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New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
HOT WATER BOTTLE BURNED
Woman Awarded $500 for Injuries
to Her Foot.

Chicago Feb. 7-Clara s. Appel learned
last night that she had obtained $500
damages against a Chicago hospital for
burns on the foot suffered in 1908 while a
patient there The finding was an affirma-
ton OF a verdict of a lower court.
Miss Appel was placed on a bed which
had been heated by three hot water bottles.
Two of these had been removed, but the
third was overlooked, and came in contact
with her foot
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
YOUNG ELOPERS RETURN
Boy Promptly Showed Into the
Lookup at East Orange.

East Orange, y. J., Feb. :. (SpeciaD.-
When Emil L. Edelhoff answered a knock
at the door Of his home this morning he
saw before him his thirtcen-year daugh-
ter, Ella, and John Fitzpatrick, OF No. a
Central Place, Orange. who had run away
together just a week ago to-day Edelhoff
had sworn a week ago that IF he ever laid
eyes again on Fitzpatrick he would have
his blood. To-day, though, under the pro-
lection of promised forgiveness. Fitzpatrick
escaped his fathcr-in-law's wrath.
lie had not been at the home of the Edel-
hoffs. No 296 Sanford street, more than
two hours, however, before Detective Riker
served q warrant for his arrest on the
charge Of seduction and he was taken TO
the lookup. Recorder Francis a. Mott, jr,
will give him a hearing tomorrow morning
Fitzpatrick is seventeen years old, hut
hardly looks it. lie was under probation
when he ran away with the girl, having
been found guilty several months ago Of
annoying young girls in Orange Park.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
DOCTOR OF CITIES" TALKS
Woman Who Cleaned Up Kala-
mazoo Emphasizes Civic Duty.
PREACHER AND TEACHER
Now Goes Seeing with Her Own
Eyes" on Behalf of Cities
Needing Advice.

THE mother Of Spotless Town"-she is
called also "the woman who cleaned up
Kalamazoo" Uncle Sans municipal house
keeper" and doctor of cities" any one OF
which titles almost tells the story itself in
these days, when the world has grown ia
miliar with women sharing in public af-
fairs. Only Il is much nicer 70 hear the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08

is allowed on the streets, because the
streets are the floors Of the house, and the
chimneys are not allowed to pour out smoke
and dirt against the glass roof any more
than the housekeeper to-day permits a
smoky lamp IN her parlor.
why cannot women to-day take their
city just as personally? The great blue
dome Of heaven is our roof Why smrch
IT with smoke? And the dirt on the streets.
is not that a personal matter to US? our
children walk I'm II and track II into our
houses The milk, the water, the bread,
the laundry work we senG out, the fac
tories whore our clothes are made, and
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08

plans for the development Of the state
waters more definite and detailed than to-
days bulletin.
The commission in general is supposed to
hold the opinion that what the state creates
through it's activities it should enjoy and
profit from and that the building of reser-
voirs through its agency would not only
create much power now running TO waste
in floodtime, but create additional power
all the year at each private power. dam
for which 1t is entitled TO collect rental
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
o. NgWS Of ntGrgSt al
" to ,WQmgn Nv

the schools where our children breathe
vitiated air, all these are problems which
concern women far more than the little
dirt in their own houses, because there is
so much more danger in them.
Now, don't say am anti-sufrragist, be-
cause It nearly broke my heart TO be so
quoted once before"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
CUPID MAKES HIM BANKRUPT.

Morris Garbarsky, cigar maker. Of No.
l63 Stanton street, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy as a poor person, unable 10
pay the fees, to get rid of a judgment OBJ
tained against him in the City Court on
January 81, for $l.33i, by Sadie Solomon
for breach of promise Of marriage. His
assets consist of books worth So
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
TIE WEATHER REPORT.

official Record and Forecast.--Waslinston
Feb. Snow nurrics prevailed during Wcdnes-
day in the southern lake region and the Onio
and ST. Lawrence valleys and conditions are
becoming unsettled again in the Far West. The
principal disturbance IS centred on the north
Pacific Coast. The temperature has risen gen
orally in Eastern and Southern sections, while
Il has fallen again in the Northwest. Readings
Of zero and lower are now reported from North
Dakota and Western Minnesota.
Snow nurrics are Probable in tho Great Lake
region and the northern portion Of New Eng
land and New York State, and snow is indicated
for the Rocky Mountain region and the eastern
slope. probably reaching to the middle Missis-
sippi Valley by Friday. Mostly fair weather
will prevail throughout the southern and middle
Atlantic sections and the Ohio Valley Tho tenn
perature will be somewhat lower I'm oil districts
from the upper and middle Mississippi valleys TO
the Atlantic Coast. but no marked cold weather
is expected.
The winds along the New England Coast will
be moderate southwest 20 vest along the middle
Atlantic Coast, moderate west; along the south
Atlantic Coast light west; along the Gulf Coast.
light variable; on Lake Michigan. moderate TO
brisk northwest.
Steamers departing Thursday for European
ports will have moderate southwest TO west
winds. with partly overcast weather and light
snow hurries. 20 the Grand Banks.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08

Iocn Official Record.-The following official
rooord from the Weather Bureau shows the
changes in the temperature for the last twenty
four hours in comparison with tho corresponding
nf a
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08

Highest temperature yesteiu',,c ,cor corresn,nJ,,
Lowest 10. average. 20: average TOT CoilcsPy5HHu
ing date last year. 2s. average tor
date last thirty-three years, SVy, ,odov ord
Local Forecast-GenetaIly io''
Friday: moderate west wihhs'
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
Humidity.
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omcial observations Of United States weather
-. ,oker Mt s q. m. yesterday follow:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08

Forecast for Special Localities.-For North
err New England light snow lurrics to-day;
Friday generally fair and colder. moderate
southwest 10 west winds
Fer southern New England, mostly cloudy 10
day; Friday generally fair and colder; moderate
southwest 10 west winds
For Eastern New York. generally fair To-Day
and Friday. except snow husTies Thursday 10
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
Would Not Permit Monopoly.

The plans would not concentrate the un-
developed water power Of the state for
fifty years certainly. and for all practical
purposes in perpetuity in the hands of a
highly favored group OF individuals and
corporations who could thrive on this spe-
cial privilege. To be sure, this plan would
necessitate the state embarking in bust
ness. but that has been the gist of all the
water conservation legislation hitherto and
the theory of all state bodies up 10 the
time the Ferris committee presented its
report.
The Ferris committee would limit the
states business activities TO selling stored
water. which IL could dispose of only to the
limited class Of riparian owners, the only
persons who could use II TO advantage,
and the selling OF electrical energy de-
rived from the surplus canal waters.
Senator Ferris declared to-day that he
was opposed entirely TO the principle of
the state engaging in business. He said
he favored its utilization Of the surplus
canal waters through the sale Of electric
power only because that would be in the
nature Of by-prOduct. When IT came TO
a proposition that the state should use
stored water TO generate electric power
and sell that, he was against II unless
such an operation was clearly in the ma
ture Of disposing OF a by-product
'The committees plan as embodied in
the legislation introduced" said he, will
give to the riparian owners rights in per-
petuity TO purchase this water from the
state If you Ike. Now, there are two
things necessary to create power from
water-the water and a difference in alti-
tUde. You can't create power without the
difference in altitude. The riparian own
ers have that; they are the natural and
inevitable customers for the water which
would be stored within the proposed reser-
Voirs
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
Speaks for Riparian Owners.


