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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
c. F. COOK NABBED
MURDERER OF ]. F. WALKER
SALOON man AT
KAHLOTUS, WIN.
Hunted for Two Weeks, He Was Cap
tured Near Ellensburg, Saturday Noon
-Nabbed by Deputy Sheriff Crowley
of Kittitas County-Boy Murderer
Has Indian Blood, Glad Chase Is Over.

Elensburg, Wash, Feb. 5.-Hunted
day and night for two weeks by blood
hounds, constables, sheriffs and their
deputies, with officers in every town in
the northwest looking for him, Charles
r. Cook, son of Kahlotus justice of
the peace, who murdered James F..
Walker, saloon owner, at Kahlotus,
in cold blood, was, Saturday afternoon,
captured while crossing a bridge be-
tween Gle Elum and South Gle Elum.
The boy murderer, with strain of In
dian blood in his veins, was taken to
PaSeo for trial.
"Thank God the hunt is over,' muir
INJURED Cook when confronted by Deputy
Sheriff Crowley of Kittitas county.
Sheriff 7. V. Davis, who has hunted
the young murderer day and night with
hounds and on horseback through the
take Cook to Pasco.
| Cook seems utterly Indifferent to his
fate and his deed, telling the story of
the Staying, of his intention to kill
three other men, of the chase by several
posses, and how he lived for nearly two
weeks in open air, with little food, and
no covering other than the tattered
clothing and overcoat, without the
slightest sign of emotion.
The Indian blood which flows in his
veins shows in his deep coloring and his
stoicism. He faces trial in bitter
hostile county, without wavering and
with apparent Indifference.
Cook expresses sorrow for his deed
and pity for the murdered man IS wife
while at the same time he said he
was ready to step to the gallows. He
is 23 years old.
Cook says he has been drink hard
for three years, and says that on three
other occasions he has threatened to
commit crimes when drunk, especially
to his father.
81 did not have anything against
Uncle Jimmy (Walker),' said the muir.
derer. "He was all right, but they had
me 'siwashed,' and he wouldn' It give
me any whisky. 1 don't know why
shot him. -
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
PROBE THE SERVICE
POOR HANDLING OF MAIL IS
CAUSING GREAT STIR
In "HIGH-UPS."
Inefficiency, INSTRUMENTATION and Mi.
management Are Alleged-secretarv
Hitchcock's Angry Mood-Postmaste
General Says Minor Officials Act IN
His Name Without Authority.

lnefficiency, INSTRUMENTATION, and mis-
management have developed in the rail
way mail service and are likely to re.
suit in an upheaval, perhaps in a re-
organization of the entire service.
Postmaster General Hitchcock is
thoroughly incensed, and makes no con-
cealment of his indignation. Recently
he has been conducting a personal in
vestigation. Rumors have reached
Washington from several points, that
changes in leading officers of the service
were imminent; indeed, it was reported
that the designations of the second as
sistant postmaster general, Joseph Stew
art, and the chief Of the railway mail
service, Alexander Grant, had been sub
mitted to the postmaster general. 1t
can be said on good authority that Meth
er of the officials has resigned, and
that their designations have not been
called for.
Mr.. Hitchcock expresses himself as
entirely satisfied with the administra-
ton of the offices of the second assist
ant by Mr.. Stewart, but he said he was
much dissatisfied with the management
of the railway mail service, particularly
as respects the personnel of the service
His investigation, he indicated, had
disclosed that orders had been issued by
subordinate officers placed upon the.
employees unreasonable and in some in.
stances humiliating burdens. These
were promulgated in the name of the
postmaster general, although he knew
nothing about them until after inves-
tigation.
| Mr.. Hitchcock said the only change
in the status of the railway mail clerks
had been caused by an effort of the de-
partment to effect reasonable readiust-
ment of hours of service so as to equal
ize them throughout the country
Through the operation of this system,
the hours of service of some clerks
were slightly increased, while others
were reduced.
The investigation started by Mr..
Hitchcock will not be concluded for some
time.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
DOCTOR RETRAcTs confession
Russian Physician Says He Confessed to
Secure Promised Immunity.

