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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-21
COAL MINERS MAY STRIKE
question Before United Mine Workers
Convention.

SuVSblOi " w OFktfS
Convention.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 21.-A
gigantic strike of coal miners, which
would in two months exhaust the
entire coal supply of the country and
result in the greatest fuel famine
ever known in the United States, is
one of the possible results of the
convention here OF the United Mine
Workers of America.
That the convention will be the
most important in the history of the
Uuited Mine Workers, not only to the
miners and the operators, but to the
public at large, is certain. 1t will
mark the retirement of John Mitchell,
admittedly the worlds most influen-
tial labor leader, from the presidency
of the organization, and this alone is
sufficient to make the meeting
memorable one.
At this convention the question of
renewing the interstate agreement
will be taken up, and it is the pos
sible failure of settlement of this
problem that may bring about the
greatest tie-up of the coal mining in
dustry ever known in the United
states. For many years the miners
have been attempting to secure the
adoption of set day for the agree
ments between the mine workers and
the operators to expire. BY this
means, the union, when seeking for
increased pay or improved conditions
and failing to get the desired results,
might be in a position to act as
unite and cut off the entire coal sup
ply simultaneously all over the coun-
try, thus forcing the mine owners to
meet their demands. With a univer-
sal agreement day, the power of the
United Mine Workers would be
doubled. The operators realize this
and will fight any attempt to secure
it's adoption.
While both the miners and the
operators declare they desire peace,
both sides are actively engaged in
preparing for war, and the signifi-
cence of these preparations is not to
be mistaken.
John Mitchell's retirement at this
time renders the situation all the
more precarious. With his firm hand
removed from the helm, there may
be breakers ahead for the United
Mine Workers. The Candidates for
the successorship to Mitchell, are w. |
B. Wilson, the present secretary
treasurer, and Thomas Lewis, the
While both are famil-
lar with the workings of the organ
ization and are able men, neither is |
likely to come up to the standard set |
by president Mitchell, who combined
with fearlessness and
ability in his management of the
affairs of the organization. That
the United Mine Workers of America |
has a membership of nearly half
million and has become one of the |
strongest labor unions in the world is
largely due to the efforts of John
mitchell, who built up the great army |
of underground toilers with only
weak and inefficient organized !
body of men as a nucleus.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-21
THE PRINT SHOP BY THE LAKE

immense crowds of people from all
parts of the Mississippi took part in
the accompanying festivities. 1t is
expected that Ex-Governor Vardaman
will continue actively in politics,
with the hope of some day achieving
the senatorial toga for which he was
recently defeated by Congressman
John Sharp Williams.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-21
GOV. vARDANIAN RETIREs

Radical Governor of Mississippi in
Private Life.
JACKSON, Miss. Jan. 21.-James
X. Vardaman, Mississippi's fire-eat-
ing governor, retired from public
office today when Governor-elect Noel
took the oath as chief executive. A
civic demonstration marked the in
auguration of Governor Noel, and
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-21

A cylinder and platen press feeder
can find work in the Press office.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-21
Women of
Affairs.

Chicaeo's Pretty Girl Police
Ohlcer Is a Great Success--A
Pair Humanitarian Cham
pions the Stray Dog-Notes
of Moment.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-21

Butter wrappers printed at this
office on the right kind of paper
with the right grade of ink, to COM
ply with the pure food law of Idaho,
at $3.50 for 1000. The Press Pub
fishing Co., the Print Shop by the
lake.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-21
FREE DELIVERY
Senator Hepburn Urges Early Action
In Matter.

III MaJJeF.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Hepburn expects to have soon free
city delivery at Occur d'Alene, which
now has $1,000 inhabitants. The an
nual receipts are $4,000 more than re-
quired by the government. The ex-
animation of candidates for carriers
will be held at once if delivery is
granted, of which there seems to be
little doubt.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-21

command. Policeman Dorothy says
she doesn't believe much in club au.
thority and intends to manage all her
prisoners by means of kindness. While
this may be a practical method for the
lovely Dorothy, 1t is doubtful If the
male members of the Windy City's po-
lice force would find 1t so effectual.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-10
and Personal
Beatty for watches.
JOHN L. MURPHY City Editor

