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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
SPECIAL

Chicago, Dec. ia dispatch 70
the Record Herald from Washington
says:
A special message on the Japanese
question and the California school
problem supplementary TO the discus.
sion Of these same subjects by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his regular message,
will be sent to congress from the
White House next Tuesday. II l.
stated extraordinarily that this special
message win be more vigorous In
tone than the former communication
and will not be calculated to cool tie
indignation, Califurnians previously
aroused.
The special message, moreover.
aside from los local application, will
be one Of the most important com.
niunications 10 the entire Iist II
those sent 10 congress by the present
executive. will bring to a direct
issue the Capitalization Of govern
ment which Is likely % form the ell-
max endeayoF on the part Of the Roo
sevelt administration.
The administration is about 20
take advanced ground regarding the
doctrine Of federal supremacy over
state sovereignty. The japanese
question: raised in connection with
the public schools Of California has
supplied tbs opportunity 70 give for
chile expression 70 the mighty
scheme Of Capitalization that Is to be
protected IL possible.
Il Il not possible 1t this writing to
forecast In detail what the preaidsns
viii say In bic second message on the
japnaese qaestiop. ACCOMPANY ing
his neSage which Il is understood
viii b fall explanation Of the cd.
mihistFatIon's projected policy as 70
the supremacy Of federal over state
power will be the report Of the spe-
cial investigation OF the San Francis
co school question. made By Seere-
tary Of cOmermee aud Labor MeteulL
Regardless Of the nature Of this re-
port, the president will adhere vigar.
ously 70 the POSITION taken by him in
his regular message. which was writ
ten before be left Washington o.
visit the canal zone, and before be
had anything at all from Secretary
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
ROOSEVELT SPELLING
House Against New InuOva-

VSJiCi.
Washington, Dec. 15.-What prob
ably will be the last act of the house
on the subject of simplified spelling
occurred yesterday when on motion
of Mr.. Towney, chairman of the APP
propI iatiOns committee. the house.
without debat or division, stuck out
of the legislative and executive bill
the provision relative to spelling.
The action was taken because of the
promise of the president to revoke
his order to the public printer and the
consequent adoption of yesterdays
resolution.
The simplified form of spelling
will be continued in all correspon-
dence emanating from the white
house, Notwithstanding what action
may be taken by congress in the mat.
ter of spelling public documents.
The use of the simplifled form will
include all correspondence between
the white house and public officials,
personal correspondence of the pres
ident and, in fact, all communicat-
ions which do not require printing al
the government printing Office.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
Swallowed Plaster.

New York, Dec. Is -AntioiO Cas-
snmeno, an Italian, Is critically i'll
a. result Of swallowing portion Of
q porous plaster. CassamenO, had q
pain in bis chest and DR.. W. 81.
smith prescribed powder and a pOr-
cus plaster. Cassameno secured
both. and. tearing OF a strip Of the
porous plaster, sprinkled it with the
powder and swallowed it. He is in 3
critical condition.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
ZERO WEATHER
AND NO FUEL,
People of North Dakota and MINI
nesota May Freeze


Minneapolis, Dec. 15.--Nith the
cold wave signals flying, the coal
shortage becomes not only the cause
81 severe suffering. bat an absolute
menace to human life. This i The
second chapter IN the history Of the
railroads failure 70 handle the 1906
traffic in the territory tributary 90
Minneapolis. Glenburn, n. D., Is
considering an application 20 the
governors OF North Dakota, and Min
nesota to supply a military force, III
moving coal trains. Farmers are
burning their outbuildings for fuel.
Glenburn has invited people from les
territory who will be- without fuel "a
come aud camp In the village school.
Evelyn. Mimi, faces darkness and
suffering through deprivation OF coal
and apprehensive reports have come
from numerous other places.
At Cando, ". D.. dealers are oul
Of fuel and the milf aud the electri,
light works have been shut down
Several families are entirely without
fuel But one freight train has en-
tertd Cando this week. and no fue'
wis ON that. The Glenburn, N. d.
commercial club IN q Telegram receiv
60 here today says:
''our local dealers have coal order
ed over two months which Il not eyel
shipped yet. Today we will wiz
Governor Searls requesting him 4
take up the matter with Goveruo
johnson and II necessary, call on
the militia Of the two states 90 rai
coal trains. The situation all throug
this section Is desperate and with tn
liability Of billiards, many vii
freeze 70 death IL fuel is not ha
soon. Farmers are already comm
OF town with stories Of bnrning shed
and other Onthauses. We will Wir
cur senators at Washington askin
their interests with the federal g0v
ernment. We can not put our word
strong enough 10 convey the inipor
tance OF getting railroads to hAal -,
cial trains into the section suffering
We telephoned the Burlington mins
and asked IL they could not LEI =
have ave cars II we sent men there /
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
ASK ROADS MOVE COAL

