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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-14
A FOOL AND
A ROBBER

Copyright 1906, by Homer Spra gue.l
Ny uncle, Joseph Fuller, always
kept his money in his house on his
farm. A farmer living near had an
isiot son. From the time he was five
years old he had been visitor at
vncle Joe's. He sometimes remained
there overnight The lad and j always
got along together very well, and after
l had known him for three or four
yeaz l discovered that curiosity was
his leading trait.
He wasn't curious as other boys are,
but after arriving at the age of ten
he took to running around the country.
On a certain night when | was at
Uncle Joe's and when / was fourteen
years old uncle and Aunt Mary count
ed over $1,000 in bills they had in the
house. This counting was done in their
bedroom after was in bed, and the
package was then hidden under the
carpet, A noise was heard at the win
dow, and Uncle Joe went out to see if
any one was spookinS round, but
made no discovery. Next day he went
away to buy some cattle, and during
the forenoon things went on as usual
Just before noon the fool came over,
and when the meal was ready he took
his seat at the table with the rest.
There were two hired men, and after
dinner had been disposed of they went
back to their work in a distant field.
b. a.. Id old o.
and vinegar barrels out of the cellar
and rinse them as well. made signs
b the bog to help me, but he shook his
head and sat down on the doorstep and
kept up such grinning and chuckling
that Aunt Mary noticed 1t after awhile
and wondered what he had been up TO.
At about half past / o'clock a well
dressed, business looking man drove up
% the gate In a buggy, hitched his
horse and came In. He asked me at
the wen IL Mr.. Fuller was home, and
when I answered in the negative he
seemed considerably put out l fol
lowed him to the kitchen door, where
be introduced himself TO my aunt and
explained that he had cattle TO sell.
After little talk he began to tell Us
mat he had seen a man hurt on the
highway, and gradually we all came
% crowd INTO the kitchen. OF sud
0en the man pulled a revolver and said:
Sit down, the three Of you. and II
one Of you utters a single yell ! will
moot you deadr
thought the fellow was joking and
was slow about sitting down. Aunt
mary was also slow In catching on
ND az she finally took a chair she was
pAe as death. The fool laughed and
1caCed at his finger and seemed to con
o@ the thing a good joke.
Now, then, understand me-" con.
u1ned the man when we were seated
Oe1osS him There Isl money in this
9ee l want 1t. I'm gong to get II
= have to kill the three OF you. What
Ie you GRIMM Ctg''
Anis last remark was ; 1dressed &c
ue tooi and explained Il Il he was
victim Of misfortune. / vas aston
sued, but not frightened. l had heard
" robbers, but this man didn't come
~ % my notion Of one AZ ail. Neither
aware of the large sun Of money
me house. The man bauled Oh Z
me fool. but thinking better Of i
ssked az Aunt Nary ana said:
ne that money. Get every dol
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-14
WHAT BECAME OF MONEY
Pratt Creates Sensation in
Spokane Council.

Spokane. Wash Nov. Ia Cor.
Gilman y. S. Pratt threw q bamhshell
into the city council meeting last
night by declaring be had checked ap
work on extensions to the city water
service and had been unable To find
what has becomt Of $40. 0Qu worth Of
work and material called for in She
original plans. specifications and or
dinance for the. improvement.
MIR. Pratt also alleged that inter
esteiss officials at the eiryftaH spirited
Engineer John r. flaming ont Of the
city on tie day that Mr. flaming
rendered his repogr OF ths wafer eK-
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-14
The Phenomenal Novelty Hit.

That 70 the Belle Of Japan must
be accorded the most phenomenal hit
of Years there is.no denyihg theaters
packed % The doors everywhere and
hundreds turned away is 4 common
occurrence. Why is it? men ask.
That ca / easily be answered when one
takes into consideration Chat the theat
rical loving public want something
new, and they know tLey can find
that in '-The Belle Of JapaIl, no
old worn cut 'eas but everything.
plot. situations. comedy. songs,
dances, scenery and costumes are
new Miss Bessie Clifton who heads
the cast is too well known to need
any introduction. her work in the
past is a guarantee Of what can be
expected Of her ia the Duai role she
plays in this production We look
for one of tile largest houses e the
season On "Wednesday Soy. 4ath when
"The Belle If Japan" aiH be pre-
scented at the Auditorium Tickets
will be on sale shortly
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-14

tensions, despite The fact that a meet
ing Of the city council had been cali
ed for O'Clock to 90 fer with Mr..
flaming regarding his report. Mr..
Pratt said that Mir Tanning was TAX
en- out of ths city in order to avoid
the Investigation and facts that would
have been disclosed had the council
met with him.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-14