Beatty for watches.
Bud Pittenger, who lives south Of
town, has rented the old bowling alley
in the basement Of the p~ostofice and
Will start up the latter part of the
week.
\ Joint installation of the officers of
B~rookings Lodge A. +. & A. NJ. and
B~rookings Chapter O. F.. S. will be
held at he Masonic temple next Tues
day evening, December 10Th. A full
attendance of both bodies is requested.
AURORA.
Mrs. Geo. Thorton did shopping in
Bookings Monday.
A. Stone and family spent Sunday
with relatives at Bookings.
Mrs. f. T. Baker was in Brookings
Wednesday evening between trains.
quite a number from here attended
the dance at Bushnell Friday evening.
Mrs. Grace Davis is doing dress
making at the home of Chas. Bane
this week.
The Misses Carrie and Elsie Schmidt
attended the dance at Elkton Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Sage are visiting
at the home of Mrs. Sage's sister,
Mrs. A. c. Allison north Of Brookings.
Aurora was treated to a fine music
al entertainment Thursday evening.
Noble's orchestra of Chicago, consist
ing of seven pieces, gave a splendid
concert, followed by a dance.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. AL Evans,
formerly of this place, but recently
OF Harvey, y. D., arrived here on the
noon train Wednesday. The double
funeral was held Thursday afternoon
and the remains were laid to rest in
the Aurora cemetery. The bodies
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Lilley Of that place, Mrs. Lilley
being a daughter of Mr.. ana Mrs.
Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. Lilley and rela.
tiyes have the sympathy of the entire
community in their sad bereavement.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-10
Beatty for Watc

CSdNty lOI "dlCHcS'
r. II. Bartlett was called to Elkton
yesterday by the death Of his brother.
DR.. ROys was called to Lake Pres
ton last Thursday ON professional bust
ness.
OIL MEAL.
A carload Of oil meal at the Brook
ines Roller Mills.
Thursday, December 18th is the
next Lake Preston date of DR.. Fruden.
field, the Madison Hospital eye, ear,
nose and throat specialist.
Percy Huntimer, Carl Vernelund and
Jacob Wickre, members of the stock
judging class at the college, returned
home the last of the week from Chi
cago, where they attended the big live
stock show.
1t is worth while asking for
Hickory Brand Rubbers and Over
shoes. They are long wearing-always
give satisfaction. Ask your dealer.
st. Paul Rubber Co., Distributors.
Band instruments at lowest prices;
comets, trombones, alto and baritone
horns, clarinets; complete outfits, uni
forms, music. Famous pianos. Or
gans at $3.50. Catalog 1873 free. w.
j. Dyer q Bro, st. Paul, Mimi.
Having added power to my equip
ment, l am now grinding skates and
| guarantee a perfect job. Remember
| clean and repair gasoline stoves and
do light and heavy repairing of all
kinds. No job to delicate. Expert
work. Give me a trial. r. J. Getty.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. +. Karr and daugh-
ter arrived here from %Ireton, Iowa.
the latter part of the week to make
their home here and are living in
the Woodward house. They have an
other daughter attending the high
school at %Ireton, who will join the
family at the end of this term.
Beatty for watches.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-10
Perfumes

There is always a large demand for Per-
fumes at Holiday time and care should be taken
to get right quality. We have an immense
stock and it includes the finest odors of the
best perfumers, both in fancy gift packages
and in bulk. Also have dainty bottles and ato-
mixers which we can fill with perfume. SaChet
powders, colognes. toilet waters, ETC., in album
dance here.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-10

NOTE With every purchase you have a guess
FREE on the bottle Of beans. You may be
the lucky one and get the DIAMOND RING.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-12-10
For Boys

Books-The best gift for boys.
Games and Game Boards-Al the latest ones
Brushes-He should have his own.
Pictures-One for his room.
Kodak-Just the thing for a boy-only 81.
Printing Outfts-Complete.
Steam Engines-Several good ones.
Blocks-A large assortment.
Toys-Of all kinds.
HarmoniCaS-An excellent line.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
Wreck of the Maine.

The Diarie Espanol, the organ of
the ultra Spanish element, of Ha-
vana, in leading editorial in re-
cent issue, referring to the special
celebration of Americans of the
tenth anniversary of the blowing
up of the battleship Maine, says:
"They commemorate the blacklist
blot on American history, the
world including honest Americans,
believing that the ship was blown
up by direct orders from the War
department for the purpose of justi-
fcation in the plan to despoil Spain
of Cuba"
The paper adduces as "convinc-
ing proof" that the officers of the
Maine attended the funeral of the
victims in full dress uniform, which
showed that they must have sent
their uniforms ashore Gin antici-
patton of an explosion" and alleg-
es that the reason the wreck has
not been raised is that it would
conclusively demonstrate that the
explosion was in a magazine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
Vegetation on Mars.
Some Things That Modern Astronomers Think
They Have Discovered.

Once in seventeen years Mars
makes close approach to our earth,
and scientists have an opportunity
to guess again. Professor Lowell
in an article on "The Planet Mars"
in McClure's gives an account Of
the observations made last July, at
Flagstaff, Ari. He says:
1t used to be thought that the
dark blue-green patches on Mars
were seas and oceans after the man
ner of our own. Generations of
astronomers were brought up on
these Martian seas. But as the
planet came to be more closely ex-
amined phenomena were observed
which contradicted this idea. w.
H. Pickering took the first step in
revolutionizing the old theories,
but even he stopped short of the
truth, for, while abolishing many
of the Martha, he yet concluded
that there were two seas in the
planet. In 1894 and subsequently
it was determined by observations
at Flagstaff that there were. no
bodies of water there at all, that
what had been taken for seas were
in fact great tracts of vegetation,
whose hue and character changed
with varying SEASONS on the planet S
year
But the recent great advance in
our knowledge of Mars is not entire
ly due, as the general reader might
suppose, to the discovery of these
canals and the wonderful system
they constitute. 1t is only through
what we have lately learned in re-
gard to the general constitution"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
To Resume on Mifiiin Bridge.

Work on the ill-fated Mifflinville
bridge will be resumed Oh April l
providing, Of course, that the wea-
ther does not remain intensely
cold. This was the statement made
by Guy Webster, president of the
York Bridge company, the con-
tractor.
Nearly fifty carloads of material
have been received from the York
Bridge company's factory at York
and has been unloaded and stored
alongside the river bank. This is in
part new work, and the broken and
twisted parts which were sent back
to the factory for repairs.
There remains about fifteen more
carloads of material, which inclu-
des the rebuilt Traveller" and
dynamos. which are yet to come.
As soon as this arrives, the work of
putting it together will be COM
menced.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
More Widows for Pensions.

Not satisfied with the liberal pro-
visions of the widows pension bill,
recently passed by the House and
providing Tor all annual addition OF
81 2, 900, 900 to the nations pension
charges, the Senate committee has
still further broadened the provis-
ions of the measure, so that if pass
ed as reported to the Senate the
annual increase in the pension ap-
propriations will be about SIS, 900,
600.
Practically all restrictions which
were contained in the bill as passed
by the House have been removed
by the Senate committee. Widows
of old soldiers who remarked are
admitted to the pension rolls, and
every other limitation of similar
character is eliminated. There is
very little doubt the bill as changed
will be passed by the Senate, as
Congress is in a most liberal mood
toward the old soldiers and their
widows and other dependents or
ex-dependents ever known, even in
Presidential year. The President
has expressed his intention of sign
ing the bill when it comes to him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
The March Woman's Home Companion

The March number of the WoMAN's 9
HOME COMPANION again captures pub
lie notice with its charming cover pic
ture of japanese girl--one of the
daintiest magazine covers that has ap-
peared in years. This issue is the
Spring Fashion Number, and for it
Grace Margaret Gould, the fashion ed
tor, has prepared many delightful pag-
es, illustrating in detail the advance
spring styles.
DIR. Edward Everett Hale contributes
charming talk Oh Home Reading"
Kellogg Durland, the author of 1.-THE
Red Reign" has an article of absorbing
interest, entitled women of the Re-
volt" containing some heart.rending
anecdotes of the part that certain brave
women have played in the Russian
Revolution.
DR.. Woods Hutchinson writes on
The Mental Growth of Babies" re-
freshingly bright article, and Irving
Bachelor, Francis Lynde, Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps and many Others con-
tribute fiction. The usual departments,
presided over by Margaret f.. Sangster,
Fannie Merritt Farmer, Anna Steese
Richardson and Others, are helpful and
attractive. The whole number is beau
tifu)ly illustrated,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
Stay On the Farm.

