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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
SEATTLE ASKS AID
FOR SUFFERERS
Says Chinese Plague Campaign Will Not
End With Sailing of Transport
for China


for China.
The following appeal to the people
of the United States has been made by
the China relief committee of the Sc
attic Commercial club:
"The loading and dispatching of the
transport Buford marks but the first
stage in the work undertaken by this
club. During the next few weeks it
purposes to push vigorously its cam
paign for cash contributions and at
frequent intervals remit the proceeds
by cable to Amos B. Wilder, American
consul at Shanghai, who represents the
Red Cross and this club in the dis
tribution of money and supplies.
"There will be the most urgent need
for relief till the next crop can be
harvested in north China, which will
be late in June. To prevent an ap-
palling death rate at least 100000
should be cabled to that country dur
ing the next 80 days. The commercial
club sets for itself the TASK of raising
the major portion of this amount, and
it appeals to people in every quarter
of the Union to aid it. The most mod
est sum, if given quickly, will help to
save untold lives. All contributions
should be made payable to the Seattle
Commercial club, Seattle"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16

maintained for a number of years at
an enormous expense efficient freight
ing forces to protect neighboring fed
eral and state-owned property as well
as their own holdings in the several
states. They were in the forefront in
seeking fire protection and equitable
liability legislation and have made
their influence felt in the regulation
of excessive freight rates on eastbound
shipments, also in other matters of
vital Importance to the people of the
country.
By j. P. McGoldrick, Spokane, Wash
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
NEW THEATER A FAILURE.
After Thorough Tryout and Great Elk
pense, Will Close March &c.

The New theater, admittedly the most
beautiful playhouse in New York, and
founded by coterie of the wealthiest
citizens as home for the Independent
dramas, will be formally abandoned
March &c.
The explanation of the giving up of a
project which at its inception was hailed
as the greatest step forward in the
movement for the financial independ-
ence of the arts of music and the drama,
is that architectural mistakes made it
impossible to carry out the original pur-
poses of the founders
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE.
While the Loggers Stood Around
Warming Themselves Explosion
Occurred.

Portland, March Cat Estacada
Saturday while a number of employees
of logging company were gathered
about an engine used in logging off
land, the boiler exploded. AS the re-
suit of the explosion five men are dead
and four seriously injured. The dead:
Jim Pittman, foreman; Richard
White, r. w. Smith, Watson, and an
unknown man.
The injured men are expected to re-
cover.
The cause of the explosion has not
been ascertained.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
BRIEF NEWS DISPATCHES.

The Wells, Fargo & Co. express con-
Germ has completed plans for the in
vasion of the last frontier, Alaska.
Falling between the cars of his train,
a Great Northern freight, as it swung
on to the siding at Dean, Wash, re-
Gently, Arthur Coulder of Hillyard, age
40, was caught beneath the wheels.
p. WEIGH, prominent railroad con-
tractor, has closed arrangements for
the purchase of a large block of stock
in the Exchange National bank at Spo-
kane, and hereafter will appear on the
board of directors.
The 5-year-old son of Joseph La
ROGUE, rancher, two miles from Har
rison, Idaho, was instantly killed Sat
urday when a log slipped and rolled
over him, breaking his back and sew
eral bones in his body.
The big artesian well on the Kelly
ranch south of Walla Walla which was
struck recently at depth of over 500
feet and which has been gushing at the
rate of 1400 gallons a minute ever since
and defying all efforts to "cap" it,
has been conquered when the contractor
sank 1O-inch casing and made it hold.
The well will be double capped to in
sure safety.
| II. j. Hughes met with an accident
in the Bunker Hill & Sullivan mine at
Wardner Friday which resulted in his
death two hours later. He leaves a
wife and son at Rockford, Wash
The Yakima Indians have selected
Rev. George Waters as the first presi.
dent of the Yakima Indian association
which is to supplant the old regime Of
tribe rule and to do away with pow
vows, the custom in Indian life since
earliest history.
The Washington Steel and Iron com
pany have decided definitely to locate
at Leavenworth, Wash.
1t has became known that AID Vol
CAST, the lightweight champion, suffered
a severe injury to his arm in one of the
early rounds of his recent fight will
Knockout" Brown, who seemed the
winner.
The third annual western Washing
ton fair will be held in Seattle Sep
TENDER 40.
Fire fighters in the British metrop
oils are paid about $3.50 week anc
they have only one free day in IA.
The Blackwell Lumber company Of
Occur d 'Alene has contracted for the
purchase of the entire timber holding.
of the Empire Mill company and Of
Connolly Brothers of Harrison, Idaho
the timber being in the Mica district
The consideration is said to be 5000, 900
A Seattle taxidermist is displaying
one of the largest, if not the largest
brown bears ever killed in Alaska. L
measures 1917 feet from the tip of it,
nose to the end of its tail.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
OF INLAND EMPIRE EASILY
RANK THIRD AMONG The
MANY OTHERS.
Western Pine Manufacturers Associ-
alton Receives Reports for Year
Over 400 Miles in the District-Pro-
duced 10000 Cars of Lumber During
--1910, Valued at Over sol, 200, 900.

