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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
BOSTON ELECTS
FITZGERALD MAYOR
Was First Partyless Election Under
New Charter.

Was First Partyless Election Under
New Charter.
BOSTON. Mass, Jan. l2.--In the
Ilrst partyless election held under
new charter, former Mayor John
was elected yesterday to
all the mayors chair again, this time
for a four-year term. He received
46,O6s votes and a plurality OF l22S
over his nearest opponent, James ].
storrow, banker, former president OF
the chamber OF commerce. and former
chairman OF the school board.
The most remarkable feature Of the
election was the small vote OF l7S3
given to the present mayor, George
A. Hubbard, who received $4,000
votes two years ago, being elected
on a reform" ticket over Fitzger-
aid.
The fourth mayorality aspirant. Ma
thanIel H. Taylor. found only $40
supporters.
The campaign. noteworthy in many
ways, was easily BostOn's greatest.
A record vote Of 95,i25 was cast.
more than 81 per cent OF the regis
tration.
Mr.. Fitzgerald won his victory In
spite of the fact that not one of the
daily newspapers OF the city support
ed him. He based his campaign on
a plea for yindlcation. his previous
term In Office having been conspic-
uous for the exposure by the finance
committee Of graft among a number
OF his subordinates in the city hall.
Like Mr.. storrow. he is a democrat
In national politics, and has been q
democrat also heretofer In local bat
ties.
Under the provisions of the new
charter. the ballots bore no party
designations, only the names and ad-
dresses Of the candidates appearing
The campaign was probably the
most costly ever waged in Boston
Page after page In the newspaper
was bought for signed advertise
ments, lauding the various candI
dates, and the city was plastered with
posters. Scores OF halls were hIret
for rallies and expensive headQuar
tiers were maintained by the candi
dates, in each OF the 20 wards.
The count of the votes for the cit,
council OF nine members indicate
that Ave candidates backed by tn
Citizens Municipal League. which In
dorsed Storrow, have been elected
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
Is MEETING WITH SUCCESS.

N. o. Davis. who formerly resided
in this city, is now meeting with great
success in promoting Pacific City, 4
place springing up on the coast Of
Oregon. In Curry county, where sew
eral new buildings are now under
construction. one Of them being a
thu ee-story hotel being erected by
Spokane capital. the promoters hav-
ing visited the place only a few
weeks ago.
Views of this new little city will
be shown this and tomorrow even
ing In the Nixon building. also many
views Of the surrounding locality.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
WILL BUY CITY HALL
SITE FOR DEPOT
North Coast and Milwaukee willing |
20 Pay the Price.

- e@-NA 49,
20 Pay the Price.
SPOKANE. Wash. Jan. 12.-An-
that the North Coast
railroad will agree to the eity's price
Of $4,000 for the city hall site was
made before the council last night
by Attorney l.. r. Hamblen, repre-
senting the railroad President r.
e. Strahorn Of the North Coast was
present, but did not speak.
I'VE win yield to the demands
made by the city provided we obtain
the proper franchise" said Mr.. Ham
blen. This will involve, too, the
Milwaukee line into the city. We
want early action on cur franchise
application, as several councilmen
are to leave the city shortly and we
are anxious to get busy on our work
inside the city as soon as possible. .
The council will consider the fran
chise at committee Of the whole
meeting tonight ana probably will
dispose of 1t Friday night, when q
regular adjourned meeting will be
held. Councilman r. l.. Dalke ad-
vised elaboration in dealing with the
franchise application. THE road
hasn't hurried until just now" he
said. "and now it is trying to rush
the thing through. We haven't even
been made a bona tide offer for the
city hall property, and in an import
ant matter like this i don think tht
council should be rushed. We should
have several months to discuss it."
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
MORE OVERFLOW CASE
TESTIMONY SUBMITTED
Government sian After Land values
By Expert Witnesses.

