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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
Christmas Meeting
Of Embroidery Club

The Christmas meeting of the
} f. +. Embroidery club was held
at the home of Mrs. C. H. Greg
ory. The features of the enter
tainment we're spcial music by
Mrs J. d. Hopkins and readings
by Mrs Franklin Shaffer. Leav-
ing off the fOrmality of Mrs,
the Christmas tree was enjoyed by
all. The gifts and the lunch
con were served in a unique man.
ner to: Helen Ferris Willows,
Clara Maytilda Larson, Emma
Frderika Ennis, Inez Marie Bell
Shaffer, Lilly Agnes Nelson, Ida
May Stenger, Lucy Margaret Egan
Jeanette Elsi Hopkins, Lulu Rob-
ilnson Swisher, Ella Lee Carle
Davis, Mabel Elizabeth Groom
quist, Mary Beaton, Sarah Mary
Victoria Bulman, Emma Barbara
Eeneda Fuller, Jean Cameron
Shaw, Jeanette Murry Dodson,
Mary Booth Mitchell, Clara Ell
bertha Wrigley Gregory.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
Taylor Candidate
For Governor

Lieutenant Governor Herman
III. Taylor of Standpoint is in the
Republican gubernatorial race to
stay and he declares he has
washed his hands of any sectional
fight insofar as the Office Of gov
ernor is concerned, for a candi-
date should not be picked, in his
opinion, because of geographical
location. He denies that he was
at a conference reported to have
been recently held in Spokane.
The Pend d'Oreille Review,
published at Standpoint, the home
of the lieutenant governor, says
in a recent issue:
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28

Peter Nelson, laborer employed
by the Blackwell Lumber COM
pany of Occur d'Alene, at camp i6
near Fernwood, Ed Gaffeny fore
man, was killed Thursday fore
noon. The accident happened
about nine o'clock. Nelson was
J engaged in cutting down trees and
Nin falling, one of the trees fell
into the top of another. The
top of the falling tree was broken
off and as the other tree sprang
back the broken top was hurled
back, striking Nelson on the head
The blow rendered him uncOn-
scious. Companions, who wit
messed the accident, hastened to
his assistance, picked him up and
carried him to camp, about a
mile distant. He died shortly
after reaching camp and without
regaining consciousness. The
body was taken to FernwoOd and
shipped to this city.
The unfortunate man was
about thirty-fve years of age and
unmarried. He was from SpO-
kane and is supposed to have rel
atives there although nothing
was known of them in camp.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
Refuses County Aid
To Mrs. Rupp

j. Il. Moran, chairman Of the
board of county commissioners,
was in the city Monday. Mrs.
Rupp, whose husband is in the
county Jail serving a sentence
for bootlegging, had applied to
the county for aid, and in the alb
sence Of Mr.. SHELTON, Mr.. Moran
came over from Plummer to in
vestigate the matter.
After hearing the report of the
sheriff in regard to the matter,
Mr.. Moran came to the conclusion
that Mrs. Rupp was in no condi-
ton to need aid from the county
and refused to authorize her tC
receive it.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
Small Blaze At
Riverside Hotel
IS EXTINCUISHED BY BUCKET BRIGADE
Fire At The Valentine Residence Does SLIGHT
Damage Loss Covered By Insurance

About half past ten Friday
evening a fire alarm was turned
in and it was reported that the
Riverside hotel was on fire. There
was quite a crowd in Spiesman
4 Krengels pool hall and they
rushed upstairs with pals and
had the fire out before the fire
department arrived.
Tn fire caught in the house
Keepers room from some clothes
hanging by the stove and then
spread to the bed. Everyone
was i'm another room attending
the festivities around a Christ
mas tree and when the fire was
first discovered the flames were
mounting to the ceiling but a few
pals of water quickly put them
out. No damage was done eX-
.ccpt TO the bed-clothes.
ID is very fortunate that the
fire was discovered so soon and
eXtinguished SO quickly. If it
had succeeded i'm getting much
of a start it would have been inn
possible To save that or the ad-
joining buildings as the fire de-
partment was very slow in re-
spending and none of the appar-
atus arrived until some time
1iter the fire was out.
About ten o'clock Christmas
morning there was a fire at the
'csidence of p. Valentine on JEFF
"erson avenue across the street
rom the high school building
lhe fire was discovered by Mrs
Valentine who was at work in the
the kitchen. She stepped into
the living room and saw the cell
ing on fire around the stove-pipe
The main fire was between the
ceiling and the roof and was
burning strongly when it wa.
discovered. Mr.. Valentine was
orced to chop a hole in the roo
Jcfore he could ct at it, but will
the assistance of his wife sue
coded in putting it out before
ne fire department. arrived.
The damage was comparatively
mall. A hole about the size o
a wsh-tub was burned in the roo
md hole burned in the ceiling
md couple of rugs in the livinl
'oom were ruinea by water. Tn
Ientire damage will probably no
xceed fifty dollars and is covere
| by insurance.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
Medical Inspection
A Live Issue

Announcement is made by DR..
E. o. Sisson, commissioner Of
education, that the state board
of education will convene in Boise
at the state capitol on Jan. "a.
At that time the board will take
upea number of school problems
of interest to not only the higher
educational institutions of Idaho
but to the common schools as we'll
Commencing with the next sem
ester, plans are to be worked out
for Systematically providing lee
lures and entertainment under
direction of the university prop
ell in its extension work. It is
proposed thereby to put the peO-
PIE from all parts of the state in
touch with activities of the uni
versity itself. Authority was
given for the holding Of summer
school for north Idaho at the uni
versity next year.
The matter of medical inspec-
tion and improved health condi-
tions he found to be one of The
paramount issues among the
trustees of the school district.
and as a result there will be de.
cided advancement along thesI
lines, the sanitary and health con.
ditions being greatly improved
In fact medical inspection in tn
schools is a live issue all over tn
north
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
Monday Busy
Day In Court
SEVERAL ARRESTS FOR DRUNKENNESS
Fred Larsen Bound Over tOr Trial In District
Court On The Charge Of BOOtIeggiOg

Monday was a busy day in the
courts of the city. Fred Larsen,
the man whom Deputy Sheriff
Toohey arrested at Santa Thurs
day on the charge of bootlegging,
was brought before the probate
court for a preliminary hearing
but waivd the examination and
was put under S25O.OO bonds to
appear before the district court
for trial. He thought that he
could raise the bonds and was
placed in the charge of the sher-
iff for that purpose.
When arrested it is alleged that
Larsen was prepared to do a land
office business. It is alleged that
he had nine gallons of whiskey
in his possession, a five gallon
coal oil can full and four quart
Jugs. It is believed that he will
not stand trial but will go before
the district judge and plead
guilty.
Judge holman also had before
him two boys about Is or i6 years
old, charged with smoking Gig
arettes, contrary to law. They
were also charged with frequent
ing pool-halls. They plead
guilty and the judge suspended
scentence on their promise to re-
form. There was a large guam
tity of liquor in town and Sheriff
Leaf had an idea that these boys
knew who was selling it. HC
questioned them closely but they
disclaimed any knowledge.
Justice Keeton was also KEEP
quite busy. Three persons
charged with being drunk anC
lighting at the dance at the Crane
theatre Christmas night wer,
brought before him, acting a.
lpolice judge in the absence Of C
r. Schultz. Two of them plea,
lguilty. One, who got rather thu
worst of the encounter, was fine'
Sf.0O and costs, amounting to 81
in all and the other was fined 81
and costs, amounting to $40 il
all The case of the third hal
not been heard up TO last even
ing. Besides these there wer
two or three arrests for drunk
eness, the parties to whom ha0
not sobered up enough TO be TAX
, en- before the court.
Taking it altogether Saturda
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
Ed. La Coulter Taken
To Pen!tentiary

Sheriff Leaf was at Spokane
Sunday. He went there to take
Ed LaCoulter, who had been sem
fenced to the penitentiary by
Judge Flynn, to meet the travel
ing guard from the penitentiary
who met them in Spokane and
took LaCoulter to Boise to begin
serving his sentence of from five
to twnty-nve years in the state
penal institution.
The sheriff went by way of
Occur d'Alene, where he got two
prisoners who had been sentenced
No the penitentiary from KoOtenai
county and took them to Spokane
to meet the guard. The guard
left Spokane Sunday night for
Boise with his three prisoners.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28

and Sunday were the worst days
for drinking that have been seen
in the city for a long time and
from all appearances there was
fully as much drinking on those
two days as before the town went
dry. The question of where the
liquor came from is puzzling the
officers and they spent Monday. in
Investigating and trying to locate
the guilty parties.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
Taxes Are Being -
Paid Rapidly

County Treasurer Davis re-
ports that the taxes are coming
in rapidly. Nearly sixty thousand
dollars have been paid in and only
one of the large corporations, the
o. w. r. & N. company, has paid
i'm. Mr.. Davis received a check
this morning for that company's
taxes amounting to over $4,000.
The treasurer's Office expects to
be very busy for the remainder
Of this week as nearly everyone,
especially the large companies,
wait until the very last to pay
their taxes.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28

the National committeeman of the
party.
State Chairman Pence says
that the instructions of the Ma
tional chairman will be fully COM
piled with and that every Demo-
crat in the state will be urged to
participate in primaries that will
declare the sentiment of the par
ty relative to its National choice
Of candidates and its declaration
of principles.
This is the greatest forward
step ever taken in the manage
ment of a political party as it
brings the party control abso-
lutely within the reach of the
people.
1t will, in this particular in
stance, quiet all discussion as to
the single term plank of the Bal
timOre platform, for the delegates
chosen direct by the people will
hold a new commission superior
in authority to declare the peo-
pies will to any convention ever
before held in the United States.
AS a policy to be followed in
the future the principle enunciat-
ed must bring success for it is
in accord with the most exalted
spirit of democracy.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
ElkS To Go
To Spokane

The Elk lodge of Spokane has
made arrangements to give an en-
ertainment Wednesday evning in
hat city for the members of the
Elk lodge of COeur d'Alene. A
special invitation has been sent
TO the members of the COeur d.
Alene lodge residing in this city
e. attend. II has been suggest
ed that they take the morning
1oat for Coeur d'Alene and meet
he Couer d'Alene members there
md go TO Spokane in a body.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
ST. MarieS SaWmiII
Closes Down

1t was reported this morning
hat the st. Maries Lumber COM
pany's sawmill closed down last
evening. The reason given was
that so much ice collected on the
logs that it made it difncult and
dangerous to handle them and
seriously interfered with the saw
ing, making it Improbable. The
company has a large stock Of
lumber in the yards and will con-
tinue to operate the planning mill
and ship lumber.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
People Will Name
Democratic Delegates

Chairman McCombs, of the Ma
iional Democratic Committee, has
issued instructions TO the chair
men of the various State COM
fmittees of the party to have pri-
maries held in each precinct for
the election of delegates to the
National convention and to choose
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28

The dance given by the Bene-
wah club at the Grand Theatre
Monday evening was a very pleas
ant and successful affair. Each
"of the members had the privilege
of inviting one friend and there
was a good crowd present. The
music was excellent and a very
pleasant time was enjoyed.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Neil gave
Christmas party for their chill
dren Friday night, to which the
small children of the neighbor-
hood were invited. A Christmas
tree was provided and Santa
Claus was present and distribut-
ed the gifts from it to the little
folks who enjoyed a very pleas
ant evening.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-28
LabOrer Killed
By Falling Tree
ACCIDENTNEAR FERNWOOD THURSDAY
Peter Nelson, Working In One OF The Blackwell
Camps The Victim

