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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
AMERICANS FLEE FROM MEXICO
Northern Border is Home of Lawless-
ness and Pillaging Grows.

Ell Paso, Texas, March 21.--Accord
ing to reports received here from what
are considered unquestionable sources,
vandalism, the communicating of food
supplies by lawless persons and inter
ference with the activities of business
people are growing in northern Mexico
to such an extent that thousands of nom
combatants, including many Americans,
are leaving the country.
Americans are allowed to leave freely,
but not without being detained by
bands of armed men, and, in some in
stances, deprived of their valuables.
Cattle and horses are being taken with
out regard to ownership, and many
stores have been raided and left empty.
1t is given out that depredations are
not cduntenances by the insurrecto
army, but are performed by lawless
element not acting in accord with the
revolutionary movement.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Judge Joseph r. Lewis Dies.

Judge Joseph R, Lewis, for many
years pioneer of Idaho and Washing
ton, died suddenly at Los Angeles, Sun
day.
He was 80 years of age and famous
in Idaho and Washington in 1869 to
1885. He was born at London, O., Sep
TENDER II, 1929.
Grant appointed him justice of the
supreme court of Idaho, on April Is,
1869.
He made things so hot for wrong
doors that they wrote his resignation,
which was accepted and his successor
was appointed before the fraud was
discovered. He was then given a post
in Washington and soon became justice.
His record was aggressive at Port Town
send and at Walla Walla and Colville.
He had lived in San Jose and Los
Angeles ever since 1892. He was an
early banker of Yakima.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
BOUGHT STOLEN POSTAGE STAMPS
L. F. Naftzger, Former President OF
Wichita Bank, Found Guilty

L. S. Naftzger, formerly president of
the Fourth National bank of Wichita,
Kan, was found guilty by a jury in
the federal court of buying stolen post
age stamps. The offense is punishable
by a maximum sentence of five years in
prison and fine of $4,000.
Naftzger purchased the stamps from
Frank S. Burt, former chief of police
here. The stamps had been stolen from
Kansas postoffices, and were sold to
Burt by John Callahan of Wichita, who
is under prison sentence for robbing
the Milan, Kan, postolfice, and has
also been convicted of buying and
selling postage stamps.
The former banker S defense was
that he did not know the stamps had
been stolen. He admitted purchasing
them 1T a discount.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
LONDON COUNTS ON YANKEE GOLD
Expects Americans to Pay S25,000,000
to See Coronation Fetes.

Mouths of Londoners are beginning
to water at the stories appearing daily
in print about the golden year in store
for some of them. Although the coron-
alton is three months away, statisticians
are busy computing the number of good
American dollars which will be left in
London when the festivities are over.
According to an estimate in the Daily
Mail 100000 visitors from the United
States are expected to make the trip,
many of them 'multi-millionaires.'
Following out the estimate, after re
marking the visitors are expected to
eXpend money lavishly, the Mail goes
on to say:
"Sixty pounds $4,000 a head will be
a fair average of the amount to be spent
in London by Americans here just for
the coronation. Upon this basis Ameri-
cans may spend in London five million
sterling 25,OO0,0OO).
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Judge Gay, Seattle, Quits.

Superior Court Judge Wilson R. Gay
declares that within a few days he will
send his resignation to Governor Hay
and resume the practice of law in Sc
attic. Judge Gays reason for this
step, it is said, is that the salary paid
him as judge, $4,000 a year, is not suf-
ficient for him to properly provide for
the present and future welfare of his
family.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
GEN. MILES SAYS mo WAR
Is Likely to Occur Between Japan and
the United States.

That Japan could easily take posses
sion of the Pacific islands under exist
ing conditions is the opinion of Major
General Nelson A. Miles, United States
Army, retired. Discussing Count Won
Reventlow's article, given to the
United Press, General Miles declared
he believed there would be no war
with Japan.
"But,'' he added, "you never can
tell. There is no earthly reason why
Japan should go to war with America
However, if ever they should clash
the Pacific islands would quickly sue
cumb to the attack.
Gin three or four weeks the United
States could put 100000 men, prop,
erly equipped and well differed, in the
field. This is sufficient argument that
japanese aggression beyond the islands
would not be effective
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Scandal at Boise.