Contrasting the :ertainties of OBJ
tanning a livelihood on the farm
with the uncertainties in this re-
spect existing in city life, as at
present is most clearly demonstrat-
ed, the Washington Observer urges
young men and young women to
stay on the farm, as farm life Is no
longer the islated life it once was
with its present mail, telephone,
trolley road and railroad facilities,
and it concludes by saying: "It is
rather remarkable that so many
fathers and mothers are willing to
see their SONS and daughters go to
the towns to make their livings
when the chances for the future
welfare of their offspring is SO
much better on the farm. If these
hills and valleys of Washington
county ever fail to bring forth their
annual crops and contain a wellto-
do and home-loving people, it will
not be through the impoverishment
of the soil, but it will be because
the towns and cities have robbed
the fields of their best products
the strongest and fairest Of the
country's sons and daughters"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
A Tragedy Of Niagara.

The story Of Niagara is full of
strange tragedies. One of the most
dramatic of them, says the Boston
transcript, is as follows A hun
dred yards above the brink of the
American falls a rock ten feet
square projects for foot above the
water in midstream. One morning
the inhabitants awoke and saw a
man sitting on it. The noise of the
rapids prevented verbal communica-
ton. They did not, do not and
never will know how he got there.
He stayed there thirty-siX hours.
The people telegraphed to Buffalo,
and the railway company sent one
excursion train after another for
thirty-siX hours to see the man on
the rock. They painted signs and
stuck them up for the man to read,
saying, "We will save you." Two
hundred yards above there is a
bridge. From this by ropes they
floa,ed RATS with provisions to him.
At the end of his stay a big raft
came for him to get on. What they
were going to do with him if they
got him in this seething rapid is
not known. He tried and tailed
and went over the fall.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
Russia and Sweden May Fight.

Relations between Sweden ant
Russia are decidedly strained be-
cause Russia insists upon being re-
leased from an agreement made
when Sweden surrendered Finland
that no naval stations or forti6ca.
tions should be established on the
Finnish shores adjacent to Sweden
The part taken by Russia in the
Norwegian integrity treaty and its
attitude on the Baltic "closed-sea
question also have irritated Sweden
greatly.
War is feared in Sweden because
Russia for some time has been pre-
pairing to establish a naval station
on the western shores Of Aland Is
land, rs miles from the Swedish
coast, where for more than a year
large contingent of troops and
several torpedo boats have had
headquarters and Russian officers
have been making surveys and
soundings.
1t is believed in some quarters
that Germany will adopt drastic
measures against Denmark if the
latter refuses to join Germany and
Russia against Sweden in the eff
forts to make the Baltic a closed
sea-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
Yoar Daty Is to be WE'LL

But you cannot be well II you neglect
taking Hood Sarsaparilla when you know
you should take it. Impure blood, poor
appetite, headache, nervousness. that tired
feeling by these and other signs your sys.
TEN demands Hoods. Get bottle today.
Glow Of Health" My blood was very
poor Since taking Hoods Sarsaparilla l
baye more color in my face. sleep and eat
well, and work is q pleasure Mrs. A. A.
HOWARD. Taunton, Mass.
In Worst Fcrm-"I had catarrh in the
worst form and was advised to try Hood S
Sarsaparila l took seven bottles and am
now in good health. hope everyone who
has catarrh will give Hoods fair. trial.
MRS, WILLIAM METCALF Parkerford. Pa.
Always Fralse-"I first took Hoods Sar-
saparilla IL years ago. and always speak in
favor Of IT," IL. CowDELL, 237 Perry Street.
Lowell, Mass.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is sold everywhere.
In the usual liquid, or in tablet form called
Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar. Pre-
pared only by c. I. Hood Co. Lowell, Mass.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
THINKS WE LIVE TOO HIGH.
Boston Woman Says Luxury is the EVIL Of
the Age.

