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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-17
POWDER MILL is
BLOWN TO ATOMS
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE sTARTIs-
ED BY ROAR, SURROUNDING
COUNTRY SHOOK.
Ono Hundred at Work When Accident
Occurred--AIany injured.

SAN LEANDRo. Cal. Feb. IT,
With a roar that startled the people
Of this city and vicinity and a de-
lonatlon that shook the surrounding
country. the Trojan Powder works,
located near this city. blew up to-
day and was afterward destroyed By
Are and the surrounding buildings
are threatened. II Is feared that 4
heavy loss OF life may have resulted
from the explosion. although al this
time no details are obtainable.
More than 100 men and women
we're employed In the plant and at
work when the explosion occurred
at 1O:45 o'clock. and many OF them
may have been blown to atoms. The
plant was located at Roberts Land.
ing. some distance from the heart OF
San Leandro. Seven badly injured
men were taken from the three de
stroyed buildings shortly after the
shock, and removed huFriedly to the
Alameda county hospital.
The conditions at the scene OF the
explosion are such that the rescueTs
are having diflculty in reaching the
helpless and injured. Reports reach
Ing San Lorenzo, which Is two miles
from the scene OF the disaster, are
that some Of the buildings OF the
works are SIN on fire
Volunteers Hard AZ Work.
With four men missing. fourteen
are known to be seriously Injured aud
a score slightly wounded az the re-
suit OF the terrible explosion at the
Trojan Powder mill at Roberts Land
ing today aud hundreds Of volunteers
are working desperately this after
noon to prevent the IRE from spread
ing into the other magazine. The
wounded are being taken to the
hospital ia automobiles. wagons and
trains. which have fastened to the
scene OF the disaster.
May Have Been Powder Min.
STANFORD, Cal, FEB. IL The
Stanford university was shaken b.
an earthquake at 1880 O'Clock this
morning. All classes we're dismissed.
fearing that there would be a repe-
tition of the disturbance. Plaster
fell from the ceiling In the class
rooms. although no serious damage
was done.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-17
FINISHES WITH PACIFIC CITY,
BEGINS WITH COEUR D'ALENE
N. o. Davis Is to Spend Several
Months Working in the Interest
of This City.

Months working in the Interest
of This City.
n. o. Davis, who has been in the
city at various times during the past
several months, selling town lots and
booming the new place called Pacific
City, in southern Oregon, and each
time has met with good success. as
he has also In other places, has fin-
ished his work with the promoters
|of that place and is now to begin la
boring in the interest of Occur d.
|Alene, and will travel extensively in
|all parts of the northwest.
Mr.. Davis said In an interview
with a Press representative this
morning that with the present out
look that this city has. there is no
place in the entire northwest which
can equal It, believe that 1t will
double in population during the CON-
nng two years, because there is a
Future before It that few cities have.
With the coming OF the two new
railroads to Occur d'Alene 1t means
that this city viii have a growth that
will surprise every person now re-
siding here" said Mr.. Davis. land
property will exchange hands as
never before In the history OF the
fity, and | am glad to work for the
npbuilding OF a place with such :
PROMISING future as Occur d'Alene. .
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-17
ALASKA STEAMSHIP LINER
YUCATAN STRIKES ICEBERG
Is Beeched az Mud Bay-NO Lives
Were I,Ost.

JUNEAU. Alaska, Feb. IL The
Alaska Steamship Liner Yucatan.
which was southbound from Skag-
way for Seattle. lift an iceberg in the
icy straits this morning. she beeched
at Mud Bay. 25 miles from HOonah
and no lives we're lost.
Vessel Santa Ann has sailed to her
relief. There were seventy passen-
gers aboard the ship. which was
badly damaged.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-17
A TRIPLE EXECUTION.

RICHMOND. Feb. 17.-Richard
Pines. Calvin Johnson and Eugene
Dorsey. negroes. viii be electrocuted
in the state penitentiary tomorrow
for the murder OF the Chicago artist.
w. r. Schultz. in Alexandria, some
months ago. They were convicted
through the confession of Henry
BattIne. q confederate.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-17

CONSIDER RADICAL
PERSONAL INJURY MEASURE
Representatives OF Railways AtteBd
Meeting Of Committee.