Adolph Gilberson. eyesiebt special
ist viii be al the AntIeF h9tel Tues
lay and Wednesday hours g a. IN. 81
p. M. Glasses properly Htted
All work guaranteed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-14

Midwiutpr Fair, Nov. 10. one
Wesk
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
FAKE, SAYS WOOD
OF MORO MURDER
49, - ..E5. -- p. .g.
General Says Manila Sent Out
Sensational Gables About
.-' Battle.

Washington, March l9.-Secretary
Taft has received two cablegrams from
Major General Leonard Wood at Manila
relative to the Mount Dajo fight. The
first is dated yesterday and reads as
follows: ...,.
off more detailed information con-
corning the facts connected with the
Mount Dajo fight is desired [ suggest
that Major Hugh L; Scott be eal re
upon. He is thoroly familiar with the
situation having spent eight months IN
the attempt to get these people on the
mountain without fghting.'
The Major Scott referred to has been
on leave Of absence in this country, and
has Just arrived in Washington to
answer to the secretary's summons. he d
was referred to in some Of the Manila
cablegrams as having really caused the
present trouble at Mount DaJo by rea'
son of the exercise of too great len1ency
toward the brigand Moros.
The second dispatch from General
Wood is dated Manila today and reads
as follows:
Sensational cables sent to the
United States relating to the Mount
Daio fight were made up in Manila
There has been ma reference in any ca:
BILE from Mindanao to the killing OF
women and children. On receipt OF
Colonel Andrews condensed report
from me in Washington, the American
newspapers cabled for details. The re
porters here had no other Information
T than was contained in my report to Col
onel Andrews, and supplied sensational
features sEsE Is. 4eess-.,.ss sssa-s5sss...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
STEEL TRUST TO /.
CREATE A CITY
Millions to Be Expended at a
Point Midway Between Ore :
and Coke Supplies.
Journal Special Service.

Chicago, March 19.--The United
States Steel corporation is preparing to
expend the enormous sum Of $75, 00O,OOO
in the creation of great steel plant at
Gary, on the Indiana shore Of Lake
Michigan, near Chicago.
The Illinois Steel Works in South
Chicago will be transferred bodily to
the town to be created. Between 5000
and 1000 acres Of land have been pur-
chased at cost Of $2,5OO,OO0 and $l4,-
500 900 has been set aside to begin the
work. -zFa... , ....'
The selection of. Gary as the site for
the colossal plant to be established is
{ because Of the general understanding
that the industry can be assembled
there as cheaply as at any place in the
/ United States. It is believed that Gary
I will become the greatest center for the
manufacture of steel and iron products
in the world. It is an excellent loca.
| ton, directly between the ore mines OF
| the Lake Superior region and the coke
and coal regions Of Pennsylvania.
It is evidently the purpose Of the
| trust to create a, town like that which
European manufacturers have developed
around the sites Of their respective
works The great German steel firm
the Krupps, have such a town at Essen
4 Germany. In France, Russia and Eng
! lana towns nave Doen Incorporated DS
/ the manufacturers on their own prop
4 erty. In Europe such procedure haa
| been advantageous to the manufactures
| Each dwelling has been provided will
a small garden. It is clean and hal
adequate space for the family which i
is designed to accommodate. The rent
are cheap. In many cases retreats hav
been provided for workmen who hav
grown old in the service of the corpor
alton and retired on pensions. The pos
J session Of the property enables the cor
j poration to expel unruly characters an
! great result, however, has been the de
VVelopment Of a good, strong working
organization, which is 10th to give u
the advantages offered by the plant
which takes such good care Of them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
COAL OPERATORS
LEAN TO STRIKE
F. L. Robbins, Chief Peace Advo-
cate, Deposed for a Hostile
Leader.

