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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-25

the Promotion of Rifle Pratice, or
ganized under authority of congress.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
YARNS LABOR AGENCIES.
Bogert Acts on Complaints Against
Louisiana Plantation.

After learning that the Department of Com
rnelce and Labor had received complaints against
the NcIIhenny Packing and Canning establish
rnent New Iberia, La. and after an investigation
into the methods employed by the same firm. John
to all the labor agencies in New York yesterday
informing them that they must use extreme care
in sending men the New Iberia plantation.
Mr. Rogert received letter, mailed at New
Iberia on November Is. which told how three fani-
lies of IIunearians had gone to the McIlhenny
company under contract to work for from 81 10
10 81 IS "A day for each individual and had really
received 90 % cents day, while they were
practically held slaves by soldiers In his investi-
CATION the Commissioner found that four families
had been sent by the free labor bureau of the
agency. at No. os Greenwich street from where
they had been sent 10 Louisiana.
The contract which, according to the agency.
was authorized by the McIlhenny company prom
ised ten hours work from 81 so to 81 Is day
for men and from 81 10 to 81 % day for women.
Fine climate high ground was one Of the
attractions promised while the contract also stfpu-
lated that after months the iaborer might
return 20 New York at the coI1panys expense
A letter of explanation from the McIlhenny
company said that several Bohemian families had
arrived and had refused to do the work they were
hired for, and that they had been offered other
work at which they might earn the sums speci-
fed in the contracts. The letter denied that the
men were obliged to purchase their supplies at
the company store
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
NO AMERICAN VESSELS.
=. s. Smith Writes about VieU at
Gibraltar.

c.o,.. Wilson secretary of the Chamber OF Com
merce Yesterday received letter written by
Charles Stewart Smith on board the Steamship
Cedric on the way to Alexandra. The letter says
The Cedric, en- route from New York to Alex =.
andris Egspt, vss ,osens ike a. fine June day hone
The world-famous rock as the steaInsf i,sd n,1r
Impressions OF another notable view, that OF .le
Pyramids from the Gase a. oairo' 70 c;braItar
We had a magnificent sunset. which illumined me
clouds with Oriental spendor We watched @ snft ,ns
shadow lingering the old gray rock In tne soIt
evening twilight, and as the steamer passed into
calmer waters of the Mediterranean the rss 1,s
The onlookers on the deck were awed by the scene
and their voices We're hushed and quiet, &.
Gibraltar according ia competent authority, Is
three miles long three quarters Of mile WIDE and
Lao feet hSh a. IL its grnasstd t the mainland
of Spain by low istfnus. During the war OF
he nssh and and BY
the Treaty of Utrecht in 17is since which 1t ma 8
resut. naxf been maze 10 a'z'0'ss ''s A'S'' ".'''
garrison Of sA7 troops. exercises both legislative
and executive functions He has no ieg1satiye ,
allowance" of $500. His palace is extensive and
imposing ,.o.o, ,,uo. -.
revenue is tariff on wines. liquors and tobacco.
Its harbor is open. but is protected by breakwsters
largest vessels in the British navy, number Of
which lay there at anchor The rock comma Ian nds
calibre. seemingly without number, placed In Sc
cret chambers cut In the rock from the shore line
fOrtifcations up to the top cover all approaches
by land, and by across the narrow strait TO
the African shore To drive up the zigzag road to
formerly it was free to visitors. The population
sand. The streets clean and well paved. the
shops are numerous and attractive, and the hotels
Thus far have not seen since leaving New York
after stopping at three important ports. single
citizens!
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
LANTRY MAY RESIGN SOON.
Navor Hasn't Asked Him Yet TO Get Out
OF Fire Department.

