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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-03-20
Available Grain Supplies.

Special cables and kilograms received
by Bradstreet s show the following
changes in available supplies as COM
pared with previous accounts:
Wheat, United States, east of the
Rockies, decreased 1,55s,000 bushels;
Canada, decreased, 1,742,000 bushels.
Total, United States and Canada, de-
creased 100000 bushels.
Afoat for and in Europe, increased
1900, 900 bushels.
Total American and European supply
increased 100000 bushels.
Corn, United States and Canada, in
creased 100000 bushels.
Oats, United States and Canada, in
creased $4,000 bushels.
Chicago.
Flour-Steady.
Rye-No. 2, rs Lee.
Barley-Feed and mixing, 64@65c;
fair to choice mailing, 65 1-2@67c.
Flaxseed - No. 1 southwestern,
$1.57 1-2; No. northwestern, $1.67 IL.
Timothy seed-$375@3.s5.
Clover-$S.50.
Mess pork-Per Dbl, $17s0@17.s5.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, $1022 1-2.
Short ribs, sides-Loose, $S.75@9.25.
Short clear sides-Boxed, $9.25@9.50.
Bptter-Steady. Creameries, 22@
2s LIE; dairies, 20@2oc.
Eggs-Steady, at mark, cases in
cluded; frsts, 1sc; prime frsts, 19c.
| Cattle-Market steady. Beeves, $3.50
@740; Texas steers, $4.50@5.40; west
ern steers, $4.1O@5.60; stotckers and
feeders, $4.5O@5.50; cows and heifers,
$190@5.75; calves, $6@s.50.
Hogs-Market steady. Light, $6.35@
675; mixed, $6.45@6.s5; heavy, $4,000
$50; rough, $6.5o@6.65; good to choice
heavy, $6.65@6.90; pigs, $5.35@6.10;
bulk of sales, $6.65@6.S0.
Sheep-Market weak. Native, $3.4O
M5.75; western, $4.50@5.75; yearlings
$5.9O@6.90; lambs, native, $5.15@575;
western, $5.75@775.
New York.
Flour - Market quiet and about
steady.
Wheat-Spot firm. No. red, $1.22 Ia
| (01.23 10 elevator and $1.23 IA f. o. b
afloat; No. northern Duluth, $1.23 Il
f. 0. b. afoat; No. 2 hard winter
| $1.21 IA f. o. b. afoat.
Hops, wool and petroleum-Steady.
| Hides-Dull.
Sugar-Raw, firm; fair refining, $3.3t
! @3.36; centrifugal 90 test, $3.s0@3.s6
molasses sugar, $3.05@3.11. Refined
Steady.
| Coffee-Quiet; No. Rio, 1-4c; No
4 Santos, &c. Mild coffee-Steady; Cor
dova, 3-4@13c.
Bar silver, so 3-sc; Mexican dollars
44c.
The tin market was firm and highe
at $2s.s0@29.
The copper market was weak, witt
, lake quoted at $12.75@13, electrolyti
at $12.37 1-2@12.62 12 and casting a
: $12.25M12.50.
: Lead was steady at $3.95@4.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-03-20

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure
any case OF itching. blind, bleeding pro
truding piles in 9 to IA days or money re
funded. DOE.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-03-20
JiYerpoOI.

Close: Wheat-May, SIS 1 1-sd; July,
IS SD; September, rs 3-4d. Weather
unsettled.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13

descending on some paddy with 8
pick handle.
Here is the values Graves figures
the corporations should be held re.
sponsible for:
Death of an employee, $4,000:
loss of either arm above elbow.
81, 500; below elbow, $3.50; either
hand at wrist, $3.50; thumb or fore
finger, $500; any other fngers
5000; either leg at hip, $1,500;f
either leg between knee and hip.
$1,000; either leg between kne and
ankle, 5000; either foot, $3.50; any
toe, $3.50; ear, $3.50; eye, $3.50;
breaking arm not causing perma<
nent disability, $3.50; either leg,
$500; nose, $500.
Where more than one loss or
break afflicts the victim of a.
smashup, the injuries are to be
compounded and paid for at the
fixed rate for each. Permanent
total disability for any cause not
before mentioned is priced at
$4,000 Partial disability figures
up at $1,000. Thirty days Is al
lowed after an accident for the
filing of claim and names of wit
nesses The company will be ex-
pected to notify dependents in
case of death. Payment of the
compensation must be made 10
days after filing the notice of in
jury, unless a controversy arise
between the parties as to the right
Of compensation or its amount"
In that event arbitration is pro.
vided.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
NON-PART|SAN
VOTE ORDERED

