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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
PART Of THE RATE WAR
Louisiana Shippers Think That
Railroads Are Insincere.
CAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE
Shipper the Chief Sufferer From the
Lack Of Cars.
FEAR TO ASK FEDERAL AID
Discrimination Against New Orleans
as Shipping Point to
Panama is Charged.
FEAR TO ASK FEDERAL AID

NEW ORLEANS, December 24-The
revelation that the big shippers of Louis
lana, after making an appeal to the state
railroad commission to force the railroads
to furnish freight cars, had hurriedly re-
versed their attitude and urged that no re-
quest for action be made to the interstate
commerce commission, has aroused general
interest here. There Is speculation as to
why the shippers should SO dislike to invoke
the law, and as to what are their grounds
for believing that they can get better treat
ment by the railroads If they do not go to
extremes"
"Of course said one big shipper today,
The question of car shortage throughout
the country has been more or less pro-
nounced for several years, but that the
vail from the north, east south and west
should suddenly gain such intensity Of
volume this fall is wholly out of the natural
order of~events. The business of the coun-
try did not increase so mar 4 lousy in one
short month, nor was the equipment Of va
rious railroads worn out destroyed in
so short a time. -r-.
No; there is something else behind the
notwithstanding that is not hard to
see, yet very difficult to prove.
Shipper Chief Sufferer.
The shipper is the chief sufferer from
the lack of cars and other railroad serv-
ice. If the railroads can give the shipper
so poor a service that he will lose thou
sands of dollars, not to speak of patience;
and then, If the common carriers can lay
the blame upon the railway rate exchange
don't you see that a great ally has been
gained for the campaign of repeal?"
This man would not allow his name to
be used, as he said it would cost him what
little car service he now has.
Perhaps the greatest sufferer in this sec
ton of the south from what the railroads
call car shortage is the lumberman. Louis
lana, Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia and
Tennessee are dotted with large lumber
mills. AS a rule these mills are on small
railroads that act as feeders to large sys-
TENS.
Almost without exception these mills are
in great distress. 1t seems absolutely i'm
possible to get cars. The production for
months ahead may be covered by ORDERS
but the lumberman is helpless. Orders
are Of no avail without delivery. Mean
while mill expenses pile up, and, with no
income to meet this steady drain, the
plants are finally forced to close down, and
thousands of men throughout the south
have been thrown out of employment on
this account 1t is wel-known fact that
big lumbermen in this section have been
forced within the last month to borrow
in New York on high rate of interest,
while their yards are filled with lumber that
cannot be moved.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24

confetti was ON hand and nearly every
person attending either received or
threw It at their friends, causing no
end Of merriment. Busters we're
brought into play and the more Sc.
date we're coaxed ont Of their usual
silence By these Instruments. The
vaudeville stunts we're better last eve,
ming than they have previously been.
This afternoon the chill Iren gather.
ed but their nubmers were not as
large as was expected. They enjoyed
q most pleasant afternoon, but the
winner of the coaster has not been
annoucned Tonight will be the last
night Of the fair and the attendance
promises to be large.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24
DEAD HAN CAUSES TROUBLE
Dispute Settled by Fraternal
Orders

L. L. Guesnier, brother Of @. w.
Gueunier, who died at the hospital
thursday evening after q short i'll
ness, arrived In the city this morning
to take charge Of tho body, and tlnd-
ing that the remains had been taken
to the establishment of the Idaho
Undertaking & Embalming company,
and that the body had been emhalmed
and made ready for burial, no wanted
TO know what right the undertaken
had to remove the body from the hos
pital, and refused to pay the expenses
incurred in eInbalning and locating
relatives, which amounted TO $50.
He then secured the services OF +. G.
Wearne, who started to make out the
necessary papers for repIevening the
body, but these have not been served.
The Masons of the city who were
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24

looking after the body. lot the matsar
drop on learning that the Foraataza
Of America, and the Woo.lmen 81 The
World, 70 which orders the deceased
belonged In Moscow, had taken poa-
session Of the remains and placed
Geo. Palmerton Of the Lakeside Phar-
macy in charge, giving him fuIl
authority and ordering him 10 pay
all bills at their expense.
The funeral will be conducted under
the auspices OF these orders but the
date has net been set, as a number 81
Guesnier's Moscow friends will visit
the city and attend the funeral.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24

