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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS

A grand jury session opened Monday
at Spokane.
E. l.. Stillwell, former newspaper
man, fred two bullets through his body
at Spokane Saturday.
The county commissioners have
granted the petition of the citizens of
Mansfield to incorporate.
The Whitman County Poultry and
Pet Stock association show last week
was an immense success.
Theodore Roosevelt will address the
convention of the Inland Empire teach
ers to be held the first week in April,
in the city of Spokane.
A Seattle streetcar, skidding on icy
rails Saturday, crashed into an express
wagon on the track and instantly killed
Ole Petersen, who was riding in the
wagon.
Dispatcher Deforce of Pasco and
Rear Brakeman Frank G.. Titman are
jointly blamed for the fatal wreck at
Cheney recently in the verdict of a
coroner's jury.
Henry Bowinkleman has surrendered
himself to the sheriff of Yakima
county, confessing that he shot John
Meeboer at Black Rock Springs dur
ing a fight.
White Salmon may have two ma,
tional banks as the Gillett Brothers
private bank and the White Salmon
Valley bank have both made applica.
tion for charters.
The death of William A. Adams at
his home near Almota recently marked
the passing of one of the pioneers of
the northwest. Mr.. Adams was born
in Clark county, KY, February Is
1926.
The citizens of Kettle Falls have
been named committees to take up the
matter of a special appropriation by
the state legislature for opening
Hickey rapids, four miles below the
town.
Patrick Fl. Holland, Familiarity known
as Paddy" has been taken to the
state penitentiary to serve an indie.
terminate sentence of from 10 to so
years at hard labor and solitary con-
finement.
If the initiative and referendum bill
should pass the legislature, and all in
dications seem to point that way, a
measure will no doubt be introduced
which will provide for the abolishing
of the state legislature as now con-
stituted.
! With a few relatives and close
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
THEY'RE FORGETTING GRIEF.
Six of the 142 widows Left by Cherry
Disaster Have Remarked Is
Report.

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 17.-Widows
and children of miners who were killed
in the Cherry mine disaster of Novem-
Der 10, 1909, have received 1884, 1914 from
the Cherry relief fund, according to
the report of Secretary Duncan Ne
Donald of the Cherry relief committee.
The report in detail shows that six
children of the miners who were killed
have since died, and IL benefciaries
have gone to Europe.
Six of the 142 widows who lived at
Cherry just after the accident have re-
married and only 1O2 reside in the vii
age at this time. The sum of $214,59s
remains in the hands of the commits
sion to be paid to the widows and chill
dren of the dead miners.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
SMUGGLERS Caught
PROMINENT cinnamon ALONG
CALIFORNIA COAST GET
PUT IN JAIL.
immigration Authorities Are Success
full After Long Chase-PriSoners
Bringing Orientals Into Country
End Of Conspiracy Is Predicted

Los Angeles, Jan. 16.-The arrest of
four Chinese, all said to be wealthy
merchants of San. Francisco and Los
Angeles, who are now held in Jail here,
is believed to mark the end of a Snug
Cling conspiracy which has worried the
immigration authorities for the last six
months and resulted in the redoubling
of the government border guards and
even the employment of a special reve-
nue. police cutter.
The men under arrest are Wong Chun
and Wong Wing Sal, former influential
merchants of the Los Angeles Chinese
colony, and Woo Wei and Mai Jick of
San Francisco. These men are said to
be the leaders of syndicate that has
struggled hundreds of Chinese into this
country. Wong Chun and Wong Wing
Sal were taken Last night by Charles
Conklin, an inspector of the immigra
ton bureau at San Diego, who had fol-
lowed them and a band of eontraband
celestials from Ensenada to the Te-
haehapi, chase that occupied him
more than 40 days.
Take Cantraband Chinese
| With them were captured four con-
trahand Chinese, who are also in Jail
awaiting deportation, which was or
dered by United States Commissioner
Williams today. The alleged leaders
are held under $4,000 bail.
The tip that led to the arrest Of
Wong Chun and Wong Wing Sal was
given Conklin early last November by
an intoxicated Mexican, who had long
acted as a guide for the contraband
Chinese which the smuggling syndicate
is alleged to have routed over the "un-
derground railway" leading through
San Diego and later through San Ber-
nardino.
Guide Tells of Smuggling.
This guide told the immigration au-
thorities of band in charge of the al
legged merchants who were soon to start
!; from Ensenada for the border. Conklin
J was detached from the San Diego Of
fee, but when he arrived at Ensenada
} he found that the Chinese had disap-
, peared. With a party of several In
} dams and the Mexican guide the in
J spector took the trail and almost came
upon the fugitives at San Bernardino.
There he learned that the Chinese had
taken separate trains for the north.
Conklin took a faster train and cap
tured Wong Chun and two contrabands
. at Mojave. Then he hurried on to Te-
hachapi and overlook Wong Wing Sal
and the other two.
The federal authorities at first de-
MED that any arrests had been made.
The attempt at secrecy was excused
on the ground that efforts were being
made to capture other suspected mem
bers of the smuggling syndicate in San
, Francisco and San, Diego.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
oHIo'S CORN EXPOSITION
Opens February Cheney Girl t.
Make Address,