1t is wages versus large ideas and
not the increased cost of provisions
that make the average householder
find it difficult to make both ends
meet today, Mrs. Ellen H. Richards
of Boston recently said in a lecture
upon the Cost of Living and How
to Control 1t" at the Teachers
College in New York. She told Of
a man whose wife learned to talk
about his salary instead of his
wages. when we had wages, "
she said, "there was no difficulty
in living within them, but with a
salary we spent everything"
People spend more money than
they used to-" said Mrs. Richards,
"and one reason is that we have
more useful things, like the bath
room, and it is we'll to be sanitary.
They say the cost OF living within
the past thirty years has increased
20 or so per cent, but l contend
that it is not so. 1t is Our idea of
living that has increased.
There has been great change
in what we women think we need,
in the price of hats and gloves and
gowns. Our grandmothers-wo-
men of comfortable means-felt
that they were doing we'll when
they had three gowns, and little
farther back the men might have
had one fine suit oe clothes, but
they did not think it was necessary
to have one for the morning, one
for the afternoon and one for the
evening.
eff you divide your income so
that food will cost one-fourth, rent
another and operating expenses
one-fourth more, there will be left
one-fourth for the region of choice
There is nothing that makes one
feel so poverty stricken as not to be
able to do something that we really
wish. With money for the region
of choice, we get what we most
wish-it may be books, travel or
even handsome gowns-but some
thing that we really desire. If a
family lives up to it's entire income,
there is nothing to draw upon in
case of need, though l class ply
sicians, medicines, dentists and
travel for health as fines that we
have to pay for neglect of natures
laws.
THE average family having an
income of s., 900 or So, 900, unless
there is an arrangement to save
something for the future or some.
thing very much wanted, spends it
all. The woman's largest expen-
ses are usually sundries. Men have
temptations to spend, but not as the
women Go, with the market, the
bargain counter and the house for
which to provide, though most
houses have three times too much
in them. Women are not always
wise spenders."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
If You Have a Boy-Ponder.

In American secondary schools in
the year 1906 there were gas, 1000
pupils-742 900 at the public high
schools and only 1888, 900 at private
schools of all kinds. Many thou
sands of these latter were in the
preparatory department of the num-
erous small colleges all over the
land, but largely in the South and
West. The majority were in the
private schools in the large cities.
The Roman Catholic Church is
more energetic than any other de-
nomination in the private educa-
ton of the children of its member
ship.
In superior education Colleges
and universities nominally for aca-
demic study, but largely given over
to technical Instruction. there were
$1,000 in State institutions and o.
900 at other than State institutions.
In professional schools claw, medi-
cine, theology, engineering, and the
like, usually in connection with an
academic institution there were
II, 900 students at State and 2I 900
at other than State institutions.
There were also GO, 900 pupils of
normal schools (all but 10000 at
them in State-supported institu
tions), and there were about AGO.
900 attending art, music, business,
industrial, and trade schools, in
Guiding those at Indian schools and
those for the deaf, blind, and other
unforturates.
1t appears from these official
figures that about nine per cent. of
the primary scholars, under twenty
per cent. of the secondary scholars,
and over seventy per cent. of uni
versity and professional students
are educated at private cost. Pri-
vate education of children in pri-
mary schools is generally secured
through preference, while superior
education at private expense is
necessity except in those States
where public universities are esta-
blished ; and at the latter only tut
ton is free, and other expenses
about the same as at endowed insti-
tutions. At many non-State col
leges and universities scholarships
and other student aid are provided,
so that for many the expense is no
greater than at the State institu-
ticns.
Secondary education is in differ
ent category from either of the
other branches. In most rural dis
tricts it must be at private cost,
and while in cities it is usually op-
tional, instruction at private cost is
often desirable if the expense can
be afforded. This sort of educa-
tion comes at the crucial time in a
boys life-a time when pregnant
idealism is his chief mental char
acteristic, and when he needs the
most patient, tender, and intelli-
gent care. Yet for some unknown
reason this is the period when boys
are likely to receive the least atten-
tion from their parents.-JosEPH
NJ. ROGERS in Maych Libbineoh's.