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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
IDAHO NEWS.

The funeral of j. P. Peterson, who
was killed in the Last Chance mine,
was held in Wardner Sunday.
A fire broke out Sunday morning
in the basement of the lodging house
belonging to John Elliot. The building
is a frame structure and the build
ings surrounding it are mostly frame
A strong wind was blowing and II the
fire had got Roadway it is likely tha'
all of the business portion OF the
town of Wardner would have been
cleaned out.
It seems likely that the plan for the
city and county to jointly build a gov
eminent building is we'll on the way
to a successful elimination at Boise
The $4,000 bond issue OF lnde'
pendent school district No. l occur
d'AIene) has been taken by the state
land board at par.
H. F. Mallon, who, while serving
at the Idaho penitentiary two years
sentence for larceny, escaped nearly
three weeks ago, getting out OF sign
of the guard while he was watchlns
4
the work of a gang Of convicts in the
State stone quarry, is again behind
the bars at the penitentiary.
The big annual miners picnic a.
Cameron's grove in Kellogg Saturday
was a great success. The miners II
the Bunker Hill and the Last Chanct
were all given holiday and most o.
the stores in Wardner and kellost
we're closed for the day. The paraue
headed by the Wardner band ABOUT ~
o'clock marched to the grounds.
Recently w. H. Buffngington, sec
.ion foreman for that part of the Shor
7 line branch between Nampa and Meri
dian dian committed suicide by SHOOTING
himself b through the head. The dec
was yrllsOC committed in a boxcar used b!
Burlington and another section for, fore
man named Mike Rush as hVln'
quarters.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
The Panama Canal as an investment


The practical efficiency Of our navy
for purposes Of the defense of our
coast will naturally be greatly en-
hanced when the. canal is completed.
The standard estimates of the cost Of
the canal have been, in round figures,
something less than $500 600, 900. Even
If it should cost 100000, 900, the ac-
tual outlay of the taxpayers of the
United States would be the interest
charge upon this sum, which at 8 per
cent would be S12,0OO,OOO a year. TIL
navy has cost us in round figures. for
some years past more than 500. OOO,-
600 every year. 1t is not difficult to
reach the conclusion that the canal
will prove an economical investment
from the standpoint of coast defense.
In other words, we shall be able to
save much more than the interest on
the canal bonds from the naval APP
preparations we should be obliged to
make in future if we were not to have
the use of the canal Thus, if no rev.
enue could be expected from the COM
mercial use of the waterway, the canal
would probably pay as well us a de-
fensive investment. But there is a
very fair chance that the canal may
earn enough from merchant ships to
pay interest upon it's total cost The
Suez canal is very profltable-From
"The Progress of the World in the
American Review of Reviews for Aug
uSt
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
BAY CITY HoNoRs JAps.
International Love Feast In Frisco
FaVors Peace,

San Francisco.-The Paramount bo.
Tel was the scene Of an international
love feast Saturday afternoon. the oc.
CASTOR being banquet rendered by
the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce, assisted by many prominent
Japanese. The guest of honor was
Kkijiro Ishii, director of commercial
affairs of the Japanese foreign office.
another honored guest was Secretary
Straus Of the department of COM
merce and labor, who was a fellow
passenger of Director Ishii on the
steamer Asia.
There were about $50 guests, in
Guiding Mayor Taylor of this city. and
elaborate preparations were made to
make the affair international in char
acter There was mineral water from
Japan, and singers and performers
from the same land entertained.
According to Secretary C. w. Burke
OF the chamber of commerce the OBJ
Ject of the banquet was to favorably
Influence any report that Director
lshti may make to his government up
on the Japanese labor troubles here
Peace was the keynote of the affair.
Secretary Straus spoke on labor,
and his good impressions of the Ha.
waiian islands.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
mo CAUSE FORALARM.
LESLIE NJ SHAW SAYS PROS
PERITY WILL CONTINUE.
Crops All Right-Mlnes and Forests
Yield Products Worth Billions Of
oOlIars-No Factories Are ldIe-lf
the People Want Continuance Of
Era Of Affluence, They May Have it.

