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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
CONSIDERED CERTAIN
TO PROVE FUTILE
Experiment Would Have Been One OF
Most Spectacular Ever Tried in
United States-Roll Of Dead in For
est Fires Still Believed to Total Two
Hundred.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug. &c
Estimating the cost of the experiment
at about 100000 the war department
officials today declined requests to
order a bOmbardment of the skies by
all its guns on Puget Sound and at
the mouth of the Columbia river in an
effort to bring ON rain in the burning
forest district of the northwest
In addition to the objection of cost,
the army officers regarded the proposal
as to certain prove futile. The navy de-
pertinent, to which o similar request
was made expressed its willingness 10
cooperate with the army with six or
ten guns he only ones at its disposal.
Would Have Been Spectacular.
The experiment would have been
tempted in the United states. AROUND
Puget Sound, at Forts WOrden. Casey
and Flagler the army has forty Finch
mortars; six Pinch rifles: eighteen
ten-inch guns. and twenty six-inch
guns, besides a large number OF guns
of smaller calihre. At the mouth oil
the Columbia, in Forts Columbia and
Stevens, are eight Pinch mortars:
eight ten-inch guns: three eight-inch
guns. and eleven six-inch guns, in adj
dition to the smaller ones.
To fire these once simultaneously
loaded properly for the purpose in
mind. would have cost the govern
ment il was estimated at the war de-
pertinent, 100000 Admitting the pos
sibility CT effectness it was considered
that probably len rounds would have
been required
This would have run the cost up
to a figure. that the officials did not
feel justified in mourning without
specific authorization from higher au-
thority.
Fires Raging in Idaho.
Serious fires are raging on the Nez
Perez forest reserve in the western
part of Idaho, according to telegram
received at forest service late today
from District Forester Greedy at Mis-
solla, MCnt.
Two forest officials have been sent
tic the scene from Missoula and four
from ogden, Utah.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
Pinchot Says Forest Fires
Could Have Been Avoided.
APPROPRIATIONS HELD UP
Men Like Hepburn, Carter and Mon
dell Have Been Fighting on the Side
Ct the Fires, According to Former
Chief Forester.

WASHINGTON. ID. G. Aug. 20
Clifford Pinchot. of the National Con-
servation Association. ard former
head Of the government forest ser
vice. in statement issued today held
tina; the loss OF properly and life IN
the recent and present forest fires
was unnecessary.
The disastrous results. he said. were
traceabie 20 the uEpreparedness to
deal with the FIRE situation. He scored
members Of congress who have OF
posed appropriations for the proper
equipment Of forest rangers. and in
that connection named Senator Hey
burn. Of Idaho, whose home town,
Wallace. Idahc. suffered serious loss;
Senator arter. 81 Montana. and Rep
resentative Nouden. Of wyoming
The lesson from these forest fires
Is perfectly clear said Mr. Pinchot
when a city suffers from a great Ere
il does not rcirench r. its ERE depart
meni. but strengiheps It, That j.
What the nsiion must do on the na-
tionai forests.
The men IN congress. Ike Hepburn.
Carter ,nd Moudcil. who hsve made
Iieht Of the efforts Of the forest ser
vice 70 prepare itseif to prevent just
such a calamity a. this. have in eject
been aghtinE on he side Of the fires
against the general warfare.
Could Have Been Avoided.
IT even a small fraction of the loss
from the present ares had been ex-
pended IL additional patrol and -
vcniive equipments. some o. perhaps
nearly az q the loss could have been
avoided
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
Prof. James Dead.


fFN ASSDCI-fI''iI f-If'N~T
CHOCORUA, y. Y. Aug. 26.-Pro-
fessOr William James. of Harvard UNI
versity, one of Americas foremost
philosophers. died today at his sum-
mer home here. Although he had been
i'll for some time his death was unex-
pected
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27

PROVIDENCE. 70. Z. Aug. 2do-Thc
valley worsicd ~ Is. Of tie American
WOODEN Comp7nr Oineyville. ciosfS
TO-DAY Tor an indsfniie period. Lock
Of demand for rs rroduct Is the cause.
The mill employ about 300 opera
uvcs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
Fires Raging in Idaho.
Communication Restored.