by Expert Witnesses.
The government hearing in tho
water power case was continued this
morning with A. A. Darknell on the
stand as a government expert wit
ness on land values.
Witness testified that he had been
acquainted with the lands In con-
troyersy since 1897; had been over
much OF the land on foot; had cut
wild hay on 35 acres OF Cherry creek
meadows; had seen much hay cut ON
other parts Of the reservation; sold
my hay to the Spokane wholesale
dealers, 20 to 20 tons. for $40 per
ton on the bank: this hay was used
for packing purposes; don't think
the wild hay on 5000 acres in con-
troyersy could find a market in spo-
kane for packing purposes.
He valued the high lands on Cher
ry creek meadows at SIS per acre,
the low lands at $50 per acre, and
the high lands at 5000 per acre.
Land produced two to two and one.
half tons OF Timothy to the acre.
which sold from SIS to s25 per ton
In various years; land produced
from one TO one and one-half tons
wild hay to the acre: have seen tim
othy run IL years without reseeding;
the production running light the
first year or two but uniformly heavy
the rest Of the time.
Six men and two teams would cut
and put up 20 tons Of hay per day
at a cost of 81 per ton; cost s2.50
per ton TO bale II.
Had seen hay with teeth on It's
blade on I0-acre patch on Cherry
creek; cut 40 tons OF hay for pack
ing purposes: soil Is sand and loan:
bars clay subBoil. Ihe price OF S25
per ton for hay In 1909 was due TO
the building OF the Chicago, MilWau-
kee q Puget Sound railroad and
J numbering operations In that vicinity
At IL O'Clock court adjourned til
, 1880, Attorney Dixon preferring mol
to adjourn IN the middle of an ex.
amination.
During the afternoon session
Attorney Post demanded a bill OIL
J particulars and stated that he had
read In newspaper reports that the
settlers intended to prove that tbs
backing up Of the waters OF the Pos
? Falls dam affected the public healtl
E and asked the attorney for the in
teryenors II that were true. Attor
r ney Eiston for the intervenors re
+, piled that the order OF hearing es
: tablished by the secretary Of the In
: terror enumerated danger to tn
: public health as one OF the cause
; for which the eompany's permit Nigh
!. be revoked. and stared that the in
: terYenors intended to prove the ex
J. istenee Of typhus malaria and typhoii
r fever as the result Of these lands be
ling overlooked.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
WOMAN rs CHARGED WITH
DEFRAUDTNG RAILWAY co.

s12, 800 by Claiming Injury
ON the YalcOt Train.
VANCOUVER Wash. Jan. Ia
Mrs. Maud johnson was given q pre-
hearing today before Jus
tice Scallon. charged with having de-
frauded the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company out of S12.5OO last
April by claiming that she had been
injured on the Yaicot train. She
waived examination and pleaded not
guilty and was bound over to the
district court in the sum of $4,000.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
1. o. o. F. INSTALL OFFICERS

Occur d'Alene Lodge No. "a, /. o.
o. F. installed officers for the
ensuing year last evening and a large
number Of the members were pres
emit: N. c.. w. s. Curtis; v. c.,
Dan Bell; recording secretary. Jer-
ONE Price; financial secretary, Jas.
e. Donald; treasurer, J. w. Wig
gett; War, A. B. Kruger; Con-, w. A.
Doran; r. s. N. g.. D. ]. Cook; L.
IS. N. G., H. H. Han; o. c., J. R.
Slmpkins; /. G., s. P. Coin; Chap,
J. @. Schultz; r. s. s., L. A. Marks;
L. s. s.. w. F. Hensler; r. s. V. G.
Dan Kohler; trustees, H. H. Hall
A. B. Ruger. J. @. Schultz. The
lodge is in an excellent condition and
is considered the strongest /. o. o
r. lodge in the state, having oveI
200 members. 1t is well attended Al
every meeting and its social gather
ings rank well with the best Of am
order in Occur d'Alene.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
oLD FASHIONED sPELLING BEE

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Jan. Ia
An old fashioned spelling bee, like
mother and father used to take part
in, will be held today to decide up
on the champion speller OF the city's
public schools. The Anal match will
be given at the court house next
Tuesday. when the victors in previous
bees will "go up against" 200 OF the
hardest words In the spelling book.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
TO UNvEIL GRAHAM BUST.

RALEIGH, n. c.. Jan. 12.-With
addresses by Governor Kitehin and
Others the marble bust Of Governor
william A. Graham will be unveiled
In the capitol this evening. The me-
mortal was presented by the North
Carolina Historical Commission. It
IL a beautiful piece Of art. the work
OF the sculptor Ruckstuhl.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
SCHOOL oFFICERs MEET.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Jan. 12.-City
and county superintendents and
school directors from all over Okla
homa gathered in the capital today
TO begin the annual meeting OF the
State School Ofiicers' association.
Governor Haskell and other promi-
nent Oklahomans are on the pro-
gram.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
CONFER WITH MAGISTRATES.

