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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
PROTECT FOREST RESERVES
Roosevelt's Conservation Policy Is
Taken Into Courts.

1dhCu 4AbO OOuA ID
An attack on the conservation poll
cies inauguraeeo by the Roosevelt ad-
ministration which will be more serious
probably than heretofore made, viii be
contained in an appeal next week to
the supreme court of the United States
to declare unconstitutional the creation
of the big forest reservations of the
west.
Failure to win on this proposition is
not to end the campaign OF the anti
conservationists. They have prepared
to fight a step further against the al
legged independence of the forest reserv-
ations from the state laws on the theory
that the federal government, in Great
ing them, holds the land merely as a
big land proprietor, and not with any
prerogatives of sovereignty.
The fight has arisen out of the at
tempt of the United States to enjoin
Fred Light, a Colorado cattleman from
allowing his cattle to trespass" on
the Holy Cross forest reservation in
the state. Despite Light g claim that
the creation Of the reserve without the
consent of the state was in violation
of the federal constitution, and that ac-
ton for trespass could not be main
tanned under the Colorado laws, unless
the land in question had been fenced,
the federal court issued the injunction.
The case was appealed to the supreme
court, and it was advanced for oral
argument.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
PRODUCEPR!CESLOW
COLD STORAGE PLANTS ARE
Compelled To DISGORGE
OWING To SUPPLY.
Many Chicago Firms Fail AS a Result
of Fake Prices-Much Produce Has
Been in Warehouses for Nearly Five
Years-Millions of Pounds on Hand
Prices Sure to Fall.

Chicago, Jan. 17-Millions of pounds
of butter, eggs, cheese and poultry held
in the cold storage warehouses here
will be thrown on the market before
May 1, and a general tumbling of food
prices is expected at once, according
to commission merchants.
Numerous Chicago commission men
are said to be facing failure as a re-
suit of their efforts to maintain an
artificial price on the necessaries of
life. The inability further to uphold
this price is said to be due to a combin-
alton of circumstances, chief of which
are the open winter of 1911 and the
banner crops of 1910.
Three Merchants Fail
Three commission men failed last
week, as the result of holding great
quantities of butter, which they pur-
chased at an average price of 81 cents
a pound, and now are unable to mar
ket for more than 81 or % cents.
While the wholesale prices of but
ter and eggs have dropped decidedly
within the last few weeks, there has
been no decline in retail prices.
Some Produce Five Years Old.
Much of the produce to be unloaded
on falling market has been in the
warehouses for as long as five years.
Thirty-two warehouses are known to
have 100000 pounds of butter, eggs
and poultry.
The increased sale of oleomargarine
is given as an added cause for the stu
alton the commission men are now fac
ing.
Butter is cents a pound lower
wholesale than it was a year ago, anC
is selling at the lowest figure in five
years.
The Declines in Prices.
An indication of the decline in tn,
last 10 days is shown in the following
January Eggs, fresh, Sac; prime
32c; frsts, soc. January 15-Eggs
fresh, 33c; prime, 29c; frsts, Csc. Jan
uary 5-Butter, extra creamery, 29c
frsts, 25hc; dairy, use. January Is
Butter, extra creamery, 27c; firsts, 22c
dairy, 23c.
The wholesale price on smoked meats
beef and pork, has been slightly re
duced.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
Beginnings of Production.

The United States census report for
1860 contains the first record of coal
production in Washington. This coal
was taken entirely from the Belling-
ham Bay properties, in Whatcom
county, and amounted to 1914 tons
The state did not assume much i'm
portance as a coal producer, however,
until the opening of the Green River
field, in King county, between 1880
and 1885, and of the Roslyn mines,
in Kittitas county, which began pro
ducing about the same time.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21

Sell Count Tolstoi's Estate.

