Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-06-04
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PERSONAL GOSSIP
Devotion Of Mrs. Chas. w. Alorse %
Husband Singer Is 70 Receive
100000 for season.

her daily needs, Mrs. Charles w
Morse continues her battle to Sc
cure the freedom OF her husband
from the federal prison at Atlanta.
where he Is serving q fifteen-year
term for violation CO the banking
laws. Mrs. Morse is now gathering
monster petition to President Taft ).
asking the release Of the hnancier,
and this viii probably be completed
next week and forwarded to WASH
ington. Mrs. Morse has set next
Friday as the date for the completion
OF the task she has set herself.
The ruined Ice trust and steamship
combine fnancier IL said to be very
III, and his devoted wife Is fearful
that he Will succumb unless reieas-
ed soon.
The year in the Tombs, Mrs. Morse
said together with the six months
that Mr.. Morse has already served in
the Atlanta prison, had undermined
his health to an alarming degree.
1t is said that Mrs. Morse has spent
every dollar she or her husband posi-
sessed, in her struggle to free him,
and that for several days she has
been continuing her efforts In her
husbands behalf practically without
money.
Much as it pains me TO admit 1t, "
he said. lit is true. / have had to
Jet rid of my electric carriage and
put up my household furniture at
public auction.
The mortgage Aon our Fifth ave-
ne home was foreclosed some time
go, so that all | now have is what
by furniture brought. But do not
are-I will beg II can only get my
usband free. Although have
worked night and day for his free
ON, it seems that have accomplish
ID so little, 1t is discouraging when
look back over 1t all.
Il am receiving new signatures to
ny petitions by every mail, and
you'd like to have all those who have
petitions mail them to me, so that ]
pay have them not fater than the
9th Of June"
Count Bresky Won Birkenfals. a.
ulti-millionaire brewer from Bohe-
la, sailed for home this week after
brief stay in New York, declaring
lat his $4,000. 900 fortune would
OF stand the strain of New York
otel and restaurant prices. He re-
arked:
Food is enormously high in price.
hat must make people nervous
hen they order meals. But when
ne gets food he generally finds he
paying for the pink-shaded lights
n the table. the flowers. the eiabor-
te and useless display of monogram
ned silver and for the elaborate dec
rations."
For Sale-one clock, in perfectly
God condition, except that 1t is hoo
ooed. Apply at Ralph avenue police
tation. Brooklyn.
Ever since Lieut.. Callahan died in
be Ralph avenue police station In
rooklyn, the clock which ticks out
be time on the station house wall,
rs insisted upon concentrating his
path by stopping each morning at
q nEant hnV,r ana - !.
Use. Callahan expired at 4:25 in
e morning, a victim of heart dis
Sc. As he drew his last breath,
e clock stopped. The deputy who
ok Galatians place noticed this
ct, and wound the timepieee.
1t went until twenty-five minutes
lst four o'clock the next morning
hen 1t again stopped, although 1t is
pposed to be and had heretofore
ways been an eight day clock.
pain it was wound and the same
ing happened. according to the
stimony of bluecoats who have
putation for Veraeity The clock
fused to 90 past four a. m. Again
d again 1t was wound and act, but
stopped every time at the hour
It Callahan got his death shock.
At first 1t was thought to be a
re coincidence and a clockmaker
3 called i'm. He examined 1t and
d he could ind nothing the matter
en- the more superstitlous among
policemen began to shake their
ads and look wise.
1t is hOOdOoed. (" said one to an
Ter.
Finally the antics OF the clock be-
ne so uneanny that no one would
nd or NEEDLE with II. A requisi-
for a new timepiece has been
de.
Z. Charles DaImores. who has
engaged to sing here and in