CONFER WITH MAGISTRATES.
NEW YORK. n. Y. Jan. IA
committee Of city magistrates will to-
day hold a conference with represen-
tatives of automobile clubs and COM
panies, to consider proposed legisla-
ton regulating automobiles and
drivers. The meeting win be held
in the ofices of the National High
wsys Protective association.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12

CONTINUED on second Page,
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-12
Law Governs Point.

The law governing these matters
was known as the act of August lS'
1894, and provided that the governor
of a state might make application for
survey of any lands he wanted to Sc
lect, might deposit the money for the
survey, and thereupon the federal
government should proceed to sur
yey, and the state should have the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-14
COIN WEIGHT ERROR
Brass Troy Pound, Used for IS
Years, Is Too Heavy.
Tests of Standard Brought Over by
Gallatin in 1927 Indicate Light
ness of "YeIIow" Money
WatchfuI Eeyes Guard.

Washington.-By comparison with
the government system of weights
here the discovery has been made that
the brass troy pound, the basis for the
Standardization of weights used by the
minis and assay offices of tEe United
States. has increased by oxidation
seven one-thousandths of a grain since
1t was brought to this country in
1927.
A suggestion that the accretion by
oxidation to the pound probably had
amounted to two or three .<5grains
caused CONSERVATION among Treasury
officials for time, for gold coined on
such basis would be profitable for ex-
, port as a commodity. Iridio platinum
will be substituted as a standard for
the brass if congress sanctions the
change. This metal is used in the
majority of other countries and at the
bureau of standards.
l. The brass troy pound was brought
to the United States by Albert Gala
tin, then minister to England, in 1927,
and since that time has been the
standard of the American mint. 1t is
Kept within the innermost of three
separate boxes at Philadelphia, and is
opened only once a year, this being
on the occasion of the visit of the
government assay commission, ap-
pointed by the president to test the
weight and f1neness of the coins o., the
United States. A key to each one of
the boxes is kept in different cities,
thus preventing possible tampering
with the weight by unauthorized per-
sons.
Discovery of the change in the metal
is due to Edward Rigg, superintendent
OF the machinery of the royal mint at
London, who at the invitation of A.
Platt Andrew, director Of the United
States mint, was present at the meet
ing OF the assay commission at Phila-
delphia in February. When he was
told that the standard weight shown
to him was the same that had been in
use for 83 years. he expressed the
greatest surprise and asked whether
any test of its accuracy ever had been
made by modern standards, and at the
same time suggesting that in all prob
ability there was considerable accre-
ton in grains due to the lapse of time.
Soon after the brass pound was
brought to Washington, where a COM
parison with the metric weights at the
bureau of standards showed the slight
increase that almost century had de-
veloped.
AS the treasury has accepted and
coined the gold on the same basis Of
weights. it has not lost any money
Following the disclosure made by the
comparison of the brass pound and the
weights at the bureau of standards the
calculation was reached that the diff
ference between the two on 100000
600 of gold coinage would amount to
$121.53. The coinage last year
amounted to $4,000, O0O.s
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-14
IRGE FAST AS CURE

preserve her figure. l have no hesita-
ton in saying that fasting is great
curative agency, and of the utmost
value in many cases of disease and i'll
ness"
A leading specialist in the West end
of London also expressed himself as q
believer in the fast cure-'for the
rich"
For that class" he said, ''it is an
excellent health reyiver; but for the
poor it is extremely dangerous. The
reason Of this lies in the fact that the
wealthy are inclined to indulge in
luxuries every day OF their lives, with
the result that their systems become
overstocked with poisonous matter.
There is no doubt that well-to-do peo-
pie eat far too much, and that con-
siderable number of cases that come
before the doctors are the result OF
improper food"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-14
Boy Has Saved Many Lives

