The Spokane press. [volume], August 30, 1909, Page 4, Image 4

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«• Front A venae.
Telephone. Main 375
Pestoffice Box 4.
TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS—The date when your subscription ex
pires Is on the address label of each paper. When that date ar
rives, if your subscription has not again been paid In advance, your
name is taken from the list. A change of date on the address
label is a receipt.
Water extension work
must go forward immedi
ately and be kept up stead
ily until the job is com
pleted.
No further delay will be tolerated. Neither will any
more petty squabbles about this or that phase of the
proposition be tolerated.
The people of Spokane are patient and long-suffering
about many matters. But there is a limit to all Marathon
endurance stunts, and the limit has been reached in this
case.
The water extension project has been prepared by cap
able brains, and endorsed by national experts. The offi
cials must execute it as fast as money and men can accom
plish things. The people don't want to hear another word
about relative positions of standpipes and reservoirs, pipes
and faucets, gravity pressures and overflows, and all the
rest of it. They spell one thing, and that is OPPOSITION.
Citizens don't want OPPOSITION. They want CON
STRUCTION.
No Further Delay or
Squabbles Tolerated
A groat wave of moral
reform lias inundated
Washington, D. C. They're
going to make the capital
so pure that you'll have to
blow your nose before entering the Pennsylvania depot,
and clean your fingernails before climbing the Washing
ton monument.
It has been known for some time that the social evil
flourished in Washington as nwhere else in the land; that
society was pretty much devoted to bridge whist gambling,
and that a statesman or government official who wasn't
an adept at draw poker hadn't much standing. But all
this is to be changed.
Three little boys were arraigned before Judge Kimball
the other day for playing marbles for "keeps." Judge
Kimball is the magistrate who let old Harper off with a
small fine for selling headache dope, but he knew when he
had real enemies of public morality before him, and so he
said to these little boys:
"The playing of marbles for keeps is a violation of the
law, and as long as I am on the bennch I propose to break
it up!"
Such judicial perspicuity, determination and courage
have been needed in Washington for many years, and it is
good to record that the moral sentiment is to be backed by
ttie magistracy.
United States senators have been sued and shot by their
women. Federal judges have been caught red-handed at
poker, congressmen play the stock market, and the rage
for whist stakes that has obsessed the first society ladies
of the nation has long tainted our national morality. All
efforts at reform in these matters have been nil. No
progress toward moral betterment could be made while
the boys were playing marbles for "keeps."
We regret that our archives contain no picture of the
great soul who is behind this reform movement at the capi
tal. We have a good picture of a jackass, but it represents
one with four legs, and it would be slander on a very use
ful creature, conmarativplv. to nsp it in r.hta pnnnar>tirm
A Wise Judge Plugs the
Fountain of Evil.
'FI WUZ THAT LITTLE PERSHUN SHAHR
T I wuz that little Pershun shahr, the one they ye chose to rule em,
I wouldn't stand fer the guidln' hand—l'd simply up and fool 'em.
I bet you'd never see ME cry at being elervated,
When once they said, "Jame, go up head!" I'd order school vacated;
And if they'd buck at mindin' me, and peeve about my stunts,
The whiskered Viz, and those pals of his would lose their heads at
once.
T I wuz that little Pershun shahr, I wouldn't shake and tremble—
I'd atlck around until I found some kid I could assemble.
And tbem I'd arm with flobert guns; and with a sword In hand,
1$ Ul£ mgrcji through th§ castle arch, behind a minstrel band,
And sternly do the noble work that calls me to the street—
Bust down the doors of the candy stores and give myself a treat.
T I wuz that little Pershun shahr, I'd be one they'd admire —
To and fro they'd see me go on en tines to each fire;
Td visit all the picter shows and make the rounds till late,
A bathin' suit I'd substertute for my jeweled robe of state;
And every day, not work, but play, would rule in Teheran,
Till Pershur'd be broke up ter see Its shahr become a man.
"How you like your cbob mlt Pfefferle as bartender, Adolf?"
"ferry fin*. lie let* sse pay mysoluf from der drawer."
"AJnd you In danger of getting behlnt mlt him?"
"Nod ad all; I draw my salarw two weeks In atvance efery week."
MR. JELLYFISH
By Jimmy
Entered at Spokane.
Wash., as Second
Class Matter
THE SPOKANE PRESS EDITORIAL PAGE
Being the Adventures of a Little Western Girl Who
Went to New York to Go on the Stage and
Become a "Great Actress."
By Agnes Laura Pollock.
(Illustrated with actual photographs made In New York by
Howard Doncourt, with special pictures posed for by a New York
chorus girl.)
CHAPTER IV.
