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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
IDAHO ITEMS

A new bank at Kamiah is reported.
Saturday was a gala day in White
bird as the engineers employed by the
Gilmore and Pittsburg Railroad com
piany were entertaining. A baseball
game was played, the engineers meet
ing the Whitebird team.
Because of bad roads a famine in
drewood exists on Nez Perez prairie
and farmers are pulling fence posts and
cutting them for fuel. There has been
a scarcity of frewood on the prairie
all fall and the price of wood has riser
TO $40 a cord.
A farmers institute will be held il
Grangeville January 26-29.
Gambling in every shape which Gomez
under the ban of the state law must stol
at Standpoint. This is the ultimatun
issued to the saloons and gambling re
sorts by the city council.
The date for the farmers institut
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
England,s old-Age Pension.

Many Englishmen profess to be
astonished at the working of the old
age pension system which went into
effect last January. The surprise is
coupled with disappointment, for the
system seems likely to become exceed
ingly expensive.
The governments estimates have
turned out to be far from accurate. 1t
was supposed that not more than 570,-
600 persons in England, Scotland, Ire
land and Wales would apply for pen
sions and that the cost would be $780,
100000 for the first year. But in the
first nine months the cost was more
than 100000 900, and 112,76s more per
sons had commenced to draw pension:
than were expected.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
MUST EQUAL U. S. TROOPS.
Rigid Requirements for National Guard
After January RI.


January 21 next will be critical date
in the history of the national guard, it
is announced, for thereafter no portion
of the money appropriated by congress
for the support of the militia can be
paid to any organization that fails to
conform to the standards of the regular
army.
Next year, for the first time in its
history, the militia, or so much of it as
remains under the caption, "The Ma
tional Guard,' will be found armed
with the latest pattern of military rifles,
clothed from head to foot in regular
army gear, supplied with all regular
equipment and with ranks filled to the
requirements of the law.
The improvement has been made in
the south, but the west also is doing
well, though there are some spots re-
garded as weak, notably in Nevada,
where it is said there is not single
company of the national guard able to
establish claim to a dollar of the large
appropriations made by congress.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
Roosevelts Get Big Bag.

Nairobi, British East Africa, Nov. 20.
Colonel Roosevelt and R. 1. Cunning
have arrived at Naivasha on October 20
from an extended hunt. They were de-
lighted with their experience, and Col.
Roosevelt said he and Kermit were
proud of having got their elephants,
and especially proud that each had shot
one when unaccompanied by such ex-
perieneed hunters as Cunningham and
Tarlton. The skins of the elephants and
the skulls and bones were brought in
by porters.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
T. P. A. FUNDS $4,000 SHORT
Secretary Labeaume Resigns Directors
Give Vote of Confidence.

Louis T. Labeaume, secretary and
treasurer of the Travellers Protective
Association of America, has resigned.
A shortage of at least $4,000 it was
announced exists in the books of the
order. Directors in accepting La
beaume's resignation give him vote
of confidence and he will continue with
the organization in a minor capacity.
Labeaume in statement issued tonight
said the records of William Hemschen,
head bookkeeper who committed sui
eide July 7, show a shortage, but the
auditors have not been able to show the
exact amount.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
Congress Soon Convenes.

Great political interest centers in
the coming session of congress. The
tariff legislation enacted at the spe-
cial session caused sharp division in
the ranks of the republican party,
which was reflected by a similar split
among the democrats. Senator Aldrich
and Speaker Cannon, the heads of the
majority organizations of the two
houses, will be attacked by the insur
gent republicans and militant demo-
Gratis, and the ensuing struggle will
make one of the most important chap
ters in the history of American legis-
lation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11

