c on the dollar. This stock consists
os first class generol merchandise. We
are closing it out at WONDERFUL PRICE
REDUCTIONS. Come early and take ad
vantage of this sale.
BOSTON STORE
406, 408 Riverside Aye.
BURNING BRANDS
Steel Stanps, StocK Brands,
Hog Ringers, Poultry and
Shrub Mar Hers *P *
Anything faht makes a marK. You doVt have
to send east tor these things; ell made in Spokane
SPOKANE STAMP WORKS
WHISKIES
$I°°
Full
Qt.
Direct*
From Lhe
Distillers
in
Car Loads.
DURKIN'S
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1900.
life and not greed. In this Inter*
pretation he is consistent through
out the play. His transitions from
one passion to the other in the
scene when he discovers the dou
ble loss of daughter and wealth,
was exceedingly clever. Miss Drof
nah as Portia upheld her well e&ro
ed reputation for clever work. Al
exander Mackenzie as Antonio and
Caryl Gillin as Gobbo also deserve
mention for their good work.
The company presents "Ingomar**
and "The Old Guard" tonight.
Worley has men of years experi
ence only employed. •••
THE
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