A few weeks hence several hun
dred proud stars of the stage will
go forth to entertain and amuse
the millions of American play
goers. Some will appear in new
plays, some in old, and some in
plays made over. Those great
artists, Nazimova and Kalich and
Ethel aßrrymore will shine in some
of the many new plays the season
will offer. Mrs. Flske and Maude
EDYTHE AT THE COSTUMERS, JOYOUS OVER HER SILKS
AND LACES AS IF SHE OWNED THEM.
Adams will continue In their suc
cessful plays of last year. In all,
there are something like 6000
actors and actresses in bivouac in
New York ready for the season's
onslaught.
Now, all of the very grand stars
who stand where the spotlight
flashes may feel and be high and
mighty, but for magnificence of
manner and complete confidence in
all things relating to her "career,"
I would call you to look upon Miss
Edythe Ralstoue of the pony ballet
in the Newlyweds musical comedy.
Three weeks have passed since
Miss Ralstone arrived In Jersey
City from St. Louis and asked me
the way to Broadway, and behold!
from a trembling little goose of a
girl she has developed into a
sophisticated creature of such Im
portant mem that it's just a little
difficult for her to keep from get-
Cash or Credit
Your New
Fall Suit Is
Here
Better seleot it now. Stocks are com
plete now. The foliage is taking on its
autumn hue. It's high time to make the
change. Our buying organisation allows
you to pay a little down and in the mean
time wear your clothes—then a dollar a
week. It's a matter of convenience, and it
costs you nothing.
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THE SPOKANE gMlgfc MONDAY, AUGUST 30
ting bored by me—ln fact, bored by
anything not directly connected
with matters histrionic.
I went with her to the costumer's
and saw the silly little thing gloat
over the finery she is to wear on
the stage. She is to have six
changes of dress, and it was worth
time and good money to see this
giddy pigeon preen herself in her
red velvets, her lace and silks and
shimmering satins, and to hear her
call attention to the fact that they
were lined with silk and that this
one cost at least $200, and that
couldn' be bought for less than $4
per yard.
Our little girl has now little pa
tience with her less fortunate sis
ters who are still lined up, in
dwindling numbers, before the
managers' offices.
"How can that bum expect to
land a job with that face," she said
to one poor, tired girl, w/ho, truly,
was not born to shine.
Edythe is a clever little dancer,
it's the best thing she does, and
she learns quickly. Up on the roof
of an old building, because of the
crowded condition of the hall be
low, tbe dancing master is training
his. ponies and mediums and show
girls, and it's there that Edythe
shines.
It's quite a job to learn these
dances, all the cues being by num
ber.
"That takes some noodle," says
Edythe, who Is picking up the New
York slang language as easily as a
blind beggar picks up bad pennies.
The girl has been all over New
York and perhaps knows more
about the things that she hadn't
ought to know than do half the
women of the metropolis.
I have lectured her some, and
she has looked pityingly at me and
said, "It's nice to get advice, Mjss
Pollock, but I really don't need it,
for I made up my mind what I was
going to do and wasn't going to do
before I left St. Louis."
Edythe's expenses have averaged
$4.68 per week since her arrival,
which isn't bad, considering the
fact that she has eaten lobster out
of season "just to see what it was
like." Of course I shall come to
her rescue, though the manager of
the show, she says, told her to call
upon him if she got into trouble or
needed anything.
At present one of the cravings of
her shallow little mind Is to ride
down Broadway in a taxlcab. Con
sidering the fact that she is comb
ing her curly locks with a broken
comb, and that she hasn't a change
of nightgowns, I should imagine
that the taxi might wait.
I have had a little talk with the
we
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John Twohy. W. D. Vincent
John F. Porter.
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OF SPOKANE
The Marble Bank Building
Shabby Looking
HATS
to he cleaned, blocked
and retrimnied, called for
and delivered freo by the
World Messenger Co.
Telephone Main 317
wardrobe mistress who will travel
with the company and who, being
a staid. Individual of middle life, is
often a guardian angel for troubled
girls of the company. She says
Edythe is "Just like 'em all." but
she will keep her arm around her
In time of stress.
So the little 17-year-old St. Louis
girl starts out Into tbe world. She
will travel the length and some of
the breadth of the country. She
will live at cheap boarding houses
at the six-day stands and low-priced
hotels at one-night stands. She will
eat $1 dinners during the first part
of the week and crackers and
cheese in her room on Fridays. She
will ride in Pullman cars, and, oh
joy, be started at by drummers and
country girls who will be green
with envy.
Goodby, little Edythe! Always
keep in mind your St. Louis prom
ise to yourself, and remember, too,
that one of the safeguards against
the deadly temptations of the world
is to be afraid. Maybe you will
have the great career of which you
dream —I hope you will —but you
will be one of the exceptions if you
do, and. little Edythe, you will sure
ly learn that there are rich rewards
for hard work and honorable living,
on the stage as elsewhere, and that
the unfailing penalty for sin la
death.
