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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22

tory Of the county. Some Of the farm.
ors went 70 thinking The grub IN
creased IN numbers. The corn crop
kept on growing less and less. until
ten bushels 70 the acre was ~ blg .
yield a. that rich bottom would re-
turn. and the crows had not been per
milfed 10 get another foothold IN the
region. either.
Then the thinking farmers made up
their minds that the reason the crows
had put IN such . large and sudden
appearance a few years before was
that they had simply followed the
wake o. The grubs and had come 70
feed on that lrrepressible pest. and
then the community felt like kicking
itself clear out Of the state. They
went 10 work 70 Try 10 get the crows
back again. They sent clear % the
Wabash country. where the biggest
crow roosi on top Of the earth Is 10
Gated. and had thousands Of crows
captured and forwarded 10 them
The next season something like the
oid.tlme colony took up It's quarters Ia
the woods and that fall the biggest
crop Of corn that had been known IN
the region for ave years was gathered.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22
NAB MANY CRANNS
GUARDS At WHITE HOUSE ARE
ALWAYS ALERT.
Prices Of Tobacco VIII Be Increased
Because Of New Internal Revenue
Tax Which Fails on the
Consumer.

Washington. Not far from ten per
cent Of the 1000 souls confined in ST.
Ellzabeih'a. the government hospital
for insane At Anacosta. ID. C.. were
committed 70 that institution because
OF an insane desire 70 see the presi-
dent All sorts and conditions Of
men. women and children,-for some
have been the merest boys-make
their way to the white House. some OF
them 70 warn the president Of impend-
ing danger 10 himself or the country.
some 70 reveal to him the VIII Of
heaven. some 10 implore his aid or
protection. many 70 offer him ground
,oor business changes which ought
70 make him many times a million
aire
John r. Wilkie. chief Of the secret
service. has two OF his most trusted
men stationed az the White House
day and night TO guard the president.
md wherever the chief executive goes
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22

EIght-year-old Oracle confunded q
company Of merry young people By
her innocent repettions Of something
she had heard her shocked grandfather
say.
One OF the company. 4 Young man
had been a privileged friend Of the
family" for years. paying mild and
desultory attentions now to one. now
to another Of the four daughters OF
the household. Something was said
about his long and happy comradeship
with the pleasant girls. for the moment
absent upon some hospitable errand.
They're all lovely" said the young
man warmly--~all as sweet and sound
as ripe peaches. like them all so
wen that often wonder which one I
like best.
That's what grandpa was saying
he'd like to find out" came the IN.
fantiie bomb.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22
LlvERIED MEN GUARD FOWLS


stockton. cal.--"peggy,~ hen the
owner values at $4,000. win be the
blr feature Of the iirst poultry show
10 be given next November BY the San
JOAQUIN Poultry association, which has
already commenced the proIImlnaries
ana expects 70 hold the biggest oxhi-
blllon ever attempted 10 the west
The famous hen Is the property or 2
stock farm near Kanaas City. and IL
~ ~. crystal white ofplngton breed.
She has created sensation wher.
..or ahown. and Is attended BY Ave
llvcfled guards wherever she ls shown.
a, ne last exhibition she was ordered
tom =. the showroom for blocking the
aIsi ~, She was then moved to a store
window. and was ordered out Of the
c,.v where exhibited, a. the crowds
s sbent tie window hlndered tho traf'
a. o. lho streets
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22

Woman spends Five Days Posing Be.
fore Camera 70 Crafty within o.
Husband IN Alaska.

Seattle. wash.-Throe hundred dol.
lars is what a wealthy Alaskan mine
operator paid for pictures OF his wife
to a local photographer. Being tied
down to his work IN Alaska and IN.
able to make the usual summer trip
to his Seattle home, Alfonso Provost
sent $500 with Instructions to get pho.
sosraphn Of his wife IN every pose pos
sihle.
Mrs Provost called at the photog.
raphers at his request and read her
husbands wishes. she spent ave
days posing before the camera and e.
result her dotins husband IN the far
north win see some astonishing views
Of his Honllost"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22
COAX CROWS BACK