Boise financial circles were given a
sensation recently when Fred l.. Cole
man, chief clerk in the office of State
Treasurer o. V. Allen and former cash
Ter of the Idaho State bank at HALEY,
and A. l.. Golf, former bookkeeper in
that institution, were arrested, charged
with classifying reports to the state
bank commissioner and Justification of
bank books. They were arraigned and
placed under $4,000 bonds to appear
for trial during the April term OF
court.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Old Cannon at Ell Paso Stolen.

Somebody has stolen the ancient
brass cannon from City Hall park, El
Paso, and it is reported it was being
taken in the direction of the Mexican
border.
1t was used years ago by Ell Paso Is
famous McGinty club in celebrations
and fred the salute to President Ben.
jamin Harrison when he visited El
Paso during his term of Office. The
gun had been spiked and was believed
to be safe.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Mrs. Talby Suicides.

Occur d 'Alene, Idaho, March 90
With her throat cut from ear to ear
the body of Mrs. Talby, wife of an en-
ploye of lumber company at Lacrosse
or Gibbs station, was found Sunday
morning in the river, quarter OF a
mile below town.
Mrs. Talby was 10 years old and be-
fore her marriage was Miss La Foun'
tain, of Occur d'Alene.
Mr.. Talby asserts Mrs. Talby mas
been respondent since the death of her
child, last summer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Individual Leaders
ENGINEMEN BODIES RECOVERED
Had Been in River for Nine Weeks,
Lying Under Their Engine.

After being held at the bottom of the
Pend d 'Oreille river by sunken Great
Northern railroad engine for nine
weeks, the bodies of Engineer W. F.
Zumwalt and Firemen John F. Kiesler,
who met their fate when the engine
plunged from the track and into the
river, were located Sunday by diver
and were brought to the surface.
1t is thought proper hitching can be
made on the engine so it may also be
brought out.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Wolgast Beat Memsic.

Ad Wolgast showed strong against
George Memsic Friday at Los Angeles,
California, and retained his crown as
premier lightweight of the world. The
bout was scheduled to go 20 rounds, but
Referee Eyton stepped between the
fighters in the ninth round and awarded
the battle to Wolgast.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Assess Idaho Land in Full

Governor Hawley has notified county
assessors that all property must be as
sessed at its full cash value and that
the state board will enforce any infrac-
ton from this ruling The governor
tells the assessors to call upon the
county attorney for help in all cases
where the property owners refuse to
aid the assessor in obtaining the full
value of the land.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Sycamore Hill caretaker Dies,

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Noah Seaman, SUI
perintendent of Sycamore Hill estate
and for 20 years the close friend of his
employer, Theodore Roosevelt. is dead
in his little cottage on the estate. Sea,
man, who was SO years old, was stricken
with paralysis two weeks ago.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Boskovich Gets 10 to Is Years.

John Boskovich, whose trial for the
killing of Dan McBeath at logging
camp near Springdale, Wash, January
2, resulted in a verdict of guilty of
murder in the second degree, and he
was sentenced to hard labor in the state
penitentiary at Walla Walla for 10 to
25 years.
Boskovich is Montenegro, 20 years
of age.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Hotel Burns.

At Pilot Rock, Ore, Saturday, flames
reduced the City hotel, owned and con-
Quoted by j. K. Smith, with all of its
contents to ashes, entailing a loss of
approximately $4,000, $4,000 of which
was covered by insurance. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
TO HURRY 100000 SHEDS
Great Northern Begins Work in Gas
cades in April.

Following out plans begun last year
for protecting its mountain tracks
against repetition of the Wellington
disaster, the Great Northern will begin
within the next three weeks the first
work of its reinforced concrete snow
sheds in the Cascades, involving an ex-
penditure of 81 100000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Record for Walla Walla.

One of the most remarkable fnan.
elal campaigns in the history of the
city of Walla Walla ended Saturday
when it was announced that the $4,000
debt of the Y. NJ. c. A. had been lifted
and more than $1,000 in addition was
raised, the exact sum being $40. 946. so.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
TRAIN KILLS CONDUCTOR
George B. Loucks, of Spokane, Meets
Horrible Death at Tekoa.

