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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-01

those caught In the slide and. while
some OF the injured may be perma
ncnty crippled. 1t Is confidently be-
lleved that none will die.
Day of Terror.
II has been IA day OF terror in the
Occur d'Alencs. For days the heavy
snowfall In the mountains has piled
up vast banks and drifts, whose
tremendous weight on the steep hill
sides has been menace to all who
live On the lower slopes or In the lit
tie valleys OF this region. Those who
are familiar with conditions here have
given warning Of what was likely to
the canyon have been cautioned to
leave their homes for places of greater
safety. As far as known, this warn
ing went unheeded and 1t is believed
that there are many yet buried be-
meath the mountain of snow and Ice
which fills the canyon completely at
Mace, four miles above Wallace, and
at Burke. seven miles up at the head
OF Tho canyon.
IN the mountains during the carly part
Of the winter and there was lacking
the foundation of ice which sometimes
acts as an anchor for the later SNOW
fall ON the bare hillsides tolls and
tons Of snow have been massing for
week and the result was inevitable;
the snow Is heavy with moisture, the
f,J
talns; 1t had not drlftca AZ much as
would the lighter. dryer snow. but II
piled In great masses and last night
the inevitable result transpired This
morning found the coeur d'Alene re-
gion stricken as 1t has seldom been
afflicted Ia its long history Of tragic
Incidents
First Slide.
II Vas just before II O'clock sun
day night that the first slide came
down; this descended with rcsistless
force upon the town of Mace. bury
ing Its sleeping inhabitants beneath
mass Of snow and Ice, in places Il
feet deep and In all extending 1900
feet along the canyon. The big board
ing house of the Standard Mammoth
company took the full brunt of the
blow; the residence of Superintendent
Paseoe was In the extreme edge Of the
slide but it was utterly wrecked and
its five occupants with the exception
Of Mrs. Paseoe, were Instantly killed
Almost the entire town of Mace
was buried; scarcely a building re,
| tIlained intact after the onslaught by
| the force Of the concussion. Cars
were swept from the tracks anf
| buried houses were crushed like egg
shells and their occupants buried be
meath tens and tons of packed snow
| Wakened by the roar and tin
/ shock, the people of the canyon tbre,
miles up and -four miles down ths
stream, rushed from their houses
| They knew too we'll the portent D
| that awful sound; Iney feared tina
| they would be next to be entombet
in the awful rush But the braycr,
4 characteristic Of miners manifested 1t
/ self and from all sides relief rushe,
to the aid Of the stricken town From
4 Burke came miners and from Gen
and Black Bear. From Wallace
special train was dispatched as quick
ly as possible with workers and ply
sicians and nurses. There was ~
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-01
ONE MORE CHAPTER
IN TRAGIC EVENTS
Slde-Stricken Canyon Is the Stage on Which
Other Catastrophes Have Had Their
Setting in the Past

Marrow Dec in Which Are the Snow and Debris Covered
Towns of Mace and Burke, Aside From Being One OF
the Richest Silver and Lead Belts in the West, Has
Been Swept by Previous Destructive Avalanches and
Has Been the Scene Of Bitter Labor Strtes.
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DISPATCHES WARNING
TO PEOPLE OF BURKE

That more lives were not lost at
burke Is due to the presence of mind
Of Seamans Rowe, foreman of the
Hecla mine Realizing the danger
which threatened the sleeping and un-
snspecting citizens of the other town
a mile further up the stream. he sent
Bert Clement on to Burke to rouse
the inhabitants and urge them to
seek safety.
Among the last to be taken out OF
the snow alive at Mace was Mrs.
George Hooper an old woman who
lived ON tho outskirts of the town.
She was buried under the snow 10
feet, and Ii took four hours OF the
hardest work to get her out. She had
suffered from the cold, but was not
badly injured,
Many strange thoughts coursed
through my mind while lay buried
In the snoWslide for more than two
hours at the Missoula Copper mine
said r. j. Mcleod OF Mullan, who
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-01

Spokane Feb 2Srhc list Of dead and injured in the
Coeur d'Alcnc ansdes revised late this afternoon
follows
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t9ontinued on Page Threa.l
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When you uae q Mlssotilian
class nd It's u cinoi.
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Today Cloudy, SNOW
Tomorrow Snow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Herbert Kaufman