laundering easily ranks third, if it
does not hold higher place, among
the industries in the Inland Empire,
being exceeded only by agriculture and
possibly by mining. Its Importance be-
comes apparent at glance by group
ing the accompanying statistics, which
are conservative estimates based on re-
ports for 1910, received by the Western
Pine Manufacturers association at its
executive Offices in Spokane:
Total capacity of 400 mills in dis
trict, 3,000,000,000 feet.
Production, 1,463 100000 feet board
measure, or 10000 cars, as against
1880, 100000 feet in 1909.
Value of the product at the mill,
$21, 100000.
Paid to labor, $14,0O0,O00.
Paid to railroads for freight on lum-
Der, $6,OOO,OOO
Value of stumpage cut, $3,000,000.
Varieties, Idaho white pine, western
soft pine, fir and larch, also cedar
spruce and hemlock and cottonwood.
Capital invested in the industry
$110,O 100000.
Working capital, between $25,OO0,.
900 and $3O,OOO,OO0.
Number of men employed on basis
of 300 days, 10000.
Persons directly supported by the in.
dustry, about 100000; indirectly, 2OO,-
900 more.
Shipping territory, northwestern and
prairie states, also middle western and
Atlantic coast states; from 3S to 4O
per cent of output consumed annually
in the district.
Members of the Western Pine Manu-
facturers association, representing
about 20 per cent of the total capital
invested in the lumber industry in this
district, report a total cut of $4,000,
147 feet for last year, as against 100,
275, 47O in 1909, while the sales in 1910
amounted to 1922, 93O,944 feet, or 34,69e
cars, as against ,573 feet, or SO,
545 cars, in 1909.
1t is estimated by competent cruisers
there is about 100000, 100000 feet OF
standing timber in the Inland Empire
taking in 100000 square miles of ter
ritory in eastern Washington and Ore
gon, north and central Idaho, western
Montana and southeastern British Co
lumbia. The forest service places the
fire losses in Idaho, Oregon and Wash
ington in 1910 approximately 1900,
OO0,O 900 feet.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
WESTERN CATTLE SCARCE.
r. H. Jones Declares 1t Worst in 20
Years.

Robert H. Jones, vice president for
Montana of the Northwest Livestock
association, in which he represents the
beef cattle interests, declared in an in
terview while in Spokane recently that
he has not seen time in the last 20
years when western cattle were as
scarce as they are today.
Mr.. Jones, who is from the Big Hole
basin, Montana, announces that his
company will exhibit 100 head of hay
fed steers from the basin country at
the Northwest Fat Livestock show in
Portland, Ore, March 20 to %, also
showing the cattle in the East Spokane
yards a week earlier.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Eight Hour Bill for Women?

Amended so as to include all classes
of labor the eight-hour bill for work
ing women was passed by the senate at
Olympia Saturday after two hours of
hot and bitter debate, by vote of SO
to 5.
The prediction was freely made on
the floor of the senate that the passing
of the bill to include all classes of in
dustries will result in its defeat.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Steamship Rate War.

Tacoma.-With the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha making a cut in the westbound
commodity rates and with the Blue
Funnel line ready to meet all cuts a
general rate war among the Transpa-
cifc steamship lines is imminent. The
hardest fight will probably be made on
flour, which it is predicted may go as
low as the dollar mark.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16

The Farmers and Merchants bank of
Culbertson has failed and the sheriff
is searching for Cashier V. H. Bostwick,
who has disappeared. 1t is charged
that he has taken $4,000 of the bank IS
funds. The bank is owned by the Amer
lean National bank of Helena. 1t has
deposits of 100000.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Peary Bill Signed by Taft.

