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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
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.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
At Blue Bell Mine.

Some fine stringers of ore have been
cut in the long tunnel, which is being
run on the property of the Blue Bell
Mining company, located near Wallace.
The tunnel is now in over 900 feet and
it is believed that by the time the pay
shoot is reached a depth of over 1000
feet will be obtained.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Big Army Balloon Test.

A big army balloon sent up at the
United States army proving grounds
Saturday near Fort Hancock at Sandy
Hook, withstood for several hours a
shower of bursting shrapnel fred from
the fort,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Junta at washington.

Washington.-The Central American
junta, 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.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
New York Mayor A Farmer.

William J. Gaynor, who will become
mayor of greater New York on Janu-
airy 1, spent his first day of rest after
the election by taking a 2O-mile Walk
on the roads near his Long Island farm
and then by DOMINIC overalls and as,
sisting his farm hands to husk the fall
gathering of corn.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
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.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
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 composite por-
trait of Mrs. Asquith, wife of the
British premier, and her stepdaughter,
Violet Asquith.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
BUYS Island for ss25. 900.

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 to
raise cotton and other agricultural
products.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Chicken Show at snokane.

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-
pected," said H. J. Fuller, secretary of
the association.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
May Enlarge Strike.

st. Paul, Dec. 6.-President Hawley
of the switchmen' IS union said he had
received word from several eastern
points today that switchmen there are
ready to strike on a moment IS notice.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Jack Waite Mine.

Patrick Burke of Wallace has been
chosen president of the Jack Waite, the
company recently incorporated to de-
velop the famous Jack Waite group
at Murray, Idaho.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Cedar Mine Producing.

Over $4,000 in reported gold has been
taken from the plant of the Kansas
City Commercial company, which OPP
crates the big $25O,OOO dredge on Co.
dar creek. This gold represents prac-
tically the first cleanup from 214 hours
operation and is being sent to the
United States assay office at Helena,
Mont. The property is located near
Wallace, Idaho.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Many Armenians Starving

Worcester, Mass.-Eighty thousand
persons are starving in Armenia, ac-
cording to advices received by Emily
G. Wheeler, secretary here of the Ma.
tional Armenia and India Relief associ-
alton, and 5000 orphans need aid.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Ponderay Shelter to Reopen.

Word has been received from one who
is officially connected with the Idaho
Smelling and Refining company that the
new general manager of the smelling
plant at Ponderay will arrive this week
and at once commence work incidental
to the reopening of the smelter.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Bunker Hill and Sullivan.

The Bunker Hill and Sullivan Min
ing and Concentrating company paid
dividend No. 147 of $4,000 Saturday.
This makes the amount of dividends
paid since January 1, 1909, $615,0o0,
and the total to date $11 ,2s6,OoO.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
ore in Bead lake Mime.

A rich stringer of galena ore has
been cut in the Bead Lake mine, To-
Gated at Newport, Wash. The strike
was made at distance of 1900 feet
from the portal of the tunnel. Eleven
men are employed at the property.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Canal Documents pisappear.

Important records affecting the Pan
ma canal negotiations have disap-
peared mysteriously from the safe in
the American legation at Bogota.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Gets De Borgia Mine.

The De Borgia group of claims, To-
Gated near De Borgia, Mont, are to be
acquired by an eastern syndicate. The
claims have been under steady de-
velopment for 1s years.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Calhoun Minister TO China?

1t is reported that William ]. Cal
houn, Chicago lawyer and formerly
member of the interstate commerce
commission had been offered the post
of minister to China by President
Taft and that Mr.. Calhoun would ac-
.cept the Office.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Resume at Surprise.

1t is reported persistently from Pine
creek, near Wallace, that the Surprise
mine will resume development soon.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Silver Quotations.

New York.-Silver, 81 $50; Mexican
dollars, 43c.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
LATE SPORTING NEWS.

