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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09
pUNKARD GIRLS WANT HATS.
firing Of Conventional bonnet Of
Their Sect.

AAANN4 Va NuNNFhAAAOAAtA AAVAANN va
Their Sect.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June g.
Unless men high in the councils of the
German Baptist Brethren Dunk
ardsl and in position to observe and
understand the trend of sentiment In
tho body are mistaken, a schism OF
no little import threatens to break
In the conference now in progress
at the fair grounds. While there are
mutterings against several OF the
ironolad rules of the sect. the discus
sion win center In the growing In
clinatlon OF the girls TO forsake the
conventional bonnet which the Dunk
ard women are required to wear for
the more ornate hat OF other women,
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09
INDlcr MEN ron LAND FRAUD
Continued from page ono.)

Continued from page onel
people that William Rahe, Bailey,
Ross. and Samuel NJ olmstead were
engaged. Rahe was for years a horse
trainer aud had an extensive ae-
auaIntance with all classes Of peo-
pie throughout umatilla county,
while Ross aud olmstead. who were
wood dealers. also had an aeQuatnt-
ance that was helpful IN locating a
desirable class of not too conseien-
tious applicants,
Wage Farmers Tempted.
I.aborers. barkeepers. livery stable
employees. clerks aud young women
employed In laundrlea, hotels aud
restaurants were tempted by the OPP
portnnity to earn little easy money
and invariably yielded to the repre-
sensations Of che solicitors, {, b.
Wade. formerly banker OF Pendle-
ton, Is mentioned as one Of the con-
splrators In two Of the seven indict-
ments. but he has not been Indicted
yet. The name OF MIR, Wade Is as
sociated with the other defendants
enumerated In the Indictments
against John Vert. William slusher.
William Rahe and j. n. Raley. aud
also in the Indictments against VIII
liam Caldwell. who Is indicted Jointly
with siusher. Raley and Rahe.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09
TAP HAMMoND's BARREL.
IostOn News Bureau Says He'll Con-
tribute Million.

tEfUutt NhAAAAubs
GLOUCESTER, June 9.-It is
learned that while John Hays Ham
mond Is a legal resident OF this city
he Is not a registered voter, He can
at any time this year at some meet
Ing Of the board Of assessors register
and vote In the next election.
He tried to register last year, but
had not then been a resident for six
months,
The Boston News Bureau says that
Mr. Hammond is prepared to contrib
ute not less than 81 100000 to the
republican campaign funds II he is
nominated for the vice presidency,
aud his wealthy friends win also con-
tribute literally. 1t will be one of
the biggest "bar'ls" ever tapped.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09
His orIv Chance.

"Why did you shake your fis$ 1t the
speaker
WELL" replied the congressman. II
didn't want the whole session TO slip
by without my having made motion
of some kind. Philadelphia Ledger.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
SECRET SOCIETIES

ODD FELLOWS-COeu 'Alene lodge No. "a
meets every Tuesday evening at FrateTnaI Hall,
corner Fourth and Coeur d Alene streets. II.
Williams, Noble Grand; Ludwig Roper, see'y.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09

Loose leaf ledger or bin priating
i a speciality at the Press once. We
have 4 complete stock Of paper for
this work. II you use the loose leaf
system let rs figure with you.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09
ECONOMY

The which the instantly
enabling the operator not only to regulate the heat perfectly but effect
about away from electric fixtures Then reeats in three minutes which
Pima
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09
PACIFIC ELECTRIC IRONS
The Best by Actual Test

the Pacific electric be
perfectly practical but the economical and highly satisfactory
the market
There Are No COmebackS
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

WAETED-Young girl wants position TAX
ing care of child. Leave word at this office. \
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09

WANTED Fourteen year old girl wants
position taking care Of baby, Apply 7. ..
box go.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09

The Pacific iron is guaranteed for one W
he irons are used 10 hours day. With or
cific iron WILL LAST A LIFETIME
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
wINDHAM COUNTY HIoHwAYa
Local Man Told State Commissioner
What He Thought Of Them.

Charles w. Gates oi Franklin, state
highway commissioner and one ol the lead.
ing republican politicians IN franklin
county, was IN Bnt,leboIo "Wednesday 70
begin q tour Of inspection Of tho state
foads IA this county, 10 company with
County Supervisor u. 4, Perry. There
arc about ~ miles oi state roads In this
county, although no one would know Il 10
hear some people talk. Before starting on
hls Inspection tour Wednesday morning
Mr. Gates was introduced 10 a prominent
local business man who Is in the habit OF
saying just what he thinks. The man who
brought Mr.. Gates into the business mans
oihoo said that the state highway commits.
sionrr was anxious Tor an unbiased opinion
OF the highways IN this section.
We'll, said the business man, III you
want TO know, they're pretty blankety
blank rotten
''lndeed said Mr.. Gates, who in addi.
ton 10 his other activities h prominent
religious worker
Yes" asserted the business man,
they ne little the hlankely blankest
roads know Of anywhere and they're get
ting worse every day"
Mr.. Gates was yisiby affected by hear.
ing Vermont highways discussed IN such
strong language, but be mustered up oour-
age TO inquire the business mans opinion
OF the trouble.
.''Ihe trouble is, said the business man,
that M this town we haven't got a road
commissioner who knows - Say, I'D
like 10 be road commissioner for Just one
year. Id show them thing or two. I
wouldn't waste my time patching up worn
out roads with sand. Id put in some
that would stay"
Look a.here," interrupted Mr.. Gates,
who was IN momentary fear Of another
outbreak OF unrighteous verbiage, If
you'll run for road commissioner next
spring III support you. What do you
Il say this" said the business man,
that II you had as much influence down
iere as they say you have up in franklin
iounty that offer would be equivalent ~
IA election"
Mr.. Gates and Mr.. Perry, accompanied
y q. L. Warner went up the West river
alley Wednesday inspecting the stretches
i state road that have been built in the
arious towns under Mr.. Pery's super
ision. From Londonderry Mr.. Gates
ient by team over the mountain 10 Man
hester to inspect Bennington county high
,ays. He will return TO this county in
bout three weeks for the purpose Of
ompleting his inspection.
Commissioner Gates told Mr.. Perry that
he state roads in this county compared
lvorably with those in any part of the
ate and were superior to many. He said
lat Windham county was well TO the
ont in the matter OF road building, but
e admitted that there was wide oppor-
unity for future work along these lines.
Ir. Gates did not make an inspection of
le highways in Brattleboro. lie will do
MS on his next trip and may possibly
ish to amend his opinion OF Windham
'unty afterward.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
THE HARTFORD RETREAT
And What II Is Doing-Its Superin
tendent DR.. w. N. Thompson.

The following editorial from the Hart.
ford Courant OF July ii concerns an insti.
tuition whose active head Is a former resi-
dent OF this town and for that reason
will be Of interest 10 many local readers:
The annual meeting OF the Hartford
Retreat was held in April and the yari.
Gus reports were then presented, but il is
not customary 10 make them public until
they appear IN pamphlet form. The vol.
ume Tor the year ending March 81 is now
out, handsomely illustrated with half-tone
cuts of views OF the buildings and
grounds.
The board OF managers, j. ID. Browne,
president of the Connecticut Fire Insur.
ance company; j. b. Bunce, president OF
the Society Tor Savings, and w. B. Clark,
president OF the Aetna Insurance com.
pany, call attention to the fact that this
institution cared for over 5000 patients
before the state asylum at Middletown was
established. Since then it has careii for
more than 1900, and more than half OF
these have been taken on a charity basis.
The average cost OF caring for patient
is Sl5.s7, and III of the POP admitted dur
ing the year paid less than SIS.
DIR. w. \. Thompson, the physician and
superintendent, reports SIS male and SO
female patients at the beginning of the
year and SO male and so female at the end
of the year. Meanwhile 2O2 persons had
been admitted. Thirty were discharged
during the year cured, 2s much improved
and 81 improved. The number discharged
not improved was much increased through |
the necessity of temporarily admitting Sc
we're cases that We're bound for a state in. |
Dr. Thompson advises admit
ting of habit cases" only those that come |
voluntarily, which would reduce the num-
Der by a half and eliminate those most
likely to be undesirable. An increase in
the number of deaths was due to admit
ting patients who were in feeble condition
and died soon after entering. Only four
who died had been in the retreat for a
year, though one had been there forty
four years.
OF the 202 admitted, los, or SO per cent,
anne voluntarily. The prices paid fell as
ow as 81 a week in some needy cases. No
,ase was rejected through inability to pay.
The Retreat is one of the great charita-
Die institutions of the city and has been
Engaged in its humane work since 1927.
t was never in better condition than at
present.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
The New" Railroad Commission.