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---.eFs - ia @ssseqEssce
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
the best known myths, of which the
first explains the way in which Mayer

the best known myths, Of which the
first explains the way in which Mayer
Amschel, the founder OF the firm,
gained his patrons confidence
throughout the Napoleonic wars. 1t
has been claimed that Amschel, .plac-
ed by the grand duke Of Hesse-Cassel
in charge Of his gold and Jewels, and
made guardian Of his financial inter-
ests, won a tremendous reputation for
integrity by his care and honesty, and
returned the property intact to the
grand duke after the wars were over.
It Is simple tale and would be plau-
sible enough were 1t not for a few
fncontrovertible facts Of which we
are reminded by the writer.
After the battle Of jena in 1905,
the grand duke fed, and doubtless
left his financial interests in the
hands OF his representative. But it
would have been extremely bad bust
ness for Mayer Amschel to retain the
property Of the grand duke in actual
coin or bullion when there were SO
many opportunities for proper invest
ments. especially as Frankfort had
been made the financial center Of the
-Napoleonic forces when Amster-
dam came under the power Of Napo-
Ion in 1903. Certainly he could not
personally have restored the coin,
when the grand duke returned In
1914. in the same casks In. which they
had been placed, as Marriott alleges
In his interesting but not too truth
full memoirs, for Mayer had died in
1912.
What had really happened was
more prosaic but much mora bust
nesslike. The money and securities,
amounting to 100000 had been
sent to Nathan Rothschild in London,
who utilized them in 1908 to pur.
chase gold from the East India
Company for the use of Lord Welles-
ley In the peninsular campaign. For
him he provided 1900, 900 and made
four profit out Of the process. On
the sale Of the gold to Wellington,
on its repurchase. on forwarding It
to Portugal, and on the sale Of Well
ington's paper. For at this period
the chief activities Of the house were
as bullion merchants, and not in con-
nection with the stock exchange at
all.
The legend Of the Five Frank
forters" Is more generally known and
probably more widely believed, It
tells the story of the five sons Of
shrewd old Mayer Amschel, four OF
whom were sent out to London, Paris
Vienna and Naples, the fifth remain
ind at the right hand Of the banker
Of Frankfort. It is this legend, which
is. indeed. partly facts, that is the
basis Of the famous German play.
.:Die Funfe Frankfurter." Generally
speaking, this was, It is admitted, the
way in which the Rotschild fortune
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
fine COLLECTION
GIVEN TO A
MUSEUM
Private Collection Of Precious
Stones Donated to a Lon
don Institution.

LONDON, Dec. 25.-The British
museum has just received as a gift
one Of the finest private collections
Of precious stones in Great Britain.
II was gathered by the late Sir Ar
thur Herbert Church, for many years
president Of the Neurological Society
discoverer Of several new minerals,
and author Of numerous important
scientific works. III.
The collection consists Of more
than two hundred stones, mostly
mounted in rings, and every speci-
men unique. Sir Arthur devoted his
attention particularly to the products
Of Ceylon and for many years was able
to secure the pick of the rare spe.
cies Of gems that came to light there.
To the mineralogist the pride of the
collection Is magnificent a,ror red
specimen Of spessartite. a variety Of
garnet that seldom provides stones
large and clear enough for jewelry
purposes. Weighing over six karats
and beautifully cut in the modern fash
ion the stone stands practically alone
in the literature Of gems.
The collection includes the most
varied series Of zircons in existence,
and there are also excellent assort-
ments Of tourmalines, topazes, emer-
aids, opals and spinels. The opals in-
clude two fine stones Of Jet black
color. a
The museum trustees have decided
to store the collection for the pres
ent in place where 1t will be safe
from war and Zeppelin risks, and It
will therefore not be exhibited until
after the war. i3.ls
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
LETTERS
Stolen from ostoffice, and San
Juan's Two Letter Car
riers Are Arrested.
tsv AssociATsp rsras,

u
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Dec. Is
San Juan's two, and only two, letter
carriers ere under arrest following an
investigation which Postofice Inspec-
tor Hathaway says shows that the
letter carriers had been engaged In
wholesale and systematic theft OF
letters and valuables from the San
Juan postoffice.
The two letter carriers are Fran
cisco Calverin and Panic Gonzales
both Of them federal civil service en-
ployes.
In trunk belonging to calverin the
officers found q bundle OF currency
containing approximately $4,000. and
composed Of; bills Of from $40 to $50
each. Watches, revolvers, jewelry and
other articles which are believed to
have passed through the San Juan
postofliSe were found In the posses.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
DAY
A|uCA|EARL|ER
|N|BE[G|UM
Santa Claus Visits the Children
of That Country on
December s.