The program for the fourth annual
National Corn exposition at Columbus,
Ohio, to be held January 3Oth to Feb
ruary 18th, in the eight immense build
ings .on the Ohio state exposition
grounds has just been completed, and
provides for one of the greatert ma
tional agricultural expositions ever
held in the world. Among those who
will make an address during the second
week of the exposition is Miss Mabel
Carney of Cheney, Wash, bearing on
the problems of the rural school.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
WORLD news Notes
SHORT ITEMS CLIPPED FROM
LATE PRESS DISPATCHES
I'M THE DAILIES.
a Review of Happenings in Both East
ern and Western Hemispheres During
the Past Week-National, Historical,
Political and Personal Events Told II
Short Paragraphs.

Carrie Nation, of saloon wrecking
fame, is suffering from nervous
break down.
Czarina is facing death, the effects
of a complete nervous breakdown of
the empress.
Guayaquil, Ecuador.-Rafael Aguilar
has been appointed secretary of the in
terror, succeeding DIR. Alexandra Reyes.
Japan will not object to an anti
alien land law in California if aliens
Of all nationalities are included, &C
cerding to report.
After more than As years of active
service Rear Admiral Edward b. Barry,
commander in chief of the Pacific fleet,
has applied for retirement.
George Fong, self-styled Chinese
patriot, who was convicted by jury
at Oakland of assaulting Prince Tasi
Hsun, was sentenced Tuesday.
That Japan is preparing for war is
the belief of Americans in the Philip
pines, following the announcement that
Japan is purchasing food supplies in
large quantities.
It is practically determined that no
currency reform will be attempted at
the present session Of congress and no
effort will be made to launch the cen
trail bank scheme.
The American express, eastbound, on
the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake railroad, struck broken rail at
Thermo, Utah, Saturday. Ten persons
were slightly injured.
The senate committee on public
lands has presented favorable re-
port on bill providing for the sale
to the highest bidder of burned timber
GA public lands outside of forest re
serves.
Alleged inhuman treatment by au
thorities of Zacatecas of J. A. Farrell
an American mining engineer, is being
Investigated by the American embassy
Of Mexico, following a protest signet
by 80 American residents of Ell Rio.
hulOS L lOhio Ofut Woo hiAASN
and four persons injured, two perhap
fatally, when bobsled on which tn
party was coasting struck q moving
motor car on street crossing at tn
foot of steep grade at Kansas City
A monster strike that will affec
the shipping of Great Britain an
spread to other countries Of the worl
will be called during coronation week
next May, unless in the meantime tn
differences between the men and tn
shipowners are adjusted.
Redding, Calm a binding snow
storm above Hornbrook a buggy occe
pied by Alexander Burns and his so
Clarence was struck recently by
rotary snowplow. The father, who wa
deaf, was killed outright, and the Sol
who is totally blind, was fatally il
jared So, ...D.y ~,
Prompt steps to punish Admiral VI
shire for his criticism of Presiden
Taft's plan to fortify the Panam
canal will be taken by the Japanes
government if an Investigation, no.
under way, should verify the reporte
remarks of the admiral made while
guest of Colonel Cocktails at Panam'
Generating every one connecte
with the recent stockyards fire at Oh
cage, in which 80 fremen, includin
Chief James Koran, were killed, tn
coroners Jury conducting the invest
CATION has returned it's verdict. Th
fremen died in the performance Q
duty and no one was to blame, tn
verdict read.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
Soldiers Must Learn to Fly.