SPOKANE. WASH. Aug. 26.-Tele-
graphic communication with the St.
Joe valley. Of idaho. was restored
today for the first time since the
forest fires became serious. but il is
as yet impossible. to verify the re-
ports of large loss of life among fire
fighters. additional to the SO reported
dead by government officers The
estimate OF apprl imately 200 dead
in the whole field is placed tonight
BY those most familiar with the stu
alton.
Eiqhty-three Missing
Eighty-three employees are missing.
Complete returns have not yet been
received from the COuer d'Aleue
region in Idaho.
When these are in il is thought the
list of missing will be materially re
drced
The missing include tho following.
Ranger HoliiHgshead. on Big creek
2S .rren: Ranger Thencn's crew al
Indian Lake. "a men; Seller Creek
camp. men: Ranger Hslm's crew
16 men.
The district Office is still hopeful
that the Hahn party is safe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy Saturday, with
showers In south, cooler in south
east; Sunday fair. slightly
warmer: northeast winds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27

THE DAILY PRESS 10 the
only newspaper published In
Newport News that receives the
full news service OF the Asso.
cIated Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27

Ccoutinuea or Fourth Isss)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-27

ii Is OK duty 70 war against cor.
-rDuon tn every form DisiFust the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
CRY OF BABY SAVES TWELVE.
Gets Hungry While Household smothers
With Gas.

Chicago, Feb 1.-THE cry of baby
alone saved IL persons from asphyxi-
alton yesterday. The ~ had remained
to sleep at the residence of Henry Kol-
key, after attending party. The fam
lily and visitors had retired after dan
cling until almost daylight. While they
slept defective gas pipe poured fumes
into the crowded quarters. The gas
became so dense that they were still
asleep at 1 clock in the afternoon.
At that time baby, sleeping in an
other room by a window became hungry
and began to wall loudly. This aroused
Henry Kolkey, the only one in the
house not completely overcome. In
dazed condition he managed to crawl
to a window and call for help. Out
siders soon smashed open the doors
They found members of the Kolkey
family and their visitors all uncon
scious, some apparently dead. They
were taken to hospital where it wa:
thought they would recover.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
JUDGE SCORES DETECTIVE.
Treatment of College Boy Declared
Outrageous

Chicago, Feb. 13.-'' Mugging," as
the system of photographing prisoners
for the rogues gallery is sometimes
termed by police officers, received Sc
we're condemnation in the municipal
court yesterday, when Judge Gemmill
ordered Detective James Mccarthy to
show cause why he should not be ad-
judged in contempt of court for hav-
ing caused Roy Whitmore, a student
who had been fined SIS for disorderly
conduct, to be photographed and meas
ured in the bureau of Identification.
Using the words Outrageous and
damnable," in referring to some of the
methods resorted to by the police in
the treatment of prisoners, Judge Gem
mill said:
"The rule laid down by your SUI
periors is that no person shall be
taken to the bureau of Identification
unless fined more than $50. In photo
graphing that boy and perhaps send
ing the picture throughout the coun-
try as that of a rogue | do not believe
you acted rightly. l will enter rule
against you to show cause why you
should not be adjudged in contempt OF
this COURT
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
PERFECT ARMY AIRSHIPS.
English Try New Dirigible at Aldershot
Camp.

London, Feb. 13.-The British army
appears at last to have secured
workable airship after many false
starts.
Manned by Colonel Capper and four
assistants the huge fish-shaped craft
was launched from the military bal
loon factory at Marlborough yesterday.
An hour was occupied in flight
over Laffan S plain to Aldershot camp
and back to its shed. The airship
Travelled several hundred feet high and
appeared to answer it's helm perfectly
The new machine is many times
greater in size than its predecessors.
Ii is 20 feet in length, with pointed
ends and Unlike projections on either
side. Its frame extends below the
body for about threefourths of its
length. The propellers are attached tc
its sides.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19