Meeting 81 Committee.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l7.--Repre-
sentatlYes OF many OF the prominent
railroads Of the couatry attended q
hearing before the Judiciary Com
mittee OF the House today. when ~
rious consideration was given to one
of the most radical measures before
the present congress.
II Is the bin introduced by Repre-
sentative SABBATH (Deml OF Illinois.
which would req ire all persons
carrying on occupations and trades
subject to the reguiatlye power Of
congress- Including railroads. ex-
press companies and sleeping car
companies. to pay compensation on
fixed basis to injured employees. The
legislation. II enacted. would over
turn the present employers liability
law. and. In fact. revolutioulEe the
existing system OF indemnify for per-
sonal injuries.
The bill defines the amount OF
compensation 10 be paid by en-
ployers to employees In cases OF In
jury or death. basi-g Il on the
amount OF the previous earning pow
er OF the victim. and provides that
It shall be paid in he form OF an
annuity.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-17
AIdrich Predicts Agreement.

Senator Aldrieh predicted this
morning that an agreement would
be reached that would bring to the
support Of the bill enough republic
cans to pass it. He does not dis
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-17
URGED
TO PUSH PLEDGES
Taft Wants Party Measures Enact
ed Into Laws

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-In erect
President Taft said to some of the
senate leaders whom he called to
the White House last evening: why
don't you push measures to redeem
party pledges while the house il
dealing with appropriation measures?
You are moving too slowly" 1t Is
said he exhibited extreme Impotence
with the degree of progress thus far
made toward the enactment of ad-
ministration bills.
VIII Hurry Them Along.
By way of result, the senators
were able to announce the follow
ing:
The almost hopeless tangle in
which the Root and Smoot amend
ments have ensnarled the postal saw
ings bank bill will receive attention
at conference today in rooms Of
the finance committee, OF which
Senator Aldrich is chairman. When
whipped into shape the postal saw
ings bank I'LL is to displace the
Alaskan legislative council bill as
tho unfinished h,rgiuoer nr5 A. -
ter is to be laid aside as involving
problems that cannot be solved at
the present session.
The administration railroad bill is
to be reported from the committee
on interstate commerce next week
and force put behind it to pass it
without material amendment.
Perfect Conservation Bills.
The conservation bills are to be
perfected by a special committee OF
western senators appointed today by
Chairman Nelson from the member
ship of the committee on public
lands, and these measures are to be
reported to the senate as rapidly as
completed.
The anti-injunction bin is to be
considered by the judiciary commit
tee next Monday.
Statehood legislation, which al
ready has been reported from the
committee on territories, is not to
be permitted to lag and probably will
receive attention as soon as the
postal savings bank bill is out of
the way.
This program includes neither the
federal Incorporation bill nor ship
subsidy legislation. Although the
latter is likely to pass the senate
without much debate. it will meet
difficulties in the house.
No Mistaking Taft's Temper.
Senators Carter Borah and Bever-
idge carried to the capitol Presi-
dent Taft's views on the delays en-
countered by bills contained in his
program. They reported that there
could be no mistaking the president
temper. The postal savings bank bill
gave him the most concern, it is
said, because the opposition that had
developed to such legislation did
not appear to him based on sound
principles.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-17
Postal Savings Bank Bill.

When the senate adjourned today
the postal savings bank bill was In
such a tangle that no one was will
ing to prophesy its outcome. Ia
truth, the adjournment was brough.
about chiefly because the senate was
not ready to face the situation in
reference to this bill, and there was
nothing else that could be consider
ed as the Alaskan bill was in a snarl
even more intricate.
All afternoon senators entered
Senator Aldrieh's room. AS a result
Of these visits 1t was arranged to
have a conference of wider scope.
At that time will gather all sena-
tors who have introduced conflicting
amendments to the postal bank bill,
and the republican leaders have an
nouneed their determination to see
the president through on his pro-
gram.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-17
STORM
WORST OF WINTER
Blizzard Covers Country East OF
Rocky Mountains