In the spring q young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts Of love. A
the Christmas season approaches the
MIDDLE age and old ali love sweet
meats and Childers q Childres are
prepared 70 CRAFTY every wish in that
line. They have a most complete
candy kitchen and are always ready
and pleased to have patrons inspect
the work and cleanliness OF the fac.
tory. A wholesale man from one OF
the large factories was complaining
that this was hard iowa TO sell can
dy in as 1t was impossible to compete
with such pure candy. Childers'
candy won't hurt the children as It
contains no impurities whatever.
They are prepared TO al all orders
for the Christmas trade, for the home
and also In large quantities for Sum-
day school trees. Figure with them.
Someone desiring to play a prac-
teal joke on q. x. Evans we'll known
barber employed In Paul Furlott's
barber shop, informed g representa-
tive Of the Press that Mr.. Evans was
sick and hsd been taken to the hospi-
tai. Believing the information to be
in good faith the representative turn
ed in the item and il appeared in the
next issue Of the Press. Since that
time Mr.. Evans has been receiving
letters OF sympathy from his out OF
town friends, also flowers from pre-
sons in the city. He stated that he
did not know before that he had so
many friends, nor that the Daily
Press was so universally read.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
Kany Are Being Added To The
Daily Press.

The new subscribers to the Press
are constantly growing In number e
the time for the awarding oft be Prirs
Piano draws near and the contestants
renew their endeaors to win out.
The subscription list Of the Daily
Press lie increasing 50 rapidly that Il
has become necessary TO enlarge the
force Of delivery boys. The contests
ants are all hopeful and every vote
counts. These workers are buster
than bees and have determined to win.
II you have not subscribed, help
the contestants.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24

Let Us supply you with your bottle
goods for Thanksgiving. Lanier's
Family Liquor store. Phone lat.
Let US do your Thanksgiving bak,
ing. German Bakery.
81 bought my new suit for one-hali
Off, One week only at same price.
Winn-Barr-C hainey company.
7. G. White. postmaster Of st. Mar
les, was in the oily today.
With each 81 cash purchase ON any
article in our store entities the pur-
chaser to ticket ON our SEQ Fault.
less range which will be given away
Dec. 81 to the person holding the
lucky number drawn.
Fit your boy out for Thanksgiving
from our suits and sweaters. Cut
price on all. VIM Barr Chainey
company.
Chas. L. Brickell, Of Rathdrum,
bankrupt, has applied for a discharge,
and will have a hearing December 5
in this city before Referee Potts.
Be sure and see Renshaw & Schmidt
for real estate.
You can do better at the Idaho
Mercantile company on heating
stoves.
Fer new pack Of salt fish, macker-
ell, cod, Norwegian and Holland her.
ring, in key or bulk, go to the Idaho
Mercantile company.
This morning a meeting OF the
creditors in the Danner bankruptcy
case was held in the Office Of referee
in bankruptcy, O. n. Potts. A mo.
tion to set aside the sale of the fix
lures used by the bankrupt was intro.
duced but no action has been taken
on the matter.
Go to j. W. Wiggett for dry wood,
coal, hay, feed, vehicles and wagons,
farming implements, plows, harrows,
seeders, etc. 800 Occur d'Alene
street. Phone No. II
On account of the annex being
built on the Wiggett block our light
will be cut of about the first Of next
week so that we will not be able tc
take pictures from then on until at.
ter the holidays, as our new apart
ments will not be ready. Any,
one planning on having theil
pictures taken at our otudio viii
oblige us by coming now. This will
not interfere with the filing of oul
orders. E. s. Woolson, Photcgra
pher, Wiggett block.
Why suffer with those awful cough
and colds when you can get bottl,
of Shaw's or Edinburgh pure NAL
whiskey and stop it. Call at Lanier'i
Family Liquor store, only 81 pc
bottle. Phone LAT.
Yes, we paint or hang paper. Tn,
Benton w. P. & P. company.
Thanksgiving is the day the Amer
lean people lay aside all trouble
care and worry and enjoy the bless
ings of the land. E. B. Keller
Company will be pleased to furnisl
you with all the staples and luxurie
that the market affords, cranberries
celery, apples, oranges, bananas, figs
nuts and all that makes the table at
tractiye. Don't forget the cider ana
nuts, pumpkins and minoe meat 70
the pies, popcorn and candy and il
fact everything that the heart cal
wish at prices that are REASONABLE.
good the best on the market. "Promp
1 delivery and courteous treatment" /
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24