ageous little chap It does not fall to
the lot of many lads to save five lives.
In fact, I never heard of such deeds
being done by a lad of his age. He
ought, indeed, to be recommended to
the Royal Humane Society"
Mitchell, whose face could barely
be seen above the witness box rails,
was carried shoulder-high by his
master and school-mates, and a purse
was collected for him The boy had
only just learned to swim when,
twelve months ago, he rescued a lad
he had got beyond his depth in the
canal and was disappearing for the
second time. In April Mitchell res,
cued two small boys from drowning
in the canal, and in May he rescued a
lad named Banks, who slipped from a
stone and fell into deep water. In
July he saved another boy from
drowning in the River Ribble.
Once the young hero went home
drenched to the skin and received a
sound thrashing from his mother be,
fore she knew that he had jumped
into the canal to save life.
In an interview Mitchell said: 81
dived into the water and brought my.
self underneath Keefe. He was float.
ing face downwards. l got hold OF
him and pulled him out l taught
myself to swim in a month by watch.
Ing other boys"
William King, aged Is, was drowned
in the canal at Leicester E.~en effort
to save child who had falNn into
the water. A boy of Is, named Will
liam Bale, plunged in first, and King,
seeing the two struggling in tbs
water, dived in to their assistance.
The child was got safely to the bank
by the two lads, but King was ex.
hausted and falling back into the
water was drowned.
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j. j. Hill Sees Record Crop

an immense traffic." ne replied. "You
notice how it was around Chicago
this winter, when traffic vas con-
gested for weeks ON account of lack
Of facilities to cope with a severe
winter.
The same thing will happen again
even without a bad winter, if the rail
roads can't get the money scV I'M
provements and extensions And how
are they going to raise it. If it's In
yestment doesn't show profit COM
parable with other business? People
with capital want to invest It where
it will produce a favorable return. If
the roads can't raise money under the
present rates, and if they are going
to increase their capacity as required,
an increase in rates is imperative"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-14
Good Law That Should Be Enforced.

Good Law That Should Be Enforced.
Anti-spitting ordinances, laws and
regulations in more than fiVe-eighths
of the cities and towns of the country
are not enforced as they should be,
alleges the National Association for
the Study of tuberculosis in a recent
report. While most of the larger cities
of the United States have such laws
on their books, in the great majority
of cases they are ignored or over
looked. The report covers in detail
the enforcement of the anti-spitting
ordinances in so Of the largest cities
in the country. During the year 1909
in these 80 cities, 3,421 arrests were
made for violation of the laws regard
Ing splitting in public places. Over
1900 convictions were secured and
S4,1o0.S7 was collected in fines
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-14
The Irish of Shakespeare.

An EngIishman and an Irishmar
were having an argument on the sub
ject of Shakespeare. q defy you,
said the former, ito find single Irish
character in the whole of his works.
We'll, I can give you two, at al
events" replied the Irishman. miss
O'Phelia and Cory O'Lanus." He
forgot Hamlet's intimate friend, who
stood beside him while he was con
templating his uncle in devotion, and
observed: Now, would l do it, Pat
while he is praying. Springfield Re
publican.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-14
Gays Conditions in His Section Of
country Indicate S9,ooo,00o,ooo
Year-TaIks of Rates,

enlcago-James J. Hill passed
Trough Chicago, returning to st. Paul
alset trip to New York. Mr.. Hill
aas an optimistic view of general
BUSINESS conditions, declaring that
= crops should exceed those of last
seaf' but was incltneS~to take a
s.oomy outlook o: ne future pros
ee0 OF the railroads unless they are
s'OWed to advance freight rates &c
1ents. ''
BUSINESS conditions are favorable
= SAID. Railroad traffic is good.
ue crops IN my section of the coun.
: - ana those in which am especial
Interested appear to be three weeks
saead of last year.
me last government report. as
rsesll u, showed a total value of farm
s nOoacts, grain. cattle, hogs, etc, OF
,s ! like $S,4O0,OO0.OO0. If that
o,. eoffect, this year ought to show
3Ose TO nine billions"
M Hill was asked whether the
t t@aoaas were going to advance
freight rates.
~ aemand for railroad transp0rta.
~ wv S continually increasing and the
~ aoaas must increase their facili
= ana equipment for handling such
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-14
Meet Alter sixteen Years.