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Feb. IL
The entire Northwest Is in the grip
OF cold wave today. Minnesota
and the Dakotas are still blizzard
swept and communication Is DIM
cult. The Northern Pacific oGieials
announce that railway traGic Is
blocked west and that trains on les
road are stalled in Montana because
OF the unusually heavy snow. No
trains are proceeding toward the
Pacific coast and 1t is hard to tell
when the road will be open. The
storm is the worst OF the winter.
Storm Ii General.
CHICAGO, Feb. IA severe
storm. amounting In some places to
a blizzard and bringing to other To-
calities a heavy downfall OF snow.
driven by wind OF almost hurricane
violence. swept over the west, north
west and southwest today, and Is
moving rapidly eastward.
The storm extended as Gar east
as lndlanapoli where nine inches OF
snow fell. Twelve inches OF snow
is reported at Terre Haute. Reach
ing into Oklahoma with a violent
hail and sleet storm and into north
ern Texas. Kansas. Iowa, Arkansas.
Mississippi and Minnesota. The
storm played havoc with the Rocky
mountain states, where II delayed
for hours transcontinenta passeng-
er trains.
Drop Of IS Degrees.
At Denver. in the - hours ending
today, the temperature dropped SIS
degrees. In other Colorado cities
the storm unroOfed buildings and
blew in windows. In the mountains
the wind blew rs miIes an hour. In
Wyoming a drop Of 63 degrees was
reported. At Cheyenne II was 4 de-
grees below zero and at Lander s
below. A heavy loss OF livestock
was feared In Oklahoma. where the
wind and sleet made suffering In
tense. Much suffering was also re-
ported in Kansas and Missouri
The worst blizzard OF the winter
is interfering with traffic and causing
much suffering in st. Louis and
throughout Missouri and southern
Illinois.
Temperatures near the zero mark
prevail over Kansas and the south
western portion Is covered with snow.
Livestock is suffering.
Southwest Suffers.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Feb. IT The
heaviest snowfall OF the season Is
recorded here today and throughout
the southwest. The blizzard which
has been raging for So hours, con-
tinues with undated fury today
Traffic on the railways has been tied
up in many sections. Reports from
northern Texas indicate shat In
tensely cold weather prevails and
there is much suffering among the
people who were not prepared for
such weather. Stock is suffering and
the losses will be heavy II the storm
does not let up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-22
FEMALE PHYSICAL CULruR1sr.

DR.. Woods Hutchinson has his ham
mer in hand for the Errors of Exercise.
In one part of his article in the April
Outing he pays his respects to the male
physical culturist," and then says:
IF the apostle of physical culture be
of the female sex, her performances are
far more artistic and graceful, but
equally amusing. Like her male coln-
face or a graceful figure. If she has
the average endowment of brains she
utilities these to make a brilliant mar
riage. but if a little more or less or
a little different, she begins to pose like
the champion strong man, Only far
more gracefully and artisticaIly, and
to tell others how to do it, The silly
little canary bird things that she tells
them to do in the way of dieting and
thinking high thoughts, and going with
out corsets, or walking barefoot in the
dew. or living in Harmony with the All
Good, or crawling like the lizard. or
hopping a la kangaroo have no more
to do with her complexion and her fig
ure than postage stamps nave with the
spots on the sun.
her male counterpart of anatomy, ply
ssology, dietetics. and the laws of
health, but she knows she can count
with equal certainty on the boundless
credulity of her sisters. who are less
richly endowed physically, but more SO
financially They take their coffee with
out cream, or their cream without cOf-
fee. their ten drops of vioiet cologne
upon lump sugar. or their deep, down
ward breathing with an upward
thought, they comfort themselves over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-22
GLOBE SIGHTS.
rFrom the Atchison Globe.J