Indianapolis, March 1e.-Bituminous
coal operators to the number of 400
met today to endeavor to formulate a
united policy for their line of action
in the Joint conference with the miners.
Before the meeting began, it was ap-
parent that the operators were widely
separated in their views, some favor
ing granting the miners an increase in
against any increase whatever.
F. L. Robbins, who has long been
leader of the bituminous operators in
their dealings with the. United IN Mi ne
would not be a candidate for continued
leadership, and J. H. Winder, president
Of the Sunday Creek Coal company in
Ohio, the second largest bituminous
coal producing concern In the country,
was chosen by the WITHHOLDING faction
of bituminous coal operators for. the
Craftsmanship and leadership of the
central competitive field operators. !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
TEMPS. DARKENS
FARLEY OUTLOOK
Article in Paris Paper Taken in
Berlin as Ominous to Nor
ocean Conference.
journal Special Service.

journal Special Service.
Berlin, March 1e.-The Morocco stu
alton is less hopeful. Yesterdays Parls
Temps created most pessimistic i'm
preston. The fact that the Temps on
two recent occasions has been able to
disclose confidential communications
from the French and English govern
ments cannot but tend to give exceep-
tional significance to the prominently
expressed view.
The article in question not only re-
produces the ISLANDERS, sufficiently re:
futed, that Germany is seeking special
advantage and territorial foothold IN
the Mediterranean, but directly hints at
forcible French interference in Mo-
rocco. 90. ..-... 49,. ...-~.-,
If these emanations represent the
sentiments of the French government,
then the outlook for a settlement of
the police question is black indeed. In
this case the only hope for the confer r.
settle other points under discussion,
leaving the police question in suspense.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
IN STEEL PRISON;
RESCUE COSTLY
Workman, Caught in a Huge
Bucket Lock, Sits There,
Unable to Escape.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, March 19.-Frank Miller,
a lock-tender employed by the Hudson
company in work on tunnel running
from Jersey ity to Manhattan, has been
a prisoner in bucket lock in Jersey
City since 10 'clock yesterday morning.
Some portion Of the apparatus which
operates the elevator to the tunnel,
ninety feet below the surface, gave
way and the efforts of large force Of
men are of no avail in rescuing the
prisoner.
The bucket lock stands on the sur
face. It's covering is steel, and it looks
like the boiler Of a locomotive set on
end. The apparatus is such that, when
the outer door opens, the inner door
leading to the shaft closes and the
outer door cannot be opened from
within unless the inner door is closed,
elevator which transports the work
men thru the pipe to the tunnel.
Miller is Pole and cannot under,
stand a word Of English. He can be
seen thru the bullseye inside the bucket
lock, but neither Superintendent Man.
ming, Of the tunnel workmen nor any
of the employees were. able: to make
him understand what they say to him
They wrote directions for his guidance
and~ShOVed the paper Gnfu the DuItSeYe
but are unable to- make him. compre
bend. I" i. 4, :. ~ :.
They can seeah him sitting inside on :
little bench, apparently in a dazed con
dition. ..I
| II don, It know how it happened
said the superintendent, impatiently
land I don't believe the Pole does
I do know, tho, that he is in there ant
that we can't get him out to save ou
souls. What we re going to do abou
1t don It know. but I do know that w
don't want to smash any valuable ap
paratus unless we have to-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
SERVED Il YEARS
FOR ANOTHER '] MAN
Minnesota Man in Pennsylvania
Prison for Life Is About
to Be Pardoned.

Special to The Journal 80
Pittsburg, March 19.-Sufering sew
enteen years Of a life term Of imprison-
ment for a crime committed by another
% Western mex penitentisry here, viii soon
have justice done him.; His pathetic
case has been taken up by Bishop Regis
Canevin of the Catholic diocese Of
Pittsburg and Rev. E: Donahoe, pastor
of the West End Presbyterian church,
who are at the head ofaa movement to
secure pardon for him. - ~
Killen was q riyerman; WHOSE home
was originally in Minnesota, Mimi, and
a number Of years, fnually drifted east
to Tarentum, Pa, where he was living
at the time the. crime for which he
was found guilty was committed. The
crime was the murder of Mrs. Paul
| Rudert, the wife of a Tarentum jewel
| er, who was shot down on the night. of
Dec. 20, 1889, by men who were rob-
bling her husbands store: Killen was
arrested ON suspicion. and altho ne es,
| him guilty of murder in the first de.
! gree. The character sOf the testimony
was such, however, that the judge com,
muted the death sent to life IN, I'M
A few years late. sRutleFt, husband Of
( the murdered womasaswlio had been IN
able to identify Killen at the, trial
visited him in the penitentiary, and in
the presence Of Warden Wright an(
Guard Thomas Davis, stated his belief
in Killen s Innocence, declaring that de
velopments after the trial had con
WINGED him Killen was the wrong man.,
Bishop Canevin and DIR. Donahoe tool
vigorous hold of the case, and as a re
suit, statement embodying all tn.
tevidencec and testimony in favor Of til,
prisoner has been drawn up and will b,
presented to the state board Of pardon
at it's next meeting, with every assur:
ance that the application will be ia
vorably acted upon. = ..-~' r..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
REDMOND HOPEFUL
|. FOR IRISH RS PEOPLE
Believes Fortunes Of Ireland
Have Changed and Predicts
Brighter Future.

