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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16

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day Atlanta Constitution.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16

The smoker who has n good nice.
anu no'h'nR to light 1t with knovs
what matchl"ss misery really Ia
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16

CONSISTENCY In yourself Ia synony
NOUS with obs''nacy in your nelyhbor.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16

Early Giant Crim,0n Radish.
Among garden novelties the Early
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new type Of the early turnlp radish. re-
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
AUTO BADLY WRECKED.
Murray Car Pulls Newhouse's Ma
chine Out Of a Water Ditch.

Murray Car Pulls Ncwhouse's Ma
chine Out of a Water Ditch.
A Murray car was pressed into ser
vice last evening TO pull Samuel New
houses big automobile out Of the ditch
about q mile this side Of the snelter
city, into which it had been sJeered TO
prevent q collision with a telegraph
pole. The head of the machine Fdmmed
its nose into the opposite bank it'll
such force as to throw Fl. Irwin. one Of
the occupants Of the machine, into the
ditch. which contained four feet Of va
ter. The other occupants were a Mr..
Brown, Alma d. Katz and Chauffeur
E. G. Fuller.
While returning to the city along the
Murray road. hitting a pace 81 about
twenty miles an hour. wagon doomed
up in front Of the machine. not more
than twenty-five feet ahead. quick IS
a flash the chauffeur turned the ma
chine no onto the street car tracks,
just missing the wagon. The hiLd
wheels Of the car skidded, heading the
machine for a telegraph pole. There
was nothing TO do but TO make a flying
! leap for the ditch in the hope that il
/ could be cleared. But il was too vide,
and with a thud the machine rammed
| its nose into the bank.
Mr.. Irwin went into the water head
hrst; Chauffeur Fuller struck the
steering gear with such force as to
/ break II, and the occupants of the ear
/ seats bent bump up against those in
/ front. The machine was damaged 20
| the extent of about $500. But for the
/ co0lheadedness' OF the chauffeur. the
machine might have been dashed into
/ the wagon and killed the occupants of
/ both. or resulted in a fatal accident by
! collision with the telegraph pole.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
RICHFTFLp NEWS NOTES.

Richfield. Dec 24.-Mr Mayor, audit
or Of the Rocky Mountain Ben Telephone
company. was in town this week check
ing up the accounts Of /. j.. Phillips and
to release him as local manager. Mr..
Phillips has been transferred TO SAT-
Lake where he has been appointed IN
spector Of the company's lines in that
city. Charles Hepper OF this city mas
been appointed local manager for this
county.
L. L. Phillips. who was. until few
DAYS ago the manager of the Bell Iele-
phone company. has worked out an IN
vention that win be great one TO tele
phone and telegraph companies. BY use
Of an instrument which he studied out
a person can sit in an office and locate
within a close distance any fault in the
line. He can locate any trouble on line
I'm any town or within a few hundred feel
along the line forty TO 100 miles away
The instrument which Mr. Phillips has
invented is more accurate and more relI-
able than any yet Invented It is ALREADY
attracting considerable attention and ha'
been pronounced one of the best that IA
so far appeared before the public.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
UNION LEADER VAGGED
Louis Robsrti Goes Through the
Judicial MiII at SEQ
field.

Louis ROberti. who succeeded Charles
Demolh as organizer for the United
Mine Workers among the Italians OF
Carbon county, reached salt Lake yester-
day with a story of his experiences with
Utah Fuel company guards and Carbon
county Justice" He was held captive
for hours by the guards.
Roberti went to Scofield and addressed
a meeting Of strikers at odd Fellows
han Tuesday morning Wednesday after
noon he was getting on the train for Col
ton. when he was arrested by company
guards on a charge Of vagrancy.
THE name was wrong on the warrant,
he said. "but they scratched it out ana
substituted mine. I asked for a hearing
and they walked me three miles, win
Winter Quarters. where. at the office OF
the company. Justice kirkendall read the
warrant The guards said; We ought "a
have So apiece. The justice then said:
I'm charge YOU Sc for expenses. I had
TO promise 20 get out OF the county on
the first train.
''The head guard then asked for my
nOcketbOOk. 7 gave IT TO him. He eX-
amined it. and then took L into another
room. Coming out, he said;
Wen give You your pocketbook tomor-
u protested. but it was no use. He
!" you are not free until you are ou'
They kept me in the boarding house
all that night. letting me out in the
morning.
''They kept me in confinement when
they had no business to, and they read
my private papers In spite Of all this
am going back to Carbon county soon
I oWnpCf -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
FPHRAIM NEWS NoTEs.