Leslie M. Shaw, former secretary
OF the treasury, has authorized the fol-
lowing interview on the present finan-
cial and industrial conditions:
Our farms produce more than
Sc, 5OO,0 900 per annum and the pros
pect is good for an average crop. Our
mines yield more than 81, 500 900, 900
and our forests more than $1,000, OOO,-
600, and none of these sources of
wealth has been exhausted. The out
put of our factories, in other than
food products, totals $4,000 900 900,
and no fires have been extinguished.
The railways earn more than $4,000
100000 and they are all in successful
operation. The payroll of our factories
and railways aggregate approximately
$3,5O0,000, 900 and the scales of wages
have not been reduced.
In other words, the real sources of
the peoples wealth have not yet been
affected and the ability of Industrial
concerns to pay dividends is not
measured by the market price of their
stock.
Logical reasons for serious condi-
tions are never wanting. If
judge correctly. the people will have
exactly what they expect. If those
who have money in the banks with
draw it and lock it up, if the banks
refuse to grant accommodations, and
II the consuming public decline to
place orders then we will very soon
witness the effects.
Let those who think that times of
disaster follow each other at regular
intervals bear in mind that this coun-
try never yet experienced a period of
depression that was not traceable to
financial or economic agitation or leg
islation, and usually to both. In 1898
the redemption of greenbacks in sill.
yer instead of gold was openly advo
Gated by the party in power which
was under promise to remove the pro.
tective tariff from our industries and
the free coinage Of silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1 was championed by promi
nent members of both parties. The
country might have survived any one
of these sources of alarm but it could
not survive all three.
"At this time no one questions oul
financial system, and the tariff will
not be touched for at least IS months
Some check in the speed at which we
are going is most desirable, and the
checking process has probably begun
1t will require a fair measure of conf
dence and courage to prevent undue
retardment in our industries. Capita
cannot be forced into activity but il
never seen the time when universe
sanity was more essential to our well
being"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
STRIKE Still GOES
roth SIDES CLAIMING GAINS
RIGHT ALONG.
Nonunion Men on Deck to Take Places
of strlkers-Presldent Small Elk
pected in New York This Week.
Will start Daily Paper-Portland
GETS encouragement.

New York, Aug. 19.-As though by
mutual consent the parties to the
strike of the telegraphers took things
easier Sunday and the usual claims
and counter claims of the days devel-
opments were not made public.
The local union has decided to be-
gin at once the publication of daily
paper which would set forth the
strikers side of the controversy.
1t is said the special leased wire
service was materially improved
throughout the country Sunday
One Wall street brokerage firm re
fused the demands asked by it's eight
operators, and when the latter quit
Immediately filled their places with
nonunion men. The telegraph COM
panies reiterated that they were doing
business without serious incon-
venience. The strikers for their part
still insisted the situation was salts
factory.
The early arrival Of President Small
and the consequent shifting from
Chicago to this city of executive direc-
ton of the strike is awaited eXpec-
family by the telegraphers of the east.
Just when Small will reach here the
union men could not say. They had
received no word from him, but ex
pected he will be here within few
days and they hope President Small
will be able to bring about a better
situation from the strikers standpoint
Unbounded enthusiasm was created
at the meeting of the operators a
Portland, Oregon, Sunday by lette
written by Daniel McAllen Offering
his services to the strikers in thei
effort to effect a settlement of tn
strike as soon as possible along tn
demands made by the union. Tn
latter met with a warm reception
on the part of the operators, and
was decided to invite Mr.. McAlle
to take charge of all local arrange
ments. for the assistance and supper
of the striking operators. In answe
tn his letter President Branin and SCI
rotary Morgan of the union were IL
structed to prepare letter to Mr.. Nj
Allen outlining to him the stand Of tn
operators and their grievances.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
MISERY or
CENTURY .,