Yale's new swimming pool holds 1907
300 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
$4,000 and an effort will be made to
reach the 100000 by January 1.
The Houston (Spokane) school basket
ball team will take trip through east
ern and central Washington this sea
son going as far as North Yakima.
At Attica, Ind, Will 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 SOL 900, with &c 2-3 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 /.
The Spokane Rifle and Revolver
club will start series of indoor shoot
ing matches at the Spokane armory
building, beginning Wednesday night,
December s. Twenty-Five caliber rifles,
.22 pistols, .3S and IA revolvers will
be used by the marksmen.
| Queen IS 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 teams
in this country.
At 1905 o. CLOCK Monday morning, II
riders, representing as many two-mer
teams, were sent away in New York
city in the annual six-day bicycle race
Spectators filed the big auditorium
from pit to ceiling and cheered the con
testants.
Butte, Mont.-Longmont high schoo
!, of Denver, which last year defeated the
Englewood high school team of Chicago
Cook county interscholastic champions
had the battle of it's three years career
Saturday with Coach Downer's husky
Butte high school team. Longmont won
| s to 0.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-10
Beat Waghington 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 II 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.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25
LOS ANGELES ALWAYS
REDEEMS Her PLEDGES
MUST BUILD HARBOR IF ONLY
FOR OWN WELFARE
Secretary of San Pedro Consolidation
Committee Tells Why He Has
Faith in Promise of
Larger City
BY f. d. SEWARD

The opening in 1915 of the Panama
canal provides the incentive for devel-
oping a great harbor at San Pedro,
while consolidation with Los Angeles
offers the only opportunity for creating
a great harbor at San Pedro which will
be ready by that date for the commerce
that will then come to this coast from
the Atlantic and European ports.
Without consolidation this harbor Will
be improved slowly, and as the rail-
road monopoly which now controls 1t
deems fit, but certain it is no public
docks will be provided, no macadam-
lied boulevards will be built to con-
meet the warehouses on the harbor with
the commerce inland, and excessive
charges for pilotage, towage, dockage
and wharfage will still be maintained,
thus driving shipping to ports where
the charges are less.
With consolidation, which means S1O,-
000 900 spent in the next few years on
this harbor, all modern improvements
will be made, rates will be as low as
possible, and every inducement offered
the steamship lines and shippers to pat
ronize this port.
The argument has been advanced that
the local municipality can just as we'll
bond itself and provide this great har-
Dor with municipal docks, etc. Granted
that this city could and would, which
is anticipating a condition not borne out
by past actions, the limit of bonded
capacity would be about 81, 100000, all
Of which would have to be borne by the
local taxpayers until the revenue Of
the harbor came in. With the greater
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

ence to do these things, and San Pedro
has not and never will have, except as
part of Los Angeles. 1T was Los An
geles' influence and work that got the
breakwater located there, and the
money for dredging the harbor, as well
as money in the '70s for the east and
west jetties.
And. Furthermore, it is by reason Of
the population of Los Angeles that
there is now in congress senator and
representative working successfully for
the Notifications to protect the harbor
and it is the wealth and population of
Los Angeles that led the general staff
Of the war department to write that
remarkable report urging the early for
tifcation of San Pedro harbor. And
yet certain men and papers pretend to
ask what Los Angeles has done for
San Pedro harbor.
Harbor Belongs to Public
"And right here | want to repeat
what | have said on other occasions.
The harbor is not San Pedro's or Will
mington's or Long Beach's. 1t is the
public's harbor, built with public
funds by the United States, and what
is needed now is to make 1t just as
completely as possible public harbor
in fact as we'll as in theory"
lnef6 must ne HluillClDdl Will YES
and as soon as consolidation is effected
that question must be worked out
There must be some in the outer har-
bor probably along the Miner fill,
where the city of San Pedro has re-
served rights. Then there must be
some along the present water front be-
tween the Southern Pacific slip and
Smiths island, and then in the east
and west basins. OF course. there is
the area between the government res
ervation and the breakwater where
municipal docks could be built, but, as
1 have already written the chamber Of
commerce at San Pedro, hope to see
that area made a naval station, be-
cause in my opinion that is the best
place in San Pedro harbor for it.
"Then there is the breakwater, which
is the ideal place for docks for the
great ocean liners. because there any
depth of water up to fifty feet and any
length of wharves up to 1000 or more
feet can be built whenever commerce
requires it. But any money spent any
where in the habor increases the value
of every other part of the harbor and
all harbor towns.
For instance, a Long Beach harbor
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