in Standpoint has been changed to De-
cember 10 and IL.
The North Fork river, which flows
past Murray, through a rich agricul-
tural and timber country and into the
main Occur 'Alene river near Enaville
and is 80 miles long, is higher now
than at any time in IL years.
While the parents were away the
other evening the 4-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Mansel Gordon, living on the
west side of Lake Occur 'Alene, was
burned to death.
The plant of the Lewiston Tribune
was practically destroyed by fire late
Friday afternoon. The fire started in
the basement and spread so rapidly
that little could be saved. The plant
was valued at 100000, and light in
surance was carried.
The nd was clamped on tight than
for months in Wallace, Sunday, by order
of Mayor Walter H. Hanson. Not g
place in town where liquor is sold wai
open all day. For many months the
saloons have been doing a big Sunday
business. The order was wholly unex
pected.
Word received from 2. A. Johnson
president of the Nez Perez & Idah'
Railway company, who is in Chicago
states a bond issue of $4,000 he's beel
sold to Chicago capitalists and the roa'
between Nez Perez and Vollmer vii
be completed at the earliest possibl
date
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
NEWS OF The WORLD.
SHORT ITEMS FROM ALL over
The ENTIRE GLOBE.
4 Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-N ational,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events

Many casualties occurred among the
the recent storm.
At Pittsburg, kans., Saturday, Miss
Goldie Ingberg was murdered and
robbed at her home.
j. p. Morgan has bought Mr.. Ryan Is
stocks, thereby securing a majority of
the shares of the Equitable Life Assur
ance society.
Reports from many points in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho indicate that
day for a decade or more.
Rev. Henry J. Drumach, former presi-
dent of the st. Ignatius college, died
of uraemia in his apartments at the
college building Saturday.
Announcement of the opening of the
machine shops at Spokane and other
points along the line of the Great
Northern railway, closed since the be-
ginning of the switchmen s strike, is
made.
Four men were arrested in Collins
vile, ILL.,, recently, charged with par
ticipating in plot to kidnap the three
young children of l.. F. Lumaghi, a
former mayor of the town. They are
held under bonds of $4,000.
A general increase in wages and a
betterment of general working condi-
tions will be asked of every railroad in
the United States if the attitude OF
the great brotherhoods of railroad EN-
ployes is carried out.
4 6 &c
l. sengers and crew of the Isle of Mar
steamer ELAN Vannin was abandoned
: Monday when portions of a steamer
upper works and small boats picked
u up on the banks of the Mersey wer
e identified as belonging to the MISSING
}, vessel. The ELAN Vannin carried L
;, passengers and a crew of 21 men.
It The government has decided to az
y peal to the supreme court of the Unite
4, States in the case of Fritz Augusta
Heinze, the big copper magnate an
former president of the Mercantile M
tional bank of New York Heihze wa
L indicted under charges of having mil
u appropriated the funds of the banl
IL There were 16 counts against him.
70 An electric railroad from the Meta
y inc country, Washington, to connect v
u inc country, Washington, to COZ
u meet with the Idaho & Washingtc
he Northern, and run throgh the rich agI
cultural and mining districts in Il
20 vicinity of Erie, B. c., is proposed
su be built within the next two year
according to reports made by the eng
neers who are now engaged in maxim
=. surveys for the projected line.
oo w. A. Clark, formerly United Stat
90 senator from Montana, has returned
90 New York from a tour of Europe.
oo left his family in Paris, which his wi
90 is fond of, in order to hasten comp
20 ton of his mansion at Fifth avenue a
20 Seventy-seventh street, for their oe'
80 paney. 1t has been under construct
20. seven years. Already its marble-aI
700 700 bronze exterior looks-for New York
' 40 twice its age, while workmen ST
.So throng it's interior. When finished
80 will be one of the most expense
80 American homes ever put up.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
PROVED A BRAVE MAN.
Stops a Runaway Team by Choking
One Horse.

Chicago.-Forty small children enjoy
ing an outing in a gospel wagon in
the park were saved from possible
death in a runaway yesterday by the
courage of Charles Brunes, laborer.
He saw the frightened team start to
run and overtaking the vehicle caught
hold of the wagon and swung on. He
crawled forward, stepped out on the
tongue, grabbed one of the team and
choked it down. The other horse
stopped. The children clambered out
unhurt after their fast ride of four
blocks.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
Honors Rev. Shanklin.