They have certain rights which you
can't take away. but must recognize in
any practical water storage scheme. You
can't tax them under the law on the
benefits they would derive from the build
ing Of a storage reservoir at the head
waters of the stream and compel them to
pay the cost of that reservoir, too. Our
committee got around that by the require
ment that they make contracts 10 pur-
chase this water at prices fixed by the
Conservation Commission, high enough to
pay for the cost of the improvement ana
net the state a return on the stored waters
or a profit annually on the transaction.
"The Tribune was wrong this morning
in saying there was a joker in the bin
regarding profits for the water storage
corporations we suggest, Senator Ferris
continued There's no profit I'm letting a
man get back his original investment with
interest--6 per cent interest, the legal rate
That's no profit"
IL was suggested that many investors I'm
bonds and stocks and even mortgages
were glad 10 take less than per cent in
terest and figured they were making a
good profit Senator Ferris couldn't sec
& that way. He said:
Now about the scheme of rebates pro-
posed In the committees Legislation which
you thought would represent profit to the
riparian owners. That's the only way the
water storage corporation could be pre-
vented from making a profit We assume
the Conservation Commission will be on
the job. and viii fix the annual charges
high enough 80 they Will work out the
yearly operation and maintenance cost and
the amortization fund at the end of the
ffty-ycar period plus the states profit
based on the storage capacity OF the rcser-
voirs so there would be no occasion for
rebates
But suppose the corporation sold its
power at such prices. that a surplus was
accumulated That must be rebated 10 the
benehciaries, otherwise the corporation
would be making a profit, which the bill
says must not be.
A few months before Senator Ferris had
said that the only practical and feasible
operation Of the committees scheme was
for the riparian owners, who would be the
''benenciaries." 10 form the water storage
corporation
Where the Profit Would Be Had.
SO as stockholders Of the corporation they
would receive per cent interest on their
inyestHents In stock, also as "benehciaries"
Of thes watershed improvement they might
receive rebates" of part Of the amount
charged for use OF the water. II necessary
20 prcyett the corporation from accumulat-
ing surplus fund. I'm spite Of the provision
In tie committees report and the phrase
in the bin that the corporation shouid
make no profit.
II Is expected that the hearing on the
committees Bills next week VIII brins Tor
nal opposition 10 them from the Sohser
walton Commission, or at least iorhal
declaration OF the commissions policy ana
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
CONSERVATION BOARD
AGAINST WATER BILL
Wants State to Distribute Power
from Reservoirs and Reap
All Profit from 1t.
SENATOR FERRIS EXPLAINS
Tries to Show How His Commit
tees Plan Would Not Give
Monopoly in Perpetuity
to Individuals.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Albany. Feb. IA bulletin issued by the
Conservation Commission to-day contains a
statement OF that bodys plans which
places 1t in direct opposition to the scheme
for utilization Of the water powers of the
state outlined by the Ferris legislative COM
mittee.
The legislative committee insists that the
state should sell its water power under
such conditions that a perpetual monopoly
would be created in favor Of the present
riparian owners 2long the important
streams and who constitute what is loosely
termed the water power trust" The
Conservation Commission takes the posi-
tion that the state should handle its water
power selling itself and the electrical en-
ergy generated from it. That would pre-
vent anything like a water power monop
oily.
The significant section of the bulletin
from the Conservation Commission was the
following:
The Conservation Commission is planning
TO harness the unutiliZed water of the
state TO the end that the ultimate con-
sumer shall secure all the aCCruing benefits
a tentative outline of programme has
construction of a great transmission line
across the state, from which will radiate
branch lines carrying cheap power for
lighting, heating and manufacturing pur-
poses into every nook and corner of New
York.
The power used Today in New York is
expressed with approximate accuracy at
100000 horsepower OF this amount only
about 10000 horsepower is generated by
water. The remainder must be produced
by coal, aggregating in the neghbOrhOod
OF 22C0hoO tons The commission estimates
that at least 100000 horsepower could he
developed by water powers which are not
now used. The growing cost of power en-
phaszes the importance OF an early utili-
zau0n or the hydraulic energy now wasted.
1t is known that the commission has
gone so far along this line as to prepare
tentative maps and plans agreeing in gen
eral with the ideas outlined by Governor
Dix in his message TO the Legislature this
year. If worked out, they would provide
revenue for the state while still per-
mitting municipalities and manufacturers
and individual consumers to have oppor-
tunity TO purchase power cheaper than
they can hope 10 get II now. save under
extraordinarily favorable conditions
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07

The elder RothSchl.d once proved the
value OF mental suggestion as regards
money matters Receiving by special
courier the news OF the result OF a
Napoleonic battle he went to prom
inent corner in the financial district
and stood against post. the figure or
abject despair and diScoura cement
I'VE are beaten and lost" declared
the people And they dumped their
stocks in the market. and the elder
RothSchild. through his agents. n"uEht
their stocks up In IA hurry before the
news was received by the people that
the battle had been victory and not
a disaster
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
a War Bismarck Forqot.

The smallest of Europe's sovereign
states. Liechstenstein. has a monarch
and a parliament bot no taxes and no
army. Its finances are provided. by its
Prince John H.. who in return nomi-
mates three of its fifteen members OF
parliament At the time of the Anstro-
Prussian war the principally sided
with Austria and modified an army OF
100 of all ranks to share in the fight
ing. But Liechstenstein's army never
smelled fire. and Liechstenstein itself
was quite overlooked in the peace ne
gotiations at the end of the war Fiji
teen years later Bismarck discovered
that his country was still technically
at war with this miniature state. and
in strict accordance with the etiquette
of such things pourparlers took place
and formal treaty of peace was Sign
ed between the two countries.-West
minister Gazette.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
Deceptive.

A lanky country youth entered the
crossroads general store to order some
groceries. He was seventeen years old
and was passing through that stage OF
adolescence during which boy seems
all hands and feet and his vocal or
gans, rapidly developing. are wont to
cause his voice to undergo sudden and
involuntary changes from high treble
to low bass.
In an authoritative rumbling bass
voice he demanded of the busy clerk,
"Give me can of corn" then, his
voice suddenly changing to a shrill
falsetto, he continuedl "and a sack OF
-four"
well. don't be in a hurry. / can't
wait on both of you at once" snapped
the clerk.-Everybody's.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
Quite Appropriato.

The bachelor community Of a certain
suburb were greatly scared by the ad-
vent among them Of fearsome type
OF the desperate, husband hunting
spinster After throwing each of the
local bachelors into spasms of terror
lest he should be the recipient of her
attentions the lady finally managed to
captivate the curate. Local bachelor
dom was so intensely relieved at its es-
cape that 1t united in presenting the
curate with a splendid wedding present
in the shape of costly table service.
The curate was overwhelmed. "Such
a magnificent service!' he gasped-
"Well. you see. my boy explained
the chief of the local bachelors. lit is
really thanksgiving service."-Lon-
don Answers.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
A Stone Eater.

The oldest diet i'll the world is
stones. In an old volume of the Gen
tleman's Magazine is described the dis
covery OF stone eater in northern
inhabited island" by the crew OF a
Dutch ship They brought him to
France in May, 1850, where he was
submitted to all kinds of scientific
tests. 1t was proved that he throve
better on stones than on any other
food. and his dinner usually consisted
of large sized 6ints, with powdered
marbles for dessert He became g
great attraction at fashionable gather
ings, where he amused the guests by
swallowing stones and afterward con
vincing them that there was. no decep
ton by making them rattle IN his
stomach. Chronicle.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
RaIeTuhG Pho,

A pipe with history Is In tie pos
session of a collector In London 1t
was once the property of Sir Walter
Raleigh and Is not unlike the letter
"Y" In shape. For centuries it has
been kept in an inlaid box dated ammo
1921" 1t is constructed in four pieces
Of wood. rudely carved with dogs
heads and with the faces Of Indians.
On the bowl there is q cap about as
large as the bowl itself. and attached to
the stem is a string of beads made Of the
same wood as the pipe. In this stem
a powerful whistle has been cut, and
the suggestion is that Sir Walter used
it to summon his servants. The Ar
Genealogical society exhibited this pipe
at Guildhall in the middle of the last
century, the inscription accompanying
1t bearing these words: THE original
pipe of the above celebrated Historian
Of the World and who first introduced
tobacco and potatoes into England. "
Tradition, corroborated by parch-
ment In the possession of the owner.
states that this pipe was smoked by
Sir Walter Raleigh on the scaffod just
before his execution and handed to one
of his relatives as memento of him.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
a Garrick Trick,

One Of the best of the stories that
have been preserved relating to David
Garrick's remarkable faculty for i'm
personation is that one about holiday
that he and the French comedian Pre-
vile had when the English Roscius
was visiting in Paris.
One morning Garrick and his French
colleague were waiting in a diligence
to start for Versailles. The driver re-
fused to bulge until at least four pas
sengers would undertake the trip. Gar
rick jumped out and. changing his gait
and voice. hailed the coachman on the
box and got in again. He repeated the
trick three times. each time with a
different voice and appearance. The
driver. thinking he was now full in
side" joyfully cracked his whip and
galloped away with the two actors for
his only passengers.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
Franklin the Citizen.