New York.-Michael Kousminski,
nephew of the late Count Tolstoi, who
came here from Russia to sell his
uncle IS estate to Andrew Carnegie, an
nounces that 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 that
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 agricultural
land and is valued at $1.5OO.OOO.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
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 VIII Have Largest Broad
side Gun Power of Any Ship Afoat-
Is SEQ 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.
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:
CT christen thee Arkansas"
Facts About the Arkansas.
Estimated cost, 100000.
Length over all, 554 feet.
Breadth at water line, 90 feet.
Normal displacement, 10000 tons.
Full load displacement, 81 ,243 toms.
Estimated speed, 201a knots per
hour.
Horsepower, $4,000.
Coal bunker capacity, $500 tons.
Oil tank capacity, 400 tons
Armament.
Twelve 12-ineh guns weighing $4,000
pounds apiece and measuring As feet
each.
Twenty-one fve-inch rapid-fre guns
on broadside.
Four three-pounder semi-autematic,
two one-pounder semi-automatic.
Two three-inch field guns.
Two 30-inch automatic.
She will carry a complement of SO
officers and 1,03s 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,OOo-ton class, with the exeep-
ton of the Florida, which is $1,000
tons.
The Wyoming, now building at
Cramps shipyards in Philadelphia, is
the same size, and will be launched next
spring.
The two new battleships, the Texas
and New York, provided for at the
last session of congress, will each have
displacement of $4,000 tons.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21

Lieutenant General Leonard Wood,
chief of the staff of the United States
army, has instructed General Tasker
H. 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.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
Newlands Demands Tariff Revision.

Both the regular and insurgent wing
of the republican party and Presi-
dent Taft himself will admit that the
country is exceedingly dissatisfied with
the Payne tariff, declares Senator New
lands of Nevada. Newlands wants the
new schedules prepared in accordance
with the information gathered by a
tariff commission. He predicted that
the present session of congress will en-
act a measure providing for a perma-
nent tariff commission.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
"Countn D,Aulbv Is Free.

Tours, France, Jan. To-" Count"
daily de CATCHY was convicted
and sentenced to one month IS imprison-
ment. As he had already spent more
than a month in Jail while awaiting
trial d'Aulby was given his freedom.
The spectators applauded the findings
Of the court. The Judge announced he
had found d'Aulby guilty Of fraud in
connection with the sale of a "Corot. -
The "COuntess" d'Aulby was ac-
quilted.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
A Hard Law.

A traveller getting outside of st. Pc
tersburg discovered when he tried to
re-enter the city that he had left his
passport in the bedroom OF his hotel.
The guards refused to let him pass and
refused to send for the passport. EAc-
cording to you,' said he, "the fply
thing for me to do is to throw myself
in the Neva.'
"No,'' said the sentry; Suicide in
Russia is strictly against theslaw."
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
Portugal Strike Ends.

Lisbon.-The strike of the railroad
employees of Portugal which began
January IL is ended. This win prob
ably result in a peaceful settlement of
the disturbance oecasioned by the walk
out of thousands Of men in all de-
partments of labor in sympathy with
the railroaders.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
Jumps From Eighth Story.

st. Louis, Jan. 16-R. II. Whitmore,
aged IS, leaped from a 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.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
Sheep.
100000 Fire at winnipeg.

Winnipeg.-A midnight fire Sunday
in the Kelly building, on Bannatyne
avenue, spread to the adjoining build
ings. 1t consumed several smaller
buildings across the street. MeClark IS
big block and several stores adjoining
burned The loss is estimated at
100000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
GRAZING GROUNDS ARE NAMED.
Government Throws Open Many Tracts
to Stock in Oregon and
Washington.

The following authorizations for
grazing live stock on national forests
in Oregon and Washington have been
made by the forest service.
In Washington authorizations have
been issued for all forests of any i'm
portance from grazing standpoint.
They are as follows:
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21

In Oregon authorizations have been
issued for all forests except the Ore
.gon and Umpqua forests, which are
not heavily stocked, and for the Wal
Iowa forest, which is one of the most
important of the grazing forests The
authorizations already issued are as
follows:
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-01-21
MONTANA.

Having placed a rope around the
neck Of large mountain lion, Charles
Ordish tried to bring the animal into
Libby alive recently, but the beast
fought and struggled until it was
choked to death.
The Kootenai river is lower this
winter than in any previous year. The
deepest portion in midstream is only
three and a half feet. The ferry boat
near Libby can not run down on ac-
count of low water.
The census bureau has announced
the population of the following seven
Montana cities; Helena, 12,515; Mis-
soula, 1860; Anaconda, 1914; Bill
lings, 1O,O31; Kalispell, 5,549; Livings-
ton, $3.50; Bozeman, 5,107.
Hector Noble Of Kalispell was badly
burned recently when an air tight
stove in his small office exploded, set
ting fire to his clothes before he could
escape. He was rolled in the snow and
smothered in blankets, but when these
were removed his clothing fell away,
showing burns.
Phosphate beds, believed to be of
great commercial value, have been dis.
covered in Western Montana, accord
ing to "a bulletin from the United
States geological survey. The de-
posits are on public lands near Butte
which have been withdrawn from en-.
try pending congressional legislation
as to their control and disposition.
Police Captain W. J. Buckner Of
Butte was found guilty by the police
commissioner of two charges preferred
by Mayor c. P. Neyin and ordered dis
missed from the force. One charge
was that of permitting Oscar Wheelock
an alleged $4,000 Boston embezzler
to escape from Butte, and the other
inviting the mayor to alight from 6
street car and be thrashed.
The state game warden s report OF
Montana is out, showing the number
of hunting and fishing licenses takeI
out for the year ending November 81
1910. There were 4s,565 resident hunt
ing and fishing licenses issued at 81
each, IS nonresident hunting licenses
at $40 each, and 1878 nonresident fish
ing licenses at 81 each. The warder
urges that all children under IA year.
of age and all women be exempt from
this provision Of law.
Fair Dates Are Fixed
The next Montana State fair will
30. Dates for the various county fair
are as follows: Dillon, August Il
10; Lewistown, August IA to IS; Boze
man, August % to September 1; Grea
Falls, September 4 to s; Miles City
September 10 to 81; Chinook, Octobe
2 to 5; Kalispell, October IL to 10, ant
Missoula, October Is to 21. Georg,
e. Matthews of Lewistown was mad,
president of the association, and Jame
A Shoemaker of Helena secretary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
LEWIS REINDICTED
BY A FEDERAL JURY

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 23.-E. G..
Lewis, publisher and promoter of
realty and banking enterprises, was
reindicted by the federal grand jury
on the charge OF using the mails to
defraud. New indictments charging
the use Of the mails to defraud, were
also returned in the so-called twin
insurance cases, relating to the af-
fairs of the Continental Assurance
and International Fire Insurance
company of which Harry NJ. Coud-
rey, former congressman, was a
leading promoter. Coudrey and Har-
ry B. Gardner were reindicted. The
indictments against Lewis and eight
defendants in the twin insurance
cases were dismissed a few weeks
ago by Judge Trieber on a technical
ground. Since that time the wit
nesses in the cases have been re.
heard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
|BRITONS STIR AT
CANAL POSITION
Balk at President Taft's Sug.
gestion of American Ship
ping Preference.
TREATY OF 1902 IS CITED
Pail Mall Gazette Says Might Be
Good Business II Uncle Sam
Would Drop Idea.

London, Dec. 2S.-The Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty Of 1902 between Great Brit
ain and the United States Is quoted
today against President Taft's suggee-
ton In his message to Congress Dec.
21 that preferential treatment should
be accorded American ships passing
through the Panama canal.
After reproducing the clause Of the
treaty relating that the canal shall be
open to vessels Of all nations on terms
Of entire equality in respect Of condi'
tions or charges Of traflc or other
wise, the Pail Mall Gazette comments
on President Taft's proposal as fol-
lows:
FOR AN EXPLICIT VIEW.
"It might be good business for the
United States If It could get over the
trifling difficulty that It has solemnly
undertaken that It would do nothing
of the kind. We trust that Sir Ed
ward Grey, British foreign secretary
will take steps to make the Britfsf
view perfectly explicit and that ever
British Ambassador Bryce at Wash
ington will for once show some vfgi
lance on behalf of our commercial In
terests.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
DAYS OF BANKER MORSE
SAID TO BE NUMBERED

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 23.-Charles W.
Morse. the New York banker, must re-
gain his freedom within very short
time or he win die, according to a re-
port sent to Washington after con-
ference OF local physicians and mill
tary surgeons at Fort Mcpherson.
Morse is not holding his own, accord
ing to the doctors. The fact that the
army surgeons called In several civil.
ian practitioners is regarded as an In
dication the banker is considerably
worse than when taken from prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
Widow Of Railroad Man
Wins Point in msur-
ance Case.
SUPREME COURT RULES
Missouri Law Does Not Con-
slider Suicide Defense Until
Shown as Conspiracy.