Washington, Dec. 15.-In view Of
the complaint of car shortage, result
ing, it is said, in the failure to trans
port the necessaries of life and coal
for household use, the interstate com.
merce commission has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the presidents of
q humber of western railroads.
From many parts of the country
and particularly from your section,
the interstate commerce commission
rs receiving numerous and impor.
tunate complaints of car shortage
and failure to transport the neces-
|saries Of life. In various places in
the northwest it is reported that peo-
pie are actually freezing because
Huthcient coal for household use can
not be procured owing to extraordin-
Dry delays in moving that article.
ihe commission, therefore urges you
% make every possible effort to meet
At once the need and relieve the suf-
Herring of those dependent upon the
failure Of your road.
MARTIN A. KNAPP,
Chairman. "
The telegram was sent to the presi
ahets of the following roads:
Great NortherI,, Northern Pacific,
minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste
Marie railway, Chicago 4 Northwest
ern' Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
sOhOone4 Lucy Heard From.

San Francisco, Dec. l5.-The
steamer Chehalis, which has arrived
here from Gray's HaFbor, reports that
ON December IL, while of Umpquea,
she spoke the schooner Lucy, bound
from San Pedro for Umpqua, and
supplied that vessel with fresh provi-
sions. The Lucy had been of imp
qua for eight days, being unable 20
cross the bar.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
DIRECT PRIMARY LAW
should be Passed by Next
Legislature.

While there has been no concentra-
, !. OF sentiment Is to the form our
uirect primary Law Is to take, it is
me general sentiment that it must be
= framed that the voters at the pri-
mar shall be able to vote directly
lOr their choice. The difficulty that
every voter feels at the old fashioned
primary Is that he does not as a rule,
,. Tor whom he is voting. The
- u delegates, prepared by some
Is presented to him. 1t may
s'4no Tor some particular candidate
''' some office but there is nothing
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
ASKS cibIl serviee Ralse.

Washington, Dec. i5.-Represent-
alive Jones today introduced bill
providing that after July IL, 1907,
the salary OF each and every civil ser
vice employe or the government shall
be increased twenty per cent.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15

lead them. They replied they were
sixty cars Or more back Ii orders aud
could not obtain cars to load. Farm.
ers can not go1o he minss and haul
more that 1000 to 1900 pounds, Is
reads are almost impassable. =
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
Bishop McCabe Is Better.

New York Dec. IS. The condition
Of Bishop McCabe suffering from apo
plexy is slightly improved.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
Orgnnlxa Trnst.

Chicago. Dec. Is. The Post today
says: Unless plans which are
sanctioned by the Pierpuht Morgan
and agreed IA by the holders Of at
least s1o0. 600, 600 out II sl2g, nO0,-
600 VI the capital stock ~ the Inter
national Harvester company all
through February, 1907. should sse
the complete financial reorganization
Of the great farm implement trust.
Tentative contracts which have been
signed by the chief stockholders calls
for the conversion Of sl25. 600. 600
OF capital q enc class into 3 like
amount % new stock. divided In
900. 900. 900 : per cent cumulative
preferred and $50. 600. 900 common
stock; the retirDent % spveFai In.
terssts q setiye management % the
company and q general change 10 the
staff Of officials. The explanation h
the new securities will b. listed on
the New York Stock exchange. which
II the plans are carried through. will
give stockholders broad market for
their securities and enable them 10
retire IL they desire 10 do %.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
Is Very III.