with The Erass They bemoaned these
disastrous viriiations greatly. Tor q
never occurred 70 them that the crow
vas among them for any other puf.
pose than evil So The warfare on
the CROW was carried on with merni.
ieas rlgor aud the next season there
Was a decided decrease IN The alno Of
ne crow colony u grew smaller and
smaller year By year. until only a few
Wild and Struggling nocks puf 10 az
appearance.
During al this time the yield Of
corn an acre had gradually decreased
and the crow was credited With being
The principal cause q he lona The
grub vas ntiil ~ work. bat the farm.
era had no idea that they we're not
able TO handle a. But The nraf SEA.
lon TIE crowds failed 10 appear the
fleld ~ corn was smaller than Il bad
ever been. md the season VAS me ~
the most lsrorabla for corn IN the bic.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22
Farmers Drive Birds Away and
Grubs Destroy Corn.
Slack Fellows Finally Induced e Re
turn ard Trssbls plsappsars--
Aariesllprlsfs Kos See Old.
Tine Green FIELDS

Bouth iiasen. Mich There 4 ore
region uhero ne CROW. generally COZ.
aidered . pest. Il not only . ueicome
viaiior bot vas actually coaxed aad
begged 70 return there. after having
heen driven away b. years q n,efci.
less peraecuilon That apci "a the
southeast portion o. Van fiurcn coun.
". MIchiEan. Years ago there bad
never been many crows h this sicin
~. but one season about thar time
fhnr began % arrive IN couniiess mum.
bara- They occupied ever piece 81
woods Tor miles around. and Il nas
estimated that The colony contained
not fewer than 100000 Of what TIE
farmers supposed ueFe winged mafan'
dera
II 4 rich land oct there. and sixty
bnaheis 81 corn 70 the acre vas zot
TOO much % expect ~ "a average
yield Naturally. everybody believed
that lhIs great army % cross bad
heard o. that Fardea fpoi. and Tad
marched upon u % dfsap,ate che nea-
~ planted neids. and leave ruin and
famine IN their sake. 90 men. women
and chIldron organized 10 . systematic
campaign against the black dcs,royefa
Thay ecre hunted a. their fooaia. they
werc trapped. they werc poisoned. and
they were even pursued b. hre.
The farmers soon noticed another
new visitor that season. grub that
not only attacked the roots q he
young corn. but also played havoc
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22

lne east emo. 70 waIf. presnmaDly. foI
the president A cab was called from
a nearby stand. and the man persuad-
90 20 enter H. The driver had bis or.
ders 70 drive 70 the FIRST precinct 20
lice station about half a mile away.
just a. the cab started the swede
drew heavy revolver and fired point
blank at the oilcer who had him tn
charge. Fortunately bis aim was as
bad az his intention. The wound he
inflicted was. Of Itself. slight But sub
seQuenf Developments led the doctors
10 believe that II was coated with pol.
son. and that had this particular crank
gained access 70 the president. Mr.
Roosevelt might have shared the fate
Of bis predecessor.
An elderly woman once called At the
White House to ask the president 10
drain the sea on Old Point Comfort
for her. She told those who questioned
her that she was Of q prominent Vir-
GINA family and had lost large sums
Of money through ill-advised land
speculation. She was. however. en-
titled 70 a share IN an estate amount
ing 10 100000. but consplrators we're
keeping the money from her. She had
learned through a medium that II was
buried IN the sea on Old Point And
as the president owned the sea. would
be kindly remove II while she secured
her fortune2
OF course the overweight sur
fragist has not been lacking in the
White House collection OF cranks. IL
includes several choice specimens Of
her. Two Of them. one from New Eng
land and one from Pennsylvania.
have made demands that the chief ex-
ecufiFe surrender his job to them.
Both Of these we're accompanied By
young sons. and expected when they
had got things running properly that
their children and their children's /
children would succeed them in the
position.
The Pennsylvania had her cabinet
an selected. and was particularly vlru-
lent IN her objection TO Admiral
Dewey. She was going to remove him
first thing for she felt sure that with
a woman IN his place there would be
no need Of any Hague conference to
keep the United States az least from
war.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22
pnlcEs Of TosAcco eOINo W