! 1t is quite possible that an injustice
has been done the present railroad
commission of Vermont in mentioning
| it along with the railroad commission
of New Hampshire as a body under the
supervision of the railroads rather than
as a body in supervision over the rail-
roads. Not much more than that could
be said of the old Vermont commission,
but attention is called to the fact that
the statutes enacted by the last legisla-
ture have changed decidedly the atti-
tude of the state in relation to the pub
lie control of these public-service cor
porations.
The Vermont railroad commission,
consisting of three members, is now
possessed of the powers of court of
record both at law and equity. 1t is
given general supervision of all rail-
roads and railways within the state. 1t
is empowered to look after the issue of
new securities to the end of preventing
overcapitalization. 1t has jurisdiction
over rates and fares to the end of pre-
venting unreasonable charges and it
may name rates which are deemed rea-
sonable. The new Vermont law also
goes ahead of Massachusetts in apply
ing general prohibition against the
issue of free passes; it commands full
publicity of rates and charges, and
fixes penalties of both fine and lmprls-
onment for rebating and other forms of
it subjects express and
parlor and sleeping car companies to
the same supervision as railroads, and
in other respects comes up to the meas
ure of regulation provided by the new
federal rate act, with perhaps better
agency for giving it's provisions force
and effect than exists under the inter-
state railroad law.
The present Vermont railroad COM
mission is composed of John w. Red.
mond of Newport, Eli III. Porter of
and s. Hollister Jackson of
Barre. 1t has yet to prove its capacity
lnder the new law as a watchful, Just
and effective guardian of the public in
5erests, but certainly no reason so far
Exists for supposing that the state of
Vermont continues as of old under the
'ull domination of the railroads.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Law and Sentiment.
(Randolph Herald and News.)

(Randolph Herald ana NeWS.)
Brattleboro is in the throes of Sun
day closing movement. A good church,
man complained of a Greek fruit store
that kept open Sunday. The state IS at
torney prosecuted the Greek, and then,
not to discriminate, served notice on
all sellers that stores must not do busl-
ness on Sunday except to dispense nee
essary goods. This cut out cigars, ice
cream, soda and the like. and created 9
hubbub on the part of citizens and
tourists who were denied these com.
forts that they had been accustomed
to secure. The matter has gone into
politics-everything does in Brattle-
boro-and one candidate for town rep
resentative is out on platform to
amend or repeal the so-called Blue
Law that forbids all labor save of me-
cessity or charity on the Sabbath. 1t
is probably true that literal applica-
tion of the Sunday CLOSING law does not
accord with present-day notions.
Whether the law or the notions ,uld
be changed, we do not undert e to
say. Most any town would rehF. if it's
people were limited strictly Il acts of
necessity or charity on SunGay. The
day is one of worship to comparative
ly few; of worship, rest and recreation
to many; Of rest and recreation to many
others, and of recreation and pleasure
to probably half the people, while no
class limits its labor, in both mind and
body, to the legal or Old Testament
command. So long as there is such q
variance between law and sentiment,
just so long will there be trouble in its
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
AMERICANS WIN THEIR SHARE
In Spite of Unfair Treatment Accorded
Them by Olympic officials.