Jefferson City. No. Dec. 2s.-The
circuit cour. OF 81. Lscis has tur..d
ton to try the suits instituted by Mrs.
Florence willis Rawn Of Chicago
against a number of insurance conn
panies to recover insurance carried BY
her late husband, Ira c. Rawn. an ON
cial of the Illinois Central railroad.
who died from pistol wounds. The
supreme court today denied writs OF
prohibition against circuit judges OF
st. Louis to whom the Rawn suits
were assigned for trial.
SUICIDE NOT DEFMNsR
The lawyers say the companies were
anxious to prevent trial In Missouri
courts because the supreme court has
held suicide Is not q defense against
the payment of policy unleee It can
be shown the person contemplated
FATHER CAN HOLD SON.
Jefferson City. Mo-, Dec. aS.-The
supreme court issued writ of prohi-
bition in favor of Richard 8. Stack Of
Escanaba, Mich, against the circuit
court of st. Louis prohibiting the
court fromi ssuing a writ Of habeas
corpus against Stack for taking his
son from the custody Of the chiid's
mother, Mrs. Orion Stack Burbank.
The court held the Washington court
which granted the divorce had no Gus
tody of the boy, and that the father
had right to him. Stack was ac-
quilted in st. Louis Of a charge of
KIDNAPPING the boy,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
HENNIi ALIENATION
SUIT TO BE HEARD SOON

Chicago. Dec. 23.-The $4,000 suit
fled by John Henning against Clar-
ence s. Funk, general manager of the
International Harvester company. for
alleged alienation of his wifes affec-
tions, probably will be set for hearing
in February. Counsel for Funk ap-
peared in court today and asked to
have the bill of particulars filed by
Henning stricken from the record be-
cause the bill was not specific in re-
gard to dates. Judge Carnes ordered
Henning to file a new bill OF particu-
lars within two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
MAY
HOLD THRONE

Picking, Dec. 23.-Premier Yuan Shi
kilograms with his representative at
Shanghai. 1t is understood the prem
ier desires all differences settled in ad-
vance of the formal sittings of the
peace conference, so that the whole
business of the delegates will be to
sanction the decision already arrived at.
Government officials here insist the
throne will be retained, but there Is a
difference Of opinion as TO what form
the monarchy will take in the future.
CONFERENCE TO FAILf
Pekiug, Dec 23.-I1 government cir
cles there seems little doubt the peace
conference at Shanghai will fail. The
belief prevails the revolutionaries are
preparing to advance north by way of
Pukow, which Is in their possession.
BRIGANDs TAKE ss5o,0OO.
Harbin, Manchuria, Dec. 23.-Chin.
ese brigands today attacked an imper
ial convoy on the way to Kirin and car.
ried or $s50.000.
MEDIATION PROPOSED.
London, Dec 23.-It is understood
Washington is making inquiries both
In Japan and Great Britain in regard
to proposed BritishJapanese media
ton in China. 1t transpires a pro
posal for this mediation came from
the British government A report thai
this mediation contemplated main
tenance of monarchical government
is oficially denied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
WIT HDRAVV CHARGES
AGAINST LANGEVlN

Paris, De-. 23.-Criminal charges
brought against Professor Langevin
by his wifcj in which he was accused
of harboring a woman not his wife
in his conjugal domicile, was with.
drawn in the correctional court of
the Seine on the motion of Maitre
Coudry, the lawyer for Nine. Lange
win. Maitre Coudry explained that
Nine Langevin was completely salts
fed with the decision of the divorce
court granting her a separation from
her husband and the custody of heI
four children. The Aame--of -Mme,
Curie. which, It was alleged. was in
Guided in the charge was not
brought up in the proceedings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
DR.. CHARLES MAYOIS
REPORTED SINKING

