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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
MAGIC OF MODERN SURGERY
Gave Voice to Boy, Dumb Since
Birth

Few instances of the marvellous
magic of modern surgery can excel
the giving of voice to boy who,
since birth, had been dumb.
Yet that is exactly what has been
done to Terance Dewitt, years old,
who was operated upon in the Swedish
hospital during the recent convention
in New York of the Clinical Congress
of North America.
Assisting DIR. Chapman in the opera
ton were Drs. G. w. Simnell and S.
j. Post and Harold Morris of the hos
pital staff The ailment had been dag
nosed as amnesic asphasia A de-
preston of the skull was present, af-
fecting nearly to paralysis the brain
center of speech. DR.. Chapman re-
moved section of the parietal bone
in the left temple, circular in shape
and rather smaller than a silver quar-
ter, and the abnormal pressure ceased.
The periosteum will grow over the hole
in the skull and make crust for it.
not as thick or strong as bone, but
sufficient protection.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
C.P.R.TRA|N H0LDUP
LONE BANDIT ENTERED PULL
MAN CAR AT VANCOUVER
AND ROBBED PASSENGERS.
Thief ON tran BUT A LITTLE WHILE
Jumped Off Train First Station Out
and Made His Escape With Loot
Worth About $3O0-Reward
Offered by Railroad.

Vancouver, B. CA train holdur
that for boldness has never been
equaled in Vancouver was perpetrated
just as the Canadian Pacific railways
imperial Limited" transcontinental
passenger train, leaving Vancouver at
40 D. M, was passing out of the city
limits.
A man disguised by black mask
boarded the train mile and half
out, entered the Pullman and at the
point OF revolver forced the passen-
gers and the Pullman conductor to
hand over their money and valuables.
The man dropped off the train just be-
fore 1t arrived at Barnet, which is six
miles from the city.
The total loss was $3OS in bills, two
watches and one chain, one diamond
ring and two English sovereigns
amounting to about $40. The conduc-
tor contributed $50 of the $3O8. There
is no trace of the robber.
Other Passengers Unaware.
The holdup was done in such fin
ished manner and with such a nicely
planned time allowance that only the
Pullman car victims were aware of the
mans presence, consequently, while
the passengers of that car crouched
back from the menace of the bandits
revolver and he swiftly went through
their pockets and travelling bags, the
train continued merrily on it's way.
The engineer pulled the whistle cord
as the train neared Barnet and the
bandit backed out of the Pullman
door, swung over the rear railing and
dropped off, The passengers still sat
still, fraid to move. Seconds passed,
then by one impulse they leaped to
their feet and rushed forward through
the train. One of them found the con-
ductor and shouted out the news. He
reached up and jerked the signal cord
and the train came to halt at Barnet.
The Vancouver police were notified
and a posse set out in automobiles,
but no trace of the robber was found.
The robber was very tall, thin and
dark man.
Several recent holdups are charged
up to him.
The Canadian Pacific railway Off
Gals here offered a reward of $500 for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the bandit, but no de-
scription is given.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
canada's Offer PIeases Enoland.

London.-Canadas naval donation
of three first class battleships has far
overshadowed the eastern war as the
topic OF the week in England. The
politicians and newspapers, with few
dissenting voices, welcome the domin-
ions gift for it's own sake and as a
memorable step toward consolidating
the empire. Dispatches from Australia
and South Africa report that Canada's
munificence is kindling naval enthu-
siasm in those dominions.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
Pension Bill Program.

The pension program of the demo
Gratis in the house has been definitely
settled by the determination of the
committee on invalid pensions to at
tempt no general pension legislation
in this short session. Chairman Sher-
wood says, however, that the private
pension bills affecting several hundred
persons would be consolidated into
one, two or three omnibus private pen
sion measures.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
DOES NOT WANT THRONE
Grand Duke Prefers Quiet Home With
Wife and ChjId-Czar Auitated

WIG ana Onllo-CZdr AQltdted.
st. tersburg.-Emperor Nicholas
and the members of the imperial fam
lily are greatly upset by the determine
ton OF the emperor's only brother,
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch
definitely to renounce his rights of
succession to the throne
The morganatic marriage contract
in 1909 by the grand duke with the d.
vorced wife of brother officer was
recently blessed by the birth of a son.
This event prompted Grand Duke
MichaePs decision. His wishes to re-
tire to the private life of country
gentleman, assuming the title of count
in order to enjoy the domestic bliss far
from the atmosphere of the court.
The emperor is opposed to this step,
all the more because of the recent ill
ness OF his only son, Crown Prince
Alexis, which has revived fears for the
succession.
The sons of the late Grand Duke
Vladimir, who would become the next
candidate for the throne, unhappily
share their fathers intense unpopu-
larity. All classes of well-informed
Russians, indeed, regard the possibility
Of their ascending the throne as disas-
trous for the dynasty.
The Dowager Empress Marie is so
incensed at the action of the Grand
Duke Michael that she announces that
she Will not return to Russia unless he
changes his mind. Such a change
would involve dissolution of the NOR
ganatic marriage.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
SPORTING NEWS ITEMS

j. p. Licheter, the University of Hi
ord recently when he plunged 60 feet
in % seconds.
Governor Tenor of PENNSYLVANIA de
MES he had bought or was to buy an
interest in the Philadelphia national
league ball club.
Willie Hoppe won the final game
OF the three-cushion 1872 balk-line bill
Hard tournament recently, defeating
kodji Yamada, 400 to 244.
Fifteen teams started at one minute
after midnight Monday morning in the
twentieth annual six-day bicycle race
at Madison Square Garden.
Hendrix of Pittsburg, with "a games
won and nine lost, leads the National
league pitchers for the season of 1912,
as shown by the official pitching rec
ords
Twenty-four leading automobile men
OF Los Angeles have issued declara-
ton of independence from the Auto
mobile Association of America, and
made plans for the formation of the
Western Automobile association.
Tommy Burns, Calgary haberdasher
former heavyweight champion of the
world, has been offered $4,000 to meet
the winner of the heavyweight elimi-
nation tournament that will be started
I)QcPmhpr n ~,
Flynn-McCarty fight.
e. N. Walters resignation as presi-
dent of the championship Oakland club
together with his charge of syndi-
cate baseball against ]. Cal Ewing,
stakeholder and director in general of
the San Francisco club, has stirred up
a rumpus in the Pacific Coast league.
Football elevens of the Wendell Phil
lips high school, Chicago, and Wash
ingtOn high school of Portland, Ore,
claimants of the high school champion
ship OF the Pacific northwest, have ar
ranged a game for December 20, at
Portland. The local team will play
the Boise, Idaho, eleven ON Christmas
day, and Astoria, Ore, on January 1.
One hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars worth of horseflesh sailed for
Europe Saturday from New York. The
fortune was represented by seven
horses, six of which James r. Keene
had just sold to William X. Vanderbilt
Jr, and the seventh, the famous Peter
Pan, which Mr.. Keene recently said
he sold for 100000 to George j. Gould.
A determined effort is to be made
TO get Coach Percy D. Houghton to
reconsider his decision to lay aside
ais duties as coach of the Harvard
.ootball team after five years spent
n bringing the gridiron virtues of the
crimson to the fore. Mr.. Houghton
las the honor of being the only foot
'all coach Harvard ever had who has
Won two victories over Yale. His con-
ract for three years at $4,000 a year
las run out.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
CIVIL SERVICE NOW IN NAVY
over 10000 Skilled Workers Protected
Through New Order of Presi.
dent Taft

More than 10000 skilled workers in
the navy yards throughout the United
states were placed under the protec
ton OF civil service Saturday by execu-
tive order of President Taft. The
presidents order was issued with the
approval of the civil service commits
sion and in accordance with an opinion
by Attorney General Wickersham.
NO navy yard employees below the
grade OF skilled cechanics will be af-
1ected by President Taft's order A
recent conference of navy yard com
mandants recommended that the men
De placed in the classified service. and
that was approved by Secretary Meyer.
Ioolmakers, electricians, stone cut
ters, machinists, masons, molders.
ordnance men, plumbers and others
Will be affected by this order Until
eligible lists for the new classifications
can be prepared new appointments to-
such positions will be made in the
regular way.
Rules for covering the 10000 men
into the classified service have been
approved by the secretary of the navy
and President Taft and will be made
known to the navy yard commandants
shortly. 1t is said that the order will
not displace any employees.
mere VIII be less reason and less
incentive for the use of political in.
1luence by applicants" saw civil SER
vice officials.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
Continue Protection, Says stimson.

Unsparing condemnation of those
who would from misplaced sentiment
tally or lazy self-interest" cast the
F1lipinos upon the world in the state
of helplessness, and before they had
acquired the full benefits of American
civilization, is a strong feature in the
annual report of Secretary of War
Henry l.. Stimson.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
ALL EUROPEAN INTERESTS DE-
PENDING THEREON SEEM
BRIGHTER.
PEACE CONFERENCE MAKES Terms,
Ambassadors Of Great Countries Now,
in London Will Act as an Appeal
Court and Give Advice to Peace
Commissioners.

London.-The prospects for a salts
factory and reasonably rapid settle
ment of the Balkan war and of the
greater European interests hanging
upon it seem brighter now than at any
time since the allied armies took the
field against Turkey. The ENJOYS from
the Balkan kingdoms, Greece-if
Greece decides to participate-and the
ottoman empire will hold the first
meeting of the peace conference Friday
OF this week. At the same time the
ambassadors OF the great powers in
London charged with the task of pro-
tecting the interests of their countries
Will meet as sort of court of appeals
to watch, advise and admonish the
peace delegates.
10 reach even this complicated ar
rangement has strained all the re-.
sources OF European diplomacy. There
have been times in the last month
when even the consent of all the gov
ernments to friendly gathering ap-
peared beyond the range of possibility.
Important Assembly Of Diplomats.
Austria has consented to join the
ambassadorial conference, and Ger
many, which stood aside awaiting the
oeclslon OF It's ally, announced it's &C
qulescence. This will be by far the.
most important assembly of diplomats.
since the Berlin conference of the
RussO-Turkish war.
Peace Plan Easier.
That the peace negotiations proper
Will be less complicated than had been
feared is promised by the two facts
that Turkey and Bulgaria appear to.
nave reached an understanding among
the allies portended plan having been
agreed to by the allies that Greece.
should stand out so that her navy
could continue the blockade and &C
qulre the islands which are Greece's.
natural share of the spoils.
London was set for the conference,
because England was more neutral
IMAM any other power, because the DOW
ers have the ablest ambassadors in
London and because Sir Edward Grew.
the British foreign secretary, who will
naturally hold commanding position.
mas unique reputation for honesty
among European diplomats.
In Spacious p aIaee.
The king has provided ST. James
palace for the meetings Of the peace
commission. The palace contains
rooms gorgeous with paintings, tapes
try and armor and has the advantage.
OF unusual quiet.
According to reliable reports Adrian
ople has provisions enough to last only
Is days.
Turks Will Retain AdrianopIe.
With regard to the peace negotia-
ions the grand vizier said Turkey
could not permit Albania TO be cut in
,wo to enable Servia to reach the sea
and could not give up Adrianople.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
NEWSOF THE WORLD
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FRESH FROM THE DAILY
TELEGRAPH WIRES.
FROM FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FIELDS
Happenings National, Historical and
Political and Personal Events
Told In Brief Paragraphs
for Busy Readers.

George Fl. Rounds, for five years
bookkeeper in hotel at Boston, is
under arrest, charged with the larceny
of $31 900.
A bill authorizing the government
to take over the farm and homestead
in Kentucky where Abraham Lincoln
was born is before congress.
To protect the happy illusions of
the city's children the police of Kan
sas City, Kan, ordered that Santa
Claus must stay off the streets there
President-elect Woodrow Wilson will
be entertained on December 20, the
fifty-sixth anniversary of his birth, in
the house where he was born in Staun-
ton, Va.
Fire which swept the business dis
trict of McMechan, West Va, Satur-
day, destroyed six buildings and dam
aged two others, with total loss of
$4,000
Albert T. Patrick, who was pardoned
recently in New York by Governor
Dix, is at Denver, Col, where he will
pay visit to his aged mother and
other relatives.
Ernest Robson of Montreal has re-
ceived word that carrier pigeon he
imported and which escaped has re-
turned to England. 1t took II days to
make the journey.
Gustav Bruning, arrested at Winni-
peg, it is said, has confessed to alb
sconding with quarter million marks
from the Dresdener bank in Berlin,
Germany, June 26.
At Sacramento, Cal, Frank /. Fisch-
er, bartender, was shot and killed
Saturday by his common law wife, Lii
liam B. Haskell. She was arrested.
She claims he was deserving her.
The annual Indian affairs appropri-
ition bill, providing $8,132,O28 for con-
lucting the bureau of Indian affairs
md fulfilling treaty stipulations with
The various Indian tribes, was reported
to the house Saturday.
All United States naval vessels may
be withdrawn from the great lakes as
a result of the refusal of shipbuilding
companies on the lakes to enter into
repair contracts with the navy depart
ment on account of their hostility to
the eight-hour law.
President Taft has written a letter
to Governor Wilson offering to place
at his disposal one of the big battle
ships of the navy to make trip of
inspection to the Panama canal some
time before Mr.. Wilson is inaugurated
but he declined, owing to pressing
business in state affairs.
Andrew Carnegie. in statement this
afternoon, announces that all but $685.
100000 of his fortune which will be dis
posed Of under his will will be left to
the Carnegie corporation Of New York,
which has been made his residuary
legatee, and which will carry on his |
educational and charitable work. Mr.. |
Carnegie's statement likewise explains |
his reasons for planning to pension ex-
presidents of the United States as he |
provided recently through the Carne-
gle corporation.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
Would Pension Federal Ancjents.

Philadelphia.-United States Senator
Penrose, in speech at a dinner here
given by classified civil service en-
ployes of the government and the city.
declared himself in favor of congress
enacting law providing for old age
retirement pensions for federal en-
ployes.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
Driebund Renewed Without Chance.

Berlin.-Official announcement is
made of the renewal of the dreibund
without alteration, thus confirming the
report several days ago that Germany,
Austria-Hungary and Italy had deter
mined to renew their alliance for an
other term of years without alteration.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
Earthquake in Illinois.

Cleveland, Ohio.-An unusually
heavy earthquake shock within a ra-
dius Of 300 or 400 miles was recorded
Saturday night at st. Ignatus observ-
atory. 1t is believed the shock oc.
CURED in southern Indiana or Illinois
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
Castro in Germany.

Antwerp.-Cipriano Castro. former
president of Venezuela, is believed tn.
De on his way to take the cure at one
OF the German baths.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
Rich Banker Suffocated bv Fire

Fort Morgan, Col-M. l.. Moore,
wealthy banker and Colorado pioneer.
aged 70, was suffocated by fire that
destroyed the home Of his son-in-law,
J. H. Roediger.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12

In the production Of rice and coffee
the United States ranks 10th, CON-
pared with other countries of the
world.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-12
Coolest Day at Duluth.

