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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-28
INCREASE or WAGES FOR
EIGHT THOUSAND MEX


~ e@NAAA9 VAeAsetsSstO 4AAAMGNtals
NEW YORK, N. ". Jan. u.s.
Eight thousand men viii share in
the increase Of wages put into ef-
feet today by the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company. The raise VIII
mean an additional expenditure for
the company Of about 5000 900 an
nually.
The increase was unsolicited and
applies to every man in the employ
OF the company. It directly Affects
at least 10000 men, women and chill
dren, the employees and their fami-
lies, and was due to the eompany's
belief that the increased cost OF Hy-
ing justified 1t.
Vice President and General Mana
ger J. f. Calderwood OF the b. r.
T. said:
Now that the stockholders are
receiving partial return. the direct
ors feel that the trainmen, whose
rate per hour has not been Uniform
ly increased for years, should also
share in the prosperity the company
enjoyed last year. and as a result
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-28
win receive an Increase which VIII
amount "a ahout saoo ooo I vear

VIII receive an Increase which viii
amount TO about $4,000 a year.
This amount viii be further in
creased by eaAcient service. depend
ing upon the efforts Of the men. The
increase l. over 10 per cent q the
last years surplus Of the company.
1t follows the pension system inau-
gurated January a. a further rec
ognstion OF the men.
"on the surface lines conductors
and motOrmen will receive the same
pay. ranging from Fl to ~ cents an
hour. according to length Of service.
Next year this schedule win be adj
vanced to 81 1-2 cents up to "a l-2
cents an hour
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-28
MANY HUNDRED LIVES
ARE LOST AT SEA
shores of the Channel Are Dotted
With Wreckage.

shores OF the Channel Are Dotted
With Wreekage.
LONDON. Jan. 2s.-From reports
received today from various parts on
the west coast OF Europe and the
shores OF the English channel 1t Is
believed that between three and four
hundred lives were 'ost at sea as a
result of the terrific gale that swept
the Atlantic from Glib altar to the
Danish peninsula for the last three
days
The shores OF the channel are
dotted with wreekage, and many
bodies have been washed in. 1t is
believed that scores OF craft have
undoubtedly gone to the bottom.
The storm did damage which Is al
most impossible 70 estimate, and II
is not known the number OF lives
which were lost.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-28
GuARDIAN APPOINrEp.

Judge Egbers this afternoon APP
pointed q guardian for Bettie May
Ritchey. a minor ehIld Is years
old. who inherits the sum Of $4,000
from her father. deceased. Her moth
err. Mrs. Emma MattisOn. was APP
pointed the guardian.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-28
WATER n L0WERING-
REACHED HIGHEST POINT
People Receive the News With
Great Jog.

PARIS. Jan. 2s.-Forty miles
above this city toward the headwat-
ers Of the Seine the food Is begin
ming TO fall and the assurance Of the
engineer that the rising tide has prae-
tieally reached the crest. 10 receiV-
ed with hysterieal Joy.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-28
was RELEASED ToDAY.

Emil johnson. who has been In
the county jail In this city for the
past three months. for the non-sup-
port OF his wife. and refusal to pay
alimony. was released today by order
of the court upon the immediate pay
ment of alimony.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-28
Deposits to Local Banks.

The deposits are to be distributed
among the local banks on the basis
q their capital and surplus, and the
ranks may give indemnity bonds to
insure the safety and prompt pay
aent Of deposits. At its option any
Sank may deposit collateral seeur-
lies subject to the approval of the
aOard. In the event that banks re-
use to receive postal deposits on
ne terms prescribed the funds may
e deposited with the treasurer Of
ae United States.
PROVISION is made for the mainte-
aAnee of reserve fund not exceed
g 10 per cent OF the total funds
'eposited. Interest and profits OF
.OStal savings are to be applied to
~e payment of expenses Of admins
1ation. and any excess is to be part
postal revenues.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-28
RESUM-
ED THE STAND
Was Advised to Interview BaIIin-
ger, But Would Not Do So