Mrs. oliver H. P. Belmont, the so
ciety leader and convert to woman
suffrage, said in a recent speech:
I'm this country | see three classes
of women-frst, the woman who starts
out in life with the inculcated Idea
that some man must support her; sec.
ond. the woman who finds out she
must do everything that man does not
want to do, and through force of nee
essity does 1t; third, grand army OF
self-reliant, self-supporting women full
filling all civic requirements; women
strong in their own independence, ex5
pecting no man to bear their burdens.
asking for equal rights. knowing their
obligations as citizens and determined
to meet these obligations.
I'VE women who demand our suf-
frage from men ask them to homo the
women OF the United States. From
the hour the first white woman landed
on our shores woman has stood shout
der to shoulder with man. She has
been his equal in toll, in hardship, In
devotion. She has been his mother
his wife.
81 appeal to mans sense of justice
and of honor, for both Of these charac
teristics are the strong, dominant
traits OF American men or we would
not have the nation we have. And
ask, are these men just to women? TIC
their sons they have given the right
Of citizenship. They make bondwom
en- OF their daughters.
Now we women want to be great
We want our independence. We wan
to show men how we can stand sid
by side with them in the open field o
life. Then shall the world judge us
and my faith In my own womanhoo'
has taught me to believe in all won
an
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
Potatoes Preserved on Coke.

A new method of keeping potatoes and
preventing sprouting is reported by
Richard Guenther, U. S. consul at
Frankfort, Germany. 1t consists Of
placing them on layer of coke, and Dr.
Schiller, of Brunswick, who is respon-
sible for the idea, is of the opinion that
the improved ventilation thus gained is
not alon responsible for the result.
He believes that it is due to the oxi
dation of the coke, which, however, Is
very slow one. Coke contains sui
phur, and he considers it quite possible
that the minute quantities of oxides Of
carbon and sulphur which result from
the oxidation, mixing with the air ant
penetrating among the potatoes, are sui
fcient to greatly retard sprouting.
Potatoes so treated are said to keel
in good condition for year.-Popula
Mechanics.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
NO FEVER AT PANAMA.
Cases of Yellow Jack Have Become
Rare.

Washington.-From having been a
hotbed of yellow fever few years
Iago Panama has become so free from
that disease that an isolated case be-
comes of news interest to its citizens.
Formerly it was taken as matter
of course that many cases could be
found at any time. A feature of re-
cent issue of the Canal Record, how
ever, was an account of young Eng
llishman who had contracted yellow
fever at one of the South American
ports got by the Colon quarantine and
was then in the hospital.
The next issue of the Record, which
has just reached Washington, indi-
Gates that there has been no spread OF
infection, and that none is anticipated
the medical authorities having exer
cised every possible precaution.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
ACONITE BY THE SPOONFUL.
Doctor Drinks Poison to Show Woman
It Is Harmless

Pendleton, Ore, Feb. 14.-Dr John
IN. Griswold and Mrs. John King of
Helix, victims of accidental poisoning
yesterday, are rapidly recovering and
are now out of danger. They undoubt-
edly owe their lives to the fact that
each took enough aconite to kill half a
dozen persons.
Mrs. King was i'll and took tea
spoonful of what she thought was medi-
cine. 1t proved to be essence OF
aconite.
As soon as she discovered her mis-
take she rushed to DR.. Griswold with
the bottle. The physician misread the
label, and to reassure the frightened
woman, said: 'That won t hurt you;
could take tablespoonful, " suitini
the action to the word. In few min
utes both were critically i'll.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
Cow Watches Calls Skin.

A cows melancholy over the loss of
her calf led to a strange incident re-
Gently at the home Of Josiah Brown,
a mile north Of Mount Carmel, Ill.
Brown owned a cow with a spotted
calf, and the calf was so peculiarly
marked that when it was killed the skin
was made into a rug. The mother cow
was downcast and bawled continually
Mrs. Brown went into her parlor, and
shere on the floor lay the COW, which
had seen the calfskin through the win
dow, quietly pushed the doors oper
and walked in. One barred door haC
been forced open by the cows horns
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
AUGUST BELMONT TO WED.
Famous Actress VIII Marry Well-Known
Multimillionaire.

New York, Feb. 13.-Miss Eleanor
Robson, the actress, is to wed August
Belmont, millionaire clubman, horse
man and fnancier. Miss Robson ended
her successful stage career last night
in the "Dawn of a Tomorrow in
Brooklyn.
Formal announcement of the engage
ment was made recently to a circle of
intimate friends of Miss Robson, and
many of these friends attended the
closing performance of her play last
night.
Miss Robson s name first became
linked with that of August Belmont
more than a year ago when Mr.. Bel
mont was seriously i'll, and she was
the most constant and anxious in
quirer.
Mr.. Belmont is 81 years of age and
a widower. He has three sons. Miss
Robson is 30 and is widely known as
one of the most successful actresses
on the American stage.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
LOVE REKINDLED BY BLOOD.
Surgical Operation Reunites Husband
and Wife.

