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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
Sites JOINTS RAIDED.
soft Drink Men Arrested As Boot.
IeRgerN.

leRBers.
Sites, Idaho, July 30.-stites
was placed on the dry list when
Special Officers Sam Cone and Joe
Matulys raided two soft drink Joints,
destroyed 1900 bottles OF Gold Foam
nearbeer, made by brewers for con-
sumption in dry communities, and arr
rested Edward Lane and ]. Y. Stone
braker, who were In charge OF the
Joints. The raid was made after a
hard nights trip by the special Of
ficers, who left Nez Perez after dark
and walked 10 miles over the hills
to the railroad. where they slept In
the open, waiting for train to Stiles
The bootleggers, who have been
keeping close tab on the officers, were
completely surprised and the officers
found caches filled with naerbear,
which is tabooed on the reservation.
After investigation. ], l.. stonebFaker
convinced the officers that he was not
the proprietor Of the joint. and, as
he has agreed 10 send for his brother.
who owns the Joint. and turn him
over to the officers. the younger
brother will probably be released.
Both men are under the suryeil-
lance Of the government officers and
viii be taken to Lewiston today and
be arraigned before United States
Commissioner r. o'Neill on charges
OF introducing liquor, This raid has
completely demorallzed the Illicit
rum peddlars, as they have found
out that the special officers propose
to put an end to the trAfiic or put the
joint keepers in prison.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
MOVER RETAINS PRESIDENCY.
Reelected Head of Western Fedora.
tIon Of Miners.

Reelected Head of Western Fedora.
tion Of Miners.
DENVER. Colo, July 3O.-Charles
II Meyer was reelected president OF
the Western Federation of Miners by
the convention In this city yesterday
Meyer received 223 votes and p w
Flynn of Butte. Mont. SO.
Charles f. Mahoney OF Butte was
reelected vice president Denver
was chosen as the meeting place next
year. the vote being Denver IGbh
Butte 1861.
A resolution was adopted extend
ing sympathy and aid to George A.
Pettibone, one of the three men taken
TO Idaho under the charge Of con
spiraey TO murder Governor steun-
enberg. and who is dangerously IN at
his home In this city.
Other members OF the executive
board were elected during the after
noon as follows: District No. 2. Jos
eph Hutchinson, Burke. Idaho. Dis
trict No. ,, J. c. Lowney, Butte. re-
elected, District No. 4. Roderick Nc
kenzie, SIlyerton. Col. reelected
District No. 5, w f. Troy. Black
Hills. s. ID.
The convention is expected TO adj
Journ sine die this evening.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
. GoULD-HARRIMAN PACT?
Heads of Railroad Systems Hold
Conference

Heads of Railroad Systems Hold
Conference.
NEW YORK, july 30.-A confer
enee yesterday between George J.
Gould, head OF the Gould railroad
system. and Hartman. of the Union
Pacific system, and representative Of
the firm of Kuhn. Loeb & Co. and
Blair & Co.. was accepted as giving
substance TO the report that Mr. Har-
riman and his associates are about
10 enter upon a friendly arrangement
with Mr.. Gould which will harmonic
the relations of the Gould and the
Hartman railroad interests. One Of
the immediate results OF this and
other similar conferences is expected
to be the financing OF the $4,000. 600
of notes OF the Wheeling & Lake Erie
railroad. which fall due next Satur-
day and which are guaranteed By the
Wabash railroad. Both Of these roads
are Gould properties.
Blair Co, who participated IN
yesterdays conference. have financed
the Gould properties extensively IN
recent years. while Kuhn. Loeb g.
Co. have been associated with Mr
Hartman in some large financial I'M
dertakings. One OF the financial in
terests stated late yesterday that the
Wheeling < Lake Erie situation
would be settled In a satisfactory
manner" II is expected that a for
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
DEMOCRATS HOLD
HOT CONVENTION
Anti Mormon Democrats drilled
Under Steam Roller

| to postpone the nominations for the
purpose of making promises to coun-
try delegates in the shape of a dis
tribution of the offices and to give
them the votes to control the delega-
ton to the state convention. He
charged the majority with having
constructed a machine greater than
any the republicans had ever operat-
ed and said that the bosses had nam
ed the committee of three who were
to select delegates to the state con-
vention according to the program
arranged at the Occur d'Alene caucus
and that 1t was not fair nor demo-
cratic. Wood threatened to retail
lated on Occur d'Alene by opposing
county seat removal and made some
strong threats along that line. BY
the time he had completed his re-
marks the convention had reached
the boiling point and all were made
aware that something was liable to
happen. Personalities were handed
back and forth with a freedom that
threatened more vigorous measures
if something were not done
Earl Sanders took exception to the
remarks of Wood and became very
personal toward MeBee, who had in
iected few remarks into the discus
sion. Il am sorry" said Mr.. Sand
ers, ito see delegates inject the coun-
ty seat removal question into this
convention as we had hoped to keep
it out and | deny the charge that
Occur d'Alene wishes to run this con-
vention. We did hold a caucus in
Occur d'Alene to decide on what to
do and what we wanted and passed
a resolution to not ask for any of
the offices. Neither do we want to
control this convention and the in
lection of the county seat removal
question only promotes discord and
the matter was brought by McBee,
who came to Harrison yesterday for
the purpose of stirring up trouble.
He came here and lied to you people
and to the delegates from other pre-
cincts." With the passing of the
lie a dozen delegates or more were
on their feet clamoring for recogni-
tion and calling for order. Senator
McClear tried to pacify them by stat
ing that personalities were out of or
der and should not he INDUCED.
Deliberately. and with more cool
ness than those about him, McBee
took the floor in self defense and
said: IL did not intend to take much
part in the discussion, but ! resent
the accusation of MIR. Sanders as un-
just and false and since he questions
my truthfulness ! charge him with
having gone to John Snider, who is
present without credentials from Med
imont precinct, and telling him If
he would stay by the anti-Dubois peo-
pie he would be seated in the con-
yention. This brought denial
from Sanders and Snider was appeal
ed to for statement and he confirm
ed McBee in his charge McBee fur
ther said that the faction In control
of the convention had denied that
there was caucus for the purpose
of fixing up a slate. but the chairman
had come to the convention with the
list of committees in his pocket al
ready prepared by the Occur d'Alene
crowd. do not believe in cut and
CONTINUED on page four.D
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-30
Hughes Praises TAM speech.

SARANAC INN. n. Y. July go
Governor Hughes expressed himself
yesterday as much pleased with Judge
Taft's address accepting the nomin-
alton for president
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16

Lena's bra awnings. OCCASIONALLY he
opened his mouth bl, ~ and quenched
her.
"Vat you make, Lena? Let the schil-
dren coom,"' he said comfortably on
this occasion.
And Lena submitted, though with
much wasplike scolding and buzzing.
to which Herman paid as little atten-
ton as to the rafting Of a dry bean
pod.
The birds among the trees in the
quaint old Dutch yard Of the Krafts
opened their Saturday morning rehears-
ais unusually early in response to the
sound of Frau Kraft's swishing, splash
ing. grooming and hopping begun in
the rosy gray dawn, and the fraulein's
faithfully FURNISHED tinware flashed
broken javelins to the rising sun. The
good frau was still searching for IN
drenched corners and Wilma busy fry
ing big round apple butter doughnuts
when the young Stanhopes raced up
the freshly Redeemed brick walk edged
with blue flag clumps and a fringe Of
lads love.
A dark presage Of tracks, together
with Wilma's desertion Of the dough-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16

but she never forgot him. Why, pro-
fessor. where are you running off to?
Weren't you going to give Reelie her
music lesson?"
The visit Of the young Stanhopes and
the delayed frying Of the doughnuts
soured Lena for the day. She scolded
Wilma roundly for both happenings
and made a clean job while she was
about it by berating her for all the
shortcomings she could rake out Of the
dim past and saddle upon the plump
shoulders of her s~ister-in-law.
Patiently the fraulein bore the stings
and arrows Of her relatives tongue.
Lena was much the elder, and Wilma
reldom talked back. With serene fore
head and blue, unclouded eyes she trot-
led about at her task amid a whirlwind
Of shrill reproach and blunt sarcasm
In her sturdy German mechanism there
was no place for hysterical nerves.
And still she was a human little per-
son. with warm blood and an inher-
itance Of sentiment throbbing deep in
her sensible bosom. She was glad
when the apple butter cakes in their
knobby rotundity and the sheets Of
cinnamon sprinkled coffee kuchen for
he Sunday breakfast were set away.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16
Domestic Arsenic.

Thousands of tons Of arsenic are
wasted annually in the fumes that
pour from the stacks of the great
shelters of the United States, yet not
withstanding this waste OF perhaps be-
cause of it more than 100000 pounds
of arsenic and arsenic compounds,
costing about $375,O0O, were imported
into this country in 1906. The domes-
tic production for the same period
was only a little more than one-sixth
of the quantity imported and was val
ued at but 6 .460.
Arsenic ores are widely distributed.
particularly in the granite and highly
metamorphosed rocks, and ores of tin,
copper and anthony are frequently
accompanied by those of arsenic. Ma
tive arsenic, a tin white brittle sub
stance occupying a place midway be-
tween the metals and the nonmetals.
is found sparingly in veins at a num-
Der of places, but it is not important
as an ore.-Los Angeles Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16
A Piute Indian Myth.

The Pluto Indian myth Of the sun,
OOH and stars is as crudely anthropo-
morphic as can be found in any say
age belief. The moon is the suns
wife. The stars are his children.
When he appears the children skedad-
die. They live in terror Of him. he
eats them when he can catch them.
His stomach-the only part Of him one
can see-is stuffed with stars. When
he goes to bed the children emerge
again from their hiding places in the
blue. The moon is fond of her chill
dren, who smile as she moves among
them. Every month she goes into
mourning because her cannibal hus-
band has eaten one Of them. The Piute
Indians account for the appearance of
a comet by stating that the sun often
snaps at one of the stars. his children,
and does not get hold of 1.-THE only
tears a piece out-and the star, getting
wild with pain, goes flying across the
sky with a great spout of blood flow
ing from it. 1t is then very much
afraid, and as 1t flies it always keeps
it's head turned to watch the sun, its
father. and never turns it's face away
from him until it is far out Of his
reach,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16
An Artificial! Aurora.

Not long ago in a lecture before the
Royal society of London Professor
Ramsey showed an experimental
proof of the electrical nature of the
northern lights. Between poles of a
powerful ~electromagnet he suspended
an exhausted glass globe containing at
the top a metallic ring. An alternat-
ing current discharged through the
ring in the globe produced an annular
glow, and when a current was sent
through the coils of the electromagnetic
the glow was DETECTED downward in
streamers resembling those of the au-
rora borealis.
The spectrum of the natural aurora
shows the presence Of krypton, and in
Professor Ramsey's experiment kryp-
ton was produced in the discharge
through the rarefied air within the
globe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16
A ROYAL 1aiisman.

1t is interesting to learn on the evi
dence of a keen eyed reporter that the
kaiser wore while in England the ia.
nous Hohenzollern talisman, which
for centuries has been credited with q
supernatural power to protect its wear
er from harm Of any kind. This i'm.
perial talisman, a massive gold ring
with a square, dark colored stone
which the emperor is said to wear or
the middle finger Of his left hand, has
q highly romantic history, dating from
the far off days when his ancestors
the Margrafs Of Nuremberg, followed
their leaders to the capture of the holy
sepulcher from the Moslems. The
ring, which was captured in a HARD
fought battle under the walls Of Jeru
salem, came into the possession OF
Margraf Ulrich, from whom it has
descended to his successors, generation
after generation, as a highly priced
heirloom. The sentence from the Koran
which adorned the ring when worn by
Saladin and his successors has beer
removed and q Latin cross engraved
in it's Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Tho Latest In Insurance

ITO 1dSSSS tu luo0t 0bS0s
It is now possible in England for
artists and authors to insure their
work against failure. The manager
Of a London insurance company re.
Gently said that most of the companies
were prepared to accept risks which n
short time ago would have been con-
sidered ridiculous. Under policies now
obtainable insurance can be obtained
by an author that his latest book will
sell to n given number Of copies, a
playwright that his drama will not be
taken Off the stage through failure be-
fore a stipulated number Of perform
ances, a painter that his canvas will
be accepted by the Paris salon or the
Royal academy OF will be sold within
q time agreed upon, a composer that
his song will be a success and a golfer
that he will be relieved of financial re-
sponsibility If he hits or Injuries his
caddie. "Of course" said the insur-
ance man, I'VE will not issue q policy
If the risk is obviously too great. An
author, artist or playwright would
have to be Of established reputation.
Sir A. Conan Doyle and Mr.. Kipling
could obtain a policy %insuring that any
book they wrote would have q sale
running into hundreds of thousands Of
copies. Mr.. Pinero as q playwright
would be similarly insured. If we
were asked to insure the success of 4
new painting by a tolerably well
known artist we would submit it to
our art critic"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16
Definition of a pachshund.

This is what the boy wrote about the
dachshund:
1.-THE dockshound is a dorg notwith.
standin appeerencis. He has fore legs.
two in front an two behind. an they
amt on speekin terms. l wunst made
a dockshound out Of a cowcumber an
fore matchts. an it lookt as nacheral
as life. D~ockshounds is farely intelli-
gent considerin thare shaip. Thare
brains bein so far from thare tales, it
bothers them sum to wag the lattur.
I wunst o a dockshound who wuz
too impashunt to waite till he could sig
nal the hole length of his boldly when
he wanted to wag his tale, SO he maid
1t up with his tale tibet when he want
ed 1T to wag he would shake his rite
nar, al when the tale seen it shake it
would wag. But as for me, gimme a
bull pup with a peddygree."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16
He Was Smokina.

Senator Moneys physician advised
him recently to give up smoking. put
ting him in the same class With Sena-
tor Bacon, also smokeless after twenty
years Of it. Senator Moneys physi-
clan stopped at the capitol the other
morning and went into the MISSISSIPPI
plans committee room to pass the time
of day. AS he entered he noticed the
senator sitting back in his chair with
his foot on the desk and a huge cigar
In his mouth.
Here, SENATOR" he said. II thought
l told you to quit that"
"Quit what?" asked Mr.. Money in
mild surprise.
why, quit smoking tobacco"
Tobacco. man! Why, my dear doc
tor, l am not using tobacco. | am
merely smoking a cigar Senator Bev-
eridge gave me."-New York World.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16

in company with Lena's feather bed,
like loaves of bread, and she could sit
near the green paper shaded window in
the sitting room and see the oleanders
and darn In peace.
Over the plump pink fingers Of her
left hand she drew a big yarn sock and
set to weaving q blue latticework
across the grinning hole, wondering in
q patiently tranquil way If there might
ever be a loophole Of escape for her
from Lena's perpetual driving and
scolding. Her brother Herman had one
time given her the practical counsel:
"You shouldt get married once"
And Otto Boppert, the prosperous bar
Der on the next block. stood ready to
assist her in carrying out the sugges-
ton. Fraulein was studying about
Otto now. Otto was short, but very
wide. His hands were fat and moist
and always smelled Of %cocoanut oil
soap. His face was red and glistening,
as If he had but just been dipped from
the lard kettle. He laughed in a puffy
way, which gave the impression that
he was stuffed full Of feathers, and he
never seemed to think about much be-
sides customers and eatings. Maybe
some time she would not mind those
things, but now. just after meeting
Professor Yost-
Again Wilma's belt buckle creaked.
Presently a good round knock at the
entry door reared its way through the
faint scattering sounds from the kitch-
en-, where Lena was securing the -four
barrel and slop pail.
"Pettlers," thought fraulefn, going
TRANQUILITY on with her blue weftage as
Lena's fat shoes slapped belligerently
forward.
AS the door opened she heard the
fresh, wholesome voice Of the "Guten
morgen." "Oggskoose-if the Fraulein
Wilma Kraft lf heer yet"
Zach, ja," Lena's shrf1l tones re-
sponded. "You should walk in, once"
And into the sitting room walked Pro
fessor Yost. broad. ruddy and smiling
cheerfully. He carried a small parcel
wrapped in brown paper, which he
proceeded silently to unroll. Then he
held out upon his broad palm a little
wooden shoe.
"Wilma"-he retreated from the pit
falls of his acquired English to the old,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16

friendly silence, much less q little rosy
fraulein in the employ of his OWL
patrons. A respectful CUTE efening'
in broad. mellow German tones reach.
ed her sociable soul.
CUTE efening." she responded. with
a quantity distant courtesy, and went
her way. dreaming absently Of red
clover patches and strong. shapely trees
and TRANQUILITY flowing water brooks,
all because of the ruddy German with
his mellow greeting.
Frau Lena Kraft scolded loudly
about the prospective invasion of the
Stanhope children on the next day.
"Schildren cooming on the Saturday
alretty." she protested shrilly. They
will the cleaning hinter and some mud
on the clean floors make!"
Each Saturday it was the good frau's
practice to so scrub and scour and
splash and sluice the cottage that il
was surprising there was a silver OF
woodwork left about it. And Wilma
was not excused from sharing the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16

GU 10 Jne ISIdHQ
and caught fast in the reeds, and one
day after the girl playmate was gone
the boy found it there and tender
ly carried it ashore. And the boy kept
ii for love Of his girl playmate-the
pretty little wooden shoe. Now, see,
my Wilma, if I speak not the truth, for
here is the girls name carved into the
little sole-'Wilma Kraft-and the date
the boy found it in the reeds. He cary
ed them so. Hast thou been waiting
these years. little Wilma, for thy play
mate lover? Let us wait no longer, my
beloved. We have found each other"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16
Wild Goat of Europe.

The common wild goat is almost ex-
tinct in Europe-even from the Alps.
where he used to be commonly found.
The Piedmont mountains appear to
be his last refuge, and even there he
has to be protected in the royal park
Of Gressoney, where about 300 head
are preserved. One or two of the can
tons are urging the federal govern
ment to find for reacclima-
tizing the wild goat. One or two pri-
vate efforts have been made. but the
animal does not take kindly to them
London Globe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16

coffee kuchen bake ant make the socks
mended."
So Wilma's opportunity for retro
spect or day dream was narrowed to
the darning hour. and even that
Lena's sharp tongue oftentimes rem
'ered stormy.
Herman, the slow. tranquil husband
and brother. smoked his long stemmel
nine in unconcerned silence throuDh
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16
lhorsemen Take No tice.

The standard bred stallion, "Oaken-
heart, No. 2255S. by Lockheart, No. 1854
with a record of 2:O8h, will stand for
service from Monday noon until Tuesday
noon of each week during the present
season at the McNab & Docksteader
barn in Langdon. Terms and other
particulars can be had upon application
to McNab & Docksteader or j. w.
Pratten, Milton, N. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16

nuts to show
the children the
wooden shoe, set
LIE a buzzing
Hike q red wasp.
When the fat
little sabot with
ITS odd, curved
toe and wide.
fat heel, h a d
been returned to
the inner circle
Of Wilma'strunk
and Joe and Del
la e hover
ing dangerously
close to the pink
knots of the sa-
ered oleander.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16

q round, pinkly
ripened peach,
and her whole
some mouth had
no path e ttc
tendencies; her
waist was plump
enough to dis
credit any sug-
gesdon Of pin
ing, yet 1t SEEM
ed as II the
buckle Of tn e
belt, fitting so
trinity around
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16

fatntly-about as much as the extra
strain Of a sigh might occasion.
NJ wish I had been the girl to go
padding barefoot in the rushes in the
edge of the lake" Della looked with
discontinued eyes upon the fine kid
that held in her rebellious toes. "Wha
do you think became Of the shoe that
floated away. f%raulein"
"Ah, who could say thatY
Well, 1 wish I could see a wooden
shoe-I never did," Della mourned
with a dismally defrauded expression
that turned fraulein's heart to wax.
Tomorrow ISIS the Saturdays holt
day." she reminded. "Come you up to
mein brutter's house once-ask the
mutterlSin-there hat I the n little
shoe that the girl safed yet"
"Goody!" rejoiced Della. "Mommy
won't care. How did you get the shoe
fraulein?"
"Ask me not some questions and
tell you not some fps" said %fraulein
laughing and springing suddenly up
II must nov absent me-"
Going down the granite walk of the
Stanhope grounds, Fraulein Wilma
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-16

household tasks
in hi face OF
the fact that she
paid her board
to her brother
and his wife
L e n a w q s &
thrifty soul an6
a driving one.
"She pay fife
tollar efery
week L b O
make no differ
emit" would lie.
na asSe verate
"She will Scout