rsvor Mcclellan yesterday denied persistent
-u-1or that he -oulS seon remove Fire Commits
ecrer fsn,-v. One report had it that civil Ser
-.,,. c-er7-,7.ss3orar KeeNe would take Nr- Ian
,rvs rlsce The Mayor said there was no founda-
.tor for this r9Irno~. Mr. oKeeffe said that ne
-ss wen satisfied with his duties and had no
seslre 20 make q change
Tho Commissioners Of Accounts have reported 10
.he Mavor On the general condition of the Fire
raensrrr,ert AID 81 Is expected that Mayor Mo
clellan viii appc!nt successor TO commissioner
Tsn-rv before the end Of this month
The committee insurance and FIRE Teeuiatoh
Of the New York Board OF Trade and Transporta'
rion Yesterday sent A letter IN the Mayor asking
for fun and exhaustive investigation OF the Fire
Department The resolutions adopted by the or
eanization, among other things, say:
The far reaching fAmifcations and the vital nm
r,orSance Of absolute FIRE Insurance protection 10
fhe commercial interests Of our city are almost
wholly oepenGeat the character OF the Fire De
psTtfnent which should be maintained at the point
Of highest possible efficiency and equipment essen
rial TO the safety Of the greatest commercial and
manufacturing city OF the country
For these reasons this committee earnestly re-
guests the Mayor 10 once institute and direct "A
sun and exhaustive investigation al the affairs
relating The Fire Department. and that in con-
aecilon With such investigation there shall be
utilized such assistance be available,
without prejudice the Department. but sole
ly with - determination develop all possible in
the largest possible measure inure The welfare
Of the city.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04

si5soe under item IS. the proper one under his
contract. bat that when Saaderson billed furni-
ture under the proper schedule item at si2 % per
foot he multiplied the number Of feet by nlors
than times the lineal measurement IL was
shown last week that when billed under the wrong
item number. at SIS % per foot" sanderson null
tiplied the Ineai foot by three
One of the Senate sofas. measuring HI feet
long q. feet deep and 51a feet high. was brought
into court as an exhibit. The common wealth.
showed that sofa six feet long. sold the sur
face foot measurement under the special schsd-
ule 1904 by Sanderson at the rate OF 80 49, cost
the s35s so but that in 1880 he collected only
Ss1 o. for Sta- foot sofa at 81 20 a foot
The theory OF the commonwealth Il that the first
sofa sold at 1915 times the rate per foot and
the second sofa just sis times the rate per foot
of true lineal measurement.
lust before court adjourned for the day the
commonwealth obtained the admission. against the
protest of the defence OF several OF Sandersons
bills for furniture. to show n lack Of uniformity
In measurement and prices. evidence OF the
conspiracy by the defendants to cheat and defraud
the state In the payment OF these Bills.
The commonwealth does not expect 70 close in
case before Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
ROlTLAUGHS At I'LL LUCK
Storm Tossed Bark Loses Last SAILS
of Sandu Hook-M0urns Cat.

Scarcely had the American bark Onaway' from
Turks Island, anchored inside the oahoy HOOK
1sgbtsh,n Yesterday morning when the gale carried
-. ,ha two small topsails which had brought the
,o,. all the way UP the coast from below cape
.y..ar.. When three days out from Turks Island
,be onayay in charge Of Captain J. E Gold
,h,-aite ran into hurricane, which carried away
al but two lower topsais. Setting these and send
ing the little bark in front OF heavy gale captain
f.oldtbwa,e determined to reach New York or sink.
-rho t,,rrtoane had left the Onaway in a bad con-
d,t,on asiae from loss OF sails. All but OF r.
number of barrels of fresh water dashed to the deck
had been smashed. together with cabin WINDOWS
and skvIirh,s The captain said yesterday that he
rr.s An his cabin when the waves smashed the will
dow. He said It ten minutes before he was
ehe to regain his feet in the splash Of water which
noured in upon him. The waves also got into the
sb,n.s stores and loosened the cap the large
fresh water tank of the bark. making the crew s
wafer so brackfsh that IT was all but ruined.
Several DAYS later the Onaway ran into heavy
gale off Cane Hatteras. Fortunately. the wind blew
the bark up the coast. The mate and several OF
the crew wanted Captain Goldthwafte 10 put into
mort hut with the gale behind him the captain de-
termined to make straight for New York the
small topsails held well until the bark was three
miles inside of Sandy Hook when they were ripped
off before the crew could bring them down. The
trip from Turks Island took sixteen days
Captain GoIdthwaite beTnoaned the loss Of his pet
cat. This cat. he said. had gone aboard the Ona-
vav several years ago ct Buenos Ayres. When the
bark returned to Ruenos Ayres this year she was
tied M at the same dock and the cat disappeared
until the day before the boat sailed. When IT re-
turned ii brought mate with 1t. but in the night
the two fought. and the crew witnessed the
stranger cat driven off by their pet
on one of the few calm days OF the voyage one
Of the sailors caught fish, which he persuaded the
shfn's mascot to eat. The next morning the animal
Was found dead. Captain Goldthwaite narrated its
death as the most disagreeable part OF the trip
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
SUES FORMER FRIEND AND BANK.
Bronx Real Estate Man Alleges Effort to
Defraud Him of $4,000.

