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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09
UNION SERVICE
SUNDAY EVENING
Ex-Governor st. John Will Give
Address at Methodist
Church.

Ex-Governor st. John, the noted
prOhibitiOnist, will speak in the
Methodist church tomorrow evening,
and it is believed that the edifice will
be filled to overlooking, as the speak
er has a national reputation and now
that the local option question is be-
ing SO strongly agitated all will want
TO hear what he has to say.
Mr. st. John has been in the city
for several days looking over the
city, but with his family went to
Spokane, where they will remain for
some time. w. ]. Bryan is in Spo-
kane today and the two gentlemen
were "chums of long ago and both
will make addresses mere this after
noon and evening.
Mr.. ST. John will return to Occur
d'Alene tomorrow afternoon and will
be ready to meet the people of this
city at the evening service tomorrow
evening.
sirous of hearing MIR. st. John and
learn what he thinks of the present
topic now under issue in this city and
county, and to learn, if possible, il
he intends to be here and take al
active hand in the local option tigh
which is soon to be inaugurated.
1t is believed that the speaker vii
take up many phases of the subject
and will discuss at length the topic
also taking as a part of his talk the
public opinions which have been eX
pressed in the Evening Press during
the past few days.
The meeting tomorrow evening
will be a union one, all of tn
churches in the city joining. cho
rus will furnish the music and thu
speaker will be given a welcome il
way of a large audience.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09
MUST USE LANDS, SAYS
SECRETARY BALLINGER,
''Tieing Them Up in Bag" Does Not
Accomplish Result.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. s.
The Sacramento valley has tremen-
dous possibilities of development. IT.
rigation properly applied will add
millions of dollars to your wealth.
1t is my purpose and my desire in
so far as the laws will permit to en-
force and effect that saving and the
right use of the public domain.
So spoke SECRETARY Ballinger at a
banquet here last night following his
visit to the Orlando irrigation pro-
ject. Il want TO see California have
a square deal" said Mr.. Ballinger.
The interior department has ques-
tions of adjustment in all states and
many of them are a result of laxness
of administration. All of these |
want TO see adjusted fairly.
"A different sentiment exists now
regarding the public domain than
that which was felt years ago. !
can remember when it was cOnsid-
cred the best thing Ihat couid De
done was to get rid of public lands
as fast as possible.
Absorbing certain lands and Sc
questering them-tying them up in
bag. so TO speak-does not accom-
plish the most desirable result, bu'
when put to practical use all the
people will be the real beneiciaries
The work should go forward, and
that is what the administration will
do to the best of its ability TO follow
the policy of Mr.. Roosevelt in trying
10 do everything possible 10 assist
the western country. And when W.
and that our work is DISTRACTED BY
the laws. We will ask further author.
ity and further assistance to con
tinue
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09
ARE AFTER SCALP OF
CONGRESSMAN TAWNEY
seat Has Become Topic Of National
Interest.

Interest.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Echoes
OF the war now on up In Minnesota.
IN Congressman Jim" Tawney's dis
trict, are nltering through to Wash
ington, and there are those here who
think there will be another man on
the job In his place for the Sixty
second congress.
Tawney's fight TO retain his seal
became topic OF national lntresi
not long ago. when President Taft
took the trouble 10 step on at WI
mona. sherp tho bellIgerent OK
blacksmith lives. 10 tell the folks
there how much he thought OF the
chairman Of the appropriations com
mittee, ana intlmated that the In
surgents who voted against ths
Payne Aldrich bill we're not good re-
publicans.
Tawney's constituents had a sneak.
Ing idea that their representative
oughtnt TO have been quite SO reg
ular' In his voting on some of the
paragraphs OF the bill The opposi-
ton TO his denomination Is making
vast deal OF ammunition over the
fact that Tawney 10 tied UP with the
Cannon machine OF the house Then.
too. 4 great many residents ,and yot-
ersl OF the First Minnesota district
have never forgotten that IL was
| Tawney that led the secret service
| fight against President Roosevelt
during the last session Roosevelt Is
| mighty popular up there. aud. fur
| thermore. TaWney's opposition to the
big stick IN that one row has given
his enemies chance 70 say he j.
hostile TO those same Roosevelt pol
ieies that have recently proved
somewhat embarrassing 10 the Taft
administration
At the last election TaEney only
pulled through with about 2.s00
votes to the good His Is a close dis
trict. and one IN which the voters
are extremely independent even to
the point OF disregarding party lines
From the news that comes to Wash
ingion II appears that the big Mime
sotan Is working overtime mendinE
his fences. lie Is Etumpng his dis
triet and defending the tariff bill 10
every speech II Is this latter course
Of action that Is angering more and
more the tariff reyisIonlsts up there.
They maintain that Jim" knows
full well that the bill is a bad one.
but hasn't the nerve 20 come ont and
SAL why he voted for a.
Meanwhile TaNneY Is taking no
chances OF defeat The idea OF re-
naming in congress Is particularly
appealing to him just uow because
he is far-sighted enough TO foresee
the retirement Of rucie Joe" Can
non a. speaker some time in the not
too distant future and from chair
man OF the appropriations committee
70 the speakers throne Is a logical
step. according 10 his reasoning
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09
SAN FRANCISCO WANTS
BIG RESERVOIR SITE.

