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New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
Man Overheard

r REMEMBER morning in Detroit in the fall of
1894 People along the shore Of the r1ver had seen
terrible sight. 4 boat containing two had been
observed in the river The evidently fishing
the spectators one OF them leaned and struck his
companion with an oar. The unucky apparently
knocked unconscious fell the river, and his COM
panior rOWed TO a wharf and disappeared before any
body could catch him.
The police were summoned, and preparations were
made to drag the river which very shallow at
the point where the crime had been committed. Crowds
trOnged the nearest bridge and the banks OF the Ver
while the police went about their hOrr1d task. At
last the BODY was brought to the surface. 1t was
dummy and on the back Of the white canvas Jumper
il wore were the words, Eddie FOy IN OFF the Earth
Whitney Opera House.
The next week Chicago treated to a second
specimen Of the advance agents work for Eddie Foy;
the same advance agent OF who had COnCOCted
the terrible river murder. It was not 50 lugubr1ous
as the first but lust as etficacious.
The man ahead of the show had several thousand
dodgers printed for distribution IN Chicago announcing
the arrival Of his star, who at that time was great
Chicago favOrite He arrived in Chicago, TO ind the
dodgers ready for him. but also ready new ordinance
passed bv the CITY fathers prohibiting the Distribution
OF dodgers about the streets. Here obstacle,
and the agent thought seriously. Finally he hit on
a plan Tor distributing his dodgers and at the same
time saving some money.
Hiring couple OF men, he arranged with the super
jnterdent OF the Masonic Temple to allow him to take
the TWO big boxes containing the dodgers TO the root
OF the building. Il was q cold and bluSteTy day, and
the wind was blowing typical Chicago lake gale
directly the town. The agent and ms assistants
took the dodgers out OF their wrappers and laid them n
bundles along the edge OF the root OF the building
Then they went down stairs.
Before they had reached the ground floor Il hdd
begun to snow dodgers. The ar was tul OF them ana
tev were being carried everywhere they would do the
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

She was not to be in the scheme as did rely upon
her ability to carry through. OF she would
notify her maid, who would call the police and my
friend to be the policeman hand at the heater
Well, when | showed him my bomb he nearly tainted
Good Lordi' said he. Take that away! It
deadly Look-the old fellow has put the fu
rinating cap at the end 1t might 60 off, and if it did
it would blow the theater to pIeCeSi
Gingerly enough put it into little valse had. IN
tending to throw 1t away as got out OF Pitts
burgh, as was leaving that night for Montreal: but
forgot about it, and the fact that had deadly bomb
with entered my mind again until next day
the train about reaching the American border
The customs men began coming through the train ex
arnining luggage and | suddenly remembered that in
my valise the bomb Suppose they should find it,
1t would be pleasant for me to be caught taking
deadly thing like that into Canada must get rid of it,
Hurriedly opening my vase, l took the awful thing
out and put my pocket. Then started for the
smoker, and as l reached the platform l threw the
bomb far into the Just crossing the
treste. l watched for go off; but it did
A few weeks later, however, succeeded III working
an elaborate Internal machine plot the same star
Miss D DArville. 1t in New York, and conhded
my purpose the regular press agent OF the theater at
which we were playing We made together pretty
little affair consisting of cigar box containing little
loose powder and of matches which would be set
off by opening the box We sent it by mail to Miss
D Arvile, and sat down to await developments. They
came. There was flash in her dressing room that
evening and calls for the police The reporters learned
of it. and the papers day ful OF the story
Miss Arve herself even engaged private detective
to detect the perpetrators OF the foul deed.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
A Thing of the Past

g. -lings do not happen frequently nowadays.
laDe-s do not often contain accounts OF actresses
ios-E --e- diamonds stopping runaway horses, as
the z-E 10: for the simple reason that n respect
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
BY PAUL WEST
Drawing by ]. v. McFall

most good. The agent watched his
scheme working, and then went out OF
town for a few DAYS.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
A Bomb for Camille D'Arville