Tacoma.-An intervenous TRANSMISSION
operation performed here recently on
Mrs. Lucy Wood has resulted in reunit-
ing Mrs. Wood and her husband, who
have been separated nearly two years.
The young wife IS mother wrote to the
husband in Vancouver and asked him
to submit to the operation, telling him
it was the only way of saving his
wife IS life. He hurried to Tacoma and
eagerly presented himself at the hos
pital. The blood from his arm was
allowed to flow into his wife S body foi
30 minutes. 1t is said she will re
cover. A reconciliation between hus
band and wife was effected when she
regained consciousness.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
RAILROAD A ! Bill IUF
1T WILL l.COVER. LONG: and
SHORT HAUL CLAUSE.
Will Also Have Power to Suspend
Higher Rate and Other Matters--May
Ignore Court of Commerce-To Con-
troll the issuance of Railroad Stocks
and Bonds.

Washington, Feb. 14.-f the calcu-
lation of members of the senate and the
house committees on interstate com
merce does not go amiss the administra-
tion measure probably will be under
discussion on the floor of congress with
in q month. Committees of both houses
practically have completed their gen
eral hearings, but members of the in
terstate commerce commission and At
torney General Wickersham are still
to be heard.
Representative Mann, chairman of the
house committee, said he was hopeful
that the bill could be reported by his
committee on March l, and it is under
stood he feels confident that it will be
taken up and favorably acted upon by
the house soon afterward.
Other members of the committee ex
press confidence, but at the same time
they complain that the hearings have
not been especially illuminating.
The railroads, with the exception Of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
have shown a disposition to let the bill
go through without contesting it.
The bill will be amended in many re
spects by the house committee, but it i
already we'll understood that it will
cover the essential features of the presi
dent IS measure.
AS outlined the bill will cover tn
following points:
First-Control of the issuance o
stocks and bonds by railroad com
panies and prohibition of the purchas
of competing lines.
Second-A provision requiring raj
roads to furnish their rates on applies
ton, with a penalty for failure t
do so.
Third-Giving the interstate con
MERGE commission power to suspend
/ proposed rate before it goes into effec
Fourth-Making effective the Ion
and short haul clause of the present la
so as to forbid higher charge on
short haul than on a long haul. TIL
provision in the present law was d
stroyed by direction of the courts.
+ Fifth-Giving the commission pow
I to control the classification Of freigh
on all regulations and practices of raj
road companies.
T. The provision for a court of COZ
+ merce probably will not be included
1 the house committee IS report.
The senate committee has given t.
; bill no consideration beyond the hea
h ings, but it is believed the matter W
e be taken up seriously after the appea
q ance of members of the commissic
L There is likely to be more division
g opinion than in the house committ'
D. and no one is so sure of the outcome.
1t is believed, however, that III
mately the bill will find its way out
the senate committee, and the genel
~ disposition is to accede to the wish
:. of the president.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
Missing Girl Found in Surf.

Atlantic City, N. j., Feb. 14.-The
body of Jane Adams, 1s years old, of
this city, was found in the surf today.
The girl has been missing more than a
week and the police are searching for
William Seyler, a young married man
of this city, the last persons seen with
Miss Adams.
The police wired to the police de
partments of every city in the country
asking Tor the arrest of Seyler. The
description given to Seyler is that of 8
man % years old, feet tall and OF
slender build.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
ROBBED AT HIS OWN DOOR.
Grocery Proprietor Is Held Up by
Masked Men.

Spokane, Wash, Feb, 13.EWhile en-
tering the rear gate of his home, R. A.
Birdwell, proprietor of the King gro
Gerry, was held up and robbed of $50
in coin and checks and a watch by two
masked men.
When accosted by one of the thugs
Birdwell snatched the mask from his
face and the gun from his hand. AT
appeared and with an oath threatened
to shoot unless Birdwell gave up. The
grocer then submitted to search.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
Motorman Is Missing.