Asks President for Government land
Suitable for Same.
GLACIER POINT, CAL. Oct. g.
The Taft party left here for the
foor Of the Yosemite. valley at 3
o'clock this morning. A new obser-
walton station on the brink of a prec-
ipiee has been named Taft in honor
of the president. During his stay
here the rresiden. acquired informa-
ton concerning the Hetch- Hetchy
which San Francisco wants the gov
eminent to give 1t as place for res
ervoirs for city water. The presi-
dent has not indicated what course
he will take In the matter.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09

able him to head a ticket simply by
displacing Otto T. Barnard. who has
been nominated b. the regular re-
publican party and Endorsed BY the
so-called fusiouists.
Mr. Hearst repudiates his indorse-
ment Of Justice GAynor. the demo
cratic nominee. whom he announced
several days ago he would support
Daring the day steps we're taken q
register the civic alliance" under
which title Hearst will make the raes
II his requests are complied with This
choosing OF this new name was made
necessary IN that Tammany Is charg
ned with absorbing" the old iBde
pendance league machinery at tbs
recent primaries.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09
YUCATAN SWEPT
BY HURRICANE
Three Thousand Lives Report.
ed Lost, Mostly Fish
ePmen.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. "a
terrible hurricane storm swept the
Yucatan coast today and between
two and three thousand were drown
ed according to the officers and crew
on the steamer Tampico, which ar
rived here early today. The greater
majority of the victims were poor
fishermen, together with many ma
tives. The storm was by far the
worst ever visiting that section be-
fore and the loss of life greater than
was al first believed possible.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09
REPORT THAT DETROIT
BALL PLAYER Is INDICTED.
Charged With stabbing WatchmAn
George Stahfield.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. Sit Is
persistently rumored at the court
house that the grand jury will indict
Tyrus Cobb. one Of the Detroit's sen
satiOnal ball players, this afternoon.
The outfielder. IL is charged. stabbed
Waterman George Stanfeld at the
Hotel Euclid when the Tigers played
here recently. On account of the
world championship games at Pitts
burg the police here allowed Cobb &c
leave the city. IL is said that he will
be arrested when the train carrying
the Tigers passes through Ohio TO-
night
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09

Chamberlain at $3.50 this afternoon
and waived preliminary examination.
and was bound over TO the district
court in the sum 0: $1,000. Being
unable to furnish bot ds he was re-
turned to tie county Jail to await
the court next week.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09
WILL CONTINUE THE
SEATTLE EXPOSITION

Reduce Price and Give Good Show
For Six Weeks.
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. "a post
exposition will be started on October
18th and will continue to run for
about six weeks while the exhibits of
the regular exposition are being
packed. Admissions will be reduced
to 25 cents and the directors promise
good show for the price.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09
MANY INJURED IN STREET
CAR COLLISION

Narrow Escape From Being Thrown
Into Water.
SEATTLE, Wash. Oct. 9.-Five
children were severely cut and bruis-
ed and more than one hundred per
sons. mostly women and children,
were badly shaken up when the out
bound Green Lake car smashed into
the rear OF a trailer OF the Wal
lingford avenue car on the West Lake
trestle. Many had a narrow escape
from being crushed to death and had
the impact been a little harder both
cars would have gone from the tres
tie into the water.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09
LEWISTON STATE NORMAL
HAS LARGE ATTENDANCE.
Many New Features and Additions
To Equipment.