Chicago, Dec. 23.-Dr. William ].
Mayo. the well known surgeon Of
Rochester, Mimi, Is today hurrying
across the country on a special train
to reach the bedside of his brother.
DR.. Charles Mayo, who is reported dy-
ing in New York. DR.. Charles Mayo,
vas taken i'll in New York week ago
and later was operated on for appendi-
citis. His condition became alarming
and in response to a telegram his
brother started east at once. Accom-
panied by a trained nurse he left Roch-
ester, Mimi, at 430 this morning. rid
ing on locomotive to Winona, MINI,
where he boarded special train for
Chicago. Here he will take fast
train and reach New York early tomor-
row morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
CHRISTMAS GIFT
FOR 266 STRIKERS

Conshohocken, Pa, Dec. 23.-Untquc
in the history Of labor strikes is tAe
Christmas gift being distributed iere
today. Victor Mauck, president Of the
John Wood Manufacturing c>mpany,
has set aside $4,000. which is being
distributed in gifts of IS AMI SO each
to 266 men who have been out on a
strike for 10 weeks at his plant.
Mauck says his gift is ,hsaired by a
desire that every one Of his old en-
ployes be sure of a good Christmas
dinner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
new RULES WILL
CUT FREE RIDES
Privilege Under the Hepburn
Act Has Been Abused, 1t
Is Declared.
ORDER IN EFFECT JAN. |
Names of Those Authorized to Sign
Transportation to Be Filed
With Commission.
ORDER IN EFFECT JAN.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-It develops that
the new rules for the issuance of
passes to railroad employees will cur
tail largely the concession. 1t is said
that the system of requests for free
transportation that will become effec'
tive Jan. 1 will reduce the number OF
rasses issued at least one-fourth and
possibly one-third. While the Hepburn
act allows employees of railroads free
transportation over not only their own
lines, but over foreign roads, the priv
ilege has been used too freely, Is the
charge. The commission some time
ago gave instructions regarding forms
TO be used in issuing and requesting
passes.
HOW 1T Is DONE.
One of these prescribed than an EN-
ploye of one rGad desiring to trave
ever another must apply to his i'm
mediate superior and the latter would
in turn ask the one above him. Wher
the application reached the genera
manager in the operating department
end the general passenger and genera
freight agents in those branches Of tn,
service they would make request
upon officers of equal standing on th'
TOAD over which the transportation wa
desired.
This viii cut out all direct applics
tons for passes. Travelling passenge
and freight agents have been in tn
habit, for business reasons, of MAXIM
requests directly upon their genera
passenger agents for passes for ticke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-23
HEAD SWlNDLERS' GANG
TELLS OF OPERATIONS

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 23.-
John c. Mabray concluded his story
of the inside workings of the ia.
nous gang of swindlers that for
three years levied tribute on success.
full men of the west for an aggre
gate of 100000.
Nine Illinois men are included
among the victims robbed by the Ma
bray gang on fake horse races and
wrestling matches. Their names and
losses are:
J. NJ. Turner, 322 West Monroe
street. Chicago; boxing match July
%, 1907, $4,000 and $500 ring.
William H. Stine, 249 East Sixty
fourth street, Chicago; horse race
May 90, 1908, s1,440.
John Corbett, Wellington hotel
Chicago; boxing match. July 15
1908, $4,000.
John Cozler, 1914 West Twenty
third street, Chicago; boxing match
Nov. 13, 1908, $4,000.
A. Kile, Cisco; horse race, Jan. 10
1908, at Little Rock, $1,000.
Frank r. Baker, Bloomington;
fight, Nov. IL, 1906, at New Orleans
SIT, 500.
James Tierney, Streator; Jan. "a
1907, wrestle, $4,000.
H. A. Berthold and w. c. wag
ner, Aurora; fight, Feb. 25, 1907
s10,500.
A. S. johnson. Streator; wrestl,
in 1908, $4,000.
Mabray's testimony was given IL
the prosecution of Ben Marks, tn,
local boss, who is accused of furnish
ing the gang with police protection