London, Dec. IA private tele-
garm from Teberan announces that
the shah's condition 10 critical.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15

The hunters Of the city aud viein-
ity are welcoming the present fall u
sBew with gisduess As II will permit
them to do mere tracking before the
deer season closes. These who hare
not killed their quota are exceeding
~ anxious 20 get the woods under
the fayorhnle conditions.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-15
One UOte for

Not Good uuIe.s Voted BY Dsesmbsr Isth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-11
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL


jet 20 heavy overnows in tho spring
from the melting of rae SHOWS. and 30
most times OF t.c Frrr froal sudden and
terrific mountain storms.
Flowing in q curtIn- course Though the
city as il did. 81 drvas tatec the low ll ng
sections with toloraDl- regularity for ccu-
turtles Until a Few years ago. when 40
great expense the authorities made ID now
and straight channel Tor the stream. north
OF the main part or the OTIS. and OF
sufficient depth and width o. accomwo-
date the flow even at its highest flood.
At the same time a part OF t.e stream s
allowed 10 pass through tle Ola channel.
which otherwise would be a @rcat. dry,
uns.gntly ditch.
Tho sewerage system o. tho city was
perfected in due time. and within tire
last few years PLAN has been adopted
which Obviatts the drainage a. tile Sow
age into the river. It's waters are now
entirely uupOlluted, both in thr CITY and
below IT, as well as in the upper reaches.
In this Vienna beats all tile cities an the
world.
Tho management Of an tie improve
ments is under the control Of the city
Council which las its corps Of archi-
tccts, engineers, ETC.. who order all lm-
provclnents with an eye 10 increasing tine
c4tys beauty at every step. Besides there
is society whose object is tAe conscr-
walton Of municipal beauty and the pres
ervdtIon OF historical sites and build
iues Its membership includes architects.
artists OF the highest grade, scholars. pro-
fesslOnal men and others, who are con-
suited whenever streets are to be cut
through old sections or new parts opened.
Its advice is not always followed, the
Council being supreme; but it carries
great weight invariably. and the city as IL
stands. as one of the two finest examples
Of the City Beautiful in Europe. is a re-
suit largely of this society's Intelligent
and hearty cooperation with the aithorl-
ties.
The cooperation Of artistic societies
and city authorities is "a feature Of nuni-
cipal evolution everywhere ia Europe, 10
is il getting to be in American cities,
the scheme having been carried further
perhaps in Boston than IN any other
American city.
In Paris the conservation of municipal
beauty is entrusted to the Minister OF
Public instruction, the BcauN Arts and
of Religion The Society Of the Beaux
Arts Supplements the efforts OF the gov
ernment. and is often deferred To-. In
Rud..-Pesth, Dresden and all the famous
beauty cities or the Continent no great
Improvement is un1erta%er without ar
tistic supervision. and such supervision
Will be necessary in America II tho cities
Of the United states are TO realize their
possibilities as to beauty.
Copyright 1915. By Dexter MaTshan) (
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-11
Bishop Hoss interestingly De-
scribcs People, Their Manners,
Dress and Religion.
THE CITY OF BUENoS AYRES
Traveller Astonished at Its Size
and Magnificence-Shops
Beautiful.
BY Bishop E. E. Hoss.

NV last letter brought mo TO Uruy-
guyana. I did nos larry there very long.
but long enough TO see the place and gct
acquainted with many of the best people
i'm IT, Ny good friend. Mr. Joyuer,
whom I have frequently here tofore mer-
toned. has been for three years 81 -
dent and seems 20 have got into tho
good graces OF his fcllow-cltzens. Ills
kindly help was Immensely scrviceabic
To me I'm every way Without il should
not AZ an have been able ID accomp' 3D.
tlc ends of my mission Tho city is
situated ON the river Uruguay. in the
southeastern corner of Brazil. and there
fore near both to Uruguay and to Argcn-
tiua. In the Paraguya1 war OF forty
years ago. the only considerable foreign
war I'm which Brazil ever engaged. il
WAS almost totally destroyed. and has
since been rebuilt on modern lines. The
streets are wide. Much attention is given
90 parks ana squares. Some OF the pub
lc buildings. especially tho one -that
furnishes "a homo for the Commercial
Clsb. are large and handsome. and many
OF the private residences. aN OF which
are in Portuguese architecture. make 81
very good show Tho Mavor is called
Inteudcrtc. as in most other Brazilian
towns. though iD fhc Federal city of
Rio hC IS the Project. ] called on the
incumbent. and was most craci0usiv roe
ceiNed. in fact. feel compelled bv
gratitude 70 say that during my months
OF travelling I'm Brazil I never once failed
Go be treated with courtesy and kind
uoe9 There are many strong business
houses here. and when the railroad con-
rections with the east coast shah have
been completed. as they Will Doe inside
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-11