This would enable the obbers the interior
this for they all the traffic the interior while they have to
divide with the But the steamship
would mind it. because their prosperity depends entirely the growth
would make such reductions their should be
those the The always had lower than
those this, regard
less railways past probably regardless
what they shall do the
Nor would the mileage basis help in any important way the
prosperity of the interior cities Mr. Dunn points
The logical application of the distance would be
the communities that conndng for it. IT, principle rates
should be based
principle it its products ought be based distance
But both
the markets Of the where they sell their fruit vegetables
lumber, enable sell
the railways have made much lower them
similar To
these low is largely due the present extraordinary prosperity OF
the As illustrating this be said that the postal
Spokane the chief complainant 26 from
would
raised the detmen of the
duce and of the
not however question of expedency of justice
but rather of necessity arising Of the geographical facts
If the interstate should issue mileage basis order for
all railroad that would simply make land transportation
impossible between the coasts because could the
water competition.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
English Humorist's Joke

Walter Emanuel who has been pok-
ing some characteristic fun at our Lon
don statues, is. says NJ A P, unique
combination of humorist and lawyer.
Brought up to the law. he still follows
that profession, and is a member of
an old established firm of solicitors in
Ftnsbury circus
But it is as "Charivaria" in Punch
that Emanuel is chiefly known to fame.
Every week for several years he has
regularly supplied a page of bantering
humor to the king of comic papers.
Some of the happiest examples of his
fun ara to be found in stories Of dog
life. Just after the publication of one
of his books, called "A Dogs DAY." a
friend one day meeting him congratu-
lated him warmly on the work "A1.
Emanuel" he exclaimed, AL" "And
KS" rejoined Emanuel quietly.
When not making jokes and when
free from legal worries Emanuel de-
votes himself to golf. In this connec-
tion he once had a quaint experience
an experience. were il not for his ready
wit, which might have let him in for
damages. A rustic had been acci-
dentally hit by one of his golf balls
in the eye. "ThisH cost you five
pounds-hve pounds he shouted
hercely. But I called out 'Forer as
loud as 1 could" said Emanuel did
yer. guv'nor? said the other We'll.
didn't hear you. I'll let yer off with
the price of pint"
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Lives of Criminals
N axe Good Novels

dhe UOOu NOVeIS of the Of
collaboration
his efforts the independent long
Ills output
hat quality has been sacrificed quantity
him
One of the novels
publication
Bechdot novels combines
development
published which THE
aroused the widest
For Bechdol has made
ways His 9oO9 showed the of his knowledge
who
later end their 5000
OF the published
brought
London's of the 0 'N
him Paris
before
New
the which
took
did add
that the
friends
ioppers last book "Gooe enabled live
like California found
pleasant place which spend the
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
A Wood Pigeons Temper

OF course. what endears our wood
pigeon TO a visitor is not only its fine
appearance but its great tameness in
our parks; and apropos of this, says a
writer in the Countryside. / saw
year or so ago a most delightfully."- hu-
man display of temper on the part of
one of these pampered park pigeons.
Some one had thrown down a bit of
bread, and a wood pigeon and an up
land gander both cast their eyes on
1t at once. OF course, the long reach
of the big bird enabled him to secure
the food before the pigeon could wad-
die up to it, but the way in which the
disappointed bird landed a futile peck
on his head as he stopped said as plain
ly as words could speak: Greedy
beast; that was meant for mer
On another occasion l saw pair Of
wood pigeons having a fight in the
cranes paddock on the north bank of
the zoo, and to my surprise the COM
mon European crane took upon himself
the office of peace maker, coming hastily
up and driving off the beIligerents.
though with no sign of animosity, in
different directions.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
The Senator's
Unexpected
Crouch

crack OF the Adrich whip while the tariff bill debate
In his declaration of Ens insisted that he
chairman OF the senate committee investigate the high
OF living least that he should be permitted the
chairman. Otherwise he washed his affair
ne would leave his country to its unhappy fate bereaved OF his
counsel and experience The of beefsteak might hang
Adrch cooked listening and grinned the umaum,
but he willing let the from West Virginia
the pasture and roll modcm of liberty be
med where nothing particular stake Nay, willing
make concessions the unexpected wrath of the fiery
duke If Ekn could be chairman of the investigating
ee at least he might be permitted the presiding officer
How would Senator Lodge of Massachusetts suit the gentle
from West Virginia. Nicely. AS the constitution of this
committee and its spirit Washington dispatch says:
The composition of the Ndrh
vndicaton of the When
Lodge usually voted with the finance committee of which Mr. Adch
chairman Mr. Ekn always did Mr. McCumber took like
his expecting be rewarded faihunes finding
himself left in the cold when the law passed
Mr. Smoot of the chief ieutenan of Adrich Mr.
% Root 0 York in the hamb
Mr. Root his the of South Dakota
light and voted for the tariff bill
The findings of the committee will be awaited with
anxiety Unlike the Ekns CROUCH they will be attaned with
the element OF surprise Their important function will be
add the weight of the mails be carried under the anng
privilege during the coming campaign.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
This Cap Fits You
B. HERBERT
BY HERBERT KAUFMAN

you think that you're bigger than your job it's plainly evident
that you small for The last word still to be said upon
every subehe last idea waiting be developed each branch
of art and invention and science and commerce.
No permanently ahead of you Yesterdays leader for
gotten success of his But we'll acknowledge that
you best only when you pass through teshen you show
what you know.
you're operating pin machine your record of spoiage dem
whether you belong the post you're posting day
book your tell your selection you're cutting
pants you'll ahead only by cutting of them the time
your eos you're running streetcar, your track will
lead you the superintendent Office you require uperntend
ence
If you of pace your present place. you cant help trying
improve your pin simpler day bookpefect
ing your cutting knife inventing safer fender.
But YOUR complaining of your lot its safe bet that your
employer comp plaining lot of you.
Ambition good thing until hatters-t help only when
scolds and self-reance Vanity may nominate
you for advancement but nothing short of hard labor will elect you
Copyright 1910 B
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
PERSONS IN THE NEWS

DR.. F. E. ROSS Of the naval observatory at
Washington, d. O., has returned from the east
for visit among California friends. He is
staying at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. ID. E
McCloud in Webster street. Doctor Ross is a
native He Is graduate Of the University
of California.
E. PICK, FRED STEM and Emil strodthor
Of this city were among the passengers sailing
from New York Thursday the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer George Washington to
Bremen, via Plymouth and cherbourg.
MAX SCHwABACHER and wife and DR..
Abrams have returned to their apartments at
the Fsirmont after having visited Cuba and
South America.
d. W. CARMICHAEL, a real estate man Of
Sacramento. is at the Palace hotel on his way
to his oil properties in Kern county.
r. P. BAKER, who is heavily interested in the
oil fields of Kern county, is registered at the
Union Square from Bakersfield
C. S. RAs of India, who is en- route to Wash
ingtou to study special lines of agriculture is
guest at the Farmont.
E. M. COBB, a prominent businessman OF In.
Angeles. accompanied by Mrs. Cobb, is stop
ping at the Argonaut.
CARSON c. COOK. manager of the R,,o.o
properties at stockton. registered at the Pal
ace hotel yesterday.
r. w. FENN of Los Angeles. who is associated
with the Union oil company. registered at the
Stewart yesterday.
J. ]. MceINNITY, lumberman of penvsr :.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Fox Terrier Watches
Actor at TheaferS

Terrier Watches Robert Mantel the touring
the Pacific in Shakespearean repertoire
o - 1.A1' has had as close companion a
The
Mantell friend in Toron Gan
and shipped by
Pit pttsburg h It took ain almost week for Rubber puppy
been confined he bounced out and made dash for liberty H
rubber said Mantel who immediately
through the business section Of the Smoky City
From that the has been Rubber accompanied his
the road for II Man
that will admit his - ~
Manl telling the
I namle Ruboe he says sleeps dressing gown
performance according
drop the last act Rubber stretches thinks
- - o1'
On Chicago while Mante
Romeo Juliet Rubber without
of balcony
and with the and
later paed the talked with him Shakes
Manell
knee while the latter making
want to make up drops his tail and
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

You won't stop trailing and failing until you waing
you'll change yourself there's need to change your work Your
present last will prove all right if you stick to the very last
When you to be mplacent we'll begin be- There's
plenty of chance for you right where you
Ragpicke and clothepn makerbaker and soap boercob
bier and founded fortunes equal those of banker
and barriser and ronmaster Only fools dsdan their tools
Investigate every tale of luck and you'll stick p front
of the - Accident doesn't build things destroys them.
herel be no harvest if there isn't sowing. Any will be
successful if he's willing pay the pricework, work. WORK,
WORK!
A. t. Stewart but ordinary Scotch merchant plus
extraordinary application.
Rufus Choae read from the law books his classmates
but he kept reading until he understood them.
Half dozen had the Westng idea their heads but
they lacked the doggedness to get and fit to
So long there's space beneath the there will be abundant
for the builder The best shall have been done only when the
last day of eternity reached There still footprints the
highest peaks of progress.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Origin of the Pigtail

Apropos of the report that the
Chinese department of state affairs
contemplates issuing an order direct
ing omclals, soldiers and police 10 give
up the queue and to wear their hair
short. the Japan Mail recalls that the
queue was introduced into China by the
Manchu dynasty nearly three centuries
ago. 1t is said to have been originally
suggested to the Manchu by their sense
of gratitude to the horse. that animal
having played a great part in the Tar
tar conquests. In short, the "pigtaip,
was method of establishing a rela-
tionshfp between human beings and
horses.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

~ D. hosEN5AUM. a merchant and banker Of
STOCKTON, is among the recent arrivals at the
ST. Francis.
JOHN $. JEPsoN. ieweIry manufacturer Of
~ Se% York is among the recent arrivals at the
j. E. FLANDERS AND E. Z. KINNErr hank
ers es ana ana brokers Of Los Angeles. are guests at
DWIGHT H MILLER. businessman Of Sac
.amen'o' registered at the st. Francis yes
D. Z. QUINN. one of the leading attorneys OF
EUREKA Is a late arrival at the Argonaut.
q. z. ROBERTS and R. L. IngIis. two planning
UNI men OF stockton. are at the Palace.
GEORGE I. ERHARD, prominent grain mer-
eH&h' Oh Seattle, is guest at the Manx.
W, 4. w1LsURN. silk merchant Of New
York. registered at the Manx yesterday.
LIEUTENANT CHARLES $. KERRIcx. u. 5.
NJ Is guest at the st. Francis.
cohhANDER aud MRS. E. z. cAPEHARr
are registered at the FairmOnt
DR.. WALTER G. HARDER has r.tu,,sa ,r0,,-
two years trip to Vienna.
D. M. FAkkHURST, an attorney OF santa Rosa.
is at the Onion Square.
j. E. MANLovE Of the Ho,., 10, Air ro-
valley is at the stewart
D. W. KNOX, an attorney Of Merced. registered
at tae Palace yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
MARINE
BOX MACHINE MANGLES
ONE ARM OF OPERATOR
[SpeeiaI Dispateh 70 The Gail ]

PETALUMA, Feb. 26.-A peculiar ac-
cident nearly cost A. Cochrane his life
today and he may lose an arm.
Cochrane is employed in the box fac
tory and in some way his clothes
caught on bolt and he was thrown
into the machinery
The flesh was crushed off his right
arm, but the bones were not broken.
He is in precarious condition in a
local hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

OF Senator klk1ns carries with it III high
degree the dramatic element of surprise, and
the senator's crouch about the high cost of
living has become a subject of public merri-
ment in view of his obedient response to the
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

OS ANGELES is making determined CAMPAIGN TO moderate
II not abolish altogether the billboard nuisance bv means Of
ordinance which council ,nneor
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

that the southern city is divided into fire
districts and that there are special regula-
tions governing each of them with reference
to the special requirements of the locality
Certain outlying territory is not included II,
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

ME insurgency of Uncle Steve Elkns duke of West Virginia
and of prospective bride of royalty least
the of
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Moving Against
BiIIbOards in
Los Angeles

these districts and is proposed extra district
and in doing empower the council regulate the use Of
bilboards all the city
AS for the condition public on the subject Council
man Betkousk is quoted thus in the Express
have found that the laws city great latitude in
establishing prescribing
shng e districts the council then add
under the state law, lawyers tell me
When took subject
that time how universal and how against
them
that | hadtu attention RI
billboard
on the subject
wishes. ~ 49,
The opposition hndand have looked for
that the of the who
bllboards - - W
Even these there disposition the busi
Many OF the I'D
this kind of publicity all the others will t~f
The Express has conducting an effective can,.o, -
the subject by printing photographs entitled os
Angeles Beauty Spots 1t appalling collection of deou
bboard that deface the city Francisco is in inst
bad FIX Los Angeles in this respect DETACHMENT Of
the public thoroughfares grows worse day by day.
{ AMUEL o. DUNN writes in the March Scribner's on the
railway rate battle the chiefly with the
controversy that has Spokane decision
~, by the interstate commission This
iie ponahs is controversy between markets which
KATE controversy the concerned
Again Roughly speaking, the Spokane people and
those of other interior cities contend for q
mileage basis for fixing whereas the cities maintain
that their geographical advantage due of water
competition must be recognized necessity of the
Mr. Dunn points out the governing factors words
that and reduce
their rates to the interior to the level their
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
The Insider
Tells achievements some California
contributed the world of letters
and the OF attract attention.