Lieutenant General Leonard Wood,
chief of the staff of the United States
army, has instructed General Tasker
II. Bliss, commanding the Pacific Coast
division, to choose a number of off,
GERS in his command to study aviation
and learn to manipulate aeroplanes.
The officers selected will report to the
"school of aviation at Los Angeles.
Naval officers have reported there al
ready for the same purpose.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
Portugal Strike Ends.

Lisbon.-The strike Of the railroad
employees of Portugal which began
January IL is ended. This will prob
ably result in peaceful settlement of
the disturbance occasioned by the walk
out of thousands of men in all de-
partments of labor in sympathy with
the railroaders.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
Sell Count Tolstoi q Estate.

New York.-Michael Kousminski,
nephew of the late Count Tolstoi, who
came here from Russia to sell his
uncle's estate to Andrew Carnegie, an
nounces that a group of United States
bankers and manufacturers have Of
fered to take the property under Ger.
tain conditions. Mr.. Carnegie declined
to buy the estate on the ground tha'
Russia was long way from New YORK
and that all his time was taken up by
his other business. The estate includes
about $50 acres of rich agriculturai
land and is valued at $1,5oo,0oo.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
Jumps From Eighth Story.

St. Louis, Jan. 16.-R. II. Whitmore,
aged IS, leaped from window in the
eighth story of the Marquette hotel
today, killing himself instantly. De-
spondence over his continued illness
and the death of his wife is given as
the cause of the act.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
Bank Swindler Caught,

A man said to be Roy R. Thorpe,
alias George S. Simpson, was placed
under arrest Sunday at Hot Springs,
Ark, on charge of having swindled
several banks on the Pacific coast of
large sums of money.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
Christened With Champagne.

There was doubt in the minds of
some of the spectators as to the con-
tents of the beribboned bottle Miss
Macon held. Some people in Arkansas
urged her to use water from the native
state, but she said she would use what
ever the shipbuilding company gave
her.
When the workmen had ceased
hammering and saving away the keel
blocks and the great hull quivered and
slowly began to move Miss Macon
crashed the bottle against the reced-
ing PROV and exclaimed:
81 christen thee Arkansas"
Facts About the Arkansas.
Estimated cost, $1o,0OO,O00.
Length over all, 554 feet.
Breadth at water line, 90 feet.
!. Normal displacement, 10000 tons.
Full load displacement, 27,243 tons.
Estimated speed, 2oh knots per
hour.
Horsepower, $4,000.
Coal bunker capacity, $500 tons.
Oil tank capacity, 400 tons.
Armament.
Twelve 12.inch guns weighing $4,000
pounds apiece and measuring As feet
each.
Twenty-one fve-inch rapid-fre guns
on broadside.
Four three-pounder semi-automatic,
two one FOUNDER semi-automatic.
Two three-inch field guns.
Two 30-inch automatic.
She will carry complement of Sc
officers and 1898 men.
She will be the fifth Dreadnought in
the United States navy, Great Britain
leading the world with IA.
The other Dreadnoughts in the United
States navy are the Utah, the Della.
ware and the Florida. These are OF
the 2O,O0O-ton class, with the excep
ton of the Florida, which is 21,o0C
tons.
The Wyoming, now building al
Cramps shipyards in Philadelphia, il
the same size, and will be launched mex
spring.
The two new battleships, the Texas
and New York, provided for at tn
last session of congress, will each hav,
a displacement of $4,000 tons.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20
OUR BIGGEST ship
THE BATTLESHIP ARKANSAS
LAUNCHED In new JERSEY
SHIPYARDS JAN. IA.
Miss Macon, Daughter of Congressman
Macon, Did the Honors-This Naval
Fighter Will Have Largest Broad
side Gun Power Of Any Ship Afoat-
Is 562 Feet Long.

Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-Splashed with
the traditional bottle of champagne the
battleship Arkansas, the largest war
snip ever constructed in this country,
was launched Saturday afternoon from
the yards of the New York Shipbuild-
ing company at Camden, New Jersey.
Miss Mary Macon, daughter of Rep
resentative Macon of Helena, Ark, was
the sponsor.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20

''Would you take $4,000 to fly from
Albany to New York9n
"Why mott Our cashier took only
$1,000 to fly to Europe.''
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-20

Daisy-You hate Carrie, and yet you
pinned her dress for her.
Maisie-And every time sch leans
back the pin will stick her.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-17
THISTLES IN DRY COUNTRY
Extent to Which This Pest Prevails
10 Positively AIarming-Farmers
Should Fight II.