the saying. u is cleaner than Paris or
London or Vienna or Budapesth. The
street sweepers are constantly at work.
and no litter Of any sort. not even tie
litter made by the builders. is allowed
to remain long undistur5cd.
There is more OF this latter n Berlin.
hy the way, than in most Continental
cities. for Berlin is the youngeSt capital
Of Europe At the close OF the Franco
Prusslan War it was only the skeleton
Of its modern self-smau. dirty and in
significant.
Il IS san growing about as rapidly in
percentages as London or New York or
Chicago. and new structures are constant
ly being erected. Its building regulations
are not exceucd IN severity by those OF
any other city. A police permit is nee
essary TO change the size. shape or loca-
ton Of window even, while as for sky
scrapers. OF tho deviation OF even one
story from the uniform height Of the
buildings on any street. they would not
be tolerated for a moment Difficult as
the achievement seems even now, after
more than thirty years Of the greatest
effort Imaginable. Berlin may some day
be made one Of Europe's most beautiful
cities.
liness has been as rapid as that Of the
chief American cities. which only those
comprehend who have closely watched
them during the last thirty years. Ber-
lin Is the only capital in Europe. or the
world. perhaps. that has 40 sIums.
Conserving Beauty Of Cities.
Naturally, because Of its youth, Ber-
lia is more comparable to American cities
than either Paris OF Vienna. between
which. as most folks agree the palm for
greatest beauty lies. For the same rea-
son. Berlin like all American cities. seems
an unfinished one. az compared with most
cities on this continent
Vienna owes some OF Its beauty to its
age. but more to its situation. In the
last forty years Nienna's beauty has been
vastly increased The famous curving
Ringtrasse, which some say is the most
beautiful thOroughfare in the world. was
begun In 1865. while many OF its most
famous buildings. and no end OF the citys
other Improvements. have been made since
then.
The river and sewer Improvements.
which have contributed immensely to the
beauty OF tho city, both directly and IN
directly. and about which all Niennese
delight 20 talk. are also comparatively
new. Before it reaches Vienna. tho Dan
ube. in its course through ~ Tyrol. is
p sort Of gigantic mountain torrent sub
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-11

tho cashier came down. So ordered "A
cup Of coffee and a ROLL and sat down
with at least seventy noisy fellows around
mo As the time wore on / began 90
fear that I should miss my steamer
hnt az last Uae cashier came and 3n-
nonnced that he would condescend o.
accept what owed him. To my sur
prise. the whole bill was only one neso
by THIS cfne the same corrcgador. or
porter that served me the night before
put IN lis appearance. and announced
his readiness 90 go with me to tine wharf
lie had procured a carriage. and we were
soon there. The carriage cost another
dollar. and The boat from the wh.-f 20
The ship sun another. Bgt I certainly
got on as well as I could nave expected
Had Been Relieved
AS soon as 7 got ou board tho Paris
felt great sense Of relief Tho parser
was already up. ana assigned me to n
-tatoroom. the uarulGcrnce OF which
was % great surprise 90 ne. In fact the
whole vessel was ass fine ass anything OF
the kind in tho United States OF Europe.
The owner az tho line is. I understand
am Austrian jew. who twenty years ago
was doing mental work for "A living lie
now has "a great fleet OF vessels and
much other property. After dcposltlne
my belongings I went on deck 90 watch
the sun rise-l glorious sight First
"l7 = $40" i"'-o'ning in ire east.
then Tho sky flushed iuto % groat b.r-t
~ color and then h,s majesty lifted his
head above tho horizon and said 81 good
'''i TO ,N' word All Gay long We
r. % mann, r,ac.. 7lor. ,l,. VINO, ,a,. . nS,e
At l' A. 81 we entered 'he territory ~
Argentina Evidently tie country fs
much further advanced than r-rrgra-.
T.. homes alou. tho river hank. .t...,-
much comfort. and tic towns nt,. au
uI~ 90 solid prosperity Tf. messengers.
~ whom there were many both r.-,l.-
mon ard ladies. we~. as VOL dressed and
es well bred as one could nnd in any
part - tlc oa-,h Slight came "a Htti.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-11

vau fom tatharlsm to civilization: its
political from dcspotlsm TO constitutional
Hoorty- Conspicuous among the
leading truits 81 missionary labor Us our
-Ilerii system ~ education which
reaches every child Of whatever race.
guiding Aiu into familiarity with Eng
Hrh AND upward towards p free educa-
tol iu tile h.sh school. IL was
claimed during tho epidemic Of cholera
teu years ago IN Honolulu. that. owing
o. their -.7crior intelligence md more
sanitary home life, 40 case OF cholera
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-11
Not the Only Ones.

'T-d-e.' snarted the man from the windy
''f. 4m getting tired ~ AL this ..lk II
tai. ago people eating pie wiki knife"
Aes.' put i1 tho 81. Louis man. they're
a4v ass too blamed conceited."
''.uceitclt WnOT'
"chiotgo people. they think they're the only
ones tet fu.~ how % eat p-e.'.-The CathO-
lic StanaaIl lnd Times
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-11

lece eurpus tile students ~ ire lee+
families Of Hawaii
.. ..-'. " N'..'r were l~e '-- a.
~ '"'47'.'u ~ lAe MIS-
'''', may "7'i I'D -riiA
ID il''o."-~ I'D he e1A-
- i go" ''e oilit d"s l'te
,.-.l e" % 'i.S boS 5'oL
'.'' r.'os"'-'s' 'l An'ei",y
some ,4rt. ~ Nao' ' .,, 9 owe" t,. 1.,a ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-11

appeared in any household OF the Prot
c-taut Church members"
tDop,rght. 1906. by Joseph p. Bowles)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-12
FRIENDLY WITH SPAIN.
Trade Nearly Doubled Since the
Var,
lFrOm The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington. Feb 1.-THE details of American
trade with Spain n the last fiscal year are es-
peciallX interesting, since they show a marked
growth both TO imports from and exports to
that country since the comparison of the
conditions IN 1895 with those Of 1887 the last year
prior to the with Spain. according TO the
Latest official figures, shows that imports INTO the
United States from that country have increased
from $3.5Co,G1J to $2,5100pD and exports from the
United States TO that country have increased from
Il,0aeo to M1O0eG1. speaking in round terms
The principal articles imported from Spain are
fruits and nuts sulphur ore. cork. wines vege-
tables. Fruits ana nuts by far the largest
item III the imports from Spain. amounting in 1905
10 considerably more than 100000 out of total
importation of Ss5Q0OO1 from that country Of this
total OF more than 10000 worth Of fruits and
nuts. almonds amounted $3.50 ID preserved and
and grapes form the bulk of the remainder which
amounts TO about A.5iOG0 in value. Spain sup
plies large proportion of the more than 100000
worth OF olives imported into the United States
annually while the value Of grapes imported from
that country Is also considerable.
The largest exports to Spain are raw cotton
which amounted in 1895 $I2 725 rs: tobacco I'M
manufactured, Sl3S55, crude mineral oil S6e3 So.
shocks. slaves and headings, $f27. 80 boards 500,
5f iron and steel manufactures 1907 44 and lea ther
and manufactures thereof, 246 s6S.
The trade with Spain in 1896. both as 10 iunorts
and exports was larger than in any Drecadine,
year I'm the history OF trade with that country
little less than 100000 in 1856 81 500 90 i'm lsq
and Ss. 1S650l IL 1870 Exports to Spain amounted 10
S50o0o0 in 1873, practically S2OG0OGJ in 1886 abou
ST dJ0,p0 In 1870 and ST. 03S 474 in 1865