Growing the honor of being made
president of Wesleyan university,
William Arnold Shanklin, IS years ago
pastor of the First Methodist church of
Spokane, has been designated an ideal
college leader by President Taft, who
delivered an address at the introduce
ton of DIR. ShanIxlin at Middletown,
Conn.,, recently.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
VIII Sam Get It7

The government expects to make the
sugar trust pay ss,OOO,OOO in addition
to the 100000 already collected in
reparation of various frauds upon the
revenues in the importation of sugar
during the last few years at the port
Of New York and elsewhere.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
Buys Island for ss25,ooo.

Honolulu.-The entire island of La
mai has been sold by W. G.. Irwin to a
local company for $325,OOO. Lanai is
one of the smaller islands of the Ha-
waiian group, located about eight miles
west of Maui, and has an area of $50
square miles. It is the intention of
the company that has bought it 70.
raise cotton and other agricultural
products.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
Two More Slain By Tong.

San Francisco-Despite the efforts of
the Chinese Six companies and the po-
lice to bring to an end the war which
has been raging for over a month be-
tween the zee family and the On Yik
tong, two more lives were snuffed out
Sunday, making eight murders since the
war was declared.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
Chicken Show at Spokane.

cat least 1000 entries in the second
annual show of the Inland Empire
Poultry and Pet Stock association, to
be held January 11-15, 1910, are ex-
peeted," said II. J. Fuller, secretary Of
the association.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
Ex-convict of walla walla cOnfesses

San Francisco, Dec. 6.-Charles o..
Anderson, an ex-convict from the peni-
Tertiary at Walla Walla, was arrested
Monday for the murder of William H.
Schneider, the bookkeeper who was shot
and killed last night, and confessed to
the police detectives, who believe that
he is insane.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
POEM MEANT FOR
PREMIER'S WIFE
Watson, English Poet, Aimed Ser
pent's Tongue at Mrs. Asquith
and Daughter.

William Watson, the English poet,
who arrived in New York recently for
brief American visit, has issued a
signed statement announcing that his
recent poem, "The Woman With the
Serpent's Tongue" which has set all
England gossiping, is a composite por-
trait of Mrs. Asquith, wife of the
British premier, and her stepdaughter,
Violet Asquith.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
:Jun.a at washington.

washington-The Central American
iunta, composed of diplomats and patri-
OTIS from the five turbulant little repub-
lies on the neck of land between Yucca
tan and South America, is one of the
latest acquisitions Of the capital Of the
United States.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
Pope's Brother Is Postmaster.

Angelo Sarto, brother of Pope Plus,
has arrived in Rome and viii spend the
Christmas holidays at the vatican. Not
withstanding that his brother became
pope, Angelo maintains his position as
postmaster in the village Of Grazio,
province of Mantua, Lombardy, where
he has been employed for nearly 40
years
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
LATE SPORTING NEWS.

Yale s new swimming pool holds 160,- !
600 gallons of water.
The question of receiving the football
rules is about the only thing left for
the pigskin fans.
Joe Cans, former lightweight cham
pion, believes that johnson will be an
easy winner over Jeffries.
Cornell alumni field fund is now
500 and an effort will be made to
reach the 100000 by January /.
The Houston (Spokane) school basket
ball team will take a trip through east
ern and central Washington this sea-
son going as far as North Yakima
At Attica, Ind, viii Morris, 20 years
old, was seriously, if not fatally, in
jured in a post-season football game.
His neck is sprained and he is injured
internally.
The big fight will be held in San
Francisco, probably on July 4, 1910.
Jeffries and Johnson will get a purse
of $1o1 900, with &C 23 per cent of the
moving picture receipts.
Holding that the long grind is too
much of a strain and is injurious to the
runners, the athletic committee and
directors of the Illinois club has been
pronounced the doom of the annual
Marathon of that body.
Arrangements have been completed
for a football game between teams
representing the Englewood high school
of Chicago and Lincoln high school OF
Seattle to be played in Seattle Jan
uary 1.
The Spokane Rifle and Revolver
club will start series of indoor shoot
ing matches at the Spokane armory
building, beginning Wednesday night
December 8. Twenty-Five caliber rifles
:, % pistols, .3s and "A revolvers will
be used by the marksmen.
:. Queens hockey team of Kingston
= Canada, is planning an extensive cam
paign on the ice for the coming sea
> son and may play against Harvard
:, Princeton, Yale and Columbia team
s in this country.
At 1905 clock Monday morning, 1
riders, representing as many two-me
- teams, were sent away in New Yor
city in the annual six-day bicycle rae
= Spectators filed the big auditorium
- from pit to ceiling and cheered the col
- testants.
h. Butte, Mont.-Longmont high scho
Il of Denver, which last year defeated tt
in Englewood high school team of Chicag
Cook county interscholastic champion
had the battle of its three years care
le Saturday with Coach Downer's husl
IL Butte high school team. Longmont wo
ut < IN q
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11
Beat washington State College.