RED BECHDOLT, who has won his lit
erary spurs in the last two years, is one
OF the most Industrious of tbe Co1;forni.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

AIRSHIPS-A- o. T. s, Berkeley.
The reason your query about a GER
tain airship concern has not been an
swered is that this department does
not advertise private business con-
Germs
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

SEA LEVEL B. W, Fresno. What is
Understood by the sea level?
The sea level is the level of the surN
face of the open sea taken as the point
from which to estimate or measure the@
perpendicular heights or depressions Of
tains.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

LIND-N. W, City. Where was Jenny Lind
Goldsehmidt born, and when?
In Stockholm, Sweden, October s,
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

WAKE Subscriber, Sattley. When
did the United states acquire Wake island Ia
the Pacific ocean? What is its Importance?
The United States flag was raised
over Wake island January, 1889, by
Commander Taussig of the Benning-
ton, while proceeding TO Guam. 1t is
a small island in the direct route from
Hawaii to Hongkong. about 1000 miles
from the first and 5000 from the latter.
II might. at some time. become i'm
portant as a coaling station.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

MOUNTAIN HEIGHTSF. B. W, Fresno.
How is the altitude Of a mountain above sea
level obtained?
The height of mountains is ascer-
tained by the use of the barometer.
Ascending from the sea level, the air
becomes lighter. and the mercury in
the barometer falls. Civil engineers.
knowing the height of the barometer
at sea level and also at the place the
height of which they desire to de-
termine, are able to compute the ele-
walton of the place Mountains may
also be measured by trigOnOmetry.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
EASTERN
FOREIGN

Titled husband Of Donna Ruspoli viii,
all Der fortune. II
Downfall Of the -Asquith cabinet apl
be event near at hand. y
Smithsonian African expedition di,
after most successful hunting. II
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

BREwERY-D. M. c., San Rafael Is the
largest brewery in the world located in Dublin.
Ireland? If not. where is IL?
The largest brewery IS in Mil
waukee, Wis.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

HOLIDAYS-R. T., SebastopoI. How many
and what are the legal holidays in the United
States?
There are more than so. but all are
not observed in every state and terri
tory. Each legislature creates the
legal holidays for its own state. This
department can not devote the space
to printing the list asked for. It is to
be found in the World Almanac for
the current year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-19
BANK SWINDLER
EVADES POLICE
Left City After CaShing
$3.50 Forged Check,
Detectives Believe.

Central Office detectives spent the
greater part Of today specializing on the
best course 10 follow in an endeavor TO
capture Richard Miller. who is accused
OF cashing a forged check for $50 at
the Fourteenth Street Savings Bank
and who is believed 10 have left Wash
IngtOn Immediately afterward-
Two other alleged bank swindleds.
David Simon and Morris Robinson. were
arrested in a house in I street north
west. a few hours before Miller is said
10 have presented his check signed
Francis A Blundon" az the bank
Harry p. Martin and Roy J. Kelley,
private detectives in the employ OF a
Chicago agency, had traced Simon and
Robinson 20 Washington They were
right back Of Simon when he cashed
on Friday afternoon at the American
Security and Trust Company, Fifteenth
street and New York avenue, three
travellers checks alleged 70 have been
stolen
The sIeuths notified the detective bu-
reau. which was the first iltimaJiOn
the police had gang was operating
in Washington
The police declare Miller and a woman
known as Nine. Marie, q clairvoyant,
had been living al HOP Fourteenth
street northwest since Nav .. Detec-
tiveS were planted Friday afternoon
at the Union Station steamboat wharvesr
terminals of the electric suburban lines.
the house in Fourteenth street, and
every other place where they would be
likely 70 appreheud him