T HAD the disagreeable pleasure of
devising a scheme for booming the
presence of Miss Camille d Arville in
Pittsburgh once. l struck upon the
idea of having dynamite bomb sent to
her in bouquet. Its always advisable
IN such cases to have the evidence
ready; 50 | went about getting some
sort of bomb made. \ policeman whom
| let into the scheme told me where |
could get such things nice old man
who sold dynamite and other para
phernalia of oil wells. The nice old
man entered into the project pleasantly
and turned the bomb over to me next
day.
1t was a pretty thing. piece of lead
pipe some eight inches long, packed
with dynamite, and, though | did not
know it at the time, practical, as they
say IN the theatrical world; that is, 1t
would work. | told my policeman
friend | had the bomb and showed it to
him. | was going to put it in bou
quet, send it to Miss D'Arville at the
Alvin Theater, and have her discover it
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
TRAINMEN STRIKE
ON GRAND TRUNK
May Tie Up System From Portland,
Maine, to Chicago.

Montreal, July 1s.-Conductors and
trainmen of tn Grand Trunk and Cen
trail Vermont railways obeyed an auto
matte strike order at $3.50 o'clock to-
night. On Sunday when the members
of the strike committee left here each
man carried sealed envelope to be
opened at the hour calling a strike un-
less telegram had previously been
received which upon comparison with a
copy enclosed in the envelope, stated
otherwise. No such telegram was sent
and the strike became effective at
$3.50 p. m.
The strike, it is claimed, will tie up
the entire system from Portland, Maine,
to Chicago. The total number of men
affected is $500 trainmen and conduct
ors on the Grand Trunk and $50 on the
Central Vermont. In addition 5000 men
engaged in shop work will be tenn
porarily laid off. The telegraph opera
tors will not strike with the trainmen
and conductors, as had been promised.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
APPLE SHOW ANNOUNCES PRIZES.
New Varieties Are Added and All
Glasses Are Expected to
Be Filled.

Ten-box contests, free and open to
the world, will be featured at the
Third National Apple show in Spokane,
November IA to 10, when the manage
ment will distribute prizes and
premiums of a total value of $4,000.
Entries should be filed with Rem II.
Rice, secretary and manager, not later
than November 9, and all exhibits must
be in the exposition buildings before
10 o'clock noon, November ~. These
prizes are announced in the 10-box con-
tests
Arkansas Black-First, SIS; second,
$25. Baldwin-First, $75; second, $25.
Delicious-First, $50 and 1000 trees;
second, $25. Grimes Golden-First, $50
and spray pump; second, $25. Jonathan
First, $50 and 500 trees; second, $25.
Mcintosh Red-First, $75; second, $25.
Northern Spy-First, SIS; second, $25.
Rhode Island Greening-First, SIS;
second, $25.
Rome Beauty-First, $50 and 1000
trees; second, $25. Spitzenberg-First,
$50 and sprayer outfit; second, $25.
Stayman Winesap-First, $75; second,
$25. Wagener-First, $50 and spray
pump; second, $25. White Winter Pear
main-First, $75; second, $25. Winesap
First, $50 and 500 trees; second, SIS
and 200 trees. Yellow Newtown-First,
$50 and 500 trees; second, $25.
"The prize list will be larger than
in 19O9," said Secretary Rice, "and
there is every indication that all
classes will be filed. There were %
entries in the 10-box class last year,
but we look for more than that number
this year, as five contests have been
added, thus giving growers of other
varieties an equal opportunity to COM
Dete -
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
PRIZE
OFFERED is $50, 1000
to Finish-Select Own
Route.

The condition governing the proposed
aeroplane fight between New York
and st. Louis are made public. They
follow:
"'The New York World and st. Louis
Post-Dispatch will give $4,000 to the
first aviator who between August IS,
1910, and January l, 1911, flies from
New York to st. Louis or from st. Louis
to New York within 100 consecutive
hours, using the same aeroplane from
start to finish.
"The only condition attached to
this offer is that at least three days ,
notice of the intention to start for this
prize must be given to either the New
York World or the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch in order that announcement may
be made of the actual starting and fin
ishing points, the actual route and other
details as agreed upon. ;"
The distance between the two cities
is 900 miles as the crow flies, and 1044
miles as the mails go. The average fast
train time is 20 hours and the average
train speed SO miles an hour. The best
average speed for sustained flight in an
aeroplane is "a AS miles an hour. On
account of the confguratioR of the land
it is unlikely that any aviator will at
tempt to lay out his route In a straight
line. The actual distance he will fly,
therefore, remains guesswork and will
only be determined by the performance
itself.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
FIRE TRAPS GIRL
AND BABE IN HUT
Teacher and Niece Are Cut Of by
Flames and Cremated in
Cabin.

Colville, Wash, July 1s.-Charred
remains of human bones, alongside the
skeletons of two faithful dogs and the
ashes of a baby girl, mark the spot
tonight where the cabin of a brave
girl homesteader stood yesterday and
where Miss Pearl Brewer, sweet-faced
shool teacher, aged %, with the nine
months-old daughter of Former Con-
gresham J. s. Wyman of Plains, Mont,
her brother-in-law, were yesterday
cremated in a forest fire started by a
settler.
w. w. Clark brought gruesome de-
tails of the fire IS miles northeast of
Colville today to Prosecuting Attorney
kirkpatrick.
The tragedy was the result of fire
set by W. A. Trowbridge, a neighbor,
clearing slashing. Mr.. Trowbridge
is bookkeeper for the Lane & Bron-
son Sawmill company. He, with
Messrs. McNitt and Nichols, his neigh
bors, lighted brush, which later became
unmanageable.
A rescue party was sent to the home
stead of Miss Brewer, teacher in Dis
trict No. 1856, but her cabin was sur
rounded by the leaping flames, blown
to a fury by the south wind, and the
two paths leading to the cabin thus
cut off every avenue of escape.
AT one time the rescuers reached
within 200 yards of the house and saw
the woman trying frantically to pro
tect the child of former member of the
Montana legislature Wyman, who sue
cumbed with her.
Trowbridge is held in custody by
Warden Hanson pending a security
bond issued by the sawmill company
for his appearance at trial.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
DUEL TO DEATH ON
ROUTE TO VALLEY
Elmer Hyatt Invites Companion to Die,
But Wilson Fires Automatic With
Fatal Results

Valley, Wash, July 1s.-"Get out of
tn buggy while L shoot you,' shouted
Elmer Hyatt while returning with two
other companions from a fishing trip,
as the result of a quarrel over settle
ment of expenses of a fishing trip to
Waits lake. The three men TESTED with
Hyatt and considered the matter joke,
but when Wilson alighted Hyatt aimed
his rife at him and the cartridge miss
ed fire.
When Wilson realized that his life
was in jeopardy he lodged behind a
telephone pole and reached for his .3s
caliber automatic revolver. By the
time he had julled it from his pocket
Hyatt had pumped three soft-nosed bull
lets into the telephone pole.
Wilson's first shot struck Hyatt
squarely in the abdomen, but seemed
to have no immediate effect, for Hyatt
continued firing. Wilson s second shot
took effect in Hyatt left arm.
Hyatt's sight then began to fail him
and he ran for stump over which to
rest his rife, for loss of blood was sap
ping his strength. Before he reached
the stump the two other men in the
party, who had previously been power
less because of the deadly rain of bull
lets, rushed to Hyatt, grabbed his arms
took his rife from him and quieted
Wilson.
Hyatt was hurried to Valley in the
carriage and expired a few minutes
after reaching the Office of DR.. Cart.
wright.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
IDAHO NEWS ITEMS

The North Coast surveyors are work
ing between Kendrick and the Atwater
lake on Bear creek.
b. o. Rudningnen, who recently at
tempted to burn his dwelling, pleaded
guilty at Moscow, and was sentenced
to from one to 10 years in the peniten-
tiary.
A big and rich strike has just been
made in the American Eagle mine near
Elk City. The ore runs from $500 to
$1,000 to the ton in gold and is found
in a 15-foot ledge.
A peculiar infantile malady is cpl
demic around Cottonwood and 40 cases
of the disease have been reported by
local physicians in the last two weeks.
several children having died.
Robert McManus was given prelim-
mary hearing at Moscow, charged with
assault with intent to commit murder
on Ben Tyndall, and was remanded to
Jail in default of $4,000 bonds.
DR.. Ralph Falk of Meridian, county
physician for Ada county, has been ap-
pointed by Governor Brady to fill the
vacancy on the state board of health
caused by the death of DR.. E. C. Conant
of Genesee.
Nearly 1900 people at Grangeville
Sunday saw Reubins wrest the cham
pionship of North Idaho and a $3.50
purse from Lewiston, 10 to 10. in a
game distinguished chiefly by the abili-
ty Of both teams to hit and run.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
Swapping Turtle Eggs.

