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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19
AIssOrI.A REGISTRATION
REACHES II. 100.
War Of NOtAE4es for Business san
ContinneM.

O0ntlnneM.
MIssOULA. Mont. July Is.--Ap
proxlmateiy 1880 homeaeekers had
registered for lands In the Flathead
indian reservation at noon TO-DAY
Most OF the applications submitted
are from eastern people. though
large percent comes from the states
Of Washington. Oregon and idaho
Many more are expected to arrive
from the western states and from the
east as we'll. and IL h expected thar
the registration will continne rs
heavy ~ usual
The warfare By the notaries FOR
business stlll continues to be prose
euted, bat not quite - vigorously As
before The notAries who we're not
successful in securing convenient
booths near the depots. and therefore
DO not secure much business. are
continually gTambling against the
more fortunate ones. and among the
latter the keensst kind OF rivalry -.
lists for business. The chamber Of
commerce has threatened 70 hire NO
tnFies and register all applicants fire.
unless The trouble between the notar
les ceases. and this has operated IS
. check on the matter to some "a
tent.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19

Unite i'm Petitions for special Elec.
tahn.

VANCOUVER. Wash. July H.
At mass meeting held here last
night by the congregation OF the
Presbyterian. Methodist. Christian
and Baptist churches. IL was decided
to inaugurate a movement that would
have for its object q dry" town. In
pursuance OF this decision petitions
are being circulated today which ask
that special election to determine
whether liquor shall be longer sold
In the city be held on November ?.
There are 80 saloons and Wholesale
houses In the city and each one OF
them is determined to tight the move
ment to the bitter end.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19
YOUNG MEN
ROB A SWEDE
Marshal Newlan, Horace Peyton.
Percy Thompson Accused

With the statement, Come with
me; ! am the chief Of police" Mar.
shall Newlan is alleged to have
grabbed Charles Reyn, a swede. bv
me arm and. together with his two
companions, Horace Peyton and
rercy Thompson. taken him to a
place near the alley in the rear Of
the Lake City Hardware company's
store and robbed him Of a purse con-
tanning the sum of SIT. Their vie
TIM ascertaining that he was being
rooned, shouted for the police. and
In an instant George Sander. a spe.
ciai' was upon the scene, and little
later Night Patrolman Steel ap-
peared and the three were placed
under arrest and incarcerated in the
city jail. Newlan is said to be the
son of a well-to-do Los Angeles eiti-
zen; Percy Thompson is the son of
weil-known real estate man, ID. M.
Thompson, Of Spokane, and Horace
Peyton is the son of the millionaire
property owner, Col /. N. Peyton.
Thompson and Peyton were released
yesterday afternoon on bonds OF
$500 each, and Newlan was released
this morning upon giving a bond fol
a similar amount. All three are
charged with grand larceny and will
be given their preliminary examina-
tion at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing.
Prank May Become Serious,
The robbery is alleged to have oc-
CURED near the alley In the rear OF
the Lake City Hardware company
along about midnight Saturday
night. Reyn is alleged to have met
the three near the front of the store
and to have been confronted by them
and informed by Newlan that he was
the chief of police. and then escorted
to a place near the alley and relieved
of his purse. AS soon as he became
aware that he was being robbed he
shouted for the police and the arrest
of the three followed, and upon
searching Newlan the purse was
found upon him. Newlan is said To
have admitted that the police have
clear case against him, but advised
the officers to turn the other two
loose, as there was no evidence
against them, but the authorities
have taken a different view of the
situation and complaints have been
filed against all three and all of them
will have to answer to the charge.
Relatives and friends of the three
are endeavoring to explain the situa-
ton with the statement that IT was
only a prank little exhibition of
fun at the expense of a poor Swede
on the street, but 1t Is prank that
is of serious character and which
is commonly designated as highway
robbery. Probably the hardest fea-
ture for the accused to explain away
Is the fact that the victims pocket
book was found on the person of one
of the men arrested.
Thompson is said TO be p years
of age and the other two are said to
be , bout 90 years OF age.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19
PRRaIpENT Do VII eorTM.

WARRINGTON. D. c.. Jaiy H.
President Taft today promIsed 70
Visit st. Louis the arst week in Mo-
Eember and from there 30 90 Mes
Orleans. where he viii attend the
deep waterway congress.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19
Adopt Tax Amendment.

WASHINGTON, d. C.. July 10
The tariff conferees agreed today TO
adopt the corporation tax amendment
as redrafted by Attorney General
Wiekersham and Senator Root. The
amendment makes a tax OF / per cent
and also has a provision with relation
to exempting holding companies. An
exemption is made for the mutual
benefit insurance company and the
building and loan associations. Both
wlckersham and Root appeared be-
fore the conferees and explained the
amendment in detail and stated that
1t would supplant the Inheritance tax
adopted by the house.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19
WIN Confer with President.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 10
Eighteen republican senator's, who
are attempting to prevent the upward
revision of the tariff. today appointed
the following subcommittee TO con.
fer with President Taft in relation to
certain schedules contained in the
bill. The members OF the commit
tee and the industries they represent
are as follows; Senator Elklns, the
coal industry; Senator Piles. of
Washington, the lumber industry !;
Senator Warren. Of Wyoming. hides
Senator Curtis. of Kansas. oil. and
Senator Smoot. ore.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19
states RI, ght Affirmed.

The right to these lands has been
fought out before the commissioner
OF the general lard once and the sec
rotary of the interior. the state'x
right TO the land having been at
firmed.
The proposed action aims 10 de
termine the legality OF the action OF
the legislature. and also TO deter
mine whether the state land board
has authority under any conditions
to relinquish such lands so adIudged
10 belong to the state.
The plan has been TO bring a re-
straining action before the meeting
OF the commission. but those inter
ested could not get into court prop
erly at this time. and the initiation
OF the proceedings has been deferred
until II will be possible to raise the
issue directly.
knowledge of the proposed pro-
eeedings Is apparently general
among state oaltials connected with
the land department. who have an
tieipated the launching OF an actiop,
bat IL nov seems probable Il will no;
lie brought until the commission
shall have acted. when. attorneys are
reported 10 hold. an action win lie.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19
TO con-
FER WITH TAFT
VIII Discuss Tariff Bill-C0r-
poratiOn Tax Agreed
Upon.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July IT,
Congressman Hobson in the house to-
day withdrew the statement recently
made by him to the effect that Am
bassador o'Brien had approved the
request of Japanese in San Francisco
for permission to sell liquor without
city license. He stated that the
statement was made upon a misinter-
probation Of a speech made by Mr..
o'Brien.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19

Those who have examined the
questions for the purpose Of the pro
posed action are said to have no
doubt that the entire plen outlined
By the resolution OF the legislature
viii be declared illegal.
The commission authorized b.
statute has not taken up Its work
or made arrangements 70 do 50. al
though lis members acre to have
gone north July IL TO make the In
vestigatIon Of cltims. This was dne
10 the knowledge Of proposed Mtiga-
ton. II Was stated at the land once.
but 81 action IL not 10 BE Instituted
at this time the commission may
submit its report 70 the state board
Of land commissioner.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19

Continued on Page 81
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19
IS STATE TIMBER
LAND DEAL LEGAL?
Test Validity of Law ReIinquishing
Land Worth $I,5OO,OOO

BOISE. Idaho, July ls.-Proceed-
ings are TO be started to test the
legality Of the proposed proceedings
authorized by resolutions OF the last
session OF the legislature looking TO
the REIMBURSEMENT by the state OF
certain highly valuable tracts of tim
Der land in northern Idaho. This
was one of the projects for which
the most vigorous lobbying was done
during the session. The lands In
question. said to be worth $780,
900, were selected by the state under
preference secured through It's hay
Ing applied for a survey OF the two
townships In which these selections
were made.
The legislature authorized com
mission, OF which the state land com
missioner was named a member. to
go into that locality to take test
imony among persons claiming the
lands adversely TO the state. The
commission is TO report it's findings
to the state land board. and the res
olution says the board shall relin-
Qnish all tracts With respect 10 which
REIMBURSEMENT shall be recon-
mended.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19
SMITH VISITS
SCENE OF KILLING
''YOu Fellows Have Got Ne and
You Can Just Dip In and
Take Your Mustard"

SPOKANE, Wash, July 19.-Jok-
ing and Dragging about his bloody
work, Arthur B. P. Smith, who shot
and killed Eth Hoffman near Fuher's
mill on Beaver creek, July 10, and
vas captured aboard the steamer
Milwaukee on the Occur d'Alene
river Saturday night, viewed yester-
day in the custody Of representatives
Of the sheriff's and prosecuting at
torneys offices the scene of the al
legged crime.
Smith, who was brought to the
county Jail from Occur d'Alene by
Deputy Sheriff NJ. F. Ryan yesterday,
was taken to Beaver creek in the
afternoon in an automobile, the
other occupants OF the machine be-
ing Deputy Sheriffs Thomas e. He'd
die and Ryan, Prosecuting Attorney
Fred c. Pugh and Deputy Prosecutor
william c. Donovan.
The prisoner directed the officers
70 the place in the road where he
shot Hoffman, and to a point a mile
and a half north of the scene of the
tragedy, where he hid his pack in
he bushes. The pack consisted of
couple of blankets and some arti-
lies OF wearing apparel The bundle
vas found at the place where Smith
aid he concealed it and was brought
o Spokane.
Assumes Staggering Air.
Smith assumed staggering air
Ehen he started on his trip to the
Vicinity of the homicide and kept it
p during the entire exhibition. He
aughed, talked and acted generally
he man on a joy ride while the
machine sped to the spot where Hoff-
nans body was found, and after ar
living there reviewed his actions on
be fatal morning with every indiea-
lon of extreme Indifference.
Admits He Stole Razor.
You fellows have got me and you
an just dip in and take the mus
ard" said he. III tell you all
bout the way the thing happened. l
tole Hoifman's razor, all right. and
'as getting away with 1t when he
aaght ME in the road. He began
beat me with a big club. told
IN several times to quit, and when
saw he meant to kill me | pulled
y gun and fired. | hit him the
rst shot, but he did not fall and I
bot again, bringing him down.
Gives Aid to Victim.
did not think | had killed him.
ae blood was running from the bull
hole in his neck. and / tied my
Ahdkerchief around his neck to stop
how. | then ran north and.
i'er | had hid my pack in the
AAhes, ! ran west across Peone pra-
and came to Spokane by Mime
aha park.
Came to City That Night.
! took car on East Sprague
ssAue and rode in. That was about
oeiock that night. l went to the
a. L n. depot to take a freight
-n and, when l found that there
none going out soon. went to
i0oging house on the island and
ap for the night. l registered
-Nef the name of James Dean.
aO' know the name of the lodging
use Out it was near the Island res
afant
Toes to Lumber Camp.
TIE next night. which was sun
walked east on the o. R. 4
uaek and went to Blackwells
- camp on Occur d.AIene lake.
sAed there until Friday. when ]
70 Mica bay and took a boat
0Oear d'Alene. | intended to 90
unele's at Dudly and from
=, p" get a Job in the Occur
mines. l killed Holman in
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-19

Mrs. Eva Harsh. OF Newton. Iowa,
is a guest at the home OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. r. Higelow. She 10 ac-
companied by her daughter. Miss
Ethel Harsh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
MANY CONDEMN
USURIOUS METHODS
Determined Effort TO Be Made to
Have Vests Bill
% Passed.
BARBS TOPIERCE
ARMOR OF SHARKS

"To secure the passage of
remedial legislation against these
usurious loan men, public opinion
must be sufficiently aroused
Commissioner Macfarland
Conditions that are blamable to
these loan sharks are a disgrace to
the National Capital
sioneT West.
Next to the rum evil no evil is
comparable to the burden laid on
community by the loan shark. p
w. N. Finley, president of the Ma
tional Federation of Remedial Loan
Agencies.
'Tn many instances these loan
sharks are backed by the influence
of politicians and the favor Of court
offcials."-S. M. Reynolds, of the
Baltimore News.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
CopenhageR Board Stunned by Utter Lack of Con-
vincing Proof That Physician Penetrated Arctic
Wastes for ANY Great Distance
WASHINGTON IS AROUSED TO ACTION
National Geographic Society Officially Announces That
Investigation of Cooks Whole Career VIII Be
Instituted Without Delay.

DR.. Frederick Cooks N rth Pole Claims have been re
jected
The investigating committee of the University Of Co
penhagen appointed for the purpose Of deciding upon the
legitimacy of the claim decided today that the furnish
ed by Dr. Cook upon which he based his pretenson to dis
covery not of sufficient value to Justify report hi
favor.
The examination of the Cook data required such brief
time that the report of the committee made without
dissension division The committee agreed unanimous
ly that Dr. Cooks claims did not carry conviction and
that his records and observations were wholly n-r
to warrant a verdict that he discovered the Pole
QUESTION OF DENUNCIATION.
appeared there but possibility of division and that
whether Dr. Cooks claims should be proclaimed as insufficient OF
whether statement should be MAIZE giving denunciaion.
After deberaton, however, che committee decided that it would
be sufficient to merely make the report IT did
TIE news of the Copenhagen consisor
in both the scientific and lay world where Il
had been a matter of discussion and d1fe
Here in Washington, perhaps, the report w
teTest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
SIHP PLICITY TO MARK
CITIZENS TRIBUTE
Committee Plans Informal
Reception as Testimonial to
4,etiring Commissioners.

Without ceremony, extended program,
or set speeches. ell citizens Of the Dis
trict are invited 10 pay a tribute 70 the
retiring Commissioners OF the District.
H. B. z. Macfarland and Henry l.
sWest. on the evening OF December 80.
The reception will be held IN the board
room Of the District building. No cards
OF admission Will be issued. no formal
ity viii by5 observed. At 7:S0 O'Clock
the doors wifi be thrown open TO citi-
Zeus OF Washington, and each Will be
expected TO fan in the line that will
shake tho hands OF the retiring officers
OF the City's government
When the line has passed the Commis-
siOncrs. John Joy Edison will present
each Of the officials with a testimonial
which VIII probably take the form Of a
silver service. purchased with subscrip-
tiOns from the citizens OF the District
Commissioner AIacfarland and Commits
sloner west will make brief addresses
o" appreciation and the simple exercises
" iii conclude
This is the program for the reception
as outlined by Chairman CunO Il Ru-
dUlph of the reception committee. this
morning. Chairman Rudolph this morn
ing announced the names of his commit
tee. They are;
tuUO IL IAu0oipAf CuallLl-tlu.
John D. Sleman, ir., vice chairman.
Frederick A. Eenning, secretary.
Gentlemen who viii be asked to serve
on the reception committee az the Mac
farland-West testimonial meeting:
Ross =. Andrews.
Justice Thomas II Anderson.
Allen D. Albert, jr.
NJ E Allies
Clifford * Bergman
Major James y. Bell.
n l.. BurchcU.
Adds b. Browne.
Justice David J. Brewer.
Justice job Barnard.
Sidney Bieber.
George nj. BOW0ermau.
william II. Baldwin.
Chaplin Brown
n S. Brown.
Ira =. Bennett
Sam G.. :lytha.
Charles =. Burr "a Valley place An
acostia, president Anacostia Citizens
Association.
Charles s. BunIy. 1929 Irving street,
Continued on Fifth Page)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
CRISIS IN STRIKE
IS EXPECTED soon
Five Thousand Members of
American Federation Are
Awaiting Orders.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. M.-Today, ar-
ectly three weeks from the advent OF
the gwitchuen's strike, marks the first
real crisis Of the big struggle between
the unions and the railroads OF the
Northwest, for no less than 5000 men,
members Of the ORGANIZATIONS embraced
In the railway department OF the Amerl-
can Federation Of Labor, are said 20 be
awaiting the call 10 strike.
Unless railroad officials give assur-
auces OF immediate arbitration at the
conference with labor heads today. these
5000 men viii walk out tomorrow. de
clare Federation officials.
win this strike order affect more
than the freight handlers and railway
clerks II. B. Pcrham, chairman Of the
railway department Of tho American
Federation Of Labor, was asked.
TT viii affect not only these two now
erful organizations. but every one Of
the railway organizations affiliated with
the American Federation" ns replied
The railroads will have tt make up
their minds either for or against US
today It has come 10 a showdown"
Perham further intimatCd hat sym
pathetic strike would probat be con-
fined 10 the Twin cities ut The outset.
Third Vice President sIade. OF the
Northern Pacific, said that any offers
toward arbitration on the railroads. part
would have 20 be taken Up by the
committee which IS headed by I. O..
Rawn, OF Chicago.
Passenger service viii be hit hard IL
a sympathetic strike is called. according
% labor leaders James o.. UU, arrived
horne last night from the West. What
action will be taken Dy him lu tho
present controversy cannot be deter
mined. The conference between the rail-
road officials ant the union committee
arranged by Governor Eberhart Will
probably be held today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
PROOFS Of DR.. COOK
FLATLY REJECTED
Absolutely No Evidence to
Substantiate Claim,
Says Report.

COPENHAGEN. Dec. H.-The North
Pole discovery claims Of DR.. Frederick
A. Cook were today fatty rejected BY
the University Of Copenhagen. In q
report adopted by the university con-
sistory. based on the findings OF the
special Investigating committee. IT Is
declared that the data presented BY
DR.. Cook furnish absolutely no evidence
70 substanticte his claim
The records and observations. II says.
are no more convincing. from q scien-
tic standpoint, than was his newspa-
per account Of his exploration.
Walter LOnsdaIe. Cooks private sec
retary, who brought the data TO Co
penhagen, is greatly disappointed at the
consistory's report and is making an
effort 10 have II withhold final Judg-
meut until all OF the doctors data are
placed before it.
Missing Data.
he told the committee that the miss
ine data, which are a part Of Cooks
original documents sent from America
by a different route than that which
the committee examined, would arrive
here in a few days. He explained that
this data We're sent by a different route
for prudential reasons and insisted that
IL was of the utmost Importance that
It be considered
The ConsistOry. however, will pay no
attention TO this latest appeal and its
finding today is the final chapter, so
they be considered.
One Of the members of the investigat-
ing committee said, after the findings
had been approved by Une consistory:
Evidence Worthless.
''It took the committee but a few
minutes TO see that Cooks observations
and so-caIled records were worthless
We could have made a report at once,
but our surprise was so great that Il
took us several days TO recover from It.
The sO-Called notebooks submitted
by the doctor, on which he relied IN
great measure for VIndiCatiOn, had only
the results Of his observations, rather
than the observations themselves and
were thrown aside without "a moment S
consideration.
II cannot understand how a man OF
DR.. Cooks reputed scientific achieve
meuts could have attempted to bolster
up his claim with such ttmsy evidence"
Danish pride has suffered severe
shock in the report OF the cOnsistory.
In September Cook arrived here from
the arctic and was acclaimed as the
disc0verer Of the North Pole
Gave Little Proof.
1t is admitted now that he submitted
no satisfactory proofs OF his discovery.
hut the Danish people, from King Fred
ericll down to the humblest citizen. ac-
cepted his story OF the greatest achieve
CONTINUED on Page Thirteenl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
SECRETARY OF WAR
STARTS ON CRUISE
viii Inspect Porto Rico and Re-
turn TO Washington Early
in January.

Secretary Of War Dickinson left Wash
inston today ON the yacht AIaydower
Tor Porto Rico for an inspection Of the
island
he was accompanied by Brig Gen
Clarence Edwards. Chief Of the Bureau
Of Insular Affairs: Colonel Kean, his
son, J, 0. Dickinson; and @. Ewing. and
A w. Biggs, Of Memphis.
The party Will arrive at San Juan on
December %, and will return 10 Wash
ingtOn on January 10 The Secretary
may also stop at Santo Domingo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
OFFICERS ARRIVING
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Ship Reaches Annapolis From
Hampton Roads for Short

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Dec. 2L-The T..
s. s. Yankton, the auxiliary assigned
10 the personal use Of the commander
OF the United States fleet IN Hampton
Roads. arrived at the Naval Academy
this morning with a number of Of
hCcTs OF the fleet who were granted
permission to come TO Annapolis and
spend Christmas with family and
friends. The boat Us under the com
mand of Commander G. b. lTcVev.
and VIII return day or two after
Christmas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
JUSTICE w. H. MOODY
IS EXPECTED SOON
Friends in Washington Learn Of
Progress of JuriSt Toward
Complete Recovery.

a telegram received h-re this morning
by friends OF Justice William Il Moody.
cf the United States Supreme Court, was
20 the effect that the jurist has recov-
cred 10 such an extent that he will
probably come 20 Washington some time
within the next few weeks
Justice Moody has been confined in
private hospital with a severe case Of
in0ammgtOry rheumatism.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
BISHOPS WIFE INFERRED.

TRENTON, n. J.. Dec. I.-The funer-
al Of Mrs. Katherine scarborough, wife
Of Bishop John Scarboroush Of the Epis-
copaI diocese OF New jersey. who died
Saturday, took place this afternoon at
g:3O O'Clock in Christ Episcopal Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
PREPARE NEW BIDS.

Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Nag-t this morning prepared new bids
for selling food 20 the immigrants At
Euis island Tho concession which has
been leId by Fritz Brodt has been can
celcd