1t is Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
now. President Taft has signed the
bill retiring Captain Peary with the
rank of rear admiral, giving him the
thanks of congress and assuring him a
salary of $4,000 a year to date from
April 6, 1909, on which date he reached
the north pole.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Father verwilghen Honored.

The Rev. Father Felix Verwilghen,
parish priest of st. James, Catholic
church, Vancouver, Wash, has been
signally honored by being appointed
vicar general of the diocese of Wash
ington. He will be second in power to
Bishop o 'Dea of Seattle, who appointed
him.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16

Rome, March 6.-Baron Palermo, who
will have to stand trial for the murder
of Princess Trigoni di SAINT Ella, with
whom he was found in sleeping apart
ment, has been strangely silent for "a
hours. The attending physicians say,
however, that he is Stimulating insanity.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Bigelow. Banker, on Parole.

Leavenworth. Kan.-Frank G.. Bige-
low, the Milwaukee banker, convicted
of the misuse of funds of the First Ma
tional bank there, of which he was
president, has been released from the
federal penitentiary here. He had
served six years of 1o-year. sentence.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Reno Embezzler ESCAPES.

Reno, New, March Former Dis
trict Clerk A. F. Cunningham, awaiting
removal from the county Jail to state
prison to serve sentence of nine years
for embezzlement of city funds, has
escaped from Jail by a ruse, and a
dragnet is out to intercept him.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
AS DEFINED BY MRS. CHAMP
CLARK, WIFE OF The NEXT
SPEAKER OF congress.
Deplores So-Called Fads of Society
Women for Examples Leaders
Should Strive Toward Simplicity
Says Every Woman Should Have a
Husband and Home.

First of ALL" said Mrs. Champ
Clark, wife of the next speaker of con-
gress, in a recent interview, elf there
is anything in so-called social position,
women should use every influence to set
the example that will react on the in
dividuals who come under her influ-
ence. Of all things the most deplorable
are those so-called fads of society
women, extreme in their tendencies,
that cause continual longing and striv-
ing to reach by people who can not
afford it. This trait is very often the
downfall of many individuals, espe-
cially women.'
Mrs. Clark, tall enough to be grace
full and of commanding appearance, is
one of the most charming matrons at
the national capital. "Women in the
public eye" she continued, "who are
continually looked upon as examples
should strive to radiate an atmosphere
of simplicity and good will that will
tend to create the same sentiments in
the people who desire to emulate or
copy them"
Should Have Husbands.
Mrs. Clark believes in encouraging
Dan Cupid, for she says if she could
have her way, every woman in Amer
lea would have a husband and a home
of her own.
Primarily" said Mrs. Clark,
American women are more appreci-
ative and grasp opportunities more
readily than any other women in the
world, no matter where they are; but
in my judgment woman should have an
opportunity to be queen of the home
first of all.''
"Then you do not believe in equal
suffrageq" it was suggested. ooh,
yes" she answered, "I believe in suf-
frage this far: think women should
vote if they want to, and if fitted for
certain political places all right; no
one can be the judge. 1t is a matter
for the individual. But that woman
was intended as a heIpmate for man
goes. without saying and especially
mate of the American man.
American Men Best.
81 think American men are the
strongest and best. Why, they nearly
kill themselves in working, and women
should do everything to make their
burdens lighter. The man IN the Office
or in the mill, in fact everywhere,
works harder than the men of any
other nation"
Mrs. Clark is of a domestic nature
and takes great pride that she can
bake the prize loaf and darn broken
garments.
She continued: at am very proud of
the fact that once 1 took the prize for
baking the best loaf of bread at a
Pike county (Missouri) fair, also one
for darning, and 1 think labor not I'M
dignified for any of the first ladies in
the land at any time. The word
servant has been much abused, its
early meaning to serve being beautiful
and certainly there is nothing better
than to do something for somebody
else.'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
ON RETURN HOME AT CHICAGO
SUNDAY WAS OCCASION
FOR REJOICING.
Received by Thousands of His Friends
At His Home Sunday Afternoon
Lorimer Made Brief Speech-His
Friends Defend Him and Condemn
Accusers in Newspapers.