THE HAGUE, Dec. 25.-Santa Claus
visits Holland and Belgium each year
about three weeks before ne goes
the United States, for the children Of
these two countries honor their patror
saint and receive his annual gifts or
st Nicholas day, December 6.
St Nicholas lived in Holland and was
elry and enamel work rather finer
ory Is honored by a fine statue. HIS
traditional 1iberality to his parishon-
ers led to the custom Of hanging up
the children's stockings on his feast
day SO that he might drop a gift there
in. In Holland, Santa Claus is not
only the patron saint Of children, but
also the patron Of scholars, prospec-
tive brides, sailors and parish clerks.
He is also the patron saint Of Russia.
AS in previous years. the st. Mich
olas day gifts in Holland this year
were largely OF German manufacture.
The shops were flooded with clock
work toys Of new and ingenious de-
sign, most Of them naturally suggest
ed by the war. Picture books and
colored prints were in infinite variety
and there was display Of cheap Jew
elry and enamel work rather fined
than In any pre-war years, when pre-
sumably much Of the best wares went
to markets overseas that are closed to
German goods this year.
There were Austrian gloves. hats.
candies In great abundance and at
lower prices than ever before. OF
more strictly Dutch manufacture were
the plaques and tiles, the chocolate
birds and beasts, and the fine sweet
meat alphabets with letters sometimes
six inches high.
st Nicholas's day is celebrated
throughout Holland with much the
same festivities as those of Thanks
giving or Christmas in America. There
are no Christmas trees, but there ia a
great dinner with an extraordinary
variety OF good things to eat. Neither
plum pudding, pumpkin pie or turkey
figure on the Dutch menu, however.
The childrens' stockings are hung nm
on the night of December 5, and are
discovered properly filed with suit
able presents at dawn OF the sixth.
instead OF oranges and apples, the
Dutch child finds a great variety o.
those famous brown st. Nicholas
cakes rounding out the spaces in the
long stocking.
In number Of the towns the old
custom OF sort of municipal celebra-
ton endures despite the pressure Of
war and hard times. Santa Clans
himself rides through the streets at
the head Of a motley collection Of
maskers, many Of whom carry money
boxes, wherein they gather up contri-
buttons for various charitable objects.
This year the collections were almost
exclusively for war objects.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
Henry Ford
But Not Henry Ford inthe Mat.
ter of Wealth or Fame by
Any Means.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25.-A man
named Henry Ford applied for enlist
n.ent today at the local recruiting Of
fce of the. United States marine corps.
Il have been doing piece work." he
told Sergeant Walter E. Carel, who
questioned him regarding former en-
ployment, with view to determining
the mans moral fitness for Uncle
Sans sea soldiers.
Carel gasped in amazement and was
writing down u. o. b. Detroit and
other irrevelant things on the appli-
cation blank, when Henry Ford sup
plemented his statement with. "you
see / am q molder by trade and I've
been working piece work on truck
castings over at South Bethlehem"
Ford could not pass the required
examination however. and was re.
iected by the medical examiner fol
weak heart" "a
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
F|NANC|A[R|SE
Of R0THsCH|LD
IS TOLD ABOUT
History and Romance Seek Out
Popular Idol, Says Literary
Digest.

History and romance, says the Lit
erary Digest, inevitably seek out the
popular idol. To him who has won
the admiration of the public, shall
be given credit for many things he
did not do. An example Of this is
shown In the myths about the origin
OF the great Rothschild fortune,
brought out by the death Of Nathan
Mayer, Baron Rothschild, on March 81.
1t was on further back than in the
time Of the grandfather Of the late
baron that the financial rise Of the
family began. Within four genera
tons they were the support Of kings
and the bankers Of nations. A writ
er in the American Hebrew and the
Jewish Messenger recounts three Of