Journal Special Service.
London, March l9.-John Redmond,
addressing a St. Patrick's Day dem
onstration at Manchester yesterday,
from an Irish leader. He said he be-
ieved that Ireland had turned the cor
ner, and that the England Of the future
would give to Ireland all that she
should reasonably expect or demand.
The government should be given time
to fulfill the pledges contained in the
kings speech, he SAID, and the national,
lists would not contemplate the possibili.
ty of rising in which they would be
forced to turn their weapons upon the
present government as they had turned
them upon previous governments. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
Fl A CHOSEN;
STORER GOES OUT.
President Names 9 Former Diplo-
mat to Be Ambassador to
Austria Hungary,

Washington, March Is. The name of
Charles S., Francis ofssGroy, M Y, for
mer American minister to Greece, was
sent to the senate today as ambassadors
to Austria Hungary toysucceed Bellamy
Storer. Mr., Francis father, was for
merly ambassador to Austria
The cordial relations existing be-
tween President Roosevelt and his SON
in-law. Nicholas Longworth, will not be
disturbed by the retirement of AM
bassador Bellany Storer from the diplo-
matte service. Ambassador Storer mar
ried the aunt Of Nicholas Longworth:
There is no disposition on the part of
father-in-law or to espouse the cause of
his uncfe. sg2z# -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
LABOR UNIoNS>W WAR
ON BURIAL TRUST
Chicago Federation Declares It
Costs Too Much to Leave
This World.
journal Special Service.

journal Special Service.
Chicago, March l9.-The-. Chicago
Federation of Labor has declared war
on the Chicago Undertakers association,
branding the body as ga trust Of the
worst order.' The open declaration Of
meeting of the central body, and, judg-
ing by the discussion thta followed, the
question of lower prices for the burying
Of union men and the members of their
families is to be the livest Of issues. -.
Prices for caskets charged by mem
bers of the undertakers organization
were read and compared with the prices
paid to the wholesaler, much to the dis
arrangement of the former. Then it
was charged that the undertakers dis
criminate against union-made caskets
and that men who had spent their en-
tire life fighting the battles Of unionism
ket, charged an exorbitant fee by the
"coffin trust,'' and buried in nom
union cemetery. -
"The only difference between the
frauds practiced by the New York Life
Insurance companies and the coffin
trust is that the former robs a man
| while he is alive and the coffin trust
| robs his widow and orphans after he is
| dead" was the wording Of the concluT
sion Of the statement read, at The meet
/ ing. !: sz-.,z- -. ...
{ TT. say. fight the trust that charges us
| more to get out of the world than is
charged to- bring us into it, said one
! indignant delegate
Il can tell you an actual experience
! When the stork visited at the house OF
a. friend of mine month ago the en-:
tire cost to him was $22. The death OF
a child in the same family cost The
man $125 in, funeral expenses alone
"The undertaken made more thar
800 profit on this man at time wher
he least could afford to pay it, ,an6
when he was least able to try to dc
better elsewhere. =. 49, 80.
+. At the conclusion Of the discussion &
set Of resolutions generally condemnine
the undertakers were passed. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
UNTERMYER PROTESTS
Bees Reckless Extravaganza in Orr's
Proxy Campaign.