Franklin was particular about the
way of doing business he was par
tcular about the way in which be
made his money. When be first start
ed his newspaper In Philadelphia his
rival was Bradford, who. In addition
to publishing a paper. was postmaster
general of the colonies. Bradford used
his authority as postmaster general to
practically exclude Franklin's papers
from the mail by forbidding the post
riders to carry them Franklin short
ly after succeeded Bradford as post
master general. Here was the oppor-
tunity to build monopoly and crush
his old rival. but the thought never
seems to have entered his head that
the newspaper business OF the colonies
belonged to him. He says of Bradford
in his attempt to crush Franklin's
newspaper. 81 thought so meanly OF
him for it that when afterward came
into his situation | took care never to
initiate him"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07

The Percy family of England-the
family of the dukes of Northumberland
preserves in its archives the North
umberland household book. a kind of
stewards journal that is chiefly re-
markable for its account OF the in
credible quantity of liquor our ances-
tors consumed.
Back in the middle ages. before the
Prohibition movement began, the Earl
and Countess of Percy, the Northum-
berland household book states, drank
with their o'clock breakfast quart
Of beer and quart of wine. For din
ner. at 10 O'Clock, they drank a gallon
OF beer and two quarts of wine. At
supper they drank two quarts of beer
and two quarts Of wine, and st ''liv-
cry" a meal which was served in the
bedroom at o'clock in the evening,
they drank a gallon Of beer and a
quart of wine. That is to say, provid-
ed that the Earl and Countess of Percy
drank fair. each consumed daily five
quarts and a pint of beer-say, twenty
two glasses apiece-and six quarts of
wine-say thirty glasses apiece, claret
size.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
When II Rained Stones Eleven Days.

When " Rained Stones Eleven Days.
There are hundreds of we'll authenti-
Gated accounts of stones falling from
the skies. from the mysterious regions
OF the great sea of space. but such
falls" have usually been singly or. at
the most. in small showers. Accord
Ing to 9 legend told by the Arabs of
the Sahara. there was a time in that
portion of the dark continent when
pebbles and fine sand literally rained
from above for several days, covering
the earth to depth of many feet In
fact, they claim that the great desert
did not exist prior to the time when
this great shower of aerolites came. In
Jenckyn's "Trip to Ye Burning Sandes
Of Africk" the following is told under
the head Another of Gods Wonders"
Moreover, the natives of these parts
say that it once rained small stones
aud sandes for period of eleven days
and nights. Much fertile land and
many towns and thousands of animals
and human beings were thus buried
up"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To A. N: Ingram, your heirs, execu

To A. N. Ingram, your heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns:
You are hereby notified that l have
expended during the year 1911, the sum
of one hundred dollars ($100) in labor
and improvements upon each of the
following named lode claims, situate
in Elk City Mining District, County of
Idaho, State of Idaho; the United
Verde No. l, recorded in book F, page
621; the United Verde No 2, recorded
in book l, page "a, of the records of
Elk City Mining District, Idaho county
State of Idaho, in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of
section 1924 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, and the amendment
thereto approved January %, 1880, con-
corning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required to
hold said lode claims for the period
ending on the 3lst day of December,
A. D. 1911. And if, within ninety days
from the personal service of this notice
or within ninety days after the publica-
ton thereof, you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your proportion of such expen.
diture as co-owners, your one Jnlrc
interest in the United Verde No. arc
one-half interest in the United Verde
No. 2, will become the property Of
the subscriber, your cO-owner who has
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
L. A. STRONG.
First Publication June 5, 1912.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-07
Wanted All That Was In 1t.

Father Whose wife has presented
him with twins)-Tommy. you may
stay home from school today and to-
morrow tell the teacher you have
two new brothers. Tommy-Wouldn't
it be better to say that | have only
one new brother? Then | can stay
home a day next week for the other
one-Fliegende Batter.