Stepping from his train which was
still in motion, to the station platform
at Tekoa, Wash, George B. Loueks, age
AZ years, conductor on Soo-Spokane
passenger train, met instant death Sun
day morning at 11:4s o clock, when he
was thrown beneath his train.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
G. A. R. Commander Tours

W. H. Wiscombe, department COM
mander of the G. A. R. for Washing
ton and Alaska, has returned to spo.,
kane from week IS inspection trip oil
all the G. A. R. posts in southeastern
Washington. He will leave for Wen
atchee the first of next month to MAKE
final arrangements for the June en-
campment.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
$4,000 Reward for Murderer.

Two thousand dollars reward is of
fered for the arrest of the man who
last week murdered 5-year-old Barbara
Hoffman in a room of lodging house
at Portland, Ore.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Plains, Mont, Man stricken

Colonel G. A. MCGOWAN of Plains.
Mont, multi-millionaire cattle raiser,
is dying at Los Angeles, Cal. He was
attacked by stroke of apoplexy.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Texas Ranger Dies.

San Antonio, Texas.-Jesse Lee Hail.
one of the most widely known of the
oldtime Texas rangers, died Saturday
night, aged GO years.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Bob Jell, o.-w. R. & N. Conductor, Dies

Robert Jell, one of the oldest con
ductors in point OF service on the O.-W
r. & N, died at his home in Tekoa
Wash, Sunday, of apoplexy.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24

A bill making it a misdemeanor to
sell cigarettes or cigarette papers has
passed the Utah legislature.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Five Man Winners in Past.

The 2718 score of the Southern Cali
fornia five of Los Angeles, which won
the $500 fiveman prize, the highest
ever given by the Western Bowling CON
gress, is the lowest winning mark of
the organization.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
is LOOKED FOR This WEEK ny
MANY DIPLOMATS AT mir
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Everything Is Working Toward M.
Result-Diaz Promises a Reorganis.
ton of His Cabinet-our Troops Non
in Texas Will Be Returned to Tbei,
Posts-Insurgents Demand Reforms

Washington, March 2O-Peace il s.
sured in Mexico within the presan.
week, if certain influences now at wo,,.
toward that end prove effective. With
the arrival in Mexico City of Seno,
Jose Yves Limantour, minister Of f.
ance, President Diaz will begin confer.
ences which it is expected will resnlt
in the announcement within three !,
four days of a reorganization of tbo
cabinet.
Minister Limantour will present an
eXpla nation of the demands of revolnl
tionists and the changes in the official
family of President Diaz, as well o.
the institution of reforms, are expected
to appease the insurrectos.
Frontier Guard May Retire.
In the meantime President Taft will
confer with Ambassador de la Barra
and there is good ground for the as.
sumption that the troops now coneen.
trated i'll Texas Immediately will begin
a series of maneuvers and will return
shortly to their posts. In addition
when conditions are normal in Mexico
a complete statement of the considera.
| tons that actuated the mobilization Of
the troops will be issued.
The coming peace in Mexico is
strengt hened by the manner in which
the revolutionsts have commented ON
the magazine article of Ambassador de
la Barra and the significant aspect Of
expectancy with which the results Of
Senior Limantour s conferences in Mex
leo City this week are awaited bv or
CARNATIONS of insurgent sentiment.
Not single adverse comment was re-
corded in Mexican newspaper to the
proposal of the Mexican ambassador
that all classes in Mexico unite for the
promotion of national unity.
Insurgent Demand Reforms.
The insurgents have taken the stand
that their operations have proven they
are willing to risk a great deal to Sc
cure the adoption of certain reforms in
the government and, failing in this,
| they will continue the strife Besides
the proposals which Senior Limantour is
known to be bearing to President Diaz
it is reported the wishes of leading in
surgent sympathizers in various parts of
| the republic have become known to
President Diaz and will play no small
part in the reorganization of his cab
| met.
Promises of Early Changes.
The disaffection in Mexico, though
most conspicuous in chihuahua, has not
been confined to that state, and serious
outbreaks in other states have been pre-
vented by the promises of early changes
in administration.
A peculiar relationship of members
of the cabinet to the internal admins
tration of the states has contributed to
the political situation in Mexico City,
and various combinations and states
have been made up and privately sub
mitted.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
GREAT FEAT IN SURGERY.
Rare Operation on Woman's Brain
Successfully Performed at
Spokane

