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CARD TABLES
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CHRIST LARSEN, Prop.
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND
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Phone Main 55
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GEN. BUTLER FAILS,
EDUCATOR'S CLAIM
PHILADELPHIA, May 7— Divorc
ing the police department from poli
tics has been in vain, so far as law
enforcement is concerned, Dr. Rus
sel H. Conwell, noted educator and
lecturer, declares, asserting that Di
rector Butler is making a mistake
in converting policemen into auto
matons and “order takers.”
“Bootlegging conditions are un
doubtedly worse now than three
years ago,” he said. “If police were
allowed a political interest in the
city they may find awakened in
themselves a civic pride. General
Butler does his best, but in his po
sition as literal dictator he cannot
! make the progress he seeks without
the policeman’s co-operation.”
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Barbers and Reasonable Prces
Keep Us Busy.
Thomas Jasper, Propr.
Let Morrison Fix it for you
Next to Crawford’s Shop
ARONERICSON
Painter and Decorator
SIGNS WALL PAPER
Fisher Cafe & Bakery
A Real Restaurant Where Meals are Enjoyed
PRIVATE BOOTHS and DANCE ROOM
CHARLES FISHER, Prop.
Butcher Shop Remedies.
If you’re troubled with the Gout !
Just spend two-bits for Saur Kraut
Then if you think you’re feeling worse
Spend two-bits for Weiner Werse
Or if your heart is all a quiver
Take home a couple pounds of Liver
Then if you still feel kind of Bum
Then we might prescribe a nice Beef Tongue
But if you’re troubled with sharp pains !
Try Meadowbrook Eggs & Scrambles Brains ■
If this "don’t make the world look brighter
Just tell your troubles to the writer
And anything he might suggest
Is guaranteed to be the best.
CARSTEN’S PACKING COMPANY
FERGUSON FAMILY
SHOWS TEAM WORK
IN RUNNING TEXAS
DUALITY EXISTS IN REGIME OF
STATE'S ADMINISTRATION;
OLD MAN ON JOB.
IS A “FIRST CLASS HIRED MAN”
“Pa” May Not Sign the Bills, But'
Is Considered the Busiest Of
ficial Without a Title.
AUSTIN, Texas, May 7—A dual
ity in governmental functions, proba
bly unparalleled, has been develop
ed by Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson, first
woman governor of Texas, and lier
husband, former Gov. James E. Fer
guson. The present governor and the
former governor apparently have di
vided the governorship between them,
and are carrying out the campaign
prediction of Mr. Ferguson that he
would be “a first class hired man”
to the governor.
While surface indications are that
the governor that is, and the gover
nor that was, have made the chief
magistracy a family affair, Mr. Fer
guson asserts that he has “not per
formed a single official act” since
his wife became governor. Though
this be true, he nevertheless is one
of the busiest non-official personages
in Texas.
His homely phrase “carrying in the
water and toting in the wood,” as
Mr. Ferguson describes his activities,
covers a multitude of duties. He
greets most of the callers who come
to the governor’s office' on every con
ceivable mission from patronage to
pardons, from trying to get a job
with the state to trying to be rid
of an enforced job; he plans the pol
icies and adjusts the politics for the
governor; he makes the speeches
and dictates the official messages;
he talks to the legislators and calls
in the heads of departments. In fact
he not only carries in the wood, but
he builds the fire and keeps it burn
ing.
Recently there has come to the
fore what is considered a singular
manifestation of this “dual consul
arship” of the commonwealth. Hav
ing no official position, except hus
band of the governor, he is free to
indulge in a wide range of activities.
Ke has accepted the position of at
torney for a South Texas railroad at
a salary said by his friends to be
several times that of the governor’s.
Mr. Freguson is not practicing attor
ney, but he has studied law.
A few days ago he was appointed
by the lieutenant governor a member
of, and then chairman, of the com
mission managing the state’s iron in
dustry. While the position carries
no salary, the members are allowed
$5 a day for expenses.
While there is no legal bar against
Mr. Ferguson advising and assisting
Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson, on the
other hand there is no legal reason
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ELLIS BALL
CHILI MILL
The mill that takes the pros
pector off the labor market.
Cheaper than an trastra, more
efficient than a stamp mill.
MADE IN SIZES FROM
TWO TO FIFTY TONS
DAILY CAPACITY
Priced $150 to $1989
Investigate the Ellis Mill First
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SEWARD, ALASKA
Attention, Car
Owners!
GASOLINE OILS GREASES VULCANIZING
Storage Battery Service
OGLES GARAGE & FILLING STATION
P. OGLE, Proprietor
Agent for Overland and Willys-Knights
!
Machine Shop in Connection j
to handle all necessary Auto repairs
DAY AND NIGHT TAXI SERVICE
HUDSON AND STUDEBAKER CARS
HUSSEY & BOLAM, Meehanics f
why Mrs. Ferguson cannot appoint
her husband to almost any position
within the power of the executive.
When affairs at the governor’s of
fice become extremely busy, the dual
ity of the relationship becomes even
more apparent. Mr. and Mrs. Fer
guson divide the office, and the dou
ble-headed governoship goes on under
full steam. In such times Mr. Fer
guson occupies a small reception room
leading to the governor’s office prop
er, and here, generally sitting on a
comfortable davenport, he receives
callers, talks to politicians and legis
lators, and plans policies for the gov
ernor who sits in the inner office.
Mrs. Ferguson receives the women
visitors, signs proclamations, bills,
pardons and a host of official papers,
while her husbands performs some of
the vital duties in the other room.
This is a natural and proper func
tion for a husband, Mr. Ferguson
maintains. “President McKinley had
his Mark Hanna, Wilson had his
House, and Ma Ferguson has her
‘Jim’,’’ is the way he puts it.
BET YOU’VE OFTEN
ASKED THE QUESTION
\ _
PHILADELPHIA, May 7.—Why do
telephone operators habitually say
“thr-r-ree?”
It has been found that sounds
such as the, f, v, s, and z are the
most difficult to understand because
| they depend upon very high fre
quences. Some frequencies of th,
f and v exceed 5,000 a second, which
is about the maximum frequency of
human voice waves. This explains
central’s fondness for rolling her
r’s when she pronounces the word
“thr-r-ree.” -
In her training for telephone work
she has been instructed that the “th”
sound is difficult to hear over the
wire and must be accented if it is
to be understood. In her effort to
speak the difficult sound intelligently
she usually puts so much stress upon
it that it becomes something like
“thuh.” This causes her to make
two syllables of the word “three.”
TOM SHARKEY PLANNING
COMEBACK AT AGE OF 51
SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 9.—Torn
Sharkey, 51, veteran of many a his
toric boxing match who has been
away from the game for years, today
took out a boxing license and will re
turn to the ring again. The veter
an will appear only in boxing exhi
bitions, he announced.
I Prof. Huxley of London declares
that some kinds of birds have well
1 defined habits of courtship, engage
I ment and marriage.
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