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Jan. as.
What Is believed TO be the result OF
the recent decision OF Judge Sanford
Of Seattle. in the coal land case, IN
which certain lands revert TO the gov
eminent because they had been OBJ
tanned BY Illegal combination. win
be considered BY the Rallinger-Pin-
chOt controversy investigation com.
mittee was indicated BY Senator
Nelson today. Nelson said that be
had wired for a full text OF the
courts decision.
CLAWS Resumed stand To-day.
Louis r. CLAWS. former chief OF
the tleld division OF the general land
once. resumed the stand today, when
Attorney BandelI presented q long
list OF documents which he desired
to have admitted In evidence. CLAWS
presented = number Of letters con
corning the Alaskan coal land claims.
which. among other things. have
caused the present investigation.
CLAWS said that Henry Hoyt, the
present attorney general OF Porto
Rico. had advised him TO take up
the matter OF Alaskan land fraud
with Secretary Ballinger. The wit
ness stated that he replied, @Dld
not care 70 do 50 knowing BaIlinger
so we'll"
Witnesses Were subpoenaed.
During the morning session sub
poenas were requested BY counsel for
Claws for the following persons to
give testimony regarding the Gun.
ningham-W Wilson claims: Special
Agent Horace T. Jones Of Portland:
Arthur X. Bowman. Cheyenne. Wyo.:
r. W. Kennedy OF Seattle: Henry
Hoyt. attorney general or Porto
Rico. and p. c. Richardson Of Sc.
attic.
The committee also asked for sew
eral hundred kilograms. letters aud
documents bearing In various ways
upon questions involved, tending TO
snbstantiate Claws testimony.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-28

ecOA,iauea on Second PaSs.l
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-28
COMPLETE POSTAL
SAVINGSBANK BILL,
IS NOW BEFORE THE SENATE
AND PROVIDE FOR OPEN
ING ACCOUNTS ON 81.
Deposits to BE Distributed Among
Local Banks.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2S.-
The postal savings bill drafted by
Senator's Carter, Dolliver and owen.
a subcommittee of the committee on
postofices and postroads, was per-
fected yesterday and was introduced
in the senate by Senator Carter. It
was referred to the postofice com
mittee and probably win be reported
back to the senate today.
The bill provides that system OF
postal savings repositories under the
supervision of board OF trustees,
to consist of the secretary of the
treasury, the postmaster general and
the attorney general, shall be estab-
Hshed. This board is authorized to
make all regulations governing GUS
tody of moneys deposited with the
postal savings banks.
All postof1ces of a class author
lied to issue money orders and such
others as the postmaster general may
designate are declared to be postal
savings repositories. They are to
receive deposits from the public and
are to be kept open for the transac-
ton of business in the usual post
office business hours of the town or
locality where they are located.
One Person, One Account.
Accounts may be opened by any
person 10 years old or more and by
married women in their own names,
and free from interference by their
husbands. No person will be per-
mitted to have more than one ac-
count.
An account can not be opened for
less than 81 and not more than 500
can be deposited in any one month.
All deposits must be in multiples of
81, but, that smaller amounts may
be accumulated for deposits, savings
cards will be issued and 10-cent pos
tai savings stamps sold. When these
cards and attached stamps show an
Investment of 81 or multiple thereof
they will be received as deposits.
Deposits in postal savings banks
will draw per cent interest, cred
tied to the books of depositors once
year. No person win be allowed
to have a balance in excess of $500,
exclusive of accumulated interest.
Funds received by postal savings
banks are to be deposited in banks.
subject 10 public supervision and as
nearly as practicable in the neigh
OOrhoOd in which the funds are re-
eeiyed.
The banks are to pay for the
funds not less than 2 IA per cent
Interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
hadst never endured thy nose these
forty yearsP'
All of which is more witty than kind.
-Harper's.
eohemians and Wedding Rings.

Here are two wedding rings that 1
have just made over" said the jew
eler. ''They are for Bohemian women.
They lost their own rings, so they had
their husbands rings cut down to fit
That is a custom in their country.
Both husband and wife wear wed
ding rings there. If the man loses his
ring he has to buy new one, but if
the woman loses hers she wears her
husbands. / do a good deal Of that
kind of work. Other women who lose
wedding rings just buy another one
and say nothing about it, but these wo-
men are too conscientious for that
Usually have to make the mans ring
smaller, but once in awhile it has to
be spliced to make it fit The women
are always considerably chagrined
over the splicing and offer all kinds of
explanations to account for their big
fingers."-New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
The Roulette Ball.