Notices are being sent out by
Charles Howard, clerk of the
county commissioners, calling for
the first town election to be held
in the various townships of the
county on Tuesday, March 2, in
pursuance to the provisions of the
township law.
At this election three township
directors will be chosen, also an
assessor, road supervisors, and
such other minor officers as the
law, provides for.
The elections will be on non
partisan basis, the nominations be-
ing by viva voce announcement,
and the election by ballot dropped
into the hat in the good old way.
At this meeting the electors of
the,various townships will be call
ed upon to determine whether or
not they shall have saloons within
theil> borders during the coming
year. All saloon licenses existing
at the time of the election expire
few days thereafter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
HAS Is OF
HER PUPILS
ARRESTED

Mrs, E. l.. Hard, principal of the
Grant school, had Is of her boy
pupils, ranging in age from ~ to
Is years, arrested by Probation
Officer Peters and hauled into the
juvenile court this morning for
snow balling Z. S. Page, E1504
Thirteenth avenue, last Wednesday
noon.
After listening to the facts in the
case, Judge Hinkle found that the
case was one that the principal
should have settled and dismissed
the proceedings.
The evidence showed that the
boys had been spending the noon
recess in the usual manner In
which boys amuse themselves, and
that among other things had snow
baled various passersby. who made
no objection and enjoyed the sport.
Page about this time came along
carrying his wife's opera coat on
his arm. and when the boys started
to throw the snowballs at him he
became angry. After receiving
one of the snowballs on the side
Of the jaw. Page turned and seiz-
ing one of the boys started off with
him toward the school house. The
other boys gathered around and
asked Page to release their COM
panion. which he refused to do,
whereupon he became the target
for an avalanche of snowballs.
The Is boys arrested thought
they were being singled out for
special punishment and objected to
being so dealt with while others
equally involved were permitted to
60 free.
Page reported the case to Mrs.
Hard, but denies that he had any
thing to do with causing the arrest
of the youthful offenders. He ex.
hibited a crushed derby hat as evi.
dence of his connection with the
snowballing episode.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
CLUB PREPARES
FOR CAMPAIGN

The Northwest Civic Improve
ment club met last night at the
Presbyterian church, corner Of
Gardner and Cannon, to elect dele
gates to the Federated Mems clubs
executive committee and to dis.
cuss issues of the coming city
campaign. The club expects to
take part with other mems clubs
of the city with view to further
Improvement in municipal condi-
lions.
James T. Burcham and Russell
F. Collins were chosen delegates
to the executive committee and
instructed to urge the following
matters in the executive commit.
tee of the Federated Mems clubs.
Amendment of the city charter
to provide for the recall. 1t was
the sense of the club that a recall
election should be had by a petit
ton of not to exceed Is per cent
of the vote at the last previous
election.
The reduction of the vote re-
quired for instituting the initiative
and referendum from 35 per cent
as at present to Is per cent.
Vigorous action by the Federated
Mems clubs to procure the passage
by the legislature of the municipal
primary law recently proposed by
the charter revision committee
This law was read in full to the
club and the members were unani
nous in their strong approval OF
this provision. This Is the law tina,
has recently been proposed b,
Senator Graves Of Spokane, and
the club believes that every effort
should DO made to procure favor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
SCORES HURT IN SCHOOL
FIGHT TO TEAR DOWN
FLAG, GOODS TAKING HAND
IN FRAY.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Feb. 13.-
Scores Of men students, and a
dozen goods are suffering injuries
sustained when members of the
junior class raised their colors on
the tower of the main school build.
ing. A score of students rushed
to tear down the colors and met a
party of juniors on the stairs.
They clashed and the fight ragged
through corridors and class rooms.
The goods engaged in the
scrimmage on both sides. Many
emerged with torn dresses and
scratches on their faces.
The injuries to men consisted
of broken legs, ribs and countless
sprains and bruises. At the end
of the battle the junior colors still
fluttered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
ATTORNEYS ASK
FOR PEACE
OLD COUNTY BAR ASSOClA.
TON PUTS LIGHT IN THE
WINDOW FOR ITS OWN RE-
aELLioUs OFFSPRING.