Chicago, March 6.-Declaring that
divine providence saved his seat for
him in the United States senate, and
that it was fitting his friends should
welcome him home on the Sabbath day,
William Lorimer returned to Chicago
and was given a rousing reception by
thousands of his friends, nearly half of
whom were women and children.
Senator Lorimer stepped from the
train accompanied by Elbridge Han
ecy, his counsel, and five detectives,
who went to Fort Wayne, Ind, to meet
the train and to act as body guard
the rest of the journey and during the
celebration in Chicago.
Seventy policemen had all they
could do to keep back the crowds at
the station. With Judge John R. New
conner, Sheriff Strassheim and scores
of other friends in $50 decorated auto
mobiles, Senator Lorimer was conveyed
to Garfield park through a lane of thou
sands of men, women and children, who
waved flags, tossed flowers at the SEN
ator and cheered themselves hoarse.
At the entrance of the park the sem
ator was greeted by 200 members of the
letter carriers association, headed by
the association band, Here more wom-
en- and children pelted Senator Lorimer
with flowers and gave him noisy well
come home.
From the park to the Lorimer home
the streets were crowded. Women
waved flags from porches and windows.
A military band played, "See the Con-
quering Hero Comes.''
The street in front of the residence
was packed with shouting friends whom
the police had to force back to make
way. On the porch of his home neigh
bors and political associates extended
another greeting, while the pretty Lor-
inner children looked down admiringly
from. the windows overhead.
The Rev. Michael Bonfeld made the
formal welcoming speech in behalf of
"the poor and needy to whom Senator
Lorimer ever had been a sympathetic
and helping friend.'
Senator Lorimer spoke briefly in re-
ply, thanking his friends for their 10y
atty and confidence in the face of $40
months of character assassination.
Mr.. Hanecy and Edward Hines also
spoke, the former denouncing the news
papers that had plotted the destruction
of the distinguished Chicagoan.
Score Lorimer and Cullom.
Rockford, ILL.,, March 6.-Lorimer
and Cullom heard from the plain people
here Sunday and the sound that the
plain people made was one not calculat-
ed to raise their spirits or add gaiety
to their welcome home.
In the biggest mass meeting ever held
in Rockford the citizens of Winnebago
county, by unanimous vote and amid
a display of the differing feeling of in
dignation, adopted resolutions demand
ing that both of the Illinois senators
resign. Lorimer was asked to get out
of the senate because he had "be-
smirched the fair name of the senate, -
and because his election was "procur-
ed by bribery"
Cullom was invited to resign because
he had "betrayed the people who had
trusted him for 3s years." and because
his vote was pronounced a potent fac
tor in having induced the United States
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Forest Report.

Raphael zon, chief of silvics, in his
report on "The Forest Resources of
the World" published recently as Bull
letin s3 of the forest service of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, gives the timber areas of the
northwestern and Pacific states as
follows:
Washington, 25,OOO,OOO acres, 20 per
cent of the total acreage of the state !;
Oregon, 27,6OO,OOO acres, A per cent
Idaho, 2O,OOO,OOO acres, 81 per cent;
California, 24,OOO,OOO acres, "a per
cent; Montana, 100000 acres, 10 per
cent.
The forest acreage in the United
States is placed at 545,000,000 acres,
or 20 per cent of total land area of
1908, 423, 800 acres. The unreserved
and private owned acreage is 442,000,-
600, or s1.1 per cent; national forest
reserves, 100, 100000 acres, or 1885 pei
cent; state-owned, 100000 acres, OF
.055 per cent.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-16
Official Report.

Official statistics of the total cut of
lumber in the five states of the Pacific
coast in 1910 have not yet been made
public, but it is probable the report will
show an output fully as large, if not
greater, than in 1909, when it was
given as 1861, 100000 feet of lumber
and 9,s10,2s6,000 pieces of shingles, ap-
portioned as follows:
States. Lumber. Shingles.
Washington 1893, 100000 s,s79, 467 900
Oregon .1, 1898, 100000 574,342, 900
California II, 144, 100000 293, 644, 900
Idaho ....,....... 100000 62,3Os,O
Montana ... 3O9, 100000 $4,000
The total cut during the three years,
1907 to 1909, inclusive, was 21,6Ss,073,-
900 feet of lumber and $685. 900
pieces of shingles.
The foregoing figures show what the
lumber industry means to the Inland
Empire and the Pacific states as a
whole.
The lumber interests in the Inland
Empire in common with those in other
districts in the Pacific country have
borne the brunt of battle against care
lessness and unsafe methods of burn
ing slashings and waste logs. They have
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-31
Southern Railway.
n. 3. Following schedule figures pubi.si'ef 90
information. and are not guaranteed.
Schedule effective Msy p. 1911.
Trains leave Washington from New Uni'n
yfatton.

n. 3. Following schedule figures pubi.st'a 20
information. and are not guaranteed.
Schedule effective Msy -. 1911.
Trains leave Washington from New UnHn
Station.
1870 a. m. Daily Local for Warrenton. Dar'.o
and way stations.
900 a. m. Daiiy-United States Fast hal
First-class coaches and drawing-rOom. sleeping
cars to Birmingham & New Orleans. DINING car
AS .. m. Week Days Limited for Harrison
bur0 Parlor car to HarrisOnblrg
4.I5 .. m. Daily - Birmingham SPECIAL
Through coaches and sleeping cars % frmlns-
ham. Dining ear service. Tourist car TO '@h-
fornia Monday. Wednesday. THURSDAY. Friday
go D. m. Week Days Local for Hanrisonturs
and way stations on Manassas Branch.
4.3l ,. m. Daily Limited for Warrenton "nd
s.55 .. m.-Local for Warrenton.
600 D. M Daily The Southorn's Southeastern
Limited. Through Pullman drawing-room.
Greensboro Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte,
Columbia. Charleston, Aiken. Augusta. Savan-
nah and Jacksonville.
1910 o. m. Daiy-New York and Chattanooga
lin led (,ia Lynchburg) First class c3ash ard
sleeping ears 10 Roanoke. Knoxville. Chattanooga.
sleeping car b New Orleans. Dining-ear service
i045 2. m. Daiy-New York. Atlanta and New
Orleans Limtad-All Pullman trains, club and ob-
seryation cars 70 New Orleans; sleeping cars 10
Asheville, Atlanta New Orleans. Sleeping car TO
Charlotte. Dining-car service.
4.lO a. n. Daily Memphis Special. Through
s,seping cars and coaches 20 Roanoke. ROCKVILLE.
CHATTANOOGA, Nashville and Memphis. Washing
Ton sleeping car open 1000 D. m. Dining Ger
service.
Through trains from the South arrive Washing
ton 6:s5 a. H. 60 a. m. s53 am. lO:fl a. ~ daily;
7.45pm and 1920 D. m 1918 q. N. daily, HARRISON
burg l,.55 n m. week days and 9.l5 D. N. daily.
From Charlottesville, $50 a. M, 20 .. m aud I:4s
o. m. Local from Warrcnton arrives $40 a. in.
week days.
Trains leave Richmond: l0.l5 a. m. and il:i5 D
"a. Daily Express for all points South
$40 a. N. Daily Local fer Danyille, Charlotte.
800 D. M except Sunday. LOCATOR Durham.
Raleigh.
6OOp 10. except Sunday. Local for keysyille.
500 a. m. except Sunday and 2l5 y. N. Monday
Wednesday and Friday Tor West Point
$3.50 o. m except Sunday, for West Point con.
Meeting with YORK River Line FOR Baltimore, Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday.
Tickets, sleepinR-car reservations, aud detailed
Information can he had at ticket othce, 100 l3th
St. N. ". 80 St. N. W.. and New Union
Station. Baggage checked through from hotels
ADD resi- lonces Cab service.
f. H. COAPMAN. Vice-Pres.& Gen. Man.
s. H. HARDWICk. Pass. Traffic ngr.
H. +. CARY. Gen. Pass. Agent.
l.. s. BROWN. General Agent.
Washington. ID. Q.
T. Burgess. D p. T..
Richmond. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-31
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IN the name of the State of Virginia
In the Clerks office Of the Circuit
y court of the county of Spotsylvania
on the 18th day of August, 1911. Vir-
ginia Harnish. sometimes known as
Jennie Harnish, plaintiff, against
Horatio S. Harnish, defendant. The
object of this suit is to secure for the
plaintiff from the defendant divorce
vinculo matrimonii, on the ground of
wilful desertion, abandonment and
cruelty. And an affidavit having been
made and filed that the defendant, Ho-
ratio S. Harnish, is not resident of the
State of Virginia, it is ordered that he
do appear here within fifteen days after
due publication hereof. and do what
may be necessary to protect his inter
est in this suit. And it is further or
dered that a copy hereof be published
once a week for four weeks in The
Free Lance. and that copy be posted
at the front door of the courthouse OF
this court on or before the next sue
ceeding rule day of the court.
A copy-Teste:
T. A. Harris, Clerk.
Frederick w. Coleman, Sol. for Compl't
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