The new internal revenue tax on
smoking and chewing tobacco went
into effect AZ midnight. June 30. the
TAX being increased from six to eight
cents per pound. Cigars. with the ex-
ception Of the small cigars weighing
not more than three pounds per thou
sand, are not subject to the increased
tax. The tax on the small cigars Is
increased from 81 10 rs cents per thou
sand.
The tax on cigarettes weighing not
more than three pounds per thousand
In packages containing 5. 9. 10. IS.
20. so and 100 little cigarettes viii be
increased from s. cents TO Is cents
per 1000. The tax on large cigar
cites Weighing not more than
pounds per 1000. viii be increased
from 81 cents and s1-0s to one rate Of
s1.25 per 1000 Cigarettes weighing
more than pounds per 1000 must
pay a tax Of $3.50 instead OF 50.
At the same time the statutory sizes
OF the packages OF smoking tobacco
are changed. A quarter Of an ounce
becomes the unit OF weight for these
packages and each package Eust con-
tain a multiple OF this unit
These changes. say dealers here. are
going to affect the smokers through
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22

out the country. The smokers are 90
ing 10 pay more for their tobacco,
and 50 are the chewers.
The prices Of cigarettes are going
up. In many they have already gone
up In anticipation Of the coming in
crease In the tax. The American To
bacco company and a number OF the
Independents have already raised their
prices. The American company took
these steps more than q month ago.
Packages Of cigarettes which formerly
sold for two for q quarter win now
sell for IL cents straight. Il is said.
The increase IN the price OF cigar.
cites a thousand ranges from 10 to
Is cents.
But the cigarette smokers are not
the only consumers who win be AZ.
fecled By any manner OF means. The
wholesale price Of plug and smoking
tobacco viii be increased two cents q
pound; also the consumers Of smoking
tobacco win be compelled to pay the
same price for packages Of tobacco
weighing one and a half ounces as
they have paid In the past for pack.
ages Of tobacco Weighing one and two
thirds ounces.
The burden Of the increased tax
win fall. Il Is said almost entirely upon
the consumer.
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
cabcli said 4 was impossible for him
A..
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22
DIDN'T WANT EMILY
LAWYEs WAS SATISFIED Wits
HIS REcoMPENsE.
Loves Young Dream Long IN the PAST
and Solid Business Reasons
Alone Were Al That Made
an Effective Appeal.


Daniel Webster Homer stood look
ing down at the street from a 'front.'
window Of his Law once 10 Turner's
burg. ponderlng. Fifteen minutes be-
fore jury had pronounced enc Of the
young Horners clients not guilty
though until the trial was well under
way everyone had supposed the man
eloquence had saved him. EVeryone
agreed to that In the street Horner
could see groEps Of men everywhere,
all talking excitedly. nodding IN az
prevail. or shaking hands IN general
cOngratulation. And Daniel Webster
Homer was their topic
Down the street from the court
house a tail man with a much bowed
body Swallowed By a huge sombrero.
came sinking The crowd turned to
watch him-Jerry MBtchin. the &C
cused But they welcomed him with
mild approval. nothing more Mutchin
must have felt this. for he scarcely
looked up 70 answer their greetings.
but came on with wavering steps 70
Horner's once.
A creaking Of the rickefy stairs. q
timid knock At the door and Mutchin
entered. He dropped heavily into q
chair and for q moment covered hfa
face with his hands. When be looked
up beads Of sweat stood out on his
forehead and his chin was trembling.
Dan" he began quaVeringly. you
= 81 #Hm#
moved the jury. Everybody knows.
old man. that you did It all You're a
hero. Dan. and I know Il, and I'm
here 70 give you All ! have for pay
ment II haven't any money You
knew that when you took the case.
But
Mutchin's fingers gripped the chair
arms in despair and his eyes dis
tended as be paused and gasDed for
breath.
But I'm grateful beyond words.
Dan" he hurried on so I've come
to give up 70 you the most precious
possession Of my ife-I mean.
Emily"
-Em1y~ the lawyer repeated
What's that,~
-Em1y-Em1y. my wifes III get
her to divorce me and marry you"
The lawyer still appeared to Be
puzzled.
DAM You don't mean to SAP
you've forgottenl" Mutchin cried
'Em'ly-you and I we're both IN love
with her in high school days.
won"
The lawyer stopped the speech with
3 quick gesture. and appeared 70 be
struggling hard to keep from laugh
Ing.
Really. I've haa dozen sweet
hearts since then. couldn't recall
her on that short notice.
II was Mutchin's turn 20 look dis
mayed.
''Then-then Why did you do IT.
why did you work like a hero to
save meg II Il wasn't for the love OF
Emly-then. for heavens sake. why7"
Look around this room for your
answer the lawyer replied. see
his cracked plastering the painted
aoor-the secondhand desk-that tin
sign creaking just outside the window
and nobody even looking mp to say
L ought to be oiled Your case was
dramatic and sure 70 get into the pa
Ders-that's all took II simply be.
cause had TO have the advertising.
rcu must be goings Good luck then
Be sure TO give my respects 10 Emily
and remember when yon go 70 the
primaries next month that I'm run
ling for county prosecutor
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22
Trunk Line Given 70 George v. with
OF Delay. No Matter Who Must
Wsh-obsys Rules