Ephraim, Dec 4.-The funeral services
-cf Mrs. Kjerste Nilsen were held from
the tabernacle today. Mrs. Nilsen died
at her home in this city Sunday. Dec. 70,
after q lingering illness of three years.
The deceased was born IN Sweden Oct.
21 1923. The emigrated to this country
in the year 1881, coming directly to SAT-
Lake City. After living in that city for
six years she moved to this place, ana
has resided here since. She leaves eight
children and thirteen grand children and
a host OF friends TO mourn her loss
"A meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Frisco-SilVer Queen Mining company VIII
he held at Richfield Jan Is.
The Snow academy closed yesterday for
the Christmas holidays. There are about
100 pupils from outside counties enrolled
in the institution this year.
"COriantOn was presented to large
Audience at the opera house last evening
The people in attendance were very loud
in their praises Of the good work done by
the company.
A coal mine was recently discovered by
parties from Wales in the right-hand fork
of Axe-Handle canyon. A vigorous cam
paiEn of development work mas been
going on there far some time, with the
result that they have uncovered a lars,
vein of first-class coal. The company Is
now prepared to furnish coal at the rate
of forty tons per day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25

:. NJ Hartman. sheriff. ct al, is now be-
fore Judge Booth. The suit is to deter
mine ownership of real estate levied upon
bF Sheriff Harmon TO satisfy judgment
in favor Of -. NJ. Adanlson AGAINST w
W. Matthews, surety on bond given by
William Crook on a sheep lease. Crook
sold the sheep and left for the Philip
pines and Adamson obtained Judgment
against the sureties and levied upon the
property Elizabeth Matthews. wife o.
". w Matthews. claims the property
levied upon. The judgment creditor
claims the transfer was fraudulent
Judge Booth has made an order Tor
twenty-five jurors to be drawn Tor the
January term, venire returnable Jan. -.
Reed Boshard, one OF company O boys,
is down from Castle Gate. When ne re-
turns to his comrades in arms he VIII be
a benedict. although he does not want
anything said about that because 10 might
make the boys who have had 10 remain
at the front feel badly This afternoon
he was married 70 Miss Phi Monk, love
~ Provo girl Deputy County Clerk Gee
officiating.
Deputy County Clerk Miss Nina HoUs-
ton left for her home in American Fork
this afternoon 10 spend the holidays.
A daughter has been born 70 Mr.. and
Mrs. Enoch JOrgensen- All well.
Representative G. A Iiet3en of santa
quin was in Provo on business today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
STRUCK DURING A FOG
Steamer EraStUS Corning Goes
DOwn-FOrtunateIy No Lives
We're Lost.

South Norwalk, Conn, Dec. 24.-In a
thick fog today the steamer Erastus
Corning of the Starine line, bound from
New Haven for New York with thirty
passengers and heavy cargo 90
freight, struck on the rocks off Cops
island Just outside NOrWalk harbor.
A hole two feet square was stove in
the side of the steamer and within fiVa
minutes she sank in fifteen feet Of
water.
The shock of the collisions and the
cries of the crews arOused-rhe passen-
gers. who rushed on deck in panic,
most of them scantily clad. One wo-
man jumped overheard but was rescued
by a member of the crew. During the
confusion six of the passengers cleared
away a small boat and left the steam
er. and up to the present time have not
been heard from. The boat contained
two men and four women.
Aside from the missing party all me
passengers and crew reached here safe
" on board a tug and the passengers
soon after left by train for New York.
some of the passengers had no ou-er
wraps and all were without baggage
the vessel having filled with water SO
quickly that they had barely time ia
seize clothing and rush to the deck.
Bridgeport. Conn, Dec. pa report
from Green's farms says that a small
boat containing the six persons who
probably we're passengers on the
wrecked steamer Erastus Corning has
landed at that port
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
MADE THREATS
IN HIS LETTERS
Chicago Artist Tries to Black
mail MiIIi0naireS.
NABBED AT TaE POSTOFFlCE
WANTED FROM s25, 900 to $4,000
FROM EACH.

