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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-03-12
Postal Bill Passed.

The postal savings bill was passed
by the senate by a vote Of so 20 %,
the division being on strict party lines.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-03-12
NORTHWEST ITEMS
ITEMS FROM IDAHO, MONTANA
AND WASHINGTON.

a Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place Business outlook Is Good.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-03-12
Names of the Known Victims.

Vancouver, b. G., March. COZ the 90
and laborers buried by an avalanche in
Rogers pass, on the summit of the Sci
kirk range of the Rocky mountains, all
are probably dead. Following is list
of the victims:
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p hasrtfF d iSIilE t1 sllsI,u.


has never been considered in the light
of an exclusively Teuton question.
Moreover Ruma ME, Servia and Bull
garia which are vigorously debarred
from erecting fortresses on their banks
of the river. clamor for the removal Of
this restriction. Russia and Austria also
demand a greater freedom of action than
that which they at present enjoy with
regard to the Danube, and now that
Prussia has brought up the whole sub
ject of river navigation for discussion
and controversy by her attempt TO levy
toll upon shipping using the streams trav
ersing her territory. in defiance of the
terms of the German constitution and OF
the law Of nations. il will no longer be
possible to delay the summoning OF a
congress of the powers for the purpose
of endeavoring to settle the Danube
navigation problem, no matter how
pregnant the congress may be in sub
jects OF discord and even of war.
What the attitude of this country is
toward the principle of freedom Of navi-
CATION of rivers traversing different
countries is conclusively shown by me
understanding of the United States with
Great Britain. by virtue of which the
navigation of the st. Lawrence. which.
after separating for a great distance
Canadian and American territory, trav
erses Dominion territory TO the sea, is
open to citizens of the United States on
exactly the same conditions as those
which are imposed on the lieges of King
Edward. EX-ATTACHE.
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HAS CAUSED A TEMPEST.

Prussia proposes to impose navigation
duties to the extent of Is per cent ad
vaiorem of the freight on all shipping of
the rivers traversing her territory This
pretension has excited storm of indig
ration among the other states of the
German confederation. and they call at
tention to Article "a Of the constitution
of the empire. which expressly stipulates
that only such dues may be levied as are
required for the maintenance of the nat
ural and artificial watercourses in or
binary repair. The dues in existence are
already sufficiently high to cover these
expenses. and the additional tax which
Prussia is endeavoring to impose Is over
and above these rates and for the e1-
elusive benefit of her own treasury.
But while the new impost will fall in
part upon purely Prussian shipping, 1t
will weigh to q far greater degree upon
on-Prussian states. particularly upon
the Kingdom of SaXony, the grand
duchies of Baden and Of HeSse and IN a
measure upon the kingdom of Wurtem-
berg I. will have the effect of Virtually
putting a stop to the trade of these non
PrlIssian states, uron the rivers which
are now used to bring cheaply the raw
material TO the centres of industry ana
to carry the manufactured product to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06
PRUssIAN PRESS cUTSPOKEN.