London. What would not one give
70 have iunl q little o. the privileges
cnioyed By King George IN the uae
OF The tolephonef King George no
doubt thlnhn the telephone is the
greatest boon under The sun. To him
Il must Be a source Of the greatest
comfort and enjoyment. an much as 70
he ordinary Londoner q q The most
aeonlrlng nerve urecker be finds In
thr course 81 a days business
One does not like to say anything
dlnreapcctfuI about King George. but
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22

For cleaning windows and mirrors.
there ars several proprietary articles
on the market. but little soda or
kerosene IND a little thin starch put
over the glass and allowed to dry viii
give excellent results when rubbed on
and polished with newspaper or cloth
that leaves no lint In very cold
weather a little alcohol on cloth ln
>ffectual. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22
s1R00f o. Tff Rl0V6H RlDfRs

AwEW YORK.--cols Theodore Roose-
NJ welt has retired 70 bis home a.
NW Oyster Bay and has asked 70 be
allowed 20 rest for bis welcome
BY the nation was 50 strenuous that
even the vigorous ex-president was
tired. However. be enjoyed the 81
fair. every minute Of II. and no part
Of Il more than the opportunity 70
meet his old comrades IN arms. the
Rough Riders.
Mr.. Roosevelt proposes tS devote
himself 70 literary work and social
duties for a time and resolutely 70
fuses 20 make any public statements
At present concerning political Affairs.
Despite this be already has had pri'
rafe conferences with several men IA
public life on whose judgment be re-
lies. and 4 may not be long before
he IL Induced 10 say something
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22
Frogs Stop Classical Music

volubIy and nuensly and with apparent
relief
But be refuses to waste bis baton
on the beach air again until The frogs
are removed
Meanwhile Ia Monaco viii coniine
his music to the uptown parks until
the last froggle has croaked bic last
croak -
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22

4 thought your wife forbade you TO
marry agai when she dledf~
80 she cid. but now I'm Just going
to show hr who Is master N the
house. FlieEende Blaelter
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-09-22

Bronson What did that pretty sales
girl sag when you stole 4 kiss1
Johnson She said Wnl that BE-
Al knAAll
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-20
ASKS FOR NEW TRIAL
IN HUGH TITLE CASE

Hugh Title was convicted this
morning by Justice David Meredith
and a jury of stealing some shoes,
cloth, thread, and other articles from
the wagon of S. o. Smith, who lives
about three miles out in the country,
Smiths wagon was hitched in the
alley, between South Wilson and Vann.
One witness testified that he saw Title
take the goods from the wagon. An
other said that he saw Title with a
bundle under his arm, which answered
to the description of the missing one.
Whoever stole the goods got away
with them. They have never been
found by the officers. Title testified
that the bundle the prosecutions wit
ness saw him carrying was a pair Of
old shoes which he was taking to the
cobbler's.
County Attorney Brady represented
the state, w. NJ. Simms the defendant.
After the verdict Simms made mo-
tion for a new trial, on the ground that
that one Of the jurors was legally in
competent. The juror aimed at was
F. NJ. Smith, who is an attorney at law.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-20
SENATE 0vtRRULEs
VICE PRESIDENT:
"Pairs" of Senators Must Not Be
Counted Present in Order to Con-
stitute a Quorum.