city $10OO0,OOO can be spent, this city
as now existing paying for less than
$500, 600 worth of the bonds.
Ten Million Beats One
IF the 100000 spent by San Pedro
which will cost San Pedro $1,00OOoO is
good thing. how much better will be
the 10000, 600 which will all be spent
here and which viii cost san Pedro
only $500 900?
Besides the great commercial posi-
bilities which open up by means Of
consolidation with Los Angeles, otner
improved conditions are bound to re-
suit The rights of the people under
the Los Angeles charter are protected
as they never have and probably never
will be protected under the rule of this
city government. Petty politics Will
be eliminated to a great extent when
this city joins with the greater city
This is a great benefit, as factional
fights and lack of harmony have long
existed here to the detriment OF the
growth of the city.
The opponents of the measure, very
largely made up of those who have
selfish interests which benefit none but
themselves alone, put forward the ar
gument that consolidation is perhaps
good thing, but they fear the bonds
will not carry"
History tells us THAT LOS AH5SlSS llelS
always accomplished what she under
took. With the Owens river bonds
voted, with the good roads bonds voted
and other gigantic projects safely
launched and carried to completion, can
we not safely say that this the most
important, from her viewpoint as well
as ours, will be supported by the people
when every civic and commercial body,
every newspaper and practically every
man of standing in the present city of
Los Angeles has already gone on record
in favor of the harbor plans, which in
clude the expenditure of this amount
of money.
Trusts Los Angeles
Personally I am willing to take the
pledges and promises not alone because
of those who have given them, although
they ought to be sufficient, but because
[ know the city of Los Angeles must
carry them out for her own welfare.
Is it not, therefore, an insult to the
intelligence of the voter to question
the bond issue?
Arguments, then, seem to fail. The
opponent simply refuses to see the
great benefits which his own brains
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

tell him will of a surety come. In tho
years which are to come many citizens
will look back with pride and say; Il
worked for consolidation, for building
this great harbor" or Il voted to bring
about this most beneficial situation;
while a few misguided or willful oppo-
nents to the public veal can but hang
their heads and say: Il didn't favor
it. but the results benefit me just the
same, and I am reaping the harvest
which l tried to destroy in the begin
ming"
Consolidation will carry on August ~
because it is logically the only hope of
San Pedro harbor, and the voters here
know this and will vote not as they
may be instructed or intimidated into
doing, as perhaps some of them have
been in the past, but as their judg
ment and conscience dictates for the
best interests Of themselves, their chill
ment and conscience dictate, for the
great southwest which will be benefited
by a free harbor, which can only be
established by a great municipality,
which will be known as Greater Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25
HARBOR NOW HAS |
ALL ESSENTIALS
CONSOLIDATION WILL BRING
THEM TO ACTION
CAPTAIN FRIES SHOWS NEED FOR
CONCERTED WORK AT PORT
United States Engineer Says One of
Finest Harbors in the World
is Possible at San
Pedro