The extent to which this pest pre-
walls In dry areas is positively alarm
ing Where grain crops are grown
every year, the thistles come in and
take possession Of the crop In dry
year. The possession Is so complete
In many instances and the thistles
grow SO closely that they cannot make
rank growth. They not only smother
the grain, but they crowd each other
to such an extent that they cannot
possibly make a strong growth. In
some areas this is true OF whole
fields and of every field in which grain
is grown In a dry year such as the
present, says writer In the Dakota
Farmer ! speak not from hearsay,
but from observation.
What is to be done to meet the
evil? or course where every farm
grows Russian thistles in an unfenced
country, 1t will be impossible to keep
any farm absolutely free from the
thistles. 1t should be possible, how
ever, to prevent them from doing
great damage.
The summer-fallow Will remove
them from the surface soil for the time
being, providing the work is thorough,
but of course they may roll over the
land and strew seed on 1t the follow
ing autumn or winter.
Land may be plowed Immediately
when the grain is removed. This will
prevent much seed from maturing
that would otherwise mature. and it
will prevent the plants from being
carried elsewhere by the wind. The
objection to this lies in the difficulty
| found in doing this work at such q
time.
Winter rye may be profitably grown
on such land. Preparing the land for
rye will be hard on the thistles. The
following spring the rye may be har'
rowed two or three times. This will be
hard on the thistles and good for the
rye If winter wheat can be success
| fully grown, similar results may be
made to follow.
Growing a crop Of corn and caring
for it properly will go far toward
cleaning a piece of land thus infested
in single season. Some of the seeds
may live over until the spring, but the
seeds of Russian thistles seldom live
more than two years
Much may also be accomplished by
narrowing spring grain. The grair
may be narrowed two to four times
with much profit to the grain and witt
great injury to the thistles. 1t is no
the purpose In this paper to discuss
the exact methods of narrowing. Thi:
is a very effective way OF destroying
these plants. II all farmers were t
fight the pest as outlined. 1t woult
cease to be seriously harmful.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-17
A FINE NIGHT-CAP
The Best Thing in the World to Go to
Bed and Sleep On.

my wife and find that teaspoon
fuls of Grape-Nu and cup of hot
milk, or some cream, with it, makes
the finest night-cap in the world" says
an Allegheny. Pa, man.
I'VE go to sleep as soon as we strike
the bed, and slumber like babies till
rising time in the morning.
1T is about years now since we be-
gan TO use Grape-Nuts food, and we
always have it for breakfast and Se-
fore retiring and sometimes for lunch.
was so sick from what the doctors
called acute indigestion and brain flag
before l began to use Grape-Nuts that
could neither eat, sleep nor work with
any comfort.
Il was afflicted at the same time
with the most intense pains, accompan-
led by racking headache and back
ache, every time l tried to eat any
thing. Notwithstanding an unusual
pressure from my professional duties
was compelled for time to give vi
my work altogether.
Then l put myself on a diet OF
Grape-Nuts and cream alone, with an
occasional cup of Postum as a runner
up, and sometimes little dry toast.
assure you that in less than week
felt like new man: l had gained six
pounds in weight, could sleep vel
and think well.
THE good work went on, and | was
soon ready to return to business, anC
have been hard at 1t, and enjoying Il
ever since.
Command me at any time any one
enquiries as to the merits of Grape
Nuts. You will find me always ready
to testify" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, THE Road t.
Wellville." In pkgs. There's a reason
Ever read the above Iettere new
me appears from time to time. The.
re genuine, true, and full of humni
iteresf.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-17
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Oats for the brood sows will pro
duce better muscle for the pigs.
Don't rush matters when loading
fat hogs. A little haste may kill fat
porker
Pneumonia kills many pigs before
the herd gets used to sleeping in damp
pens or drafts.
The young boars that are to be de-
veloped for breeding purposes should
be selected at an early age.
For the breeding Of mules select
mares that have good sized, roomy
bodies and short. strong limbs.
Hang the windows so that the wind
will shoot overhead when they are
open, and not right on the COWS.
There is hardly any reasonable
limit on the price a farmer can af-
ford to pay for good brood SOW.
Frequent change to fresh pasture is
one of the best ways to stimulate the
growth of both the grass and the pigs.
The dreaded gap between fall and
spring pasturing has been successful
ly spanned in this country by the silo.
1t is a good plan to soak shelled
corn for the hogs and If it is ground
before it is soaked, SO much the bet
ter.
1t is generally advisable to study
an environment of a locality before Sc
lecting a particular breed of live
| stock.
Give the young boar as many kinds
of food as can reasonably be provided
but do not make sudden changes in
his diet
After the pigs have been put into
the fattening pen in the fall they
should be fed all that they will eat
with a relish.
If little rape seed is sprinkled in
with the rye, variety of feed will be
provided, and the hogs will do even
better than upon rye alone.
The special care of the young boars
should commence at weaving time
when they should be separated from
the gifts and other hogs placed in q
yard away from the rest of the herd.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-17
Forms Potash on Vegetables.