st. Petersburg, Feb. CDR. Pantheon
kow, who twice pleaded guilty to the
murder of Count Vasilli Bouturlin, and
who, prior to his appearance on the wit
ness stand, made an elaborate confession
of his guilt, later retracting parts of it
and modifying other parts, astonished
the crowd in the courtroom today with
a sweeping denial of his confession and
a statement that he had been induced
to make the admission of guilt ON the
promise that his mistress, Nine Mura-
vieff, would be freed from charges that
he himself would be released from Gus
tody
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
PARoLED coNvIcTs AT DINNER
Murderer, Highwayman, Burglars, Forg-
ers and Other Criminals Present
At Los Angeles.

Los Angeles.-A murderer, four high
waymen, five burglars, two forgers and
three ordinary criminals attended
banquet in a prominent hotel as the
guests of Leonard Mordaunt, himself
an ex-convict, but now at the head of
the prison parole fund of the Union
Rescue mission.
1t was largely through efforts of Nor
daunt that 12 of the guests were re-
leased from San Quentin on parole, and
the particular purpose of the banquet
was to have them meet Frank Milford,
state parole officer. Interesting rem
iniscenees were feature of the gath
ering.
The banquet was such success that
it was decided to hold another in the
near future, when all other paroled men
in Los Angeles will be invited to at
tend. There are about As here.
Mordaunt believes such gatherings
will serve as moral support to former
criminals who are being reclaimed.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
REGULARS WINFIGHT
MEXICAN REBELS REPULSED
NEAR CITY OF YUAREZ,
SUNDAY MORN.
General Orozco, the Insurrecto Leader,
Puts UP Sharp Fight-He Failed to
Reach the City and It Is Thought His
Power Is On the Wane-Slowness Too
Costly.

Ell Paso. Texas, Feb. 6.-Colonel
entered the city of Juarez Sunday night
at 9:25 unmolested by the insurrectos,
and were received with joyful acclaim
by the people of the city.
General Orozco, the insurrecto leader,
compelled the troops from Casas
Grandes to leave their train at Bauche,
10 miles from Juarez, during morning
and throughout the day harassed them
by frequent attacks and desultory firing.
Federal officials in Juarez heard with
concern the report that 100 federals had
been attacked by 600 insurrectos under
Alanis, 25 miles east of Juarez, opposite
San Elisario, Texas.
The star of the insurrecto leader,
Pasqual Orozco, who was to have occu-
pied the city of Juarez by sunrise Sun
day morning, appears to be on the wane.
The fatal policy of delay has enabled
requirements to reach Juarez and the
probabilities of taking that city are now
considered much more remote than be-
fore.
Other reenforcements, in the shape of
General Navarro s column, are en- route
from Calico and it is believed here that
the federals will be able to hold the city
and that knowing this the insurrectos
will retire
The net result of the battle at Bauche
Sunday between Orozco and Rabago was
two killed and five wounded amonp tho
insurgents. The federal loss can not be
learned, as they carried their wounded
with them.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
MAIL CLERK SHORT S25,ooo.oo
By System of Triplicate Reports, c. B.
Wilson Stole Large Sum From
Government at Denver.

Denver, Col, Feb. 6.-Carlson B. Will
son, for 20 years superintendent of
mails at the Denver postoffice, is under
arrest upon the assertion of Postoffice
Inspector Waters that Wilson s alleged
populations might amount to 5000.
He was unable to furnish $4,000 bond.
According to Inspector Waters, Will
son had two systems to beat the govern
ment. By one he made out triplicate
sheets in his own writing. The original
containing the correct figures as to
weight of mail matter and amount of
check received by him, was sent to
Washington. Then he spread piece
of paper over the duplicate and tripli-
cate sheets and made an entirely differ
ent record for the local offices.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
THE WEST HAS A KICK
The Proposed Reciprocity With Canada
Gives East an Advantage.