Amendments of the constitution OF the
empire can be made only by legislative
enactment, and they cannot even be
submitted to the ReiChstag unless
vote in favor of the measure has been
previously obtained from the federal
council. This. as [ have just shown,
has been already secured. 1t remains
to be seen whether the Reichstag will
permit itself to be jOckeyed or bull
jiozed into a surrender tc the demands
of The Prussian treasury: demands to
which not only most of the nOn-Prussian
German states but likewise the bulk of
Prussian industry and trade are bitterly
opposed. In fact. the Prussian press,
nota bly, the leading newspapers of
Frankfort ont the Mair. have been even
still more outspoken in their hostility to
the project than the organs of public
opinion in SaXony. Baden. Hessa, etc.
Should even the German Keichstag
give its consent to a revision Of the
CONSTITUTION in the sense indica ted, the
approval o. the foreign powers con-
cerned and enumerated above would
have to he obtained before the pro-
iected dues could be imposed, unless
the empire went to the length of vio-
latins existing treaties and agreements.
The free navigation of German liveis
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be accepted, the fines under the law will
exceed the tax, even after the 100000 obedi-
ent corporations are reinforced by some
scores OF thousands which have offered
more or less acceptable excuses in lieu OF
+ obedience
Van Norden's Magazine periodical
of a semi financial character which for
four years had heen published by the East
EN- Publishing Company ceased to exist
The withdrawal Of support by Warner NJ
Van Norden Immediately following the ad-
venture he had in East SD street about a
month ago, when two women relieved him,
as he complained 10 the police. of a roll
Of bank bills amounting 10 $4,000. was given
as the direct cause of the magazines death.
The resignation of John ID. Rockefeller.
jr., from the board OF directors OF the
United States Steel Corporation. marking
the complete severance of Standard Oil
connection with the steel company. was
announced by z. Fl. Gary, chairman OF the
corporation, who made this official ex-
PLANTATION of MI, Rockefellers withdrawal:
- Mr.. Rockefeller, jr.. states that the only
reason for his resignation Is that the hold
'ings OF stock in the company by members
OF his family are not sufficient large 10
justify MS giving any tine Or attention 20
the affairs Ct the corporation.
"Ex-Judge D. Cady Herr!cA, as referee
in the action brought by the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
for am injunction to restrain the city Of
/ New York from removing the plaintiff s
tracks from Eleventh avenue. found in favor
of the company in his report, filed with the
Supreme Court.
Of fo-
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From C;0ndoko-O. Soudan- on tie pper
Nile Theodore Roosevelt and the crhers OF
his immediate party sailed on me steam
boat Dial for Khartoum, where tney expect
TO arrive on March Is.
The London Court Of Common Counch
unanimously adopted a resolution CONFER
ring the honorary freedom Of ths city on
MI Roosevelt in recognition OF tHe dfSun-
guished manner in which he flled che once
OF President Of the United states and TOT
the eminent service which he rendered the
cause of civilization and the promotion OF
anicable relations between fcreisI nations.
Eminent men OF various political faiths
and religions. leaders in the financial and
business world and professional men, l5z
IN all were named by Mayor Gaynor as
committee 20 do honor I" ex-President
Roosevelt on his return here in June from
his hurting trip in Africa The committees
Is headed by Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Counsel for Mrs. Ava Willing Astor nled
a note OF issue in White Plains tcr a -
ton 10 make permanent the interiocutory
decree OF divorce she obtained from ColouO
John Jacob AstoE. granted by. Justice M'iO
al New City. in Rochland County. mSD
than three months ago The motion was
granted. with permission 10 assume her
maiden name and rernarry-
NO alinlony was mentioned in the de-
cree but II is reported TO be very large,
Great damage was done 10 property In
the Mohawk Valley, especially az Herki-
mer. by foods. -
Allen Brooks. negro. arraigusd for at
lacking a white child. was seized b. q mob
OF three thousand shouting msa same OF
them negroes. IN Dallas Crex.) courtrc1m.
under the eyes Of the judge. Sn.l hurled
from 2 second story window snC killed.
The body was then dragged zen blocks
through the main streets OF th4 Cty AID
swung into tie air from an arcl in tbs
heart Of the business section. as thousands
looked
Hogs on the hoof sold ST $40 hundred
weight in the Chicago market.
search in a cold storage Warehouse in
Jersey City brought 10 light turkey that
had been on the ice there for 422 days"
when buying spring turkey or spriag
lamb or spring chicken hereafter" saA
Busy Mar. II win inquire which SPRING.
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the outlets of commerce. The projected
dues would in one word. have the result
of transferring the carrying trade from
the rivers to the railroads, thereby vast
l.. increasing the cost price of the mer-
chandise with the inevitable c0nse-
quence of the loss of valuable markets
low available.
The Prussian government has been
forced to admit that her project Is
contrary to the spirit and TO the letter
of the constitution of the empire, prac~
tically acknowledging that the dues
which she proposes to extort are over
and above these which she already
imposes and receives, in the shape of
pilotage. wharfage and navigation rates,
for the current expenses Of maintenance
Of the inland waterways in navigable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06
ON SHORE OF HAMPTON ROADS.

Fortress Monroe, Va. March 5--The most
distinguished guest at the Hotel Chamber
lin this week was Mrs. r. Pierpont Nor
gan. who accompanied by a party OF
guests. arrived On Wednesday for stay
OF seEeral days. The Governors suite at
the Chamberlin, which ranks next 20 the
one called the Presidents suite. is occupied
by Congressman Wallace T. Foot. jr.. of
1'cr1 Henry, and his party, which includes
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sherman. Mrs. Consalus
ard Major Woodbury.. Another Congress
iran who has been spending the week here
accompanied by his wife. is Albert Douglas
CT Ohio. over two thousand persons gath
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06

killed the highway bill, denied all knowl-
edge of the measure for the defeat of
which Senator Conger testified that bridge
interests paid 5000.
FINALLY Aids took the stand. AMI denied
with emphasis not only the allegation that
he had accepted $1,000 bride in 1901 70
aid in the defeat of bill, but that at any
stage in his career he had accepted money
to influence his official acts.
When asked whether he had ever talked
over legislation with Frank Conger, as
testified by Senator Conger. he replied: i
never knew or met Frank Conger in my
life
Asked whether ne had ever told Conger
that the bridge interests ought TO come
down and see the Rules Committee in
regard to the highways bill Of 1901, he said
No such conversation ever occurred
Asked whether he had ever had con-
ference with Frank and Benn Conger In
the latter's quarters, he replied: There are
two lies there. First, the conversation
never took place, and. second, never went
to Conger's apartment
Aids further swore that his entire pos
sessions did not exceed $4,000
ANY persons OF Importance die" asked
Busy Man
Jose Domingo de Obaldia President OF
Panama, died from heart failure. Dr..
Carlos A. Mendoza, Second Vice President,
assumed the Presidency. Joseph l.. Soss-
uitz linguist scientist. philosopher and au-
,bor died of paralysis in his home. No.
,592 Washington avenue. The Bronx. He
nag stricken while working on the manu-
script of a scientific work Colonel John
Dietrich, forty-nfner.' and for more than
,htrty wears a resident of Plainfed. died
a. his home there. Worthngton Whit
,,s6ee leading American painter. died
In his home. in Summit N. j. In his
.,r.,teth wear. United States Commissioners
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81 the whole sugar refining business Of
the country TO learn whether the Sherman
antitrust act was violated. the federal
grand jury handed in presentment against
the company for contempt"
What else happened that l ought 10 re-
member" asked Busy Man.
After Premier Asquith had made
statement in the House of Commons, the
effect OF which was 10 postpone till after
Easter all the contentious questions OF the
budget reform of the House of Lords ana
the curbing OF their veto power, his gov
ernment obtained a lease of life TIL then
through the acQuiescence OF the Conserva-
tives They refraned from calling for a
division on MS motion, which was that
government business should Eave prece-
dence at every session until March -
.Rioting and disorder continued ali week
in phfIadelphis A universal STRIKE o. union
workers and their sympathizers. 20 Desln at
midnight Friday. was proclaimed by the
Central Labor Union of Philadelphia and
vicinity When the time came almost 100. :
GOO workers struck and the entire state
militia was ordered under arms.
After trial lasting a week. Magistrate
Henry J. Furlong was found guilty before
Justice Isaac NJ. Kapper. In the Criminal
Branch of the Supreme Court IN Brooklyn.
of entering into a corrupt agreement, in
yolvlng petty graft and bribery. In the dis
charge of the duties OF his judicial onice
He was sentenced TO hard labor in Sing
Sing for not less than one year o. more
than two years and one month. Tie spe-
cinc charge against Furlong was mat ne
had accepted SIS SIS his share u fee
of $50 paid by prisoner named ttal for
ball bond.
"Elghty-six persons may have beea killed
by an avalanche that crushed t',o Great
Northern trains at Wellington. near the
west portal OF the Cascade Tunnel. in the
State of Washington.
Chancellor Henry Mitchell MacCracSen
of New York University announced 10 the
university council that he would present his
resignation as head of the institution and
professor of philosophy at the councils
meeting in April. The chancellor wants his
resignation to 90 into effect on September
%. his seventeen birthday.
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Psul in his anger denounced all Gre
tans as liars. calls aloud for solution.
Every Christian nation is interested in
the persistent demand of Turkey for the
abolition of the 'Capltuiations'-a pre-
roeative which some governments are
ready to relinQuish. Others will not hear
of any such concession. There is that
troublesome controversy about the open
door in China, especially in ManchuTia
and last but not least comes the ques-
tion of the navigation Of the inland
waters of Europe. which has been
brought on the taps quite recently
through the attempts of Prussia to in
crease her declining revenues by impos-
ing heavy shipping dues on the naviga-
ton Of her stretches of the Rhine, the
Eibe and the Eistula.
That Prussia's attempt to repienssh her
depleted treasury and to check her
steadily growing annual deficit By tax
ing navigation on her inland waters
should develop into an international con-
troversy requires explanation. The fact
of the matter is that Prussia s move al
fects not only most of the other SOW
ereign states of the German Confedera-
ton but also number of foreign coun-
tries. notably Holland. through whose
territory the Rhine finds its way into the
sea: Austria, which is strongly opposed
to anything calculated to hamper the
navigation Of theElbe. which plays very
important role in connection with her
Bohemian industries; France whose ter
ritory is Watered by the Moselie. consti-
tuting q valua bile channel to her trade;
Great Britain. who has old established
rights of navigation on the Elbe, dating
from the time when the kingdoms of
Hanover and of England were united
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the President that he had known Claws
for several wears was also a mistake. Most
erievous Of all was Mr. Pinchot's failure 10
tsbltsh that his letter of January to
Senator Deliver which forced the Presi-
dent TO dismiss the Chief Forester from the
service was properly authorized by MI
Pinchot's superior. Secretary Wilson
After that" said Busy Man, the
Pfpchotites must feel as absurd as their
name sounds What progress have they
made with the scandal inquiry at Al
bany?"
..Ry admitting evidence regarding the So
called Cleveland agreement OF various
bridge companies in restraint OF trade
answered Constant Reader, Senator Davis
extended the Aids bribery trial to an IN
de6njte pertod Moreover. according 10
Senators Bracket and Human and James
" Osborne. Of the Conger counsel ne
onened the door for tremendous quah-
ti,v Of testimony not material to the Issue
-wbetber on April %. 1901, lothian p Aids
demanded and received a $1,000 bribe
"prenaratorv TO putting Aids on the
stand the defence brought forth witness
u.bose testimony contradicted generally ana
q, ,ar,icular the details. of the bribery
e,.-orn 10 by Hiram g. Nice and Senator
Ram conger He testified that Aids on
tho, dev hardly was oct OF his sight De-
fore the beginning Of the Assembly session.
,pd that Renn Conger never visited the
u-.,s srd Means Committee room-Where
the tribery took place, according to Moe
s.or,.-udth Aids and a stranger. This
n,,,ness was Harvey j. Daniels. assistant
r,o.,,oas,er of Norwich. In 1901 he was
.uds.. oommittee clerk. He has been for
many years q political aoiieieh' Vi senator
Aids.
who in the 1901 Assembly wac minority
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THE BRIGHTON OF THE ALPS"

St Moritz Switzerland. FEB $40 the
thrills of toboggan racing at mile MIN
ute On the Cresta run. OF skating on ina
metal polished Kinks. skiing on the snow
cad slopes and other winter sport St
Moritz has added new sensation 10 en-
gage it's throngs-Jhat OF flying n splen-
did exhibition or aviation. the first aero
rlene fight indeed. ever witnessed III
Sutherland was the event OF last week.
and attracted a great throng. II was given
bv Captain EngIehard. pupil OF tbs
Wrignts.
The Brighton of the Alps continues 70
o,tdo itself as q winter resort for the gay
and fashiona Gle world The distinguishing
feature of the season. however. IS tns
marked beauty OF the women. among WnoEn
the Americans are prominent
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James Rdgway. one of the best known
lawyers in this city, uncle OF former Dis
trict Attorney Ridgway and for many
years United States District Attorney.
dropped dead in the Supreme Court dur
/ ing the trial of a case in which he was
plaintiff"
What has been going on in the world
of commerce." asked Busy Man.
The Third Avenue Railroad company's
system, with its railroad rolling stock,
franchises and the stocks of the subsidiary
companies. with the exception of the Forty
second Street. Manhattanv.lle & St. Nicholas
Avenue line, were sold at auction under an
order of the United States Circuit Court In
the suit of the Central Trust Company,
| holder OF a mortg lge for S3l, 50oU against
the properties of the company. The real
purchaser was James NJ. wallace. presl-
dent OF the Central Trust Company, acting
as the chairman Of the bondholders' com
mittee. which has plan for the reorgani-
cation OF the company, now under consid-
Grafton by the Public Service Commission
His bid was sec. 100000.
! Corporations in all parts of the country
FASTENED to file with internal revenue col
leCtors the reports OF their business caIIeI
for by the new corporation tax law, March
| was the last day under the law for tfe
reports TO be made. unless q corporation
had been able TO get an extension OF time
from a revenue officer and concerns which
failed to deliver or mail their returns before
midnight on March | are subject To fines
of from 81 900 TO $1,000.
Ninety per cent are said to have com
piled with the law, and the estimates of
revenue are enlarged by s5ooo,Ooo to $780,
| 900 900 The Chicago Record Herald has
given especial attention to gathering re-
| ports throughout the United States. and
finds that 800, 600 of the 41500o corporations
have obeyed tho law. II these figures may
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06

Constant r eader Tells
What He Missed
Last Week.