One of the most puzzling points In
the use of fertilizers is the effect OF
the various forms of potash Some
vegetables and fruits seem to thrive
best in muriate of potash. Others give
better yields when treated with sui
plate of potash. Even the garden
vegetables seem to have their prefer
cree, according to recent tests at the
Maine experiment station. Thus rhu
barb gives a much heavier yield with
muriate of potash. while onions, cauli
flower and asparagus give heavier
crops with sulphate. orchard fruits
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-17

dies without benefit, / began using
Doan's Kidney Pills and was COM
pletely cured. was going through
the critical period Of a woman's life
at the time and after using Doan's
Kidney Pills there was a miraculous
change for the better in my health"
when Your Back Is Lame, Remem-
Der the Name-DOAN'S.
For sale by druggists and general
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-17
Not in Circulation There.

An error of a new clerk in the mail
ing department Of an eastern publish
er WAS responsible, the other day. for
the mailing of prospectus to world
famous statesman, who had been dead
for some years. The letter was re-
turned a few days later with the fol
lowing Endorsement: in Heaven,
1911. Gentlemen: AS your publ
cations are not permitted to circulate
here, l believe it would be useless for
me to subscribe for them. Yours re-
spectfully,' and here followed the
name OF the famous statesman.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-17
NOW Is A GOOD
TIME To AXE Your
Savings Account to
"The Old Reliable"

IF YOU OPEN A SAVINGS AC-
COUNT here with 81 or more NOW
you will get interest for the FULL
SIX MONTHS If the money is kept
in the bank until the next interest
period, April l.
IF YOU WISH TO TRANSFER
from other banks you can do so
NOW without loss of interest. You
can easily make the change by
sending your pass book here with
signed order for the money.
SAVINGS DEPOSITS IN THIS
OLD BANK have grown in six
months from nothing, when the de-
partment was opened April /, 1911,
to $212,116. SO, October 2, 1911.
Checking accounts also have shown
rapid increase.
A LARGE PROPORTION OF
THIS MONEY has been received
by mail from all over the west and
from foreign lands.
MAIL 81 OR MORE TODAY to
open an account with this bank
which has stood the test of over
half century, and which
"COM BINES AGE, EXP f r.
FENCE, STABILITY AND eau
TION WITH MODERN, PRO-
GRESSIVE METHODS.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-17
DEPTH FOR FLOWING
Methods of Tillage May Be Look
ed Into With Profit.
Some Of Western Experiment Stations
Reached Conclusion That Exces-
siveiy Deep Flowing Not
Always Profitable.

In these dry years farmers In the
humid belt may with profit look into
the methods of soil tillage OF the dry
farmers. There was time when the
dry farmer talked about shallow plow-
ing and surface cultivation, claiming
that stirring the soil deeply left 1t
loose and open and resulted in loss
of moisture This was before sub-sur-
face packers and other dry farming
machinery came into use. When the
big traction engines came into use and
plows. discs, and other tillage machln-
cry could be hauled by means OF me-
chanical power. experimenting in deep
blowing, subsoiling. subsequent discing
and sub-surface packing became COM
mon and before long deep blowing be-
came the rule. 1t is not uncommon
for dry farmers to pillow to de pth OF
Is inches, and eight to ten inches Is
now the usual depth. says the Farmer
and Breeder. They are blowing TO
that depth with horses, usually using
from FIVE to six on gang plow.
Naturally some of the western ex-
pertinent stations have been studying
soil tillage questions under arid condi-
lions and they have come to the con-
clusion that excessively deep blowing
is not profitable, but that depth OF
eight to ten inches, as rule, gives
the most remunerative results. For q
period of five years, on four different
fields, the Utah experiment station
| has obtained the following average re-
suits with wheat: