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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21

The M. E. Ladies Aid held their
annual election of officers Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs. ]. C. Bullock was
elected president; Mrs. P. E. McRob-
erts, vice president; Mrs. Holmberg,
secretary, and Mrs. DeBaun, treasur.
er. During the afternoon refresh
ments were served and 50 netted fol
the society.
Prof. F. E. Billingston, Northwest
field secretary for the American Chris.
tian Missionary Society. will preach
Sunday morning in the Christian
church at II a. m. You are invited
Mrs. A. L. Thiele and baby arriv.
ed home Sunday evening from the In.
land hospital in Moscow.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21

Pat Myers, q farmer of the Peck
section, lost valuable team Tuesday
when one of the boats under the ferry
sank, letting the four-hor team and
load of wheat slide into the Clear
water river. Two horses were
drowned.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21
rlshiag Wss Coed.

Harry Walrath and Sherm Mix have
returned from 4 fishing trip seventy
miles out from Orodno. They had
good luck fishing. bringing home evil
deree Of their akill with the hook and
line. &.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21
SULLIVAN NO BOOTLECCER
To whom It may concern:

10 WnOm may concern:
The undersigned residents and business men of Elk
River, Clearwater County, Idaho having been advised
that certain persons for their personal have
circulated and are circulating reports that E. j. Sullivan
is or has been bootegger hereby brand the report as
utterly false and without foundation and state that no
such insnuation has been made in this community
where ne has lived for the last four years. We wish to
further state that Mr. Sullivan has at all times borne an
excellent character and has been one of the best citizens
OF this community and always identified with law and
order This statement is made without reference to par
tisan politics. and for the purpose alone of doing Justice
to worthy citizen.
Signed
Grant & Giles
Harry Tobiason, Tobiason G Co. Store
A. A. McDonad's Store
By j. c. Whitehouse
r. X. Wheeler, Cashier Elk River Bank
R. w. Morris, Hardware
DR.. A. G. Cook
E. D. Ltefeld
T. E. Edick
DR.. Vetz, Milwaukee Ry. Agent
}. H. Hulng
Prof. Wyie
Andrew Bloom, Chairman Village Council
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21

Yes, You Can Succeed. II You Prepare by Study
PERSONAL HELP, encouragement and knowledge Of hu-
nature with practical training in Shorthand Ana Roo
keeping fit you for lfes battle
LEWISTON BUSINESS COLLEGE, Lswlsoa. Idaho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
HIS DREAM A THIEF TRAP
Policeman Aroused by Robbie
at Door, Captures Him.

This sort Of thing is becoming so ire
ouent that unless burglars pick out
their victims in other professions they
won't have their rames printed.
Police Sergeant Timothy Shugrue,
VINO lives at No. 2iT5 Boulevard Jersey
CITY. and sleeps in the afternoon. was
sleeping yesterday afternoon in brill
liant style. His dream OF thief catch
ing was suddenly interrupted by a
sound indicating that person un-
familiar with the house was trying to
enter il.
shugrue sprang out Of bed, slipped on
his trousers, picked up his revolver,
and left the house by the rear door.
He moved around 10 the front door and
there found a man who was trying TO
omen the door with a skeleton key The
Young man said he was Harry Seeley.
forty. of No. go ocean avenue. Jersey
CITY. He said he had come from Chi
cago recently He will not return soon,
according TO the police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
DIED, HE SAYS, BUT
RETURNED TO LIFE
Christian Scientist Testifies That
He Dropped Dead and
Was Restored.

Cincinnati. Jan. S.-That he had died
and had been restored 10 life was the
statement made to-day by A. ]. Thorne,
a steel furniture dealer, who lives with
his wife in Avondale, Cincinnati's fash
ionable suburb.
Mr.. Thorne made the declaration in
a Christian Science church, and then
issued the following public statement.
"Wednesday evening at the testi-
mony meeting OF the First Church OF
Christ. Scientist. remarkable testimony
was given by the first reader of the
church. \. J. Thorne. He testified that
on last Friday he was taken suddenly
ill., and on Saturday morning dropped
dead on the floor at his home. and
passed through all the material condi-
tons of Death.
"A practitioner Of the Christian
Science Church was called in, and in i
short while. Mr.. Thorne said. he was
restored To life through the Christian
Science treatment. the understanding
being that God is the only life. Help
was called in. and Mr.. Thorne was
picked UP and carried To bed. and now
he believes he is completely restored
to health
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
Former Club Member, Back
from China, Now Re-
taller de Luxe.
DRAGONS ON GUARD
AND PRICES HIGH
Heirs of Banker Hopeful That
Man of Many ReverSes VIII
Repay Debt to Estate.

Warner Montagnie Van Norden Is
directed by the will Of his father
Warner Van Norden, to pay back to
the estate $SUOOO. IF he can" The
other Van Norden heirs are wondering
if he can. Young MIR. Van Norden is
not in China where he was reported to
be doing missionary work. The idea
Of his being in China is interesting
however. because the former banker
and clubman now keeps tea store at
No. Cos Lexington avenue. at 1Ith
street.
The Lotos Tea Concern, under which
name Mr.. Van Norden sells his tea, is,
it is true on the East Side, but it is
not so far over from his home in the
millionaire district on the same street
near Fifth avenue. The tea shop is not
large. either. though it is bigger than
the delicatessen store and the rat and
mice exterminator's shop across the
way. The Lotos Tea shop is no Ordi-
nary tea store. Mr. Van Norden's is
a sort Of tea shop de luxe, and rugs
screens. huge dragons and other spcci-
mems Of bric-a- -brac from India. China
and japan make the purchaser sensible
of the spirit of the East. and of the
still more important fact that the price
of the tea sold there is high.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
BOSTON BAN ON "SALOME'
Mayor Forces Aguglia to Aban,
don Wilde's Tragedy.
fBy Tclograph 10 The Tribune |

Boston, Jan. S.-Mayor Fitzgerald
forbade the production Of "Salome. 4"
which was announced for performance
this evening at the Hub Theatre by
Mimi Aguelis. the Italian actress. As
soon as Nine Aguglia's manager was
informed Of the fact he announced that
to-night's bill would consist Of TWO
plays, "Nemmeno" and TN Bacio."
The attitude of the Mayor was taken
after the Rev. DR. Cortland Myers, pas
tor OF fremont Temple. and a woman
church worker had visited him TO pro-
test against the performance.
Nine. Aguglia chose "Salome" as the
final play Of her four days engagement
in Boston. The actress recently played
the tragedy in New York and there was
no talk Of interference. The late Mayor
Hibbard stopped the performance of
Richard Strausss opera Of the same
name. which is based on the Wilde
play.
Nine Mimi Aguglia. the Italian ac-
tress. who was recently seen at the
Comedy Theatre. and who is appearing
i'm Boston this week. will return to New
York on Monday for an engagement of
two weeks AZ ,he Thalia Theatre. She
viii be seen I'M six plays
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
NET CLOSING ON
COUNTERFEIT GANG
u. S. Sleuths on Track of Woman
Who Is Passing $40 Bills
Raised to $50.

United states sleuths under John j.
Henry are drawing their net closer
about a band of counterfeiters who are
putting out 800 banknotes raised to 500
and passing them. especially in depart
ment stores. They are close on the
trail of a woman, described as young
and rich,y dressed, who Is the one VINO
nuts most of the raised notes into cir
culation.
| II was her practice to enter a de-
| partment store and make a small pur-
chase. paying for it with what looked
like a $50 note, and receiving good bills
| in change.
, She had an easy time getting away
with it," one of the detectives said yes
| terdav "in the holiday rush. The $50
and $50 notes are similar in appear
ance. both bearing pictures Of generals
II would take more than casual eX-
animation TO detect the fraud.
"The work is we'll done. The original
numerals and letters of the $40 bills are
uicked out and new amounts put IN
their place by water color We have
traced several women who passed the
bills. bu, found they were themselves
victims. having received the bills in
change and passing them without no.
ticing they were bad
This type of counterfeiting. he said
Was not usual in the East. but was
practised much in the West. lie
thought it probable that the bills In
the present case were made out OF town
and sent here for circulation. \ large
number were put out before the fraud
WAS discovered. but several depart
ment store clerks were able TO remem-
Der the woman who gave them the
bills. Several Of them gave descrip-
tions that tailed.
Cashiers in department stores have
been instructed TO examine all $50 bills
carefully. and as soon as they find one
that is raised to call the store detective.
II is hoped in this way 10 catch the
woman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
SENATE IN WAY-BRYAN
Only Handicap to President S
Progressive Policy.

Chicago, Jan. S.-Secretary Bryan in
an address tonight TO the Chicago
Real Estate Board. praised President
Wilson as the leader and inspirer OF
legislation for the common veal
we have a progressive President,
and no obstruction TO immediate legis-
lation remains except the ancient rules
If the senate. which permits the active
minority TO extend debate almost in
dcfinitely." said Mr.. Bryan. President
Wilson follows his conscience and is
in sympathy with the masses, thus
combining the two necessary qualities
of a leader"
Secretary Bryan left Chicago to-
night for Toledo, where he is to make
an address tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
RICH JERSEYMAN
HELD in MOBILE
J. NJ. Foster and Young Woman
Companion Arrested Under
white Slave" Law.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !


Mobile, Ala, Jan. S.-J. NJ. Foster,
forty-five years old, a wealthy resident
of Browns Mills. \. j., and son of the
president of a correspondence school,
was arrested to-day by local govern
ment officials on the charge Of violating
the Mann white slavee law
Arrested with Foster was young
woman, whose name was said to be
Delilah Bradley, of Pemberton, y. j.,
who had been a stenographer employed
by Foster. The couple were found in a
hotel where they registered on De-
cember 23 as Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Fos-
ter. Of New York. They had been liv-
ing at the hotel since that date Their
arrest caused a sensation.
The prisoners were arraigned before
Richard Jones. jr, United States Com
missioner and Foster was released
under $1,000 bond for his appearance
for preliminary hearing on January
IL. The woman was held as a witness
Under $500 bond
According to information given out
by local government officials Foster has
a wife and a sixteen year-old dauGh-
fer at Browns Mills, y. j., where he
owns a large poultry farm. In COM
pany with the young woman he left
New Jersey in December, and made
several stops before reaching Mobile.
The woman arrested here was always
well dressed, and Foster appeared TO
he a man of means. They mingled
with the best society here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
KIMONO COATS FOR MEN
Suits Tight Fitting and Low IN
Color Tone, Tailors Decide.

baltimore. Jan. S.-Mens outer cio'n :
inc next fall. excepting overcoats' VIII
he If light weight textures ana usn'
o,,ipg and cloths will be modest anu
!, color and design. what art critics
call low key
This was the decision reached TO-DAY
tv tho National Association OF Clo'h-
ing Designers convention
The 1yercoat Will more nearly ap-
nroach rivalry with womens sarp
Plalds and rough cloth Yili DC uSe"
sleeves will be on the order oi '"'
l,imono. There also viii be strap loops
in front through which the wearer can
thrus, his arms when he wishes TO use
his biarket for a cloak. This VIII theh
~, allowed 10 hang with careless d"p-
ing effect over the shoulders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
GIRLS BEATEN BY
SIX MEN in AUTO
Assailants Also Attack Youths
Who Prevent Attempt at Kid
mapping in Bronx.

Ruth Johnson. eighteen. OF No. ll92
Fox street. and Rita Roche. seventeen
Of No. 9OS Freeman street, were stand
ing at Tiffany and 169th streets. The
Bronx. at 10 o'clock last night. when an
automobile containing six young men
and The chauffeur swerved up suddenly
to the curb. The occupants tried to en-
gage the girls in conversation.
The young women. who were waiting
for a car that was in sight, were at
first inclined to run off, but they didn't
want to miss the car, SO they turned
their backs on the machine. This
didn't have the desired effect on the
automobile party, for the men imme-
diately opened up with insulting re-
marks and then followed that by
iunpins 10 the sidewalk and embrac-
ing the girls They tried TO pull Miss
Johnson and Miss Roche into the ma
chine
The Young women screamed for help.
Not far away were David Goldstein' oi
No. al St AIMS avenue; Walter
Wales. Of No. 5G1 East 10th street
and Frank Smith. of No. AZ East loZd
street. They knew the girls, and when
they heard the cries they ran TO the
corner and fought off the young
women's assailants.
The latter. angered at losing their
prey. began a rough-and-tumoie hght'
one man pulled blackjack and struck
Miss johnson on the head. AS she feil
another man struck Miss Roche
,.iciouslv in the eye, and third man
hit Goldstein on the head with the Dutt
of a revolver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
HOLE IN HEART NOT FATAL
Recovery of Baltimore Girl Said
To Be Unprecedented.

Baltimore. Jan. S.-Physicians here
GRO interested in the case OF ten-year-
old Nettie Schatz. who apparently IS
recovering from an attack OF heart dis
ease in which the heart was left with
q nuncturc the size of lO-cent piece.
yvber the X-ray revealed the hole in
her heart. the girls case was consid-
cred hopeless. However. under medi-
cal treatment she began 10 show I'M
proyement, and now Is permitted 10
assis, her mother in housework. The
case is said to be without precedent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
lRx Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

Mount Holly. y. j., Jan. s-When Miss
Bradley became stenographer for the
Foster Poultry Company all employees
had 10 pass through her office, but Foster
arranged to make her quarters private
His wife and young daughter are stunned
az his arrest in Mobile, and citizens de-
clare that they will give him coat OF
tar and feathers should he return 70
Browns Mills.
Prosecutor Samuel 4. Atkinson has
been told that Foster met Miss Bradley
IN Philadelphia. Whas action the prose
cutor will take will depend on whether an
offence has been com nitted in this county.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
FELONY CHARGE
MAY LIE, IS HINT
Corporations Statements, II
Is Said, Failed to Record
Liability to His Bank
DEMAND FIRST MONEY
Mercantile Creditors Contend
Their Bills Must Be Paid Before
Depositors Are Satisfied.

rho, tho affairs Of Henry Siegol 5
ron-,eenth street store and ITS aineu
,.,.,,sts are more involved than had
,.,n expected developed Yesterday.
-, O. was announced that certain OF
-. large mercantile creditors hao
..s,sd tho contention that their oiiis
&c, be paid before the claims oi 'ne
s.,t for money lent are liquidated.
,.~-,,.rnore it is said. the several
e,.gsl corporations in obtaining loans
49,, hanks and credits from mercan-
~, houses had neglected TO include IN
-, statements Of liabilities and assets
,o.,s made 20 them by Henry siesei q
Co, bankers.
v,.r This latter state of affairs was
..,,s5 IN the attention Of the DistricI
,norney's office yesterday it was said
~, :, Was violation Of Section
,qagp Of the Penal Code This section
r,,yides that any person who shaH
t,oUinglv make any false statement IN
,,i,inr with intent that il shall be re-
u.s mon for the purpose of obtaining
,,o,sv goods or credits shall he guilty
- misdemeanor" That section oil
,hc Penal code law applying to false
,retences makes such action grand lar-
r.py. and therefore q felony.
lis because Of these statements that
.ore ~ the mercantile creditors have
tsssa their contention TO preference
,,er the banking creditors. as pre-
..n,ed by Henry Melville, the receiver
,o,,hs banking firm Of Henry Siegel a
"a Their contention is that they did
AZ know the banking firm in -ay OF
their transactions. Against this law
ters representing the banking creditors
sssert that failure Of anybody to make
known that the money of the bank was
being lent TO the corporations does not
and cannot vitistc their claims as cred
nors Of the several corporations.
Guard Against Litigation.
Should the contention of the few mer-
,antile creditors be maintained, the
ehances Of the banking depositors re-
eeiving a very large dividend on their
claims will be exceedingly slim. 1t VIII
also mean what the mercantile cred
hcrs have been exceedingly anxious 10
aycid-litgation-for Mr.. Melville Ielt
no doubt yesterday as 10 his intention
10 resist any such claim. and there IS
no doubt that Coudert Brothers. who
represent several hundred Of the bank 5
depositors. will join hands with him IN
any such contest. District Attorney
Whitman refused yesterday 10 discuss
the case.
Many more complaints against the
manner in which the Siegel bank was
conducted have reached me" said MIR.
Whitman. "but ] will not discuss the
case nor will allow any Of my as
ssisnts 10 discuss IT, An will say is
tha, the matter is still under investi-
cation"
Jacob Fl. Latter who has been prom
inent in the meetings of the depositors
Continued on second page, fourth column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
HARVARD MEN iCEBOUND
Explorers Are on the Arctic
Steamer Polar Bear.