Many reasons for consolidation have
been advanced by Capt. Amos F. Fries
in speeches and letters, and all have an
important bearing in answer to the
query why Los Angeles and the harbor
cities should join forces for building
great habor A part of these may be
found in the following excerpts;
There are many habor matters re-
quiring attention, but of course con-
solidation of Los Angeles with San
Pedro or Wilmington. or both, is just
now the subject of discussion. l am
strongly for consolidation, because l
believe that is the only thing that will
make San Pedro a great public harbor.
1.-The railroads and other public serV-
ice corporations do not want CONSOLE
dalton. That was to be expected. Pri-
vate control of the harbor means for
them all the money the business will
stand and only such kinds and guam
titles of business as they want.
"A small town cannot cope with
these great organizations, which have
lawyers and other representatives. in
every capital and every other town
where they can be of service to the
corporations.
But Los Angeles, with her 100000
inhabitants, her magnificent charter,
which puts control into the hands of
the people, and her vast credit and
large business organizations, can and
is controlling those who would make
undue profit off her people,
THE increased business through the
harbor means more men employed who
will live in the harbor towns, more
business for the harbor merchants and
a greater population around the har-
Dor and steadier employment for the
laboring man. In other words, San
Pedro, which pays but little of the cost
of Improvement, receives by far the
greater benefit"
"1he opponents of consolidation say
that Los Angeles wants to grab all the
income of the harbor. There won't be
any income. In order to build up a
big business, which is the only way in
which Los Angeles can profit by inn
proving the harbor, she must make the
rates just high enough to maintain and
operate the wharves and possibly pro-
vide a sinking fund to redeem harbor
bonds. In fact. l believe she will find
up the difference by taxing her own
people"
Los Angeles Has Essentials
at is also said that San Pedro cam
not get terminal rates if she becomes
n part of Los Angeles. That is also
absurd. There are now several differ
ent terminal points in Los Angeles
River station, University station and
others-and San Pedro will simply be
another one. Chicago is said to have
nearly thirty different terminal points.
San Pedro as a part of Los Angeles
will get terminal rates quicker, If any,
thing, than she will alone. Terminal
rates will be necessary to Los Angeles
in building up trade equal to the IA
cilities she will create and she will be
fully as anxious as San Pedro to have
the latter made a terminal point.
Los Angeles has the charter the
population. the credit and the inf1u-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

would never have been thought of and
could not have been carried out as it
is now being carried out if it had not
been for the great improvements the
government has made at San Pedro.
Any money spent hereafter at San
Pedro or Wilmington will increase the
value of Long Beach waterfront"
1.-The Panama canal will be open jan
uary /, 1915, and possibly sooner, and
San Pedro must be ready for that open
ing or be set back ten years. And San
Pedro cannot get ready without con-
solidation."
TideIands Suits important
Support actively and theoretically
the Los Angeles harbor commission in
pressing the tideland suits. So GER
tain are the claimants that their titles
are void that every effort is being made
under cover to prevent the suits com
ing to trial and to create sentiment
that the trials will tie up the harbor
for years. Suits brought in the name
of the state, as are these tideland
suits, have the right of way, and
through the public interests involved
they will undoubtedly be advanced in
the calendar by the supreme court For
this reason it is believed by well-ln-
formed attorneys that if the claimants
are not AFRAID OF their case anu Win
join for a speedy decision, which they
should desire If they are in the right,
a decision can be obtained in six
months that will settle the question.
Whether they want it or not, the de-
cision can be had inside of eighteen
months"
1.-THE essentials for great harbor
are a safe anchorage, which is af-
forded by the breakwater, and this
may be extended four miles to offer
anchorage large enough to accommo-
date unlimited commerce.; second, quiet
water, with facilities for wharves and
docks, which is amply permitted by
the inner harbor at Wilmington and
Long Beach; and last, but perhaps Of
greatest importance in the making or
a great harbor, is commerce. Los An
geies can provide this If the facilities
for taking care of 1t are offered. It
should be the first great commercial
harbor north of the Panama canal.
And with a harbor with large com
merce will come manufacturing, for
the raw material may be brought here
cheaply. Los Angeles ought naturally
to be one of the great manufacturing
centers of the country, for cheap fuel
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

is at hand and a great tributary coun-
try is within reach. All the country
east and south of ogden is nearer San
Pedro than San Francisco.
1.-THE harbor at San Pedro will be an
artificial one; this is sometimes said
dlsparagingly, but it should not be so
referred to, for it is on that account
likely to be a harbor constructed in
the best possible manner. 1t will be
one of the cheapest to maintain that
can be found anywhere in the world
for it's construction is such that no silt
is brought down by rivers to fill the
channel and there will be no wave ac-
ton to build up a bank which will OBJ
struct the entrance. In this it is SUI
perior to San Francisco's harbor."
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25

Live in Venice vilias-the best.