The announcement of the proposed
reciprocity trade agreement with Can
ada has created about as much of stir
among members of congress from the
great west and middle west as did the
announcement of the organization of
the National Progressive Republican
league among the old-line republicans.
The proposed agreement is denounced as
framed for the benefit of Canada and
the big manufacturing industries of
New England and the east at the ex-
pense of the farmer and other producers
Of raw material in the west, middle west
and south. Suffice it to say that it
will not receive a single vote as it stands
now from Washington, Oregon, Idaho or
Montana, unless it be the vote of SEN
ator Chamberlain of Oregon, and even
his vote is doubtful. And the reason
is not necessarily that these representa-
tiyes and senators are not for reduced
tariffs, as they have always declared,
but they contend that this proposition
is discriminating one. The fact is,
that some of these members would vote
for free trade with Canada, but they
will stand out forever against trade
agreement that leaves the protected
manufacturer where he is now, and able
to maintain his present prices, which
are adding more to the increased cost
of living than any other element.
Senator Dixon of Montana, is inclined
to favor free trade with Canada, but on
the present proposal he stands with the
other members of congress. Congress
man Miles Poindexter voted in congress
year ago for lower tariff ON lumber,
but opposed free listing it. Senator
Jones is inclined to take the same stand
as the others, but said he would not
declare himself positively until he has
made more thorough study of the mat,
ter.--Charles C. Hart
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
TKENATIOALGRANGE
WOULD DEFEAT PROPOSED
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
TREATY PROGRAM,
Because, It Alleges, the Interest of
Farmers Is Greatly Ignored-Planned
Organized Fight BY Telegraph-Urges
Members Over the Whole Of u. s. to
Notify Members of Congress to Oppose

New 4ork-The machinery of the Ma
tional grange, an organization claiming
membership of 100000 farmers in
30 states, has been started to defeat
the ratification by congress of the Can
adian reciprocity treaty. The legisla-
tive committee of the grange, at spe-
clal meeting here, adopted a resolution
protesting against the enactment of the
reciprocity bill, called upon the mem
bership to exert pressure upon con,
gressmen from their various districts to
vote against the measure, and decided
to go to Washington to map out cam,
paign there.
The legislative committee is compos-
ed of former Governor Nahum J. Bach
elder of Concord, chairman; Aaron
Jones of South Bend, Ind, and T. c.
Etkeson of Morgantown, w. Va. AS
soon as the terms of the proposed treaty
became public they exchanged tele-
grams, agreed upon New York as a
meeting place and left their homes with
out delay to head off any campaign that
possibly might be started for the bill s
enactment.
eve are not opposed to general
reduction of the tariff Mr.. Atkinson
said, ''but we are opposed to any ar
rangement which will make fish of one
industry and flesh of another. Revise
the tarif-yes, but do it all at once,
and not by reciprocal treaty with a
country which exports agricultural pro-
duets almost exclusively.
Not Fair to Farmers.
Remove the tariff on steel and iron
and manufactured articles along with
farm products, and we won't object.
But we do not think it fair to compel
the farmers to compete with foreign pro.
ducts and allow the manufacturer to
derive the benefit of high protective
tariff.
"Acting along these lines we have
decided to oppose the enactment of the
bill The committee issued state.
ment which will be sent to every one
OF the $500 oranges in the organization.
These have a membership of from so
to 1000 farmers each. We shall ask
every member to write his congressman
urging them to vote against the bill.
think we can defeat it in this man,
ner, but we are not going to take any
chances and the committee has decided
to go to Washington and work for that
end - -
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
CHICAGO STRIKERS LOSE FIGHT
Starvation Forces Garment Workers to
Give Up

Ten thousand men, women and chill
dren are facing actual starvation as a
result of the monster strike of the gar
ment workers at Chicago, which ended
February in a complete victory for
the manufacturers. The final report of
the relief committee of the Garment
Workers union shows a deplorable state
of restitution among hundreds of fam
lilies whose entire revenue has been cut
off for 20 weeks. The strike records of
the police department contain the names
of three persons actually starved six
who have committed suicide, five who
have been murdered and scores of others
who have been assaulted as a result of
the strike. The city must either feed
thousands of them all winter or permit
them to perish.
More than $4,000 workers Saturday
applied to the clothing manufacturers
for their old places. More than half of
them found their places filed by strike
breakers, whom the employers refuse to
discharge.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
PORTLAND oREeoN1AN AGED so
Semi Celebrated by Big Ban
quet Sunday.

Portland, Ore, Feb. 6.-The semi-cen-
tennial of the founding of the Morning
Oregonian by Henry L. Pittock was
celebrated by a banquet in honor of the
veteran publisher at the Portland Com
mercial club Sunday. There were gath
cred at the table 400 employees of the
paper, many ex-employes and number
of invited guests. In responding to the
presentation to him of a large loving
cup, Mr.. Pittock took occasion to allude
in feeling manner to the passing of his
almost lifelong partner, the late Colonel
Harvey w. Scott. The guests included
Alfred Holman of San Francisco, editor
of the Argonaut and former assistant
editor of the Oregonian, who journeyed
from California to be present today.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
jeff De Angels, February 1918.

What promises to be comic opera
attraction of more than usual merit will
be at the Auditorium theatre, Spokane,
two nights, February 10 and IS. JEFF
ferson De Angels, fresh from his tri-
umph as Koko in the all-star revival of
1.-The Mikado" at the Casino, New
York, will appear under the manage
ment of F. Ray Comstock in "The Beau
ty Spot" by Reginald De Koven and
Joseph Herbert, the most original and
successful American writers of musical
comedy.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
STATE MILITIA FUNDS VANISH
Every Line Officer of the State Militia
to Be Subpenaed.

Seattle, Feb. S.-The legislative in
vestigating committee has discovered
that the reserve fund for discharged
members of the national guard has dis
appeared. AS result it is semi official
ly announced that every line officer in
the state will be subpenaed to Olympia
This work is under direction of Repre-
sentative Frank P. Goss, who declares
he will force investigation of oil inspec-
ton appropriations which are used to
support five men for what he says is
one man s work
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Many Patents Granted in Northwest.

Patents have been granted to resi-
dents of the northwest as follows: Guy
Alloway, Seattle, surfacing machine;
Adolf Beckstrom, Lewistown, Mont,
electric, incubator and nursery; Paul
Bickel and F. G. Pierce, Shoshone, Ida.
no, pump; Arthur w. Campbell, North
Yakima, Wash, pocketbook holder;
Lamech Harlow, Portland, Ore, gang,
edger; Fred Newton, Hubbard, Ore, bal.
ing press; Guy E. Stansell, Seattle,
loose leaf binder.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Rev. e, L, RAIDER Dies.

Portland, Ore, Feb. 7.-Rev. E. L.
RAIDER, editor of the Pacific Christian
Advocate, and prominent temperance
worker on the Pacific coast, died at his
home here Sunday, the result of an
apoplectic stroke. DR.. RAIDER was born
in Jackson county, Missouri, August 81,
1850.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Land in Idaho,

The secretary of the interior has des-
ignated 34,560 acres in Idaho as COM
ing under he provisions of the enlarg-
ed homestead act and not susceptible of
irrigation. The land lies in Ada, Boise
and Canyon counties. This makes
total area of $4,000 acres so set aside
in Idaho.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Grant Moler Killed by Fall.

Seattle, Feb. Grant Moler, a
wealthy Alaskan miner who made for
tune in Klondike in 1897, fell down
stairs at local hotel Sunday and sus-
tanned fractured skull, dying a few
hours later. Moler had valuable real
estate holdings in Seattle, Tacoma and
Standpoint, Idaho.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Reports Congress 2s Years.