Port Arthur, Ont.-Charles Conner,
for four years an employee of the
Vigars-Shear Lumber company, in,
structed his land1ady that if anything
happened to him she should notify a
daughter at Bay City.
Conner was taken sick and the land.
lady wrote as requested. Connor's
daughter is dead and the letter was
sent to Connor's wife at Gaylord, Mich.
Mrs. Conner and her son came to
Port Arthur, finding her husband re
covered. She had not heard from the
man for 16 years.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-14
|ndon Experts Indorse Health
Doctrine with Reservations"
!, wallace. WeII-Known Woman Ply
sieian, Says Conditions Must Be
Right Before ordeaI-Ho"
the Remedy Is Worked.

Iondou-The experiences described
linton Sinclair, an American wri-
m the current issue o. the Contem-
aary Review, his search for health,
IN how he ultimately obtained 1t
4eF period of fasting, have aroused
rood deal of interest among tn medi-
d profession here. Many medical ex-
ITS admit the benefit that one may
aain from fasting, provided, OF
purse, that it be discreetly practiced.
Or. Wallace, a well-known w man
hysician of London, and editor of the
serald Of Health, is a strong believer
b lasting for certain cases. Fasting
most efficient as a cure, F" she said in
be course of an interview. Il have
loWn it to work remarkable cures in
By own experience. The person I'M
srgoing the no food cure should take
othing but distilled water and should
1ereise caution. The weight should
y taken before starting the fast, and
It is below the normal food should
taken in reasonable quantities until
sas patient is the right weight and
asdF to undertake the complete fast.
+ ! last should not be started in cold
Father, for that takes away much of
q heat and energy of the organism.
In my own experience | have
|nOEn a patient to fast for Is days
.aad derive only advantage from the
ordeal. He had suffered from serious
internal trouble since boyhood, and he
came TO me to ask advice about the
nut diet | recommended. | told him
lae fasting cure would do him good.
WIEN saw him again several weeks
'lalef | hardly recognized him. He
was the picture of health. He held
himself upright, and his step was llert
ana vigorous. His eyes were bright,
as tongue a good color and his pulse
normal learned to my surprise-for
never intended he should go so long
al1nout food-that he had tasted for
p days, taking only distilled water
aafing all that time. And it certainly
cured him.
another interesting case was
brought to my notice by my friend, DR..
amer, in Canada. A workingman, suf.
iefhg from tumor, tasted six weeks,
Asephg at work all the time, and he
sOnpletely oVercame his complaint. !
nave Known many cases of short fasts
y len' six and five days. and the mem
9sts OF my own family have tasted
"ieh much benefit. know of young
typewriter girl who fasts for one week
u each year regularly in order to
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-14
HIS HANDS CRACKED OPEN

II am man seventy years old. My
hands were very sore and cracked
open on the insides for over a year
with large sores. They would crack
open and bleed, itch, burn and ache
SO that could not sleep and could do
but little work. They were so bad
that I could not dress myself in the
morning. They would bleed and the
blood dropped on the floor. called
on two doctors, but they did me no
good. I could get nothing to do any
good till I got the Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment. About a year
ago my daughter got cake of Cuti-
cura Soap and one box of Cuticura
Ointment and in one week from the
time I began to use them my hands
were all healed up and they have not
been a mite, sore since. I would not
be without the Cuticura Remedies.
"They also cured a bad sore on the
hand of one d my neighbor's children,
and they think very highly of the Cuti-
cura Remedies. John W. Hasty, So Eff
fngham, N. H, Mar. and Apr. II, '09'
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Wish cold eIorxn busted.

Hazleton, Pa.-Cmission of the word
flag" from the new manuals of the
city school board caused consider
able discussion at the meeting of the
directors and on the part Of the pa
triotic organizations They want "Old
Glory cleaned, or busted, daily with
the schools other fixtures.
The manuals have been recalled
from the 5000 pupils. and the word
flag" is being written in them at the
place where it was omitted, so that
janitoFs viii do their busting duty.
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Returning Home on One Occasion He
Receives Sound Thrashing
From His Mother.

London.-A tribute to the heroism
of boy of IL, Roland Mitchell, who
works as "half-timer" in mill and
has saved five persons from drowning,
was paid at an inquest at Preston on
a four-year-old child named John
Keefe,
Mitchell dived into ten feet of water
to save the child, who had fallen into
the canal He brought the body to
the bank, but the child was dead. The
jury, in returning a verdict of acct
dental drowning, strongly recon-
mended that Mitchelfs gallantry
should be brought before the Royal
Humane society,"
You will agree" said the coroner,
Mr. Parker. that Mitchell is a cour-