Nathan B. Levin, a Bronx real estate operator
has brought suit against his former friend and
business associate AdeIbert Becker president OF
the Bronx Borough Bank. TO recover $4,000. The
Bronx Borough Bank is made a co-defendant
In his complaint, which was fled by NJ C. Levine.
of No 11s Nassau street, his attorney. Mr.. Levin
alleges that on November IS. 1901. he transferred
several pieces of property to MI Becker to be held
in trust. The latter to pay the taxes, col
ect the rents and the property to Mr. Levin
upon demand. Mr.. Levin alleges that Mr.. Becker
conspired to get possession of the property and
refused to make accounting
Mr.. Levine said yesterday that Levin for
merly associated with John T. Newbury in the Mer-
camille Cooperative Bank, Lexington avenue and
23d street. He said that when that institution
failed the receiver brought suit against Becker and
Levin TO recover funds which. II alleged be-
onged bank and that in the trial OF this
ton Becker admitted that he held 5000 in trust
for Levin
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
STEPS ON MATCH, CATCHES FIRE
Girl Badly Burned in Brooklyn Y. ". G. A.
Building.

Miss Beryl Ames was badly burned at the Young
Womens Christian Association Building Schermer-
horn street and F1atbush avenue. Brooklyn, yes
terday afternoon.
Miss Ames lives at No. 374 Lafayette avenue
She has been taking course In millinery at the
association building. She passing from her
classroom on the sixth floor when she stepped on
a match. 1t blazed up and set her dress fire.
A dozen of her classmates who were
present crowded around her and tried to put out
the flames. but were unsuccessful. James Ellison.
the elevator boy. heard the screaming and hurried
to the rescue. He pulled off his oyercoa ,apped
it about the blazing girl and then dun""d ~
contents of couple Of fire pals her. She
Will recover .-.4-k IL 1ssSsse1
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
BAD FIRE IN WHITE PLAINS.
Hotel and Office Buildings Burned-Business
Section Threatened

A fire early yesterday morning burned out Thf-
bault's Hotel and four business buildings in Rail-
road avenue White Plains doing about $50 coo dam
age Above the four business buildings were
apartments the tenants all escaping In their night
clothes.
The Offices of H. T. Dykman. counsel for New
York City in the watershed proceedings In West
chester snd Putnam counties, burned and
many cases of valuable papers lost The origin of
the fire is unknown.
high wind was blowing and Il appeared for 3
time II the entire business section Of the town
would be destroyed Seven alarms were turned in,
and John J. Brown the village president, tele-
phoned 10 Harrison and Tarrytown for help.
One Of the firemen tried to save a pet parrot
which hung in a barber shop kept by Fred Abel
The bird recognized him and shouted ''HeIio pai"'
but before the fireman could reach the place the
cage fell and the bird perished in the flames e1-
claiming. oh hell"
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04

would have been difficult for the commonwealth to
prove that It was not a regular thing for San
derson to charge this basis, and to show that
his charge by the surface foot measure was ir
regular. but overruIed by Judge kunkel-
The commonwealth also connected the former
state officers with Sanderson in the conspiracy
charge by showing that they certified to bills
tanning the wrong item number In the schedule
nishing contract. To do this the states lawyers
showed that previous to the payment of the bill
for sofas, tables and clothestrees in the case now
trial Sanderson had rendered bills under the
proper item numbers In the schedule. and contend
ed that, therefore, Snyder Mathues and Shumaker
must have had knowledge that the certification OF
the bill under the wrong item was fraudulent.
The commonwealth showed also that the eight
sofas In the Senate chamber were billed by San
derson to the state 121o feet. total price Of
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
BRAIN POWER
Increased by Proper Feeding.