W
LEWISTON. Idaho. oct s-The
Lewiston State Normal reopened last
month with the largest registration
in the history OF the school. there be-
ing an increase OF . per cent over
the enrolment OF last year Not
only are all sections OF Idaho rep
resented, but several outside states
as well-Connectieut Minnesota.
Montana, Washington, Oregon.
The reasons for this great increase
lie in the schools strong faculty and
the excellent equipment OF the school
itself There are nov, besides the
large administration building. a new
SIS. 000 manual arts building. a neW
S35. 00O gymnasium, and a $4,000
dormitory. the finest Of Its Kind ~
he northwest.
A splendid athletic field Of several
acres has recently been purchased
adjoining the present school campus
now comprising Is acres. This field
together with the gymnasium and
the seven new tennis courts. viii
give the normal students ideal facili.
| ties for exercise Ia football. baseball
tennis. basketball. and track athlet
les The prospects for good foot
ball team this fan are very encour
aging Games will be PLAYED Will
the principal state high schools II
/ northern Idaho.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09

David Shafer OF SquaW bay
brought to this city today the small
est chicken egg that vas ever seen
il Is believed II weighed less than
one-fourth OF an ounce and measured
two inches in circumference.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09

John Sabin bid in the five acres Of
land which was sold by sherifT's sale
this morning in front Of the court
house, for the sum OF s4O0.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09
BRYAN DENIES THAT
DAUGHTI.R IL A CANDIDATE
Says Newspapers Are Always MisrrP
resenting Him.

LIVINGSTON. Mont. Oct. s.
While here william J. Bryan denied
the report that his daughter. Mrs
Ruth Bryan Leavitt. intended 20 run
70. congress on the democratic tieke,
In Colorado He Indignantly denied
the report in empahtie terms and
stated that the newspapers have al
WAYS misrepresented him.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-09

Davis was brought before Justice
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
HORR|D CRIME
 WAS PLANNED.

VANCOUVER, B. CA shocking story of possible crime is reported to the police authorities of saskatcn. evan. from a Gallican settlement. near Buchanan. A widowcr desired to mar. ry a young girl but she told him he must first get rid of his two children. both little girls. eight and four years Of age The elder one heard her tath. or talking with his prospective bride that. by which she learned her sister and herself were to be burned up in a large clay oven. commonly used by these people. The elder elder girl es. capcd to a neighbor's. where she told her story. Her sister has disappeared just where no one knows.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
MRS. DILLON
 PASSES AWAY

Mrs. George w. Dillon. the wife of Chief of Police Dillon. died al l2.&o o'clock this morning at the family residence after a long illness caused by a complication of diseases Mrs. Dillon had every attention but hcr health was broken by thc long siege ol illness and her death was moyir ablo.
 Mrs. Dillon camc to SkaEway clc. ven years ago from Seattle She was a quiet. reserved woman. and dc. vo.cd to her home and children. but she had a loyablo disposition and leaves many friends who will mourn Ter death,
 Mrs. Dillon was born &S years ago a. Chicago. Her maiden name was Isabella Lodge. She married Mr. Dl. lon twenty years ago and for a mum. Der of years they made their home iu Seattle.
 Besides her husband Mrs Dillon is survived by the following children: Mrs Eugene Smith. Edwin n. Mary. Elsie. Stanley. George. Elizabeth and Beatrice Dillon.
 The funeral will be held at 2.&o o'clock tomorrow at the S. Sayiour's Episcopal church. The body is now at the Harrison Undertaking parlors
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
AVALANCHE WAS
 fl YEARS AGO