CFrorn the Atchison Globe.J
Seven out Of ten people have a funny
walk.
Every old and broken-down politician
is a Boss Buster.
If you want to butt in, you ought to
be missionary and get paid for 1t.
While we do not amount to much
we have never written a letter with red
ink.
If your conscience isn't anything
more than fear Of being found out it
may help little.
After children are twenty-seven years
old, they should quit calling their faith
er papa
We had hoped to finally settle the
cost of brides outfit. but so many
people are complaining OF being bored
that we are compelled to give 1t up.
A farmer came to town recently with
a lot of errands to perform for his wo-
men folks. I'D rather take a whip
ping" he said, than buy for women"
No man who ever quit drinking re-
GREETED 1T, and those who never COM
menced aren't greatly worried by the
thought that they have missed some
thing.
Nothing pleases a New York paper
more than to receive a letter to this
effect: Il think yours is the only paper
in New York which tries to help the
common people"
1t makes no difference what the call
ers say to the mothers face, when they
are safely away from the home of the
new baby. they always say 1T looks
like a little ape
We imagine that when a woman dies
and goes to heaven, St. Peter begins
and ends the questions of her life as
follows: when were you born" and
What did you have cut out?'
a woman was talking about a play
she lately attended. She was greatly
pleased with it, but was determined to
find fault. as some people do. well. -
she said, IT liked it, but it was mighty
improbable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-22
AYHAWKER JOTS

The Salina Journal notes that Mr..
and Mrs. Pigg have rented Mr. Hams
place in Hiawatha.
A Pao1a woman is credited with hav-
ing said that husbands are nothing
more than animated check books"
1t is the opinion of the Sterling Bull
letin that if you should cast your
pearls before swine right now, the
plutocratic hogs would disdain to look
at them.
Charlie Blakesley quotes Fifth dis
tr1ct editor as reTnarklDg that the only
thing worse than cold storage egg is
an egg that has suffered from lack of
cold storage.
Lots of business men are just like
bees, declares the Beloit Gazette
Times. They keep busy all the time
but always manage to find time to get
their singer into the enemy.
The states anti-tuberculosis exhibit
has an advantage ove= most of us, re-
marks the Ottawa Republic. It spent
the winter in the south and now is
planning to take it's summer vacation
in the upper part of the state.
Winslow Sanders. d Paola boy, re-
warded a colt with q few Jumps of
sugar the other day after the animal
had behaved well in his breaking pro-
cess. AS soon as the boy mounted the
saddle again the colt promptly threw
him against post. The colt is not yet
broken but the boys collar bone is
L6dNSuWOILn
What is styled by the Kansas City
Star as ga birth notice from the Gar
den City Herald" Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Shupman, las. week, bounc-
ing boy, weight twelve pounds. The
next day after the birth the doctor
was in the neighborhood and called
on Mrs. Shupman and found her sit
ting in a chair and feeding the baby
some gravy. The doctor asked il it
wasn't a little early for her to be up
AMI she said: Ach, gott! did wash
ing this morning"
The Ottawa Herald is now demon
strating what a useful thing a news
paper can be to a community in more
ways than one. The Herald has ar
ranged a system of gauges for the
Marias des Cygnes river and its tribu-
taries as we'll as rain gauges. By a
telephone arrangement, the Herald
will be able TO know just what the
prospects for a flood in the Marias des
Cygnes valley are a good while before
the rise strikes Ottawa. A heavy rain
the Herald while it is in progress and
the effect it probably will have on the
river will be announced in Ottawa with
promptness and accuracy. A rise in
the river will be reported down the
stream and real information will take
the place Of rumors. While the enter
prise of the Herald probably will not
prevent further floods in the historic
river, 1T will perform a great service
for the people in the valley and in the
city who suffer from the floods. And
the people the Herald serves ought to
appreciate it.-Chanute Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-22
QUAKER MEDIrATIoNs,