The old Spokane County Bar as
ISOLATION is inclined to forgive it's
erring offspringg, the new bar as
sociation, and ask it to again re-
turn to the parental roof. After
the insurgents drew off from the
old association about a year ago,
the friends of the old bar were
everlastingly indignant and ag-
grieved, But time works changes,
and the conclusion has been reach
ed that organization Is better than
discord. and that one bar associa-
ton In a city is better than two.
The old association had a meet
ing at the court house this morn
ing. presided over by Judge l.. b.
Nash, who made a talk regretting
the division among the lawyers
that necessitated the existence of
two bar organizations. He said an
effort should be made to bridge
over the chasm. If possible, and a
motion was made by o. j. Saville
that committee be appointed to
confer with the members of the
new bar association, and see If an
arrangement could not be made to
combine the two associations.
On this committee Judge Nash
appointed o. j. Saville, w. IL.
Plummer and Judge p. F. Quinn.
who are to report back at meet
ing of the association next Satur-
day.
A committee was also appointed
to draft memorial resolutions re-
Gently on the death of James Daw.
son, one Of the old practitioners
here, who recently died at his old
home in Maryland.
When told of the action of the
old association. Frank Il. Post,
president Of the new association,
gave quiet laugh In his peculiar
way and remarked: We'll, that's
funny He did not care to say
what action his association might
take on the proposed reunion of
the competing lawyers organiza-
lions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
Superior Court Today Selects Men Who Will
Probe Gordon Charges.

all of the witnesses of any import
ance who testified before the bar
commission appear before the
grand jury, in addition to other
witnesses which the bar commit
tee could not reach.
1t is said that any citizen may
go before the grand jury with in
formation that may lead to the in
vestigation of other charges than
what may be developed in the case
of Judge Gordon and Judge Root.
There was some talk while back
of the Spokane County Township
club asking for grand jury to in
vestigate county affairs, and it may
be that a move will be started by
those prominent in that movement
to open up the courthouse manage
ment issue.
The grand jury panel consists of
J. V. Hubbard, Hillyard; H. G..
Ball, Cheney; S. R. Wilson, R. r.
81; P. e. Masian, Spangle; F. N.
Muzzy, Moab; e. A. Boswell, Fair
field; j. r, Cauldin, Marshall:
George Watson, Espanola; P. SAT-
from, j. r. Heron, William
Kelley jr., Charles R. Lewis, w.
b. Crowley, Carrot B. Hunt, Ben
F. Ravis, r. Mckinley, ]. B..
Schoen. E. II. Hughes, w. F. Hertz
berg, r. T. Kaufman, j. N. Com
ness, Charles Gutenberg, T. G.
Wolf, Andrew Hackett. B. G.
Fuller, E. M. Lewis, James b.
Gray, F. J. Behman, j. H. Brigh-
ton, K. d. Browne, Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
BOYS AND GIRLS in
R|B-BREAK|NC BATTLE

able action by the legislature in
time Tor use in the psing elections
in Spokane, as was done with the
general primary law two years ago.
There was considerable uniform
discussion of the merits of vari-
Gus candidates for the mayorality
nomination who have announced
themselves, but no instructions
were given by the clubrto the dele
gates upon this subject.
1t is planned to have another
meeting of the club shortly. At
that time plans will be more fully
developed for active work by the
club in the coming campaign.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
ENDS LIFE
WITH ACID
JOHN MUSSER SWALLOWS
FATAL DRAUGHT AFTER
PROLONGED ABSENCE FROM
HOME AND FAMILY.

With a deadly draught of car.
bolic acid, purchased a few min
utes before from nearby drug
store, John Musser. of 1906 Gard
ner avenue, killed himself about 10
O'Clock in the rear room of the
Clinton saloon, 062S Monroe street.
Musser is reported to have been
away from home for about two
days, and his wife and children
have been searching for him. This
morning without a word to the
bartender or loungers about the
place, he walked through to the
back room of the Clinton, and was
found dying a few minutes later
A physician arrived too late. Coro-
ner H. f. Schlegel pronounces
death due to carbolic acid poison
ing taken with suicidal intent
Musser's death has left his wife
with little support. Mrs. Musser Is
steadfast attendant at church,
and was almost a constant attend
ant at the Billy Sunday revival
meetings, according to friends of
the unhappy family.
Mr.. Musser sold a ranch he own.
ed at Nine Mile about a year ago
and has been living In Spokane.
doing teaming since that time, He
is the father of four married chill
dren. The youngest child at home
is aged about two and half years
and the eldest is boy, aged II.
friend of the family stated
this morning that the mans act
is believed to be due to worry over
business troubles. resulting in
drinking
Mr.. Musser was about 55 years
old and generally well known
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
He Il BATTLE
BOB FARLEY
WILLIAM J. MckEAN GETS
INTO RING AGAINST STOUT
SCOT FOR OFFICE OF CITY
COMPTROLLER.