A swapping turtle lays about two
dozen eggs. These are placed in damp
sand in a hollow scooped out by the
turtle. The mother turtle almost or
wholly buries herself in the sand. Then
in crawling out she let's the sand over
her shell fall upon the eggs, thus COW
ering them. The eggs are white and
almost perfectly round, and have a
very thin, hard shell.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
HE PLANS CHINESE OUTBREAK.
Leader of Party Coming to America to
Consult Compatriots

DIR. Sun Vat Sen, leader of the Chi
nese revolutionary party, is coming to
the United States shortly to consult his
compatriots regarding financing an out
break. The revolutionary leader was
in Toxic but left June "a, owing to
japanese official pressure, for Singapore,
whence he will start soon for America
and Europe.
Shanghai newspapers state that the
Taku forts taken during the boxer war
are to be retroceded to China in Sep
TENDER.
Large numbers of refugees have ar
rived at Shanghai from the famine
stricken districts of Human and Hupeh
provinces. The Chinese government has
project to send the starving people
to Manehuria on railroad work.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM MOST ANY
PLACE ON The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both East
ern and Western Hemispheres During
the Past Week-National Historical,
Political and Personal Events Told in
Short Paragraphs.

hagen.-Svendson, the Danish
aviator, flew in an aeroplane across the
sound, distance of IA miles, Saturday.
1t is reported that the recent fighting
between Japan and Formosa natives in
the Giran districts of Formosa was
heavy.
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder of
the Christian Science denomination,
celebrated her ssth birthday anniver-
sary quietly at her home Saturday, near
Boston.
At Havana Joaquin Gomez, a cousin
of President Gomez, was shot and killed
Saturday night by Martinez Moles,
mayor of Sancti Spiritus. Moles
claims that he fred in self-defense.
James Pierson, farmer, was in
stantly killed when a car on the Fort
Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction
line struck a buggy in which he was
asleep at a crossing near Logansport,
Ind.
A rumor was current in Wall street
Saturday that James A. Patten has
made something like $3,000,000 recently
in spring wheat. Not long ago the re-
port of his retirement was received by
the street.
George M. Bowers, head of the gov
eminent fish commission, has sailed
from New York for London to devote
some time to the study of the fisheries
question from the cultural point of view
as practiced by the government.
Springfield, nl.-Mrs. Frank Stout
has confessed that she mad fred the
shot which resulted in the death OF
Deputy State Game Warden John
O'Connor. With her husband and six
children Mrs. Stout is now in Jail.
The Maharapah Bhunjo Dec of Hay
rabhung, ruler of one of the native
states of India, is travelling incognitC
as Mr.. Bhung, with two servants, on &
pleasure trip around the world. He il
this week in New York and from there
will go to London.
1t is reported that all papers neces
| ndIy W Inc COumtuCtmtuC VI lut COu
struction of the railroad from Union
Oregon, via Eagle to Walla Walla hav,
been signed and the dream of year
of competitive road and one acros
the mountains will be realized.
Attempts to destroy William Rookie
Teller IS vast estate in the Adirondack
mountains near Bay Pond, FRANKLIN
county, New York, news of which ha
been suppressed, has caused State Su
perintendent of Forests Pettus to doubl
the number of fire patrolmen on guard
Edward H. R. Green, son of Hett,
Green, is now in New York to becom
a financial power in the east. He
free to admit that he would rather liv
back in Texas, with an automobile an,
an airship and an occasional flyer il
politics. However, Mr.. Green did no
consult himself when he came out o
the southwest to be a power in Wal
street. He is following the wish of hi
aged mother.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
Killed in Wreck.