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Misery is the affinity of company.
Womans sphere now seems to be
the whole earth.
Perhaps the reason spring is always
so late is because boomers have gone
out of fashion.
Many a guilty man escapes because
he is so small he goes right through
the net.
There is plenty OF room ae the top.
but the fish that STAYS at the bottom
lives the longest
Forgive the man who snites you
on one cheek and he will generally
swat you on the other.
What is worth doing at all is worth
doing well, unless you are going TO
make q fool of yourself.
NeIl-"Chollie Saphedde is always
thinking Of himself" Belle-"Yes, he
has a vacant expression. hasn't he2"
Money makes the mare CO." quoted
the Wise Guy. Eyes, but we are never
quite sure Of her destination" added
the Simple Mug
Miss Caustique-"All men are liars"
Cynicus-"I dare say you are right. 1
suppose that every man has at some
time or other told some woman she
was an angel"
yes" said the Nevada native. "it's
a mighty hard to get men to work in
the mines nowadays" How is that?'
asked the eastern tourist. well" ex-
planned the native. "as soon as they
save a little money they hike out for
Reno to become divorce lawyers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-22
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

According to a circular letter sent
out from New York city more money
is put into the custody OF savings
banks, against the proverbial rainy
day, by the average American citizen,
than by the residents of any other
quarter of the globe. Figures made
public recently by VIM. Hanhart, secre-
tary of the Savings Bank Section of
the American Bankers association,
and compiled from reports of the
comptroller of the currency and the
national Monetary commission, show
that the average deposit in American
savings banks is almost four times as
great as the average for Europe, Asia,
Africa, Oceania, Canada, ETC., and
that the average deposit, per capita.
is almost six times greater in the
United States than in the other por-
tions of the world mentioned. The
statistics given out by Mr.. Hanhart
place the total savings deposits in the
world at $780, 2,014, and of this
enormous sum $5,67S,735,379 belongs
to prudent and thrifty Americans. OF
the total of more than fifteen billions
for the world. more than thirteen
billions is deposited with private saw
ings banks, while less than two bill
lions has been placed with the postal
savings banks of foreign countries.
One American in every six of the to-
tai population has money in a savings
bank, and the average deposit is
$3S1.2S. In the rest of the world the
depositors number one to every eight
of population and the average sum
to their credit is $101.66. The figures
for foreign countries show average
deposits in private savings banks of
$40 and in the postal banks of
$49.33.
It is to be presumed that this in
teresting statement has been sent out
by interests which are opposed to pos
seeks to convey is that such banks
are unnecessary. But in it is con-
tanned a mighty strong argument in
opposition to one that is being made
by the bankers of the country who
are opposed to postal banks. It is
we'll known they contend that the es-
Enlistment of postal banks by the
government will have a tendency to
interfere with the private banking
business now carried on throughout
the nation. From the figures pre-
sented above. though. such a con-
tention does not appear to have very
much weight. It does not seem that
postal banks, in any of the countries
where they have been put in opera
ton, have handicapped to any ma
terial extent the private banking bust
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-22

sallow cheeks flushing family. "Now
I've told you so much faint WorLH
while 20 keep anything back" she said
You see, came to understand MIN
in our getting together over Jenny
Wren"
Jenny wren." Lily repeated in
creduiousiy. You are not-you can
81 amt" Keturah said with a sly
smile. But ! am-as much as any
was In debt a hundred dollars on ac-
count of death and sickness, and 4
hadn't got any out. working five years.
IL made me desperate. ! tried to write
something-verses. you know. Alison
pays for all he prints. He didn't print
my verses. but they brought US togeth-
er, and he Matched up the plan-l 10
ten him the things Jenny ought 70
know about. and let him see how Wo-
men thought. and all. and he'd put EN-
down. And he paid me ten dollars =
week for Just that. and as he come to
know I was trusty got me to help
with the other things. Now I'm debt
Tree, and have money enough to buy
waited Is years for that"
Lily and Beatrix looked at each 9TH
er through swimming eyes. and went
away silently. walking close together
AT the corner, Lily turned, saying
tinnidly: "You'n soon be making your
wedding clothes. Bee. Mr.. Blake ask
ed me last night If he might dare tell
you how he loved you
What did you tell him?" Bee asked
very low.
Lily laughed softly. THAT it would
not be in the least bit daring" she
said. Hurry up the wedding. please.
It must come Off before the passing OF
Jenny Wren. or Midvale will feel Bit
terly defraude1. -(Copyrighted, 1910.
by Associated Literary Press.)