By all-round superiority in the Of
fensive department of the game Den
yer university defeated Washington
college on a field covered with two
inches of snow at Spokane Saturday
afternoon. The score was IL to 6, Den
yer counting two touchdowns, missing
one goal and w. S. G. scoring one
touchdown.
Manager John H. Jones of the state
college, said that the deficit amounted
to about $11OO, perhaps bit less.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-11

January IA, morning session How
to Irrigate," E. A. Crane, c. E., Kettle
Falls; "Some 1910 Commercial Fruit
Problems" c. A. Tonneson, Tacoma;
"The Fruit Grower as Home
Builder" General T. R. Tennatt, Farm
! ington.
Afternoon session on January IA will
be devoted to reports of committees,
the election of officers and unfinished
business.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-07-18

OF LAW AND LAwYER-THE JURY SYSTEM
(By DIR. A. Hausman)
Far from intimidating crime, the present system of
criminal Jurisprudence actually encourages it by removing
the of quick and gnomnous punishment by atter
ing the vanity of the criminal and allowing him to pose
as a hero before the public Undoubtedly large per-
cenage of the brutal murders committed every day in this
land of churches and courts must be attributed to the
stimulating effect of the criminal laws. What contrast
is there on the execution of the criminal laws between
here and Germany for instance There the lawyer always
conscious of the object of the law and his duty citizen
and if henous crime fixed upon scoundrel ne does
defend it but confines his exertons to pointing out
what mitigating circumstances may exist
But what is the obect of the law here 10 accomplish
the object of the lawyer under the conditions created by
the confusion of absurd technicaes in the statutes to
convict acqut the defendant matter which, but 10
make MONEY!" However brutal and arOciOus crime, 1t
will find an ardent defender among the members OF the
bar who with almost fanatica zeal puts heaven and hell
in motion to save beast from deserved punishment and
turn him loose upon society again. Why From personal
egoism money the more dastardy the CRIME, te
greater the glory the brute from the galow te
greater the reputation. murderer with money is gold
mine for the lawyers because person will usually sooner
part with his than with life or liberty The safety
of murderer increases with the amount of money he can
place on the scales of the blind haro and from my own
observations should think that the safety line begins from
$4,000 upwards.
The moral aspect taken by the law Of the destruction Oh
human e which the classification of murder in degrees
is based have sprung from the brain OF an idiot In
the first place. why is it necessary that murderer must
accomplish his work before he can be killed IN return
Is not the attempt kill sufficient to demonstrate his IN
tention why not him before he accomplish his
object? But as it is the stupid law gives the assassin the
benefit of any accident that may hwart his neiarous pr
pose Then the irrelevant circumstance OF time elapsed
between the conception of deed and its execution made
the standard by which the severity of crime IS measured
What difference does make whether the thought the I'm
mise precedes the action second thousand! Inc
IL circumstance taken into consideration ought to be
nrovocation because the law has right for any one
who has not the money to buy it, there is constant IN
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-07-18