Berkeley, Cal.-Simultaneously with
the discovery that Motorman Ellis of
the Berkeley train is missing and pos
sibly may have been hurled into the
bay and drowned, w. F. Kelley, gen
manager of the Key Route system, is
sued a statement holding. Ellis response
BILE for the accident which resulted IN
the injury of 20 persons, some prob
ably fatally. The accident occurred
about two miles from the shore, {
Berkeley train on the Key Route piel
telescoping an Oakland electric traiI
when it stopped for signals.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
GOVERNOR RETIRES TO FARM.
Hadley of Missouri viii Lead Simple
Life During Term in Office.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 14.-Gov-
ernor Hadley, firm believer in life
on the farm as the ideal existence
as we'll as a solution of the high cost
of living problem, demonstrated his
sincerity when he bought 120'acre
farm near here and announced that
he will move his family there as soon
as warm weather comes.
The governor talked earnestly about
his farm. He will raise stock and
poultry and devote his spare time tc
scientific farming, as taught by the
agricultural college at Columbia.
By using the telephone and his au
tomobile he expects to combine hi
duties as governor and farmer without
conflict.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19

Portland, Ore, Feb. IA. w. Car
ter is dead from injuries received in
being run down by taxicab recently
Carter, who was crossing street,
walked in front of the machine. The
chauffeur tried to stop but his car
slidded on the slippery pavement and
striking Carter knocked him down
crushing his chest.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19

Eugene Walters famous play, "The
Wolff which will be seen at the Spo-
kane theater week February 10, had
its first New York production at the
Biiou-then followed an extended run
at the Lyric theater. 1t tells the story
of girl who was deceived, and sent to
her death in the Canadian Hudson Bay
country. Her half-brother seeks the
man and finds him attempting to lure
another girl to ruin. 1t happens that
the half brother loves this girl, so he
takes her away, but the villain and
their meeting is the most effective in
cident of the play. The two men meet
in the dark and fight for life and for
the possession of the girl. The audi
ence simply hears the two men as they
toss and struggle. Finally, there is q
moan and the listeners know that deatf
has come to one of them. But which
oneg The moon creeps up, and the
victor strikes a match and holds i
above the victim s face. The right MAJ
has been victorious, and the play hai
a happv ending. Mr.. Walter ha
written most powerful play, Their
being many virile moments, for tn
story holds the auditors interest tense
"The Wolf" viii be efficiently acted
Mr.. Andrew Robson again appearing
as Jules Beaubien, the avenger. Nh
Robson is an excellent actor who vii
be remembered for his fine portraya
of Orchard Carvel," in which rol
he starred a few seasons ago.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
Mrs. Sage in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles.-Mrs. Russell Sage ar
rived in Los Angeles recently from
San Antonio, Texas, the last point at
which her private car had stopped IN
her transcontinental journey. With heI
are her nephew and niece, Mr.. and Mrs
Stephen L'Hommediou Slocum.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
vicksburg Has Big Fire Loss.

Vicksburg, Miss, Feb. 13.-After de-
stroying property valued at from $780,
600 to $75O,OOO, fire which started at
noon yesterday was placed under con
troll at 1870 clock. The Valley dry
goods company, Kuhn Brothers, Brown
and Baer, the Hub, Metzger Shoe com
pany, D. J. Schlenger, Gothal Jewelry
company and other establishments were
either Quilted or badly damaged.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
More Dead in Primero Mine.

Primero, Col, Feb. 14.-Three more
bodies were recovered from the
"main" Primero mine today, making
65 taken out since the explosion on
January 81. One body was identified
as that of David Williams, Welsh mine
boss. Workmen say more bodies will
be recovered
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
EDITORS SAIL TO PANAMA.
140 Go From Convention at New
Orleans.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 13.-One hun
bred and forty members of the National
Editorial association sailed for Panama
to inspect the canal. Before they sailed
the convention elected the following
officers:
A. II. Baumgartner, editor of Pasa
dena (Cal) Daily Star, presidents e
Dowell, owner of Advocate, Artesian
first vice president; William Prescott
reelected corresponding secretary, anC
b. b. Yerbert, "poet laureate. ~