One of the most rare and difficult
operations in medical annals. the re
moval of tumor from the pituitary
gland at the base of the brain, was
performed at Spokane recently
The operation, which was successful.
Will relieve condition of almost total
blindness and bodily Disagreement
caused by the tumor, a growth of five
years.
The operation. which was performed
by DR.. d. La Bau, was witnessed bv
nearly score of physicians and &C
nurses.
The patient was Miss Maude RUM
formerly of Evanston, Wyo., but fol
some time a resident of Spokane. Five
years ago the tumor started at the
base of the brain. 1t caused an en-
largement of her extremities which
amounted to deformity and pressing
ON the optic nerve destroyed the sight
OF one eye entirely and impaired the
use of the other.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Farm Ownership.

The total number of farms operated
in 1910 by owners, part owners, and
owners and tenants, comprising the call
owners class was 27,111, as compared
with 1885 in 1900, an increase of
1885.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Diagnosed as Tumor.

The disease was finally diagnosed
as tumor and an operation decided
upon. 1t was the first time the opera
ton had been performed west of Chi
cago and not more than Is operations
OF the kind are known to medical
science.
The Halstead operation, which takes
Its name from the Chicago surgeon
who first performed it, was used. This
involved an incision at the lips. the
laying back of the entire face, and
drilling from the front to reach the
tum0r at the rear of the skull.
1t was impossible to administer
anesthesla IN the usual way so the
Wlndplpe was cut and nitrogen dioxide
and oxygen, extremely rare anes-
thetIcs for so serious an operation, were
used. The operation consumed two
hours. Physicians say it was success
full IN every detail.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24

st. Louis (Mo.) shoe workers have
obtained higher wages.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
BOWLING CONGRESS ENDS.

Spokane Has Seen Two Weeks of Great
Bowling.
Financially the Western Bowling Con-
gress tournament, which closed in Spo-
kane Sunday, was not a huge success.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24

Montreal (Canada) telephone glri
earn from $40 to $50 a month.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-24
Five-Man Leaders.

Southern California, L. ,,.....,,,...,,27 Is
Tilsey & Co., Spokane ,,-,.,.,-,.,.,-,.,.27
Smith s Dope, Spokane .2693
E. n. Brooks, Seattle
Bergers, San Francisco -,.,,,,....,.......2679
Two-Man Leaders.
Davis-Keen, E. N. Brooks, Seattle. 1894
Hatch-G. Garner, Spokane,.,--.-...,-,-.-11s2
Gerdes-Davis, Occur d 'Alene.........1174
SteierOstertag, t. & NJ, Wallace. 113S
Van Dyke-Stickney, Spokane.-,,,,,...1126
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
woMEN,s RIGHTS IN PERSIA.

The fighting suffragettes Of London
who are wasting muscle and losing
power on trifles should betake them
selves to Persia where conditions
challenge their sturdiest knocks. Dur
ing session OF the Persian parlia-
ment at Teheran clause In the cleo
t1on bill under discussion provided
that no woman should vote. To the
surprise Of the solons not only was
there objection. but the deputy from
Hamadan delivered long speech in
which he declared that women have
souls, that they should have their
rights and therefore votes. He called
on the clergy to support him, and on
the Mujtahid, the head of the Persian
religion, by name. That gentleman
got up and stated that never in his
life had his ears heard such an i'm
pious utterance" He declared en-
phatically that women have neither
souls nor rights, that such doctrine
meant the downfall of Islam, and that
it made his hair stand on end to hear
it spoken in parliament The remarks
of the impious deputy were stricken
from the journal and the clause pass
ed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
Make Them Into Cider.