The law presumes that all people are idiots and must
be guided entirely by the letter of the statutes What
masterpiece of mbecy for instance the indictment of
grand Jury in a case of shooting That and so was
shot, killed. wounded, maimed crippled, muated, ETC.,
with gun of the kind called and so, loaded with
powder and ball of lead, Would it not be sufficient
for the ordinary intellect say shot and only specify
the weapon if anything else but gun had been used, per-
haps bow and arrow, a boomerang!
What a contemplate farce is trial by jury. The stupid
and ridiculous provisions of the law exclude nearly all IN
elgent people from the panel either by demanding an
ignorance which halfway educated person can afford
or by making the serving a jury such burden that
everybody except loaers who not dollar in an
way, anxious escape this proud privilege OF
self-government and duty to his country And the law
further that everybody such imbece that he
change opinion obtained by reading in news
paper of event. but all the this idiot
is decide life DEATH In other civilized countries
jury selected from the respectable citizens and educa
ton condition. instead obstacle In fact, the judg
of intelligent, honorable is worth more than
the opinion of a thousand fools, but under the present
system the opinion of fool rascal is sufficient to
Illustrate the verdict of eleven intelligent, honest 1t
would be far cheaper and just reliable method to
decide case by throwing dice, than by jury.
To obtain right in civil matters next to impossible
The expenses make any person think twice before
appealing the law. 1t is not surprising that people
resort violence sometimes, but is surprising that 1t
happens often and that they bear patiently SO
much abuse and robbing.
There is department of the law that takes the prize
for stupidity and ignorance namely the mining laws They
made it is generally the case, by people who did
not know what they were doing and had idea about
the requirements of that industry in behalf of which the
laws were pretendedy made As the result find more
conflicts and litigation in mining property than in any
other kind of real estate, and the map of mining district
shows of claims, crossing each other IN every dec
ton against which a crazy quilt is model OF regularity
And as to expecting justice from the courts one might
as well ask the devil for a blessing. The court does
not care snap for the people. When case is set
for trial on certain day the parties are expected to be
present with all their witnesses but they have to await
the pleasure of the court and the may not be called
for week. Notwithstanding that the parties have come
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1909-07-18

OUR PRESENT CRIMINAL SYSTEM DIsCUssED-THE OBJECT
OF LAW AND LAwYER-THE JURY SYSTEM
(By DR.. A. Hausman
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-11-24
MORE HEADS DUE
TO FALL, SAYS LOEB

New York, Nov. Cove are in the
midst of the greatest shakeup in the
history of the customs department,
said Collector Loeb last night. More
employees have been dismissed from
the New York Office since | took
charge than during the entire previous
history of the service. We are going
to keep at it until the New York etis-
toms house is made thoroughly re
spectacle. Add to the MacVeagff
statement in Washington the 10 en-
ployes dismissed yesterday, and you
will see we have gone thoroughly into
the matter. More heads will be Topped
off SOON
Deputy Collector Vail said:
Il have been made the scapegoat
have been faithful to the govern
ment for the entire % years of my
service. 1t is a known fact that willie.
| was at the head Of the weighing de-
partment, I ferreted out the original
frauds"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-11-24
QUIET JUST NOW
IN NICARAGUA
REVoLuTIoNlsTs WAITING FOE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WILL
STRIKE HOME.

Washington Nov 20 strained
situation between this government
and Nicaragua was outwardly quiet
yesterday, but there was a plenty OF
stirring beneath. The state depart
ment received a communication from
the Nicaraguan legation which was
not divulged Ministers of Guatemala,
Costa Rica, held a conference with AS
sistant Secretary Wilson yesterday
afternoon. The announcement was re
iterated that the state departments
will not insure the safety of American
vessels held up or seized by insurree-
tionary war vessels now blockading
the government forces at Greytownp
That the revolutionists are prepar
ing for a decisive struggle was am
nounced last night by representative
Of the Nicaraguan provisional govern
ment The revolutionists have been
short of ammunition, consequently are
hesitating, content, apparently, to wait
until fully prepared before they strike,
home. 1t was pointed out that with
the coast in their possession the Sc
curing of ammunition is a matter OF
only few days.