tary statutes makes it serious crins
for mother to hide the sex OF a male
child. Young De Raglan, according 10
the Journal, schemed to blaclnaIl her
own mother BY aid OF these laws, and
to this end took into her confidence her
French goveraess, Louise Ratone. Two
years were spent In preparing for the
assumption of the male disguise. and IN
1891 Louise Ratone wrote to the late
NJ. Pobledonosteff, procurator Of the
holy synod, telling in detail the alleged
! facts In the case The churchnIan I'M
sisted on starting criminal proceedings
against the mother, At his Instance
Ntcolai swore ont complaint against
her mother in Odessa. The woman was
arrested and preparations started for
the trial.
This, however, was too swift a pro-
ceedlng for Nlcolal, and, fearing detecj
ton, she procured money from zanay'
Rosdorhney, woman living In st Pc
tersburg with whom she had professed
to fall In love, and hed to Helsinforw.,
Finland, leaving a letter for NJ. POI
biedonosteff, telling him that flial de-
votion prevented her appearance against
her mother. The procurator wai
chagrlned, but ordered the onlciaIs To-
proceed with the case. The mother prot
duced evidence that Nlcolai was a girl
The procurator was enraged
From Helsinfors NicolaI soon fed ID
Antwerp, Belgium, changing her mama
to Nlcolai Konstantinevitch. At At4
werp banker, M. Citizens, sent her Cd
the United States. Arrived In Ohlcagnl
Nicolai was presented to Charles Hem
rotin, Belgian consul, who introduced
her to the Russian consul, and, after
taking out naturalization papers, Nh
colai eventually became secretary I'd
Baron Schlippenbach, Russian consul
The life Of De Raglan in chicago
was disclosed after her death In Phoe{
nix. She smoked and drank hard, used
profane language and Travelled with a
rapid set Of young men. She married
her FIRST wife" when 20 years old.
Nine years later the wife" obtained d
divorce, and then married Francis p
Bradchulis, De Raylan's business part
ner Nicolai at once went to New York
and married Anna Davidson, an act4
ress, who brought suit to get possas-
sion Of the estate after De Raylan'9
death and sought to establish that Do
Raglan was man. Letters discovered
An the strong wooden chest in which
the dairy was found indicate that Mrs.
Anna De Raglan knew Nicolai's life
| secret.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23

When acquitted Judge William
dore Estes at Houston Va the perfunctO
i although reality
the grounds Of defense resembed Thaw
possible that this precedent
o a in
On those who think these
pressed that drink attendant
disspatons that placed Stanford White within
drink that led Evelyn Thaw
addicted drinking
in
Loving without chance
Judge Loving is free but the blight
his soul The daughter will live
her caused the death of innocent specific
the these
ages-hat the s th.--Ka City,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23

Not since the time of the puzzling
Chevalier d'EOn, in the eighteenth cen
fury, has there come to public attention
such sex riddle as has been presented
In the case of Nicolai de Raglan, who
masqueraded eighteen years as a man
and was found 10 be a woman only
after her death in Phoenix, Ariz., last
December. A diary and a bundle of
correspondence, in the office Of the Chi
cago public administrator, reveal an
amazing story.
De Raglan, 1t appears, was started
on her career of deception in an at
tempt to blac1mail her mother, at
whom she was lncensed because the
paternity Of the girl was kept secret.
De Raglan adopted male attire and
tried to prove that she had been mas
queraded as a girl by her mother in
violation of the Laws of Russia, which
provide heavy punishment for such an
ofense. A feature of the story is the
fact that De Raglan interested the late
M. Constantine Petrovitch Pobiedonost-
eff, procurator of the holy synod, In
her case, and prevailed on him to start
suit against her mother.
The diary, which covers the period
between 1888 and 1892, shows that the
real family name of De Raglan was
Taletsky. The first entries depict her
as a school girl Is years old, about to
graduate from seminary at Klev,
Russia. At this time the girls mother
suddenly acquires wealth to the
amount of 100000 rubles (about $685.
000), and Nicolsi, the only name by
which De Raglan is known to have been
called, discovers that the money has
been settled on her parent as trustee
by member Of the nobility, to be con
served in the interests of Nicolai. The
girl becomes curious as to the reason
for the settlement and suspects that
the unknown nObleman Is her father,
but fails to drag information on the
point from her mother. Then comes
the inspiration that resulted in eighteen
years Of pseudO-masculinlty for De
Raglan.
In Russia the law makes it crime
punishable by imprisonment for any
person to gain entrance for boy into
a girls school and also. under the mill
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
SPOKANE ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Spokane.

The following are the bookings for
the month Of September at the Spo-
kane theater:
September 1-2-"Uncle Josh Per
kins."
September 3-Musicale, Sherman
Clay company.
September 6-7-"S alomy Jane"
September S-9-"The Isle of Spice. 4"
September 11-12-Ezra Kendall in
Swell Elegant Jones'"
September 13-14-"Little Johnny
Jones'"
September 15-"Thorns and Orange
Blossoms"
September 2O-21-William Faver-
sham in "The Squaw Man"
September 22-24-"The Time, The
Place and The Girl"
September 25-26-"The Mayor of To-
kio."
September 27-28-The harrington
Hawley company.
September 29-3O-"The County
Chairman"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
METEOR AND SEA COLLIDE
DweIlers on Iona Island See Strange
Sight.

DweIIers on Iona Island See Strange
Sight.
New York-All people out of doors
at Amagansett, Long Island, were
startled the other evening when they
heard terrific roar and at the same
time saw a blazing mass shooting
through the heavens over the ocean,
apparently only little way out from
shore. The blazing object appeared
to many to be about 20 feet in diam
eter.
Those who witnessed the flight say
the meteor must have weighed several
tons. When it struck the ocean huge
breakers came tumbling shoreward.
Several bathing pavilions we're washed
away and fishermen's nets were bat
tered from their moorings, while con-
siderable damage was caused to prop
erty along the ocean front. Great. mum
bers of dead fish were swept in.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23

Natatorium Park-Spokane
The week commencing Monday, Au-
gust 26. will in all probability see the
finest attractions of the year at Nata-
torium park. On Monday of that week
comes the Golden West Amusement
company with list of attractions that
promises the funlovers their moneys
worth.
In addition, the last three days of
the week will see the Pacific North
west Sangerbund including its repre-
sentatives from the towns of Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and
British Columbia, giving its sanger
fest at the park.
The choruses under the direction of
Professor Magnus Olson, one of the
most talented directors of the west,
will be supplemented by a band of
over 60 pieces. In the open air con-
certs it is estimated that over 600
voices will take part, and if the esti-
mates of the officers of the Sanger
bund are anywhere near correct there
may be over 5000 people here to listen
to the festival of music.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
To Protect Forests.

"The forestry department is spend
ing s5OO,OOO this year for permanent
improvements in the forest reserves
of the west, and the larger part OF
these expenditures are being made on
reserves in Washington, Idaho ana
Montana. because of their magnitude,
saws w. E. Herring of Washington u
q constructing engineer of the fores'
service of the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
SPOKANE.
Wholesale Meat Prices.

Beef-Steers, dressed, 6R07cR lb;
COW beef, 51z@6c lb; mutton, dressed,
121hc lb; pork, 1Oc lb; hams, 1870 lb;
bacon, 16c lb; lard, 121ac lb; dry salt
extras, $11 cwt; dry salt backs, $3.50
cwt; veal, 9@1Oc Id; smoked salmon,
SC lb.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, SIG ton; bran and shorts, $17
ton; red shorts, SIS; white shorts, $22
ton; corn, whole, $14O cwt.; cracked,
$3.50; alfalfa, SIC ton; rolled barley
$1.2O cwt; wheat, $3.50 cwt; timothy
hay, SIS ton; grain hay, $14 ton; oats,
$1.2O cwt.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live stock-Steers, $4,000 cwt;
cow, S2.25@S; sheep, $40425 cwt;
hogs, $3.50 cwt; mutton, 121sc lb;
veal, those lb; pork, $1,000 ID.
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 13c
lb; live spring chickens, 15016c; live
ROSTERS, 1Oc; dressed hens, l5c;
ducks, live, lac; dressed, 16c; turkeys
live. 18c; dressed, zoe; fresh ranch
eggs, $505.5O case.
Hides-Green, &c Id; sailed, lie high
er: dry hides, 16@17c; calfskins
green, 8@9c; COWS, &c; kip, &c ID;
sheepskins, 5Oc@$1.25.
Creamery produce, f. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat
29kc.
Feed-Timothy hay, SIS ton; grain
hay, $40 ton; alfalfa, $40 ton; oats, 81
cwt; feed wheat, $130 cwt; whole
barley, csc cwt.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
Saw the Winner.

Kiel, Germny, Aug. 19.-Many Amer,
oona Who are to be guests of German
Uaob+ clubs this week Sunday saw tne
on nT naror's cup won by the Wanssee
Yacht clubs yacht Wanssee' Wni i,I N n
feated Prince Henry's yacht THY L.
by 20 seconds.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
Burton to Resign.

Representative Burton of Cleveland.
Ohio. will resign his craftsmanship OF
the river and harbor committee IN the
next congress and devote the greater
portion of his time to the work OF the
inland waterways commission, OF which
he is a member.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
STANDARD PAYS FlNEq NOT YET

Fake Check EIates Treasury Clerks
at Washington.
A fake check for the exact amount
OF the fine imposed upon the Standard
vi company by Judge Lands at Chi
cago was received at the treasury de-
partment Saturday from an unknown
sender 1t was mailed at Toledo Ohio,
was drawn on a bank there and was
signed by the Standard Oil company
and John D. Rockefeller" The re-
ceipt Of the check caused much ahuse
ment among the treasury officials.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
SPANISH SOLDIERS sHIRK.

Claims They Lounge About Streets
of Casa Blanca While French
Are on Guard.
Paris, Aug. 2O-The Figaro's Casa
Blanca correspondent says: ITO the
surprise of all, the Spanish contingent
returned to the city after simply ma
king a reconnaissance of the ground
allotted them. They announced that
they would repeat the reconnaissance
the next day and then would decide
what they would do. There is some
Indignation at the attitude of the
Spanish troops, who do nothing but
stroll about the city, while the French
soldiers are worn out from ceaseless
guard duty"
Trustworthy reports state that the
tribesmen invading Casa Blanca are
short of ammunition and quarreling
as to what course to pursue.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
Wireless Is to work.

The army and navy departments
1,avo arranrad 70 cooperate in main
tanning wireless communication ~ %
tween Nome and St. Michael, Alaska
and Seattle and San Francisco.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
At the Columbia.

A stirring story of western life, real
istic without being overdrawn, is THE
Halfbreed," which is the offering of
the Curtiss Comedy company at the
Columbia theater for this week. The
scenes of the play are laid in Indian
Territory and the characters are Of a
hue-to-nature type.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
Auto Collision Win Train Fatal.

~ Great harrington, Mass, Aug. 10
euarles ]. Root, an automobile manu-
-,aC'ufer. and his mother and her
s,sler We're killed Sunday when their
quo ran into a railroad train at a
tt.oSSlng near here. Mr.. Roots daugh-
:. e and his niece were seriously
INJURED
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
Ealrs.

OIL
Livingston, Mont, Aug. $3.50.
Everett, Wash, Sept. 81.
Bozeman, Mont, September 2-7.
Riverside, Wash, September 1912.
Centralia, Wash, September GA.
Roseburg, Ore, September, 1O-14.
Athena, Ore, September 1921.
Missoula, Mont, September, 1920.
Salem. Ore, September 1921.
Orofno, Idaho, September 1919.
Missoula, Mont, September 1920.
Redmond Ore, September 1921.
Prosser, Wash, September 1921.
Great Falls, Mont, September 1927
North Yakima, Wash, Sept 1928.
Colville, Wash, September 1921.
Anaconda, Mont, September 1928
McMinnvilIe, Ore. September 1927
Pendleton, Ore, September 1928.
Victoria, B. c., September 24-28.
Spokane, Wash, September 23-OC
tOber 5.
Helena, Mont, September 3O-Octc
Der 5.
Puyallup, Wash, October is.
La Grande, Ore, October 2-5.
New Westminster, B. c., Octobe
is.
Caldwell, Idaho, October Is.
Scio, Ore, October "a.
Davenport, Wash, October 81.
Oregon City Ore, October Gil.
Colfax, Wash, October TIP.
Lewiston, Idaho, October 7-12.
Baker City,, Ore, October S-12.
Wilbur, Wash, Ocbober 1918.
Walla Walla, Wash, October 14-l9
Prineville, Ore, October 1919.
Boise. Idaho, October 21-25.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
TWO DROWNED IN COLUMBIA
Prominent Young People of Van
couVer, Wash.

~, vancouver, Wash, Aug. 2O.-Miss
Ellen Waite and Joseph Sullivan, both
prominent young people of this place
were drowned in the Columbia river
mere Sunday.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23
COMING EVENTS.

Livingston, Mont, races, August 26-
%.
North Pacific Sangerfest, Spokane,
August 29-September l.
Northwestern Washington Union
Veterans, Chewelah, September 81.
Columbia River Methodist Episco
pal conference, Spokane, September
At.
Free street carnival, Walla Walla
Wash, September 1923.
Montana Pioneers, Billings, Sep
tember 1928.
Washington Retail Grocers, Seattle
September 1919.
Southern Idaho Baptist Young Peo
pies union, Boise, September 1922.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-23

Somebody has said that hate is love
turned wrong side out.