The Eagles Of Aerie No. 4se ooenr
d'Alene, have charge Of the produo-
ton OF Alberta Gallatin, il .sDoro-
thy Vernon Of Haddon Halln a. the
Auditorium Monday night.
Our holiday cakes lead all Others.
German Bakery.
II you have not purchased vopr
heater, you need one. Save time and
money by purchasing Of the Lake
City Harwdare company their stand.
ard Coles hot blast.
The Eagles want you at the Audi
torium Monday night to meet ssDor-
othy Vernon of Haddon HAIL.
W. G. Benton, of the Benton Wan
Paper company, who has been in Spo-
kane comforting with eastern wall %.
per statesmen, returned to the city
this morning. He states that the
1907 patterns, which will arrive dur
ing February and March, are SO de-
cidedly new and elegant that he
doubled his anticipated order, feel
ing sure they will be we'll received by
the many artistically inclined people
Of Occur d'Alene.
Empty lard barrels for sale. Ger
man Bakery.
For new pack Of salt fish, macker.
ell, cod, Norwegian and Holland her
ring, in keg or bulk, go to the Idaho
Mercantile company.
Would you sleep better if you had
another blanket or comforter on the
bedH The Idaho Mercantile company
have just what you need.
The services at the Christian
church tomorrow will be at the usual
hours-11 a. M, and 1870 p. m.
The minister's morning theme will
be "Pure Religion;" in the evening,
SIS the Bible from God?"
See Barr Chainey ad. in
this issue.
Center table and chairs for sale at
bargain at j. W. Ridingers, 100
Sherman street.
Special sale all week of the A.
Carlson & Sons stock--Clothing and
furnishings, Ottreson block.
Earl Brown, of the Bank Of Orc
vile, 10 in the city and will have
charge Of the Occur d'Alene Bank &
Trust company during the absence of
Boyd Hamilton, who is touring
Europe and will not return until
late next spring.
Forty cases Paul Jones famous
WHISTLES just arrived at Laniers' g
Wholesale Family Liquor store. One
half pints, pints, and quarts. Phone
LAT.
Our goods are our recommendation.
German Bakery.
Don't forget that we have only a
few more days in which you can have
your picture taken at the Occur d..
Alene st dio. E. s. Woolson, pho.
tographer.
just received large assortment Of
Barney & Berry skates, all sizes.
Lake City Hardware company.
To make good bread use Ceretana
the hard wheat flour. E. B. Keller
Company
/ (
Miss Ada Storer, of Lewiston, il
spending a few days in the city %
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24

A cold is much more easily cured
when the bowels are open. Kennedy i
Laxative Honey and Tar u ems thu
bowels and drives the cold out Of tho
system in young or old. Sold by The
Occur a Alene Drug store.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24
Last DaY of tha Falr.

The Midwinter fair drew q large
crowd last evening and those present
enjoyed a very pheasant time. The
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24

Buy q new bat next week, price cut
in two. VIM Barr Chainey COM
pany.
Those people who are the most
thankful this Thanksgiving weather
are those having Coles heaters in
their homes to keep them warm. Sold
by the Lake City Hardware company.
,Woman's Relief Corps, Midwinter
Fair and FIESTA, Nov. 10.
Yesterday afternoon the literary
department Of the WOman's club met
at the home Of Mrs. White and enjoy
ed a pleasant session. William Cul.
len Bryant was the topic under dis
cussion and biographical sketch Of
his life was given. Among his great
est, were read the Water Fowl, Than
atopsis, and the Forest Hymn. Quo
tations relating to Thanksgiving were
given in response to the roll call anc
current events were discussed at the
conclusion of the meeting when del
icate luncheon was served. The de.
partment will meet in two weeks with
Mrs. J. Olmstead.
Hats-hats-ha ts-came and see.
VIM Barr Chainey Sompany
We VIII sell you the newest things
| in wall decorations, and put them on
in the latest styles very reasonable.
The Benton W. P. 4 P. company.
The Eagles want you at the Audi
torium Monday night to meet "Doro
thy Vernon of Haddon Hall. +"
P. P Stoddard, manager Of the
Travellers Insurance company, is a
visitgr sn the city.
rur rent-Eigth room houss,
Springwater addition, s12.5 per
month. Renshaw & Schmidt.
Large line of crackers and cookies
at i've cents per package at ths Idaho
1 MsrCantile company,
/ To enjoy real good skate use Bar
ney & Berry skates. Lake City Hard
ware company.
We now have IN display OtB carv
ers. Call and examine our line.
Lake City Hardware company.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05