What ia yoUr opinion, l. the best piece
= n=a= ~ the veek7' asked Busy Man
-rrn 80 nat Constant Reader last even
ny
The artion taken III tn United States
aerste on Wednesday n cradle John D
Rockefeller 10 spend money cor philan-
.Hrorig purposes on d scale ures ualled by
any man in modern times. \ bill vas in
reduced bv Speaker Calling TO incor-
,arste The Rockefeller FounGati-n.' the
purpose Of which Is TO pension teachers,
advance the cause Of education and pro-
note all The clements Of human progress
and the ueIIbeing 81 the civilized world
-Or This purpose Nr- Rockefeller. it is de-
Jared s 10 beston virtually all his vast
fc-tuae. -vhich has been variously esti-
-lated at from $500 GO. 90 TO Sl.c".ooo,noo.
The bin names as incorporators Of the
-eluEaticn John y. Rockefeller. John D.
Rockefeller. II. Frederick r. Gates. Starr
] Murphy and Charles 4. Heydt. The prin-
-.-al Offices Of the foundation will be in
he District Of Columbia. though the bill
$50 gives the right 10 establish branch
5flcss eIsev here and 10 hold meetings Of
.1c trustees At any place they may see At
Ec~ The purpose Of de"otng the most Of
lis ..-e 10 the distribution Of his fathers
great fortune John u. Rockefeller, jr., an
bounced that be had resigned from the
directorate Of the Standard Oil Company
D. January /.
TT Is planned 10 make the younger
Rockefeller executive head Of the founda-
ton as soon as the bill providing for it's in
corporation in the District OF Columbia is
passed. He intends to surround himself
with additional incorporators - possibly
tnenty-fve-who shall advise him in the
establishment Of what now appears TO be
the greatest systematic undertaking Of the
kind IN al history The foundation, in
fact, VIII occupy a position IN the world OF
philanthropy corresponding TO that of the
Standard OH Company in the business
world
4 marvellous American is old John D., -
said Busy Man. The world VIII not see
his Ike again. That a fnsncier whose &C
I've life has been devoted TO building up
me greatest existing business system in
me world, The creation OF which brought
Up new problems OF corporation control and
lAAuenced more new legislation than any
olaef single industrial agency, should sig
os-'ze The close OF his career by the organ
Heuon OF the greatest known system Of
phAanthropy is a unique distinction What
.iSe nave they been doing al Washing
too~'
'lHord Pinchot took the stand in the
'06llhger-Pinchot inquiry. Not only was
&c compelled 10 admit that he had based
n charge that Nj. BaIlinger had deceived
=. es'Ient Taft on letter that Nj Bal
sef mad not written, which was directly
afy 10 letter that M Ballinger had
containing q true statement Of the
Duh ne had to admit as a mistake
0Veinen. 10 President Taft that by
- "a action the Forestry Bureau stopped
-. issuance Of patents TO the Cunning
st1a 14n-ants His statement that valu-
se..x os containing power sites had
VI, -, me government as a result of
noy,.- .n'sers action in restoring water
tur.h. was another mistake and he
~o1atiec that his representation to
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erred at the station at Old Point Comfort
to witness the departure OF the 18th COM
nanv. coast artillery. under the command
of CAPTAIN Frank Miller Escort1ns the
company was the entire command al FORT
Monroe and the 4th Artillery band -Ine
addition OF many naval officers, owing 10
the presence of the battleships BURNING
ham. Louisiana and Michigan. 20 the guests
at the ball Saturday night mace lhe
affair one Of the most successful OF tne
weekend dances held az the Chamoerhn
this seas SON
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under one crown; Russia. who has rights
of navigation on the Vistula, and even
Switzerland and Belgium. Moreover. the
raising of this question by Prussia about
the rights of navigation on rivers trav-
ersine her territory has had the effect
of bringing again to the fore the in
tricate and difficult issue concerning the
reruIa rization of the Danube