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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-22

The indians are increasing IN mum
hers In some parts OF the country.
Notwithstanding that the government
ration b shy on the viriie cabbage
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-22
You Want the Best
We Have Them

Over so years Of use have proved
their superiority over all others.
Singer and Wheeler & Wilson sew.
ing machines. Sold ON easy pay
ments. Supplies for all makes of ma
chimes always on hand. Expert re-
pair work.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-22

The nobleness Of life depeads on gts
CONSISTENCY. elearness OF purpose, quiet
and eeaseless enePgy.--RnMkin.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-22

TIE answer to when Il 8 dIplO-
matT" was sprung ahead OF the query
iisslf.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-22

Today's news today II you read
the Evening Press.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-22
Lakeside Furniture ca

Cor, Lakeside and Second Both Phones
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-22

JOS T. SCOTT. Editor ana Publisher.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
APRIL THE RECORD MONTH.
Meeting Of Episcopal Eye and Throat
Hospital Board of Lady Managers

The board of lady managers of the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
held it's regular monthly meeting at the
hospital Friday. the president. Mrs
Charles E. Buck. presiding, and almost
the entire membership present. The
superintendent report showed April to
have been the busiest month the institu-
ton has ever had, the increased number
of patients making twenty-three extra
nurses necessary. incidentally the un-
usual increase in ear cases due to ex-
a change of date for the inauguration
Mrs. Clifford S. Walton, chairman Of
the committee in charge of the benefit
performance of Mrs. Barney's play for
the hospital debt fund. reported nearly
$500 as the net proceeds Announcement
was then made that May rs and - had
been selected as dates for the annual lawn
fete given by the board for the summer
maintenance of the institution Col. George
Truesdell having offered for the purpose
the use of the grounds surrounding his
lumbia road.
The following chairmen are In charge:
Grounds, Mrs. Lester A. Barr. ST. Mar
garets: electric lighting and decorations.
Mrs. William NJ. Dove, ST. Michael and
All Angels; fancy work, Mrs. Mary f.
Smoot. st. Johns. and Mrs. J. H. W.
Blake, Christ Church, Georgetown; lemon
ade and fruit punch, Mrs Edward Roome,
st. Stephens; coffee, Mrs. r. P. Williams,
st Andrews; the hay stack" Mrs. Jud-
son c. Clements. ST. Margaret's; printing,
Mrs. Randolph D. Hopkins, ST. Stephens
Church
Evening star., 1909-05-09
CHARGED WITH THEFT.
'Tis Said Harry Christhill Worked
the TELEPHONE Game,

Charged with stealing a quantity of sill
verware and jewelry from the home of
L. G. Cunningham. 1889 Sd street north
west. May 4 last, Harry D. Christhill, an
electrician. forty years of age, of Balti-
more, Md. was arrested in that city yes
terday and brought to Washington last
night.
May last Mr.. Cunningham reported TO
the police that between ) and 4: 80 o'clock
in the afternoon "a quantity of silverware
valued at 500 had been stolen from his
home. Miss Lorraine Lippard who rooms
at the place was also robbed of jewelry
valued at $40.
Two men are said to have been seen
leaving the basement of the house Upon
being furnished with a description of the
men Central Office Detectives Cornwall
and Baur notified the Baltimore police.
which resulted in the arrest of Christ
hill 1t is said that some of the stolen
articles were found in his possession when
he was arrested.
Christhlll was arrested in October, 1909
on a charge Of robbing the home of a
local physician of goods valued at about
$500. He was tried and sentence sus-
pended At the time of the ROBBERY he is
said to have gone to the physician's
house and represented that he was an
employe of the telephone company. While
at the house he is said to have cut the
telephone wires and robbed the place.
The police say they believe that sew
eral other charges of robberies in this
city will be preferred against the man.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Banner Presentation.