Today s the eleventh anniversary oC tho Dyea avalanche
 On April 9. 1898. the snow slide swept down the Dyea trail and snuff. fed out the lives Of 60 men, who were mushinG over the trail to the interior.
 There arc number of persons in Skagway today who will remember the excitement caused by the news or the snowslidc. There was a rush to tho spot and for several days a large crew ot men worked to rescue those who were cntombcd
 \ number Of bodies were never rc. covered and several more were not identified. Many of the bodies were shipped outside for burial and the rest of th m were buried at Dyea.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
OXFORDS MIN
 ROWING RACE
(8y United Pressl

LONDON. England. April &-Upsct. ting all tho predictions of experts. Oxford college today defeated Cam bridge in the annual four mile TOW. ing raco on ho Thames river. Tho oxford crow to,k .h" lead at the start and despite hr desperate of- forts of the Cambridge eight main. ,amcl their lead an tho way
 At thu end of the third mile the Cambridge oarsmcn became exhaust. cd and their stroke was fast bccom, ing ragged. They still spurtcd, how ever. and Oxford ouUly finished three and ouc-halr lengths ahead.
 The race was witnessed by hous. andS Of people.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
HEGG HkO TRIAL TRIP

Tho Hcgg, with Capt. Pete MadScn in command. made her first trip to UaiUcs today since the new gasoline engine was installed The engines worked well and the Hcgg made the trip to Haincs in one hour and forty five minutes and did equally well on the return trip. Matt Suudccn, Jack Chambers. Judge Stout, Shorty Monro and several natives made the trip.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
MURDERER IS
 SLOWLY DYING
(By United Press.)

LA PORTE. Ind, April @-Roy Lamphere, who was sentenced to 'Ae state penitentiary in connection with the notorious Guinness murder farm mysteries" is dying of consumption in the Indiana pcnitcntiary. He still maintains he is innocent of the crime charged.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
ROOSEVELT IS
 STORM BOUND
(sy United Press.)

NAPLES. Italy. April %--Wirclcss reports received from the ship which iS bringing Theodore Roosevelt from Gibralter to Naples state that bad storms have been encountered and that Roosevelt would not reach Ma ples until Monday.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03

On account of the absensc of the Rev. Mr. Good from the city, there wi be no preaching at the Prcshy. tcrian church tomorrow. Sunday school at the regular hour. and Chris tian Endeavor at 6:SO instead of o'clock in the evening.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03

The United Wireless company will probably establish wireless station ir Skagway in the near future.
 The operator on the Princess May who is employed by the United Wire less company, made this statement last night. He said that the United
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03

Sergt. Fred Kicbcr, who has been confined to the post hospital at Fort Seward for several weeks, came ur on the Peterson today and visited in Skagway for a few hours. NIr. Kie- Der is much improved.r
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
INVESTIGATE
 LAND FRAUDS
(Sy United Prees)

WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 3- Secretary of the Interior Balhnger has appointed Clarence Booth of h. diana and Joseph Hendrick of Kan sss to go 10 Seattle to investigate the alleged land frauds. They will probably 20 to Alaska and investigate land frauds.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
WIRELESS STATION AT SKAGWAY

Wireless company intended to estab. fish stations in all the southeastern Alaska coast towns and that Skagway station will be installed as soon as a competent operator can be secured.
 The United Wireless company have already established station at ketct ikan.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03

CHICAGO, Tl.. April 2-Vencenzc Gorcaci, believed to be chief of the Black Hand blackmailers in this city was arrested today by the police af' ter a fight He is now in jail under a charge of blackmail and coercion.
 Gcrcaci called at the office of a
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
BLACK HAND CHIEF ARRESTED
United Press T.rearaph.c,bIe s.vIee)

business man to whom threatening letters had been sent and d'mlnded a sum O money. He threatened Vio- lence If this was not paid The man summoned the police and tt arrest ed the Black Hand lead,: a!tr a hard fight
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
Hogsatl Insults AI2SE2nS
BROKERS 60 BROKE
(By United Press.)

