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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-31

When the Rev. John Watson was
visiting the United States he was i'm
pressed and astonished at the system
Of social attractions offered by many
churches and other religious bodies,
says the Philadelphia Saturday Even
ing Post. Among these were candy
pulls, clambakes. chowder parties, mel.
on feasts, chicken pie dinners and
popcorn parties. An enthusiastic be.
lever In this new mode of church en-
tcrtalnment asked the distinguished
divine how he liked this style.
ut probably has its advantage" re-
turned the doctor, but as an old fash
loned person / do not like gridirons In
the pulpit"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-31
IAN MAcLAREN STORIES.
Or. John Watson's Experience With a
Busy Visitor.

Or. John Watson's Experience With
Busy Visitor.
One day tall, thin, alert man fol
lowed his card into the late Or. John
Watson's Jan Maclaren's) study with
such rapidity that the famous Scotch
author had barely time to read it be
fore the visitor was in the room, says
the Peoples Friend MY name is Ell
jah K. Higgins. and | ana busy man.
You are also busy and have no time u
fool away. -Four days Is all that can
give to the United Kingdom, and |
wished to shake hands with you.
Goodby; am of TO DFumtochty." He
left the room 20 swiftly that Ian Mac.
Iaren overlook him at the front door.
When he asked him II he knew where
DrumtOehty was, Guess do" he
said. Got the route In my pocket,
northwest from Perth, N. b."
A fellow student Of Ian Maclaren's
in the New college, Edinburgh, wrote
as follows: mot long after we left col
Iege those students of Mr.. Watson's
year who had found themselves kin
formed themselves into an association
for the purpose Of prolonging the
friendships OF college into subsequent
life. and OF this association Mr.. Wat
son was foundation member When
the club was young IT was strenuous,
and some papers first saw the light
there which afterward caused some
stir, such as the preliminary sketch Of
Professor Drummond's Natural Law
In the Spiritual World At these gath
ings Mr.. Watson told, with the perfect
art Of a consummate raconteur, the
stories which have been woven into
the Drumtochty sketches. One evening
I'm paper on Scottish country life he
made us acquainted with DIR. Mac
Lure. whose simple, rugged nobleness
filed our hearts with delicious tears
of pain, as 1t does for every one who
reads Through the Flood and The
Doctors Last Journey Long before
the queens surgeon said 1t, we have
said; Give us another shake of your
hand. Mcclure. I'm proud to have
met you. You are an honor to our pro
fesslon.' From the printed page one
thing is Of necessity missing the CLEAN
on the face, the twinkle In the eye, the
wrinkle OF the brow. the uplift Of the
shoulder, the fling Of the hand. which
closed story and gave It point and
perfection. like that touch Of the brush
without which no picture is complete
and which no one but the true painter
knows where to place"
When the Rev. John Watson was
visiting the United States he was i'm
pressed and astonished at the system
Of social attractions offered by many
churches and other religious bodies,
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ROBBED employees
Clubman Who Married Rich
Woman Is Sent to Prison

woman Is 3NHU W iiTVH
Boston, Jan 29..-Herbert ID. White,
bcion of a well-to do family of this city,
college graduate and well known club
man, was sentenced to term Of 2E
years at the house of correction in the
superior criminal court yesterday.
White was employed by the Bird
Dyestuffs and Chemical company of this
city as an invoice clerk A part of his
duty as invoice clerk was to estimate
the duty on imports for the concern, to
draw vouchers for the amount esti-
mated and to pay the duties to the Gus
tom house officials. For the past year
and half he has been cheating the
company by Over-estimating the i'm
ports 80 percent. drawing vouchers for
the amount levied by himself, and after
paying the actual amount of the duties
pocketing the balance, it was charged.
1t is alleged that in this manner he has
taken during the past year and a half
over S5OOO
Last May he was married to veal
thy young woman in the west and has
lived in princely style since that time.
Yesterday it was stated that his salary
with the Bird company was but Sill q
week
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RESULT OF A FALL
Man Totally Blind For Years
Has Sight Restored