A lady writer who not only has done good
literary work but reared family found in
Grape-Nuts the ideal food for brain work and
to develop healthy children. She writes:
II am an enthusiastic procaimer of Grape
Nuts as Il regular diet ] formerly had no ap-
petite in the morning, and for years. while
nursing my four children, had insufficient nOur-
shment for them.
Unable TO eat breakfast, ! felt faint later
and would go to the pantry and eat cold chops
sausage, cookies doughnuts anything l hap
pened to find. Being writer. at times my
head felt heavy and my brain asleep.
when | read Of GrapeNuts began eating
it every morning, also gave it to the children,
including my 10 months old baby. who soon
grew fat little pig, good natured and
c0ntented.
Il wrote evenings and feeling the need Of
sustained brain power. began eating a small
saucer of Grape-Nuts with milk instead of my
usual ndgestible hot pudding. pic or cake for
dessert at night.
Il grew plump. nerves strong, and when |
wrote my brain was active and clear indeed,
the dull head pain never returned" -
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Thirty men charged with violating the excise law
held in $500 bali each for trial the Court of
Special Sessions by Magistrate Corrsan in the
Tombs police court yesterday.
The fourteen persistent singers who interfered
with the services in Mount Olivet Baptist Church.
at No. ISL West SD street, Sunday were ar
ragned yesterday before Magistrate Steinert in the
West Side court and ordered 10 appear on Friday
for further examination.
salVator Antonio. of No. s. Roosevelt street who
was arrested a charge having sent an alleged
Rlsck Hand letter, was discharged hy Magistrate
forTiean IN the Tonbs police court YESTERDAY
when IL was decided that the letter could not be
AIKEN as threat
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
PHILIP 3. GAYNOR RESIGNS.
z. Y. Gallaher Takes His Place as Com
missioner Of Accounts

phiIip g. Gaynor has resigned as Commissioner
of ACCOUNTS and Mayor Mcclellan has appointed
Ernest Y Galiaher chief examiner in that Office
the man who the digging into the Fire Depart
rnort methods Of buying and keeping hose, 10 sue
ceed him Tho place has salary Of Soeo9-
Mr. Galiaher is 2 lawyer, having been graduated
from New York University Law School lie was
admitted the bar years ago. and is also a
certified T,uhlie accountant
II is said AIR. Gaypor dissatisfied with the
way his colleague. John PurToy Mitchell, con-
ducted some parts Of the business of the office
work Magor Mcclellan said to have written 10
NJ Gayror expressing his regret that he and
Commissioner Mitchell had had differences and
Mr. C:synor Al once sent his resignation to the
Mayor. although the latter had not asked for It.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
WISE CLERK
Quits Sandwiches and Coffee for Lurch-

The MONDAY lunch for the Department cierkS
at Washington is often a most serious question:
For fifteen years. writes one Of tneS~
clerks, Il have been working in one or INC
Govt Departments. About two years ago =
found myself every afternoon with very tirea
feeling in my head trying TO get the days wo'A
Off my desk.
II had heard of GrapeNuts as food ~.
brain and nerve centres. so 1 began 10 ea' =
instead of my usual heavy breakfast. tnen w.
my lunch instead of sandwiches and couee-
In very short time the tired feellhe N - ~.
head left me- and ever since then the ".e.
moons work has been done with aS muen ''
and pleasure as the mornings work IA
Grape Nuts for two meals Il day mas "o'S -,
in my case. just as advertised. prodeei,i- nos
reserve force and supply of energy thai uoe che
permit one 10 tire eaSiN-so essentia' ~ - .
successful prosecution OF ones IRE "o
There's Reason" r-usk.
Name given by Postum Co. Bate -. S.'
Mich. Read the Road to Wellville, N pa =
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
WATCHING pAwNsHoPs FOR BURGLAR
Frequency of East Side Crimes stirs Police
to Greater Activity

Central ofice detectives and special policemen
have been stationed in every pawnshop in the city
TO watch for jewelry and plate reported missing
from East Side dwellings in the last few months.
The burglaries have become 50 frequent OF late
that special efforts are being made to find the
thieves
AS the pawEshops are believed TO be one OF the
channels that the burglars have OF getting rid OF
their plumber Inspector NcCaffery has detailed spe-
cial men investigate all cases where a loan Is
asked Some have already been made IN
cases where definite information could not be given
about the ownership OF the articles brought to these
shops
Hardly week goes by that there are not reports
Of burglaries on the East Side The burglars have
escaped so far.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
i" PER FOOT" EVIDENCE.
Testimony as to Sanderson's Work
in Cnpitol Furnishing.

Harrisburg Penn, Feb 3.-Bills invoices and
furniture showing that prior to obtaining the Capt.
toI furnishing contract In 1904 John H. Sanderson
sold furniture to tho state the basis Of "linear
foot" measurement put in evidence at the
trial of Sanderson, former Auditor General Sny-
der, former State Treasurer Mathues and James
NJ. Shumaker, former Superintendent Of Grounds
and Buildings. in the Dauphn County Court to-
day. The defence fought vigorously against tho
introduction of this evidence. without which It
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
MAGISTRATE REBuKEs J. T. DooL1Na
Tells Commissioner of Elections Man Pa.
rolled in His Custody Absconded.