1t looked as though Bob Farley
would have a walkaway for city
comptroller, but this morning he
woke up to the fact mat there will
be some fighting for him to do.
William ]. Mexican of 03927
Calispel street, filed on the re-
publican ticket this morning for
comptroller.
The new candidate is the presi.
dent of the Pacific Manufacturing
& Supply Co.. whose headquarters
are at 0901 Division street. The
company does general foundry
work. Mr.. Mexican has been in the
city a a number of years but this is
his first dip into the sea of politics
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
NEGRO NATION
NEAR FINISH
BRITISH TROOPS HAVE IN
VADED LIBERIA AND ROOSE-
WELT HAS ANOTHER PROB
LEM TO SETTLE.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Feb. 49,
Conditions in Liberia are causing
grave concern at the capitol. 1t
Is believed that a crisis in the af-
fairs of the little African republic
has been reached ana that the ma
tional existence of Liberia is draw
ing to a close.
Marines have landed from a
British warship at Monrovia and
a column of soldiers dispatched
from Sierra Leone for the purpose
of affording protection to English
residents and travellers.
The state department will make
renewed efforts to persuade con-
gress to appropriate money for the
appointment of a commission to
visit Liberia to ascertain condi-
tions and recommend what action
should be undertaken by the
United States.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
TWO H0LOUPS
TAKE FORTUNE
FROM MAILS

DENVER, Feb. 13.-After stop
ping the Denver & Rio Grande fast
mail, two masked men held up and
robbed it of thousands of dollars
worth of registered mail last night
near the military junction.
Today an armed posse is pursu-
ing in an auto. During the rob-
berry one of the robbers lombard
ed the passenger coaches with
bullets.
AS the train was approaching
Military Junction, the engineer
saw the PROSTATE form of man
lying on the track, with another
man standing over him frantically
waving his hands. The engineer
brought the train to a quick stop.
Immediately one man ran to the
side of the engine and pointed a
revolver at the engineer and fire.
man, ordering them to raise their
hands.
Other trainmen who came out
were sent back to the cars under
threats. While one robber kept up
a constant fusillade of bullets to
brighten the passengers, so none
of them would come out, the other
entered the mail car and compell-
ed the clerk to point out the regis
tered mail.
The loot was placed in a sack
and dropped from the window. The
robbers then forced the engineer
to start the train.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
GRAVES PUTS
HIS PRICE TAG ON LEGS
ARMS AND HUMAN LIFE

VIII G. Graves is In the state
senate now by grace of the labor
vote of Spokane. In return for
that confidence, Senator Graves
has introduced a bill carefully fix.
ing the amount corporations shall
be held to pay for injuries suffered
by employees. In this act Graves
has left the MANNED Or dependents
of the killed little to worry over.
All they need to do is sign a con-
tract.
His position as counsel for the
Graves traction interests, which
are steadily defending damage
suits, particularly fits the senator
for the business Of invoicing in
juries and fixing proper financial
reimbursement therefor, and, OF
course, inclines him to the widest
latitude in behalf of the employe
The Graves bill carefully dis.
tinguishes between primary" and
secondary" dependents. 1t is an
act to abolish damage suits by pro-
viding that in advance of injury an
employe may by contract release
the employer of any liability, ex-
cept that prescribed by Graves, a
matter that will be more fully ap.
preciated when men applying to
the Traction Co. for work, merely
as an instance, may be required
TO sign such contract on consider.
Ution of getting a job
A thoughtful exception is made
for the employee whose employer
maliciously Injuries the employee,
such, for instance, as j. p. Graves
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13

five to IA years at hard labor. I'm.
der smiths prison record. he can
not be released short of IA years,
which will make him So years old
when his sentence ends.
Smith has served Is years Of his
life behind prison walls, and the
state has record of four of his
previous convictions, but this does
not include all of them. Smith said.
Smith again professed his limo
cence before being sentenced, and,
as on all of his former convictions,
claimed that he was being jobbed.
The court said that the evidence
was too plain to entertain this
charge for q moment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13