Baltimore, Jan. 29.-Rev. Samuel H.
Cummings, a Methodist minister of
Baltimore and totally blind for % years,
has had his sight partly restored by a
blow. Last Saturday he slipped on the
icy pavement and fell face downward.
A bit Of projecting ice struck his eye
with painful force but when he got up
he found he could see indistinctly with
one eye.
Mr.. Cummings is now able to read
the title on magazine cover. He says
he can distinguish persons, but that
they are out of proportion and strangely
confused. He says he believes that the
veil which obscured his eye was shat
tered by the fall and that he is seeing
through little riffs in it, which reflects
objects abnormally and curously. He
lost one eye in an accident while boy
and the other became blind in sympa-
thV
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When man buys dress shirt now
adays he can depend on the bosom be-
ing absolutely spotless, since owing
to a new device that has been thought
of the shirt is protected from the touch
of soiled fingers that so often were
wont to leave their mark on the fair
surface. This new style of protection
consists of an envelope of transparent
paper that is large enough to- hold the
shirt, keep it absolutely clean and yet
enables one to see the size numbers
through it. Without adding much to
the cost, the envelope is a great econo-
my to the dealers and makers, since
with it's use there is never any cause
for the return of shirts to the factory
that have been soiled in the handling
as there is in the case Of collars and
cuffs.-New York Press.
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GER, Death Was Sudden

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Rus
sell A. Ayers death was sudden and
unexpected. 1t was due to heart fail
ure. Mr.. Alger was born in NEEDING
county, O., in 1886. At the age of II
Years his parents died. For seven
wears he worked on a farm, later study
ing law, and being admitted to practice
law in Ohio in 1859. Later in that year
he removed to Grand Rapids, Mich.
He engaged extensively in the lum
her and other industries. He served in
the Civil war and had prominent part
in many battles. In 1880 he was
elected commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army.
Mr.. Alger was elected governor OF
Michigan in 1884, was appointed by
President Mckinley secretary of war in
March. 1897. resigning on Aug. l, 1899,
On Sept. 81, 1902 he was appointed
United States senator by the governor
of Michigan, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of James Mcmillan, and
took his seat Dec. 1, 1902, and was
elected by the legislature of Michigan
In January 1908
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TO DIG BIG DITCH
Contract Is Practically Awarded
to Oliver of Nashville
HE MUST FIND PARTNERS
Roosevelt Stuck by Him In His
Bid OF 6.75 Percent For Con
structiOn OF lsthm an Water
way, Despite Opposition

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Following a
conference at the White House last
hight, it was officially announced that
the contract for building the Panama
canal would be awarded to William j.
oliver, who, with Arson e. Bangs, was
the lowest bidder in the recent compe-
tition, provided that within the next 10
days he associates himself with at
least two independent contractors
whose skill and experience, combined
with his own, shall cover the entire
field Of the work to be performed under
the contract.
The official announcement confirms
the press statement of last Friday
night President Roosevelt then took
the position that since Oliver had met
all the requirements of the govern
ment it would be unjust to reject his bid
Of 6.75 percent for the construction
of the canal or even to require him to
submit a new bid for the contract.
Powerful influences were brought to
bear on the president and Secretary
Taft to reject all bids and advertise for
new proposals, but the president in
sisted that Oliver should be given a
reasonable time in which to make sat
iSfactory arrangement to substitute
some other contractor or group of con-
tractors to take the place of Bangs.
q White Epncn 70 t111s
day night the friends of the MacArthur-
Gillespie syndicate argued that the
contract figure should be increased to 9
percent Of the total cost of the con.
struction and that the contract be
awarded to Oliver, Macarthur and Gill
iespte. This suggestion, however, did
not meet with the approval of the New
York firm, who insisted that they could
not undertake the work for less than
1880 percent of the total cost, the fig,
ure mentioned in the original BID. The
president, Taft and the canal commits.
sion officials then decided to award the
contract to Oliver, provided he could
make satisfactory arrangements with
at least two other financially respOnsi.
bic contractors.
Secretary Taft and r. R. Rogers, gen.
eral counsel to the canal commission,
We're in conference with the president
for two hours last night aud the whole
matter was gone over again. At the
direction of the president. Rogers pre-
pared the official statement for the
press. When Informed of the state
ment issued by direction of the presi-
dent, divers representatives said:
There is absolutely no doubt about
Mr.. Oliver being abicetc fElfiI tha re-
quirements of the canal commission.
There are now at least 20 of the most
responsible contractors in the United
States who have expressed a willing
ness to join Oliver in the work of CON
structing the canal at the figure men
toned in his original bid. These names
will be submitted to President Roose-
welt with proof of the financial re-
sponsibility. Before entering into an
other arrangement Oliver wants to
know positively that the contra tor he
chooses will be acceptable to the gov
eminent"
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Sensational o ub e Suicl1e

Camden, N. j., Jan. 2S.-With arms
entwined, an unknown young man and
young woman stood on the tracks of the
PENNSYLVANIA electric railroad over
Newton creek and calmly waited until
an electric train ran them down. Both
were killed and their bodies were
hurled into the water. The motorman
of the train saw the pair, but not until
he was close upon them. The body of
the young woman was recovered. Her
clothing was of fine texture and she
was of refined appearance. The letters
"W. c." were on gold watch found on
the body. The body of the man has not
been recovered.
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Washington, Jan. 29.--The house
committee on claims has decided to post
pone action on bill for the relief of T.
j. Aiken, assistant treasurer at the sub
treasury in st. Louis, who lost SOL 900
through the disappearance of this
amount from the office of d. H, Dyer,
the paying teller. Action was delayed
pending suit by the government against
Dyer's bondsmen. Dyer was tried and
acquitted on the charge of defalcation.
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Washington, Jan. 2S.-The total eX-
ports from this country to Cuba during
the past calendar year were valued at
46,491 .944. which is more than 81
100000 over the expectations for 1905.
The importations from Cuba were
valued at $50 ,O55, 295. showing falling
off of $1O,O0OOO0 as compared with
1905. The marked decline in Amer
lean importations from the island is ac-
counted for because of the reduction in
the price of sugar.
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NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS

Mrs. Charles H. Wood committed
suicide at Hanover, n H., by hanging
Ill-health is believed to have caused
her act. She was 55 years old.
Rev. John NJ. Masters, who previous
to his advent into the Unitarian minis
try took an active part in state politics,
and was a companion of Daniel Web
ster on the stump, died at his home at
Cambridge, Mass, aged so.
Miss Harriet Beecher Stowe, daugh-
ter of the famous writer of that name,
died at Simsbury, Conn, aged 20. She
leaves a twin sister, Miss Eliza Stowe,
and brother, Rev. Charles e. Stowe of
Bridgewater. Mass.
A hot water heater in the Intervale
clubhouse, Lynn, Mass, exploded,
wrecking the interior of the building
and destroying furnishings of much
value. No one was injured.
The entire estate of the late Miss Lu-
cinda Bailey of Bath, Me, is to be dis
trlbuted among charitable, religious and
other public institutions. Miss Bailey
was the last of her family. The estate
is worth about $4,000.
The will of Miss Annie Lord of
Stamford. Conn, bequeathes $4,000 to
the trustees of Berwick academy to es-
tablish a fund to be known as the John
Lord fund in memory of Miss Lords
father.
Olisse Montville, a section boss.
stepped in front of a switcher in the
freight yards at Putnam, Conn, and
was struck, his left leg being crushed
so badly that he died.
Daniel Russell, one of the wealthiest
citizens of Melrose, Mass. aud former
ly state senator, died of pneumonia.
He was born in Providence in 1924. He
had made many gifts to the city of Mel
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Lowell Man Burned to Death

Lowell, Mass, Jan. 29.-Kirkley
Hyde, a machinist, lost his life and 125
others had a narrow escape from a
similar fate in the partial destruction of
a four-story structure known as the
Card building and occupied by nearly
n dozen small firms. Several persons
were taken from the third story Win
dows by the firemen, and two were res
cued while hanging from the coping
of the building. Leroy S. 'KimbalI, in
running down the stairs, had his back
badly burned, but will recover. The
fire originated, it is said, from an over
turned lamp on the third floor.
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JaI Guara to Be Tried Aoai,

Boston, Jan. 26.-After wrangline
nearly IA hours a jury that heard the
evidence in the case of John f. MorrI-
son, former guard at the county jail.
who was charged with having permitted
the escape of John H. Glover on Jan
., failed to reach an agreement. and so
reported to Judge Stevens of the SUI
perior court. The case will be tried
again, but when is not known.
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100000 Fire at sp-inefie d