Charged with highway robbery Harry McCann
Of No 23l East 3sth street. and Edward j. Bailey
Of No 1875 Avenue A, held yesterday in
5000 bail for trial by Magistrate Wahle In the
Harlem police court.
John T. Dooling Commissioner OF Elections who
represented the prisoners. asked Magistrate Wable
10 reduce the bail, saying he could provide 5000
for each defendant
No, VIII not change the bail said the mag
strate. "In January you cot me 10 parole in your
custody a whom ordered to pay his wife
"a week, and he absconded. His wife is now
starving"
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
INSURANCE ADJUSTER A SUICIDE.
Regular Business Of Starting, Insuring and
Burning Stores Suspected

Cincinnati. Feb. "a K Murray. an insurarc,
adjuster whose acts had been called IN question 4,
connection with a suspected conspiracy to loot in
surance companies by ireendary fires cornr7irtat
suicide this afternoon in the Commercial Trfbuna
Building. lie his throat with a razor
MURRAY had been questioned closely during Pr,
investigation of alleged plot by several iastr-
ance agents and travelling merchants 70 start FIRE,
in stores opened for that purpose, procure the in
surance money and then decamp- Two warrants
were sworn out to-day by fire rarshaIs for the ar
rest of Louis Levison and Harry Kohn charz,
of arson.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04

The police looking for Mrs. Willard II.
Green, forty years old. CT Stamford. Conn. who
came here Thursday 10 redeem jewelry held by
qswnbroker and disa appeared Mrs. Green had s32
her husband told the police. Detectives found
that she the lean agency. which is in
Eighth avenue, between 18th and 18th streets and
got hsr tTinsets The husband visited every hospi-
sal II Kew York and Brookly3 and the mnrsUes
hut found trace of tie missing wo-naa. She
fQneEly LIVED here. -
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
GETS RID Or M'GILlICUDDY.

Justice Leventritt. in the Supreme Court. granted
permission Yesterday to John McGHcuddy 70
change his came to John McGl' after March o
McC.illicuddy says he was born in Ireland forty
three years ago. In his request he avows tina.
the name McGillicuddy is altogether too long, and
that 1t is not euphonious- He has been tsnitor.
but is shortly to become sexton of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, az Lexington
avenue and 18th street.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
SILENCE GAS INSPECTORS ONLY HOPE

Magistrate Harris. in the Jefferson Market police
court yesterday discharged Harry Bloodsood. Of
No l53 West sd street. who was arrested on COM
pIaint of Albert BeaupFe. gas meter inspector.
on charge of assault when Bioodgood was told
b,- the INSPECTOR that he had used more gas than
h. was pairing for In disposing Of the Magis-
trate Corrgan said: If any one came into my
Mace and told me I was using gas when I wssn'e
r think I'd Then he stopped as discharged tAs
tenant.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04

Please observe that Phosphate of Potash
is not properly of the drug-shop variety but is
best prepared by "Old Mother Nature" and stored
in the grains ready for by mankind. Those
who have been helped to better health by the
of Grape-Nuts are legion
New-York tribune., 1908-02-04

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New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
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- NJ Bailey II man Fist
MUSKOGEE TEA g. COFFEE co.
MARK Ell SOU ARE
oKFUskEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
A Strictly CoIored Mans Town.
5oo-LoTS FOR SALE-5oo

5OO-lOTS FOR SAlE-5o0
This town is situated 25 miles
east from Boley, the largest and
best Negro town In the world, and
IS on the FIT. Smith and Western
abroad.
Plenty farmers made from one
to two bales of cotton to the acre
in the past year. Good water, plen'
ty hay, and good amount OF forest
Any thrifty man can come and make
a good honest living free from the
many set backs found in the south
ern country. We need settlers and
that bad.
These lots cost you from $50 to
5000 each; 25x140, sold one fourth
down and balance on easy monthly
payments, Good, titles to any and
all lots.
We have 400 residents, a postof'
fee, several stores, all run by col
ored men. Come now while there
are many inducements to good farm
ers. Plenty land to sell, lease or
rent. Call or write,
w. j.. JACKSON,
Townsite Manager and Owner
Clearview, Okla.