- HICAGO, Dee. 24.-The source Of
mysterious letters. demanding
large sums Of. money, which for
the last six months have been received
by men high in the financial world of
New York and Chicago. was today
traced to Leo r. Brennan. a CONNER
cial artist of Chicago, and Brennan
was arrested as ne was leaving the
general pOstofiicc, where he had gone
in answer to a decOy letter When
confronted with evidence Brennan
confessed 10 having attempted to en-
force a dozen demands for sums of
$4,000 and $4,000 and having threat
ened his intended victims with death
should they refuse 20 pay. In his con-
fessiOn Brennan declared that all his
attempts 10 eXtort money had been
futile, as he had never received a dol
lar in answer TO the demands.
The New York financiers Of whom
Brennan demanded money were J. p.
Morgan, John j.. Rockefeller, James
Stllman and Andrew Carnegie. OF
each Of these men he demanded $50. 000
in his first letters. and. on receiving
no replies il is said, reduced the
amount demanded to 5000. Among
those in Chicago on whom Brennan
attempted to levy tribute were Mar
shall Field r T. Crane. J. Ogden Ar
moUr and G. F. Swift None of the
Chicago men was asked for more than
S25, 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
AT The CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Pretty Entertainment Given by Mem
bers of Sunday School.

A delightful Christmas entertainment
was that given last evening at the
Central Christian church by the mem
beus of the Sunday school. About
twenty-five children participated in the
programme. which contained some
unique and pleasing features.
The feature Of the evening was a
large clock Of a most peculiar con-
structiOn. The hands moved in re-
Spouse 10 commands from a petite
fairy godmother and the face of the
clock was composed Of the faces Of
twelve little girls. Just al the hour
Of midnight a beneficient Santa Claus
appeared with a seemingly bottornless
basket of good things. which ne pre-
senUed 10 the Sunday school children.
During the evening Miss Nellie Pin
kerton sang a lullaby song and later
Miss BeTnice Hall, aged 3, captivated
the audience with a solo, Little Black
Me"
Among the children who took part on
the programme were Clay BaclOner,
Alberta McCanne louise MillirOn.
Kate Jacobson, Eloise Omenbach. Alec
Jacobson, ROsauna Reed. Mary Pierce.
: Edna Pendleton. Frank Reed, Madge
Moon, Agnes Reed and Francis Waite.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
ROAD CHANGES ITS ROUTE.
Utah Eastern Said to Be Trying to
Head Of Moffat's Line

At q meeting Of the Utah Eastern rail-
way stockholders yesterday noon. the ar
tcles Of incorporation were amended so
as 90 permit Of a change in the DuChesne
county line. The line VIII run from
Heber City westerly over into the Du-
chcsne country SO as 10 penetrate the
Strawberry valley to point on the east
ern line near Charleston. That viii take
the route over the Daniels pass, which
has easy grades.
There are some who doubt the asser-
ton that the change OF route is made to
secure on easier grade, maintaining thar
ia is 10 head off the Moffat road. which
has made surveys over practically the
same ground. IL is proposed. so it is said
% build into the reservation as projected,
and then unload the new line and the
Hebcr City branch from Provo up the
canyon on the Moffat road. The latter
road has but three possible entrances
into Salt Lake City. one is by Emigra-
ton canyon, and the other two by Par
ley's or Provo CANYONS. The last two
named are practically In the hands Of
the Denver g. Rio GFande road. The first
would necessitate such very expensive
engineering that it IS hardly considered
u~aeffca hIn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
STATE NEWS
HERE is SWEETNESS
Lshi Factory Closes Its Season 5
Run With a Production Of
1893, $50 Pounds.

Lehi. Dec. 24.-Yesterday at a. m the
Lehi sugar factory got through shcln6
Deets for the season and at 4 o CLOCK lnIs
morning il sacked the last bag OF sustll;
and Wednesday evening VIII banquet ana
give n complimentary, BAH 10 an OF its
employees in the Apollo hall at American
Fork. which viii end the thirteenth ana
most successful campaign in It's history.
There were 1883 $50 pounds OF pure Wnlle
graduated sugar sacked Inc factory
proper was In operation just 100 Gays
while the cutting stations were IN opera
ton a few days less 800.
The central plant az Lefl cut 35.205 tons,
the Springville station cur 55,le4, tnS
Bingham Junction station cut l5,-uS anu
the Provo station cut II, go tons, the
Juice from the outside stations being
mixed with lime and pumped to Lehl
The beets were grown by l'bs9 n.f. .l.1.s
and averaged just little less ma ~
twelve tons per acre, the $3.50 tons 9i
beets being grown on sos acres OF, lah0-
Superintendent Gardner says that the
plant never run with fewer mishaps,
which fact is remarkable when II IS
known that about half the old employees
are at work in the Garland and 4daho
Falls factories. The season s run is also
remarkable. all previous records being
smashed. The plant averaged loo tons
of beets sliced each twenty-tour hours,
and 242l bags Of sugar sacked Many
days the average consumption was close
around the 200 tons mark, and during
one twenty-fOur-run LIS tons of beets
were cut and 3275 bags Of sugar were
sacked. which is the highest record ever
made by this plant.
The acreage viii be considerably in
creased next year, and the new cutting
station which will be built midway be
tween PaysOn and Spanish Fork, will also
help to increase the capacity of the cen
tral plant For this new station, which
win be known as Leland. the farmers
have contracted to raise 1000 acres for
a period of five years, and as the SOIL IN
this locality is very fertile, il means big
Increase in the total tonnage.
The Utah County Light &, Power COM
pany's pine line in American Fork can
yon was today broken by a landslide and
as result the cities of Lehi American
Fork and Pleasant Grove viii be in dark
ness till the break is mended. A force OF
men are at work fixing up the break. and
II is expected that the lights VIII be
burning tomorrow night
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
REMEMBER EMPLOYEES
Firms Distribute Cash and Tur-
keys With a Most Lib
eFaI Hand.

Many of the mercantile establish
ments of the city remembered their
employees yesterday by Christmas pres
ents Of money or eatabies. Private
individuals helped 10 make the day
more pleasant for the poor by distrib-
uting food. clothing and fuel. Charit-
able and other organizations did what
they could TO alleviate the feelings and
sufferings of the UufOrtunates by gifts
Of almost every description.
Following out the custom OF years
" standing. +. Auerbach & Bro. distribut-
Cd a large sum Of money yesterday
among it's 175 employees. Each man and
R0man received $40 in cash, and the
little cash boys s. each.
The old adaee. Turn about is fair
play was put into practice at the
freed Furniture company's store Each
Of the fifty-live employees received q
check for s.. The employees, as q token
OF esteem and with the compliments
Of the season. presented Mr.. Freed with
p very handsome ivory handle, gold
trimmed umbrella.
The large force of men and women
: employed by Hewlett Bros, were each
handsomely remembered by a fat tur-
key and a gallon Of orange cider foi
Christmas.
The children Of the Presbyterian
church gave an entertainment, the
price Of admission being vegetables
They collected four wagon loads. which
were distributed among the poor where
they were the most needed
a car load of coal distributed be
tween sixty families in all parts of thC
city. was the gift of John =. DOOly.
Christmas day viii nol pass unob
served at the state prison. Through
the efforts Of Mrs =. +. Shepherd, the
Young Peoples societies of the city
khave arranged to provide the inmate.
ACf the penitendary with good things q
cat. and this afternoon musical pro
cramme viii be given at the institu
ton. Sixty-ive pounds of candy. tw'
bushels OF peanuts. box of home
made cookies and sweet cakes. and
number of other deliCacies have beer
provided for the Inmates who vii
spend Christmas inside the prisoI
walls.
The Sadler Mercantile company
with the compliments. Of the season
remembered The Herald composing
room with some delicious Christ tina
Eve refreshments. Billy Young. o
restaurant fame. sent up a box o
choice cigars TO The Herald editOria
rooms They were smoked with man,
wishes FOR "a Merry Christmas"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
OUT GO "TRUSTIES"
Mayor Gives Christmas Pardon
TO Some Of the Regulars
at the City Jail.

William Lynch. Chief Of Police. Dear
5ir--l hereby PARDON John III. ClarK, Ben
Weber, Tom Burdel, a. ]. NiChoi. john
Daley, Pat Burk James Buckley, Bel
CROSBY. Hette wilson, and Ahce Spriggs
now confined I'm the Cay Jail and YOU are
hereby authorized 10 discharge them from
further custody. Respectfully.
EZRA THOMPSON, Mayor.
On receipt OF the above letter at the
police headquarters yesterday after
noon the old TRUSTEES" were turned
out until after Christmas. when il is
expected that most OF them viii be
back again. Some were brought back
last night and booked as bOarders 50
that they could sober up during the
night and get out again in the morn
ing. As the happy Jhrong left the sta
ton they were heard TO sing the fol-
lowing refrain:
sweet ezra Ills to thee
We owe our liberty,
So in humility
Tender our thanks
Long may we keep away
From Judge Diehl. we pray,
And net be forced to stay
With Kimballs gang
Pure is the air and sweet
Glad VIII our willing feet
Take US from this retreat
Far far away
But when tomorrow's sun,
Is daily course has run,
Wen have a pretty bun
on us. You bet!
Thon Hip, Hip, Hurrayi
Why rot be light and gay?
Christmas can't always stay.
Chorus tbY Eph kelly)-
or course II can [.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
J GENERAL WOOD
AND BELLAlRS
Letter Written by the Doctor
From Cairo.
Tells Of HIS ACQUAINTANCE
PLEADS a IGNORANCE OF THE
COEyVICT's CAREER

sew York, Dec. 24l-The Commercial
Advertiser today prints a letter signed
by General Leonard Wood and ad
dressed TO Or. Horace Fletcher of Yale
university. in which the writer tells Of
his acquaintance with Edgar G. Bel
lairs In the letter, which was writ
ten at Cairo on May j. last, General
wood, referring to Bellairs, said:
"In The spring of 1899 be was promoted
70 Havana Qrom Santiago. not at my
request or suggestion direct or Indirect,
as L remember 81. He asked absolutely
no favors OF me, or. so far as / know
IRON anyone. After my transfer to Ha-
Vsna as governor OF the whole island IN
December. 1899. Beilairs continued on
duty. 7 should say. about five months,
and was then sent to china and the phil
lnUines. not at my suggestion or request
directly or indirectly j was sorry TO
h9ve him 60, as we all hked MIN ana
lodnd him reliable. Tn the fnhpplnes,
Boilairs was believer in military gov
eminent instead of civil and apparently
wrote accordingly. and. OF course. trou-
bIQ with tho civil government In the way
Of loss Of friendly relations followed
After BeIairs left Havana. ugly rI-
mors about him began to be circulated
They came almost entirely from num-
Der of men who did not like him. and on
Investigation nothing definite was found
] heard from him very seldom. Finally,
someone published what purported TO be
story of Bellairs' past, and pointed out
that he was my particular friend and
that J sent him 20 China. and that his at
titude toward the civil government was
ct my suggestion, and that 7 was work
ing 20 relieve TAFT. etc--cOnClusiOns as
false as they are childish and silly. Who
started the thing no one knows, but
doubtless some Of the people / had to
handle without gloves during my stay in
Cuba. ~ was far-fetched and dishonest.
and intended to create trouble. This is
the whole story. Beiiairs was in DO way
especially intimate with me or my fam
lis. that is 60 say. do not think that
in 'a0 this Cuban service he was at my
table more than three or at most four
times
u saw him daily as 7 did the Sun man,
Asnd gave them such news a. I could.
TThcy were treated exactly alike
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
TWO FORMER RESIDENTS OF SALT LAKE
FIGURE IN AN IOWA TRAGEDY

those who were intimately associated
with her. realized that the murdered wo-
man WIS none other thar Mrs. Reader.
wardrobe mistress OF tho Wilbur irwin
Opera company. which played at the Salt
Palace for season. and was we'll known
10 many Salt Lakers.
The daughter Winnie Reader. who. filed
the complaint came here as q member OF
the opera company. and because Of her
infatuatiQn for the tenor. Abbott was
sent home to pcs Moines by her mother.
It is supposed by Salt Lake acquaiut-
ances that Mrs. Reader married Graves
after her departure from Salt Lake and
that their life was anything bat agree
able. Nothing Is known here of Graves
or his family
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

Provo. Dec. 24.-The following couples
have received marriage licenses: ~
Charles II. Stage of Provo, aged 2,
and Hannah Kirton of Lehi, aged 19.
Milan Blackett. aged p. and Hattie
Giles. aged is. both Of SpriHgville.
Burt w Brown. aged p, and Jessie
Altman. aged o, both Of Provo.
w. r. Watson. aged IS. and Mrs. J. y.
Howard. aged 3, both Of Soldier sum
The suit of W. W. Matthews ct al VS..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-25

Two former residents OF Salt Lake fig
ure in n tragedy. which was told as fol-
lows in an Associated Press dispatch
from Dcs Moines. Ia.
winnie Reader. or AIRS. Walter Hall
bach the actress. within twenty-four
hours tier returning home. sworc out an
information charging her step-father. c.
KT. Graves. with the murder Of her moth
or. The corOner's jury had returned
verdict to the effect that Mrs. Graves
had been cnoked Go death and that fire
had been applied 90 nor body afterWard.
Mrs Graves charrcd body was found
last Friday. The couple had moi been on
Uenn insttuted Graves Is now I'm Jail"
10 IS DOUBTFUL G. any salt Laker, except