That capricious little ball that de-
cides our fortunes at the ever fasci-
mating game Of roulette at Monte Car
10 occasionally flies from the skillful
croupiers hand, though not often.
One afternoon it slipped from its
manipulator's fingers and found its
way into an Englishman's coat pocket.
So impressed was the Englishman
that he promptly lost a couple of hun
dred pounds. But the little ball once
found far stranger destination than
that. Escaping from the croupier's
hand. it few straight into the mouth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
The Making of Lenses.

The essential part of any device for
the study of the starry millions-the
suns, planets, comets and the nebuIae
that are perhaps new worlds in the
making-is the lens or the optical train
that consists of a series of lenses. 1t
Is this that makes the modern science
Of astronomy possible. There is abso-
lutely no other human occupation that
requires the accuracy of observation
and the delicacy of touch that are
requisite for the making of the finest
lenses. These are the most perfect
products of human hands. 1t may
convey some idea of the labor requir-
ed in the making of a large lens to
say that at least one years time is re-
quired for the grinding and polishing
of a thirty inch object glass. A little
lens two inches in diameter requires
the unremitting care and attention OF
a skilled workman for two or three
days. 1t is easy, then. to see why it is
that even lenses of high class photo
graphic work are costly A forty inch
object glass for large telescope can
not be made in much less than four
years time, and If everything does not
go just right it may require much
longer than that.-Kansas City Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04

council and submission TO the people
for their ratification at the special
election May "a The fling of the &C
ceptances indicates that all formalf
ties have been complied with and the
active work of constructing the Mus
catine interurban will commence with
in short time.
Obituary Record.-Joseph Waters
died yesterday afternoon at o'clock
at his boarding house, 1923 Brady
street, after a prolonged illness from
dropsy. His home was in Kansas and
the relatives have been notified. He
was about 55 years of age and had
been receiving medical treatment in
the city.
Frederick Henry Book died yester-
day at his home, 1903 Telegraph road
after a prolonged illness. He was
born Aug. Is, 1854, in Gut Ranzow
Oldenburg, Germany. In 1888, %
years ago, he came to America and
direct to DaveL port, where he has
made his home since. His marriage
to Miss Eugina Hohnsbeck was cele-
brated in Germany, May IL, 1878. His
wife, three children, Henry, Lena and
Rose Book, four grandchildren, Edna,
Laura, Harry and Bertha Book, and
one sister, Mrs. Minnie Willroth, in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04

ing in Mexico, managing the Wright
boys in their air work, and, last, that
he had gone into the ice business in
Alaska
Finally, authentic information has
come. It is a letter from Philander to
his old schoolmate and side-kick, Will
bur Emil WINS. The letter is dated
st. Paul, and in part is as follows:
81 am back to the old love-rail-
reading. 1 have a fine passenger run
on the Milwaukee out of this city.
Since it was great many years since
had operated the puncher, 1t took
me some days to get my pitching arm
working right, but now the bigger the
load the easier for me- like it here,
though they tell me it's closer to the
north pole than Rock Island. Give my
regards to all the young fellows of
GIGS that were in our regiment. I'll
be home for the old settlers picnic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
THOUSANDS TO PUBLIC
VIII of s. E. King of Ottawa, ILL.,,
Filed at Fergus Falls, MINI.

Will of s. E. King of Ottawa ILL.,,
Filed at Fergus Falls, MINI.
Fergus Falls. Mimi. June 4.-The
will of the late S. e. King of OF
tawa, ILL.,, one of the largest land
owners in Otter Tail countys was
filed for probate here yesterday. Mr..
King owned 5,1S5 acres of land here,
valued at $12S,424. He had no chill
dren and bequeathed the greater
part of his estate to educational in
situations. One nephew receives
100000 and his homestead, several
others $4,000 apiece.
Sixty thousand is set aside for a
high school building. $4,000 for the
Y. NJ. C. A. building and $4,000
for hospital in Ottawa. The bal
ance of the estate is to constitute
a fund for the education for worthy
young men, trustees being named,
who shall select the beneficiaries,
who may choose any course except
theology.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
Persian TESTS.

An exceedingly ugly man, says the
Persian Joe Miller, was once in the
mosque, asking pardon of Allah for
his sins and praying to be delivered
from the fires of hell. One who over
heard his prayers said to him: Where
fore, o friend. wouidst thou cheat hell
Of such countenance? Art thou re-
luctant TO burn up face like that?"
Another story the Persian jester tells
Is that certain person with a hideous
nose was once on a time wooing wo-
man. Describing himself to her and
trying to make an attractive picture,
he said, 81 am a man devoid of light
ness and frivoIity. and I am patient in
bearing affiictions,"
AYE" said the woman. "Wert thou
not patient in bearing Affections thou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
NO USE BEING IN A HURRY.

Charles a. Schenebricker, who is an
auditor at the Modern Woodmen head
office, and who gained local fame
through a narrow escape from election
as alderman in the Fifth ward at the
hands of the republican party, may
some day write a book on THE Trials
of a Telephone User" Charles is
peaceable citizen. And he has pa
tience, but he is just as liable to throw
moccasin as any other ordinary NOR
tai when his hair is pulled too long
in the wrong direction. Charley was
anxious to reach a man in Moline the
other day. 1t was a matter of bust
ness, and it was necessary that he
talk to him without delay Here is
the way he will probably tell the
story if he ever gets down to writing
his new book:
First 1 called from the Woodmen
Office. The line was busy l was a
trif1e nervous, I'll admit 1 was anx-
ious to reach the party, and, naturally,
when 1 could not get him in the time
that one expects to with the telephone
conveniently at hand, 1 got restless,
put my hat on, and left the Office. It
was quitting time in the afternoon. /
walked up Second avenue. l stopped
in a cigar store, and called again.
The line was busy. My, said to my
self, that friend of mine must be a
busy man. OF course, l might have
said some other thingsz-but l contin-
ued walking. Two blocks further east
l dropped in at another cigar store.
Again a sweet, soothing voice inform
ed me that the party was still talking
If it had been winter l believe / would
have gone down and bitten a hole in
the ice. Instead I touched off another
torch and resumed my pedaling. Just
then car came along and 1 hoped
on, deciding I would give plenty time
for my party to finish talking. When
1 reached home l called. In the mean
time l imagine there had been a shift
in operators. At any rate, the girl at
central told me that my party did not
have telephone in his house: that
it had been taken out fully a month
ago.
Can you beat it?0 Then they won
der at the increase in lemon-like dis.
politions!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
Tea In Paraguay.

When the natives OF Paraguay drink
TEA they do not pour it from a teapot
into a cup, but I'LL a goblet made out
of a pumpkin or gourd and then suck
up the hot liquid through long reed.
Moreover, the tea which they use is
altogether different from that which
comes from China, being made out OF
dried and roasted leaves of a palm
like plant which grows in Paraguay
and southern Brazil. The natives say
that this tea is an excellent remedy
for fever and rheumatism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04

charged at the leading nOlelS.
After a days search he located
comfortable boarding house situated
about a mile from the convention hall.
He complained to his friends that the
walk was somewhat firing, but he felt
that he was compensated by the quiet
and pleasant surroundings and the in
expensiveness of the charge made for
the accommodations.
Several hundred people. including
ministers and laymen and their wives,
attended the meeting. AS ii was near
ing its close, some enterprising citi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
&nees
MOLINE

TWO Teachers Resisn.-Two mem
bers of the manual training school
faculty.. S. Carroll and Miss Maud
H. Rose-have presented their reslg-
nations and they will seek other fields
Of labor when the next school year
begins. Mr.. Carroll has been instruc-
tor in seventh and eighth grade work
in the training school for the last year.
He has not announced his future plans.
Miss Rose leaves soon for her home
in the east and she does not intend
to return. She has won many friends
in Moline, especially among the teach
ing corps, since she took up work OF
free hand drawing in the local school.
The school authorities already have
persons in view for the vacant. places
and definite action will probably be
taken at the next meeting of the board
of education.
Church Mortgage Burned.-Jubila-
ton over freedom from debt was gen
uine at the First Congregational
church Thursday night. Burning of
the mortgage was a feature of the
evenings program that attracted a big
crowd of the people of the church,
each one of them wearing smile.
Ice cream and cake were served, and
there were a number of talks, begin
ming with one by Deacon A. NJ. Hub
bard, who told of previous financial
burdens borne and finally lifted by
the church when money was not so
easy as it is now Incidentally he told
AP % lot x1yhi
stood the church that was used prior
to location on the present site in 1869.
This old church stands as the present
c., B. & Q. freight depot.
Assessment Roll FiIed.-The assess
ment roll for widening of Fifth avenue
from Fifteenth to Eighteenth street
was filed in the county court yester-
day. Assessment figures have been
revised. $500 to cover court and other
costs having been added to the orig
iIal estimated cost. This sum has
been equitably assessed against the
several properties that will be bene-
flied by widening Of the avenue. The
date for hearing on the Improvement
will be set in court today. Revised
assessment against the various prop
erty owners show that the estimated
cost of the entire Improvement is $31,
GIT. The figures: G. H. Chase,
$S31.9S; G. H Chase, s2,45O.75; J. n.
Pierr. $1,225. IS; E. A. Pierr, $1,225.37;
Charles Kneberg, $1,234.75; G. H. Sohr-
beck, $1,460.50; Rufus Walker, ST.
460.5O; Ada stephens, $1,179.75; Rob-
ert Rank. $1,526.90; Congrega 7onal
church, $1,612.5O; A. S. Wright,
s6S6.25: z. B. Knox, $596.25; Rank
Bros, s1,402.50; library, $1,6O6.50; C.
H. Chase, $2,565.SO; j. NJ. Holt,
S903. 95; c. Z. Phone company, S540.40;
T. E. Lundell, S1,4SS.90; ]. D. Metzgar,
s744.65: R. c. Leedy, S1,592S0; ]. T.
Browning, $2,337.45; J. T. Browning,
$1,6O6.S5; ]. T. Browning, $7O3.6O; ].
T. Browning, $605.72; total, $31,617
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ia
sold on a guarantee that If you are
not satisfied after using two-thirds OF
a bottle according to directions, your
money will be refunded. 1t is up to
you to try. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
Handicapped.

The second Duke OF Wellington was
handicapped through life by his IA
TIERS fame. Bernal Osborne once ask
ed him why with his undoubted tai
ents he made no effort to shine in pub
lie affairs. The duke replied: IF you
had sat so long as l have under the
shadow of a great tree you would be
as colorlesS as l am"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04

township, sew
eral years ago,
attended a ma
tional PTesby-
terrain assem-
bly, at Port
land, Ore.
AS the meet
ing was to con-
tinue 10 days,
Mr.. Johns ton.
on the day of
his arrival in
the city, sought
q m e d iunl-
priced board
ing place, as
he did not feel
able to pay
the high rates
[ h a t W e + e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
WORKING TOWARDS NORTH POLE,

Remember the handsome face of Phi.
lander OBrien that used to greet you
from behind the cigar stand in the
Harper house lobby? You and others
have missed Philander. When the no.
tel changed management, the cigar
stand did likewise. O'Brien had held
the lease several years, and he diS
well. While his business was on this
side of the river, he continued his res
idence In Davenport.
Philander dropped out of sight Re-
ports had him apple farming In the
west, walking with Weston, prospect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04

y0n7 think I've seen you climb
down from Juliet's balcony. Barne-I
am that famous actor, sir. Hotel Clerk
Cash IN advance, please. You climb
too well for any other terms.-New
York Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

Germany, live to mourn his death. The
funeral services will be held Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock from the late
home. Burial viii be made in Fair
mount cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
MISTAKE IN ECONOMY.

Rev. T. NJ. Johnston, while serving
as pastor of a church in Edgington
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04

of a German onlooker, and he was SO
impressed that he promptly swallowed
it.-London ByStander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04
Chords and DiscOrds

ready response when he proposed it
to others of the business people. 1t
was that fund be quietly raised and
the living expenses of all the dele
gates, while in the city, be met as
mark of the hospitality of Portland.
OF course, Mr.. Johnston's bill was
paid the same as the others, but he
was just a trifle peeved to think that
he should have walked several miles
a day and lived at an ordinary board
ing house when he could have put on
airs as we'll as the other brethren.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-04

Dad Hawkins, who was night watch
man at the saw mill before it burned
down in 1898. and was never rebuilt,
has been converted again. He has
joined with the new army that has
been holding nightly meetings on the
square since the warm weather came
on. The army is living in a tent Dad
will be Waterman at the tent in the
day time and at nights he will be
understudy to the bass drummer.