Washington, d. c., Dec 20.-As re-
suit of a ruling by Vice President
Sherman that senator having a pair
with another senator could be counted
to make up a quorum, the senate Mon
day, on motion of Senator Hale, re-
fused to accept the dictum, overrul-
ing it, 81 to II, then again emphatical-
ly announcing its determination to re-
sist all efforts to alter it's rules in any
way looking to the establishment of
cloture, as method of forcing vote
in that body.
The question arose over the ruling
made last Saturday by Mr.. Sherman
holding that an announcement of a
pair by a senator in an aye and no
vote is sufficient to justify the chair in
including him to make a quorum. The
point was raised early in the day over
the approval of the journal covering
Saturdays proceedings.
In connection with votes on amend
ments to the amnibus claims bill a
vote was taken on an appeal by Sena-
tor Hale from a decision by the chair
similar to that of Saturday All of the
seventeen votes in favor of sustaining
the chair were cast by republicans. OF
the thirty-seven votes against the chair
twenty were cast by republicans. In
the roll call the point was made by Mr..
Hepburn that only by unanimous con-
sent could a senator be excused from
voting even in observance of pair,
and after the roll call was concluded
Senators Dillingham; and Martin were
compelled to rise and ask to be ex-
cused because of pairs No objection
was made.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-20
ALLOTMENT IS
ABOUT COMPLETED
Wright Declares Contracts Have Been
Produced Through Misrepresent-
alton And Fraud

Washington, ID. c., Dec, 90 = The
most important feature in the work of
closing up the affairs of the fire civil
ized tribes-that of allotting the lands
has been brought to a practical COM
pletion, says Commissioner George
Wright of the five flYilized tribes. in
his annual report to, the secretary of
the interior Eliminating 452,222 acres
for coal and asphalt segregations in
the Choctaw and Uhickasaw nations
and 1,S73,324 acres for the proposed
forest reserve in the .Choctaw nations.
the unallotted land Of the tribes is
1916 ,1S9 acres, according to the re-
port
Commissioner Wright discussed the
making of contracts with the Indian
allottees by divers and numerous
parties to dispose OF their timber" He
says in none of the cases investigated
had an adequate consideration been
given and some Of the contracts had
been procured through misrepresenta-
tion and fraud as to the character Of
the instruments"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-20
SENATOR GORE RECEIVED
NO AID DECLARES WIFE

Washington, D. c., Dec. 90 = The
wife of a United States senator, Mrs.
Nina Gore, testified Monday before the
special congressional committee which
has been investigating Oklahoma In
dian fraud affairs at the instance of her
husband.
Mrs. Gore denied that the senator
had at any time accepted the proffered
aid of Jacob Hamon The latter had
previously testified that he had been
requested to obtain a loan of $4,000
for Senator Cores campaign. Mrs.
Gore declared that Mr.. Hamon said he
would be glad to help finance Senator
Cores fight but the senator replied
that he could manage his own cam
paign.
The prospect of the bill repeating the
land grant of quarter section of In
dian land near Lawton, Okla, to John
F. Rowell, which occurred a few days
ago, was followed by the refusal of
the supreme court of the District of
Columbia to grant Rowell's application
for a mandamus against the secretary
of the interior to compel the latter to
issue patent to the land.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-20
OKLAHOMA REPUBLICANS
OPPOSE KNOTT CONFIRMATION

Washington, d. c., Dec. 20.-George
c, Knott, recently appointed collector
of internal revenue for the newly Gre
ated district of Oklahoma, has not as
yet been confirmed by the senate, and
will not be If the republican organiza-
tion of Oklahoma can prevent 1t.
Mr.. Knott is not known politically
in the new state and his greatest bid
for fame seems to rest upon the fact
that he was a classmate of President
Taft's, at Yale Arthur H. Geissler,
chairman of the Oklahoma county re-
publican committee at Oklahoma City,
has wired his protest against the con-
firmation of Mr.. Knott and deter
mined effort is being made to euchre
Knott out of $4,000 year job.