NEW YORK. April $-Thc first big failure resulting from the "bull wheat market resulted today when i; was announced at noon that John Dickinson X Co.,, brokers. had sus' pended business with liabilities of $25O. .OOOOO.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
Governor Files A Written Communication Declar- ing That Delegate Wick ersham Only Represents Saloon and Gambling h. terests---Wants To AbOl- ish Municipal Courts.
Limited Press reresraph.caSre servlce.)

WASHINGTON, Q. C. April B. Gov. Aoosatt and Louis shaekleford, rational committeeman, made a des' perats attempt today to destroy Dele gate Wiekersham's Influence in Wash inston by filing written eommuniea' ton with Postmaster General Hitch cock deeIorins that the people of Alas ka wanted to be permitted to gamble and run ''wide open" towns and that the gambling and saloon elements had elected Wiekersham to represent them.
 wIcKERsHAM REPRESENTS
 SPORTS
 The communication claimed that James Wiekersham was selected by
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03

WASHINGTON, D. C. April g. Not satisfied with tho recent white washing of Judge Silas IT. Reid of the Third judicial division Of Alaska, against whom serious charges were preferred by citizens of Fairbanks. Attorney General Wickcrsham today announced that another investigation had been ordered.
 Judge Reid will not be permitted to return to Fairbanks to hold court,
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
GOVERNMENT DISSATISFIED
 WITH '1WH|TEWASH' IF REID
United Press reIesrsph.cabre Service,

but must remain in Valdez until he ls ordered to Washington. D. C.. to answer the charges which have been file against him.
 The charges against Reid accuse him of appointing his brother.in.law as reciever of the Alaska Central railroad in open defiance of the law, or manifesting too great a political activity. and of showing partIalIty in trying cases.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03
WOULD TIGHTEN FEDERAL
 CONTROL

Hossatt and Shaekleford also oh' jeeted to petty criminal offences such as petty larceny, disorderly conduct, gambling and drunkenness being tried in the municipal courts of the diff. ferent towns of Alacka. They assert that these cases should be tried by federal officials and that the fines should 60 to the government.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-03

the gambling and saloon men ot Fairbanks and that he should not De recognized as representing the true Alaskan sentiment, but only th c votes of the liquor and gambling int erests.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-12-29
HANDS CRACKED
RAW AND SCALY
ltched and Burned TerribIy-Arms
Affected, Too Could Not Move
Thumbs Without Flesh Cracking
Sleep and Work Often Impos-
slbIe-Was Fairly Worn Out.
CUTICURA SOON CURED
HIS FEARFUL ECZEMA

About a year ago an itching humor
began to appear around the back of my
hand. 1t started in to spread, and
pretty soon it covered both my hands
and got up over my wrists and even
up to the elbows The itching and
burning were terrible. My hands got
all scaly and when I scratched, as l
was doing good part of the time, the
surface would be covered with blisters
and then get raw. The eczema got so
bad in around the pit of my thumbs
that l, could not move the thumbs
without deep cracks appearing. | went
to my doctor, but his medicine could
only stop the itching and did not seem
to heal my hands up at all. At night
l suffered SO fearfully that could not
sleep, often lying awake until well toward
morning, then waking up still tired.
! am chef and steward by trade and
| had to give up my place, as my hands
were so terrible to look at that they
did not like to have me around about
the food. | could not bear to touch
them with water, but when positively
had to get my hands clean | would rub
them with oil.
This sort of business went on for
three months and / kept trying zinc
and tar ointments and such remedies
with no particular benefit. / did not
know what to do, for l was fairly worn
out. For a long time several friends
kept asking me why didn't use Cuti-
cura and at last / thought I would.
First 1 got the Cuticura Soap, then
Cuticura Ointment and at last Cuticura
Resolvent. put the Cuticura ONT
ment on at night, covering my hands
with light cotton gloves. In the morn
ing the inside of the gloves would be
lined with scales, sometimes half as
long as your finger, leaving nice healed
places where the scales had been. In
a month was cured and have kept so
now for nine months. My hands and
arms are perfectly clear of all traces Of
eczema and think | am well rid of it.
Walter ii. Cox, 10 Somerset St., Bos-
ton Mass. Sept. 25, 1905"
Cutlcura Remedies are sold throughout the world
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston,
Mass. Mailed Free. Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases.