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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-04-25
Copyright. 1909. by G. W. Dillingham; Company
SYNOPSIS.

Howard Jeffries, bankers son, under
the evil influence of Robert Underwood.
4 fellow-student at Yale. leads a life OF
dissipation, marries the daughter OF
gambler who died in prison, and is dis
owned by his father He tries to get work
and fails. A former college chum makes
a business proposition to Howard when
requires $1,000 cash, and Howard is broke
Robert Underwood. who had been re-
pulsed by Towards wife, Annie, In ms
college days, and had once been engaged
to Alicia, Towards stepmother, has
apartments at the Astruria, and is APP
parently in prosperous circumstance
Howard recalls a $3.50 loan to Underwood
that remains unpaid. and decides TO ask
him for the 1000 he needs. Underwood
taking advantage of his intimacy with
Mrs. Jeffries, Sr., becomes a sort OF soclai
highwayman. Discovering his true char
acter she denies him the house. Alicia
receives a note from Underwood, threat
ening suicide She decides to go and see
him. He is in desperate financial straits
Art dealers for whom he. has been acting
He cannot make good. Howard Jeffries
calls in an Intoxicated condition. He asks
Underwood for $1,000 and is told by the
latter that he is in debt up to his eyes
Howard drinks himself into maudlin
condition. and goes to sleep on a divan
A caller is announced and Underwood
draws a screen around the drunken
sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands a
promise from him that he will not take
his life, pointing to the disgrace that
would attach to herself Underwood re-
fuses to promise unless she will renew
her patronage.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-04-25

was anything but reassuring. Taken
by surprise, Howard did not know
what to say, and like most people
questioned at a disadvantage. he an
swered foolishly:
Matter? No. What makes you
think anything is the matter?"
Brushing past the man. he added:
Its late. Pm going"
Stop a minute!" cried the man
servant There was something in
Towards manner that he did not like.
Passing quickly into the sitting room,
he called out: stop a minutei" But
Howard did not stop. Terror gave
him wings and, without waiting for
the elevator. he was already half way
down the first staircase when he
heard shouts behind him.
Murder! Stop thief! Stop that
man! Stop that mani"
There was a rush of feet and hum
of voices, which made Howard run
all the faster. He leaped down four
steps at a time In his anxiety to get
away. But 1t was no easy matter de-
scending so many flights of stairs. 1t
took him several minutes to reach the
main floor.
BY this time the whole hotel was
aroused Telephone calls had quick
ly warned the attendants, who had
promptly sent for the police. BY the
time Howard reached the main en-
trance he was intercepted by a mob
too numerous to resist.
Things certainly looked black for
him. AS he sat, white and trembling,
under guard in corner Of the en-
trance hall, waiting for the arrival OF
the police, the valet breathlessly gave
the sensational particulars to the rap
idly growing crowd of curious on
lockers. He had taken his usual Sum-
day out and on returning home at
midnight, as was his custom, he had
let himself in with his latchkey. To
his establishment he had found this
man, the prisoner, about to leave the
premises. His manner and remarks
were 80 peculiar that they at once
aroused his suspicion. He hurried into
the apartment and found his master
lying dead on the floor In a pool OF
blood. In his hurry the assassin had
dropped his revolver, which was lying
near the corpse. AS far as he could
see, nothing had been taken from the
apartment Evidently the man was
disturbed at his work and, when sud
denly surprised, had made the blum
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-04-25
GAVE HER BABY TO STRANGER
Poverty and Sickness Drives Woman
to Part With One Of Her
Children. X

st. Louis-Worsted In her battle
against poverty and sickness for her
self and her two children, Mrs. Frances
Jesse, twenty-five years old, widow,
has given away her two-months-old
baby, Frank. An East st. Louis wom-
an, whose name is unknown to the
mother. took the child.
To make It impossible for mother
love to cause her to interfere in the
1utuure with the rearing Of her child
Mrs. Jesse refused to take the name
and address Of the woman to whom
she intrusted Frank. She does not
know where the child is, and perhaps
ne has gone completely out of her
life.
Mrs. Jesse still has Michael two
years old. She can leave him with
neighbors. she said, while she looks
Tor work to support herself and
Michael When Frank was born.
three months after his fathers death.
Mrs. Jesse found 1t impossible. she
said, to keep her family together.
Weak from the lack Of proper food
and driven frantic by the cries of her
hungry children. Mrs. Jesse told a
neighbor. 1t was said. that she would
end 1t all by jumping from the Eads
bridge with the two boys. The man
was unable to help her, but took her
TO police headquarters, where she told
her story. The police told her she
could find good home for the baby
II she would let 1t be known that she
would part with him.
Mrs. Jess consented and newspa-
pers told OF the two-months-old baby
who could be had for the asking. The
East st. Louis woman called for
Frank and carried him away.
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WICKEDEsT OF CITIES
CRIME EASY AND cONvICTS HAP
PYIN IRKUTsK, SIBERIA.
Thousands Of Russian FeIons Visit tho
City Annually to Revel, Unmo-
Tested, In Robbery and
Murderous Outrages.

San Francisco.-What San Francis
co was in 40 when 1t fourished as
the gilded city of western America,
Irkutsk, the largest town In Siberia,
metropolis of the Asiatic gold fields,
is today, with additional trimmings.
Residence in Irkutsk Is not quite q
rest cure for the nerves. With a pop
ulation of 10000, crammed into a
picturesque bend on the Angara river.
1t produces some 100 or more murders
or murderous assaults each year, with
ten arrests or so, four convictions
with sentences Of matter OF few
days in the city jail Those are last
years figures. and with a throb OF
civic pride the natives tell that 1911
was quite an of year.
OF the tens Of thousands Of con-
victs in Siberia, a large proportion
visit Irkutsk at the expiration of their
terms, anxious to get few weeks OF
enjoyment before making plans for
the future Every Russian subject,
equally with the foreigner, must have
passport. At the end Of their terms
dangerous convicts receive a BLACK
passport" which generally prevents
their getting employment.
They become beggars by day and
cut-throats by night Their BLACK
passports are just what they need to
get on the right side Of the police In
Irkutsk and soon they are back to
their old tricks of robbing and MUIR
dering right and left. Finally when
they have acquired little coin they
leave for parts unknown, sometimes
the victims Of the very police who
protected them.
The city's policing is done partly by
the municipal authorities and partly
by private patrolmen. subsidized by
property owners. The private con-
stables deserve special mention. for
they walk the streets. and make the
nights hideous by Gathering a power
full wooden bell. to warn burglars not
to sin while they are near. The main
streets of the city are lighted. but the
side streets are not, making these
happy hunting ground for burglars
Timid householders, without any OBJ
lection on the part of the police, fire
a shot from their bedroom windows
just to show possible lurking burglars
there is gun in the house.
One fine day last year there were 22
assorted murders and attempts at
murder at lrkutsk. A vigilance COM
mittee was recommended. Ex-convicts
and delegates Of murderers rolled In
their dozens and volunteered their
services. In q few days there was
such wave Of crime that respectable
men went cunning for the vigilance
committee and cleaned 1t out Then
Cossacks. sent to guard the govern
ment laboratory in which much gold
was stored, turned robbers themselves
and carried away the gold. going to-
the additional trouble of wrecking the
place. Much of 1t found It's way into
China In the corpses Of Cinnamon who
were being sent home to be buried.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-04-25
HoapItaIa.

The only hospitals in antiquity were
for slaves and soldiers. The rise of
hospitals Is wrapped In mystery, but
beyond doubt they are the product of
Christian teaching. It Is pretty GER
tain that hospitals arose out of the
early homes for travellers and the
poor. The institution is clearly of
eastern origin. About 270 A. d.
Basilius founded the famous hospital
Caesarea. st. Augustine speaks OF
hospitals as being quite new In his
day. In 49S-514 Pope Symmachus
built three in Rome. In the sixth
century there was very large one in
Lyons. In fact. about this time they
appear all over the pale OF Christen-
dom.-Chicago Examiner.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-04-25
CHAPTER vII.-contInued.

IT don't believe you intend to carry
out your threat | should have known
from the first that your object was to
brighten me. The pistol display was
highly theatrical. but 1t was only
bluff. You've no more idea Of taking
your life than l have of taking mine.
l was foolish to come here. 1 might
have spared myself the humiliation, of
this clandestine interview. Good
night"
She went toward the door. Under
wood made no attempt to follow her.
In hard, strange voice. which he
scarcely recognized as his own. he
merely said:
as that all you have to say?"
Eyes," replied Alicia. as she turned
at the door. Let it be thoroughly I'M
derstood that your presence at my
house is not desired. If you force
yourself upon me In any way, you
must take the consequences"
Underwood bowed, and was silent.
She did not see the deathly pallor of
his face. Opening the door Of the
apartment which led to the hall. she
again turned.
Tell me, before go-you didn't
mean what you said in your letter, did
your"
"I'l tell you nothing" replied I'm
derwood doggedly.
She tossed her head scornfully.
II don't believe that man who is
coward enough to write letter like
this has the courage to carry out his
threat" Stufflng the letter back into
her bag, she added: II should have
thrown 1t in the waste-paper basket
keep 1t. Goodnight"
Goodnight" echoed Underwood
mechanically.
He watched her 60 down the long
hallway and disappear in the elevator.
Then, shutting the door, he came
slowly back into the room and sat
dow &c mis- desk. For ten minutes he
sat there motionless, his head bent
forward, every limb relaxed. There
was deep silence. broken only by How
ards regular breathing and the loud
ticking of the clock
Its all I'D" he muttered to himself.
Its no use battling against the tide
The strongest swimmer must 20 under
some time. I've played my last card
and I've lost Death is better than
going to jail. What good is life any
way without money? Just moments
nerve and It will all be over"
Opening the drawer in the desk. he
took out the revolver again. He turned
1t over in his hand and regarded fear
fully the polished surface of the in
strument that bridged life and death.
He had completely forgotten Towards
presence In the room. On the thresh-
old of a terrible deed, his thoughts
were leagues away. Like man who
Is drowning, and close to death. he
saw with surprising distinctness a
kaleidoscope view of his past life. He
saw himself an innocent, impulsiye
school boy, the pride Of devoted
mother, tho happy home where he
spent his childhood. Then came the
association with bad companions. the
frst step In wrongdoing. stealing out
of q comrades pocket In school. the
death of his mother, leaving home
with downward progress until he grad
ually drifted into his present dishon-
81 way nj living What was the good
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-04-25
Dyspepsia

Mans normal appetites and pas
sions. If used temperately. make his
earth heaven. but II abused or polluted
may or can make it living hell. Same
way about foods. particularly meats.
II meat is right in the first place.
and then is cooked right. 1t Is all
right all together, as delicious a. In
cense Of the gods. But II not right to
start with. or badly cooked, 1t be.
comes the most disgusting deformity
and breeder of dyspepsia that comes
upon the table.-Boston Pilot
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-28

With the laying OF the first vitrified
brick on Higgins avenue and the
spreading OF the first yard of bitu-
llthic mixture on South Third street.
Missoula entered upon new era OF
development. When. after the neces-
sary preliminaries had been completed,
the decision was reached to pave Hig-
gins avenue and several of the cross
streets In the business section. Mis-
soula set for herself new milestone
In her physical advancement 1t was
q mark the Significance Of which
cannot be over estimated. Since the
time a few log shacks housed Mis-
soula's populace down through the
years of the city's growth and un-
folding until 1t has assumed Its place
as third largest In the Treasure state.
no single thing has been undertaken
which means more for Mlssoula than
this beginning OF street paving and
street improvement. The work now
under way and that decided upon for
the Immediate future falls to tell the
story. 1t Is the awakening to the
necessity for paving In the business
district and general street improve
ment in the residence districts which
IL important. That which has been
planned and Is under way Is but the
beginning OF what is sure to follow.
II makes certain that this city will
soon be equipped with proper streets
necessary from business standpoint
and without which any city, no matter
what It's size. impresses one as YET
being country village. The paving
germ, now that 1t has secured foot
hold. will spread rapidly. is sister
germ, the bug which stirs up the
sentiment of the property holders alonl
the residence streets and is responsible
for the creation Of special street I'm
provement Districts has been active
for couple OF years. There Is much
OF this latter work now In progress
and more planned. Looking through
this activity 1t is easy to forecast
what the near future will bring to thu
Garden city In the way OF paving ana
street Improvement.
Muddy Higgins Avenue.
A few months ago Missoula busi
ness man boarded a train to maxi
. short trip. In the smoking room 0
hts Pullman he engaged In converse
tion with q stranger and after tn
usual exchange OF commonplaces tina
naturally follow q meeting OF thi
kind. the stranger said to the Missoul
man:
Where do you make your homer"
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-28

II live In Missoula over In the
western part of Montana. We are the
third city In population In the state.
now"
"Mlssoula? Muscular" unused the
stranger, half to himself. 70. yes.
remember That is the place where
the principal business street. the one
running through the city from the
Northern Pacific depot to the river
bridge, Is one great big mudhole:
where the island under the bridge
right In the center of the city. where
one would naturally expect 10 find a
plaza or park. IL made the duup
ing ground for every sort of unsightly
thing In creation. Yes l remember
now. l stopped there a few hours
once. Beastly hole, that muddy
street.
The Missonla man explained the
situation the best he could and told
how the city was about to pave and
make the needed improvements. He
had been telling the same story-pav-
ing Missoula streets In his conver-
sation, basing his remarks from hav-
ing seen the streets paved on paper
so frequently during the last six or
eight years-so often that he had 1t
ure In making this stranger see
other things about Missoula, more
pleasant and worthy of a place In his
memory concerning the city than the
muddy avenue and the unsightly is
land
First Impressions.
This strangers first impression OF
Missoula was typical Of that obtained
by fnEdreds who have visited the city
during late years. especially those who
happened along during wet and rainy
weather. Muddy Higgins avenue haa
been Missoulas sore eye for q long
time. The condition OF this single
street has retarded the city's growth
and development to a surprising ex-
| tent 1t has kept out persons who
might have planned to stop here II
invest their money to turn back; II
has retarded business operations, u
has been the means Of freGuentl,
1 causing half the people In town Il
lose their tempers and to suffer
humiliation Muddy Higgins avenu'
put Missoula far down on the liz
when compared with other cities o
her size and population in the west
It killed any attempt which might b.
| made to carry forth and spread abou
the idea that Missoula was q progress
sive place. Only the home guar
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-28

reallze how large Mssoua really IL
aud that within the city limits there
are over 100 miles Of streets To he
looked after and kept In shape 70
be exact there are 537G mies o.
streets on the north side of the river
and 50.S2 miles on the south eide. max
ing Il total Of 1Dt.58 miles. Along
these streets there are more Than 90
miles of cement walks already laid.
Two miles were built during the past
season, and within the last few days
three miles more were ordered In by
the council. The cost Of all this street
work IL running into money very fast.
Figures taken from the contract prices
Of the paying work now under way
reach a total Of $ls3, ,s82 20, while the
total cost of the work OH HE residence
streets IN the special Improvement dis
tricts has now reached total oil
$l48,s47
North Side Paving.
The biggest and most important
piece of paving, OF course, IN that O.
Higgins avenue, where Denny Ren.of
yltrfied brick is being used. Th.
street from the bride to the NortherI
Pacific depot IL 2,2s9 feet In Length
| with width of SO feet between curbs
1idewalks being i6.s feet wide. Th'
total f.ee to be pavel by the fity /
1896 square yards but In addition
to this the street railway " payIni
1900 square yards In connection with
It's double track which is being LAID
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-28

the full length of III. street The
specifications eai Tor IL fiV.4neh con
crete base. the brick to he laid on Il
sand cushion one aud one-half inehea
thlek and then grouicd with cement,
Haf of the street IL finished an1 IN
nse and thu paving seems 10 give gen
eral satisfaction. A Aonn aa The
street railway concludes lis track
work the east side of the street will
be paved aud Il few weeks Will see
the whole avenue completed The
contract price Tor This work. including
all lnedenlas. II saS, I2S.lG Tie work
IL being done by George Dietrich AZ
Co. of snatt =
Front Street.
Front street IL heing paved one
block eneh way from thu avenue and
the work WIS practically completed
Saturday night. Ihe section II $50
feet long. the width between cnrba
varying from iG Ia 80 feet Tile total
number Of square yards j. l.533. of
which the street faiiWay company
paveA 3al yards along Its track. The
contract price for This work Ia
slG,ls6.4G The same brick "a thoRe
used on the avenue are used here
under the same specifications.
Cedar Street.
Bids were called for II different
kinds Of paving for Cedar street, which
is To be paved one block east and two
blocks west from Higgins avenue. The
contract wns awarded to Nash Il Not
tlngham on their bid for creosoied
tamaraek blocks. tho total cost being
s26, IG9.9 80. The section 10 be paved
is l.I33 feet long and has II width If
6G feet between eurbs total Of 7,7ss
sanare. yards. Of which the street
railway payes l,332 square yards The
specifications enl for "a fonr-inrh
| block treated with ereosote oil, The
wood 10 absorb IL pounds Of oil ~
| tho cubic foot
| South Missoula.
| Oyer on the south side the Third
street paving Ii the biggest Job nnder-
taken, This was the first pice. II
paving let in the city. Strange Il
/ Magnire having tho contract The
council first let contract for tar
tlat adam on this street but uoon being
urged by the property hol lef5 made
The change to bitullihic aud LEI the
contract for this Septenhe,. ~, 1911,
The work was stopped that season ~
cold weather and there has been man,
delays But 10 days Should see tho
street completed nDd the paying has
! made II one of the most beautiful IN
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-28

the city. The paving Ia composed of
Il iwo=lnch binlithie layer on six
incl crushed rock base There aro
l2,.oe yards OF pavement. the street
being 10 feel between eurbs. the con,
tract price being sas,ss2.2O. Tho street
la parked its entire length, 20 feet
being the width on each side. Tho
street railway company has paved tta
tfhrA With viirified brick.
Gerald Avenue.
Mi5Nonia's most beautiful residence
street. Gerald avenue, is the last 10
come On the paving list, Strange M
MaEnire hnying commenced operations
there during the pnst week. The pave
m.nt ID billilithie, two inches OF tho
mixture ou u fonr-inch conereted baaa.
Gerald avenue IN 10 be paved for Il
distance Of nine blocks. from Fourth
10 BeelsWlth street, and presents Il
paving surface II 1880 square yards.
Tho street is - feet between curbs
aud has parking Of % feet along
eueii side
interesting Work.
Tho contractors who are now busy
on Msssonln's paving and street I'M
rroyements are each doing their work
according 10 The latest and most ap-
proved methods. Every device and
machine known to tho contractors arc
being employed, There are some heavy
machines which perform tasks which
almost m ,1 ~,
any day since the paving was com
ineheed There could be found a crowd
ol interested spectators watching tho
work. For the paving OH the avenue
considerable excavation WAS necessary.
Tben lie concrete base was laid aor
TINS work Il combination concrete
mixer and spreader liz used. Tho
cement aud gravel goes into one end
of the machlne and comes out tho
other thoroughly mixed, Is carried In
a great bucket and dumped just ut tho
proper place, The engine mounted on
the machine operates tho mixer and
propells the whole machine down tho
street IA the work progresses.
The most interesting part of tho
| work, however, has been tho human
laborer. One man. Bert Nelson OF
Seattle, nm expert. In laying every
brick being put Into this pavement.
lie is wonder at this work and has
averaged 10000 brick day In Mis-
sonla Last Friday was his record day
here when he laid at.20qs When IIig.
] gins avenue Is completed this expert
!
! Continued on Page Elye.)
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-28

realized that the majority of the peo-
pie were anxious for paving and un-
derstood how Il few property owners,
blind to the resulting benefits to
themselves, steadfastly opposed 1t and
had succeeded In blocking all attempts
In this direction for q number of
years.
The New Era.
Thanks to the untiring efforts and
hammering of a crowd of loyal Mis-
soula citizens who realized the need
of better streets and paving, Mlssoula
will soon be able to hold up her head
proudly and declare her streets open
for inspection, safe I'm the conviction
that her new improvement liz on a
par with any being done In this coun-
try. For the first time such state
ment is based upon facts. Paving
streets Of Missoula ION paper only.
is an accomplishment often resorted To
In the past but now thing OF that
past. Paving operations are not Just
anticipated; they are In full swing.
Half the width of North Higgins
avenue for Its entire length has al
ready been laid with brick; two blocks
OF brick work are just finished on
Front street; the workmen are putting
the finishing touches to the bitulithif
pavement on South Third street: worl
was started during the past week on
the paving with bitnlithic OF beautiful
Gerald avenue; the contract has beer
let for paving three blocks on cedal
street with creosoted wood blocks. ana