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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22
GUILTY, AS CHARGED
is The VERDICT OF TIMBER
GRABBERS In IDAHO.
w. F. kettenback, G.. n. kester and
w. Dwyer Charged With Conspiracy
on Five Counts, Guilty Of Two-vic-
tory for Prosecution-Cases viii Be
Carried to U. s. Court of Appeals.

Moscow, Idaho, June 17.-William
F. Kettenbach, George H. Hester and
William Dwyer, the first named the
Lewiston bankers, charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the government in
timber land entries, were found guilty
on two of the counts in the federal
court Sunday evening and acquitted on
the remaining counts. The jury sud-
denly reached a verdict at 8 o'clock,
after having deliberated "a hours.
Each Of the three defendants was
charged with conspiracy on five
counts, each representing quarter of
section of land, the tracts being Sc
cured at an average price Of $500 each.
The particular counts under which
they were convicted are believed to
be counts 8 and the first one being
known as the Charles Carey count,
the second as The Guy l.. Wilson count
The jury reached a verdict shortly
before bedtime, the balIff notifying
the court officials, who instructed
them to report Immediately at the
courtroom.
At S:45 o'clock the jury filed slowly
w. Robinson, who was carried on
cot, his aged form covered with blan-
kets, his head being swathed in ban
dages, which completely covered his
snow-white hair and beard. Judge
, DIETRICH assembled the bench and or
, dered a poll of the jury. In low tones
he inquired if the jury had reached a
. verdict and was informed they had.
: Taking the closely written document,
he scanned it's contents in asboluate
:, silence Addressing the spectators,
: Judge DIETRICH requested that no dem
:, onstrations be made when the verdict
4 was read
= The verdict is considered victory
=. for the prosecution in almost every
= particular. The stubbornly fought case
= has occupied four weeks.
!. No indication was made by attor
;, neys for the defense as to the likeli
: hood of appeal, but it is considered
certain the case will be carried a
least to the United States court of az
70 peals.
ID The Specific Charges.
>" Guy L, Wilson. upon whose test
of mony one of the verdicts of guilty wa
reached, was the first witness Gale
in the case. He said on the witnes
X stand that Dwyer promised him $15
for filing on timber claim and tina
ry he drove through the desired land wit
Dwyer at the latters expense. He file
Il on it some time later, as Dwyer. tol
an him that the land was not yet read
IS for occupancy. At the time of the Fl
We nous lineup in front of the Lewisto
m land office, Wilson testified that b
ng was unable to be present and Thu
IN Dryer hired a boy to substitute fl
RS him. The witness also said that Dwyt
os- coached him on the answers he shoul
ed make at the land office and gave hi
IN his fling fee and SAIL to pay on fin
Is. proof. After deciding the land to Ke
ok tenbach and Kester he received
,er check for $13S.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22
ASK HELP FROM PRESIDENT.
Chicago Board of Trade Is Worried
by Action of Teleqraphers.

The Chicago board of trade has ap-
pealed to President Roosevelt and
Robert G. Clowery, president of the
Western Union, to avert the threaten
ed strike of telegraphers.
Business interests of the entire coun-
try forsee paralysis of interstate COM
merce in gigantic operators strike,
and wish to prevent such a disaster.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22

Some old bachelors are too ugly to
get married and others are too SEN
sible.
Every defeat develops lot Of new
excuses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08
CIVIC POLITENESS.

Travellers impressions of cities vis- ited are often based upon things con- sidered inconsequential to the cities themselves, says the Kansas City Journal. For instance, a conveniently placed street sign or polite response to an inquiry will sometimes make more lasting impression upon the stranger than some proud pile of ma sorry which the city numbers among it's monumental assets. Tact in guid- ing a visitor about city is fine at, especially if that stranger becomes be- wildered at the confusion of his sur roundings.
 When one visits an unfamiliar city he finds himself largely dependent up on others, and if the others-namely, the citizens themselves-are not prone to be accommodating in an- swering questions, the stranger is at a discouraging disadvantage. Civic politeness is very tangible and valua- ble thing, and without it much of the justifiable pride in civic improvement is lost upon those who would other wise be favorably impressed.
 Kansas City is neglecting several opportunities to make itself attractive to visitors, and the fact that these op- portunities represent trif1ing cost makes the neglect all the more repre- hensible. For months there have been sporadic attempts to interest the lproper officials in the matter of street signs. It is said that the city already owns a large number of duplicate signs that are now, in storage, and which should be erected at once to take the places of those destroyed or removed. It would be money we'll in- fvested if Kansas City should erect or namental street sign. posts in the downtown districts for the guidance of visitors and in the outlying residen- | tial districts the signs could be placed on convenient buildings or lamp posts.
 The recently installed traffic squad of the police department is distinct
 ly metropolitan feature, and the men
 assigned to crossing duty are for the most part splendidly equipped for the
 exactng service Yet these officers
 need to be specially drilled in the art of answering questions. It is one
 thing to tell an inquiring stranger
 that a certain point is three blocks
 down and two east" but it is quite another to tell the inquirer that he
 can reach his destination by going
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08

said Reverend J. I. Norris, of the First Presbyterian church. "It shows that three-fourths of the divorces m this county are among negro-s am in favor of segregating the report to show us up better in the foreign countries, if for nothing else. We need divorce laws that are more strict Couples should not be divorc, ed unless they have exceedingly good reasons for it. Marriages should be solemnized by ministers. Runaway marriages are all right if the cou- pie loves each other. I don't think I have ever married an elopins cCa- pie. High, fast and furious living is the main cause of divorces.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08

straight forward for three blocks and then to turn to his left for two blocks until he comes to a certain building or distinctive landmark. The same in- struction in directing strangers should be given street car conductors and of ficers assigned at the Union depot. And citizens themselves should take particular care to reply courteously and explicitly to inquirers. These small attentions mean much and add greatly to the favorable impression the city may make upon those who visit it. Grand boulevards, splendid buildings and beautiful residences are impressive, but civic politeness to the stranger within our gates is the first duty of all good citizens.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08

were arrested last night in a raid on an apartment building at Twenty. third street and Wabash avenue. The men were taken with hundreds of dollars worth of plunder, said to have been stolen from dining cars of the Illionois Central Railroad, and expensive dresses that are supposed to have been worn on their thiev- ing expeditions. l.. J. St. Cloud named as the alleged ringlead9r of the expeditions, was for four years cook on the Diamond Special of the Illionois Central. He was dismissed last March. His companions are August Klinger, Edward Mortimer and Louis Thomas. St. Cloud rented flat in the apartment building some time ago. The police believe that they can connect the men with num- erous robberies that are supposed to have been committed by women.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08
M'FARLANE ISSUES
 A STATEMENT

Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 7.-Hon. R. w. McFarlane gave out the fol- lowing from Greenwood today:
 My attention has just been called to a statement that I authorized the Commercial Appeal to say that I would be in the race for Governor. I have not seen the correspondent of the Commercial Appeal since August 25, and said to him at that time that I would probably be in the race, and would announce my intentions defi- nitely before the frost fell.
 'I was someWhat-c concerned in the last race for Governor, and I know what serious undertaking it is, what large outlay of time, labor and money is required, and I therefore will not definitely announce my can- didacy until after I have taken stock of my assets along this line.
 s"I am in fine physical health and will have plenty of time to definitely determine upon my future political course after I gather my crop, then the invoice will be shortened by that much. Should I go in I will try to make up in speed what I have lost to the candidates in time, so that no one will complain at the finish that they have not had the time of his life"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08
AWFUL DEED
 OF A BROKER
Fred Fish, a Wealthy Chicagoan, Sub' ject to Fits of Desp0ndency, Kill ed His Wife in Brutal Man. ner and Then Attempted
 Suicide.

Chicago, Sept. Mrs. Fred Flsn, wife of a wealthy retired broker, was found murdered in her home at Ev' anston, Ill.,, early today. Her hus' band, with his throat cut, was found unconscious on the floor of the bed room in which the body of Mrs. Flsn was lying. The opinion of the police is that Fish murdered his wife ana then attempted to commit suicide. Ae was hurried to the hospital, but ha' not yet recovered consciousness. Mr. and Mrs. Fish were heard in violent quarrel last night. Fish killed his wife by discharging a shotgun lno her head and then hacked her in horrible fashion with butchers cleaver. Fish was in poor health anu suffered for some time from periodl, cal attacks of despondency.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08
Ministers Suggest
 Divorce Re medy
(Continued From Page One.)

divorce evil said: Taking it for granted that the divorce evil is a great one in this country, l believe that divorces are largely due to the breaking up of. the force of authority in general, in which the family suffers with the institutions of society. As in religious and political authority. Even the authority of the Bible has been shaken. Of course there are many other causes. Many divorces are due to bad marriages. There IS so little love in them. They arc too commercialistic and there is too !it- tie sentiment in them. Some men marry to get them boarding house and a maid to wait on them, or nave a hotel, so to speak. A man who mar ries for money puts himself out of the pale of decent thinking men and WO- men, If he wants money he ought
 to earn it by the sweat of his brow. instead of fooling some innocent girl. The low nature of the present cay marriages is another cause of SC many divorces. For instance, the skating rink marriage. Justice of the peace marriages are too cold. The justices do not leave couple under the impression that it is a sacre3 cer- emony They look on marriage as a bdsiness transaction in court room and think that it can be broken at
 their convenience. It impresses the
 principals that it is contract of law instead of love. Ministers shec1ld perform the marriage ceremonies. l do not mean to say that this should be compulsory, but it should ba ad- vised and urged
 Rev. J. l. Norris.
 II have read Chancellor Elliot. s
 report of the marriage stati stics,"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08

of a self evident proposition and ap- no less, but even more, to the inland trade and commerce of the country than to the foreign trade and commerce. The facilities of the great railroad systems of the country are frankly admitted by their officials to be wholly inadequate to the demands made upon them by the merchants and manufacturers of the United States, and with equal frankness they concede that the problem of transportation must find it's solution in the adequate improvement of the inland waterways and the harbors of the country. The necessity for the improvement of the highways of trade and commerce fur nished by nature and too long neg lected is not found only in the fact they would not furnish continuous means of transportation to the great inland markets of the country and go to the harbors for the export trade, but it is also found in the inevitable fact that they would carry the raw material and the finished product at rates vastly less than the railroad rates, in competition with the rail- ways though not in antagonism to them.
 That transportations sums up trade relations between the states-the ln- terstate commerce of the country-ln a. vastly greater degree represented by figures enormously larger than it sums up the trade relations of the United States with the entire world, the bulletin issued from the depart ment of commerce and labor. The
 statistical record of the progress Of the United States" amply and most conclusively demonstrates. For the year 1906 the value of exports from 1 the United States was $1,743,S64,5oo and the value of the imports was $1,-
 226,563 .4S3-a most gratifying total of
 $2,970,42S,343. But in the same year
 the total value of the farm products
 alone was $3,675,3S9,442; the value of
 the iron and steel products was '$941,- O71, ,O93; the value of wool manufac ture was $3SO,934, ,003; the value oi manufacture of cotton was $442,51O,' 21S; the value of silk products was Is13S,2SS,072. In other words while the
 total foreign commerce of the United
 States in 1906 was of the value of $2.
 97O,42S,343, the value of five articles
 of inland commerce was in the enor
 nous total of $5,573,133,s2S, exceeding . the value of the foreign commerce b!
 $2,602, 7O5,4 or within fraction O. the value of the exports and imports It needs no argument to demon strate that the question of transporta
 tion sums up the inland trade rela ions of the United States, her does !: , need more than the facts of transpor- | tation, apparent to every section O1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08

the country and supplemented by the frank admissions of railway officials, to demonstrate conclusively that in the adequate improvement of the riv- CTS and harbors of the country the true and permanent source of the problem is to be found.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08
Advertising Rates Made Known on
 Application.
QUESTION OF TRANSPORTATION

In his comprehensive address de- livered before the Mutual Association of Manufacturers of the United States, at Washington, Secretary Root said: Transportation sums up the trade re- lations of the United States with the entire world" It was the statement
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08
A CARD OF THANKS.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Pierce ae' sire to extnd their heartfelt tnanA' and appreciation to each and every one of our friends who came ana So nobly assisted us in our recent trou bles. Again thanking you one anu all, we are
 Yours most respectfully,
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank R. Pierce
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08
ROBBERS IN
 FEMALE CARE
Four Men Arrested in Chicago Last Night, Supposed to Have Been Implicated in Series of Rob.
 berries of Dining Cars on
 the Illinois Central

Chicago, Sept. Flour men, thought to be implicated in a series of, robberies of dining cars, commit ted while wearing women's clothing,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08

Mrs. Burton B. Veil and son na'' returned from Chicago, where tns, have been visiting relatives ap' friends for the past few weeks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
WANAMAKER's ERE LOSS.
Owner Of Lindenhurst Places It at
$1,5OO,oOO.

PHILADELPHIA. February 9.-Former
Postmaster General John Wanamaker.
whose beautiful country home. Linden
hurst" at Jenkintown. near here. was de-
stroyed by fire last night, said today that.
while he had no inventory of the property
which the house contained. he thought that
81, 500 600 Is a fair estimate of the damage
done.
'It is almost impossible to place vaua-
ton on the property destroyed, including
as 1t did priceless books. statuary and
paintings which can never be replaced"
he said. "It is a terrible thing to think
that the collection of a lifetime has been
swept away"
The treasures contained in the house had
been gathered from all parts Of the world.
Among the things destroyed was Mr.. Wanna
makers collection of rare books, picked up
in many countries: Mrs. Wanamaker's col
lection of China, valuable rugs and tapes
tries. rare old French and English pottery
and antique furniture which cannot be re-
placed. Most of the statuary. sculpture1
by men who died centuries ago, was also
ruined.
While many valuable paintings were de-
the two great paintings by Munkacsy.
Christ Before Plate and 1.-THE Cruel
fixion."- were saved. These masterpieces
were contained in q frame SO large and
massive that the paintings had to be cut
from their frames in order to save them.
These pictures alone are worth S25000o.
Hovendens famous paintings, Breaking
Home Ties and Bringing Home the
Bride" were not at Lindenhurst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
BRYCE rs CRITICISED
LONDON OUTLOOK FEARS FOR
' AMBASSADORS FUTURE.

Special Cablegram to The Star. -
LONDON. February 9.-The speech of Mr..
James Bryce. the new ambassador to Wash.
ington. at the Pilgrim Club banquet, as in
dicating his policy at Washington, Is cor
daily commended by most commentators
There is a growing section of the anti
American press, however, which finds In I,
subject for severe criticism. These writers
assume in effect that the new ambassador
will find in American statesmen a set OF
scheming sharpers to whom Mr. Bryce will
fall a willing victim.
Thus today's Outlook says: when II
comes to a matter of International bargain
ing President Roosevelt and Secretary Root
Will be required to he watched as one would
watch New England farmer in a horse
deal We are not quite sure that Mr.
Bryces vigilance Is altogether Of this real
istic character. If we may judge from his
farewell speech it Is in spirit of almost
excessive altruism that he goes to his new
post
Mr.. Bryce ranges himself instinctively
with those who exalt Anglo-American
friendship to the height of supreme dogma
HIS devotion to America and to the idea of
frictfonless sympathy between the two ma
tons very greatly exceeds his devotion to
the empire. 1t is common knowledge that
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand's resignation
was due at the bottom to President Roose-
sCAt . Hiitdliou Will MS HTIHneSS In uphold
ing British interests and to the mistaken
weakness of Sir Edward Grey. the foreign
minister, in proceeding upon the strange as
sumption that Anglo-American good will can
only be maintained a sliding scale of
British concessions. Mr.. Bryce's appoint
ment. In view of all that preceded it and of
his reputation for anti-nationalism and for
phil-Americanism. is very naturally accept
ed in Ottawa and st. Johns as an indication
that the policy of surrender is to be re-
Sumed." --------'-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
MoRaAN's NEPHEW MARRIED.
he WEEDS the Daughter of W. g.
Cavendish-Bentinc

LONDON. February 9.-St. Margaret's
Church, Westminster, was crowded this
afternoon with members of the American
colony and British aristocracy to witness
the marriage of Walter Burns. NJ p,
nephew Of J. Pierpont Morgan, and EVELYN.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs w. G.. Cavendish-
Bentinck and granddaughter of Mrs. Ma
turin Livingston of New York. The church
was decorated in lavish style, and the
service was fully choral. The bride, who
was given away by her father, was sup
ported by eight bridesmaids.
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs.
Reid, the staff Of the American embassy
and many other well-known persons were
present in the church, as well as at the
subsequent reception held at the Bentincks'
residence
The wedding gifts were unusually costly.
King Edward sent the bride diamond and
amethyst pendant. with an autograph note
expressing his good wishes and superb
diamond stomacher. with huge diamond
drops. was the gift Of Mr.. Morgan. Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and other American
friends and relatives sent handsome jewels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
GUIDE FOR THE BOARD.
Three Rules Laid Down by J. d.
Rockefeller.

NEW YORK. February 9.-The World
tomorrow will say:
Here are the three rules laid down by
John d. Rockefeller, through his personal
representative. Frederick T. Gates. for
the guidance OF the general educational
board in disbursing his millions:
I'VE operate sympathetically and help
fully in higher education with the religious
denominations.
Our aim is to fix upon the centers OF
wealth and population to form the perma-
nent pvots of our educational system.
I'VE mass orr funds on endowments Sc
curing in this work the largest possible
local cooperation"
The most comprehensive idea ever made
public Of John d. Rockefellers purposes i'm
giving HIS millions for higher education
was furnished yesterday by Mr.. Gates. who
Is chairman of the general educational
board. as well as personal representative of
Mr.. Rockefeller in his philanthropies and
charities Mr.. Gates made II very plain
that the influence of the endowments will
be eXerted in the direction of centralizing
education in the great cities.
The Rockefeller policy as outlined dis
tinctly. indicates that the bulk of the in
come of the S43,OO0.O00 which he has given
to the general education board will go to
supply the need of the great cities which,
1t is pointed out, are sorely lacking In
facilities for higher education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
WAITER RUNS AMucK.
Would Have Killed His Children but
for Interference.

NEW YORK, February Jeremiah
Mongoosa, waiter, thirty years old. who
went violently insane tonight, set fire to his
home on West 30th street and almost sue
ceeded In hurting one of his children from
a second-story window, was severely
handled by crowd Of several hundred
persons and would probably have received
more serious injuries but for the timely
arrival Of the police. Some ona procured
q rope. and there were cries OF Lynch him
to a lamp post" The man was kicked and
cuffed and his clothes torn from him. A
number of policemen dubbed their way
through the mob and rescued Mongoosa,
who was removed to the Bellevue Hospital
When Mongoosa- began throwing furni-
ture into the street his wife and two
children fed In terror. A two-year-old girl
was left behind. Mongoosa set fire to- the
building and was about 70 jump from q
window with the child in his arms when q
netghb0r knocked him down and ran to the
street with the little Ione..~ ..7s.s-.