beautiful silk banner was presented
last Thursday evening to Henderson Com
mandery No. . knights Templar. by the
Ladies' Aid Club OF the commandery, at
the commandery asylum. 9Th street and
Virginia avenue southeast. About 200 sir
knights, including ladies. were present
E. G. Herbert Lancaster introduced
William G. Smith. grand commander of
the jurisdiction, who delivered the pres
entation speech. Response and acceptance
on the part of the commandery by the
eminent commander were followed by
spirited addresses from Sirs John P. Tur-
ner. B. f. Daley, J. W. Mayes. G. NJ
Webster, A. j. Gaskin. r. Gates N E.
Weatherless. S. S. Thompson. ]. T. Tas-
coe, HI. P. Jackson and w. R. cambridge.
Beautiful expressions In papers, singing
and recitations were then made by Marie
Smith. Sarah Lancaster. Florida Minor
Josephine Brown. NJ Gates. Mary Miller
and Agnes Smith. after which refresh
ments were served and all went home
happy.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Sent to Andersonville.

Mr.. Day was Union soldier ana was
captured. Along with comrades ne was
put into Andersopvilie. II the fortunes OF
war were not always pleasant In the f1eid,
they were a hundred times worse In
prison.
One morning Mr.. Day missed some ia
miliar faces. and upon inquiry found that
they had gained freedom by enlisting in
Evening star., 1909-05-09
CRUISER SALEM INQUIRY.
Contractors Are to Be Given Another
Speed Chance. 4

report touching the trouble with the
scout cruiser Salem. resulting from tie
presence of a foreign substance in one OF
the turbines, which was investigated by
Capt. Frank II. Bailey. while the vessel
was al Boston. has been received at the
Navy Department The machinery
showed serious injury as result of the
presence of this substance, the exact ma
ture of which the investigation failed 10
disclose because of the fact that il had
been ground up completely. 1t is prob
able that another trial of the vessel will
be ordered at the ten knot fifteen knot.
twenty knot and full speed schedules. in
justice to the contractors. The investiga-
tion showed also that nut had become
loosened in portion Of the machinery.
but so far as ascertained did no damage
Evening star., 1909-05-09

that it will be go years before the In
stallation is completed.
About forty meters are installed every
week. or about 2,O0O every year. The
water is put into about 1,SOO new build
ing every year. Thus there is a gain Of
only about zoo per year AS there ara
about 10000 To be installed. itscan he
easily figured that $50 years will elapse
before meters are installed
This slowness. according to Supt Nc.
Fariand. Is due to the lack of funds avail
able for the work
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Somebody Was Careless !

A lighted cigar butt thrown from a win
dow of the Iroquois apartment house. 1910
NJ street northwest, about 1885 o'clock last
night set fire to an awning. The flames
were extinguished by Policeman ~. x. Du-
vail of the second precinct before any
serious damage had resulted.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
NO RUSH ABOUT THIS.
Twill Take $50 Years to Install Dis
trict Water Meters.

At the present rate at which water
meters are being installed in the Dis
that it is estimated by ". A. Mcfarland,
superintendent Of the water department.,
Evening star., 1909-05-09
For Industrial Peace.

There is a prospect that Baltimore will
be the national headquarters of the Ma
tional Industrial Peace Association. Pat
rick H. Scullin. secretary and general
manager of the organization. is in the
city and has arranged for a meeting un-
der the organization auspices at the Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A. building Monday night,
at which Mayor Mahool will preside
The object of the association. accord
ing to Secretary Sculln, is to establish
and maintain harmonious relations be-
tween employer and employe. Industrial
war is wasteful, says Mr. Scullin, and an
organization of the leading business
and professional men of this i coun-
try to act for labor, capital and the pub
lie would prove a panacea for the. strike
and lockout evil. The headquarters of
the organizations is at present at San
Francisco and branches have been start
ed in several of the leading cities. No
director in any city receives any COM
pensation for His services.
Among those who will attend the meet
ing are Rev. Charles Hastings Dodd, Rev
William Rosenau, Rev. Oliver Huckel
Rev Arthur B. Kinsolvins. John f.
Semmes John Philip Hill, Rev. George
r. Grove. Thomas G. Boggs and others
prominent in the professional and bust
ness world.
Evening star., 1909-05-09

the Confederate ranks. To do him credit.
this seemed unspeakable. But the days
wore on. Men died all around him, and
he began to speculate how much good
he was doing the Union cause by follow
ing their example and getting ready to
die. too.
1t was struggle, but finally he deter
mined to enlist as Confederate, with
mental reservation.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
FIGHTING HARD FOR A PENSION
PLIGHT OF A MIN
NESoTA VETERAN.
Uncle Sam Refuses Him Because He
Joined the Confederates to
Escape Prison.

Because he pretended to join the Con-
fsderate army in order TO get out of
Andersonvl,e prison. although escap-
ing into the Union lines at his first op-
nortunity. George Day of Excelsior.
Mimi. a nearby summer resort of Min
neapolis. is having a hard time getting
a war pension, although he has Repre-
sentative Frank NJ. Nye camping on the
coat tails Of the committee on military
affairs.
Pension authorities say 1t is case
almost unique in the annals or the de-
partment They know something OF the
case already. as this is not Mr.. Day
first attempt.
When he failed of his pension on his
first application he had Representative
Fletcher interested. and now as last
resort Mr.. Nye has taken IT up.
Evening star., 1909-05-09
Deserted Confederates.

He did enlist What they told him to
do he did what they told him to say he
said All the time he knew In his own
mind that as soon as the chance came
he was going to make a race for IT, 1t
was only little while before the oppor-
tunity was presented, and blithe of heart.
Mr. Day rejoined the Union forces.
He is said to have made no effort to
conceal this experience when he applied
for pension. He was wounded when
fighting on the side of the northern
troops and is said besides to have con-
tracted chronic organic affliction.
But his application was turned down.
The pension authorities said they were
not granting pensions TO persons who
served In the southern ranks. In vain
did Mr.. Day protest and explain.
Through the efforts of mutual friend
Mr. Nye has taken up the case and pro-
poses to go with ii before the congress
sional committee on military affairs. Mr..
Day Is well known at Excelsior, where
he has lived for many years and near
which he served for some time as post
master.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
MEMS CLUB AT ST. STEPHENS.
Reorganization Celebrated With a
BANQUET.

The mems club of ST. Stephens S
Episcopal church celebrated its reorgani-
zation last night with a banquet in the
auditorium of the parish hall. Practi-
cally all Of the old membership were
present in addition to large number Of
new members and guests from other
churches to the number of a hundred.
Instead of devoting a large part Of the
evening to speeches and toasts. the ban
quet committee arranged a literary and
musical program which was performed
while the banquet was in progress. The
only formal talks Of the evening were
made by Rev. George F. Dudley, rector
Of the parish. and Mr.. A. E. Brown,
president OF the mems club OF the Foun-
dry Methodist Church. Rev. Mr. Dudley
referred at length to civic duties. DIS
cussions of which. he said, could be
readily introduced into the club meet
ings, and which would undoubtedly re-
suit in great benefit
Those taking part ir the program were
Charlemange Koehler In sketches and
limitations. Samuel NJ. Fabian, pianist,
and the Hobo Quartet" consisting Of
Sidney l.. WrghtsOn. Richard p. Back
ing. George H. Miller and Henry Riegel.
OF these Messrs. Wrightson and Back
ing sang several solos.
The committee In charge of the BAN
quet were: Rev. George F. Dudley. Sid
ney l.. Wrightson. G. Bowie Chipman ].
G.. Williams and Capt Edward F. Riggs.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
DEATH OF REV. w. S. EDWARDS.
Methodist Minister Succumbs to
Heart Failure at Baltimore.

Special Dispatch to The star
BALTIMORE. February 11.-Dr. Will
liam Sommervilie Edwards, a superan-
nuated minister of the Methodist Church,
died last night at his home. 2416 North
Calvert street. He had been ill for about
two weeks. heart failure being brought on
by grip.
Rev Dr. Edwards was born in Martins
burg, W. Va. in 1884 He was educated
for the ministry at the Boston School of
Theology, at Concord. Mass, being gradu
ated from that institution in 1856. Nearly
all his life he was a member of the Balti-
more conference. and was assigned to i'm
pOrtant posts as preacher and presiding
elder He served several terms as presid-
ing elder of the Baltimore district and
East Baltimore district, and was pastor
successfully of Caroline Street Church. in
this city: Center Street Church. Cumber-
land: McKendree Church. Washington,
and Dumba rton Avenue Church. in Wash
ington. About ten years ago he was re-
tired.
Rev DR.. Edwards was known as one of
the best preachers in the Baltimore con-
ference He was delegate to the ecu
menical conference in London In 1881, and
at that time contributed a series Of arti-
cles on the conference to the Sun.
In 1860 DR.. Edwards married Miss Fan
ME Trone of Prince William county, Va.
She survives him. with one daughter. Mrs.
Chase Palmer of Washington. DR.. Ed
wards also leaves three sisters-Mrs. w.
1T. Green Of Baltimore Mrs. r. v. Clay
ton of Annapolis and Miss Louisa Ed
wards of Marion. Va.-and two brothers,
Mr.. Robert l.. Edwards and Mr.. Francis
A. Edwards of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
OBJECTS TO THE STONE PILE
SOUTHEAST RESIDENT RAPS
DISTRICT OFFICIALS.
Once Grass-Covered Reservation at
18th and Massachusetts, Avenue
an Unsightly Advertisement.

Obiectirg to the use of previously
| erass-covered reservation at 18th street
and Massachusetts avenue southeast as
a stone yard, W. E. Allen has asked the
Commissioners in a letter to have the
stone pile there removed.
...rhe neighborhood does not regard it
as particularly good advertisement for
that locality TO have several hundred
loads of stone dumped on the reservation
at 18th street and Massachusetts avenue
southeast. For number of years. says
the letter, what was once a level reser-
walton in grass has been for about
eighteen months a stone pile. If the
stone cannot be otherwise disposed Of !
suggest that you might dump it around in
some of the mud holes called streets.
At any rate, 18th street between East
Capitol and E streets southeast needs
overhauling badly.
tions, etc. for new houses and the nat
ural wear of heavy traffic. it is in a sorry
condition. Both 14th and 18th streets
should have been paved long ago.
"Footpaths should be made on the west
side of 18th street between A street
south and 100 feet north of A. 1t is
peculiar that persons have to walk from
granolithic sidewalks across mud paths
in order to reach the cars for downtown"
Engineer Commissioner Cosby has rec
commended that the writer be Informed
that the stone to which he refers was
purchased for the Improvement of South
Carolina avenue between 18th and 18th
streets, under an act of Congress. but
that later Congress directed the paving
Of the avenue with asphalt blocks, max
ing the use of the stone unnecessary. Its
storage OH the reservation. 1t is explained,
is only temporary. and it will be moved
as soon as It can be used. 1t is also rec
commended that the writer be told that
repairs will be made to 18th street south
east.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
MULl0WNY ON JEALOUSY
JUDGE THINKS 1T UNWISE TO
HIT THE OTHER FELLOW.
Much More Sensible, He Holds, t.
Get Even by Making Some
body Else Jealous.

Everybody has right to get jealous
rather. fraify-but don't fight over it.
That's the trouble with good many of
YOU fellows: you lose your heads and
fight. Instead of punching each other in
the eyes, go out and get even in a diplo-
matte sort of way. Make somebody else
jealous of You. and you'll save yourselves
a lot of trouble.
So advised Judge Mullowny in the Police
Court this morning in discussing the ethi-
cal phase of an assault case which came
UP before him. The defendant George
Helmuth. ii was testified, punched a rival.
Edward Clark. in the right eye last night
because the latter wanted to walk home
with girl friend of the former. The
court finally ended the judicial end of .he
matter by imposing a fine of SO, which
was paid.
The defendant and complainant testified
they were both employed about a moving
picture theater near Pennsylvania avenue
and 9th street. and until several days ago
everything went along smoothly between
Fhem, until Clark, il was testified, began
paying attention to the fair ticket seller
Last night Clark got to the ticket win
dow first with an invitation to escort the
young lady home. Helmuth heard it, and
prepared for hOstilities. There's not much
more to the story. the witnesses said
except a very black eye and Policeman
Lee Of the first precinct.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
FUTURE MEASLES IMMUNITY
PRESENT EPIDEMIC WILL so
RESULT, SAYS WOODWARD.
Spread of Disease Continues-465
New Cases Last Week and 800
Already This Week.

Future immunity OF the community
from measles is the consoling reflection
of Health Officer Woodward on the present
epidemic in the District of Columbia.
The weekly mortality report of the
health office for the week ended February
13. issued today shows that measles Is
still epidemic and still increasing. DR..
Woodward however sees one bright spot
in the situation.
Few of the present generation of chill
dren, he says. have had the measles
Therefore a large number of those who
have never before had 1t are catching
the disease. When the present epidemic
has run it's course, he predicts, the COM
munitv will be .immunized' from measles
and no similar epidemic need be appre-
hended for several years.
Regarding the measles situation the
mortality report says:
THE measles epidemic continues and
there were 1856 new cases reported TO the
health department during this past week,
and go cases were discharged. OF the
latter number only two were by death.
The number of cases on hand at the
close of this report. Saturday. FEBRUARY
IL, was 1,547 an increase since the week
previous of 235 cases.
Nearly 800 new cases have been reported
so far this present week.
Except in measles, chickenpoX and
smallpox there was decline of con-
tagious diseases last week. Three cases
of smallpox were discovered during the
week and placed under quarantine. The
number of chickenpox cases was increased
during the week from 116 to 119 The
numIer of scarlet fever cases was reduced
during the week from o2 to 81; of diph-
iberia from SS to 81; of whooping cough
from 1.3 to 40. and of typhoid fever
from 2H to 206.
There were, according to the report, 129
deaths in the District during the past
week, nine more than during the week
preyious The births numbered 13o.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
GREETED BY COLUMBIA MEN,
RECEPTION TO n. L. SATTERLEE
AT THE UNIVERSITY CLUB,
DR.. Stokes Relates Experiences Of
His Recent Cruise, and Mr.. Mearns
Tells Of Alaska and Philippines.

The Alumni Associa ton OF Columbia
University of New York city gave a re-
ceptiCn at the University Club last night
to Herbert l.. Satterlee Columbia 81
assistant secretary of the navy. and to X.
Tombo. jr., secretary of the newly formed
alumni council DR.. Tombo came from
New York specially for the purpose of at
tending this reception.
The president of the association, DIR.
Marcus Benjamin.. editor of the National
Museum, as we'll as the following ON
GERS were present: W. X. Fisher. vice
president, representing the School of
Mines; W. w. Waller. rs. treasurer; F..
II. Head and s. s. Laws representing
the law school, and John NJ. Gitterman.
representing the School of Political Sci
ence The secretary, G. 0. Totten, jr,
is in Florida.
of Commander John r. Bartlett during
the Spanish wal and assistant to the
chief of intelligence of the naval sery-
Ice. spoke of the remarkable efficiency of
the navy as corporation or business en-
terprise, Claiming that no other business
employing 5000 men could have with
stood such varying changes of admins
trative heads as have occurred in the
Navy Department within the last seven
years; that in spite of these vicissitudes
eie navy 10 III q uISl Stdte VI eIIlClenfN.
and the country is to be congratulated on
the service.
DR.. c. F. Stokes. graduate of the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, COM
mander of the hospital ship Relief, told
of his experiences on the recent long
cruise. and explained that there could
be absolutely no friction between the
chief of the floating hospital and the
navigation officer in charge thereof.
DR.. E. A. Mearns told of his experience
in the Philippines and in Alaska. and
anticipates a happy return from Africa
whittier he is going with President Roose-
welt.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
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For several months my hair had been fail.
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two weeks. Partisan Sage made the bair s,op
failing out. and caused il to grow In quite
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leaves the hair silky. and does not make IL stifY
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Henry Evans thinks SO well OF Partisan Sac.
that he guarantees IL to dandrun stop IN
ing or splitting hair or itching Of scalp In two
weeks. or money back. II viii make any won.
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package.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
SPEAKER CANNON DELAYED.
Representative Dalzell Sets House
Machinery Going.

Speaker Cannop was among the missing
when the House of Representatives con-
vened today at IL O'Clock He had tele-
phoned few minutes before that he
would be detained at conference. He
was with President-elec Taft. Repre-
sentative Daizelf of Pennsylvania, rank
ing member of the committee on rules,
substituted for the Speaker and set the
House TO its days work by having read
Inc Presidents message on dependent
children. This message was read several
days ago in the Senate and has been
printed