Duluth.-Sunday was the coolest of
the winter here, 10 degrees below zero.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-02
av eusrAv nloRKMAM. III o-


Per Henrick Ling, the father Of the
system of Swedish gymnastics, aimed
at the development of a harmonious
body through his pedagogical gymnas.
tics. Ling's genius led him to success
in evolving a gymnatic system, which
now nearly a hundred years after its
conception is universally recognized
as the only form of physical culture
useful for educational purposes. To
the writer of this article il is not
known of any educational department
of any civilized government not using
the Swedish system, as a means OF
developing a strong and healthy race
physically. Lings system of medical
gymnastics or, as they are popularity
called, Swedish movements" were
10 help in the battle against sickness
and suffering. Based on scientific
principles as a Swedish system Of
medical gymnastics has gained recog-
milton as a valuable element amongst
the various therapeutics at the beck
and call of the physician
Previously 10 Lings death in 1889,
two state Institutions were founded in
Stockholm-tbe Central Gymnastic
Orthopedc Institute, 1927, in which
Ling's medical gymnastics has been
chiefly developed. These institutions
give free instruction to a number of
medical Swedish students and quail
fled foreign Doctors of Medicine, pro.
vided the latter are able to follow
the lectures which are given in the
Swedish language. When also, for tho
admittance of the Swedish pupils the
standard of education and physical
development can be made as high as
may be desirable and as only about
one-fourth of the Swedish applicants
for each course are accepted, it should
be clear that the Swedish medical
gymnGst is in all probability compel
ent to fulfil his calling.
1t is law of nature that movement
is progress and life and that inactivity
is decay and death. Physical exercise
is as necessary for the comfort of the
body as of the mind, it is essential for
a rational development for the pre-
servation of health and for it's restora-
ton when lost. Everyone should de-
vote some part of the day to systema-
tic bodily exercise in one form or an.
other. But, whatever form of exer-
else is chosen should provide a suit
able amount of work for all the differ
ent parts of the organism.
The muscular system constitutes
as rule siX-tenths, or little more
than one-half, of the body's weight.
The resting muscles contain about
one-third of the blood in the body, but
when thrown into activity they take
two-thirds of the blood. The import
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-02
PHYSICAL CULTURE

ancc OF this will be seen i'm the fol
lowing facts Within the body a kind
OF combustion or transformation of
the bodyis substance is continually
taking place. This is comparative
ly slow process and requires an ample
supply of atmospheric oxygen for its
continuance. It takes place i'm all the
Tissues, but most vigorously in the
muscles. Through muscular exercise
the separation of the used-up parts OF
the body is fastened, and this pro.
.duces an increased activity OF the
special organs for Kidding the body
of these waste matters, namely, the
kidneys, the skin, and the lungs.
BY physical exercise the demand for
.nourishment is increased, the whole
vitality is quiCkened, the above men.
toned combustion is promoted and a
sense of fatigue which is natural and
physiological, is the consequence. This
is the case only when the physical ex.
ercise is kept within the limits neces.
sary for the production of beneficial
results, If it is too prolonged. too
vigorous expenditure of material takes
place, the sense of fatigue becomes
pathological and the organism is in.
jured. On the other hand, too little
exercise results in unhealthy or patho-
logical conditions. From this we learn
now very important is a right amount
of physical exercise for all the func-
tons of life.
Health depends upon the purity and
richness of the blood; its purity and
richness in turn depending upon the
vigor of the blood-forming and blood
cleansing organs.
Most Immediately important are the
lungs, organs exercising double func-
ton, which may be simply explained
as follows The blood passing through
them is aerated by absorbing the
oxygen inhaled with the air, while
carbon-dioxide. that poisonous waste
which we may call the coal-ash of the
body, is eliminated. To function prop
erly and to the best advantage the
thoraX, that bony cage enclosing the
lungs, must be not only roomy, but
flexible.
1t is not sufficient to possess an ex-
traordinary large chest, the joints of
which may be ossified and stiff. To
ensure a continued good health the
joints of the thorax should be pliable
allowing the lungs to expand and fill
with oXygen-laden air at inhalation
also allowing the lungs to be contract
ed upon exhalation and drive the used
up and poisonous air more completely
out of the system. AS the uneducated
chest is usually fiat and inclined to
rigidity, and as the most important
organs lie within the chest, the gym
nastic course is begun by teaching the