A grand jury was called today
by Judge J. d. Hinkle of the SUI
perior court to convene Monday,
March s, at $3.50 a. m.
While the call does not state the
specific character of the inquiry
to be made by the grand jury, 1t
was summoned to inquire into the
Root-Gordon scandal and the al
legged shortage of Judge Gordon as
attorney for the Great Northern
railway.
Jury Commissioners Jameson
and Allen this morning drew from
the jury box the names of 1875 petit
jurors and 80 grand Jurors. The
petit Jurors are for the regular
March panel, while from the venire
of 30 grand Jurors the names of
II will be selected for actual
grand jury service.
Prosecutor Fred Pugh made his
recommendation for grand jury
to the combined judges of the SUI
perior court at meeting yester-
day. submitting along with his rec
ommendation the evidence taken
by the state bar committee in its
inquiry into the Root-Gordon SUI
preme court. The arrival of this
evidence had been awaited by the
Judges, who agreed to the grand
Jury on seeing what the state bar
committee had been able to bring
to light, In addition to other facts
obtained by Mr.. Pugh in indepen-
dent outside inquiry.
An effort will be made to have
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
GETS a YEARS AND IS
LUCKY CROOK AT THAT

George Smith, alias Montana
Red" and other cognomens, es-
capped the penitentiary for life in
being sentenced today in Judge
Hinkle's court for the robbery OF
~ Donald's room last October
9&hen over 500 was stolen.
Smith was subject to a life SEN
teGce under the hsbltual criminal
act, but rs IL would cost the state
over $4,000 to secure the neces.
sary evidence to show Smiths for
mer criminal record, 1t was de-
cided to not make the effort.
Judge Hinkle sentenced Smith
to Walla Walla to serve q term Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
CLAIM CA N A D | MS WILL
FLOOD UNITED STATES MAR
kET-PiNCHOT URGES FREE
TRADE TO SAVE FORESTS.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 13-
The announcement that the con-
gressional committee had deter
mined to recommend the abolition
of lumber tariff on all grades has
brought to Washington a lobby of
lumbermen representing all parts
of the country. Lumber interests
will use the argument that if con-
gress adopts the recommendation
the United States lumber industry
will be dealt a blow from which it
will never recover.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
ONE CITY
EmbEzzLER
SENTENCED

PITTSBURG, Feb. 13.-SiXteen
years in the penitentiary and fines
aggregating $4,000 was the SEN
tence imposed on John T. Morgan,
former tax collector of Mckees-
Peterborough, who pleaded guilty to
charges of forgery and embezzle-
ment.
When questioned concerning
$34.0 900 he took from the city de-
pository he said he was robbed OF
$4,000 one night near the Hay
market theater.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
LUmbERmEN SEE RUIN
IN REMOVAL OF TARIFF

The iumbermen are particularly
anxious to have the tariff pre-
served on low grades. They say
that if these are admitted free the
Canadians will food the American
market.
Never in the history of any in.
dustry in the United States has
such radical action been recon-
mended by congressional COM
mittee. 1t is understood that Chief
Forester Pinchot Influenced the
to make the recommen-
dation. Pinchot believes that with
free low grade lumber American
forests will be conserved as in no
other way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
HUNG HEAD DOWN
FOR HOUR UNDER
RUINS in WATER

PASADENA, Cal. Feb. 13.-Aft-
err hanging head downward under
the ruins Of Rubio canyon pavilion
for an hour yesterday, while water
from a bursted pipe poured over
her body. Mrs. Fred T. Drew.
whose baby boy was killed by col
lapse of the structure, is thought
to be dying today.
Drew and his son, George, were
also caught by the landslide under
the building but are recovering.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
DRIVEN INTO RAIN
IN NIGHT CLOTHES

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10
Fire broke out in the Mission
branch of the local postoffice early
today. Several stores and apart
ments above were destroyed and a
dozen families driven into the rain
in night clothes. Damage, $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
CRAZED LOVER SHOOTS
MOTHER AND SON

MILL SVILLE, N. j., Feb. 13.-
Joseph Somerfeld was shot dead
and Mrs. Margaret Kinkle and her
SON age Il, seriously wounded to-
day by Richard Dunning, who is
believed to be infatuated with the
woman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
PASS ACT TO PAVE
WAY FOR KNOX

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 13.-
A bill reducing the salary of the
secretary of state was recommend.
ed today by the house committee
on elections for president. vice
president and members of con-
gress. This action was taken to
remove obstacles in the way of
Knox's appointment as secretary of
state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
BALLINCER CUTS
LOOSE FOR TAFT

SEATTLE. Feb. 13.--Judge Bal
finger will today formally resign
as vice president and trustee OF
the Seattle exposition and also
withdraw from his law Arm, to
assume his duties as secretary OF
the interior under Taft's adminis-
tration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-13
BAKER SCARES AWAY
BANK ROBBERS

WASHOUGAL, Wash. Feb. 13,-
Early this morning robbers enter
ed the Washougal bank and at
tempted 10 blow the safe, Two
charges of dynamite failed and
they were frightened away by an
approaching baker wagon.