Springfield, Mass, Jan. ga loss of
$1,000,900 was caused by fire this
morning that destroyed the four build
ings of the big plant of the Phelps
company, one of the largest publishing
concerns in the country. No one was
injured. The fire started in a pile of
benzine soaked rags in a sub-ce!lar of
the main office building. The automatic
sprlinklers with which the buildings
were equipped failed to work properly,
and by the time the firemen arrived the
flames were raging fiercely.
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Got their Paw RaIsed

Stamford, Conn, Jan. 29.-For the
purpose OF securing the increase in
salary allowed by the board of appro-
priation, Chief of Police Brennan and
16 patrolmen and Fire Chief Parker
and 16 firemen, comprising the paid de-
partment, resigned last night and were
Immediately reappointed at the meeting
of the common council. This action
was necessary, as the charter provides
that the salaries cannot be raised dur
ing a term of office.
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hSTANDARD OIL PROFITS
Report to Congress Says That
They Are Due to Monopoly

Il
Washington, Jan 29.-That ruin of
its competitors has been a distinct part
Of the policy of the Standard Oil COM
pany, and that monopoly accounts for
its large profits, not economy, is the
government verdict on Standard Oil.
The interstate commerce commission
sent to congress a report of the investi-
cations made by it under the Tillman-
Gillespie resolution concerning the re-
lations of common carriers by rail to
the production and distribution of oil.
The findings in brief are:
The ruin Of its competitors has been
a distinct part of the policy Of the
Standard Oil company in the past, sys-
tematically and persistently pursued.
It's margin of profit is very large; the
evidence shows little basis for the con-
tentiOn that the enormous dividends are
the legitimate result of its economies.
The possession of the pipe lines enables
the Standard to absolutely control the
price of crude petroleum and the
price which its competitors shall pay.
1t can speedily drive its competitors
out of existence. 1t has enjoyed secret
rates possessing all of the elements of
Illegal rates. 1t has Independently or
gained companies to kill off competi.
tors. 1t has sold different grades of oil
al different prices from the same bar
tel. 1t has tempered with oil inspectors
in different states. It's motto has been
to kill off competition at any cost. This
policy has been pursued without de-
cency or conscience. In no other i'm
portant traffic is there an approach to
the monopoly of Standard Oil 1t may
become necessary to the uprooting of
established wrongs that the govern
ment shall fix rates and regulations for
this traffic"
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Lee.sIa u-e Gus Appropr alton

Boston, Jan. 2G-The governors
council spent another long day hearing
fresh stories about the Foxboro hos
pital for dipsomaniacs and inebriates,
now under the investigation ordered by
Governor Guild. While the stories and
charges multiplied in the hearing room.
the lower branch of the state legislature
clipped $4,000 from the Foxboro ap-
preparation, leaving a small appropria-
lion of $4,000,
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Robbed t..urance COMPANY

New York, Jan. 2S.-George A.
Burnham, Jr., who was convicted of
grand larceny from the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company, of which he
was counsel and vice president and
sentenced to two years imprisonment,
has been taken to Sing Sing. Before
leaving the Tombs he was permitted to
see his wife and four other members
of the family.
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Women Victims of EXPLOSION

Newburyport Mass, Jan. 2S.-A hot
water heater in the laundry of the
Drummer academy at South Byfield ex-
plOded, severely and perhaps fatally
injuring the matron, Miss, Clara Daw-
son, aged 81, and a colored maid. Mar
tina Anderson, 20 years old. Each wo-
man had a leg so badly fractured that
amputation was necessary. The explo-
sion shattered all the windows in the
laundry and the adjoining kitchen,
shook the building and caused nearly
panic among the 40 students. Both
women were somewhat burned. in addi-
ton to having their legs fractured.
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I've Goals Set clotnIna AfIre

Keene, n H., Jan. 29-Miss Mary
Foster, aged 90, prominent member
Of womens clubs in this city, died last
night of burns received while she was
attending to the furnace at her home.
Some live Goals which fell from the
furnace as Miss Foster opened the door
ignited her dress and she was imme-
diately enveloped in flames. In run
ming from the cellar Miss Fosters fam
ing clothing came i'll contact with a can
Of kerosene which was ignited and set
fire to the house The damage TO the
building was slight, however.
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SchooIhoase Destroyer by Fire