A WOMAN OF TABTE.
"Why do you allow your wife to
pick your company?"
"She is a good judge—she picked
me."
Hemp &, Hebert
The People's Store
No
Agents
Clearance Sale
of All Summer Garments
$20.00 Silk Dresses at $8.65
A White Waist
Bargain at 89c
All Worth $1.75 Each.
A New Purchase—The price went
down to the extreme limit, for we closed
out all the maker had in this variety of
white waists.
They are mostly in allover embroider
ed front styles, with tucked sleeves and
back; the collars and cuffs are edged
with lace. All sizes are in the lot; 34 up
to 44; all are worth $1.75 each; you take
your pick at only 89^
A lot of $1.00 corsets; all good quality
goods; most every size well represented;
18 to 26] short or long hip; in white or
gray; choice, in good run of JQ_
styles at, only T'OC
Published every evening except Sunday by the Spokane Newspaper Co
Telegraph service furnished by United Press.
THB PRESS DELIVERED—By carrier, 30c per month. By
mail, one month 30c, six months $1.60, one year $5.50.
(THE END.)
Corsets 48c
MQST ANiTffING;.
jQSBLmSTL^SASCSI
Glasgow expert says Canadian
cities are better than American
cities. And they are, If you want to
lead the simple life.
Jerome calls that Helnze min
ing stock manipulation a "vulgar
steal." Oh, talk English, William
Travers. What you mean Is
"coarse work."
They caught a 75 pound salmon
near Vancouver, but the price of
the canned article will not be re
duced.
The Cretan crisis and the Balkan
war cloud look like twins.
Conan Doyle has discovered that
Belgium has misgoverned the Kon
go. Marvelous, marvelous!
They come in real pongee silk, natural tan color with
fancy braid and lace trimming and yokes; taffeta silk
in plain colors and some stripes; messaline silk in the
best plain shades; also fancy foulard silk in variety pat
terns, blue, green, brown, gray, navy grounds, with trim
mings of net and lace.
Women of most all sizes and young ladies of 18 up can
be fitted. It is the one great opportunity to get a pretty
silk dress for special occasions, for afternoon and for
party wear; worth $20.00 or $22.50; at <r» Q C
only $O.OD
$12 TO $15 SILK DRESSES, $3.98
They are of ra.jah silk, messaline silk and fancy fou
lard silk; colors are navy, wistaria, plum, eatawba, slate,
light blue, tan, etc., with fancy net yokes and embroidered
net insertion. Choice of these $12.00 to $15.00 silk dresses,
in all sizes, only $3.98
WOMEN'S SILK PETTICOATS, $2.89
Worth $5.00; black, red, navy, green, gray or brown;
wide flounces; shirred and tucked; excellent quality silk,
at the very special price of $2.89
WOMEN'S LONG KIMONOS, 9S<*
Worth $2.00 and $2.50 each; white ground in dainty dots,
stripes and fancy figured lawns, with solid colored border
effects; clearance sale price 98f^
WOMEN'S $3.50 OXFORDS, $2.48
Latest styles in oxfords and pumps; tan, oxblood, gray,
suede, kid or calf; low shoes in $.100, $3.50 and $4.00 values
are included in this splendid cleanup of women's oxfords
at, pair $2.48
WOMEN'S $2.50 AND $3 OXFORDS, $1.98
Black, tan, brown and oxblood leather! in up-to-date
styles, blucher or button; all the new heels; a clearance of
a large variety in basement at, pair $1.98
"Ef Imitation's th' sincerest flat
tery, th' mint ought ter be all puff
ed up over th' attempts at counter
feltln'."
Bloodless surgery has made great
strides, but bleed-less surgery has
not been invented yet.
Rockyford, Col., melon growers
angry because other makes of
melons are sold as Rockyfords. Tut,
tut, men; the consumers were sold,
too.
Had a real shipwreck In front of
a Long Island summer hotel the
lotherI other day. Sea serpents are out of
date. , >
Street car riding in the Schoen
vllle district of Pittsburg can not
be classed as a healthy diversion.
LOOK!
in our windows for the new things
in fall hoots.
Corner Main and Washington
Ladies' Light Wors
ted Suits $8.48
$20 to $.'SO former prices. They are
the best and choicest bargain in wool
suits for women we can remember. All
sizes are represented in the lot, and the
colors are good for early fall wear, the
styles closely resembling the new fash
ions now arriving. By all means see
these $20 to $30 worsted ffro MO
suits early; they go at only.. .tpo«4o
Shirts 28c
Men's negligee shirts to wear with
white collar; fancy colors and patterns
that sell usually at (irxi and 7. r >e; all sizes
in a "better-than-Rummage" no
special, at only «»OC
WICKERSHAM & BAXTER
726 Riverside. 3 Post Street.