Marshalltown Times Republican:
Commissioner Barney is very sensi-
bly, and economically advising the
farmers and apple growers of the state
to turn their surplus product into ci-
der vinegar. Cider vinegar is the best
of all common vinegars and is always
in demand Under the pure food law
and its vigorous enforcement in Iowa
while the demand will not be greater
the supply of pure cider vinegar"
messed up out of all kinds of acids
is no more available which is certain
to make cider vinegar scarce and of
good price and ready sale. Mr.. Bar
ney's advice is good for the apple
grower. 1t is also good for the ordi-
nary householder who lives near a
cider mill and can buy windfalls for
next to nothing or get them for pick
ing them up this year.
II he lives near cider mill-but
who does nowadays? Time was
when every community had its mill
which stood at the crossroads or in
the postoffice village idle from fall to
fall, but the busiest and most notice
able place of all in the autumn months
In its busy season loaded wagons fill
ed with apples and topped with empty
barrels stood waiting their turn long
before daylight and the horsepower
which ran the pomace mill groaned
long into the night. There the honey
bees and the school children gathered
of days and as the stored cider lost
its sweetness and gradually acquired
the capacity to arouse argument and
| grooved like an Aztec altar of sacri
/ fee, below the great screws, two men
sifted handfuls of shining straw. In
4 the center of the straw they shoveled
the dripping pomace and tucked about
it the ends of the straw to form 6
cheese" Across the top of the
cheese they laid Grated cover ant
laid more straw, more pomace, more
Grated covers. Thus they built the
cheese high as the pomace permitted
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
enthusiasm, the bibulous and sportive
fingered thera LONG of evenings.

enthusiasm, the bibulous and sportive
fingered there long of evenings.
A double box wagon filed with
apples pulled up to the chute. A half
dozen boys mounted on the wheels to
sample it's contents; perhaps 1t was
load of SHOWS and SHOWS" we're in
high favor. The horses strained at
the power sweeps. The big balance
wheel which steadied the iron toothed
cylinder which tore the apples into
pulp began its steady hum. Into the
chute the owner shoveled the apples
which appeared an instant later white
and red and juicy pomace in the vat
below. In the center of platform
Then above 1t all they set a heavy
plank, over above that blocking Z
then heavy beam. Two iron sockets
lay on the beam to meet the heads of
the heavy screws. Down they came,
and as the pressure settled the
cheese" great, gurgling amber food
of pure apple Juice burst out and
poured into the waiting cider vat from
which the barrels were filed. And
then the screws were raised, the
cheese cut down. on its corners and
thrown into the middle and a fresh
pressing brought another half barrel
of the last run" the finest and sweet
est and best of all cider.
Everybody made cider" those days.
Most women made apple butter in a
big brass kettle. Ever stir apple but.
ter through long afternoon with an
elongated churn dasher set on the end
of rake handle? Everybody put a
barrel away for vinegar. Nobody
bought vinegar in those days. Some
folks put away several barrels after
a formula, we'll understood and much
practiced, which consisted of letting
the cider work clear" through the
bung hole, adding then milkpan half
full of raisins and perhaps half doz
en- lemons and then "corking her UP
alright Along toward spring q
pitcher of that cider beaded and
sparkled and mantled in the glow OF
the kerosene lamps as beautifully as
ever wine in the beakers of old Sile
nus. 1t had all the merriment and
hurrah necessary to sociability and
subsequent murder. 1t was smooth
seductive. inspiring and ate out mu
cous membranes just as though it had
been distilled and paid big revenue
tax. And at that it must have beer
better than the blends" of tobacco
juice, prune color, strychnine, fuse
oil and uraemic poisoning peddled
and sold for whiskey nowadays.
If you were going to cider mil
which way would you go? Who's got
a cider mill anyway?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-13
COST OF LIVING REVOLUTION.

Throughout northern France the
riots of women and their sympathiz-
ers against the high cost of the ne
cessities of life continue in at least
fifty smaller cities and towns. At
Dunkirk and several other points the
agitators dominated the situation for
several days or until the premier at
Paris. had ordered the local projects
to proceed with vigor and with mill
tary support to repress the disorders.
But at the same time the government
gave notice to the people of its hay-
ing called into being national in
dustrial commission, composed of cab
met ministers and big food whole
salers to devise measures for the
lowering of the prices. The people
want the expectation of cattle pro-
hibited, abolition of local and nation
al duties on foods and suppression of
the trusts.