Boston. Jan 2S.-The Pauline street
grammar school at Winthrop was de-
stroyed by fire and three fremen were
injured by falling timbers. The loss is
about $4,000. The firemen were con-
slderably hampered by frozen hydrants
and it was some minutes after the de-
partment arrived before any water
could be obtained. The school accom-
modated 4S0 pupils.
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Minneapolis, Jan. %. II. Howells
Of Minot, n. D., one of the leading buy.
ers of cattle and sheep in the west, who
is in Minneapolis, says that cattlemen
of the west will lose more than $1,000
900 because of the severe winter. He
says that in the Alberta Canada coun-
try dead cattle are to be seen for 100
miles or more, lying 20 deep in some
places. The same conditions, he says,
prevail in Montana.
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Granite States Summ-r Homes

Concord, n. H, Jan. 29.-More aban-
doned farms and building lots were pur-
chased for summer homes in 1906 than
in any previous year, according to New
Hampshire Farms for Summer Homes
the fifth annual edition of which has
been issued by the state board of agri-
culture. Secretary Bachelor, in re-
viewing the summer business" of 1906
in New Hampshire, says that it showed
an unexpectedly marked increase over
that of 1905.
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NJ ereflt In Convict Labor

Boston, Jan. 26.-In his January
bulletin Chief Pidgin of the bureau of
statistics of labor discusses the value
of convict labor in Massachusetts. OF
5916 convicts in 10 penal and correc-
tionary institutions only 2494 were en-
gagged in productive labor. Comment.
ing on the question of convict labor,
Pidgin says the prisoner does not pro-
duce enough value to. maintain himself
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Murder Over a Woman

Washington, Jan. ga shooting
affray occurred in a roadhouse near
Fort Washington, Md, an army post,
IL miles from here, in which Private
William S. Wirebarger killed Private
Frederick Gosney. Both men belonged
to the coast artillery. A dispute re-
garding a woman led to the shooting.
Wirebarger surrendered and will be
tried for murder
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Fled esta Valued a s15.ooo.ooo

Chicago. Jan. 25.-The executors of
the estate of Marshall Field have filed
in the probate court their inventory
of the estate. Counsel for the execu-
tors place the total value of the prom.
erty described at S75,0OO,OOO The ex-
act value Of the estate will not be
known until the official report of the
appraisers has been completed.
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Steep Falls, Me-, Jan 26-Elmer
Sanborn was killed instantly by the ex-
plosion of a boiler connected with a
transportable sawmill. Although other
men were working in the vicinity. none
of them was injured. Sanborn was
employed as fireman in charge of the
boiler. He was fearfully mutilated by
pieces of iron.
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Rab e, Outo-ea No u,usna,

Boston. Jan. 25.-At the annual meet.
ing of the Massachusetts Association
of Boards of Health DR.. Peters of the
state cattle bureau stated that the
present outbreak of rabies appears to be
simply a case of history repeating IT.
self. Similar epizootics occur every Is
or 20 years.
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An Exnensrxe un,ertakina

New York. Jan. 26.-The board OF
estimate and apportionmept voted in ia
vor of a four-track subway loop to con
meet the Manhattan terminals of the
Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges. 1t
will be about a mile and third in
length and will cost the city $5.2450O0
About 21k years will be required for the
construction,
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Wou d Tex Unmarried Men

indianapolis, Jan. 25.-A bill to tax
bachelors was introduced in the state
legislature. The scale proposed is as
follows: Between the ages of 25 and 30
years, S. annually; between 80 and 40
years, $3.50, and over 40 years of age.
$40. Bachelors supporting their
mothers are exempted. The money
raised would be devoted to the school
fund
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Spotted F We ATTACKS Chudren

Milford, Conn, Jan. 29-Deuuis
Moore of this place, years old, died
yesterday of spotted fever sister of
the child, Z years old, is suffering with
the fever and is not expected to recover.
These are the first cases of spotted
fever, ii is said, which have appeared
here for four years and the second with
in 20 years.