Proxy Campaign.
New York. March 19.-Samuel Inter
myer, counsel for the international poll
eyholders committee of the New York
Life Insurance company, today. sent
letter to Alexander E. Orr, president of
the New York Life, protesting in the
name Of the policyholders against what
he terms the extraordinary effort that is
being made by the officers Of the COM
pany to obtain proxies for the annual
election which is to be held early in
April.
Mr.. Untermyer' letter explains. the
objection of the committee and declares
that no election should be held until
legislation affecting the insurance bust
ness is passed. $685. =. - ,
Addressing Mr.. Orr, Mr.. Untermyer
gays that as the representative Of up
= wards of $4,000 policyholders in the
test in their behalf 'Eagainst the extra
ordinary use that is being made by you
and your officers Of the agency force Of
the company who are being pressed into
the service of soliciting proxies for the
reelection of yourself and associates as
directors, at enormous expense to the
policyholders.
kilograms to Agents.
L Oil 1uloIulSus CuC 1CGSC1 SoA
finues, "that within the past few days
you sent out from your head office to
your entire agency force thruout the
country, kilograms urging them to col
lect proxies. have before me one OF
q number of printed letters and circu
lars issued from your head office, signed
by the cashier Of your company with ar
accompanying form Of proxy, addressed
to policyholders whom you seek to re
elect, including yourself. This proxy
is to Messrs. John Claflin. Oscar S
Straus and Clarence n. Mackey Of
whom biographies are also enclosed
printed at the expense Of the policy
holders.
eff these documents have been sen.
to every policyholder, the cost to tn,
company Of postage alone would b,
about 100000 and The cost of printing
the. stationery as much more How
you justify such expenditure Ito sa,
nothing Of the manifest improperly O.
such action at this juncture) r fail t,
understand. .r.., a..
"These documents are coming to Vi
In great numbers from Infatuated poll
y cyholdsrs with the request that on
committee take some action to proven
your thus wasting the money of tn
policyholders in the attempt to return
yourself to office"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
AMERICAN SHIP BILL
AGITATES THE BRITONS

London, March 1e.-The American
ship subsidy bill is agitating British
shippowners and builders. and formed
the subject Of question in the house
Of commons today, but Premier Camp
bell-Bannerman said the government
did not think any useful action could
be taken at the present stage. The
probable effect of the measure on Brit
ish shipping, but if the bill passed, the
consequence would of course be care
f1l1ly considered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
CLEVELAND IN SOUTH
In QUEST OF HEALTH

Princeton, N. j., March 19.-Former
President Grover Cleveland spent his
birthday away from home yesterday for
the first time since he moved to Prince
ton. This was his sixty ninth birthday.
Mr.. Cleveland is now in Florida on ac-
count of poor health. Mrs. Cleveland
said that his outing in Florida was
improving him and that she expected
him to return much better.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
GENERAL THAYER OF
NEBRASKA DYING

Lincoln, Neb:, March '19.-John NJ.
Thayer, former United States senator
and former governor of Nebraska, was
barely alive this morning and the at
tending physicians expressed the be-
lief that he would not live thru the
day. Turnout the night General Thayer
was kept alive by the use Of heart slim
ulants. His sons, Dana Of Meeker, Col,
and John of Alton, ILL.,, were EXP ected
to arrive today. The serious condition
of General Thayer is attributed solely
to his extreme old age. = ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
FRENCH TROOPS SEEK
TO AWE STRIKERS

Lens, Department of the Pas de
Calais, France, March 19.-Many de-
tachments Of troops, including artillery
and dragons have arrived here in order
to be ready for any eventualities which
may arise as result Of the miners
strike. About $4,000 men are now out
and are parading the towns carrying
red flags. Several minor collisions have
occurred. The miners federation will,
meet tomorrow to consider the question
of declaring a general strike.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
.Sl,OOO,OOO PACKING
PLANT FOR PORTLAND

Portland, Ore, March 1e.-Louis F.
Swift, head Of the packing concern Of
arrangements for million dollar pack
ing plant, which his firm will build in
this city. -.
The output will be 500 cattle, 1000
sheep and 1000 hogs per day, and EN-
ployment will be provided for 1000
men.
The purpose of the plant is to enable
Swift & Co. to enter the Alaskan and
Oriental markets, besides furthering
their interests in the northwest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-19
SCHOOL BURNING;
CHILDREN HURT
Flames in Haverhill, Mass, At
lacking School Buildings
and Dwellings.

Haverhill, Mass, March l9.-The
manual training school in this city is in
Whittier annex Of the high school.
It is reported that many children are
hurt. 49,. ,.s.s 5 =
The flames also spread to nearby
dwelling houses. =
Some of the children received in
juries by jumping and others in escap-
ing down the stairways. It was stated
that none were fatally hurt.