spasms OF pain, but explained that
these "spasmodic twinges are so much
pleasanter than the continued per-
Torrance. He now occupies apart
ments in the Osborne.
THE old saying that necessity is
the mother of invention is particularly
true in my case," he said, because it
became necessary for me to get relief
in order to live. There is nothing new
in changing the atmosphere in a room
or a building, but l have discovered
that it is entirely practical to carry
your atmosphere with you.
"All that is needed is an electric
wire to operate such blowers as are
necessary, a refrigerator and the
apparatus for driving the
moisture out of the air In my exper-
iments in Ardsley Hall succeeded in
reducing the humidity in my apart
ments from SO to rs, and this can be
done just as well in portable house,
wherever there is electricity and a re-
plant.
Since l became a sufferer | have
been driven from one country to an
other because of climatic conditions.
Now 1 intend to take my house and
my atmosphere with me and live
where l please. | might say, l will
take up my house and walk. After l
have given the thing a thorough test
and it has proved successful, as l
know it will, I expect to see the idea
adopted in various parts of the world
where the climate is bad"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05

10 the comptroller-general, making
tue grand total of increase SAG, 500, 100
This increase means an additional
income of something like $3.50, 900 to
the state on the five mills basis. but
the state tax rate, it is thought, will
be considerably below that maximum
figure.
The total tax returns on the county
dlgests this year are $685., 258, 900, and
the total corporation returns S89. PIP. :
1874.
With one more increase like this in
1907 the total of Georgia's property
returns will have been carried to and
beyond the high-water mark of prop.
erty values in Georgia before the war,
when millions of dollars worth of
slaves figured on the digests.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05
TIGER TO WEAR BOOTS.
How Rajah of the Bronx Zoo VIII
Take Daily Outings.

How Rajah of the Bronx Zoo VIII
Take Daily Outings.
Rajah, the royal Bengal tiger pet Of
the little folks at the Bronx zoo, New
York, is to be treated as no other cap
tive man eater has ever been. He is to
have regular exercise to restore his
health and strength. A famous Chi.
cago naturalist examined him few
days ago and said exercise was the
only cure for his dropping spirits.
Exercise Is an easier remedy to pre-
scribe than to administer when a huge
tiger is the patient, but the zoo direct
ors have hit upon a plan which Is to be
carried into effect, says the New York
American. Rajah has been measured
for a steel muzzIe, fitted with strong
leather straps. Immense leather boots
with toe clips of steel will also be
made to cover his wicked claws. A
stout collar and sixty yards Of steel
chain will complete the equipment.
A spot has been selected in Bronx
park where there is plenty Of grass
and shade, and If the tiger takes kind
ly to the fresh air cure the outings
will occur daily. Armed guards will be
on duty while his highness suns him
self
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05
SHOWN IN BIG TAX INCREASE
,,vsix and Half Million Dollars More on Digess of vari.
ous Counties in Georgia This Year Than in zoos

hundred and twenty-four mil
oN tonr hundred and sixty-fve
|io aas.nd, four hundred seventy-two
To r"t il the gigantic total of Geor-
l !! tax returns for 1906. 1t is
gl' .,,rease of more than s46, 100000
81 iI tba total returns for 1905.
- ha county digests, and this is ex-
~ Live w. of whatever increase may ulti-
Iu .alv be found in the tax valuations
D' T.rkins and Toombs counties, each
, .hose having been created out of
p ~ Of four other counties, making
'.' 5iaicult matter to figure out the
gain incrooso ~ az 100
~ in the corporations returns made
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05
MERCER UNIVERSITY.

Adapts Its Teaching to the Particular
Needs of The Individual Students.
One feature of the curriculum at
Mercer University which should be es-
pecially attractive to students is the
fact that they may choose such courses
as are found to be most profitable
and attractive to their individual re-
ouirements and tastes. Study here is
almost wholly elective, giving only
one degree-the A. B. degree-in the
college of Art and Sciences. SchO-
lastic standards are high and teaching
thorough, but the prime object of all
discipline is to develop the highest
tvpe of christian manhood. Our aim
is the building of character, and our
traditions and environment contrib
ute greatly to this aim. Our equip
ment consists of twenty professors,
eleven buildings, twenty thousand
volumes and one hundred current
periodicals: a library and reading
room, we'll equipped chemical, physl-
cal. biological and pharmaceutical
laboratories; fine gymnasium, with
hot and cold baths: an athletic field,
fourising literary societies, well ed
tied college magazine, earnest Y. M.
G, A. and beautiful Y. M. c. A.
building, as we'll as all the social and
other advantages of one of the most
beautiful, healthful and cultured
cities of the south. Next session be-
gins Sept. 81. For information adj
dress Prof. S. Y. jameson, Macon,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05
.ESTILL'S SHATTERED ARM.
WHY THE SAVANNAH MAN DOES
NOT WEAR EMPTY SLEEVE.
Outran Surgeons to Save Amputation
After Being Wounded in Elbow
at Battle of Bull Run.

at DdItIe Oh bulI nun.
The following interesting item from
the pen of Major Sidney Herbert, in
the Savannah Morning News, will be
or interest to old veterans who also
pear the scars of battle and many of
whom are like Colonel Estill, having
suffered from poor surgery during the
war. Major Herbert says:
| had supposed that Surgeon-G Gen
eral and Assistant Surgeon Bacon, of
the Second Connecticut Infantry. at
Bull Run, were both dead. l find in
a recent issue of the New Haven Reg
lister that Yale University has be-
slowed additional honors upon DR..
CProf) Francis Bacon, and l am sure
he deserves them. A son of the dis
tinguished Rev. DR.. Leonard Bacon,
and brother of Rev. DR.. Bacon for a
few months in Savannah, some years
ago, he had unusual advantages in an
educational way. He was young sur
geon when the Confederate war called
him into the field, yet he proved
valuable assistant to Surgeon Douglas
AS ! was chaplain of the regiment,
had an excellent chance to Judge of
their professional services, having my
self studied medicine at Bellevue Hos
pital in New York just before the war.
Col, John H. Estill no doubt can read
lily recall both these surgeons, for
when my horse was shot down from
under me at Bull Run, the care of a
party of Confederate wounded soldiers
was assigned me, and l had Surgeons
Douglas and Bacon attend to their
wounds. While they considered Lieu
tenant-Colonel William Montgomery
Gardeners terrible wound fatal, they
did all they could to relieve his great
suffering. And yet he lived, a cripple
and sufferer, until a few years ago.
Private Estill was badly wounded in
the elbow, and the surgeons had de-
termined to amputate his arm above
the elbow joint as soon as they could
get him into a field hospital But Es-
till had no idea of losing his arm,
and at the first favorable chance he
and Private J. ]. Griffin Cloth of the
Savannah Oglethorpes) skipped out in
the confusion of the retreat, and that
is why Colonel Estill has no empty
sleeve of honor, but carries about an
arm with a shattered elbow joint, and
in which still remains some of the
Yankee lead shot into him in that bat
tie. 1t will be a surprise to Dr. Bacon,
when l write to him, that Colonel Els
tills arm has never been amputated,
and that General Gardner lived until
very few years ago, when he died in
Memphis, Tenn, think. Had Colonel
Estill's arm been amputated, as in
tended, he would now be referred to
as "our one-armed Confederate hero"
and yet he is entitled to just as much,
if not more, honor for carrying that
shattered elbow and Yankee lead
around for the past forty years. Des-
pite our unequal pension laws, the old
soldier with a shattered arm or leg
is entitled to greater consideration
than the comrade whose shattered
limb has been removed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05
naan Swift ON AstroloRy.

Dean Swift predicted the death upon
a particular date of Partridge, the
chief of the astrological almanac MAX
ers. and followed it with the announce
ment of his demise on that very date.
Poor Partridge protested in vain that
he was still alive. for the brilliant au-
thor of >"Gulliver's Travels" assured
him by the logic of his own pretended
science that he must actually have
ceased to exist.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05
Ink From CornstaIks.

After ten years of experimenting
David Anderson Of JoeltOn, Ind, is
about to harvest his first crop Of ink,
saws the Buffalo News. He has fine
Aeyd of corn, and the stalks, as a re-
snIt of his labors, are of a rich purple
color and contain each about pint and
a half of deep purple fluid which makes
an excellent ink. The color is perma-
nent. and as good ink is worth far more
than ordinary corn sap, he expects a
Good profit from his venture.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-09-05

When two strong men come to blows
even if they are we'll matched, it is not
a pleasing sight but if the man VINO
GETS the worst of it will use Dewitt S
Witch Hazel Salve, he will look bet
ter and feel better in short order, Be
snre YOU get DeWitt's. Good for
evervthing a salve is used for, includ-
inc piIes. Sold by Dawson Drug Co.