Syracuse. y. Y, Jan. S.--A letter re-
ceived here tonight from member OF
the Stefansson Arctic expedition tells
of a party Of Harvard University stu
dents on the steamer Polar Bear beng
frozen i'm about about twenty miles
west Of Demarcation Point.
The letter. written by John cox a
eeologist with the expedition. was
dated Collinson Point, Alaska. october
IL MI Cox stated that the Elvira'
which accompanied the Polar Bear
was crushed by the ice and sank Sep
tember 23.
Everybody got on safeiy ana 'heY
saved some provisions. nc wrote "ou'
lost everything else. including about
500 900 worth Of furs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
COUNTRY HOME ROBBED
Mrs. S. S. Whitney's House
Ransacked, but Little Taken.

IBy I0IeEIaIT 10 II0 IIIU"'V'I
Morristown, y. j., Jan. S.-Mrs.
Stephen :. Whitney was recalled this
afternoon from New York by the news
that Fairlawn. her country home in
Morris Plains, had been entered by
thieves. Mrs. Whitney found win
dow had been broken and the catch un-
fastened. The thieves used pick and
hatchet TO break open closets and bu-
reaus. chiffoniers, trunks and other re-
ceptacles.
A lighted lamp was left in a closet
when the intruders fled. Mrs. Whitney
did not know what had been taken, but
said her silver and other Valuables were
in storage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
One Blast and Big Catskill
Aqueduct Will Be
Open for Pipe.
HOODOO SHAFT
COMPLETED AT LAST
5OO,000,000 Gallons a Day to
Stake New YOrk'S Thirst
When Job Is Done.

Tomorrow morning at : o'clock the
dull roar Of dynamite four hundred teet
underground at l49th street and st.
Nicholas Place will signal the comple-
ton Of the Catskill Aqueduct. which
has cost the city S162 100000, the labor
Of more than seventy-two thousand
men and the injury or death of we'll
nigh four thousand men. and which
foreign engineers rank with the Pan
anna Canal as one Of the great engi-
neering feats of the world.
Inside of year New York's water
supply. J00,OOO,0O0 gallons day, VIII
pour through the 15-foot pipe ninety
six miles into the greater city, reward
ing New York's effort for pure and
abundant water. drawn direct from the
mountains
Last night George 3. Mitchell, the
foreman. and his squad of drillers at
1l9th street and 81. Nicholas Place
were piercing the last ten feet of schist
which still barred the tube. They
spoke eagerly of the last blast. which is
to end the most difficult part of the en-
tire undertaking. for 'siXty-fNe,' as
the contract for the last section of the
aqueduct is called, has proved the
toughest the workmen have encount-
orod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
London Home for j. B. Duke.


London. Jan. 9.--After search
which has lasted more than fNo years
James b. Duke has at last found a
home in London, in Crewe House. Cur
zon street. which he has taken on "A
six months lease from the Marquis of
Crewe. with the option OF purchase.
II is one II the few detached houses
in Mayfair and contains thirty rooms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
SaIvationists Will Share.

In case Mr.. Van Norden is able TO re-
pay his fathers estate the SSOOTDO it is
to go in equal shares to brother, the
Rev. Theodore l.. Van Norden, and a
sister. Cora Langdon Van Norden.
Miss Van Nordens share of her
fathers estate, it is thought, will
eventually go TO the Salvation Army,
of which she became d member several
years ago and in which she is an Off
GER 1t was stated at the army head
quarters in 14th street that though
Miss Van Norden through i'll health is
unable to do active work she still keeps
her rank. and is known in Salvationist
circles as Captain Van Norden.
Miss Van Norden became an army
convert through sister, who Joined
the Booths. and later became secretary
TO the Salvation Army leader Both
sisters resigned their membership i'm a
prominent Presbyterian church in this
city.
Miss Van Norden's family was much
onposed at first 10 her being in the
army. but her father not only became
reconciled but through the daughter
became interested in the work OF the
Salvationists and made large contribu-
tions 10 the cause. At his funeral last
week Salvation Army officers practi-
callv took charge of the services. an
address being made by Colonel Damon
and several songs being sung by staff
captain Mabie The Rev. George Alex
ander. Of the University Place Presby-
terian Church. assisted. The elder Van
Norden was member Of the Fifth
.verue PRESBYTERIAN Church.