The American athletes in the Olym
pic games in London have been plug
ging along steadily during the past
week, winning creditable share OF
| first places in the face of apparent dis
elimination against them by the Eng
isfactory method of drawing by which
American runners were drawn in the
same heat our team which had entered
the tug.of-war was pitted against an
aggregation of London ''bobbies"
shod in steel piked brogans. The un-
fairness of this was so obvious that
the Americans protested vigorously and
refused to compete when their protest
was overruled. Yesterday the action
of the British officials caused still more
chagrin among the Americans. Car
penter Of Cornell came in first in the
final of the 400-metre fiat race but his
he "pocketed an English runner.
In the discus throw (Greek style)
last Saturday Martin J. Sheridan. Of
the Irish American team established a
new worlds record of l28 feet inches
M. F.. Horr of the same club was sec
ond. On Monday C. M. Daniels of the
New York athletic club won the 100
metre swim and Ray G. Ewry of the
same club took first in the standing
broad Jump with Martin y. Snerlan
third. Melvin w. Sheppard, who won
the l5OO,met race last week, took first
in the S00-metre race Tuesday, estab.
fishing a new record of l minute 53 As
seconds. Harry F. Porter, an Irish.
American athlete, captured the gold
medal for the running high jump. Wed
nesday was successful day for the
Americans but their joy was tarnished
by the defeat Of J.. A. Rector of the
University of Virginia in the 00-metre
dash. Rector had been picked to win |
this event but an unknown runner in
the person of R.. E. Walker of South
Africa defeated him.. c. J. Bacon of
The Irish American club won the 400.
metre hurdle with Harry L. Hillman of
America second. F. G. Irons of Amer
ca established new record of "a feet
II 1.2 inches in the running broad
lump; D. J. Kelly of this country was
second. G.. s. Dole of the American
cam captured the catch.as.catch-can
wrestling. Yesterday Ray c: Ewry won
he standing high jump. clearing the
,ar at feet 2 inches. Kerr of Canada
Won the 2O0-metre fiat race yesterday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
ANOTHER BURGLARY
EARLY LAST NIGHT
House Of DR.. C. S. Pratt Entered
Through Window.
OCCUPANTS AWAY AT THE TINE
Servant Returned From Evening AZ
Theatre 10 Find Door Bol,ed on the
Inside-spent Nigh, With Friend
and Pound ou, About Theft Today.

The house 81 Dr. Charlie. :. Pratt, OF
Main sirei, was hurglauzcd last night bu'
IL u not known whether any booty wa
carried away. Dr. aud Mn. Pratt arc ia
Putney and not until their return can II
b. determined what, II anything, was
taken. The break was made IN all proba.
bility between the hours oi $50 aud 80
O'Clock. A long ladder aud steD ladder
were found this morning thrown under the
shed near second story rear bed room
window, the screen Of which was lett open.
| The frst indication that anything was
wrong was discovered by Miss Kate O'Con'
nor, who j. employed By Mrs. Pratt, when
| she returned about ~ O'Clock from the
Nicolct theatre. The house had been
locked by her earlier IN the evening and
she left the front piazza after talking with
two Of her friends at $50. On her return
| from the theatre she tried To unlock the
side door. but found that the door was
securely fastened inside, although the lock
readily turned. The idea that burglars
might enter the house during the night
was upperlnost IN her mind before she
tried the door and such fear took hold OF
her that she left the house Immediately
and went TO the home OF friend Tor the
night.
Early this morning she called Charles
II. Thompson and told him Of the occur
renee OF tnt ulSht pItNlou1s hIs hoihp'
son opened the pantry window, climbed IN
and found that the side door had been
locked from the inside. Mr.. Thompson
then made a thorough examination OF the
premises. He found the screen open IN
the window, in the bed room where Miss
O'Connor slept. Nothing was disturbed in
this room, but Mrs Pratts room on the |
same floor was ransacked. The drawers in |
the chiifonier were pulled out and the con.
tents thrown about the floor. \ pocket. |
book was found open in the top drawer.
Mrs. Pratt's jewelry boxes were ransacked
and several articles left on the table and |
floor. The man must have gone down the
front stairs and out the back door. The
grass below the window where 1t is sup
posed he entered was trampled down; The
long ladder that is kept in the shed was
found a short distance from the window
and beside il was step ladder that is kept |
in the rear kitchen, which was locked.
Mrs. Pratt will return to Brattleboro to-
day, in order to ascertain what if anything
was stolen.
Burglars are the principal topic OF con
rersation and the boldness OF this last bur
,lary and the time which il occurred have
thrown many people into state OF ex-
RENE nervous excitement.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

Work Now Started on Dixie on Retreat
Meadow Highway Alterations.

The work of nlanking aud toe iillins th.
lasor crib al the new Golfer at the dam
site IA Vernon has been progressing stead
lly this week, and within short time lh,
contractors hops % have things far enough
along ~ that they can begin pumping
ou, the enclosure PREPARATORY 90 starting
the foundation for the oworhon-e. When
this is started u may be tTu,hiully said
that the last stage IA the construction ol
the dam itself has been reached The up
per cIlh, which Was completed a lev week.
ago, Is proving almost as tight as tin
rooi and the contractors anticipate little
trouble IN the way Of leakage after they
start the pumps,
The activities of the construction com.
pany have extended this week 10 the up.
pcr end of the nrattleboro Retreat
meadow, where work has been begun on
llOoio0, dixie 10 protect the lowlands
from being Ovcrfiowe,i. This dixie will be-
constructed Of earth aud protected with
fiprap on the upper side. In connection
with this dixie the power company Will
maintain a pumping station as an addi'
tional f,uiecii0n to the meadows IN high
water and Tor the purpose OF doing away
with the sewage which now flows into
West river.
That il will not bc many months now
before the haIncssing Of the Connecticut
. completed i shown by the arrange.
menis the Connecticut River Power com.
pany is making for changing the highways
az points ON both sides OF the riyer be.
tween here and the dam-site. The high.
way lust below Broad brook bridge ON the
Vernon road Is not considered high enough
10 be- safe in flood times and It's course
will be altered in such way rs 10 in.
crease its height. This work viii be- done
The question Of altering the |
llinsdale road Just this side OF what is
snown as Sand hill is still in dispute. but |
he officials OF the power company hope |
% come TO an agreement with the town
authorities aud the state highway com.
missioner before very long.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

One of the desperadoes who terrorized
the Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury dis
tricts of Boston for two nights and a day,
killing two men and wounding IL other
persons, lay dead in the city morgue last
night, riddled by the bullets of policemen
who surrounded him in the, Forest Hills
cemetery at dawn yesterday, but the police
were still confronted with the possibility
that the dead bandits two companions are
still at large The police hold in custody
two men, who were thought to be two Of
the desperate characters. GiusepDi di
Vicio was arrested at the south station
Wednesday night. Late yesterday several
persons came forward with the assertion
that they can prove full alibi for him.
The second man was seized in Forest Hills
cemetery during the police roundup there
yesterday morning and was still in custody
last night. He is former elevated railroad
employe named Hugh McDougall, and his
statement that he was merely one of hun
dreds of citizens had had joined the hunt
for the desperadoes is substantiated by his
friends. The police searched the Arnold
arboretum and Mt. Benedict cemetery in
West Roxbury yesterday after hearing re-
ports of suspicious characters seen in that
vicinity, but their efforts were without re-
suit, and late last night the pursuit was
called off,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Grafton Man a Suicide.

Norman Adams, about 65, hung him
self Sunday morning at his home in Graf
ton village. He had been suffering from
paralysis for some time and was despond-
ent. He prevailed upon his wife to go to
church Sunday morning and as soon as
she left the house he locked the door,
attached piece of rope to an old-fash-
ioned hook in the ceiling above the stove
and strangled himself. When Mrs. Adams
reutnred she could not get into the house,
but with the aid of neighbor forced
open the door and found her husband
dead on the floor Mr. Adams was vet
eran of the civil war. He has lived in
Grafton tut few years