Redding, CAL, July 1s.-Conductor
Fred W. Andree was killed, Brakeman
Charles J. Foley was bruised and an
engine and 10 freight cars derailed in a
wreck on the Southern Pacific railroad
mile south of Gibson today. A bro
ken iange on one of two cars which
were being pushed ahead of the loeomo-
tive caused a derailment of the first
car and the engine and IL remaining
cars rapidly eft the rails.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
PASTOR swIMs ON SUNDAY
SO Church Board VIII Not Permit Him
to Preach.

Laporte, Ind, July 16.-The official
board of the First Christian church an
nounces that it had deposed the Rev.
]. ]. Cole from the pastorate and that
he would not be permitted to preach,
for the alleged reason that he swan
in the lake on Sunday, that he drank
some whiskey on the order of a physi-
clan and that he had been seen at the
theater.
Mr.. Cole in a public reply, does not
deny the allegation, but says he Of
Tended the members of the board by
not appearing in evening dress at a
church reception.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23

Solingen, Rhenish Prussia, July 49,
The father of Oscar Erbslohe, who was
killed on July 10, when the benzine
tank of the dirigible balloon Erbslohe
exploded, died from apoplexy Sunday
at his son g funeral. The apoplectic
strike was brought on by shock follow
ing the aeronaut s tragic death.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23

The following essay was written by
fifth grade pupil in one of the schools
of Los Angeles. The teacher had read
a description of an iceberg to the class,
and it was their duty to reproduce it in
their own words;
"The Ice Bird.-An ice bird is a
very large animal. it makes more noise
than thunder sometimes. They have to
be pushed along. 1t takes them a day
to 90 forty-seven feet. Some of the ice
birds are forty miles long and thirty
seven wide. Sometimes the heat causes
it to burst. LOS Angeles Times.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
Bolt Fires Pullman Shops.

Chicago, July 19.-During a storm
here Sunday lightning struck the car
shops of the Pullman company at Pull
man, causing a fire that resulted in
damage of more than 100000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
B. G. FOREST FIRES
WIPE OUT TOWNS
Pine Greek Blaze Sweeps White Pine
Belt With Seven-Mile Front
Miners Caught by Flames

Nelson, B. c., July 1s.-The town
of Whitewater is completely wiped out,
all buildings at Michigan are gone,
four men are dead and fifth is miss
ing, more than 200 miners and their
families are penniless and have lost all
their possessions, and some half dozen
men are more or less injured by terrific
bush fires that have ragged in the vicin-
ity of Michigan, Whitewater and
Kaslo.
Saturday night it was believed the
fires were under control, but, famed
by a heavy wind they gathered force
which Knocked the efforts of the fire
fighters and caused death and wide
spread disaster.
The Known Dead.
Charles Norman, foreman of the
Lucky Jim mine.
w. A. Chesley, superintendent of
Lucky Jime tramway.
Cal Pierson, contractor.
Dave Paterson, miner.
The Missing.
Edward Lucas, miner at Lucky jim.
In Hospital.
John Bait, foreman of Lucky Jim
orehouse. The men took refuge in the
Lucky Jim tunnel and were overcome
by smoke and fire.
In response to messages of urgent re-
quest for help, rescue trains were sent
from Kaslo, but found it impossible to
proceed further than Bear Lake.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23

Paris, July ia general strike has
been decided upon by the central com
mittee of the National Railroaders'
union.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23

ton. L hope he may take the advice
William Allen White gave to Kansas
in 1897 Become less interesting and
more frequently right. Z"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23

There is mile of wire in a good
piano.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
Cannon's Evening Meeting.

Arkansas City, Kan.-speaker Can
non addressed a great audience in the
open air here after he had come from
Winfield in an automobile with Repre-
sentative Campbell. The leader of the
house spoke from the automobile. He
confined his remarks chiefly to de-
Tense of the tariff bill
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
Expects Larger Revenue.

"The city of Milwaukee is not afraid
of any corporation, no matter how big
it is, and we will get more money from
the street car companies in the end. -
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-07-23
Murdoch Will Reply.

''I trust Mr.. Cannon viii not be pre-
vented from continuing his program Of
speeches in Kansas" said Congressman
Murdoch who was in Wichita. "Per-
sonally, 1 would regret to see him suffer
any collapse and in addition L would
very much regret not being able to
answer the charges against the insur-
gent movement which L expect to make.
plan to follow him closely and answer
each specific charge without mincing
matters in any way