Washington, D. C.-Andrew G. Welch,
the senior reporter of details in the
house of representatives., is dead in
this city of pneumonia. Mr.. WEIGH,
whose home was at Huntsville, Tenn,
had been on duty in the house for 26
years, and was the dean of the steno-
graphic corps. He was &c years of age.
A widow survives him.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
ASK TO BE POSTAL REPOSITORIES
Ellensburg, Palouse and Colville Banks
Make Application.

The Washington National bank of
Ellensburg, the National bank of Pa
louise, and the First National bank of
Colville, Wash, have made application
to be made repositories for postal bank
funds. The Chase National bank of
New York has been approved as reserve
agent for the National bank of Cheney,
Wash. The postoffice department has
ordered city mail delivery service es-
tablish at Blackfoot, Idaho, with two
carriers.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Soldier Won't Work ON SATURDAY..

Berlin.-The kaiser and his army have
run up against snag in the person of
private soldier named Naumann, who,
for religious reasons, will not do any
work on Saturday, and who is in danger
of spending the rest of his life in prison
for his principles.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Agree to Armistice.

Washington, Feb. 7.-General Manuel
Bonilla, leader of the revolution in Hon
duras, in all probability will agree to
an armistice within a few days and ac-
cept the mediation of the United States
to end the revolution.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Chinese Revolt in Batavia.

Batavia, Java, Duetch East Indies
There has been a serious outbreak
among the Chinese on the island of Bill
iton. The capital, Tanjung Pandan,
was looted and burned, and the chief
administrator and others murdered,
Troops have been sent to the scene.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Young Bride a Suicide,

San Diego, CAL, Feb. 7.--Overcome on
learning the disgrace of her husband.
Chief Yeoman Jackson of the cruiser
South Dakota, who is under arrest ON a
charge of embezzlement, Mrs. Edna
jackson committed suicide by taking
acid.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Girl Burned to Death.

Wapato, Wash, Feb. 6-Clara c., the
6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. P.
Perrin, residing four and one half miles
northwest of this place, was burned to
"a crisp Saturday afternoon while burn
ing sagebrush.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Religious Relations Strained.

st. Petersburg.-The relations be-
tween the Greek and the Roman church
es have become strained and the min
istry of the. interior has dispatched a
circular addressed to all the Roman
Catholic bishops in Russia, informing
them that papal orders not passing
through government channels are "not
obligatory upon Russian subjects.''
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Storms in Central West

Chicago, Feb. GA snow and wind
storm covered the middle west and lake
regions Sunday. Tonight the storm
reached from Southwestern Wyoming
through South Dakota, to northwestern
Missouri, and east to Indiana. Snow
fell one inch hour here Sunday.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Rupert Nash Commits Suicide.

Rupert Nash, young man of Eagle
Valley, Oregon, committed suicide in a
cabin on the west fork of Daily creek,
Saturday. When found, he was lying
on his bed with revolver near his
hand and a hole through his head.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Mine Owners Blamed.

London, Eng.-The inquest into the
Prestaria mine, near Balton, where 1913
lives were lost, shows that there was
criminal neglect on the part of some
one, and it was not that of the work
men.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10

Farmers digging in Ford county, Kan.
sas, for the body of Paul Reich, who
disappeared@threeAweeks ago, unearthed
three skeletons, Saturday. One is that
. of an adult, the other two of children
IL years Of age. Neither skeleton was
that of Reich.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
R. L. MCCORMICK is DEAD.
Tacoma Millionaire and Banker of Note
Succumbs to Bright's Disease.

Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 6.--Robert Laird
Mccormick, secretary of the Weyer-
haeuser company and president of
number of banks and prominent business
companies in Tacoma and western Wash
ington, died in Sacramento, Sunday, fol
lowing two days Of suffering from an
acute attack of Bright s disease.